by Mike - Scene: The Classic Car Auction Company has just transferred Sydney from finance to the Car Specialist Department (Sydney has been a huge car lover since he was a kid, at least that is what his company web site bio says - but they all … [Read more...]
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds – Dirt is Patina, Rust Is Desirable – The Barn Find Mania
February 18, 2014 By 4 Comments
by Mike - Original classic cars are wonderful and irreplaceable art. Yet, the "barn find", the "patina of neglect", the "dirt as patina" and the "rust is an asset" mindset has taken hold of the collector car world for the time being where "patina … [Read more...]
Now That Original Is More Valuable Than A Perfect Restoration There Are A Few Questions That Come To Mind
January 26, 2014 By 9 Comments
by Mike - The trend toward original cars being worth more than restored cars has been creeping up on us for a while - at least in the US. I think collector car enthusiasts in Europe have long valued originality more than US collectors. I wrote … [Read more...]
The ’67 Ferrari 330 GTS With Grime, Spots Of Surface Rust And A Blackened And Cracked Windshield Sells For More Than $2 Million!
January 18, 2014 By 4 Comments
by Mike - This just in - a Tweet from Gooding & Co, Well done! Lot 149, the 1967 #Ferrari 330 GTS, sells for a final $2,062,500. #Scottsdale #Auctions The original Post is: A Ferrari Sleeping Beauty Has A Coating Of Grime, Spots Of Surface … [Read more...]
Something To Think About
January 9, 2014 By 7 Comments
by Mike - A post on Ferrari Chat dated October 12, 2013 begins, Many years ago my father bought a '67 330 GTS and kept it in his garage ever since. He passed away several years ago and my mother doesn't know what to do with it. And so … [Read more...]
A Ferrari Sleeping Beauty Has A Coating Of Grime, Spots Of Surface Rust And A Blackened And Cracked Windshield
January 6, 2014 By 20 Comments
by Mike - A "New York Times" article published January 5, 2014, titled a "A Sleeping Beauty of Ferraris" by Ronald Ahrens is confusing and internally inconsistent, at least to me. The Ferrari in question is a 1967 330 GTS to be auctioned by … [Read more...]
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