Bonhams to Auction Evel Knievel’s Ferrari Daytona
28 Jul 2009, 08:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It only had three owners until now, all of them famous, and it will soon go under the hammer on August 14, at Monterey Car Week at the Quail Lodge in California, while expected to fetch between $800...
Unique Miller V16 Racing Car Up for Auction
12 Jul 2009, 20:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / RM Auctions will take the opportunity to put an one-of-a-kind 1931 Miller V-16 race car and a 1927 Miller 91 rear drive from the Chuck Davis Collection up for sale this August, at its annual auctio...
$3M Jaguar Racer to be Auctioned in Monterey
7 Jul 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The highlight of the annual Sports & Classics of Monterey auction held by RM Auctions on August 13-15 in California, will be an historic 1952 Jaguar C-Type sports racer, that was driven to victo...
Bonhams Raised £2.45 Mil. at Goodwood
6 Jul 2009, 07:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It was a success for Bonhams at the annual sale held the past weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, since the auction house managed to raise a total of £2.45 million, closing the auction ...
Vintage Cars and Motorcycles to be Auctioned by Bonhams
3 Jul 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We’ve gotten used to Bonhams surprising us with all kinds of rare pieces from the automotive history and one of its future auctions makes no exception. This time, Bonhams is selling rare vinta...
Iraq Sells Oil Fields
30 Jun 2009, 13:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the American intervention in the region nearing completion, the Iraqi government now finds itself in the position to make ends meet and begin reconstruction after a six year period of war. The ...
Michael Jackson: Legacy
27 Jun 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The death of ‘The King of Pop’ has triggered wave after wave of grief among fans around the world, as well as among his friends and family. The unfortunate event, which happened ju...
1928 McEvoy-JAP 980cc Motorcycle Up for Auction
25 Jun 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The McEvoy is a regrettably short-lived marque, which built motorcycles from 1924 to 1929, its famous creations being the Anzani and JAP V-Twin racers. Recently, Bonhams announced that a 1928 JAP 98...
Brawn GP Auction at Silverstone Classic
24 Jun 2009, 14:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Brawn GP have teamed up with Bonhams to auction a selection of race cars from their memorabilia collection at the Silverstone Classic Historic Race Meeting on July 25. The lots offered include histo...
1965 Ford GT40 at Goodwood Festival of Speed
24 Jun 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the founding sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled to take place on July 3, in Sussex, Bonhams will line up a great selection of sports, competition and collectors’ cars, as...
Rare McLaren F1 GTR Up for Auction
17 Jun 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It’s not only rare, but it is also chassis number #28R, the last 1997 F1 GTR that left McLaren’s factory. The Japanese car collector who has owned it until now, decided it’s time t...
Ettore Bugatti’s Personal Car Up for Auction
5 Jun 2009, 13:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Though the name speaks for itself, for those who never heard of Ettore Bugatti, he was an Italian automobile designer and manufacturer, founder of, as you might have already guessed, the Bugatti aut...
Steve McQueen's Scott Motorcycle Goes Under the Hammer
4 Jun 2009, 12:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Produced by the Scott Motorcycle Company, the Von Dutch 1929 Scott 596cc Super Squirrel Engine no. Y2373A is now auctioned by Antiquorum Auctioneers. As an example of one of the most technologica...
Last Ferrari F430, Sold for 180,000 Euros
19 May 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As Ferrari announced a couple of weeks ago, the last F430 to leave production line this year was auctioned in order to raise funds to support victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the Ab...
Trulli Visits Victims of Abruzzo Earthquake
18 May 2009, 12:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota's Jarno Trulli decided to take his mind off of racing for a day or two and payed an emotional visit to the region of Abruzzo, heavily affected by the 6.8 earthquake last month. Having be...
Shelby Daytona Coupe Fails to Set New World Record at Mecum Auction
18 May 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / We reported at the end of April that Mecum High Performance Auctions expected to set a new world record with a rare 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe CSX2601 at the 22nd Dana Mecum Original Spring Cl...
The 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa Sets New Auction World Record
18 May 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just as it was expected, the one of only 22 ever built, a legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa made history this weekend at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, as it was sold for 9,020,000 euros ($1...
Ferrari F430 to Be Auctioned for the Abruzzo Region
14 May 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The devastating earthquake which has struck the Abruzzo region in Italy in the beginning of April has raised support from all around the world. The automotive industry tries to lend a hand as well, ...
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder Auctioned for Charity Purpose
11 May 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first US Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder was auctioned on May 8, 2009 at the 16th Annual Race to Erase MS charity event at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Automobili Lamb...
Fascist Leaders' Car Goes on Auction
8 May 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Heil, Fiat! A 1939 Fiat Torpedo, used by the King of Italy to chauffeur Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and General Franco around Rome during their State visits will go under hammer next week. The...