What vehicle was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2005, for a record $3,240,000?
1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car The car spent decades as parts in wooden crates and is now reassembled. In 1954 the F-88 was a Motorama "Dream Car" and was one of only two (or an unconfirmed possible three) ever made. John Hendricks was the founder of Discovery Communications, a broadcasting and film production company which owns the Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet cable networks, among other ventures.
What was the common name of the Volkswagen Type 14, a 2+2 sold from 1955 to 1974 in coupe and convertible bodystyles, which was then the car most imported to the USA?