Summer 2016 | Sea Island Life Magazine Spring/Summer 2016 | Page 68

In 2015, RM Sotheby’s
welcomed bidders from nearly
60 countries to its auctions.

With the hobby booming, there are plenty of
opportunities for new and seasoned buyers
to indulge their passion for classic chrome.
In addition to RM Sotheby’s, Barrett-Jackson
Auction Company and Mecum Auctions offer
a nationwide slate of auctions that double
as antique auto festivals where serious buyers mingle with those who just want a closeup look (and maybe even a fleeting touch) of
some of the most coveted cars on the planet.
Barrett-Jackson’s 2016 calendar included a
late January auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., part
of a nine-day celebration of the company’s 45th
anniversary in the city. Among the approximately 1,500 rare and collectible vehicles on
the auction block was a 1947 Talbot-Lago T-26
Worblaufen Cabriolet offered for sale for the
first time in 24 years; a buyer took it home for
$715,000. Another highly anticipated vehicle
was “The French Con