Hemmings Classic Car – October 2019

CAR 1932 BuickModel 66 S

AUCTIONEER RMSotheby’s

LOCATION Auburn,Indiana

DATE June1, 2019

LOTNUMBER 5009

RESERVE None

AVERAGESELLINGPRICE $25,

SELLINGPRICE $28,

BYTOMCOMERRO

Keystone

State Triple

THREEAUCTIONSARESLATEDTOTAKE

placeinPennsylvaniaduringthe

CarlisleandHersheystretch.Morphy’s

automobiliaandpetrolianaauction

willtakeplaceinthetownofDenver

onOctober5-7,featuringgasstation

collectiblesandvintagetoys.Bonhams

willcontinueitsauctiontraditionatthe

SimeoneMuseuminPhiladelphiaon

October7.Lastyear’sauctionnetted

$2.5millioninsales,witha 1954 Kai-

serDarrinleadingthewayforAmerican

carsat$135,520.OnOctober10-11,

duringtheAACAmeetinHershey,RM

Sotheby’swillbeattheHersheyLodge.

Its 2018 saleeclipsedthe$11-million

mark.Thisyear’sauctionwillfeature

carsfromtheMerrickCollection,in-

cludingthis 1917 AbbottSpeedster.

THEYEAR 1932 WASADISTINGUISHEDONE

forBuickasitexchangedthelong-

usedhoodlouversforadifferentstyle

ofsidehooddoors.Thewindshield

wasslightlysloped,thegrillewas

redesignedwithanarrowerbase,and

thefenderswerelonger.TheSeries

60 Buickswerethemid-leveloption

forthemarquethatyear,withthe

two-doorspecialcoupestartingata

factorypriceof$1,270,whichwould

beabout$23,500today.

ThisBuickwasequippedwitha

272.6-cu.in.straight-eightengineand

three-speedmanualtransmission.A

Texascar,ithadabody-offrestoration

completedin 2011 andearnedmultiple

awards,includingtheAACASenioraward

andBuickClubofAmericaSeniorGold

Award.TherarityofthisBuick—oneof

1,678builtthatyear—anditsrecent

restoration,nodoubtcontributedtoits

impressivefinalbid.

BARRETT-JACKSONCOMPLETEDANOTHERSUCCESSFULAUCTIONINCONNECTICUTTHISJUNE

withitsNortheastAuctionrakinginmorethan$21.8millionand 545 vehicleschanging

hands.Amongtheconsignmentswere 14 carsfromTheVaultPortfolio,whichwillalso

includecarsintheupcomingLasVegasandScottsdaleAuctions.This 1957 BelAirhad

anextensivetwo-yearbody-offrestorationandwasequippedwithaSuperTurbo-Fire

283-cu.in.V-8withdualfourbarrelspairedwithaPowerglideautomatic—itsoldin

Connecticutfor$62,700.AlsosellingfromTheVaultPortfolioweretwo 1940 Ford

coupes,aStandardandDeluxe.Bothhadflathead 221 V-8s;theStandardsoldat$38,

andtheDeluxefor$46,200.Barrett-Jackson’snextauctionwillbeheldattheMandalay

BayResortinLasVegasOctober3-5.

AUCTIONNEWS

AUCTION PROFILE

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