Sweet deals in Chocolatetown

At RM’s Hershey Sale, an international crowd came away with some American-made bargains

HERSHEY, PA, might still be best known for its horrid chocolate, but its reputation as a car town continues to grow year a er year, as evidenced by the large crowd at the RM Sotheby’s 2015 Hershey Sale on 8-9 October. Collectors from 20 countries were present to bid on the traditional array of early cars and American classics, and bid they certainly did. By the end of the two-day auction, part of the vast annual AACA Eastern Division Fall Meet, 96% of the lots offered had been sold, raising a total of $16.3 million. A 1913 Pierce-Arrow Model 66-A Seven-Passenger Touring brought the biggest money, attracting a winning bid of $830,500 including buyer’s premium, against an estimate of $550,000-650,000. Some 20 more cars beat their pre-sale valuations, including our favourite, a…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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