Worldwide Auctions gets rolling on Jan. 16 at 5 p.m., a sale highlighted by a selection that includes numerous pre-WWII beauties. The headliner is a 1925 Bugatti Type 35A Grand Prix with a documented history, including racing in period by Bugatti concessionaire, Jean Ollivier. It’s expected to fetch $1.9m-$2.4m.
Straight from the garage to the bed of an enclosed transport, classics, exotics, and collectible cars skip the salt for the dry heat of Scottsdale Arizona. Last January, Scottsdale saw over 3000 automobiles cross the auction block in less than a week.
Last month, Monterey was the place to see Bugattis, Paganis, McLaren P1s, Porsche 918s, Ferrari’s top supercars and maybe a Lamborghini Cantenario or two – and that was just in the parking lots. This Sunday, Sept. 30, the place to see those cars, and to show your own, is at shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey.
The news from Monterey is one of records shattered. At RM Sotheby’s, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO set the world record for highest price ever paid for a car at auction: $48.4m. It all added up to over $367m for the week, a jump over last year’s $330m.
Since 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been a showcase and competition for the world’s most beautiful automobiles. Entrance is by invitation only, and requires that the car has not been shown at another concours.
The Porsche Werks Reunion is Monterey Car Week’s destination for purists, gear heads, and those with an odd sense of humor. It is free to spectators and is Friday, August 24th.
It’s not just the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, dozens of displays, concours, and auctions packed into just a few days of Monterey Car Week this August.
A number of automotive events have flourished in the light cast by the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, perhaps none so vigorously as the Concorso Italiano.
There’s always a crop of newcomers and those reluctant to participate, lacking a clear understanding of the protocol and unwritten etiquette involved in serious car auctions. We asked a group of the world’s most experienced car auction participants for insider tips to avoid making rookie mistakes at a car auction.
