GiveMeTheVin.com Collector Car Auction December 18      

My friend John Clay Wolfe, president and founder of GiveMeTheVIN.com (GMTV), the nation’s largest vehicle wholesaler with nearly $2 billion in annual revenues and an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, recently made the largest auto acquisition in the company’s 30-year history.  Wolfe discovered a treasure trove of 42 rare, museum-quality classic cars valued in the multi-millions. Typically, cars at this level are sold at Barrett-Jackson, Mecum, RM Sotheby’s and Broad Arrow auction houses where they charge buyers up to 12 percent in premium fees. However, Wolfe will sell the entire collection at the John Clay Wolfe’s Classic Christmas Miracle auction on December 18 at his personal arena inside Manheim Dallas, with minimal buy fees. The auction is for car dealers worldwide who join the bidding via simulcast or in person; however, private buyers can also participate by contacting a dealer to bid on their behalf.

On December 17, auto influencers and press are invited to preview the collection at Manheim Dallas at 4 p.m. and should contact amir@foresterpublicrelations.com for credentials.

Wolfe comments, “With more than 30 full concours level, first, second and third generation Corvettes in this lot, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy the finest and rarest cars in the world. Never thought I’d top my Alabama barn find, but this is next level. I’m just glad they weren’t delivered to my ranch because I would’ve never sold them!”

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Every vehicle includes meticulous documentation. A few examples of the cars that will be on the auction block:

• 1953 Corvette - VIN #5, the fifth Corvette ever built and one of the first three models ever sold to the public. It’s one of 300 produced in 1953 and has unique early production features. It was restored to National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS) Top Flight award-winning standards and is a testament to Corvette’s earliest transition from show car to production.
• 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Big Tank Z06 - 327 with 360 horsepower, fuel injection, 4-speed. Of the 199 Z06 option Corvettes produced in 1963, only 50 of the “Big Tank” cars are known to exist.  This NCRS award-winning restoration is arguably the most valuable split window ‘63 corvette in existence. 
• 1980 Pontiac Trans Am Smokey and the Bandit Edition - only has 976 miles on it!  This black on black iconic car made famous in Smokey and the Bandit, starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields, is just one of the five Smokey and the Bandit vehicles included in this collection. 

For a complete listing of the collection being auctioned: GMTV Garage. Also check out his just-posted video about the collection on YouTube:

For other upcoming video episodes about this collection visit the  John Clay Wolfe YouTube Channel.

Photo:  GMTV.