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• 2010 Philadelphia International Auto Show
  One of the most distinct characteristics of the Philadelphia International Auto Show has long been its consistency. For years, the show has featured the same makes of cars, the same displays of custom and vintage autos, and the same family-friendly atmosphere that makes the event a joy even for people with only a modest interest in cars. But over the years, the show began to seem too consistent. Each show became too much like the last, leaving many spectators wishing for a more dynamic and exciting event.
  The old shortcomings of the Philly Auto Show were difficult to avoid. Many of them were due to the show being put together by the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia, instead of by actual carmakers. The ADAGP is a large group, with the 2010 show involving over 500 dealerships from southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware. The group, though, has never had the means to sponsor a show with the advanced concept cars and glitzy new vehicle debuts that are found at more prestigious shows like Detroit, where manufactures themselves spend big money to ensure the public's positive reception of new cars. The dealers would do their best to bring the most exciting cars they could, but too often the main portion of the show wound up feeling like little more than a large, multi-make, new car showroom in the Philadelphia Convention Center.
  Luckily, the 2010 event managed to shake off much of that old oversized showroom feeling. The cars were fresher, the displays were more impressive, and the domestic brands as a whole put on a better show than they have in years. The changes made to the Philly Auto Show for 2010 were reflections of a changing auto industry and the changing attitudes of consumers.
  
• Cavallino Classic XIX
  Winter in West Palm Beach, Florida is made even more enjoyable by the Cavallino Classic, a convention for Ferrari owners and enthusiasts. The event is nearly a week long and includes several track days, a Tour of Palm Beach, an exclusive Jet Reception, a Concorso d'Eleganza at The Breakers Resort Hotel, and concludes with the Classic Sports Sunday at The Mar-a-Lago Club.
  The first major activity for the 19th Annual Palm Beach Cavallino Classic was the Florida Trophy, a two day track meet at the Palm Beach International Raceway. Underlining Ferrari's extraordinary accomplishments in competition, this was a fitting activity to begin the Cavallino Classic celebration. Since the event was open to vintage and modern Ferraris, the cars were separated into three categories. The Drum Brake group was reserved for cars that had left the factory equipped with drum brakes. Cars in this group spanned nearly 3 decades, from the 1930s until the late 1950s. The Disc Brake category included several memorable competition cars including the GTO, the Daytona, 250LM, and the BBLM - all fitted with disc brakes. The Sport group was basically opened to drivers who wanted to drive their Ferraris at speed (or at least their comfort level), rather than to race.
  Both Disc and Drum brake groups seemed smaller than in prior years. There were just a handful of cars participating in the drum brake group, with most of the cars being from the mid-1950s. The oldest car (and in a league of its own) was the Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3. The only other open wheeled car throughout the weekend was the Maserati 250F, which easily and gracefully navigated the twists and turns skillfully. The car that brought the most smiles in this group was the exotic, pontoon fendered 250 TR.
  
• Gooding and Company - Scottsdale Auction
  • $33.9 MILLION IN COLLECTOR CARS ARE SOLD AT GOODING & COMPANY'S FIRST TWO-DAY 2010 SCOTTSDALE AUCTION
  
  • Seven Lots Sold for More Than $1 Million Each and Two New World Records Achieved
  
  • Gooding & Company Donated a Significant Portion of its Proceeds to the American Red Cross and Hosted a Donation Center to Raise Funds for the International Response Fund Relief Efforts in Haiti
  
  Gooding & Company, the internationally-recognized auction house, collectively garnered $33.9 Million in sales, with a total of 114 out of 125 lots sold, during its two-day Scottsdale auction held on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23. This year's top-seller was the 1956 Jaguar D-Type Sports Racer that sold for $3.74 Million, a star for its noteworthy provenance and stunning restoration. The sale of the D-Type marks the third consecutive year that Gooding & Company has sold the top-selling car of Scottsdale Auction Week.