[AT] Stepfather's collection

[Grant Brians]

On 5/6/2015 6:53 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> If you are looking to liquidate the majority of it, auction is the way to
> go. Get a couple auctioneers to take a look at it and give you an estimate.
> Hard to say whether to go with an auctioneer that specializes in farm
> equipment or one that deals primarily in antiques and collectibles (if you
> go that route be sure they deal in farm antiques). If you have enough items,
> maybe do 2 auctions--one for modern working equipment and the other for
> antiques.
>
> You've got some nice stuff, you've also got some things that are probably
> going to go for scrap value. A lot of old equipment is just not worth the
> investment to restore it unless you are doing it for sentimental reasons.
> Did he collect small items such as wrenches, corn shellers, cast iron seats?
> Some of those items can get pretty pricey. With all that equipment, did he
> have a decent shop? Shop equipment sells pretty darn well also.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn and Shannon Parrish
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 10:33 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Stepfather's collection
>
> John,
> Thanks for the reply.We're trying to figure out what to do with it all.  We
> may end up doing an auction.  At this point, we'd like to just get it all
> identified.
> He was actively farming just a few years ago but when his health went south,
> he started renting the land out so all the machines have been sitting since
> 2013.
> Some of these he or his father farmed with.  Others were items he collected
> from neighbors.
> Thanks,Shawn
>
>
>
>
>       On Tuesday, May 5, 2015 8:02 PM, "jtchall at nc.rr.com"
> <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> Am I seeing things or is that a tricycle front end somebody has put under
> that Cub?
>
> Got to ask, what are you guys going to do, auction it all off? I noticed a
> rather large dumptruck in one photo as well as a Versatile tractor inside a
> building, was he still actively farming? Were these items he collected or
> stuff he farmed with and just didn't trade it in on newer models.
>
> John Hall
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn and Shannon Parrish
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 4:29 PM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [AT] Stepfather's collection
>
> Here's some photos I took this past weekend.  Sorry if some are a little
> fuzzy or dark. I'm not much of a photographer.
> Please add a comment to the photo if you can identify them.
>
> Engines:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/132157355@N02/sets/72157651973175670
>
> Tractors:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/132157355@N02/sets/72157652392092755
>
> Cars and trucks:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/132157355@N02/sets/72157651968329009
>
> Other equipment:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/132157355@N02/sets/72157652372087502
>
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
> 7197615248
>
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I spotted the 1962 or 1963 Studebaker GT Hawk of the same color scheme 
as mine in the pictures! I would love to have that but with the 
collection in Colorado rather than local to me.... Those Fairlane 
hardtop retractable convertibles are pretty amazing too in that I have 
never seen that many in one location.
               Grant Brians
               Hollister,California vegetable, nuts and fruit farmer