Be A Part Of The Best… The Woodford Reserve Derby DayClub May 6th Brings Live Betting, Local Horseracing, Back To Iconic Racetrack At Biggest And Best Kentucky Derby Party In Phoenix The Woodford Reserve Derby DayClub: Presented by Sanderson Lincoln is returning to Phoenix’s Turf Paradise May 6th. It’s the only Kentucky Derby Party in Arizona where fans can bet on the Kentucky Derby simulcast while enjoying live local horseracing at Phoenix’s Turf Paradise, Arizona’s first sports franchise, and the Valley’s only horseracing track. In addition to being the title sponsor of the Arizona event, Woodford Reserve is also the […]
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Mecum’s Glendale 2023 classic and collector car auction, held March 28-April 1 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, reached $56 million in total overall sales as 1,266 lots hammered sold. With a total 1,667 lots offered throughout the five-day auction, a sell-through rate of 76% was achieved, and individual sales were led by a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing (Lot S132) that brought $1.815 million. A diverse selection of available classic and collector cars in Glendale resulted in a similarly varied top 10 sellers list, with a wide selection of both American-built beauties and coveted imports from across the pond […]
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Sound has always been a core part of the Bugatti experience, from the howl of the Type 35’s straight-eight to the powerful rumble of the Chiron’s advanced W16. And now Bugatti has a new collection of personal sound accessories, created in partnership with New York-based premium audio brand, Master & Dynamic. Just as the experience of driving a Bugatti is designed to be incomparable, the new Master & Dynamic Bugatti collection is a marriage of artistry and innovative technology that delivers an unparalleled listening experience. “Driving a Bugatti literally excites all the senses, including sound. The whistle of the W16 […]
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Carefully curated travel to include exclusive access to the world’s most inspirational locations and experiences. Bentley Motors is to offer a global calendar of carefully curated ‘Extraordinary Journeys’ launching in April 2023. The exclusive travel series has been designed to provide the opportunity to experience once in a lifetime road trips that will offer exclusive access to the very best of local cuisine, design, architecture, and wellness combined with unforgettable driving experiences in a variety of stunning landscapes. The small-scale Bentley specialty travel series will cover the UK, New Mexico and Scandinavia and with more locations to be announced throughout […]
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Arguably America’s greatest car marque, Duesenberg, will be honored at the 2023 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance April 21–23 at Ellen Scripps Browning Park in La Jolla Cove. Presented by LPL Financial, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty and Panerai, the 17th- annual event, “World Class Cars, World Class Experience,” will welcome 4,000 ticketed guests and feature 125-plus vehicles that will be independently judged in 13 classes for cars and motorcycles. On Sunday, the annual Motor Car Classic will showcase another 40 cars on the street next to the park. Celebrating Ferrari this year, the free event occurs 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Other weekend […]
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Shifting to Hyper-Speed When someone gets behind the wheel of a hypercar, such as a Bugatti or Aston Martin, the last thing they want to worry about when shifting gears is local sound ordinances. And with the annual Hypercar Invitational coming around the bend this spring, the event’s organizers wanted a way around that issue. Enter: Las Vegas. This April, the desert surrounding Sin City will play host to the fifth annual Hypercar gathering which has previously been held in Monterey, California. Held at Vegas’s Spring Mountain Raceway over three days, this year’s car fest will carry over everything it’s […]
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New Year, New Gear The popular Barrett-Jackson Cup custom car competition returns this month as part of the 2023 collector car auction festivities at WestWorld. The contest selects 50 of the top custom car and truck creations that battle it out for multiple prizes ending in the selection of the Ultimate Best in Show as well as a People’s Choice Award that is picked by auction fans nationwide via social media. Of those top 50 participants are two classic rides recently restored by Tucson-based Crown Concepts, from owners Curtis Brown and Joey Martin. The duo is proudly boasting their updated […]
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Car restorer Bill Wallace and his business partner and close friend, Chuck Puth, are almost at the finish line on a nut-and-bolts restoration of their one-off 1952 Jaguar XK120; they will be applying shortly to compete at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance this August. They’re ready for the concours judges to take their magnifying glasses to it. Then they hope to be tipping glasses and singing a big British “Cheers.” Recall that the left-hand-drive Jaguar XK120 roadster is one of six that appeared in the promotional Race of Champions May 10, 1952, in Silverstone, England, piloted by six […]
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“My name is Adrian Suciu, and I am the owner of Steering Wheel Art in Scottsdale, Arizona. I was born in Timisoara, Romania; after finishing high school, I joined the army. In 2001, I decided with my wife, Luminita, to move to Spain and get married. “I had to accept any job opportunity to be able to maintain my family. I used to work as a postman, a construction worker and I even opened a second-hand store. Then, my wife and I decided for me to go to Romania to get my truck driver’s license so I could have a […]
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Driving Next-Generation Car Lovers Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, announced that the Future Collector Car Show (FCCS) will be a part of the auction company’s flagship Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale for the first time on January 22, 2023. This one-day event, held on the Polo Field at WestWorld, will be a part of all the exciting action that Barrett-Jackson will bring to collector car enthusiasts this January during its entire nine-day event, January 21-29. FCCS is a family-friendly, concours-style event featuring vehicles that best represent the future of the collector car hobby, with the goal of […]
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Experience is the difference at Marcus Morton’s Pit Stop Detail. “The industry is full of ‘detailers,’ but Pit Stop has proven to provide a quality service to Arizona for over 15 years with a professional approach and continuous education for chemicals, tools and techniques in the industry,” says Morton, a Gilbert resident who started the company in 2007 with a mobile truck. He opened the first store in Scottsdale in 2009 and the Gilbert location seven years later. He and his crew of 16 now have three mobile trucks that service the Valley for car washing and detailing. Both locations offer detailing services for […]
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This Jag purrs, with power, panache and pedigree. Every day, day or night, car restorer Bill Wallace starts up his internet search engine and cruises for classics to renew and, most often, sell to appreciative buyers who love the original car and the restorative caress. In October 2021, he was doing a midnight scour of Craig’s List and noticed a vehicle that jumped from the listings: a 1952 left-hand-drive Jaguar XK120 roadster, one of six that appeared in the promotional Race of Champions May 10, 1952, in Silverstone, England. Documented by a certificate of authenticity from Jaguar, the XK120 is […]
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Whether you are a fan of things that go fast on four legs or four wheels, there is plenty of it at the 11th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Talking Stick Resort November 5th at WestWorld of Scottsdale. The Scottsdale Polo Party is welcoming back previews of the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction as well as hundreds of vehicles on display from car clubs and premier auto dealers, such as Bentley Scottsdale, the title sponsor of the event. Bentleys are prominently featured throughout the event including at the beginning of the matches and during the trophy presentations. You can […]
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Treat yourself or the McLaren enthusiast in your life with the latest gifts available from McLaren Automotive Luxury supercar maker McLaren Automotive has unveiled its 2022 gift guide in time for the holidays. This year, McLaren offers up their coveted APL | McLaren HySpeedTM footwear collaboration, ultra-sleek McLaren TUMI CX6TM travel collection and a stunning reproduction Artura model car. APL | McLaren HySpeedTM The long-anticipated APL | McLaren HySpeedTM footwear collaboration emphasizes innovative technology, utilitarian design and masterful construction. Unveiling an entirely new silhouette, this performance-focused collaboration with chic, streamline aesthetics was inspired by McLaren’s iconic supercars and hypercars, and […]
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Scott Reiner has been detailing cars for 38 years. “It’s my passion,” he says. “The world of detailing has been nonstop for me since I was young. I have had no other job.” The owner of Worldwide Detailing Products & Services in Tucson will detail any car, boat or RV, but he specializes in making high-end luxury and performance vehicles look showroom new for collections, shows, auctions and private sales. In particular, he has meticulously serviced a 1997 Lamborghini Diablo Roadster for more than a decade. The red-on-black mid-engine supercar is documented as the first Diablo imported into the United […]
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INTRO The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has earned the nickname “The Race To The Clouds” for a good reason. This historic race takes place on the strikingly beautiful Pikes Peak just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado where competitors race to its peak which sits at a staggering 14,115 feet in elevation. The trek up to the top of America’s Mountain consists of 156 turns and stretches 12.42 miles. Even though the scenery is beautiful, the mountain lays host to tight bends, steep drop offs and unpredictable weather that has claimed the egos, and sometimes the lives, of the brave […]
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A one-off Deusenberg J Figoni Sports Torpedo, a Ferrari 410 Sport Spider by Scaglietti, a Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante, a Jaguar D-Type and a Bizzarini 5300 Strada led hundreds of classic vehicles into this year’s Monterey Car Week and its culminating Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. The 1932 Duesenberg J Figoni Sports Torpedo was Best of Show at the 71st Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance — the first time since 2013 that an American classic ascended the top spot at the showcase event. At auction, RM Sotheby’s sold the week’s most expensive car, making $22,005,000 with the sale of a 1955 Ferrari 410 […]
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Flying Lizard Motorsports, 16-time sports car racing champions, is relocating its central operations from Sonoma, California, to a new 15,000-square-foot facility at Apex Motor Club in Maricopa, 35 minutes southwest of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and less than an hour drive from downtown Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. The 280-acre private membership motorsports club provides high-tier racing facilities, private garages and professional driver training. In 2004, founder Seth Neiman entered the Flying Lizard Motorsports team in the American Le Mans Series, competing in the GT class until 2012. The following year, the team moved to the […]
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APEX Motor Club Expands Its Luxurious Auto Housing Options for Car Enthusiasts in the Desert Temperatures in the Arizona desert might be rising, but that’s not keeping auto fanatics off the track at APEX Motor Club, the Maricopa-based sports track. Known for its luxurious auto garages and professional tracks to cruise around on, APEX is the premier destination for those with a touch of—or a lot of—motomania. But stopping at customized car garages and world-class tracks wasn’t in the plans for the minds behind APEX as its newly announced updates are sure to draw a crowd. Opened in 2019, APEX […]
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The Arizona Concours d’Elegance returns in January 2023, presenting the acclaimed show and competition of rare and special automobiles at a new Scottsdale venue. Previously held at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, the Arizona Concours will take place on Sunday, January 22 at the newly renovated Scottsdale Civic Center, with about 100 vehicles presented on the grass between and adjacent to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The theme of the 2023 Arizona Concours is The Art of Aerodynamics, with cars ranging from the early beginnings of streamlined vehicles, including classic race […]
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“Although the cars are the stars of the show, equally as important is the social gathering – because the only thing more remarkable than these cars is the community they create; the camaraderie and fellowship of enthusiasts brought together through a unifying passion for automobiles and their desire to share it with others.” This coming January 14-15, 2023 the annual Motorcar Cavalcade Concours d’Elegance returns to Miami – welcoming in the New Year and launching the winter show season in glorious fashion – at the renowned JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa. This Lifestyle Concours event gathers our global […]
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This could be your ticket to ride. Buy one or more raffle tickets to support the Ronald McDonald House Central Valley of Madera, south of San Francisco, and you may win one of three American icons –– a 2022 Corvette, a 1958 Corvette, or a 1970 Chevelle SS. This is the 29th year that RMHCV has conducted collector car raffles. Each prize is a separate raffle. Donations start at $5 for a ticket, and the more you buy the better the deal: $10 for 5, $20 for 15, $30 for 22, $50 for 40, $100 for 100, $200 for 240 […]
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Approximately 350 classic cars will compete in 35 classes during the 11th edition of The San Marino Motor Classic, Sunday, August 28, at Lacy Park, 1485 Virginia Road, in San Marino, California. More than 5,000 motoring enthusiasts are expected to visit the city in Los Angeles County to compete and participate in a weekend of activities. “Our annual community event brings increased awareness of the history of the motor vehicle through a broad-spectrum exhibition of historical automobiles from the early to mid-twentieth century,” says Aaron Weiss, who founded the 501(c)3 not-for-profit event in 2011 with the late Ben Reiling and […]
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Four Ferrari prototypes and a 1990 FCA Platinum Award-winning Ferrari F40; a quartet of Marmon Sixteens; a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster and a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 once owned by actor Paul Walker are among the 600 classic and collector vehicles to be offered at the 13th-annual Mecum Monterey 2022 – The Daytime Auction August 18–20. The Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on the Del Monte Golf Course returns to host the three-day event. Gates open daily at 8 a.m., August 18 through 20. Vehicles begin selling August 18 at 10 a.m. and Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20, […]
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