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ction at this weekend’s
¢ Car auction. is enough
“e any garage mechanic
out in a grease-stained

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1953. Sunbeam Talbot
er, A 1967 Alfa Romco
Round-Tail Spyder. A 1972
Dino 246 GT Coupe. A
Corvette Split-Window

e metallic works of art (and
mately 96 others) are part of
A crop of classic cars being
ied off this Sunday at
nial Theatre, North
ver,
; weekend’s event is the
auction staged by
ssic Restorations, a North
ver automobile restoration
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bulging body profiles,
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they’re not dressed with
nstripes and funky lines,
certainly don’t look like
rage small car.

nterior, too, follows the
end of the popular Swatch
with curvy lines, circular
ind unique colors and

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ugh existing Mercedes-
nels; other retail outlets
considered.

s the most important ques-
i: fs the Micro Swatch car
be sold in North America?
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Caza, marketing services
of Mercedes-Benz

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Bob LeFluffy.

“LE went to a local auction about
five years ago and realized we
could do a better job of hosting
one,” LeFluffy said in a rare
moment away from the business of
making sure everything is in place
for the four-day event. “In the two
years since we started, the response
by both sellers and buyers has
steadily grown.”

So much so that for the first
time LeFluffy has had to turn away
owners who wanted their classics
involved in the auction.

While some of the cars will sell
for tens of thousands of dollars (last
yeur’s top-seller was a 1962 Ferrari
that sold for $52,000), many are
still within reach of the shallow-
pocketed investor. A Mercedes
Diese! Sedan sold for $1,250 last
year,

All cars up for auction will be
on show in the Centennial Theatre
parking lot tomorrow, Saturday,
April 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An
automobilia sale runs from 1 to 5
p.m. The auction itself is set for
Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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