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Mecum AuctionsSpring ClassicGentlemen, start your bidding!

Mecum Auctions made some radical changes at the start ofthe 2008 auction season. Beginning March 29th, they held aweekly auction at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, just north ofdowntown Indianaoolis. These sales were televised onDiscovery HD each week for six weeks. The grand finale wasthis massive auction, which displaced their former long run-ning Belvedere, lL location for the Spring Classic. While it wasnot held on Memorial Day weekend as it had in previousyears, (l think there's some of big event in Indy on MemodalDay weekend!), it proved to be a very good sale all around.First of all, every single car was parked in a building on con-

crete or pavement. Initially, one would think that this wouldinvolve a lot of walking, but it was no more than if this sale washeld in tents on grass. Not only did the cars stay dry & out ofthe weather, but the dust factor was nil. Secondly, while notaround the massive audience of Chicagoland, they drew somenew consignors and bidders from further east.The big news was the sale of the Dave Christenholz collec-

tion. This had been promoted since the January auctions inArizona, when the collection was on exhibition in Scottsdale.The prime piece from the collection, a 1969 Chevy CamaroRS/SS ZLl, also proved to be the top sale of the weekend at$800,000.Held in the hometown of the Brickyard, we expected to see a

few Indy Pace Cars, and we were not disappointed. In addi-tion to no less than eight years of Pace Car editions and repli-cas, Mecum served up the actual pace car from 1964. One ofthe most significant Mustangs in history, it failed to find a newhome with a $300,000 final bid. Taking all of it 's history, cul-tural impact and mechanical specifications into consideration,we think it 's worth at least what the ZLI brought and were dis-appointed to see it go unsold.

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last year to 751 this year, when all was said and done salescame in at a touch over $21 Million. Of those 751 lots, 407found new homes, Not too bad at all considering the market,and you can expect Mecum back here next year.

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Buyers fee (sliding)up to $5499:$300, $5s00-$9999: $500,$10,000 and up, 5%Automotive lots offered . . . .751Cars declared sold . . . . . . .407Sales (approx) . . . . .$21.01 mi lSel l through . . . .54.2%High Sale (1969 ZL1Camaro . . . .$800,000Low Sale (83 Mustang cT)$2,750Average sale (approx) .$51,600#of lots by Market Segment(sell-through)

pre-war . . .23(39.1o/o)1946-54 . . .30(56.7%)1955-60 . . .73(52.1%)1961-64 . . .68 (44.1"/")

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Notable:'67 Amphicar, not sold .$43,000'69 Boss 429, sold . . .$288,750'71 Boss 351, not sold .$45,000

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Fords, Mopars and pre war gen-erally weak, Pontiac and 70'scars strong.

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1970 AMC AMX 2-door hardtoo. Lof U67. VIN A0M397X287061 . Sonic Silver and flat nfacfc nfaci featfrer bucket seat interior. 315hp Ram Air Go'Pack 390ci VB w/4-sod manual transmisston.Factory options include power brakes, AM/8-track sound system, tachometer, and steelsport wheels (now wearing radial t i res).Newer, excel lent qual i ty repaint of both colors.Replated bumpers and professionally buffedout tr im. Al l or iginal interior with a l ight, mustysmell . The bottom of the seats are gett ingrather worn, and the leather surfaces are quitehard, but they can probably be saved with lotsof condit ioning. Heavier carpet wear, although

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CADILLAC'1960 Cadillac Eldorado 2-door convertible. Lot U51 , VIN 60E016208. Red, white vinyl top, white leather split bench seat interior. 390ci V8/3x2-barrel carburetion, column shift 4-spdHydraMatic. Power operated accoutrementsinclude steering, brakes, doors, top, & win-dows. Good quality older clear coat upon basecoat repaint. Replated bumpers with goodoriginal grille, trim, emblems, and stainlesssteel moldings. Good fitting newer replace-ment top. Excellent reconditioned seat anddoor panel upholstery and dash pad, and newreplacement carpeting. Generally spiffed upengine bay, rather than cleaned and detailed.Grubby, unkempt undercarriage, with lots ofroad grime over the flakey original dealer installed undercoating and surface rust. Newer rear shocks and glass-pack resonators welded onto therusty exhaust pipes. Overall condition 3+, bid to 50,000, SOLD! Ihat whole big-fin Cadillac fad from the eighties sure has faded. Still, these arestatement cars and fhis was the right car in the right condition for the money.1976 Cadillac Eldorado 2-door convertible. Lot 510, VIN 6L67S0Q221317. Firethorn Red, white vinyl top, white bench seat leather interior. 500ciV8 with column shift automatic. Sold new byArcher Motors of Burlington, lA with a host ofoptions. These include fiberglass parade boot,dual power front seats, tilt / telescoping steer-ing column, AM/FM/8{rack stereo, TwilightSentinel, cruise, auto headlight dimming,delayed windshield wipers, and door edgeguards. All documents from when the car wassold new were included. Very good clear coatupon base coat repaint with stick-on pinstrip-ping. Aftermarket stainless steel head lampshades. Recently replaced top. The door win-dow seals are starting to crumble and fall apart. Used car dealer grade quickie engine compartment spiff-up. Light cracking of the driver's side doorpanel, especially around the arm rest. Serviceable original leather seating, which has been heavily reconditioned. Some sort of aftermarket sensoris mounted on the top center of the rear seat back. Overall Condition 3-, bid to $12,500, SOLD! Ihe reserve was wisely taken off when the biddingended, as this lsTusf a dolled-up old car with over 100K miles on the clock

CHEVROLET1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door convertible. Lot U63, VIN VC57T301367. Larkspur Blue, blue top, Harbor Blue & Larkspur Blue Nylon & vinyl benchseat interior. 283ci Power Pack V8 with 2-speed Powerglide automatic transmission.Recently completed body-off-frame restora-tion, with only '15 test miles indicated since.Loaded up with accessories, including powersteering, power brakes, full tinted glass, fend-er skirts, Continental kit, rocker moldings, AMradio with rear antenna, rocker panel moldingtrim, and under dash mounted tissue dis-penser. Restored to better than new condition,with no indications of wear or usage almostanywhere on the car. The one exception is theundercarriage, where the bare metal fasteners and components have started to develop light surface rust. Overall condition 1, bid to $85,000 notsold. /f's amazing how fickle light can be. When I first saw this car parked in one of the buildings, it was a definitive light blue. When I saw it out-side, I thought it was a different car, as it looked to all the world like it was mint green. Tri-five Chevy's seem to be seftling out to the same extent asmuscle cars, so this bid should've made an ownership change.1961 Chevrolet lmpala4-doorsedan. LotF183,V|N11769K178515. 135hp235ci in- l ineOHVsix-cyl inderwithcolumnshi f t2-spdPowergl ideauto-

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matic. Dealer accessory hood latch pull knoband under dash tissue dispenser. The sellerclaims that the 26,236 miles indicated areactual since new. lmmaculate original paint,with only a few light scuffs. The same alsoapplies to the chrome and the trim. The seatswere well preserved under the original dealerinstalled clear vinyl pattered seat coves. Whilethe original door panels are in great shape, thearm rests on all four of them have some extentof wrinkling. Additionally, the rear parcel shelf

has some light fading. Modemized battery and hoses, but otheruise the engine bay is original and cleaned up quite well. Dusty undercarriage, withoriginal undercoating & a new replacement gas tank. Overall condition 3+, bid to $11,000, SOLD! Mosf 61's seem to be underappreciated, as theywere after the wild fin era and before the 409 era. Regardless, his was one well preserved original car, and was one of my favorites of fhe sa/ebecause of it. lt was a/so the favorite of others, as it continued to get bids when it surpassed its $10K reserue.1965 Ghevrolet Ghevy ll Nova 4-door sedan. Lot T157, VIN 115695N119711. Fawn beige metallic with Fawn vinyl bench seat interior. 230ci in-

line OHV O-cylinder with column shift 2-speedPowerglide automatic. The 64,399 miles indi-cated are claimed actual since new. Old. aver-age quality repaint that is starting to get dull inplaces. All original trim, with some light pittingor scufring on a most pieces, and some heav-ier dents on the ends of the side molding trim.The original steel wheels are now wearingChevy Citation wheel covers and economyradial tires. Older engine repaint, but other-wise very dingy and haphazardly maintainedengine compartment. Aftermarket electric

horn is mounted to the right side of the firewall. Heavily worn front seat, with multiple tears in both the bottom and back cushions. Heavily fadeddoor mounted arm rests, gauge pod vacuum plated bright work, and rear parcel shelf. Overall condition 4, bid to $4500, not sold. Ihere was someon-the-spot market correcting going on while it was being auctioned, as if was "bid" to $6400 before the seller figured that there was no money onit. I think that he was befter fooled the second time around, as even at this it should've sold easily. Not much call for bland, minimal option Chevyll 4-doors; not even from the let's-drop-in-a-real-motor small-block V8 crowd.1966 Ghevrolet Chevy ll Nova Super Sport 2-door hardtop. Lot F149, VIN 118376N153883.White with black vinyl bucket seat interior with con-

sole. L79 350hp 327ci V8 with 4-speed man-ual transmission. Stock steel wheels andwheel covers, with reproduction bias-ply red-line tires. All GM in the engine compartment,which is well detailed and clean, although theoriginal hood bumpers are starting to dry rot.Good quality body prep and repaint, with olderbuffed out original trim showing a few minorscuffs. Better quality bumper replating. Thereare some gouges and scratches in the rightrear corner of the rear window from clumsytrim removal and sanding. Generally clean

undercaniage, with good paint detailing. Non stock chambered exhaust system with aftermarket chromed outlets. Reproduction seat upholstery,expertly installed. Hidden modern stereo, but with speakers cut into the rear parcel shelf. Overall condition 2-, bid to $41,500, SOLD! One of fhemost heavily "cloned" muscle cars, but this one seem lo check out as a real deal L79 Nova. Thusly, the pice is right.1966 Chevrolet Corvair Yenko Stinger Stage ll, modified 2-door hardtop. Lot U20, VIN 107376W131385fYS-028. White with dark blue accents,

black vinyl bucket seat interior. 160hp 164ciBoxer 6-cylinder with 4-speed manual trans.Disclosed on the auction block that the car was"rebodied": A 3-ring binder full of papenvorksince the original car was sold new confirmsthat the YS number is real. Claimed withdecals to be a Stage ll engine, but appears tobe more of a warmed up 140hp stock engine,especially since it is a docile as a stockCorvair. Mediocre old repaint, which is nowflat and chalky on most surfaces. Fitted with14-inch American Racing wheels with over-

sized tires, so the fronts rub on the wheel well trim. Serviceable original bumpers and trim. Like most late-model Corvairs, it sits low in the rearBone stock interior, which has replacement seat upholstery (fronts only - no back seat) and original carpeting. Grubby used car undercarriage, withsome attempt at cleanup under the hood - err, engine compartment lid (which is the Fiberglas Yenko item). Overall condition 3-, bid to $22,000SOLD! Rea/orrebodied,YenkoStingersjustdon'tshowupatauctiontoooften. WasoriginallyrunaslotTl4T,bidto$16,500,notsold. OnSundaythey found a live one (atthough both times it was verbatty declared to be a rebody - on a unibody car). At least we know what a Yenko Sfinger ser-al number tag and suppofting paperuork is now wotth: $12,000, srnce if's attached to a $4500 car. I know it doesn't add up - and neither does th.ssa/e.1967 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport / Super Sport 2door convertible. Lot F266.1, VIN 124677N191809. Butternut Yellow with black bumblebastripe, black vinyl top & deluxe interior with console. 325hp 396ci V8 with floor shift automatic trans. Factory options include wood steering lvh€.

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:,:eer brakes. power top, triple-gauge con-s:.e and head rests. Excellent quality bodyrcrx. paint prep, and clear coat upon base:cat (to include the bumblebee str ipe). The;anel & door gaps are better than GM did in'967 All brightwork is either replated or'eplacement, and is like new. 100-percent GMand concours correct undercarriage. Over-the-top polished stainless steel fuel lines,brake lines, & dual exhaust system in a clean-ly painted undercarriage. All top-quality repro-duction soft trim, with all other interior components correctly restored. Overall Condition 1, bid to $44,000, SOLD! For a well as this car was restored,it was actually restored by a Camaro enthusiast in his garage. Shows what you can do if you have the time, skill, knowledge, and desire to do a caryou know very well right. Not cheap, but not crazy, either. Well worth the bid.1969 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport 2-door hardtop. Lot S99, VIN 124379N641266. Lemans blue with white stripes; white vinyl roof, Parchmentbuckets with gauge pack console interior. ZL1427ci all-aluminum V8 with 4-spd manualtrans. Well documented and known to be 7413indicated original miles and unrestored. Theoriginal blue paint has a few nicks and scratch-es, plus some light crazing on the trunk lid.The white stripes have somewhat sloppymasking - must have been a Monday paint job.There is some light discoloration of the driver'sseat, but otherwise there is far more aging ofthe interior than wear. Somewhat dingy enginecompartment, with some light surface rust onseveral steel components. However, it's all GM, and with the exception of a reproduction battery, is all circa 1969. More light surface rusting on thewhole of the undercarriage, although the shock absorbers and exhaust system is recently replaced and identical to stock. Overall condition 2-, bidto $800,000, SOLD! Ihe headline car, part of the featured collection consigned for the event, and one of the most talked about cars of the sale.Easy to see why, as it is documented as the most heavily optioned of the ZLl COPO Camaro's. While there was a $750K reseNe on it, whateverit sold for is market value.1969 Ghevrolet Camaro Yenko/SC 2-door hardtop. Lot 5199.1, VIN 124379N615704 I YS-9666. Fathom Green, black vinyl top and bucket seatinterior. 45Oho 427ci V8 with Hurst Dual-Gateshifted automatic. Verified as COPO 9561 L71High Performance Unit and 9737 Sports CarConversion Package, remanufactured byYenko Chevrolet, and sold as a new car byHult Chevrolet of Madison, Wl. The only otheroptions fitted to the car are the AM radio, vinylroof, power steering, automatic transmission,and Yenko Atlas cast aluminum wheels. whichhave since gone away and are now replacedby reproduction Rallye wheels on repro WideTread bias ply tires. The repaint has somelight polishing swirls in it. Original type of workmanship in installing the tape stripes, with lots of overlap. Excellent body and panel fit. Concoursquality engine bay is all GM and is spotless. The same can be said about the undercarriage, although the exhaust system is clamped together ratherthan welded. A period Stewart-Warner tachometer, which matches the Yenko-installed ancillary gauges, is clamped to the steering column.Otheruvisetheinteriorisfullyrestoredtolikenewconfigurationandcondition. Overall conditionl-,bidto$117,500,notsold. Darkgreenmetall icishardly the color that one dreams of having in a Yenko Camaro. Nor is lt with an automatic. Even with a better color combo, it would've probably gotmore action across the block. Possibly enough to reach the $125K reserve.1969 Chevrofet Caprice 2-door convertible. Lot F148, VIN 1646792031874. Garnet Red, black vinyl top, black vinyl bench seat interior. 335hp427ci YB with column shift TH400 automatictransmission. Product of GM of Canada.Factory options include air conditioning, powersteering, power brakes, tilt steering column,power windows, power seat, power door locks,and Rallye wheels (now on modern radialtires). Newer, concise restoration. Body prep,panel fit, and paint work are no less than GMspec from new. Very solid door fit. Non-origi-nal manufacturer modern replacement wind-shield. The rear suspension seems to sit a bitlow, common on these cars. Fully restoredtrunk, to include the spare tire rim & original spare tire. Reproduction door panels, seat upholstery carpeting, & dash pad, all expertly installed. Asidefrom band clamps on the hoses and a farm store battery, the engine bay is all GM and well detailed & clean. Very clean undercarriage, with semi-gloss black chassis & suspension components; new shocks, brake lines, gas tank, and dual exhaust system. Overall condition 2, bid to $42,000,not sold. The seller strongly implied that the 54,258 miles on the odometer were actual, but couldn't prove it. lt does make sense as a Canadiancar, as it was probably someone's summer nice day driver since it was new. Otherwise, it would have been heavily patched-up from the body sidemoldings on down. While as desirable as you can find a full-size '69 Chevy, the final bid is above market value.

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NOS replacements are sitting in the glovebox. There is light rust over most of the engine compartment, although the valve covers have been repaint-ed. Except for an lgnitor electronic ignition setup, the rest of the engine bay is all slock, to include the original heat riser setup on the stock air clean-er. Reupholstered front seat from a reproduction kit. 1 990's vintage Sony AM/FM/cassette deck in the stock radio location. Overall condition 3-,bid to $5000, SOLD! l,yh,/e nowhere near show condition, t found this quite appeating as a generally original surviving example of a typicat tighttyused suburban owned pickup. Sure one could easily feel that it needs a paint job, but that would forever loose ifs character & charm. Nice originalexample that will appreciate and you can drive to Home Depot with and not worry about scratching it up,

DESOTO1960 DeSoto Firef l i te 2-door hardtop. Lot U47.1, VIN 7103112917. Red with white oainted roof:black, si lver and white Nylon & vinyl bench seat

interior. 305hp 383ci V8 with push-button 3-spd automatic. Factory air, power brakes,power steering, power windows, and twin rearantennas. Wears the original 14-inch r ims withnewer radial t i res. Older repaint, with very dul loverspray in the door jambs and panel gaps.Replated bumpers and tai l l ight tr im, but thefront bumper cants down slightly. Decent orig-inal interior, although the door si l l plates arevery dull and banged up. Modern stereo ismounted to the transmission hump with a widestrio of Velcro. Modern aftermarket leather

steering wheel rim cover hides a rim with several cracks. Somewhat cleaned up engine compartment, with newer valve cover and air cleaner repaint.The only thing done on the chassis within the last decade is a new set of rear shock absorbers. Overal l condit ion 3-, bid to $16,000, SOLD! Ihiscarseems to have something of an identity crisis, as the VIN indicates that it's a Fireflite (second digit being a "1"), yet the body tag says that it's anAdventurer (body code 712). As the body tag had matching rust with the paft of the body it was attached to, someone a few years back must havehad both a dead Fireflite with a good title and a restorable Adventurer with title lssues. Nof so/d as lot number T1 51 .1 on Thursday at $16,500, sothe seller got lucky on Sunday.

DODGE1950DodgeB-22-door S-window%-tonpickuptruck. LotF43,V|Nf17229706. Darkgreenwithblackpickupbox,brownvinyl benchseat inter i -

or. 230ci flathead six cylinder with 3-speedcolumn shift manual trans. The sel ler claimsthat the 30625 miles are actual since new.Older exterior repaint, with original paint insidethe cab and on the cowl. The lower edges otthe windshield are fogging from age. Nicelychromed emblems and bumpers, with profes-sional ly pol ished stainless tr im. Modern gascap. Well detai led engine bay, although notquite to show standards. Period accessoryFulton windshield shade and yel low drivingl ights. Fit ted with new wide whitewall bias ply

tires and wood side stakes. Lots of gloss black paint on the chassis and suspension, with newer brakes and exhaust. Reupholstered seat, with orig-inal and tattered door panels. Overall condition 3+, bid to $26,500, SOLDI Prepped out befter than if it was a two-year-old used truck at a Dodgedealer in 1952 with this many miles on it. While exceptionally well prepped, a couple of bidders became entranced with that and forgot that it's anold truck and paid nearly double what it's worth, even with the low miles.1969 Dodge Charger 500 2-door hardtop. Lot J26, VIN XX29J98210735. White with red stripe, red vinyl bucket seat interior. 426ci Hemi V8 with

column shift automatic. Per the ChryslerRegistry, was sold new as currently configurecby Royal Dodge of Fayetteville, NC & claimecto be "one of one" in this color combinationAlso fitted with power brakes, simulated woocsteering wheel, Tic-Toc-Tach, and radio deleteExcellent bare body restoration dating back acouple of years. Excel lent repaint and grap'-ics appl icat ion. Body and panel gaps are rleast to the original bui ld standards. Mos: .replated chrome and buffed out lr -Concours qual i ty al l Mopar engine comp:-.

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',rcr shift manual transmission. Steel rims,. oened for the rears, with "dog dish" hub:aps. Nicely prepped bodywork before being'epainted. Othemise, configured as indicatedcn the original build sheet which is with the car.Excellent door and panel fit. All pieces ofglass are modern replacements, along withmost of the trim. Top notch bumper replating.The reproduction door panels don't fit too well,although the rest of the interior was restored toa good standard with mostly repro compo-

Lot T141, VIN JS23V08214589. Sublime with black graphics, black vinyl bench seat interior. 390hp

nents. Neat as a pin undercaniage and engine bay; both were redone to better than stock condition with no appreciable signs of wear. The onlynon-stock items under the hood are the battery and the battery cut-off. Overall condition 2, bid to $55,000, not sold. A bench seat in a Challengeris something that you don't run into very often. Not that people really want one, but it is one of those things that can make a "one of one" car. Thenagain, it didn't spend too much time on the block and no one really seemed all that interested in the car.1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 2-door hardtop. Lot F261, VIN WM23V0A136472. Plum Crazy with white stripes, white vinyl buckets with con-sole. 390ho 440ci V8 wrth Srx Pack induction,4-speed manual transmissron Very goodquality body prep and clear coat upon basecoat repaint. 1970s vrn3ge replacementwindshield. Factory optrons Include powersteering, power brakes. & T,c-Toc-Tach. Fittedwith Rallye wheels wrth rep{ocrctron Polyglasstires, which are s,tar '^g ic turn brown.Reproduction intenor sot :-- except for thedashboard and compo^e^:s rtrrch are allrather dingy. Good qua :.. Eer engine baydetailing, but could stanc iY'€ work to beshow quality. A handful c'^r-r.tcgar components were used, such as radiator cap and hose clamps. The undercarriage has a dusting of both primerand clear coat mist on the :-.3 -a undercoating. Rusty exhaust pipes clamped to older chambered mufflers. Overall Condition 3+, bid to $44,000,not sold. Claimed to be a - -se,- car. so expect to have to go through the fluids. However, the consignor had no interest in tuming ff /oose for cur-rent ma*et pricing.

FORD1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL trtory lightweight, 2-door hardtop. Lot S146, VIN 3J68R182240. Black with black vinyl bucket seat interior with con-sole. 425hp 427ci V8 r-:- c-$e€c manualtransmission. Suspecl 'e: ' :c-c1ron dataplate. Four-year authen: : 'es:ra:on to itsoriginal configuration. Reta s a J ts correctlightweight components er:€ai :-€ Sumpers,which are the standard ch'.-€ :€-s 'n lieu ofaluminum. High quality bo;' ;.€ rc repaint.

Mostly original trim put bacr :r e': a few lightdings on the ends of the ]:c, so? -roldrngs.well detailed, all Ford e..j-€ :.-carlment.Optima gel cell battery rs - :-€ :-rr *nere itshould be in a lightweigf" t:l'. '?s:red inte-rior, with new carpeting s€3i .'r,' rc door jambs. Odd upper dash board surface, which is almost like a setup for right hand drive, except that ithas the original non-stree: e- ra-rry disclaimer tags fastened to it, which is not correct. Modern Hurst shifter, which controls a replacementtransmission. Overall co-'::,r I :"-- :c 5160,000, not sold. Claimed to be the only lightweight XL built, as they were spec'ed out to be Galaxie500's with white paint anc '?: :ee:: /'tenor. and one of 20 made at the San Jose assemb/y plant. While well restored, it had more questions thananswers, so bdders we.e'| ::r: nt€sed Srnce it spenf most of its days as a purpose built drag racer, be glad it has what it has, as NO ONEcared what was done to :'+F +:r J:*t/ tn the mid /960's. Ihis car showed up at Leake Tulsa a couple weeks later.1964-112 Ford Mustang. hdt P.c. Czr. 2-door convert ible. -: ' S' : .4 VIN5F08F100241. Brilliant ,','-r'l€ r'i f'-€ andgold graphics, white viny. a1: !:,6 s€af,nte'rior. Holman & Mooct :re€c..: --3h V8.sourced from a GT40

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ics, white vinyl bucket seat interior. 260ci 2-barrel V8 with 3-speed floor shift automatictransmission. Claimed by various MustangPace Car sources as the only IPC which still iswearing its original circa 1964 graphics andmost of its original paint. Quite a bit of panelpainting is evident by the masking l ines, includ-ing along some of the graphics. Everythingwas wet sanded down and then clear coatedover. The Mustang emblems were notreolaced on both front fender sides. New seatvinyl, door panel, and dash pad, with original

carpeting being very faded on the top of the transmission tunnel. Neatly repainted motor and engine compartment. All Ford components in therealso, but not necessarily correct for mid-l964, such as the modem ignition wiring, distributor cap in gray, & yellow dip stick. Surprisingly little under-carriage surface rust, with some light overspray from the clear coat on a dusty bottom. Overall condition 3, bid to $35,000 not sold. Odd as if seernsin 2008, dealers were so hot to get any Mustang they could get their hands on to sell that most of the Pace Car promotional cars, all 107 of whichwere awarded to top selling Ford dealers after their use as lndy festival and official use cars, were repainted or had the stripes removed lo se// asregular Mustangs. Boy, how things change...1967 Ford Thunderbird 2-door hardtop. Lot F29, VIN 7Y82Q159120. White, white vinyl roof, parchment vinyl & gray Nylon bucket seat interior.

428ci V8 with column shift automatic transmis-sion. Factory options include air conditioning& cruise control. Fitted with dealer installedKelsey-Hayes wire wheels, still shod with theoriginal red and white wall tires. The sellerclaims that the '13.045 miles on the odometeris actual since new. The left rear quarter panelwas repainted a long time ago, but it blendedwell with the rest of the original paint. Verylight rust staining on the vinyl under the mount-ing tabs of the landau bars. Generally cleanengine bay and mostly original - to include 41

year old radiator hoses. Slight mothball smell inside, emanating from the all original and well preserved interior. Overall Condition 3+, bid to $20,000,not sold. Had to have been chandelier bidding at its finest, as fhis r.s about double of what the best '67 'Bird would've done. Then again, this is prob-ably one of the best suruiving '67 'Birds out there.1969 Ford Mustang GT 2-door fastback. Lot U75, VIN 9T02M126610. Meadowlark Yellow with blacked-out hood, black deluxe vinyl high back buck-

et seats with console. 4-barrel 351 ClevelandV8 with floor shift 3-spd manual trans. Factoryoptions include full tinted glass, Interior Decorgroup, AM radio, console. Confirmed correctwith a recently generated Marti Report on thecar. Two variations from stock are the reartrunk mounted spoiler and a pair or rear airshocks. Was also recently restored, with better lhan new quality body work, panel fit, andpaint application. All of the brightwork hasbeen replaced with reproduction pieces. Thesame applies to the interior, but with lesser

workmanship, as the seat upholstery fits loosely. Highly detailed engine bay would be MGA concours ready once the new economy battery wasreplaced. Clean undercarriage, redone in the stock manner with red primer on the bottom of the body and the correct stock exhaust system. Overall

condition 2, bid to $51,000, not sold. ln a woldfull of red Mach 1's, this is an odd duck. Oneof 5,958 GT's made in their last year. The 3-speed, the cooking 351 mill, and a rarely see'color might even make this a one of one ca'Str4 thls bid is over the top.1970 Ford Ranchero 500 2-door coupe prctup. Lot S102, VIN 0A47J182128. Candyap;'*Red with white vinyl roof and bucket seat r.:.rior with console. 429 Suoer Cobra Jet V8 e'e4-speed close-ratio manual transmiss :, '

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- SOLD! The final bidder was buying it over the phone, so I hope that he had a real good description and images before hand. or he'll find- .. -ealy overpaid for his pickup. Sure if 's only one of slx Super Cobra Jet / four-speed Ranchero's built, but the condition should've kept it clos-

: ,cK.' i '3 Ford Mustang 2-door convert ible Lol F273, VIN 3F03F234480. Red with black striping, white vinyl top, white vinyl bucket seat interior with

s: e. 302cr 2V V8 w/4-sod manual trans.. :,,,: ' steering, power brakes, power top.'.n,,.er. average quality repaint and accent

- :e addition. Horrid flat black rear spoiler- : -t job. Aftermarket "Mustang" door handle-sert graphics. Generally decent motor::aint, with the rest of the^engine compart- 7-ent sprayed in flat black. Older replacement;:at vinyl & carpeting, with newer door panel, a::nsole, and dash pad dye. Non-stock com- \:onents include a Hurst shifter, 1970's vintage

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INTERNATIONAL1936 f nternational Gl 2-door'/z-ton LWB pickup truck Dark green with black fenders, brown vinyl bench seat interior. 213crflathead six-cylinder with 3-speed floor shiftmanual trans. Recently competed frame-offrestoration. High quality individually paintedsheet metal components, and reassembledwith no nicks or scratches. Somehow I don'tthink that International painted their enginesdull pink, but this one is thusly painted. lt isalso well detailed and very clean. The chas-sis is just as clean and actually better andmore correctly detailed. The one exceptionmay be the exhaust, as the all new systemgoes straight out the back to a crudely cut out pipe. Spiffed up with a set of reproduction Firestone wide whitewall tires. All new seat vinyl and cabheadliner, with cleaned up orgrnal gauges. Modern loop pile carpeting placed rather neatly into the cab floor. Overall no signs of wear or usagesince the truck was restored Overall condition 1-, bid to $28,000, SOLD! A one-ton version from this year sold out at Kruse's fall Auburn sale formore than this, in about this condttton. after it was recently restored. Based upon this truck and lot F43, could collectors have finally figured out thatthere's more to life than Fords ano Chevv's?

OLDSMOBILE1965 Ofdsmobile Cutlass 44-2 2-coo, ' ,ardtop. Lot F278, VIN 338375M146063. Red with white vinyl bucket seat interior with console. 350hp400ci V8 with 4-speed manual transr ss onPower steering & power brakes. Frtted ,! , thMagnum 500 style wheels with older ra sedwhite letter tires. Aftermarket Hurst shrfte.Lower budget older repaint , wi th minrma,masking, but heavi ly buffed out to a decenlsheen. Older bumper replat ing. Almost at lemblems and tr im are heavi ly pit ted. Recen|ycleaned up engine bay. with al l lower budgetreplacement i tems lrke hoses, hose clamos.battery, battery cables. & ignit ion wir ing.Aftermarket air clearer with a stock reproduc-tion air cleaner deca Older, low-budget seat upho s:en work & door panel redying. Recently semi-gloss painted undercarriage & exhaust pipesclamped to chamberec mufflers. Overall Conditron 3- Drc to S16,000, not sold. Formerly owned bylhe lead singerforthe roik group Foreigner

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