Vente collection Nick Alexander Woodie
Source: RM
Auctions
RM'S SALE OF RENOWNED WOODIE COLLECTION SETS POSITIVE
TONE FOR MONTEREY AUCTION WEEKEND
- Nick Alexander Woodie Collection achieves over $7 million in
total sales
- Top-seller 1946 Mercury Sportsman Convertible brings
$368,500
- Portion of sale proceeds to benefit the Midland School in Santa
Barbara, California
- RM's auction action continues with Sports & Classics of
Monterey, August 14 & 15, 2009
MONTEREY, California (August 13, 2009)
- RM Auctions kicked off Monterey's famed classic car week at the
Portola Hotel & Spa tonight with the distinguished Nick
Alexander Woodie Collection achieving in excess of $7 million in
total sales.
The four-hour auction attracted spirited bidding as 51 magnificent
pre- and post-war Ford & Mercury wood-bodied station wagons
crossed the block before a packed house.
The top-seller of the night was a Dearborn award-winning
1946 Mercury Sportsman Convertible, the rarest
Sportsman of all, which brought an impressive $368,500. Other
highlights included an exceptionally rare 1948 Ford Super
Deluxe Sportsman Convertible for $275,000, and a handsome,
all-wheel-drive 1946 Ford Super Deluxe Station
Wagon for $247,500.
"The early interest and enthusiasm for this collection
translated into a very successful auction," said Ian Kelleher,
President and Chief Operating Officer of RM Auctions.
"The room was filled to capacity, with the sale of each lot
celebrated by an enthusiastic crowd. The strong results of
tonight's sale, reinforcing RM's strength in the presentation of
single-owner collections, sets the tone for an exciting weekend
ahead," he added.
One final car from the collection - a 1939 Ford Deluxe
Station Wagon - will be sold as part of Saturday's auction
line-up, with proceeds from its sale being donated by Nick
Alexander to benefit the Midland School in Santa Barbara,
California. This will be added to proceeds donated by RM from
tonight's sale of a selection of large canvas reproductions of
original photography depicting the histories of Ford, Mercury and
the Iron Mountain Factories.
RM's Monterey auction action will continue tomorrow and Saturday
beginning at 6pm Pacific Time as a magnificent collection of other
important and desirable collector cars cross the block, including a
historic 1952 Jaguar C-Type - expected to fetch in
excess of $3,000,000.
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