Slow Guy

Bad/windy weather hit the RS auction hard. No telling how much damage was done to the cars yet.

AZ wind damage

matt777

I read a report from a guy that was there last night. He said they called for an evacuation before the tent collapsed. He saw one car get crushed by a pole that fell. Glad I gave the auctions a miss this year.

JPP

Well, there was an ultra rare 55 Carrera Speedster there, I hope it made it out alive ...

NC TRACKRAT

Really sad. Sometimes, Mother Nature is a byotch! Glad no one was seriously injured but, if I had a car under that tent, I'd be sick. Sure, insurance will cover it but some of those cars have body panels, parts and trim that are "unobtanium".

SMehder

Just saw a YouTube video from 5 minutes after the damage. Could not see anything as it was too dark, but the commentator indicated about 10% of the cars were damaged.

There are various other videos on YouTube, including one showing the South Tent collapsing.

IamSMC

http://www.russoandsteele.com/press_....html?prid=124

RJT

I just looked at the list and was relieved to see that our Friends '55 356 Carrera Speedster was still listed for sale so I guess it was not damaged in the fiasco.

I heard that the Tucker did sustain some superficial damage, but is still going up on the block tonight since the bidders wanted it to go up anyway and this is an all reserve auction so the seller has nothing to lose really. The restorer promises that any damage will be 100% fixed and fixed correctly for the buyer.

If it weren't so darn icy and cold up here today, I think we might have gone down to see some of the auction later this afternoon and tonight, but we have to be able to get back up the mountain tonight.....

Slow Guy

Maybe not "terminal damage" but certainly more than cosmetic...

R & S auction damages

RJT

Some of it looked terminal to me. How do you fix some of that and replace some of those windshields???

mongrelcat

After seeing those pics "no terminal damage" is quite the spin. Sad situation.

SMehder

Wow, a lot more damage than I was led to believe. At first I understood only 10% of the cars had damage. Maybe only 10% had serious damage.