Vehicle Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Auburn
Fall event, 30 August - 2 September 2018.
Estimate:
$50,000 - $60,000
Offered from The Shrine of the Holy GrilleThe last hand-built
American production car, in what later became the Edsel factoryMost
expensive American automobile of its decade, with a list price over
$10,000One of only 1,769 madeOlder restoration in original colors,
Black with Deep Grey and White leather interiorDesirable factory
air conditioning31,000 miles, believed actual, recorded at the time
of cataloguing
The Shrine of the Holy Grille is devoted almost entirely to the
history of two Ford Motor Company lines, the Lincoln Continental
and the Edsel. It is especially fitting that Jim Popp's collection
includes a Continental Mark II, as this limited-production,
hand-built, extraordinary expensive vehicle, intended to be the
finest in the world regardless of cost, was constructed in a
purpose-built Louisville factory. This factory would later be
repurposed for the production of many Edsels.
The Shrine's Mark II, one of just 1,769 made, is equipped with
factory air conditioning, one of the very few available options,
and was delivered new to Harriet W. Rumely of Wilton, Connecticut,
by Eastman Greenwich Motors of Greenwich. It has been part of Mr.
Popp's collection since 1994 and is a well-preserved older
restoration, in the unusual and beautiful original color scheme of
Black with Deep Grey and White Scottish leather interior. Showing
31,000 actual miles at the time of cataloguing, believed to be
actual mileage, it is a handsome example of a rare and significant
model.To view this car and others currently consigned to this
auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AF18.
