Last remaining 'Ghost Car' expected to fetch up to £300,000 at auction

[bijou]

The 1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six was built using a special type of perspex by General Motors and chemical company Rohm and Haas at a cost of £15,000.

Dubbed the ‘Ghost Car’ it has clocked up just 140km (86 miles) in its lifetime and is thought to be a visionary in design principles.

‘This motor still turns heads as much as it ever did,’ said a spokesman for RM Auctions which is selling the vehicle in Michigan on July 30.

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[Eupher]

Spooky.

[Chris_]

I would drive it.  With no muffler.

[namvet]

This 1939 Pontiac Plexiglas Deluxe Six "Ghost Car," once on display at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, could now be yours, at the right price.
The first full-size transparent car built in America (at a reported cost of $25,000), is expecting to fetch somewhere between $275,000 and $475,000.
The Plexiglas vehicle was a collaboration between General Motors and Rohm & Haas. It features a Plexiglas body that exposes the vehicle's innards.

Following the New York World's Fair, the "Ghost Car" went on a nationwide tour, and then spent several years on display at the Smithsonian Institute before passing through a succession of Pennsylvania Pontiac dealers.

Also up for auction, is a rare 1932 Packard Twin Six Individual Custom Convertible Sedan by Dietrich. It was purchased by entertainer Al Jolson for $6,600. Jolson, who was once known as "The World's Greatest Entertainer," died in 1950. The Packard is expected to be auctioned at between $950,000 and $1,150,000.

RM Auctions' St. John's sale will be held July 30 at the Inn of St. John's in Plymouth, Michigan.

The first full-size transparent car built in America (at a reported cost of $25,000), is expecting to fetch somewhere between $275,000 and $475,000.

The Plexiglas vehicle was a collaboration between General Motors and Rohm & Haas. It features a Plexiglas body that exposes the vehicle's innards.

Following the New York World's Fair, the "Ghost Car" went on a nationwide tour, and then spent several years on display at the Smithsonian Institute before passing through a succession of Pennsylvania Pontiac dealers.

Also up for auction, is a rare 1932 Packard Twin Six Individual Custom Convertible Sedan by Dietrich. It was purchased by entertainer Al Jolson for $6,600. Jolson, who was once known as "The World's Greatest Entertainer," died in 1950. The Packard is expected to be auctioned at between $950,000 and $1,150,000.

RM Auctions' St. John's sale will be held July 30 at the Inn of St. John's in Plymouth, Michigan.



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