Auctions

While the Lola T70 Mark III may not have enjoyed the same success as its contemporaries from Porsche (the 917) and Ford (the GT40), there’s no denying that the T70 was among the most beautiful endurance racers ever penned. Its resemblance to the Ford GT40 is no coincidence, as designer Eric...

In the words of Susan Docherty, president and managing director of Chevrolet and Cadillac Europe, “Corvette is the face of Chevrolet the world over.” It’s fitting, then, that the brand will debut the 2014 Corvette Stingray convertible on March 5, at Switzerland's Geneva Motor...

Steve McQueen’s final movie before his death in 1980 was The Hunter, in which he portrayed real-life bounty hunter Ralph “Papa” Thorson. In it, McQueen’s character drove a 1951 Chevy Styleline DeLuxe Convertible, which Wheels tells us McQueen purchased for his own collection...

Tie-ins to James Bond aside, the Aston Martin DB 5 is one of the most stunning luxury sport coupes of all time. That helps to explain the ongoing demand for the car, which went out of production in 1965. Original examples are getting harder to find with each passing year, which is what makes a 1964...

The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte, the sixth generation of the luxurious Italian sedan, recently made its world debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show and is now on its way to showrooms all across the country ahead of its sales launch this spring. However, one of the first cars to be sold to a customer...

A one-off Mustang built as a tribute to the late Carroll Shelby only managed to sell for $200,000 at auction.

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with VIN ending in #0001 has sold at auction for an incredible $1.1 million, more than 20 times the expected cost of the latest ‘Vette. Of course, getting to own the very first example to be sold to the public has its premium, and all proceeds from the...

Z-Z-Z-ZWAP! The original Batmobile from the ‘60s and ‘70s Batman television series sold at auction this weekend for a staggering $4.2 million. Not bad considering the car it was based on, a one-off 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car, was bought for just $1 and transformed into the vehicle...

A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette owned by General Motors CEO Dan Akerson sold at auction late on Friday for $270,000. All proceeds from the sale will now go to the Habitat for Humanity charitable organization, which aims to revitalize the Morningside Commons neighborhood on Detroit’s lower east...

Want to park the very first production C7 Corvette Stingray, serial number 001, in your garage? Be sure you’re registered to bid at this week’s Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, then, because that very car is scheduled to cross the stage on Saturday, January 19. To be...

In stock form, the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang cranks out an impressive 662 horsepower and 631 pound-feet of torque, will reportedly top out at 200 miles per hour and can be purchased by anyone with the $54,995 price of admission. That makes it a performance bargain by anyone’s standards...

Celebrity cars typically command a premium price over those owned by “ordinary” people, and there’s no denying that Freddie Mercury, the former lead singer for Queen, qualified for celebrity status. Though Mercury died in November of 1991, his music lives on along with his...

Steve McQueen died of cancer in 1980, but anything associated with the King of Cool remains in high demand. In 2011, McQueen’s 1970 Porsche 911S (seen in the movie “Le Mans”) sold for an impressive $1.375 million, and a few months later his Nomex driver’s suit from the movie...

If you have a thing for early 1940s Lincolns, or if you’re a huge fan of The Godfather (the second-greatest film in American cinema, according to the American Film Institute), you’ll want register to bid at the upcoming Bonhams Scottsdale auction. Crossing the block will be a pair of...

For almost 60 years NASCAR, and the cars and personalities that make up the sport, has been closely linked with American culture. From the hallowed grounds of Daytona International Speedway in Florida, to the Sonoma road course in California, the sport has created a lifetime worth of memories--some...

A silver 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello once owned by Afzal Kahn, the man behind bespoke British outfit A. Kahn Design, has sold at auction for 41,400 pounds (approximately $67,455). While a car selling at auction isn’t usually a big deal, this particular 550 Maranello has a bit of history behind...

Last October the world’s oldest known Ford in existence, a 1903 Model A Rear Entry Tonneau, sold at auction for the relative bargain price of price of $264,000 (the car had previously been sold in 2007 for almost $700k). It’s now been revealed that the lucky buyer of the red 1903 Model...

Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping magnate, was the kind of man you wanted as a friend. One of the richest men in the world during the 1960s, Onassis wasn’t shy about spending money on those he cared for. Singer Stamatis Kokotas fell into that category, as Onassis was both a friend and a...

An auction for a one-off ‘Bolt Gold’ Nissan GT-R plus a number of signed memorabilia from the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has now concluded, and we can confirm that a sum of $193,191 was raised. All proceeds of the auction will go to benefit the Usain Bolt Foundation aimed at...

In the 2009 horror-comedy motion picture Zombieland, actor Woody Harrelson’s character wanders a ruined America, in search of the last remaining Hostess Twinkie cream-filled sponge cake in existence. It’s a noble quest, one that’s about to be mirrored by Saab aficionados...