Auctions America by RM recently announced the results of the 10th Annual Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale, which featured – among many other items – the 26 Corvettes from the Tony Parella Collection and a half-dozen microcars, most of which came from the Bruce Weiner collection. At the conclusion of the four-day event, the Auburn, Indiana-based company realized a little more than $17 million (which included a 10 percent buyer’s premium on all sold lots), while achieving a 72 percent sell-through rate in the process.
The honor of top sale of the weekend was bestowed on the car pictured above, a 1933 Chrysler CL Phaeton, that sold for $341,000. Offered without reserve, it was one of only 36 examples from the CL Series that year. Following the Chrysler was a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle LS6 convertible that sold for $198,000, and a 2006 Ford GT that sold for $171,600. Rounding out the top 10: a 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that sold for $178,200; a 1953 Chevrolet Corvette that sold for $176,000; a 1954 Buick Skylark convertible that sold for $170,000; a 2007 Ferrari F430 Spider F1 that sold for $162,250; a 1950 Chevrolet “Tin Woodie” that sold for $154,000; a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427/435 roadster that sold for $145,750; and a 1931 Cadillac Imperial V-16 Fleetwood Limousine that sold for $143,000.
As for the Tony Parella Corvette Collection, all 26 cars sold; top seller from this auction within an auction was the aforementioned 1953 edition at $176,000. Other notables from the collection included the 1967 Corvette 427 that sold for $100,100; the 1955 Corvette that sold for $82,500; the 1963 Corvette Grand Sport continuation car that sold for $82,500; the 1954 Corvette that sold for $80,300; and the 1976 Corvette that sold for $33,000.
Among the microcars, five of the six sold, with the 1952 Kleinschnittger F125 leading the way, hammering at $44,000. The 1956 BMW Isetta came next, selling for $29,700, followed by the 1957 David convertible, which sold for $25,300; the 1959 PTV 250 convertible, which sold for $20,900; and the 1955 Kapi JIP, which sold for $8,500. The 1958 Goggomobil TS, offered with an undisclosed reserve, bid up to $24,000.
For a complete list of results, visit AuctionsAmerica.com.
