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Eight unmissable events for F1 Clienti and XX Programme 2020

Maranello, 21 October 20192020 promises to be an emotion-filled year, packed with spectacular events for clients attending the XX Programme and F1 Clienti functions. The official calendar is set to take in eight stages...

Excitement and Great Crowds Underline Estoril Classics' Success

Historic F1, Sports Car, Motorcycles, Touring cars, and GT racers assembled in Audromo Estoril, joined by the arriving “Rally of Portugal Historique”.

Followed by the Concour d’Élegance at Casino Estoril.

The ‘First Modern Motor Car’ at Bonhams ... is Feature Lot of London to Brighton Sale

London, 15 October, 2019One of the most important automotive pioneers, a 1901 Panhard-Levassor Type A2 7hp Rear Entrance Tonneau known as ‘Le Papillon Bleu’, is to be offered at the forthcoming Bonhams London to...

Porsche extends electric sports car model range with the Taycan 4S

New entry-level model with two battery sizes and a range of up to 463 kilometres according to WLTP

Single-Owner Private Collections Bring Strong Prices at RM Auctions $15.6 Million Hershey Sale

• RM Auctions Hershey sale achieves strong results across two nights with $15.6 million in total sales

• The renowned Merrick Auto Museum Collection sells entirely without reserve on Thursday, generating $4 million

• Leading...

Forza Ferrari! ... 275 GTB is top lot at Bonhams Record-Setting Zoute Sale

Zoute, 11 October, 2019A highly-desirable 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy ‘long nose’ was the top lot, selling for a total of €2,875,000 (US$3,174,033),in today’s Bonhams Zoute Sale, at the 10th edition of the...

World-Records Apollo Prices at WorldWide's $5.8 million Corpus Christi Old Car Museum Auction

Worldwide Auctioneers sets new world records for Apollo prices and delivers $5.8 million in total sales at The Corpus Christi Old Car Museum Auction.

Half of Lots at Artcurial's Automobiles sur les Champs Without Reserve

Star lots in this autumn sale include a very rare 1953 Fiat OttoVu Tipo 106 Sport Berlinetta, one of just 34 examples, and a glorious 1924 Bugatti Type 23 Biplace Sport.

Museu do Caramulo ... this summer’s exhibition was entitled Super Carros

The Museu do Caramulo, unsurprisingly given its name, is in the small mountain town of Caramulo in central Portugal, which came into being around 1920 when a Dr Jeronimo Lacerda established a tuberculosis sanatorium in the...

Auto Clássico show at the Exponor exhibition centre ... with a celebration of the centenary of Bentley

Porto, 04-06 October, 2019

The annual Auto Clássico show was held at its regular venue of the Exponor exhibition centre, close to the airport to the north of Porto, over the weekend of 04-06 October. As with many classic car...

Ferrari Opens Tailor Made Center in New York City

Redesigned showroom becomes the first of its kind in the Americas, allowing clients to customize every element of their car

Full Spectrum of Sports and Supercars Join RM Sotheby’s London Auction

• RM Sotheby’s reveals rare Ferrari and Aston Martin additions for London auction, led by 2003 Ferrari Enzo

• Sale on 24 October at new Olympia location presents over 80 cars from Europe’s most desirable marques

• London venue...

47 Cars Reach Finish of Modena Cento Ore ... Video

Winners include Richard and Claire Cook in their 1963 AC Shelby Cobra 289, Glenn Janssens and Tom De Geetere in a 1981 Porsche 911 SC, Albert and Julius Otten in their on 1939 BMW 328 Roadster and also Marc Mezey and Jack Chatham...

Supercar Collection at the Bonmont Sale Raises More Than CHF 23.4 Million for Charity

New world record set for a Lamborghini at auction

Lamborghini Veneno sold for CHF 8,280,000, an auction world record

Goodwood Revival Meeting

Theatre is all part of the magic of the Goodwood Revival Meeting, and one always wonders what new twist there will be on the theme each year.

Merrill Wins Dramatic Trans Am Race at VIR

Thomas Merrill wins TA2 at Virginia International Raceway, Stevens-Miller Racing drivers Marc Miller and Dillon Machavern round out podium

RM Sotheby’s Sáragga Collection Enjoys Huge Success as Stunning 1931 Bentley 8-Litre Tour Tops €10 Million Sale

• RM Sotheby’s Sáragga Collection, a single-owner sale offered entirely without reserve in Portugal, brings a total of €10,191,425 after eight hours of enthusiastic bidding

• 1931 Bentley 8-Litre Tourer leads the sale at...

A Celebration Tour for Touring Bodied Ferraris 2019

Milano/Torino, 10th - 15th of September, 2019 

When people think of Ferrari today they immediately think of Pinin Farina as well as for decades now the design studio in Torino is responsible for most of the creations...

ELMS 4 Hours of Silverstone ... the #28 Idec Sport entered Oreca to take the team’s first ELMS victory

ELMS Silverstone, 31/08 – 01/09 2019

The weekend of 31 August/01 September saw the Silverstone circuit host a double header for fans of endurance racing, with the ELMS 4 Hours of Silverstone on the Saturday, and Round 1 of the...

FIA WEC 4 Hours of Silverstone ... #7 Toyota on pole position

Silverstone, 31/08 – 01/09 2019The entry for the FIA WEC 4 Hours of Silverstone comprised of 31 cars, 6 in the LMP1 class, 8 in the LMP2 class, 6 in the LMGTE Pro class and 11 in the LMGTE Am class. For the LMP1 qualifying...

Concours of Elegance Hampton Court 2019

Updated 2019 September 13 ... Chassis numbers added

Salon Privé Concours d’Elegance took place at the South Lawn at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire

Blenheim Palace, 04 – 08 September 2019.

The 14th edition of the Salon Privé Concours d’Elegance by Chubb Insurance took place at its now regular venue, the South Lawn at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, home of the...

Homeless Houston Veterans to Benefit at the Ninth Annual Guitars N' Cars Auto Show

Houston has the nation’s second-largest concentration of homeless veterans, with numbers increasing as the population ages.

Bathurst Big Screen: A Tasty Addition to MotorClassica Club Sandwich

To date, over 25 different clubs from around Australia have confirmed their participation, and are anticipated to contribute around 210 vehicles per day for each of Motorclassica’s three days.

The splendid Fountain Gardens of Hampton Court Palace once again hosted the Concours of Elegance

Hampton Court Palace, 06 – 08 September, 2019

The splendid Fountain Gardens of Hampton Court Palace once again hosted the Concours of Elegance, presented by A. Lange & Sohne, over the weekend of 06 – 08 September. It featured a...

Festival Italia was held at Brands Hatch on Sunday 19 August 2019

Brands Hatch, 18 August, 2019

The third running of Festival Italia, in association with Auto Italia magazine, was held at Brands Hatch on Sunday 19 August 2019, on what started out as a rather cool and wet day. However, the...

Sir Stirling Moss ... 90th birthday of the Silver Arrow knight

Stuttgart, 17 September, 2019British racing driver Stirling Moss became a star of the Mercedes-Benz racing department in 1955. He celebrated outstanding victories with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing sports car...

Burnett’s Bugatti is the Belle of Bonhams at Goodwood Revival Sale

With the Aston Martin DB4GT Selling Prior to Auction, Type 57 Atalante is Top Lot Under the Hammer in £11 Million Bonhams Revival Sale

Seventy Years of Motoring Masterpieces in Bonhams Bonmont Sale

Geneva, 02 September, 2019

Bonhams, the international auction house, will be offering a very special selection of supercars and prestigious collectors motor cars, representing 70 years of engineering, design and technological...

First Apollo GT Coupe / Spider Ever to Feature at Worldwide’s Corpus Christi Auction

An outstanding selection of over 200 great collector cars and 100 pedal cars to be offered without reserve at Worldwide’s Corpus Christi Old Car Museum Auction, including the first Apollo GT Coupe and Spider ever produced.