the Pond Collection going to auction August 1st and 2nd, Burbank

Headlining the collection is the 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible driven by Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise in the Oscar-winning 1988 film, “RainMan”.

Exclusive, live television coverage of the sale to air on NBCSN (NBC Sports Network), August 1-2

 Frequently updated list of entries available online at auctionsamerica.com 

 August 1 - 2  at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. 

Leading early entries for the sale is "The Iconic Southern California Collection", an impressive group of more than 60 vehicles formerly owned by  noted  Palm Springs  collector,  the  late  Bob Pond.  

 Additional highlights illustrating the breadth of the collection include: a  1908 Ford Model R Runabout; a  1931 Rolls-RoycePhantom II Open Drive Landaulette; a 1953 Muntz Jet Convertible; a 1960 Plymouth Fury Convertible; and  a 1963 Jaguar E-Type Series I Roadster to name but a few.

The cars in this collection were covered in an post a couple years ago http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/rare-unique-or-one-of-kind-unmarried.html



http://thepondcollection.com/ for the rest of the cars in the collection

Emery Ward's first car was a 36 Ford, and when he retired, he went collecting the whole range of 36 Fords: cars, trucks, fire trucks, dump trucks, bus, tanker

and he died 7 years ago, and now his collection of cars, trucks, and petroliana is getting sold off

All photos found on http://everydayproductions.biz/Baker-Bonnigson-Auctions.html

 1936 Ford Woody, blue, Id #182358117

 1936 Ford Cabriolet, 2 door convertible, rumble seat, tan, Id #CT28821

 1936 Ford Roadster, 2 door, blue, Id #182916029

 1936 Ford Phaeton, tan, Id #181405474

 1936 Ford, 3 window, Coupe, tan, Id #2609510

 1966 Corvette, coupe, 2012 NCRS, Id 194376S107706

 1936 Ford pickup truck, gray, Id #2352832

 1936 Ford 1 ton flatbed truck, gray w/sides, Id #2264746

 1936 Ford dump truck, gray, Id #3160905

 1936 Ford panel van, green, Id #182616517

 1936 Ford, 2 door, 5 window, Coupe w/rumble seat, red, Id #181444074

 1936 Ford, 2 door Cabriolet, black, Id #182914762

 1936 Ford, 740, 4 door convertible, gray, Id #182250356

 1936 Ford, 4 door, Humpback, black, Id #182623592

 1936 Ford, 2 door, Humpback, black, spot light, Id #2794189

 1936 Ford 4 door convertible with trunk, Tan 5517JW

 1936 Ford, 4 door slant back, Sedan, burgundy, Id #2320679

 1936 Ford, 2 door slant back, original, black, Id #182501156

 1936 Ford 1 ton flatbed truck, red, Id #182566985

 1936 Ford ½ ton, wrecker, maroon, Id #BB183154279

 1936 Ford Fire Truck, pumper, red, Id #BB182403378

 1936 Ford tanker truck, not restored

 1936 Ford Bus, not restored, Id #BB183996682

The auction will take place May 16-17 at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Sandusky, Ohio. For more information, visit BakerBonnigson.com 

Thursday, May 15, 2014 from 1-7pm 

Petroliana Auction: Friday May 16, doors open 9:00am, Auction 6:07pm

SATURDAY, MAY 17, doors open 7:00am, Parts Auction: 9:07am — Vehicle Auction: 1:07pm.

 wbaker@bakerbonnigson.com 

learned about this from http://blog.hemmings.com/

Bonhams is auctioning off the estate of Dr Cox, it seems he had a lot of stuff at an aviation museum, plus a train, cars, fire trucks, etc

1873 SILSBY ROTARY STEAM PUMPER

1906 HAMMOND SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CAR

1909 PREMIER MODEL 45 45 55HP 6-CYLINDER RACEABOUT

1920 BALDWIN 2-6-2 LOCOMOTIVE

1929 AMERICAN LAFRANCE

Conestoga wagon

Fatman sales display

Model T accessories and parts

a B-17 engine

See all the cool stuff at http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22174/

The Dr. Ralph W.E. Cox Jr. estate sale will take place on Saturday, May 10, at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum in Cape May, New Jersey, the very site where Cox’s collection was on public display between 1961 and 1964