{"id":497432,"date":"2018-03-20T12:57:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T19:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=56448"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:48:08","slug":"golden-sahara-custom-headlines-mecum-indy-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/golden-sahara-custom-headlines-mecum-indy-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Sahara Custom Headlines Mecum Indy Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mecum Auctions will offer Jim Street\u2019s legendary \u201cself-driving\u201d 1950s custom car at no reserve in its as-discovered garage-find condition during Dana Mecum\u2019s 31<sup>st<\/sup> Original Spring Classic auction this May 15-19 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. From years spent as one of America\u2019s most famous custom cars \u2014 touring the country and drawing huge crowds and media attention everywhere it went \u2014 to a sudden disappearance into the garage of its owner, never to be seen again, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mecum.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=db3f33528e1496a2ba58ad3c9&amp;id=fdf6947b26&amp;e=752c5c1fce\">Golden Sahara II<\/a> (above, photo courtesy of Mecum Auctions) has long been a lost darling among car enthusiasts. That history makes its return to the spotlight an occasion of historical significance within America\u2019s deeply rooted custom-car culture.<\/p>\n<p>Immortalized in the film <em>Cinderfella<\/em> starring Jerry Lewis, and celebrated as one of the most innovative, futuristic and generally awe-inspiring vehicles of the late \u201950s, the Golden Sahara II enjoyed celebrity on a mass scale. The car\u2019s revolutionary electronic control system \u2014 which allowed it to be steered and operated in myriad ways, including by remote control \u2014 effectively categorized the car as autonomous and earned it the designation as the most expensive car of its time. After its sudden, unexplained disappearance nearly 50 years ago, the Golden Sahara II will finally emerge from the garage of its original owner, still intact down to the Zenith remote controls that operated its self-driving capabilities. Other offerings from Jim Street&#8217;s long-hidden estate can be expected as well.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Mecum\u2019s Spring Classic Auction, or to view the list of consigned vehicles, please visit <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.Mecum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Mecum.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mecum Auctions will offer Jim Street\u2019s legendary \u201cself-driving\u201d 1950s custom car at no reserve in its as-discovered garage-find condition during Dana Mecum\u2019s 31st Original Spring Classic auction this May 15-19 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. From years spent as one of America\u2019s most famous custom cars \u2014 touring the country and drawing huge crowds and media attention everywhere it went \u2014 to a sudden disappearance into the garage of its owner, never to be seen again, the Golden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":595584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,11577],"tags":[7366,10847],"class_list":["post-497432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-mecum-auctions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Golden Sahara Custom Headlines Mecum Indy Auction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/golden-sahara-custom-headlines-mecum-indy-auction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Golden Sahara Custom Headlines Mecum Indy Auction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mecum Auctions will offer Jim Street\u2019s legendary \u201cself-driving\u201d 1950s custom car at no reserve in its as-discovered garage-find condition during Dana Mecum\u2019s 31st Original Spring Classic auction this May 15-19 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. 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