“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.

Preview Day Click Here

Auction Day 1 part 1 Click Here

Auction Day 1 part 2 Click Here

Auction Day 2 part 1 Click Here

Auction Day 2 part 2 Click Here

if you want to walk around the Auction, try this YouTube Video

I’ll just leave this here:

 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

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.

1957 BMW Isetta for sale $45,000
located in Spring Hill FL

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/clt/2400800946.html
if the link does not work, the listing has expired

This seller actually has PROOF that this is a BMW Isetta, they sent the ID number to BMW and got confirmation that it is actually a 1957 BMW Isetta.

What really makes this car stand out is the configuration of the rear wheels and the type of engine that powers it. As previously mentioned in the eBay listing for this car that you can still see HERE, this car used to be a very very rare 1954 model.  The seller verified this because they “knew” someone else in the US that also had a 1954 model Isetta.  Also- “someone” from the BMW Museum in Munich stopped by to look at the car and confirmed that they did indeed have a rare beast. Never mind that the body was from 1957, this car had the PROTOTYPE ENGINE installed! Yes, prototype.  And that engine was a 2 cylinder engine. Additional photos sent by the seller show that the engine is stamped OMC.

click for larger version

Yes, that’s right, BMW had the Outboard Marine Corporation of Waukegan IL put a 2 cylinder engine in their early BMW Isettas.  It must be true because the seller said so!  This car is also advertised as completely restored.  You will not find a finer example of a BMW Isetta with a rare rare rare OMC outboard motor installed.

If that is what you are looking for, this is the car for you.

click for larger version

This engine is so powerful, they had to loosen one of the sprockets and remove the chain while sits because you never know when it will just take off and tear up the road.

These engine photos show the incredible attention to detail that was put into the restoration of this historic vehicle.

This is truely an amazing story.

Please don’t bother this seller with any questions, they only have time for serious buyers.

Gooding & Co has this 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina listed at their Scottsdale Auction for the weekend of January 21 and 22. No indication of what day it will go up but they estimate it at $70-$90K. Perhaps they are extremely optimistic or have it confused with a different vehicle? Time will tell.

UPDATE: Apparently Sold for a Hammer Price of $75,000

UPDATE: Apparently Sold for a Hammer Price of $10,000

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

1955 BMW Isetta $35,000
located in dublin / pleasanton / livermore CA area

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/1897038915.html
if the link does not work, the listing has expired

Results from the auction by RMAuctions in Monterey CA on August 12-14 2010
note: Prices listed as SOLD are HAMMER PRICE, a 10% buyer’s premium was added.
click pics to go to auction listing page for more info.

1970 Subaru 360 "Police Car" $15,000	1970 Honda Z600 "Taxi" $4000	1960 FIAT Multipla "Taxi" $42,500
1957 BMW Isetta Bubble Window cabrio $37,500	1951 Mochet CM-125 Luxe $19,000	1957 Messerschmitt KR200 $50,000
1958 Goggomobil TL-400 Transporter $80,000	1953 Biscuter 100 runabout $11,000	1960 NSU Prinz III $20,000
1960 BMW 600 $45,000

Vintage Microcars to be auctioned by BONHAMS during the big Monterey events weekend  August 12-13 2010:
click pics to go to detailed listings for cars,
note that ALL sales under $100,000 will have a 15-17% Buyer’s Premium added!
also- note that the Fiat Giardiniera was previously sold by Bonhams in CT just 2 months ago and the same photos and description are used in this auction, but the “estimate” is almost DOUBLE what the actual sale price was 2 months ago? What is up with that? Did the original sale fall through? or maybe the seller had a matching set of identical cars….

all prices shown are HAMMER PRICE and do not include the Buyer’s Premium

1967 FIAT Abarth 850 TC/R sold for $45,000	1971 FIAT 500L sold for $12,000	1959 FIAT 600D sold for 10,500
1951 FIAT 500C Giardiniera sold for $45,500	1951 FIAT 500C Topolino Sedan sold for $10,000	1959 BMW Isetta sold for $12,000

Only 2 Vintage Microcars at this year’s Barrett-Jackson Orange County Auction in California.
A BMW Isetta and a FIAT Mulipla
click pics to go to auction listing page for more info.
note: prices are HAMMER Price, 10%-12% Buyer’s premium was added.

Lot 89.1 1958 BMW Isetta $19,000

Lot 323.1 1959 FIAT Multipla $40,000

At least 10 Vintage Microcars up for auction by RMAuctions in Monterey CA on August 12-14 2010
See anything you fancy?  More may be added later, this is all listed as of 6/27/2010
note: Prices listed as SOLD are HAMMER PRICE, a 15% buyer’s premium was added.
Not all results are in as RM has not updated their site yet. Any info came from sources at the site.
click pics to go to auction listing page for more info.

1970 Subaru 360 "Police Car"	1970 Honda Z600 "Taxi"	1960 FIAT Multipla "Taxi"
1957 BMW Isetta Bubble Window cabrio $37,500	1951 Mochet CM-125 Luxe $18,000	1957 Messerschmitt KR200 $50,000
1958 Goggomobil TL-400 Transporter $80,000	1953 Biscuter 100 runabout $11,000	1960 NSU Prinz III $13,500
1960 BMW 600

“Peel P50 for sale”

That is the top search term that keeps showing up day after day after day in the logs.
OK, well now you found something didn’t you?
Seriously people, do you think that current owners are just tired of them and looking to get rid of them?
If and when they sell, they sell privately.  And there is generally a broker involved. And there is also a good deal of time and effort invested in the deal.

After the P50 appeared on Top Gear there were gobs of people trying to find one to buy with such requests as
“I don’t need a restored one”, or “It doesn’t have to run, that’s OK”
and then people were astounded to find that there were not several to choose from for under $1000.
After all, they are small, so why would they possibly cost any money?

Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museums bought a replica from Andy Carter in the UK and apparently liked the attention that a REPLICA created that they started making their own copies for all the branches of their “Museums”.  Of course much of the stuff in them is replicas to begin with so it sort of makes sense for that venue.

So. For those of you that have landed here looking for a Peel P50 for sale, what do you think is a fair price for a Peel P50?
And why should someone sell their P50 to YOU?  Are you worthy?

update June 23 2010: Oh Look!  There is one being sold HERE by a Dealer on German eBay Right Now!

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