Craziest Estate Auction Finds Ever!!!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Matt skipped the fall session of the Allentown Vintage Drags for what might be the best estate sale of this decade. There were 3 auction that Saturday and there were a few photos in this listing that persuaded Matt to attend. The auction was poorly photographed and advertised, which allowed Matt to basically score all of the rare speed equipment. The auction was fast paced and we were unprepared to film, but Matt takes us back to the estate to load up the last of his bounty. At the end of the video Matt shows off the bulk of what he scored. What do you guys think, score of a life time?
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Not a Ford guy. I know little to nothing about the Ford flat head. But I couldn't help but smile through the whole video at just how excited you were with all your finds. Congrats!!
Wow! I'm 82 and drooling. Makes me want to start wrenching again. Great find! Enjoy.
I’m so thankful you scored this haul and that stuff will be kept alive. It kills me to think of how much of that would have gone to a scrap yard if you hadn’t picked it up. Awesome!
Brought my 75 year old heart pumpin' and brought many memories of my younger years...
That Brewster grill shell is just about the prettiest thing I've ever seen. Man you scored a lot of cool stuff. The sale of one or two items will cover the cost of the entire lot! Congratulations!
I'm not a speed nut, but can identify most of your finds. I will say your enthusiasm for your hobby is infectious in the very least! Glad, as others are, that these parts went to someone who can appreciate and use them, rather than to a scrapper!
OMG...... You hit the HOLY GRAILS... Your cargo on just the truck exceeded the value of your truck and some houses.. Im in total shock over your scores
I second that. Cant help thinking how many memories is attached to those parts.
@@zephyrold2478 Somebody did a lot of searching and compiling this stuff years ago, maybe in the 60's, possibly 50's. It was already pretty rare even then.
@@100texan2 Money??? What is that? Ive heard of it and vaguely remember having a small amount of it years ago but that was so long ago I forget what it even looks like...lol
Rob J almost makes you sick that someone’s near priceless collection was sold as a junk lot.... even worse if he had children who were so shallow or just careless of their father that they couldn’t comprehend the value of what they threw away... if that was the case it serves them right! hope there watching and reading
@@thespiritof76.. I really agree about the kids, they don't deserve anything from this treasure. Recently a neighbor passed, his sister and her family did a cleanout of his home. Most everything inside was trash, he had 9 cats living in there with him. Keep in mind this was a 1k s/f home with a 20x24 work shop. It took 3 of the large construction dumpsters for the cleanout.
Being retired I saw an opportunity to make a bit of change on a bit of scrap. 5 lawnmowers, 4 electric mowers (one being so old that there is no info anywhere on the net about it), 2 drums of aluminum engine parts, 480lbs of copper wire. Many other things.
Found out later they sold a 1984 Chevy k5 blazer for scrap, they got 125$ for it.
Wow what a score Matt. Your garage looks like a early hotrod museum now. I think my favorite score are the Halibrand wheels, man those cleaned and polished will look bad ass on a early rod.
Man a rebuilt 39 trans plus 2 Scott blowers plus auburn heads alone makes a fantastic score let alone the other stuff... You are right a once in a lifetime find.
"Ardun" after the designer Zora ARkus-DUNtov- designer of the Corvette later on
WOOOWSIR, you STRUCK ABSOLUTE VINTAGE AND VERY RARE HARD TO FIND PARTS! BUDDY, YOU MINED PURE GOLD at that auction. Way to go Matt!!!!
Man, what a score! All the cool old stuff must be in Pennsylvania!
Great to see these rare treasures are now in the hands of someone who really appreciates them.
Wow, I am blown away by this haul!! Simply amazing! This is something that you consider hocking your kids for (well, not quite but close!). Too bad you couldn't have gotten that other set of Ardun heads, selling those would have paid for the first set. You are the man Matt!
In about 70 years Matt’s garage is gonna be like the biggest estate sale in history!
Oh My God, Dude you rocked this auction. That is years of hunting all in one find. So happy for you!
I like it when your buddy shows up 'cause he knows what you got and he too, is amazed. Love it.
Your wife's reaction to your haul is something I've seen from my wife. Two words about this find: Holy Crap!
So great that they went to someone who knows and appreciates them, sounds like it could easily all have gone to the dump.
my thoughts exactly!
Exactly, guys like this are gold to the car culture.
Imagine stuff like this gets scraped all the time.
@@Gen01Lee I'm sure of it. Check out the first 2 minutes of this video: ua-cam.com/video/GTgu1pmyPqM/v-deo.html I still occasionally think about what could have been in that container. But I guess that's what happens when unorganized hot rod hoarders pass away.
Here's pt 1 if you'd like to see the full "barn find": ua-cam.com/video/qMlnatgtfDw/v-deo.html
Dream find. I'll bet it was Grand Dads and the girls wanted the "junk" gone. No doubt they never knew the old man and his day in the sun.
So nice to see a true enthusiast, that really has a true passion & good eye to spot parts, in bad pictures.'
great that these rare parts went to someone who cherish / appreciate them.
Love seeing all the Ford parts going to a man who appreciates them! Fun to watch him having so much fun! Loved it!!!
Thanks so much Gary!
Unbelievable score Matt, that mag fits a 90 degree angle drive for a flathead. I have a vertex identical to it. I can send you a photo if you would like.
Matt - Mojo Speed shop and Lounge
What the hell?! That haul is just nuts! Stoked for you, that's a once-in-a-lifetime deal right there. You looked like a kid on Christmas morning.
That Arden stuff, you have to be kidding, the holy grail, with the blower.
@@PabloDiablo682 who knows stuffs really rare doesn't come up for sale that often. I have heard that a good set of Ardun heads can go for 15k by themselves maybe more.
@@PabloDiablo682 look them up a remake set of ardun heads are 15 thousand bucks LMAO!! I can go buy a complete race engine for that damn price lol!!
@@ohlookadragon They remake Ardun heads but they want 15 thou for them check it out www.ardun.com/
When you're knowledgeable about something like this, it's a treasure trove.
Ha Ha! Your better half didn't look as excited as you did with your treasure hunt. I've had the same response from mine on occasion.
Watching you guys geek out (and for good reason) on old car parts is priceless. Well done boys! You're the Indiana Jones of rare speed equipment and other outstanding scarcities. Remember, it's not hoarding if your stuff is cool.
Heck yea! Hoarding doesn’t count when it’s rare shit!
What a Haul!! Grats!! Your SMILE says it all!
I am not a flat head person at all, but I love cars. Been a mechanic for 31 years. Just glad to see another gear head find and save such history. Someone would have just set most of this stuff to a scrap yard for beer money if you and a select few others haven't come along.
This is a awesome score you have no shortage of good old race parts one of the best scores I’ve seen
Allard, Ardun, Vertex...Forgotten names (almost) from forgotten times (almost). You were directed by Providence to be the keeper of these artifacts, Matt.
Being a Corvette guy and seeing the Duntov heads reminds me of when I was in New York City. I went to west 52nd Street to look at the building your heads were made at. Thanks for the video.
Very Cool! Thanks for sharing!
Now you need to build a storage building! What an awesome day!!! Now to see the parts go on projects...
The Ardun heads and valve covers are my favorite. But huge score on everything. Lucky man!!
Yeah, those Arduns gotta be made of Unobtanium. And worth a VERY pretty penny.
The hot rods gods were smiling on you my friend.......good grief what a haul. Love it when the right people get connected to the right stuff!
Thanks so much! I'm excited to build some good cars with this stuff!
Awesome stuff guys. Good to see that kind of stuff in good hands, cant wait to see it put to use on some cool projects.
Your lazy crane setup is pure genius
Work semi-smarter not harder. Lol
the guy that accumulated all that stuff is smiling down on you for keeping it if the "family"
i going crazy. i'm still trying to remeber. I'm thinking about going back home and drive around my old stomps to jog my memory. freebid ajso sounds familiar.
You have hit the "Jackpot". Your wife/girlfriend must indeed understand and share your passion for vintage "hot" parts and performance stuff. I love "old school" rods and builds, i'm more into bikes and boats but i understand your passion, good work Matt.
Thanks Fred! I really did find a great one. She's so very understanding and puts up with this addiction!
What a colossal score!!! Loved the recap. You need to keep Mike closer so you can spend his money too when things get tight!
It was meant to be, that you scored all these irreplaceable old car parts, who better than you will make sure these are put in the hands of people who will use them if you don't. I'm very happy for you and know the money and many many hours of your life you dedicate to this very important hobby of yours, THANKYOU SO MUCH. The younger generations will benefit from your hard work and probably you are one of the biggest and most positive influences on preserving these historic old Fords.
Thank you so much David that means a lot!!
Wow!! That’s an incredible haul!! I can’t see how you won’t come out in the black on this deal.
It’s all good Kate, there is a huge market for this stuff.
Stop the video at 3:00 "I bought half the upstairs of the barn" ... I'm going to love this video! One of the best days of my life I showed up to an out of state auction with 5K, spent 11K and then had a 87 pallet interstate logistics challenge, not to mention finding the money. I should watch the video now.
Glad to see you were at that auction, you'll put those parts to good use with your projects or send them onto other builders, really enjoy your channel
My favorite thing you got was the wisdom achieved...your knowledge gained from pre-scouting the auction and being prepared put you in the position for the greatest score of your life...this was no fluke and now you know how!
I get that same look from my wife, I don't understand. That's a gold mine of parts man....
Know that look well, get it every time I drag something home.
billyfromtheusa Nice, should have seen her when I brought home a 51 Buick Roadmaster. Don't have it anymore, still have the wife though lol.
A friend of mine in Culpeper Va. who owns a salvage yard once had his wife say 'Why do you keep buying those junky old cars that have been wrecked?' She couldn't put together that this is how he was able to buy her that new car she wanted!
make wife did the same thing the best one was when i got caught change out the 305 in my almost new Monte Carlo SS i had just paid it off and was putting in a hop up 400 in the car she was ok till she ask who new truck is outside in the driveway then it was one very mad 5 foot tall wife she took the truck and i starting driving the Buick Grand National we had looking back still laughing about cars UPS guy hiding car parts for me and the cars we had and sold
Oh aye...that look. I'll be jabbering and bouncing around like a little excited kid who's eaten too many skittles and the wife, comically, just stands there with a single raised eyebrow and that disdainful look. I'm well and truly in the shite though when she raises both eyebrows. Both eyebrows means me and the dog will be sleeping in the workshop that evening - waiting for the excitement to wear off....but it never does.
I can only imagine your emotions, coming across this gold mine. I'm glad you were there, for two reasons. One is I'm betting you make your money back and then some off the parts you decide to sell, and have lots of great stuff for future projects on the shelf. The other is you just saved a lot of vintage auto parts, like the cranks you got from the guy who only wanted the cart they were on, that might've been scrapped because the person who bought them didn't know what they were.
Ardun heads and valve covers.
Hen's teeth.
Beyond amazing.
Stupid expensive if you can find a set. Definitely in the realm of a Leno level collector price range.
@Jay Leno I may be talking out of my ass here, but they're an ancient best-you-could-get set of hop-up heads from when flatheads were _the shit._ Understandably very rare these days, and due to being straight up iconic of classic flathead racing, worth crazy money (if you know what you got).
I am glad you bought all this stuff. Save it from the scrapyard. Keep moving all that stuff forward. Well don young man.
the sigh was epic- i know that sigh when i come home with new motorcycle parts
Re Allards, Sydney Allard and his father had a Ford Dealership in London. After WW2 he had access to a lot of Ford V8 running gear and used it to build the various models of Allard cars . I have seen Allard 21 Stud speed gear too ,mostly for the english Ford V8 pilot engines.A friend of my Dads had allard twin carb and heads on his 34 channeled coupe .Sydney Allard won the Monte carlo rally one year with one of his flathead powered cars,He also built the UK's first proper Drag Strip,Santa pod .He was building Dragsters for customers also.
That’s awesome thanks for the history lesson!
30-40 years from now, were gonna see someone on youtube buying this collection on his channel lol
You pretty much covered everything in great detail ( very well done), but after reading your monster reply I was disappointed that you failed to mention 5G . All in all, a great comment nonetheless to the sleepers.
Thanks for getting that out there! It's all conspiracy REALITY not a theory as more & more people are realizing! Everyone that's 'woke' needs to wake up!!
Nice Arduns! Castings 177 and 178 are on my father in laws '53 Customline. What a beautiful set of heads!
My god man, I'm drooling! You are going to be able to build a hell of a motor!
Most of what dreams are made of, like winning the Power Ball, you definitely bought a ticket to hot rod heaven !
You....living the dream! Me....vicariously!
Its unbelievable. How did this guy not have any of his buddies not come around to nab this stuff up. Amazing find good for you.
I still can’t believe you were able to get Ardun heads.
WOW! Lucky,lucky,lucky..... what a score!
I'm a retired BMW tech of 33 years and this EXCITES ME!
Haha awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, you certainly hit the motherlode at this auction, well done!
The Allard stuff alone must be worth a small fortune.
NICE shopping trip ! Zora and his brother are smiling down on you :-)
Great score, by the amount of stuff you got I'm sure you got a killer deal. Right place at the right time. I can't wait to see you put this stuff to use. Going to go along ways on future projects. Thanks for taking us along on your latest score. Christmas definitely came early.
what makes this video valuable is the amount of knowledge you have about old stuff! i share your excitement but know nothing about your find! 😁 👍👍
That's an awesome score, congratulations! I'm sure they'll be put to good use at some point, nice!
Matt, I started shaking before you finished unloading your truck just because of the rush you get inside when you luck upon a great find let alone something this overwhelming. I felt like I was there with you and was super excited for you. You had to have been so stoked and probably still are. For an automotive fanatic this is something that you just can't explain to someone that doesn't share the same passion as you do. This truly is a legal addiction, and it couldn't have happened to a better person.
Legal addiction is the BEST way to describe this craziness! Haha
Just watching through this only makes me wanna recreate my grandfather's double a fuel dragster that won at the indy nationals.
Sounds like a good plan!
hi there ,i live in New Zealand my girlfriend is american her father was Mel Scott ! ive showed her one of your videos where you brought the scott intake through the airport
it brought tears to her eyes , cant wait to show her this video next weekend
That’s so neat! Thank you for sharing with her!
I like to listen to someone who knows their stuff!!!
Matt, no kidding, score of a lifetime!!
My favorite score is the like new/ rebuilt 39 trans, in 71 - 72 I looked everywhere for one with Lincoln zeffer gears ( because I hated the column shift) to be a little stronger. I gave up in 73 and put a 69 LT1 350 and 4 spd in, today I wish I hadn't
Enjoyed sharing the experience with you. Look forward to seeing some of that stuff installed into a project!
Hard to believe Arden heads….what a great find! Was raised next to an old hot rod garage in Plymouth Meeting ,Pa, and saw a bunch of fords being hot rodded…my favorite was a McCulloch centrifugal blower on a 32 5 window coup….but how lucky you are to have the finds you did…good luck with everything.
Soon to be a remodeling channel! A score like that might cost you a kitchen or a bathroom haha. Amazing auction for sure. Thanks for sharing
Honey do this honey do that remember the auction you did spent a bit of money.
Been to too many estates only to see everything in the garage and barn being pitched in a dumpster, you have no idea how happy it makes me to see you find this one. Congrats on making out like a bandit!
That Brewster grille needs to go on a really radical chopped coupe with a blown hemi
Mike Stroz absolutely! Could be worth the cost of alot of this stuff.. sell some of the exotics get back out there...
perfect example of being in the right place at the right time. Score
Next month :
Wife : Darling, guess what? There was an auction at Tiffany's.
Λογος Tiffany says she wants to decorate the house with me and so we need a few things can you help? Lol
Thanks for showing us, your delight was so obvious and very infectious, made me happy.
Good haul! I don’t know much about all this stuff but I like learning about it! Will be cool to see them brought back to life!
What a gold mine, nice to see this stuff going to someone that has the passion to build them out right. Kinda like my brother went to a yard sale to late by 5 minutes and missed buying a 72" Mac tool box top and bottom slammed full of Mac and Snap on tools over stuffed in each drawer...... they bought for $100.00
My brother did by a traveling tool box with about $1000.00 in tools and micrometers, the guy was a mechanic for PanAm airlines.
Great drags 🖖🏽
This reminds me once I was out on my bike and I seen a garage sale and house sale sign and I finally found this house out in the country the guy used to be a motorcycle mechanic. I had to really figure how I’m going to carry all the stuff on my motorcycle and thank goodness I had a bagger I filled up both panniers and the tour pack abd the rear seat all for about 20 bucks they just wanted to get rid of the stuff
Wow! That’s a HELL OF A, ONCE in a LIFETIME SCORE right there!!
I liked your mate’s expression when he saw the haul.
Hahahah yepppp! A lot of friends did that this week when they stopped by lol
That Brewster grill is absolutely gorgeous!
Great to be in the right place at the right time. Congratulations!
Way to go man! Great find! Love to see the good old stuff get movin again.
Thanks for watching!
Man O man like all of it but the unmachined Allard parts are my favorite
Holy cow!!! you did GOOD! I am a little past the point in my life to go crazy , but it’s fun seeing what your adventures are! It lets me relive what things I have done! To see the finds that are still out there! Old guys toys!! Regards BobLee
Great score and as they say in the Garage Journal "You Suck." Be interesting to hear back story on the estate owner.
Class of 1956, California Modesto
Good for you. It's easy to see the pure joy of a find of a lifetime of unobtainium parts. This is what dreams are made of
Well it’s definitely cool to see that the parts just didn’t end in landfill somewhere -
UA-cam has been suggesting this video to me for about a week. I finally clicked on it. Imagine my surprise when one of the first things I see in the video is "Dillsburg PA" when I'm from Gettysburg.
Oh Man, You just bought yourself a 1950's Speed Shop!!
Haha yep basically!
I guess you could say you were in the right spot at the right time 🍀🍀🍀
Funk Aircraft made conversion kits to take the Ford N series (9, 2 or 8) and put in either a flathead or a straight six. They are pretty rare today but cool other than the fact that you have to take it a little easy on the drivetrain because while overdesigned, it was not made for 100 + hp. I pulled an 8n with a Funk straight 6 conversion out of a barn in Pa about 15 years ago. Got it running and was driving around my yard and this guy drives by, pulls in and just "has" to have it - so he went to the bank and my Ford Funk went bye bye.
I think you better take the missus out tonight......that smirk said it all.....
One of my local pilot friends has a Funk Airplane that his Father bought new. A really nice and unique bird. I did not know that Funk was behind the tractor conversions. Thanks for that info.
Ohhhh maannn....... seems like its prepared for u bro... im also excited just to see those... back in my place its impossible
Looks like you may need to build an upstairs, or enlarge the garage.
There is one item I'm sure you didn't grab, I saw a 1950s 1/2-horse Briggs & Stratton engine from a reel-type lawnmower. Your wife is a pretty lady, I'm very happy for you, she even seems to be interested in your hobby of collecting antique autos. The dog is great, he wants to be a part of your investigation into the stash, you're a blessed man!
Moral of the story.....have a cool wife that buys the food
Favorite things? 1. Arduns.I hope you won't have to sweat blood to get those running. 2. Allard parts. I love the Allard cars. They are meaty and manly. Need big forearms to moose them through corners. They had Fords, Caddys and Mopar Hemis in them. Small block Chev would have been a great motor for an Allard but they weren't around yet. 3. All the stuff. You have plenty for your own use and to sell/trade for other things you need. The "new" flatheads could be used by a hot rodder or a restorer who is going back to stock. I'm not a blower guy and like all my carbs and stuff under a hood but you seem to be pretty excited about having the blowers.. Nice haul. We all spend more than we should and there is always something left behind someone else bought or we found 'after we ran out of money. Enjoy!
behind every great car guy is a great wife ROLLING her eyes!!
... and going to work!
Behind every successful man is a woman who made it necessary.
Amazing...truly amazing!! Thanks for posting this lovely bit of automotive treasure hunting. Congratulations,Matt!!