The Port of Pasco is taking sealed bids on two vintage cars -- a 1974 Aston Martin and a 1972 Jaguar E V12 Coupe. No, they weren't port work vehicles, and this is an unusual situation, says Jim Toomey, port executive director. Normally when the port has to clean out after a tenant leaves a business space, what's left behind goes into the trash, he says. This is the first time the port has been left with vintage cars.
Both vehicles were left in the port's former mini-storage building, says Linda O'Brien, port director of finance and administration. The tenant disappeared, and the port hasn't been able to contact him to get the rent owed or the vehicles out. She says port officials hope the cars will bring in enough money to make up for the back rent.
The minimum bid for the Jaguar is $750, and the Aston Martin has a minimum of $500. Bids will be accepted until 10:30 a.m. March 31 at the port's administrative building at 904 E. Ainsworth St. The vintage cars and other surplus vehicles and parts can be viewed from 1 to 3 p.m. March 23 and March 30. All items are being sold as is.
--Associated Press
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