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John Bergan of Ithaca, Nebraska is an old car enthusiast, plain and simple, having acquired a fine collection of machines and parts over the past 40 years or so. Many while he was still in high school. Like many of us, he collected the things he liked, or things that he recognized as ‘unique’. . things that had the potential to be rare and valuable someday.
Like many of us, John knew he would probably never have the time to get to all of his projects, but unlike most of us, he had the foresight to pick up this stuff and sto it away over the years. And enjoy it in his own way, and at his own pace.
Then, on a cold Winter’s night (December 15 to be precise) a series of events would ultimately end in the loss of John’s collection. . .a collection that represented a passion that took a lifetime to put together, and just a few short hours to turn into twisted and crushed hunks of steel.
The two-story building housing John’s “stuff” was not only filled with the vehicles he loved, but a myriad of tasty other parts and collectibles he’d gathered together over the years. This included beverage and petroleum signs and other memorabilia, not to mention piles of used original and NOS sheet metal, engines, transmissions, rear ends and more.
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