Cash-strapped General Motors is auctioning off more than 200 of its historic and most unique cars, including a Cadillac made for Pope John Paul II and a presidential limousine replica used in several films.
The auction will free up some space in GM’s Heritage Centre, which currently displays about 200 of its collection of 1000 vehicles and is expected to raise around $5 million ($7 million).
“We’re trying to get the collection to the right size,’’ said Heritage Centre manager Tom Freiman.
The auction will run from Sunday through to January 18 at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The vehicles for sale include cars built for use as pace cars for races or made for car shows, including high-performance vehicles made for the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association show. GM declined to give a complete list of vehicles to be auctioned, but they include:
•A white Cadillac convertible made for Pope John Paul II. The vehicle has a step-up, throne-like chair and platform that rises and falls via hydraulic lift.
•A 1986 presidential limousine replica that has been in movies such as In the Line of Fire and The American President.
•The 1967 Pontiac GTO used in the action movie XXX.
•The Buick Blackhawk, built to celebrate Buick’s 100-year anniversary in 2003.
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