by Mike - The McQueen Factor was high at the Mecum auction last week in Monterey. Mecum sold this 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera for a whopping $1,950,000 US. Without the ownership of Steve McQueen this Porsche Turbo would be valued at around … [Read more...]
A Porsche 911 Turbo Carrera U.S. Prototype Is Up For Auction At RM
August 4, 2015 By 3 Comments
by Mike - The Porsche 911 Turbo has become a very popular collector car in the past few years and as a result they have appreciated significantly. RM Sotheby's has one of the original prototypes made for the US market up for auction in Monterey … [Read more...]
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...]
Iso Grifo 7-Liter – The Video
June 4, 2015 By 2 Comments
by Mike - 1968 Iso Grifo 7-Litre This beautiful Iso Grifo 7-Litre is up for auction at the Historics at Brooklands at the Brooklands Museum Trust in Surrey, England on June 6, 2015. Below is a video with the current owner, Chris … [Read more...]
I Thought The Dirt As Patina Sales Fad Was History, Then I Saw This
May 26, 2015 By 8 Comments
by Mike - I thought I had observed a trend away from the "dirt is patina" sales strategy for collector cars since last year in Monterey when Bonhams sold a very dirty Jaguar at a loss for the seller. I wrote in September 2014, Selling … [Read more...]
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