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
245hp, 312 cu. in. overhead valve V8 engine, Ford-O-Matic transmission, independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel drum brakes. Wheelbase: 118"
Over fifty years ago, in mid-model year 1957, Ford introduced the first-ever large scale production hard-top convertible, the Fairlane 500 Skyliner Retractable Hardtop. The brainchild of Ford engineer Gil Spears, it was originally intended for the 1956 Lincoln Continental. The Continental’s skyrocketing cost, ho