Archives International Auctions - Auction 108 Timed Sale November 25 2025

Archives International Auctions - Sale 108timed 13 November 25, 2025 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Oregon 1050 1050OR. Lithia Motors, Inc., 1970s Odd Shrs Specimen Stock Cert., VF-XF ABN Blue OR. Lithia Motors, Inc., 1970s Odd Shrs Specimen Stock Cert., VF-XF ABN Blue. Lithia Motors, Inc. is an American nationwide automotive retailer headquartered in Medford, Oregon. Lithia Motors began in 1946 when Walt DeBoer opened a single car dealership in Ashland, Oregon. In the first year the five person company sold 14 cars. In 1968, Walt’s son, Sidney DeBoer, took over the business and incorporated Lithia Motors Inc. Sidney reorganized the business and in 1970 purchased a Dodge dealership in Medford. With this, Lithia’s base of operation moved to Medford and grew to a total of five stores with 19 franchises by 1990. It is the third largest automotive retailer in the United States. In 2015, Lithia Motors broke into the Fortune 500 list at #482, making it one of only three Oregon-based companies in the Fortune 500. This followed a year that saw the acquisition of the DCH Auto Group, one of the 10 largest dealer groups in the country, with 27 dealerships, before being purchased by Lithia Motors. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $60-120 Virginia 1051 1051VA. Continental Motors Corp., 1969 $Odd Specimen 7% Registered Bond, XF ABN VA. Continental Motors Corp., 1969 $Odd Specimen 7% Registered Bond, XF ABN. Continental Motors, Inc. is an aircraft engine manufacturer located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was originally spun off from automobile engine manufacturer Continental Motors Company in 1929 and owned by Teledyne Technologies until December 2010. The company is now part of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, which is owned by the government of the People’s Republic of China. Although Continental is most well known for its engines for light aircraft, it was also contracted to produce the air-cooled V-12 AV-1790-5B gasoline engine for the U.S. Army’s M47 Patton tank and the diesel AVDS-1790-2A and its derivatives for the M48, M60 Patton, and Merkava main battle tanks. The company also produced engines for various independent manufacturers of automobiles, tractors, and stationary equipment (pumps, generators, and machinery drives) from the 1920s to the 1960s. �������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 Scripophily - Aviation Delaware 1052 1052American Airlines, Inc., 1986, Registered Series A Equipment Trust Specimen Bond American Airlines, Inc. is a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the world’s largest airline when measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and revenue passenger mile. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $60-120 1053 1053Curtiss-Wright Corp., 1988 Odd Shares Specimen Stock Certificate, VF ABNC The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an American, global diversified product manufacturer and service provider, incorporated in Delaware with headquarters in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, which supplies the commercial, industrial, defense, and energy markets. ������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $60-120