Tuesday

CONNECTICUT ON THE 3RD


1971 CHECKER 

COLLECTOR'S MOTOR CARS
by Bonhams
Greenwich Concours d'Elegance
Roger Sherman Baldwin Park
Greenwich, Connecticut


1-212-461-6514

photo credit: © 2012 bonhams 1793

IOWA ON THE 2ND

THE LINN COLLECTION
by Van Der Brink
The Linn Museum
Villisca, Iowa


1-605-201-7005

ENGLAND ON THE 2ND

1970 FIAT 500

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by ACA
King's Lynn
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1553 771881

photo credit: © 2012 Anglia Car Auction

AUSTRALIA ON THE 1ST



THE LATE BILL PARKER COLLECTION
by GDL
Toowoomba Showgrounds
Toowoomba, Australia


+61 (0) 418 730 904

photo credit: GDL Auctions

INDIANA ON THE 1ST OF JUNE

AUBURN SPRING
by Auctions America
Auburn Auction Park
5536 County Road 11A
Auburn, Indiana


1-260-927-9797

photo credit: Auctions aAmeric

Monday

INDIANA ON THE 31ST

AUBURN SPRING COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by Carlisle
Auburn Auction Park
Auburn, Indiana


1-717-243-7855

LAZY SUMMER DAZE....


BARBER VINTAGE MOTORSPORTS MUSEUM - The Barber Motorsports Park is the new home of this museum, founded by George Barber, a Birmingham businessman. The museum houses a collection of more than 1,000 motorcycles and 55 cars — including 36 Lotus models. Visitors can watch vehicle restorations or peruse a library with 6,000 publications on motorcycles and cars. Open daily. Admission fee. 6030 Barber Motorsports Parkway, Leeds, Ala. 35094. (205) 699-7275. http://www.barbermuseum.org/

photo credit: Barber Vintage Mororsports Museum 

MOTOR ART........DEXTER BROWN




available at art gallerys worldwide

top image: momoist.blogspot.com
center image: motorld.com
bottom photo: carlosghys.be

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1936 CHEVY

The 1936 standard series Chevrolet adopted the all steel fisher body with turret top styling.  They had more rounded front fenders and radiator grill.  A split windshield and hydraulic brakes was a new feature for the standard models in 1936.  This beautiful Chevrolet has a very straight body and excellent midnight Black paint, original mohair upholstery with new matching headliner.  Everything is in working condition including the original in dash Chevrolet radio.  The 6 cylinder engine has been rebuilt and runs fantastic.

Located in Illinois........1-815-385-8408

photo credit: © 2012 Volo Auto Museum

ENGLAND ON THE 28TH

1953 JAGUAR

CLASSIC CARS
by Barons
Sandown Park Exibition Centre
Esher, Surrey
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 8454 30 60 60

photo credit: barons-auctions.com

2012 INDY 500

WINNER DARIO FRANCHITTI AND ASHLY JUDD

After a record breaking 35 lead changes, Dario Franchitti has joined the ranks of three-time winners of the Indianapolis 500. Pictured here with his wife, actress Ashley Judd, who has a hit TV series this year.


It was a fast, hard race as it always is. The record heat temps didn’t seem to cause any failures, but as usual there were the accidents. In the las lap Takuma Sato, my personal favorite, was running in second place. He took the do-or-die chance to pass Franchitti, but (oh, no) he spun out freezing the race ending. Franchitti in first, his teammate Scott Dixon in second and Tony Kanaan (always a crowd favorite) in third. As always with the Indy 500, it isn’t over until its over.




photo credit: Nick Laham via © Getty Images
video credit: © 2012 indycar via © 2012 youtube.com

Sunday

FORMULA ONE IN MONACO






There we are....six races, six different winners. Top four cars less than a second apart. In recent year Monaco has been a little on the dull side. Mark Webber, my favorite, left from the pole and stayed in first right to the end, but with the others so close that made it a race. Nico Rosberg came in second only .086 of a second behind Webber. Fernando Alonso, at .304 of a second behind Rosberg, came in third.

photo credit: © 2012 bbc.co.uk

Wednesday

ENGLAND ON THE 26TH


1955 JAGUAR XK140

HISTORICS AT BROOKLANDS
by Historics
The Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Road
Weybridge, Surrey
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 800 988 3838

photo credit: © 2012 historics.co.uk 

Monday

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 26TH


THE RUSSELL FARM COLLECTION
by Dillard Auction Company
The Russell Farm
Route 44
Allenwood, Pennsylvania


1-814-880-2893
 


ENGLAND ON THE 24TH

1956 AUSTIN HEALEY

CLASSIC CARS & MOTORCYCLES
by H & H
The Pavilion Gardens
Buxton
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 8458 334455

MOTOR ART........GARY WHINN



GARY WHINN

at art stores worldwide

top image credit: © 2012 posters.co.uk
middle image credit: © 2012 allposters.com
photo credit: © 2012 hemmings.com

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1951 NASH

1951 Nash Ambassador Airflyte Custom Sedan, Beautifully restored with original inline 235 cu. in. 115 HP 6 cylinder overhead valve engine and 4 speed Hydramatic transmission, model 5178, body C5457, VIN: RC 10030 (assembled in El Segundo, CA) with 77,500 original miles. This car has been lovingly brought back to life by Gerald Johnson of North Dakota, with new upholstery and headliner, paint, rebuilt automatic transmission, new windshield and side glass, window gaskets, generator, voltage regulator, radiator core, weather stripping, water pump, master cylinder and wheel cylinders, shocks, exhaust, and tires all performed in 2001-03. The body was sanded to bare metal and is painted in a Ford Bronze/red clearcoat metallic from 2000. Horn, directional signals, lights, instrument gauges all work and original clock and AM radio are present but not connected. Includes owner’s and shop manuals, Nash fender cover and bumper jack. Since I have owned the car (bought in March 2007 with 72K miles) I have had the fuel pump rebuilt for modern gas by Kanter Bros., relined all 8 brake shoes, replaced the rear main seal and the oil pan gasket with Neoprene. The car is an amazing survivor, having been bought new in Chino, CA and driven over 70K miles without any accidents or even any dings until 1971 when it went into the original owner’s son’s barn in North Dakota where it stayed dry and rust free until its resurrection in 2001.

Located in Arizona........1-602-740-1171

photo and text credit: © 2012 hemming.com

POLE DAY FOR THE INDY 500

Thursday

NEW YORK ON THE 19TH

NEW YORK ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE AUCTION
by MidAmerica
MotorcyclePedia Museum
Newburgh, New York


1-651-633-9655

Wednesday

ENGLAND ON THE 19TH


1952 ASTON MARTIN DB2

THE ASTON MARTIN SALE
by Bonhams
Aston Martin Works
Tickford Street
Newport Pagnell
United Kingdom

http://www.bonhams.com/

+44 (0) 207 447 7447

photo credit: © 2012 bonhams 1793

CONNECTICUT ON THE 19TH


1934 PACKARD

SPECTACULAR AUTOMOBILES
by Dragone
Dragone Classic Motorcars
176 Post Road
Westport, Connecticut


1-203-349-8840

photo credit: Dragone Classic Motorcars

NEW JERSEY ON THE 19TH

ANTIQUE CARS
by Lee Fox
210 Davis Road
Magnolia, New Jersey


1-609-970-5163

MINNESOTA ON THE 19TH



COLLECTION OF AL & THERESA HAYES
by Matt Maring
117 Main Street South
Dover, Minnesota


1-800-801-4502


photo credit: © 2012 Matt Maring Auction Company

MINNESOTA ON THE 19TH

COLLECTOR CARS
by Van Der Brink
108 Bradshaw Ave. NE
Buffalo, Minnesota


1-605-201-7005

MARYLAND ON THE 17TH

OCEAN CITY COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by Express
Ocean City Convention Center
40th Street and Coastal Highway
Ocean City, Maryland


1-443-807-8883
1-410-243-9999

MOTOR ART........GEORGE LANE


SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

Monday

ENGLAND ON THE 16TH

1970 MARCH 703 FORMULA 3

THE SPRING SALE
by Silverstone
The Silverstone Race Course
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1926 691 141


photo credit: silverstoneauctions.com

ENGLAND ON THE 16TH

1931 PEUGEOT 201

CLASSIC AND VINTAGE CARS
by Brightwells
The Salesroom
Easters Court, Leominster, Herefordshire
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1568 611122

photo credit: brightwells.com

INDIANA ON THE 15TH

1940 FORD

ORIGINAL SPRING CLASSIC
by Mecum
Indiana State Fair Grounds
Indianapolis, Indiana


1-262-275-5050

photo credit: © 2012 mecum.com

Sunday

FORMULA ONE IN SPAIN

ALONSO, 2ND - MALDONADO, 1ST - RAIKKONEN

I am liking Formula One this year. Five races and five different winners. A fairly new driver, Pastor Maldonado, picked up the win for his first time. Driving for Williams it was a happy time. For Frank Williams it was his 70th birthday and the first time his team had won since 2004. In the old days the Williams were always on top.

Alonso, who is Spanish, would certainly like to have the win in his home country. He seemed very happy to have a good showing with his second place.

Third went to Kimi Raikkonen from Lotus for his second podium in as many races. Even today you can't get a smile out of this man.

Maldonado must have felt very proud standing in first place on the podium with two former world champions. Alonso was the champ in 2005 and 2006 and Raikkonen was the champ in 2007.


So, happy days don't always go as well as they should. While Frank Williams was giving his birthday speech and congratulating Maldonado on his win their garage blew up. Injurying nine people. Frank Williams, who has been in a wheelchair since a 1986 road accident, was wheeled to safety.

top photo credit: © 2012 crash.net
bottom photo credit: © 2012 Getty Images via © 2012 bbc.com

Saturday

IN HIS OWN WORDS



video credit: © 2012 Ford Motor Company via © 2012 youtube.com

CARROLL SHELBY........1923 - 2012

Following on the heels of the recent deaths of Porsche designers Vale Porsche (911) and Anatole Lapine (928) comes the news that driver/team manager/designer Carroll Shelby passed away at 89. Shelby put together the AC Cobra and Mustang Cobra. The Mustang Cobra is still being produced today. The AC super snake was produced for the masses and for racing.
The race team. The car is just beautiful, it was then and it is now. Since it stopped production almost every kit car producer in the world has had their version of the Cobra in its lineup. Under license I am sure. If you owned an original you could take the money to the bank. Of the Super Snakes there were only two built and  there is only one left. It sold at auction in January 2007 for $5.5 million. Yes, I said $5.5 million! The second one was bought by Bill Cosby, the actor/comedian, and so the story goes he returned the car after one day because it scared the hell out of him. The person who ended up buying it died in a road accident.
Twenty-five years ago when it was time to retire he said 'no way.' He had things to do, cars to produce, personal appearances to make, license his products. Not bad for a former chicken farmer. 
I first became aware of Shelby in 1959 when he (with Roy Salvadori) won the 24 hours of Le Mans. At that time my favorite driver was Sterling Moss who would be driving for Aston Martin. They had three cars and Shelby/Salvadori had one. Moss had engine trouble and had to drop out with Shelby/Salvadori going on to win. In those days I could only read about it, but with the internet I looked it up on YouTube. In those days they were still doing the Le Mann start with the drivers running to the cars. Pit stops were much longer than they are today. Very few drivers wore uniforms, most raced in blue jeans and t-shirts and Shelby wore his chicken-farmer overalls. They all wore helmets, but they had only been required a few short years. The picture above was at the 1966 Seabring 12 Hour with Dan Gurney. Dan was another driver/designer and is still around designing $100,000 motorcycles.

photo credit #1: Seth Wenig
photo credit #2: © 2012 Ford Motor Company
photo credit #3: John Collier
photo credit #4: © 2012 Ford Motor Company

Thursday

NEBRASKA ON THE 12TH

1975 NORTON

KEVIN HUEBERT ESTATE
by Klieser Auction
Henderson, Nebraska


1-402-631-9085

photo credit: © 2012 Kliewer's

Tuesday

MONACO ON THE 11TH

2007 PEUGEOT 'LE MANS'

THE GRIMALDI FORUM
by RM
The Grimaldi Forum
 10, Avenue Princesse Grace
Monte Carlo


1-519-352-4575

photo credit: © 2012 rmauctions.com

MONACO ON THE 11TH


1936 DELAGE

LEGENDE et PASSION
by COYS
Chapiteau de l'Espace Fontvieille
Avenue des Ligures
Monte Carlo


+377 97 77 90 00

photo credit: © 2012 COYS

MONACO ON THE 11TH

1960 LANCIA "DOUBLE BUBBLE"

THE MONACO SALE
by Bonhams
Le Beau Rivage
9 ave d'Ostende
 Monte Carlo


+377 93 50 1481

photo credit: © 2012 bonhams 1793

Sunday

WASHINGTON ON THE 9TH

1965 CORVETTE

BIG SKY COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by Silver
2215 South Hayford Road
Spokane, Washington


1-800-255-4585

photo credit: © 2012 Silver Auctions

OHIO ON THE 8TH


AUCTION
by Kiko
9456 Columbus Road
Louisville, Ohio


1-330-453-9187

photo credit: © 2012 kikoauctions.com

MOTOR ART........LAWRIE WATTS



information available at: http://www.classicbikersclub.com/




SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1963 AVANTI

Avanti, loosely translated from Italian it means forward!


This is exactly where then Studebaker President Sherwood Egbert hoped to lead his company when he introduced this unique car in 1963. Rare car! 1 of only 1552 Avanti R2’s produced in 1963. 46k original miles, one repaint, lots of receipts and documentation. Spectacular red paint job (originally white). The car has also had a full engine overhaul. Always stored in a climate controlled facility. Interior is not perfect but really nice. Seat covers and headliner have been redone.

Solid car, no rust, hog troughs look great. High quality cond 2 car. Can be shown or driven. This Avanti is a blast to drive.

Heads turn wherever you take it and the sounds from that supercharged 289 V8 motor are incredible.

Complete engine and carb overhaul
Replaced flexplate and trans mounts
Replaced shocks
Cooling system – hoses, radiator, t-stat and surge tank replaced
Ignition system - battery and cables, voltage regulator and ignition switch replaced
Stunning color combination, red on red
Gorgeous red paint job (all 5 wheels painted to match, including the spare)
Very nice Interior - seat covers and headliner replaced

Located in Minnesota........ http://tinyurl.com/csh84u3

photo and text credit: © 2012 hemmings.com

Wednesday

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 5TH

COLLECTORS CARS
by Tom Ward
855 S. Bridge Road (SR 221)
Prosperity, Pennsylvania


1-740-389-6262


MISSOURI ON THE 5TH

1911 FORD MODEL T

ANTIQUES & CLASSICS
by McAfee/Hayes
638 W 6th Street
Queen City, Missouri


1-660-727-3796

photo credit: McAfee Auction Servic

TENNESSEE ON THE 5TH

MID SOUTH CLASSIC COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by Dealer Connect
50 Fiberglass Road
Jackson, Tennessee


1-731-423-5551

WISCONSIN ON THE 5TH

ENGLEBRETSEN ESTATE AUCTION
by United
W7194 Thiel Road
 Portage, Wisconsin


1-608-742-5000


KANSAS ON THE 5TH

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by The Canny Team
Ulysses, Kansas


1-620-353-8344

TEXAS ON THE 5TH

THE HOUSTON CLASSIC AUCTION
by Worldwide
La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa
Montgomery, Texas


1-936-448-4400


GEORGIA ON THE 5TH OF MAY

1955 CHEVY

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by Red Top
444 Joe Frank Harris Parkway
Cartersville, Georgia


1-678-767-8699

photo credit: red top auto auction

Tuesday

MOTOR ART........CARLO DEMAND





1921 - 2000

originals available:

imgauto.com

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1941 CHEVY

The Body: stripped, painted, clear coat including engine compartment and engine. Re-chromed bumpers, some trim new, the remainder is reconditioned. The Drivetrain: Reconditioned brakes; Replaced transmission, radiator, muffler, front tires, battery, hub caps, and starter. Interior: All original. 107,000 miles. $12,999. More photos available upon request.

Kept in the same family since 1941.

Located in Minnesota........1-320-864-3668

photo and edited text: © 2012 hemmings.com