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Classic 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster restored

(November 9, 2022) BISHOP'S STORTFORD, England — Hilton & Moss, world-class specialists in the restoration and sales of classic and prestige vehicles, put the shine back into one of German motoring history’s most beautiful stars with a loving restoration of a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. Transformed from a rusting relic of glory-days gone by, to a concours-standard testament to one of the automotive industry’s true legends, the 300 SL Roadster is ready to turn heads like back in its heyday — a perfect product of Hilton & Moss’ 30-plus years’ experience in Mercedes models. All work was undertaken at Hilton & Moss’ dedicated restoration facility in Bishop’s Stortford.

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Century-old Ford plant in Florida to be torn down

(October 21, 2022) A car plant that Henry Ford opened in Jacksonville, Fla., nearly a century ago is slated to be demolished over the objections of local historical preservationists. The Jacksonville City Council last week unanimously approved the property owner's request to tear down the building to allow for new waterfront development, the Florida Times-Union reported. The owner said experts who assessed the building said it was too damaged to repair.

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New online service charts the origins of your classic Porsche


1972 Porsche 911

(October 19, 2022) ATLANTA —  Every classic Porsche has an origin story — when it was built, how it was equipped, where it was first delivered. An important part of owning, and even restoring, a classic Porsche is knowing the details of this history. With its collection and storage of historic documents, Porsche is able to provide many pieces of original production information about its vehicles going back decades. Now, for the first time, the process of accessing these documents has moved online. One portal offers a path to accessing this data that is both fascinating for enthusiasts and valuable for preserving sports cars.

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Mecum takes on two cities in one weekend for $36.4 million in sales


1957 Chevrolet Corvette

(October 19, 2022) Mecum Auctions is well known for setting records and taking on never-before-achieved challenges, and the company took it to another level this past weekend by holding two auctions simultaneously in two different cities located a full 600 miles apart. One of the events, Mecum Chicago 2022, was held Oct. 13-15 in Schaumburg, Ill., and brought $15.2 million in total sales, while the other, Mecum Chattanooga 2022, was held Oct. 14-15 in Tennessee and reached overall sales totals of $21.2 million.

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Mecum Auctions returns to Las Vegas with 1,000 cars


1971 Stitz Blackhawk

(October 7, 2022) Mecum Auctions will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center for its sixth annual collector car auction at the venue this Nov. 10-12 with an estimated 1,000 American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, exotics, trucks, Hot Rods, customs and more to cross the auction block.

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More then 950 old trucks at auction and more than 950 stories


Photos courtesy of Kraupie's Auctioneers

By Daniel Stroll
Hemmings

(October 6, 2022) Rob van Vleet has so many old cars and trucks — mostly trucks — scattered across the grasslands of western Nebraska that he has entirely forgotten about some in particular and has lost track of precisely how many he currently owns. Somewhere between 1,500 and 1,800, he figures.

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Antique car show and flea market returns to Hershey

(September 16, 2022) AACA National and the Hershey Region AACA welcome back antique car enthusiasts to Hershey, Pa., for the 67th Eastern Fall Nationals, Oct. 4-7. The big difference for this year’s event is the change in the days it is being held. The flea market and car corral will be Tuesday-Friday and the car show will be on Friday. (In the past, the car show has been held on Saturday.)

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Record-setting $55.2 million at Mecum Dallas 2022 auction


1969 Dodge Daytona

(September 16, 2022) Mecum’s Dallas 2022 classic and collector car auction lent credence to the claim that everything is bigger in Texas with a record-setting total achieved at the 12th annual event in one of the Lone Star State’s most populous cities. A total of 1,191 vehicles hammered sold in just four days, Sept. 7-10, for an 84% sell-through rate and more than $55.2 million in sales, which amounted to a 50% increase over the auction’s previous record total of $36.8 million. The number of consignments increased by 45% over last year’s Dallas event, and ticket sales saw a 60% increase.

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Ram Air IV GTO Collection headlines Mecum Kissimmee 2023


1970 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air IV Convertible

(September 12, 2022) WALWORTH, Wis. — With a projected 4,000 vehicle consignments to be offered at the annual live auction event at Osceola Heritage Park in Florida, Mecum Kissimmee 2023 will once again raise the standard for the world’s largest collector car auction featuring a broad selection of American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, exotics, trucks, Hot Rods, customs and more to cross the auction block Jan. 4-15 with live coverage on MotorTrendTV and MotorTrend+.

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Nearly 800 pedal cars among 2,000 items at toy museum auction


1925 American National pedal car

(September 2, 2022) WALWORTH, Wis.— Following months spent taking inventory, capturing photography, performing research and preparing the nearly 2,000 lots that make up the Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum Collection, the full list of consignments has been announced by Mecum Auctions for the entirely no-reserve sale to be held Sept. 14-17 in Fountain City, Wis.

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