by Mike - The Aston Martin DB2 was introduced at the New York Auto Show in April 1950. The second, third, and fourth DB2 examples were raced at The 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1950 resulting in a first and second in class. Not bad for a small company … [Read more...]
Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog
What Is Your Preferred Way To Sell Your Classic Car?
July 10, 2015 By 7 Comments
by Mike - Below are the options that I can think of for selling a classic car when the time comes: Auctions like RM, Gooding, Coys, Bonhams, Mecum etc... This is a very expensive sales approach. The big auction companies take 15% to 20% of … [Read more...]
Why Do Collectors Collect?
July 3, 2015 By 4 Comments
by Mike - Probably everyone reading this is a collector of some kind. Many of you are car collectors, either serial collectors, or mass quantity collectors. Perhaps you collect other artifacts relating to classic cars such as hood ornaments, … [Read more...]
The Long Drive In The Iso Grifo To The Hillsborough Concours D’Elegance
June 27, 2015 By 3 Comments
by Mike - The Hillsborough Concours D'Elegance is almost here, the date is Sunday July 19 - about three weeks from now. If you like beautiful cars in an elegant setting in the California hills with easy access right off Interstate 280 on the … [Read more...]
My Wife Was The High Bidder On A Bring A Trailer Auction – But Still No Car
June 22, 2015 By 21 Comments
by Mike - As I mentioned in the post yesterday about the BMW Isetta eBay auction the eBay “auction” process is really not an auction at all when the seller can cancel all bids and remove the car. The reader comments on this post are interesting … [Read more...]
Did This BMW Isetta Sell On Ebay Or Not?
June 20, 2015 By 9 Comments
by Mike - Maybe you saw the advertisement for the ebay auction of this red BMW Isetta recently. Below is an image of the end of the eBay auction (click on the image for a better view). I followed the eBay auction and was surprised when … [Read more...]
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