A White (Challenger) Knuckle Ride – This Vanishing Point Tribute car could be yours!
The Repco Beach Hop 25 is set to take over Whangamata from March 26th to the 30th, bringing with it a celebration of classic cars, rock and roll and vintage culture. There is stuff for everyone there, but if you are a car guy or gal and haven’t been to one, you need to fix […]
A Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Just Became the Most Valuable Grand Prix Racing Car Ever Sold
In a landmark event at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, one of the most celebrated racing cars of all time was sold for an impressive €51.155 million (approximately NZD $94.1 million). The automotive masterpiece in question (I mean, just look at it) is a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen. This sale marks the first […]
The catalogue for the 2025 Mecum Kissimmee Auction might just be my Santa Wishlist
Yesterday, Dave posted about the Shaguar, a historically significant E-Type that is going to the block in a couple of weeks. Being the auction aficionado I am, I couldn’t help but investing a handful of hours looking at every single lot of the 4,500 cars (yes, you read that right) being auctioned during that event. […]
Auctioning a Legend
If I told you there’s a Holden coming up on a $1 auction on TradeMe, I wouldn’t blame you for not taking much notice of me and thinking it must be a bit of a slow news day. That said, there’s a Holden coming up on a $1 auction on TradeMe so listen up! Enthusiast’s […]
Time to grab a Classic Car – Webb’s Auction
What is arguably New Zealand’s largest auction of Collectors’ Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia goes under the hammer this Sunday 13 December 2020 at 2.30pm. Webb’s Auction House is honoured to present a fantastic offering of 83 lots which expectsto fetch over $3,500,000 under the hammer, this will be a record sale for the Auckland based […]