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Mecum Daytime Auction in Monterey exceeds $44 million in sales

(August 21, 2015) In a jaw-dropping display of some of the finest vehicles ever offered at the Mecum Daytime Auction in Monterey, Calif., $44,335,001 in total sales was achieved as 387 vehicles changed hands in three days of auction action, Aug. 13-15.

Headlined by the multimillion-dollar sales of a 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S and a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible, top sales at the auction included a total of seven cars that sold for $1 million or higher.

1915 Ford Model T ends cross-country trip in San Francisco

(August 20, 2015) SAN FRANCISCO — In celebration of the Centennial of the Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) and a century of road travel across America, the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) joined automotive and 1915 World's Fair enthusiasts at the Palace of Fine Arts Wednesday, to welcome the arrival of a historic 1915 Ford Model T, after it traveled more than 3,500 miles, recreating the amazing cross country journey that Edsel Ford took one hundred years ago.

RM Sotheby's sets collector car auction benchmark with $172.9 million

(August 20, 2015) LOS ANGELES — RM Sotheby's cemented its leadership position in the global collector car auction industry on the weekend, generating $172.9 million in auction and post-auction private sales during its three-day Monterey, Calif., event.

The impressive tally ranks the event as the highest grossing collector car auction of all time, besting the company's 2014 Monterey performance by more than 20 percent.

Monterey Motorsports Reunion: Legends and historic cars

(August 17, 2015) SALINAS, Calif. — In motorsports, legends are made, not born. Constant reminders of this sprang up throughout the day Saturday at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, a four-day event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca where tens of thousands of people visit during Monterey's Classic Car Week to get their fill of cool historic cars racing wheel-to-wheel.

Land Rover celebrates the legend at Goodwood revival

(August 12, 2015) WEST SUSSEX , England — Land Rover’s celebration of 67 years of Series Land Rover and Defender production will continue with a not-to-be-missed spectacle at this year’s Goodwood Revival taking place from the Sept. 11-13.

The engineering bloodline that links the original Land Rover Series One with the 21st century Defender will be celebrated in a special presentation and displays at this year’s Goodwood Revival.

Michelin coming to Monterey Car Week with historical vehicle

(August 10, 2015) GREENVILLE, S.C. — Michelin is coming to the famed Monterey Car Week Aug. 13-16 with a vehicle that blazed a path in automotive history that didn't involve powerful engines or fancy sheet metal but quite simply air. The L'Eclair automobile commissioned by the Michelin brothers in 1895 rode on four skinny, white rubber inflated tires that proved once and for all that the future of the car would not be limited by the unforgiving rigidity of solid circles.

Nissan to highlight evolution of the sports sedan with trip to Monterey

(August 6, 2015) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There are many ways to celebrate car culture and historic vehicles. One is in museums, the other on the road. For this year's Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Nissan is taking a pair of museum cars — a 1967 Datsun 411 and 1972 Datsun 510 — filling the tires and gas tanks and putting them on the road.

Throw in a showroom-fresh 2016 Nissan Maxima and you've got a rolling exhibition called "The Evolution of the Sports Sedan."

1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda convertible to star at Mecum Monterey 2015

(August 5, 2015) While the famous Monterey Car Week is typically associated with multimillion-dollar purebred European sports cars and antique luxury automobiles, Mecum Auctions is bringing a game changer this year in the form of multimillion-dollar muscle — the king of American muscle cars, a rare 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible.

The Executive Demonstrator of its designer, John Herlitz, the Hemi Cuda convertible will be one of many highlights at Mecum’s annual Daytime Auction held at Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa – Del Monte Golf Course on Aug. 13-15.

Ferraris will gallop into Mecum's 2015 Monterey Auction

(August 3, 2015) WALWORTH, Wis. — Ferraris will gallop into Mecum Monterey 2015, with more than 25 of the high-end Italian marque’s fine machines on offer at Mecum Auction’s annual Daytime Auction held Aug. 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa – Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey, Calif.

1969 Aston Martin sets Barons record selling for $1.2 million

(August 1, 2015) LONDON — An ultra-rare, unrestored and highly original 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Mk 1 Volante Vantage set a new record for Barons when it sold for £781,000 ($1.2 million) at Sandown Park on July 28. The highest price ever achieved for a car at a Barons sale, it broke the auction house’s previous record of £739,000, set just three months ago for a 1954 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback "barn find."

“We believe this may be a record for an unrestored example of this particular Aston Martin, so these are very exciting times for Barons,” said company director Peter Gascoigne.