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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.

The 2019 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille ​was a triumph in many ways, most importantly in the turnout of exclusive automobiles from 16 manufacturers including significant debutant models. For McLaren it was doubly so, as its new​ Speedtail took out "Best in Show."

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.

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was held last Sunday, with 209 of the most celebrated examples of automotive art displayed on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Course, just outside Monterey in California. ​Here are the pick of the pics taken by Angus MacKenzie and Somer Hooker at the event.

Monterey Car Week is an auction venue like no other on the planet. Six major auctions occur during 72 hours, all within a few miles of each other, with a third of a billion dollars in sales. Here are the top 200 cars which caught our eye during the Monterey sales.

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este each May holds a special place on the heritage motoring calendar and the official RM-Sotheby's auction always throws up some spectacular machinery. This year eight cars topped the €1,000,000 mark and there were some very special cars offered below that figure.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if there's a consistent entry in any list of the world's most beautiful cars, it is the "teardrop" built by Parisian coachbuilder Figoni and Falaschi​. On May 27 a spectacular example is going to auction in Italy.

Updated November 19, 2017: There's only one fastest car in the world at any given time, and the car that holds that title has captured the public's imagination since the early 1900s. Here's a look at the fastest production cars in history.

Monterey Car Week saw more auctions and more cars sold than ever before, but just failed to top last year's sales total. Here's our initial analysis and all the links to the cars which sold into the million dollar club.

One of a handful of motoring events that attracts one of the most commercially-desirable audiences of high net worth individuals in the world, Gizmag looks at what to expect at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and surrounding auctions.

The "barnfind" Baillon Collection went under the gavel in Paris on Friday afternoon with most cars fetching in excess of their estimates, topped by a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider which sold for US$18.0 million to become one of the top five most expensive cars ever to sell at auction.

Three cars moved into the top 100 most expensive cars ever sold at auction during the Scottsdale Auction week and a total of 41 cars sold for more than $1 million. This overview provides a complete analysis of the major sales, prices, images and links to all the key auction descriptions.