 The Charlie Thomas Collection (© 2012 Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Auctions)  1954 Ford Skyliner 'Glasstop' (© 2012 Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Auctions) |
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BLENHEIM, Ontario, May 31, 2012
RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for investment-quality automobiles, is delighted to announce the addition of a new single-vendor sale to its ever-expanding 2012 calendar—The Charlie Thomas Collection, to be held October 20 in Dallas, Texas.
Well-known by automotive enthusiasts, the impressive Charlie Thomas Collection is the product of two decades of careful and dedicated acquisition by prominent Texas businessman and lifelong auto enthusiast, Charlie Thomas. A prolific car dealer and former owner of the Houston Rockets basketball team, Thomas operated more than 40 car dealerships, one of the largest dealership networks in the United States. In addition, Thomas’ love for the automobile has seen him build an incredible ‘Texas-sized’ collection of American motor cars spanning the spectrum of the market, from American Classics to early flatheads, ’50s convertibles, and ’60s muscle and sports cars. From Fords to Chevrolets, Chryslers and Pontiacs, every marque is well represented, providing a diverse range of ownership opportunities for savvy collectors.
The upcoming auction, scheduled October 20 at the magnificent Gaylord Texan resort in Grapevine (Dallas), a short drive from the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, is planned to help downsize Thomas’ impressive collection and will offer more than 150 vehicles ‘without reserve’.
“Charlie Thomas is the consummate car guy with a great eye for quality,” says Alain Squindo, Director, Private Collections, RM Auctions. “A connoisseur of American cars, his collection has a strong emphasis on fully-restored, well-optioned, running and driving examples. These are cars he remembers fondly from his childhood and through his career as a very successful dealer. We are honored to have been entrusted by Charlie to present his personal collection at auction. He joins an impressive list of other prominent collectors we’ve had the privilege of representing over the years,” Squindo adds.
Reflecting Charlie Thomas’ lifelong love affair with the famous ‘Blue Oval’, Fords will be prominently featured at the October auction, with no less than 80 examples slated for the podium. Each exhibiting fantastic fit and finish, the special Ford offering encompasses a wide selection of flathead Fords joined by a series of icons from the fifties and sixties, as represented in a wonderful assortment of Thunderbirds and Mustangs. Among a long list of highlights is a fully-optioned 1935 Ford Deluxe Three-Window Coupe finished in Washington Blue, an award-winning 1941 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible, and a distinctive 1954 Ford Skyliner “Glasstop”. Also on offer, an exceptionally restored 1958 Lincoln Continental Convertible, a great example of one of the most iconic 1950s Lincolns ever built.
The diverse offering also includes an important roster of other celebrated American marques, including but not limited to Auburn, Buick, Cadillac, Desoto, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pierce-Arrow, and Packard.
“The collection is a terrific assembly and celebration of America’s rich automotive history—there is truly something for everyone,” Squindo adds.
The single-day Charlie Thomas Collection sale is the latest in a string of private collection auctions secured for RM Auctions’ 2012 calendar and follows on from the highly successful Milhous Collection sale, presented by RM, in association with Sotheby’s, in February 2012. In the coming months, RM will also lift the gavel on the distinguished Dingman Collection, June 9–10 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA, as well as the famed Aalholm Automobile Collection, August 12 in Southern Denmark.
Lot | Year Make Model | Estimate | 101 | 1925 Dodge Model B Four-Door Sedan | $12,000-$18,000 | 102 | 1946 Ford Super DeLuxe Business Coupe | $25,000-$35,000 | 103 | 1953 Chevrolet Two-Ten Sport Coupe | $18,000-$25,000 | 104 | 1939 Ford DeLuxe Fordor Sedan | $25,000-$35,000 | 105 | 1936 Chevrolet Master DeLuxe Coupe | $25,000-$35,000 | 106 | 1978 Chevrolet El Camino Black Knight | $10,000-$15,000 | 107 | 1989 Jeep Wrangler Islander | $20,000-$30,000 | 108 | 1926 Ford Model T Roadster | $15,000-$20,000 | 109 | 1933 Ford DeLuxe Fordor Sedan | $30,000-$40,000 | 110 | 1931 Chevrolet AE Independence Sedan | $30,000-$40,000 | 111 | 1964½ Ford Mustang Coupe | $20,000-$30,000 | 112 | 1956 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday Two-Door Hardtop | $25,000-$35,000 | 113 | 1940 Ford DeLuxe Custom Convertible Coupe | $40,000-$50,000 | 114 | 1940 Lincoln-Zephyr Club Coupe | $60,000-$80,000 | 115 | 1946 Ford Super DeLuxe Two-Door Sedan | $20,000-$30,000 | 116 | 1941 Chevrolet Special DeLuxe Business Coupe | $30,000-$40,000 | 117 | 1940 Chevrolet Special DeLuxe Convertible | $35,000-$45,000 | 118 | 1919 Ford Model T Depot Hack | $20,000-$25,000 | 119 | 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton | $25,000-$30,000 | 120 | 1956 Continental Mark II Coupe | $45,000-$55,000 | 121 | 1941 Ford Super DeLuxe Convertible Coupe | $50,000-$70,000 | 122 | 1956 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | $35,000-$45,000 | 123 | 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible | $50,000-$75,000 | 124 | 1946 Ford Super DeLuxe Convertible | $50,000-$75,000 | 125 | 1937 Ford DeLuxe Rumble Seat Cabriolet | $40,000-$60,000 | 126 | 1930 Ford Model A Rumble Seat Sport Coupe | $18,000-$25,000 | 127 | 1954 Mercury Monterey Sun Valley Two-Door Hardtop | $35,000-$50,000 | 128 | 1936 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Sedan | $40,000-$50,000 | 129 | 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe | $25,000-$35,000 | 130 | 1940 Ford Custom Pickup Truck | $30,000-$40,000 | 132 | 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Roadster | $30,000-$40,000 | 133 | 1954 Mercury Monterey Sun Valley Two-Door Hardtop | $65,000-$75,000 | 134 | 1946 Chevrolet Fleetline Two-Door Aerosedan | $30,000-$40,000 | 135 | 1935 Ford DeLuxe Five-Window Rumble Seat Coupe | $35,000-$50,000 | 136 | 1935 Ford DeLuxe Three-Window Coupe | $45,000-$65,000 | 137 | 1936 Ford DeLuxe Trunk-Back Tudor Sedan | $35,000-$45,000 | 138 | 1955 Ford Country Sedan Six-Passenger Station Wagon | $20,000-$35,000 | 139 | 1966 Ford Mustang GT Coupe | $20,000-$30,000 | 140 | 1971 Buick GS 455 Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 141 | 1950 Buick Super Estate Station Wagon | $65,000-$85,000 | 142 | 1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | $30,000-$40,000 | 143 | 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe | $30,000-$40,000 | 144 | 1951 Chevrolet 1300 Five-Window Pickup Truck | $18,000-$25,000 | 145 | 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster | $80,000-$100,000 | 146 | 1954 Packard Caribbean Convertible | $125,000-$150,000 | 147 | 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | $60,000-$80,000 | 148 | 1956 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon | $40,000-$60,000 | 149 | 1953 Mercury Monterey Station Wagon | $70,000-$90,000 | 150 | 1940 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Coupe | $60,000-$80,000 | 151 | 1929 Ford Model A Station Wagon | $30,000-$40,000 | 152 | 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible | $20,000-$27,500 | 153 | 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible | $75,000-$95,000 | 154 | 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster 'Country Club' Coupe | $40,000-$60,000 | 155 | 1946 Chrysler Town & Country Roadster | $125,000-$175,000 | 156 | 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Convertible | $50,000-$70,000 | 157 | 1940 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Coupe | $65,000-$85,000 | 158 | 1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | $40,000-$50,000 | 159 | 1947 Chrysler Town & Country Four-Door Sedan | $80,000-$100,000 | 160 | 1930 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup Truck | $40,000-$60,000 | 161 | 1935 Ford DeLuxe Roadster | $50,000-$75,000 | 162 | 1938 Ford DeLuxe Five-Window Coupe | $20,000-$30,000 | 163 | 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 164 | 1947 Mercury Club Coupe s/n | $25,000-$35,000 | 165 | 1972 Chevrolet C10 Custom Fleetside Pickup | $20,000-$30,000 | 166 | 1941 Chevrolet Half-Ton Pickup Truck | $30,000-$40,000 | 167 | 1940 Ford DeLuxe Coupe | $18,000-$25,000 | 168 | 1939 Plymouth Deluxe Convertible Coupe | $40,000-$60,000 | 169 | 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible | $40,000-$55,000 | 170 | 1962 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster | $40,000-$60,000 | 171 | 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible | $40,000-$50,000 | 172 | 1957 Chevrolet Corvette 'Fuel-Injected' Convertible | $125,000-$150,000 | 173 | 1968 Shelby GT500 Convertible | $140,000-$180,000 | 174 | 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Fastback | $75,000-$100,000 | 175 | 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 429 Sportsroof | $65,000-$85,000 | 176 | 1935 Ford DeLuxe Cabriolet | $40,000-$60,000 | 176 | 1935 Ford DeLuxe Cabriolet | $40,000-$60,000 | 177 | 1935 Ford DeLuxe Phaeton | $45,000-$65,000 | 178 | 1935 Ford DeLuxe Three-Window Coupe | $50,000-$60,000 | 179 | 1930 Ford Model AA Cretors Popcorn Truck | $45,000-$65,000 | 181 | 1929 Pierce-Arrow Model 125 Roadster | $100,000-$125,000 | 182 | 1931 Lincoln Model K Enclosed Drive Limousine by Willoughby $50,000-$75,000 | $50,000-$75,000 | 183 | 1936 Cadillac Series 70 Fleetwood Touring Sedan | $50,000-$75,000 | 184 | 1940 Cadillac Series 75 Seven-Passenger Imperial Sedan | $70,000-$90,000 | 185 | 1936 Packard One Twenty Touring Sedan | $35,000-$50,000 | 186 | 1941 Packard One-Ten Special Convertible Coupe | $60,000-$80,000 | 187 | 1934 Ford DeLuxe Roadster | $75,000-$90,000 | 188 | 1941 Ford Super DeLuxe Business Coupe | $20,000-$30,000 | 189 | 1940 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Coupe | $50,000-$65,000 | 190 | 1956 Ford Country Sedan Station Wagon | $30,000-$40,000 | 191 | 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible | $35,000-
$45,000 | 192 | 1936 Ford DeLuxe Cabriolet | $40,000-$60,000 | 193 | 1939 Mercury Convertible Coupe | $45,000-$65,000 | 194 | 1936 Ford DeLuxe Three-Window Coupe | $45,000-$65,000 | 195 | 1938 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Coupe | $45,000-$65,000 | 196 | 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Hardtop | $35,000-$50,000 | 197 | 1959 Edsel Corsair Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 198 | 1953 Packard Caribbean Convertible | $70,000-$90,000 | 199 | 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | $60,000-$80,000 | 200 | 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL Sunliner 'Z Code' Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 201 | 1956 DeSoto Fireflite Indy Pacesetter Convertible | $100,000-$125,000 | 202 | 1962 Chevrolet Corvette 'Fuel-Injected' Convertible | $75,000-$100,000 | 203 | 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner 'Glass Roof' Two-Door Hardtop | $40,000-$50,000 | 204 | 1959 Edsel Corsair Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 205 | 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 429 Sportsroof | $70,000-$90,000 | 206 | 1968 Shelby GT500 KR Fastback | $100,000-$130,000 | 207 | 1952 Willys Military Jeep | $30,000-$40,000 | 208 | 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible | $60,000-$80,000 | 209 | 1965 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 210 | 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner Hardtop | $50,000-$70,000 | 211 | 1963 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | $35,000-$45,000 | 212 | 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 'Fuel-Injected' Convertible | $100,000-$125,000 | 213 | 1956 Packard Caribbean Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 214 | 1948 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet | $70,000-$90,000 | 215 | 1951 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Convertible | $60,000-$80,000 | 216 | 1958 Lincoln Continental Mark III Convertible | $80,000-$120,000 | 217 | 1969 Shelby GT500 Fastback | $80,000-$100,000 | 218 | 1941 Chevrolet Special DeLuxe Club Coupe | $35,000-$45,000 | 219 | 1967 Ford Mustang Convertible | $25,000-$35,000 | 220 | 1940 Ford DeLuxe Custom Convertible Coupe | $80,000-$120,000 | 221 | 1941 Ford Flareside Custom Pickup Truck | $65,000-$75,000 | 222 | 1959 Edsel Corsair Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 223 | 1951 Mercury Monterey Convertible | $70,000-$90,000 | 224 | 1947 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible | $90,000-$110,000 | 225 | 1949 Hudson Commodore Eight Custom Convertible Brougham | $60,000-$80,000 | 226 | 1939 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Sedan | $60,000-$80,000 | 227 | 1958 Chevrolet Half-Ton Cameo Carrier Pickup Truck | $45,000-$60,000 | 228 | 1942 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet | $55,000-$75,000 | 229 | 1940 Ford DeLuxe Eight Tudor Hardtop | $35,000-$55,000 | 230 | 1951 Ford Custom DeLuxe Convertible | $30,000-$40,000 | 231 | 1936 Ford DeLuxe Five-Window Rumble Seat Coupe | $40,000-$60,000 | 232 | 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible | $40,000-$50,000 | 233 | 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe | $45,000-$55,000 | 234 | 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 235 | 1937 Ford Custom Roadster | $75,000-$100,000 | 236 | 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback | $25,000-$35,000 | 237 | 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible | $45,000-
$65,000 | 172 | 1957 Chevrolet Corvette 'Fuel-Injected' Convertible | $80,000-$100,000 | 239 | 1959 Chevrolet 3100 Apache Pickup Truck | $25,000-$35,000 | 240 | 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | $60,000-$80,000 | 241 | 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner 'Glass Roof' Two-Door Hardtop | $40,000-$60,000 | 242 | 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 243 | 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible | $25,000-$35,000 | 244 | 1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | $40,000-$50,000 | 245 | 1956 Pontiac Star Chief Convertible Coupe | $60,000-$80,000 | 246 | 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible | $85,000-$100,000 | 247 | 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Station Wagon | $60,000-$80,000 | 248 | 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Coupe | $40,000-$60,000 | 249 | 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 250 | 1968 Shelby GT350 Convertible | $120,000-$140,000 | 251 | 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Sportsroof | $30,000-$40,000 | 252 | 1951 Ford Custom Convertible | $70,000-$80,000 | 253 | 1948 Ford Super DeLuxe Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 254 | 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | $20,000-$30,000 | 255 | 1948 Studebaker Midget Open Track Racing Car | $20,000-$25,000 | 256 | 1929 Ford Model A Business Coupe | $20,000-$30,000 | 257 | 1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 43 Roadster | $100,000-$125,000 | 258 | 1932 Ford Custom Cabriolet | $45,000-$65,000 | 259 | 1937 Ford Half-Ton Panel Truck | $40,000-$60,000 | 260 | 1947 Ford Super DeLuxe Two-Door Convertible | $45,000-$65,000 | 261 | 1953 Lincoln Capri Convertible | $40,000-$60,000 | 262 | 1954 Ford F-100 Custom Pickup Truck | $30,000-$45,000 | 263 | 1957 Chevrolet 3100 Half-Ton Pickup Truck | $30,000-$40,000 | 264 | 1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner Retractable Hardtop | $35,000-$45,000 | 265 | 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Coupe | $40,000-
$50,000 US | 266 | 1955 Chevrolet 1500 Custom Sedan Delivery | $25,000-$35,000 | 267 | 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe | $28,500-$35,000 | 268 | 1940 Chevrolet Special DeLuxe Two-Door Town Sedan | $20,000-$30,000 | 269 | 1936 Plymouth Deluxe Four-Door Touring Sedan | $20,000-$30,000 | 270 | 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible | $20,000-$30,000 | 271 | 1959 Century Resorter 16' Mahogany Boat | $20,000-$30,000 | 272 | 1929 Ford Model A Roadster | $20,000-$25,000 | 273 | 1934 Chevrolet Standard Coupe | $35,000-
$45,000 US | 274 | 1939 Plymouth Roadking Business Coupe | $15,000-$25,000 | 275 | 1925 Star Five-Passenger Sedan | $15,000-$20,000 |
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