Lambrecht Auction Preview
Lambrecht’s Chevy Auction ready to start in Nebraska
Story and photos by Jim Volgarino
As expected, the Lambrecht Chevy auction started off BIG! The countryside of rural Nebraska has never seen anything like the onslaught of car people intent on doing just one thing, get the first up close and personal view (and touch) of this legendary barn find of all barn finds.
The venue, set on 80 acres cleared expressly to stage this event, has it all. History Channel has set up a complete set and satellite uplinks to televise a “live” show called “Wheels of Fortune” with Brian Unger who is hosting the show along with Tanner Faust and Rutledge Wood from Top Gear. The production company attempted to cordon off large parts of the site for production setup with little success. The crowds simply would not have it so they had to work around the converging horde.
Vehicles were backed up on highways leading into tiny Pierce, Nebraska where there was a huge selection of classic iron displayed along the roads. You had to wonder where all these vehicles suddenly came from. Could it be that every barn door within 100 miles suddenly swung open to release their treasure?
Parking areas were filled to maximum including the adjacent local golf course which converted to a parking and camping area (50 bucks to park for all three days) and the locals are loving it. Rather than being put off by all these car folks, locals are saying this is just as historic for them as a community and they welcomed the enthusiasts with the best Nebraska hospitality. By the way, the cheese burgers at the golf course club house are to die for.
The excitement appears to run pretty consistent in the crowds that were flowing steadily all day Friday. People had arrived by 7 a.m. but weren’t allowed to pass through the site gates until 8:30. The tent handling bidding credentials was packed all day long and by the beginning of the auction it is expected there will be no less than 3000 on site bidders and another 2000 will be registered on the online bidding site, Proxibid, which just happens to be headquartered in Omaha, NE. The online site has been accepting bids for over 30 days and there was constant conversation about where specific vehicles were bid at any given time, in anticipation of the actual auction sale.
Auction Cars Featured So Far:
- 1958 Chevy Apache Pickup – Only 5 Miles
- 1978 Corvette Pace Car – Only 4 miles
- 1963 Chevy Impala 2Dr – only 11 miles
- “Kiddie Corvette” promotional Corvette
OR… Check out the Lambrecht Auction Page to see every story.
More pictures from the auction.
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