Today in Collector Car History: Ernest Eldridge Dies, and His Fiat Mephistopheles Outlives Him (Oct. 27, 1935)
EL Puckett Ernest Eldridge died on Oct. 27, 1935. The Fiat Mephistopheles he built still holds a distinction: the last…
Pre-War Classics
The Nethercutt Collection Was Built in a Restoration Shop, Not a Showroom
Eve Nowell J.B. Nethercutt’s Sylmar collection produced a record six Pebble Beach Best of Show wins. The Nethercutt Collection’s real…
Restored 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton For Sale at Aumann Auctions
A restored, numbers-matching 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton with a 170-hp Lycoming V8 is for sale at Aumann…
Today in Collector Car History: William Morris Is Born, and MG Follows (Oct. 10, 1877)
William Morris was born on October 10, 1877. The garage he renamed in 1910 gave collectors the Bullnose…
Supercharged 1936 Auburn 852 Boattail Speedster For Sale at Aumann Auctions
A restored, numbers-matching 1936 Auburn 852 Supercharged Boattail Speedster is for sale at Aumann Auctions, with bidding closing…
Don Henley Automobile Collection & Vintage Motorcycles Heads to Aumann Auctions
Aumann's online Don Henley Automobile Collection sale on Nov. 9 features award-winning 1947 Fords, an Auburn Speedster, Cadillac…
This Murphy Duesenberg’s Provenance Is First-Rate. Its Engine Tells a More Complicated Story.
Chassis 2434, one of about five surviving Murphy convertible berlines, heads to RM Sotheby's Hershey with an ownership…
Today in Collector Car History: The 1932 Pierce-Arrow Twelve’s Record Run at Bonneville
John Lloyd On September 18, 1932, on a graded loop of hard-packed salt west of Salt Lake City, a Pierce-Arrow…
The Gable Duesenberg Didn’t Sell in 2012. This Year It Made $9.08 Million — and the Gap Is the Real Story
Fourteen years ago, a cream-over-red 1935 Duesenberg Model JN convertible coupe — the car Clark Gable sketched himself…