Thursday

NEW HAMPSHIRE ON THE 31ST

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by North Country
438 Plains Road
Tamworth, New Hampshire


1-603-539-5332

photo credit: © 2015 North Country

GEORGIA ON THE 31ST

1958 EDSEL

DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
by Peach Auctions
660 Peavy Road
Byron, Georgia


1-478-956-0910

photo credit: © 2015 Peach Auction

ENGLAND ON THE 31ST

1955 BENTLEY S1

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by ACA
The Cattlemarket
Beveridge Way, King's Lynn, Norfolk
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1553 771 881

photo credit: © 2015 Anglia Car Austions

ROBERT MANZON........1917 - 2015

The last surviving driver from Formula One’s debut season back in 1950 has died.
Friends of the family of Robert Manzon, 97, have confirmed that the Frenchman has passed away at his home in the south of France.
Manzon, a native of Marseilles that worked as a distributor of diesel engine parts before becoming a racer, made 28 Grand Prix starts from 1950 to 1956.
In his career, he earned two podium finishes – a third at Belgium in 1952 for Simca-Gordini and another third on home soil in 1954 with a privateer Ferrari – as well as 16 championship points.
In 1950, F1’s inaugural campaign featured seven races: The British, Monaco, Swiss, Belgian, French, and Italian Grand Prix plus America’s Indianapolis 500.
Manzon competed in the Monaco, French, and Italian events. A fourth-place finish in his native country was sandwiched by two retirements in Monaco (accident) and Italy (transmission). However, he did win some Formula 2 events that year.
His most competitive F1 season came in 1952. With the schedule now featuring eight races, Manzon took part in all of them except the ‘500.’
That year, he retired from three races but took home points in three more, including the aforementioned podium in Belgium. His nine championship points were enough to give him sixth in the driver’s standings.
Manzon’s career in F1 would conclude with a retirement at the 1956 Italian Grand Prix.
photo and edited text credit: © 2015 Chris Estrada/Motor Sports Talk


Tuesday

ENGLAND ON THE 30TH

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by SWVA
Ringwood Road
Parkstone, Poole, Dorset
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1202 745 466

THIS IS EMBARRASSING

For the last two weeks I was on a classic car hunt in the great state of California. During the whole trip my computer was on the bum and because I was in a different place every day I couldn't get it fixed. This car above was the fruit of my labor. For the first time in many years I was unable to post the beginning auctions for the year.Quite often some of the best of the year. Below are the auctions and the website address where you can check the results. I hope my computer is back on track.

14th - Arizona - RM Auctions - www.rmauctions.com

15th - Arizona - Silver Auctions - www.silverauctions.com

15th - Arizona - Bonhams - www.bonhams.com

15th - Arizona - Russo & Steele - www.russoandsteele.com

16th - Arizona - Gooding & Company - www.goodingco.com

16th - Florida - Mecum - www.mecum.com

19th - England - Witham Specialist Vehecles - www.mod-sales.com

21st - England - Marussia Formula One - www.cagp.com

24th - Florida - Miami Car Museum - www.themiamiauctioncenter.com

Thursday

JEAN-PIERRE BELTOISE........1937 - 2015

Jean-Pierre Beltoise, a former Formula One driver who won the Monaco Grand Prix in 1972, has died after a double stroke. He was 77.

The French automobile federation (FFSA) said Monday that Beltoise died at his vacation home in Dakar, Senegal.

"Jean-Pierre is and will remain an example for a whole generation of drivers," said FFSA president Nicolas Deschaux. "His unbelievable career is linked with the history of French motorsports."

Beltoise started his racing career in motorcycling, winning 11 national titles before he turned to car racing. In 1967, he reached F1 despite breaking his left arm badly in a crash.

His best F1 season was in 1969, when he finished fifth driving a Matra.

Beltoise also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 14 times between 1963 and 1979. He retired from F1 in 1974, but continued racing sports cars and French touring cars.

The Frenchman's victory in Monaco -- his sole F1 win in 86 races -- also marked the last win for the now defunct British team BRM.

photo credit: © 2015 Google
 text credit: © 2015 BBC

ARIZONA ON THE 10TH

1963 AVANTI

SCOTTSDALE 2015
by Barrett-Jackson
featuring The Salon Collection
The Ron Pratte Collection
WestWorld of Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizonia


1-480-421-6694

photo credit: © 2015 Barrett-Jackson


ENGLAND ON THE 10TH

1989 REYNARD F3000 F89D 28 JUDD

AUTOSPORT 2015
by COYS
Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 208 614 7888

photo credit: © 2015 COYS

THE NETHERLANDS ON THE 10TH

1929 CADILLAC

THE BRUNDZA COLLECTION
by COYS
MECC
Forum 100
Maastricht, The Netherlands


 +31 (0) 43 38 38 501
+31 (0) 43 38 38 502
+31 (0) 43 38 38 503

photo credit: © 2015 COYS

FLORIDA ON THE 9TH

1972 CHECKER

FT. LAUDERDALE BEACH COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by Dave Rupp
War Memorial Auditorium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida


1-561-533-7945

photo credit: © 2015 Dave Rupp

NORTH CAROLINA ON THE 9TH

1950 FORD

CHARLOTTE IN JANUARY
by Tom Mack
Metrolina Convention Center
Charlotte, North Carolina


1-888-TOM-MACK

photo credit: © 2015 Tom Mack

NEVADA ON THE 8TH

1963 NORTON MODEL 88 DOMINATOR

LAS VEGAS
by Mecum
featuring The Moreira Collection
The Shane Van Pelt Collection
 The Buddy Stubbs Collection
The David Tomchik Collection
The Gary Davis Collection
The Sinless Cycle Collectioin
The David Silver Spares Collection
The Don Andress Collection
The Kenny Price Collection
South Pointe Casino and Exhibit Hall
Las Vegas, Nevada


1-262-275-5050

photo credit: © 2015 Mecum

NEVADA ON THE 8TH OF JANUARY

1950 VINCENT SERIES C

THE LAS VEGAS MOTORCYCLE AUCTION
by Bonhams
Bally's Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada


1-415-861-7500

photo credit: © 2015 bonhams 1793

BEST TO ALL IN 2015


2015 SCHEDULE FOR FORMULA ONE

2015 CALENDAR
March 15 Australia
March 29 Malaysia
April 5 Bahrain
April 19 China
May 10 Spain
May 24 Monaco
June 7 Canada
June 21 Austria
July 5 Great Britain
July 19 Germany
July 26 Hungary
August 23 Belgium
September 6 Italy
September 20 Singapore
September 27 Japan
October 11 Russia (Sochi)
October 25 USA (Austin)
November 1 Mexico
November 15 Brazil
November 29 Abu Dhabi

2015 SCHEDULE FOR INDYCAR