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Scottsdale Mayor Declares Barrett-Jackson Week As The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auction Returns Home Jan. 13-20, 2013

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – In honor of the World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, Scottsdale Mayor W. J. Lane has officially declared January 13 – 20, 2013, “Barrett-Jackson Week” to commemorate the company’s 42nd annual auction in its hometown. Barrett-Jackson has become an honored tradition and point of pride in Scottsdale over the past four decades, attracting [...]

RM Group of Companies Enjoys Significant Growth and Record $360 Million in Auction Sales During 2012

· RM group of companies, including RM Auctions and Auctions America, generates more than $360 million in auction sales in 2012 · Results tally represents best performance in the history of the collector car hobby · RM Auctions secures 49 individual million-dollar-plus transactions and a string of new auction records · Biennial Monaco sale enters [...]

Barrett-Jackson To Sell Rare ‘67 Shelby GT500 Survivor Car At No Reserve At Upcoming Scottsdale Auction

- Rare original ’67 Shelby Mustang invited to be sold at No Reserve during Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson – One of the lowest mileage ‘67 GT500 in existence – One of the first GT500’s ever produced at Shelby American – World renowned experts Stephen Becker and Jim Cowles will attend to help Shelby buyers/sellers ATLANTA – One [...]

Mecum Auctions Will Bring In The New Year With A Record-Breaker

3,000 Collector Cars will be Auctioned Off Jan. 18-27, 2013 in Kissimmee WALWORTH, Wis. – Mecum Auctions is set to smash another one of its own records as they offer the largest selection of collector cars in the world this Jan. 18-27. Thousands of vehicles will pour in to Kissimmee, Fla., at Osceola Heritage Park [...]

RM Auctions Secures Upcoming Sale of Texas’ Distinguished Don Davis Collection

· RM Auctions lifts the gavel on the distinguished Don Davis Collection, April 27, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas · Representing the best of the very best, this “Collector’s Collection” spans a broad variety of marques and eras with a strong emphasis on American horsepower and European sports & GT cars · Single-day sale features [...]

Mecum 2012 Grand Finale In Kansas City Wraps Record-Breaking Year

End-of-Year Totals Closing in on $300 Million in Sales WALWORTH, Wis. – Mecum Auctions’ most recent collector car auction in Kansas City, Mo., topped off a great year with an impressive $11.5 million in sales. The auction added to the incredible yearend total, which knocks at the door of the coveted $300 million mark. With [...]

RM Auctions Concludes Record 2012 Calendar with $11.5 Million John Staluppi ‘Cars of Dreams’ Museum Sale

· RM’s John Staluppi ‘Cars of Dreams’ Museum sale generates more than $11.5 million with 100 percent of all lots sold · The result of a decade of dedicated collecting by John Staluppi, the single-day sale presented 113 vehicles and 63 lots of memorabilia ‘without reserve’ · Top automotive lots included a 1956 Cadillac Series [...]

RM Auctions: Pair of 1960s Automotive Icons Take Center Stage at RM Arizona

· RM Auctions secures a highly desirable 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta ‘Competizione’ and an ultra-rare 1965 Ford GT40 for its January 18 sale in Phoenix, Arizona · Latest multi-million-dollar entries join a stellar list of more than 80 blue-chip collector cars, including a rare 1930 Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster, offered for the [...]

Mecum Gears Up For Non-Stop Auction Action In Kansas City

Three Days and 750 Vehicles Set to Cross the Block this Dec. 6-8 WALWORTH, Wis. – Mecum Auctions will take the hammer to Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 6-8 as a wide variety of collector cars fill the downtown Kansas City Convention Center, Bartle Hall to the facility’s max capacity. The expansive display of over 750 [...]

Akerson’s ’58 Chevrolet Vette Going on Block for Habitat for Humanity

Barrett-Jackson auction to feature GM CEO’s classic as fundraiser on Jan. 18, 2013 DETROIT – A new home for a classic American car will soon help pave the way for several new homes for families throughout metro Detroit. General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson’s personal 1958 Chevrolet Corvette will be auctioned off on Friday, [...]

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