OT: Local Auction Results

I went up to the Dick Brooks estate auction this afternoon and watched his car and airplane collection being auctioned off. Dick Brooks was a NASCAR driver and car owner in the 1970's and owned several car dealerships. Here are the results, prices were all over the place.

1972 Rambler 2-door (some rust) - $400 1954 Chevy Pickup (rough but restorable) - $1400 1965 Triumph Motorcycle (restored) - $9000 1959 Ariel Square Four Motorcycle (original) - $8500 1948 Harley Davidson Motorcycle w/sidecar (restored) - $18,350 1990 Harley Davidson Springer - $7000 1952 Chevy Pickup (restored) - $10,750 1979 Chevy Corvette (w/ground effects) - $5900 1966 Ford Mustang (restored) - $7800 1930 Plymouth Sedan Street Rod (restored) - $26,500 1962 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster convertible (restored) - $27,500 1958 Chevy Impala convertible (restored ) - $43,800 1957 Chevy Belair convertible (restored) - $40,000 1957 Chevy Belair - Fuel Injected (original) - $24,000 1958 Chevy Corvette (restored) - $45,000 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible (restored) - $37,000 1967 Chevy Chevelle convertible (restored) - $34,000 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 6-pack - $28,000 1957 Mercedes 300SL Gull Wing (original) - $357,000 Provost Jet w/parts plane (barely airworthy) - $5250 1943 Stearman Biplane (wrecked) - $12,700 Aztec Twin Engine (poor to fair) - $8500 North American SNJ-6 (fully restored) - $113,000 1956 North American T-28C Trojan (beautifully restored) - $160,000

The big draw was the Mercedes 300SL Gull Wing, they had people bidding from all over the world, one guy flew in from Bejing, China to place one $300,000 bid... which held for about .5 seconds. The car went from $100,000 to $300,000 in a matter of about five seconds. I overheard the guy who was the high bidder (talking on the phone to the actual bidder) and from the auctioneer it sounded like it went to the actor Nicholas Cage. There were only 56 of these cars made in 1957.

Most of the convertibles were bought by some guy from Atlanta who ships them to Las Vegas to use as rental cars. There was a guy from Griffin, GA buying several cars... supposedly he has a 300-400 car museum down there.

They did the cars before the airplanes, it was interesting to see the crowd after the Gull Wing sold and most people cleared out. I think there's a dress code for military aviation buyers... tan cap with tightly curved bill, the square aviator glasses, a tan jacket and I think you have to be at least 60 years old.

The guy who bought the '58 Corvette was 86 years old and this was the 29th Corvette in his collection.

I took pictures of most of the vehicles if anyone is interested in seeing anything in particular.

Deal of the Day: Not sure what these things are worth, but they sold one of those big rolling engine diagnostic machines with all of the gauges that you see in garages for $35.

Lee

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and airplane collection being auctioned off. Dick Brooks was a NASCAR driver and car owner in the 1970's and owned several car dealerships. Here are the results, prices were all over the place.

all over the world, one guy flew in from Bejing, China to place one $300,000 bid... which held for about .5 seconds. The car went from $100,000 to $300,000 in a matter of about five seconds. I overheard the guy who was the high bidder (talking on the phone to the actual bidder) and from the auctioneer it sounded like it went to the actor Nicholas Cage. There were only 56 of these cars made in 1957.

to Las Vegas to use as rental cars. There was a guy from Griffin, GA buying several cars... supposedly he has a 300-400 car museum down there.

after the Gull Wing sold and most people cleared out. I think there's a dress code for military aviation buyers... tan cap with tightly curved bill, the square aviator glasses, a tan jacket and I think you have to be at least 60 years old.

Corvette in his collection.

anything in particular.

those big rolling engine diagnostic machines with all of the gauges that you see in garages for $35.

so "Hunter Thompson" look alikes were abound?

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oldcarfart

I went up to the Dick Brooks estate auction this afternoon and watched his car and airplane collection being auctioned off. Dick Brooks was a NASCAR driver and car owner in the 1970's and owned several car dealerships. Here are the results, prices were all over the place.

1972 Rambler 2-door (some rust) - $400 1954 Chevy Pickup (rough but restorable) - $1400 1965 Triumph Motorcycle (restored) - $9000 1959 Ariel Square Four Motorcycle (original) - $8500 1948 Harley Davidson Motorcycle w/sidecar (restored) - $18,350 1990 Harley Davidson Springer - $7000 1952 Chevy Pickup (restored) - $10,750 1979 Chevy Corvette (w/ground effects) - $5900 1966 Ford Mustang (restored) - $7800 1930 Plymouth Sedan Street Rod (restored) - $26,500 1962 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster convertible (restored) - $27,500 1958 Chevy Impala convertible (restored ) - $43,800 1957 Chevy Belair convertible (restored) - $40,000 1957 Chevy Belair - Fuel Injected (original) - $24,000 1958 Chevy Corvette (restored) - $45,000 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible (restored) - $37,000 1967 Chevy Chevelle convertible (restored) - $34,000 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 6-pack - $28,000 1957 Mercedes 300SL Gull Wing (original) - $357,000 Provost Jet w/parts plane (barely airworthy) - $5250 1943 Stearman Biplane (wrecked) - $12,700 Aztec Twin Engine (poor to fair) - $8500 North American SNJ-6 (fully restored) - $113,000 1956 North American T-28C Trojan (beautifully restored) - $160,000

The big draw was the Mercedes 300SL Gull Wing, they had people bidding from all over the world, one guy flew in from Bejing, China to place one $300,000 bid... which held for about .5 seconds. The car went from $100,000 to $300,000 in a matter of about five seconds. I overheard the guy who was the high bidder (talking on the phone to the actual bidder) and from the auctioneer it sounded like it went to the actor Nicholas Cage. There were only 56 of these cars made in 1957.

Most of the convertibles were bought by some guy from Atlanta who ships them to Las Vegas to use as rental cars. There was a guy from Griffin, GA buying several cars... supposedly he has a 300-400 car museum down there.

They did the cars before the airplanes, it was interesting to see the crowd after the Gull Wing sold and most people cleared out. I think there's a dress code for military aviation buyers... tan cap with tightly curved bill, the square aviator glasses, a tan jacket and I think you have to be at least 60 years old.

The guy who bought the '58 Corvette was 86 years old and this was the 29th Corvette in his collection.

I took pictures of most of the vehicles if anyone is interested in seeing anything in particular.

Deal of the Day: Not sure what these things are worth, but they sold one of those big rolling engine diagnostic machines with all of the gauges that you see in garages for $35.

Lee

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I went up to the Dick Brooks estate auction this afternoon and watched his car and airplane collection being auctioned off. Dick Brooks was a NASCAR driver and car owner in the 1970's and owned several car dealerships. Here are the results, prices were all over the place.

1972 Rambler 2-door (some rust) - $400 1954 Chevy Pickup (rough but restorable) - $1400 1965 Triumph Motorcycle (restored) - $9000 1959 Ariel Square Four Motorcycle (original) - $8500 1948 Harley Davidson Motorcycle w/sidecar (restored) - $18,350 1990 Harley Davidson Springer - $7000 1952 Chevy Pickup (restored) - $10,750 1979 Chevy Corvette (w/ground effects) - $5900 1966 Ford Mustang (restored) - $7800 1930 Plymouth Sedan Street Rod (restored) - $26,500 1962 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster convertible (restored) - $27,500 1958 Chevy Impala convertible (restored ) - $43,800 1957 Chevy Belair convertible (restored) - $40,000 1957 Chevy Belair - Fuel Injected (original) - $24,000 1958 Chevy Corvette (restored) - $45,000 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible (restored) - $37,000 1967 Chevy Chevelle convertible (restored) - $34,000 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 6-pack - $28,000 1957 Mercedes 300SL Gull Wing (original) - $357,000 Provost Jet w/parts plane (barely airworthy) - $5250 1943 Stearman Biplane (wrecked) - $12,700 Aztec Twin Engine (poor to fair) - $8500 North American SNJ-6 (fully restored) - $113,000 1956 North American T-28C Trojan (beautifully restored) - $160,000

The big draw was the Mercedes 300SL Gull Wing, they had people bidding from all over the world, one guy flew in from Bejing, China to place one $300,000 bid... which held for about .5 seconds. The car went from $100,000 to $300,000 in a matter of about five seconds. I overheard the guy who was the high bidder (talking on the phone to the actual bidder) and from the auctioneer it sounded like it went to the actor Nicholas Cage. There were only 56 of these cars made in 1957.

Most of the convertibles were bought by some guy from Atlanta who ships them to Las Vegas to use as rental cars. There was a guy from Griffin, GA buying several cars... supposedly he has a 300-400 car museum down there.

They did the cars before the airplanes, it was interesting to see the crowd after the Gull Wing sold and most people cleared out. I think there's a dress code for military aviation buyers... tan cap with tightly curved bill, the square aviator glasses, a tan jacket and I think you have to be at least 60 years old.

The guy who bought the '58 Corvette was 86 years old and this was the 29th Corvette in his collection.

I took pictures of most of the vehicles if anyone is interested in seeing anything in particular.

Deal of the Day: Not sure what these things are worth, but they sold one of those big rolling engine diagnostic machines with all of the gauges that you see in garages for $35.

Lee

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