ive been driving by that place for years,, some really cool stuff there... id just like to walk around and look... also heard they where starting at $300, per car..
That 33 Chrysler Imperial convertible sedan is a rare car and would be a great ride. I'd hope the hood side are there.
^ Yeah no kidding, wow. That car has incredible potential. I love its long engine bay. I've never seen that before, Man I wish I was in better standing $$$ wise, I'd love to pick that up. Turns out they only made 364 of that car for 1933. Digging further I found some pics of how it once looked. Just a stunning car. JESUS!!! wow. I thought half that would have been fitting. If I would have known that car would have fetched such a sum, I would be spending a lot more time looking for treasures like that one. hahaha, so you're the one that got it?
Well here's something ....I was on that property a couple years back and next to the 37 convertible was a complete 32 Ford Cabriolet complete...I didnt see it listed anywhere!
I was out there today. Dad almost bid on that '32 Pickup....then it quickly went way above what we thought it would sell for. Bummer....had visions of a project dancing in my head for a few minutes. I was checking it out before the auction started and this d-bag walks up talking to his pal about how it was ideal material for a 'rat rod'. Usually I don't engage this sort of idiocy....but I was in rare form. I looked at him and asked him why in the world he'd take a duece pickup and make a pos rat rod out of it. He said (paraphrasing because it really blew my mind), 'duh-uh-duh...well it would take too much money to restore and it would never be worth what he put into it and a rat rod would bring more money than a restored car would.' (As if there are only two damn options for building a car..restored or rat rod). I now have another data point for the rat rodder mentality. My Dad started to bid on the Chrysler Imperial for the 392 Hemi under the hood. But he wasn't willing to gamble $2300 on the motor being good. (plus he already has a good one on the stand at home) We stayed to see what the '35 would sell for. I was thinking it was going to go for teen's.....I was shocked to see it go all the way to $25500! It was clearly the star of the show. It sucks to say but a lot of those cars would have been top quality cars if they hadn't just been set out to rot. Most were a lot rougher than I figured they would be. Why oh why did the man let his restored '31 roadster just sit outside? Who does that???? I saw a lot of guys with HAMB apparel on. Hey yall.
Can anyone keep an eye on that 33 Chrysler imperial a few posts up? Im actually quite interested in that.
i've been over to Whitely's a number of times. The first time, (a little more than 30 years ago) no one was around so the three of us wandered around waiting for someone to chase us out and it never happened. I had a camera with me and took a bunch of pictures that day. Both the Model A roadster pickup and the '32 Chrysler roadster caught my attention. And as far as being a crochety old man, as Mr. Whiteley 'explained' it to me on one of my visits, "Some days I'm more pissed off than other days. Now what do YOU want?" And then on other visits, usually buying old jeep parts, he was just as friendly and cooperative as could be. He had a semi-trailer full of WWII jeep stuff, but I haven't seen it in a while. In addition to his propane ('and propane accessories') business he had a motel and drive in restaurant for a while. I first saw the '35 Ford roadster 25 years ago sitting in a carport at the motel. It sat there for yeeeears. He told me that in 1972 a guy offered him a brand new LTD for it and he wouldn't take it. "All it needs is a battery", he told me. Here's what a couple of them looked like in 1980.
Here's a few more pix from 30 years ago. Someone posted on here that the cars were buried in the weeds. These pictures show that.
Here are a few pictures I took yesterday. I got a kick out of that car that had two trees growing through the middle of it. Gives you an idea of how long they were out there.
As was stated there was a $300 standing offer from the scrap man. I seen quite a few sell for exorbant prices. My son Zach stated those people have more money than brains. I bet there where more pickups pulling car trailers than there where vehicles at the auction. When they first started a lady from minnosota was the auctioneer. She did a good job. easy to understand. Then after about 75 cars some idiot in a cowboy hat took over, He auctioneered like he was selling cattle. Thats fine at a cattle sale. guys at a cattle auction attend many sales and can know the score. However at a event like this many of those attending arent regular auction attendies. Hard to understand his blather. Anyway for some reason that irritated me Any way it all got sold. I looked a the 55 ford that was listed it was a 56. Any way I told my son zach Hey I used to own that car! He said I dont think so. Its got Washington State license plates. I told him look at the sticker on the windsheld. Its a Poplar Buff MO decal. We live about 40 miles from Poplar bluff. Any way I never got a title when I bought it. It did run was equipped wirh a 292 and holley teapot four bbl automatic. I put the hood on a 56 hTP I owned , Still have the tea pot carb. Dont remember where I put the engine but I think I still have it too. I remember years ago I once asked the old man about buying a antique tractor he had. He stated Winthrop Rockerfeller tried to buy that tractor back when he was alive. He couldnt afford it I dont think you can! OldWolf
Hey old wolf. Where are you from near pb? That's my home town. My folks still live there. I drove out from Wichita and met my mom & dad in Joplin and came down the rest of the way. He was towing a trailer in case we bought something. Didn't exactly anticipate the huge crowd who apparently showed up with wads of cash to burn. I left there thinking that the economy is actually really healthy! Lol
ANyone know what the 33 Chrysler went for? That looks like a Victoria Convertible COupe to me, it's got to be extreemly rare. Joel
The Jalopy Journal
