Tuesday

ENGLAND ON THE 4TH

 1958 PONONIA CSEPEL T5

CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SALE
by Anglia Car
The Cattlemarket
Beveridge Way, King's Lynn
United Kingdom
 

+44 (0) 1553 771 881

photo credit: © 2015 Anglia Car Auction

WASHINGTON ON THE 4TH

1964 STUDEBAKER

SPRING "JACKPOT" SALE
by Lucky Old Car
Snoqualmie Casino
Issaquah, Washington


1-888-672-0020

photo credit: © Lucky Old Car

FLORIDA ON THE 4TH

1966 CHEVY

COLLECTOR CARS
by Fields Auction Service
802 North 10th Street
Lake Park, Florida


1-561-844-0440

photo credit: © 2015 Fields Auction Service

ARIZONA ON THE 4TH

CAVE CREEK CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by Cave Creek
6061 East Cave Creek Road
Cave Creek, Arizona


1-480-525-1136

INDIANA ON THE 1ST OF APRIL

48 HOUR COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by Auctions America

ONLINE ONLY

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1950 BUICK

Beautiful restoration. Riviera frame, Buick 455/400 turbo, excellent chrome and paint, new windshields, power brakes (front discs), PS, shaved, stereo, CD, 2 tone tweed interior, tilt wheel, elec. doors & wipers, polished stainless firewall.

Located in California........1-310-543-2596
photo and text credit: © 2015 Hemmings

Monday

INDYCAR IN FLORIDA

WILL POWER, 2ND - JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, 1ST - TONY KANAAN, 3RD

I am happy with the way this season-opener ended. Juan Pablo Montoya has always been one of my favorites since his Formula One days. Since his return to open-wheel racing he has proved what a good driver he is. First for today followed by teammate Will Power (I still love that name) and Tony Kanaan in third. Kanaan still remains one of my favorites in the series.

My other favorite is Takumo Sato who came in 13th.

Two others that were favorites to watch was the Ed Carpenter Team of Ed Carpenter doing ovals and Mike Conway doing street/road tracks. Carpenter's car has joined the Sarah Fisher team and Mike Conway has moved on to World Endurance Racing....I wish him well.


photo credit: © 2015 USA TODAY
video credit: © 2015 IndyCar / YouTube 

FORMULA ONE IN MALAYSIA



While I am not a Sebastian Vettel fan I did enjoy seeing him win on his second time out for Ferrari. Ferrari has had a couple of tough years and I am sure that the team was thrilled. Two races and two different winners. I hope it stays like that. Lewis Hamilton came in second and his teammate, Nico Rosberg, came in third.


photo credit: © 2015 BBC

Saturday

ILLINOIS ON THE 29TH

2003 HARLEY-DAVIDSON

THE DAVID WESTERLUND ESTATE
by Stenzel
Collector's Hall
135 West Center Street
Cambridge, Illinois


1-309-937-1444

photo credit: © 2015 Stenzel

Thursday

PROPOSING A NEW REVENUE-SHARING SYSTEM FOR FORMULA ONE

This article written by Neil James appeared on the Bleacher Report website. A very good article and well worth reading. It is too long for this blog, but here is the link:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2407340-proposing-a-new-revenue-sharing-system-for-formula-1?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=formula-1
As always, it is all about money.

Wednesday

GEORGIA ON THE 28TH

HABITAT CLASSIC CAR BENEFIT AUCTION
by Four Seasons
Gwinnett County Fair Grounds
Lawrence, Georgia


1-404-876-1048


FLORIDA ON THE 28TH

1950 FIAT

THE MIAMI AUCTION CENTER
by The Miami Auto Museum
The Miami Auto Museum
North Miami, Florida


1-888-974-1501

photo credit: © 2015 Hemmings

ENGLAND ON THE 28TH

1970 PORSCHE 911 T

THE RESTORATION AND CLASSIC CAR SALE
by Silverstone
NEC
Birmingham
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1926 691 141

photo credit: © 2015 Silverstone

TEXAS ON THE 28TH

1929 FORD

SAN ANTONIO 2015
by Dan Kruse
Exposition Hall at Freeman Coliseum
San Antonio, Texas


1-866-495-8111

photo credit: © 2015 Dan Kruse

GERMANY ON THE 28TH

1955 MERCEDES-BENZ 190

THE MERCEDES-BENZ SALE
by Bonhams
Mercedes-Benz Museum
Stuttgart, Germany


+49 (0) 211 404 202

photo credit: © 2015 bonhams 1793

FLORIDA ON THE 27TH

FORT LAUDERDALE
featuring A Private Collection
A Private Florida Collection
 The Cayman Motor Museum Collection
The Chrysler Shelby Collection
The Mundt Collection
by Auctions America
Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida


1-800-980-7635


Tuesday

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1978 PONTIAC

The body is solid, some good effort went into wet-sanding and rubbing out the paint, but it is an older paint job and there are nicks and dings here and there, I'd say it's a five footer, 7/10. The wheel and tire combo is awesome, great look and road feel from the Nittos, 255/50 R17s on the front, 275's on the rear, these tires have less than 200 miles on them. Engine rebuilt in the last few thousand miles, cam seems pretty close to stock, roller rockers. Seat covers, dash pad or cover, steering wheel, shifter bezel, gauges are not connected. I'd replace the front springs, it rides too low, missing rear anti-roll bar, maybe get both from Pro-Touring. Has a 3.73 rear end which is in my opinion too high. Missing side marker light bezel. I don't have a picture of it but the driver window has scratches common to these cars. Choke not connected. The car is a good driver and the black with red letters and bird is an eye-catching combo. Nothing I mentioned above is particularly expensive, it just takes more time than I have.

Located in North Carolina........1-919-995-8669
 
photo and text credit: © 2015 Hemmings

Wednesday

FLORIDA ON THE 21ST

1950 MERCURY

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by D.E. Foeller
Bradenton Convention Center
Bradenton, Florida


1-844-275-3337

photo credit: © 2015 D.E. Foeller

KENTUCKY ON THE 21ST

 

THE TOM LIPPS ESTATE
by James R. Cash
Murray, Kentucky


1-270-623-8466

photo credit: © 2015 James R. Cash

TENNESSEE ON THE 21ST

 1972 CORVETTE

CORVETTE EXPO
by Corvette Expo
Servierville Convention Center
Servierville, Tennessee


1-865-687-3976

photo credit: © 2015 Corvette Expo

ENGLAND ON THE 21ST

1982 MASERATI MERAK

GOODWOOD MEMBER'S MEETING
by Bonhams
Goodwood
Chichester, Goodwood
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 20 7447 7448

photo credit: © 2015 bonhams 1793

TENNESSEE ON THE 21ST

1940 FORD

SEMI-ANNUAL MUSIC CITY CLASSIC
by Phillip Traylor
Dealer's Auto Auction
Murfreesboro, Tennessee


1-615-496-2277

photo credit: © 2015 Southern Classic Auctions

Tuesday

ENGLAND ON THE 21ST

THE PETER SAYER MILITARY VEHICLE  COLLECTION
by Durrants
ONLINE AUCTION
 10 New Market
Beccles, Suffolk
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1502 712 122
 

ENGLAND ON THE 20TH

QUALITY VEHICLE AUCTION
by BPI
Various Locations
United Kingdom


ONLINE AUCTION ONLY

NEVADA ON THE 20TH



THE E.J.COLE COLLECTION
by Mecum
Southpointe Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada


1-262-275-5050

video credit: © 2015 youtube.com

ENGLAND ON THE 19TH

ONLINE AUCTION
by William George
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1780 753 443

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1962 MGA MK. II

The MGA is a sports car produced by MG division of the British Motor Corporation from 1955 to 1962. The MGA replaced the MG TF 1500 Midget and represented a complete styling break from MG's earlier sports cars. Announced on 26 September 1955 the car was officially launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show. A total of 101,081 units were sold through the end of production in July 1962, the vast majority of which were exported. Only 5869 cars were sold on the home market, the highest export percentage of any British car. Road & Track magazine reviewed the MG A 1600 Mark II in the September 1961 issue and reported an estimated top speed of 105 mph and a 0-60 acceleration of 12.8 seconds.

We have known this particular MGA for nearly 15 years serving it for one owner and then selling it to another. It represents the best combination of of the breed with the larger 1622cc motor, front disc brakes, oil cooler, and chrome wire wheels. It features the correct black leather seating piped in contrasting red. The body is razor straight and sports a high gloss mirror finish paint. It has a factory style luggage rack, wind wings, twin fender mirrors, tonneau cover and side curtains. The car is a pleasure to drive being tight and spirited. It would easily be a podium contender in local shows.
 
Located in Illinois.........1-847-247-0447
 
photo credit: © 2015 Hemmings
edited text credit: © 2015 Hemmings 

Monday

FORMULA 'E' IN THE USA (EAST COAST)


Filled with former Formula One drivers and sons of former drivers. These are electrics, will that be the new face of racing? I don't think so since the races are short and lacks the roaring engines. Keep in mind, if it has wheels they will race it. First place went to Nico Prost, son of a former F1 driver. Second went to Scot Speed, who has driven in IndyCar, NASCAR and Formula One. Third to Daniel Abt. Races to be held around the world with this and the next race being held in the U.S. It will be interesting to see how these races play out.

Sunday

FORMULA ONE IN AUSTRALIA

LEWIS HAMILTON - THE WINNER

This was just about one of the oddest races I have seen in a long time. We can start at the end. Hamilton was the winner with teammate Nico Rosberg coming in second....isn't that where we left off last year? A full 34 seconds behind them came Sebastian Vettel in his debut with Ferrari.

Now lets go to the weird stuff. Caterham Formula One Team is out of the picture for financial reasons. Also out of the picture for this race was Manor Marussia Formula One Team probably for the same reason, but claimed it was a computer problem. At least they were there. Valtteri Bottas was ruled unfit to drive due to a back injury from the day before. A Red Bull and a McLaren and a Lotus didn't make it out of the first lap. Only 11 cars at the end.

photo credit: © 2015 Mark Thompson / Getty Images

FRANCE ON THE 15TH

AUTOMOBILES DE COLLECTIONS
by Osenat
5, rue Royale
Fontainebleau, Paris
France


+33 (0) 1 64 22 27 62

Friday

FLORIDA ON THE 14TH

1984 FORD TEMPO FUNNY CAR BODY

THE KENNY BERNSTEIN PERSONAL COLLECTION
by Scott Grasso
11211 North County Road 225
Gainesville, Florida


1-754-204-8612
1-954-946-9951

photo credit: © 2015 Jay Sugarman

Thursday

TENNESSEE ON THE 14TH

 

THE ESTATE OF SENATOR HOWARD BAKER
by Furrow
University of Tennessee
1640 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee


1-865-546-3206

photo credit: © 2015 Paul Efird / Knoxville News Sentinel

ENGLAND ON THE 14TH

MARCH AUCTION
by Mathewsons
 Mathewsons Museum
Thornton le-Dale
North Yorkshire
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1751 474 455

NORTH CAROLINA ON THE 14TH

EQUIPMENT AUCTION
by Bill Ramsay
480 Buckeye Access Road
Ashville, North Carolina


1-828-252-0406

INDIANA ON THE 14TH

THE BRUCE PAULIN ESTATE
by Dixon and Dixon
 Blackie's Tire Shop
700 Mozart Street
Tell City, Indiana


1-812-547-3721


FLORIDA ON THE 14TH

1958 PACKARD HAWK

THE AMELIA ISLAND SELECT
by Hollywood Wheels
Omni Plantation
Amelia Island, Florida


1-800-237-8954

photo credit: © 2015 Hollywood Wheels

OHIO ON THE 14TH

PREMIER CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by Rubber City Classic
The Cleveland Auto Show
Cleveland I-X Center
Cleveland, Ohio


1-855-722-9630


FLORIDA ON THE 14TH

1960 BUICK

AMELIA ISLAND
by RM / Sotheby's
Ritz Carleton
Amelia Island, Florida


1-519-352-4575
1-954-566-2209
 
photo credit: © 2015 RM/Sotheby's


Wednesday

FLORIDA ON THE 13TH

 THE AMELIA ISLAND AUCTION
by Gooding & Company
Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort
Amelia Island, Florida


1-310-899-1960


GEORGIA ON THE 13TH

1962 CORVETTE

ATLANTA
by Vicari
Georgia International Convention Center
Atlanta, Georgia


1-504-264-2277

photo credit: © 2015 Vicari

FLORIDA ON THE 13TH

1979 PORSCHE 930

PORSCHE AUTO RETRO
by Hollywood Wheels
Omni 1 Amelia Island Plantation Resort
Amelia Island, Florida


1-800-237-8954

photo credit: © 2015 Hollywood Wheels

ARIZONA ON THE 13TH

1971 VOLKSWAGEN THING

ARIZONA IN THE SPRING 2015
by Silver
McDowell Resort and Casino
Fort McDowell, Arizona


1-800-255-4485

photo credit: © 2015 Silver Auctions

JEM MARSH........1930 - 2015

After leaving school, Marsh spent ten years in the Royal Navy before deciding to change career. His first love was motorcycles, until a crash in Malta in 1953 steered him towards sports cars – an interest fostered by his stepfather, Anton de la Rue, who himself had a flair for engineering. 
His first foray into the world of car construction came when he bought a part-finished Austin Seven special, which he completed with help from de la Rue only to crash into a lorry on the way to a friend's wedding, severely burning his foot. 
Unperturbed, he rebuilt the special and began to race it in 750 Motor Club events, where he was approached by Hollywood Motor Maniacs and European Motor Rodeo – a stunt troupe that soon had 'Rodeo Rod' Marsh driving his special over a moving Ford V8.
By 1957 he'd given up stunt driving to set up Speedex in Luton, selling parts and bodies to specials builders, but he retained an interest in racing, winning the 750 Motor Club's Goodacre Trophy. 
It was around this time that he first met Frank Costin, and after a long conversation and several drinks the pair had agreed to collaborate on a wooden car; Marcos (so named for the first three letters of their surnames) was born in 1959.
Though Marsh described the car as 'an ugly bugger', it was fiercely competitive, scoring their first customer – and former ERA driver Bill Moss – 10 wins from 10 starts in 1960.
Three years later Marsh spotted Dizzy Addicott's DART at the Racing Car Show – essentially a Minivan with the roof chopped off – which inspired him to produce a similar car with a glassfibre monocoque: the Mini Marcos. Despite never coming to a satisfactory agreement with BMC for the supply of parts, interest was overwhelming and it sold well – no doubt helped by its legendary performance at La Sarthe in 1966, where it became the only British car to finish the race at that point, albeit with French drivers. 
A factory-backed effort was launched the following year but the car failed to finish, prompting a change of tack. For 1968, Marsh wanted to enter a mid-engined prototype: the futuristic Mantis XP, which featured F1 Cooper suspension in a stressed plywood monocoque. 
First choice BRM failed to come good with an engine, so a Repco unit was sourced after a meeting with Jack Brabham. However, the car was fated never to run at Le Mans. It was entered into a race at Spa with Eddie Nelson and Robin Widdows as drivers, but Widdows pulled out late in the day. Marshes solution? To drive the car himself, despite no being able to fit inside it. Heavy rain eventually put paid to the attempt, the alternator malfunctioning after getting wet. The car was then sold to America. 
Away from the track, things were ticking along nicely. A year after the XP had raced at Spa, the roadgoing Mantis was launched at the 1969 Motor Show to critical acclaim. Despite strong initial orders, a slumping economy forced the sale of the company in 1971. 
Marsh never strayed far from Marcos, and by 1976 he had bought back its assets from the Rob Walker Group and began selling kits, relaunching the marque in 1981. The Rover V8-powered Mantula was the firm's next project, arriving in 1984, which was joined  by the Spyder in 1986. 
By '91, Marsh had regained the rights to produced the Mini Marcos, and a relaunched version was targeted squarely at the Japanese market. It remained on sale until 1995. However, by 2000 the company had gone bust.
Never one to give up, Marsh lead another revival in 2002 backed by Canadian Tony Stelliga, which saw the firm return to sports car racing, while the Marcasite TS250, TS500, and later TSO GTC road cars were built in Warwickshire. The company went into liquidation in 2007.
1998 MARCOS MANTARAY

top photo credit: © 2015 Classic and Sportscar
bottom photo credit: © 2015 The Redline Sportscar Company
text credit: © 2015 Greg MacLeman / Classic and Sportscar

Tuesday

FLORIDA ON THE 12TH

1922 MERCER

THE AMELIA ISLAND AUCTION
by Bonhams
Fernandina Beach Golf Club
Amelia Island, Florida


1-415-861-7500

photo credit: © 2015 bonhams 1793

Monday

ENGLAND ON THE 11TH



CATERHAM FORMULA ONE TEAM AUCTION
by Wyles-Hardy
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1442 832 234

video credit: © BidSpotter

MINNESOTA ON THE 11TH

1953 JOHN DEERE 60

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION
by Todd Fitzner
23860 840th Avenue
Sacred Heart, Minnesota


1-320-894-5199

photo credit: ©2015 Bid-2-Buy


Sunday

ENGLAND ON THE 1OTH

1960 LOTUS ELITE

SPRING CLASSICS
by COYS
Royal Horticultural Society
London
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 208 614 7888

photo credit: © 2015 COYS

Saturday

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK


1974 Volkswagen Thing that runs and drives. The car is in orange with a black interior and it comes with a black convertible top. The car is in fair condition. Orange paint is presentable. Black paint is showing age and chipping at a few places. Interior is good – there are no rips or tears in the seats. Mechanics are in working order. Engine starts easily and runs smooth. Transmission and brakes are operational. There is some rust on the floors which can easily be repaired. Convertible top is good – back window is missing. Car comes with a spare wheel and side windows.

Located in New York.......1-347-438-1180

video and text credit: © 2015 Hemmings

Friday

MINNESOTA ON THE 8TH

SURPLUS AUCTION
by Big Deal Consignments
3716 County Road 77
Nisswa, Minnesota


ONLINE ONLY

Tuesday

SCOTLAND ON THE 7TH

1978 JAGUAR XJC

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by Morris Leslie
Errol Airfield
Errol, Perth
Scotland


+44 (0) 1821 642 940

photo credit: © 2015 Morris Leslie

MISSOURI ON THE 7TH

1929 FORD

CAPE GIRARDEAU SPRING CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by Smith's
Show Me Center
Cape Girardeau, Missouri


1-800-200-6030

photo credit: © 2015 Smith's

MICHIGAN ON THE 7TH

THE DONALD TAYLOR ESTATE
by Braun and Helmer
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds
Saline, Michigan


1-734-368-1733


COLORADO ON THE 7TH

1937 FORD

SPRING 2015
by SAAAS
The Ranch
North Pavillion
Loveland, Colorado


1-970-266-9561

photo credit: © 2015 SAAAS

ENGLAND ON THE 7TH

1964 ALFA ROMEO 2600

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by Historics
Brookland Museum
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1753 639 170

photo credit: © 2015 Historics

ENGLAND ON THE 7TH

1949 DOUGLAS 350

CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE AUCTION
by Anglia Car
Cattlemarket
Harwick Narrows Industrial Estate
King's Lynn
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1553 771 881

photo credit: © 2015 Anglia Car

Sunday

ERNST HEMMINGS........1926 - 2015

An Illinois parts dealer who created an institution in the world of automotive history, Ernest Robert Hemmings, the father of Hemmings Motor News, died early today at the age of 89. Ernie, as he liked to be called, was living in a nursing home in his hometown of Quincy, Illinois. He had been in fading health of late and died peacefully in his sleep, his son, Trent Hemmings, told us.
Ernie had taken over a parts business that his late father had founded, Standard Auto Parts, and began stocking components for antique Fords, especially the Model T and Model A. That was in 1945, when Ts and As were not quite yet out of the realm of used cars. Ernie was a fan of them, however, and Standard developed a regional and then national reputation as a parts source for early Fords. The growing interest led Ernie to a brainstorm: Create a newsletter that catered specifically to the owners of these obsolete cars that weren’t yet considered relics. Customer friendly from the start, he offered free ads to readers.
The first edition of the newsletter was four pages, printed on mimeographed paper, issued in 1954, and all typed by Ernie’s hand. He also came up with a freehand logo, Hemmings Motor News. The first edition of “the magazine,” as he called it from the outset, had a half-dozen classified ads in it. About 500 readers signed up for a yearly subscription to Hemmings, priced at 50 cents.
It only took a few years for Hemmings Motor News to become an established forum for people who wanted to buy cars or parts to restore them. Soon, circulation was up to about 3,000 copies each month. Ernie had transitioned from parts retailer to editor and author, typing out short features that ran amidst the growing number of classified advertisements. Another decade saw both the magazine’s page count and subscriber rate boom, in the latter case to 40,000.
By that time, the whole enterprise had become too unwieldy for one man to handle. In 1969, Ernie agreed to sell Hemmings to Terry Ehrich, a classic-car enthusiast from Bennington, Vermont, who moved the magazine there and continued to grow and operate it until he died in 2002.
Hemmings Motor News and its three associated titles—Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines and Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car—now boast a combined readership in excess of half a million, and the Hemmings blog sees an equal number of unique viewers every month. While the home office is still in Bennington, Hemmings is an operating unit of American City Business Journals, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
photo credit: © 2015 Hemmings
text credit: © 2015 Jim Donnelly / Hemmings

NORTH CAROLINA ON THE 5TH

1971 TRIUMPH TR6

GREENSBORO CLASSIC CARS
featuring The Byrd Collection
The Jeffery Day Collection
by GAA
Greensboro Auto Auction 
301 Norwalk Street
Greensboro, North Carolina


1-855-862-2257

photo credit:© 2015 GAA

ENGLAND ON THE 4TH OF MARCH

1936 RILEY

CLASSIC & VINTAGE CARS & MOTORCYCLES
by Brightwells
Easters Court
Leominster, Herefordshire
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1568 611 122

photo credit: © 2015 Brightwells

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1938 PACKARD

1938 1601/1192-Packard Sedan completely original with heater and radio. New water pump, radiator gas tank, new tires, master cylinder and paint. Drives good. A wonderful example of yesteryear.
Located in Texas........1-903-237-8098

photo and text credit: © 2015 Hemmings