RM Sotheby’s, Monterey, August 15-17, 2024
Nowhere is it more clear (at least on the numbers as contrasted with walking through the preview) that the relative importance of RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction is determined by 7- and 8-figure cars. 46 lots were bid to $1 million or more; 36 of them sold bringing a total of $116,510,500, 69% of RM’s three-day […]
The Monterey Auctions 2024
Revised September 11, 2024. First, the summaries. These are the five auctions during Monterey Car Week, each showing results over the last three years. At the bottom are the numbers for all these auctions since 2022. It’s not necessary to go to the bottom of the table to see that results were off, particularly Bonhams […]
Gooding & Co., Pebble Beach, August 16-17, 2024
While Gooding’s Pebble Beach auction isn’t the hero sale of Monterey this year it is the one auction that sends me its printed catalogs in advance. Collecting the other catalogs is a chore and brought with it a trip to the UPS Store in “New Monterey” (near Cannery Row) and a $51 credit card ding […]
The Pebble Beach® Concours d’Elegance Best of Show Winner 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports
The Pebble Beach® Concours d’Elegance broke new ground in 2024, naming this original and unrestored 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports as Best of Show, an unprecedented departure for a concours that has ever- (or almost ever-) honored bright and shiny over-restored visions of great, sleek, powerful classics. At the Tour d’Elegance on Thursday morning – […]
Artcurial Motorcars, Saint-Tropez, France, June 29, 2024
A pop-up sale featuring area collections from the south of France, this appears to be an opportunity venue for Artcurial which may (or may not) be inserted in its annual calendar. The location was pleasing and luxurious, but the sale room was cramped and cars were sold from photos, not crossing the block. There were […]
Mecum Auctions, Harrisburg, PA, July 24-27, 2024
Mecum’s Harrisburg auction at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex has taken on a whole new stature as the only successful consignment collector car auction in the Northeast. Mecum has done what no one else has been able to do. I had a list of 1,100 cars gleaned from Mecum’s website before the auction. A few […]