Sentence examples for crossed the block from inspiring English sources
Mr. Wilkinson could not afford the Mercedes, but when the Bentley crossed the block he could not stop himself.
In the last several years, though, the rarest and most expensive merchandise has generally crossed the block in Pebble Beach.
When the Chevy crossed the block, bidding quickly escalated between a phone-in bidder and a gray-haired gentleman sitting with his wife in the center of the room.
Herewith, a look at some of the most desirable cars that have crossed the block in Scottsdale, and many that still await their turn, just off the auction dais.
The dealers did not pay attention, and the public responded with a yawn as what appeared to be "just another Silver Spur for sale in Vegas" crossed the block.
Stutz cars will be judged in two classes, and several examples will cross the block in auctions before the concours.
A 1985 288 GTO, considered the rarest of modern Ferrari supercars (and the last to have been developed under Enzo Ferrari), will cross the block with the expectation that it will attract bids reaching more than a half-million dollars.
A 1964 Pontiac Bonneville customized by the Hollywood tailor Nudie Cohn for Hank Williams Jr. — complete with steer horns and six-shooter fender ornaments — will cross the block in the same sale as an elegant 1932 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe.
Although not originally campaigned in the blue, yellow and red livery of the Penske Sunoco team and its most famous driver, Mark Donohue, the car is scheduled to cross the block in this configuration, and is expected to bring between $3.25 million and $4 million dollars.
The Bonhams auction on Friday at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England has been highly anticipated, in particular because the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 grand prix racecar driven to victory by Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina will be crossing the block.
