One of Six CLK GTR Roadster Sells For $1,300,000
6 Nov 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / About two weeks ago we were telling you about an auction organized by RK Motors Collector Car Auctions (RKMCCA) at the Charlotte Convention Center. Among the cars to be dropped under the ha...
Concours-winning Cadillac V12 Rumble Seat Under the Hammer
25 Oct 2013, 15:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now struggling to keep up with European rivals from Mercedes-Benz and BMW, Cadillac was quite the big kahuna in the luxury car business before World War II. Its V12 and V16-engined pre-WW2 vehicles,...
Norton 350 Manx Sold for $100,000
23 Oct 2013, 11:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Motorcycle-loving auction house Bonhams has recently sold an 1966 Norton 350 Manx for £61,980, which is $100,066 or €72,733, almost double the money this bike was expected to bring. T...
Lotec C1000, CLK GTR Roadster and 300 SL to be Auctioned
22 Oct 2013, 17:11 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Three of some of the rarest cars wearing the three-pointed star as an emblem are going to be auctioned by RK Motors Collector Car Auctions (RKMCCA) at the Charlotte Convention Center from October 31...
Stunning Corvette-powered Chevrolet Nomad Going Under the Hammer
22 Oct 2013, 16:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Launched in 1950, the Chevrolet Bel Air went on to become one of the most beautiful and popular American-built vehicles of all times. It all started in the mid-1950s, when Chevy started offering a V...
James Hunt’s 1977 McLaren M26 Goes Under the Hammer
18 Oct 2013, 16:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The McLaren M26 Formula One car driven by James Hunt in the 1977 season will be auctioned off by RKMCCA at the Charlotte Convention Center Auction between October 31 and November 3. Offered at au...
NASCAR-powered Camry Coupe Is the Meanest Toyota You Can Buy
18 Oct 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When talking about the Toyota Camry, America’s best-selling mid-size sedan, most automotive gearheads describe it as a rather dull-looking car, with performance figures that are all but amazin...
1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Grabs $500,000 at Auction
16 Oct 2013, 13:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / 1969 was a great year for the Camaro. Not that ’67 and ’68 models were bad, but 1969 is the year when the ZL1 engine was fitted in GM’s pony car via the famed COPO program. The ...
Harley J. Earl’s Unique Corvette Sells for $1.5 Million
16 Oct 2013, 11:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Harley J. Earl’s one-off 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible was auctioned off for a cool $1.5 million (€1.1 million / £940,000) at Mecum Auctions’ sale in Chicago th...
One of Andy Warhol's Mercedes-Benz Silkscreens to be Auctioned
15 Oct 2013, 08:11 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / When pop-artist Andy Warhol died in February 1987 he left one of his biggest projects unfinished: a history of the automobile and motoring that traced a century of Mercedes-Benz cars. Titled simp...
Pope Francis Auctions His New Harley-Davidson for Homeless Charity
14 Oct 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Pope Francis is auctioning a Harley-Davidson bike. The bike will go under the hammer, but not because the Vatican needs more money: the Catholic leader will use the funds for a charitable goal. H...
Cool or Blasphemous? Chevrolet Nova SS in Mopar Color
14 Oct 2013, 12:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in the early 1970s, Dodge and Plymouth offered seven High Impact colors on their Chargers, Challengers and Cudas, which included Plum Crazy, Panther Pink, Sub-Lime or Hemi Orange. Some of th...
1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II Sells for Incredible $700K
10 Oct 2013, 14:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yesterday, after watching the Lincoln MKZ vs. Lexus ES commercial, we remembered there was a time when the Dearborn-based automaker was able to overtake its competitors without bragging about an opt...
Eleanor Mustang Hero Car to Cross the Block in Chicago
9 Oct 2013, 15:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this year, one of the Eleanor Mustangs featured in the “Gone in 60 Seconds” movie was auctioned off for a cool $1 million. Now, another one of the only three hero cars will cross...
2014 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Raises $235,000 for Cancer Research
9 Oct 2013, 09:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last month we were telling you about Shelby American donating a 2014 Shelby GT500 Super Snake performance package to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Well, the auction took place a few d...
Juan Manuel Fangio’s Daily Driver Going Under the Hammer
8 Oct 2013, 15:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With five Formula One championships and 24 Grand Prix wins to his name, Juan Manuel Fangio is regarded as one of the greatest racing drivers in history. Even though he passed away 18 years ago and h...
More than 50 Retro Bikes from the Wayne Pierce Collection under the Hammer
7 Oct 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / On the 9th of January, Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will see more than 50 bikes from the Wayne Pierce family museum collection under the hammer of Bonhams. The lot includes many old...
Ringo Starr’s Facel Vega Going Under the Hammer
7 Oct 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While the name Facel may raise a few eyebrows, especially among those who are not familiar with automakers that barely made it past their 25th anniversary, we have a feeling no one would dare ask wh...
Rare Lamborghini Miura Owned by Rod Stewart Up for Sale
4 Oct 2013, 15:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This very rare yellow Lamborghini Miura SV that was delivered to British music legend Rod Stewart in 1972 is now up for grabs via Talacrest. Wonder what’s so special about it besides being ...
1963 Ferrari GTO 250 Sells for Record-Breaking $52 Million
3 Oct 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A 1963 Ferrari GTO race car has become the world’s most expensive car in the world, selling for an astounding $52 million. The record-breaking sale took place last month, when an anonymous buy...