Dealers Auto Auction of Oklahoma City (DAA/OKC) is celebrating the arrival of the peak summer market with its Mid-Year Party Sale, set for Thursday. Planning for a consignment topping 2,000 vehicles and more than $20,000 in giveaways, DAA/OKC management promised a full day of fun, food and prizes to accompany blazing hot action in the auction lanes.

“Our Mid-Year Party Sale is the biggest and most exciting auction in the state of Oklahoma, and we’re all looking forward to a spectacular day of buying and selling,” DAA/OKC general manager Jon Reininger said. 

“A highlight of the day will be the special interest units and Collector Car Corral, which will catch the eye of anyone who loves classics and hot-rods the way we do,” Reininger continued.  “Customers from far and wide are bringing their specialty vehicles to show and sell. With so many classic and special interest cars, it may feel more like Hot August nights than mid-June, but it will be a great event for all our customers.”

Topping the list of featured consignors at DAA/OKC’s Mid-Year Party Sale are Ally Auto Remarketing, Santander Consumer USA, Avis/Budget Group, Littleton Motors, Midwest Car, and Hertz Corp. 

Reininger explained that these consignors are also sponsoring prize giveaways in their lanes.  Buyers will qualify for drawings for a flat screen TV (Santander Consumer USA), $100 after every fifth car sold (Littleton Motors), and Garmin GPS units (Midwest Car and Hertz).

At the conclusion of the sale, all buyers and sellers will enter the drawing for an array of prizes, including 70-inch flat screen TV’s, barbecue grills and smokers, telephones for home and office, electric key boards, Visa cash cards, microwaves, remote control cars, mountain bikes, cameras, tablets, iPods, surround sound stereo systems, even a popcorn machine.

“A sale like this wouldn’t be complete without great food, and we’re happy to announce that Ross Magness, who managed our cafe in years past and has catered many a party sale since, will be back to fire up the grill,” Reininger said.  “No one can cook for a crowd the way Ross can, and he’s planning a menu that will satisfy even the biggest appetites, with grilled chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, shrimp, hot links, Polish sausages, shish kabobs, wings and gumbo.”

Reininger made one more point about the event.

“Summer is here and we’re looking forward to celebrating in a big way at our Mid-Year Party Sale,” he said. “We’ll have one of the best selections of vehicles in the region, ranging from late-model, low-mileage units to classics, and everything in between, and we know that buyers will be out in force to bid on them all.”