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Rev up your engines and take a ride over to the annual Atlantic City Classic Car Show, coming to the Atlantic City Convention Center this Friday through Sunday, Feb. 18-20. The East Coast’s largest classic car show and auction gets together more than 60,000 enthusiasts and collectors annually. This year over 1,000 collectible cars will be available for purchase, including 600 in the auction and 500 in the car corrals and salons.

Have you ever dreamed of driving the same car as the cast of Boardwalk Empire? Fans looking for links to the popular HBO series will be able to see cars from the show and bid on at least one of them. In addition, memorabilia will be on display for the new Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson exhibit.
This year’s lineup of cars will feature the blue-and-black 1920 Rolls Royce seven-passenger Silver Ghost that Nucky Thompson [Steve Buscemi] drives on the show, and the antique Westcott automobile featured in the first episode of Boardwalk Empire.

Also on display is the 1985 Red Ferrari Testarossa, a rare 1991 BMW 850i with a V12 engine, and a 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK320 Cabriolet from the Pumpkin Cars Dealership. Carrying their fare share of rare and exotic cars, Pumpkin Cars also specialize in affordable pre-owned Mercedes Benz, BMW, Acura and Porsche models.

Whether you’re buying or selling, the Atlantic City Classic Car Show has the lowest buyer fees of any major auction in the country, and same-day pay for sellers should seal the deal at this must-attend event.

Additionally, and tied into to three-day show, Worldwide Auctioneers announces a world-class lineup of cars for the 10th annual Classics at the Trump Taj Mahal on Friday evening, Feb. 18, including an exceptional 1960 Chrysler 300 F Special Coupe that was the winner of the 1960 Flying Mile. It is considered the most important Chrysler letter car in existence. The F Special Coupe is just one of the stunning and varied selection of cars consigned to go under the auction hammer at the upscale event Friday, starting 7:30pm. Car collectors and enthusiasts can also look forward to a mighty 1932 Cadillac 452B V16 All-Weather Phaeton — one of only three known to exist; an awesome 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Competition Roadster; a venerable and tour-ready 1904 Thomas Flyer Model K 60 HP Racer; an exceptionally well-maintained 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe; and for movie buffs, a 1974 Batmobile Show Car, offered without reserve to the highest bidder.

“Atlantic City has long been one of the key destinations on the collector-car event calendar,” said Rod Egan, principal and chief auctioneer at Worldwide, in a release. “Now in its 10th year, the Classics at the Trump Taj Mahal auction was created to give buyers and collectors an exclusive venue as a highlight of this great weekend.”

Show hours for the A.C. Classic Car Show are Friday and Saturday (Feb. 18-19) starting at 8:30am, and Sunday at 9am. Auctioning begins at 10am Friday and Saturday, and 11am Sunday. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children. For more information go here. Come out and find the car of your dreams!