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High-End Car Auction Rolls into Newport

European sports cars, American muscle cars, hot rods and customs will take center stage at the Russo and Steele automobile auction this weekend at Newport Dunes.

More than 350 collectible cars will be up for grabs this week in Newport Beach during the Russo and Steele automobile auction at Newport Dunes.

The multi-million dollar automotive auction, which starts today for the first time in Newport Beach, will showcase a "legendary lineup" of European sports cars, American muscle cars, hot rods and customs. Event organizers expect buyers from all over the world.

“We’ve been deluged with calls from car enthusiasts around the globe who intend to participate in the event,” Andrew Theodorou, Vice President and General Manager of Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina, said in a released statement.

At the auction buyers will have their pick of at least three Woodies, "no car better captures the surfing car culture here in Newport Beach than the Woody," organizers said. The auction will also include a 1933 Ford Coupe 402 CL, 1940 Ford Station Wagon and a 1953 Mercury Monterey Wagon.

High-end convertibles including a 1932 Ford SPCON Phaeton, the 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster, the 83rd of only 300 from Corvette’s first production year and one of only 225 still in existence, the 2013 Ferrari 458 Spyder, the sportiest V-8 model in the Ferrari lineup, will also be auctioned off.

Andrew Alcazar, who owns Russo and Steele with his wife, said they are excited to be in Newport Beach and look forward to a great auction.

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"The region is home to some of the world’s most serious car collectors who will appreciate the breadth and quality of vehicles we are assembling,” Alcazar said. 

 Schedule

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  • A special bidder showing day will be held on Thursday June 20, with a charity preview and cocktail party benefit for Children’s Hospital Of Orange County taking place at 6 p.m.  Tickets for the benefit are $150.  General admission tickets can be purchased for the Friday and Saturday sessions for $20.  
  • The Auction will be held on Friday, June 21st – Saturday, June 22nd. Gates open at 10 a.m. with the auction starting at noon. Bidder Cocktail Reception begins at 3:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. Newport Beach Dunes, 1131 Back Bay Drive.

For more information about the Russo and Steele Automobile Auction, visit  visitnewportbeach.com/things-to-do/russo-steele/ or call 602-252-2697.

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