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Barrett-Jackson Northeast 2016 – Auction Report

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Barrett-Jackson Northeast, Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort, Uncasville, Connecticut, June 23-25, 2016

When Barrett-Jackson announced its first auction in New England many people schooled in the region’s collector car auction history scratched their heads and wondered, ‘why’?

New Englanders are feisty, flinty, skeptical and inherently deal-seeking. Add in proximity to New York City and it gets even worse. New England is a tough environment where only a few collector car auctions have, despite a lively collecting and vintage racing scene, survived, and then only on a small scale.

Hints that the Mohegan Tribal Council and Mohegan Sun management were auto-centric suggested possibilities, but nothing, as in nothing, prepared for the transformation that Mohegan Sun and Barrett-Jackson worked on the landscape of Mohegan Sun, a tightly constrained and intricately interwoven site along the Thames River in Uncasville, roughly halfway between New York and Boston.

Barrett-Jackson brought its full experience [perhaps better called a spectacle] with vendors, exhibitors, thrill rides with professional drivers from Ford, Dodge and Chevy and an array of food trucks to complement Mohegan Sun’s not-insignificant array of eateries.

There were no deep fried turkey legs as in WestWorld, but you could have a decent lobster roll. How much New England is that?

duPont Registry’s Tom duPont commented, ‘They left nothing at home, bringing everything that is Barrett-Jackson. That’s the difference between this auction and prior collector car auctions in New England where the companies cautiously dipped their toes in the water. Barrett-Jackson left nothing off the table.’

And the crowd responded. Thursday was mobbed. MaryBeth Anderson, publisher of the Barrett-Jackson catalogs, agreed that Thursday at Mohegan Sun was thronged like Saturday at WestWorld. It only got worse.

By Friday all the spectator tickets for Saturday were sold out; they literally ran out of printed tickets. Bidder registration ran a third or more over estimate; the bidder area on the Arena floor filled up and overflowed into the upper level seats.

It was a sensation for car collectors in the Northeast, an opportunity to see, feel and taste the Barrett-Jackson extravaganza without having to fly to Phoenix or Palm Beach.

Wait? ‘What about the cars’ you ask?

The consignment was, according to Craig Jackson, about 20 percent over what they had expected. Regular Barrett-Jackson consignors brought fleets of cars from places where they’d never been exposed to the Northeast’s cold winters, slushy highways and winters of ice melting salt and chemicals. It created a rare opportunity to transfuse some fresh blood into the Northeast’s collector car pool, and collectors took advantage of it.

The one shortcoming of the Mohegan Sun location was using a parking structure to display and preview the auction cars. It was dark, dank, dimly and erratically lit, making it a great place to sell cars with problems: without a good flashlight it wasn’t possible to see much of anything. One smart consignor with a quality car bought four stick-on LED light pucks to show off the car’s immaculate engine compartment. The pictures of cars in the garage in this report are a tribute to the quality and flexibility of modern digital photography; it was a lot darker than it looks.

Prices? Some were low, some were high, most were just right. Selling the expensive Showcase cars consigned with reserves proved to be difficult, as has been the case since the beginning of the year. The much maligned ‘1%’ is keeping its hands in its pockets while the ‘middle class’ seems to be alive, well and feeling flush, at least that’s the impression that selling vast numbers of $33,000 cars creates. Wall Street plutocrats from Fairfield County are not buying 383 Super Bees, it’s plumbers, dentists, attorneys and UPS drivers.

Barrett-Jackson has a five-year deal with Mohegan Sun and after this year’s success both Barrett-Jackson and the Sun are undoubtedly looking forward to 2017.

So am I.

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Andrew Newton contributed on-site observations for about 2/3 of the cars described.

Barrett-Jackson Northeast 2016 – Auction Report

1972 Chrysler New Yorker 4-Dr. Sedan
Lot # 1.1 1972 Chrysler New Yorker 4-Dr. Sedan; S/N CS41T2C291915; Blue, Dark Blue vinyl roof/Blue vinyl, cloth; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $4,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $4,950. No Reserve – 440/225hp, automatic, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, AM-FM, wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, power seat. – Dry, surface rusted unrestored underbody, original paint with some discoloration under the fender top trim. Good original chrome and stainless, excellent original interior. Represented as an original, unrestored car on its original tires and showing 3,530 believable miles. – If nothing else this car, the first one across the block at Barrett-Jackson’s first Northeast auction, should be lovingly preserved as a social commentary and relic of the values of the early 70’s. It is Huge and its originality and condition are more than impressive, a Preservation Class winner. At $1.12/pound it’s cheaper than hamburger and a good value by any measure.
1983 BMW 633CSi Coupe
Lot # 11 1983 BMW 633CSi Coupe; S/N WBAEB8407D6995028; Silver/Black leather; Unrestored original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $6,200 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $6,820. No Reserve. – Alloy wheels, sunroof, air conditioning, power windows, Kenwood CD stereo. – Odometer reads 0, but it’s represented with 66,000 actual miles. Fairly dull original paint with numerous chips around the hood. Several light scratches on the hood and several more on the roof and sunroof. Scuffed up, lightly scratched wheels and the BMW badge stickers are coming off the caps at all four corners. Dull switchgear. Sound upholstery. Used but tidy underneath. CARFAX shows an accident in 2003. Very much a used car, and expensive service bills may very well be ahead. – The general quality of cars at this inaugural Barrett-Jackson sale was quite high. This car is an exception. As an ’80s 6-Series with unknown maintenance history and an accident, it was fortunate to get even this much and the seller should be happy to be rid of it and move on.
1949 DeSoto Custom 4-Dr. Sedan
Lot # 14 1949 DeSoto Custom 4-Dr. Sedan; S/N 5950042; Black/Black vinyl, cloth; Visually maintained, largely original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $6,200 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $6,820. No Reserve – Fluid Drive, hubcaps, Sombrero trim rings, narrow whitewalls, pushbutton radio, fog lights, grille guard, windshield sun visor. – Mediocre old repaint with cracks and fisheyes. Fair older interior. Scratched chrome and pitted taillights. Repaired fenders and doors don’t fit flush. Right front fender is filled and blistered. Looks OK from ten feet and runs OK, but isn’t much more than a relic. The odometer reads 36,050 and is probably on its second time around. – While it is large enough inside to hold a neighborhood party the sloppy body work does not bode well for its survival or trouble free enjoyment and it brought a price appropriate to its condition and lack of much intrinsic appeal except to someone whose father or grandfather owned something similar.
1968 Ford Ranchero Pickup
Lot # 18 1968 Ford Ranchero Pickup; S/N 8K48F239473; White/Black vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 4+ condition; Hammered Sold at $11,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $12,100. No Reserve – 302/210hp now with a 351 and a 4-barrel, automatic, power steering, manual brakes, GT wheels, trim rings, hubcaps, aftermarket cassette stereo, buckets and console. – Suspension sags to the left side. Body is repaired poorly, doors, sills and fenders are visibly filled. Thin chrome. Dirty engine compartment. Engine upgraded to a four-barrel. Not likely to be satisfying to own. – This is a huge result for a Ranchero in such parlous condition, particularly when it sold at Mecum’s Kissimmee auction two years ago in 2014 for a still-generous $8,100. The buyer must have wanted a Ranchero very badly to pay this much for it; the underbidder ‘won’ on this transaction.
1971 Datsun 1600 Pickup
Lot # 39 1971 Datsun 1600 Pickup; S/N PL521458694; Light Green/Green vinyl; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $16,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $18,150. No Reserve. – Wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, floor shift, factory radio, documented with the original sales invoice and comes with an original key fob, owner’s manual and antenna keys. – Represented as all original and that it was used as a daily driver for 30 years. Showing 59,008 miles represented as original. Lots of chips and scratches around the edge of the bed and way more in the bed itself. Several scratches on the tail and rear bumper. Interior is very good and lightly worn. Frame shows plenty of use but surprisingly there is no rust of note, attributable to the claim that it came from California. Probably one of the most well preserved ’72 Datsun pickups around. – It could also be the most expensive one around. Any more than this for a 1600 cc pickup truck would be just about unthinkable, and this much for such a well-used truck is close. Still, it is so rare that arguing with the bidders’ determination of value is difficult, given its originality.
1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Station Wagon 4x4
Lot # 42 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Station Wagon 4×4; S/N 1JCNJ15U6JT062988; Buff Yellow, Wood/Beige leather; Unrestored original, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $16,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $17,600. No Reserve. – 360/144hp, automatic, Goodyear Wrangler tires, roof rack, power windows, power locks, air conditioning, power rear window, factory cassette stereo, column shift. – Very good original interior with lightly worn seats and some scratches on the steering column. Dull, lightly scratched brightwork. Dull original paint with light chips and scratches throughout. A few small, light cracks in the weather stripping. Some scratches in the faux wood, but it’s surprisingly good. Clean and dry underneath from its long residence in dry New Mexico. CARFAX shows minor damage in 1995, but no other details and no evidence of a crash showing. Original and showing age, but shockingly solid considering the 143,450 miles on the odometer. – Sold at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach last year for $11,000. The Grand Wagoneer market hasn’t exploded or anything since then, but this example found a more appreciative audience in Connecticut who bid it to a high but not excessive result. Some people really like Grand Wagoneers and continue to drive them almost as a statement of disdain for political correctness. This combination of rarity, exceptional original condition and go-anywhere capability is hard to beat, as is the price.
1964 Ford Falcon Ranchero Pickup
Lot # 44 1964 Ford Falcon Ranchero Pickup; S/N 4H27U180177; Prairie Bronze Metallic/Beige vinyl with Brown cloth inserts; Cosmetic restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $12,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $13,750. No Reserve. – 200/116hp, 3-speed, spinner wire wheel covers, Dunlop tires, dual mirrors, beige vinyl bed cover, column shift, 8-track stereo, Stewart Warner amp and oil pressure gauges. – Big chip in the tail. More small chips around the filler cap. Otherwise very good quality paint. Very good chrome. Uneven door gaps. Good, lightly worn interior with faded original dash and switchgear. Lightly scratched wheel covers. Original but clean and maintained underneath. A straightforward cosmetic restoration, but a good one. – Sold at the Dragone Hershey sale in 2014 for $8,525, then sold at Bonhams’ Simeone sale last year for $7,480. Barrett-Jackson was apparently the right venue for this Ranchero, because this result was the only one close to what it deserves.
1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Convertible
Lot # 49 1963 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Convertible; S/N 631K11823; Black/Black vinyl; White vinyl top; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $19,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $20,900. No Reserve. – 215/185hp, 4-speed, wheel covers, Cooper narrow whitewalls, bucket seats, floor shift, console tach, pushbutton radio. – Good, shiny paint other than several long scratches on the left front fender, a few small blisters on the nose and another on the left rear fender. Driver’s side door doesn’t fit flush. A few spots of dirt on the convertible top. Very good interior. Aftermarket sports steering wheel. Represented as all original and showing 63,506 miles. – Twenty-four years ago this F-85 was a no-sale at the Kruse auction in Scottsdale on a reported bid of $8,000. Heaven only knows where it’s been since then, but wherever it was it was treated well. Powered by GM’s innovative little aluminum V-8 and with a 4-speed it’s going to be a fun driver and no one should take issue with the price its condition, equipment and originality brought.
1969 Ford Fairlane 500 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 50 1969 Ford Fairlane 500 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 9A33F236816; Meadowlark Yellow, Black vinyl roof/Black vinyl; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $15,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $16,500. No Reserve. – 302/220hp, automatic, hub caps and trim rings, Radial T/A tires, hood scoop, woodrim steering wheel, column shift, Philco radio, Stewart Warner electric and oil pressure gauges, 9″ rear end, uninstalled Ford dealer A/C unit in the trunk. – Uneven hood gaps. Clean, straight like new roof vinyl. Very good recent paint and chrome. The original interior is so good that it was left alone during restoration. Very clean and restored underneath. A fresh, very well done car with new suspension front and rear. Like new, and a rarely seen late Fairlane 500. – ‘First, do no harm’ should be a restorer’s mantra and the work done on this Fairlane is a good example of putting it into effect. It’s had just enough to give the owner pride of ownership without destroying much of its originality and if for that reason alone is a sound value.

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1952 MG TD Roadster
Lot # 51.1 1952 MG TD Roadster; S/N TD9006; Red/Tan leather; Tan top; Enthusiast restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $16,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $18,150. No Reserve. – Hub caps and trim rings, tan cloth boot cover, rear-mounted spare, banjo steering wheel. – Represented as a matching numbers recent restoration. Delivered by Inskip in NYC but apparently to a buyer in the southeast so it hasn’t suffered the depredations of northeastern winters. Very good recent paint with a few chips and scratches on the fuel tank. Dash is a little wavy. Red overspray on the leaf springs and frame. Clean but not spotless chassis. Restored recently, then driven as an MG should be. Not perfect, but still looks like a lot of fun. – One of the earlier lots on the first day of the sale, this TD came in at a price considerably more favorable to the shrewd buyer and is a good value in a competently cosmetically restored TD.
1972 Rolls-Royce Corniche I Fixed-Head Coupe, Body by Mulliner Park Ward
Lot # 62 1972 Rolls-Royce Corniche I Fixed-Head Coupe, Body by Mulliner Park Ward; S/N CRA14383; White, Navy Blue cloth roof/Navy leather piped in White; Visually maintained, largely original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $14,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $15,400. No Reserve. – Hub caps and trim rings, Michelin narrow whitewalls, Spirit of Ecstasy, bucket seats, column shift, power windows, VDO dash clock, Pioneer CD stereo. – Recent service including a new brake system and complete fluid flush. Chips at the front of the doors. Small dents in the rocker trim. Visibly worn but complete interior. Fairly dull older repaint with a long scratch on the left rear fender. Dull chrome. Evidence of rust on the rockers. A 20-foot car in pretty colors, but a little tired up close. – Sold at Worldwide Houston back in April for $13,750. Sold here for a little more, but both results are roughly appropriate and the difference between the two transactions is probably less than the cost of that recent brake system and fluid flush.
1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 4-4-2 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 63 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 4-4-2 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 338177M237966; Gold, Black vinyl roof/Black vinyl; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $26,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $29,150. No Reserve. – 400/350hp, 4-speed, Firestone red line tires, Hurst shifter, pushbutton radio, documented from new. – Well equipped earlier 4-4-2. Represented as matching numbers. Fully documented. Delivered new in NC. Restored in the mid-1990s, then part of the Blackhawk Collection’s display in the Shanghai Auto Museum from 2005-15. Very good paint. Straight, clean, even roof vinyl. Tiny chip at the back of the driver’s door. Straight body with even gaps. Excellent interior. It’s a pretty old restoration, but it looks like it was done a couple of years ago, owing to its years of museum display. That does make you wonder, though, how well it runs. – Sold at Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas last year for $29,700. With two nearly identical results within 12 months, the market for this car appears to have spoken.
1967 Chevrolet Caprice 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 67 1967 Chevrolet Caprice 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 166477F126658; Red/Black vinyl; Older restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $24,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $26,400. No Reserve. – 396/325hp, automatic, hub caps and trim rings, Mastercraft Avenger G/T tires, bucket and console, floor shift, dash clock, Pioneer cassette stereo. – Restored. Represented as matching numbers engine. Dull, lightly scratched bumper chrome. Small ding in the trim piece across the nose. Worn switchgear and door handles but otherwise quite good restored interior. Restored underneath. Some stones were left unturned, but it’s a very pretty driver. – Sold by Barrett-Jackson in Palm Beach in 2007 for $19,800 and turned over here for a price appropriate in today’s market, nine years later.
1969 Pontiac LeMans Convertible
Lot # 69 1969 Pontiac LeMans Convertible; S/N 237679B174347; Red/Pearl vinyl; White vinyl top; Modified restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $25,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $27,500. No Reserve – 400, automatic, SS wheels with trim rings, Radial T/A tires, air conditioning, Kenwood cassette stereo. – Mediocre quality repaint. Passenger’s door doesn’t close flush. Good interiors and top. Scuffed quarter window frames. Wavy, scuffed bumpers, pitted taillight housings. Orderly underbody painted over peeling old undercoat. Dusty gauges. Engine has been replaced with a 400. A cosmetically restored driver. – Paying this much for a mediocre quality LeMans with a non-matching engine when a quality 400/350hp GTO would cost no more than another $15,000 doesn’t mark a good value. It is at least $10,000 more than it should have brought.
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible
Lot # 71 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible; S/N 124678N465080; Tripoli Turquoise/Black vinyl; White vinyl top; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $29,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $31,900. No Reserve. – 327/210hp, Powerglide, hub caps and trim rings, Cooper Cobra tires, pushbutton radio. – Small chips at the back of the driver’s side door. Lightly scratched rocker trim. Black paint coming off of the hub caps. Very good paint. Uneven trunk gaps. Slightly discolored but sound and complete top. Good upholstery and clear gauges but worn original switchgear. Given cosmetic attention, but the pedestrian equipment underneath is original and tidy enough. An attractive weekend cruiser. – Expensive by at least $5,000 for a car with a base powertrain and no desirable options to speak of, topped off by an indifferent cosmetic redo.
1959 Chevrolet El Camino Pickup
Lot # 79 1959 Chevrolet El Camino Pickup; S/N H59L218420; Turquoise, White/White piped in Green; Modified restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $35,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $38,500. No Reserve. – 348, Tri-Power, hub caps and trim rings, blackwall tires, wood bed, column shift 3-speed, radio. – Tri-Power engine isn’t original to the car. Body-off restored. Very good paint. Even gaps. Orange peel around the windows. Detailed, nearly spotless engine bay. Very good underbody. Nearly spotless interior. Fresh and gorgeous, if not exactly as it came from the factory. – An El Camino has never been practical, either as a car or as a truck, but nowhere is the contrast more apparent than in 1959 with the gullwing rear fenders flanking a nearly useless bed. Little features like the wood bed floor only add to the odd juxtapositioning. It does make a statement, though and that is reflected in the price it brought.
1969 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 89 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 164479S084641; LeMans Blue, Black vinyl roof/Black vinyl; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $26,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $28,600. No Reserve. – 427/390hp, automatic, hub caps and trim rings, Polyglas GT tires, bucket seats, floor shift, 8-track stereo, Bosch column-mounted tach, Autogage water temp and oil pressure gauges, power steering, power brakes. – Represented as matching numbers. Clean, straight roof vinyl. Driver’s side door doesn’t fit flush. Some light pitting on the trim at the bottom of the roof. Trunk doesn’t fit flush. Original gauges and switchgear are a little dull, but otherwise the interior is very good. A fully restored car that has some miles on it and missed on a few details. – Oh, ouch. This Impala sold at the Atlantic City auction in February for $37,260, a graphic illustration of the risks inherent in consigning without reserve. It was reasonably price then, and it is a very good deal now. The new owner should be proud both of the Impala SS 427 and of the modest price paid for it.
1957 Chrysler 300C 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 97 1957 Chrysler 300C 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 3N571215; White/White leather; Unrestored original, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $28,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $30,800. No Reserve. – 392/375hp, dual quads, automatic, power steering, power brakes, pushbutton radio, dual outside mirrors, wheel covers, wide whitewalls. – Stored for 32 years. Very good original paint, surface creased but sound and not cracked or pulled original upholstery. Sound chrome but pitted door posts. Dry original underbody. Right door and front fender are lightly dented and scraped. – Even discounting the originality this is a surprisingly modest price for a sound and complete 300C. For one that is so well preserved it is a bargain. The damage – which appears to be recent and may have occurred during shipping to the auction – detracts from its condition and repairing it may compromise the originality but the damage may be remediated with suction cups, polishing compound and careful touchup. If it can this will be a $50K+ car with only a small originality premium.

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1968 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Lot # 100 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; S/N 194678S416228; Safari Yellow/Black vinyl; Black vinyl top; Unrestored original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $27,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $29,700. No Reserve. – 327/300hp, automatic, hub caps and trim rings, Radial T/A tires, side exhaust, tinted glass, pushbutton AM/FM radio. – This car definitely spent some time under the sun, as the original paint is quite faded, significantly more so on the top than on the sides. Chips at the front of the headlight doors and cracks around the hood. Chips around the side vents and the backs of the doors. Dull, lightly scratched original chrome. Big gouge taken out of the back of the driver’s door. Pitted door handles. Dull switchgear. Large rip in the driver’s seat and a piece of electrical tape is covering up a rip in the passenger’s side door panel. Road wear but no major issues underneath. All original and showing 56,876 miles, but it doesn’t have any desirable equipment other than the side pipes and Corvettes are so common that you’d be excused for disregarding this car’s preservation and embarking on a straightforward restoration. – A strong result for a mediocre car. Whether it was preservation or the sheer mass of bidders at Mohegan Sun that contributed to this car’s premium is unclear, but it brought several grand more than you’d expect from a ’68 327/300 automatic in this condition.
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 115 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 5J68Z118093; Burgundy/Black vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $19,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $20,900. No Reserve. – 390/300hp, 4-speed, American Racing wheels, Edelbrock carb, Flowmaster exhaust, Pertronix ignition, Toploader 4-speed, Hurst shifter, power steering, 9″ rear end, drum brakes, KYB shocks, console, aftermarket gauges, pushbutton radio. – Single repaint. Orange peel on the C-pillar. Small cracks around trunk. Big chip behind driver’s side door. Big chip on the left front fender. Slightly dirty engine bay. Fairly worn but sound interior. Never fully restored, but gotten attention at various points as well as some tasteful performance upgrades. It is a hodgepodge of mods and light restoration work, but the car presents well enough and the various modifications should contribute to reliable, fast motoring. – This is strong money for a driver quality car, but not outrageous. To the right buyer – and he or she apparently at Mohegan Sun on Thursday – the intake, carb, Flowmasters, electronic ignition and gas shocks may have been appealing not only as a driver but also as an example of what happened to cars like this when they went to their third or fourth owners. This is a reasonable result for a reasonable car.
1975 Bricklin SV-1 Coupe
Lot # 116 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Coupe; S/N 00011BX5S000875; Orange, Black/Tan; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $30,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $33,000. No Reserve. – 351 Ford engine, automatic, BFG Radial T/A tires, leather-wrapped steering wheel, AM/FM stereo. – Wavy bodywork. Lightly scratched and swirled paint throughout. A few small cracks on the nose. Original tires. Clean underneath. Very good interior. Showing 1,855 miles and all original. Probably the closest thing to a new Bricklin that you’re going to get, if you’re eccentric enough to want such a thing. Even so, it has notable cosmetic flaws and there’s no telling how it runs with this few miles. Less than 3,000 of these cars were built before the company went bust in 1976, so it’s rarer than a DeLorean. – This was huge money for a Bricklin. All the premium was paid for its time capsule condition and few digits on the odometer, which means it is probably destined to sit still in a collection for the foreseeable future. Not that it would be that entertaining to drive, anyway.
1967 Buick Electra 225 Custom Convertible
Lot # 118 1967 Buick Electra 225 Custom Convertible; S/N 484677H156207; Gold/Black vinyl; Black top; Visually maintained, largely original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $22,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $24,200. No Reserve. – 430/360hp, automatic, wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, black vinyl boot cover, bench seat, column shift, pushbutton radio, power windows, power steering, power top, rear seat speaker. – Formerly part of the Harold LeMay collection. Small painted over chip at the right front part of the nose. Very good chrome that appears original. Some paint coming off of the grille. Outside mirror is pitted and scratched, plus it is so loose that it might very well knock against the window at speed. Very good original interior. Original but tidy underneath. A very well kept original Electra 225 first owned by the wife of Harold LeMay that got one quality repaint. – A truly gigantic automobile that weighs well over two tons, the ’67 Electra 225 is a more affordable alternative to something like a Cadillac DeVille. This car brought a spot on price with little if any originality premium that should be satisfying to both buyer and seller.
1962 Chrysler 300 Sport 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 138 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 8223138492; White/Red vinyl with cloth inserts; Enthusiast restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $17,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $18,700. No Reserve. – 383/305hp, automatic, red steel wheels with hub caps, Hankook Optima tires, side exhaust, bench seat, pushbutton automatic, pushbutton radio, dash clock, remote mirror, power steering, power brakes. – CA car from new with black plate. Original powertrain. Original seats. Cleaned and detailed original engine bay with new hoses, battery and radiator. Restored underbody. Decent repaint with cracking in the drip rails and microblisters and runs on the tail as well as some masking errors on the window trim. Two big touched up chips on the trunk. Very good chrome. Uneven trunk fit. Very good original interior. 300 badges on the tail are cracked and tired. Restored on top and mostly underneath, but not completely done over and not done to exacting standards, especially at the paint shop. – 1962 was the first year for the non-letter versions of the Chrysler 300, which replaced the Windsor. While it looked quite similar to the letter cars, the regular 300, called the 300 Sport by Chrysler, was a big step down in terms of luxury and performance and they are worth considerably less. The result here, then, is not the good value that it might seem at first glance. The buyer paid fresh restoration money but got a car that’s no better than a decent driver, so the seller here should be thrilled.
1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Hurst-Olds Pace Car 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 140 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Hurst-Olds Pace Car 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 3J57U2M194376; Cameo White, Gold/Black vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $25,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $27,500. No Reserve. – 455/275hp, automatic, Firehawk Indy 500 tires, sunroof, His and Hers shifter, pushbutton radio power windows, cruise control, AM-FM-8-track, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning. One of 27 Hurst Olds cars used in the Indy 500 Festival. – Numerous chips and scratches on the nose. Decent chrome. Long touched up scratch on the left front fender. Long scratch on the driver’s side mirror. Surface rust poking through the paint right ahead of the rear of the left quarter window. Several cracks on the tail. Faded original sticker graphics. Good interior with lightly worn switchgear. Showing 53,185 miles and certainly showing use, this Hurst/Olds clearly wasn’t treated as a collectible from new. – This is a $15,000 car that brought $10,000 more on the strength of its Indy 500 Festival history and maybe the autographs of Linda Vaughn (‘Miss Hurst Shifter’ for those who aren’t old enough to remember) and Doc Watson (he is a ‘guitar legend’ although what that has to do with the Indy 500 is not clear) inside the trunk.
1958 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk I Bugeye Roadster
Lot # 153 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk I Bugeye Roadster; S/N AN5L3855; Green/Black vinyl; White hardtop top; Competition restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $8,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $8,800. No Reserve. – Painted centerlock wire wheels, Kumho tires, front disc brakes, single wing mirror, roll bar, leather-wrapped sports steering wheel, gutted interior with no passenger’s seat. – Represented with rebuilt engine, new clutch cylinder and new rear brakes. Small chips, scratches and cracks throughout. Paint flaking off of the wheels. Clearly a competition car and it’s been one for a while, but it’s not tired or hacked apart, and it looks ready for more with an engine said to have been recently rebuilt at Marcovicci-Wenz which suggests it makes generous power. – A race-ready car of any kind for well under 10 grand is a pretty sweet deal even if there are a few battle scars, and in the world of Bugeyes this was project car money for a turnkey racer. The engine rebuilt probably cost most if not all of what the Bugeye brought.
1964 MG Midget Mk I Roadster
Lot # 314 1964 MG Midget Mk I Roadster; S/N GAN2L23232; Red/Black vinyl; Enthusiast restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $9,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $10,450. No Reserve. – Painted centerlock wire wheels, Pirelli P4 tires, tonneau cover, Grant leather-wrapped steering wheel, wood shift knob. – Dull, lightly scratched chrome and pitted brightwork. Dull windshield frame and rubber gaskets. Very good seats and dash. Cracked steering wheel cap. The bottom of the “T” in the Midget badge on the tail has broken off. Decent older paint with a handful of chips and scratches throughout. Has numbers on it, but there’s no roll bar, it has a full interior, and it doesn’t look like it has led the life of a competition car. Maybe it’s done a few rallies or autocrosses, but that’s probably it. A cute and attractive driver that looks fantastic at 20 feet. – Spridgets are still just about the most affordable way to get into classic sports car ownership, but the bidders at Mohegan Sun got a little bit carried away and the buyer overshot it by two or three grand. For this money, you could get a decent chrome bumper MGB, which is a whole lot more car.
1968 Cadillac DeVille Convertible
Lot # 318 1968 Cadillac DeVille Convertible; S/N F8145349; Burgundy/Black vinyl; Black vinyl top; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $14,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $15,400. No Reserve. – Wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, fender skirts, black vinyl boot cover, power windows, power locks, power brakes, power steering, power seats, power top, cruise control, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, climate control, column shift, pushbutton radio. – Light pitting on both bumpers. Rust repair on a few spots underneath, but it’s not obvious. The car card admits that the A/C probably needs a recharge. Even gaps. Good paint and interior. Tidy but original and lightly worn underneath. Cosmetic attention when necessary, but never received any major mechanical attention. – A sound-appearing Cadillac that seems to have been consistently maintained and gotten help as needed during its life, it could have brought $4 or $5 thousand more and not been out of line.

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1984 Porsche 928S Coupe
Lot # 324 1984 Porsche 928S Coupe; S/N WP0JB0922ES863008; Chiffon White/Beige leather; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $27,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $29,700. No Reserve. – Mastercraft tires, sunroof, rear window wiper, tinted glass, power windows, Blaupunkt stereo, power seats, air conditioning, cruise control. – All original and showing 39,954 miles. Paint and exterior plastic have a little of the dulling that’s inevitable with a car this old, but there are no major blemishes other than a big drop of what appears to be sap on the sunroof. Hood gaps are uneven. Very good interior with lightly worn upholstery. No representation of maintenance history, but it presents like a loved and cherished and lightly used 928. – Like its other front-engine water-cooled cousins, the 928 was a cheap way to get yourself a Porsche badge for a long time, so there are lots of rough and neglected examples out there. Finding a cherished example like this that’s gotten the care usually reserved for a 911 is therefore unusual, and the bidders at Mohegan Sun responded with their bids to bring this car a very big but not quite excessive result appropriate to its originality and condition.
2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Le Mans Commemorative Edition Hardtop
Lot # 327 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Le Mans Commemorative Edition Hardtop; S/N 1G1YY12S345122627; Le Mans Blue Metallic, Silver, Red stripes/Black leather; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $29,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $31,900. No Reserve. – 346/405hp, 6-speed, Goodyear Eagle F1 tires, tinted glass, power windows, air conditioning, Bose CD stereo, cruise control. – Very good paint and interior. Very clean underneath. Represented with 17,000 miles. Clearly babied and looks almost new. – A C5 Z06 Le Mans Edition in condition this good with mileage this low is a sure future collectible. If the buyer here decides to keep this car for a while, he probably won’t lose money on anything other than maintenance and insurance costs.
1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 SportsRoof
Lot # 330 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 SportsRoof; S/N 1F05M131386; Red, Black/Black vinyl with Red cloth inserts; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $27,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $29,700. No Reserve. – 351/285hp, automatic, Radial T/A tires, spoilers, rear window slats, woodrim steering wheel, factory radio. – Some small scrapes on the front spoiler. Two sizable chips on the left side of the hood. Slightly uneven door gaps. Door locks are crooked and loose. Slats don’t fit quite evenly. A few small chips on the right rear fender. Very good, lightly worn interior. Clean underneath. Never fully restored, but got cosmetic work intermittently and is in driver condition. – Reported sold twice in this auction, first under this number then on Saturday as lot number 780 for $33,000. On the evidence, it would seem to have been a good buy in this transaction although after fees and commissions the buyer/seller came up a few thousand dollars short.
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Coupe
Lot # 337 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Coupe; S/N 1G1YZ23J1L5801044; Bright Red/Gray leather; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $22,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $24,750. No Reserve. – 350/375hp, 6-speed, Nitto tires, tinted glass roof, power windows, air conditioning, power seats, aftermarket Pioneer CD stereo. – Some scrapes on the plastic bottom front lip. Black rub strip is sticking out a little from behind the left front wheel. Small scratch below the windshield on the left side. Very good original paint otherwise. Some light cracking in the weather stripping. Scratches on the plastic cover for the ashtray. Otherwise good, lightly worn interior corresponding with the 24,300 miles it’s represented with. An honest, usable first year ZR-1 that would be more appealing to the enthusiast who wants to drive it than the collector who wants to keep it sitting still. – C4 Corvettes, even ZR-1s, haven’t yet had their day in terms of collectability. The only cars that seem to be fetching really strong money at auction are ZR-1s or Grand Sports with absurdly low miles and like-new presentation. This example was lightly used but used nonetheless, and it brought a relatively low price. It could have brought another four or five grand without being expensive.
1968 Ford Torino 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 345 1968 Ford Torino 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 8H40C133235; Meadowlark Yellow/Tan vinyl; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $20,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $22,000. No Reserve. – 289/195hp, automatic, hub caps and trim rings, narrow whitewalls, bench seat, column shift, Philco radio, power steering, power brakes, tinted glass, air conditioning, Marti report. – Represented as all original and unrestored. Paint is faded in spots and pretty dull overall but still has shine to it and there are no major blemishes, just a handful of tiny chips on the nose and hood but that’s really it. Original chrome and brightwork certainly doesn’t look fresh but it’s still shiny and pretty. The wheels look fantastic. There is a tiny bit of oxidation underneath but tidy and sound overall. Some light discoloration on the seats and some light wear on the steering wheel but otherwise fantastic. Documented with a copy of the original bill of sale, warranty card and books. A fantastically preserved car. You have to really try to keep a car looking this good after almost 50 years, and it is seriously impressive. – This is a pretty ordinary car but then its originality reveals itself and it suddenly becomes exceptional. Cars like this are rare in New England where the environment and winter’s road salt and slush make quick work of cars built in the 60’s. B-J brought a number of them to Mohegan Sun and they duly impressed the local buyers. 2/3 of the price was for the car, 1/3 for its originality.
1968 American Motors AMX Fastback
Lot # 348 1968 American Motors AMX Fastback; S/N A8M397X308238; Rally Green Metallic, White stripes/Tan; Visually maintained, largely original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $39,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $42,900. No Reserve. – 390/315hp, 4-speed, Cragar wheels, Firestone Wide Oval tires, side exhaust, Go Package, Hurst shifter, 3.15 limited slip, pushbutton AM/FM radio, tilt steering column, original Rallye wheels and red line tires included, armrest and jump seat added, engine dress up kit, AMX #4644. – Represented as 16,452 miles from new with the original engine and transmission. Repainted in the early 90’s in the original color. A few tiny chips near the headlights but otherwise looks a lot newer. Very good chrome. Some very light pitting around the taillight bar. Very good interior with only the pitted seat belt buckles showing any age. Light road wear underneath. Never fully restored, but got attention when necessary to keep it looking pretty and it’s solid underneath. Ticks all the right boxes equipment-wise for an AMX fan, and condition-wise it is better than most. – AMXs seem to fly under the radar at auction and don’t tend to bring strong results. Ford, GM and Mopar have a much bigger audience, and that audience has plenty to choose from at a sale like this. This car with its desirable equipment and originality, however, found a very appreciative group of bidders at Mohegan Sun and brought a very strong price that the seller should be quite pleased with. A few AMXs like this have turned up recently and this result is in line with others of similar originality and low miles.
1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Coupe
Lot # 349 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Coupe; S/N 2W87K9N179060; Black, Gold/Black vinyl; Cosmetic restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $29,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $31,900. No Reserve. – 403/184hp, automatic, WS6 package, power brakes, power steering, Gold snowflake wheels, Cooper Cobra tires, factory radio, power windows, PHS documents. – 63,254 miles from new. One new repaint that’s very good and like new although possibly a color change. New interior that’s very good as well. Very good, highly detailed engine bay. Tidy underbody. A cosmetic restoration that looks like a new car. – With all the attention that Trans Ams have gotten recently this quality cosmetically restored example is surprisingly affordable and could have brought $5-10,000 more and still been in the Trans Am value mainstream.
1968 Plymouth Road Runner 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 351 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N RM21H8E144994; Blue, Black/Black vinyl; Enthusiast restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $27,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $29,700. No Reserve. – 383/335hp, automatic, power steering, power brakes, Rally wheels, bench seat, floor shift, Sony stereo, modern white face Autometer gauges. – Paint runs near the drip rails. Masking errors near the stripes. Blisters at the top of the left A-pillar. Very scratched window glass and rocker trim. Pitted window trim. Very good interior. Restored underneath. Looks like a body-on restoration done on a budget and maybe even on a deadline with many shortcuts that don’t bode well for the quality of workmanship that is not easily observed. – A perfectly ordinary Road Runner hardtop that’s been haphazardly restored, but not even close to trying to match its original appearance and function. The result it brought would be appropriate to a factory-condition cosmetic restoration, not one with so many departures from stock. An auction car that served its purpose for the seller, but may not please the buyer upon closer inspection.
1965 Chevrolet Impala Convertible
Lot # 352 1965 Chevrolet Impala Convertible; S/N 164675T197936; Cypress Green/Black vinyl; Black vinyl top; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $27,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $29,700. No Reserve. – 396/325hp, 4-speed, wheel covers, US Royal red line tires, black vinyl boot cover, rear seat speaker, bench seat, floor shift, Hurst shifter, pushbutton radio, tachometer, factory air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, power windows, power top. – Quality paint, but sprayed over cracks on the driver’s side door and a couple of small dents in the trunk lid. Big scratch on the left rear fender. Scratched window frames, dull gauges and faded dash, but very good new upholstery. Not fully restored, but got enough major attention to get it to attractive driver level. – Sold at Mecum Kissimmee in January for $10,175 in original, barn find condition then quickly gussied up to make an impression on the block at B-J Northeast. In Kissimmee it was described as the numbers matching engine and original 4-speed, but no such representation was made here. The seller was well compensated in this transaction for the quick and somewhat superficial work done over the last five months.

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1965 Ford Mustang Convertible
Lot # 355.1 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible; S/N 5F08F174914; Pagoda Green/White vinyl; White vinyl top; Older restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $52,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $57,200. No Reserve. – 260/164hp, automatic, spinner wire wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, luggage rack, white vinyl boot cover, factory radio, Rally Pac, hood ornament. – One year only color. CA and AZ car. Some light discoloration inevitable with a white interior. The entire engine other than the exhaust manifolds is painted blue. Engine bay is cleaned up and maintained but used. Good chrome. Sound repaint. Trunk doesn’t fit flush. An older restoration in a rare and eye-catching color and a very attractive driver. – This is an astounding price for a ’65 Mustang convertible with the little 260 V-8 and in this condition. It would have more appropriately moved on to a new owner at $22,000 than the $52,000 bid it brought here. Maybe it was the paint color, but there had to be two people in the Arena who coveted Pagoda Green to keep the bidding going to this over-the-top level.
1968 Pontiac GTO 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 368 1968 Pontiac GTO 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 242378K105870; Meridian Turquoise/Black vinyl; Older restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $39,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $42,900. No Reserve. – 400/350hp, 4-speed, Uniroyal tires, 3.23 rear axle, power steering, factory air conditioning, bucket seats, Hurst T-handle shifter, console, Kenwood cassette stereo, PHS paperwork. – 76,638 miles, repainted a non-original color. Hood doesn’t fit flush. Chips around the hood. Orange peel on the driver’s side door. Otherwise very good paint. Lightly scratched rear window glass. Very good interior. Wheels look tired. An older full restoration that’s been enjoyed quite a bit but is still presentable. – This kind of money should have bought a better car, one with a hotter powertrain or a convertible.
1967 Porsche 912 Coupe
Lot # 374 1967 Porsche 912 Coupe; S/N 458375; Red/Black; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $68,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $74,800. No Reserve. – 1582/102hp, Weber carbs, 5-speed, Fuchs wheels, BFG Touring tires, 5-gauge dash with VDO clock, Nardi woodrim steering wheel, 8-track stereo. – Represented as 57,196 miles. Recently serviced. Light scratches on the aluminum dash. Light pitting on the vents in the nose. Light dents in the left headlight bezel. Clean interior. Good paint. Small chips and scratches around filler cap. Microblisters and runs in the paint on the nose. Original but tidy underneath. Rebuilt engine. New shocks. No show car, but an attractive and well cared for driver. – Sold at Branson back in April for $48,000. That result was expensive. This one is ridiculous, and almost 911 money in this condition and certainly enough to buy the best ’67 912 in the world, not this mediocre example. Porsche mania may have slowed way down this year, but apparently it’s not too late to catch the wave.
1957 Dodge D100 1/2 Ton Pickup
Lot # 390 1957 Dodge D100 1/2 Ton Pickup; S/N 84295341; Blue, White/Gray cloth; Truck restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $37,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $41,250. No Reserve. – 315/204hp, pushbutton shifted automatic, blue steel wheels with hub caps and trim rings, Coker Classic whitewalls, wood bed, column shift. – Spotless fresh engine bay and chassis. Small scuff above right headlight. Uneven paint finish on the bumper and headlight bezels. Lightly pitted brightwork. Some orange peel on the door. Very clean and shiny bed. Very good interior, although there’s a clamp holding something down on the steering column. Gorgeous by truck standards, gorgeous Forward Look styling, and a standout in a sea of Fords and Chevys. – The pushbutton automatic is rare on Mopar trucks, so the buyer of this one said. It was offered at Auburn Fall last September with a reported high bid of $35,000 and brought a bit more here, enough to cover the entry fee and transportation. It’s really unusual and that and the quality restoration more than support the price it brought.
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 391 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 136370K189329; Mist Green/Green vinyl; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $50,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $55,000. No Reserve. – 454/360hp LS5, M22 4-speed, bench seat, floor shift, Hurst shifter, factory radio. – Big paint blemish on the right rear fender. Factory door gaps. Some scratches on the right front fender. Lightly scratched front bumper. Represented as matching numbers. Very good, like-new interior. Very clean underneath. Fully restored and done well, but showing some age. Numerous show trophies from 2009, represented as matching numbers and date codes, documented with three build sheets, the Protect-o-Plate and the first registration. – The LS5 is actually rarer than the LS6, but the latter car’s massive power figure makes it worth considerably more. This car has a fairly straightforward transaction history. It was hammered not sold at Silver’s Carson City sale in 2012 at a high bid of $40,000, then sold at Barrett-Jackson Reno in 2013 for $53,900 and then here at Mohegan Sun for $55,000. The latest result is an appropriate one that both parties can be happy with.
1971 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Lot # 400 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; S/N 194671S101041; Engine # V0319CGZ; War Bonnet Yellow, Black vinyl hardtop/Black vinyl; Black vinyl top; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $50,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $55,000. No Reserve – 350/330hp LT-1, 4-speed, AM-FM, power steering, power brakes, Rally wheels with hubcaps and trim rings, two tops, 3.70 Positraction. – 2010 NCRS Top Flight represented as original matching numbers engine and 4-speed, documented with the tank sticker. 36,367 miles, original paint and interior. Clean, fresh engine compartment. A little road dirt in the wheel wells. Bright, crisp gauges and dashboard. This LT1 looks like a fresh restoration to Top Flight standards, but it’s an original car. – Amazing, that’s what it is. It’s also something like $10,000 under what it could have brought with even a modest originality premium without being expensive. For some reason most people want Big Blocks while the LT1 goes mostly unnoticed despite being a superbly balanced quick high performance car. The buyer of this one got a gem and it needs only Bloomington Gold certification (which is curiously lacking in its representation) to be perfect.
1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Convertible
Lot # 402 1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Convertible; S/N 344670E177780; Blue, White/White vinyl; White vinyl top; Facsimile restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $40,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $44,000. No Reserve. – 455/365hp, automatic, Radial T/A tires, Rally Pack instruments, AM/FM radio, power steering, power front disc brakes, sport steering wheel, 12-bolt limited slip, heavy duty suspension, front and rear sway bars, W30 badges, His and Hers shifter, W25 cold air intake. – W30 clone. Grille trim does not fit straight. Very good paint and top. Slightly warped dash and console. Very good interior other than very light discoloration on the seats. Represented as matching numbers and restored to look enough like a real W30 to fool the casual observer, and there’s no harm in that although how much of the other features (like the W25 air intake) are original to it are not known. – This 4-4-2 probably would have done better on the block if it hadn’t tried to be something it wasn’t, i.e., a W-30. The false colors didn’t impress the bidders who paid less for it than they would otherwise have paid for the standard 4-4-2 convertible with all this equipment. It is a $15,000 or so bargain for the new owner.
1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible
Lot # 409 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible; S/N 242670Z103963; Red/Pearl vinyl; White vinyl top; Older restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $40,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $44,000. No Reserve – 400/350hp, automatic, hood tach, Super Stock wheels, red line radials, wing console, headrests, headlight covers, PHS documentation. – PHS documented, ex-Alice Cooper and included a concert jacket, but no golf clubs. Badly fogged gauge lenses. Rusty top frame, old undercoat in wheel wells. Thick repaint over original blue paint visible in a chip on the right door. Hood doesn’t close flush. Uneven driver’s door gaps. Panel repaired and now cracked above the deck lid. It may be restored, but it was only to indifferent driver standards. Represented as the matching numbers engine but shown with the hood closed, probably for a reason. – Not quite nasty, but it will soon be there. The indifferent quality of the restoration is a disappointment but it brought a superior price for what it is. Maybe it was for the concert jacket.
1972 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Lot # 412 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; S/N 1Z67W2S503876; Sunfire Yellow/Black leather; Black vinyl top; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $45,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $49,500. No Reserve – 454/270hp, automatic, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, power windows, AM-FM, turbine wheel covers, F70-15 Goodyear Wide Tread tires, tilt steering column. – 2008 NCRS National Top Flight and essentially unused since. Leather is lightly creased. Underbody is almost like new. An impressive Corvette represented to have the matching numbers engine, documented with the original window sticker, dealer’s inspection sheet and build sheet and 34,796 miles. – Brought what it should have considering the known miles, NCRS award and documentation. Its history and originality are valuable attributes and the miles are high enough that it can be driven on some tours without adversely affecting its value. A sound buy.

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1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Coupe
Lot # 430.1 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Coupe; S/N 124870N554289; Mulsanne Blue, Black stripes/Black vinyl; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $45,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $49,500. No Reserve – 350/360hp LT1, 4-speed, Hurst shifter, power steering, power brakes, Hedman long tube headers, Craig cassette stereo, mag style wheels, red line radial tires, 3.73 Positraction. – 68,660 miles, stated to be matching numbers with two owners from new. Good paint, chrome, stainless trim and interior. Very good engine compartment and underbody. Restored largely like new. – A little while ago it would not have been surprising to see this freshly restored Z/28 bring $60,000, but those days are behind us and today this result represents a full retail price for a lightly modified, well restored example.
1953 Cadillac Series 62 4-Dr. Sedan
Lot # 433 1953 Cadillac Series 62 4-Dr. Sedan; S/N 536213536; Emerald Green, White roof/Mint Green; Older restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $17,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $18,700. No Reserve. – 331/210hp, automatic, wheel covers, whitewalls, hood ornament, fender skirts, pushbutton radio, dash clock. – Average quality repaint with some orange peel up front. Big paint chip flaking off at the front of the passenger’s side door. Some light scratches and a small dent in the front bumper. Masking errors at the top of the windshield. Scratched window frames, uneven door gaps. A few small spots of discoloration on the cloth seats. Good interior otherwise. Plenty of road wear underneath. An older restoration. Presentable and attractive, but was never done to the highest standard. – At a price point like this a thousand dollars or two makes quite a difference in percentage terms, but overall isn’t a lot of money so the somewhat generous price paid for this elegant old Series 62 sedan is of little significance.
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Lot # 435 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; S/N 194675S103117; Nassau Blue/White vinyl; White vinyl top; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $42,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $46,200. No Reserve. – 327/365hp, 4-speed, spinner wheel covers, power antenna, factory radio, dash clock, teakwood steering wheel. – Represented as 85,977 original miles. Good newer top. Decent older repaint with a long crack on the nose and several small chips and scratches throughout. Pitted, dull wheels and wheel covers. Decent chrome. Good interior with light discoloration on the seats and lightly worn switchgear. Significantly scratched window frames and rocker trim. Showing 85,977 miles and not exactly pampered, but good enough to keep enjoying and you wouldn’t be ashamed to be seen in it. No represented history or documentation. – Sold at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach in 2012 for $41,800. Today, a really good ’65 L76 Convertible can crack 100 grand and even driver quality examples can expect prices three-quarters of the way there, so this was a bargain that leaves the new owner with lots of money left to address this car’s needs. There were a lot of very good mid-year Corvettes to choose from at Mohegan Sun, so this car with its obvious flaws and lack of documentation was easy to look at with a jaundiced eye and bid on conservatively. There were plenty of other choices, enough to wait for a good value, which this was.
1973 Volvo 1800ES Station Wagon
Lot # 445 1973 Volvo 1800ES Station Wagon; S/N 1836353004787; Orange/Black vinyl; Cosmetic restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $27,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $29,700. No Reserve. – 1778/124hp, 4-speed, Yokohama tires, roof rack, dash clock, Bosch fuel injection, air conditioning, power brakes, electric overdrive. – Original chrome. Slightly dull but presentable chrome and brightwork. Very good repaint. Not show quality, but quite good and no masking errors. Very good interior with newer seats. Clean original engine bay and underbody. Showing 54,859 miles, has gotten appropriate cosmetic attention, and has plenty of life left in it. – Barrett-Jackson had two 18000ESs at Mohegan Sun, and three of them sold. Thursday lot 134 sold for $15,950 and had the same chassis number as this Friday car. Lot 462 sold for $23,650. In other words, this car sold twice with the Thursday buyer turning a nice profit by putting it back onto the Friday docket and taking home almost $15,000 for the effort. Based on the other two transactions and the condition of this car, this is a very generous price.
1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 447 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N RS23L75103984; Red, Black vinyl roof/Black vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $31,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $34,100. No Reserve – 440/375hp Super Commando, automatic, buckets and console, pushbutton radio, power steering, power brakes, Torque Thrust style wheels, red line radial tires, 3.23:1 rear axle. – Represented as the original matching numbers engine, a California car from new with its original California pink slip. Sound old repaint, interior, dash and gauges. Dirty engine compartment and underbody. Scuffed stainless trim and pitted trim chrome. A tired and not very well maintained driver. – Sold by RM in Monterey in 2007 for $29,700, then by Russo and Steele in Scottsdale in 2008 for $34,650, it hasn’t gotten any better with age and shows just over 10,000 more miles on the odometer than it did in Scottsdale eight years ago, mileage that shows on the GTX. This price is, if anything, somewhat better than the GTX, not enough to be a mistake, but enough to be expensive.
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 465 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 396876M520956; Ice Blue/Blue leather; Visually maintained, largely original, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $18,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $19,800. No Reserve. – 425/385hp, automatic, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, pushbutton radio, chrome wheels, Toyo blackwall radial tires, tilt steering column. – Sound older clearcoat repaint with masking oversights. Clean and orderly unrestored engine compartment. Dry, lightly surface rusted underbody with no undercoat. A sound and mostly original Toronado from California and represented as having its original engine and transmission. – It would be rare indeed for a Toronado to survive in this good and generally original condition in the Northeast but Barrett-Jackson was astute enough to bring in a large consignment from more dry, benign regions and give Northeastern collectors a shot of sound, dry cars. They did reasonably well but, as in the case of this choice old Toronado, not exceptionally which will re-populate the rust-ravaged New England collector car pool with reasonably priced quality goods.
1970 Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus
Lot # 469 1970 Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus; S/N 2202089442; Blue, White/Black vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $21,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $23,100. No Reserve. – Hub caps, narrow whitewalls, EMPI roof rack, three row seating, Sony cassette stereo. – Big chip below the driver’s side door. Dull brightwork. Wavy body sides. Scratches once drip rails. Scratched brightwork. Uneven panel fit. Unrestored other than a repaint that was rushed and has several spots of orange peel and masking errors as well as several blisters on the nose. Pretty sound underneath and good, lightly worn original interior. Represented with a recent service with documentation going back to the original bill of sale. It’s refreshing to see an honest, used old bus rather than another over-restored trophy at one of these auctions. – This is not the more coveted multi-window Microbus, but rather the modernized version with more features but fewer windows and that accounts for the relatively modest price it brought compared with recent near-six-figure prices for multi-window Microbuses.
Lot # 476 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 476 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 396876M533535; Ocean Mist/Blue vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $17,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $18,700. No Reserve. – 425/385hp, automatic, wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, original spare and jack, air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, Protect-O-Plate, pushbutton radio, power windows. – Very pitted rear bumper. Decent repaint with light orange peel and big scratches on the front bumper. Represented as three owner car. Car card says that the A/C needs recharging. Engine bay is a little dirty. Tires are shined up but old. Dry, cracked weather stripping. A fairly well kept, mostly original car that got a repaint. – Sold at Mecum Kissimmee in January for $6,600, then in Kansas City in March for $7,150, which was downright cheap. It hit its sweet spot at Mohegan Sun and is a little expensive compared with the somewhat better and better-equipped ’66 Toronado sold earlier today. Two ’66 Toronados in the same auction? Amazing.
1949 Willys CJ-3A Jeep
Lot # 477 1949 Willys CJ-3A Jeep; S/N CJ3A23648; White/Olive Drab cloth; Truck restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $14,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $15,400. No Reserve. – Sidemount spare, fire extinguisher. – Represented as a body-off restoration. Numerous small dents on the hood and front fenders. Orange peel on the hood. Very clean undercoated frame. Paint is fresh but quickly done. Interior is good but not overdone. This is the definition of a restoration done to truck standards. Everything was done and it’s all fresh, but there are plenty of flaws to point to. Even so, it’s a cool very early civilian Jeep that would be ideal to have fun with rather than display in a collection. – Done to a budget and a deadline, this is an auction Jeep ideally suited to running around on weekend errands. The crowd of people who will stop to admire it will make it easy to find in the parking lot at Home Depot.

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1981 Lancia Beta Zagato Spider, Body by Zagato
Lot # 481 1981 Lancia Beta Zagato Spider, Body by Zagato; S/N ZLAFS00C6B0202387; Silver/Black vinyl; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $8,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $8,800. No Reserve. – 1995/87hp, 5-speed, alloy wheels, Pirelli tires, power windows, factory cassette stereo. – Represented with new top, paint and tires. Paint was done over several chips and scratches throughout, but the finish is very good. Lightly scratched glass. Light curb rash and a few nicks on the wheels. Faded badges. faded dash top but remarkably good interior. Surprisingly clean, lightly detailed engine bay, just out of 10-year storage with fresh fluids but not much else. Shiny bumper plastic. No evidence of rust, which is remarkable since these cars are known to have practically started rusting in the showroom. It certainly has its flaws, but considering how many of these are just rusting in peace these days, this car is quite a find and probably one of the best ones that exists. – It may be one of the best examples around, but it was still cheap. The buyer could have paid another two or three grand without giving up too much and has a relatively rare Italian sports car with an interesting targa up front, convertible out back body style for decent Alfa Spider money. The new owner will have to take special care to servicing before driving it much to be sure there are no lingering issues from the long storage but that and more are well covered in the modest price that was paid.
1934 Plymouth PF Coupe
Lot # 578 1934 Plymouth PF Coupe; S/N PF81039; Beige, Brown/Tan cloth; Older restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $17,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $18,700. No Reserve. – 201/77hp six with dual exhaust, 3-speed, wire wheels with hub caps, blackwall tires, radiator mascot, dual mirrors, enclosed rear-mounted spare, crank-out windshield, floor shift, jump seat, suicide doors. – Average quality older paint with numerous chips, light scratches and fading. Some orange peel on the hood and roof. A few masking errors as well. Decent interior with a crack in the steering wheel and light wear everywhere. In driver condition, but would be a big standout among all the ’34 Fords out there in the world. – The ‘restoration’ on this Plymouth PF retained much of its originality and the bidders appreciated both the presentation and the car’s rarity. Note that it was cataloged as a Model PE and a Business Coupe body, but it was neither of those. It is, however, an unusual old car in decent weekend driver condition for a realistic price.
1954 Ford F-250 Stake Truck
Lot # 584 1954 Ford F-250 Stake Truck; S/N F25V4L10625; Red, White, Black/Gray cloth; Truck restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $20,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $22,000. No Reserve. – Wood bed frame, bench seat, floor shift, 239/130hp Y-block ohv V-8. – Wood is older but good. Decent paint with some orange peel and runs on the red parts. Clean but used restored frame. Very good interior. A neat old restored workhorse. with earliest ohv V-8 power, but done to no better than truck standards. – This is a little big for most garages, but would look great and fit in with style and functionality at any farm or business. It’s been restored to standards appropriate to continued use and its rarity and appeal brought a superior price.
1995 Jaguar XJ-S Coupe
Lot # 595 1995 Jaguar XJ-S Coupe; S/N SAJNX5343SC199111; Blue/Cream leather; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $12,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $13,200. No Reserve. – V-12, automatic, alloy wheels, Pirelli tires, rear spoiler, power windows, air conditioning, digital stereo, wood dash and shift knob, heated seats, CD changer stereo. – Some light chips on the nose and some light swirl scratches on the roof. Otherwise quite good original paint. Fairly worn seats that correspond with the 59,284 miles on the odometer. Clean underneath. Nothing more than a used car, but a well kept one. – The most expensive of the four XJS Coupes in the sale, and it deserved to be. It’s a lot of car and a lot of luxury for the money, but this is an appropriate price and with a Jag V-12 under the hood, it’s potentially a lot of trips to the shop as well.
1956 Ford Thunderbird Convertible
Lot # 596 1956 Ford Thunderbird Convertible; S/N P6FH164827; Yellow, White hardtop/Black, White vinyl; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $28,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $30,800. No Reserve. – 312/225hp, automatic, wheel covers, American Classic whitewalls, porthole hardtop only, Continental kit, factory radio, dash clock. – Body-on restored. Uneven hood gaps. A handful of painted over chips near the headlights. Otherwise very good high quality paint. Very good chrome. Wheel covers are a little dull. Uneven trunk gaps. Excellent interior. Very clean and restored underneath. Not a show winner, but more than pretty enough to be proud of and showable at least on the local level. – A aging market finds less interest in the 2-seat Thunderbirds that once were as sought after as Tri-5 Chevys and the prices are falling accordingly. This result is emblematic of the consequences, to the point where the seller should be very happy to part company with this one-top T-Bird for this much.
1966 Pontiac Grand Prix 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 599.3 1966 Pontiac Grand Prix 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 266576E148308; Candlelight Cream, Black vinyl roof/Black vinyl; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $28,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $30,800. No Reserve. – 389/325hp, automatic, eight lug wheels, red line tires, Safe-T-Track, air conditioning, leather seats, bucket seats, fender skirts, pushbutton radio, floor shifter. – Body-off restored. Gorgeous paint and chrome. Straight, clean roof vinyl. Excellent interior. Spotless underneath. You rarely ever see a Grand Prix of this vintage, and you almost never see one this good. – The first generation Grand Prix is overshadowed by the more overtly sporty GTO, and by 1966 the styling that made the original ’62-’63 Grands Prix so distinctive had been widely adopted across Pontiac. It’s unusual to see a ’66 GP this well restored. Realizing that the opportunity to grab a car like this won’t come up again any time soon, the Mohegan Sun bidders decided to pay generously for the best.
1956 BMW-Isetta 300 Coupe
Lot # 599.5 1956 BMW-Isetta 300 Coupe; S/N 493985; Yellow, Beige/Brown leather; Older restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $29,500 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $32,450. No Reserve. – Hub caps, folding sunroof, bubble side windows. – Bubble window car. Stroked engine with electronic ignition. Custom upholstery and Mercedes carpeting. Rebuilt engine and gearbox. Torpedo headlights and bumper extensions. Very good paint and brightwork. Excellent top and interior. Clearly a labor of love. Done to high standards with a few tasteful upgrades. Nothing to fault it for. Done very well. – Sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in 2011 for $47,300. There were two very good Isettas at Mohegan Sun this year, and they both about the same fairly low price. The Isetta’s irresistible cute factor brought this car lots of adoration during all three days of the sale, but it seems that all that attention was from the spectators and not the bidders and ultimately it went home at a modest price that represents very good value.
1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Convertible
Lot # 603 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Convertible; S/N 138677B132946; Turquoise/Turquoise vinyl; White vinyl top; Recent restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $58,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $63,800. No Reserve. – 396/350hp, 4-speed, hub caps and trim rings, Radial T/A tires, turquoise vinyl boot cover, bucket seats, console, Hurst shifter, dash clock, factory radio. Edelbrock intake manifold. – Non-original date-code correct engine and transmission, original colors. Powder coated frame. Body-off restored. Pitted steering wheel but otherwise fantastic like-new interior. Factory gaps. Some light scratches on the top frame. Very good paint and chrome. Very clean engine bay. Spotless like new-chassis. Fresh, mostly great car with a handful of flaws. – And, of course a replacement engine, gearbox and intake manifold. It isn’t even known if it started out as a 396. The bidders overlooked the uncertainty, the non-original drivetrain and the oversights in the restoration in according it this price which would be appropriate to an original engine SS 396 convertible without noticeable flaws.
1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 603.1 1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 344878M233942; Sapphire Blue/Blue vinyl; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $40,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $44,000. No Reserve – 400/350hp, automatic, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, pushbutton radio, Magnum wheels, F70-14 red line tires, 3.91 limited slip. – Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Engine compartment is like new, as is the underbody and chassis. Represented as the matching numbers engine, transmission and rear axle. Impossible to fault. – There are more powerful 4-4-2s out there. Some of them have folding tops and 4-speeds. But few of them combine the quality of this 4-4-2’s restoration with its affordable price. It is a car to be proud to own and drive, in a beautiful color. The buyer showed good judgment and took home a prize in both quality and value.

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1948 Packard Super Eight Victoria-22nd Series Convertible
Lot # 609 1948 Packard Super Eight Victoria-22nd Series Convertible; S/N 22798304; Light Yellow/Brown leather with Tan cloth inserts; Tan cloth top; Older restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $31,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $34,100. No Reserve. – Electromatic clutch, 3-speed, red steel wheels with hub caps and trim rings, Allstate whitewalls, fender skirts, dual mirrors, spotlight, Cormorant radiator mascot, tan cloth boot cover, column shift, heater, pushbutton radio, power windows. – Remarkably well equipped for 1948. Light pitting on the front bumper. Body sides are a little wavy and the doors aren’t quite flush. Older paint. Boot cover looks like it’s been wet a few times and there is a stain in the middle. Slightly dull steering wheel and switchgear. Good upholstery other than two tiny rips in the driver’s seat. Restored underneath, but there’s some road dirt. 2009 CT inspection sticker. An older, sparingly used restoration that’s showing age and miles. – An elegant and luxurious car for its time, now of decreasing interest to collectors which is reflected in the appropriate but modest price it brought.
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 617 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N VC57L151934; Engine # 22YF; Red/Red vinyl, Black cloth; Visually maintained, largely original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $60,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $66,000. No Reserve – 283/185hp 2-barrel, Powerglide, power brakes, spinner wheel covers, whitewalls, pushbutton radio. – Good repaint, chrome and interior. The bottom of the engine compartment has color sanding dust. Underbody and frame are clean and original. A reasonable cosmetic redo of an I,803 mile car. – The car card maintains this is the original lacquer paint; the color sanding dust suggests either it’s been color sanded to restore its ‘depth and luster’ or it’s been given a quick overcoat to freshen it up. Either way with the claimed 1,803 miles it is an extraordinary car even in the absence of much in the way of desirable equipment. Its price is 2/3 for the rather ordinary car and 1/3 for the rather extraordinary low miles and preservation, an assignment of value that makes sense.
1956 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Lot # 618 1956 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; S/N E56S001933; Engine # F56GR; Onyx Black, Silver coves/Red vinyl; Black top; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $83,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $91,300. No Reserve – 265/225hp dual quads, 3-speed, spinner wheel covers, whitewalls, radio and heater delete, two tops. – Represented as 22,483 original miles, original engine. Paint, chrome, interior, engine compartment and underbody are all done like new. Clutch linkage is lightly oily and road grimy. A fresh, quality restoration that’s been driven enough to break it in and work out any kinks. – ’56 is the first year for rollup windows as Corvette morphed from roadster to convertible. It was not a big change in styling, but it was a big improvement in comfort while performance was improved with dual quad high performance engines. The Mohegan Sun bidders showed their appreciation of this Corvette with a strong price that recognized its configuration, its restoration and its low miles.
1968 Mercedes-Benz 250SL Convertible
Lot # 623 1968 Mercedes-Benz 250SL Convertible; S/N 11304312003135; Red/Black vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $40,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $44,000. No Reserve. – Automatic, wheel covers, Michelin tires, VDO dash clock, Becker Mexico stereo, two tops. – Fairly dirty used engine bay with generic red hoses cut to fit. Scratched window trim. Good paint. Clean trunk. Worn, cracked steering wheel. Good upholstery. Wood dash is a bit dry and tired. Slightly dirty underbody. Delaminating windshield. A shiny repaint almost hides the fairly tired car underneath, but not quite. – Sold at WestWorld in 2015 for $40,700. The car card plays up ‘mostly original parts’, a clever way of capitalizing on not doing much at all with it before it came to the auction. The seller came out largely whole after owing it seventeen months; the buyer didn’t look very close before holding up the paddle.
1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi Spider
Lot # 624.1 1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi Spider; S/N ZFFAA02A4C0041079; Giallo/Black leather; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $55,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $60,500. No Reserve. – Alloys, Michelin TRX tires, Momo leather-wrapped steering wheel, Alpine cassette stereo, power windows, air conditioning. – CA car. Represented with all books and maintenance records. Original window sticker. Very good paint. Perfect vinyl roof. Barely worn seats and the rest of the interior is spotless. The 41,468 miles are relatively high for a Ferrari, but 308s tend to get driven more often. Even so, this one presents like a car with a lot fewer on it and is essentially like new. – The two-valve, fuel-injected GTSi thanks to milder performance than both the earlier Weber cars and the later four-valve QVs, but they’ve been caught up in the rise in Ferrari prices along with all the rest of them. The result here is spot on for a GTSi in this condition.
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 SportsRoof
Lot # 625 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 SportsRoof; S/N 0F02G204668; Competition Yellow, Black/Black vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $56,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $61,600. No Reserve. – 302/290hp, 4-speed, Magnum 500 wheels, Polyglas GT tires, shaker hood, dual mirrors, spoilers, slats, 3.50 Traction-Lok, Hurst T-handle shifter, dash clock, Philco radio, Elite Marti Report. – Sold new in MN. Shaker hood was added. One repaint. Featured in a few magazines, never fully restored. Very good paint. Sound chrome. Even gaps. Small crack on the tail. Even gaps. Clean wheels. Very clean underbody. Hard to believe it’s original. Upholstery looks newer, but the carpets and dash look original and very well kept. It may have never been fully restored, but it looks like a car that was fully redone a few years ago. – Sold at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach in 2012 for $78,100. The Boss 302 market has grown considerably since then, but this car had a less successful outing at Mohegan Sun and brought way less than the seller was probably expecting. Its 2012 result would have been a more appropriate number.
1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Convertible
Lot # 626 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Convertible; S/N 12104210022389; Dunkelgrun/Bamboo leather; Tan top; Older restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $95,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $104,500. No Reserve. – Green wheels with hub caps and trim rings, tan boot cover, VDO dash clock, both tops. – Spent it’s life back and forth between Europe and the US, 60,837 documented miles. 2,000 miles on full restoration. Good paint and chrome. Slightly uneven hood gaps. Small crack on the right front fender. Very good, lightly worn interior. Paint bubble right below the passenger’s side window. Lightly used. Better than many 190SLs, but the boom a couple of years ago prompted many top notch restorations, and this car isn’t up to that standard. Still, it’s completely usable and needs nothing serious. – The decision to push this 190SL through a less than meticulous restoration probably was a good one in order to catch what’s left of the 190SL boom rather than spending more on a better, but longer, restoration and then selling further into a softening market. The transaction is realistic both for the car and for the timing.
1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Coupe
Lot # 631 1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Coupe; S/N 2V87X4N121858; White, Blue graphics/Tan vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $65,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $71,500. No Reserve. – 455/290hp SD engine, automatic, snowflake wheels, Radial T/A tires, radio delete, air conditioning, power steering, power front disc brakes. – Mostly original. Represented as matching numbers. Showing 50,108 miles represented as original but looks like a car with fewer. In a collection for 30 years. PHS documented. Small scuff on the rear spoiler. Very good, lightly worn interior. Very good repaint. Otherwise mostly original and well preserved. One of less than 1,000 Super Duties built in 1974. – Sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in 2010 for $51,700 which made sense at the time but’70s Trans Ams have been popular at auction this year and bringing curve-setting prices. It would have been reasonable to expect closer to $100,000 for this car, considering other recent sales.
1968 Shelby Mustang GT500 Fastback
Lot # 635.1 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500 Fastback; S/N 8T03S169364-01613; Sunlit Gold/Saddle vinyl; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $90,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $99,000. No Reserve – 428/335hp, 4-speed, 10-spoke alloy wheels, pushbutton radio, factory air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, grille-mounted driving lights, tilt steering column, tinted glass, Marti Report. – Orderly engine compartment showing age but little use. Underbody sprayed with undercoat. Good paint, chrome and interior repainted in the original color. Restored to near showroom condition a while ago, driven little but no longer fresh. – The 4-speed and air conditioning make this a particularly desirable GT500 although its condition does not present as well as the ‘freshly restored’ claim would indicate. The bidders hedged their bets appropriately (they were, after all, at a casino) with this appropriate result.

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1961 Chrysler 300G 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 641 1961 Chrysler 300G 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 8413120342; Red/Tan leather; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $110,000. With Reserve. – 413/400hp cross ram dual quads, automatic, wheel covers, whitewalls, bucket seats, floor shift, console, console tach, dash clock, pushbutton radio. – One of two code-281 high-performance four-speed 300Gs built as press cars promoting the car’s Flying Mile run at Daytona Beach. Featured in several period magazine articles. Less than 100 miles on body-off restoration. Spotless, correct, like new but not overdone engine bay. Very good paint and chrome. Excellent interior. Very good chrome. Fresh, phenomenal, fast and has rare equipment. A top notch car. – Sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale last year for $220,000 and no surprise it didn’t sell at the reported high bid here a year and a few months later. The reported high bid is not reasonable for this car’s high performance engine (25hp more than the standard 300G) and its press car history, although it is going to be hard to replicate the price paid in 2015.
1969 Buick GS 400 Convertible
Lot # 642 1969 Buick GS 400 Convertible; S/N 446679H120951; Signal Red/Pearl White vinyl; Black vinyl top; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $62,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $68,200. No Reserve. – 400/340hp, 4-speed, Rally wheels, Firestone Wide Oval tires, performance rear axle, 3.64 limited slip, power steering, power brakes, power top, tinted glass, air conditioning, white vinyl boot cover, bucket seats, console, floor shift, Hurst shifter, console tach, factory radio. – Body-off restored and looks like it. Highly documented and done to original specs. Represented as matching numbers. Two chips on the left edge of the hood. otherwise very good paint and chrome. Even gaps. Spotless underneath. Top looks new and fits perfectly. Interior is very good. Done correctly and to very high standards. Thoroughly impressive and could be a competitive show car. – Sold freshly and meticulously restored by Barrett-Jackson at Palm Beach in 2008 for $137,500 and now showing just 58 miles on the odometer, 56 more than the 2 that it displayed in ’08, the equipment list on this GS 400 is longer than the average weekly shopping list for a family of four and it remains in essentially perfect condition even eight years after it was restored. It wasn’t unreasonably expensive in ’08 and it is a serious value now even though the seller may still be drowning his sorrows in the Mohegan Sun bar.
2004 Ford GT Coupe
Lot # 654 2004 Ford GT Coupe; S/N 1FAFP90S04Y400004; Black/Black; Unrestored original, 1 condition; Not sold at Hammer bid of $539,000. With Reserve. – First running Ford GT prototype, fitted with test connections for emissions testing and equipped with Mustang airbags and a Windstar steering column as well as a carbon fiber rear clamshell. A few of the interior details are also different, and the top speed is limited to 5 mph. There are numerous long paint cracks on the front. Lots of chips at the front of the doors and some more around the scoop openings. Interior looks new. A show and display only prototype. – The value of this car is a balance between historical significance and the fact that it’s just eye candy for the garage because you can never register it to enjoy on the open road. The Mohegan Sun bidders gave more recognition to historical significance and bid this car to about twice what a regular production GT would bring. If the high bid was taken it would have been the second highest sale of the auction behind the silver L88 Corvette, but the consignor is holding out for even bigger money.
1989 Ferrari Testarossa Coupe
Lot # 655 1989 Ferrari Testarossa Coupe; S/N ZFFSG17A6K0079168; Argento Metallizzato/Red leather; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $93,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $102,300. No Reserve. – Speedline modular wheels, Pirelli P Zero tires, locking filler cap, Momo leather-wrapped steering wheel, power windows, air conditioning, Tubi exhaust. – Documented service history. Showing 23,585 miles, represented as original. Small scratch in the middle of the nose along with numerous small stone chips. Tiny dent on the left front fender. Very lightly worn seats. Not the best. Not the worst. What it does have going for it is an unusual but attractive color combination. – An average Testarossa, with average care and maintenance. The last major service was at or about 15,000 miles and a new one is in the new owner’s near future. The Mohegan Sun bidders balanced the attractive color combination against the need for service and the use that is evident on both the odometer and the car and came up with the realistic price in light of Testarossas’ recent run. It’s a sentimental choice that may not hold up over the next few years.
1967 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe
Lot # 665.1 1967 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe; S/N 7901; Black/Crimson leather; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $300,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $330,000. With Reserve. – Chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, Michelin XWX tires, Becker Europa II AM-FM. – Excellent fresh paint, chrome and inviting interior. 2016 Cavallino Classic class winner and it looks the part. Represented as the original engine. – Even the most ordinary front-engine V-12 Ferrari is on a steep upward curve on the order of 20% from a year ago and 50% from the year before that. In that steep escalation this immaculate 330 GT 2+2 is riding the curve, but not ahead of it. How long the fascination continues is the new owner’s next concern but in the meantime it is a car to be enjoyed with pride this summer.
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback
Lot # 669 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback; S/N 9F02Z198754; Wimbledon White/Black vinyl; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $315,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $346,500. No Reserve – 429/370hp, 4-speed, Magnum wheels, Polyglas GT tires, Traction-Lok, power brakes, power steering, pushbutton radio, chin spoiler. – Represented as the original numbers matching engine, build sheet documented plus a Marti Report. Meticulously restored to better than new with minute attention to detail. Mirror-like chrome, glass-smooth paint. Two owners and comes with the build sheet, owner’s manuals, warranty card and owner data plate. If there is a better Boss-Nine out there it is difficult to imagine. – And this is the price of owning the best. Boss-Nine values are a bit of a story. After languishing for years they took off in 2004 when Kruse sold the Woodhead Collection’s car for $242,000, effectively doubling the highest prior price for a Boss 429. They went on from there until the enthusiasm was eventually exhausted a few years ago but have now begun to trend up again. It’s an engine-guy’s car, and not particularly rare with 1,358 built in ’69 and ’70, but that big Semi-Hemi under the hood gets everyone’s attention. The complicated heads are so heavy they come with lifting eyes on them. They still command exceptional prices and for the caliber of its restoration this is a reasonable result.
1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird Hemi 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 676 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird Hemi 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N RM23R0Z162316; Alpine White, Black vinyl roof/Black vinyl; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $300,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $330,000. No Reserve – 426/425hp, automatic, power steering, power brakes, Rally wheels with hubcaps and trim rings, pushbutton radio, Polyglas GT tires, Rally dash, bench seat, 3.55 rear axle. – Excellent paint, chrome, roof and interior. Underbody is painted body color and is as good as the top. Broadcast sheet documented and represented as the original engine, transmission and rear axle. – An rare but appropriately expensive car with thorough documentation and in exceptional condition. Not a car for introverts, this is in-your-face Hemi performance.
1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427/435 Convertible
Lot # 677 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427/435 Convertible; S/N 194677S104723; Engine # T1116JE 7104723; Red, Black stinger, Red hardtop/Black leather; Black vinyl top; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $170,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $187,000. With Reserve. – 427/435hp, 4-speed, alloy wheels, red line tires, side exhausts, power windows, AM-FM, power brakes, two tops. – NCRS Top Flight in 1990 and 92 and little used since but showing the passage of time. Still very good paint, bright chrome and supple, only lightly creased but musty smelling upholstery. – Sold by Mecum in Houston in April of 2014 for $137,700, while the Corvette isn’t getting any better with age its value is, at least as judged by the bidders here at Mohegan Sun. They were a bit carried away with its specs and history, not to mention the resale red paint.
1966 Porsche 911 Coupe
Lot # 686 1966 Porsche 911 Coupe; S/N 304193; Engine # 907579; Irish Green/Tan leather, Brown plaid; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $167,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $183,700. No Reserve – 4-speed, Blaupunkt multiband radio, chrome wheels, hubcaps, Michelin XZX tires. – Good paint, chrome and interior. Underbody has been freshly sprayed with shiny undercoat. Engine is spotless and fresh. Even, flush fitting panels. Restored better than new but not overdone. Engine number is appropriate for a ’66 911. – This is one of the earliest 911s, only 3,957 into the 911’s s/n sequence, and they have been the hot collector car until recently but have seen their appreciation curve flatten out. This is a generous price in today’s market but also reflects an unusually meticulous restoration.

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1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe Barrett-Jackson Northeast 2016
Lot # 688 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe; S/N 194379S720677; Engine # …IT; Cortez Silver/Black leather; Older restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $568,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $624,800. No Reserve – 427/430hp L88, 4-speed, Rally wheels with hubcaps and trim rings, red line F70-15 tires, power J56 brakes, side exhausts, heater, tee tops, radio delete, tilt steering column, rear window defroster. – Twice Bloomington Gold and NCRS Top Flight in 2006 and 2009, documented with the original tank sticker. Shows some age, but exceptional care and reservation of the restoration. – The top sale at Mohegan Sun, and it deserved to be, not only for the L88 legend under the hood but also for its record of awards and recognition that gives bidders confidence it is what it is represented to be.
1975 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 Targa
Lot # 690 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 Targa; S/N 9115410127; Engine # 6581182; Gazelle Metallic, Black graphics/Tan leatherette; Visually maintained, largely original, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $67,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $73,700. No Reserve. – Black Fuchs wheels, whale tail, Falken tires, 1978 911 SC engine, VDO dash clock, power windows, Blaupunkt cassette stereo. – Replacement engine from a later 911 SC. Good older repaint with a handful of chips on the nose and hood. Wavy roof vinyl. Used but tidy engine bay. Lightly cracked seat upholstery and lightly worn switchgear. Repainted at some point but largely original and lightly enjoyed. – Part of Bonhams’ long line of 911s at Scottsdale this year, this car sold back in January for $55,000 and the year before at Mecum Monterey for $57,200. If the Scottsdale bidders paid little attention to this car’s replacement engine, the Barrett-Jackson bidders ignored it completely and bid to a stratospheric number, far above what even the best, correct ’75 Carrera would normally expect to bring. It’s been hard to keep up with Porsche price increases, but even allowing for that this is a hugely expensive Carrera 2.7.
1968 Porsche 911 L Targa Soft Window
Lot # 693 1968 Porsche 911 L Targa Soft Window; S/N 11860117; Signal Red/Black leatherette; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $80,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $88,000. No Reserve. – Fuchs wheels, plastic rear window, VDO dash clock, Kenwood CD stereo with speakers cut into the doors. – Rare one year only, US market only 911L (L for Lux) and a soft window Targa to boot. Somewhat dull original gauges but otherwise excellent new interior. Very good paint. Newer rear window. Gold brightwork. Two small dents on the back of the roll bar. Restored to high, but not concours, standards. The 911L featured equipment from the 911S (which wasn’t yet available in the United States) but retained the engine of the normal 911. – Hammered not sold at Motostalgia’s Seabrook sale in 2014 at a high bid of $135,000, then hammered not sold again at Bonhams’ Amelia Island last year at a high bid of $88,000. A fairly rare car, this 911 deserved more than what it got here, closer to the reported bid a couple of years ago. The buyer should be very pleased with the car and the price paid.
1956 Porsche 356A Coupe, Body by Reutter
Lot # 696 1956 Porsche 356A Coupe, Body by Reutter; S/N 57110; Lagos Green/Tan vinyl; Older restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $109,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $119,900. No Reserve – Blaupunkt multi-band radio, silver steel wheels, hubcaps, blackwall Michelin radials, Marchal fog light and driving light, folding rear seat, windshield washers. – Excellent movable panel fits, paint, chrome and interior. Underbody was done like new and shows a few miles but is still like a six-month old new car. – The rare metallic color breathed additional life into the bidding on this Porsche, life that its 44hp 1300 Normal engine doesn’t provide. The result is entirely appropriate and the new owner got a beautiful, if slow, Porsche. 44hp is only eight more ponies than a ’56 1100cc Volkswagen.
1991 Ferrari 348ts Targa
Lot # 704 1991 Ferrari 348ts Targa; S/N ZFFRG36A5M0088054; Red/Cream leather; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $70,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $77,000. No Reserve. – Alloy wheels, Pirelli P Zero tires, power windows, air conditioning. – Represented as 12,527 original miles. Recent service at Ferrari of New England. Lightly worn and discolored seats. Very good original paint. Clean, blemish-free wheels. The leather trim piece running up the left A-pillar has come loose and is hanging down. Other than that and the wear on the seats, which is almost inevitable when they’re that color, this is a very good car. – It’s also staggeringly expensive. This would have been big money even for a 355, but for a 348 it’s stratospheric. These cars have been on the rise for a couple of years now, but this result was at least a couple of years further ahead of the curve. They’re available in quantity in FML for $50,000 and less, without dickering.
1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham 4-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 712 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham 4-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 58P035234; Black, Stainless steel roof/Black, White leather; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $97,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $106,700. No Reserve. – Wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, tinted glass, power steering, power brakes, power windows, factory radio. – Body-off restored from 2006-09. Lightly scratched window frames. Lightly scratched side spear trim. Excellent interior. Very good paint. A mostly excellent example of one of the decade’s most special cars. – Fabulously expensive to restore, but incredibly luxurious and distinctive, the way to buy a Brougham is like this, after someone else has made the effort and spent the money to do it right. The restoration is so good (even if it doesn’t have its glove box vanity accessories) that the buyer could have paid as much as 25% more without going too far.
1956 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster
Lot # 716 1956 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster; S/N 1210426503045; Dark Blue/Cognac leather; Dark Blue cloth top; Cosmetic restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $125,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $137,500. No Reserve – Body color wheels, hubcaps, trim rings, whitewalls, fender mirrors, heater, no radio, Solex carbs. – Very good paint and chrome. Seat covering is loosely fitted. Orderly and clean engine compartment. Underbody has old, peeling paint and undercoat. A pretty but superficial older cosmetic redo. – Bid to $125,000 at Mecum’s Indianapolis auction in 2014, then sold by Barrett-Jackson in Las Vegas four months later for the very same price. The odometer has added 108 miles since then. This is the third time it has been bid to exactly the same amount, and the seller is fortunate to get this much for it in a weakening 190SL market.
1949 Cadillac Series 61 Club Coupe
Lot # 718 1949 Cadillac Series 61 Club Coupe; S/N 496150666; Evergreen Mist/Green cloth; Visually maintained, largely original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $45,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $49,500. No Reserve. – Wheel covers, Coker Classic whitewalls, hood ornament, fender skirts, column shift, pushbutton radio, dash clock. – One time museum car. Barely driven and showing 33,904 miles. One repaint. Sound, still shiny original chrome. Very good, blemish-free paint. Slightly worn and discolored steering wheel. Slightly dull gauges. Otherwise fantastically preserved original interior. Very tidy underneath. Very well preserved car with a single repaint, and it looks better than some restored cars. – Sold at Worldwide Houston back in April for $35,750. That was a big result, but Barrett-Jackson gets more bidders in the room and there were enough people taken with this car at Mohegan Sun that it reached a number that can only be described as very expensive.
1949 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, Body by Baywood Coach
Lot # 719 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, Body by Baywood Coach; S/N 496248863; Red/Tan leather; Customized restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $100,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $110,000. No Reserve. – Wire wheels, Firestone wide whitewalls, hood ornament, column shift, pushbutton radio, dash clock, dual mirrors. – Custom built as a two-seater from a club coupe, but everything else seems correct. 29,524 miles from new. Slightly dull chrome. Uneven hood gaps and door gaps. Good paint. Very good lightly worn interior. Clean and restored underneath. – Sold at the Keenan Auctions’ Ernie Clair sale in Saco, Maine in 2007 for $62,700 and showing 108 more miles on the odometer now than it did nine years ago. The car card makes reference to a ‘Baywood Coach Corp.’ for the body but also mentions it as ‘a Packard Baywood’ body which sounds like it might be confused with Bayliff. In any event it is unique and got the bidders’ attention at Mohegan Sun. The seller must be overjoyed to get this much for it.

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1970 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air III 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 727 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air III 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 242370P182366; Orbit Orange/Black vinyl; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $114,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $125,400. No Reserve – 400/366 Ram Air III, 4-speed, Hurst T-handle shifter, Firestone Wide Oval Tires, Safe-T-Track, hood tach, Rally II wheels, Protect-O-Plate. – Excellent paint, very good brightwork with only slight scratching. The interior is very good with no visible wear. Engine is correct, very clean, and well detailed with all the proper marks. The Judge stripes are correct and all align correctly. Two-family ownership, comes with build sheet and invoice and is represented as original driveline. Very well restored recently to like new condition. – Sold at Indy in 2012 by Mecum for $74,200, then crossed the block in May at Auctions America’s Auburn Spring sale with a reported high bid of a barely respectable $75,000, it sure found its audience here at the Mohegan Sun, but no more than it deserved for its meticulous restoration, outstanding equipment list and brilliant Orbit Orange paint. A truly superior car at a healthy but reasonable price.
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Lot # 732 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; S/N 20867S112579; Ermine White/Red vinyl; White vinyl top; Older restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $63,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $69,300. No Reserve. – 327/340hp, 4-speed, spinner wheel covers, Coker Classic whitewalls, dash clock, pushbutton radio, air conditioning, unstamped engine block. – Dull, scratched and lightly dented bumpers. Decent but faded older paint. Blisters on the exhaust manifolds. Scratches and dents on the top of the air cleaner. Fairly dirty, creased top. Very good, lightly worn interior. Older undercoated frame. New clutch. A used older restoration. – Bid to $39,000 at Mecum Kissimmee in 2013, then sold at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach a few months later for $58,300. There’s no represented history with this car and no telling whether it came from the factory with the 327/340 or not. Just as it was three years ago, this is a lot of money to pay and have that kind of uncertainty. For a car with a sketchy history and in sketchy condition this is a generous price.
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Lot # 733 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; S/N 194676S110674; Engine # Painted and illegible; Sunflower Yellow/Black leather; Black vinyl top; Older restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $74,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $81,400. No Reserve. – 427/390hp, 4-speed, side exhausts, centerlock alloy wheels, gold line tires, AM-FM, power antenna, power steering, no power brakes. – Good older paint, chrome interior, top and gauges. Engine compartment is orderly but dusty, as is the underbody. Represented as matching number engine but the numbers themselves were painted over and illegible. A very good driver. – The bidders can be understood for paying this much for a pretty Sunflower Yellow big block Corvette convertible, but they should have taken a little more of a discount on account of its condition. It was a four year old restoration in 2004 when it crossed the block at Mecum’s Corvette auction with a high bid of $56,000. Since then it’s added 5,363 miles to the odometer and the mileage shows on the car.
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Lot # 733.1 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe; S/N 1943777S111926; Engine # V0221HT; Rally Red, Black stinger/Black vinyl; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $63,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $69,300. No Reserve – 327/350hp, 4-speed, air conditioning, power brakes, alloy wheels, red line tires, side exhausts, AM-FM, big block hood. – Represented as ‘matching numbers engine’. Good older repaint, upholstery and chrome. Even door gaps. Orderly engine compartment has never been restored but has been kept up over the years. Same for the underbody and chassis. A sound and presentable driver with a great engine. – It’s hard to beat a high output small block 4-speed Corvette with factory air conditioning to enhance its usability during the summer driving season, and a rare Corvette it is, too. This result appropriately recognizes both its equipment and its practicality.
1966 Plymouth Satellite Hemi 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 736 1966 Plymouth Satellite Hemi 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N RP23H67212926; Silver/Black vinyl; Older restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $58,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $63,800. No Reserve. – 426/425hp, dual quads, 4-speed, spinner wheel covers, Silvertown narrow whitewalls, Dana 60 rear ended, bucket seats, console, console tach, pushbutton radio. – Rotisserie restored from 2000-05, but there are only 81 test miles on it. Nearly spotless engine bay. Fender molding doesn’t quite fit straight. Very good paint and chrome with no blemishes. Spotless trunk. Excellent interior. Well and thoroughly done, but done to like new without excess. Restored a while ago, but the thoroughness of the work and the lack of use means it looks like it was done last year. – This is Hemi panache without the cost of a ‘Cuda or Challenger, a car valued solely for the credibility of the massive, powerful engine under the hood. The restoration is above reproach and the car as presented would be hard – if not impossible – to replicate for the price paid. A sound value in a car that needs no excuses.
1965 Sunbeam Tiger Mk I Convertible
Lot # 745 1965 Sunbeam Tiger Mk I Convertible; S/N B9471222; Black/Black leatherette; Black top; Visually maintained, largely original, 3- condition; Hammered Sold at $55,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $60,500. No Reserve – 260/164hp, 4-speed, Panasport alloy wheels, blackwall radial tires. – One family owned since 1981 and represented to be 28,806 miles from new. Sound old repaint and patinaed old upholstery. Worn but sound old top. Torn shift boot, new alloy wheels, good gauges, good chrome with pitted cast trim pieces and trunk hinges. Worn window pocket felts. Original undercoat in wheel wells, original engine under the hood. An honest if aged driver. – This is a perfectly serviceable Mk I Tiger that needs nothing other than a little attention to some details like the shift boot and probably new suspension bushings and a brake rebuild (‘and, while you’re at it ….’) Yet the bidders, who as a group have shown a penchant for paying dearly for dirt, grime and bird droppings, gave this Tiger no more than project car money. It’s a rare and interesting car that should be owned and maybe even preserved with pride and represents good value for money in this transaction.
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Lot # 749 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet; S/N WP0CA2999TS340442; Guards Red/Black leather; Black cloth top; Unrestored original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $31,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $34,100. No Reserve. – 3.6/282hp, 6-speed, cross-drilled rotors, power windows, air conditioning, factory cassette stereo. – Represented with recent service at a Porsche dealer. Numerous small stone chips on the nose and around the left headlight. Otherwise no better than average original paint. Lightly worn seats but otherwise well kept interior. Clean, used engine bay and underbody. Essentially a used car showing 78,873 miles represented as actual, encouraged to come to market by the 993 boom of last year. – A sound but unremarkable car, it brought an unremarkable price. The buyer might have expected another 10 grand and would not have been unreasonable to do so, but it’s a no reserve auction and this is what the bidders decided it was worth after bidding it to $40,000 at Mecum Kissimmee five months ago.
1985 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa
Lot # 750 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa; S/N WP0EB091XFS160413; Dark Blue/Dark Blue leather; Unrestored original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $32,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $35,200. No Reserve. – 3.2/200hp, 5-speed, black spider Fuchs wheels, Pirelli Cinturato tires, tinted glass, Magnus Walker Edition Momo steering wheel, modern Blaupunkt CD stereo, air conditioning, power windows. – Several sizable rips in the roof vinyl. Decent, lightly swirled and scratched and slightly dull original paint. A few small chips on the nose. Very good original interior. Used but clean underneath. Showing 75,628 miles represented as all it’s covered from new. Recently serviced at a Porsche dealer. Not a great car, but not a bad one. Just a driver. – The air-cooled 911 boom brought out and is apparently still bringing out 911s of all kinds, including some of the more ordinary cars. This car did well for the seller to bring a somewhat expensive but not excessive result, although he might have done better if he sold during the height of the frenzy last year or even at Kissimmee five months ago when it was reported bid to $37,000. So goes the 911 market.
1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE Coupe
Lot # 751 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE Coupe; S/N SCCFC20BXMHF60079; Red/Black leather; Unrestored original, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $30,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $33,000. No Reserve. – OZ wheels, BFG G-Force tires, high-output injectors, 5-point harnesses, power windows, air conditioning, Sony stereo. – Represented with 3,660 actual miles and described as having been trailered to events. It must have been an open trailer because this car has plenty of flaws for a car with such low mileage, and you can’t blame all of them on Lotus build quality. The carbon front spoiler is cracked and crooked, and the coating is cloudy. Numerous chips and scratches on the nose and sides of the body. Good interior. Dirty underneath. Some light scratches on the wheels. The car card would have you believe that this is a like-new show car, but the car itself tells a different story up close. It looks more like one of those Esprits you see on eBay that’s temptingly cheap, but know deep down that you should probably avoid. – An inexplicably high result for a used example. This kind of money should buy either an absolutely pristine Turbo SE or a much later car with twin-turbo V-8 power. Fourth generation Esprits in comparable condition can be found on the private market regularly for less than 25 grand. The bidders apparently believed the hype and didn’t look closely until too late.

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1936 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Landaulette, Body by Barker
Lot # 753 1936 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Landaulette, Body by Barker; S/N GTK11; Silver/Black leather in front, Gray cloth in back; Older restoration, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $39,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $42,900. No Reserve. – RHD. Wheel covers, Bedford wide whitewalls, single sidemount spare with mirror, Spirit of Ecstasy radiator mascot, single driving light, dual mirrors, suicide doors front and rear, sliding glass division, wood dash and window trim. – Originally built for an English Viscount. Restored six years ago, but looks way older. Light scratches on almost all of the glass. Paint cracks at the bottom of the windshield. Lightly scratched headlights and radiator shell. Paint coming off the steel wheels. Uneven gaps. Dull steering wheel. Lightly worn upholstery in front. Very good in back. Good redone wood. Definitely past its prime, and was never concours-worthy to begin with. A car like this is worthy of more royal treatment. – The condition is disappointing but the car has possibilities and at this Chevy or Ford price will still get its new owner into RROC events and tours, not to mention arriving in style at pretty much any dinner party or country club. It is full value for the money even in its less than pristine condition.
1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Station Wagon
Lot # 754 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Station Wagon; S/N VC56K030562; Engine # 30I5459F56F; Nassau Blue, India Ivory/Blue vinyl with Gray cloth inserts; Older restoration, 2- condition; Hammered Sold at $50,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $55,000. No Reserve. – 265/205hp, Powerglide, wheel covers, US Royal whitewalls, column shift, pushbutton radio, dash clock. – Same owner since 1989. Used but cleaned up detailed engine bay. Some bare chips around the hood and radio antenna. Paint coming off around the trunk hinges. Dull but presentable bumper chrome. Driver’s side door gaps are slightly uneven. Wheel covers could use a cleaning. Very good, lightly worn interior. Fully restored and lightly used, but the work was done a while ago and the age is starting to show. – A spot on result for one of these ’50s icons and a number that both parties can be satisfied with.
1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible
Lot # 756 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible; S/N 568M50637; White, Red/Red, White vinyl; White vinyl top; Older restoration, 3+ condition; Hammered Sold at $43,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $47,300. No Reserve – automatic, power steering, power brakes, pushbutton radio, dual cowl-mounted remote spotlights, chrome wire wheels, skirts, continental kit. – Sound older, paint, chrome, upholstery, top, engine compartment and underbody. Restored in 1997 and looks like it, but driven relatively little since it was done. – A quality older restored Oldsmobile that brought a realistic price for an Oldsmobile, even if it is less than a comparable Chevy.
1962 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster
Lot # 757 1962 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster; S/N 2Y85Z106867; Rangoon Red/White leather; Maroon cloth top; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $120,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $132,000. No Reserve. – 390/300hp V-8 with three two-barrel carb induction added, chrome wire wheels, Silvertown whitewalls, dual mirrors, air conditioning, bucket seats, console, column shift, tachometer. – Company car bought by Ford. 3,600 miles on a rotisserie restoration. Represented with Ford factory crate motor. Very clean, lightly used engine bay. Very good paint and chrome, very clean top. Even gaps. Excellent interior. A rare car done to high standards even if it’s not the way it came out of Wixom. – The bidders must have missed the note about the crate engine. Despite the excellent restoration to like new condition this is a huge price for a T-bird Roadster with a replaced engine not in its original configuration. The price here should have bought two of these, with a little left over.
1988 Ferrari 328 GTS Targa
Lot # 758 1988 Ferrari 328 GTS Targa; S/N ZFFXA20A6J0078740; Rosso Corsa/Tan leather; Unrestored original, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $55,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $60,500. No Reserve. – Toyo Proxes tires, roof spoiler, leather-wrapped Momo steering wheel, Alpine CD stereo, power windows, air conditioning, ABS. – Small touched up chip on the right headlight door. Very good paint and interior that just about look new. Serviced in August 2015. Very light general wear and looking like a car with much fewer miles than the 31,659 showing on the odometer. – This is a price that would have been huge two years ago, but today it looks like a bargain compared to what other really good 328s have been bringing.
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Lot # 763 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe; S/N 194376S105853; White/Brown vinyl; Unrestored original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $45,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $49,500. No Reserve. – 327/300hp, 4-speed, centerlock alloy wheels, Goodyear narrow whitewalls, radio delete, dash clock, woodrim steering wheel. – All original. A few touched up scratches and chips throughout. Cracks on the tail and the paint is starting to wear through in spots. Body is a little wavy. Engine bay has been cleaned up as much as it could be, but it looks rough in there, even though it is complete. Remarkably good original interior. Represented as mechanically sound and with 51, 498 miles. As the sign on the windshield says, it’s only original once. A solid but not top notch preservation class type of car. – Setting a value on a survivor car isn’t always straightforward, as setting a premium for preservation is fairly subjective. Considering this car’s complete originality and combination of options, though, this seems like a good buy. It brought a little more than what an older restoration in comparable condition would expect to bring, but not much. Maybe if they’d left some more dust and dirt it could have brought more.
1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 2-Dr. Hardtop
Lot # 766 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 2-Dr. Hardtop; S/N 338176Z125011; Blue/Blue vinyl; Recent restoration, 2+ condition; Hammered Sold at $58,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $63,800. No Reserve. – 400/360hp, 4-speed, red line tires, Tri-Power, air conditioning, 3.55 limited slip, console, floor shift, console tach, pushbutton radio. – CA black plate car. Represented as matching numbers. Gorgeous, nearly spotless engine bay. Very good paint and chrome. Very good interior. Clean restored underbody. Spotless trunk. A rare, highly equipped car done to the very high standards that it deserves. – It’s not often that a tri-carb Olds turns up and they are among the most appreciated of their brethren. This one has been carefully and accurately done. The California history suggests it’s not been subjected to New England’s snow and salt, a rare attributed in these parts, and it is a car its new can be proud to own and drive, especially at this price.
1970 Bentley T1 4-Dr. Sedan
Lot # 777 1970 Bentley T1 4-Dr. Sedan; S/N SBX9655; Mason’s Black/Red leather; Visually maintained, largely original, 3 condition; Hammered Sold at $15,000 plus commission of 10.00%; Final Price $16,500. No Reserve. – Wheel covers, store brand narrow whitewalls, chrome bumpers, column shift, wood dash, cassette stereo. – Slightly dull and scratched chrome and brightwork. Single repaint. Some cracks and touched up chips on the nose and around the hood. Cracks around the driver’s side drip rail. Passenger’s side doors aren’t quite laser straight but all the panel gaps are even. Good, visibly but lightly worn original interior. Some light oxidation underneath but nothing major. Mostly original with a sound but not impressive repaint and showing 87,852 believable miles. Not immaculate nor even close, but it’s a presentable and reasonably well kept example of a relatively rare T1. – A rare and classy car, but one whose appearance suggests less than assiduous attention to it. In consequence the new owner shouldn’t be surprised if a trip to the shop produces a long list of expensive work and replacements. When looking for reliable transportation there may be more effective ways to spend this much money but there are few ways to get this much prestige for this little money. Just don’t expect it to stay inexpensive.

[Source: Rick Carey]

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