Monthly Archives: July 2007

There was something for almost everyone July 21 at the first collector car auction held at the Midland Antique & Collectible Festival at the Midland County Fairgrounds. Some of its auctions and those of at least one other prominent company — Barrett-Jackson — are nationally televised. The Cutlass — the first car up for bids — got an offer of $12,000 in that first round of bidding. That also was the auction’s top successful bid — for a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible. The auction company posted successful bids — and top unsuccessful bids for unsold vehicles — for the Midland auction and other Kruse International auctions at www. read more  Read more... (121 words, estimated 29 secs reading time)

Announcement Forms Staff Directory Submit a Classified Subscribe! Gerald Penny of Cassopolis shuts the hood of his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro after examining the engine at the Midland County Fairgrounds. Penny has four cars that will be auctioned off at the Kruse International collector car auction at the Midland Antique and Collectible Festival today. Entrance to the fairgrounds is $5 and there is a $25 bidder’s fee. Photos taken by Daily News photographers are available as reprints . read more

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Ringman Marty Hill listens for bids on Saturday during the Annual Classic and Antique Car Auction at the Central Pennsylvania Auto Auction. Behind Hill sits a 1956 Ford Thunderbird, one of Grant Miller’s collection, that sold for $57,000. During this year’s auction Miller said that 46 percent of the inventory was sold, bringing in close to $5 million. At right, a 1950 Oldsmobile waits its turn on the auction block. read more

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