Today in Collector Car History: Ralph Lauren Is Born, and a Legendary Garage Follows (Oct. 14, 1939)
Eve Nowell Ralph Lauren was born Oct. 14, 1939. His car collection won Pebble Beach twice, filled museums and showed…
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Today in Collector Car History: Tom Mix and His Cord 812 Phaeton (Oct. 12, 1940)
Western film star Tom Mix died on October 12, 1940, when his 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton rolled near…
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: The First Vanderbilt Cup (Oct. 8, 1904)
On October 8, 1904, George Heath won the first Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island, launching American international road…
Six of the Rarest Classic Cars Ever Made
Kyle Matthews From a two-car Mercedes that sold for €135 million to a Bugatti that vanished in 1941, these are…
The Al Capone Cadillac Sold at Morphy. The Real Lot Was a Piece of Paper.
A 1932 Cadillac 355-B limousine with a Capone certificate of sale sold at Morphy at the top of…
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…
The Buck Jones Cadillac V-12 Speedster Sold for $308,000 in 2006. RM’s Hershey Estimate Asks Half as Much.
John Lloyd RM Sotheby's Hershey Lot 380, Buck Jones's custom 1931 Cadillac V-12 Speedster, carries a $150,000–$175,000 estimate, about half…
The First Auburn 851 Speedster Heads to Hershey. Its Estimate Puts a Price on a Replacement Frame
The first Auburn 851 Supercharged Speedster built crosses the block at RM Sotheby's Hershey on October 7. Its…
The World’s Oldest Rolls-Royce Just Won Pebble Beach. The Real Test Is 60 Miles to Brighton.
On the morning of November 1, chassis 20154 will pull away from central London and attempt sixty miles…