Mr. Goodpliers heads to Scandia Kansas to check out a farmstead estate settled by Swedish immigrants 150 years ago - and discovers cars, trucks, tractors and more relics! This auction took place October 11, 2022
People now a days have no idea what these folks endured. Both sides of my family came fr "Prussia" (Germany was not yet a country). To leave all you have. Everyone you know, not knowing what you will find or be not speaking English, there is no way modern folks can comprehend how ends were met to succeed and become American citizens. Those that come here now have all the modern inventions and devices . I'm 74 and am of the generation that still can remember stories told by grandparents and still speak the old country. Even today Amish are modernized to an extent but show how the things are done back in the"old country". A time that will never be seen again. Thank you so much for this video Tim.
Decent 51 Pontiac. I thought that guy was going to buy it off your trailer. I worked for LOF glass back in 1976. That rear window on the Toronado was developed at the tech center at east toledo, Plant 8. They also developed the rear window for the 2 door caprice classic.Just FYI. If I remember correct that was an optional rear window on the Toronado. I think it was called an XS. That window is very rare and probably worth $$. If you can find someone that needs it.
I always enjoy tagging along and watching you set the auctioneers straight on what's up for bid. You are a walking encyclopedia. Please keep it up. I'm always down for it.
As to who wants the parts on the 1981 dodge truck; me and many others. I have a 1983 and every body wants to buy it. I have young and old that love it. The ram hood ornament costs at least $85. thats a repro. . The front bumper cost near $300. ; thats original for many people will sell you a low quality bumper for a lot less. All the interior is hard to come by and the engine itself is a classic. This truck should be restored.
I seen the Coldwarsmotors episode where they opened mail from Mr Goodpliers . They absolutely loved the Ash Tray with the bobbing / swinging ladies legs . In that same You Tube video just past opening your Mailed Package they showed the Whirlygig Bi Plane that I sent to Scott also . They loved the BiPlane too😊😊 , and now it is mounted on Scott's Model T Ford . Take Care , George in Harrison , Ohio
Congrats to you Tim, you scored on the Pontiac for sure, I would love to see it running & driving, I think with a gentle cleaning of the interior surfaces as well as a good pressure wash cleaning of the power barn & undercarriage, then a hand wash of the whole exterior, top to bottom / front to back we would all be amassed of what it may look like with just that. I would go a little farther and cut & buff the paint followed by a polish of all the stainless & chrome trim then wax the whole car. It would be a lot of work for sure but would add real value to the vehicle without a huge amount of money spent so long as you did the work yourself. Such a sweet car for a very affordable price paid. I don`t think you will loose on this car at all no matter what you decide to do. I loved this video, the farm was not all run down, buildings were in good shape, the land was clean, it looked to have been cared for through the years.
I got kinda nervous seeing that rotund gentleman just sit on the car like that at 1:55 LOL Also a red barn with white corners is very a swedish thing, they brought that with them to the states. Also the book you wonder about is called "The Homelands War pictures"
CONGRATS on The 51 purchase. The 51 Pontiac has a basic shape as my 50-olds. That car as a hardtop has much more value than my 2 door post would normally have. The zenith radio looks like my dad's old radio which had short wave reception capabilities. We would listen to people broadcasting from Norway. Also mainly Canada and Mexico if outside of the U.S. buy used Dodge alternator and get the whole truck free. I hope it wasn't scrapper that got it or tornado. Nice auction. Can't help but think this plates might be worse something than the other household goods too.
@@1964corvan not true for all of them. That 51 Pontiac I so disappointed to see it wasn't an old 88 futurematic. It's even the same color as mine and maybe the same shade of color. Maybe Tim was hinting at that to me on the video. May probably not. I told him when I was out of this place a little while back I look for some trim pieces for my 50 olds. For example the gravel guards in front of the rear tire would probably fit my Oldsmobile and may even be the same design. I was certain he wasn't going to part the car out so I didn't look that close. My 88 has three different lengths of car available. Clearly I've got the Short straw! There's two others that are longer. It baffles the imagination to why they would go to that expense on tooling. I'm not talking about four-door versus two-door I'm just talking about two door post. Because one piece I need is for the passenger side inside window trim or garnish whichever you like to call it. I've actually thought about making a blow mold and molding one myself. This is what I have. Look up an old racer who raced these cars with the supercharged engine which mine no longer has it's been shall we say updated. The driver's name was Al gross. That Short round it 1950 olds was the super bird of its day nothing could touch it for about 3 years. It was the first muscle car. A supercharged V8 small block. Granted at the infancy of the muscle car era that really didn't take off until the 60s. I assure you you would look twice if the car that Tim bought Mr Good pliers and mine were parked side by side especially from the back. The Chrome and stainless trim is a little different. But the silhouette is virtually the same. So mine for comparison if you can't find Al gross in his car. By the way people like Junior Johnson Richard Petty and so forth Al gross was there Junior Johnson and Richard Petty. Anyway my car is a tribute car to his. It's a 1950 Oldsmobile 88 futurematic. This isn't the car that most people think of including myself when I think of Oldsmobile. I personally think of the last of the land yachts from the early 1980s. The Delta 88 royale's and the 98 regency. Let me know if you would what you found when you googled images. I've been a big fan of Al gross ever since I bought this car. And took it out to the Southeastern party United States and showed it. While pulling behind my retired 1990ish one ton retired fire truck / airport Van. Which I should have posted on a short today on RU-vid on my channel. I'm just starting out with some old trucks and vans until I get a greater following. Anyway West Virginia Kentucky that car was a big hit Georgia. I had an invitation to take it to the museum so they can look at it. It's a fair tribute but it's not perfect. But it's just something you don't hardly ever see. And most people don't know that exist back in 1950.
Dude ! Where's my metal detector. That was a lovely find...excellent price for that condition...almost no dents...a coupon book for payments that still has payments left to make and not title....hmmm, were they hiding that car from the bank ?
Great find looks so cool. We where so poor in the countryside of Sweden that 1/3 of the population moved abroad to feed themself.. Times where so bad that they had to bake bread with bark from trees to survive. They made much better times in America and many sent money or sought after items home to the familys in Sweden.
The big book says : wars of the homeland ! Very fun to see ! A lot of swedish people migrated to usa ! Actually as early as 17th century ! Bronx in new york was named after swedish seacaptain ! I think a town in kansas has a name after a swedish person , lindsberg .
Nya Sverige (New Sweden) was a colony established in 1638 in what is now PA, NJ, and DE, but, primarily along the Delaware River from New Castle, DE to the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, PA. It was taken over by the Dutch in 1655 and became part of the colony of New Netherland. Sweden never had a colony in America after that.
That's a rare Toranado. I belive it was called an XLR??? A few of them even had electric opening T-tops. Pontiac 8 was top line for Pontiac. Buy it Goodpliers!! Really sad no one to carry on this family farm. I agree with you 100% on right to repair. Washington politicians will not do it because of the powerful lobbies of corporate America. Vote them out! I'm glad you got that Pontiac! It's a great car. Really a high option car. Leather seats!
Great score on the 51 Pontiac, glad you stepped up and got it! Can't wait for the next video on it! Good thing I was not at that sale! I had a 39 Pontiac 5 window coupe that had a chrome Indian head that was the hood latch!
My brother had one like this and it was a great car. We drove it from St. Joseph, Mo. and back and it was a very comfortable ride. If I was still in Kansas I would bid on it.
On many of the northern European immagrant farms would have the elder grandparents and wives act as teachers using school board primers to teach the multi generation children during the winter months with the deep snows, short daylight hours and sub zero temps.
That’s a cool 51 Pontiac two door. I love the way the rear roof meets the body, that triangle. Fender skirts, sun visor and two tone. I’ve never driven the straight eight but I’ve heard that they run real smooth and if they vibrate the crank might be most likely twisted. Cool 😎 thanks for sharing. Cool 😎 auction. Thanks for the video.
Man I love your content! Just about the right balance of action and calmness with the right amount of background information and theme mix! Couldn’t be better! Please go on and shoot more of these farm auctions in 2023! What a great channel you’ve established here 👌👌👌 best regards from Germany.
Glad you got the Pontiac and like others before, thought the very enthusiastic fella was going to buy the car off the trailer; so now you get think about plans for the car and what you'd lime to do with her.... we await the next video
Awesome auction, and you did a great job covering what was there and what was in the auction. But, what got my goat. Was to tell his kids if you want to stay in the was will, the kids can't get married? Like, why come to America? Homestead the farm? And not produce offspring to continue the homestead After the parents pass on? That's some crazy terminology (in my opinion). But, Mr. Goodpliers, you did a great job at this auction. Can't wait to see the next one.
My newest car was made in 1989 so has very few electronics in it. That means to keep it running all I need to do is maintain it. No need to pay a corporation for the right to use a scanner to decipher codes etc etc.😉😉
I was really hoping you would fit on that Pontiac I was thinking man that would be the car I would buy if I was there so congratulations so so glad you got it and can't wait to see a follow-up video on it maybe will it run or something keep up the great work I love going along to these options with you and just walking around seeing what what's what great time
Nice job Mr. Goodpliers...That looks like a fairly rust free/rat free Pointiac...Loaded to the gills with coolness and accessories.IMO you stole it.Can't wait to see what you do with it.
1:45 - I knew an old-timer when we lived in Colby, Kansas, who had an identical Pontiac straight 8. Same color too - might even be the same car!. He was my best pal's father and he bought the car with just 1000 miles on it from his neighbor. They had a massive fight one afternoon in the drive because this old man wanted to buy it back, said Matthew's father was treating it bad and not looking after it. He was so brutal to this car every single chance he got. He beat down on it real good and you could hear it screaming in what sounded like pain, miles away. Every month Matthew (or me) would have to help "Pops" out and he'd throw a bottle of brake fluid down the carb while you held the pedal pegged hard to the floor, to "clean its throat out and keep her smooth". It would shake and shudder, cough loudly, and spit back through the carb and the tailpipe, but the old man would just keep gunning her and tell us not to let up, ever. We loved and gasped at the amount of smoke it made, but the noise was something else. The old man didn't believe a motor should run at idle ever, said it "made 'em lazy" and he'd have to work on them again when there were better things to pass the Lord's time on, so he smashed that gas pedal to the floor every chance he got and held it there. One miss, cough, or splutter on a trip out and she would get the beating of her life on the trip back and once she got home, an immediate extra heavy dose of brake fluid. Eventually, when the '59 Buick came, the Pontiac got left next to the barn and the Buick got the daily beatings - we boys always joked and laughed and said the front of the Buick always looked angry because of how its motor had just been beaten hard - you could smell the heat and then there was the backfiring too at full revs because of valve bounce, was something that we boys would never forget! Bless his heart that old timer and the things that he believed in!
Thanks Tim, so happy that you got that Pontiac! I hope the only reason it got parked was that they got a newer vehicle as by 1960 it was a bit outdated! I love auctions, but they are dangerous places! Take that Toronado for example, the first time I saw it it was a 'no i'll pass' and when the bidding was at $50, thoughts went flashing through my mind to what I could do with it!!
I`d love to have snagged the $900 `38 Dodge truck since I`m a Mopar fan & own an updated 1938 house. Many yrs ago I had a 1938 Dodge Bros 1/2 pickup rat-rod project & plus running-driving `47 Plymouth. Sure wish I had another 1938 Mopar-anything nowadays.
Regarding the right to repair, just saw this on Reuters- "CHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere & Co (DE.N) signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday that ensures farmers have the right to repair their own farm equipment or go to an independent technician."
Mr. Badsocket - People are restoring old cab-over campers such as the one you show @ 13:55 because you can't buy a new model these days for less thatn $50K, and some cost as much as $70K! It makes good financial sense to buy an old model in nice shape and put the work into restoring it. By the way, I think you made a great buy of the '51 Pontiac. I have to admit I was surprised, though. When you first walked up to the car I thought to myself "he'll nrver buy it, he's too cheap! He never pays more thatn a few hundred dollars for a car." Good job, Badsucket! For the price you paid, that car is a good investment.
Those are used to hold the sides in when grain is stored inside. The mass of the grain sitting against it makes a lot of pressure, so they must reinforce it to the floor
I haven't done Auctions in a number of years now, but I love them. I love and own antiques and also have a 53' Ford F-100 P.U. Truck. What really caught my eye though, was when you scanned your recorder to the "Indian on the Horse" print, inside the replica School House. That's a print by a famous sculpture named James Earl Fraser. I'm also a music lover who collects record albums and recognized the print immediately. It was the featured photo on the front of the Beach Boys 1971 Album "Surfs Up". The Print is called "End of the Trail"
I was a car Salesman in Great Bend Kansas in the 1970's and that was still a hot seller in the 1070's. I was married to the Daughter on Matrty J Dinas of Gianas farm Equipment in Western Kansas Her Name when I married her was Peek the ex-wife of a Deputy Sheriff.
