http://www.mccallauctions.com/auctions/1285/ Auction with a few late '30s Chevrolets, Model A, '55 Chevy, 1958 Retractable, and more. Be sure to go through all the pictures because there appears to be lots more than what is listed on the main auction page. I won't be able to go... most will probably be out of my league anyway(auctions have been that way recently for some reason). If any of you make it, please post some sale prices.
pre sold off the good cars right after Ron p***ed away 37 and 38 chevys in there coups the ones listed as 193? are 1937 -n-38
I looked at all the pictures and just shook my head thinking how ugly the bottom of these cars must be as it appears those are dirt floor sheds.
We store numerous projects on dirt floors, they do not hold condensation like cement does, and the dirt absorbs the moisture, pending your building if not lower than outside! Have preserved numerous cars for over 30 years this way.
...bought this coupe out of a dirt floor machine shed where it sat for over 40 years, only one rust hole in floor the size of a silver dollar.
I wrote down all the prices on the pictures of the sale bill so I didn't have the VIN's to match up but, I think this is a complete list of all the cars. 1969 Impala conv $3800 1974 VW Beetle gold $600 1962 Ford Galaxie red $4600 1962 Ford Galaxie black $2200 1958 Ford black retractable $4400 1937 Chevy Coupe $6000 1963 Olds black $800 1966 Malibu $1600 19?? Model A Sedan $2100 1963 Olds blue $900 1973 Mach I $800 1967 Malibu $1100 1967 Malibu 4dr white $600 1966 VW red $900 1967 Chevelle SS gold conv. $14,500 1966 Malibu Blue/red $4100 1966 Chevelle SS $4500 1966 Chevelle blue no hood $1600 1966 Malibu shell $300 1955 BelAire $3500 1966 Chevelle SS red $4900 19?? Model sedan body frame $1250 1966 Nova $7600 1963 Galaxie blue $3250 1938 Chevy sedan $1500 193? Chevy sedan $500 1938 Chevy Coupe $4400 1954 Ford panel $2800 1957 Ford Retractable white $1600 1967 Malibu blue 4dr $500
thanks MklofMnM.....maybe looks like a deal or two was had there....I liked that 4sp Galaixie....was the retractable junk...went low.....any other good parts...that place looked packed !!!
The Skyliners were hard to see & I didn't look them over real closely because they were the only 2 cars that were still in the shed. I saw the black retractable was complete with a ***le but had some old (maybe in the 70's) amateur repair work done to it. The white one was listed as parts & I noticed the engine was partially dis***embled. [/URL][/IMG]
I'm speaking from some bad experiences. Although, how often the building is opened up and subsequently air movement has a lot to do with it also. I've had vehicles get scaly and ugly underneath being in dirt floor sheds that were only opened up maybe once a month. I've also had vehicles get barely a spot on them being on a very damp concrete floor where the doors were opened 3 or 4 times a week. Honestly, if it weren't for thieves, I would leave every project out in the open and simply make sure to keep the gr*** short so air could move underneath them and cover any broken windows.
Next to the '37, this was my favorite car at the auction. The chrome reverse wheels look so good on a Galaxie.
if anybody liked those ET wheels(in the pictures) i might be able to point chu in the right direction
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