{"id":493938,"date":"2014-07-01T00:18:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T07:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=11037"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:57:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:57:34","slug":"rick-cole-auctioneer-recovering-collector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/rick-cole-auctioneer-recovering-collector\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Cole\u2013Auctioneer, Recovering Collector"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>VR: So, let\u2019s go back to ground zero, if you will. How did you first get involved with cars?<\/strong><\/p>\n

RC:<\/strong> It was pretty much an accident for the most part. My mother had known a fellow from Chicago by the name of Bill Victor for years, and it\u2019s funny in a way because they were actually engaged at one point but didn\u2019t marry. But they remained good friends. Years went by, he got married, had a son, the son grew up and we became pals. While I was in high school, Bill Victor moved to Los Angeles and decided to open up a classic car store in Santa Monica called Automotive Classics. It was one of the first classic car showrooms ever in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n