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Amelia Island 2020 Review
Endless gratitude to my friend and fellow car maven, Caitlin Shook, who took and supplied all but one of the images used in this post. Do you need photographs and “on the ground” content? See […]
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Auctions
Monterey Wrap-Up and The Road to 2020
Market Softness – Yes, but Perspective Required While hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of collector cars once again changed hands at the world-renowned 2019 Monterey Car Week auctions, preliminary sale totals were reported by […]
Auctions
Three Historic Apollo GTs Offered Without Reserve at the Corpus Christi Old Car Museum Auction
On October 4th and 5th, Auburn Indiana’s Worldwide Auctioneers will lift the gavel on one of the largest and most interesting assemblages of collector vehicles and collectibles, including over 200 cars and 100 pedal cars […]
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The Monterey Incident
Saturday, August 18, 2019. A day that will live in infamy. Dramatic, but why beat around the bush, right? While all well-informed classic and collector fans have already heard about the debacle on the final […]
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Remembering a Friend
To all of my friends, I’ve had some technical difficulties and have been trying to learn how to use WordPress to its best advantage, hence the weeks since I have made a new blog post. […]
Auctions
Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2019 Auction Recap
After three action-packed days from Thursday, April 11th to Saturday the 13th, Barrett-Jackson once again proved why it is likely the world’s most famous collector-car auction company, selling 632 vehicles for over $30.18 million. Perhaps […]
Auctions
Interesting Classic Car Auction in India
While India’s old-car market has been under an export ban since the 1970s and prohibitive duties still inhibit imports, auction house Osian’s has been quietly exploring this potentially lucrative market segment for the past five […]
Auctions
The Gulf Coast Classic Auction – Presented by Premier Auction Group
As a hard-core follower of collector-car auctions, I am amazed at how many great events are held by lesser-known or regional players that have nonetheless carved out strong niches in their respective markets. Such auction […]
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Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Preview
During more than the first few years of my collector-car auction career, whenever I told anyone about my work life, they would usually ask “Do you work for Barrett-Jackson?” I’d have to politely say “No,” […]
Auctions
“The Grinch!”
Now known as “The Grinch”, this eye-popping custom pickup began life in 1953 as a hard-working Mercury M-100 pickup. Built by a former police constable with care and pride over an eight-year period during his […]