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Kruse Auctions is excited to introduce the all no-reserve Tucson Auto Museum liquidation auction, scheduled for Thursday January 28, 2027, during Arizona Car Week in Arizona.
We’ve been honored to have played a part in growing this wonderful museum collection, which today comprises a tremendous offering of over 80 cars and a significant number of memorabilia.
The Collector Car Capital of the World comes alive in the spring for the annual Kruse Auctions Spring Auction. Consign your car or collection today.
A two-day sale including a diverse offering of some of the best American and European sportscars, pre-war automobiles, one-of-a-kind customs, muscle cars, vintage trucks and a handful of fascinating automotive “unicorns”.
The Family-Friendly Collector Car Tradition Continues Labor Day Weekend in Auburn, Indiana. Kruse Auctions’ flagship boutique auction featuring hundreds of incredible collector cars and original memorabilia. Consign Today.
Kruse Auctions hosted its flagship event over Labor Day weekend in Indiana, delivering a multitude of world-record results and outstanding prices across multiple marques and genres of cars. High sale went to the auction catalogue cover car, a futuristic, airplane-inspired 1953 Cadillac ‘Elegante’ One-Off Concept Car with coachwork by Carrozzeria Motto of Turin, that sold for an astonishing $1.4 million.
Entrepreneur John Kruse is the Founder, sole owner, auctioneer and chief certified appraiser, of Kruse Auctions. He was born in Auburn, Indiana, and has chosen to live his entire life in Auburn – The Classic Car Capital of the World. He recently participated in his 30th Auburn Auction over Labor Day Weekend and now looks forward to the next 30. Following a century of the family farming, his grandfather, Russell Kruse, graduated from the Reppert School of Auctioneering in 1952 and began the family legacy of auctioneering. John’s father, Senator Dennis Kruse, is regarded as the most influential and respected auction industry educator ever and is a past president and Hall of Fame member of the esteemed National Auction Association. He also spent 33 years as an elected official, recently retiring from the Indiana State Senate. John’s three brothers, Matthew, Tim, and Daniel, will often be found working Kruse Auctions.
John’s first paying job, at four years old, was running auction clerk tickets from the auction block to the office for his grandfather and father’s farm auctions. He sold his first item on the microphone at age 15 working at the local DeKalb County 4-H Auction – an annual auction event he now volunteer coordinates each year.
As an entrepreneur, John has chosen to have his primary focus be collector cars and collector car auctions. Freedom is a core value and he strongly believes that cars provide us with more freedom to come and go as we please than any other common social object. Collector cars also provide perhaps the most significant community where people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures, come together around their common love of cars. In addition to collector car auctions, he has also been a license Real Estate Broker for over 25 years, owns and operates Auburn Classic Cars collector car dealership, currently serves as the Chairman of the Indiana Auction Commission, President of the Reppert Auction Education Institute, and Chairman of the Board for the J. Kruse Education Center, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit featuring Career Quest, a career exploration center, and the individualized and personalized Career Coaching Academy, with a focus on assisting K-12 students and transitioning veterans as they discover their God-given passions and talents, while guiding them to an ideal career path and connecting them with fulfilling careers.
John is a Life Member of the National Auction Association, National Auctioneer License Law Officials Association, Life Member of the Classic Car Club of America (CCCA), Life Member of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), Life Member of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club, and Life Member and past Trustee of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. He has also been a financial supporter of the ACD Club and ACD Festival in Auburn for many years.
A service-oriented solutions provider, John grew up in and around public service and has served on many community boards and in the political and public policy arena, including being elected twice as a township trustee. He remains active in local, state, and national public policy including as a board member for the Auburn Executive Airport and SEMA & PRI PAC, working to protect automotive freedom for our treasured automotive and racing industries.
Most importantly, John is a husband to his wife Abby, and father to their two children, who can be found working at their auction events. Their family enjoys using classic cars together and participating in car related experiences.
John invites you to join the Kruse Auction family as he works hard to serve you and provide outstanding results in a serious and enjoyable environment. Kruse Auctions strives for excellence and desire to be simple to work with as we enjoy the collector car hobby, business, and lifestyle, together.
The facility features five temperature-controlled rooms, including a fully equipped live auction arena, along with secure indoor space for hundreds of motorcars under one roof.
Located in Auburn, Indiana at Kruse Plaza, we invite you to visit the gallery year round and experience the quality and atmosphere that define Kruse Auctions.
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Auburn holds a singular place in automotive history as the cradle of the American collector car auction industry. For decades, the town has served as a global stage where the world’s most significant automobiles change hands.
From the pioneering days of the Auburn Automobile Company to the high-stakes modern auctions that define Labor Day Weekend, Auburn remains the ultimate destination for collectors. It is here that history is preserved and legacies are traded, cementing the town’s reputation as the “Classic Car Capital of the World.”
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