To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017. Unique custom-built Cretors wagon. Original features, updated to electric power, gas popper. Ready to delight children young and oldCharles Cretors, a Decatur, Illinois, confectioner, was disappointed with a steam-powered peanut roaster he had purchased. An i..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.. Offered from a private collection. Single ownership since 1990. Fewer than 30 examples known to survive. Amazing level of finish and detail throughout. Fascinating piece of American historyThe Abbott-Downing Company, of Concord, New Hampshire, was establishe..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Offered from the estate of Ralph WhitworthThe famous ’32 Ford roadster that beat a quarter horse in 1944Russetta Timing Association: 120.9 mph at Harper Dry Lake, 1944Star of several hot rod movies in the 1950sNamed as one of the most significant 1932 Fords of all timeFeatur..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.High-quality older restoration that presents nicelyLegendary flathead V-8 performanceGreat club and hobby supportHenry Ford had the foresight and the capital to purchase the town of Pequaming in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and along with it, the half-million acres of forest s..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Pioneering American “high-wheeler” automobileLong-term history in the Antique Automobile Club of AmericaCharming, patinaed appearanceThe high-wheeler is a uniquely American vehicle, as it was essentially a horseless carriage that was built to adapt to the depl..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Offered from the estate of Ralph WhitworthEarly '50s-style hot rod with original speed equipmentAn exceptional Deuce Coupe with all the right “stuff”The classic 1932 Ford, better known as “the Deuce,” has been, and always will be, the ultimate hot rod. An Amer..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Offered from the collection of the late-Don GibsonEarly Ford V-8 Club of America Dearborn Award winner in 1993An older restoration that has been beautifully cared for and maintainedComplete with owner’s manual, Ford Reference book, and spare keysFord began 193..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.A quality restoration in attractive original color and trimFormer Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) National First Prize winnerAn essential part of any American automobile collectionA remarkable automobile, the Ford Model T was more than just an invent..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.Excellent restoration of Ford woodieCorrect, early 21-stud V-8 engineHydraulic brake conversion for safetyAlthough not the first to catalogue a station wagon – that distinction goes to Billy Durant and his Star in 1923 – by the 1930s Henry Ford was the world’s acknowledged w..
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sotheby’s Hershey event, October 5-6, 2017.One of the most significant motor vehicles in American historyUsed to deliver dairy goods to Pennsylvanian localsFinished in Rosenberger’s Dairies classic liveryHenry Ford was once quoted as saying that his customers could order their vehicles in any color, as..