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Stephen Page 1,500 BHP - Porsche 917/30, “the perfect race car,” to be auctioned at Amelia Island

Part of the Drendel Collection. Photo by Pawel Litwinski, copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company

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Added by Stephen Page on February 17, 2012 at 9:58am — No Comments

Stephen Page The Electric Ignition System - just one of 'Boss' Kettering’s enduring automotive inventions

Electric ignition system just one of 'Boss' Kettering’s enduring automotive inventions

By George Spaulding

Copyright © 1995 - 2012 Evening Post Publishing Co.

An article in Autoweek refreshed many memories of Charles “Boss” Kettering, recognized as the Thomas A. Edison of the automobile industry.

Kettering, known by many of our readers as a co-founder of the…

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Added by Stephen Page on February 16, 2012 at 11:00am — No Comments

Stephen Page Louis Chenot’s 1/6-scale Duesenberg to headline first Model Motorcars at Amelia Island

Written by , Hemmings

You’ve no doubt seen photos of…

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Added by Stephen Page on February 16, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

ANDREW RIGGS '84C March (KRACO) IndyCar

 

March 84C Indy Car Driven by Geoff Brabham 1984 season - Teammate to Micheal Andretti at KRACO Racing. We're accepting offers on this turn key racer as it's restoration…

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Added by ANDREW RIGGS on February 13, 2012 at 6:25pm — No Comments

Dom Miliano Automotive Photography - Part 1

Taking Pictures of Cars

Dom Miliano

 With the advent of the ubiquitous digital camera, just about everyone these days fashions himself or herself as the next Ansel Adams. But the rules about what makes a good picture and what constitutes “dreck” did not changed when we went from using light sensitive silver crystals to capture our images to using electrons. You still need good composition, good lighting, proper exposure, an interesting…

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Added by Dom Miliano on February 10, 2012 at 9:19am — No Comments

Stephen Page HISTORIC SILVER ARROW RACERS TO CREATE A MEMORABLE SPECTACLE AT THE 2012 GOODWOOD REVIVAL

For Immediate Release: 8 February 2012

 

Seventy-five years after their first UK appearance, the Silver Arrows racers are to return in action on British soil at the 2012 Goodwood Revival

  • A once-in-lifetime opportunity to see at least 10 Silver…
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Added by Stephen Page on February 8, 2012 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Stephen Page Russo and Steele Scottsdale Smashes 5 World Records

Scottsdale, Arizona (January 26, 2012) With enough intensity and excitement to turn non-collectors into enthusiasts, the atmosphere at Russo and Steele’s Scottsdale 2012 auction block was downright palpable. An overflowing auction block, one-of-a-kind marvels and a record number of car-loving bidders led Russo and Steele to break 5 world records.  From European sports to American muscle and hot rods to customs, this year’s auction event held an impressing line up of cars to…

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Added by Stephen Page on February 6, 2012 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Stephen Page Two Shelby King Cobras to highlight Ford-Cobra-Shelby Reunion



Photo courtesy Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

Posted in Hemmings Daily

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Added by Stephen Page on February 6, 2012 at 11:10am — No Comments

Geoffrey George Weiner Donnington Park

Track day at Donnington Park, visited the F.1. Tom Wheatcroft collection, had photos taken in front of the Senna & Fangio bronze memorial at the circuit entrance. My motoring jackets, Senna double CD, Morgan memorabilia etc.

Added by Geoffrey George Weiner on January 30, 2012 at 8:56am — No Comments

Stephen Page RM Auction Corvette #005 sells for $445,500



Photo courtesy RM Auctions

Illustrating the depth of the top-end sales at the recent RM Auctions event at the glamorous Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix,…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 27, 2012 at 10:24am — No Comments

Stephen Page Results for the 2012 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, AZ

DSC 0935 Version 2 295x196 Barrett Jackson Scottsdale 2012 Auction Results

Barrett-Jackson held its 41st annual Arizona auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale on January 15-22, 2012, resulting in more than $92 million in sales.

Top sale at the 2012 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction went a 1948 Tucker Torpedo from the Ron Pratte…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 24, 2012 at 5:04pm — No Comments

Stephen Page Tucker - Top sale at Barrett-Jackson at $2.915 million



Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson

When noted collector Ron Pratte consigned his Tucker #1043 at this past weekend’s Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, there was speculation that it could achieve a new world record for the famed make. Tucked within the auction company’s 5000 Series, or best-of-the-best, the…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 24, 2012 at 4:57pm — No Comments

Stephen Page Vic Elford And The Vacuum Cleaner

© Andrew S. Hartwell

By Andrew S. Hartwell  Reprinted from www.ashautomobilia.com

Among the many legends of motor racing there stands two men, working on opposite sides of the Atlantic ocean, who brought innovation to the race track time and again.  In Europe, that man was Colin Chapman.  His work with the Lotus Grand…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 24, 2012 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Stephen Page RM Auctions - Arizona 2012 – Auction Results

1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica1 295x196 RM Auctions Arizona 2012 Auction Results

RM Auctions held its 2012 Automobiles of Arizona sale on January 19-20 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, resulting in $25.5 million in sales and an 89% sell-through rate.

The 13th annual RM Auctions Arizona sale saw 140 automobiles cross…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 23, 2012 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Stephen Page Gooding & Company - Scottsdale Auction Results

Gooding & Company Achieves Great Success at its Scottsdale Auctions with an

Outstanding 98% Sold and $39.8 Million in Sales

For the fifth consecutive year, Gooding & Company Sells the Most Valuable Car of Arizona Auction Week –

the $4.62 million 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing

13 World Records Established

Two Cars Sold…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 23, 2012 at 5:03pm — No Comments

Pierre Dutoya Lola T210 T212

I am Writting the history on every chassis # for the Lola T210 and T212.

I start from the Factory delivery log book.

the first car arrive in the US was the serie T212 in 1971. it is east to trace the history for the first 2-4 years until the cars was not competitive any more on the international race and turn to the SCCA regional championship.

A lot of seconf hanbd car T210 and T212 was imported in the 75-85 for that purpose , until the historic race started to reopen…

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Added by Pierre Dutoya on January 21, 2012 at 9:51am — No Comments

Stephen Page Registration Open for MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge Class

Skip Barber Racing School is proud to announce registration is now open for the Skip Barber Racing School MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge class in the 2012 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Series. Only eleven spots are available for application for racers who have completed five or more Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge race weekends. With eleven races split up over eight race weekends at legendary…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 20, 2012 at 1:58pm — No Comments

Stephen Page Headliners at RM Auctions Amelia Island 2012

1934 Packard Twelve Convertible Victoria 295x196 Headline Offerings at RM Auctions Amelia Island 2012

1934 Packard Twelve Convertible Victoria

RM Auctions returns to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Amelia Island, Florida on March 10, 2012 for its annual Amelia Island…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 19, 2012 at 11:39am — No Comments

Stephen Page Five special cars from Ron Pratte’s collection set to cross the block at Barrett-Jackson



Tucker #1043. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson

The big Scottsdale auction week is finally here, now with six companies set to to drop the hammer on literally thousands of collector cars in a mere handful of days. In typical fashion, Barrett-Jackson was the first to usher cars through the stage lights, and it’s here where we’ve been alerted to the probable sale of this…

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Added by Stephen Page on January 19, 2012 at 11:15am — No Comments

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