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Fall is a wonderful time of the year at Classic Showcase. As we wind down from six extraordinary days of pure exhilaration, festivities, and breathtaking automobiles at the world renowned Concours D' Elegance at Pebble Beach. As you can imagine an event of this magnitude takes years of planning. In fact preparations for each Concours begin years in advance as they strive to orchestrate a well detailed event. Collectors and enthusiasts from all over the world attend these spectacular venues and can't wait to set foot on the fairway each August. The two auctions that Classic Showcase participates in are the RM and Gooding Auctions, which we did quite well. Like the cars in their line up they both hosted very professional, elegant and memorable auctions. RM Auctions set a new world record with 31 million in vintage automobiles sold for a two-day auction. They had a 90% sale rate, selling 138 out of 153 cars. Their highest sales were for a 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Teardrop Coupe which sold for $3,685,000, a 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype which sold for $2,502,500 and an Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 Monoposto which
sold for $2,100,000. Gooding Classic Car Auctions was also successful with their highest sale for a 1967 Ferrari 275
GTS/4 NART Spyder, selling for $3,960.000. Gooding's second highest seller was for a 1933 Duesenberg SJ Murphy, selling for $2,200,000. Their third highest sale was for a 1957 Jaguar XKSS Roadster, selling for $1,925,000. |
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Gooding's forth highest sale was for a 1955 Jaguar D Type, selling for $1,815,000. Christie's, once the dominate player in Monterey, ended up just shy of a podium finish, in fourth place with a 72% selling rate. Its top seller was a 1937 Talbot-Lago T150C SS Teardrop Coupe for $ 3,535,000. The two other sales that topped over one million dollars were a 1930 Bugatti Type 43A roadster at $1,115,000 and a 1965 Ferrari Type 1512 F1, at the same price. This year Classic Showcase broke 4 world records; 3 of which were for our restored Jaguar XKE's and one for our restored Porsche Speedster. To get a glimpse of these record breakers visit the following links: 1962 Jaguar XKE Roadster, 1965 Jaguar XKE Series I 4.2 FHC ,
1961 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8 OTS , 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster Top |
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The Concorso Italiano was also a huge success with its beautiful seaside setting at the Black Horse Golf Course. This was their 20th anniversary event, and it showed no sign of slowing down. Featured marques were the Lamborghini Muira, celebrating its 40th anniversary, as well as Alfa Romeo, a marque that would also be celebrated two days later at the venerable Pebble Beach Concours. |
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Every year it seems the Concours d'Elegance held in Pebble Beach couldn't possibly get any better, yet it does. This event celebrated 75 years of Pininfarina, with four cars straight from Turin, 12 in the anniversary display, and many more an aisle over in the Ferrari classes. There was a centennial celebration of Delage and there was even a class for Chevrolet Small-Block cars with European custom coachwork. |
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"The Best of Show” award went to Sam and Emily Mann and Alfredo Brener, who shared the entry of the late 1937 Delage D8-120 S Pourtout Aero Coupe. Brener bought the car four years ago and began restoring it, than handed it over to Mann.
The collector car market is very much alive and thriving as Classic cars continue to spark the interest of seasoned collectors and new collectors alike. As the desire to own and collect classic cars increases so does the value of these vintage beauties. The collector today is very discerning, knows what he wants, and understands that it is an investment of quality, beauty and perfection. Over the past couple of years we have seen the market grow and it is very exciting. |
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On August 19-21 the Legendary Chaparrals were featured at Laguna Seca's 32nd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races Presented by Chrysler. The cars were part of a tribute to "Great American Specials". The Chaparral, Spanish for road runner, were a series of innovative race cars built by Jim Hall and Hap Sharp to challenge the "big guns" of the automotive racing world. During a time when major manufacturers, mostly European, were dominiating racing circuits around the world the Chaparral championed the underdog and captured the imaginations of Americans. Thier work revolutionized the racing world by introducing new technologies. They introduced the first moveable wing and thier work with aerodynamics, ground effects, and composite materials set the standard for racing during their time. |
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We are proud to announce a new addition to our restoration team, John Chambers with 30 plus years of Porsche experience. Specializing in early 356's, 912's, and 911's. A native San Diegan since 1959, John is highly skilled in all the technical and mechanical aspects of vintage Porsches. We are so pleased to be working with John, and for our valued collectors this is the time to schedule your Porsche for restoration, engine rebuilds, high performance upgrades, and mechanical service. |
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How do I learn the history of my vehicle? Robert Jones, St. Paul, MN Dear Robert, Sincerely,
Tom |
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| September 17th | Jaguars Owners Association of the Southwest 2005 Concours @ Las Colinas Country Club, Irving Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 17th | Jaguar Associationof Greater Indiana Concours d'Elegance The Brickyard Crossing Inn, Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 18th | Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance @ Rolling Hills Country Club. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 18th | Virginia Jaguar Club British Car Day, Richmond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| October 1, 2005 | Suncoast Jaguar Club Dan Ligas Memorial Jag-Fest Downtown St. Petersburg , St. Petersburg |
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| October 1, 2005 | Inland Empire Jaguar Club Wine Country Concours South Coast Winery, Temecula |
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San Diego British Car Day Fairbrook Farms Fallbrook, California |
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| October 2, 2005 | Sacramento Jaguar Club Concours at Serrano Serrano Vistors Center , El Dorado Hills |
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| October 7, 2005 | San Antonio Jaguar Club Concours d' Elegance Sonterra Country Club, San Antonio |
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| October 9, 2005 | Jaguar Owners Club, Inc. Southwest Regional Concours Camp Len, San Luis Opisbo |
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| October 14, 2005 | Jaguar Club of Austin Concours d' Elegance tba, Austin |
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| October 22, 2005 | Jaguar Club of Southern Arizona Concours saint philips plaza, tucson |
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| October 23, 2005 | XK's Unlimited |
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| October 29, 2005 | Jaguar Society of South Carolina Lowcountry Classic Jaguar Concours Just outside of Charleston |
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| November 5, 2005 | Jaguar Club of Houston 29th Annual Concours d'Elegance Carlton Woods Country Club, The Woodlands |
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| November 5, 2005 | South Florida Jaguar Club Annual S.F.J.C. Concours Old School Square , Delray Beach |
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| December 10, 2005 | The Jaguar Club of Ohio President's Gala Tangier Restaurant , Akron |
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As we recede into the last quarter of the year, Classic Showcase will be participating in two fantastic record breaking classic car auctions that will kick off 2006. |
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| Video clips of our restoration process are available on our website. For those who wish to preview our restorations we encourage you to check this out. It is very informative and shows you the attention to detail that we perform. This is a new feature that we've added for our collectors wishing to learn about our restoration services. For those of you using and Apple computer and having trouble bringing up our photographs we area aware of this problem. We are working to resolve this issue. Please email us with your specific situation at webmaster@classicshowcase.com.webmaster@classicshowcase.com Thank you for your patience |
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