Auction Roundup: Mecum at Kissimmee

Officially, Mecum Auctions‘ annual Kissimmee, Florida, sale is a wrap and the final numbers are interesting. During the five-day sale, a total of 1,500 automotive/truck/motorcycle/boat lots crossed the block, of which 73 percent sold for a total of $39.9 million; a week ago, it was estimated that the total sales figure could top $40 million […]

BUBU Causes Ruckus at Barrett-Jackson

From the what 5,500 bucks will get you at Barrett-Jackson department comes this gas-sipping Honda Zoe. While it has been well-published that the machines were Price is Right giveaways, the microcar is apparently a rebadged Mitsuoka Motor Company BUBU 501, predecessor to subsequent BUBU 502 and BUBU 503 micro machines. This particular Zoe appears to […]

The TriVan re-revisited

Since the last time we’ve discussed the TriVan – way back in January 2007 – we’ve been in touch with Bill Fidler of Reading, Pennsylvania, who may be the world’s biggest fan of the diminutive three-wheeler from Frackville, Pennsylvania. Bill now has three of them in his possession, including the one that initiated our interest […]