Wednesday, June 15, 2022

there are some cool things coming to auction, in the Gene Ponder collection

 

like this 18' Chris Craft Cobra   https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/gp22/gene-ponder-collection/lots/r0153-1955-chris-craft-cobra-18/1245015

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/gp22/gene-ponder-collection/lots/n1586-texaco-service-station-and-contents/1247877












plus a T Bird top and a Tiger top. I haven't seen a lot of auction catalogs, so, maybe it's common to have hardtops like these in collections... but I think it's an interesting collection just to themselves. 



the actual transporter, not a toy 


and a lot of cool cars too
  
https://rmsothebys.com/en/home/lots/gp22
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  1. Marc B10:26 AM

    It looks like a lot of high quality items in this collection, including the tether cars and clockwork toy cars, outboard motors, etc.

    It's interesting how many tribute cars there are, including a couple of Bugattis like the Tank race car and the Type 252, which was apparently only a prototype. Those two and some others I looked at have Jaguar engines, so maybe they were built on XK120 or similar chassis.

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    1. Jesse11:59 AM

      certainly are. I suspect he had replicas so he could enjoy driving them, and NOT storing them for the next owner. I bet it's impossible to get an insurance company to cover these cars he owned, for driving... hell, even Hagerty has limited mileage restrictions, on a 69 DODGE! But Ferrari? etc etc... must be a hell of a monthly insurance bill.

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