From the press archive. Event dates and availability reflect the original 2026 release.

Auburn, Indiana. April 2026. The springtime gathering of enthusiasts in Auburn, Indiana has been a long-standing tradition in the collector car world and Kruse Auctions is gearing up for the Auburn Spring Auction at home in the “Classic Car Capital of the World” later this month, with a two-day, 250-car sale featuring three no-reserve collections and a diverse and exciting lineup of great cars. Highlights include an exceptional, numbers-matching 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, offered without reserve from The Dane Miller Estate Collection, and a dazzling 1938 Delahaye “Pantheon” Custom, a one-off, hand-built, award-winning 2025 SEMA Show build, by industry pioneer and famed customizer Rick Dore. The Auburn Spring Auction is scheduled for April 24th-25th at Kruse Auctions’ state-of-the-art Auburn, Indiana headquarters. As well as a significant offering of outstanding sports and supercars, muscle cars, customs, exceptional pre-war automobiles, classics, and vintage trucks, the sale will offer enthusiasts a terrific selection of carefully curated, high-quality memorabilia. Inventory can now be viewed online at kruseauctions.com.

Other notable consignments for the Auburn Spring sale include a stunning, comprehensively restored 1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Roadster, a rare and significant American-Italian hybrid, offered from 56 years of single enthusiast ownership. Believed to be 1 of just 85 surviving examples of the 142 originally built, this singular race-bred yet street-legal roadster is eligible for a host of historic motorsports events including the legendary Mille Miglia. Among the significant pre-war automobiles on offer is a beautifully restored 1930 Packard 734 Deluxe Eight Sport Phaeton, a previous Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Best of Class award winner, sporting one of the most desirable body styles to be placed on a senior Packard massive 145-inch wheelbase. Also going under the hammer is a fascinating 1954 Hansen Cobra, one of two originally created in 1953, formerly part of the Petersen Automotive Museum and featured in Motor Trend magazine in period. Corvette enthusiasts can look forward to one of the most desirable and valuable high-performance automobiles of the era, a well-documented 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible, 1 of only 116 L88s built in 1969 and a Bloomington Gold® Special Collection participant in 1988 and 2008.

Auburn has seen its fair share of celebrity vehicles changing hands over the decades and this year is no exception. Selling on Saturday April 25 is a well-documented 1957 Cadillac El Dorado Biarritz Convertible owned by musician and songwriter John Entwistle, bassist for legendary rock band The Who, complete with a copy of the registration in his name. Selling without reserve is a factory-modified, early production 1995 Mercedes-Benz S600 AMG Coupe, offered from the personal collection of 2024 NBA World Champion Kristaps Porzingis, along with a 1999 Mercedes-Benz S600 Sedan, also selling without reserve, again accompanied by registration papers in his name.

The Auburn Sale will showcase three diverse no-reserve collections. In addition to the distinguished 21-car Dane Miller Estate Collection, carefully curated by the founder of medical device company Biomet, the Dr. Bill Jackson Estate Collection includes such highlights as a highly decorated, ACD Club certified 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet, a second-in-class award winner at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, with a mere two owners since 1949. Selling as part of The Oscar Roberts Estate Collection is a fully restored 1935 Auburn 851 Phaeton, also ACD Club certified. Well known throughout Auburn, Indiana, and among members of the global ACD Club, Oscar Roberts and his wife were the owners of the beautifully restored local Auburn landmark, the Sinclair Gas Station on Main Street.

The Auburn Spring Auction is scheduled to run from April 24th-25th at Kruse Plaza in Auburn, with consignments available for preview from Wednesday, April 22nd. Bidder registration, consignment and general event details are available online at kruseauctions.com, by calling 260-927-0000 or at info@kruseauctions.com. The sale is open to the public, with tickets available online here.

“My grandfather, Russell Kruse, started the legacy of auctioneering in the Kruse family in 1952 right here in Auburn, Indiana, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to carry that legacy forward today,” said John Kruse, Kruse Auctions’ Owner and Auctioneer. “Auburn has tremendous heritage as a car town and as an auction town; we are the home of entrepreneur E.L. Cord and his empire, and, most importantly, Auburn is the birthplace of the collector car industry in America. Auctions are the quintessential platform for free market enterprise and the business of car collecting brings people together from all backgrounds, beliefs and cultures.

Auburn is also home to many of the world’s most significant cars trading hands here over the decades. As an auctioneer, I’m honored to have had a part in setting many world records at auction, but I’m most excited about the records I will continue to set right here in Auburn in the future. I look forward to welcoming everyone back to experience the energy, history, and remarkable automobiles that have made Auburn the heart and soul of the collector car world.”

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