RM Auctions: Automobiles of Arizona
January 16, 2009
ADMISSION:
Admission to this sale requires the purchase of the offical auction catalog for $100. The catalog will admit two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
24th Street & Missouri
Phoenix, Arizona
85016 USA
SALE DATES:
January 16, 2009
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
(viewing starts at 9:00 AM)
PREVIEW DATES:
January 15, 2009
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
January 16, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Estimate:
$80,000-$100,000 US
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
Est. 16bhp, 127 cu. in. horizontally-opposed two-cylinder engine, two-speed planetary transmission and chain drive, full elliptic leaf spring and solid axle front suspension and full elliptical leaf spring and live axle rear suspension, and differential band brakes. Wheelbase: 84"
The very first Ford – called the Quadricycle - was built by Henry Ford in a shed behind his home. A series of prototypes and corporate misadventures followed,