American Car - November 2015

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THIS MONTH’S AUCTION NEWS IN THE WORLD OF AMERICAN CARS

PartnershipBulletin

Classic auction specialists, H&H Auctions, have partnered with classic insurance specialists Hagerty International, bringing Hagerty’s expert

insurance and valuation advice to H&H’s clients. The first sale under the new partnership will be on October 13th and 14th at the Imperial

War Museum.

Sale Around The World

Worldwide Auctioneers have got a busy autumn ahead

of them.

They started with a big early

September blowout sale in

Auburn, with beauties like a ‘

Shelby Cobra 289 Dragonsnake,

one of four built, and which

brought $1,300,000. There were

two Judges in attendance – one,

a 1969 model, believed to be

the earliest GTO Judge ragtop

remaining, and the other, a ‘

coupe, believed to be the last

GTO Judge built – which didn’t

sell. A 1970 Buick GS Stage I

ragtop hammered at a mighty

$143,000, a new world record.

On October 23rd and 24th

they’ll be in Fredericksburg,

Texas, to hammer away the

Ron Brown Estate collection,

101 cars and a mountain of

automobilia, all without reserve.

There are fleets of the usual

suspects in there – Tri-Chevies,

Camaros (including a ‘69 Pace

Car ragtop), Corvettes-a-go-

go, plus a numbers-matching

1970 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi

four-speed, a ‘70 Hemi Cuda

with fewer than 17,000 miles

on the clock, a genuine AAR

Cuda, a ‘68 Shelby GT500KR,

a pair of 4-4-2s, the lot. See

http://www.worldwide-autioneers.com

for details.

Eastern Block

Anglia Car Auctions’ August Classic sale on August 22nd saw just shy of 300 cars

being hammered, with three-quarters finding new homes to a total of £2 million.

Among the regular classics were

a rather handsome 1965 Cadillac

De Ville that sold for £11,025,

and a 1950 Chrysler New Yorker

two-door coupe that brought

just £7,770. There was a trio of

the obligatory Mustangs, with a

‘66 ragtop bringing a shade over

£17,000, and a noteworthy ‘

ragtop with a 351C right behind

it at a whisker under £16,000. A

gorgeous ‘68 fastback in Bullitt

green managed £26,250, whilst

at the other end of the spectrum,

a 1977 Mercury Monarch with a

302 V8 and original chain-drive

RHD conversion went for just

£1,700. All quoted prices include

premiums. Going unsold were a

‘65 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, a

big-block ‘72 Vette ragtop, and a ‘

Thunderbird. ACA’s next classic sale

takes place on Saturday, November

7th, so check the catalogue at

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk

and get your Christmas shopping

done early.

Camaro

Central

It’s not all massive-money

thoroughbreds at classic

car auctions; at most UK

auctions you can find

something at the lower

end of the spectrum for

reasonable money.

The fairly new auction house

Classics Central had just such

a machine at their Sunday,

September 6th sale at their

Thurleigh, Bedford sale site. It’s a

1996 Chevrolet Camaro with the

3.4 V6 and a five-speed manual

transmission. On the upside, it

looks a solid shell with just 84,

miles on the clock and no sunroof

or T-tops, so ideal for a street/strip

conversion. On the downside, it’s

been off the road for at least 18

months, it needs a windscreen and

was once a Cat-C write-off. It was

for sale with no reserve, and I think

you’ll agree it was a bargain at

£330 including buyer’s premium!

Their next sale is on Sunday,

November 8th, so stay tuned at

classicscentral.co.uk for details.

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