Michelle Kuhlhorst                                       Public Relations Director                                          PO Box 190                                                                         Auburn, IN 46706                                                                            PH: 260-920-1692                                                                         Fax: 260-925-5467                                                                                                             Michelle.k@kruse.com

 April 27, 2005

 Hot Springs, AR—On Friday May 6^th and Saturday May 7^th, Kruse International will be calling bids on collector cars at the 32^nd Annual Hot Springs Collector Car Auction in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  Nearly 200 cars are expected to cross the block in one of the longest running sales in Kruse International’s 35 year history.  Last year collector car sales at the Hot Springs Auction topped $2 million.  The first car will cross the block at 6:00 PM on Friday and at 10:00 AM on Saturday.

 “We are pleased to be working again with our longtime sponsor and friend, Brian Odle who has been a valuable asset to this auction for the last three years,” stated Dean V. Kruse, owner and auctioneer of Kruse International.  “The quality and variety of collector cars that this auction attracts is due in large part to the quality consignments Brian has brought to Hot Springs.”

Classic auction vehicles that will cross the block include a 1930 Lincoln Sedan that has undergone a frame off restoration and a 1928 Ford Model A.  In the muscle car category a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere and a 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible will be offered to the highest bidder.

Admission for the 32^nd Annual Hot Springs Collector Car Auction is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under and the public is welcome to attend. 

Consignments for this auction are still being accepted.  For more information about selling your vehicle at this auction or about collector car sales by auction, call Kruse International at 800-968-4444.

The pioneer of the collector car auction business, Kruse International is now in its 34^th year and conducts more than 25 auctions nationwide.  Auburn, Indiana serves as the company’s home base and the location of the largest annual collector car auction in the world, the Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction and Show with more than 5,000 cars and 150,000 people attending over Labor Day weekend.