To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.. Offered from a private collection. Single ownership since 1990. Fewer than 30 examples known to survive. Amazing level of finish and detail throughout. Fascinating piece of American historyThe Abbott-Downing Company, of Concord, New Hampshire, was establishe..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.A quality restoration in attractive original color and trimFormer Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) National First Prize winnerAn essential part of any American automobile collectionA remarkable automobile, the Ford Model T was more than just an invent..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.
. Unique Heluva Good Cheese livery
. Beautifully presented
Already in production for 15 years, by 1923 the Ford Model T was firmly entrenched in American motor history. Envisioned by Henry Ford as a low-cost, easily maintained, “universal” car, the success ..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Offered from the collection of the late-Don GibsonEarly Ford V-8 Club of America Dearborn Award winner in 1993An older restoration that has been beautifully cared for and maintainedComplete with owner’s manual, Ford Reference book, and spare keysFord began 193..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.One of the most significant motor vehicles in American historyUsed to deliver dairy goods to Pennsylvanian localsFinished in Rosenberger’s Dairies classic liveryHenry Ford was once quoted as saying that his customers could order their vehicles in any color, as..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Pioneering early American horseless carriageSurely one of very few known to surviveWonderful patina and characterNumerous automakers came and went during the early years of the 20th century, some leaving no more than a smattering of cars to mark their one-time..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.High-quality older restoration that presents nicelyLegendary flathead V-8 performanceGreat club and hobby supportHenry Ford had the foresight and the capital to purchase the town of Pequaming in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and along with it, the half-million acres of forest s..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Restored Model A display chassisFascinating to examineThe ideal counterpoint to one’s Ford collectionAfter dominating the American scene for nearly 20 years, production of the Model T ended. Could Ford come back with a subsequent model? The answer was yes! The..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Excellent restoration of Ford woodieCorrect, early 21-stud V-8 engineHydraulic brake conversion for safetyAlthough not the first to catalogue a station wagon – that distinction goes to Billy Durant and his Star in 1923 – by the 1930s Henry Ford was the world’s acknowledged w..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.East Coast take on early hot roddingBuilt by Dick Ouellet of the Cam Snappers ClubOldsmobile Rocket V-8 powerFascinating piece of hot rod historyThe hot rod and custom car movement, initially a West Coast phenomenon, reached the eastern United States by the early 1950s. The ..