Auctions America 2012 Auburn Spring Auction Offers Full Range of Convertibles
1970 Continental Mark III Lincoln
1969 XKE E-Type Jaguar
1963 XKE Aluminum Jaguar
1962 Thunderbird Ford
1960 Fury Plymouth
1958 Series 62 Cadillac
1958 Convertible Dual Ghia
1958 Belvedere Plymouth
1957 Diablo Concept Chrysler
1957 Sports Car Dual Ghia
 Just in time for summer fun, Auctions America by RM will offer an array of open-air collector cars during its June 1-3 Auburn Spring auction,including a one-of-a-kind concept car that cost Ford Motor Co. more than a half-million dollars to produce. During the three-day event, more than 600 American muscle cars, Classics, foreign sports cars and hot rods will cross the block at the historic Auburn Auction Park, the company's national headquarters in Auburn, Indiana.
'It's that time of year when people want to drive with the top down,' said Auctions America by RM's President Donnie Gould. 'We've made a special effort to bring in open-air cars of every kind, whether it's a convertible, roadster, retractable hardtop, T-roof, or targa top. Currently, more than 40 percent of our Auburn Spring offerings are open-air cars.'
For fans of unique, historic rides, the 2002 Mercury Marauder factory concept car (estimate available upon request) will draw a lot of attention. Ford Motor Co. created the one-and-only convertible to gauge the market's response to a full-size, rear-drive droptop, and it debuted at that year's Chicago Auto Show. Built at a cost of $500,000 by NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, the black Mercury is powered by a supercharged 4.6-liter, 335-hp V-8 engine and shows only 155 miles on the odometer. Unlike many of Detroit's prototype vehicles, the Marauder is fully functional.
Simpler times are recalled by the tall grilles, stand-alone headlamps and wide-whitewall tires of cars like the 1930 Auburn 125 Cabriolet (est. $60,000 - $80,000) and 1932 Nash Convertible Victoria (est. $75,000 - $85,000) coming to the auction. The '30 Auburn, which has traveled as far away as Australia, where it won a concours competition, belonged to legendary collector/driving enthusiast/engineer Tom Lester; his widow Janie is selling it as the final car from his collection. Lester transformed the car's transmission into a five-speed gearbox, giving it modern performance. The two-tone green '32 Nash has enjoyed a full restoration, and it features such iconic 1930s details as dual sidemount spare tires, body-colored trunk and Art Deco instrument panel.
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