Anyone know anything about this auction in Judson, IN? Looks like someone got a really neat car. https://hibid.com/lot/191310638/1940-ford-roadster--non-running--missing-parts-
Cool roadster, there was a Crestline steering wheel hanging on the wall in lot 1031, and a club plaque in lot 1035 I can't make out the name on it. later kb
Damn. The car is great, I sure hope it went to someone who appreciates what it is. Some wicked cool small bits in there too, some very early Hot Rod magazines in a big pile for $27, and I'm sure some of those "wall contents-pickers rights" deals paid off well for guys who know what to look for. I'd love to know the history of this car. Sure seems like someone had this since they were young and just never changed it or got rid of it. I'd love to see it once it's been extracted and cleaned up somewhat.
I don't know by who's standards it isn't traditional. I've got little books from back east and that was the way they built them in the north East back in the 40's and 50's. On the other hand I'd just about bet that it will be bought for the engine and you will see the rest of it up for sale in a few months, possibly with a pretty well stock 59AB sitting in it. 18,500 for an Ardun and attending pieces plus the roadster was a pretty decent buy.
There were plenty of cars all around the country that used that spring/axle setup as a quick way to get hydraulic brakes. Here’s the Juggers Racing Team coupe from the San Francisco Bay Area, those slicks sure say “traditional “.
I know. I think there may have been more rods build with the spring behind than with the spring above. I put the “traditional” in quotes because some have argued (in the past) that they were always built spring-above.
Unfortunately, you're probably correct about the engine not staying with the car. Unless there was some untold horrors going on here that weren't obvious, I'd consider the car a real bargain. There was a 59 A-B engine in another lot listed as "big block motor" that went for $150.
I really hope the car stays together. I was really surprised this car wasn’t posted somewhere before on FB or here.
"I really hope the car stays together. I was really surprised this car wasn’t posted somewhere before on FB or here." to me it looks like just an estate doing a fast cleanup seeing it was a trust. I don't think nothing was up for sale until this person died so everything is being liquidated and the trust fund kids get to split the money. farm stuff to what was in the outbuildings to the furniture in the house, everything they owned was liquidated. easiest way to settle estates. if the kids wanted something, they had to buy it back. at least they went with an online auction company. otherwise just think how much lower it could have sold for if it was just a local auction advertised for just the week before in their own community. not everyone is a hamb follower and looking at the other stuff, they were into farming. probably the only one that was interested in that car in the family was probably the one that died and that was his shifter plaque on the wall probably too when he was younger. to the family that was just an old car to them and not worth much. they are probably happy it brought that. not everyone is a gearhead and deals like these still come up because people just don't realize that some cars and parts have value. my dad's best friend brought a farm up north from an estate years ago and he auctioned off what was left behind. the auctioneer asked him about the old car over the hill if he could sell that too. he was just going to throw it on a s**** load but figured if the auctioneer got $75 for it , yeah leave him sell it, he doesn't have to move it then and the few dollars it bring could go towards his fees. well that car brought $3750. he was happy but thought people were nuts for buying a shot up wagon for that much. i asked him a few questions about it and then i said it sounded like a 1957 chevy nomad and he said, that is what the auctioneer called it! to him it was a worthless old car but to others it wasn't. now ask him about guns and he had a pretty good knowledge on those but not cars. i hope they stay together too. i would have been bidding if i had seen it myself but i was watching a different online auction that day. me and my buddy/business partner discussed about that too. so many auctions and now being online it is hard to follow them all or keep track of them. i am registered with hibid the auction format that this ran thru but never saw that one. just the auctions i knew about there was over 40 auctions that day and i had 4 of them open bidding online. hard to follow so many at once or research them all. Yes, the car would have done better at a different site but to this family it wasn't their focus. hopefully the buyer might keep it together and just do a little cleanup and reauction it thru a different company that deals with cars or better yet, enjoy it themselves.
we discussed it at breakfast this morning, nobody remembered the man or the car, but someone left this memory on his obit. I knew Bino & your Mother, Kate, when we all were a lot younger! I remember when he built a race car & took it to the Bouneville Flats, Utah to race it & I think came home with a record time. good memories ! Carol Roseman Davis. https://www.odonnellfhome.com/obituaries/Alban-Bau/#!/Obituary
Ah! that car was definitely at Bonneville in 1953. Very cool it survives hope new owner realises its history.
Looking at this from Europe I cannot but feel envious of you guys. We generally don't have this sort of thing anymore, never mind old s**** yards with cars which to me are perfectly restorable - our EU rulers decided old-style s**** yards are environmentally unsafe so they're all gone, replaced by neatly stacked shelves and walking around the premises strictly verboten. The odd old Opel in a shed is no comparison anyway...
Didn't see it in any of the footage , but a cool video later kb Bonneville 1953 - Speed Week (youtube.com)
can't help but feel what a disservice the auction house did to the family by not advertising the car correctly to achieve its full potential. it also saddens me that i never had a chance to meet the man and get to know him. what drove him to build this car and want to take it to bonneville. what the hot rod scene was like in the area at that time, who his friends were and what kind of cars did they have. the stories, the history he could have shared and yet it looks like it was all just a small portion of his life that he was able to put it all aside and stick in the corner of the barn and move on with his life.
Interesting tail lights. I just spent an unsuccessful hour trying to identify them. Anyone? The bezels look kind of like 47 Olds 98 but the lenses don't.
It looks like SHIFTERS on the club plaque to me. Judging by the offerings this was a mixed farm with Hampshire hogs, cattle, potatoes and grain. Not familiar with the area, but looks like it might have been irrigated. By the looks of the equipment, they did a lot of the things the hard way. The fellow likely had time and energy when he was young, had his run at Bonneville, then got caught up with the day to day and season to season, the to do list never ends at the farm. I would hate to be the auctioneer and have to be an expert on everything that was offered for sale, but a couple of minutes on the web would have improved the description of the hot rod, without question. They got over 200 bucks for 4 pickle crocks, and the snap on stuff sold strong, Allis Chalmers has been out of business since the 80’s, so that stuff is a little dated, sort of like buying an AMC, the total proceeds of the auction likely satisfied the heirs, if there were any. Looks like a life well lived.
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