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21 Apr 2010 23:11 #16461 by West Peterson

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Greg Riley wrote: I have had several conversations with Darla Lexington, and Dale Jefferson the lawyer in charge. Although no one will say definitively based on what is being said and what they won't answer, I expect that all of the cars will be sold over the next eighteen months.

www.oldcarsweekly.com/article/inside-the-oquinn-collection/

That's what I've recently heard, from a very reliable source. ALL OF THEM.

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09 Apr 2010 15:54 #16352 by alsancle

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I would need to study the list pretty hard but 150 million can buy a lot of cars. If that was a legitimate offer it would need to be considered. I realize there are some pretty expensive ones in the list but there is no way the estate is going to get back the money that was payed for the cars originally. Each one I saw bought at auction was retail plus plus.

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09 Apr 2010 14:07 #16348 by Greg Riley

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I have had several conversations with Darla Lexington, and Dale Jefferson the lawyer in charge. Although no one will say definitively based on what is being said and what they won't answer, I expect that all of the cars will be sold over the next eighteen months.

[url:3igqofc4]http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/article/inside-the-oquinn-collection/[/url:3igqofc4]

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07 Feb 2010 10:49 #15813 by 1930 Jordan

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I think with that many cars up for sale, It would definitely affect the market. They would never get the full market value because of so much there for the picking. Like when Harrahs went up for sale, I remember having a car & parts mag, and it have several pages of cars that came up for auction. Man I thought WOW!! what fun that would have been. Remember I was only about 12 years old at the time ( I have been dreaming of these cars from about 8-9 years old). Some one in the Jordan club found a 1929 Jordan "G" in a bone yard because the car never sold at the Harrahs sale! The car (Jordan) was not that bad of shape it did need some work but was a driving car. Just so much for sale at one time. How time changes everything. But I have to say WOW!!! to the Oquinn collection!!

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05 Feb 2010 15:19 #15791 by

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Let's re-arrange this story til it represents the facts as they exist right now.

There is no current plan to break up the entire collection. The plan is to pare the collection eown to a manageable level, so they won't selling all the Duesenbergs, or all of the anything.

Someone snagged an inventory list and it made its way to Old Cars Weekly, and they published it.

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05 Feb 2010 07:30 #15784 by 1930 Jordan

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I know he had many cars, but I never thought it was that many!!! HOLY COW as they say. <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /> <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" />

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04 Feb 2010 14:44 #15774 by Chris Summers

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Hi, A.J.,

Re-read the next-to-last sentence in my post.

I personally hope all 25 Duesenbergs come to Auburn with new owners this year...it would make the job of myself and everyone else on the "procurement committee" a lot easier!

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04 Feb 2010 14:41 #15773 by alsancle

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Chris Summers wrote: Early on he was not choosy. I had the opportunity to spend a day with most of the collection a couple of years ago. The cars ranged from masterpieces to really bad replicas, and everything in between.

I am sad to see the collection go but cars getting back out into the world is never a bad thing. I'm personally hoping a few new owners will show off their auction prize at Auburn this year, where we are hoping to get 50, count 'em, 50 Duesenbergs.

Chris, it is sad when someone prematurely dies for sure but I don't see the cars being dispersed as sad at all. There are going to be 650 happy guys out there as well as 25 new Duesenberg owners that are going to get a car they probably couldn't afford a couple of years ago.

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04 Feb 2010 03:04 #15769 by Chris Summers

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Early on he was not choosy. I had the opportunity to spend a day with most of the collection a couple of years ago. The cars ranged from masterpieces to really bad replicas, and everything in between.

I am sad to see the collection go but cars getting back out into the world is never a bad thing. I'm personally hoping a few new owners will show off their auction prize at Auburn this year, where we are hoping to get 50, count 'em, 50 Duesenbergs.

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04 Feb 2010 00:45 #15767 by

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Buy buying forty and fifty cars at a single sale

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03 Feb 2010 21:47 #15765 by Joel

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Wow, he had aquired almost 800 cars in 7 years. <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" />

Thats an average of over 2 per week.

Besides having the funds, how did he do it? <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_question.gif" alt="

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03 Feb 2010 17:22 #15764 by Greg Riley

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[url:1tcsoetd]http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/article/john_oquinn_car_collection_liquidation/[/url:1tcsoetd]

Somehow I think the last chapter in this saga is a long way off.
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29 Jan 2010 20:38 #15733 by

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I meant beauty

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29 Jan 2010 20:35 #15732 by

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looking at the back of J-461/2490 I wonder why there was only one example built with the rear-mounted spares
I thing it looks much better than the conventional style
this is a real beaty

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20 Jan 2010 15:14 #15620 by

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I skimmed over the Gooding photos and got about the same count Chris had.

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20 Jan 2010 14:50 #15619 by Chris Summers

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There are 35 cars from O'Quinn's at that auction, give or take a couple.

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20 Jan 2010 14:46 #15618 by balinwire

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Are these a few of the O'Quinn cars to be sold?
www.goodingco.com/auction/
#9, #109, #36
It is a shame to see the collection dispersed as it was growing and would have been a world class display. Look at what Pricilla did with Graceland.

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19 Jan 2010 14:47 #15612 by

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Those reports may have been a tad optimistic.........

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19 Jan 2010 12:20 #15608 by mdsbob

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I am well aware of Mr. O'Quinn's untimely death. The reason I inquired was that early reports were that his companion intended to proceed with the museum.
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19 Jan 2010 05:04 #15606 by Chris Summers

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I told Bob this privately but the collection is now in the control of someone appointed by the estate. Tours are, shall we say, not likely.

Visiting the Gooding & Company auction in Scottsdale next week, you can see about 35 O'Quinn cars become ex-O'Quinn cars, including a Duesenberg (J-461 / 2490).

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19 Jan 2010 03:15 #15602 by Mike Dube

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I sincerely doubt it Bob, Mr. O'Quinn passed away.

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19 Jan 2010 01:50 #15600 by mdsbob

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I'm going to be in the Houston area for a few days working...Was wondering if anybody knows whether or not I might be able to sneak in a peak at the cars? If you know a contact, please pm me.
Thanks,
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