A 1959 BMW 507 Series II is expected to be the top lot. 253 were built.
Hugely expensive at the time, BMW lost money on every car. The vehicle made $1.8m.
Hollywood stars’ favourite in the mid 1950s was the Mercedes 300Sc roadster. 53 of the hand built cars were produced. Restored 25 years ago, the car has put 500 miles on the clock since. The car made $698k.
One of a dozen known survivors. Original matching numbers drivetrain. Rare matching numbers W-Code 427 side oiler, balanced and blueprinted rebuild. Rebuilt C6 Merc-O-Matic transmission. Rebuilt 3.50 limited slip rear end. Original 4-barrel Holley carburetor. Optional Competition Suspension package.
Madras Blue with Light Aqua Decor interior. Photo documented rotisserie restoration. Factory parts markings precisely match original using photos. Original styled steel wheels Deluxe Marti Report. Copy of window sticker. 55,979 original miles.
This Cougar GT-E might be one of the finest examples of its species. Not a single part was ignored in this meticulously thorough rotisserie restoration. 393 examples were produced in 1968. Of those, 356 were fitted with a 427 cubic-inch V8 engine and the remaining 37 packed a 428 cubic-inch Cobra Jet. The engine was the one Ford used to homologate its NASCAR racing program.
Virtually all Cougar GT-E models came equipped with the Select-Shift Merc-O-Matic, or C6 transmisson.
A must-see for any Ford or investment auto enthusiast, the 1968 Mercury Cougar GT-E is highly desirable. How so? In 2011 a top tier example made $181k. This pristine example made $132k at Mecum.
The 1928 Cadillac Town Sedan has only 1,111 miles on the odometer and a host of hardware. It features one-inch-thick bulletproof glass windows all around, and the side windows can even be cranked up to allow a two-inch gap at the bottom for gunmen to shoot a Thompson submachine gun. The back window opens as well to allow rear-firing. The car was outfitted with a police siren, flashing police lights, and a police radio hidden in the glove box.
The car sold for $341,000 in 2014.
The green and black paint was similar to Chicago’s police cars. The infamous Caddy has lived a quiet, little used life, occupying museums.
The U.S. Treasury Department impounded Capone’s Caddy after he was arrested in 1931. When FDR went to Congress to ask for a declaration of a state of war on December 8, 1941, he rode in this Cadillac.
The car is offerred at $1m with no takers thus far.
The Furai concept was slated to undergo testing in order to enter Le Mans racing. That was until disaster struck. In the span of minutes, the car that was to mark the return of the rotary engine was reduced to cinders and ashes.
The Furai is forever memorialized in video games but is no longer of this world.
Of the 3,460 1954 Corvettes built, only 100 were adorned in Sportsman Red. 235/155 HP Blue Flame Six engine. Powerglide transmission. Optioned with heater, signal seeking AM radio, courtesy lights, directional signal, parking brake alarm and windshield washer. 6.70x15 Whitewall tires. Miltiple award winner.
One of 368 automatic Hemi Cuda Hardtops produced in 1970. 20,350 miles. 426 Hemi V-8 engine. Torqueflite automatic transmission. A32 Super Performance Axle Package with 4.10 gears. Power brakes. Chrome exhaust tips.
Shaker hood with hold-down pins and argent scoop. Factory color combination of Dark Green with White vinyl interior.
Beneath the Shaker scoop is a 426 Hemi V-8, rated at 425 HP from the factory and using a race-bred block, bottom-end and cylinder head design. Two 4-barrel carburetors came atop this engine from the factory, and free-flowing manifolds fed exhaust to a dual exhaust system ending in chrome tips.