A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
"This belonged to a dear friend of mine and was in his collection from 2018 until his passing in 2024. I was going through an antique digest in November of 2018 and found it for him at an auction in Missouri and suggested that he check it out. As I recall, the story that was relayed to me is that the car was purchased new by a doctor in Missouri. He purchased 2 of them, drove this one to his wedding and parked it, and drove the other one into the ground. Both cars were at the auction where…"
"I like the mileage log, as if there was a sigh of relief when it started.
I was 15 when Yugo made its presence in northeast NJ, I remember riding my bicycle with a buddy to their NA headquarters to see what these things were all about. Made quite an impact on me, having grown up around Datsun B210's and F10's and getting in deep with Saab 99's.
Happy to say, I never owned a Yugo. But, I can't imagine you'd ever find one nicer than the one listed here. Good luck to all involved.
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"My father was born in the early '30's and he had a Corgi, or comparable scale version of this in hunter green. It was bigger than a Hot Wheels, and smaller than the typical scale car models of today, being maybe 4+ inches long. It had black rubber tires and small chrome bits.
I loved antique cars as a kid, and always wanted Corgi or Match Box cars and antique car books for birthdays and Christmas. I assembled a well loved collection of the Corgi cars across decades of styles, but my all-time…"
"What a pleasure to see so many wonderful comments about both the car and its owner. The praise is well deserved on both counts, and we wholeheartedly echo the sentiments shared here. That said, we can confidently say that for anyone seeking a world class Gullwing with the benefit of outstanding ownership, this is as good as it gets.
We were entrusted with ensuring that this car was turnkey and driver ready for its next custodian. Having personally driven the final 150 kilometers before the…"