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Pic-Rare Pontiac Tractor Sells For 120K

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1206SWMO

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This rare 1918 Pontiac 15-30 tractor sold Saturday at Madera,California for $120,000 plus commission......The tractor will stay in CA....The runner up bidder was the Pontiac Museum from Pontiac,Michigan....The auction company estimated its value at $3500 to $6500...The new price was $985..
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120K seems a bit over the top. I guess there were two highly-motivated bidders.

This statement surprised me a bit: "The runner up bidder was the Pontiac Museum from Pontiac,Michigan." As someone who spends a lot more time than he would like in the fair city of Pontiac, MI, I was surprised to learn about this museum. Turns out it's not in Michigan but rather in Pontiac, ILLINOIS, a city with NO historical connection with the Pontiac automobile or the ill-fated tractor company of the same name. The actual name of the museum is the <a href="http://www.pontiacoaklandmuseum.org/">Pontiac-Oakland Museum</a> (Oakland being the original GM brand produced in Pontiac; the city of Pontiac is the county seat of Oakland County.)
 
I was in the Pontiac /Oakland /GMC club and there was never any mention in any issues of the magazine about Pontiac tractors.
 
As my Norwegian brother in law would say, "Dat vas yust nuts."

Apparently, a museum and its money are soon parted.
 
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