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Classic Pontiac Muscle Car Collection Up For Sale

Jim Wangers' 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge – Click above for high-res image gallery

It's a little-known fact that classic and collectible car values have outperformed the stock market over the last few decades. Generally speaking, the very best examples of these fine automobiles go up for auction at specific events that take place just a few times each year, such as at Barrett-Jackson or Russo and Steele in Arizona.

Every once in a while, though, a collector finds a reason to either thin out his herd of cars or gets out of the business entirely. Such is the case with legendary advertising executive Jim Wangers, who worked with Pontiac during its heyday in the mid 1960s and early 1970s. As you might expect, Wangers owns quite a collection of classic Pontiac muscle cars and sportscars, and a number of them are now up for sale.

Included amongst the 10 machines Wangers currently has for sale are GTOs from 1965, 1966 and 1969. Also well represented are Firebirds (1967) and Trans Ams, including one from 1969, the iconic car's first year and the rarest vintage of all. See each machine in our high-res image gallery below.

Gallery: Jim Wangers' Pontiac Collection For Sale

[Source: GeeTO Tiger via Motorator]

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Knight Rider Car For Sale, Hasselhoff Not Included

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

For a long time my uncle owned one of the cars that appeared in the 1981 movie Arthur. It was a very beautiful car but it sat in the garage for years and so eventually my aunt made him sell it. Hopefully if you decided to purchase a this 1980s car of similar distinction, the infamous KITT car from Knight Rider, you'll let other people see it. The1982 KITT Trans Am isn't street legal so you can't really drive it around town showing off but it is rather cool looking.

The car is being sold by Kassabian Motors in Dublin, California. It is one of the cars used in close-up shots so it has the all-important red scanner glowing light in the front. There are also two video screens in the dashboard and buttons that light up. The buttons don't do much but they sure look cool. Alas, the car doesn't talk. It is selling for $149,995.

[via AP]

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