by Mike - This beautiful Ferrari 250 GT Bertone is a real eye catcher. This 1962 Ferrari is a one off Bertone design styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro in 1961. It is easy to spot the styling cues of Giugiaro. The hood scoop, for example, is … [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...]
The Gooding: Scottsdale 2015
January 23, 2015 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss Gooding, like RM, seems to be stretching the definition of what a classic car is. Like I wouldn’t have thought a 1963 Karmann Ghia is a collector car. Or how about a 1958 Bantam? Yet they both were there. I think the … [Read more...]
What Is The Next Big Thing In The Collector Car World? – Maybe Porsche
December 20, 2014 By 3 Comments
by Mike - In a few weeks all eyes in the collector car world will be on Arizona where some of the most important collector car auctions are held all in one week. There will be hundreds of cars sold in just a few days totaling a few hundred … [Read more...]
This Ferrari Should Have Sold In Pebble Beach
August 20, 2014 By 1 Comment
by Mike - This one-of-a-kind mid-engine Ferrari V12 owned by the Chinetti family was put up for auction by Gooding in Pebble Beach this past Sunday. It was Gooding's flagship car at the Pebble Beach auction. 1966 Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta … [Read more...]
Mercedes 300SLs Will Be All Over Monterey In August
June 30, 2014 By 2 Comments
by Mike - In the collector car world the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing and 300SL Roadster have become the very symbol of collector cars. A major car collection is not complete without one and preferably one of each. They have sky rocked in … [Read more...]
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