Auctions America has been named the official auction house of the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance. From American classics to European sports cars, the weekend’s auction will span the spectrum of the market, shining spotlights on examples of excellence in automotive styling and engineering.
October 16-18th will mark the 1st Edison Concours d’Elegance at Llewellyn Park, on the historic grounds of Glenmont, the home of Thomas A. Edison.
The call of the road was a key part of the American experience for decades. The coming of the ‘popular priced’ car with the Ford Model T gave folks that lived in the country a way to more easily get to the city and those that lived in the city a more convenient way to get out to the country.
The car that Porsche purists would build for themselves if they were running the show in Stuttgart: a Cayman with the 911 Carrera S engine. But Stuttgart isn’t satisfied with mere engine upgrades. And so to create the Cayman GT4, the wizards of Weissach reworked.
On the 2014 Texas 1000, two rallyists from Santa Fe suggested that Jean and I organize one of our Vintage Rallies in New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. So we did. Our first Southwest Passage was so overbooked that our crew had to stay in a separate hotel when we ran out of rooms.
The RM Sothebys 2015 Hershey Auction is known for its presentation of exceptional Brass and Classic Era motor cars, with a strong emphasis on significant American marques.
In 1957, Maserati began proper production with its Maserati 3500GT, a pretty coupe with coachwork by Touring… and leasing by Premier Financial Services.
The Mille Miglia “Storica’ brings out some of the most extraordinary cars in the world. In order to be considered for entry, the car itself must have actually run in the Mille Miglia when new, between 1927 to 1940 or 1947 to 1957 or be the exact year and model of the car that ran in the original events.
The 2015 Santa Fe Concorso will be a gathering of more than 110 rare and exotic cars and motorcycles. The weekend is a three-day celebration of ‘mechanical motion’ all culminating with a judged exhibition of “rolling works of art” including classic cars, racing champions and legendary motorcycles at Sunday’s Concorso.
