Another has come and gone, along with the fantastic array of and strutting their stuff on the golf course green by the sea. Many car enthusiasts dream of attending such a lush event, though few think they’d ever be able to walk away with a new car. Those auctions are for Duesenbergs and Bugattis and things like that, right? Wrong.
While the headlines are made by cars sold with prices in the tens or even hundreds of millions, there’s still plenty to interest the more modest car enthusiast at these auctions. Mecum is the king of selling Jalopnik-style cars at this well-heeled event, but Gooding & Company and RM Sotheby also have some surprisingly affordable lots — they’re just not anywhere near Mecum’s selection. Scroll through to see some cars that sold at Pebble Beach that even plebs like us can probably afford.
2 / 21 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue - $2,200 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue - $2,200 Hell yeah, an Intrigue! Talk about your future classics — this former suburban mom-mobile comes with just 17,695 miles on the odometer. It probably still smells like Happy Meal french fries and Pall Malls in the back. 3 / 21 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau Coupe - $3,000 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau Coupe - $3,000 With just 38,553 miles on the odometer, this slice of Malaise-fried gold has plenty of life left in her.
Not only that, but this Monte Carlo comes with a 350 CI V-8 installed in 2005 with only 1,500 miles or so on it. 4 / 21 2008 Pontiac G6 Coupe - $4,950 2008 Ponti.