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Attention car enthusiasts and collec-
tors everywhere! Come join others of
your kind at one of the most prestigious
events of its kind - The

33rd Annual Scottsdale
Collector Car Auction &
Show, held at the Phoenix

will feature over 1000 of
the world\u2019s finest collector
vehicles as well as vintage
races, a concours d\u2019elegance, and daily
car shows with events and activities to
entertain you throughout the week!

Kruse International has over 30 years
of experience and has sold more vintage
and collector cars than all other auction
firms combined. They are the worldwide
leader in the collector car industry, but
that wasn\u2019t the case when they first start-
ed out. In 1971 Kruse held its first collec-
tor car consignment auction in Auburn,
Indiana with the already established
Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Festival. The
event featured less than 100 auction vehi-
cles and drew only 17,000 people. This
year\u2019s event will mark the 33rd anniver-
sary of Auburn Fall and is expected to
draw 4,000 cars and more than 200,000
people - the largest of its kind!

been released to the public for the upcom-
ing Scottsdale Collector Car Auction &
Show. These include an 1865 Studebaker
carriage used by Ulysses S. Grant, 1948

Lincoln Continental convertible, 1965
Shelby Cobra 427 SC
Roadster, 2003
Chevrolet SSR #18
Hard Rock Hotel and
Casino edition, 1899
Benz, 1907 Peugeot,
1953 Cadillac Eldorado
convertible, 1954 Siata

and a 2004 Cadillac
XLR Neiman Marcus edition (#2 of 99
produced). The auction will be held in
conjunction with the Phoenix Historic

be celebrating the 40th
year of Indy racing at
PIR on January 31st and
February 1st. Vintage
race cars will also be
featured at the 40th

Kruse International
cannot be viewed as a
separate entity from its
CEO and founder Dean Kruse. In 1965
Dean earned his auctioneer\u2019s license and
began working for his father\u2019s auction
firm. Since then, Dean and Kruse

International have held auctions in 47
states and 11 countries. In 1987 Dean
called his 5,000th auction
and became the youngest
man to do so.

Dean and his father
Russell built on the suc-
cess of that first Auburn
event and held their first
Scottsdale event in 1972
when they joined forces
with Leo Gephart and Tom
Barrett. This was not only
the first consignment col-
lector car auction to be held in Arizona,
but also one of the first in the world. That
first sale featured two Adolf Hitler

Mercedes Benz 770K limousines, both of
which garnered world-
wide publicity and sold
at record prices. In
1999, Dean sold the
company to eBay but
when he heard that
eBay was looking for a
buyer for the company
in 2002, he purchased
the company back and
assumed ownership
once again.
Dean has also auctioned

home, racetracks, airports, antique air-
craft, ranches, marinas, an open mine
shaft and three entire towns. He is also

Heritage Museum, WIFF Radio, Fidelity
Mutual of Indian, Mutual of Indiana and
more, in addition to having held every
office in the Indiana Auctioneers
Association and every office in the
Northeast Indiana Board of Realtors.

This year\u2019s Scottsdale event will be
more than an auction with numerous
activities being provided, many of them
made possible through the partnership
with the Phoenix International

acres of mostly blacktop. Kruse believes
that this will elimi-
nate the dust and
mud problems
encountered during
past Scottsdale
events. PIR is also
in a very conve-
nient location -
only 25 minutes
from the Scottsdale
Princess area, 20
minutes from the

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and only 35
minutes from Scottsdale Airport. While
acknowledging that it is a huge undertak-
ing to move to a new location, Kruse
notes that their motivation is to make the
sale the best possible experience for their

The general public is welcome to
attend. Admission is $25 for adults on the
28th and 29th, $30 on the 30th - February
1st. Children ages 12 and under are $5
each day while children under 3 years old
will be admitted for free. Admission to
the car auction also includes free admis-
sion to the vintage races.

So cruise down to join Kruse
International, priding themselves on offer-
ing the classics of yesteryear, as well as
introducing the classics of tomorrow.For

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