2009 Auction Schedule

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania (October 10, 2009) – Preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions, has continued its strong 2009 sales run, posting in excess of $9.1 million in sales with an impressive 94% of motor cars sold at the Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey event in Pennsylvania this week.

Blenheim, ON (September 21, 2009) - Valuable works from the originators of Southern California’s ‘kustom kulture’ movement representing some of the most unique and iconic vehicles of our time are up for auction Saturday, September 26 at the famed Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

Blenheim, ON (September 11, 2009) - RM announced today it is divesting its interest in the Toronto classic car auction held biannually at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario effective immediately. The event’s founder, Dan Spendick, assumes sole interest in this Canadian venue.

LONDON, England (3 September, 2009) – RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, is delighted to announce the consignment of a super-rare and highly desirable 1963 A.T.S. 2500 GTS 3.0-litre sports car to its upcoming Automobiles of London event. One of only eight A.T.S. sports cars produced between 1962 and 1965, this example – chassis number 004 – will be offered ‘without reserve’ at the 28 October event at Battersea Evolution, London, England.

BLENHEIM, Ontario (September 2, 2009) – Preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions, is delighted to announce consignments from two important US collections to its annual Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey event – a magnificent series of motor cars from Cleveland, Ohio’s esteemed Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, a collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society, and over 400 lots of memorabilia from a prominent East Coast collector.

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania (27 August 2009) - Calling all car enthusiasts! It is with great excitement that the Antique Automobile Club of America family will again join forces with RM Auctions to host a gala ‘Night at the Museum’ charity auction on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

MONTEREY, California (August 16, 2009) –The legendary Phil Hill’s son, Derek, drove the historic 1952 Jaguar C-Type, s/n XKC-007 to an auction world record last night, selling for $2,530,000 at RM’s Sports & Classics of Monterey event in California.

MONTEREY, California (August 13, 2009) – RM Auctions kicked off Monterey’s famed classic car week at the Portola Hotel & Spa tonight with the distinguished Nick Alexander Woodie Collection achieving in excess of $7 million in total sales.

BLENHEIM, Ontario (August 4, 2009) – RM Auctions kicked off a busy month of auction action in Rochester, Michigan over the weekend, posting in excess of $5.4 million in total sales with an impressive 79% of lots sold at its 15th annual Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook event on August 1st.

BLENHEIM, Ontario (July 16, 2009) – American antiques experts, authors and television hosts, Leigh and Leslie Keno are no strangers to the spotlight, regularly sharing their expertise with the American public as furniture appraisers on the popular tv series Antiques Roadshow. This August, it will be their family’s beloved 1938 Jaguar SS 100 Roadster 3 ½ litre taking center stage as it is offered without reserve at the highly anticipated Sports & Classics of Monterey auction in California, presented by preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions.

LONDON, England (July 14, 2009) – RM Auctions, the world’s leading auction house for investment quality collector cars, is set to partner with London’s most exclusive super car and Concours d’Elegance event, Salon Privé, when the event returns to the exquisite Hurlingham Club in West London, England, July 21 to 24.

Vintage car collectors from around the globe descended on Florida on March 14 as some 107 significant motor cars and a selection of vintage memorabilia were offered at RM Auctions’ eagerly awaited Automobiles of Amelia Island event. Illustrating the continuing enthusiasm and interest in the collector car hobby, the overflowing auction room was standing room only for the duration of the event, with the auction line-up also attracting a large volume of internet and telephone bids.

BLENHEIM, ON (June 24, 2009) - RM Classic Cars is leading the way in the collector car hobby by offering buyers and sellers of vintage and special interest automobiles a convenient and credible means of conducting business over the Internet with the production of its exclusive online auction, Sunday, August 9, 2009.

BLENHEIM, Ontario (June 18, 2009) – RM Auctions is honored to provide the stage and auction services for the sale of two factory-original 2005 Ford GT supercars. On behalf of the Ford Motor Company’s Global Walk Team, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of these cars will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and its mission to find a cure for juvenile diabetes.

BLENHEIM, Ontario (June 10, 2009) – A historic 1952 Jaguar C-Type Sports Racing Car that was driven to victory in 1952 by the legendary Phil Hill to claim the Jaguar C-Type’s first North American racing victory has joined the starting line-up for RM Auctions Sports & Classics of Monterey event, to be held August 13th – 15th in Monterey, California.

BLENHEIM, Ontario (June 2, 2009) – The sale of an unprecedented private collection of historic American racing cars, vintage hot rods and custom show cars will be presented by RM Auctions, the world’s leading collector car auction house. This one-day auction event, billed as Icons of Speed & Style is set for September 26, 2009, at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California.

BLENHEIM, Ontario (May 27, 2009) – RM Auctions will lift the gavel on an important pair of Miller race cars when its highly anticipated Sports & Classics of Monterey event returns to historic downtown Monterey, California, August 13th to 15th.

MARANELLO, Italy (May 17, 2009) – RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, made history at the Ferrari factory in Maranello today as a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, chassis no. 0714TR sold for €9,020,000 at the third annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record for the most expensive motor car ever to be sold at auction.

MARANELLO (17 maggio 2009) - RM Auctions in collaborazione con Sotheby's ha scritto una nuova pagina di storia nella terza asta Ferrari Leggenda e Passione, tenutasi oggi presso la sede della Ferrari a Maranello. La Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, telaio no.0714TR è stata venduta per € 9,020,000, stabilendo così il nuovo record per il valore di una vettura battuta ad un’asta pubblica.