70老式汽车踏板导致automobilia收藏品销售记录.doc

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1、70老式汽车踏板导致automobilia收藏品销售记录　　MikeHanlonJanuary30,201570vintagepedalcarsleadtorecordsaleofautomobiliacollectibles　　　　ThePratteCollectionauctionedlastweek,isbestknownforcontainingCarrollShelby’s800hpSuperSnakeCobra,the1954PontiacBonnevilleConceptcarandtheGMFuturliner,butitalsocontainedoneofthelargest

2、collectionofchildrens’carseverassembled.Morethan70wenttoauctionandthey’llmakeyoudrool.　　ImageGallery(82images)　　Rareisthechildthatdoesn’twantapedalcar.Pedalcarshavebeenavailablesincethetimeoftheveryfirstmotorcarstheysoughttoemulateinthelateeighteenthcentury.Formuchofthelastcentury,suchcarsweretheexc

3、lusivedomainoftherichandprivileged.　　　　　　　　　　Manynear-perfectexamplesoftheserareandexclusiveitemspassedacrosstheauctionblockinScottsdale,ArizonainlateJanuaryasthelargestcollectionofpedalcarseverassembledwenttoauction.　　RonPratte’scollectionofautomobiles,motorcyclesandautomobiliasoldforarecord$40.4mi

4、llionbutmanyofthehiddengemswereinthechildrenscararena.　　ThePratteCollectionisbestknownforcontainingsuchgemsasCarrollShelby’spersonalShelbyCobra427SuperSnake,the1954PontiacBonnevilleConceptcardesignedbyHarleyEarlandtheGeneralMotorsFuturliner,butit’sfarmorethanjustacollectionofcars.PrattehasbeenTHEmos

5、tprominentcarandautoephemeracollectorofrecenttimes,havingaccumulatedthisrecordcollectionofdesirableobjectsinlittleoveradecade,eclipsingthevalueofpreviousmassivecollectionssuchastheMilhousCollection(thepreviousrecordholderwhichwasfarbroaderinitsscopeandfetched$38.3million),andtheOtisChandlercollectio

6、nwhichsoldfor$36.1millionbyGooding&Coin2006.　　　　TheimageabovewastakeninsidePratte’sprivatecollectionwarehouseandifyoulookcloselyaroundtheupperballustrade,you’llseethecollectionofpedalcarswhichobviouslycaptivatedRonPratteasmuchastheycaptivatedus.　　TheRonPratteCollectionofover1,600piecesofautomobiliat

7、ookfourfulldaystoauctionandpetrolheadsacrosstheworldwillbegreenwithenvyatsomeoftheitemswhichwenttonewhomesduringthatfourdayperiod.　　　　Themostthatanysinglepieceofautomobiliafetchedwas$86,250foradouble-