Most of the time, I don’t devote as much writing to classic car auctions, because it usually results in lamentation about how I should’ve picked up that Porsche 911 2.7 RS or Ferrari 250 Lusso for just $100,000 a few years ago. This year, however, Bonhams has managed to pique my interest with a Ferrari 250 GTO to be publicly auctioned off with no reserve, which doesn’t happen often at all. I also happen to be attending it because of that reason, hence the reason for this Clunkerture piece.
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Unlike many people, I watch the local evening news from time to time. This is something only old people do, which is up there with heading to Olive Garden at 5 pm, driving 25 mph in a 35 mph zone, and taking out a bunch of clipped newspaper coupons in the express check-out lane, causing you to miss most of the second half of the Germany-Ghana match. Watching the local evening news, with its coverage of about a renovated community center, a Trinidadian cultural festival that took place last weekend, and a brush fire that happens to be surprisingly close to my house at the moment, is an action which tends to be up there with practicing for the spelling bee.
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