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FT. LAUDERDALE COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION A SUCCESS
Bids Totaled $17 Million!
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Stacey Zipfel-Flannery,   Friday, January 11 2008

Image"SOLD!" was the common phrase shouted at the Kruse International Ft. Lauderdale Collector Car Auction this past weekend at the War Memorial Auditorium.  It was a rainy weekend but that didn't slow down anyone from coming to this record breaking auction.  It was a full house with bidders from all over the world!  

 

 Kruse paired up once again with Dave Rupp to host this auction.  By the end of the auction Saturday, Kruse had already topped last year's sales total.  Auction bids totaled $17 million with a selling percentage of 74%!  Nothing was stopping customers from bidding on cars from Cadillac's to Chevy's to an Opel that has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Record's.   

 

ImageListed below are the top ten sales (Including 8% Buyer's Premium)

 

1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible: $140,4000       

 

1970 Dodge Challenger HEMI RT: $130,680       

 

1929 Packard 640 Phaeton: $125,280      

 

1947 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible: $120,960       

 

1935 Packard Dietrich Victoria Convertible: $116,640       

 

1935 Packard "1204" Victoria 5 Passenger Convertible by Dietrich: $98,280       

 

1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible: $97,200 Image      

 

1999 Ferrari 355 GTS: $89,100       

 

1950 Mercury Convertible: $83,700       

 

1956 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible: $82,080 

 

For a list of upcoming Kruse Auctions or for more information contact Kruse International at 800-968-4444 or visit our website at www.Kruse.com.


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