In Hershey, October 7-8, the fifteenth annual RM Sotheby’s auction was held. The total sales value reached USD 12.9 million (98%).
Three vehicles from the Robert Thayer collection topped sales this year. The 1931 Duesenberg Model J Green Hornet Roadster sold for $ 1,650,000. Second in value, but not in importance, this evening was the Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster (1935), which went under the hammer for 891 thousand US dollars. The car took part in the Pebble Beach Elegance Competition in 2009, in 2010. was voted best in the CCCA Grand National in Stone Mountain (2010) elegance competition for the CCCA Grand National in Stone Mountain (2010), and also won his class in the Fr. Amelia.
Closed the top three in the Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Roadster (1930 release) auction. The car, which took part in several prestigious elegance competitions, including at Pebble Beach in 2016 (first place in the class), was sold for 407 thousand US dollars. Considering that this model is rightfully considered one of the best models of the American automaker, the high price of the car is justified.
The one-of-a-kind Pierce-Arrow Model 840A Cabriolet Sedan from 1934 was sold for $ 330,000 and ranked fourth in the auction. Closed the top five at the auction in Hershey pre-war Peerless Model 19 (1909 release), which went under the hammer for 286 thousand US dollars.