439: Donald Osborne | Inside the 2026 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week 2026
Release Date: 09/27/2026
439: Donald Osborne | Inside the 2026 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week 2026
The Collector Car Podcast
I caught up with Donald Osborne in a pretty unique location for this episode—aboard the Porsche Club of America’s Treffen at Sea cruise! Donald joins me to preview the 2026 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week, taking place October 1–4 in Newport, Rhode Island. We talk about what makes Audrain such a special week on the collector-car calendar, what’s new for 2026, and some of the events enthusiasts won’t want to miss. This year’s schedule includes The Gathering at Rough Point, the Tour d’Elegance, Cars & Coffee, seminars, the inaugural Audrain Supercar...
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438: Broad Arrow’s Audrain Auction with Harrison Platz
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Broad Arrow Auctions is heading to Newport, Rhode Island, and this week I sit down with Harrison Platz for a preview of some of the cars crossing the block at The Audrain Auction on October 2, 2026. We take a closer look at the consignments and talk about what makes some of these cars particularly interesting to collectors. The lineup covers an impressive amount of automotive history, from the spectacular 1914 Stutz 4E Bearcat to European favorites including the Ferrari Dino 246 GT, Ferrari 550 Maranello, Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, and plenty more. There’s also some...
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437: Pebble Beach Docent Tour | Automotive History Comes Alive
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This week on The Collector Car Podcast, I'm taking you along on something pretty special—a docent tour of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and a chance to hear the stories behind some of the most extraordinary automobiles on the field. We start with the spectacular Dubonnet Xenia, a car that looks futuristic today despite being created nearly 90 years ago, before moving to one of America's most famous classics—the incredible Duesenberg “Twenty Grand.” From there, things only get better. We explore the wild 1938 Phantom Corsair, take a closer look at the fascinating engineering of...
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436: Unrestored Ferrari 275 GTB, the Perfect Alfa & We Miss the Daytona Cobra Estimate!
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This week on The Collector Car Podcast, we’re back with more incredible cars, great stories and one spectacular failure in automotive valuation. We start at Concorso Italiano with an unrestored Ferrari 275 GTB, where Morgan and Nicholas from McPherson College join me for a closer look at what makes an original, unrestored Ferrari so special. The imperfections, finishes and evidence of its past are exactly what make a car like this so fascinating. Then we discover something completely different: a reimagined Alfa Romeo that takes the restomod philosophy we associate with a Singer...
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435: I Toured the AutoBahn Collection—and Wanted to Take These Cars Home
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This week, I head to Savannah, Georgia, for a special tour of **The AutoBahn Speed Collection at Hagerty Garage + Social**—a fascinating collection that celebrates Porsche performance, history, and enthusiast culture. And this isn't just a room full of cars. Among the standouts are a 1958 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster race car, a 1971 Porsche 914/6 GT Brumos Tribute, a 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo “Weissach” SCCA Showroom Stock race car, and a very unusual 1980 Porsche 924 Turbo GT “Monte Carlo.” But the cars are only part of the story. The collection also dives deep into Porsche culture...
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434: Hurley Haywood - Life with Porsche at Full Speed
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Few names are more closely connected to Porsche motorsport than Hurley Haywood. In this episode of The Collector Car Podcast, I sit down with one of America’s greatest racing drivers to talk about his remarkable career, his relationship with Porsche, and the cars and people that shaped his life behind the wheel. Hurley shares where his passion for racing began, what made Porsche race cars so special to drive, and which Porsche stands out as his personal favorite. We also look back at his extraordinary record, including five overall victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, three at the 24 Hours...
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433: Car Specialist Roundtable — The Monterey Auction Results
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For the first-ever Car Specialist Roundtable on The Collector Car Podcast, Greg Stanley sits down with three Broad Arrow Auctions specialists—Ramsey Potts, Harrison Platz, and Blake Wingrove—to break down the results from Monterey Car Week. And this isn’t just about one auction. We’re looking across all of the major Monterey auction houses to identify the sales, surprises, and trends that defined one of the most important weeks of the collector car calendar. The roundtable digs into some of Monterey’s biggest stories, including the battle between the Shelby Daytona Coupe and...
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432: Monterey Preview | Inside Broad Arrow’s Must-See Cars
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Monterey Car Week is here, and we’re getting an up-close look at some of the standout cars crossing the block with Broad Arrow Auctions. In this episode of The Collector Car Podcast, I’m joined by Broad Arrow experts to walk through an incredible mix of collector cars and discuss what makes each one special. We take a closer look at a stunning alloy-bodied Ferrari 275 GTB/4, two highly desirable Porsche 964 Carrera RSs, a timeless Mercedes-Benz 280 SL, a seriously modified 1980s Porsche, and one of the ultimate modern Ferraris—a black Ferrari Enzo. Along the way, we talk history,...
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431: Monterey Car Week Auction Preview | The Biggest Collector Cars Heading to Broad Arrow, RM Sotheby's, Gooding & Mecum
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Monterey Car Week is here, and with it comes one of the most exciting weeks in the collector car world. In this episode of The Collector Car Podcast, we preview many of the headline cars expected to cross the auction block during Monterey Car Week, discussing the stories behind the consignments, current market trends, and the vehicles that could make the biggest headlines. Whether you're attending the auctions in person, bidding from home, or simply enjoy following the collector car market, this episode will help you know what to watch and why these cars matter. In this episode: ✅ Market...
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430: The Hottest Collector Cars Right Now
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What are the hottest collector cars in today's market—and more importantly, why? In this episode of The Collector Car Podcast, Greg Stanley introduces the inaugural Collector Car Overall Momentum Index, a new quarterly report designed to identify the vehicles generating the most excitement across the collector car hobby. Unlike traditional price guides, the Overall Momentum Index combines Hagerty valuation trends, auction results, private-market activity, generational demand, and cultural relevance to identify the collector cars truly driving today's market. Greg counts down the Top 20,...
info_outlineI caught up with Donald Osborne in a pretty unique location for this episode—aboard the Porsche Club of America’s Treffen at Sea cruise!
Donald joins me to preview the 2026 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week, taking place October 1–4 in Newport, Rhode Island. We talk about what makes Audrain such a special week on the collector-car calendar, what’s new for 2026, and some of the events enthusiasts won’t want to miss.
This year’s schedule includes The Gathering at Rough Point, the Tour d’Elegance, Cars & Coffee, seminars, the inaugural Audrain Supercar Concours d’Elegance, and Sunday’s main event—the Audrain Newport Concours d’Elegance at Fort Adams.
Donald also gives us a look behind the scenes at what goes into bringing together the cars, people and experiences that make an event like Audrain happen.
And since we recorded this conversation while surrounded by Porsche enthusiasts aboard Treffen at Sea, there may be a little Porsche talk along the way as well.
🏁 Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week
📅 October 1–4, 2026
📍 Newport, Rhode Island
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