- Highlights -
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2011
...features 125 Years of the Automobile featuring Benz, Daimler and Mercedes, Centennial of Stutz,
50 years of Ferrari 250 GTO, the early Rolls Royce Silver Ghost and Italian Motorcycles.
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The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
...celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type, Phil Hill's Formula One Championship and
Ferrari America and Super America.
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(Photo courtesy of Jaguar Media North America)
Concorso Italiano ...features 40 years of
Pantera, Maserati 'Bora', Ghibli and others.
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion ...features the Jaguar Heritage
Display-honoring the 50th Anniversary of the E-type.
550 historic race and sports cars in 17 groups such as pre 1940 sports and touring, premier 1966-1983 Formula I cars, late 60s American Muscle and Can-Am cars from 1967 to 1974. Bonhams' premiere of the '1793 Cup' award to morning race winners.
(Photo courtesy of Jaguar Media North America)
Gooding and Co. Auction
...features legendary racing autos
...Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Prototype and 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Factory Team Car, 15 years of coachbuilt show model Ferrari's
from 1957 - 1963, the oldest production Bentley - a 1921 'Chassis 3', a 1931 Brough Superior
SS80 motorcycle owned by Steve McQueen and Von Dutch,
and the 1931 Duesenberg Model J 'Whitell
Coupe', a 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster owned by Cheryl Crow, among many other sensational classics.
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(Photos courtesy Gooding & Company)
Russo and Steele 11th Annual Sports and Muscle Auction
...features the 'Pilot Car'- the first LS6 Chevelle, European sports, American muscle, hot rods and custom automobiles.
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(Photos courtesy Russo and Steele)
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Photo: Winner of the 61st Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance-
1934 Voison C-25 Aerodyne
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Bonhams and Butterfields Auction
...features a 1979 BMW M1 painted by Frank Stella and impressive
racing Porsches from 1966-1986 (Typ 906, 935, 962), 1957 BMW 507 Roadster and many others.
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(Photo courtesy Bonhams Auction)
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Mecum Auctions
...announces three super low-mileage Italian classics will be offered at their third
annual Monterey Auction: a 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS with 2,910 miles; a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Daytona with 9,752 miles; and a 1977 Maserati Bora Coupe with just 978 miles.
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(Photo courtesy Mecum Auction)
R M Auctions - Monterey
...marks the 125th Anniversary of Mercedes and Benz by presenting
13 examples from over 80
production years.
A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster,
1936 540K Sport Cabriolet A, 1935 500K Roadster,
1936 540K Spezial Coupe,and a 1939 540K Spezial Roadster.
Also featured, the 1970 Porsche 911 S owned by Steve McQueen,
featured in the film, 'Le Mans'.
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(left photo credit Shooterz.biz 2011 courtesy RM Auctions)
(right photo credit Glenn McLaughlan courtesy RM Auctions)(bottom photo credit Darin Schnabel 2011 courtesy RM Auctions)
AUTOMOBILIA
has blossomed at Pebble Beach Week with the
Pebble Beach RetroAuto and Automobilia Monterey.
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