Event Coverage big auction---nebraska

Cool stuff here, lots of big old trucks, but cars and pickups too. 900+ lots
https://bidnebraska.hibid.com/catalog/395414/rob-van-vleets-nebraska-truck-hoard-auction/

 

Wow! Quite the collection. Some very nice rigs

 

That '48 Diamond T wrecker could keep my Nash wrecker company. I do have a birthday coming up if anybody feels generous.

 

Howard Hughes's camper ? They don't give much of the story, 38 ish gmc short bus

 

Wow! I see a whole bunch of stuff I would like to own. Pretty decent pics from the auction company too.

 

Wow! Lots of nice oddball stuff you don't see every day that is right up my alley. I like driving the stuff that makes people scratch their head wondering what that is or was. too bad shipping is so expensive right now.

 

I have a truck fetish.
This is nuts.

how about this one.

 

I agree, there are some really cool and rare trucks being auctioned. My problem would be picking one to bid on.
I just saw a speedster like that yesterday at the Mob town Greaseball show in Baltimore. I didn’t take pics though.

 

Expect for a few datsuns and an errant pacer, this is nearly all hamb compliant raw material. If I may speak for Anthony, I think he would drive most of these. This is my pick, due to the compact size and ease of shipping. It’s a good thing that Nebraska is pretty far away.

 

Well now, 1900 kilometres and a year to pick it up, might be a road trip. Does it still snow in Nebraska?

 

6 months out of the year lol

 

That’s a lot of cool stuff !!

 

So that's where all the early Ford COEs are hiding. Would love a 38/39 but would take the 40-47 as well.

 

Where did you see a year to pick up? That might change things for me.

 

I would drive the B81 Mack.

 

not sure if this is good or not but just realized after closer inspection I am already registered to bid with this auction co and I bid on something here before. they sold stuff a couple of months ago online. They are closer than I thought, only 888 miles away. also got a new card with a $20,000 balance so I could put it to work. my problem with buying old stuff like this is I would want to keep it instead of flipping.

I already have 7 items I am watching on that site that are way closer to me and wouldn't be afraid to flip so I better pass on the Sidney auction, maybe. if I was smart I would bypass it completely and just look to see what the stuff sold for afterwards. if I watch the auction and the item is too cheap I might become a bidder. I just have a hard time wanting to resell the old unusual stuff like this.

 

Damn. I wish you haven’t had posted this. Lol

 

Man so many great projects. It’s nice to see that all of these have been saved from the crusher. Thanks to whoever hoarded all of these beauties.

 

I agree with Slim above, Thank you to whoever was hoarding these for you guys that complain about hoarders otherwise these unusual vehicles would be an ordinary tin can years ago. Now you complainers have a chance again to build something COOOL!

 

For those unfamiliar, western Nebraska is very good to its tin. Dry, high plains air. Yes, it gets cold at night, and it snows, but they also get warm days and seldom have snow cover all winter. Good place to go shopping

 

There's a few things in there that interest me. Western Nebraska is almost too far for me to go, but yet still doable.... hopefully it all goes too high so my problem is solved for me.

 

Man that’s a hoard to try to unload. A couple mildly interesting ,but I do see a bunch of divorce material looming.

 

If you look at the auction site on hibid on the first page under auction details it says you have a year of free storage. It also mentions the 10 percent buyers premium.

 

I wonder if they had any finished stuff, just curious.

 

That is quite the collection. The '58 Needle Nose K-Popper with the Hall Scott under the hood would be an interesting project. I wonder if it is the big Model 400 engine, or the smaller Model 590...

 

The 37 GMC Suburban is pretty cool, but I'll bet parts for that thing are Hens Teeth. The 56 Buick Super 4dr HT with 54K miles is pretty cool too.

https://bidnebraska.hibid.com/lot/131637421/1937-gmc-suburban/?cpage=3&q=&ref=catalog

https://bidnebraska.hibid.com/lot/1...-original-miles--all-original/?q=&ref=catalog

 

I'll ask dumb question How would one go about arranging shipping? Will there be shippers there? I have no idea?

 

Frick and Frack from American Pickers did a show from this guys stash about two ? years ago. They talked about the history of the Howard Hughes truck. It was a mobile dressing room for a movie starlet ??

 

Holy Smokes...thats the mother load....