Auction
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Chevrolet will build just 69 examples of its 2016 COPO Camaro, and if you’re serious about your drag racing you can get the first one off the line as it’s been confirmed for an auction taking place on Friday. The auction is the Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale, Arizona, and proceeds of the winning bid will benefit the United Way charity group. ALSO SEE: FCA Confirms Product Delays For Alfa Romeo Chevy unveiled its 2016 COPO Camaro during last year’s SEMA show. It teamed up with drag racer Courtney Force to help design the first of the 69 cars, making it that much more...
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Replica Ford GT40 From ‘Fast Five’ Heads To Auction
Fans of the 2011 movie Fast Five will immediately recognize this Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT40. It’s a replica built exclusively for filming of the fifth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise and featured prominently at the start of the movie, during the train heist scene. Now...
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Aston Martin Provides Details On How To Buy The One DB10 Going Up For Sale
Aston Martin built just 10 examples of its stunning DB10 for filming work for the new James Bond movie Spectre. While most of the cars survived the ordeal, only one example will be sold to the public, making it very rare indeed. Furthermore, most of the cars were modified for filming. The one up...
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Seinfeld Selling Some Of His Porsches, Including 550 Spyder
Famous Porsche enthusiast Jerry Seinfeld has decided it’s time to sell some of his cars. A selection from his sizable collection will be going up for auction at the Gooding & Company event taking place March 11 at the 2016 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. It’s thought the...
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Jay Leno Owns The First F-150 Harley-Davidson, And He's Donating It To Charity
What many truck fans may not know is that Jay Leno is owner of the first Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 Harley-Davidson to ever be built. And not only is it the first of its kind but it also has a few special touches that make it a one-off. For example, this one came with a supercharger attached...
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1981 Lamborghini Countach Heads To Auction In England
Between 1973 and 1990, Lamborghini produced just 2,049 examples of the Countach. That's right around 120 cars per year. Contrast that with 14,000-plus Gallardo coupes and convertibles Lamborghini has built, and you can see that the Countach is an exceptionally rare machine. That's why it's exciting...
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Here’s your chance to become the ultimate hero of pretty much every kid on the planet, and we’d wager a few bigger kids as well. You can actually own Optimus Prime! To be more accurate, you can own the truck that was used for Prime’s vehicle mode during filming of the first three Transformers movies. CHECK OUT: Transformers Bumblebee Camaro Headed For Auction The truck, a modified 1992 Peterbilt 379, is being auctioned off alongside a classic Camaro that starred as the vehicle mode of Bumblebee in the most recent Transformers movie. The vehicles will go up for auction on...
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Transformers Bumblebee Camaro Headed For Auction
There aren't a lot of good things to say about the "Transformers" movie franchise. In fact, anything beyond the first movie was basically unnecessary, and the fourth installment, Transformers: Age of Extinction, may be the worst of them all. Well, at least it featured some cool cars. One of those...
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Purple People Eater Corvette Races To Auction
At one point in its life, this 1959 Chevrolet Corvette was sold for $800. Two men each split the cost to acquire this car back in 1974, but now it's destined to cross an auction block in Arizona for a far greater figure. Let's back up a bit, though, as the story of the Purple People Eater runs...
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Not One, But Two Hemi Cuda Convertibles Head To Auction: Video
When it comes to classic American muscle, it doesn’t get much rarer than the Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible. Now, incredibly, two of these rare beasts are coming up for auction. They will go under the hammer at the Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida running from January 15-24, 2016...
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1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Barn Find Heads To Auction
The original Dodge Charger Daytona was never a huge hit but today examples can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Getting a six-figure sum for this one, though, could be a tough task. The car is set to go under the hammer at a Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida next month and the...
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Janis Joplin Porsche Fetches $1.8M At Auction, Fangio Ferrari Goes For $28M
She bought the car after seeing another prowling the hills of San Francisco. Janis Joplin found her Porsche in 1968, and she found it in Beverly Hills. The car in question is a 1964 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet, and it needed a paint job suitable to serve as the daily driver for a rock goddess. That...
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In 1969, a film called The Italian Jobwas shown in theaters. If you're a fan of Italian sports cars, it had one of the greatest opening sequences in cinema history. That's because it featured a stunning Lamborghini Miura winding is way up a mountain pass. It's a beautiful car, beautifully shot, in a beautiful location. The scene does come to an abrupt end, however, as the car winds up destroyed due to a nefariously placed piece of heavy machinery. ALSO SEE: The Rock Can't Squeeze Into A LaFerrari Or GTA Spano Don't worry, though, as the filmmakers weren't daft enough to destroy an actual...
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Keno Brothers Get Into The Classic Car Business: Video
Transparency is their watchword.
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Rare Range Rover Convertible Conversion Headed To Auction
We're likely to get our first look at the production version of Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque Convertible during the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. But there are plenty of open-top Land Rovers out there in the world, and a particularly unique example is about to hit the auction block. READ...
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Original Aston Martin DB4 Zagato Headed To Auction: Video
Aston Martin's collaborations with Italian design house Zagato have resulted in some of the most gorgeous machines ever produced. But the 1962 DB4 Zagato set to be auctioned later this year is more than just a pretty face. ALSO SEE: Mercedes-Benz C111 Drops By Jay Leno’s Garage: Video Upon...
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2016 Chevy Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition With VIN #001 Sells For $500k At Charity Auction
Following the recent Barrett-Jackson auction held in Las Vegas, Nevada, one lucky bidder now owns the very first 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition destined for a customer, the car with VIN #001. The winning bid came in at an impressive $500,000. CHECK OUT: Lamborghini Huracán GT3 To...
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One-Of-One Ford Mustang GT350R Hits The Block To Fight Cancer
The go-fast bits on the 2016 Shelby GT350R that will be auctioned at the 13th annual Cattle Baron’s Ball in Detroit are bone stock. Of course, if you're familiar with the weapons-grade track monster's capabilities, you know it's a hell of a machine straight from the factory. Along with a host...
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A 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 driven and signed by former President George W. Bush was part of the Gooding & Company auction held during last month’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that the final selling price of the car was a staggering $700,000. Jay Leno was on hand to help get the bids up, as the sale of the special Mustang was for a worthy cause. All proceeds went to the Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative, which helps support post-9/11 veterans, service members and their families. ALSO SEE: 2016 Ford...
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Ferrari FXX Signed By Schumacher Headed To Auction
For those who follow high-profile auctions, the situation surrounding this 2006 Ferrari FXX is almost unfathomable. Because while it bears the signature of legendary F1 driver Michael Schumacher, when FXX 29/30 hits the block at the end of the month, it will likely sell for less than its original...
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1970 Hemi Cuda Convertible Sells For $2.25 Million At Monterey Auction
I'll start this off by saying I'm a massive fan of most things Mopar. Additionally, I love watching those with many dollars available to them spend those dollars on all manner of vehicles that cross any number of the many auction blocks. This went down in grand fashion recently in Monterey. Yes, it...
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Very First Bugatti Veyron Sells For $1.8 Million At Monterey Auction
There's virtually nothing to write about the Bugatti Veyron that hasn't been covered before. Even a decade after its release, the initial model's specs remain breathtaking: 1,001 metric horsepower (987 hp for us Americans), 16 cylinders, four turbochargers, ten radiators, and a 253-mph top speed...
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Pinnacle Portfolio Ferraris Break Records At Monterey Auction: Video
The auction action in Monterey has only just begun but already we’ve seen some huge bids placed on some very special metal. The real highlight were the cars that made up the collection known as the Pinnacle Portfolio, which included the very first Bugatti Veyron sold to a customer, a special...
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McLaren F1 Upgraded To LM Spec Sells For $13.75 Million At Monterey Auction
Considering there were just over 100 McLaren F1s ever built, of which only 72 were built for the road, it’s surprising how often the cars trade hands. Only in June we reported on British actor Rowan Atkinson, famous for playing the titular character on the hit comedy Mr. Bean, selling his...
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