Up for Auction - 1948 Tucker

The Gooding & Company 2011 Scottsdale Auction will be held January 21-22 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale, Arizona.

1948 Tucker photo courtesy of Gooding & Company

Up for auction is a 1948 Tucker, No. 1010 - Believed to have disappeared many years ago, Tucker Serial No.1010 re-emerged after more than 50 years spent tucked away in a private barn. Originally delivered to its first owner in Waltz Blue, this 1948 Tucker is spectacular in its near-original, unrestored condition, having traveled only 10,000 miles since new. It is believed that this car raced at Bonneville in the early 1950s, achieving an impressive top speed of 134 mph while defying the harsh elements of the Salt Flats. An exciting discovery for collectors around the world, this car is expected to bring in excess of $1 Million at the auction.

For more information, visit www.goodingco.com.

Kruse Auction License Revoked

Kruse International collector-car auctions is officially out of business as the Indiana Auctioneer Commission today permanently revoked its license, according to news reports.

The personal auction license of Dean Kruse, founder and owner of the Indianapolis auction business was suspended for at last two years, the commission decided after a three-hour hearing.

The session focused on complaints by at least 70 consigners that they have not been paid for their vehicles sold in Kruse’s nationwide auctions. Dean Kruse claims that most have been paid, although late. Kruse said he owes only about $320,000 to the consigners.

Read the whole story here - http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-kruse-auction-license-revoked/

Attention Classic Car Collectors!

Attention! Attention! A great collector car auction is set to take place this coming fall (September 2010) with a vast amount of project cars for sale. It is virtually an automotive Garden of Eden for the Collector Car or Street Rod enthusiast. The Harry Michlitsch Collection derives from over 35 years of collection vehicles. Lucky for us, Mr. Michlitsch has a love affair with cars and fondness for Chevrolet and 348 and 409 motors. His collection contains over 450 collector cars, pickups and hundreds of parts. While there are some drivers, most are project vehicles - yippee! A variety of makes and models are for sale including Ford, Plymouth, Mercury and Chevrolet. His entire inventory of cars, pickups and parts will be sold at auction to the highest bidder.

VanDerBrink Auctions will be hosting the auction on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 10AM and also on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 10AM. Bidders will also be able to buy the car and strip the parts that they need and leave the hulks. Here is your chance to find those parts and vehicles that you have been looking for. If you are looking for a project or old iron, don't miss this auction!


Here are a few of the vehicles that will be up for auction.

1952 GMC Pickup

1963 Chevrolet Impala SS 2 door Hardtop

1960 Pontiac Catalina

1948 Chrysler New Yorker

More picture of The Michlitsch Collection can be found at WWW.RESTORABLECARS.COM

Oldest Known Flying Car Up for Auction

By Jason Paur of Autopia

It doesn’t look like a car, and it doesn’t look like it would fly, but what is believed to be the world’s oldest “roadable aircraft” is for sale.

The antique was built in 1934 by Frank Skroback and at the very minimum provides proof that people have long dreamed of cars that can be flown like airplanes. Or are they airplanes that can be driven like cars? No matter, because whatever you call it, it’s being auctioned this weekend in Atlanta.

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