Gene Ponder Collection - Session 1 2022-09-22 Auction - 494 Price Results - RM | Sotheby's in Texas - Page 20
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Mashall, TX, United States
Auction Details

Gene Ponder Collection - Session 1

FEATURING OVER 120 CARS, MOTORCYCLES, AND BOATS AND OVER 1,000 LOTS OF AUTOMOBILIA Tucked away on the outskirts of the East Texas city of Marshall is a gearhead's oasis: A series of state-of-the-art shop and garage buildings dotted across a manicured estate. Housed within is the Gene Ponder Collection, an eclectic assemblage of over 120 cars, motorcycles, and boats, as well an enviable and expansive selection of automobilia. Ponder—a serial entrepreneur—built and sold not one, but two highly successful Marshall-based commercial cabinetry manufacturers, allowing him to indulge in his lifelong passion for exciting automobiles. Blue-chip purebreds highlight the collection, including a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, 1960 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder, 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC, and 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster; a pair of dazzling Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupes features a notable one-off example by Graber. Also on offer is an impressive survey of MGs spanning 1927 to 1971 - with rarities such as a 1935 MG PB Airline Coupe taking center stage. The collection is also notable for its hand-crafted recreations, many of which are of all-but unobtainable European sports cars seldom seen outside of museums or prestigious private collections. Mr. Ponder's love of these rare cars led him to commission his own recreations with the help of a respected Texas coachbuilder. The age-old English wheel method was used to form aluminum bodywork that hews as closely as possible to the originals. While some cars have chassis and running gear from the marque in which they are recreating, albeit a few years newer, most feature the underpinnings of a 1950s Jaguar chassis and running gear, a personal favorite of Mr. Ponder. The four-decade-plus working relationship between Mr. Ponder and the Texas coachbuilder has produced a stunning assemblage of rolling sculptures, the cost of which was never questioned.
Auction Curators:
Jera Presley
Director of Client Service, North America
Tanya Pawlak
Director of Title Services
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 86 × 35 × 35 Inches
1483: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 86 × 35 × 35 Inches
1484: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 86 × 35 × 35 Inches
1485: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 72 × 48 × 24.5 Inches
1486: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 78 × 60 × 24 Inches
1487: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Cabinet with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 72 × 38 × 24 Inches
1488: Parts Cabinet with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Cabinet with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 75.5 × 60 × 25 Inches
1489: Parts Cabinet with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Cabinet with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 75.5 × 60 × 25 Inches
1490: Parts Cabinet with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Cabinet with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 78 × 36 × 18 Inches
1491: Parts Cabinet with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Cabinet with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 78 × 36 × 18 Inches
1492: Parts Cabinet with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 75 × 36 × 12 Inches
1493: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 75 × 36 × 12 Inches
1494: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 75 × 36 × 18 Inches
1495: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 75 × 36 × 18 Inches
1496: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 38 × 36 × 18 Inches
1497: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $500-$1,000
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 38 × 36 × 18 Inches
1498: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $500-$1,000
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 48 × 47 × 18 Inches
1499: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 38 × 36 × 18 Inches
1500: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $500-$1,000
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022 69 × 71.5 × 18 Inches
1501: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $100-$500
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Fluids Cabinets with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022
1502: Fluids Cabinets with ContentsEst. $100-$150
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Parts Shelving with Contents: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022
1503: Parts Shelving with ContentsEst. $500-$1,000
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Baldor Grinding Wheel: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022
1504: Baldor Grinding WheelEst. $150-$200
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Belt Sander and Polishing Wheel: To be offered on Thursday, 22 September 2022
1505: Belt Sander and Polishing WheelEst. $200-$300