https://roadandmotor.com/ Collector automobiles, provenance, auctions, restoration and the collections that preserve automotive history. en https://roadandmotor.com/collecting/retromobile-2026-auction-analysis/ https://roadandmotor.com/collecting/retromobile-2026-auction-analysis/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Gooding and Christie's replaced Artcurial as the official Retromobile auctioneer and topped the week with a record 9.1 million euro Ferrari 288 GTO. The message from Paris: the market has moved on, and it is choosing its icons carefully. https://roadandmotor.com/collecting/preservation-vs-restoration/ https://roadandmotor.com/collecting/preservation-vs-restoration/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 A barn find with its history intact or a concours winner with its history erased? As the market learns to price originality, the preservation class has become the most interesting argument in collecting. https://roadandmotor.com/collecting/clark-gable-duesenberg-ssj-restoration/ https://roadandmotor.com/collecting/clark-gable-duesenberg-ssj-restoration/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Harry Yeaggy's Pebble Beach-winning 1935 Duesenberg SSJ was stripped to a bare chassis and rebuilt around fragments of original paint. Inside the forensic approach to restoration. https://roadandmotor.com/collecting/monterey-car-week-2026-auction-report/ https://roadandmotor.com/collecting/monterey-car-week-2026-auction-report/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Record totals, a new benchmark for American cars, and a charity Ferrari that drew $40 million. A sober look at which numbers deserve the word record, and which merely got loud.