Auto Auction Time Again!

We hope that you enjoyed reading about the Conevore t-shirt that Brian designed! As I'm writing and posting this on Friday morning, Brian is also about to drive at the SCCA National Championships in Lincoln Nebraska, so you can still check the webcast and see live timing, with the links from the SCCA home web page:   SCCA

He and Jason Rucker are driving the NMS Miata in ES class, so when you get to the Timing System page that lists all the many classes, just click on the ES and you'll get a screen with timings from all 55 drivers in their class. After day 1 the guys were in the middle of the pack, so they'll be trying to move up today on the WEST COURSE in Lincoln. There should be video links to both the EAST and WEST courses.

Back at NMS-North, we're looking forward to some more automotive adventures and cool car spotting in San Diego and Los Angeles this week while we're out here on the west coast. Look for some photos from the Petersen Automotive Museum, and a Carlsbad Cars and Coffee report next week. Then, coming up on September 14th, is the next impound auto auction at the Norfolk Naval Base. You can get all the info on this auction, and see a photo of each vehicle at this link: Auction LINK

You might remember that at their last quarterly auction that NMS brought home this little car:

2000 Mustang V6

Unfortunately, due to a busy work schedule, travel, and going to school since then, I've had little time to work on it, so the Mustang is still sitting in the NMS stable. We've verified that the car has gas, it has spark, and the motor cranks but doesn't turn over yet, so we've narrowed it down a bit. The old battery was really dead, so a couple minutes and a few dollars at Pick-N-Pull have us with plenty of battery power now, so that's a start.

Here's the list of cars at the auction, and my estimated selling price, based only on the photos on the website.  We'll check back later and see how close (or far off) my estimates came to the auction selling price.

The pair of 1983 Pontiac Firebirds might be awesome if you're looking for some cool muscle cars! Beyond that, my pick for top prices is the blue Dodge Dakota pickup in the truck category, and the two 2006 Cadillacs will probably go for the highest bids for the cars.

COLOR	YEAR	MAKE--MODEL
BLACK	1963	LIPPENCOTT LIGHTING BOAT TRAILER $200
BLACK	1983	PONTIAC FIREBIRD  $1000
BROWN	1983	FORD F100   $900
BLUE	1986	PONTIAC  FIREBIRD   $900
RED	1989	CHEVROLET GEO  TRACKER   $125
GREY	1991	HONDA  ACCORD   $250
BLACK	1993	SATURN    $300
BLACK	1994	NISSAN SENTRA  $400
BLACK	1997	SAAB  900   $200
LT BLUE	1998	FORD  RANGER   $1000
BLACK	1998	ISUZU  TROOPER  $800
BLUE	1998	SATURN   $500
SILVER	1999	MITSUBISHI   ECLIPSE  $800
WHITE	2000	CADILLAC   DEVILLE  $1200
SILVER	2000	AUDI  A6  $2000
BLUE	2001	DODGE  DAKOTA  $2200
SILVER	2001	NISSAN MAXIMA   $1300
BLUE	2002	FORD F-150   $2000
RED	2002	NISSAN SENTRA  $400
SILVER	2002	MAZDA B3000  $2200
RED	2002	FORD ESCAPE   $1500
GREEN	2002	LAND ROVER DISCOVERY  $1400
GREY	2003	CHEVROLET MALIBU  $2000
BLACK	2003	VW GOLF  $1200
RED	2003	OLDSMOBILE ALERO  $1000
RED	2004	ACURA RSX  $3000
BLUE	2005	CHEVROLET IMPALA  $2000
GREY	2006	MITSUBISHI   ECLIPSE  $1200
BLACK	2006	CADILLAC DTS  $4000
SILVER	2006	CADILLAC CTS   $4000
BLACK	2007	FORD 500   $900
GOLD	2008	TOYOTA SIENNA  $2000
BURGUNDY	2010	KIA FORTE   $3000
BLACK	2012	HYUNDAI ELANTRA   $3000