Lambrecht Chevrolet dealership Auction

[jimig1]

OMG check this out there is a 58 cameo with 1 mile on it. http://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/vi...-for-50-years/



Here is a link to the auction
http://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/a...5&allimages=NO

[Highsider]

Anybody going to watch or buy?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=587472

[whammer33024]

they have an AD suburban too. i'm trying to figure out a way to get there for it but may not be able to. its only a few hours away from me

[OrrieG]

talked about last month

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=6145968

[Highsider]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

talked about last month

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=6145968

So, yeah, but it is getting close enough to re-hash it, eh?
I was going to go watch, but changed my mind.

[OrrieG]

May as well drum up interest should be interesting.

[Russell Ashley]

This whole thing makes me wonder about someone who would park new vehicles out in a field and just let them sit and deteriorate. That's not normal.

[jimig1]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

talked about last month

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=6145968

I missed that I don't get to spend as much time as I used to on the forum

[jimig1]

Originally Posted by whammer33024

they have an AD suburban too. i'm trying to figure out a way to get there for it but may not be able to. its only a few hours away from me

That was the one thing that I was looking at.

[whammer33024]

Originally Posted by jimig1

That was the one thing that I was looking at.

bidding war?! wouldn't take much to beat me, lol. iowa has an away game that weekend so maybe i will be able to make it. will have to check my schedule

[jimig1]

Originally Posted by whammer33024

bidding war?! wouldn't take much to beat me, lol. iowa has an away game that weekend so maybe i will be able to make it. will have to check my schedule

I bet you'd be able to beat me my funds are low.

[Bierkan]

Dad and I are planning on going to it. Probably won't buy anything, but it'll be fun to watch. Whammer, do you think you'll go? Dad lives south of Thornton.

[whammer33024]

not sure, if i do it wouldn't be for the whole weekend. not sure i'd buy anything either. does your dad ever come to clear lake? my old man owns lake auto parts(carquest). i manage it

[Bierkan]

He frequents the VFW about once a week. Up until last spring, you could see him around Thornton in my truck.

We'll probably head over Friday night and come back Sunday afternoon.

I'm interested to see what the fleet of 64 C10's go for.

[1project2many]

Couldn't find the most recent thread, but the local news is reporting the one mile '58 Cameo is heading to NH. The town it will live in is just down the road from where I live although I doubt I'll ever cross paths with the buyer or his collection. Anyway, there's a short interview with the new owner and a couple of shots of a few of his cars for anyone interested.
http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/his...z/-/index.html

Anyone else know of or picked up one of the trucks there?

[Bierkan]

Sounds like it will never be seen again, ("very limited public viewing") until Mr. Ames dies and it goes up for auction again.

[OrrieG]

Sounds like Mr. Ames insurance agent will be giving him a call to up his coverage. And Mrs. Ames is going to get real tired of people bugging her to tell were it is stored so they can see it.

[Russell Ashley]

The other cars in his collection look restored. I wonder if he will repair the top and windshield, and detail the truck.

[1project2many]

In at least two different interviews he's said it will be left exactly as it is. The broken windshield and bent roof add "provenance."

[TNBandit]

Been messing with muscle cars for 40+ years and lived in NH for nearly all of that time. Steve Ames is the owner of Ames Performance and has been one of the few companies that specializes in Pontiac restoration parts. Done a bit of business with him over the years. Great guy. Most of those cars in his collection have not been restored. They are low mileage original cars. I'm glad that truck went to a good home. http://www.amesperf.com/

[1project2many]

Steve Ames is the owner of Ames Performance

Was. He probably sold it right after you moved out.

[TNBandit]

Originally Posted by 1project2many

Was. He probably sold it right after you moved out.

Well hell.. At least business must have been really good if he can afford a car collection like that. After reading this thread this morning I sent for one of their catalogs. Gonna be needing some stuff for the 80 Trans Am the wife just bought.

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by 1project2many

In at least two different interviews he's said it will be left exactly as it is. The broken windshield and bent roof add "provenance."

I don't think I would enjoy owning that truck and leaving it looking like it does now. Provenance or not, I'd fix the roof and windshield and detail it to make it look as good as possible. I'd also get it running and driving, and then take it for a drive, even if it was less than .6 miles so that the odometer is still under two miles.
Owning it and never driving it would be like having a wife that you never.......... OK, maybe not that bad, but you get the idea.

[1project2many]

Owning it and never driving it would be like having a wife that you never.......... OK, maybe not that bad, but you get the idea.

lol...
Maybe he's a voyeur... in that case he can watch while someone else takes it for a drive.

I don't see any value in leaving it dented, either. If that truck had been dented on delivery at the dealership, then fixed, and never sold, the sale price wouldn't have been any lower. Current condition is well documented so document the repair and use the same techniques and materials (if possible) as 1958. It would probably increase the value (it would to me) if a NOS roof could be located rather than a section or a re-work of what's already there.

[Bierkan]

Originally Posted by 1project2many

lol...
Maybe he's a voyeur... in that case he can watch while someone else takes it for a drive.

I don't see any value in leaving it dented, either. If that truck had been dented on delivery at the dealership, then fixed, and never sold, the sale price wouldn't have been any lower. Current condition is well documented so document the repair and use the same techniques and materials (if possible) as 1958. It would probably increase the value (it would to me) if a NOS roof could be located rather than a section or a re-work of what's already there.

Well...his money, his truck. All I know is it's HIGHLY unlikely I'll ever have to deal with a problem like that.

What still floors me is the 75, 76 and 79 C20's that sold for $20,000.