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Context: Pebble Beach Once a year, the collector car industry, dealers in vintage automobiles, major and minor collectors, and car enthusiasts of all kinds meet in Pebble Beach for an amazing week of automobile auctions, car exhibitions, new car introductions, cocktail parties and industry events. It can be said–with only a little bit of argument–that …
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Nightshift Sports at the Pebble Beach Auctions Gooding & Company This auction is in process now. August 24th & 25th Location: Pebble Beach Equestrian Center Corner of Stevenson Dr. and Portola Rd. Viewing: Friday, August 249:00am – 9:00pm Saturday, August 259:00am – 5:00pmAuction: Friday, August 245:00pm Saturday, …
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Editor’s Note: this post was originally produced in 2015 but the story line is still accurate..perhaps even more so..and the link is still good. It’s repeated here as we move into the major season(s) for Concours shows. Paying Attention: Not so long ago, I was at the Pebble Beach concours, primarily to see a client’s …
Paying Attention: It’s that time of the year again: Pebble Beach Concours Week. To the automobile enthusiast, this is the best week of the year (or at least one of the best) and for collector’s the world over, it’s the week in which pricing trends and new highs are set for the collectibles that go …
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Part two of the featured results from Pebble Beach. How did your favorite do at auction? BONHAMS http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20994/ Quail Lodge Auction Carmel August 16th, 2013, starting at 9:30PDT. Lot No. 131. 1951 Aston Martin DB2 Coupe. Chassis No. LML/50/44. Engine No. VB6B/50/1152 http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20994/lot/131/?page_anchor=MR1_page_lots%3D14%26r1%3D10%26m1%3D1 Estimate: $200,000-$260,000 SOLD: $292,600 Lot No. 6. An Ed “Big …
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We were expecting the auctions that take place during the week of the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance to set new records and that is exactly what happened. Last week, we picked out some special collector cars from the offerings from three of the big auction houses to highlight, and put links to each of the cars underneath their description along with an estimated sales price. For follow up, below please see the sold prices of the featured automobiles.
The Pebble Beach Concours starts officially on Thursday, the 15th of August. But there are events all week long at this premier gathering of the best in the automobile world. On the grounds of the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance (The Lodge at Pebble Beach), the world’s great automobile manufacturers gather for an informal industry meeting, …
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Last year, in this very same space, we presented an overview of some of the most interesting cars to be offered at the annual Pebble Beach auctions conducted by all the major automobile auction houses during the week long celebration of automobiles and automobilia that rans parallel to the justifiably famous Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. …