Smith's Classic Car Auction

Laura Simon

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Over 200 cars go on the auction block during Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center Saturday, July 10, 2010.

The front end of a 1984 Zimmerman 5.0 Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
A 1969 Chevrolet Corvette up for auction Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
Auctioneer Mark Delzell takes bids for one of the over 200 cars on the auction block Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. Smith Auction Co. out of Dexter, Mo. holds the classic car auction in March and July at the Show Me Center (Laura Simon)
A Chevrolet Bel Air sits on the auction block Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)

The wheel of a 1941 Mercury convertible Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
A 1962 Plymouth Belvedere police replica up for auction Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
Bidders check out one of many classic cars up for auction Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
The front end of a 1969 MGB Replicar Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
Bidders and classic cars fill the Show Me Center Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction. (Laura Simon)

A potential bidder checks out cars on the auction block Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
Darrell, left, and Dale Blankenship check out the inside of a 1941 Mercury convertible Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
A 1964 Ford Galaxy 500 x1 up for auction Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
A 1953 Ford Victoria up for auction Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
A 1962 Plymouth Belvedere police replica up for auction Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
S.L. Cates checks out the specifics on a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
Friends gather next to a 1953 Ford Victoria Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
The original 1965 Corvette manual lays on the dashboard Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
A Corvette Stingray emblem adorns the rear side of the car Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
A porter pulls up a car for the auction block Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)
Cars file out of the Show Me Center after being put on the auction block Saturday, July 10, 2010 during the Smith's Classic Car Auction at the Show Me Center. (Laura Simon)