Spring Carlisle Auction 2018 Kicks Off Car Show Weekend

Spring Carlisle Auction 2018 Set For
Record Sale Again Here Saturday

SATURDAY, April 21, 2018, Carlisle, PA — As the Carlisle Car Show and Swap Meet roars into gear here for the big Saturday crowds, we were watching the Spring Carlisle Auction 2018 at the Carlisle Fairgrounds. In a surprise twist, the Saturday crowd included collectors looking for classic pickup trucks. And did they ever sell here today. Here are some of the top sales we saw today:

1965 Corvette 396/425 Convertible
Was bid up to $116,000 but did not meet reserve
1948 Ford F1 Pickup sold for $18,000.
1954 Corvette was bid up to $57,500.
1957 Ford Thunderbird sold for $30,000.
1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator Boss 302
Bid up to $38,500 but did not meet reserve.
1970 Chevy Cheyenne C10 Pickup sold for $17,000.
1956 Dodge D100 Pickup drew high bid of $25,000.
1969 Camaro RS/SS Indy Pace Car Convertible
Top bid was $59,000.
1968 Chrysler 300 convertible sold for $14,500
1960 Ford F100 Pickup sold for $8,900

Record sales for Thursday and Friday set the pace here at the Spring Carlisle Auction 2018 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. As the Carlisle Car Show and Swap Meet, April 19-22, 2018, entered its third day, the swap meet area was popping with parts hunters. The sun was out for a much nicer day here at the Carlisle Fairgrounds after the rain and cold experienced here Thursday. Cars were backed up on Hwy I-81 as show goers waited in long lines to get into the Fairgrounds for the show.

We’ve been talking about the Spring Carlisle Auction 2018 in our Cars-On-Line.com newsletter for the past month now. The time has finally come to follow the banter of the auctioneer’s chatter as the big spring event gets underway. Here are some of the cars which sold during the first two days:

1958 Edsel Pacer Convertible sells for $28,250
1969 Shelby GT350 Convertible sells for $103,000
1966 Shelby GT350H sells for $75,000
1969 Camaro Z/28 RS drew a high bid of $45,000
1967 VW Beetle sells for $13,200
1971 Boss 351 Mustang drew a high bid of $52,200
1964 Chevrolet Impala SS sold for $32,000
1934 Hudson Essex Terraplane street rod sold for $35,000
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T sold for $28,750
1967 Pontiac GTO Convertible sold for $49,000
1672 Chrysler Town & Country Station Wagon sells for $55,000
1931 Ford Roadster Pickup sells for $30,000
1957 Ford Thunderbird sells for $45,500
1985 Ferrari Testarossa sells for $90,000
1969 Camaro Z/28 sells for $59,500
1969 Mustang R Code 428CJ sells for $80,500
1955 Cherolet Bel Air Convertible sold Thursday for $52,000
1989 Ferrari Testarossa sold for $50,000
1950 GMC Custom Pickup sold for $23,750
1972 Plymouth Cuda sold for $19,000
1967 Dodge Coronet Convertible sold for $35,000
1981 Corvette sold for $15,000
1940 Ford Tudor Sedan sold for $12,750
1968 Pontiac Firebird sold for $13,500
Auction sale ran well into the evening here at Carlisle.

Bob and Donna Boberg of eClassicAuto.com are on hand to cover the Spring Carlisle Auction as well as the Carlisle Swap Meet and Car Show this weekend for our Cars-On-Line.com readers. They shot some video today which gives our readers a taste of what it is like to be here at the show:

On Thursday, we saw cars in the $50,000 range selling well. Our auction spotter tells us they sold about 60 percent of what crossed the auction block. With about 190 cars rolling across the auction stage, the auction lasted well into the early evening hours. This morning, Carlisle Events announced a record $2.1 million sales total for Thursday alone.

What Carlisle is known for is its acres and acres of parts to swap. The Carlisle Swap Meet is centuries old and is what made the Carlisle collector car franchise what it is today. We can’t bring you the Carlisle Experience without taking a look through the Swap Meet area:

Meanwhile the Carlisle Swap Meet Is Packed today
Parts finders are loading up on rare items

Follow our live coverage here all weekend as we bring you the Carlisle Experience. Bookmark this page to review the action as it happens here in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday.

2017 Santa Monica Auction

2017 Santa Monica Auction In Review …

As the 2017 Santa Monica Auction begain to get traction in the late afternoon, exotic sports cars were drawing buyer’s attention. It was getting a little intense here in the historic Barker Hangar in Santa Monica as a 1992 Ferrari F40 sold for $870,000. We thought that was the top sale of the auction. Later, a rare Light Green Poly 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster was bid up to $1,000,000 but did not meet the reserve price. RM Sotheby’s got the seller and the bidder together and worked out a deal. The new sale price was $1,100,000, making it the top sale of the 2017 Santa Monica Auction.

Over 170 cars made up the auction docket. Here are some of the top cars:

1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster sold for $1,100,000
Bidder and seller agreed on price after the sale.
The 1992 Ferrari F40, Lot # 229, was the second highest sale.
SOLD at $870,000
1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Berline by Murphy, Lot 189
Very intense bidding, sold at $800,000
1930 Cadillac V-16 Roadster by Fleetwood, Lot 187, SOLD for $725,000
2011 Ferrari 599 GTO, Lot 226, bidding reached $600,000
1939 Lincoln-Zephyr Custom - "Scrape", Lot 184, bid to $240,000
1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage, Lot 191, $310,000
2016 McLaren 675L, Lot 205, bid up to $300,000
1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Series II, Lot 216 bid up to $240,000
2005 Ford GT, Lot # 222, bid up to $250,000 but did not meet reserve
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible, Lot # 159, SOLD for $50,000
1969 Shelby GT350, Lot # 179
1969 Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet, Lot 127
1955 Chevrolet Nomad Wagon sold for $41,500
1959 Dodge Power Wagon Fire Truck, sold for $54,000
1955 Pontiac Chieftain Custom Wagon, Lot # 147

RM Sotheby’s auction team brought you some scintillating sights and sounds during this year’s 2017 Santa Monica Auction. RM Sotheby’s has proudly expanded its footprint in California as they hosted this year’s Santa Monica sale of fine collector cars.

Those who could not make it to the Southern California car culture event could at least experience it all here with the Cars On Line.com staff as they watched it on a live stream. Although it was a little difficult to find the live video feed link on the RM Sotheby’s site, Cars On Line’s readers were able to access the 2017 Santa Monica Auction live video feed here on this page. Then, our fans had a chance to join a discussion on the Cars On Line Facebook and Twitter pages. We alerted our followers with Facebook posts to let you know when some of the top cars were going to cross the auction block. Cars On Line fans were invited to predict what each car would sell for.

You can still follow this link to see the auction docket, listing all the cars in the order they came up in at Barker Hangar.

RM Sotheby’s has prepared a unique virtual catalog of many of the cars offered at the 2017 Santa Monica Auction. Follow this link to read their elegant catalog presentation with detailed photos.

Over the past five years, the Santa Monica Auction has emerged as a highlight on SoCal’s buzzing collector car scene. Last year, the auction generated $14.2 million in sales, with bidders from all over the globe.

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Spring Carlisle Auction 2018 Kicks Off Car Show Weekend

Spring Carlisle Auction 2018 Set For Record Sale Again Here Saturday

2017 Santa Monica Auction

2017 Santa Monica Auction In Review …

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Spring Carlisle Auction 2018 Set For
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