PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Gooding & Company, the official auction at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours, proved itself worthy of the title by delivering record sales. A 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rosa — the first Testa Rosa built and one driven by motorsports heros — sold at auction for $16,390,000. Well above pre-sale value estimates, … Continue Reading →
YPSILANTI, Mich. — A 1929 Willys-Knight 66A Varsity Roadster drove home to South Lyon, Mich. from the 2011 Orphan Show here with the Detroit News Joyrides Choice Award on the rumble seat.
DEARBORN, Mich. — September rains seemed determined to wash out the 2011 Old Car Festival here at the Henry Ford Greenfield Village last week.There were many unoccupied parking spots in the Village where in perfect weather cars dating from the first years of the industry to the early 1930s would have been standing side-by-side. But … Continue Reading →
NILES, Calif. — A sharp contrast to the glitzy Concours d’legance at Pebble Beach, the annual Hot August Niles car show here two hours north of the Monterey Bay attracted its own crowd of car lovers. Special cars lined both sides of the street and side streets for several blocks, and occupied parking lots as … Continue Reading →
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — New models and exotic concept cars from current auto makers crowded the hill that pours down onto the 18th fairway, site of the annual Pebble Beach Concours here. But the 200 vehicles specially chosen for this 61st concours easily overshadowed their descendants, with a 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne four-door closed car … Continue Reading →
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Exhibitors, organizers and guests at the 2011 Krasl Concours here were delighted when the weather forecasters were wrong about a recent Saturday. A morning thunderstorm passed north of this up-and-coming town on Lake Michigan and the seventh annual concours to benefit the Krasl Art Center proceeded. Some 90 vehicles, from motorcycles … Continue Reading →
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — A see-though 1940 Pontiac show car with a plastic shell was among the top 10 sellers at the July 30 RM Auctions sale here prior to the Concours d’Elegance of America. The Inn at St. John’s provided a new setting for the former Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance, which moved across metro Detroit … Continue Reading →
CANTON, Mich. — Pitting muscle-bound engines and eye-popping paint jobs against one another, the 2011 Liberty Fest in Canton, Mich., was a celebration of street rods. Sprinkled among the high-powered beauties were a few everyday, mostly original collector cars and an occasional unrestored old-timer. But the order of the day was hot rods, as members … Continue Reading →
GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. — From extreme makeovers to dealer-built muscle cars. from Chrysler’s Forward Look to a bevy on nearly forgotten makes from the middle of the last century — EyesOn Design 2011 was a memorable show. Unusual categories of vehicles brought to the Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate in Grosse Pointe Shores were … Continue Reading →
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — There were plenty of roles for celebrities as well as talented supporting cast members at the 2011 Cars ‘R’ Stars show in June at the former Packard Proving Grounds. Here at the growing annual event, everyone was a star. Woodies were celebrated this year and some 16 — from the authentic … Continue Reading →