Event Coverage Pics from a salvage yard auction yesterday

Late Friday night I heard about an auction at an old salvage yard in Salina that was to be on Saturday morning (yesterday). This yard had closed due to business being slow and was ran by a father and son. The father retired and the son got a job somewhere else and most of the cars were crushed. This was an old yard with trees everywhere and you could never see what they had in there. They were kind enough to save some of the older and more desirable vehicles from the crusher and offered them to highest bidder at public auction. I picked up my trusty sidekick Cuzzindeke and we watched the sale for something to do at 9 am on a Saturday morning. Neither one of us intended to buy anything and we didn't. I took some photos and wrote down prices. I try to stay focused on my engine business nowadays and no longer buy and sell whole vehicles for myself. I do still buy nice vehicles for a collector friend from time to time. Most everything was rough and sold fairly cheaply. Looking back I assume it would have been easier to crush them all and I doubt it was worth the auctioneer's time. It was a small sale and was over by 10:30 am.

 

28-29 Ford AA truck sold for $675

 

22 REO fire truck basket case---$275

 

57 Chrysler's----4 doors were $225-$250 and the 2 door was $850---I guess I didn't take a photo of the rough pink 4 door but you can see it in the background

 

Funky French car---they called it a 55 Panhard----looks similar to Citroen---$125

 

55 Volvo--$125

 

cute little Fiat for $375

 

old Chevys---$1350 for 2 door and $425 for 4 door

 

Chevy wagon---supposedly drove into the yard the day before but had a bad starter. These Chevy's were consignment of local car dealer. -----$1750

 

good to see that they weren't on the crusher list

 

So whats gracing the 'Flats now?? You had to buy something......er....right??

Some good prices for some nice stuff there.

Doc.

 

old Fords $250 and $400

 

55 Buick 2 door $325

 

65 Fury convert---$300

 

62 T Bird---$850

 

that french car is funny. looks like its sticking its tongue out lol

 

Perhaps the best buy of the sale---51 Ford stake bed truck with V8 and supposedly 12,000 miles actual but not running. Auctioneer said he has heard it run.....$600

 

Nicest car of the sale was Desoto coupe that ran and drove----$4300

 

66 Dodge Charger non running----$3300

 

I guess that is all I have. Just another day here on the Plains.....

 

well those prices are better than scrap prices.

 

It was much better that they were sold to be someone's project or even parts car than
to be crushed. Thanks for the pictures and info.

 

gee, most of those could be drivers here in W. Pennsylvania

 

Pretty cool of those guys to save them for auction, but I wonder how many of them got bought by a scrapper anyways.

 

Yes, that was kinda my point. There were other cars I didn't take photos of for $125-150 or so. If you average out all of the prices----he could have just saved the best 8-10 cars and crushed the rest. EVERYONE wants to SAVE all the old cars till it comes tome to pay up-----

 

Alright,... call me sick,.. but that 22' Reo is something I would have dragged home,... I Like it !,... (ah,... whats left of it)

 

OMG---ok, I am going to call you sick!

 

Did the Chryslers have motors in them?

 

2 of them had Poly engines and one had no engine so I assume it used to be Hemi---

 

I have a really stupid idea I have had bouncing around the back of my head for the last 20 years that involves a 1920's or earlier Fire Truck,.. It's something I would never get around to, because,.. well,.. were all running out of time,.. But !,.. given the opportunity,.. I would amass the raw materials,... put them in a pile,... look at it,... think about it,.... look at it some more.... and ,... probably never touch it.

Leaving it for my wife to have to deal with when I "assume room temperature". Then people that would attend her Auction,... Would scratch there head,.. look at it,... say to one another,.. "What the heck was he thinking ???!!,... This guy was really SICK!!" and hence,... my legend would continue.