News Release: Rare 1954 Reliant Regal Deluxe Roadster to be Offered at Second Annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Benefit Extravaganza

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG MUSEUM . NEWS RELEASE - 7/25/2007


 

For Immediate Release

July 2007

 

CONTACT: 

Gran Roberts 

Marketing Director

(260) 925-1444 ext. 30   


 


Rare 1954 Reliant Regal Deluxe Roadster to be Offered at Second Annual
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Benefit Extravaganza


 


AUBURN - The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum has announced the fourth of eight
cars to be offered at the Second Annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum
Benefit Extravaganza to be held at the museum on Thursday, August 30, 2007
at 7 p.m. A 1954 Reliant Regal Deluxe Roadster will be offered at no reserve
during the second annual museum benefit. Very rare in the United States,
this three-wheeled British import features an aluminum body and has been the
recipient of an extensive restoration. Gas mileage ranges from 45 to 50
miles-per-gallon. You can be the first person on your block to own a
Reliant!   

Also offered at the Extravaganza will be a 16-time award-winning 1935 Auburn
851 Super-Charged Phaeton that will be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours
d'Elegance this year, an Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club certified 1933
Duesenberg Model J LaGrande Dual-Cowl Phaeton, and a very rare 1957 Rolls
Royce Silver Cloud I Mulliner Drop-Head Coupe. Four additional cars will be
added to the second annual event.

Last year's First Annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Benefit Extravaganza
was a success, hosting 265 people and providing $108,000 in funding for the
not-for-profit museum's operating fund. 

Bill Parfet will again serve as the celebrity auctioneer and will be
accompanied by celebrity ringmen. Dean Kruse will donate licensed auction
services in addition to supporting the event through sponsorship. Cars
offered at the museum benefit are not part of the museum's permanent
collection. 

Extravaganza activities include a live auction of original automotive art
featuring premium pieces from the nation's finest automotive artists, a
silent auction, a gourmet dinner, live music, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and
after-hours museum touring. The Extravaganza will be an evening that classic
car enthusiasts will not want to miss. It will take place in one of the
finest classic car museums in the world, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum.

A limited number of tickets are available at $125 per person. Proceeds
benefit the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. Call Jan Schippers at (260)
925-1444 to reserve your tickets.

            Second Annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Benefit Extravaganza
sponsors-to-date include: Kruse International; RM Auctions, Inc.; The
Worldwide Group; Hagerty Insurance; Do it Best Corp.; Eddie Merlot's; Sandra
and Gene Davenport; Gooding & Company, Inc.; Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC;
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance; and Therma-Tru Corp., a museum corporate
partner.  

 

 

(PHOTO CAPTION - Pictured is a 1954 Reliant Regal Deluxe Roadster, one of
eight cars to be offered for sale during the Second Annual Auburn Cord
Duesenberg Museum Benefit Extravaganza.)

 

 

Gran Roberts is available for follow up information, photo requests or
comment between the hours of 8am-5pm Mon-Fri and by appointment. You may
reach Gran at (260) 925-1444 ext. 30

 

Gran Roberts

Marketing Director

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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

1600 South Wayne Street

PO Box 271

Auburn, IN  46706

260-925-1444 x30          Office

260-925-6266                 Fax

260-894-1209                 Mobile

granr@acdmuseum.org

 

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