lots of nice cars. I went thinking I might snag the 33 Chevy Coupe. had 6Gs burning a hole in my pocket. bid started at 5,went past 6 so fast I didn't even get to raise my hand, went for $14,500. the grey primered 35 conv was $40,000, the blue 22 went for $29.5, the 29 coupe was $30Gs. others brought good money. decent 53 2-dr Kaiser went for $2200. didn't stay for the vette or the airplane.
63 Beechcraft Musketeer mod.23. also had a 1944 international half-track & a41 Dodge WC-21 weapons carrier.
$14.5 seems pretty tall for that "project" '33 Chevy. Did they serve beer before the bidding started?
mark ferry auctioneer. I don't know how to link it. it was a very solid car, very little sag in the doors. they shut with a nice CLUNK. upholstery was very nice blk vinyl. metal roof insert was kinda warped but it was a running stopping car. 5 lug wheels, looked to be 49-54 chevy backing plates/drums , orig. torque tube rear end. needed the tank installed to drive. I'm not saying it was worth that money, maybe 7. the set of nice steel fenders/R.Bds for it sold for $1000. the new set of gl*** fenders sold for only $250. had some Cushman scooters too. hundred or so old signs, oil cans etc. I got some nice headlite buckets and a couple little things.
I agree on the sale price on the chevy 3 wndw. However, if that had been a ford.....very likely close to twice that amount.
it was all apart, but looked pretty cool sitting there. all this stuff was stored in the old Smithton Brewery building. Home of Stoneys Beer.
Prices seemed a bit high to me. The corvette went for I think $22.5 t bird went for 19.5 too much for that '33 chev.
That is Pennsylvania in September car auction prices. Next week we have Carlisle then Hershey. 50% of the bidders were there to resell the stuff next week. 25% of them were on-line resellers. 15% were locals watching the show. The last 8% were big dollar buyers that have come into the area picking before the big shows, we get lots of people from Europe this time of year as well as west coast buyers. The last 2% or so are on-line bidders that just seem to have too much time and money.
Oldolds is spot on. Yeah, lots of "silly" money from overseas, high rollers, pro flippers at certain shows/times of year. The smart sellers know this and set up adjacent to Sept PA. shows, Barrett Jackson, LA Roadster show, etc. hoping to snag an over willing/over paying buyer. You really have to take this into consideration. If you're a regular buyer looking for a screaming deal., don't get your hopes too high.
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