1940 Packard 110 Woody - Lot S129Photo byMecum

I followed three spectacular classics through the auction. Starting with the staging area to when the car hammers or not.

1940 Packard 110 Woody

LOT S129 // LAS VEGAS 2023 245/100 HP Inline-6, 3-Speed

1940 Packard 110 Woody rearPhoto byMecum

DETAILS FOR LOT S129

• Extensive restoration to original specifications by Custom Auto Service in 2006-2007
• Packard International Circle of Champions member
• 245 CI inline 6-cylinder engine
• Rated at 100 HP at 3,600 RPM
• 3-speed manual overdrive transmission
• Appeared on the cover of Packards International magazine in 1989
• Varnished wood exterior with Cream paint
• Kept in climate-controlled storage
• Owner's manual

Woody from the Front

1940 Packard 110 Woody - frontPhoto byMecum

1966 Pontiac GTO

LOT S202 // LAS VEGAS 2023 6.0L LS2 V-8, Automatic, Vintage Air

GTOPhoto byMecum

DETAILS FOR LOT S202

• Two-year build finished in 2022 with approximately 1,500 miles since completion.
• 6.0L LS2 V-8 engine
• 4-speed automatic transmission
• Drive-By-Wire custom wiring by Speed Sports in Gilbert, Arizona
• Smoothed firewall
• Ring Brothers hinges
• America Cooling dual stage fan
• RideTech front suspension with coil overs
• RideTech sway bar
• Vintage Air
• Custom headers and 2 1/2 inch stainless exhaust with Magnaflow mufflers
• Custom driveline with CV joints built by Driveline Specialties
• The rear end was fabricated by Hawk's in Casper, Wyoming
• 2006 GTO independent rear end with 3.55 gears
• Rear coil overs and RideTech shocks
• 4-wheel power disc brakes

'66 GTO Front

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1952 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible

LOT S186 // LAS VEGAS 2023 5.7L V-8, Automatic

Photo byMecum

DETAILS FOR LOT S186

• Custom frame-off restoration
• 5.7L Corvette LT1 V-8 engine
• 4-speed automatic transmission
• Custom Ruby Red PPG exterior
• Power-operated cloth convertible top
• Tan leather interior
• Custom tilt steering column
• Dakota Digital gauges
• Power seats
• Vintage Air
• Power windows and locks
• Power trunk release
• Trans Am subframe
• VIN ANNOUNCEMENT - This vehicle carries a VIN/tag that was applied in a non-traditional manner. Depending on the state in which this vehicle will be registered, the vehicle may be subject to a state inspection and may require a state-issued VIN.

Oldsmobile 98 Front

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