We have a tip from a former employee of Unique Performance, one of the ones Unique Performance owes back pay to, that the company's numerous assets will be going up for auction to cover the approximately $900,000 owed to the IRS after they filed for Bankruptcy. Well, the assets not needed as evidence in the 25 felony charges against Unique Performance. Among things going on the block are more than one hundred 1967-69 Shelby Mustangs in various conditions (some with original titles).
Employees hope that the sale will cover the back-taxes so that they can get their back-pay. You'll remember one employee told us that Unique Performance lied about paychecks to get people to continue working. Details below:
Unique Performance/Unique Motorcars AuctionBankruptcy Case No. 07-36211-BJH-7, Vintage Automotive Restoration. Moved for convenience of sale: Bankruptcy Case No.07-31392-BJH-7 Secure Car Armour Corp., armored luxury cars and bankruptcy case no. 07-45584-DML-7, Thomas Estate, 2005 Hummer
DATE:
March 27th, 2008, 10:00 AM
LOCATION:
13950 Senlac Drive, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
INSPECTION:
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from 9 am until 4 pm (CDT)
STYLE:
Online Only














Comments
Dibs on the ride-on floor-sweeper!
I need some bondo.
Does the successful bidder get assigned an official Bondo Prisoner?
@Isetta: Too late, they used it all.
Maybe there's some in the transporter.
I can haz paint booth?
two for 1:
maybe if they put a mustang shell on the 05 Hummer thats part of the lot... otherwise, PASS!
also...
"coming to a craigslist near you!"
I got dibs on that sweet trailer.
I guess this is what happens when you get too big too fast. They did make some cool looking cars, sucks that this is what the owner did to keep them afloat.
Nana nah nah, Nana nah nah, hey hey I'll buy...
I haven't see that many serial numbers ground, cut and simply swapped off since the last CaseIH pyramid scheme came tumblin' down.
If any of the previous Rosen Systems auctions are an indicator, most things will sell for close to - if not more than - retail. Speaking from bitter experience of course!
Hey, if you're interested in this I've got some sweet cars from New Orleans I'll sell you.
Yes? you say you'd like to bid on the car you put a $100 grand deposit on? No problem, just fill out this form, and we ask you check your gun at the door.
Whoever's profiting off this, try to keep it quiet. You can bet Carroll Shelby wants a piece.
Anyone want 2 speculate why they had 2 bulletproof cars?
Boy are you right about OLE" SHEL....but people should be looking to get payback from him for those Dodge Omni's he put out with his name on them !! Let's get the FEDS invoved in that scheme.
@racerx:
Those bulletproof car auctions are a different deal.
@racerx: Often times an auctioneer will bring in lots from other clients that either didn't sell at a prior auction or items that won't make up an auction by themselves. The Hummer and the Benz are from other bankruptcy cases but Rosen systems is selling them in the Unique Performance auction for the feds.
However, my experience in some of these auctions has me a bit jaded. I can almost guarantee that most everything in this particular auction will sell for way more than its worth. However, that's a good thing and I hope the employees end up with something out of it.
Are those photos of VIN's hacked out of badly rusted (but titled) cars to be installed in non-titled cars? I seriously need some paperwork from the auction on any car without a title so it could be retitled afterwards.
Those cars are not Shelbys. They were to BECOME Shelbys. The shells are nothing more than rusted out shells. Had they completed their build process, they would have been approved Shelby Mustangs. As they sit they are worth their weight in steel, and that's about it.
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