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).