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Time: March 8, 2013 all day
Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Street: 4750 Amelia Island Parkway
City/Town: Amelia Island, FL
Website or Map: http://www.rmauctions.com
Phone: 1 800 211 4371 or +1 519 352 4575
Event Type: auction
Organized By: RM Auctions
Latest Activity: Feb 13, 2015
RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, returns to the beautiful Ritz Carlton for its annual Amelia Island auction, March 8, 2014. The 16th annual sale will feature a magnificent selection of more than 80 handpicked automobiles, with an emphasis on important and historic sports and racing cars along with elegant coachbuilt classics.
This year’s event features more than a dozen motor cars offered from the esteemed Pray Collection. Representing an array of both American and European marques, the collection is highlighted by an extremely rare 1937 Delahaye 135 Competition Court Torpedo Roadster with exquisite coachwork by the innovative Parisian firm Figoni et Falaschi. Additional highlights of RM’s Amelia Island auction include an incredibly successful 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 R, known as the ‘winningest’ Shelby ever, a 1934 Duesenberg Model SJ Convertible Sedan by LeBaron, complete with known history from new, as well as a beautiful 1932 Packard Twin Six Individual Custom Convertible Sedan offered from the respected collection of Bob and Sandra Bahre and available for sale for the first time in more than 30 years.
For those unable to attend the event in person, RM Auctions offers a range of remote bidding options, including absentee, Internet, and telephone bidding, and the auction will steam live online at www.rmauctions.com providing real-time coverage of the event.
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American Bantam “Woody” Station Wagon
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1958 Porsche 356 Speedster
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