Nostalgia Highway

(July 20, 2022) Founded in London in 1929, the world’s first Bugatti Owners’ Club moved to Prescott in the beautiful English Cotswolds region in 1937. There, it established its very own hill climb course and – in 1987 — the Bugatti Trust, maintaining and celebrating the magic of the Bugatti brand for more than 90 years.

1963 Chevy Corvette Split Window Coupe

(July 8, 2022) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Auctions will return to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa., July 27-30 with an estimated 1,200 American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, trucks, exotics, Hot Rods, customs and more expected to cross the auction block.

By Jeff Peek
Hagerty 
Photos by Brandon Gillogly

(July 5, 2022) Los Angeles County is a 15-hour drive from Yellowstone National Park, so it may seem like an odd place to get up close and personal with a classic Yellowstone tour bus. Nevertheless, Winslow Bent is stoked to be here, and so are we.

(July 1, 2022) A 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 once owned by the late Paul Walker, four prototype Ferrari builds and four majestic Marmon Sixteens are among the current headlining consignments for the Monterey Car Week Daytime Auction: Mecum Monterey 2022, which marks the return Mecum to the Del Monte Golf Course at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa in Monterey, Calif.,  Aug. 18-20.

(June 27, 2022) CREWE, England — Bentley Mulliner is to bring the iconic Speed Six back to life with a new and highly exclusive Continuation Series of 12 cars, each mechanically and aesthetically authentic to the Bentley racers that won Le Mans in 1929 and 1930. Created to honor the achievements of the original cars and while continuing to develop and preserve Mulliner’s heritage skills, the new Speed Sixes will become the second pre-war continuation project in the world after the Blower — both created by Bentley Mulliner.

(June 21, 2022) LONDON — An Aston Martin DB5 Convertible, ordered and owned by the man who gave his initials to the legendary DB-series of cars — one-time Aston Martin chairman Sir David Brown — is now offered for sale by Aston Martin Specialists, Nicholas Mee & Co. The importance of the Aston Martin DB5 Convertible in automotive history cannot be overstated — with just 123 models ever built it’s one of the most highly sought-after cars for collectors across the globe. 

(June 17, 2022) WALWORTH, Wis. — On the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in the small community of Fountain City, Wis., lies a 90-acre parcel with five buildings that are stocked to the hilt with more than 100 collector cars, over 700 pedal cars, hundreds of bicycles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, thousands of vintage toys and more. Long known worldwide as Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum, a large portion of the collection will soon be offered at auction by Mecum Auctions at an on-site auction event in Fountain City Sept. 14-17.

1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird

(June 13, 2022) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson will off the Lindley Collection, including eight highly desirable and well-preserved American cars all with No Reserve during this year’s Las Vegas Auction, June 30-July 2. Headlining this collection is a pair of iconic Mopar muscle cars — a rare 1970 Plymouth HEMI Superbird and a matching-numbers 1970 Plymouth HEMI ’Cuda.

Richard Heseltine
Hagerty   

(June 5, 2022) Concept cars tend to live ephemeral lives. They appear at an event or two, create headlines if they’re lucky, and then disappear into the ether once they’re no longer of use. Some, however, attain legendary status. The 1960s in particular witnessed the emergence of the show-stopper as we know it, car manufacturers seeing the value of creating a one-off purely to foretell what’s coming down the road and broadcast styling trends and create a little excitement ahead of launching a new model.

1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona  is most valuable ever selling for $1,320,000

(May 27, 2022)  Mecum collector car auction company has been crushing its own auction sales records for years, and Indy 2022 continued the noteworthy trend with $126.5 million total overall sales achieved May 13-21—an 18% increase over the past Indy auction record of $107 million achieved at last year’s event.