Event Coverage Auction in Castalia, Iowa Sept. 15

This auction has some old cars/parts and lots of vintage construction/farm equipment. But, the main reason I am posting this is the gas station building that is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Lots of pics. Check it out!
https://www.sweeneyauctionservice.com/09-15

 

Don't tell my 46 year old Dad, he is in So Dak and he would be all over the hit and miss motors

 

What sale in Castalia ?......there's no sale in Castalia Iowa this weekend.......just a rumor......move along now......nothing to see here.

 

Yup, that gas station would be a nice item. Not very big to not take up to much room!

 

Wow, that place has some really cool stuff!! I would love to just walk around the property and take in all the neat junk

 

Has anybody ever seen a gas station building like that sell before? Any idea what it may bring?

 

Damn....is that a Merlin motor for a P-51.....dang it.......and thanks for posting !

 

Last pic is a 1960 Edsel. Lots of really cool old stuff there. The old farm equipment is fascinating. Hope there's enough collectors/bidders in Iowa to keep any it from going to the s****pers.

 

Nothing that exciting - One of my friends on the Warbird Information Exchange forum IDed it as a six-cylinder Ranger L-440, used mostly to power small PT-19 and PT-26 primary trainers. Highest output was 200 hp. IIRC a few of them were used in dry lakes racers postwar.

(Empire State Aerosciences Museum via Bill Maloney)

 

Service station is the star of the sale as far as I am concerned. I wonder how much it would cost to truck to Ca.?

 

Sadly, a lot of the ag and industrial stuff will go to s**** because the market for pieces that age has gone to heck... unless it is something particularly rare.

 

Personally, I'd also love to have that great big old metal shear. But, nowhere to put it.

 

Loving that 1963 impala...how do you bid on this stuff?

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If anyone wants another station building like that there is one a couple miles west of Grundy Center Iowa on Highway 14. Used to be on the north side of town but was moved to a farm a few years ago.

 

Yeah......and a few actually made their way into dirt track sprint cars in the 1950's....1960's.

 

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Really!? That was a metal building? It sure looked like it was block. Somebody must have done a good job of painting it.

Roger

 

Be there in person. I don't think they do any online bidding. But, I've been wrong before.

 

I’ll be there. Just a quick 3-1/2 hour drive one way. Can’t buy the cool **** sitting around waiting. Gotta go get it.

 

Lots of fun projects! Wish I had time/money/space

 

Wow! Too bad I have to wait a week and a half to go to my other house in Kansas.... Man I wanna try to get some of that cool stuff!

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Interesting how looking through the photos you get a sense of the guys life. must have been a hard worker with a lot of MacGyver in his blood.

 

TWG that's what I want guys to think when my wife has to sell my stuff.

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$6000

 

pics from today?

 

Yep, pretty neat!

 

Some of the hamb friendly ones I took and some sale prices.
31 Nash $1400
27 Chevy truck $1650
58 Chevy $3200 - claimed to be former cop car, only showed mileage in the mid 50's
Edsel $850
Henry J $850
49 Chevy $1400
63 SS convertible $2200 - very rough, rumored to be going to California

 

Thanks for the update, especially since the auction company deleted everything right away. I'm guessing the cop car '58 was a 283/stick?
Any word on what the Ranger airplane engine went for?

 

Cool but not me.