Nine days of auction action ended May 18, with a total of 2,877 lots selling throughout the duration of the Indianapolis-based event. This year’s event marked the fourth consecutive year that overall sales exceeded $100 million.The Indy auction lineup featured a wealth of bread-and-butter muscle cars, ‘50s classics, high-end Ferraris...

Future Classic? By D. Randy Riggs from VM issue 2005.1 - Jan/Feb 2005Seems as though each day there are reminders that I am growing older faster than I’d like, and recently the realization set in that I am on the front row of the “Baby boomer” generation, those of us...

Walworth, WI -- Mecum will return to Kissimmee’s Osceola Heritage Park for its Aug. 27-29 Summer Special auction featuring approximately 1,000 vehicles.Photo: Mecum AuctionsThe auction lineup will be highlighted by the 14-car collection of auto enthusiast Marty Nelson that features a restored 4-speed 1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS Z28 and a...

Walworth, WI -- Mecum achieved overall sales of $9 million at its Dec. 5-7 Kansas City auction as 410 vehicles hammered sold for a 70% sell-through rate.Not the top seller in KC, but close -- we love this Boss 429 Mustang. Photos: Mecum AuctionsBoth modern beauties and stunning classics made...

Rosemont, IL -- The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Show, coming Nov. 23-24 to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., will again feature the rarest and most sought-after examples of pure American Muscle and Corvette -- with an emphasis on the cars of the 1960s and 1970s.It's...

The 71-car entry list for the Mod category at the IHRA Summit SuperSeries at Memphis International Raceway last weekend looked pretty typical: Camaro, Camaro, Camaro, Mustang, Camaro, Firebird, Mustang, Camaro, Volvo...Volvo?Victor Ellinger, who likes to be different, entered his 1980 Volvo Bertone, the luxury model that came with all the...

ABOVE: Casey Mears and Germain Racing row against the tide with their number and its color. Racers are a superstitious lot.In NASCAR, three of the most prevalent superstitions are no green racecars, don't eat peanuts in the pits or the garage, and don't carry $50 or $100 bills.But on this...