1896 Benz 5HP Victoria

Bonhams Motoring Department is the biggest auction house to hold scheduled auction sales of vintage and classic motor cars and car memorabilia. On Saturday, July 18 at Henley-on-Thames, the auction house will be selling vehicles from a world-class collection of early vehicles – The Ward Brothers’ Collection. The brothers, Daniel and Toby Ward, have accumulated a unique collection of early vehicles.

The star of the sale is a 1901 Panhard-Levassor 2.4-litre Forward Control Cab Phaeton (£200,000-£250,000), the only one of its kind still known in existence. Another honored veteran for sale is the 1896 Benz 5hp Victoria (£140,000-£180,000). Other highlights include a multihued 1899 Panhard-Levassor Wagonette (£120,000-£150,000), the ex-Alf Briggs and Eric Houseley 1928 McEvoy-JAP motorcycle with a 980cc vee-twin engine (£120,000-£150,000), and a 1911 RMC Seabrook 20hp Roadster that won the Essex Motor Hill Climb in 1911 (£25,000-£35,000).

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The fourteenth annual Greenwich Concours d’ Elegance will be held on June 6th and June 7th at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut. Hailed as one of the top events of its kind in the country, the Greenwich Concours helps benefit Americares, the international relief organization. The event also includes vintage motorcycles and aircraft. Saturday’s Concours d’Elegance will feature American automobiles from 1900 to present.

Sunday’s Concours Europa will feature European/import automobiles from 1900 to present. Many of the cars to be shown each day are rare, limited-production, or one-off vehicles. In addition, each day there is a book alley, galleries of automotive art and memorabilia, workshops and demonstrations, and interesting exhibits of exciting new cars. Admission is $20.00 for one day or $30.00 for both days. Kids under 12 get in free.

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If I were ever to drive an SUV, I’d probably want it to be a GM Typhoon. I mean it just screams badass with it’s turbocharged V6 and 0-6 in 5.3 seconds, the Typhoon was a force to be reckoned with.

Well, unfortunately, GM decided to discontinue the Typhoon with 1993 being it’s last year in production. Lucky for us, an eBay user by the name of ptpurplepenny has put the last ever Typhoon to be produced up for auction with a starting price of just $10,000. This is the real deal, the car only has 130 miles on it.

Don’t get too excited though, $10,000 is definitly well below the reserve for this car as it was apparently bought for over $50,000 when it was originally auctioned off.

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GT40-R Race Car

A competition version of the GT40 racing car that Ferrari and won Le Mans during the 1960’s is now available through a partnership between Superformance LLC & Pathfinder Motorsports LLC.  Available as the GT40-R, the vehicle is eligible to race in competition is several series and is approved as a vintage racer by the Historic Sportscar Racing Association.

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