Lambrecht Chevrolet of Pierce,
Neb., was like several western, small-town dealers — owned and operated by a family, with minimal overhead and little necessity for advertising since most customers were neighbors.
Ray and Mildred Lambrecht ran the concern with only one employee for fifty years before closing up, and later this year the Lambrechts can unload a treasure of fifty-odd vehicles they've control onto over the decades — as well as roughly 50 with less than 10 miles on their odometers. It's less a automotive sale than a time capsule auction.
While several of the cars in the Lambrecht assortment were client trade-ins that were left outside to rot, the Lambrechts would occasionally take one thing they couldn't sell and simply put it in storage.
City folk would possibly notice it unthinkable to leave such a large amount of vehicles lying around for so many years, however there is forever more room in rural Nebraska, and also the annual rental costs fall to zero quickly. I would not call it hoarding, however I do know many folks who gather old previous metal like this do form an attachment to their kingdom of rust; each ride encompasses a story, even when there is weeds growing around it. Jeannie Lambrecht Stillwell, the Lambrecht's daughter, says the decision to sell wasn't a straightforward one for her folks and parents, since the cars "comprise a lifelong of diligence, tears, and joy."
Ray and Mildred Lambrecht ran the concern with only one employee for fifty years before closing up, and later this year the Lambrechts can unload a treasure of fifty-odd vehicles they've control onto over the decades — as well as roughly 50 with less than 10 miles on their odometers. It's less a automotive sale than a time capsule auction.
While several of the cars in the Lambrecht assortment were client trade-ins that were left outside to rot, the Lambrechts would occasionally take one thing they couldn't sell and simply put it in storage.
City folk would possibly notice it unthinkable to leave such a large amount of vehicles lying around for so many years, however there is forever more room in rural Nebraska, and also the annual rental costs fall to zero quickly. I would not call it hoarding, however I do know many folks who gather old previous metal like this do form an attachment to their kingdom of rust; each ride encompasses a story, even when there is weeds growing around it. Jeannie Lambrecht Stillwell, the Lambrecht's daughter, says the decision to sell wasn't a straightforward one for her folks and parents, since the cars "comprise a lifelong of diligence, tears, and joy."
Fortunately for collectors, the Lambrechts preservation-through-neglect has created the kind of barn finds that many search years to discover. Among the dozen low-miles pickups sits a 1956 Chevrolet Cameo pickup with her odometer reading of slightly over one mile, and a 1964 Chevy Impala with six miles that also has its original window sticker plus the plastic material that lined its red cowhide skin seats. although even ardent Corvette fans look askance at the late '70s models, the '78 version here with five miles has associated appeal that's full-grown over time.
The rest of the 500-car list reads like a listing of common models from the '50s and '60s — Bel Airs, Corvairs and even a couple of Vegas — that the VanDerBrink Auction company remains documenting prior to the sale in Pierce on Sept. 28-29/2013, in conjunction with dozens of pieces of memorabilia, hubcaps and even a Corvette pedal car.
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