For Sale: 1980 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am in Palatine, Illinois

Michael Fux IROC Collection on the docket at Mecum’s Kissimmee auction

William Leland III, the great-great nephew of Cadillac founder Henry Leland, ordered this 1979 Trans Am in 1978 after his father agreed to co-sign for the loan.

Imagine buying a new muscle car – something iconic and inherently cool – only to hardly ever drive it and leave it largely untouched.

When stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham was planning the film Smokey and the Bandit, he envisioned a low-budget B movie with a production cost of $1 million.

A true 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 (Lot #2049), this car has matching date codes, casting numbers and engine numbers.

Old school look with modern spark technology

Proceeds from sale will go to helping children get to college

More than 70 percent of respondents expect to add a vehicle by the end of 2019, most much sooner

98 percent sell-through and $4.728 million in sales at Stafford in the UK

Pick of the Day has Thunderbird engine