Lambert Auction
 

If anybody is coming to Pierce for the auction stop on by the shop or call me is you need something call the shop at 402 329 6795. The history channel will be here filming and will air sat nite at 7 ct for you guys that can,t come. Tom

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Hey Tom - you should do a "Live From Pierce" thread today.
It must be pretty crazy around your place. I heard yesterday
there was a C-130 from the UAE that landed at Norfolk.

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X2 Tom

I wish I could be up there.....

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$600 for a Yard Stick - $425 for a key blank - HUGE MONEY for the cars that were never ever taken care of... I'd say the Auctioneer did her job very well!

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140,000 for the cameo 97,500 for the 63 big prices, don,t forget to watch the history channel tonite at 7 CT for stuff from the auction today. There is a live feed on the auction site that you can watch what happening. Tom

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this auction proves 1 thing the soy beans must really have some great vibes

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Been watching on "H" channel..
With all due respect to all car people!

I wish I could have gone to look at every thing, it is truly a once in a lifetime event.
It make me wonder where the old car market is going??
I think this is a sign.... of some kind. If you Know what I'm saying.

Glen D.

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I think its crazy. Some of that stuff was bringing stupid money, and I didn't see anything there that was really rare and highly sought after???

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loved the show but those two where morons. should have been more show less talk (these guys knew nothing about cars) Tom thanks for telling us about show. i thought the best buy was 4.4 mile pace car. would have loved to see all of the 55-59 two door posts and hardtops.

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There's another day of the Auction tomorrow, probably the less desirable project car's and hulks that had the tree's growing up through them.

Link here -
http://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/a...7&allimages=NO

I thought the show was interesting, although I agree most of the hammer prices didn't reflect the "market value" of the cars, just the Lambrecht connection to them. The format of the auction, car's laid out in a soybean field, made it difficult to photograph each of the vehicles, but it was better than the on-line broadcast from the auction company, which showed NO cars or trucks, but followed the auctioneer's "float" around the field!

The one lot I did like was the 1964 Belair Station Wagon with incredibly low mileage. But at $21,000.00, I'll keep looking!

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Well day number three, we will see if stupid money will be here today. I had to fix over 70 tires and got to see most of the cars up close. Most of the cars were not worth what they brought but that is why they auction them off. But on the other hand some of them were sweet rides and to get mso,s and to be the first owner of the car raised there price. Tom

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The gal from Australia was a hoot!

#5457

Curt Rees

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Tom,

What did you do to gear up for it business wise?

#5457

Curt Rees

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Tom Meyer....thanks for the lead...on the whole thing! I can't imagine what it felt to
be a part of it...(sounds like you worked your but off, LOL!!!)

I saw the tv show...and think the History Channel did a decent job trying to make it
interesting for all concerned....given the time frame they had...

If you're an intense car/auction buff...you change the channel to Barrett-Jackson...
plain and simple....

I like the MO of the Australian lady...I'll get the car FIRST...then we'll worry about
getting it HOME!!!! (She DID get her car....)

Understand the prices were a bit high...given the conditions...(trees included?)...BUT
auctions tend to do that...and the Lambrechdt situation helped as well...

Hope the guy focused on 348 W-motor cars found one...

Wish it had a bit more coverage on the Tri-Fives that were there....I still think that I
saw at least one or two 1955 150-series 2-dr posts...maybe one of them might
have been a Business Coupe?

It would be interesting to know...where each vehicle ended up....(state or country...
don't need specific locations or names)...and the selling price....

Is this info private?

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No convertibles there?

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The selling price is listed on the Auctioneer's site as the vehicles are sold. The home of the winning bidder was announced, if it was known, as the hammer dropped.

I wonder how many of the As-Is-Where-Is lot's will be stripped on site and left for the crusher!

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I watched on the history channel and I have to wonder how many of those people bidding crazy numbers have never bought a car that has been sitting on dirt for many years.

I myself have and learned first hand how much damage even 2 years sitting on dirt will do to everything underneath.

BTW:
The Australian gal was interesting to watch.
She was hoping someone at the auction could help her get that Chevy back home. Wow...now that is gambling !

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Tom, I was at your shop, and you were out and about. I talked with Bill a bit. He had lots of lookers at the cars on your lot. Sorry we missed you.

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Reminds me of a guy here in Arizona that owns several Hemi cars (and E-body Hemi convertibles). In his yard are numerous very rare muscle cars including 3 original Hemi A- body cars. They sit in the sun for decades. Will they ever get a restoration? I doubt it. Always seems to me such a waste to have a car sitting around doing nothing.

$140K for a '59 Cameo six cylinder truck? I'll bet there will be $50K on a restoration and you still have a six cylinder truck. Then I'll bet nobody would drive it for fear of achieving double digits on the odometer.

The estate and auction house did very well on this!

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Was Jay Leno there and did he leave with anything?

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The Cameo goes to Ohio to a Steve ?? big into Pontiacs. He said it would not be washed and sit in his collection just the way it is. Corvette stays in NE, 58 pickup went to Japan. There were families taking pic of there new car getting loaded on a trailer for its ride to its new home. Yes they had smiles on there faces. They tell me there was 15 to 20 thousand people on sat and many just showed up to be there with a Woodstock type of atmosphere. Everybody we talked to had a good time and were glad they came. It has been a long 4 days with my wife Karen and I putting in 20 hr days, but we met a lot of great people and made may new friends. Tom

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How about "Mr. October?......