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Mecum Auctions Offers The Salmon Brothers Collection, June 16, 2012

June 15, 2012

One Hundred Years of American Automotive History Hits the Auction Block at No Reserve

Walworth, WI – June 7, 2012 — Mecum will offer a collection of nearly 140 American collector cars spanning a full century of automotive history ranging from a 1908 Maxwell (Lot S71) to a 2008 Roush-powered Ford Mustang (Lot S140). All vehicles will be sold at No Reserve, June 16, 2012 at the Salmon Brothers “Car Barn” in North Little Rock, Ark.

1934 Cadillac Fleetwood V12 All-Weather Phaeton; 1957 Pontiac Bonneville

Above: 1934 Cadillac Fleetwood V12 All-Weather Phaeton, Lot S81 Below: 1957 Pontiac Bonneville, Lot S73

Twin brothers and Arkansas natives, Tom and Don Salmon, have spent well over half a century amassing an incredible collection of classic and collector automobiles with one common theme; American made. With an example of nearly every major domestic manufacturer represented in the collection, this special Mecum Auction event will be a true celebration of the American automobile.

Among the impressive line-up of vehicles crossing the block on this action packed day include an original 1957 Pontiac Bonneville (Lot S73), a rare 1957 fuel-injected Chevy Nomad (Lot S76), and a stunning 1934 Cadillac Fleetwood V12 All-Weather Phaeton (S81) that is one of only 3 ever produced. A handful of engines and road art will also be offered throughout the day. The complete online catalog is available at Mecum.com.

Bidder credentials are required for admittance into this Special Event. The public is welcome and bidder registration can be completed at the door. All registered bidders receive a commemorative copy of the Salmon Brothers Collection Catalog.

Those unable to attend in person can take in all the action during the live web broadcast at Mecum.com with multiple camera angles and play-by-play commentary by automotive experts John Kraman and David Newhardt. For additional information visit Mecum.com or call 262.275.5050.

Schedule:
The Salmon Brothers Collection
4343 Roundtop Road
North Little Rock, Ark. 72117
Preview: Friday, June 15th 10-6 p.m. and Saturday June 16th, 8-11 a.m.
Auction: Saturday, June 16th at 11 a.m.
(All Times Central)

Photo Credit: David Newhardt and John Hollansworth Jr. Courtesy of Mecum Auctions

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ClassicCars.Com Partners with instaVIN™ to Bring Vehicle History Reports to The Classic Car Market

May 15, 2012

ClassicCars.com, the world’s largest online marketplace devoted to classic and collector vehicles, and instaVIN™, a leading provider of vehicle history reports, announced a partnership that provides the availability of instaVIN vehicle history reports for ClassicCars.com dealers, buyers and private sellers. By partnering with instaVIN, ClassicCars.com, already an industry leader with a collective inventory worth in excess of $1 billion at any given time, becomes the first major classic car classified site to integrate vehicle history reports. ClassicCars.com has also been named as an affiliate for the instaVIN service.

 “ClassicCars.com is always on the lookout for premium services to add to our portfolio that will benefit our entire audience, dealers, buyers and private sellers,” said Roger Falcione, Founder and CEO of ClassicCars.com. “The availability of instaVIN vehicle history reports is a great resource that helps buyers buy with more confidence and allows sellers to provide more vehicle transparency. We selected instaVIN to be our classic car vehicle history reporting partner because of their superior history data, report quality and overall service.”

instaVIN is the only major history reporting service that provides vehicle history reports for classic cars (vehicles older than 1981). instaVIN reports provide title history, junk and salvage events, insurance total loss events, open lien status and historical sales and listing data. A free record check and free VIN check are provided prior to purchase and reports are just $6.99.

 “We are excited to work with the industry leader in bringing the only history report of its kind to the marketplace. They are working with us to provide a superior product at a competitive price to the channel,” said Jim Irish, CEO of instaVIN. “The ClassicCars.com team is highly professional and will represent our product well to the dealer and consumer markets.”

 Of particular value for dealers in the ClassicCars.com Dealer Network is the ability to link a ClassicCars.com account with an instaVIN account and purchase reports in bundles that can be applied towards the vehicle listings of their choosing.

 “This is one of the reasons that we list all of our cars on ClassicCars.com,” said ClassicCars.com dealer Harry Clark, of Classic Promenade in Temecula, CA. “The ClassicCars.com team is always forward-thinking, adding valuable services to its site for dealers. Until now, we couldn’t provide our customers history reports; through ClassicCars.com and instaVIN, this information can be accessed, protecting and informing both sellers and buyers.”

About ClassicCars.com
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, ClassicCars.com is the premier marketplace for pre-1991 vehicles. With a catalog of more than 30,000 vehicles at any given time collectively worth in excess of $1 billion, ClassicCars.com is home to the world’s largest selection of classic vehicles for sale.  ClassicCars.com has industry partnerships with Hemmings Motor News, Cars.com, TraderOnline, the National Street Rod Association, JamesList, instaVIN and several top-tier auction companies. Visit www.classiccars.com for more information.

About instaVIN™
instaVIN is an authorized provider of the most comprehensive Title and Brand data available, through a partnership with the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS). Unlike other major vehicle history services, instaVIN data is available for modern and classic passenger cars and light trucks, recreational vehicles (RVs), motorcycles, and heavy trucks. instaVIN works with domestic and international distributors and the data can be customized to an organization’s specific needs. To learn more about instaVIN Vehicle History & Title Reports go to www.instavin.com. For business development and reseller inquiries, please contact instaVIN at 888-98-‘INSTA’ (46782) or sales@instavin.com.

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Last Wish Mustang Restoration

March 29, 2012

On April 13, 2012 a classic car dream will come true for Linda Howard.

Bill and Linda Howard

Bill and Linda Howard by their 1968 Mustang

Earlier this year, Linda was diagnosed with a brain tumor (Stage 4 Astrocytoma) which could not be fully removed in surgery.  When asked what her last wishes were, Linda said she would like to see the completion of her and her husband’s 1968 Mustang and be able to drive it to Kentucky where the couple first met. Bill purchased the car nine years ago for the couple’s 30th anniversary and has been restoring it to look like a 1967 Mustang. The car is almost complete, needing only a fresh coat of paint.

Friends of the Howards are raising money to cover the paint job and the car will be revealed as a surprise for Linda at a car show to be held in  DeLand, Florida. After the car show, the couple will head to Kentucky visit family.

If you are interested in attending the car show or donating funds to cover the finishing touches on the car, please contact family friend, Michael McFerrin, at (321) 695-2167 or mikesgoldinfo@yahoo.com.

The car show will be held at McDonald’s (2697 S. Woodland-Ave Boulevard, DeLand, FL 32720).

Letter from Florida Mayor

Letter from Orange City Mayor, Tom Laputka

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Mecum Announces the Salmon Brothers Collection

March 27, 2012

Salmon Brothers Collection for Mecum

WALWORTH, Wis., March 27, 2012. – Mecum Auctions announces a special auction event has been added to its 2012 schedule, as they prepare to offer The Salmon Brothers Collection, June 16, 2012, in North Little Rock, Ark.

Twin brothers Tom and Don Salmon, avid car collectors for more than 40 years will sell their private collection of more than 140 cars along with a group of GM engines, and a variety of rare parts and road art all at no reserve.   Headlined by an extraordinary gathering of 1957 Chevrolet Bel Airs, the collection also includes Corvettes, Muscle Cars, 50′s, Classics and Antiques spanning 100 years of rich American automotive history.

“Every car collector in the country can appreciate what the Salmon brothers have brought together over the years,” said President and CEO Dana Mecum.  “Nearly every major domestic manufacturer has representative examples in this collection with vehicles ranging from a 1908 Maxwell to a Roush powered 2008 Ford Mustang. Mecum Auctions has specialized in offering significant American automobiles since our inception 25 years ago, and the Salmon brothers collection is a superb example of our shared appreciation of American automotive heritage.”

Salmon Brothers Collection for Mecum

The complete auction lineup will be available soon at on our website. For questions and bidder registration information visit www.mecum.com or call 262.275.5050.

Schedule:
The Salmon Brothers Collection
4343 Roundtop Road
Little Rock, Ark. 72117
Preview: Friday, June 15th 10-6 p.m. and Saturday June 16th, 8-11 a.m.
Auction: Saturday, June 16th at 11 a.m.
(All Times Central)

Photos Credit:  David Newhardt Courtesy of Mecum Auctions

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Mecum Auctions Celebrates 25th Year

March 22, 2012

1967 Yenko

Offering Over 2,100 Cars at Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic Auction, May 15-20, 2012

Mecum Auctions will celebrate its Silver anniversary at Dana Mecum’s 25th Original Spring Classic Auction.  More than 2,100 vehicles will cross the auction block May 15-20, 2012, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Ind.

Over six massive action packed days; collector cars, motorcycles, and road art from all genres will be displayed in nearly 1 million square feet of buildings and tents during the world’s largest collector car auction. Since the very beginning, Mecum’s Original Spring Classic has always been the industry’s epicenter for the world’s finest muscle car offerings and 2012 is absolutely no exception.  Some of this year’s main attractions include a 1967 Chevrolet Yenko Camaro (Lot S134), one of less than 10 known to exist and the only Butternut Yellow example to have survived the test of time.  The 1963 Corvette ZO6 (Lot S165) piloted by the legendary Mickey Thompson at Bonneville, a fully restored 1968 L88 Convertible (Lot S188), and the very last L88 Corvette (Lot S233) to roll down the assembly line highlight the incredible line up of Corvettes to be offered.

On Saturday May 19th, NHRA drag racing legends Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and “TV” Tommy Ivo will watch their history making dragsters take center stage.  Prudhomme will offer the record breaking 1982 Pontiac Trans Am “Pepsi Challenger” (Lot S182) from his private collection, and the 1974 Streamlined Top Fuel Dragster (Lot S200) piloted and more famously crashed by Tommy Ivo will go up for sale just moments later.

Prudhomme

While the success and exponential growth of Mecum’s Original Spring Classic is most certainly the result of dedicated hard work and customer service, Dana Mecum candidly comments, “This is what I envisioned my auction to be in the beginning, it took 25 years for everyone else to catch up!”

Dana Mecum’s 25th Original Spring Classic Auction is open to the general public with tickets available at the gate for only $15.  Gates open daily at 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Discovery’s Velocity Network will broadcast 32 hours of live coverage from the Indiana State Fairgrounds.  For more information, and to learn how to become a registered bidder go to www.mecum.com or call 262.275.5050.

1968 L88

Schedule:
Dana Mecum’s 25th Annual Original Spring Classic Auction
Indiana State Fairgrounds
1202 E 38th Street
Indianapolis, Ind. 46205
May 15-20, 2012
General Admission: $15
Preview: Gates open daily Tuesday thru Sunday at 8:00 a.m.
Auction: Starts at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday thru Sunday
(All Times Eastern)

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How Hobbyists Changed State Tax Property Laws

March 2, 2012

By Matt Agosta, President of Steele Rubber Products and ARMO Legislative Chair

1953 Studebaker Champion

The beginning of the year got off with a bang for our lawmakers; just look at the notices from the SEMA Washington office for proof of that. Many of our state legislatures are considering pro-automotive legislation, but are some going way out in left field?

Take the state of Virginia which introduced a bill authorizing local municipalities and counties to raise property taxes on un-plated vehicles, not currently exempt, to a tune of $100 to $500 per vehicle per year. Exempted are cars and parts under restoration or repair stored on private property for fewer than 60 days. This would dilute existing state law that limits the ability of local authorities to implement restrictive ordinances preventing collectors from pursuing their hobby. Under current law, at least two inoperable vehicles being actively repaired or restored on private property are exempt from any local ordinance if shielded or screened from public view.

Fortunately, many hobbyists responded to the SEMA Action Network (SAN)call to action. Working with Virginia’s hobbyist groups, the SAN was successful in making changes to the proposed bill; totally exempting all vehicles 25 years or older and exempting all other vehicles undergoing restoration or repair that are stored on private property for less than 60 days. All vehicles stored within a structure would remain exempt. This bill has been approved by the House of Delegates and must now move to the Senate. Who knows what the final outcome will be.

Why is the car hobby singled out? Are we an easy mark? We have got to be vigilant in protecting our right to pursue our hobby. When I see laws like this introduced, it makes me wonder to what extent lawmakers will go to fill their coffers or what rights I will be forced to give up. What’s next, a tax on unused furniture sitting in storage? Will they impose a tax on our aging parents if they are no longer making a contribution to humanity? I know that sounds silly, but laws like this can be a slippery slope. We see it being played out today at the Federal level with more government intrusion in our lives.

I’ve said it before; lawmakers don’t intentionally make laws to hurt good people. As was the case in Virginia, they just don’t know or are unaware of the unintended consequences of their bills. It’s up to us to help them see how we are affected. The point here is that there is a better chance to influence the outcome of a bad bill if you get involved early in the process. Once the bill becomes law, it’s nearly impossible to make changes. Lawmakers just don’t want to re-visit issues that have already been decided, even if it was a bad decision.

So, the next time we get a SAN Action Alert, we can’t wait for the other guy to take action. He might not be there to help us. Or if you become aware of an issue that could affect you and/or the hobby, let us know by alerting the SEMA Washington office. They have helped me with a local zoning ordinance in the past and I know they can also help you.

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600 Collector Cars to Cross the Block at Mecum Houston

February 22, 2012
1931 Cadillac V12 Roadster (Lot S98)

1931 Cadillac V12 Roadster (Lot S98)

Mecum Auctions has announced a two-day auction extravaganza, Texas style! The largest collector car auction company rolls into Houston, Texas, for its inaugural event April 13-14, 2012.  The Reliant Center will accommodate over 600 vehicles all conveniently displayed under one roof.

A wide variety of vehicles will cross the auction block; highlights include longtime Houston businessman and collector Sterling McCall offering 25 cars from his “Old Car Museum,” such as a 1931 Cadillac V12 Roadster (Lot S98) and a 1936 Cadillac V16 Sedan (Lot S94). Amos Minter, a well-known Thunderbird collector who also hails from the Lone Star State, will auction an award winning Red/Red 1957 Ford Thunderbird (Lot S117) from his personal collection.

Mecum 1936 Cadillac V16 Sedan (Lot S94)

1936 Cadillac V16 Sedan (Lot S94)

President and CEO Dana Mecum expressed, “Last October our company made its Texas debut in the city of Dallas where we were met with a rollicking response. We recognized that Southeast Texas was also hungry for the Mecum brand of auction action, so naturally we gravitated toward the great city of Houston and are excited to bring our auction experience to The Reliant Center.”

Mecum 1957 Ford Thunderbird (Lot S117)

1957 Ford Thunderbird (Lot S117)

The Houston auction is open to the general public beginning Friday morning and continues through Saturday.  Gates open daily at 8 a.m. Central Time with tickets available at the door for only $15.  Discovery’s Velocity Network will broadcast live from The Reliant Center during both days of action. Don’t get left out in the cold, as the consignments are quickly filling the schedule; if you want to be part of this historic inaugural auction event as a buyer or seller go to www.mecum.com or call 262.275.5050.

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Metro Moulded Parts Introduces Two New Weatherstrip Options

February 10, 2012

Metro Moulded Parts is announcing the availability of 2 new products – 1967-68 GM “B” Body 2 Door Hardtop/Convertible Door Seals and 1974-76 GM “B” Body 2 Door Hardtop Roof Rail Seals.

1967-1968 GM “B” Body 2 Door Hardtop/Convertible Door Seals – Remember that “solid” sound made by closing the door on a brand new car?  Return that sound to your 1967 or ’68 GM “B” Body car with new SuperSoft Door Weatherstrips.  These premium quality, USA made weatherstrips fit all 67-68 GM b-body two-door hardtops and convertibles including Buick LeSabre/Wildcat, Chevrolet Impala/Caprice, Oldsmobile Delmont 88/Delta 88, and Pontiac Catalina/Executive/Bonneville/Grand Prix. (Note that for 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix, this part number fits only the convertible model).  With the precise durometer (softness) rating and correct molded rubber end pieces, these beautiful reproductions are the perfect addition to your car.

2 Door Hardtop Convertible Door Seals by Metro Moulded Parts

1967-1968 2 Door Hardtop Convertible Door Seals (Item LM21-I)

1974-1976 GM “B” Body 2 Door Hardtop Roof Rail Seals – Seal out the elements, and sharply reduce road noise in your 1974-76 Chevrolet B-Body two door Custom Coupe, with these brand new reproduction Roof Rail Weatherstrips.  Eliminate wind, weather, and noise, while getting rid of that unsightly dry-rotted rubber from the upper window channel area in the roof of your car.  These precision made seals are a part of Metro’s Gold Series line of SuperSoft weatherstripping, and are made of modern high-quality sponge rubber extrusions, to give you the proper softness and durability; ensuring proper fit and function for a long time on your car.  All molded corners, clips, and dimensions are correct for proper fit and appearance.  These USA-made weatherstrips are made specifically to properly fit 1974-76 Chevrolet Caprice Classic and Impala in the Custom Coupe body style (these are models with body style codes ending with “47”).

74-76 GM “B” Body 2-Door Hardtop Roof Rail Seals by Metro Moulded Parts

1974-1976 GM “B” Body 2-Door Hardtop Roof Rail Seals (Item RR 5007-C)

For more information about Metro and their full line of high-quality rubber products visit metrommp.com. Ask about part number LM21-I and RR 5007-C.

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