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

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

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