Corgi collectables auctioned off BBC NEWS Wednesday, 3 October 2007 Nearly 600 items rare and collectable items from toy firm Corgi, including limited editions and pre-production prototypes, were offered to collectors at the auction hosted by Bonhams in Knowle. A...
‘Orphan’ cars coming back as collectibles Auto researcher and appraiser Kelley Blue Book named its list of the Top 10 “orphans” this week to mark the half-century anniversary of the release of the Edsel by the Ford Motor Co. on Sept. 4, 1957....
The 1970s were infamous for disco, Watergate, and some of the ugliest cars ever. But now Pacers and Pintos are becoming collectors’ items www.businessweek.com August 23, 2007 by Christopher Palmeri “McKeel Hagerty began noticing the trend a few years ago....
New money from Russia, Asia and India is helping to push prices for quality collectible cars to historic highs News & Features August 30, 2007 www.businessweek.com by Keith Martin “It’s been nearly 25 years since we’ve seen prices like this in...
World’s oldest running car to be auctioned By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com staff writer June 27 2007 “NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A steam-powered car, billed as the oldest car in the world that still runs, will be sold in a Pebble Beach, Calif.,...
Man to be reunited with ’56 Thunderbird Yahoo! News Fri Jun 22, 2007 “PALO ALTO, Calif. – Ronald Leung thought he would never see his beloved 1956 Ford Thunderbird again after it was stolen from his auto-repair shop in downtown Palo Alto in 1976. But...
Don’t bet the farm on future value of collectible cars Bankrate.com Saturday April 21, 2007 Terry Jackson “…there are very few new cars that would appear to qualify as future collectibles. The new Shelby-themed Mustangs are natural contenders....
Japanese cars become collectible International Herald Tribune By Rob Sass Published: March 30, 2007 “One of the few automotive niches where Toyota does not yet have a strong presence is the collector car market. There are signs that this may be changing:...
Racing legend’s Cobra sells for record $5.5M at auction www.detnews.com January 22, 2007 “SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — An 800-horsepower Shelby Cobra, once the personal car of the racing veteran who developed the iconic sports car, has sold for $5.5 million...
Little GTO, you’re really lookin’ fine Collectibles Thursday, December 28, 2006 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Pontiac GTOs are hot in today’s collectibles market. Few model makers miss the chance to put at least a few of these...