Record-breaking 38th Annual New England Auto Auction™ realizes nearly $3M in sales

This 1968 Shelby GT 500 attracted the attention of buyers from all over the world, selling for $137,500 at the 38^th Annual New England Auto Auction™ on Saturday, August 22. 

This remarkable 1933 Pierce-Arrow seven-passenger
sedan, a multiple award winner featured in several publications,
was one of the featured vehicles in the 38th Annual New England
Auto Auction™ and sold for $115,500 on Saturday August 22. 

Owls Head, Maine - On August 22, 2015 the Owls Head Transportation Museum conducted its 38th Annual New England Auto Auction. Of 187 vehicles included in the sale, the Museum sold 150 vehicles on the block, for an impressive sell through rate of just over 80 percent. Total sales on auction day were $2,863,850.00 including the 10 percent buyers premium that is assessed to each sale. The auction represents a record-setting sale for the Museum; with both the gross sales and rate of sale representing the highest overall numbers the New England Auto Auction™ has ever realized.

Additional vehicles are expected to sell in the days following the auction as the Museum continues to work with consignors and interested buyers to facilitate sales. By 10:00 Monday, August 24, two of the passed vehicles (those that failed to meet reserve on the auction block): a 1963 Ford Thunderbird and a 1966 Ford Bronco Half Cab, had already been sold.

Factors including the quality, diversity and volume of vehicles, national media exposure, increased