by Mike - We are into the 2018 classic car auction season with the kick off in Arizona last week. It seems like an OK start but I thought there were not as many great cars as in years past. The sale of the Iso Grifo Prototype for $1.76 million at … [Read more...]
The Speedster Sale That Shook The Collector Car World
December 6, 2016 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss and David Lawrence Silver - When word filtered out that a 1957 356A Porsche Speedster had sold for $660,000 at auction, it was assumed by many that, ho hum, that had to be one of the rare 4-cam Carrera Speedsters. … [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...]
Is This A New Catagory Of Collector Car? – The Derelict: A Highly Modified Barn Find Without The Barn
October 6, 2014 By 15 Comments
by Mike - As I walked up to this car at this past Carmel Concours On The Avenue my first thought was "why is this old beat up car here?" But as I got closer it became clear this car was not what it appeared to be from twenty feet … [Read more...]
Bonhams Has Fallen Into The “Dirt Is Patina” Trap
July 23, 2014 By 5 Comments
by Mike - I did not think a collector car auction company could surprise me but Bonhams has managed to do so (I am not talking about the Ferrari 250 GTO they have for auction at no reserve). They are auctioning an enticing 'barn find' Jaguar … [Read more...]
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