wbjones
wbjones PowerDork
8/5/13 7:40 p.m.

http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/07/02/1940s-chevy-dealer-re-opens-to-auction-off-500-time-capsule-cars/

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
8/6/13 10:17 a.m.

Sept 28 - 29, not much time for me to hit the lottery...

wbjones
wbjones PowerDork
8/6/13 10:32 a.m.

all it takes is one drawing

The_Jed
The_Jed SuperDork
8/6/13 11:39 a.m.

Kenny_McCormic
Kenny_McCormic SuperDork
8/6/13 12:00 p.m.

I see no mention if these cars were properly prepped for storage in a midwestern climate. If not, they're all seized with 2 cups of water in the sump.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
8/6/13 1:19 p.m.
Kenny_McCormic wrote: I see no mention if these cars were properly prepped for storage in a midwestern climate. If not, they're all seized with 2 cups of water in the sump.

so?

Kenny_McCormic
Kenny_McCormic SuperDork
8/6/13 1:21 p.m.

Value of a 17 mile engine goes down a lot when its no longer capable of becoming a more than 17 mile engine.

bravenrace
bravenrace UltimaDork
8/6/13 1:26 p.m.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/lambrecht-chevy-auction/68052/page1/

Cotton
Cotton SuperDork
8/6/13 1:31 p.m.
Kenny_McCormic wrote: Value of a 17 mile engine goes down a lot when its no longer capable of becoming a more than 17 mile engine.

Even if that's the case with these engines, and nothing I've read about these cars indicates that, a lot of people have had success freeing up frozen engines including myself.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
8/6/13 7:49 p.m.
Cotton wrote:
Kenny_McCormic wrote: Value of a 17 mile engine goes down a lot when its no longer capable of becoming a more than 17 mile engine.
Even if that's the case with these engines, and nothing I've read about these cars indicates that, a lot of people have had success freeing up frozen engines including myself.

numbers match whether or not there are any OE internal parts.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
8/6/13 8:49 p.m.

Damn, that's pretty awesome

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