by Mike - With record prices being set at nearly every classic car auction these days the car owners of the strange, incorrect, bizarre and "barn finds" are bringing their cars out to auction to strike while the iron is hot and the prices are … [Read more...]
More On Classic Car Patina
March 12, 2014 By 1 Comment
by Mike - Why do I write about "patina" so much? I think it is because "patina" is an over used and abused concept designed to sell classic cars at a higher price than they would otherwise command. This is not good for the classic car … [Read more...]
Training A New Car Specialist At The Classic Car Auction Company
March 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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...]
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