Nostalgia Highway

GM highlights its new 1955 'Motoramic Chevrolet' in a series of ads

(August 11, 2016) 1955 was a big year for Chevrolet with an all-new car and a new V-8 engine called the "Turbofire V8." And taking the name of its well-received annual touring display of concept and showcars called "Motorama," General Motors tagged the new car as the "Motoramic Chevrolet," denoting perhaps that the future is now.

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Elvis' BMW 507 comes back to life; to be displayed at Pebble Beach

(August 4, 2016) MUNICH — One of the most spectacular classic-car discoveries of recent times is a BMW 507 purchased by Elvis Presley while he was doing his military service in Germany. Presley was already famous at that time as the “King of Rock’n’Roll.” After that the 507 disappeared for nearly 50 years and was believed to have been lost before returning to the limelight.

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1970 Ford Mustang leads Mecum's $16.7 million sale in Harrisburg


1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback

(July 28, 2016) Mecum Auctions celebrated a great three days in Harrisburg, Pa., with $16.7 million in total sales and an impressive 70 percent sell-through rate for the auction. The results further validate why Harrisburg is such a great central location to properly serve the incredible enthusiasm for collector cars in the northeastern United States.

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Rare 1930s Mathis Motorcar emerges from hiding in France

(July 23, 2016) A 1931 Mathis motorcar, which was hidden in France during World War II, will be offered for sale by Silverstone Auctions at the Silverstone Classic in the UK taking place July 29-31. The now rare and collectible Mathis PY 7CV has spent the last 72 years behind lock and key at a Chateau in Northern France, having been concealed from the invading German forces who stripped the area of valuable collectibles in the early 1940s.

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Mullin Automotive Museum to show eight French classics at Monterey

(July 20, 2016) OXNARD, Calif. — The Mullin Automotive Museum will bring rare and iconic vehicles to Monterey in mid-August that showcase the engineering, art and elegance that defined the best French automakers from the dawn of the automotive age through the performance era of the early 1970s.

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Jeep brand celebrates 75th anniversary

(July 17, 2016) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Since 1941, the Jeep name has symbolized a unique family of go-anywhere, do-anything vehicles — first developed for military use, and after 1945, continually adapted for a wide variety of civilian applications. The Jeep brand is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2016, and to mark the occasion, a commemorative one-of-a-kind Wrangler 75th Salute concept vehicle is being created as a tribute to the brand’s legendary history and military heritage.

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Jackie Kennedy's White House Lincoln Continental convertible on block

(July 14, 2016) WALWORTH, Wis. — The Mecum daytime auction in Monterey, Calif., on Aug. 18-20 will be headlined by a spectacular array of supercars and sports cars from makers such as Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, McLaren, Ford, Bugatti and Aston Martin. Classics from such renowned automotive marques as Duesenberg, Packard and Peugeot will also highlight the sale, while a select array of superbly turned out racing cars will be sprinkled throughout.

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"The Human Bridge' depicts the development of the revolutionary '49 Ford

(July 12, 2016) The 1949 Ford is considered the first "modern car" from Ford. Its development started in 1946 according to a 1949 promotional film from Ford, "The Human Bridge," depicting the building of the car from start to finish.

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Monterey auction in August to feature array of supercars

(July 11, 2016) WALWORTH, Wis. —The Mecum daytime auction in Monterey on Aug. 18-20 will be headlined by a spectacular array of supercars and sports cars from makers such as Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, McLaren, Ford, Bugatti and Aston Martin. Classics from such renowned automotive marques as Duesenberg, Packard and Peugeot will also highlight the sale, while a select array of superbly turned out racing cars will be sprinkled throughout.

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Mecum's first collector car auction in Portland has sales of $9.3 million

(June 24, 2016) WALWORTH, Wis.— With 300 vehicles hammered sold on the auction block in just two days, Mecum’s inaugural Portland auction at the Portland Expo Center was a pronounced success. Held June 17 and and 18, the auction attracted vehicles from 17 states across the country and attendees from even more with total sales reaching more than $9.3 million.

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