As the undisputed stars of American cardom, the Scottsdale auctions always bring a rich harvest of Duesenbergery, and at least four are already consigned, with even more on deck for auctions later in winter and spring 2011. It’s a rare Duesenberg indeed that doesn’t have extended stories attached, for good or ill, but I’ll start […]

Things got really funky back in the last days of Kruse. Searching for a sale, cars crossed the block multiple times in the same auction, but with different lot numbers. When they didn’t sell, if the car belonged to Kruse – and they owned many – it was often transported to the next sale, and […]

Hand-in-hand with the recent news that Russo and Steele has secured a new and improved permanent location for their January Scottsdale auction comes word from the auction company that litigation resulting from the windstorms that initially inspired the move (still with me?) has collapsed. Okay, poor choice of words, but as of October 27, all […]