Monday, September 30, 2013

Daily Drive: Top sales from Lambrecht Chevrolet Day 2

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Monday, September 30, 2013                 
Hundreds of project and parts cars were sold on the second day of the Lambrecht Chevrolet auction....
The crowds returned to the field of cars, or "field of dreams" as many called it, for Day 2 of the historic Lambrecht Chevrolet sale. While Day 1 saw many delivery-mileage MSO cars sell for record prices, including the

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