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and here's the day we've been waiting for the best muscle cars in the world frank mkhitaryan has tim who addresses the crowd his caretaker is done now it's your turn offer freely good luck 1969 dodge heavy daytona 6 435 our original mile the most low mileage original hemi daytona four speed engine known to exist in this 69 dodge heavy daytona the star of the

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gave me chills too i mean im not lying its a crazy offer 500k before we can even put the graphics on the screen 600,000 this is one of one there is that hemi legendary power the elephant engine they call it three quarters of a million dollars they almost had to back it with 50 thousand dollars this morning he talked about a lot of these cars and said this is one of which you found out very recently, the best for sale on the planet.

I understand why you guys love this when you said the reservation was cancelled. It gave me chills to be here, we have an 8.75, so we're going to have to be nine now nine eight seventy-five and now nine hundred we have to be nine hundred thousand sir nine hundred dollars for sale we're going to lose it if we don't do something pretty quick 900 no I know apparently now two phone bidders, you saw me once, once, congratulations, a thousand dollars, you got him 900,000 from the Wellborn

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s, congratulations to Tim and Pam, what a way to start this, put a smile on his face early , It is not like this?

Oh my god, they're happy and this crowd is pumped, well that's the first of 24 so there's a long way to go, but you said it, you can't start much better than that. Next up for us is a 1978 pontiac trans ham that belonged to burt reynolds and if you buy the car you get a burt reynolds hat along with pontiac power at all times with the 6.6 liter turbohydramatic automatic transmission and that very ws6 performance package desirable design including those beautiful honeycomb wheels, yes this car owned by burt reynolds, he owned and drove the car for his personal use, copy the original title in bert's name is still with it and i think there is a bit of bonus with that, I mean, we know that with Steve McQueen everything he touches turns to gold, but Burt Reynolds with this particular car, what other owner would you want, but Sally Field sat in that car? 85,000.

Well, they were a couple, weren't they for a while? In real life, Reynolds, Sally Fields, a partner for a loan, I think so, they have to assume who she is. I was probably there with him and looked at the CB antenna on the back. That takes you back to the movie smoking the bandit. This car was not used in the film. It was actually owned and driven by Bert for many years. I have to wonder, jk and guys, how much the adrenaline and the buzz in the room around all these high-end Mopar machines will affect the offerings on some of these other cars, maybe people get caught up in the moment, you know , and this one sells for 90,000.

Wow, two for two so far for the well-born collection, as we approach the end of the hour here on the east coast, around four o'clock and we welcome you to our humble auction coverage from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee. florida here at nbcs i'm scott hoke with john kramen bill stevens stephen cox rutledge wood and we are now in a period of limited business interruption so we can offer you the vast majority of this collection of 24 well born cars and then build your favorite. of the group that my car just sold the reservation is canceled just left at 45. not yet sold invoice the reservation is canceled at 40 000 but you can still get an offer on the negotiator that will allow you we will answer for you, at least the majority of us you will, as long as we have a coupon, yes you know you're going to break my heart, you have all my hopes up and look what happens, is this your ultimate viper gts, yes 96, first year for the gts , cool blue? with the white stripes, the only way to get them, this is still pretty decent money for this, I mean, put your hand here, give me your hand, raise your hand, pick me, what a bunch of 450 horsepower 8 liter V10 troublemakers of force 6- speed manual transmission air conditioning that unique double bubble roof 1,166 of these gts viper coupes were built and it was also the 96 indy 500 pace car yes, do you remember that you were at that time 96 indianapolis 500 absolutely where you worked there?

It didn't work, that was the first year of irl, right? Yes, but I didn't split which year, no surprise at the price, investment, great quality, 10,000 careful miles, immaculate condition, will never be worth less than that bill, not the first year. the gts coupe that will always be collectible, well this is one of the upcoming vehicles we haven't had a chance to see a detailed preview tonight of their 2012 fiber diamondback motorcycle, a 152 cubic inch six speed bike, totally v twin short stroke billet. I've got some DNA here, you all will recognize it, built, built and designed by andrew bradley of lola cars, built in association with illmore engineering, yes, a huge amount of big names there, both in the world of road racing and in Indycar, yes, and you're right, Scott.

It's very high tech right down to the adjustable air suspension. The miles are low enough for you. Three miles of testing alone on this motorcycle since noon. Yeah, I remember running into Mario Alien quite a bit at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in partnership with Roger. Penske and his group in the past, more engineering fighting to get to Ari, now that was a story there and maybe in Indy we'll talk about you had to get to him, it's like trying to get to a rock star, oh . Wow, yeah, nice guy once you got there, but it wasn't easy.

Yes, he's a fantastic guy and next time you run into him, have him do his Elvis impersonation. It is something worth beholding. 16,000 for the 2012 viper Diamondback, deluxe interior, 1970 boss. 429 john crayman unrestored ultra low miles ultra high documentation yes, perhaps the best 1974 boss mustang 421 on the planet, yes, second and final year for the boss 429 with that 375-horsepower mid-heavy engine, four-speed transmission, and the optional tow package, also fantastic. striking blue colors with a white interior and a ton of original, less than 5,000 original miles, you know, and Tim told me this morning, speaking of originality, he said not only is it the original paint, but it's never had any tinkering so this is and probably the best engine option available for the 429s, they had the t codes which were kind of a downgraded 429, they had the c codes which were the most popular, they came out very early but suffered from reliability issues and this is a -Motor with code 429 and it is the most readable.

They had redone the valvetrains, toned them down with the small controls and emissions and still made a ton of very transmittable power and were used in the production of the '69 and '70 boss nines, this boss 429 engine that shares nothing in common with the other 429 engines would have been available, it was an exclusive, special, very exotic engine, these are cars, jk, as you see, frank and the telephone bidder with jessie copp, face to face, how. They had to send it to an auto shop to design it to be able to accept those engines and a lot of people, why did they do it in the Mustang body?

Why didn't they make it in a body that I could easily accept? that big engine they just thought the lightest way the mustang could be the best windshield wipers on four and a quarter street 425,000 tim asked me to keep track of how much all of his cars sell for. I can't count that high, your brother. his father-in-law is on the other line, yes, he probably could, the 1970 Challenger, the original unrestored, and the suggestion told me this morning, guys, that this car is the most fun to drive of all the cars he has and, uh, he said, you know.

Who needs a radio in these cars? Pony cars with small engine and high power are a pleasure to drive. Dodge Challenger 70. That's a three-barrel carburetor and 290 horsepower. 340 four-speed automatic transmission. Was available. Rear window grille. Fantastic colors. Lots of originality. Another investment. well born collection quality car 170 now 170 these cars just go off the charts he didn't tell me anything about it he got 185.10 the pre auction low estimate for this car was 125,000 which would have been a hefty el. challenger price exceeded that estimate no doubt about it 185 so we are six out of six number seven to release is a 1970 aar cuda and tim is well known for his low mileage high option cars and in as far as aar cudas go, you won't find much more options in any other Dodge cousin car we just saw the Dodge sell with the same power plant 340 cubic inch, three, two barrel, carbureted, 290 horsepower, automatic four speed, was available on this one, that top end is even original, there is so much originality in this car, fully documented and 20,385 original miles documented.

Now let's talk strategy here for a second from an auction standpoint. If you're a bidder, these cars are going up, I mean, they deserve it, but they're really bringing in a lot of money. You wait and you ride this wave of excitement, you know, maybe it stabilizes after a while because this is unprecedented, this is incredible, I think it's more strategic than that, what you have is you're taking advantage of 20 years of experience in collecting from people of good birth. carefully selecting and selecting the best examples in the world, that's what these cars are, that's why they are making a lot of money and these cars will never be worth less today in the future, yet they haven't been around or available for a long time.

Most of them for a long period of time, and this one is now worth a hundred and forty thousand dollars for the car we've had sitting next to us at several

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. John's 1971 hemi charger rt with sunroof is one of a kind. They only built 30 Chargers with sunroofs in any engine combination let alone with this hemi, yes, and a bunch of other options that are believed to be the top choice. It is known that there are 71 hemi chargers. In this one, the four-speed automatic transmission was available as was the heavy. service torque flight and guys when we say these are some of the best, we have spent days around these cars, there is no part of these cars that you can't eat, they are absolutely meticulous, clean from top to bottom, it is a madness and we heard Tim himself talk about Roger Gibson who did most of the restorations on these cards, that's the level of work he's famous for.

I don't think I've ever seen one of the sunroof cars in person. I saw one that looked like plastic. kit model when I was a kid, that's the closest I came, that's how rare these things are, that stereo radio inside, that's a cassette player with a tape recorder, that's right, a dictaphone where an executive enjoys the sunroof and the power of its In fact, Hemi could take some notes. This car, in terms of ownership history, includes former NFL linebacker Kevin Green, a noted Mopar collector. He has had one or two other cars in this collection, as well as including the 900,000 Daytona 3.75 for this one and for him. car with sunroof the offer is on the first one we've ever owned we'll take a break real quick hopefully our only commercial break during this collection we'll document what happens if need be during the break in a moment Back live in Kissimmee while we choose what's going to continue what's happening on the 1971 hemi charger rt the reserve just hit 210,000 guys this is an rt pilot car and it's actually been started the build on this one has been fully started . back in 1968, believe it or not, it is reserved for 2 15.

This car was never intended to be sold to the public as a pilot car, a pre-production assembly line car that was to be destroyed, but instead, guess what? where was. Mr Norms Grand Spalding Dodge, the king of performance, Dodge dealers in the late 60s and early 70s, and now we see it selling for 215,000 beautifully restored by Mopar expert Roger Gibson, inside, although this It's a car that's only meant to be looked at. drive however there are a lot of things behind the dash that are not connected and do not work because as we said it was a pilot car it was a show car meant only to look at using a lot of literature too yes thank you mr norma for the shape, yeah, okay, 215,000 and now we move on to the fastest muscle car that tim welborn owns, period 1970, buick gsx stage one 455 360. horsepower, four-speed automatic transmission, the signature touch was available, for Of course, it is the hood mount attack, only two colors. available hollow white saturn yellow this one of course in yellow beautifully restored David Kleiner did the restoration.

It is one of the best Buick experts and is also made to a very high standard as all the cars are part of this group two hundred. thousand dollars that I can without even exaggerating, that would be a priceworld record for a buick gsx and forget about horsepower the incredible torque in these cars is the reason it is the fastest car in tim's collection 510 pounds feet per second of the daytona this is one that got i think which has more eyes than any of the other towers and this one sells for an even bigger price my friend, because here's your pick rolling onto the auction block right now, here you go man, the Omaha Orange 69 Daytona, I'll give it to you say. this is this car it's what dreams are made of right there 375 horsepower 440 is actually the base engine of the Daytona of course the hemi is also available four speed and this automatic was an option and a radio m interesting to mention the word solid state, consider transistors in the 1960s, a relatively new invention in the late 1960s, all radios were, but it's fun to talk about that Rutledge, let's talk about the wheels like this because you, Tim and I were talking about that. this morning these are Kelsey Hayes' wheels, they call them recall wheels because they broke, came off and then were recalled within a few weeks because when you have one of these big block cars going through a turn, basically the center of the wheel would remain on the car, the rim and tire would come off and go somewhere else, so they were destroying the cars, taking the wheels off and bringing them all back.

She found these new ones in a box and said they were, I think. Five thousand dollars maybe 20 years ago, yeah, so you can imagine how much they cost today. We saw a lot of base 375 horsepower and 440 Daytona engines. I just want everyone in Nascar to know and realize that none of us to this day have forgiven you. for killing arrow wars because you guys killed this car, of course they also gave birth to it. You know, Stephen, we deserved a little hate from you, so it's the perfect time to tell it 280. Chuck Glanville has been busy there.

The phone rings son in the car I still can't believe this car was a little blue and black engine bay when you found it on the list below and whoever wrote it everything is orange including the wheels even written wrong, it's on that actual build sheet. Nice piece, can you imagine finding that little blue Daytona and when Tim found out exactly what it was, you got it by suppressing his emotions to save yourself for a little money? Tim acquired this car in 1999 and takes note of the time. and the date on your watch just changed hands for 280 thousand dollars 1971 is a very special year for tim welbourne he has eight '71 heavyweight cars and he said that year is very special because his dad had a 1971 car, a hemi car that he remembers and that has given him a soft spot in his heart for these, yes, this super b has the automatic transmission combined with that heavy 425 horsepower 834, 426 cubic, code for the super track package , this one has it, it was great to hear it.

Speaking of, on clear nights he could listen to Chicago radio stations in his dad's car and listen to Mr. Norms commercials, so he knew about this place, where all the hemis were from. He knew he had to get there. someday get a car yeah do we have time to tell the elden palmer story yeah go ahead yeah right yeah well eldon palmer will go down in Indy 500 history as the safety driver who crashed against the stands, the challenger, the photographer before the race. Yes, yes, and this is the car he drove to the track that day and after the accident and all the two mallets and the hub, he drove this car back home and it sat there for a long time without being driven before it was finally broken. would sell The car he drove to the track that day was restored by Roger Gibson in 2004 but of course, as is typical of all vehicles and Tim and Pam's care, it is as nice as it was.

The restoration was completed 10 years ago. You're booked, look at that air grip hood, how cool it is, what a touch of wild style. The end of a fantastic era. The culmination of an era that began in the 1960s. The Street Hemi first came out in 1966. About 10,000 Hemi cars were produced. Everything is over. In 1971, with this series of cars we're looking at here, you mentioned Eldon Palmer driving the pace car at the start of the 71-500. He remembers the passengers with him in the car. Tony Holman, track owner, Chris Schenkel, long-time legendary announcer. and john glenn were traveling with him when he crashed, those are famous, yeah, you know, john, what you left out when you were showing me around yesterday morning is when they take the reservation away, there's a rush of air in this room, I think that everyone exhales at the same time that it's a crazy feeling 40,000 ago because of the way the reservation came out here there is a real connection here between the car that just sold for 190 and the next car because they were cars with serial numbers consecutive and I stood in front of these last night and wondered what it would be like to stand on the assembly line and see the red car go off first, this one is right behind it, it's a 1971 super b hemi, so do it again Mr.

Standards, this one also has an automatic transmission. great job beefing up its auto fly torque to handle the power of those huge optional a01 hidden hemi headlights on this one too, giving it some extra styling up front and another factory installed cowl hood, scott, good luck with you , I would have been at the factory during lunch time and I would miss them both, well that may be true, we are already up to six figures, that very distinctive hemi engine with those big wide black valve covers with wrinkled finish with the spark plugs and the spark plug wires on.

Right in the center of the valve covers, it's easy to identify. You know, this deep blue is not a color you normally associate with this car and I think it looks spectacular. Look at the bench seat and the automatic car changed at 145 135 135, this one now at 160. you know, that blue Stephen, you know, that's just one aspect of that car, it makes you wonder what the person who ordered it was going for because it's a semi-column, a couple of different ways to give your car a little bit of luxury here. poor looks, performance, this is the answer to a number of questions that none of us would have asked, it's just that it's that unusual and you know it takes a while to create a car like this super track package too well, I think, Norm Krause . he wanted this car to come out of his grand spalding dodge dealership he wanted with that white vinyl top to match his white belt and white shoes that he used to wear in 1971. that's it you mentioned that blue steven and it's called b5 and compare that a little later the hemi charger rt will appear in three or four lots of jamaica blue, a little darker, a little deeper than this b5 blue, and this one sells for 190,000, the same guy who bought the previous car, how are you? that the gentleman bought the two in a row oh thank you very good next is the unrestored 1970 chevelle ls6 triple black this was the best of all the muscle cars with the horsepower rating on the chevelle ls6 70 450 horsepower of force 454 turbohydramatic automatic transmission optional am radio tachometer optional gauge package optional triple black you absolutely have a vinyl top, we can call it bucket seats with the floor moved automatically in this 120. 100 000. purchased by tim and pam in 2006, it is a relatively recent edition of his collection you know where he bought it at auction here in Kissimmee oh and his first Meek at auction so Tim Welbourne's history with Dana Meeken goes back to 2006 here in Kissimmee How about that?

And the reservation is cancelled. We are almost batting. thousand here tim and pam both have had since the beginning of the first how about a third well, next on nbcsn is nascar america more on jeff gordon's retirement announcement and an interview with rick hendrick nascar america comes next here on nbc inside Just over 30 minutes from now, this is like the ultimate muscle car history lesson. I think we've had a roll before us. Every car has a big piece of history attached to it. Well, you like your hemis weird, how about this one? guys 71 dodge heavy charger rt hood with hemi automatic transmission air pickup, but look at this only with plum white interior charger hemi loco rt that is known to exist this could be the only one left, yes, documented 101. and it is the color which I so often associate with it, but who would have thought those options would have stacked up to be a single quote, but the plum white vinyl top under the hood this is my vision of what a charger is supposed to be.

It's the charger I grew up with. It is the first model. kit that has ever been built and I must say that I think this is truly the most beautiful charger I have ever seen and the white tears have been unusual. Typically they would have been difficult with black and it's just that the contrast is so striking and attractive that we went with it. around the speaker and we talk about our favorites and uh this is Pam Welborne's 225, we're that one and that's where she wins $225,000 Stephen, the excitement in this room is really getting carried away.

Can you go tell a racing story? Hey, do you know that chocolate? chip cookie i left on your computer a few minutes ago yes i want it back hey guys you're not going to like the way you're going to get it back remember the b5 paint i told you about here's the comparison of a 71 hemi charger this one It's the jamaica blue, darker and deeper on another one hemi john charger, the world's best heavy mopars cruising the scott auction block another 71 rt heavy charger this one also has an automatic transmission of course it still sports the original style, two four barrel carburetors supplied by carter Those carburetors from the time they were built on the street in 1966 until the end in 1971.

Guys, it will be interesting to see John if the stock comes out of this one. I got a little inside information from Pam. I think they love her. They keep this, they would like to keep it. I'm just not sure if it goes up enough. That guy in the front row keeps bidding and maybe they'll stay there. I'm going to say I'm going to sell it, I bet they will. I don't think there was anything on the option sheet that wasn't marked when it was first purchased. Yes, it has everything right and it has everything as all of these cars have the paperwork to back it up.

It's all in one of his first cars that he got. Wow, this must be your beater, I guess, yeah, well, your beater now has a high bid of 200,000. We're going to listen to Tim Welborn, uh, when we finish the collection here in a little bit. A few more cars to go, give me one more time. I think something might happen on this one. There are seven more cars left for us. They're working pretty hard on it. She says no, she'll keep it and Tim said she's the boss. 220. Yes, strange. You've been called to the principal's office and you wonder if they feel like they don't want to get rid of him.

That will make it worth more. Here comes Dana. Do you want to buy the blue car? She is the one who stays with him. **** car two and a quarter will sell it, otherwise 225 buy the blue car, are you 200,000? The stakes are high, I think this is the quietest I've ever heard during an auction, I know, come on, I'm a failure, well. You know what Pam can keep with that Jamaican blue hemi charger? Look at her, she is delighted with the card itself, the world record money and she is very happy, how about that wow? Put an asterisk next to that one.

She got up to two hundred thousand dollars. The next one is uh. Hemi Charger 500 again one of the highest options, the highest Charger 500 option on the planet. You know, Steven, you did a great job explaining what exactly makes a Charger a Charger 500. It has nothing to do with the engine. It has the superior engine. for bending that flush grille that sits flush on everyone or the rear window, all conspiring to give this car such good aerodynamic dynamics for the high-speed Nascar tracks in '69. It still wasn't enough, that's what It's really shocking, now you'll notice. that the grille is basically taken off a Dodge Coronet and then they took that buttress window like you said, they did a wash on the rear to get rid of that void that occurs right over the trunk of a car at high speeds and they still had to Let's go back to the drawing board and of course then they came up with the Dodge Daytona, for which we still thank them.

It is the most beautiful new charger I have ever seen. The last one lasted two batches, yes, without reservation, I can't believe it. they didn't sell the jamaica blue for 200 thousand dollars with 59,000 they must be very happy with that first charger that worked well and I was going to say that tells you how much they love that the jamaica blue card 5800 is new, but 135,000 dollars here at Mikkel Kissimmee, my God, they're still rolling and waiting. Do you see the next one? Six to go, but this 1971 Hemi Super B is a Motor Trend test car and this is what Tim told me about it, the guys on the assembly line were given marching orders, they brought all this to the line supervisors and said, guys, this is going to be a tran engine for your test car, you better build this car right and tighten every nut andbolt and make sure there's nothing wrong with this car. that's exactly what they did right, they got everything right for the road testers 426 hemi 425 horsepower torque flight automatic a34 super track pack power steering and brakes air grip hood, it goes on and on, the options and how about that one color guys caramel so many of these mopars are iconic for their wild colors kind of a muted earth tone that was starting to come into fashion in the early 1970s in this one and a tan interior look at that one and how about this for the great stories the original owner read The test report in Motor Train magazine about this car and said he wanted to buy the actual car that was used in the test took a little while, but he was done with it.

Wow, that's cool, you know? and Tim still says this thing has no noise. run like crazy you want to participate you want to try it well frank gave it the thumbs up and said tim said it's doing pretty well so far, let's try it 155,000 sold well in this case 155 is going to be the super rare number and now, Steven's group's favorite car, the 1970 Cougar Boss 302 eliminator, the most beautiful eliminator in the history of history. JK, the Eliminator package came out in 1969 and they dressed the car up really well and you know. They were looking to make Mercury and the puma kind of an upscale mustang, but with this they really went over the top, you got the fake blacked out hood, you got the front valance and matte black, plus you got the stripes on the side.

I got an awesome package and of course instead of grabber blue they called their color series competition blue, competition green, competition orange, etc. and it works on this car. I think he's really one of the best eliminators I've ever seen and there were. There weren't many to begin with, this was Mercury's version and competition for that legendary Ford Mustang Boss 302. This one shares essentially the same 190 transmission to bid on, it's going to sell so far, we've had two cars that haven't sold .one because the money wasn't there two because pam said I don't think so I don't think we want to keep this car the money is right for this right now this car is worth it and that's a lot of money for a puma 195 The estimate before The auction published in the catalog for this car is 100,000, which is almost double the low estimate of the auction sale price, which is about where the market should have been, but you know it's driven for the excellence and rarity of these machines.

Sure, yeah, 195,000 and you can reserve it, you know, that Viper GTS that sold. I asked Tim before the auction what would make him happy and it sold for over 10,000 plus yes here is a 1971 hemi charger the last 71 Hemi Charger built Mr Kramer and the last 71 Hemi sold from the Wellborn collection couldn't be better to finish it off too with Scott A34 Super Track Pack four speed transmission, once again a hood scoop, great color combination for the most part. Unrestored, it has been repainted with the original high impact top banana, that's what they called it, but they kept the original stripes and the interior, all original, as well as a quarter of a million of the first muscle car area that has not yet been lifted this night at the last minute, I think. a little reluctantly, Tim removes the reservation at 295, these are his babies for 20 years, yes, he has put together the best collection specifically, that's what Tim is from Alexander City, Alabama, about an hour and a half southeast of Birmingham, and this one sells for 295,000.

Well, I might as well keep you on the phone if we're going to wait until 203. Three more to go after this one goes and we move on to a special edition 1978 pontiac trans am se a and 88 gold with WS6 performance pack. Well John, yes, also with a four-speed transmission, Scott, the special edition was available in two colors in 1978, the most well-known of course being black with gold trim, but you were also able to get it here in the uh y88 . gold special edition package and that's what Tim has here loaded with options including factory air conditioning, power steering and brakes, T-tops, practically original cars had some work done on the interior and were rebuilt paint, but that is the correct solar system. gold and yes that is crushed velvet inside like it would have been when new welcome to the 1970s 42,000 van on the books 78 pontiac trans am s.e and if the next car looks familiar to millions of viewers in all over the country, should Remember in the 70's, the Rockford archives, this is jim rockford's pontiac firebird, esprit, james garner drove this one that appears in the tv series and was updated several times from '74 to '80, but not after '78, so this is the way it was during the '78 and later seasons documented with a letter of authenticity from Ray Claridge.

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. He became the owner of film vehicle services. The largest supplier of vehicles to the film and television industry. It's a unique 350 cubic inch Pontiac. The engine has air conditioning, power steering and brakes originally built as a formula version to get the suspension updated and then refinished for the TV show to make it look like a more mundane firebird, yes, because Rockford always had money problems, remember sticking with That person and his father Rocky, didn't they live in a trailer on the beach or something? Yes, as if they allow it now.

I think I'll set up my trailer at Malibu Beach. Father played by Noah Berry. Yes, yes, very good. what a great show and you know, uh, james garner supposedly did a lot of the stunts driving himself, right, oh yeah, great driver, great guy of cars throughout his career, okay, that one goes in the books for forty grand. dollars, the Rockford archives, Firebird, our last vehicle in the well-born 24-car collection is the last for most a 1966 Ford Shelby Racing Transporter, how about this to finish the collection? Yes, this is cool, Scott, 330 cubic inches, four-speed transmission, V8, dual rear wheels, amazingly original condition.

Do you think this is a beauty? This thing is a real gem. Tim was working on this a week ago getting the brakes ready for this, but finding a cab that's in this kind of shape to have that kind of audition is a special trick. I wonder if Carol Shelby signed this, oh who knows, you know, if you buy any book about the cobra back in the 60's that has any pictures in it, chances are you'll see at least one photo of this truck on the other transporters somewhere If I can't find his autograph I'll give you a Sharpie bill and just go straight Carl Shelton there we are on reserve the reserve is out of sixty thousand dollars world number I think it's out here you're working at the Guys, I just lost about 20 pounds because the wind left my head, you know it was incredible, so many great cars, so much money and they got their wish, they have to keep the blue car.

I'll have thirty-five minutes. happy with number one, so you stayed, you kept jamaica blue, will you miss any of those? What are you going to be this morning? I'm going to miss that last yellow charger. I thought I wanted that one back. Me too, but you know, this was incredibly fun when you get here and say, I don't know why I brought that car here, you know, but anyway he's going to have a new home and a great guy is going to come and mention it to me. that he is very happy to have received it, thank you all for sharing this, what a wonderful time here, it has been fun and amica has done a wonderful job delivering our collection.

Thank you so much, Tim and Pam, thank you so much everyone, and uh, you guys. I heard it from Tim a little reluctance when he left the reserve off on that last hemi charger, everyone can breathe now yes, and that will take care of the well-born muscle car collection, let's take a break and get back to Conclude our show today in a moment.