At most auctions these days, the cars are on average around 50 years old, but not on October 30, 2020, when Bonhams in London puts 34 vehicles from “The Golden Age of Motoring” under the hammer. In fact, the cars are on average a hundred years old, with the year of manufacture ranging from 1900 to 1939. The cars are expected to cost an average of £ 165’000, with total sales expected to amount to around £ 5.6 million. The highlights are to be a Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP, a Fowler 10 HP Road Locomotive and a Thornycroft 20 HP …
The “Sur Les Champs”auctions, to which the Champs-Elyséees of Paris gave their name, have already become a tradition. On November 1, 2020, Hervé Poulain will swing his hammer üover 59 cars and five motorcycles/mopeds worth EUR 6.2 million. The highlights will be an AC Ace Bristol and a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Flügeltürer, but real exotics such as a Bond Bug or a Chenard & Walcker Tank from 1928 will not be missing either.
From 2021, the Dolder Classics will no longer take place on the ice rink in Zürich, but in the Valley, i.e. at Motorworld Kemptthal between Zürich and Winterthur. More space, easier access and a wide range of catering options speak in favor of Motorworld. Nevertheless, much remains the same, at least to a large extent, as the previous co-organizer "Dolder Sports" does not agree with the continued use of the event name at the new location ...
“The big Mercedes” was the name given to the Mercedes-Benz 770 in 1930, and it immediately took its place at the forefront of automotive engineering. It was a pioneer of Mercedes-Benz luxury vehicles right up to the Mercedes-Maybach brand ...