Gene Ponder Collection - Session 2 2022-09-23 Auction - 459 Price Results - RM | Sotheby's in Texas - Page 10
Havana Grand Prix Framed Signed Poster with Framed Documentation PosterFerrari Pit Crew Only Grand Prix de Monaco Illuminated SignThe India Trophy from the BDRC Empire Trophy Race, ca. 1939
Done
Marshall, TX, United States
Auction Details

Gene Ponder Collection - Session 2

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
SOLD
India Tires Porcelain Sign: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2230: India Tires Porcelain SignEst. $1,500-$2,500
SOLD
Goodyear Die-Cut Porcelain Sign: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2231: Goodyear Die-Cut Porcelain SignEst. $1,500-$2,500
SOLD
Ferrari Formula 1 Children's Car: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 21 × 70 × 35 Inches
2232: Ferrari Formula 1 Children's CarEst. $1,800-$2,500
SOLD
Wayne Model 100B Gas Pump: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 71 × 24 × 16 Inches
2233: Wayne Model 100B Gas PumpEst. $1,800-$2,500
SOLD
Five Reproduction Gas Pump Globes: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2234: Five Reproduction Gas Pump GlobesEst. $1,800-$2,500
SOLD
Collection of Badges, Model Cars and Transporters: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2235: Collection of Badges, Model Cars and TransportersEst. $3,000-$4,000
SOLD
Collection of Racing Suits: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2237: Collection of Racing SuitsEst. $2,000-$3,000
SOLD
Toy Model Cars and Memorabilia with Display Case: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 76.5 × 60 × 18 Inches
2238: Toy Model Cars and Memorabilia with Display CaseEst. $2,000-$3,000
SOLD
Canvas Prints: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 36 × 72 Inches; Dimensions are for largest canvas.; Dimensions are for largest canvas.
2239: Canvas PrintsEst. $2,000-$2,500
SOLD
Valvoline, Bosch, Pirelli, and Pennzoil Signs: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 23 × 58 Inches; Dimensions are for largest.; Dimensions are for largest.
2240: Valvoline, Bosch, Pirelli, and Pennzoil SignsEst. $2,000-$3,000
SOLD
Four Lancia Wheel Covers with Five wheels: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2241: Four Lancia Wheel Covers with Five wheelsEst. $2,000-$4,000
SOLD
Mercedes-Benz Service Sign: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 50 × 38 × 7 Inches
2243: Mercedes-Benz Service SignEst. $2,000-$3,000
SOLD
Maquette Wire Frame: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 28 × 148 × 36 Inches
2244: Maquette Wire FrameEst. $2,000-$3,000
SOLD
Grouping of BRDC Memorabilia: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2245: Grouping of BRDC MemorabiliaEst. $2,000-$3,000
SOLD
Cigar Humidors, Boxes, and Ashtrays: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2246: Cigar Humidors, Boxes, and AshtraysEst. $2,000-$3,000
SOLD
BMW Porcelain Sign: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2247: BMW Porcelain SignEst. $2,000-$3,000
SOLD
Wayne Model 700 Flying A Gasoline Pump: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 91 × 24 × 14 `
2248: Wayne Model 700 Flying A Gasoline PumpEst. $3,000-$4,000
SOLD
Dixie Belle 25¢ Slot Machine: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 59 × 17 × 17.5 Inches
2249: Dixie Belle 25¢ Slot MachineEst. $3,000-$3,500
SOLD
Mills Novelty 50¢ Slot Machine: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 60 × 19.5 × 15 Inches
2250: Mills Novelty 50¢ Slot MachineEst. $3,000-$3,500
SOLD
Car Models with Glass Table: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 30 × 71 × 35.5 Inches
2252: Car Models with Glass TableEst. $4,000-$5,000
SOLD
Dino and Ferrari Illuminated Signs: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022
2253: Dino and Ferrari Illuminated SignsEst. $2,000-$4,000
SOLD
Large Scale Ferrari Hydroplane Model: To be offered on Friday, 23 September 2022 Wood
2254: Large Scale Ferrari Hydroplane ModelEst. $2,000-$3,000