(February 5, 2023) This video takes an interesting look back at 1950s downtown America. The shops and storefronts of the little towns were the personification of mid-century America. But the highlight of the video is the many 1950s cars and pickup trucks on the streets and parked at a downtown full-service gas station. It is worth the eight minutes.

(February 4, 2023) AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — RM Sotheby’s final Amelia Island sale adds a pre-war collectors dream garage with stunning offerings from A Private Collection, a group of cars consisting of 10 pre- and post-war examples from American Classics to European Sports Cars. The Private Collection will cross the block on March 4 alongside other specially curated automobiles.

(February 1, 2023) LOS ANGELES — MotorTrend Group has announced the 2023 HOT ROD Power Tour in celebration of HOT ROD’s 75th anniversary. The HOT ROD Power Tour Driven By Continental Tire will be heading south to Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee visiting five cities over five days in June. 

1992 Ferrari F40

First auction ever
to exceed $200 million
in back-to-back years

(January 21, 2023) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Kissimmee, The World’s Largest Collector Car Auction, became the first ever to exceed $200 million in consecutive years with $234 million in total sales achieved at Mecum Kissimmee 2023, concluding a 12-day run on Sunday, Jan. 15, at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla.

By Jim Donnelly
Photos by Matthew Litwin and David Conwill
www.hemmings.com

(January 16, 2023) In the late 1980s, Chrysler transformed its Town & Country, and most other station wagons it produced, by reimagining them into its first-generation minivans, built on the front-wheel-drive S platform and sharing powertrain with Lee Iacocca’s ubiquitous K-cars. That’s notable because for most of the time leading up to then, the Town & Country was a massive, luxury-packed conventional station wagon with a longitudinal layout and an overall length that stretched right out of sight. 

(January 7, 2023) The legendary 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE, known as the “Black Ghost” in the Detroit street racing scene of the 1970s, was unveiled Friday at Mecum Kissimmee 2023 as the headlining consignment for Dana Mecum’s 36th Original Spring Classic, which will be held May 12-20 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

(December 28, 2022) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —  Barrett-Jackson is highlighting the unprecedented demand for Resto-Mod SUVs with an array of spectacularly built Ford Broncos and Chevy Blazers as part of the 2023 Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale, Jan. 21-29, 2023. Among the most impressive builds crossing the auction block with No Reserve include a custom 1970 Ford Bronco nicknamed “Maverick” that was a collaboration between Tre5 Customs, Ikandy Paintworks and Paradise Customs, as well as a custom 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer finished in PPG “Mint my Mind” and Mercedes Cirrus White.

Recreation of turbine-powered Batmobile

(December 26, 2022) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson is rolling out the red carpet for a group of iconic vehicle designs made famous on television and the big screen during its annual Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale, Jan. 21-29. Included in the docket of star car re-creations is the world's only turbine-powered Batmobile re-creation based on the 1989 Batman film, a Ford Galaxie re-creation driven in the film “Fast Five” and a re-creation of the 1930 Pontiac “Munster Koach.” 

1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback

(December 24, 2022) Last year, at the close of the most successful World’s Largest Collector Car Auction in history, Dana Mecum declared that Mecum Kissimmee 2023 would play host to a record-setting 4,000 vehicles. Slated for a Jan. 4-15 return to Osceola Heritage Park, Mecum Kissimmee 2023 has officially reached that goal with the consignment of its 4,000th vehicle — a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback.

2018 Dodge Challanger SRT Demon

(December 14, 2022) Mecum Auctions’ most recent classic and collector car auction was held in Kansas City, Mo.,  Dec. 1-3, and with 701 vehicles crossing the auction block in total, a 74% sell-through rate was achieved as overall sales reached $14.9 million. Seven of the top 10 highest-dollar sales in Kansas City were nearly new rides with low miles and high style.