LeakeCarAuction.com
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Leake Car Auction - Antique and Classic Cars
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Before car collecting was a business, before collector cars became a hobby, back when 'old' cars were considered junk - that is when the passion for the 'old junkers' took hold of Jim Leake, Sr. Finding these old cars and stockpiling them brought about one important stage in the evolution of collector cars - one of the first collector car auctions in the United States!
In 1964 the Leake family hired Park-Bernet (later to become Sotheby's) to conduct a 1-day auction on the Leake site in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Considered a smashing success by everyone, this one event set the stage for a museum on this site and the annual collector car auction based in Tulsa.
The Antiques, Inc. Car Museum in Muskogee showcased the largest private collection of Rolls-Royces in the world. Other fabulous cars such as Isotta Fraschinis, Talbot Lagos, Duesenbergs, Packards, Ferrari's and unusual steam and electric cars housed in their museum have made the Leakes a household name for 50 years of car collecting and expertise worldwide. In the 35 years of business three generations of Leakes have worked with collector cars. The Leakes have sold over 30,000 cars. Jim Leake, Sr. died at age 85 in July, 2001.
