[SSJunkie68-69]

I went to the preview on Wednesday with a buddy of mine that is friends with the guy who bought out the remaining lot after it had been gone through by at least one other party, perhaps 2, after the family sold it.

Both my buddy and I were pretty dissappointed by what we saw. All the parts and engines that were there could of fit in one trailer or no more than two if it was loosely set inside. We both paid $15 each to view and get the paperwork. I thought the paper work would show part numbers or codes so one could see extacly what they had, but unfortunatley those codes or part numbers where not given. If it was an intake manifoild it simply said Lot #225 Intake Manifold and list the manufacturer. You needed to go to each part and to view the info yourself. At an auction I would of expected to be givien a little more info on the parts for auction afterall this was not a swap meet that you expect no info.

To go the auction Saturday, you had to shell out another $50. The cars were not part of the list that they handed out as they said they were not sure of what cars were going to be sold and wouldn't know for sure until Friday. Based on what we saw with the parts and how unorganizesd it was plus with a bad weekend- weather wise - rain and a lot of it- we decided to bag going to Auction at the farm. It would of been pretty muddy.

While we there at the preview, I did hear a few grumblings from other who drove 6+ hours to get there saying "this is it? We drove all this way for this" claerly they were not too happy.

I did notice a gold 69 Copo with a white vinyl top that had been redone. It had black Georgia plates. It appears as if it had been completely redone. Don't know if anyone is familar with the car. It was not part of the auction. The new owner of the lot indicated that it was part of the original 21 trailer find and had docs but he was keeping it for himself. This coming from a guy who already has over 1500 cars that are in vary in terms of completeness. Some are just shells and have been sitting while others, like the COPO, appear to be in good running condition.

The guy is going to be openning a place that will sell classic cars. I would assume he will be having a parts house too using what he didn't sell at the auction as stock. My buddy has known this guy since they were teenagers. The guy's family has some vast land holdings around the area and have always lived very well. About 10 years or so ago they sold off a 800 acre farm they had since then no one has had to ever worry about the next installment of the trust fund coming through.....

Over the last couple of years. I have seen about 10% of the guys collection. Some of it clearly looks like stuff you would find in the Rotting Muscle thread.

I'll hear more about the auction later on in the week when I see my buddy and will be able to know if it went well or not.