Classic car ‘consigners’ bring new auto shop to Lime Rock

Classic car ‘consigners’ bring new auto shop to Lime Rock

Colter Rule III and Aiden Samuels are the owners of Lime Rock’s newest auto business.

Patrick L. Sullivan

LIME ROCK — Colter Rule III and Aiden Samuels have opened the Connecticut branch of their business, Autogalerie, at 438 Lime Rock Rd.

The two had a grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 24. The Lakeville Journal caught up with them the day before.

Rule said the word “consignment” is probably the best way to describe the main part of the business.

Autogalerie markets and sells classic, collectible, and/or rare vehicles on behalf of the owners.

Rule explained that while a regular used car will have a standard “Blue Book” value, “classic or enthusiast vehicles are a lot more difficult to liquidate.”

The two men, who have been friends since their college days, started the business in Palm Beach, Florida and decided to open a second location across from Lime Rock Park.

In the last couple of years, Rule said they have moved just under 100 vehicles with a combined value of $4 million dollars.

Autogalerie also sells “automobilia,” a term that can mean anything from Hot Wheels toys to a “huge collection” of automobile-related posters purchased from a poster dealer in New York City.

Rule said Autogalerie will be hosting events of interest to Lime Rock Park racing fans in the future.

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