Yesterday's auction at Queen City MO was a nice shopping trip and an occasion for a little visiting. The weather was sunny and warm, a good crowd turned out, and there was a lot of good stuff for sale. The downside was one big spender who was willing to go high on a lot of items. Fortunately he didn't want everything, so the rest of us had a chance for some bargains.
An unusual item was this Standard filling station building that sold for $8500, including the sign on the roof.
The signs sold for multiple hundreds. Even the reproduction Oilzum sign (which I made ten years ago) sold for $120. It currently retails for $100.
The excellent 1946 Ford convertible sold for $11,750. The 1931 Model A, another beautiful restoration, went for $9200.
An immaculate 1911 runabout (the driver took his shoes off before he got in) brought $27,500.
John Danuser (T & TT Parts cap) looks over the goodies before kickoff.
Nine trailers and hay wagons full of parts were along one side of the drive, and pallets full of larger parts lined the other side.
Four inches of rain in recent days made the planned parking area unusable, and everyone had to park three blocks away. This 1919 touring served as a shuttle to bring people in and out. It was a beautifully smooth-running car, and wasn't for sale.
There were a few Ford Tools for sale. Somebody got the four adjustable wrenches for $15.
Jack Daron and Kenny Edmondson (center) took home some good stuff.
Jack bought this unique set of blacksmith tongs for $2. We all laid off the bidding because we knew where he plans to donate it.
Even Mister Thrifty spent a little. My haul included a spare 1915 block for $15, a pile of manifolds for $20, a pre-1919 transmission & mag for $5, six boxes of frame rivets for $2, a box that included an aluminum and an iron timing gear for $4, a large box of bearings (including a few left & right front wheel) for $8, and twenty Hyatt bearings for $2. If one of the Hyatts is good, I scored on that deal. If not, I'm out $2. As usual, when I have time later to dig through all this stuff, I'll find out what else I bought.
Hi Steve - Thank you for posting the pictures and information. It looks like it was a good auction with reasonable prices.
Keith
This is almost an "OT" comment I'm about to make, but I don't care.........somebody needs to say it!
Steve, this is about as "well done" as any post I've ever enjoyed on this forum!
I always tend to get too "wordy" when I post on the forum, so I'll try to avoid that by just saying (especially to those in foreign countries that have difficulty with the English language, those that struggle with photography, those that struggle with the computer, those like me that just struggle with everything,......) anyway, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S DONE FOLKS! This post is just about as good as it gets, and, while I'm "inflating" Steve's head here, the neat thing is that it's pretty typical of EVERY post that Steve Jelf puts in the forum!
There! Now I'll just shut up and go back and enjoy Steve's excellent post again. Like I said, I just felt like somebody had to say it,.........harold
Great pictures. Almost like being there but my feet aren't tired and my wallet's not empty.
Thanks Steve.
Rich
If I ever have a need for any of those parts I now know who to call.......
Thanks for the post, Steve. Incredible bargains.
Glad I wasn't there. Would have had to buy the '46, as my first car was a semi-abandoned hot rod '46 convertible for $65. Couldn't get it to cool, and sold it for $100. It was an overwhelming project for an 18 year old with zero restoration experience.
rdr
Steve Jeff:
Not only did you do a super job displaying the Auction but the it looks like the auctioneer did a super job of laying the auction out so you could bid on separate items and not lump everything together. Its not very often that you see that many trailers at an auction.
Steve, it was nice to meet you yesterday at the auction. At least we were able to finally bid on a few things after the over zealous bidder calmed down. Hope to see you again. Chuck from Elgin.
Thanks for the post, Steve. Looks like you got some good buys, and I'm sure Uncle Jack and Kenny did as well.
Those were some beautiful cars! Isn't the gray convertible a '42?
Thanks Steve, I was trying to post a picture of tongs now . I have them cleaned up and painted black. My old puter is giving me fits and won't upload the pictures.
In accepting my golden statuette I must thank all the little people behind the scenes which made this moment possible. Thanks to Mom for letting me take over the Kodak Pony when I was thirteen. Thanks to my high school photography teacher, Harvey Schaeffer, for teaching me cropping and composition. And thanks to George Eastman for establishing the company which made the miles of film I wasted in learning my craft. Now the music tells me I must stop talking, so I'm going out to look for a hat that will fit my swelled head.
Thank you, Steve. I think. Why can't we have auctions like that out here in Califunny? If I could have been there, you wouldn't have gotten some of that stuff so cheap! And I am part Scottish. I have been known as a tightwad for a long time.
Those blacksmith tongs are great! I love them.
Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Steve, like so many of the postings you do, this is very well laid out with excellent captions.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, Mr. Wordy
Wish I could have been there. There must have been some things wrong with that '42. Those are $25,000 - $40,000 cars in most places.
I'm willing to bet something. I'll bet Martin didn't hire the low bidder auctioneer. Looks to me like this was well thought out, well laid out and well sold. I hope the auctioneer made some money, he should have.
Yep, I thought they did a good job. The clerk appreciated having a crowd of T guys to tell her what things were so she knew what to write down.
I am sure that is a 1942 Ford convertible. The 46 model had straight horizontal bars for a grill. If it is a 1942, the price is a great bargain.
Is the convertible not a Mercury?
Steve,
Thank you for the report and the pictures. I especially enjoyed the photo of the '11 open runabout not only for the car but additionally the National Cash Register at the feet of the onlookers. In a previous life I was a cash register technician and started out on the old mechanical machines. Thank you for a blast from the past. Bill
Darel, the story told by the auctioneer was that the car was one of those 42's that weren't sold until after the war, when they were sold as 46's. I haven't researched the subject, so I don't know what's correct.
I have to agree with Harold S "This post is about as good as it gets" I love lookin at the pictures. (Kinda reminds me of when I was young and would come across a copy of Playboy Thanks for sharing I would loved to have been there.
Here's a '42 Ford:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/novice09/7042896093/
And here's a '42 Merc:
http://www.pbase.com/xl1ken/image/51238090
Doesn't make any difference if it was sold in '42, 46 or 56, it's still a '42 Ford.