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As most people who are into cars can attest, Barrett-Jackson is the place to go is you want to see some of the best collector cars available. If you’re a Barrett-Jackson junky like me, you know that every show has a headline vehicle that brings premium bidders to their feet and raises money for one charity or another.

The cops are really out enforcing seat belt laws these days and I understand it’s for our own safety and putting on my own seat belt is second nature for me, but what’s up with seat belts on School buses and Seat belts in RV’s?

So much of our work these days seems to be as a result of an accidents which cause a diminished value to the car(s) involved

Final numbers from RM, Gooding, Bonhams & Butterfields, Mecum, and Russo and Steele's Monterey events are in, showing a combined $172m in sales.

Starting in London 2010 two Miura’s a ’71 SVJ and a ’72 SV sold for over a $1 million dollars, which was a first for Lamborghini. 5-months later a ’71 P4000 SV sold for $1.7 million and a month after that ’67 Marzal Concept sold for $2.14 million.

While it might be possible to delay some car repairs, others are true emergencies and must be dealt with right away— in order to ensure the safety of the driver and everyone else who rides in the vehicle.

Could Jerry Magnuson's Magnatude be on its way to sweeping all three Goodguys street rod awards this year?

Time and time again, the number one reason given when asking a customer why they choose the car we are appraising is that it was the cool car to have when they were in there late teens and early 20’s.

America’s love for the “King of the Cowboys” Roy Rogers was evident when his customized 1964 Pontiac Bonneville crossed the auction block in New York City.

These days, everyone seems eager to make money creatively and doing something they are passionate about (and who can blame them?).

The Ferrari Owners Group will hold a benefit party in the gold room of the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco to celebrate the launch of the FOG Rally. The event is a fundraiser for FOG members and non-member alike.

Many scratch-built custom creations were fully backyard efforts with fundamental engineering based on production car technology, but Norman Timbs' car was very different.

I received a call from a gentleman that had been on a Ferrari Owners Rally for charity. The rally left Marin County, crossed the Golden Gate, lunched at Post Ranch Inn near Big Sur and ended in Beverly Hills. Not wanting to drive his Ferrari 612 Scaglietti back, he called a tow service.