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Arrr! Thar be treasure in the containers

vanMould

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depereautocenter.com said:
HUGE MUSCLE CAR PARTS FIND!!

This collection represents the life work of Don Schlag from Green Bay. Don Schlag, a local legend in car circles around Green Bay, started to purchase the parts in the 60s. Don Schlag was a walking parts catalog and a local expert on fuel injection. He would rarely sell the parts he collected and they were stored in the basement of his company, Green Bay Implement. The basement got broken into once, and Don moved the parts into trailers, sealed them and parked some of them back to back so they could not be entered. The parts and cars were not to be seen since the mid 1980s.

Larry Fisette acquired the lot from the estate after Don's passing. One by one, the trailers were opened and the parts were removed, organized, and categorized. The cars were cleaned up, the interiors removed, pressure washed and reinstalled. The bodies were cleaned, but no body work was done.
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I would never buy an american car for myself, but I appreciate people like Don who devote their lives in preserving a piece of automotive history.

I think the lady lucked out! :D
I do not know how big the land is, but I am almost sure that its value is overshadowed by the value of all of this!!!!
 
:shock:
 
That reminds me of this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4588970685&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1

38 Mustangs, 7 of them Shelbys!

If you look in this picture:

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There are 2 Boss 429 engines and a 427 engine inder the bench. Those engines are worth more than most cars by themselves. To the left of them, behind the Lamborghini, there appears to be a 427SOHC. All you can see is a bit of the valve cover, but that's what it looks like. Those engines are damn near priceless!
 
Would be nice to know if he knew what he was buying or if it came as a total surprise to him.
 
swek said:
Would be nice to know if he knew what he was buying or if it came as a total surprise to him.
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I believe it was a surprise. They said that the buyer was offered the containers for 1M$ but bought it for less.
 
:jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: Holy s#!t :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop:
 
Ethan said:
:jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: Holy s#!t :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop:
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QFMFT. I would actually shit my pants if i got my hands on that. The new owner is an instant millionaire. So jelous.
 
:shock: Wow.
 
My god, that has to be the greatest collection of Chevy's that I have ever seen...it's beautiful. :cry:
 
BerserkerCatSplat said:
That reminds me of this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4588970685&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1

38 Mustangs, 7 of them Shelbys!

If you look in this picture:

70_4.JPG


There are 2 Boss 429 engines and a 427 engine inder the bench. Those engines are worth more than most cars by themselves. To the left of them, behind the Lamborghini, there appears to be a 427SOHC. All you can see is a bit of the valve cover, but that's what it looks like. Those engines are damn near priceless!
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why are they so expensive? they came in almost every car of that era?
and can't you get them no more? every hot rod has one :?
 
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