OK, there is a '67 250 SL that will be sold at an IRS Auction on Feb 24 near Olympia WA. This is a seized property Auction, and those are usually one item only, so not a big Auction event, just one car for sale that day. These Auctions are done in-house by IRS Property Appraisal & Liquidation Specialists, so not a commercial Auction. (No Buyer's Premium etc) There is a minimum bid (in this case I am told that will be $9000 but that is not yet listed on the web site). I used to be a PALS before I retired and went into the private Auction business, so I follow their web site, and was stunned when I saw the 250. If it were closer to me - and if I had not just blown the engine on my '80 300 SD (another sad story) - and if my wife would not divorce me for dragging yet another stray home - I would not be posting this, but flying out to inspect this car! As it stands, I will not be bidding, and so I am alerting you guys to have a look at it.
The PALS are supposed to set the minimum bid by law at 80% of the taxpayer's "Forced Sale Equity", which comes out to about 60% of FMV. The problem is determining FMV on a 250 SL since everything is based on condition. You cannot tell much by the pix, and this lady knows zilch about SLs, but a close look would tell you everything you need to know. I would be very interested to see what this car is like, and how much it brings at the Auction.
If someone near Washington gets by to see it, I would love to see a posting about what you think (that is unless you are going to bid and play your cards close to the vest). If that is the case, then maybe a report after it has sold would be possible. Here is the link
www.irsauctions.gov Click on Cars/Motorcycles and scroll down to Tumwater WA. GOOD LUCK!
PS. If you end up getting a great buy on this REMEMBER ME
