Pre-WWII Classics at RM's Meadow Brook Sale - Aug 5 RM returns to Meadow Brook Hall for the Aug 5th sale of more than 100 classic cars including several record-breaking pre-war cars.
News-Antique.com - Nov 30,-0001 - RM AUCTIONS EXPECTED TO COMMAND RECORD PRICES FOR EXCITING PRE-WAR CLASSICS AT ANNUAL MEADOW BROOK SALE
Award-Winning 1929 Stutz Model M Supercharged Coupe and 1936 Auburn 851SC Boattail Speedster Poised to Star at Vintage Motor Cars at Meadow Brook – August 5, 2006
BLENHEIM, Ontario, Canada (June 2006) – Headlining RM Auctions’ annual Vintage Motor Cars at Meadow Brook Classic Car Auction are a bevy of classic automobiles that evoke the elegance and excitement of pre-World War II motoring. This year’s event, scheduled for Saturday, August 5, 2006 on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, in conjunction with the world-renowned Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance, features an elegant Duesenberg Model J, an extremely rare supercharged Stutz, and a record-setting Auburn Speedster.
“Powerful, pre-war sporting cars, complete with their performance engine options, rarely survived the era and the subsequent decades intact,” says Rob Myers of RM Auctions. “This year, collectors have an opportunity to obtain a number of authentic examples, breathtakingly restored to award-winning form.”
Among the significant vehicles consigned for RM’s Vintage Motor Cars at Meadow Brook sale include:
1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan
The Model J Duesenberg is regarded as the most outstanding example of design and engineering of the classic era. Introduced in 1929, trading was halted on the New York Stock exchange for the announcement. At $8,500 for the chassis alone, it was by far the most expensive car in America. With coachwork, the delivered price of many Duesenbergs approached $20,000, a staggering sum at a time when a typical new family car cost around $500. It had the power and stance to carry imposing coachwork, and the style and grace of the factory sheet metal was ideally suited for the execution of elegant custom coachwork. (Est $750,000 - $900,000)
1929 Stutz Model M Supercharged Coupe by Lancefield
Formerly from the legendary A.K. Miller collection, the Lancefield Coupe is one of only two supercharged Stutzes known to still exist of the original 24 which were produced. This European-style Stutz has undergone a meticulous restoration and once again wears its original black and red colors from its entry in the grueling 45-day Peking to Paris Rally. This car captured Best of Class honors at the 50th Anniversary Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and received the prestigious Briggs Cunningham Award for the most exciting car. (Estimate: $475,000 - $675,000)
1936 Auburn 851SC Boattail Speedster
This Speedster is a stunning classic recognized worldwide for its unique Gordon Buehrig-styled boat-tail. Back in the day, the Auburn Boattail offered motorists a remarkable combination of luxury, beauty and speed – qualities it still delivers today. Famed racer Ab Jenkins was the first American to set a 100-mph average for a 12-hour endurance record in a stock 851SC. This ravishing sports racer features a 150-hp, 280 cubic-inch inline, side-valve eight-cylinder engine with a factory-installed supercharger. (Estimate: $475,000 - $675,000)
1937 Cord 812SC Sportsman Convertible Coupe
The 812SC is one of the very few genuine original supercharged cars built and one of the first
