RM Auctions: Automobiles of Amelia Island
March 13, 2010
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 13, 2010
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(viewing starts at 9:00 AM)
PREVIEW DATES:
March 12, 2010
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
March 11, 2010
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
250 bhp, 283 cu. in. overhead valve V8 engine, automatic transmission, coil spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 115"
Nothing is as iconic of post-World War II Americana as the 1957 Chevy. After great success with the “Hot One” models for 1955 and ’57, Chevrolet lowered their car and gave it baby Cadillac cues. Although in a photo finish with Ford for the sales sweepstakes when new,