Showing posts with label auction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label auction. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Bitchin' Plymouth Savoy (I think) was minding it's own business, when some young punk Mustang smacked it up alongside the back bumper. Things got UGLY fast.


So, the camera didn't get an image of what the nose of the Mustang looked like, but, since he was the dumb ass running into someone who was parked, and obviously large enough to see over the dash board, no sympathy here.



The hit was not recorded, just the yelling afterward. I bet someone out there did record this from another angle, if you see that, send me a link please


Monday, March 16, 2026

1984 Ford F-250 XLT Dually With 28K Arizona miles heading to Mecum, featuring an eight-foot bed, overhead lights, tool boxes, new Firestone tires, and a gooseneck hitch/receiver setup.


powered by a International 6.9L V8 diesel engine, mated to a four-speed manual transmission. It feeds off dual fuel tanks, and there are dual batteries as well. Otherwise, the seller has added a new brake booster and master cylinder, and both batteries are brand new, too.


How did this make 42 years old without getting any more miles than this? 

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Millea Bros, a New Jersey-based auction house, is offering a Bugatti "Baby 52", a real serialized Bugatti, an electric kids car, in the December 12th auction... chassis number 142 of 500. Starting Bid: $15,000


enameled aluminum shell, machine turned instrument panel, Dunlop rubber tires, leather seat and straps, electric motor
Cable actuated 4 wheel drum brakes, tires are pneumatic Dunlop
The dashboard has an electric meter, with a brake lever on the exterior, to the right of the seat, and an enameled "Bugatti" plaque on the front






Originally designed with a combustion engine for his son Roland, as a half-scale toy modelled closely on the Grand Prix types 35 and 51, Ettore Bugatti decided to put the 'Baby' into production at Bugatti's Molsheim, France factory following the success it met with on the Bugatti stand at the 1927 Milan Automobile Salon. 

Given a works serial type number '52' and primarily known and marketed as 'Baby',  500 numbered units were produced between 1927 and 1935 with an electric motor for children between 6-8 years old. The original model was based on a 47-inch wheelbase, later examples were extended to 53 inches to accommodate larger children.

Because the chassis number is 152, it's likely made in 1927, as number 319 was made in 1929


The Baby 52 was manufactured with a remarkable attention to detail. Featuring a 12-volt electric motor that allowed the model to reach a speed of 12 mph, it could be driven in forward or reverse, had alloy wheels and pneumatic tires, an aluminum body and even a spare tire strapped to the side. 

Bugatti was obviously conscientious about the brakes when it came to younger drivers as the Baby has four drum brakes with expanding wooden shoes, cable-operated using a hand lever located on the right side, outside the vehicle.

The Baby was an immediate success despite its considerable price of 5,000 francs. 

Ettore would sometimes give one away as a thank you for a large order. Thus, Bugatti's more important, wealthier clients, such as some royal families, the Prince of Morocco in 1929 and Baudouin, the future king of Belgium in 1932.  
Baby Grand Prix races were held throughout France, with the winners receiving the traditional floral bouquet.
Giovanni Agnelli, later president of Fiat, had his first driving experience behind the wheel of a Type 52. 

The motor is an electric PARIS-RHÔNE, powered by a modern 12-volt battery. The dashboard is equipped with a meter and a reverse/stop/forward switch. 

 Acceleration is controlled by a pedal that operates a 6-position rheostat. Power is delivered to the rear wheels via a reduction gear. 

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Loretta Lynn had a dude ranch? Yes, that IS the title/caption I'm going with for this Ranchero, as that's the bumper sticker on the fender!





I also just learned that Crystal Gayle is Loretta Lynn's youngest sister. Loretta Lynn had seven siblings, Crystal was the youngest of them. 

As for the "dude ranch" it seems that it simply was the marketing strategy of the 80s of her 3000 acre ranch in Tennessee, near the I 40 and TN hwy 13, and is a huge campground and RV park. 


anyway, this 68 Ranchero was modified in the 1970s as part of an alternative fuel demonstration program, which included replacing the factory V8 with a propane-powered inline-six.

I love the lettering all over the truck. 

Hopefully someone wants to buy it and convert it to a cool streetable muscle car. It's got a rust free perfect body