Nostalgia Highway

Mecum's Seattle auction achieves $9.5 million in sales

(June 10, 2015) The Mecum Seattle 2015 auction held at the CenturyLink Field Event Center this past weekend achieved $9,517,676 in total sales with all five cars in the John Wickey Collection selling for $630,000 overall.

The auction’s top seller was a 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE that brought a high bid of $185,000 (pictured below). A true R-Code Challenger with matching-numbers four-speed transmission, the car had undergone a comprehensive restoration in 2014 and presented beautifully in Plum Crazy paint retaining most of its original sheet metal and the original fender tag.

Mecum to feature 700 muscle cars, classics, hot rods in Denver

(June 5, 2015) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction company, will stage its premiere event in Denver June 26-27 at the Colorado Convention Center with 700 American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, hot rods, Resto Mods and more expected to cross the auction block from an estimated 15 surrounding states.

Historic Bluebird returns to Pendine for anniversary record run

(June 2, 2015) BEAULIEU, England — This year celebrates the 90th anniversary of Sir Malcolm Campbell achieving a new World Land Speed record of 150 mph at Pendine Sands, South Wales, in his 350 horsepower Sunbeam. Ninety years to the day, the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, is marking the occasion with a commemorative low-speed demonstration run with the Sunbeam, back at Pendine Sands.

The run will take place at 4 p.m. on July 21, starting from the area of the beach adjacent to the Pendine Museum of Speed.

Porsche Classics recreates dashboard for historic 1969-1975 911

(June 1, 2015) ATLANTA — It is back: Porsche Classic is reproducing the dashboard for vintage 911 models from years 1969 to 1975. A sophisticated manufacturing process combines high quality meeting today’s standards and a design that is true to the original. The new dashboard consists of a modern substructure and the original surface design.

Dana Mecum's Original Spring Classic exceeds $42.8 million in Indianapolis

(May 22, 2015) The original, largest and best muscle car auction — Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic — brought more than classic American muscle to the auction block art the Indiana State Fairgrounds May 12-16 with top sales populated by a mix of modern and vintage, foreign and domestic.

With 1,404 vehicles offered, the variety was well-received by the thousands of bidders in attendance as sales totals reached $42,878,210 with 916 cars hammering sold.

Silverstone to sparkle with silver dream machines

(May 20, 2015) SILVERSTONE, England — Whether it’s rocking to Status Quo or reveling in the widest ever spectrum of motor sport history, this summer’s Silverstone Classic (July 24-26) will mark its 25th anniversary in glittering style.

The biggest celebration, though, will be the special Silver Jubilee parade — one of the many highlights on "Super Sunday," which will see hundreds of silver cars taking to the famous Silverstone Grand Prix track.

Mecum to feature 600 muscle cars, classics and hot rods in Seattle

(May 13, 2015) Mecum Auctions will host its second-annual classic and collector car auction in Seattle at CenturyLink Field Event Center June 5-6 with an anticipated lineup of 600 American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, hot rods, Resto Mods and more expected to cross the auction block from an estimated 20 surrounding states.

Bentley marks 85th anniversary of Mille Miglia run with a repeat attempt

(May 12, 2015) CREWE, England — In 1930, ‘Bentley Boy’ Tim Birkin claimed his aborted attempt on the Mille Miglia in his legendary Blower was due to a lack of “due preparation.” Eighty-five years on, Bentley has ensured all plans are in place for a successful Blower run in the 2015 event.

The Great Race crosses finish line in Santa Monica on June 28

(May 12, 2015) Santa Monica, Calif., is the site for the finish of the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty on Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring more than 100 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to the Santa Monica Pier.

Two classic Ferraris to be sold at auction later this year

(May 6, 2015) LONDN — H&H Classics, one of Britain’s oldest classic car auction houses, will hold a sale of two multi-million-dollar Ferraris from the Richard Colton collection in a legacy left to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

The sale will take place at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire — Europe’s largest historic aviation center — on Oct. 14 and the funds raised will go towards the RNLI’s lifesaving work around the coast of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.