750 Collector Vehicles Ready to Roll at GAA Classic Cars Auction
Updated: 10:14 AM EDT Jul 18, 2024
IT ON. HATS OFF TO YOU. YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NOW IT’S TIME TO SAY HELLO TO OUR FINAL GUEST OF THE SHOW. GET READY FOR AN EXHILARATING RIDE. GA CLASSIC CARS IS GETTING READY FOR A CAR AUCTION ON JULY 25TH TO THE 27TH. CAR ENTHUSIASTS AND COLLECTORS ALIKE ARE INVITED TO THIS AUTOMOBILE PALACE IN GREENSBORO FOR THE EVENT. AND TO TELL US MORE THIS MORNING WE HAVE THE AUTOMOBILE PALACE GENERAL MANAGER JOHNNY RANSOM. GOOD MORNING JOHNNY. HEY, GOOD MORNING GUYS. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME ON. THIS MORNING. WELL YOU’RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. SO FIRST LET’S START WITH HOW MANY CARS WILL BE AT THIS AUCTION AND WHAT TYPES OF CARS WILL BE THERE. WE WILL HAVE, UH, COLLECTOR CARS, EXOTIC CARS. UH, WE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A TOTAL OF 800 CARS AND 400 PIECES OF MEMORABILIA. ALSO. THAT IS A LOT OF CARS. YES, BUT LOOK AT THEM. I MEAN, THEY ALL LOOK SO DIFFERENT AND REALLY, REALLY UNIQUE. HOW IS THIS EVENT GROWN OVER THE YEARS? JOHNNY? YES, WE STARTED IN 2012 JUST WITH ACTUALLY 350 CARS PER SALE AND WE’RE DOING THREE SALES A YEAR. FEBRUARY. UH, JULY. THIS IS OUR SUMMER SALE AND WE HAVE ONE IN NOVEMBER. THE FIRST WEEKEND IN NOVEMBER. ALSO. AND AND THE PEOPLE IN OUR AREA HAS JUST IT’S BEEN OVERWHELMING THE RESPONSE OF HOW MUCH. AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE NASCAR AND THE CAR ENTHUSIASTS IN OUR AREA JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVES THIS EVENT. AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IF YOU JUST WANT TO COME AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CARS IN THE COUNTRY, WE GET CARS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. UM, THEY’RE JUST NOT IN OUR REGION THAT WE GET THEM AS FAR AS TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, NEBRASKA. THEY COME FROM EVERYWHERE. UM, SO WE WE’RE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN OUR AREA. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, TO GROW AS QUICK AS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS, IS REMARKABLE. I LOVE THE NAME AUTOMOBILE PALACE BECAUSE IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE IT IS A PALACE, VERY SHINY, A BIG SORT OF VENUE TO CARRY THAT MANY CARS. JOHNNY, IS THIS A FREE CAR AUCTION? THE SHOW. IT’S 20 BUCKS. IT’S 20 BUCKS A DAY TO GET IN. OKAY, UM, WE DO HAVE EIGHT AND A HALF ACRES UNDER ONE ROOF. SO THAT’S HOW BIG THIS FACILITY IS. EVERYTHING’S INSIDE, SO DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE HEAT. COME ON IN AND ENJOY THE AIR CONDITIONING. IT’S NICE AND COOL INSIDE. AND WE GOT SOME REALLY COOL CARS. ALSO. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT. AND THERE’S ALSO A CHARITY CAR OPTION. TELL US ABOUT THAT. OH, YES. WE’RE DOING ONE FOR SAMARITAN’S PURSE. OF COURSE IT’S CALLED, UH, FOR OUR VETERANS. THE VETERANS, YOU KNOW, SAMARITAN’S PURSE DOES SO MUCH UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST THINK THAT THEY DO STUFF FOR WHEN THEY HAVE A LOT OF DISASTERS AND STUFF, AND THEN EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THE THE SHOE BOX DEAL. BUT THIS IS ANOTHER DIVISION OF THEM. IT’S CALLED OPERATION HEAL FOR THE VETERANS. THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VETERANS, HAS BEEN WOUNDED OVER THE YEARS OR WHATEVER IT IS NEEDING HELP AND STUFF. WE GOT A 2007 STRYKER. IT’S LIKE A, UM A 4TH OF JULY SCENE. SO TO SPEAK. IT’S GOT A LOT OF RED, WHITE AND BLUE FLAGS OVER TOP OF IT. AND SO FORTH. IT’S REALLY BEAUTIFUL CAR. UM, BUT WE’RE GOING TO AUCTION IT OFF TO, TO RAISE MONEY FOR THAT PARTICULAR, UH, UNIT THERE. WE, UH, WE’RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE ARE, YOU KNOW, THE THE NUMBER THERE HOLLERING IS $1 MILLION THAT THEY THINK THEY’VE GOT POTENTIAL TO, TO BE ABLE TO SELL THIS CAR AND RAISE FOR THEM. SO, I MEAN, WE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK OFF OF THAT ALSO. WOW. THAT’S AMAZING. YEAH. WHAT A GREAT GOAL TOO. I’M GLAD YOU GOT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT JOHNNY. AND IF YOU COULD TELL US SOME OF THE MEMORABILIA THAT PEOPLE CAN GET AS THEY ATTEND THE AUCTION. OH YES. FROM GAS PUMPS TO OLD SIGNS TO OLD COKE MACHINES TO OLD CANDY MACHINES, TO, UM, I MEAN, JUST KIDDY RIDES TO OLD KIDDY RIDES. WE JUST HAVE WE GOT THOSE ALSO, UH, OLD CLOCKS. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS GUY’S GOT A COLLECTION HE’S BEEN COLLECTING FOR 47 YEARS. THIS IS THE MOST MEMORABILIA WE’VE EVER RAN AT ONE TIME, TOO. BUT IT IS THE BEST OF THE BEST. ALSO, IT LOOKS LIKE IT. YEAH. THIS LOOKS LIKE JUST SO MUCH FUN TO WALK AROUND AND GET TO SEE THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARS FROM ALL OVER THE YEARS. AND YES, THINGS LIKE THAT. GOTTA LOVE CLASSICS TOO. JOHNNY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING AND FOR FOLKS AT HOME. THIS EVENT RUNS JULY 25TH THROUGH THE 27TH AT THE AUTOMOBILE PALACE THAT’S LOCATED ON NORWALK STREET IN GREENSBORO. THE GA CLASSIC CAR AUCTION WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE AS WELL ON MAVTV. YO
750 Collector Vehicles Ready to Roll at GAA Classic Cars Auction
Updated: 10:14 AM EDT Jul 18, 2024
GAA Classic Cars has announced the ultimate car auction event, set to take place on July 25-27. Car enthusiasts and collectors alike are invited to join The Automobile Palace at 301 Norwalk Street in Greensboro to see 750 exceptional collector vehicles. One of the standout vehicles up for auction is a stunning 1967 Ford Mustang Dimora Custom. Designed and built by Dimora Motorcar in Palm Springs, this masterpiece has only 90 miles since its completion. It features a reinforced subframe and body housing a powerful 427 CID V8 engine with 550 horsepower and is dressed in flawless House of Kolor Lapis Blue Metallic paint with white stripes.Find more here.
GAA Classic Cars has announced the ultimate car auction event, set to take place on July 25-27.
Car enthusiasts and collectors alike are invited to join The Automobile Palace at 301 Norwalk Street in Greensboro to see 750 exceptional collector vehicles.
One of the standout vehicles up for auction is a stunning 1967 Ford Mustang Dimora Custom. Designed and built by Dimora Motorcar in Palm Springs, this masterpiece has only 90 miles since its completion. It features a reinforced subframe and body housing a powerful 427 CID V8 engine with 550 horsepower and is dressed in flawless House of Kolor Lapis Blue Metallic paint with white stripes.
Find more here.
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