Mark Smith had one of the larger car collections on the East Coast, that was mostly housed in Lynchburg, VA. Unfortunately Mark passed away last November leaving this massive collection behind. Mark did donate a large portion of his nicer cars to museums, and even gifted a few to friends. The remaining cars and parts were auction off this past week and it was one of the largest auctions we have been to in a few years. The auction was held over 3 days with over 700 pallet loads of parts and 350+ cars sold, which doesn’t include the boats and boat parts! Matt and Mike filled their trailer with a whole bunch of great parts that they will take back to the warehouse and lay out in another video! Let us know in the comments below what your favorite car or part you saw in the auction!!
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I was frustrated I couldn’t make it the second day and they phaeton went for 2100, I would’ve bid on that and built it for a decent price
The grandchildren and great grandchildren of the people you bought this from will be at the gigantic fantastic sale at your place!!
Fav. Was the two Model A Roadsters..if they were complete and rust free $8k ea. was a good buy
This is a great snapshot for the current state of the vintage car market.
It's crazy how many parts and cars are hidden out there….I fucking love it ty Steve
the hippy coe was cool. So was the streamliner but where in the hell do you find that glass
Thank you so much for posting this video! I knew Mark Smith and was there for the first two auctions. I bought the 1931 Studebaker Commander 8 sedan….see 4:50. Very happy with my purchase!!
Rare vehicles are for rare people,
Rarely driven, rarely seen,
Rarely any average person even gives a crap. They are scrap iron anyways
Amazing this collection!!!
Some day one of those rare Esso oil trucks with the german sheppard mounted on the roof will turn up. They are a rare find.
simply " watching " .. i feel like now i'm a carrier of the disease.
cool stuff!
I talked with a guy that toured all of his warehouses a few years ago. He supposedly had 1 of every Ford Model A built. There's another auction coming up in February.
Only $8k for a steel 32 roadster..omg..why didn't I go..sum beach!!
I bought an old volvo there
155,000 for a piece sheet metal empty
I like the T-bucket.
I would not be surprised if there is some Jay Leno money being thrown at some of these cars!!
people got more money than brains to pay that much for junk
F6 camper conversion was cool3
Kinda sad a person will spend millions of dollars on a car collection and never get to drive 99% of them. Good for the vultures though.
Thanks for the awesome auction footage. Super excited to see Jason's RPU project come together.
polk auctioneers is based in new paris, in. just a hop, skip and a jump from me. i've bought and sold some antique farm machinery and tractors through them at their main auction barn. that mc quay norris went for a crazy price, but that airstream blew my mind! mishawaka isn't far from where that studebaker engine started it's life in south bend. less than a dozen miles give or take. mr. smith obviously travelled all over to build that collection. so, you guys do what i do at auctions huh? any lot they're not getting bids on, i bid a couple bucks to get them started, and about half the time wind up with a ton of crap for next to nothing. i gotta say though, i haven't lost money yet doing that. after i get home and sort it out, there's always one thing in one of the boxes i resell that pays for the entire lot, plus some profit, and still have all the rest to find homes for. a couple of years ago, i wound up with over 30 boxes for less than a hundy, and so far have seen over a $500 ROI. some local auctioneers recognize me in the crowd and look me in the eye when things slow down for them, and i always throw up a hand on a twofer. it really pays to be that guy.