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After the first big online-only foray by the biggest automotive auction cluster on Planet Earth, it's clear that automobiles are not particularly suited to online-only auctions, but that significant strides were made in the right direction.

The pandemic is catalyzing rapid change in the way the world does business, and the cancellation of Monterey Car Week offers a tantalizing glimpse of what the new normal might look like for the world's biggest car show once we have rebalanced.

The immediate post-WW2 micro car market is flushed with character, quirkiness and great value for the collector, but there is a “Holy Grail” in every market and the FMR (Messerschmitt) TG500 Tiger stands above this marketplace.

Cars that can win a major international concours event ALWAYS have a story to tell, though it is indeed rare that the two "best in show" cars have stories that are as extraordinary as the winners of the 25th Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.

Amelia Island is a concours event of the highest order. For our preview this year, we've assembled all the cars that might sell across these three auctions for a million dollars or more, plus a handful of fascinating cars that will sell for less.

The Taj Ma Garaj Collection going to auction in Dayton, Ohio on September 28, 2019, offers a treasure trove of Porsche and Volkswagen memorabilia.

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

The dune buggy in which ​Steve McQueen took Faye Dunaway on a full-noise drive in the The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) is heading to auction. The custom Myers Manx buggy will go to auction at Bonhams Amelia Island auction in March, 2020.

It requires at least $10 million to buy a Ferrari 250 GT California Spider at auction. Two California Spiders (one SWB, one LWB) will be auctioned during Monterey Car Week this year, and how they fare will be a key indicator for the top end of the market.

Aston Martin's DB4 GT Zagato Continuation will make its public debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2019 this week. The limited edition (19 only) will become the most expensive Aston Martin in company history when deliveries begin later this year, with a price tag of £6,000,000 ($7,633,000).

The star of the show at this year's Monterey Car Week will be THE original Porsche. It is one of three original Porsche Type 64s built, the only one to remain intact from new, and it is the very first car to wear the now revered Porsche nameplate.

Car auctions have made the digital transition far better than most industries, and while we may no longer have the rampant bull market of a few years ago, the collectible car industry looks in better shape than ever. Here's a selection of the more interesting lots that sold in Paris.