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Driving a 2008 Tesla Roadster is electric—if you’ll pardon the admittedly bad pun.
Opinion

Driving a 2008 Tesla Roadster is electric—if you’ll pardon the admittedly bad pun.

  • Dave Faries
  • 3 hrs ago

Mash the pedal and the car leaps forward, pressing you into the seat—0 to 60 in about 3.8 seconds. You can throw it into corners and despite a…

The great white Ferrari: A rare 1962 250 GTO is on display at Mecum Auctions.
Sports & Rec

The great white Ferrari: A rare 1962 250 GTO is on display at Mecum Auctions.

  • Dave Faries
  • Aug 14, 2025

There is a reason a Ferrari 250 GTO gaveled for $48.4 million at the RM Sotheby’s Auction in Monterey back in 2018. Just 36 of these gems were…

For almost 20 years, Scott Hoke has helped make Mecum Auctions must-see television.
Face to Face

For almost 20 years, Scott Hoke has helped make Mecum Auctions must-see television.

  • Dave Faries
  • Aug 14, 2025

“I get really motivated at Monterey. It’s a completely different vibe than our other auctions”…

PHOTOS: A look back at Car Week 2024 in words and pictures.
News

PHOTOS: A look back at Car Week 2024 in words and pictures.

  • Dave Faries
  • Aug 19, 2024

The last gavel has pounded, the last glasses of champagne tipped, the last ribbon of confetti has fallen and the last of the troublesome boy r…

Car Week brings in some serious star power, both human and machine.
Newsletter

Car Week brings in some serious star power, both human and machine.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Aug 16, 2024

Erik Chalhoub here, admitting that I’ve felt a little starstruck these past 24 hours with Car Week hitting full throttle.

Porsche driven by Steve McQueen in Le Mans unveiled in Monterey by Mecum Auctions.
News

Porsche driven by Steve McQueen in Le Mans unveiled in Monterey by Mecum Auctions.

  • Dave Faries
  • Aug 16, 2024

Minutes before the curtain lifted from the large glass box inside the Mecum Auctions tent in Monterey, television presenter John Kraman asked …

Yes, that was Mr. October bidding on Kareem's car, and other results from Car Week.
Arts & Culture

Yes, that was Mr. October bidding on Kareem's car, and other results from Car Week.

  • Dave Faries
  • Aug 21, 2023

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, jamon Iberico from The Meatery and a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster.

A look at Car Week 2022 in numbers, images and memories.
News

A look at Car Week 2022 in numbers, images and memories.

  • Dave Faries
  • Aug 22, 2022

People, money, people with money, cars worth a lot of money—and a few exceptions.

From pit lane to the press, broadcast booth to auction block, Steve Matchett can tell a world of stories.
Face to Face

From pit lane to the press, broadcast booth to auction block, Steve Matchett can tell a world of stories.

  • Dave Faries
  • Aug 18, 2022

Steve Matchett has played many roles in life, from the grunt work of an auto dealership mechanic in England to loftier climes as an author and…

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