RM Sotheby’s Upcoming Sale to Feature 1930 Ruxton Model C Roadster
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1930 Ruxton Model C Roadster by Baker-Raulang will be offered for sale in a featured lot at RM Sotheby’s upcoming auction, “The Guyton Collection” that will be held on May 4-5, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri. The pre-auction estimate of this rare car is $RM Sotheby’s Upcoming Sale to Feature 1930 Ruxton Model C Roadster
1930 Ruxton Model C Roadster by Baker-Raulang will be offered for sale in a featured lot at RM Sotheby’s upcoming auction, “The Guyton Collection” that will be held on May 4-5, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri. The pre-auction estimate of this rare car is $350,000 - $450,000 and it will be offered in lot 382 at the auction. “This car has a very well-known history and is body no. 11 of the 12 Ruxton roadsters produced. It is fitted with Continental engine no. 18S-162 and chassis no. 11005, making it the sixth car assembled at the Kissel Motor Car facility. Kissel had earlier taken on assembling the Ruxton transmissions under contract and later agreed to assemble complete Ruxton cars. The company was run by George Kissell, President and his brother, Wil Kissell. Wil owned a Ruxton phaeton, and the very roadster offered here was George’s personal Ruxton. Despite a hostile takeover attempt by Mr. Andrews, which resulted in Kissel’s bankruptcy, the brothers kept their Ruxton long term and would sing the marque’s praise to whoever listened,” states the auction house. This car was originally owned by Ruxton President George Kissel and it has been formerly part of the D. Cameron Peck Collection from 1939-1959. For over two decades, this car has been part of the Guyton Collection. It is one of 12 Baker-Raulang-bodied roadsters; seven exist today and it was presented in the special Ruxton class at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It has also been awarded the prestigious FIVA Pre-war Trophy. RM Sotheby’s further says, “Described as the ‘most turbulent tale in automotive history,’ the story of America’s first front-drive automobile is a saga worthy of a major motion picture. Launched at the onset of the Great Depression, author Jeffrey Godshall described the Ruxton as ‘a superb automobile that never had a chance.’ The car was designed by William J. Muller, an engineering wizard who spent his early life on the racetracks of America. At age 18, in 1912, Muller set a land speed record on Galveston beach driving an Excelsior motorcycle to 103 mph. He was an intuitive driver, crack-shot mechanic, and eventually crewed with — or managed race teams — for the finest drivers piloting the most exceptional machines of the era.” https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more