Worldwide Auctioneers Counts Down to Labor Day Auburn Auction

Worldwide Auctioneers will present its largest ever auction event at the end of August. Over 400 cars are slated for the 54th Annual Auburn Auction and Show, with well over half offered at no reserve, including four exciting, no-reserve collections.

Enthusiasts can look forward to a curated offering of sports, supercars and hypercars, celebrity owned vehicles, custom motorcycles, pioneering race cars, exceptional pre-war automobiles, state-of-the-art cybertrucks, muscle cars, classics and vintage trucks, as well as an extensive selection of memorabilia.

The auction kicks off at 11 am on Thursday, August 29 and runs through Saturday evening, August 31, and is open to the general public. Auction catalogues and the full inventory is posted online at worldwideauctioneers.com.

Buyers here have a chance to acquire the only two 1937 Miller-Gulf Race Cars in existence. Each is among the last of the major racing car projects completed in partnership with Gulf Oil by the legendary Harry — the most successful and creative racing engineer and constructor of the pre-WWII era.

Recognized as the most original survivor by Miller aficionados, Chassis Number 1 will cross the block alongside Chassis Number 2, the only other 1937 Miller-Gulf Race Car ever built, another pioneering example that was formerly exhibited at both The Amelia and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

The Grateful Dead’s personal equipment truck will also cross the block in Auburn — an infamous psychedelically painted 1949 Studebaker M5 known as “The Dred,” formerly owned by the ‘Acid King’ Owsley Stanley himself.

Offered from the Lone Star Estate Collection is an iconic 1952 Harley-Davidson Captain America Motorcycle, one of two choppers used in the iconic 1969 film “Easy Rider,” comprehensively repaired and restored after the famous crash scene by actor Dan Haggerty, and offered at no reserve.

Also slated for the sale is a well-documented 1962 Lincoln Continental Convertible — the car that carried President John F. Kennedy during his parade celebrating the ‘Niagara Frontier’ in 1962. The car has only three owners from new.

The lineup also includes a number of modern sports cars, supercars and hypercars, including one of the fastest production Ferraris ever produced: an ultra-exclusive 2024 Ferrari SF90 Spider Assetto Fiorano, offered without reserve from the Lone Star Estate Collection, with a staggering $252,000 in factory options.

Another is Ferrari’s highest performing 488 series car — a very well-optioned 2020 Ferrari 488 Pista Spider, a one-owner supercar ordered new by the Lone Star Estate Collection.

Striking ’60s European sportscars include a highly equipped, numbers-matching 1969 Ferrari ‘Sunroof’ 365 GT 2+2 ordered new by casino magnate Bill Harrah, offered at no reserve, and a very rare 1967 Iso Grifo Series I, one of just 200 Series 1 examples built.

Significant pre-war automobiles consigned include a recently restored ACD certified 1932 Auburn 12-160A Boattail Speedster. Exhibited at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2023 and offered from long-term ownership, it is one of two significant Auburn Speedsters to be auctioned in this year’s sale. Also on offer is a sensational 1937 Delage D8-120 Cabriolet, comprehensively restored by Carrosserie Lecoq in France, the resident of multiple prolific collections including Louis Vuitton dynasty heir, Herve Ogliastro.

“Some of the world’s greatest cars have traded hands here over the decades and we’re proud to continue the tradition today, with our biggest and best auction offering to date,” said John Kruse, Principal and Auctioneer. “We’re excited to have curated a fantastic, eclectic offering of vehicles for a sell-out sale, and whether you’re a serious collector or an everyday car enthusiast we invite you join us at the end of August to experience everything that Labor Day weekend in Auburn is about.”

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