Abandoned Car of the Week

This 1956 Chevrolet tow truck was found in retirement in an Arizona salvage yard. A Chevrolet ad proclaimed "each 1956 Task-Force truck has the distinctive styling that is best suited to its proportions and the work it is designed to do." Above, a Chevrolet advertisement lists its 1956 heavy-duty models. (Photo by Jim Prueter)

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Nostalgia Highway

Timeless Bugatti models set new auction records

Mullin Automotive Museum lots
met with intense excitement

(May 4, 2024) Over the course of its 115-year history, Bugatti has produced some of the most sought-after cars of all time. Renowned for their engineering ingenuity, their inherent beauty and their rarity, the opportunity for enthusiasts to buy a Bugatti at auction is always met with an intense excitement that demonstrates the timeless appeal of the Bugatti brand. At the recent Selections from the Mullin Collection Auction by Gooding & Company, each Bugatti model outperformed its estimated sale price.

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Team Penske to offer private car collection at Mecum auction May 10-18


1979 Ford Mustang Pace Car

(May 2, 2024) The winningest team in Indy 500 history and its visionary owner will take the Mecum Auctions stage in Indianapolis by storm this May with a wide selection of vehicles on offer from their private collection of pace cars and more. Roger Penske and the Team Penske racing organization have consigned an assemblage of 17 cars for auction at Dana Mecum’s 37th Original Spring Classic, May 10-18, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, joining an estimated 3,000 collector vehicles to be offered in total throughout the nine-day auction event.

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Bugatti Type 35 — Perfection through evolution

Launched a century ago, the Type 35
stunned rivals with its superior design

(April 29, 2024) Ettore Bugatti was a man who did not fear setting himself a hard task. It was not just Bugatti’s exceptional design skills, but also his vision and bravery to defy conventional engineering principles of the time that delivered the Bugatti Type 35 — a car significantly ahead of its rivals in so many areas. It was also “Le Patron’s” willingness to push himself and the entire Bugatti team hard in pursuit of perfection.

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