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AUTOS: Five Cars To Watch – Saturday
This ’59 Corvette resto-mod from the Rick Hendrick collection is one of the stars of the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction...
This 1959 Corvette from the Rick Hendrick collection is a gorgeously finished resto-mod that was built to drive. (Photo: Tom Jensen)
Editor’s note — Welcome to the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car event. Each day, we’ll look at five interesting cars to roll across the block. They aren’t the most expensive or exotic, just cars that for one reason or other caught our eyes. Today is the big day of the show and so the cars we have truly are something special.
LOT 679, 1959 CORVETTE — They don’t give a Best of Show award at Barrett-Jackson, but if they did, this car would get my vote, because it is simply stunning in every respect. From the collection of NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, it features a 1959 Corvette body in Frost Blue with silver coves mated to a new SRIII chassis with all modern Corvette suspension and drivetrain. Under the hood is a 350-horsepower LS1 engine mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. The interior is covered in Al Knoch blue leather including the dash and door panels. I love the description: “This is not a trailer queen build with special suspension or engine, this Corvette was built to drive just like a new Corvette would and it can be driven anywhere.” Righteous. UPDATE: — Not surprisingly, a great car brought great money — in this case a gavel price of $185,000. Worth every penny.
LOT 629.1, 1955 CHEVROLET — One of the true cornerstones of the collector-car hobby is the category of Chevrolets known as “Tri-Fives,” those Chevys made between 1955 and ’57. Many of these were heavily modified over the years, but the stock ones are still highly prized and coveted today. This example is a a very rare 1955 Chevrolet 210 two-door post hardtop with less than 54,000 original miles. Making it especially desirable is the option list, which includes a 265-cubic-inch V-8 engine, automatic transmission, power brakes and front and rear deluxe bumper guards. UPDATE: — Somebody got a great deal on this beautiful ’55 Chevy coupe, which sold for the bargain price of $23,000.
LOT 660, 1953 PACKARD CARIBBEAN — Although Packard ultimately failed, the luxury automaker embraced the best of the American dream — living large and seeing limitless possibilities. The 1953 Packard Caribbean reflected the great post-World War II optimism in this country. Only 750 of these droptops were built, and the combination of cream-colored paint and red leather interior is especially fetching. This Packard has just received a fresh cosmetic restoration after coming out of a private Packard collection with new paint, chrome and engine overhaul to factory specs. UPDATE: — At $66,000, you couldn’t possibly restore this gorgeous Packard for less than the sale price. Well bought.
LOT 665.4, 1957 FORD BUSINESS COUPE — This is a crazy cool custom Ford that pays stylistic homage to the Boss 429 Mustangs of 1969-70. If the technology would have been available 55 years ago, this is what Robert Mitchum would have driven in “Thunder Road” as he hauled moonshine through the Carolina hills at hyper-legal speeds. From the Marc Schilliro collection, this ’57 Ford has the best of everything: a hopped-up 429 Ford engine, Wiseguy front seats, custom guages and switches, Painless wiring, IDIDIT steering column with tilt, power windows, power locks, power trunk release, hidden ignition and cup holders, and a stock Town and Country radio that has been modified with AM/FM and iPod interface. UPDATE: — Honestly, the buyer made out like a bandit, paying just $51,700 for a spectacular and thoroughly modern resto-mod.
LOT 698, 1958 CADILLAC BROUGHAM — In 1958, a base Cadillac Series 62 four-door sedan carried an MSRP of $4,891 and the Eldorado Biarritz convertible was $7,500, a small fortune in the Eisenhower era. But the top-of-the-line Eldorado Brougham was $13,074, or nearly double the Biarritz price. No wonder only 304 were built. This was the most ostentatious Cadillac that year and by a wide margin. The one for sale today is breathtaking in every respect. UPDATE: — Another impressive bargain, this ginormous Caddy sells for $50,000.
Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.
LOT 679, 1959 CORVETTE — They don’t give a Best of Show award at Barrett-Jackson, but if they did, this car would get my vote, because it is simply stunning in every respect. From the collection of NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, it features a 1959 Corvette body in Frost Blue with silver coves mated to a new SRIII chassis with all modern Corvette suspension and drivetrain. Under the hood is a 350-horsepower LS1 engine mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. The interior is covered in Al Knoch blue leather including the dash and door panels. I love the description: “This is not a trailer queen build with special suspension or engine, this Corvette was built to drive just like a new Corvette would and it can be driven anywhere.” Righteous. UPDATE: — Not surprisingly, a great car brought great money — in this case a gavel price of $185,000. Worth every penny.
LOT 629.1, 1955 CHEVROLET — One of the true cornerstones of the collector-car hobby is the category of Chevrolets known as “Tri-Fives,” those Chevys made between 1955 and ’57. Many of these were heavily modified over the years, but the stock ones are still highly prized and coveted today. This example is a a very rare 1955 Chevrolet 210 two-door post hardtop with less than 54,000 original miles. Making it especially desirable is the option list, which includes a 265-cubic-inch V-8 engine, automatic transmission, power brakes and front and rear deluxe bumper guards. UPDATE: — Somebody got a great deal on this beautiful ’55 Chevy coupe, which sold for the bargain price of $23,000.
LOT 660, 1953 PACKARD CARIBBEAN — Although Packard ultimately failed, the luxury automaker embraced the best of the American dream — living large and seeing limitless possibilities. The 1953 Packard Caribbean reflected the great post-World War II optimism in this country. Only 750 of these droptops were built, and the combination of cream-colored paint and red leather interior is especially fetching. This Packard has just received a fresh cosmetic restoration after coming out of a private Packard collection with new paint, chrome and engine overhaul to factory specs. UPDATE: — At $66,000, you couldn’t possibly restore this gorgeous Packard for less than the sale price. Well bought.
LOT 665.4, 1957 FORD BUSINESS COUPE — This is a crazy cool custom Ford that pays stylistic homage to the Boss 429 Mustangs of 1969-70. If the technology would have been available 55 years ago, this is what Robert Mitchum would have driven in “Thunder Road” as he hauled moonshine through the Carolina hills at hyper-legal speeds. From the Marc Schilliro collection, this ’57 Ford has the best of everything: a hopped-up 429 Ford engine, Wiseguy front seats, custom guages and switches, Painless wiring, IDIDIT steering column with tilt, power windows, power locks, power trunk release, hidden ignition and cup holders, and a stock Town and Country radio that has been modified with AM/FM and iPod interface. UPDATE: — Honestly, the buyer made out like a bandit, paying just $51,700 for a spectacular and thoroughly modern resto-mod.
LOT 698, 1958 CADILLAC BROUGHAM — In 1958, a base Cadillac Series 62 four-door sedan carried an MSRP of $4,891 and the Eldorado Biarritz convertible was $7,500, a small fortune in the Eisenhower era. But the top-of-the-line Eldorado Brougham was $13,074, or nearly double the Biarritz price. No wonder only 304 were built. This was the most ostentatious Cadillac that year and by a wide margin. The one for sale today is breathtaking in every respect. UPDATE: — Another impressive bargain, this ginormous Caddy sells for $50,000.
Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.
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