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Rare Aston Martin DB4 GT Lightweight going to highest bidder at RM's Arizona auction

With just 75 built between 1959 and 1963, the Aston Martin DB4 GT is a rare breed. Of those, a mere six are the coveted lightweight models that cut weight by using aluminum components (instead of steel) and delete items like the radio, speakers, and heater. It's not very often that one comes up for sale, but this January, RM Auctions will be offering a pristine example at their sale in Scottsdale. The car going up for auction is chassis #0175/L, the last DB4 GT Lightweight built. It underwent a total restoration in the mid-Nineties where ... Read more →

Henderson: GM to experiment selling cars through eBay Motors Chris Paukert

As part of its post-bankruptcy rebirth, General Motors plans to "experiment" selling its cars on eBay. At its press conference this morning, CEO Fritz Henderson let slip to members of the media that ...

White-Wall Intertubes: RM launches first online car auction Noah Joseph

Online auctions make sense when you're looking for a digital camera or a replacement part for your car, but for buying an entire car? It's been working for years on eBay Motors, and now Canadian ...

Event Alert: January Calendar of Automotive Events Frank Filipponio

Thanks to your suggestions, last month we added a Google Calendar after the jump so you can bookmark it and constantly receive updates as we add them. We appreciate all of your input and hope you ...

Cars That Matter mobile price guide Jonathon Ramsey

Just in time for Pebble Beach, Cars That Matter is rolling out a price guide that can give you the current collector value for hundreds of cars on your java-enabled smartphone or PDA. If you're a ...

The Amelia Island Concours readies first time auctions of one-of-a-kind Fords 1 year ago on Autoblog

The 13th Amelia Island Concours -- called by some the Pebble Beach of the East Coast -- will begin on March 7th at the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island in Florida. Held on the last two holes of the Ritz's golf course, this year's event will host 250 rare cars from private collections and museums, the ...

eBay Find of the Day: Biggest auto news story of the year for only $150k 1 year ago on Autoblog

Fame and fortune has a purchase price: $150,000, on eBay. How can you get it? There's an automobile design flaw that's killing massive numbers of people. When it is revealed, "billions of dollars worth of personal injury and wrongful death litigation" will commence. Want to know what it is? Then ...

The 15 most expensive cars of 2007; #1 could buy you 5 Veyrons 1 year ago on Autoblog

BusinessWeek put together a list of the 15 most expensive cars of 2007, and if you think your car is expensive now, wait until you've owned it for 35 years. The above 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM raced Le Mans in 1962, was crashed there in 1963, and then driven every day as a commuter car in New York ...

The gavel falls: Christie's gets out of the car auction business 2 years ago on Autoblog

After 25 years in business, Christie's International Motor Cars has conducted its last auction. Christie's didn't give any reason for closing down the division, other than being the result of a "strategic review of its various operations." The house has sold some of the world's rarest, most ...

eBay find of the Day: 50 Cent's chrome Murcielago 2 years ago on Autoblog

August on eBay is the season of celebrity car flogging, with Sean Connery's 635 CSI and a BMW 320is owned by a post-Risky Business Tom Cruise going now. 50 Cent, perhaps making space at one of the mansions for the season's new rides, has thrown his chrome Lamborghini Murcielago into the mix. Inside ...

Bernie Ecclestone to make even more money selling his car collection 2 years ago on Autoblog

On October 31st in Battersea Park, London, RM Auctions will be selling 50 cars from the private collection of Bernie Ecclestone at the Automobiles of London auction. What kind of cars does the notoriously particular F1 supremo collect: among the lot are a 1933 Marmon Sixteen Victoria Coupe, 1950 ...

Leaving on a jet plane with "Maximum" Bob Lutz 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance is going to have three Alfa Romeo B.A.T. cars, and a $10 million Bugatti on display. It's going to host a breakfast at Tiffany's. It's going to put on party after ritzy party. But best of all, it's going to have Bob Lutz offering auctioning a ride in his L-39 ...

$12.3m auction sets Bonham record at Goodwood 2 years ago on Autoblog

The rain and the champagne have been flowing at Goodwood, and so too have the pounds sterling, evidenced by Bonham's setting a sales record with $12.3 million worth of vintage metal sold. Top honors after six hours of bidding went to a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Spider, for which somebody parted with ...

Barrett-Jackson rumblings: Trouble in Westworld? 2 years ago on Autoblog

It seems like the recent rumblings out of Westworld are failing to die down. A high profile ejection of a respected collector car expert, rumors of shill bidding on company-owned muscle cars, and cars not getting their fair amount of stage time have all generated headlines from this year's biggest ...

2007 RM Auction, Scottsdale: 3 Rolls-Royce 40/50HP Silver Ghosts 2 years ago on Autoblog

1911 Rolls-Royce 40/50HP Silver Ghost ROI Des Belges The history of Lot 264 can be traced its build date of March 3, 1911, when it was shipped to N. Gatti in London on April 24th. From there the 1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, Chassis No. 1574 was sold several times, including to Millard Newman in ...

eBay Find of the Day - Winding Road: eBay Motors Edition 3 years ago on Autoblog

In our eternal quest for odd and exciting auctions on eBay Motors, we were surprised to find a new link on the homepage that led us to a special version of Winding Road called the eBay Motors Edition. We're always curious as to what those digital publishers are up to, so we downloaded a free copy ...

EBay find of the day: Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to unload cars with a 2005 Corvette 3 years ago on Autoblog

After selling his very sweet MINI Mania-suped MINI Cooper S to the highest bidder for $33,800.00, Dale Jr. is in the process of unloading another of his magnificent stable inhabitants, a 2005 Corvette C6 with paint work of cherry red and flames and only 2,096 miles on the odometer. As a side ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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