Rolls-Royce has reimagined its iconic Spirit of Ecstasy figurine to grace the bonnet of its new all-electric motor car, Spectre, 111 years to the day the Spirit of Ecstasy was first registered as intellectual property of Rolls-Royce on 6th February 1911. The figurine has been remodeled with a lower, more dynamic stance that brings her much closer to the drawings made by her original creator, the illustrator and sculptor Charles Sykes, in the early years of the 20th century. It also sees her physical form represent The Expression, a visual device that forms part of the marque’s new visual language. […]
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The State’s Only Derby Party May 7th With Live, Local Horseracing Dress up. Dress down. No matter you will be looking all around. That’s because the excitement and energy of the Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships is returning to Turf Paradise May 7th to create Arizona’s best Kentucky Derby party, The Bulleit Bourbon Derby DayClub presented by Sanderson Lincoln. This is the only Kentucky Derby Party in Arizona where fans can watch and wager on the Kentucky Derby while watching live local horseracing at Turf Paradise, Arizona’s first sports franchise. Once again, the Polo Party style tents are returning to Arizona’s […]
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The eighth annual Concours in the Hills car show on Saturday February 12 continued its unbroken tradition of record setting. Almost 1,200 vehicles, and an estimated 40-50,000 spectators, completely filled 35-acre Fountain Park in Fountain Hills, AZ to raise over $430,000 for Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Mother Nature again cooperated with clear, sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80’s. The magnitude of this show is a testament to the enormity and diversity of the car scene in Arizona. The show had over 100 sponsors, including Title sponsor Gila River Resorts & Casinos, and encompassing most facets of the car business. […]
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A rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing, the 24th of just 29 manufactured from 1954 to 1956, sold for $6,825,000 at RM Auctions, leading all cars during Arizona Automotive Week, Jan.22–30, which returned in full strength to the Valley of the Sun following a pandemic-abridged event in 2021. At Worldwide Auctioneers, a Pebble Beach award-winning 1929 Duesenberg Model J Berline, one of the first Model Js delivered when new, brought $2,260,000, and at Barrett-Jackson, celebrating its 50th anniversary in Scottsdale, a 2004 Porsche Carrera GT (Lot #1398) generated $1,980,000. And, at Gooding & Company’s Geared Online Scottsdale Edition, a […]
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Your vehicular toys deserve luxury toy chests at the Valley Toy Barns. In 2010, father and son team, Paul and Jason Phillips, opened their first Toy Barn in Cave Creek, Cave Creek and Peakview roads, to provide luxury garage spaces for cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, jet skis and RVs. This January, they will break ground on their sixth location, and the second at the Scottsdale Airpark, as Arizona celebrates its annual car-auction week. “When we started out during the Great Recession, we wanted to meet the demand from downsizing home owners and people who could use more space for their […]
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Switching Gears in the New Year During the pandemic, a lot of people dived into new hobbies and habits, or old ones they had abandoned years before. With everyone adjusting to the new normal of spending more time inside, things like streaming movies and ordering everything online got a little old. One hobby that did see a pickup during the pandemic was car restoration, or just motormania in general. Classic car owners and racecar enthusiasts began to get back behind the wheel of hollowed out shells of their garaged project cars and realized they needed some professional help to move […]
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Your valuable automobiles should be protected as if they were parked in a luxurious air-tight vault. Vault Auto Storage is newly-built, it’s superbly secure and it’s nearby in the Scottsdale Airpark. Opened December 9, 2021, by Scottsdale residents Ron and Pam Evans, the 16,000-square-foot facility, 15882 North 77th Street, just south of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, provides rented vehicle storage and collection maintenance for one or more of your classic or exotic cars. They also provide event hosting. “We have been able to build it the way we wanted for our collection of cars and automotive memorabilia,” says Evans, who […]
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Looking to buy a standout classic Z/28 Camaro? Streetside Classics usually has more than a score. Want to consign one? Streetside Classics wants to talk. “Same goes for Mopar, Shelby, Chevelles, trucks and more. Streetside always carries an enormous selection of all years, all equipment packages and all colors. You tell us what you want, and it’s more than likely we have it,” says Bob Mueller, vice president of Sales & Marketing. “If we don’t, we probably will soon.” Charlotte, North Carolina-based Streetside Classics has six large indoor showrooms nationwide, with 1,600 collector cars in stock and ready to buy. […]
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If you have one or more classic cars, make sure they’re insured with Agreed Value Coverage, says Josh Grundy, third-generation principal of The Grundy Agency Inc., based in Horsham, Pennsylvania, an hour north of Philadelphia. Agreed Value and Stated Value are as different as junker and Jag. Today’s large insurance carriers offer Stated Value Coverage, but collector-car-focused companies insist on the Agreed Value product. “Let’s say you insure your collector car for $40,000 with one of the big guys. If something happens to it, that’s not what you’ll get a check for. The company will subtract depreciation, mileage and wear […]
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Vehicle Reveals, New Product Debuts, Celebrity Appearances, Educational Seminars, and Business Deals Highlight the Four-Day Trade-Only Show SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) , the trade association representing the $47.8 billion automotive specialty equipment industry, concluded its annual SEMA Show Friday, Nov. 5, noting the end of the Show represented the successful conclusion of the largest North American automotive trade show since the pandemic shut everything down in 2020. “The industry was clearly excited to be back in-person at the SEMA Show, both to capture business opportunities and to network and celebrate the world’s greatest collection of innovation on wheels,” said […]
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Valley luxury garage suites Motor Vault houses more than exotic cars This January, car enthusiasts across the Valley will gather together sharing their passion for automobiles in a month full of events. But while the yearly car extravaganza is a great opportunity to look over some of the most unique and sought-after vehicles from yesteryear and today, for real estate developer Vern Haugen, it’s practically an auto show every day of his life. Haugen has been in real estate development and luxury custom home construction for nearly three decades. He has developed more than $300 million in real estate throughout Arizona, […]
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Locking It Down When most people think of San Diego or Southern California in general, they might think of blue skies, sunshine, palm trees, the beach, surfing, etc. It’s the prefect place for a weekend getaway and a beach vacation. But it’s also the perfect place for unwanted car thefts to take place. While vacationers are thinking of how to plan out their day in the sunshine, attorney John Gomez of Gomez Trial Attorneys is thinking of how to protect his clients’ cars and bottom line. Since 2005, Gomez has represented clients in the Greater San Diego area who have […]
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Radford Racing School has announced the debut of a Trans Am Racing program making it the only school in the U.S. to offer such a racing experience. The new Trans Am program was developed in collaboration with legendary driver development coach and champion NASCAR and Xfinity Series racer Chris Cook, who has trained some of the world’s greatest drivers including Tony Stewart, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, and Johnny O’Connell, a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new program features late-model TA2 racecars that are offered by Chris Cook Performance through Tom Nelson Motorsports. The first Trans […]
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Celebrating Automotive Photography in all its Forms Returning for its second consecutive year, the International Automotive Photography (IAP) Awards is back for 2021. After a tremendous first year with entrants from 47 different countries and over 4,000 photo entries submitted, Bentley is proud to sponsor the IAP Awards again this year. The IAP Awards aim to establish and promote the best automotive photography, bringing together a passionate community of like-minded people and showcasing a variety of talent and creative works. Entries can be made via the IAP website, and the competition closes on 30 November, with judging taking place in […]
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Over one hundred Ford GTs from model years 2005-2006 and 2017-2021 gathered the first week of November for their Annual Rally. This was the first time it has been held in Arizona. Owners and cars came from over thirty states and Canada, with one owner actually flying two cars in from Hawaii. This was the thirteenth meet and some owners have attended all thirteen. David Bannister, founder of the Ford GT Forum and Chip Beck, Moderator of the Forum were the lead organizers. The Forum, which has grown to over five hundred members, was created to allow owners to stay […]
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John White of Sacramento accepted Best of Show for his 1957 Ghia Super Dart 400 during the 25th Ironstone Concours D’Elegance September 25 at Ironstone Vineyards and Winery, near Murphys, California. Approximately 2,500 people attended, and 330 antique, classic and vintage motorcars, trucks, farm equipment, motorcycles and amphicars were shown and judged in 30 classes for vehicles 1973 vintage and earlier. In 2020, because of COVID-19, the full event was not held, but 100 cars participated in a Tour through Calaveras County and finished at the winery where each car drove across the stage. This year’s honorees were Tim Suddard […]
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A 1930 Duesenberg Murphy Butterfly Dual Cowl Phaeton owned by Ross Meyer was Best in Show – Pre War, and Peter Mullin’s 1951 Delehaye Model 235 was Best in Show – Post War at the 2021 San Marino Motor Classic August 21 and 22. The annual event attracted 5,000 classic car fans, and 450 cars to the city just south of Pasadena and home of the famed Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. “We have cars participating from all over the country, and very few local shows have that,” says Aaron Weiss, chairman of the 501(c)3 not-for-profit event, the […]
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Scottsdale’s love affair with things that go fast will be on full display Saturday October 23rd at the 10th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Talking Stick Resort. The event features car displays from Bentley Scottsdale, Sanderson Lincoln, Earnhardt Genesis North Scottsdale, Scottsdale Maserati, Courtesy Volvo, and Polestar which is debuting its all-electric high-performance car, the Ferrari Club of America, Arizona Lamborghini Club, Scottsdale Corvette Club, the Arizona AMG Club, APEX, and some vintage car owners too. Up to 200 cars are expected to be on display from the car clubs alone. That says a lot about how car […]
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On October 2, the world’s oldest weekly car show restarted its popular Saturday evening shows, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Pavilions at Talking Stick. Scottsdale’s Larry Oliver restarted the 31-year-old Rock ’N Roll Car Show on May 15 at the shopping center, 9120 East Talking Stick Way (Indian Bend Road), in the Salt River Pima – Indian Community. The venue is just off the Loop 101 north of the Shell station near the McDonald’s. “It’s a great location and wonderful people,” says Oliver. “You can get every type food that you could want at the center, and there’s […]
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A 1979 Porsche 928 (Lot#749), which Tom Cruise drove in Risky Business, led all sales at the inaugural Barrett Jackson Houston Auction September 16–18, when it brought $1.98 million, setting the world record auction sale for the model. In addition, a 1956 Chevrolet 150 (Lot #3000) sold to benefit charity for $425,000 and was immediately donated back, and an additional round of bidding brought $400,000. Another $175,000 was donated, raising the total to $1 million for the Honor Flight program, which gives veterans an all-expenses paid trip to the memorials in Washington, D.C. To date, Barrett-Jackson has helped raise $135-plus […]
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Monterey/Pebble Beach Car Week returned in concours-winning style to northern California August 9–15, as hundreds of collectible vehicles were shown, some awarded and others found new garages throughout the world for their next era of stewardship. At the week’s culminating event on Sunday, August 15, the 70th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® in Carmel, a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier owned by Arturo Keller was named Best of Show, while 38 former Best of Show cars welcomed the pre-War classic to the exclusive circle. The official auction house of the Concours, Gooding & Company, sold the week’s two most valuable cars, […]
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Whether it’s a Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction preview or high-performance cars on display from world class car clubs, there is no shortage of horsepower at the 10th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Talking Stick Resort taking place October 23rd at WestWorld of Scottsdale. This is the 10th year of what has become the most attended single day polo event in the United States and fan favorite horsepower elements are back in a stunning outdoor setting. The event features car displays from Bentley Scottsdale, Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, Sanderson Lincoln, Earnhardt Genesis North Scottsdale, Scottsdale Maserati, Courtesy Volvo, and […]
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Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is on its way to Texas, led by early consignments of two distinguished sports cars: a 2019 Ford GT and the 1979 Porsche 928 that starred in the film Risky Business. The inaugural Texas event for the Scottsdale-based company will be held in Houston at the NRG Center September 16–18. The docket will feature a wide range of vintage cars, customs, supercars, late-model vehicles as well as authentic automobilia pieces. “We’re incredibly excited to head out to Houston this fall for our first collector car auction in Texas,” says Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of […]
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IDA and NGDD-certified Scottsdale automotive detailer Carlos Cazares of Cayro Mobile Detailing was selected to help prepare a rare 1947 Cisitalia 202 Coupe designed by 1940s Italian carmaker Pinin Farina, for exhibition at the Concorso Italiano and for competition at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – the crowning event at the popular Monterey Car Week. The Cisitalia 202 Coupe is the only known remaining version of the designer’s 200 Coupe left. Made of three pieces of hand-beaten metal with single stage automotive paint, it has a permanent home in the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Any vehicle must be […]
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