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Upcoming Classic Car EventsWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post
Original ‘007’ DB5 Up For AuctionWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Matchbox Collector Car Show at Hershey MuseumWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Many of today's car collectors probably started at an early age with Matchbox cars, I know we did. If you're still collecting, the Diecast Exchange is hosting a Matchbox Collector's show at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) on Sunday, September 26 from 9AM to 4PM. ...Read Full Post
Auctions America Tops 1000 Collector Cars For Their First EventWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Many of today's car collectors probably started at an early age with Matchbox cars, I know we did. If you're still collecting, the Diecast Exchange is hosting a Matchbox Collector's show at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) on Sunday, September 26 from 9AM to 4PM. ...Read Full Post
The newly-formed Auctions America by RM has generated tremendous momentum in the final days leading up its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction scheduled for September 2 - 5, 2010.
The sale will be held at the 235-acre Auburn Auction Park RM acquired on July 1, 2010 and has since upgraded. With an incredible 1,000 motor cars currently scheduled to cross the auction podium, RM's online catalog is still showing quite a few cars lacking photos and details. ...Read Full Post
President Herbert Hoover's 1932 Cadillac Coming to AuburnWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Many of today's car collectors probably started at an early age with Matchbox cars, I know we did. If you're still collecting, the Diecast Exchange is hosting a Matchbox Collector's show at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) on Sunday, September 26 from 9AM to 4PM. ...Read Full Post
The newly-formed Auctions America by RM has generated tremendous momentum in the final days leading up its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction scheduled for September 2 - 5, 2010.
The sale will be held at the 235-acre Auburn Auction Park RM acquired on July 1, 2010 and has since upgraded. With an incredible 1,000 motor cars currently scheduled to cross the auction podium, RM's online catalog is still showing quite a few cars lacking photos and details. ...Read Full Post
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for their Labor Day Weekend sale in Auburn, Indiana that will run over three days and offer more than 500 hand selected cars including President Herbert C. Hoover's very own 1932 Cadillac 452-B V16 Imperial Limousine. ...Read Full Post
Do You Have the Oldest Porsche?With summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Many of today's car collectors probably started at an early age with Matchbox cars, I know we did. If you're still collecting, the Diecast Exchange is hosting a Matchbox Collector's show at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) on Sunday, September 26 from 9AM to 4PM. ...Read Full Post
The newly-formed Auctions America by RM has generated tremendous momentum in the final days leading up its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction scheduled for September 2 - 5, 2010.
The sale will be held at the 235-acre Auburn Auction Park RM acquired on July 1, 2010 and has since upgraded. With an incredible 1,000 motor cars currently scheduled to cross the auction podium, RM's online catalog is still showing quite a few cars lacking photos and details. ...Read Full Post
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for their Labor Day Weekend sale in Auburn, Indiana that will run over three days and offer more than 500 hand selected cars including President Herbert C. Hoover's very own 1932 Cadillac 452-B V16 Imperial Limousine. ...Read Full Post
Porsche is celebrating sixty years of America's passion for their marque and are actively conducting a search for the oldest Porsche vehicles sold there! If you own and can officially verify the American-retail age of your Porsche, you are invited to enter the car in one of the categories that include the oldest 356, 911, 912, 914, 924, 928, 944, 968, Boxster, Cayenne, Carrera GT and Cayman. ...Read Full Post
Top Threats to the Collector Car HobbyWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Many of today's car collectors probably started at an early age with Matchbox cars, I know we did. If you're still collecting, the Diecast Exchange is hosting a Matchbox Collector's show at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) on Sunday, September 26 from 9AM to 4PM. ...Read Full Post
The newly-formed Auctions America by RM has generated tremendous momentum in the final days leading up its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction scheduled for September 2 - 5, 2010.
The sale will be held at the 235-acre Auburn Auction Park RM acquired on July 1, 2010 and has since upgraded. With an incredible 1,000 motor cars currently scheduled to cross the auction podium, RM's online catalog is still showing quite a few cars lacking photos and details. ...Read Full Post
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for their Labor Day Weekend sale in Auburn, Indiana that will run over three days and offer more than 500 hand selected cars including President Herbert C. Hoover's very own 1932 Cadillac 452-B V16 Imperial Limousine. ...Read Full Post
Porsche is celebrating sixty years of America's passion for their marque and are actively conducting a search for the oldest Porsche vehicles sold there! If you own and can officially verify the American-retail age of your Porsche, you are invited to enter the car in one of the categories that include the oldest 356, 911, 912, 914, 924, 928, 944, 968, Boxster, Cayenne, Carrera GT and Cayman. ...Read Full Post
The newly formed North American representative of FIVA, the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA), hosted an exclusive media symposium with Hagerty, the world leader in collector car insurance on Friday, August 13 in Carmel, Calif. for a panel discussion on the "Top Threats to the Collector Car Hobby." ...Read Full Post
Record Breaking Weekend in MontereyWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Many of today's car collectors probably started at an early age with Matchbox cars, I know we did. If you're still collecting, the Diecast Exchange is hosting a Matchbox Collector's show at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) on Sunday, September 26 from 9AM to 4PM. ...Read Full Post
The newly-formed Auctions America by RM has generated tremendous momentum in the final days leading up its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction scheduled for September 2 - 5, 2010.
The sale will be held at the 235-acre Auburn Auction Park RM acquired on July 1, 2010 and has since upgraded. With an incredible 1,000 motor cars currently scheduled to cross the auction podium, RM's online catalog is still showing quite a few cars lacking photos and details. ...Read Full Post
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for their Labor Day Weekend sale in Auburn, Indiana that will run over three days and offer more than 500 hand selected cars including President Herbert C. Hoover's very own 1932 Cadillac 452-B V16 Imperial Limousine. ...Read Full Post
Porsche is celebrating sixty years of America's passion for their marque and are actively conducting a search for the oldest Porsche vehicles sold there! If you own and can officially verify the American-retail age of your Porsche, you are invited to enter the car in one of the categories that include the oldest 356, 911, 912, 914, 924, 928, 944, 968, Boxster, Cayenne, Carrera GT and Cayman. ...Read Full Post
The newly formed North American representative of FIVA, the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA), hosted an exclusive media symposium with Hagerty, the world leader in collector car insurance on Friday, August 13 in Carmel, Calif. for a panel discussion on the "Top Threats to the Collector Car Hobby." ...Read Full Post
Auctioneers have released some preliminary numbers for their Monterey Auctions and so far all are reporting a substantial increase in total sales compared to last year. In one weekend, five companies collectively brought in over $172 million for the car consigned to them, well over the $118 million the same auctioneers reported last year. And some can claim new world records were achieved in the process. ...Read Full Post
Pebble Beach Best of Show - A 1933 DelageWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Many of today's car collectors probably started at an early age with Matchbox cars, I know we did. If you're still collecting, the Diecast Exchange is hosting a Matchbox Collector's show at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) on Sunday, September 26 from 9AM to 4PM. ...Read Full Post
The newly-formed Auctions America by RM has generated tremendous momentum in the final days leading up its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction scheduled for September 2 - 5, 2010.
The sale will be held at the 235-acre Auburn Auction Park RM acquired on July 1, 2010 and has since upgraded. With an incredible 1,000 motor cars currently scheduled to cross the auction podium, RM's online catalog is still showing quite a few cars lacking photos and details. ...Read Full Post
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for their Labor Day Weekend sale in Auburn, Indiana that will run over three days and offer more than 500 hand selected cars including President Herbert C. Hoover's very own 1932 Cadillac 452-B V16 Imperial Limousine. ...Read Full Post
Porsche is celebrating sixty years of America's passion for their marque and are actively conducting a search for the oldest Porsche vehicles sold there! If you own and can officially verify the American-retail age of your Porsche, you are invited to enter the car in one of the categories that include the oldest 356, 911, 912, 914, 924, 928, 944, 968, Boxster, Cayenne, Carrera GT and Cayman. ...Read Full Post
The newly formed North American representative of FIVA, the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA), hosted an exclusive media symposium with Hagerty, the world leader in collector car insurance on Friday, August 13 in Carmel, Calif. for a panel discussion on the "Top Threats to the Collector Car Hobby." ...Read Full Post
Auctioneers have released some preliminary numbers for their Monterey Auctions and so far all are reporting a substantial increase in total sales compared to last year. In one weekend, five companies collectively brought in over $172 million for the car consigned to them, well over the $118 million the same auctioneers reported last year. And some can claim new world records were achieved in the process. ...Read Full Post
An unexpected but absolutely gorgeous 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster from the Patterson Collection in Louisville, Kentucky, took home the Best of Show award at a the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. ...Read Full Post
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance TriviaWith summer coming to an end and the family vacations/holidays come and gone, it's time for you car lovers to plan your weekend getaways while the possibility for good weather is still at hand, and before the winter holidays start creeping in. Here are just a few that we would like to cash in air miles and go see: ...Read Full Post

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car - to its annual 'Automobiles of London' event at the Battersea Evolution in London on October 27, 2010. ...Read Full Post
Many of today's car collectors probably started at an early age with Matchbox cars, I know we did. If you're still collecting, the Diecast Exchange is hosting a Matchbox Collector's show at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) on Sunday, September 26 from 9AM to 4PM. ...Read Full Post
The newly-formed Auctions America by RM has generated tremendous momentum in the final days leading up its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction scheduled for September 2 - 5, 2010.
The sale will be held at the 235-acre Auburn Auction Park RM acquired on July 1, 2010 and has since upgraded. With an incredible 1,000 motor cars currently scheduled to cross the auction podium, RM's online catalog is still showing quite a few cars lacking photos and details. ...Read Full Post
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for their Labor Day Weekend sale in Auburn, Indiana that will run over three days and offer more than 500 hand selected cars including President Herbert C. Hoover's very own 1932 Cadillac 452-B V16 Imperial Limousine. ...Read Full Post
Porsche is celebrating sixty years of America's passion for their marque and are actively conducting a search for the oldest Porsche vehicles sold there! If you own and can officially verify the American-retail age of your Porsche, you are invited to enter the car in one of the categories that include the oldest 356, 911, 912, 914, 924, 928, 944, 968, Boxster, Cayenne, Carrera GT and Cayman. ...Read Full Post
The newly formed North American representative of FIVA, the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA), hosted an exclusive media symposium with Hagerty, the world leader in collector car insurance on Friday, August 13 in Carmel, Calif. for a panel discussion on the "Top Threats to the Collector Car Hobby." ...Read Full Post
Auctioneers have released some preliminary numbers for their Monterey Auctions and so far all are reporting a substantial increase in total sales compared to last year. In one weekend, five companies collectively brought in over $172 million for the car consigned to them, well over the $118 million the same auctioneers reported last year. And some can claim new world records were achieved in the process. ...Read Full Post
An unexpected but absolutely gorgeous 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster from the Patterson Collection in Louisville, Kentucky, took home the Best of Show award at a the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. ...Read Full Post
The 60th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will be underway this Sunday, August 15th so we thought we would share some trivia about the event with you. Did you know:
- The Lodge at Pebble Beach (formerly the Del Monte Lodge) has been the host of the Concours since the event's inception.
- The Pebble Beach Golf Links are closed only once each year and only for this event.
- Less than 30 cars were on display 60 years ago compared to 255 cars and motorcycles this year.
- Motorcycles didn't appear on the Concours show field until last year.
- Participants will bring cars to Pebble Beach from 33 states and 14 countries including the U.S.
- Cars will be traveling from as far away as Hong Kong and Argentina and began shipping well before the summer.
- The Concours will display over 108 years of the automobile, from the oldest car on the field being a 1902 Mercedes Simplex.
- Manufacturers use the Concours as a showcase for the more than 800 national and international media who will cover the entire Pebble Beach Automotive event.
- The 2009 Concours raised more than $1 million for local charities and contributed well over $13 million to philanthropic organizations through the years.
- More than 650 volunteers support the Pebble Beach Concours, including several dozen who travel to Pebble Beach from outside the U.S.
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