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The Monterey car auctions will see more than a third of a billion dollars spent in three days this year, but the volume of well-heeled individuals in town ensures that among the cars are a smattering of bikes vendors hope will appeal to the hyper-monied audience.

Monterey Car Week is upon us once more, and the auction cluster that provides a large part of the show at the week-long automotive celebration is shaping as the biggest in history.

With the sale of the Shelby Toyota 2000 GT for US$2,535,000 at Gooding & Company's Amelia Island auction on March 5, the Toyota 2000 GT regained its crown as the most expensive Japanese car sold at auction.

Each January the Las Vegas motorcycle auctions set the tone for the entire auction year. This year there was only one – Mecum – but it will be the biggest and most important motorcycle auction of 2022, with the most evident trends. Here's what we learned.

The collector car marketplace commenced 2022 on a high note. At its annual New Year Kissimmee (Florida) event, Mecum Auctions significantly increased the world record gross for a single automotive auction event with a total of $217 million in sales.

Actor Steve McQueen may have died 40 years ago, but his brand value remains as authentic and strong as ever, as was proven during the 2021 Monterey Car Week auctions.

A $5 million sale puts you into the top 150 most valuable cars ever sold at auction, and that’s where we’ve drawn the line in our first preview of the coming Monterey Car Week Auction cluster.

The collectible motorcycle marketplace has snapped back into action with Mecum belatedly wrapping up its annual January Las Vegas auctions on May 1, following a four-day-sale. The results are intriguing, particularly if you're a Harley Knucklehead fan.

Mecum Auctions finished the first big bricks-and-mortar car auction since the pandemic began in Indianapolis this week, ushering in a new era for the collector car industry and smashing the world record price for a Mustang for the second time this year.

An extraordinary unrestored 109-year-old motorcycle has sold at auction for US$225,500, setting a new world record price for a Pierce Arrow Four-cylinder and further confirming the trend toward complete authenticity in the motorcycle collector market.

The 1968 Espada grand tourer was a bit of a weird-looking Lamborghini. But as Danton Art Kustoms has proved with this build, it makes one heck of a Mad Max open-wheel hot rod, with its lovingly polished V12 engine swinging loud and proud in the wind.

Most of the children's cars listed here stand an excellent chance of appreciating significantly in value over the long run.