EVERY DETAIL OF THE SALE, IN ONE PLACE.

WHY THIS CAR, BEFORE YOU BID.

The Motown Missile is Chrysler's factory-backed Pro Stock Challenger — the black-and-yellow car that carried the programme's engineering onto the strip in the early 1970s. Its story is told here from owner-supplied sources, with what is documented separated plainly from what still awaits inspection.

• The Car Appearance, identity and the record as presented.
• Provenance Preservation, restoration and the paper trail.
• The Science of the Launch Engine, drivetrain and chassis engineering.
• The Missile Files The archive: films, documents and references.

CONFIRMED AND UNCONFIRMED DETAILS

Auction house

Awaiting confirmationThe appointed specialist collector-car auction house. Named here only once contracted.

Sale name

Awaiting confirmationThe official sale or session this lot is consigned to.

Lot number

Awaiting confirmationAssigned by the auction house when the catalogue is published.

Sale date

Awaiting confirmationWorking target: January 30, 2027 (Q1 2027) — tentative. Working target date — the appointed auction partner confirms the official schedule.

Location

Awaiting confirmationVenue and country, as published by the auction house.

Viewing / preview

Awaiting confirmationPublic preview window at the venue. Private viewings before the sale are arranged separately.

Sale format

Awaiting confirmationLive, online, or private treaty — set by the appointed house at consignment.

Timezone

Awaiting confirmationPublished with the official schedule.

Estimate, reserve & terms

Awaiting confirmationEstablished by the auction house at consignment. No estimate, reserve, or result is published here in advance.

WHERE BIDDING WILL ACTUALLY HAPPEN

No official links are published yet. Rather than point you at a page that does not exist, each link below stays disabled until the auction house supplies it. They then appear here and become the primary action across the site.

• Official biddingAwaiting confirmationBidding takes place on the auction house's own platform. No bids are accepted on this website.
• Bidder registrationAwaiting confirmationIdentity and financial qualification are handled by the auction house, not by this site.
• Lot catalogueAwaiting confirmationThe house's own catalogue entry and condition description for this lot.
• Conditions of saleAwaiting confirmationBuyer's premium, payment terms, and transport conditions are the auction house's.

FOUR STEPS, IN ORDER

1. Review the sources. The car, its provenance, and the engineering record are published across The Car, Provenance and The Missile Files. Current condition remains subject to inspection.
2. Register interest, or arrange a viewing. Use the form below, or see how private viewings are arranged. This is not bidder registration and carries no obligation.
3. The auction house is appointed and announced. Its name, the sale date, the lot number, and its official registration and bidding links replace the pending rows above.
4. Register and bid with the house. Bidder qualification, bidding, payment, and transport are handled under that house's conditions of sale — never through this website.

HOW TO BID, WHEN BIDDING EXISTS.

No bids are taken on this website, and no bidding link exists until the auction house is appointed. When it is, the official bidding and registration links appear at the top of this page and become the primary action across the site. Until then, the way to be first in line is to register collector interest below — the project team will contact you when the house, date and official bidding link are confirmed.

"Auction announcement updates" is pre-selected — change anything before sending. This is not bidder registration or financial qualification. Prefer email? Write to motownmissile1970@gmail.com Copy email text.

Considering a viewing before the sale? See how private viewings are arranged.