Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) 812 Superfast V-12 Looks Back to its Roots $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) got its start building 2-seat sports GTs with V12s in the front. With ladder chassis, live rear axles, and drum brakes, they were not the most technically advanced, but they were fast, durable and beautiful, I owned a 1952 250GTE by Pinninfarina, […]
Vintage Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Are the Most Expensive in the World $RACE, $BID Just 4 months after a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for $48-M at an RM Sotheby’s (NYSE:BID) auction in Monterey, the highest price ever paid for a car at auction, another race car from the Ferrari history books may set a new Southern […]
Vintage & Classic Ferrari’s Are in a Bull Market $RACE Last week and just after the S&P 500 posted yet another record high, a vintage Ferrari went under the hammer for the highest price ever for a car at auction, it the latest indicator that while investors may fret about frothy financial asset valuations, specialist […]
Pagani’s Zonda HP Barchetta is the World’s Most Expensive Production Car The extremely limited-edition Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta is priced at $17.5-M Just 3 examples of this Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta will be built. One is reserved for the company’s founder Horacio Pagani which he is already driving. The other 2 have been pre-sold. The […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Classiche IDs Fakes and Forgeries $RACE With any rare or limited-production vintage or classic car, it is important to know that it is authentic. To that end Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has a department devoted to separating the fakes from the real works from the Maranello Outfit. Ferrari Classiche will provide its authentication services for any model […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE): Insuring These Classic & Vintage Sports and Racing Cars $RACE, $AIG, $CB AIG’s goal: insure all of 39 of the Ferrari 250 GTO’s Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) built 39 250 GTOs in the early 1960’s, selling them to select buyers for about $18,000 a copy. Today, the racer is the most expensive and collectible car […]
Ferrari 250 GTO Sets World Record Sale at $69.43-M $RACE Vintage and Classic Ferraris are holy grail of collector cars, and the 250GTO’s are the most sought after and revered. The 250GTO is a 174mph road-legal racing car and just 36 built between Ys 1962 and 1964. For years the Ferrari has been and continues to […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Showed Off in Pasadena California $RACE Concorso Ferrari in Old Town Pasadena, California Sunday, showed the mighty V12s, a Boxer 12, and lots V8-powered example for its 11th annual even, and it is always Free! The super even is put on by the Ferrari Club of America’s Southwest Region and is now in its […]
Sotheby’s (NYSE:BID) Fine Wine Sale Indicate Prices are Rebounding $BID Prices for leading Bordeaux wines are rebounding The 18 April totaled GBP 1.05-M. Auctions are scheduled for New York this week and in London on 16 May. Six magnums of rare Chateau Lafleur 1982 wine from the Pomerol region hammered for $77,095, or more than […]
Vintage ex-Works Ferrari 625 Targa Florio to Auction at Monaco $RACE The rare roadster is expected to fetch $5.5 to 8-M at auction next month in Monaco. There were only 3 examples of the 625 Targa Florio ever built. And this 1-off is the last remaining example in the world. Set to go under the […]
Investing in Classic Ferrari’s, a Passion that Pays $RACE, $BID The FT’s recently analysed a number of assets to see which gave the best growth over the last 10 years. The Results A high-end New York residential property has increased in value by 72%, whereas a similar property in Hong Kong has risen by 220%, […]
Ferrari Continues to Command Top Prices in the Classic Car Market $RACE Last August at Pebble Beach international collectors spent $327-M on Vintage & Classic Cars High priced cars a Pebble Beach were the market’s strongest, coming in stronger than the experts expected Notably, 2 Ferraris also were in the Top 5, a 1966 Ferrari […]
The Competition for an Invitation to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is Underway 2018 Features Include Motor Cars of the Raj, Rollston Coachwork, OSCA and Tucker To car collectors around the globe an invitation to the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the the Golden Ticket. It is rare and hard to come by, and the […]
The World’s Oldest Private Motor Car Collection The Louwman Museum, at the Hague, The Netherlands, tells us the complete history of motoring, in its halls there are endless examples of automotive art. The Louwman Museum is home to cars like the Jaguar D-Type that the Scottish Ecurie Escosse racing team won Le Mans with in […]
Collectors Spent $327-M on Vintage & Classic Cars this Weekend $BID High priced car sales come in stronger than experts expected That’s the takeaway after 4 days of vintage and classic car auctions during Monterey Car Week. Across 6 companies, preliminary numbers show sales totaling $327-M at Pebble Beach at the weekend, down 3% from last year […]
Top Vintage & Classic Cars on Auction at Pebble Beach $BID, $RACE If you are a true Vintage and Classic Car buff, this may be your year. Official estimates for the Pebble Beach automobile auctions this week have set sales totals at $290-M, that down 14% since Y 2016. It’s the 3rd consecutive decliner since […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) at 70 anni: Quality, Power, Elegance, Exclusivity & Style $RACE In March of Y 1947, Enzo Ferrari, an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur, fired up the engine of his 125 S, the 1st car to badged with his name. Thus came the realization of Ferrari’s dream to build an exclusive race car for […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Buying Vintage & Classic Ferraris $RACE For the last 50 years+ that I have attended to Concours d’Elegance’s, Historic Racing events and Classic Car exhibitions I have seen the most beautiful beautiful cars, and now the passion for automotive masterpieces and the art that it represents is stronger than ever, especially […]
Goodwood “Yard”, the Place for Vintage & Classic Car Racers $RACE The Goodwood Members’ Meeting is an epic weekend of motor racing founded by Lord March, which aims to recreate the atmosphere and camaraderie of the original BARC Members’ Meetings held at Goodwood throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s. For many of us vintage and classic car […]
Savvy Investors Avoid “Herd Mentality” of Investing by Default $RACE, $BRK.A, $BRK.B Savvy investors avoid the “Herd Mentality” of mutual and/or ETFs (exchange-traded funds), which are investments by default for most Americans. It is your money and therefore your responsibility, so think outside the box, do your homework and make specific stock selections if you […]
Bollinger Makes World’s Most Sought-After Champagne How Bollinger’s rare, delicious Vieilles Vignes Françaises go from field to cellar to some of us In all of the Champagne appellation just a few small parcels of land were untouched by a phylloxera blight that ravaged European winemakers in Y 1863, ruining more than 6-M acres of vineyards. […]
Highlighting the Best of the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Key Links for Your Reference Greetings! With the help of a multitude of enthusiasts, the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was able to showcase some of the most beautiful, innovative and historic cars in the world. Special features ranged from the Delahayes and Chapron […]
Gooding & Company Posts Record Results at Pebble Beach Auction Record results, including 4 $10-M+ lots and 26 cars fetching $1-M+, made for Gooding & Co’s most successful 2-day auction ever. Sales at the weekend totaled $129.8-M, with 115 of the 138 (83%) cars offered selling . 4 cars hammered above $10-M mark, the top […]
66th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Results 1936 Lancia Astura Named Best of Show 2016 Charitable Donations Top $1.75 Million The 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance concluded with first-time entrant Richard Mattei lifting the top prize high overhead soon after his 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet was named Best of Show at the prestigious competition. […]
The Winner of the 66th Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance Lovers of classic, vintage and antique automobiles have been enjoying another Monterey Classic Car Week. The festivities included many events presented by, timed by, or sponsored by Rolex , those events are all listed here. Pebble Beach 2016 Concours D’Elegance, is the most celebrated event of the […]
Ferrari Leads the Auction Line Up At Monterey Car Week This week the center of the classic and vintage car world is Carmel, California Monterey Car Week and Key attraction, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, attracts a special breed of car collector who will not hesitate to spend millions of dollars on a vintage or […]
Original Vintage Ferrari 166 MM and More to Auction at Pebble Beach $RACE This 1950 Ferrari 166 MM is 1 of the iconic Italian automaker’s earliest cars and was driven in some of history’s most important races. It started out as a ‘barchetta’, which means it had no roof, and was owned and driven by […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Classiche Separates the Real from the Pretenders $RACE For the last decade + Ferrari Classiche has been doing Tier 1 restorations and vehicle authentications on the iconic company’s vintage and classic cars. As it turns out there are fake Ferraris in the market since the prices have escalated into the multi-millions of dollars. […]
Tips on How to Sell Your Million/s Dollar Vintage or Classic Car $BID Each and every year since 1971 hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of classic and vintage collector cars find new homes via the world’s prestigious auctions and private treaty transactions. This year sales predictions this year are cautiously optimistic. But, no matter […]
Concorso Ferrari 2016 Old Town Pasadena, California The Concorso is the Ferrari Club of America Southwest Region’s signature event Last month on Sunday, 24 April, Concorso Ferrari 2016 was held Old Town Pasadena, California. Old Town Pasadena, one of Southern California’s most popular shopping and entertainment districts, and an ideal setting for the 9th 9nnual […]
The Value Story of Vintage & Classic Motor Cars Some eye-opening prices go along with the eye-catching looks. The Big Q: What is the value story behind vintage and classic cars and their worth? Some insight… In the late 1920’s, Ettore Bugatti built the largest and most powerful luxury car the world had yet seen. […]