The 2010 Scottsdale auctions will forever be remembered as the Katrina of collector car events. All of the area auctions were affected to some degree by the worst storms to hit central Arizona in forty years. Tropical storm force winds of up to 60 mph, 4 inches of rain, flash floods, hail and unconfirmed reports of tornados were more characteristic of Oklahoma in May than Phoenix in January.

Russo and Steele was hurt the worst by the Thursday night weather with one tent collapsing and one blowing onto the adjacent 101 freeway. Amazingly, the Russo staff was able...

Russo and Steele, still reeling from the tent collapse on Thursday, resumed its auction Sunday morning at 8 a.m., with plans for more action on Monday. The complete run lists for both days are available on the Russo and Steele Web site, and you can still watch live at live.russoandsteele.com.

It was a long weekend for organizers, though. In anticipation of continuing rain, Russo and Steele worked to cover the majority of the cars on site. At...