Bonhams to auction off Bruce Willis muscle car collection
Auction house Bonhams is gearing up for another landmark event, scheduled to take place in just a few days at The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Enthusiasts undeterred by the financial crisis will find all manner of automobile and automobilia at the auction, including several Steve McQueen artifacts, a land-speed record-breaking 1949 Vincent motorbike, and a selection of muscle cars from the collection of action movie star Bruce Willis.
Bruce will be offloading a prized collection of classic American steel, including a pair of Corvette roadsters (an original '57 and a '67 Stingray), a 1955 Chevy Nomad, a '69 Dodge Charger and the piece de resistance, a 1968 Shelby GT500 convertible. The star factor is sure to add to their value, and the latter is expected to fetch upwards of $150,000. For a closer look, head on down to The Petersen, or just click on the images in the gallery below to see what officer John McClane is selling.
Gallery: Bruce Willis muscle cars
[Source: Bonhams via Luxist]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Fazzster 4:06PM (10/22/2008)
Big deal...
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Quattrofan 4:12PM (10/22/2008)
Someone sounds jealous.
Menice 4:13PM (10/22/2008)
good for bruce..
too bad someone is going to pay way more then they are worth.
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I-man 4:44PM (10/22/2008)
haha. i didnt even notice.
Justin 4:20PM (10/22/2008)
He must have gotten a deal on 4 sets of those chrome rims.
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Menice 4:28PM (10/22/2008)
that's good man. didnt notice that.
Cragers for everyone!!!
carguy 4:30PM (10/22/2008)
No kidding! He must have been an investor with Cragar or something! I do like the fact that he kept a classic look with all the cars. I hate seeing classic muscle cars with modern sports car wheels.
Kotse 4:22PM (10/22/2008)
"Bruce will be offloading a prized collection of classic American steel.."
Bruce plays the recession blues...
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http:tips.viimanelevel.com 4:23PM (10/22/2008)
nice
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Mi key 4:25PM (10/22/2008)
Those are some pretty cool cars.
I just a piece about Bonhams Auction on the morning news. I think they are also auctioning some Steve McQueen stuff.
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Todd 4:27PM (10/22/2008)
"Yippy-kai-ay-mother-auctioneer"
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Richard 11:07PM (10/22/2008)
Brilliant!
Shinkaze 4:35PM (10/22/2008)
Worst Time EVER to auction off a collection. We just got back from Barret Jackson and Values are down over 60% due to the credit crisis.
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Toronto Jeff 4:53PM (10/22/2008)
Sorry about your timing Bruce. 24 months ago would have been perfect. Like the vettes though....
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Cardude 5:05PM (10/22/2008)
Why is he selling?
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ugg.tryptophan 8:16PM (10/22/2008)
because he's hungry
Richard 11:16PM (10/22/2008)
Don't you get it?
He is selling because he realizes that his dinosaur-juice swilling car collection is poisoning our planet, melting the ice-caps and endangering the MF polar bears! And doing do far more than all those MF dirty coal burning plants the Chinese are running to make Nike's line of apparel because WJ Clinton signed the Kyoto Accord!
Jay Leno is next because his collection poses a greater danger to the planet than Brucie Willis and Joe the Plumber together.
Bruce, you WERE a Great American.
I hope your snickers grow back!
Bryan 4:48AM (10/23/2008)
@Richard
Do you seriously sit at home and make this crap up. I would be embarrassed to write that even under the anonymity of the blog-o-sphere.
By the way turn your computer off, you just killed a polar bear with your gibberish.
Jason 7:45AM (10/23/2008)
Screw the GT500 I want the Nomad!
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Nick 2:38PM (10/23/2008)
That comment made me wish I still owned my 56 Nomad