Unbelievable Barn Find Auction

[Geico266]

A car dealer in Pierce, NE is going to have his collection of cars auctioned off. Many of these cars are less than 100 miles on them, a Vette has 4 miles on it with plastic still on the seat. Lots of them were stored outside, but no rust from road salt.

Buyers are coming from all over the world to buy these cars, crowd estimates are 10,000.


http://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/auctions_details.php?detail=135


Unbelievable, some with less than 5 miles on them!!!

 

[SCCutler]

I have been lusting after some of these cars for a month or more. My wife cannot believe I am not headed up there.

 

[James_Dean]

I'm planning ongoing. I have some contacts in collector car circles and rumor is that there is going to be big money there.

 

[RV10flyer]

I'm planning ongoing. I have some contacts in collector car circles and rumor is that there is going to be big money there.

Well, that rules me out.

 

[Lawreston]

I'm planning ongoing. I have some contacts in collector car circles and rumor is that there is going to be big money there.

Would you or Spike have any interest in a 1966 Austin Healey 3000 BJ-8?
It's been "in the family" since 1968(15,000 miles -- now about 60,000 miles).
Barely over 3000 miles on a new engine built by Healey Werks(Lawton, Iowa).
I've owned her since 1998, my father before that. Never driven in winter, always garaged. 2 days before the first snowstorm she goes into my hangar, doesn't exit until late April-early May.

HR

 

[timwinters]

That's one fine lookin' machine!

 

[Lawreston]

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HR (getting to be "too many toys/hobbies")

 

[SCCutler]

Ooh, a Healey. What a fine noise that 6 makes!

One can but dream...

 

[olasek]

Unbelievable, some with less than 5 miles on them!!!

It would have been better if they had more miles - if they were driven even very sporadically. It may take quite a bit of $$ to bring such cars to running condition again.

 

[jsstevens]

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HR (getting to be "too many toys/hobbies")

I'll take it if you throw in the car shelter in those two middle pictures!

 

[flhrci]

Geico,

I thought you had found n RV. LOL

David

 

[Geico266]

It would have been better if they had more miles - if they were driven even very sporadically. It may take quite a bit of $$ to bring such cars to running condition again.

You are going to run a car with 5 miles on it? Ever?

 

[Geico266]

Geico,

I thought you had found n RV. LOL

David

I certainly wouldn't be telling you guys until after I bought it!

 

[Geico266]

I'm planning ongoing. I have some contacts in collector car circles and rumor is that there is going to be big money there.

I am not exaggerating when I say buyers are coming in from around the world. My banker is the one who told me about the auction and incoming buyers. They are handling some transactions evidently.

 

[James_Dean]

2nd hand a probably hype, but I was told Leno's buyer will be there.

 

[olasek]

You are going to run a car with 5 miles on it? Ever?

Why not? Frankly rarely I would be interested in a car that doesn't run. If these were goregous classic cars that you can put in your living room/garage/showroom and just stare at them and admire them for their inherent beauty, originality and rarity perhaps I wouldn't mind but I don't see anything in this collection that fits the description. I would buy them only if I could drive them however infrequently.

 

[Geico266]

Why not? Frankly rarely I would be interested in a car that doesn't run. If these were goregous classic cars that you can put in your living room/garage/showroom and just stare at them and admire them for their inherent beauty, originality and rarity perhaps I wouldn't mind but I don't see anything in this collection that fits the description. I would buy them only if I could drive them however infrequently.

To each his own.

 

[olasek]

I could bet that any serious collector that buys some of them will restore them and bring to running condition and they will see some road use, even if only to shows, special events, etc. Otherwise they will go for parts.

 

[DaleB]

I wonder how many will get bought, stuck in a garage, warehouse, shop or hangar because "I'm gonna restore that ol' girl", then auctioned off to the next owner after the one who buys it finally dies?

 

[olasek]

I wonder how many will get bought, stuck in a garage, warehouse, shop or hangar because "I'm gonna restore that ol' girl", then auctioned off to the next owner after the one who buys it finally dies?

Yeah, that happens too and some widow finally auctions off the car again...
It will be curious to see what these cars bring at the auction. If you get the car on a "cheap" you tend to be less committed.. my guess is there won't be any premium price for these cars only because they have "5 miles", as opposed to say 50, 500 or 5000 miles. They will sell at their market value determined by other factors.

 

[docmirror]

I might go grab something up. as with all things, it depends on prices. Too many people get auction fever and overbid something that they'll say has a market value far higher than what can be supported.

 

[Ghery]

Would you or Spike have any interest in a 1966 Austin Healey 3000 BJ-8?
It's been "in the family" since 1968(15,000 miles -- now about 60,000 miles).
Barely over 3000 miles on a new engine built by Healey Werks(Lawton, Iowa).
I've owned her since 1998, my father before that. Never driven in winter, always garaged. 2 days before the first snowstorm she goes into my hangar, doesn't exit until late April-early May.

HR

I've seen the car. Looks very nice.

 

[Geico266]

I might go grab something up. as with all things, it depends on prices. Too many people get auction fever and overbid something that they'll say has a market value far higher than what can be supported.

There are a ton of cars there.

 

[docmirror]

There are a ton of cars there.

There's a ton of crap there, with a few modest jewels among the feces.

<edit: I was looking for a Corvair. So, knowing what I know about Corvairs I'm looking for the good ones. The ones that fetch good money and have resale. Nope. All leftover stuff that buyers didn't want back in 61-64. No Corsa, no Spyder, no conv, no Corsa or Spyder conv. All they have are the 80-95HP dogs. Nothing with the new body style, nothing with factory AC, nothing with a LSD trans(I'm sure), all boners.>

 

[poadeleted21]

2nd hand a probably hype, but I was told Leno's buyer will be there.

He tried to buy a packard from my aunt. My uncle bought it new, decided the suicide doors were dangerous and sealed it up in a shed and it never started again. He wound up not buying it because the tail lights had been removed. She later sold it, and a year later found the lights, she called the buyer and offered them to him for $2,500 or so (an extremely fair price) he decided to sue her, and lost and the price went up substantially. Never understand it, cars just don't do anything for me, I wouldn't have given her $2,500 for the whole thing if I had to keep it.

 

[Geico266]

There's a ton of crap there, with a few modest jewels among the feces.

I think if yu took all the mice crap out of all the cars you would have a ton.

I don't think people here realize the value of what is there. No problem, less competition.

 

[ClimbnSink]

There's a ton of crap there, with a few modest jewels among the feces.

ah but the feces cars have 'value' the humans buying will tell themselves this car was right next to Xsuper car, which adds awesomeness.

 

[docmirror]

Never understand it, cars just don't do anything for me, I wouldn't have given her $2,500 for the whole thing if I had to keep it.

I saw this when I was about 11, and got to ride in one a year later.

http://carreleasedates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1963-Jaguar-xke.jpg

Then I saw this at a home up in Carlsbad CA, and got to ride in it.

http://motoburg.com/images/cord-812-beverly-sedan-05.jpg

I've owned both of the types now, and it was just as exciting as when I was a kid. My latest fling is a Studebaker Avanti R2. Goes like fire, and was designed by Raymond Loey.

 

[docmirror]

I think if yu took all the mice crap out of all the cars you would have a ton.

I don't think people here realize the value of what is there. No problem, less competition.

I've been buying and selling vintage cars for 30 years. I know the diff between feces and value. So far, I've done alright.

 

[ClimbnSink]

Cars are for old people.
Could it be that the automobile's luster has faded over the years, that cars have become less synonymous with youth and freedom to Generation Y? A study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute clearly says yes, but that's not the whole story, Bloomberg reports. Though young people are buying fewer new cars, baby boomers, the crowd born between 1946 and 1964, are buying more new cars.

Young people aren't flocking to buy used cars, either ... there's a growing percentage of them who legally can't drive.

People aged 55-64 had the highest rate of new-vehicle purchases in 2011, according to the study, and they've become the age group most likely to buy a new car. Just four years ago, the population aged 35-44 was most likely to buy a new car, which goes to show how much the auto industry and its customer base has changed since the recession in 2008. But the decline in miles driven by Americans started in 2004, according to another study by the University of Michigan, much of which has been related to lifestyle choices, such as urban living and public transit.

"The car was a phenomenon of the 20th century," says John Wolkonowicz, an automotive historian and former Ford product planner. Young people aren't flocking to buy used cars, either. The data of registered drivers in the US shows that they're not just avoiding new car purchases, there's a growing percentage of them who legally can't drive. In 2011, only 79 percent of drivers aged 20-24 had driver licenses, compared with 92 percent in 1983. Conversely, the percentage of the population aged 60-64 with driver licenses is 93 percent today, but was 84 percent in 1983.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/07/baby-boomers-buying-more-new-cars-than-their-children/

 

[Swampfox201]

I think if yu took all the mice crap out of all the cars you would have a ton.

I don't think people here realize the value of what is there. No problem, less competition.

To each his own. The ones I saw on the video looked like someone will be buying an expensive mouse nest on wheels. Who cares if they have zero miles. Look like junk to me. Sorry

 

[Lawreston]

I'll take it if you throw in the car shelter in those two middle pictures!

) That's the B-25 Mitchell from the Texas Flying Legends Museum collection of war-birds. My base Wiscasset KIWI is the summer home of Texas Flying Legends. They just returned on Saturday(or so) from OSHKOSH. Those two pictures go back a couple years. I couldn't drive the Healey any further under the bomb bay because my windshield would have hit an antenna hanging from the belly of Betty's Dream.

HR

 

[N747JB]

To each his own. The ones I saw on the video looked like someone will be buying an expensive mouse nest on wheels. Who cares if they have zero miles. Look like junk to me. Sorry

Beauty is in the eye of the bidder. To put it airplane talk, let's say you find a 1947 Bonanza with ferry time only on it, been sitting in a hangar for 55 years covered in dust. Would you consider it junk or a time capsule? Obviously the Bo needs an engine and prop overhaul, but it's still a brand new plane, right? I'm a Ford guy, but is love to have a couple of these old GM's!

 

[poadeleted21]

Beauty is in the eye of the bidder. To put it airplane talk, let's say you find a 1947 Bonanza with ferry time only on it, been sitting in a hangar for 55 years covered in dust. Would you consider it junk or a time capsule? Obviously the Bo needs an engine and prop overhaul, but it's still a brand new plane, right? I'm a Ford guy, but is love to have a couple of these old GM's!

I saw a cessna that way, owner was convinced it was a museum piece, I always giggled at his asking price... Finally sold it for what it was worth, a solid airframe, run out engine and an outdated panel. Now a staggerwing or something like that, lets talk.

 

[N747JB]

I saw a cessna that way, owner was convinced it was a museum piece, I always giggled at his asking price... Finally sold it for what it was worth, a solid airframe, run out engine and an outdated panel. Now a staggerwing or something like that, lets talk.

I guess one of the biggest differences in old cars and old planes, is a 50 year old car with the original radio in worth more than a 50 year old car with a DVD player in the dash. Where with a 50 year old airplane, the original radio, if it had one, is a negative and a GTN 750 cut into the panel is a positive for most folks. Also a lot of people buy cars to collect and look at, while airplane people tend to want to fly them, most of them anyway.

 

[Dav8or]

Cars are for old people.
Could it be that the automobile's luster has faded over the years, that cars have become less synonymous with youth and freedom to Generation Y? A study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute clearly says yes, but that's not the whole story, Bloomberg reports. Though young people are buying fewer new cars, baby boomers, the crowd born between 1946 and 1964, are buying more new cars.

Young people aren't flocking to buy used cars, either ... there's a growing percentage of them who legally can't drive.

People aged 55-64 had the highest rate of new-vehicle purchases in 2011, according to the study, and they've become the age group most likely to buy a new car. Just four years ago, the population aged 35-44 was most likely to buy a new car, which goes to show how much the auto industry and its customer base has changed since the recession in 2008. But the decline in miles driven by Americans started in 2004, according to another study by the University of Michigan, much of which has been related to lifestyle choices, such as urban living and public transit.

"The car was a phenomenon of the 20th century," says John Wolkonowicz, an automotive historian and former Ford product planner. Young people aren't flocking to buy used cars, either. The data of registered drivers in the US shows that they're not just avoiding new car purchases, there's a growing percentage of them who legally can't drive. In 2011, only 79 percent of drivers aged 20-24 had driver licenses, compared with 92 percent in 1983. Conversely, the percentage of the population aged 60-64 with driver licenses is 93 percent today, but was 84 percent in 1983.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/07/baby-boomers-buying-more-new-cars-than-their-children/

Sad but true I suspect. If you can't get kids to drive cars, there's no way in hell they will fly airplanes. You know what young people like to do? Watch other people drive cars and fly airplanes on YouTube, or maybe a video game/simulator.

 

[ClimbnSink]

Sad but true I suspect. If you can't get kids to drive cars, there's no way in hell they will fly airplanes. You know what young people like to do? Watch other people drive cars and fly airplanes on YouTube, or maybe a video game/simulator.

Everyone blames computers I'm not convinced. My theory is cars have become oppression machines. Kids are targeted for revenue tickets, signs on the highway saying no teen cell use, because when you turn twenty suddenly you can talk and drive at the same time. Consider how much trouble being underage in a car with a couple of beers and it is no wonder they don't bother driving. I don't feel free driving, got a Buddy selling his Porsche just because speeding tickets are damn near criminal and driving the speed limit in the thing is soul crushing. It ain't computers it is a rational response to the current road culture. The days of smokey and the bandit, knight rider, and the dukes of hazard are over.

 

[docmirror]

My theory is cars have become oppression machines. Kids are targeted for revenue tickets, signs on the highway saying no teen cell use, because when you turn twenty suddenly you can talk and drive at the same time. Consider how much trouble being underage in a car with a couple of beers and it is no wonder they don't bother driving. I don't feel free driving, got a Buddy selling his Porsche just because speeding tickets are damn near criminal and driving the speed limit in the thing is soul crushing. It ain't computers it is a rational response to the current road culture. The days of smokey and the bandit, knight rider, and the dukes of hazard are over.

I think there's a lot of truth here, but also the video generation has an affect as well. My thing with vintage and perf cars came out of the 60s SoCal. Barris, Tommy Ivo, etc all had things going on. It was the best of times for a car nut, and the blush is well and truly off the rose at this point. Even the mfg are recognizing it with all the retro cars from the big 3 looking back to the 60s muscle.

I still enjoy cars, but I've changed too. While I used to work all night setting up the carbs on a Lamborghini, now a days I would rather drive more than fix, and owning them without being able to exercise the limits is frustrating. I've got a Ferrari sitting in the garage that hasn't moved in a year. It needs a fuel pump due to sitting with Ethanol gas in it. I just can't get motivated to do the job one more time.

My daughter expresses some interest in vintage cars, but not so much that she'll really get involved in a big way. Having said that, the highest price ever paid for a car was just set recently for a Ferrari 250GTO. I don't know if that's a reflection of the dollar, or that some cars are still going up in value.

I've bought and sold and refurbed about 25 cars in the past 34 years, and there are only a few I wish I still had. Soon I'll be saying good by to a splendid Porsche 928GT and moving on to a Lotus Esprit. After that, who knows, but the next generation is definitely missing something by treating cars as just a utility.

 

[Dav8or]

Seriously, these cars are a conundrum. I used to buy and sell vintage cars to make money during college. I still dabble in it, but it's sidelined by my flying habit.

These cars need work. Lots of work, but how much is too much here? Because they are still "new" cars, the desire is there to preserve as much of the original parts and finishes as possible, but many of the parts won't look new anymore no matter how much you clean them. Plastics, rubber and even the glass can be damaged depending on how long they sat outside.

Then there is the paint. It obviously needs new paint, but do you try to replicate the original 1950-1960s Chevrolet fit and finish, or do you do the typical show car mirror perfection finish? I can tell you that the fit and finish on cars from the 50s and 60s was no where near what we get today. I think if you could be transported into the showroom of the past, most buyers of today would be pretty disappointed in the fit and finish of the average Ford, or Chevy. So do you go for authenticity, or the paint that makes you proud?

In my mind, because the cars have really no mileage, I would try my damnedest to get them back to showroom stock for the period in all respects. This is actually a very tough job. Building a hot rod is really, really easy compared to a true restoration and preservation.

I didn't get through the whole picture catalog and there are a few I would like, but this auction is the worst way to get them.

 

[denverpilot]

I have been lusting after some of these cars for a month or more. My wife cannot believe I am not headed up there.

You know you want the Chevette. Just go get it.