Nostalgia Highway

(February 5, 2015) American Quality Coach was formed around 1968 by Wlado J. Cotner and Robert Bevington to manufacture coaches based on the Oldsmobile Toronado, built by General Motors starting in 1966, according to an account by Mark Theobald and Bernie DeWinter at Coachbuilt.com.

(January 28, 2015) WALWORTH, Wis. — At the epicenter of central Florida in the land where dreams come true and lifelong memories are made, Mecum Auctions made history with its first collector car auction of 2015. Total sales for the 10-day event approach the $70-million mark, currently standing at $68,801,987.

Of the 2,404 vehicles that crossed the auction block, 1,772 hammered sold for a commanding sell-through rate of 74 percent.

(January 26, 2015) TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. —  Hagerty has announced the creation of the Hagerty Market Rating, a new tool to gauge the status of the classic car market. Hagerty publishes The Hagerty Price Guide and also developed and maintains Hagerty Valuation Tools, the country's leading online classic car valuation tool.

(January 23, 2015) Even by Barrett-Jackson standards, the recent nine-day marathon auction in Scottsdale was a mammoth undertaking, setting new records for total sales ($130 million), and memorabilia sales ($6.55 million) — not to mention attendance, vehicles sold and TV audience.

(January 21, 2015) A unique 1955 Volkswagen Type 2 Samba Microbus with a fascinating story will be auctioned in Silverstone Auctions’ Race Retro Sale which takes place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on Feb. 21 and 22.

(January 13, 2015) LONDON — The purr of stunning classic cars, the raucous yowl of an evocative F1 car, the excited chatter of thousands of visitors and the constant clicking of cameras… these were the sounds of a hugely successful inaugural London Classic Car Show.

(January 9, 2015) Mecum Auctions will hold the world’s largest collector car auction this Jan. 16-25 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla., with an anticipated 3,000 American muscle cars, classics, hot rods, Corvettes and more to cross the auction block.

(January 5, 2015) Ford turned out an all-new design for the 1960 model year, as well as a new compact car, the Falcon. This three-minute advertising video puts a heavenly star-struck spin on the trio of cars — the standard full-sized Ford, the Thunderbird and the compact Falcon sedan.

(January 2, 2015) Mecum Auctions will present MidAmerica’s 24th annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction Jan. 8-10 at South Point Casino and Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas. As the most anticipated antique motorcycle auction of the year, the three-day event is open to all and draws participants from all 50 states and around the world. This year will see a record 750 antique and collector motorcycles cross the auction block spanning a full century of production from 1903 to 2003.

(January 2, 2015) BEAULIEU, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND — The 30th birthday of the Sinclair C5, one of the most unusual vehicles ever to be built in Britain, is being celebrated by the National Motor Museum. First on display in the museum following its launch on Jan. 10, 1985, visitors can again see this electrically-powered tricycle, which was gifted to the museum by its manufacturer.