The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Panels 'N Burbs Auction last night Barret Jackson

Watched coverage of auction from Az. last night..they sold several Burbs thought prices were less than what they might have been worth????

I too was surprised by the "LOWER" prices for the Panels & Burbs. They were all from the Ron Pratt collection and were suppose to be the cream of the crop. I really liked the one with the wooden canoe on top.

I thought they'd go for much more as well, they were incredible examples. It's a fun auction to watch, it'd be even better to participate! It sounds like this Saturday is going to be tremendous.

I was there Monday crawling around the collection and the tan one with the canoe on the roof was definitely my favorite. And you're right about the Pratt collection. First rate. I had the opportunity to walk thru his collection here in the Phoenix area 5 or 6 years ago. Amazing! And the guy made his $$$ building track homes.

I went today, lot of nice Stovebolts for sale.

The Canopy Express trucks looked nice and one went for a high price ($82K).

That beige Suburban and canoe looks very nice. Its price was pretty high compared to nicely restored Suburbans in recent years. It is odd that someone did that much good work yet did not restore to original colors, even though they say they were careful with those details.

" . . correct color combination of Sahara Beige with Regal Maroon pinstripe detail . . " and " . . use as little brightwork as possible due to a shortage of nickel caused by the Korean war . . "

Nonetheless, it is a real pretty Suburban (and boat).
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1953-CHEVROLET-SUBURBAN-CARRYALL-178539

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1952-CHEVROLET-SUBURBAN-STATION-WAGON-178538

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1948-CHEVROLET-3100-COCA-COLA-WAGON-178576

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1949-CHEVROLET-CANOPY-EXPRESS-178537

Those prices just made my nose bleed.

I like the one with the boat but I didn't like the seat covers....

When I saw that second picture, Tim, for a quick moment there I thought it was Weeds!

Sure looks like it doesn't it? He did say he would be selling it this spring... nice truck!

Hey Weeds....

If that was Weeds' truck, I hope he got what he wanted, and I hope the new owner enjoys it as much as Weeds has.

That wasn't weeds suburban,his fenders are the same color as the roof. Weeds also has barn doors.

The coca cola one was built by Jim Rasik who owns Jim Rasik Chrysler,Dodge,Jeep,Ram in Clinton,mo. It started out life as a panel truck.

Tim

Unfortunate error (could be a simple typo) on engine description of beige 'Burb w. canoe

Miss Church, if you are referring to the exterior colors indicated for the burb/canoe (". . engine description of beige 'Burb . ."), there was no Chevrolet color that looked like that color, but there was a Sahara Tan color that was used on 54/55 GMCs (I have it on a GMC). The name Sahara "Beige" in the listing might be a typo, but no similar color/shade was a Chevrolet option (Cream Medium was the closest color). Also, there was no red-like-color pin-stripe (like the Regal Maroon in the listing) designated by the factory for use with any 1953 Chevrolet truck exterior color.

At that price, you might expect that a ". . correct color combination . . " would be correct (they did said it was correct).

The 54/55 knobs, and the chromed bumper and chromed hubcaps are other minor oddities. The chrome might be excused if the listing had not stated " . . use as little brightwork as possible due to a shortage of nickel caused by the Korean war . . ". There were no chromed bumpers or hubcaps from the factory in 1952/53, but a dealer or owner could have put them on.

Their listing stated those details. I am not nit-picking; I would have simply admired that beautiful suburban and canoe, if they had not made incorrect statements.

As posted above, it is a real pretty Suburban (and canoe).

Description incorrectly states what model years a Chev could be ordered with the 216. Is probably a simple typo that was missed by their proof writers, but am surprised you missed it (grin)

Sorry, Miss Church. I misinterpreted your comment. You are of course right (I did not post about that because at least the 216 was correct for 1953).

I also did not comment on the "Features the rare/optional second- and third-row seats . .". They are indeed somewhat rare, but not optional.

Does anyone have a time / station for the auction ?
Dan

Velocity TV 7pm central I believe.