This FMR Tg500 Roadster owned by J.C. and Judy O’Steen just won First in Class at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2013. It looks even better with the top DOWN, but rules apparently state that convertible tops must be up/installed.
The win is especially impressive considering that there was not a microcar class at the show.
The Tiger was placed in a class called “What Were They Thinking?”.
Most of the other entries were prototypes and one-off specials, including a 1949 Veritas, 1951 Packard 200, 1957 Spohns convertible, 1962 Tiburon roadster, 1963 Ford Mustang prototype, 1964 Corvette XP-819 and a 1974? Fascination.
J.C. is quick to give much of the credit to the talents of Jim Garbo, who recently completed a top quality restoration of the Tiger.
Hat tip to both Jim Garbo and Clay Holland for this announcement
“Live” coverage of the RM Auction of The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum will be available Right Here.
Come back on Thursday, Friday and Saturday February 14-16
for a Live Blog from the Event and experience it as it happens starting at 10am EST each day.
Complete Auction coverage along with results as they happen, in real time.
The logs show that this site has simply been HAMMERED from around the world as, other than
the Live Streaming Video from RM,(now unavailable)
there was NO OTHER SOURCE for Auction Results and News
during the auction as far as I know.
The following Vintage Microcars are set to be auctioned in Auburn IN during Labor Day weekend of August 31-Sept 2, 2012: click pics to go to detailed listings for cars, AuctionsAmerica and WorldWide both have a 10% Buyer’s Premium,
All buyer’s premiums are added to the “Hammer Price.”
AuctionsAmerica Lot 2158 1958 BMW Isetta NOT SOLD on Friday, but now scheduled for Saturday? And this just in: Still NOT SOLD
AuctionsAmerica Lot 3061 1937 Handmade Bantam sold $18,250
AuctionsAmerica Lot 3154 1957 Vespa 400 Euro spec sold $17,500
AuctionsAmerica Lot 5134 1952 Crosley Hook & Ladder sold $35,000
AuctionsAmerica Lot 4038 1958 BMW Isetta sold $25,250
AuctionsAmerica Lot 5073 1958 BMW Isetta SW cabrio- this car has been for sale for many years, same photos NOT SOLD – what a surprise.
AuctionsAmerica Lot 5141 1960 Vespa 400 NOT SOLD
WorldWide Auctions Lot 163 1938 Bantam with trailer sold for $28,000
just a cameo in the film, but a bit of fun none-the-less, note that it is a British-built model, RHD etc.
Look to the bottom of the opening frame when the Isetta appears, is that red car a BOND?
tip of the hat to Joe Rodriguez for sending this along:
Tags: bond, Isetta, white Posted in Isetta, Video | Comments Off on BMW Isetta in 1996 film KALEIDOSCOPE
Jim Garbo’s 1955 Messerschmitt KR200 that has been in his family since 1959.
Jim Garbo, club member from Franksville WI, was featured in a nice article in the Chicago Daily Herald.
His 1955 Messerschmitt KR200 was recently part of the Barrington Concours d’Elegance.
Read the article: CLICK HERE
Results : The following Vintage Microcars were auctioned in Monterey CA during the weekend of August 16-19, 2012:
click pics to go to detailed listings for cars- prices shown are HAMMER prices. note that ALL BONHAMS sales under $100,000 will have a 15% Buyer’s Premium added! RM Auctions and Russo & Steele both have a 10% Buyer’s Premium,
while MECUM has a 6% Buyer’s Premium.
All buyer’s premiums are added to the “Hammer Price.”
Bonhams Lot 413 1967 FIAT 500F sold $8000
Bonhams Lot 444 1960 FIAT 600 Jolly sold $72,000
Bonhams Lot 460 1956 Citröen 2CV NOT SOLD
RMAuctions Lot 204 1967 FIAT 500F sold $37,500
MECUM Lot F43 1968 FIAT 500 has both 37K miles AND 59K actual miles! sold $13,500
MECUM Lot F76 1957 BMW Isetta 300 NOT SOLD
MECUM Lot T95 1948 Crosley Woody Wagon NOT SOLD
MECUM Lot T106 1959 FIAT 500 Jolly sold $62,500
MECUM Lot T109 1958 Goggomobil TS400 sold $26,000
MECUM Lot T124 1961 Citroen 2CV sold $14,500 now on eBay by a dealer for $35K!
MECUM Lot T159 1970 Bianchina Panoramica sold $17,500
MECUM Lot T204 1971 FIAT 500 w/650 engine sold $9250
MECUM Lot T222 1961 Messerschmitt KR200 “rare FMR model” ??? wtf? sold $23,000
Russo & Steele Lot 2012 1957 BMW Isetta NOT SOLD
Russo & Steele Lot 2128 1958 BMW 600 sold $27,500
Russo & Steel Lot 2169 1959 FIAT 600 Jolly sold $70,000
Russo & Steele Lot 2183 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina sold $32,000
Russo & Steele Lot 2189 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina sold $37,000
Oliver Herbolzheimer is well known in the Messerschmitt community. He restores cars for a living in Germany. He makes replacement parts, his daily driver is a Tg500 replica that has a Trabant 601 powerplant. Take a tour of his shop with these two videos. (had to break the 30 min show into 2 pieces for YouTube)
Note to non-German audience: the video is from German television. It is all German, there are no subtitles, nor is there an “English” version, so don’t ask. Just watch and enjoy.
Part 1:
The following Vintage Microcars are set to be were auctioned in Monterey CA during the weekend of August 18-20, 2011: click pics to go to detailed listings for cars, note that ALL BONHAMS sales under $100,000 will have a 17% Buyer’s Premium added! RM Auctions and Gooding both have a 10% Buyer’s Premium,
while MECUM has a 6% Buyer’s Premium.
All buyer’s premiums are added to the “Hammer Price.” UPDATE: Final prices are being updated now- Price is HAMMER PRICE only
BONHAMS Lot 1: 1960 Autobianchi Bianchina Transformabile Coupé SOLD for $26,000
BONHAMS Lot 421: 1955 Messerschmitt KR200 SOLD for $21,500
BONHAMS Lot 422: 1962 Autobianchi Bianchina Panoramica SOLD for $12,500
RM AUCTIONS Lot 103: 1938 American Bantam Roadster SOLD for $18,000
RM AUCTIONS Lot 181: 1957 BMW Isetta cabrio SOLD for $30,000
RM AUCTIONS Lot 203: 1941 American Bantam Convertible Coupe SOLD for $25,000
GOODING & Co: Lot 061: 1958 Zündapp Janus SOLD for $20,000
GOODING & Co Lot 124: 1960 Renault 4CV Resort Special SOLD for $52,000
MECUM Lot S94: 1953 Mochet CM 125Y Commercial Panel Truck SOLD for ~$26,400
Previously mentioned HERE, Bruce Weiner has successfully sued the people behind Spare Parts Collections and is apparently seizing their assets. Their website is currently in the hands of a Court-appointed Receiver in California. Other assets are apparently being seized at this time as well.
Their eBay account appears to be dormant for now. Their eBay “Store” is now gone as of Dec 7 2011. Anyone who recently ordered something from them will not be able to communicate with them as the website that was seized also hosted their email accounts and they really have no incentive to send you anything after you have paid.
Other assets are apparently in the process of being seized at this time, what they are specifically is not known.
If you DO get an email from someone you dealt with at Spare Parts Collections and they tell you that their website is just “down,” don’t believe it. It has been seized and they are not getting it back until they pay the amount of the judgement against them.
They may simply “pop up” under a new company name in the future. They have apparently done that in the past. Of course, if it is a “new” company, your “old” orders and payments will most likely be forgotten.
By-the-way, if you thought they had a warehouse and facilities to house a bunch of stock and do restorations, think again, this message apparently came from Plinio regarding their facilities (or lack there-of):
“We are just internet dealers and sell the parts we source from various providers in our country and the region with which we have agreements. Therefore, we do not have a physical stock of products.”
No wonder it took forever to get things from them and why shipping was so incredibly expensive.
Keep an eye out for a sparkling new 20′ car trailer abandoned somewhere around Atlanta with a 1958 Messerschmitt KR200 AND a 1953 Rovin D4 inside it. The trailer with the two microcars inside was stolen this morning in Atlanta GA.
STOLEN:
#1 1958 Messerschmitt KR200: Yellow with black fenders. VIN # 69233
#2 1953 Rovin D4: Pale yellow.
#3 2011 Horton Hauler 20ft enclosed trailer, white V-Nose. Current “TAG” on trailer is a RED TEMP Advertisement plate from the dealer that says “Trailers For Less of Newnan” and has a dealer phone number.
please keep your eyes open on eBay and Craigslist and at other Auction houses in case someone tries to sell any of these vehicles. Any information, please contact: UPDATE: Cars have been recovered.
“Live” coverage of the RM Auction of The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum will be available Right Here.
