A suit from the movie, “Iron Man 2,” will be sold at a Chicago Heritage Auction, April 14. Robert Downey, Jr., the real Iron Man, never wore the suit, Don Cheadle swiped it so the government could duplicate it and fight crime like Downey. In reality, the 6-foot suit for sale is not iron, it’s fiberglass and filled with wires, hoses, and cables. High estimate is $80,000.In the film, Cheadle played James “Rhodey” Rhodes. He yearned to have his own armour and become a superhero named ‘War Machine.’ Heritage says this is the only complete Iron Man suit that has come to market. A third Iron Man movie is in the wings, and will feature an assemblage of other comic book avengers.
$80,000 Expected For Iron Man 2 Suit
March 12, 2012
Capt. Cook’s Pistol In Australian Auction
January 28, 2013If Australia has a founding father, it’s Captain James Cook, who claimed the territory for Britain in 1770. So it’s appropriate that Australia should be the site of an auction in which his pistol will be offered. Cook willed the the early 18th century Continental Flintlock holster gun to his sister, and generations of the Cook family have retained ownership. When it comes up for sale in Melbourne on February 14th, it’s expected to realize $105,000-$210,000.
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Over $50,000 Expected For Custer’s Spencer Carbine
November 27, 2012Over the course of his military career General George Custer had many firearms. He seems to have had a special fondness, however, for his 1865 Spencer Carbine, going so far as to mention it in his autobiography, in which he calls the rifle “my trusty Spencer which was always at my side.” When Heritage offers the weapon as part of its Political, Western Legends & Americana Memorabilia sale in Dallas on December 11, it’s expected to sell for more than $50,000.
Update: the Spencer more than tripled its high estimate, selling for $179,250.
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Rare Colt Carbine At Rock Island Auction
November 22, 2012You could equip a good-sized militia with the 2700 firearms coming up for auction next week at Rock Island. All sorts of rarities will be on the block, including the only known Colt Paterson Model 1839 Deluxe Carbine with Birds-Eye Maple Stock. The rifle, winner of the Best Single Weapon award at the St Paul Minnesota Cot Show, is estimated at $75,000-$150,000.
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Rising Value of Unrestored Cars
By Malcolm Welford, Vintage Car Specialist
