RM Auctions: Automobiles of Amelia Island
March 14, 2009
ADMISSION:
Admission to this sale requires the purchase of the offical auction catalog for $100. The catalog will admit two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
The Ritz-Carlton
4750 Amelia Island Parkway
Amelia Island, Florida
32034
SALE DATES:
March 14, 2009
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(viewing starts at 9:00 AM)
PREVIEW DATES:
March 13, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
March 14, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
283 cu. in. V8 Corvette engine, four-speed manual transmission, front suspension by coil springs and tubular shocks with straight front axle, rear suspension with deDion tube, coil springs and tubular shocks, four-wheel drum brakes. Wheelbase: 100"
Following the World War II, England was desperate to rebuild its domestic economy after years of devastating aerial attacks and a national industry that focused solely on war production. Exports were essential and the government decreed that its scarce r