Chad Allan Tyson
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RM Sotheby’s Sells a Lotus Esprit Submarine Prop at The Monaco Sale
READ MORE: RM Sotheby’s Sells a Lotus Esprit Submarine Prop at The Monaco SaleRM Sotheby’s sold a bunch of art, parts and cars in Monaco this weekend for their once-every-other-year sale. One big bit of automobilia, and the last lot before the actual cars started — to help blur the lines — was the S1 Lotus Esprit “believed to be used during the filming of the 1977 James Bond hit The…
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Mecum Kissimmee 2026 Starts Today
READ MORE: Mecum Kissimmee 2026 Starts TodayMecum Auctions kicks off 2026 at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, FL, beginning today, Tuesday, January 6, and running through Sunday, January 18. This is the largest in-person sale of the year for any company. They’re expecting 4,500 cars to cross the block, which means there will likely be 4,500 total lots including the memorabilia/automobilia.…
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Broad Arrow Auctions Selling at the Concours at Wynn Las Vegas
READ MORE: Broad Arrow Auctions Selling at the Concours at Wynn Las VegasNeed a scary sight on Halloween in Las Vegas? Just being there would do it for me, but I do view Las Vegas as my personal hell (even if SEMA is a blast). For those that do enjoy that sort of environment, there’s a concours and a sale coming up on October 31. From the…
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Broad Arrow’s Zürich Sale is This Weekend
READ MORE: Broad Arrow’s Zürich Sale is This WeekendOn November 1, Hagerty’s Broad Arrow Auction group is in Switzerland to host its inaugural Zürich sale. They’re certainly broadening their reach, venturing to Europe this year with sales at Villa d’Este and Zoute. Both of those had to be considered successes, beyond the usual PR hyperbole. Their newsletter popped in my inbox titled, “The Precision of Swiss…
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Mecum is Back Selling in Dallas-Fort Worth
READ MORE: Mecum is Back Selling in Dallas-Fort WorthMecum Auctions rolls into the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area starting Wednesday, October 29, and running through Saturday, November 1. They take over the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX, with the promotional material touting 1,500 vehicles. My experience tells me it’ll be somewhere closer to 1,000 or 1,200 and road art pieces will take the total…
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Chad Allan Tyson’s Quick Advice for the New/Wannabe Car Collector
READ MORE: Chad Allan Tyson’s Quick Advice for the New/Wannabe Car CollectorThis is a follow up to the conversation Jim, Chad and I had for So You Want to Buy Your First (Old) Car. I wanted to expand on a few thoughts I had based on that discussion. For the first collector car: Keep it relatively modern and pick a popular model — if one strikes you. (Check…
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Mecum Auctions Presents Larry’s Legacy
READ MORE: Mecum Auctions Presents Larry’s LegacyFrom the Klairmont Kollections Automotive Museum in Chicago, IL, Mecum is selling 275 vehicles and over 1,000 pieces of road art and memorabilia today through Sunday. The museum closed forever on September 14, and this weekend will be the chance for collectors to get a piece from the collection — all at no reserve. One major highlight…
