A North Carolina construction magnate spent 50 years collecting some of the most iconic muscle cars ever made, and now they're headed to auction — see the full collection

The Eddie Vannoy Collection.Courtesy of Mecum Auctions, Inc.

• Eddie Vannoy, a highly successful construction CEO, spent 50 years amassing a huge stash of cars, motorcycles, and memorabilia. Now, he's selling his collection.
• The assortment includes well over 80 vehicles, including dozens of classic and modern muscle cars from Dodge, Ford, Chevy, and Buick.
• Vannoy nabbed a wide array of modern high-performance cars, including three Mustang Shelby GT350R models and three Dodge Challenger SRT Demons, which boast an 840-horsepower rating.
• Many of the cars have barely been driven.

A construction CEO's enormous, museum-quality car collection will cross the auction block later this year through Mecum Auctions, and it includes dozens of the most powerful and desirable American muscle cars ever built.

The vast stash — which boasts more than 80 cars, several motorcycles, and huge amounts of automotive memorabilia — belongs to North Carolina construction magnate Eddie Vannoy, who built up an impressive construction and real-estate-development empire over the years, and found time along the way to indulge his passion for cars.

Vannoy spent the last 50 years collecting a little bit of everything, but he apparently has a particular fondness for muscle cars. The stash features plenty of classic Chevys and Dodges, some restomods, and a slew of modern, high-performance models. There are multiple examples each of the Chevy Camaro ZL1, Dodge Challenger Hellcat, Challenger SRT Demon, and Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R.

The collection was supposed to be auctioned off in early June, but the event has been postponed to a to-be-determined date due to the pandemic. But looking through the catalog can be done from home, so take a tour of Eddie Vannoy's stunning collection below.