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Ole Bill’s Museum

For the auction news pages in Classic Car and Sports & Exotic Car, I keep track of hundreds of auction companies. Many of the smaller ones will go years between collector-car listings, but since last month, a bunch of new sales have popped up. Sadly, half-a-dozen of them are estate sales, which are increasingly common as the Greatest Generation of collectors head toward triple digits.

They’re all long past the deadline to put them in print, so here are those I’ve found so far:

Sullivan: Unreserved 3-Day Estate Auction, Ole Bill’s Museum, Liberty, Missouri May 28-30.

The late Don Barnes, along with his wife Eve, owned and operated Ole Bill’s Museum in Liberty, MO and has been collecting for nearly 60 years! This is without a doubt one of the largest collections of cars & parts that you’ll see in one location, and it all sells at absolute auction to the highest bidder. Multiple auction rings throughout all three days-please come prepared with extra bidders. Everything must be settled for in full each day. Buyer registration video taped. Lunch available on grounds. Announcements sale day take precedence. Not responsible for accidents, errors or omissions.

Don had about 13 cars stored indoors, some for upwards of 40 years, plus a big cache of about 150 project/parts cars from outside.

By far the best car in Don’s estate is his V-12 ‘40 Lincoln Continental convertible. It looks like a nearly-finished restoration, complete aside from a top, but dirty. I think it’s actually white.

1924 Franklin coupe, air-cooled straight-six, alloy body, straight and under roof for more than 60 years.

1920 Oldsmobile Touring, reverse rotation straight-six, one of many cars purchased from the Windmeyer Collection in the 1950’s and stored ever since.

There isn’t much interior left in any of these, aside from the Linc., but given the history, there’s the possibility some are original.

Sullivan: John Simmons estate, Hamilton, Illinois, June 10-12.

This will be a sit-down style, catalogued, no reserve auction of hundreds of vintage signs, several dozen gas pump globes and several dozen visible and electric gas pumps. Also selling will be several antique cars and related items.

Fred W. Radde & Sons: Marvin Scheuble Collection, New Germany, Minnesota, June 4.

Matt Maring: The Very Rare Collection of Jim & Marilyn Day, Cannon Falls, Minnesota, June 21.

1980 Sedan deVille

Exceptional 1941 Oldsmobile 2 door coupe, HydraMatic car, 95 percent original

Nixon: Wilson Dainton Estate and Larry Fisher, Broken Bow, Nebraska, May 30.

Mr. Dainton collected vehicles and parts for many years. Due to his passing his family has decided to offer his collection at absolute public auction. Mr. Dainton always kept all the parts stored inside. If you are in the process of restoring an older vehicle this is an auction you won’t want to miss. Mr. Larry Fisher, a friend and neighbor of the Dainton family has an excellent collection of Allis Chalmers tractors, threshing machines and equipment and has decided to offer his collection at auction.

1930(?) roadster. Some rodder is going to all up in this one. That there’s real patina, not faux rattlecan rust.

1932 Ford

1937 Ford

1948 Allis-Chalmers G. I loves me some row-crop G.

Girard: Collector Cars & Trucks, Parts & More at Auction, Volin, South Dakota, June 1.

’66 Chevy Caprice two-door hardtop w/ 327 engine, factory AC, PB, Floor auto, complete non-running

‘71 Chevy Custom 10, 250 6cyl, 3spd, good body-runs

This is a little one, with a handful of restoration candidates, but Girard also has a larger annual car auction in Wakonda on June 26-27th. Both sales are heavy on cool trucks.

1966 Ford F-250 Factory 4×4, very nicely restored

Rowley: Harold W. Schneider Estate, Inlay City, Michigan, May 23

Rowley’s Auction Service will be liquidating the Estate of Harold W. Schneider, a lifelong collector of classic motor scooters, antique mopeds, parts and many more scooter related items!

We, and now everyone else in the world, are hot on scooters these days, so I’d expect a heavy turnout. Rowley didn’t provide captions and didn’t yet have a full listing up, so in-person bidding is a must. You could probably bring out a pickup, load it up and recoup your investment with some careful bidding.

Rowley: Bob Zimmerman Estate, Fostoria, Michigan, May 30.

Chris Zimmerman has hired Rowley’s Auction Service to liquidate her late husband Bob Zimmerman’s large collection of classic autos and rare military vehicles, petroleum items, auto parts, and antiques. Another unbelievable auction from the Zimmerman collection! Lifelong collectors for over 50 years.

1943 Indian scout 30.05 motorcycle

1957 Chevrolet four-door sedan

1965 fire truck - dual axle; 1950’s era fire truck

Militaria collectors will have to fill in their own blanks, as well.

Kiko: Quality One Owner Collection, Salesville, Ohio, June 6.

Kiko doesn’t say this is an estate and it may not be, but it has all the hallmarks thereof. These are clearly well-kept cars, and a lot of them, along with several restored tractors. The auction notes show many are undriven since restoration, but many are on battery tenders and they all look ready to go. This is a serious auction, just posted too late for print.

1951 Studebaker Commander Club Coupe

 1963 Ford Econoline

1966 Ford F-250 Camper Special

1975 Jeep CJ-5

1976 Ford C-800 Diesel

1979 Volkswagen Convertible

 2006 Ford GT

Sheridan: Lambert Vintage and Custom Car Auction, Xenia, Ohio, May 30.

1960 Buick LeSabre 2 door hardtop with 307 Olds. Three times on the Power Tour–ring any bells, Terry or Jeff? 

1994 Chevrolet Corvette. This car may not be stock.

Sheridan 1940 Ford Deluxe Convertible Coupe

Leinbach: Danny Stewart Living Estate, Tobaccoville, Nort Carolina, May 30-31.

1956 Ford Club Sedan

1976 Ford F-250

Piaggio P125X
I’m sure there are more out there, so keep watching the skies. Item descriptions are via their respective auction companies.

Hemmings is not selling these vehicles and can not answer your questions about them. Contact the respective auction company via the links provided for more information.

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