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Bisa Nitip Bisa Dititp: Pre-war Classics at Auburn Spring Auction 🏆
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From the Passport Collection; Coachwork by Sindelfingen
1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet B
• Accompanied by original data plate and copy of original Kommission paper • A timeless example finished in elegant colors • Benefiting from a $23,000 service by marque authority Rolf Wagner • Menacing and powerful supercharged German engineering • A welcome addition to prestigious concours events and tours
• ACD Club Certified A-288, verifying original engine, body and chassis • Owned by a succession of prominent collectors; including Leo Gephart, Al Ferrara, and long-term owner Michael Gaylor • A familiar face at the annual ACD Club Reunion in Auburn, Indiana • One of the most desirable American made automobiles ever crafted
• One of the most collectable and desirable cars from the pre-war era • Streamlined boattail styling finished in dramatic and elegant colors • Ideal example for CCCA and ACD Club events • Acquired by the Passport Collection over 17 years ago
• 1 of just 4 examples produced for 1935; 1 of only 3 known to exist • Retains original Dietrich body and tags • Originally delivered to Lake Forest, Illinois; known ownership history from new • Multi-cylinder Packard Twelve chassis and very well-appointed • Recent service and exercising • Certified Full Classic® by the Classic Car Club of America (CCCA)
• 1 of just 64 original factory supercharged examples produced • ACD Club Certified C-316 • Known history; Originally delivered new to South Africa • Owned by a list of noted ACD Club members such as Dr. Frank Hayward and Dr. Fay Culbreth of Charlotte, North Carolina • Professional body-off-the-frame restoration completed in 2007; Maintained to a high standard since • Rebuilt correct original engine, supercharger, and transmission by noted Auburn-Cord specialist, the late Stan Gilliland • LHD conversion by noted ACD Club member and Cord Specialist, Jim O'Brien • Finished in Cigarette Cream over maroon upholstery and tan convertible top with matching maroon piping • Featured in Beverly Rae Kimes' book, The Classic Car • A CCCA Full Classic®
• A fascinating, important and rare pre-war Mercedes-Benz • Striking and well-preserved original Sindelfingen coachwork • Elegantly appointed with multiple accessories • Long 129-inch wheelbase shared with the 540K • The only known example
From the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum; Coachwork by Darrin
1940 Packard Darrin 180 Victoria Convertible
• A rare and highly collectable Darrin 180 Victoria • A crown jewel of the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum since its opening • Driven and admired in the exclusive 2004 and 2013 Pasadena Tournament of Roses • Seen by millions in the 2020 Emmy-winning Netflix series, "Hollywood" • A CCCA Full Classic® suited for touring events
• Former ownership includes the Imperial Palace Auto Collection • Accompanied by a copy of the title in the Imperial Palace name • A part of the Automobile Driving Museum since 2017 • An early pioneer in green energy and the electric car market • Attractive two-tone paint • Showing signs of long-term museum display mellowing and charm
• Among America's earliest sporty cars, noted for its handling • Formerly owned by Harrah's Automobile Collection and William K. Haines, Sr. • One of fewer than two dozen surviving "senior" American Underslungs
2025 marks our 5th annual Enthusiast Tour, which is a truly one-of-a-kind collector car tour tailored toward unique destinations, private collections, and fine dining throughout northern Indiana. A multi-day tour taking place at the end of April, it leads into our annual Enthusiast Auction which will include over 150 automobiles, and three great collections.
The 2025 tour will focus in on Fort Wayne, Indiana, with one of the days entailing a private tour of Sweetwater's global headquarters/warehouse, followed by an ultra-exclusive, invite only tour of the Sweetwater founder's personal car collection. With a handful of other stops and restaurants booked, this is a collector car tour you don't want to miss.
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