CLASSICS TODAY: July 2015

Thursday

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 2ND

HARRISBURG MOTORCYCLE AUCTION
The Bobby Sullivan Collection
The Cycle Warehouse Collection
The Bob Johnson Collection
The Peter Boccarossa Collection

by Mecum

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

www.mecum.com

1-262-275-5050

INDIANA ON AUGUST 1ST

THE WAYNE SAWYER COLLECTION

by Chupp's

300 W. Waterford Street

Wakarusa, Indiana

www.invaluable.com

www.auctionzip.com

1-260-768-7616

1-574-536-8005

Tuesday

NEW JERSEY ON THE 31ST

1973 YAMAHA 250

ESTATE SALE

by Dennis Auction Service

Stewartsville, New Jersey

www.invaluable.com

1-908-859-3424

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 31ST

GONE FARMIN'

featuring The Lupachino Tractor Collection

by Mecum

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

www.mecum.com

1-262-275-5050

ENGLAND ON THE 31ST

1933 MORRIS

EXCLUSIVE PRE-WAR MOTOR CARS

by Richard Edmonds

Toddington-Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway

United Kingdom

www.richardedmondsauctions.co.uk

+44 (0) 1249 444 544

Monday

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 30TH

HARRISBURG 2015

featuring The Napoli Collection

The Soderquist Collection

The Mark Marchese Collection

A Private Mustang Collection

by Mecum

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

www.mecum.com

1-262-275-5050

ENGLAND ON THE 29TH

1950 CITROEN

THE PAVILION GARDENS SALE

by H & H

The Pavilion Gardens

Buxton

United Kingdom

www.handh.co.uk

+44 (0) 8458 33 44 55

Sunday

ENGLAND ON THE 27TH

1990 JAGUAR XJS

CLASSIC COLLECTORS & SPORTS CARS

by Barons

Sandown Park Exhibition Centre

Esher, Surrey

United Kingdom

www.barons-auctions.com

+44 (0) 8454 30 60 60

Hungary is one of my favorite old tracks. I mostly liked the outcome of today's most interesting race. Four-time world champ, Sebastian Vettel, got the jump at the beginning and never had to look back. It was getting boring with Mercedes almost always winning. Kind of like Vettel when he was at Red Bull and Schumacher at Ferrari. Vettel, now driving for Ferrari, got the first win here since 2004 when Schumacher did it for them. It was the first time Vettel had won here which seems impossible since his four championships seemed like he won every where. Today was is 41st win to tie with the late Senna.

All the changes were behind the winner and change they did. In the last few laps one of the changes put Danill Kvyat, 21 year old Russian, in second place even with a 10 second penalty. Daniel Ricciardo came in third after having three contacts with other cars. Both of them are teammates at Red Bull.

The McLaren team, which has be limping around like a three-legged dog this year, finished in the points. Alonso in 5th and Button in 9th.

Massa ended up in 12th and Hulkenberg was out due to a crash caused by his front wing folding up underneath the car.

Thursday

ENGLAND ON THE 25TH

FARMALL MODEL H

CAMBRIDGE AUCTION

by Cheffins

Sutton Machinery Saleground

Sutton, Ely, Cambridge

United Kingdom

www.cheffins.co.uk

+44 (0) 1353 777 767

Wednesday

MICHIGAN ON THE 25TH

MOTOR CITY

by RM / Sotheby's

St. John's

Plymouth, Michigan

www.rmsothebys.com

1-519-352-4575

ENGLAND ON THE 25TH

1971 LAND ROVER

MATHEWSONS AUCTION

by Mathewsons

Mathewsons Motor Museum

North Yorkshire

United Kingdom

www.mathewsons.co.uk

+44 (0) 1751 474 455

ILLINOIS ON THE 25TH

THE JAMES GUSTAFSON AUCTION

by Richard Olson

942 North Division Street

Braidwood, Illinois

www.richardaolson.com

1-815-942-4266

ILLINOIS ON THE 25TH

THE RICHARD GREGOIRE ESTATE

by Richard Olson

755 Illinois Highway 113

Morris, Illinois

www.richardaolson.com

1-815-942-4266

NORTH CAROLINA ON THE 23RD

CLASSIC CARS AT THE PALACE

by GAA

The Palace

Greensboro, North Carolina

www.gaaclassiccars.com

1-855-862-2257

Monday

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1927 BUICK

New interior, top, glass, nickel plate, wiring, radiator 30 years ago. Always garaged. Not a show car, a 10 footer. Starts and runs well, driven monthly. All brakes relined in last 100 miles. Has original moto meter from dealer where purchased in PA. Last year for the backward shift pattern.

Located in Florida........1-727-734-9491

Sunday

INDYCAR IN IOWA

Yet another oval with the winning drive by Ryan Hunter-Reay. He has done very well at this track in the last few years. Josef Newgarden came in second. In third was the ego-deflated Sage Karam. There are only three more races left for the Indycar season.

Tough race for the others that I follow:

Ed Carpenter - 6th
Ryan Briscoe - 8th
Sebastian Bourdais - 9th
Takuma Sato - 19th - accident
Tony Kanaan - 21st - mechanical
Juan Pablo Montoya - 24th - accident

JULES BIANCHI..........1989 - 2015

He died of his injuries received last October at the Formula One race in Japan. During the race in the rain he struck a crane used to remove disabled cars from the track. With head injuries he was placed into a coma which he never came out of. Prior to joining Formula One in 2011 he raced in Formula Renault, GP2 Series and Formula Three. He is the first Formula One driver to die from injuries received during a race since Ayrton Senna in 1994.

Friday

ENGLAND ON THE 19TH

CLASSIC AND VINTAGE CARS

by Charterhouse

Sherborne Castle

Sherborne

United Kingdom

www.charterhouse-auction.co.uk

+44 (0) 1935 812 277

Thursday

ILLINOIS ON THE 18TH

INVESTMENT QUALITY COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION

by Investment Quality

8800 East Riverside Blvd.

Loves Park, Illinois

www.iqcca,com

1-779-552-8766

MINNESOTA ON THE 18TH

1967 OLDSMOBILE

O'REILLY STREET MACHINE NATIONALS

by Spring Grove

Minnesota State Fairgrounds

St. Paul, Minnesota

www.springgroveauction.com

1-507-498-9000

CANADA ON THE 18TH

1950 MERCURY

MAPLE CITY CLASSIC CAR AUCTION

by Collector Car Productions

John D. Bradley Convention Centre

Chatham, Ontario

Canada

www.collectorcarproductions.com

1-416-923-7500

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 18TH

CABIN FEVER

by Cabin Fever

1860 Weavertown Road

Douglassville, Pennsylvania

www.cabinfeverexpo.com

1-800-789-5068

GEORGIA ON THE 18TH

LANIER CLASSIC AUCTION

by Four Seasons

Four Seasons Auction and Antique Mall

Buford, Georgia

www.fsagallery.com

1-770-781-2065

GEORGIA ON THE 18TH

1957 THUNDERBIRD

PEACH CLASSIC

by Peach

Peach Auction Sales

Byron, Georgia

www.peachauctionsales.com

1-478-956-0910

Wednesday

CALIFORNIA ON THE 17TH

CALIFORNIA AUCTION

featuring A Private San Diego Collection

The Dioguardi Collection

The Eureka Barn Find Collection

The Jim Weston Collection

by Auctions America

Barker Hanger

3021 Airport Avenue

Santa Monica, California

www.auctionsamerica.com

1-877-906-2437

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 17TH

1969 CAMERO

ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC AUCTION

by CPA

CPA Auto Auction

Mill Hall, Pennsylvania

www.cpaautoauction.com

1-800-248-8026
1-570-726-4300

Monday

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1965 TURNER

Car is chassis number 65-647, one of the last cars actually produced by Jack Turner's shop. It is a left hand drive model that was shipped from the factory in August of '65 on Manchester Line's S.S. Pacific Stronghold and delivered to EurAuto in Salt Lake City with four other cars.

Turners were well regarded as fast and competitive racers that punched above their “weight class.” Within the production run of the previous Mark II cars, engines varied from 948cc BMC units, Coventry Climax FWA 1098 engines, FWE 1216, or 997, 1198, 1340 and 1500cc Ford engines. Turner Mark III models (such as this car) came with 1500cc (1498) English Ford pre-crossflow engines, unless a customer requested something else. These were strong performing over-square engines that were the basis for the 1600cc Lotus Twin-cam units. The engine can be modified and tuned to rev high and produce substantial, reliable power.

There are approximately 53 examples of the Turner Mark III known to survive worldwide. 65-647 is fast, nimble and fun. Many say it looks like a “Baby Cobra.” The engine was built by highly regarded MWE Engineering. It pulls strongly from 3,500 to over 7,500 rpm. It has great brakes, excellent balance and always rewards good driving.

The car has raced at Sebring, Palm Beach International, Roebling Road, VIR, and numerous other eastern race tracks. SCCA and VDCA logbooks are included.

65-647 looks great and runs great

• Wenz built all steel Ford pre-crossflow 1500

• Aluminum roller-rockers

• Twin Weber 45mm DCOE's

• Heavy Duty Milton engine mounts

• Ron Davis aluminum racing radiator & electric fan

• Setrab oil cooler

• AN 12 breather lines and vented breather tank

• Lightweight magnesium bell housing

• Competition lightweight flywheel and clutch

• Ford medium-close ratio racing gearbox

• Tilton brake bias adjustment

• Accusump

• 5 qt. halon fire system

• Professional roll cage with door bars & dash hoop

• Recent ATL 8 gallon fuel cell

• Panasport racing wheels

• PRI adjustable shocks

• Custom ceramic coated fabricated header

• Custom fabricated oval tube exhaust with side outlet

• Winner's Circle double bearing hubs

• Kirkey vintage race seat with upholstery

• Current RaceQuip 6 pt. camlock belts

• Metallic silver livery with twin black stripes

• Custom fitted tonneau cover

Located in Florida........1-727-480-2305

INDYCAR IN WISCONSIN

While I am still not wild about oval track this was a very good race on the oldest working race track in the world. It started in 1903. Unfortunately it was poorly attended and it may end up being off the list. Some of these team owners have supported some of the races and this one has been supported by Michael Andretti. The deep pocket has to stop sometime. Long time under-dog, Sebastien Bourdais, had a fantastic win. I like to see him win because he was a four-time Champ Car champion before it became Indycar. He was also in Formula One. Today he was extremely fast and was exciting to watch. Helio Castroneves came in second and it was a drive to note. He started in 24th place...all the way to second is no easy trick. Third went to Graham Rahal who has been doing very well in the last few races.

I still follow other certain drivers because I like them for various reasons:

4th......Juan Pablo Montoya

6th......Tony Kanaan

10th....Ed Carpenter

14th....Takuma Sato

21st....Ryan Briscoe (crash)

Saturday

MICHAEL ARGETSINGER..........1945 - 2015

Michael R. Argetsinger, a founder of the International Motor Racing Research Center and an award-winning motorsports author, has died. He was 70.

Argetsinger died Tuesday of cancer at his home in Chicago, according to Glenda Gephart of the research center.

Argetsinger was a member of the steering committee that in 1997 began planning for the Racing Research Center, an archival and research library dedicated to the preservation of the history of motorsports. He was a member of the center's governing council at the time of his death.

"Michael was a wonderful man, friend and passionate supporter of all things motor racing and particularly, Watkins Glen," said former open-wheel driver Bobby Rahal, chairman of the research center's governing council. "He gave his time and energy selflessly in order to advance the IMRRC and its place in the world of motorsports."

Argetsinger was the son of the late Cameron Argetsinger, who started the road-racing tradition at Watkins Glen in 1948 and brought Grand Prix racing to Watkins Glen for 20 years beginning in the early 1960s.

Michael Argetsinger's lifelong passion for the sport and its history was also evident in his talent as the author of five critically acclaimed books on motor racing, including a biography of Mark Donohue. He also raced for nearly 45 years, competing in more than 400 races at 54 different circuits in seven countries, including nine circuits that have hosted World Championship Formula One Grand Prix.

Argetsinger is survived by his wife, Dr. Lee Green. The family has announced that remembrances may be made in his name to the Racing Research Center.

Friday

ENGLAND ON THE 11TH

1950 BENTLEY MK. VI

BLENHEIM PALACE

by COYS

Blenheim Palace

United Kingdom

www.coys.co.uk

+44 (0) 208 614 7888

ENGLAND ON THE 11TH

1936 PEUGEOT 302 BERLINE DELUXE

THE CHATEAU IMPNEY HILLCLIMB AUCTION

by H & H

The Chateau Impney

Droitwich Spa

Worchestershire

United Kingdom

www.handh.co.uk

+44 (0) 8454 33 44 55

WASHINGTON ON THE 11TH

1966 MUSTANG

SPOKANE AUCTION 2015

by Silver

Spokane County Fair & Expo Center

Spokane, Washington

www.silverauctions.com

1-800-255-4485

LOUISIANA ON THE 11TH

1935 FORD

NEW ORLEANS

by Vicari

Mardi Gras World

New Orleans, Louisiana

www.vicariauction.com

1-504-264-CARS

Thursday

KENTUCKY ON THE 10TH

1930 FORD

PADUCAH SUMMER COLLECTION AUCTION

by Smith's

Expo Center

Paducah, Kentucky

www.smithsauctioncompany.com

1-800-200-6030

Monday

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1951 HUDSON

Very good condition, approx. 52,000 miles, original owner, always garaged, wonderful original wool interior, excellent chrome inside and out.

New oversized radiator, rebuilt cork clutch, exterior painted to match the original Jefferson green fine metal flake color.

Runs well, ready to go.

Located in New York..........1-845-524-2040

Sunday

FORMULA ONE IN ENGLAND

In the land of Formula One 140,000 people watched the home town and home grown Lewis Hamilton win for the third time at this race. His teammate, Nico Rosberg, came in second and Sebastian Vettel came in third. The race ended in the rain and these positions were gained by the luck of tire changes. Felipe Massa was in the lead for the longest time and I was really happy with that. I would liked to see him have a win.

Of my favorites, Massa ended up in fourth and Nico Hulkenberg ended up in seventh.