On June 7, 2014, the Oldtimer Gallery at the Dolder will auction 63 vehicles with a total value of almost eight million Swiss francs (6.6 million euros), including the Mercedes 300 SL, Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA and BMW M1 ...
On August 20, 2014, the already well-established Zurich Classic Car Award will take place on Bürkliplatz in the heart of Zürich. Two new classes - single-seater and Bill Mitchell Tribute - promise to provide additional excitement and beautiful cars ...
The 2014 Mille Miglia, which Enzo Ferrari once described as the most beautiful race in the world, took place in Italy from May 15 to 18. For over 30 years, however, the Mille has been held as a regularity event rather than a race, but every year it attracts an exquisite range of vehicles that need fear no comparison. The 32nd Mille Miglia benefited from good weather conditions and took over 400 participants on new routes over the 1700 km, as this report with over 250 photos impressively shows.
On the occasion of the Spa Classics, Bonhams held an auction of motor vehicles and some spare parts on May 18, 2014. On average, each of the cars sold changed hands for 77,000 euros or CHF 88,000. The offer in Spa was very broad in terms of both makes and eras, ranging from a 1936 Armstrong-Siddeley to a Lancia Delta HF Integrale. This report highlights some of the vehicles and shows the vehicles sold with sales and estimated prices.
On 17 May 2014, the "Fantastic Plastic" meeting, organized by the Lucerne Museum of Transport and zwischengas.com, took place for the second time in Lucerne and Rain. With over 70 vehicles, the number of participants had increased significantly compared to the previous year and the breadth and colorfulness of the field was even more surprising than in 2013. This report gives a brief insight into the range of vehicles and shows many of the vehicles in over 150 pictures.
Bonhams held its 15th Aston Martin Works auction on May 17, 2014. 49 vehicles went under the hammer and 43 were sold, in most cases well above expectations. Restoration objects in particular found new owners for a lot of money. This report highlights some of the offers and shows the complete results in a sortable list.
Jaguar is rebuilding six completely new Lightweight E-Types. These are the „missing“ six of a total of 18 lightweight E-Types that were intended for racing in 1963.