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1940s Chevy Dealer re-opens to Auction off 500 Time Capsule Cars
http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/0...-capsule-cars/
Car collectors dream about finding a forgotten “new” classic car, discovered in a barn or warehouse somewhere, covered in dust. This is that dream, only 500 times better…. A small-town Midwestern dealership in Pierce, Nebraska sold Chevrolets to local families and first-time buyers for 50 years until it’s husband and wife team finally closed their doors seventeen years ago. Since then, a staggering inventory of 500 surviving cars, new & used, have been stored away, undriven for decades. Some 50 cars “brand new” Chevrolets from the 1950s and 60s have less than 10 miles on the odometer. Ray and Mildred Lambrecht are now in their 90s and have made what is described by their daughter Jeannie, as a “a difficult and painful” decision, to liquidate the dealership’s massive inventory of ‘survivor vehicles’. On September 28th and 29th, 2013, VanDerBrink Auctions will have the honor of selling this incredible, once in a lifetime collection of American automotive history. |
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07-03-2013, 06:45 AM | #31 |
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Here's the inventory list, with the mileage on many of the cars.
http://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/a.../Inventory.pdf
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07-03-2013, 06:51 AM | #32 |
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I wonder if they will allow phone bids. I've always wanted a 50s Chevy pickup.
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07-03-2013, 08:35 AM | #33 |
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I have just a few questions....
How many miles does that have? When is this auction? Who is holding this auction? |
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07-03-2013, 08:39 AM | #34 |
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Especially that Cameo truck. How many miles does the cameo truck have?
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07-03-2013, 08:40 AM | #35 |
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That family is going to have some cash after this auction is over.
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Wow. There's a Chevy Vega station wagon with only 17 miles on it. I suspect it's completely rusted out, but it only has 17 miles on it.
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Someone should have some friends over to watch this video and do shots every time this lady says "miles".
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Oh. There's a 1980 Chevy Monza with only 9 miles on it. That's got to be worth almost as much as it was in 1980.
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He really overbought the pickups in 1964. There are seven new ones still in stock. Edit: nope, 8, and another '65 model.
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So he saved back all of these cars and the only Corvette he put back was a 1978? He should be shot. He saved back 1970s era Caprices and Monzas and Vegas and all manner of pickups, and he didn't put back a 1950s-era Corvette or two? Did he assume that the Monza would be worth more in the long run than a 1955 Corvette?
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You'd get alcohol poisoning on the Cameo alone.
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A friend of mine growing up had a Monza with a v8 in it. Had to drop the engine to change the spark plugs. Damn thing was a rocket.
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These are going to be all original, numbers matching vehicles with straight frames and no wear and tear. A restorer can get in there, blast out some rust, polish the paint, tighten up screws/suspension, etc... and have themselves an amazingly rare vehicle. Those cars will go for a lot and the people that buy them are going to be guys willing to put even more money into them to get them back to showroom new.
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