Cars from film, TV to be sold at auction, iCollector.com Over 100 rare, vintage cars and hot-rods from film and television, plus never before seen costumes and props from hit movies, will be sold at auction on Saturday, Aug. 15, and online at iCollector.com
(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) – Over 100 rare and vintage cars and hot-rods from film and television – like the Sector 7 assault vehicle used in the Transformers movies, a rare 1988 black Metallic Ferrari Testarossa with just 30,000 miles, and the 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 from TV’s Knight Rider – will be sold at auction on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Los Angeles Center Studios, located at 450 South Bixel Street.
Also sold will be never-before-seen costumes and props from recent movies like The Ugly Truth, My Bloody Valentine, Obsessed and The Collector. The auction is a joint effort between Premiere Props (an L.A.-based firm that markets, authenticates, packages and distributes exclusive movie memorabilia) and Picture Car Warehouse (a picture vehicle facility located inside the Los Angeles Center Studios).
People unable to attend the auction in person will be able to bid online, through iCollector.com. The action will be streamed live on the site -- both audio and video. Visitors to iCollector.com can easily scroll to the icon for the sale, titled Movie Car and Movie Prop Auction. Once inside, descriptions and photos for all 318 lots are presented, along with bidder registration and other pertinent information.
“Even after working with Premiere Props for many years, I am still amazed at the auctions they put together,” said Thorsten Bonn of iCollector.com. “This upcoming auction is so full of great movie history that any Hollywood fan can find a piece to call their own.” Mr. Bonn added that iCollector and Premiere Props are teaming to provide bidders with a three-camera live broadcast show of the auction.
The sale will begin promptly at 11 a.m. (Pacific Time, or 2 p.m. Eastern Time). A preview will be held on the day of sale, from 9-11 a.m. The preview and auction will be streamed live online, in their entirety, on iCollector.com. People attending the preview live will be able to view the items up for bid. They’ll also be treated to a demonstration of special car tricks, including flips, plus a tour of the studio.
Some of the vehicles set to cross the block include a customized motorcycle given to Hall of Fame baseball great Tony Gwynn by the San Diego Padres at his last professional game, signed twice; Tim Allen and Steve Saleen’s personal, one-of-a-kind 1996 Ford Windstar, with flare fenders; and a 1979 Ford Bronco 4x4 utility vehicle from the Academy Award winning film No Country For Old Men.
Other vehicles will include the 1931 Roadster used in the hit movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; the iconic 1978 Volkswagen bus from the sleeper hit film Little Miss Sunshine; a 1985 Chevrolet Blazer SUV driven in the movie Bruce Almighty; and the flashy green 1971 Cadillac El Dorado convertible driven by Bernie Mac’s character (Floyd) in the smash movie Soul Men.
Also due to be sold will be the 2004 Big Bear chopper motorcycle used my Megan Fox in the sci-fi flick Transformers: Rise of the Fallen, with
