Rare Vintage Automobile Auction - Lundberg Estate
Saturday, October 8, 2016 | 12:00 PM Mountain
Auction closed.
Rare Vintage Automobile Auction - Lundberg Estate
Saturday, October 8, 2016 | 12:00 PM Mountain
Auction closed.
Description
Featuring a very rare 1921 Peerless Model 56, 1927 Dodge Bros Custom Roadster, 1929 Lincoln Model L, 1937 Pierce Arrow, 1938 Lincoln Model K, 1940 Diamond T Truck, & (2) 1947 Oldsmobile Cruisers...
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1940 Diamond T Model 306 Dually with New Oak Bed
Lot # 1 (Sale Order: 1 of 8)
Make: DiamondModel: 306Year: 1940Body Style: Pickup Truck
Regarded the “Cadillac of trucks”, this mostly restored T is a real looker.
Jim Lundberg was restoring this personally at the time of his passing. He had the body painted Pepsi’s red white and blue colors so the restored truck could parade as a Pepsi truck honoring his older brothers’ founding and operating the Dixie Bottling company, a Pepsi franchise, from the late 1930’s to the 1970’s in St. George, Utah. Beginning at age 13, Jim drove Pepsi delivery trucks for his brothers company during the last years of World War II.
Chassis # 3061938
Straight 6 cylinder Engine # 4725080
Gross weight 11,000
Frame off restoration in 2003 – 2005 completed to current condition. All body parts repainted, all chrome pieces re-plated, interior seat and seat back re-upholstered. Engine rebuilt, transmission overhauled, rebuilt generator, new brake lines. New oak bed constructed at a cost of $7,000. New wiring harness purchased. Window and door parts complete. Hood parts and ornaments complete. Parts inventoried and carefully stored in sealed bins (see inventory online at StatewideAuctionCo.com). $20,000 in total restoration cost invested. Needs to be assembled and enjoyed!
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1947 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Series 98 Convertible
Lot # 2 (Sale Order: 2 of 8)
Make: OldsmobileModel: Custom CruiserYear: 1947Body Style: Convertible
Another straight 8 engine on an early post-war rag top with advanced features including Hydramatic transmission, hydraulic operated automatic top retraction and electric / hydraulic door windows operation. Purchased in 1986 from an owner in Phoenix, where the car was located since being moved from Illinois in the 1950's.
Oldsmobile Serial # OLDS 98-57306
Straight 8 Engine top # 554769
Hydramatic transmission
Runs quite well; transmission shifts by slightly releasing accelerator. Functioning running, spot and brake lights, dash lights, gauges and horn. Working automatic up and down top retraction and electric / hydraulic door windows operation. Speedometer not connected. New top installed in 1988. New interior carpet and new fuel tank added in 2015, engine recently painted. Only needs new exterior paint and one exterior chrome molding piece to be in show condition! Includes original New 1947 Oldsmobile Operating and Maintenance Guide, 1946 and 1947 brochures, 1946-48 Fisher Body General Motors Body Service Manual, 1942 Oldsmobile Shop Manual, Carburetor specification sheets, Hydro-electric power system manual, The Cars of Oldsmobile collector book, and Oldsmobile Club of America’s Journey With Olds magazine for the past 3 years.
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1947 Oldsmobile Series 68 Club Coupe
Lot # 3 (Sale Order: 3 of 8)
Make: OldsmobileModel: Series 68Year: 1947Body Style: Coupe
This vehicle’s year, make and model was the first car Jim purchased with his bride Ila after their marriage in 1950. It has an L head straight 8 cylinder engine. The car was originally from Mesquite Nevada, purchased by a Salt Lake City family who did minor restoration on the vehicle before selling to Jim in 1987.
Oldsmobile Serial # OLDS-68C 4817
L head 8 cylinder Engine # 8-101163 H
Hydramatic transmission
Style 47-3527
Body # C-931
Runs nicely; Hydramatic transmission shifts evenly. Interior upholstery replaced in 1987; painted last in 1988. Functioning driving & fog lights, turning, brake & dash lights, gauges, speedometer and horn. Includes 1947 operating and Maintenance Guide. Includes original 1947 Operating and Maintenance Guide and commemorative book Setting the Pace, Oldsmobile’s First 100 Years.
1921 Peerless Model 56 7-passenger Touring
Lot # 4 (Sale Order: 4 of 8)
Year: 1921
This is the only 1921 Peerless known to exist; a very rare vintage auto. Full frame off restoration completed in 2001. Hardware is nickel plated (vs. earlier brass and later chrome plating), common for this era. Original wood spoke wheels.
V-8 Engine # 21033
Has all original features with the exception of the gear connecting the speedometer cable to the driveshaft. Runs beautifully. Engine controls all functioning: choke, primer, spark advance, throttle. Functioning running and brake lights, dash light, horn, amp and oil pressure gauges, and clock. Comes with running board guard rails and original jack. Also includes original Peerless Model 56 Instruction Book, and select editions of the Peerless Motor Car Club publication the Co-Operator.
1929 Lincoln Model L 177 4-door Sport Touring 7 Passenger
Lot # 5 (Sale Order: 5 of 8)
Make: LincolnModel: Model LYear: 1929
Jim Lundberg drove this vehicle 4,600 miles in the 1993 Great American Race cross country road rally competition from Huntington Beach, California to Norfolk, Virginia, in which it was the lead car in the Race’s entourage drive around the Indianapolis Speedway “brick yard” track.
V-8 engine
Lincoln Car No. 59319
Runs very well with functioning choke, spark advance, throttle, running and brake lights, amp & oil gauges, speedometer, dash light, running board and rear seat dome lights, and horn. Has rear canvas covered attached luggage rack and side mount spare tires. In addition to an engine overhaul in 1993, it also was outfitted with turn and flasher signals and seatbelts as required for the Great Race competition. Original leather on door interior panels and rear jump seats and panels. Original side window curtains and bar supports. Includes 1929 Lincoln Motor Cars Book of Instruction, Lincoln Service Bulletins from the 1920’s and overhaul records. Also includes a framed photograph of the vehicle on the Indy speedway and a custom painting of the vehicle on sandstone along with other Great American Race mementos. Additionally includes 75 Years of Lincoln commemorative book and Lincoln: Seventy Years of Fine Car Heritage commemorative booklet, and a Greyhound hood ornament desk weight.
1937 Pierce Arrow Imperial Salon V-12 New Enclosed-drive Opera Limousine model 1703
Lot # 6 (Sale Order: 6 of 8)
Make: Pierce-ArrowModel: ImperialYear: 1937Body Style: Limousine
Of 28 of these vehicles originally built, this is one of 7 surviving. Purchased from the H.L. Galles collection of Albuquerque in 1991. Original owner was a physician in Albuquerque who drove the vehicle until 1962, when it was purchased by Galles Motor Co. for its museum.
V-12 engine
147 inch wheelbase
Engine # 409009
Serial # 3180004
Body code 747-L-102
Drives smoothly. New whitewall tires; brakes recently refurbished. Functioning dual carburetor choke, running, spot and brake lights, amp and oil pressure gauges, speedometer, interior lights and horn. Side mounts spare tires in metal encasings. Original black leather upholstery in driver cab and tan fabric in passenger compartment. Privacy shades in passenger cab windows. Includes original 1937 Pierce-Arrow marketing booklet, Pierce Arrow Society publications of The Arrow, Service Bulletins and membership rosters from 1995 through 2006, Technical Information Index, Wiring and Tune-up Guide, an Automobile Quarterly edition featuring the Pierce Arrow, and coffee table books There is No Mistaking a Pierce-Arrow and The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car.
1938 Lincoln Model K Enclosed Cab Limousine K 407-B 4-door 7 passenger
Lot # 7 (Sale Order: 7 of 8)
Make: LincolnModel: Model KYear: 1938Body Style: Limousine
91 of these were built. Original price of $5,200.
V-12 engine
145 inch wheelbase
Lincoln Serial # K9149
Drives wonderfully. Functioning choke, running and brake lights, amp, oil pressure, fuel and water gauges, speedometer, aftermarket turn signals, interior lights and horn. Has additional rear mounted luggage rack with original luggage cases and side mount spare tires in metal encasings. Recent professional exterior paint touchup to hood and trunk. Exterior color is black with subtle deep maroon side panel accent, and comes with touchup paint. Also includes 1937 K V-12 Reference Book, The Coachbuilt Lincoln, select issues of the Lincoln Owners’ Club The Fork & Blade publications and two mounted vintage Lincoln advertisements.
1927 Dodge Brothers Custom Roadster
Lot # 8 (Sale Order: 8 of 8)
Make: DodgeModel: RoadsterYear: 1927Body Style: Roadster
Customized from an original 4 door sedan by previous owner Jim Ford of Colorado Springs.
1927 2nd series 124 4-cylinder engine manufactured between January and June 1927
Body # A912741
Engine # D957052
Delivered June 5, 1927
Runs well, functioning choke, running and brake lights, amp and oil pressure gauges. Steering wheel releases to lift up for driver seating convenience. Has a squeeze bulb Taxi horn and cable pull activated exhaust flow explosion whistle. Also a storage compartment with vintage tools, leather wheel straps and leather seat restraints. Includes Dodge Brothers club publications from 2009 to present.
