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 More information on The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum Auction

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

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

Seven Vintage Microcars up for auction July 16-17 2011
at Red Baron Antiques in Atlanta, GA
click pics for more photos and information.

1964 BOND MK G	1951 Crosley SuperSport	1967 Willam City Mini
1973 Fiat 500 Giardiniera	1982 "Dual" car, drive from the bike OR the sidecar!	1967 Mini Comtessa - with gullwing doors!
1963 BMW 700 cabrio	RED BARON ANTIQUES 6450 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA, GA. 30328 404-252-3770

Larry Newberry auctioned off TWO Vintage Microcars from the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum during the Memorial Day weekend MICROCAR REUNION event.
These were not publicized in advance.
You had to be there to take advantage of this opportunity.
This is the first one, a 195? KOVER from France, partially restored.

This is the second microcar auctioned: a 1961 Lloyd Alexander LP-600 Kombi:

Here is a list of Microcars offered at this year’s Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction.
Check if you get Speed Channel or SpeedTV and you can watch these cross the line on the days they are listed……

Wednesday January 19 2011:
(click pics to go to detailed listings for cars,
Results are HAMMER PRICE , a 10% Buyers Commission is added)

1984 Honda Zoe Zipper lot #314.1 sold for $5000	Peel P50 Replica with PAV trailer lot 324.1 324.2 sold for $8500 + $8500 for the trailer so total = $17,000	1967 Citroen Deux Chaveaux lot # 325.1 sold for $20,000
1956 Citroen 2CV Lot # 405 sold for $10,500	1957 BMW Isetta sliding window cabrio Lot # 409.2 This car was previously sold at BJ Scottsdale in January 2010 Sold for $37,000	Goggomobil Dart replica Lot # 443 This car is being advertised as a "rare" German built roadster when in fact it is a LHD replica. *Update-Seller was forced to change listing description - SOLD for $15,000 after some confusion during bidding

Thursday January 20 2011:

1972 Suzuki LJ20 360cc Micro Jeep Lot # 612.1 SOLD for $14,000	1956 BMW Isetta Bubble Window z-mold Lot # 693.2 SOLD for $43,000
Lot # 695 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina SOLD for $45,500	Lot # 695.1 1950 Crosley Hot Shot Roadster SOLD for $23,000	Lot # 695.2 1948 Crosley Sedan Convertible SOLD for $25,000

Friday January 21 2011:

Lot # 947 1951 Crosley Hook & Ladder Firetruck SOLD for $35,000

From an eBay listing in the UK, the seller’s description:
Here for sale is an original gold painted BALANCE WEIGHT for a 1950s TROJAN and BMW Isetta Bubble Car. These were apparently used under the passenger seat when there was only one occupant in order to stabilise the car round corners. Marvellous and probably incredibly rare. Weighs about 15 kgs.

While it is heavy it is not what this lump of metal was used for. Can you guess what it was originally used for?
Hint: it *COULD* have been used in an Isetta or Trojan!
Click Here to go to the actual listing with more pics

The following Vintage Microcars to be auctioned in St. Charles IL over the September 16-19 weekend by MECUM:
click pics to go to detailed listings for cars,
ALL sales will have a sliding scale Buyer’s Premium added of $300 to 6% of Hammer Price.

Lot F154 1958 BMW Isetta 300

Lot T229 1958 BMW 600

Lot F279 1961 Vespa 400

This 1971 Citroen AK400 Fourgonette will be auctioned with no reserve on September 18 in Canton Ohio at the Glenmore Gathering. Click the pic for a link to more information about the vehicle and the auction itself. This is the only microcar at the auction that I could see.

This collection of approximately 20 microcars will be auctioned on September 11 2010 in Bechtelsville, PA (preview on Friday September 10)
Mostly Crosleys and King Midgets, there is also an Amphicar there. The auction catalog is not available yet, check the auctioneer website HERE for updates and more specific information.

HMV Freeway	HMV Freeway	Crosley Pickup
King Midget III	King Midget III	King Midget II
King Midget (?) Fire Truck	King Midget project?	King MIdget III
more King Midget III	more King Midget III	Crosley Wagon
Crosley Wagon	Crosley convertible	Crosley Wagon
Crosley Hot Shot	Crosley Farm-O-Road

Among the cars being sold by BONHAMS at the 2010 Greenwich CT Concours is a collection of Vintage Italian Cars and these include the following Vintage Microcars to be sold June 6 2010:
click pics to go to detailed listings for cars,
note that ALL sales under $100,000 will have a 17% Buyer’s Premium added!

Lot # 446 1965 Autobianchi Bianchina Cabriolet	Lot # 456 1969 Fiat 500L	Lot # 457 1969 Fiat 850 Special 'Indroconvert"
Lot #460 1959 Fiat 600 Jolly	Lot #461 1960 Fiat 600 Multipla Milan Taxi restored	Lot #462 1958 Fiat 500 Jolly
Lot #464 1958 Abarth Zagato 750 Double Bubble	Lot #466 Fiat 500C Giardineira	Lot #468 Fiat 500B Topolino

against the high winds and damage caused by collapsed tents and poles falling at the 2010 Russo & Steele Auction in Scottsdale AZ.  I was wondering why this car had not crossed the block.
The original listing for this car is HERE –  More photos of damaged cars here
(not for the faint of heart, but no other microcars…)

Here is a list of Microcars offered at this year’s Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction.

Check if you get Speed Channel or SpeedTV and you can watch these cross the line on the days they are listed:

Tuesday January 19 2010:
(click pics to go to detailed listings for cars)

1972 HONDA Z600 $25,000

Lot# 52 1956 MESSERSCHMITT KR175 $40,000

Lot# 74 1956 BMW ISETTA $43,000

Wednesday January 20 2010:

Lot# 420.1 1957 HEINKEL 200 $25,000

Thursday January 21 2010:

Lot# 630 1962 KING MIDGET III $14,500 for the pair	Lot# 630.1 1958 KING MIDGET MODEL III sold with Lot 630	Lot# 711 1951 CROSLEY HOOK AND LADDER FIRETRUCK $100,000
Lot# 737 1957 BMW ISETTA 300 CONVERTIBLE $29,000	Lot# 741 1962 TROJAN 200 $40,000	Lot# 741.1 1957 BMW ISETTA 300 $22,000

Friday January 22 2010:

Lot# 919 1958 BMW 600 $30,000