So, on Thursday, I'm tuning around the cable TV channels and stumble on a nationally televised muscle-car auction that was pretty interesting. Then, I hear them announce that it is LIVE and from St. Charles, Illinois, USA. Bingo, that is about 15 miles from me. So why am I bringing this up on the the A7/A10 forum? Well, it was a perfect place to which to ride on what may be one of few remaining great weather days of the year here in Illinois. And a very nice ride it was. Not a cough from the girl. When I pulled up there (today, Saturday), I bypassed general parking and I think I got a bit of special parking treatment, riding my own bit of history.
Anyway, for me, this place was mind blowing, and if you are into American muscle cars or hot rods, or just about any kind of car, you probably would have felt the same. The auction floor was fast moving and exciting. I sat and watched a few cars get auctioned off then decided to walk around the parking area. That's when I realized how huge this thing was. I took out my phone and started shooting pictures while walking about as fast as I could. There really wasn't time to stop and study the cars, there were too many of them if I was going to see all, or even most, of them. I had only planned to be there about an hour, which turned into three. As it was, with all the pictures I took, I probably only got about 1/4 of them.
Before leaving the auction, I decided to stop into the auction room one more time. It just happened that I got there right before the most important car of the auction came up, a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback. How much did it sell for? I'll give you a moment to ponder-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$290,000
If you would like to see the photos, they are here
http://mecummusclecarsstcharles.shutterfly.com/ . Sorry they are not very good. After all, they were from my cell phone, and I'm not much of a photographer anyway. I hope someone will enjoy them.
Richard L.
Below is a picture of the 429 Mustang. Actually, you could forego my poor photos if you want to go to the Mecum website for real photography.
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/consignment_list.cfm?AUCTION_ID=CH0911&consignDay=All&lottype=carFinaly, I'll submit to discipline if this whole topic too distant from our prime directive.
