The centerpiece of the auction, the 1954 Dodge Granada, typified Don Mitchell’s experiments with fiberglass as a body material. Sitting on a regular production Dodge chassis and powered by a 150-hp, 241-cu.in. Dodge Red Ram Hemi V-8, the concept car uses a one-piece body, an advancement over how other fiberglass production and concept cars of the day were assembled from multiple fiberglass pieces . The Granada topped the auction, selling for $228,800.
Among the other cars from the museum’s location, a 1948 Pontiac Streamliner Wagon and a 1949 Buick Roadmaster Wagon sold for $165,000 each; a 1904 Mitchell B2 Runabout sold for $137,500; a 1911 Mitchell Model T Touring sold for $110,000; a 1949 Buick Super Estate Wagon sold for $93,500; a 1919 Mitchell C Cab Truck sold for $88,000; a 1908 Mitchell Model I 5 Passenger Touring sold for $78,100; a 1953 Packard Caribbean Convertible sold for $71,500; a 1954 Dodge Coronet Sierra sold for $66,000; a 1950 Buick Roadmaster four-door Woodie Wagon and a 1953 Buick Roadmaster four-door Woodie Wagon sold for $55,000 each; a 1957 Continental MK II sold for $53,900; a 1951 Buick Roadmaster four-door Woodie Wagon sold for $48,400; a 1908 Mitchell Model H Runabout sold for $46,200; a 1919 Mitchell 3 Passenger Coupe sold for $44,000; a 1956 Continental MK II sold for $40,700; a 1963 Buick Invicta Wagon sold for $36,300; a 1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta four-door Wagon sold for $30,800; a 1955 Buick Special EST Wagon and a 1953 Kaiser Golden Dragon four-door sold for $28,600 each; a 1970 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Saloon sold for $22,000; a 1917 Mitchell D 40 Jr five-Passenger Touring sold for $18,700; a 1961 MUTT M151 Truck sold for $14,300; a 1983 Cadillac Seville sold for $11,000; and a 1955 Willys Military Utility Vehicle sold for $6,325.
