Could a Pontiac GTO Judge sell for $1 million?

Rare American 'muscle car' could sell for $1 million

1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air IV Convertible - photo courtesy of RM Auctions

 

A selection of cars from the 1960s and 70s and other American classics, belonging to U.S. car enthusiast and entrepreneur Milton Robson, will go under the hammer this week at Robson's estate in Gainesville, Georgia.

The star lot of the sale is a 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air IV Convertible. Only five of these cars were ever made, and only one in black. The collection includes a Ford Cabriolet dating from 1933 and a 2008 Mega Truck with a trailer measuring 48 feet. But it's the muscle cars that are the star attraction. Alain Squindo is the RM Auctions car specialist for the event. He told CNN: "A muscle car is a performance car that was built in Detroit in a brief period in its heyday in the 1960s."

Estimates for what these cars could command at auction range between $100,000 and $1 million. According to Squindo, a rare example can be as covetable as a European sports car from the same era, a fact which he attributes to nostalgia for the period but also rarity. 

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The 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air IV Convertible pictured above has a 370 hp, 400 cu. in. V-8 with 10.75:1 compression and 445 lb-ft of torque, four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual transmission, front discs with rear wheel drum brakes. Wheelbase: 112"

- One of only five produced in this configuration and the only one finished in Starlight Black
- The recipient of a full body-off restoration and in perfect overall condition
- One of the most rare and desirable Pontiac's in existence

First Time Ever! McCormick's Collector Car Auction to Offer Warranties on Collector Cars

First Time Ever! McCormick's Collector Car Auction to Offer Warranties on Collector Cars

Starting November 19, the 49th McCormick's Palm Springs Collector Car Auction will kick into high gear by offering buyers the unprecedented opportunity to receive a 12-month, 12,000 mile Powertrain warranty with their dream car purchase.

“We’ve been hosting this auction for 24 years now, and we’re always looking for ways to make things even better for buyers and sellers,” said founder and owner Keith McCormick. “For most cars, this AUL service contract is available for any year, any mileage qualifying vehicle.”

Sellers now able to offer “value plus” with each vehicle sold.

Sellers who opt into the program, run by K&S Cars, in Brea, Ca., should see faster and easier sales, because their vehicle will display the AUL window sticker with a 12-month, 12,000 mile Powertrain Warranty.

Buyers get added trust in their purchase decisions.

Buyers receive the extra benefit of knowing that their car has been thoroughly inspected by an ASE NAPA technician. This Powertrain warranty, underwritten by AUL Corporation, is honored in all 50 states and Canada. AUL is the only warranty company approved in all 50 states, with over 20 years of experience and backed by an A-rated insurance company.

“This will be the best auction ever,” McCormick said. “We have expanded the event to include 100 cars on Friday and an additional 480 on Saturday and Sunday. And we still operate on the lowest commission in the business, just 5%. He added, “Now we’ve added the Powertrain warranties for buyers and sellers, which should make the event even more exciting and attractive to a wide audience of car enthusiasts.”

For more information on the AUL warranty, contact: Bob Koontz, K&S Cars, 2781 Saturn Street, Suite N, Brea, Ca. 92821; phone 714-579-7743; or online at Bob(at)KandSCars(dot)com.

Register now to bid in person, online or by phone.

The 49th McCormick’s Collector Car Auction, held at the Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs November 19-21, 2010, will feature over 500 mint antique, classic, exotic, muscle, sports and special interest autos. Lot numbers are currently for sale. Call (760) 320-3290 to book. For general information on the auction and company, visit http://www.Classic-CarAuction.com.

Ghostbuster Ecto 1 Replica Up for Auction

1959 Cadillac Ambulance

 
Ghostbusters was released in June 1984 and grossed $13.6 million on its opening weekend,$23 million in its first week, and went on to total a gross box office return of $238.6 million making Ghostbusters the most successful comedy of the 1980s.  Why is it a more memorable movie than other 1984 releases such as Footloose, The Karate Kid, and Beverley Hills Cop?....Because of the car!

What is offered here is a faithful recreation of one of the most iconic movie cars of our time.  Rescued in 2007 from a twenty year tenure as a fete car belonging to a church in Maryland, USA, the vendor saved the car from being scrapped and undertook more than £65,000 worth of restoration to bring her to the exacting standard at which she is offered for sale.  The restoration included replacing the entire roof of this enormous car since the Maryland church had removed it to provide open-top parades.  The history file includes images of the car prior to, and throughout the restoration.

The car is a 1959 Cadillac S&S Ambulance.  S&S are the coachmakers that took the original Cadillac car and turned it into the Ambulance, much the same as coachmakers take a Volvo or Jaguar here and turn them into hearses.  The car now exactly replicates the one from the movie; the roof props and logos are identical, only the interior has been amended at a cost of £7,000 to host 3 bench seats, (one in the front, and two in the rear) making the car a usable than the crude interior of the original film.

'Ecto 1' has a 6.5 litre V8 engine returning a rather meagre 8 miles to the gallon.  The Prius it is not, but then, how much fun can you have in a Prius?  It is a staggering 20 foot long by 6.5 foot wide and weighs in at a colossal 2.55 tonnes.

The vendor of the car has used this vehicle for promotion work and private hire.  Being the only one of its kind in Europe, demand is high.  Though we are not going to publish the exact figures that this car has generated in income, it is safe to suggest that a return of some £25,000+ is achievable if regularly booked.

Ecto 1 is complete with V5C registration document, road tax, HMRC Import Certificate documentation, and an extensive, though not complete, history file documenting the works undertaken by the vendor.

Who ya gonna call??

The Cadillac is up for sale as part of the Historics at Brooklands auction on Saturday September 25.

Classic Car Auction: Oldest Known Canadian Plymouth Sold

1928 Plymouth - photo courtesy of Scribner Auction, edmontonjournal.com

A 1928 four-door sedan that is believed to be the oldest Plymouth in existence sold Saturday for $25,000 at a Wainwright auction.  The vehicle was produced in Canada at the Ontario plant and was the 287th off the line at the factory - no earlier survivor has been found.

Read more: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/cars/Oldest%20known%20Plymouth%20fetches%20auction/3393148/story.html#ixzz0wVLb7DQ6

Reggie Jackson's VW Beetle's Up for Auction

Baseball great Reggie Jackson will auction off 16 of his 50 or so collector cars this weekend as part of the annual Monterey, CA. auction series.   Presented by Mecum Auction, Reggie's classic vehicles will be sold to the highest bidder.  In addition to the two VW Beetle's up for sale, other vehicles featured include a 1941 Willys Coupe, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air, and a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z28.

This 1962 Volkswagen Beetle 4-Speed was originally purchased by Reggie Jackson as a gift for his brother.

Reggie Jackson's 1962 Volkswagen Beetle - photo courtesy of Mecum Auction

Mr Jackson's 1956 Volkswagen Beetle which was restored by the owners of Maui & Sons of Newport Beach, CA and has been owned by Reggie since 1982.

Reggie Jackson's 1956 Volkswagen Beetle - photo courtesy of Mecum Auction

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Up for Auction: 1962 Lincoln Continental - Presidential Prestige

Up for sale at the Monterey Sports & Classic Auto Auction presented by RM Auctions is a 1962 Lincoln Continental "Bubbletop" Kennedy Limousine.  The vehicles is from the private collection of Mr. John M. O'Quinn as was personally used as a parade car by the family of John F. Kennedy.  The vehicle was built to order by Hess & Eisenhardt of Cincinnati and was deployed as a U.S. Secret Service vehicle.

1962 Lincoln Continetal "Bubbletop" Kennedy Limousine - photo courtesy of RM Auctions

Estimated values range from $500,000 to $750,000

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