New England Auto Auction 2024

8/22/24

Sam returns to the annual New England Auto Auction hosted at the Owl's Head Transportation Museum. 

Old New England Bike! 1973 Triumph Tiger 750 

1920 Buick Touring

Above: 1963 Ford Falcon Convertible

The auction catalog calls it a '63, but it has a '61 grille. It was also one of two blue Falcon 'verts in the auction.

1931 Ford Victoria

Above: 1927 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup

The right photo shows its two-speed Ruckstell axle. 

1909 Maxwell

This was the oldest car in the auction.

1925 Buick Master Six Sedan

Possibly the same car I photographed last year, although with a different owner.

1929 Model A Coupe

A couple was looking to buy this for their grandkids to ride around in when I photographed it.

1930 Ford Model A Coupe

1952 Chevrolet Skyliner Sedan

This one was a good ten-footer, with plenty of mud in the quarters and bad chrome.

1973 Ford LTD Brougham

22 years separate this and the '52 Chevy from above, but they look like they belong to different centuries.

1975 Plymouth Valiant Sedan

This car had rust in the usual places, but it was solid structurally.  Not a bad project car. 

1976 Ford LTD Wagon

1954 Chevrolet Panel Van

1959 Mack B-42X "Lump's Truck"

1990 Nissan S-Cargo

"Look at that S-Cargo!" No Eddie Murphy needed.

1983 AMC Eagle Sedan

This car was mint.

1975 Volkswagen Super Beetle Cabriolet


1985 Chevrolet El Camino and 1977 MG MGB

1936 Ford Phaeton.  

This was a beautiful car.  Someone put a tiny hole in the top, though.

1956 Ford F-100

1964 Chrysler New Yorker Sedan  

This Chrysler supposedly has 3.8K miles on it. I'm Not sure if it's original or restored.

1929 Ford Model A Pickup

1937 Plymouth Sedan 

Mild custom with non-factory interior and wheels.  It still has the flat six!  The front ends of the fenders had been brush painted, too.

1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible  

Older restoration holding up quite well.  

1971 Cadillac Eldorado

Above: Custom 1960 Oldsmobile 98 convertible

The rear bumper was removed and body contoured to its shape.

1936 Ford Model 48 Phaeton

Above and Left: 1948 Buick Roadmaster Sedanette

1925 Lincoln 126 Victoria Coupe

Body by Brunn & Co.

Above: 1939 American Bantam Roadster

1967 Triumph TR4A next to a Honda S2000

1965 Ford Mustang Convertible

1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1

1966 Dodge Polara Sedan

This Polara was mislabeled as a Coronet in the catalog.

1951 Ford Country Squire "Woody" Wagon

1951 Mercury M-1 pickup

1953 Chevrolet 3100 "Pilothouse" Pickup

Dueling Fords

1949 F-1 on the left and 1951 F-3 on the right.

1982 Chevrolet Silverado C-10 Shortbox

1993 Ford F-150 Lightning

1984 GMC C1500

1982 Dodge D-150  

1982 was the only year Dodge put turbine wheels on their trucks, according to description left by the owner.

1977 Datsun 280Z

1962 Ford Thunderbird

This T-Bird was a barn find car that has been put back on the road.

1963 Mercury Comet Sedan

This Comet was similar the one I looked at, but a lot nicer.  This one had a 260 in it, too.

1966 Dodge Polara Convertible

Originally a Florida car, the floors and trunk are original. The owner was selling because he moved and lost the space. Hopefully it finds a good new home!

1937 Chevrolet Coupe

Possibly an original paint car.

1979 Mercedes Benz 240D (W123)

1984 Cadillac Seville

1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle

1970 Ford LTD Brougham

Beautiful car.  Too bad the hood flew open on it at some point.

1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Sport Sedan

Above: 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air 409 "Bubble-Top"  

The real deal.

1958 Edsel Citation

Above: 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner w/ Dealer-Installed "Peek-A-Boo" Hood

1963 Ford Thunderbird

1966 Lincoln Continental Convertible

1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 

Believed to have the original drivetrain.

Above: 1956 Mercury Custom Convertible

Row Shot of Some Auction Cars

Left to Right: 1989 Ford Bronco II, 1988 Ford Thunderbird, 1957 Mercedes 180D, 1989 Ford L-8000


A '70s Malaise Duo 

1976 Ford Elite (Green; Foreground) and 1975 Mercury Bobcat Wagon (Yellow; Background)

1941 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup 

This Chevy features a custom two-tone paint scheme.


1960 Cadillac Coupe Deville

1995 Ford Bronco XLT

An OJ Bronco (well, almost).