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For Sale: Ayrton Senna’s Helmet and Race Suit
January 27, 2012 – 7:13 AM | 4 Comments
For Sale: Ayrton Senna’s Helmet and Race Suit

Silverstone Auctions’ upcoming Race Retro sale will present automobilia collectors with an incredibly rare opportunity to own a pair of artifacts from the Formula One legend – one of Ayrton Senna’s race-used helmets and racing …

Coveted: ’61 Corvette Gulf Race Car For Sale
December 9, 2011 – 9:28 AM | No Comment
Coveted: ’61 Corvette Gulf Race Car For Sale

Originally delivered to Corvette legend Grady Davis, this extremely significant 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Gulf Race Car will go under the hammer at Mecum’s January 2012 Kissimmee auction.

Austin-Healey at centre of 1955 Le Mans disaster sells for $1.3million
December 6, 2011 – 6:37 AM | 2 Comments
Austin-Healey at centre of 1955 Le Mans disaster sells for $1.3million

The 1953 Austin-Healey 100 Special Test racing car involved in the worst crash in motor sport history sold for a record-breaking £843,000 ($1,341,000) at a Bonhams auction last week.

1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa to star at Gooding Scottsdale Auction
November 22, 2011 – 8:36 AM | 2 Comments
1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa to star at Gooding Scottsdale Auction

The highlight of Januarys Gooding & Company’s Scottsdale Auction will be a 1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider.

Hola! Lola-Chevrolet T70GT Mk IIIB For Sale
November 17, 2011 – 4:15 PM | No Comment
Hola! Lola-Chevrolet T70GT Mk IIIB For Sale

I hope you’ve been good this year, because Bonhams’ traditional December Sale is packed with excellent ideas for a very special Christmas list. Taking place on the first of December, the 2011 sale will put …

RM Auctions Returns to Monaco
November 3, 2011 – 9:18 AM | No Comment
RM Auctions Returns to Monaco

The streets of Monaco are soaked in motorsport history and RM Auctions is planning on adding a little more on the 10th, 11th and 12th of May, 2012, when they return to the city-state to …

RACV Motorclassica 2011 ready to kick off in style
October 20, 2011 – 12:08 PM | No Comment
RACV Motorclassica 2011 ready to kick off in style

Today, with Tour Classica winding its way through Melbourne’s city streets, RACV Motorclassica finally starts with a bang and a cough of smoke from the exhaust.
For those heading to the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne …

$16.39 million: 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa sets new world record at Gooding & Company
August 21, 2011 – 6:02 PM | No Comment
$16.39 million: 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa sets new world record at Gooding & Company

Applause filled the room as the 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa set a new world record price of $16,390,000 (hammer price: $14,900,000) at Gooding’s Pebble Beach auction.
Bidding started at $10m and quickly surged past the $13m …

1979 BMW M1 Art Car fetches $854 000 at Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction
August 19, 2011 – 1:37 PM | No Comment
1979 BMW M1 Art Car fetches $854 000 at Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction

The 1979 BMW M1 Frank Stella “art car” just sold for $854 000 (inclusive of Buyer’s Premium) at the Bonhams Quali Lodge Auction. The car has spent the past 12 years residing at the famed …

RM Auctions: 1972 Alfa Romeo 33-3 TT
August 16, 2011 – 12:03 PM | No Comment
RM Auctions: 1972 Alfa Romeo 33-3 TT

They say that Alfa Romeos have soul. Passion. They are cars for people who love cars. This veteran of Le Mans and the Targa Florio, then, is surely something special.
It is a 1972 Alfa Romeo …

Senna’s McLaren MP4/6: The biggest airfix kit in the world for auction at Coys
August 8, 2011 – 11:14 AM | 2 Comments
Senna’s McLaren MP4/6: The biggest airfix kit in the world for auction at Coys

A sculpture that features Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/6 from his last season as World Champion is to be sold by the International Car auctioneers COYS at their Nurburgring sale in Germany on August …

Maserati Birdcage – Mecum Auction house disputes ‘fake’ label, builder says car is a replica
July 23, 2011 – 3:59 PM | One Comment
Maserati Birdcage – Mecum Auction house disputes ‘fake’ label, builder says car is a replica

Mecum Auctions has added an addendum to its description of the 1960 Maserati Tipo 61/60 “Birdcage” chassis, No. 2459, that is coming up for sale at their Monterey Auction. The response is …

Legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype Set to Break Records
July 23, 2011 – 11:17 AM | No Comment
Legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype Set to Break Records

We talk of storied historic racing cars going under the hammer quite often here at Motorsport Retro, but this is something else. Gooding and Company are set to auction a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype, …

Silverstone Classic Sale 2011
July 21, 2011 – 3:10 PM | No Comment
Silverstone Classic Sale 2011

After a promising ’74 season, James Hunt took the Hesketh team to its first Grand Prix victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1975.
Jumping into the pits first for a set of slicks, Hunt slid …

RM Auctions: 1969 Chevrolet “Stars & Stripes” Racing Corvette
July 14, 2011 – 3:19 PM | 2 Comments
RM Auctions: 1969 Chevrolet “Stars & Stripes” Racing Corvette

RM Auctions: 1969 Chevrolet “Stars & Stripes” Racing Corvette up for auction at RM Auctions’ August event at Monterey on the 19th of August.

£7M+ Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Results
July 9, 2011 – 10:21 AM | No Comment
£7M+ Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Results

Results from Bonhams’ traditional Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, where some of the most desirable and beautiful cars in the world went under the hammer.

Impressive Porsches Line Up For Quail Lodge Sale
July 8, 2011 – 4:28 PM | No Comment
Impressive Porsches Line Up For Quail Lodge Sale

The Porsche 906 is not only one of the most beautiful racing cars that has graced circuits around the world, but also one of the more successful. Time to dive under the couch, go gold panning behind the driver’s seat, and cobble together a few extra dollars to go and buy one at Bonhams’ upcoming Quail Lodge auction.

Bonhams Teams Up With BMW For Sale At Museum
June 26, 2011 – 6:28 AM | One Comment
Bonhams Teams Up With BMW For Sale At Museum

Bonhams European Motoring Department are delighted to announce the addition of a new single marque motoring auction to their European calendar, entitled Power by BMW. The auction will incorporate all that is …

Brock’s last race Holden headlines Shannons Motor Show Auction
June 15, 2011 – 1:37 PM | No Comment
Brock’s last race Holden headlines Shannons Motor Show Auction

A unique piece of Australian motorsport history – the last Holden that Peter Brock raced before his death in 2006 – is to be auctioned by Shannons at the Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne …

For Sale: 1971 Kawasaki 500 H1R
June 1, 2011 – 2:40 PM | No Comment
For Sale: 1971 Kawasaki 500 H1R

In the Spring of 1969 Kawasaki announced the launch of an all new 500cc road bike. This was to be a two-stroke triple endowed with 60bhp and a 3 second 0 – 60 …