Auctions

We know Lamborghinis are meant to be expensive, but with an expected auction price of $4.7 million this latest version from renowned German scale model builder Robert Gülpen takes the cake. You see, Gülpen’s Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, roughly 1/8th the size of the real thing...

An Austin-Healey at the center of the 1955 LeMans tragedy recently crossed the block in a Bonhams Auction, fetching $1.3 million.

Bentley has auctioned off a brand new 2012 Continental GTC for charity, helping to raise more than £240,000 (approximately $377,000) in the process. The car was auctioned off at a star-studded event at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester, England, an event that saw singer Kelly Rowland and British...

It generated buzz, controversy and even threats on a Shelby forum. By early Saturday afternoon, it generated $230,000 at auction. We're referring to the 1968 Shelby Cobra Mustang GT500-KR we posted about a few days earlier. Curiosity prompted a six-hour road trip to the Indianapolis suburb of...

A highlight of this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas was the original Shelby Cobra prototype on display. Unrestored and unpretentious, its presentation was in stark contrast to the event's requisite highly polished, no-holds-barred rides surrounding it. Patina be damned, its provenance commanded due...

Pink isn't the first color you think of on a Bentley unless you're Paris Hilton or--preferably--the Susan G. Komen foundation. This "Passion Pink" example, commissioned by Symbolic Motor Car Company directly from Bentley, is a completely unique 2012 Continental GT model, and it will be on sale at...

A unique 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302, painted in School Bus Yellow and fitted with the Laguna Seca package, will be auctioned off to benefit the Henry Ford Health System.

It looks like the 2012 Fisker Karma range-extended electric sedan is doing more good than just helping the environment. The very first example up for sale in the UK has gone under the hammer at a charity auction held yesterday at the Round House performing arts venue, just north of London. The...

The last remaining Triumph Trophy TR5 used in the filming of the hit sitcom "Happy Days" will be auctioned off at an upcoming Bonhams event.

With all the hoopla surrounding Lexus’ efforts to prevent resellers flogging its LFA supercar, with limited availability, selective customer profiling, and finicky lease contracts all employed by the Japanese automaker to ensure its cars would only be going to those who truly wanted to enjoy...

As we reported last week, the very first 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to be sold to the public was heading to the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson event this past weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. We can now report that the modern-day muscle car, complete with its 580 horsepower and 556 pound-feet of...

Mitsubishi is auctioning off its very last Eclipse Coupe this week in an effort to help raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross. The last Eclipse is a one-of-a-kind 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe SE, which was manufactured at the automaker’s plant in Normal, Illinois. It will go under the...

If you've got a passion for movie cars and a bank account that's in the black, you might be interested in a handful of auctions taking place this week and next. On the blocks: replicas of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Batmobile, plus the original -- and only -- Pink Panther "Panthermobile". You...

At this week's Gooding & Company Auction, an incredibly well-preserved and original Bentley 3 Liter, the company's first production model, sold for $962,500.

A new record for the most expensive car sold publicly was set this weekend, and once again, it was a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. With the hammer falling at $14.9 million plus the buyer's premium, the final sale price as $16.4 million. It's a fitting price for a historic car: this is the first of...

This prototype stretch limousine, built specifically for the safety of Pope Paul VI, was also used as a parade vehicle for Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Jim Lovell. Astronauts, the pope, and a 1964 Lincoln Continental. It's like the most random, yet awesome, trifecta...

George Whittell, Jr., was sort of the early 20th Century's male version of Paris Hilton--the son of a rich family, he never worked, instead spending his days with fast cars and equally fast women. One of his fantastic Duesenbergs is coming up for auction at the Gooding & Co. Pebble Beach event...

The 2012 Ford Blue Angels Mustang GT was sold at the 2011 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to a buyer from California for $400,000.

With a classic collector car like the 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, there's always a good reason to buy the car: the car itself. But this time, there's an additional incentive to keep bidding, and it doesn't have anything to do with collectibility or simple aesthetics. The proceeds will go to benefit...

If you're a fan of Mecum auctions, classic cars, or watching Brits bash beaters into near-new condition, you're familiar with HD Theater, which is owned by Discovery. Soon, we'll have even more excellent high-def automotive content thanks to a new agreement that will spawn Velocity, a new...