149 Tesla, classic muscle, and luxury cars that were seized by the FBI earlier this year just went up for auction, selling for $8.23 million

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• A collection of cars seized by the FBI in an investigation this year went up for auction on Saturday, October 26 and sold for a collective $8.23 million.
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• The 149-car collection included two Teslas, eleven Plymouth Road Runners, a dozen Chevrolet Camaros, nine Dodge Challengers, and a Pontiac owned by Burt Reynolds.
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• Victims of the alleged Ponzi scheme include Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway and insurance giant Progressive.
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A collection of cars seized by the FBI - including a Tesla, classic muscle cars, and a car owned by Burt Reynolds - in the investigation into allegations DC Solar ran a "Ponzi-type" scheme were up for auction on Saturday.

The auctioned totaled $8.23 million in sales. The highest bid was for a 2018 Prevost Featherlite H3-45 motorcoach which fetched $1.05 million. The lowest was a 2015 Honda CRF250 dirt bike for $4,000.

A 1964 Austin Mini Cooper was pulled from the auction because of a VIN issue but will be resold at a later time.

The 149 cars were seized from DC Solar founder Jeff Carpoff and his wife Paulette's home and business in California and Las Vegas in December 2018. The company filed for bankruptcy shortly after, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The vehicles were auctioned off by the United States Marshals Service and Apple Auctioneering Co., a family-owned auction company that "specializes in the liquidation of seized assets for government agencies," according to its Facebook page.

"It is rare for the US Marshals to hold an auction of such a stunning collection of vehicles," Chief Deputy US Marshal Lasha Boyden said in a prepared statement.

The proceeds of the sale will be deposited into the USMS's seized asset account while awaiting further Court orders.

Keep scrolling to learn more about the collection of cars and its history: