Posted on 07/09/2013 6:40:40 PM PDT by rickmichaels
In this tale of buried treasure, a small-town car dealership in Nebraska is the X that marks the spot.
A Chevrolet dealership that opened in 1946 and closed 17 years ago because its owners retired, will open its doors again to auction off the nearly 500 “brand new” and used Chevys from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s that have been sitting undriven in the abandoned dealership building or off-site storage facilities for decades, messynessychic.com reports.
Although covered in a thick layer of dust and dirt, some of the classics still have manufacturer window stickers, plastic covering the seats and just a few miles on their odometers.
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I didn’t notice the ‘56, I thought I was seeing another ‘55 besides the one she mentioned though.
The ‘56 coupe and the ‘56 Nomad are the most desirable of the classic Chevy’s in my opinion. As far as trucks go, give me a ‘55 Ford with 3 on the tree as my first choice. Those are badASS looking and they haul ass.
I used to have a ‘56 Nomad and a ‘55 ford truck back in the ‘60s I loved them. I’ve had many beauties over the years.
Now days I drive a Toyota truck.... go figure.
Correction to my post #40....the Lambrecht’s daughter, Jeanne Lambrecht Stillwell, is not the auctioneer, but she did write a history of the dealership and the collection that appears on the Vanderbrink Auction website.
I have had several Westphalia campers over the years but none with a Fahrt Seat!
Yep still a gold mine for a Jay Leno grade sort with cash to compete....:o)
Thanks ...stay Safe !
Ripped off whatever bank was flooring the vehicles, probably.
Excellent opportunity for that small handful of people who have piles of cash these days.
spent a couple of hours on youtube about barn cars...Many Classic with an inch of dust on them, but inside of most were in good condition. If yours lucky you can even find them in deserted barns....very interesting. But of course lots of abanded junk yards full of all manner of car. I remember as a kid, my dad and brother would go to junk yards to find a part they needed. If they could get if off the car, the owner would charge them for the piece. If he wanted too much money, there was always another junk yard of cars....Cheaper than going to a dealership for parts...
Agreed. Bring lots of money.
“I always understood that vehicles that are to be kept in storage long term need to be prepped or the various fluids in them begin to cause damage. I noticed no engine start ups on any of these as well. No road use doesn’t mean the ravages of time go away.”
This is correct. I’d be curious to see what kind of damage has been done internally by sitting there all those years.
I bet the cars stink like heck too. Also, wouldn’t these cars covered in dust need new paint jobs? I’d think a simple wash and wax wouldn’t do the trick.
And if anyone is feeling generous, I’ll take that ‘78 Silver Anniversary Corvette.
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