CalgaryDetail
06-11-2007, 12:15 PM
So I am not ging to lie, this is a big brag sesion. I had a wicked weekend that I want to share with the world. And yes im going to make you jelous... lol just kiding
So i Thursday after noon i board a plane to london Ontario (north of detriot). Man was that a Long flight I could not wait to get to chatham.I thought I had an idea of what was going to happen and what plans were... boy was i ever wrong.
sO i get in thursday eavning and am picked up my my dad and his freind. We quickly (well as quick as it can be in the london airport) get into the car and start the drive. The guy we were with (greg) asked how tired i was. I told him i was to excited to be tired so he drove us to his garage.
In it there was a 27 Pakard in peices. There were fenders and bonots and engines and some cool stuff all over the shop. It was really neat and orginized but man was it cool to see the car in peices. And boy was it a huge sucker
So we finnaly finsih at the shop and its about 10 o;clock so we drive to town and get settled in.
Friday morning came quickly. With the two hour time diffrence it was an early morning. We headed over to the office to go see some stuff. Greg had about 10 minutes of work. And then it was off to the races.
We started our day by going to RM restorations. Rm acution house is the largest auto auction house in the world.. yes its bigger then berrit jakson. They also have a restoration shop.
So we go to the shop and greg knows eveyone. And i mean everyone there. We talk to some of the guys for a while and just shoot the breeze. We go take a look at the cars in the shop.. So im thinking we will see some cool cars but i was sadly mistaken. WE SAW WORLD CLASS CARS.. Yes folks I touched the Mars Duesnberg.. valued at about 4.5mill. Also some of you may remeber the 2006 peable beach winner. Well it was there but had plastic on it... so they uncovered it for us. I touched the car. And maybe even drooled on it.
So i thought man this cant get any better. Wel i was wrong. We were invited back into the restoration shop. This is a private place most people dont get to go. The only stipulation. No pictures. They have 6 cars going to th 08 peable beach concours and they dont want the world knowin yet.. igot to see all of them.
So i got to take a took (and touch) some really cool cars. I had always wanted to see a Duesenberg but never thought I would. In one day i saw 5, one being the mars one.
So we finnaly see all that we can and head for lunch.
After lunch we go to stans shop. Stan is a world class car restorer in a small town just outside Chatham (it chatham wasnt small enough)In there I got to see gergs 34 pakard roadster with a rummble seat.This thing was a peice of art. I dont think i have ever seen a car look so amazing.
Also this car will only be shown at top cars shows such and peable, meadowbrook, and amilia (sp) island. It has acutlly been invited as a feture car at world of wheels (or somthing like that) car show.
So im in awe. We them go otuside to shoot the breze when stan asks if I want a ride in a 1915 GreyDort. These cars were orginaly built in canada and most are still here. About 35 remain, and stan in the world expert. These things ae harder to find then duesenbergs... but dont have the price tag.
So we drive the car over to stans house to be put away before it was supposted to rain. Tha was cool. Driving down mainstreet in this car. I felt like I was in a parade.
We then head downto detriot to go check out the cars. We look at evey car being acutioned and fall in love with a few. We look around for a few hours then head back home.
When iget home in for a suprise. A guy at the office owns a 2006 ferrari F430 spyer. I get a ride. His kids were jelous since they dont even get to look at it lol.
We were ripping it at 210km/h down back country roads in 4th gear. I kept folding my colar down but the wind would pop it up.
I fell in love that day..... with a car.
So anyway. We then head back to gregs house and have the most amazing salmon dinner. The fish was caught about a week ago off the cost of BC. Boy was it good.
So im stuffed and exausted, its about 11 o'clock after all is said and done. So its back to the hotel to sleep. After all tomorow is the acution.
Saturday morning dosent come back enough. We are ont he road by 9 o'clock headed to the acution.
So we get there and there is already a buzz. We walk around to double check eveything and see who esle is there. !2 o'clock on the dot the auction starts.
Boy were things going for alot. it turns out there were about half a dozen high rollers who bought almsot eveything.
So anyway. The acution goes well. WE come to lot 217. A !955 Red Thunderbird fromm the John mcmullen car show. My dad goes lets bid on this one.
So i do the hand thing. I do it again, we are reaching our limit. One mroe time. And its going once...
Going twice...
Going three times...
And its mine. I was the proud new owner of a 1955 Red T-bird. This thing is from the first year of t-bird production.. My heart was racing. I could barley put words toghter. I had just bought a car.then to add to this Rob myers. owner and founder of RM acutions, comes over to shake my hand and congradulate me on the deal of the acution. This was really cool.
All day I was the guy who bought the t-bird. I was a celeberty for the day. It didnt matter what else peoplebought they would come over and say congrats,. It was SOOO Cool.
So the day moves onand there are some cars you wonder about. Finnay we get to a 1933 Rolls Royce. Greg turns to me and says its his.
So the biding begins. After a little back and forth its his. He had just wond a rolls. Man was this day awsome. He got up and started chearing and yelling. I was like he had won the lotery.
So the auction comes to an end, we got to look at or new rides. Man was it like Europia. They day became a blurr. As the we were leaving we saw kid rock. (now im not a huge fan but i thought it was cool) so we go get a picture with him in front of the 1930 V16 Cadilac he bought.. man what a ride.
So on this day. i met. Rob Meyers, founder of RM
Kid Rock- well its kid rock
and
John McMullen, who had one of the largest car collections in the world.
was in heaven. So we head back to canada. get home at around 10.
Sot sunday was a long day. Igot up at 430 (which is 230 back home) and load up a 1927 pakard for a car show. This has the abilitty to win many concours, it was stunning.
All day peolpe would come up to me and ask abouthe bird. I think people really wanted me to bring it.
So the show comes to and end and we head back to Chatham. I had a fligh to catch.
My fligh left at 830, I got into my bed about midnight local time. So i had been up for 22 hours. I was spent.
So all in all it was an awsome awsome awsome weekend,. I cam home with a ncie haul and saw stuff i could never has imagined.
The pictures are still being loaded but you can check out the T-bird onthe rm site
RM AUCTIONS (http://www.rmauctions.com/AuctionResults.cfm?SaleCode=MM07)#
its lot 217.
Also I have to applogize to Larry (on here as Zymol). I told him i was going to give him a call since he is in Catham but never got a chance. Literly every waking minuted was filled with cars. (not that im complaining).
So now im back home. Slept inand am getting ready for work.
I hope you enjoyed reading about my weekend and my experience at my first acution
Mike
So i Thursday after noon i board a plane to london Ontario (north of detriot). Man was that a Long flight I could not wait to get to chatham.I thought I had an idea of what was going to happen and what plans were... boy was i ever wrong.
sO i get in thursday eavning and am picked up my my dad and his freind. We quickly (well as quick as it can be in the london airport) get into the car and start the drive. The guy we were with (greg) asked how tired i was. I told him i was to excited to be tired so he drove us to his garage.
In it there was a 27 Pakard in peices. There were fenders and bonots and engines and some cool stuff all over the shop. It was really neat and orginized but man was it cool to see the car in peices. And boy was it a huge sucker
So we finnaly finsih at the shop and its about 10 o;clock so we drive to town and get settled in.
Friday morning came quickly. With the two hour time diffrence it was an early morning. We headed over to the office to go see some stuff. Greg had about 10 minutes of work. And then it was off to the races.
We started our day by going to RM restorations. Rm acution house is the largest auto auction house in the world.. yes its bigger then berrit jakson. They also have a restoration shop.
So we go to the shop and greg knows eveyone. And i mean everyone there. We talk to some of the guys for a while and just shoot the breeze. We go take a look at the cars in the shop.. So im thinking we will see some cool cars but i was sadly mistaken. WE SAW WORLD CLASS CARS.. Yes folks I touched the Mars Duesnberg.. valued at about 4.5mill. Also some of you may remeber the 2006 peable beach winner. Well it was there but had plastic on it... so they uncovered it for us. I touched the car. And maybe even drooled on it.
So i thought man this cant get any better. Wel i was wrong. We were invited back into the restoration shop. This is a private place most people dont get to go. The only stipulation. No pictures. They have 6 cars going to th 08 peable beach concours and they dont want the world knowin yet.. igot to see all of them.
So i got to take a took (and touch) some really cool cars. I had always wanted to see a Duesenberg but never thought I would. In one day i saw 5, one being the mars one.
So we finnaly see all that we can and head for lunch.
After lunch we go to stans shop. Stan is a world class car restorer in a small town just outside Chatham (it chatham wasnt small enough)In there I got to see gergs 34 pakard roadster with a rummble seat.This thing was a peice of art. I dont think i have ever seen a car look so amazing.
Also this car will only be shown at top cars shows such and peable, meadowbrook, and amilia (sp) island. It has acutlly been invited as a feture car at world of wheels (or somthing like that) car show.
So im in awe. We them go otuside to shoot the breze when stan asks if I want a ride in a 1915 GreyDort. These cars were orginaly built in canada and most are still here. About 35 remain, and stan in the world expert. These things ae harder to find then duesenbergs... but dont have the price tag.
So we drive the car over to stans house to be put away before it was supposted to rain. Tha was cool. Driving down mainstreet in this car. I felt like I was in a parade.
We then head downto detriot to go check out the cars. We look at evey car being acutioned and fall in love with a few. We look around for a few hours then head back home.
When iget home in for a suprise. A guy at the office owns a 2006 ferrari F430 spyer. I get a ride. His kids were jelous since they dont even get to look at it lol.
We were ripping it at 210km/h down back country roads in 4th gear. I kept folding my colar down but the wind would pop it up.
I fell in love that day..... with a car.
So anyway. We then head back to gregs house and have the most amazing salmon dinner. The fish was caught about a week ago off the cost of BC. Boy was it good.
So im stuffed and exausted, its about 11 o'clock after all is said and done. So its back to the hotel to sleep. After all tomorow is the acution.
Saturday morning dosent come back enough. We are ont he road by 9 o'clock headed to the acution.
So we get there and there is already a buzz. We walk around to double check eveything and see who esle is there. !2 o'clock on the dot the auction starts.
Boy were things going for alot. it turns out there were about half a dozen high rollers who bought almsot eveything.
So anyway. The acution goes well. WE come to lot 217. A !955 Red Thunderbird fromm the John mcmullen car show. My dad goes lets bid on this one.
So i do the hand thing. I do it again, we are reaching our limit. One mroe time. And its going once...
Going twice...
Going three times...
And its mine. I was the proud new owner of a 1955 Red T-bird. This thing is from the first year of t-bird production.. My heart was racing. I could barley put words toghter. I had just bought a car.then to add to this Rob myers. owner and founder of RM acutions, comes over to shake my hand and congradulate me on the deal of the acution. This was really cool.
All day I was the guy who bought the t-bird. I was a celeberty for the day. It didnt matter what else peoplebought they would come over and say congrats,. It was SOOO Cool.
So the day moves onand there are some cars you wonder about. Finnay we get to a 1933 Rolls Royce. Greg turns to me and says its his.
So the biding begins. After a little back and forth its his. He had just wond a rolls. Man was this day awsome. He got up and started chearing and yelling. I was like he had won the lotery.
So the auction comes to an end, we got to look at or new rides. Man was it like Europia. They day became a blurr. As the we were leaving we saw kid rock. (now im not a huge fan but i thought it was cool) so we go get a picture with him in front of the 1930 V16 Cadilac he bought.. man what a ride.
So on this day. i met. Rob Meyers, founder of RM
Kid Rock- well its kid rock
and
John McMullen, who had one of the largest car collections in the world.
was in heaven. So we head back to canada. get home at around 10.
Sot sunday was a long day. Igot up at 430 (which is 230 back home) and load up a 1927 pakard for a car show. This has the abilitty to win many concours, it was stunning.
All day peolpe would come up to me and ask abouthe bird. I think people really wanted me to bring it.
So the show comes to and end and we head back to Chatham. I had a fligh to catch.
My fligh left at 830, I got into my bed about midnight local time. So i had been up for 22 hours. I was spent.
So all in all it was an awsome awsome awsome weekend,. I cam home with a ncie haul and saw stuff i could never has imagined.
The pictures are still being loaded but you can check out the T-bird onthe rm site
RM AUCTIONS (http://www.rmauctions.com/AuctionResults.cfm?SaleCode=MM07)#
its lot 217.
Also I have to applogize to Larry (on here as Zymol). I told him i was going to give him a call since he is in Catham but never got a chance. Literly every waking minuted was filled with cars. (not that im complaining).
So now im back home. Slept inand am getting ready for work.
I hope you enjoyed reading about my weekend and my experience at my first acution
Mike