Bob Strauss auto memorabilia collection to highlight Auburn Spring Auction

(May 21, 2019) AUBURN, Ind. — A spring tradition for collector car enthusiasts across the country, RM Auctions’ 2019 Auburn Spring sale returns to the historic Auburn Auction Park in Indiana with a new extended four-day sale on May 29 - June 1.

Last years sale resulted in $6 million in total sales with an 84 percent sell-through rate. The RM Auctions brand increased global marketing reach and drew bidders from 16 countries (11 in 2017) and 38 states across the U.S., with one-third of bidders raising their paddles for the first time.

Auburn Spring’s top sale was the weekend’s headline offering, a low-mileage 2006 Ford GT, offered from single ownership since new. Featuring three of four available factory options and showing less than 3,800 actual miles, the GT sold for a final $297,000 to a bidder over the phone (Estimate: $250,000–$300,000, offered without reserve).

This year at Auburn, the festivities begin on Wednesday and Thursday with two full days of memorabilia on offer, highlighted by the exceptional collection of the late Bob Strauss. The Strauss Collection is one of the finest signage and neon collections in the country and it is entirely without reserve.

The auction, now in its 18th year, will see approximately 400 quality collector cars and a huge selection of automobilia cross the podium during a four-day sale, catering to a variety of automotive tastes and budgets and ranging from American classics to European sports cars, Detroit muscle, hot rods, customs, and modern collectibles.

In addition to the auction excitement, Auburn Spring features an onsite Swap Meet and Car Corral, including the AACA Annual Grand National who has paired with the RROC in their first ever joint national meet.