CLASSICS TODAY: May 2017

Wednesday

CALIFORNIA ON THE 2ND

1957 BUICK

NEWPORT BEACH 2017

by Russo and Steele

Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort

Newport Beach, California

www.russoandsteele.com

1-602-252-2697

IOWA ON THE 2ND

MUSCATINE 2017

featuring The Ron Drosselmeyer Collection

by Mecum

Cam II Warehouse

6110 49th Street South

Muscatine, Iowa

www.mecum.com

1-262-275-5050

NEVADA ON THE 2ND OF JUNE

LAS VEGAS

The Ernst Cox Collection

The Tim Fabian Collection

The Zimmerman Brothers Collection

by Mecum

Southpointe Casino

Las Vegas, Nevada

www.mecum.com

1-262-275-5050

DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT CATAWIKI.COM

Tuesday

I can hardly contain myself over this win. As you all know Takuma Sato is one of my favorites and I am turning cart-wheels, in my head anyway. I had many people tell me I was wasting my time with him and what did I hear from them after his win.....NOTHING. I have these favorites, but the truth is that I am very happy for whoever wins. They all do something that I can't. I had my usual favorites Ed Carpenter, Tony Kanaan, Takuma Sato and I through in rookie Ed Jones just for good measure. Each one had their time in the Sun and made the whole race exiting for me. They ended up in this order: First Japanese driver to ever win - Takuma Sato, rookie Ed Jones - 3rd, Tony Kanaan - 5th - Ed Carpenter - 11th. The only person I would have added to this list was Sebastian Bourdais who had been injured in an accident last week during qualifing. The race was not without its accidents which are really scary to watch

Monday

FORMULA ONE IN MONACO

ADAMI, FERRARI - RAIKKONEN, 2ND- VETTEL, 1ST -RICCIARDO, 3RD

If everyone didn't love Monaco so much it wouldn't be on the race schedule. The cars are now too big compared to the days of 1929 or the cigar shape of the 60's and 70's. Until then we have to put up with it. General admission is about the usual price, but anything beyond that is sky-high, you could buy a used car with that money. So, in the beginning it looked like Raikkonen was going to win. In the lead on a track that is almost impossible to pass. At some point Ferrari pulled him in and let Vettel out ahead of him. I hate when these teams do that, but it is their call. I just like to see those that are supposed to win....win ...without divine intervention. In any event it was Ferrari first win in 16 years.

Vettel came in first and Raikkonen second. Third went to Danial Riciardo....smiling as always. Jensen Botton came out of retirement to fill in for Alonzo who was off to America to race in the Indy 500. Poor Jensen, still running with bad luck. He qualified 9th, but then got a 15 place penalty putting him at the end of the line-up...that on a track that is almost impossible to pass. Then on lap 57 he banged into Weherlein and sent him head-first into the wall. I don't mean head-first as in the front-end of the car, I mean head-first as the one that holds your brains. The Haas team ended up in the points for both cars with finishes at and 10th. Felipe Massa finished 9th and poor Hulkenberg was the first one out in lap 15,

Sunday

'DRIVERS, START YOUR ENGINES'

I hope that Sunday's Indy 500 goes off without a hitch. It really is a very dangerous race. Of course, they all are. I am excited that 3 of my favorites for this race are starting in the first three rows. My fourth favorite is out of the race due to an accident during qualifying.

Thursday

CALIFORNIA ON THE 28TH

ANTIQUE AUCTION

by Hewlett's

Eastman Hall

Chowchilla Fairgrounds

Chowchilla, California

www.hewlettsauctions.com

1-209-500-8801

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 27TH

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION

by Dotta

330 West Moorestown Road

Nazareth, Pennsylvania

www.dottaauction.com

1-610-759-7389

INDIANA ON THE 27TH

1931 BUICK

HOOSIER CLASSIC SPRING AUCTION

by Earlywine

1500 North Reed Road

Kokomo, Indiana

www.earlywineauctions.com

1-765-438-6041

TEXAS ON THE 27TH

1946 MERCURY

MIDLAND-ODESSA AUCTION

by Dan Kruse

The Horseshoe

Midland County Multipurpose Facility

Midland, Texas

www.dankruseclassics.com

1-866-495-8111

ITALY ON THE 27TH

VILLA ERBA

by RM/Sothebys

Villa Erba

Cernobbio, Italy

www.rmsotheby.com

+44 (0) 20 7851 7070

Tuesday

VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE 26TH

1969 MUSTANG 429-4V BOSS

CAMARO VS. MUSTANG

by Hemmings / Speeddigital

ONLINE AUCTION

www.hemmings.speeddigital.com

1969 CAMARO SS

Monday

NICKY HAYDEN........1981 - 2017

An American motorcycle racer in the European racing scene. In 2006 he was the MotoGP world champion. In last year's standings he was 5th. Known as "The Kentucky Kid" left no doubt where he was from. Considering how dangerous motorcycle racing is he was killed while riding a bicycle for training purposes in Italy.

Sunday

231.595 AND THEN 'WHAM'

Sebastian Bourdais had just pulled the fastest qualifying lap for the Indy 500 when he lost control and plunged into the wall. As you probably know he is on my list of favorite drivers because I know he is a very good driver, but hasn't had much luck lately. Although he started off this year with a bang and then dropping into the 'no luck' mode. In the past under CART/Champ series which came before the latest Indy Car series he was the series champ four times.

He apparently has several fractures of the pelvis and has undergone surgery I hope that at 38 years of age this is not a career ending accident.

Highest qualifier of the day, Ed Carpenter, another personal favorite.

MICHIGAN ON THE 25TH

FANTASTIC AUCTION

by Braun & Helmer

10574 West Michigan Avenue

Saline, Michigan

www.braunandhelmer.com

1-734-368-1733

1-734-368-1734

VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE 23RD

CLASSIC & EXOTICS

by BNO

ONLINE AUCTION

www.bno.com

MICHIGAN ON THE 23RD

COUNTRY AUCTION

by Braun & Helmer

20616 Logan Road

Manchester, Michigan

www.braunandhelmer.com

1-734-368-1733

1-734-368-1734

AUSTRALIA ON THE 22ND

1938 CADILLAC

SHANNONS SYDNEY AUTUMN CLASSIC

by Shannons

65 Reserve Road

St. Leonards, Sydney

Australia

www.shannons.com.au

+61 (0) 13 46 46

ENGLAND ON THE 21ST

1959 ALFA ROMEO

THE SPA CLASSIC SALE

by Bonhams

Le Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

Francorchamps

Belgium

www.bonhams.com

+44 (0) 20 7447 7447

WASHINGTON ON THE 20TH

1941 GRAHAM HOLLYWOOD

2017 SPRING CLASSIC COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION

by Lucky Old Car

Lemay Marymount Event Center

Tacoma, Washington

www.luckyoldcar.com

1-888-672-0020

Wednesday

NORTH DAKOTA ON THE 20TH

CLASSIC AUTO AUCTION

by Central City

Central City Auto Auction

925 11th Street North

Carrington, North Dakota

www.centralcityautoauction.com

1-701-652-CARS

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 20TH

PUBLIC AUCTION

by Leaman

2400 Brinton Bridge Road

West Chester, Pennsylvania

www.leamanauctions.com

1-717-464-1128

VIRGINIA ON THE 20TH

1974 TRIUMPH

ESTATE SALE

by Lanyon

11017 Pridesville Road

Amelia, Virginia

www.auctionzip.com (22098)

1-804-363-9620

MONTANA ON THE 20TH

1993 CORVETTE

MISSOULA AUCTION

by Silver

Missoula County Fairgrounds

Missoula, Montana

www.silverauctions.com

1-800-255-4485

COLLECTORS IN ALL COUNTRIES WILL HAVE TO FIGHT THE PROBLEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE

With an internationally recognized concours d’elegance, multiple vintage car clubs and museums, and tens of thousands of collectors restoring old cars, India’s collector car scene has grown rapidly over the last several years. However, that growth may come to a halt with the pending passage into law of a government agency’s order banning all old cars – regardless of historical value – from Delhi.

The National Green Tribunal‘s order, issued in November 2014, called for a blanket ban on all diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles 15 years or older from Delhi, the country’s capital and second-largest city, citing high levels of air pollution. That order made no exceptions, however, and as pointed out in a recent Economic Times article, the order is set to become law in Delhi, barring any last-minute protestations of the city’s historic vehicle advocates.

“A complete ban will surely kill the historic vehicle movement,” Ravi Prakash told the Economic Times.

Prakash, of Bangalore, recently formed the FHVI in part to address the NGT old car ban – and similar bans predicted for India’s other major cities – and to request an exemption for historic cars similar to the exemption the FFVE got from the Paris old car ban last year. Of the 20 million cars on the road in India, observers estimate about 10,000 of them qualify as historic vehicles.

Whether the NGT will consider arguments for historic vehicle exemptions is up in the air. In granting temporary exemptions to the order to the organizers of Delhi’s 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally the last three years, the NGT has requested proof that the rally benefits charities, and appeared unlikely to waver from its initial ruling otherwise.

“Prima facie, we are against running of such vehicles and you are totally barred by our order,” the NGT wrote. “We make it clear that none of the vintage cars would be otherwise permitted on the roads of NCR (National Capital Region), Delhi, nor any authority would issue fitness certificates to them without specific order of the tribunal,”

In addition, the country’s Supreme Court upheld the ban in April 2015, arguing that it should not discourage the NGT or interfere with its order.

However, Gautam Sen, FIVA’s vice president of external relations, said he believes the NGT simply “doesn’t see any difference between any old polluting taxi versus a historic vehicle. If the proper representation and explanation is provided to the NGT and the concerned bureaucrats in government, the exemption (I hope) should come through.”

Indeed, the NGT’s order concerning diesel trucks recently suffered a setback after a recent amendment to that order calling for the de-registration of diesel-powered vehicles in Delhi sparked protestations by truck drivers and transport companies. In January, the Indian Supreme Court told the NGT to focus on reducing other sources of air pollution instead of banning old diesels; then last month, the Indian government stated that the NGT violated the law with its diesel order.

Should no exemption come through, Sen said he believes the NGT could expand the order to cover other heavily polluted Indian cities. “Historically, whatever environmental measures have been taken for Delhi, were soon applicable to all Indian class A cities,” Sen said. “In terms of pollution levels, though Delhi leads, cities like Bombay, Bangalore, Chennai and Calcutta (Kolkata) are not too far behind.”

Proponents of an exemption for historic vehicles from the NGT order note that whatever pollutants those vehicles emit are mitigated by the minimal use of the vehicles, primarily to shows and rallies or for occasional weekend use.

According to Sen, the NGT order is expected to become law this July.

Tuesday

ENGLAND ON THE 18TH

1966 FERRARI 275 GTB-4

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL HALLS

by COYS

The Royal Horticultural Halls

Westminster, London

United Kingdom

www.coys.co.uk

+44 (0) 208 614 7888

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 18TH

ONLINE AUCTION ONLY

by Brian Carey

ONLINE AUCTION

www.careyauctions.com

1-814-539-7653

MARYLAND ON THE 18TH

1930 PIERCE ARROW

CRUISIN' OCEAN CITY

by Express

Ocean City Convention Center

Ocean City, Maryland

www.occollectorcars.com

1-410-243-9999

Monday

WASHINGTON ON THE 17TH

1948 CADILLAC

BIG SKY COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION 2017

by Silver

DAA Northwest

Spokane, Washington

www.silverauctions.com

1-800-255-4485

INDIANA ON THE 16TH

INDY

by Mecum

featuring The Bob McDorman Collection

The Dallas and Ammie Collection

The Mike Guarise Collection

The Lynch Collection

The Dennis Albaugh Collection

The Cliff Ernst Collection

The Klairmont Kollection

The Clarence Arnoldussen Collection

The 2010 Spring Classic Collection

A Virginia Muscle Car Collection

The Uncle TJ's Collection

The Bowtie Collection

Indiana State Fairgrounds

Indianapolis, Indiana

www.mecum.com

1-262-275-5050

FORMULA ONE IN SPAIN

LEWIS HAMILTON

A sunny day in Spain left Lewis Hamilton with the win. Sebastian Vettel came in second and Daniel Ricciardo, his first podium finish this year, came in third. The teammates of each one of these drivers did not finish.

Nico Hulkenberg came in 6th and Felipe Massa came in 13th. The Haas Team finished in 10th and 14th. The Force India team has been doing better and better with each race, inspite of their ugly pink color. Today they finished in 4th and 5th.

INDYCAR IN INDIANA

DIXON, 2ND - POWER, 1ST - HUNTER-REAY, 3RD

On the build-up to the Indy 500 they hold this race two weeks before the 500. In the old days the month of May was practice only. They hold this race at the Speedway, but use the road course left over from Formula One days instead of the oval track. Will Power (I still love that name) came in first for his second win of the season. Which was win number 30 on his overall wins and puts him number 11 on the overall wins for everybody. Third went to Ryan Hunter-Reay which was his 100th top ten finish.

Tony Kanaan and Takuma Sato ended up in 20th and 12th. Sebastian Bourdais unfortunately went out in the first lap. Favorite team, Ed Carpenter Racing, ended up in 9th and 14th. Juan Pablo Montoya, although not racing this season, finished 10th as a practice run to the 500.

Next, the Indy 500.

Saturday

ENGLAND ON THE 13TH

1953 ASTON MARTIN DB2

THE ASTON MARTIN SALE

by Bonhams

The Aston Martin Works

Newport Pagnell

United Kingdom

www.bonhams.com

+44 (0) 20 7447 7447

Monday

ENGLAND ON THE 13TH

1932 MG J2

THE MAY SALE 2017

by Silverstone

The Wing

Silverstone Raceway

Northhamptonshire

United Kingdom

www.silverstoneauctions.com

+44 (0) 1926 691 141

WASHINGTON ON THE 13TH

1929 FORD

THE HOLLEN ESTATE SALE

by Silver

ADDRESS NOT GIVEN

Spokane, Washington

www.silverauctions.com

1-800-255-4485

MONTANA ON THE 13TH

BILLINGS, MONTANA

by Classic Car Auction Group

Metrapark Expo Center

Billings, Montana

www.classiccarauction.us

1-406-698-0048

INDIANA ON THE 11TH

AUBURN SPRING

featuring A Military Collection

Level Five Motorsports

by Auctions America

Auburn Auction Park

Auburn, Indiana

www.auctionsamerica.com

1-877-906-2437

ENGLAND ON THE 10TH

1936 EXCELSIOR 350 MANXMAN

CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE AUCTION

by Charterhouse

Royal Bath and West Showground

Shepton Mallet

United Kingdom

www.charterhouse-auctions.com

+44 (0) 1935 812 277

VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE 9TH

CLASSIC & EXOTIC

by BNO

ONLINE AUCTION

www.bno.com

1-213-622-9000

ABOUT CATAWIKI

The online auction company, Catawiki, has decided to run their auctions a different way. Now, instead of dividing their auctions into categories of automobiles, motorcycles, classics, French, British, German, Italian, etc., they now post them in one lump for the day. This makes it difficult for me to separate them. I will be discontinuing to post them until I can figure out how I want to do it. I would like to encourage all of you to continue visiting their website at www.catawiki.com on a daily basis because it is one of the best online auction companies I have ever seen. I will post them again in the future.

Saturday

NEW HAMPSHIRE ON THE 7TH

TRANSPORTATION AUCTION

by Brookline

Brookline Event Center and Auction Gallery

Brookline, New Hanpshire

www.brooklineauctiongallery.com

1-603-673-4474

ENGLAND ON THE 7TH

1933 ARMSTRONG SIDDLEY

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION

by Essex

Crowne Plaza Resort

Tolleshunt Knight

Maldon, Essex

United Kingdom

www.essexclassiccarauctions.co.uk

+44 (0) 1621 868 888

Friday

WISCONSIN ON THE 6TH

1934 FORD

COLLECTOR CARS

by van der Brink

N4186 County Road East

Hustisford, Wisconsin

www.vanderbrinkauctions.com

1-605-201-7005

Thursday

A NICE CONVERSATION WITH THE NEXT TWO OLD-AGE RETIREMENTS FROM INDYCAR

Hard to tell exactly when it will happen, but it won't be too long. Both in their early 40's and both still very competitive as witnessed by their last race where Castroneves came in 4th and Kanaan came in 6th. Both of these drivers will be greatly missed when it happens.