Roy Rogers Pontiac to be auctioned!

mrearlygold · July 9, 2010 4:45AM

Beginning with a stock 1964 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible, Nudie removed all traces of the original interior material and carpeting, replacing it with exquisitely hand-tooled leather. Then came the application of hundreds of genuine collectible silver dollars

Roy Rogers BONNEVILLE

"Trigger" is also available

AUandAG · July 9, 2010 4:49AM

Yeah, and they are even auctioning Trigger, the real ride.

sad day

bob

pmac · July 9, 2010 4:53AM

Is Dale Evans available also?

coinguy1 · July 9, 2010 4:56AM

Edited: Deleted, with apologies, due to incorrect post.

MrEureka · July 9, 2010 5:04AM

Wrong forum.

Not really. Look at the close-ups of the interior of the car. I'm tempted to bid!

claychaser · July 9, 2010 5:05AM

<< Wrong forum. >>

I respectfully disagree! This has 150 silver dollars in it, dying to be looked at for rare VAM's!

pmac · July 9, 2010 5:06AM

<< 

<< Wrong forum. >>

I respectfully disagree! This has 150 silver dollars in it, dying to be looked at for rare VAM's!

>>

Good luck separating them from their lucite enclosure.

MrEureka · July 9, 2010 5:06AM

Although Trigger is more tempting...

claychaser · July 9, 2010 5:07AM

<< 

<< 

<< Wrong forum. >>

I respectfully disagree! This has 150 silver dollars in it, dying to be looked at for rare VAM's!

>>

Good luck separating them from their lucite enclosure. >>

Just an early version of a slab!

tydye · July 9, 2010 5:10AM

What is melt on it?

mrearlygold · July 9, 2010 5:13AM

<< What is melt on it? >>

On what, Trigger?

tydye · July 9, 2010 5:23AM

I love old cars but I find most customs done to be in bad taste. At car shows I appreciate the originals!

droopyd · July 9, 2010 5:46AM

When I think of "Nudiemobiles" I don't think about Roy Rogers.

MadMarty · July 9, 2010 5:53AM

Some of those silver dollars look gold to me!!!

fc · July 9, 2010 6:31AM

<< I love old cars but I find most customs done to be in bad taste. At car shows I appreciate the originals! >>

the words "incredibly tacky" come to mind immediately when seeing it.
i know it is from a certain era and the kids loved him a lot but sometimes too much
of a good thing can become an eye sore.

JBN · July 9, 2010 6:37AM

Way, way, way too much kitsch attached to classic collectible car, in my opinion.

The car does have the Kelsey-Hayes 8-lug wheels.

Wonder if it has the 421 under the hood.

Underneath all the garbage lurks a mid sixties full size poncho - one beautiful ride!

ElKevvo · July 9, 2010 7:07AM

That for me is like the coolest car ever. I grew up watching Roy, Cisco and the rest of the group....always liked them. Trigger not so sure about though. Thought the whole thing on having him stuffed was a bit weird. If I had gobs of money to burn I would probably buy Trigger and give him a proper resting place.

K

19Lyds · July 9, 2010 8:21AM

I liked Roy Rogers as much as the next kid but that car is the gawd awfullest looking thing I've ever laid eyes on and I can only imagine how many times those silver dollars have been cleaned, wiped and polished over the years!

drwstr123 · July 9, 2010 8:58AM

I love it!!! This thread is worth its weight.

tahoe98 · July 9, 2010 8:59AM

...i heard trigger's starting bid was at 200,000 big ones!

Bear · July 9, 2010 9:02AM

The heck with the car, I want his stuffed horse.

nutmeg · July 9, 2010 12:48PM

<< Way, way, way too much kitsch attached to classic collectible car, in my opinion.

The car does have the Kelsey-Hayes 8-lug wheels.

Wonder if it has the 421 under the hood.

Underneath all the garbage lurks a mid sixties full size poncho - one beautiful ride! >>

Way too jazzed up and way too heavy. The convertible adds extra weight too.
I would remove the silver dollars even if I never cracked them out. Sell that coin saddle on e-bay!
Even if it was a 421 tri-power the weight of this land yacht negates any super duty. Looks like the springs are tired. Funny the factory never used a forged crank in the 421.

JamesMurray · July 9, 2010 1:44PM

Im going to have a pop at his sunglasses.

SeaEagleCoins · July 9, 2010 1:58PM

Baley · July 9, 2010 4:18PM

Nearly as cool as Jon Voight's LeBaron convertible,

NumisOxide · July 9, 2010 4:35PM

They had some good chicken at my local RR but now its a popeyes and Burger King!

tahoe98 · July 10, 2010 2:32AM

...i recall RR having great fries.

BillJones · July 10, 2010 2:51AM

Yes, Roy Rogers was my favorite cowboy when I was kid. I remember the local movie theater made a big deal of it every time they got a Roy Rogers movie in to play.

Westerns are out now, when Hollywood does make one, which is rare, it's "socially relevant. My late parents met Roy when he was making his last film, I think in the late 1970s. They said that he looked a lot younger than he was.

Roy get his “break” I’ve read with Gene Autry had a salary dispute with the film studio. Autry won’t come to terms so Roy got his parts. When Rogers started out, I understand that he didn’t have two dimes to rub together. It looks like he made enough that have costume Pontiac. Who would believe that Rogers and the Pontiac brand name are now fading into history.

DHeath · July 10, 2010 5:01AM

Roy was my favorite good guy when I was a kid. I remember Trigger and NellyBelle(sp?), but I don't remember the convertible.

RWB · July 10, 2010 5:09AM

There are a few Roy Rogers' still open in the Washington DC area. There are two in Leesburg, VA. Chicken and other items are the same. People still joke about "Trigger burgers."

[PS: Are they selling the stuffed and mounted Dale Evans, too?]

tahoe98 · July 10, 2010 5:39AM

[PS: Are they selling the stuffed and mounted Dale Evans, too?] >>

...no roger but they are auctioning off her outfits.

mikeyg · July 10, 2010 2:56PM

Wish they would let me check under the seats for change

ProofArtworkonCircs · July 11, 2010 4:10PM

<<[PS: Are they selling the stuffed and mounted Dale Evans, too?]>>

I have read that Dale took a dim view of having Trigger stuffed and threatened to have Roy stuffed and put in the museum with Trigger.

melvin289 · July 11, 2010 4:44PM

I would have thought that NellyBelle would go for more than $20,000 to $30,000.

Oh well.

Ron

JedPlanchet · July 11, 2010 5:50PM

I had no idea that Dale Evans was such a hottie link

blueifalcon · July 11, 2010 11:55PM

She should be on a coin!

RWB · July 12, 2010 12:36AM

The Christie's estimate for the painting tells it all.

19Lyds · July 12, 2010 12:41AM

<< I had no idea that Dale Evans was such a hottie link

>>

Looks a bit like Drew Barrymore.

ProofArtworkonCircs · July 12, 2010 2:28AM

This link hs some good background information.
It is an interview with Roy Rogers, Jr.
At least we find out who Nudie is.

http://www.christies.com/features/2010-june-like-father-like-son-845-1.aspx

renomedphys · July 12, 2010 2:37AM

<< Nearly as cool as Jon Voight's LeBaron convertible, >>

That's JOHN Voight... the DENTIST!

1Mike1 · July 19, 2010 5:36PM

I'm a bit too young to remember any of his stuff, but for those of you who were fans... I see RFD TV (or the owners of it) bought Trigger (chan 231 on dish) - heard them announce it today when watching some shows. Said they were going to be showing some of Roy's movies as well.

Bear · July 19, 2010 5:41PM

For a while, I was afraid that they were gonna stuff Roy to go with the horse.

1Mike1 · July 19, 2010 5:43PM

<< For a while, I was afraid that they were gonna stuff Roy to go with the horse.

>>

The folks in China are probably working on a replica of Roy as we type

melvin289 · July 19, 2010 6:34PM

<< Im going to have a pop at his sunglasses. >>

They went for $3750 I think.

Did y'all look at the prices some of this stuff went for.

Nelly Belle the Jeep went for $116,500.

A hat went for over $6,000

Talk about the right auction at the right time.

Ron

CoinHusker · July 20, 2010 1:20AM

<< Although Trigger is more tempting...

>>

A guy from Omaha bought both Trigger and bullet and rumor has it that they are going to be on display near the Reed collection at the Durham.

yellowkid · July 20, 2010 1:22AM

Leonard Sly, from Duck Run, Ohio, he did all right! Happy trails Roy!!

Snowman24 · December 5, 2010 12:59AM

This is a restart to an old topic during the summer

i think i found out what happened to Roy Roger's car Roy's auction link
it has Kid Rock in the back seat on his latest album cover
i saw a big poster in the store promoting the album so
if your in the store I'm sure you'll see this picture around

goodmoney4badmoney · December 5, 2010 1:04AM

It looks like Boss Hogg's car from the Duke's of Hazzard.

roadrunner · December 5, 2010 1:13AM

I missed this post the first time around being on vacation that weekend.

But what a neat car and collection. The gawdiness of the Bonneville is what makes it so neat. There isn't another like it. And the quarter million dollar price it fetched demonstrates the demand. Auction brief says it was given to Roy and Dale as a gift. I usually walk right by customs at shows but this one certainly catches the eye. Quite a few of the near middle-age movie stars of the 60's that we grew up watching and admiring were quite striking in their early years back in the 30's and 40's. Besides Dale Evans, you also had Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Joan Blondell, Doris Day, Yvonne DeCarlo, and a host of others.

If I were the owner of the car I'd have slapped Kid Rock upside the head for putting his boots on my seat covers. But I have to give the Kid and his ad people a thumbs up for selecting that car as part of their shoot.

roadrunner

BigE · December 5, 2010 7:54AM

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Roy Rogers Pontiac to be auctioned!

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