By EVAN MCMULLEN SPECIAL TO THE P-I Editor’s note: A Seattle buyer and seller at the world’s largest group of collector car auctions in Arizona this year both came away with good stories to tell. In the Pacific Northwest, the names Siegfried Linke and Mercedes-Benz are just about synonymous: For…
Automaker unleashes Veyron’s 1,001 horses for a cool $1.2 million BY EVAN McMULLEN Special to the P-I A saxophone wailed, and the fog machine pumped out ersatz Carmel Valley mist on cue, stylishly backlit for maximum effect. The extravagantly fed and watered crowd gaped, then gasped. The Bugatti Veyron had…
By EVAN MCMULLEN SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER The storm was no Hurricane Ivan, but the organizers of this year’s Kirkland Concours d’Elegance still had a weather-related decision to make. Because they had more than $100 million worth of automotive history in their care, the deliberations were brief: As the first…
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By EVAN MCMULLEN SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER Scores of historic British cars filled the grounds of Bellevue Community College July 22-24 for the 17th annual All British Field Meet. Organized by the Pacific Northwest British Automotive Society and largely executed by Bellevue’s Arnold and Sue Taub, this year’s event showcased…
By EVAN MCMULLEN SPECIAL TO THE P-I SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — As Seattle slogged through near-record rainfall last month, the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction was shattering records and making big rain in the desert. Pacific Northwest sellers did well at Barrett-Jackson — again. Well-known collector Gordon Apker’s 1952 Chrysler d’Elegance show…
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Museum to have largest group of historic vehicles By EVAN MCMULLEN SPECIAL TO THE P-I If you’re an old-car enthusiast, it apparently won’t be long before you’ll be able to point your hood ornament south on Interstate 5 and cruise to antique-auto heaven … in Tacoma. The LeMay collection of…
By EVAN MCMULLEN SPECIAL TO THE P-I For Northwest car collectors, January is usually the month to pack your bags and hit Scottsdale for some collector car fun in the sun. But not in this weird weather year. Instead, thousands of car nuts had to deal with record low temperatures…
Read MoreAnnual Arizona Collector Car Auctions were Better Than Ever
Automakers put focus on hybrids, alternative fuels By EVAN MCMULLEN SPECIAL TO THE P-I BANGKOK, Thailand — The 28th annual Bangkok International Motor Show was certainly glitzy enough. Limousines jammed the entry drive. Uniformed caterers bustled about to a fanfare of specially scored theme music. And Miss Motor Show 2007…
SINGAPORE — Formula One Grand Prix racing at night? Unheard of — until the high-revving economic engine of this powerful metropolis managed to turn night into day. An estimated 40,000 visitors were among the more than 100,000 who watched the historic Singapore Grand Prix along a spectacular, brilliantly lit citywide…
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Parnelli Jones here for vintage car power show By EVAN MCMULLEN SPECIAL TO THE P-I Racing legend Parnelli Jones is the headline celebrity attraction for this year’s 19th annual Pacific Northwest Vintage Historic Races. More than 250 vintage collector cars will compete in this year’s races, which are themed around…
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