Words & Photos: John Gunnell
“Hot Rodder Fodder” is a good way to describe the 42 cars that auctioneer Wayne Yoder (www.wyoderauction,com) sold on a cold, rainy Saturday morning in Plymouth, Wis. The November 4 auction liquidated the collection of Jack Slattery, who socked the cars away in a chicken coop about 23 years ago.
All of the cars were in No. 6 (Parts Car) or No. 5 (Restorable) condition, with plenty of rust to go around. A few of the cars were sold with titles or keys, but the majority lacked both. The cars ranged from a 1936 Olds trunk sedan to a 1982 Pontiac Grand Prix. Many had tattered upholstery and convertible tops. In most cases, the interiors were filled with nests and racoon excrement.
The cars were dragged to a fairgrounds and sold outside, “as is where is,” because no one wanted to touch them. Even at that, the cars grossed $127,285, or an average of $3,031 each. Two of them - a rare ’53 Buick Skylark convertible and a rough 1964 Corvette convertible - fetched over five figures ($25,500 and $11,750 respectively). Another five sold for prices between $5,000 and $9,250.
The results looked like this:
Year Make & Model Body Type Condition (*) Sold For
1941 Buick Century 2d Sedanette Parts Car 4,000
1948 Buick Super 2d Convertible Parts Car 4,100
1953 Buick Skylark 2d Convertible Parts Car 25,500
1968 Buick Elec 225 2d Convertible Parts Car 500
1968 Buick Elec 225 2d Convertible Parts Car 350
1968 Buick Elec 225 2d Convertible Parts Car 475
1968 Buick LeSabre 2d Hardtop Parts Car 260
1969 Buick Riviera 2d Hardtop Restorable 1,500
1941 Cadillac 62 4d Convertible Parts Car 3,500
1941 Cadillac 62 2d Coupe Parts Car 2,600
1946 Cadillac 62 4d Sedan Parts Car 1,000
1947 Cadillac 60 Special 4d Sedan Parts Car 550
1949 Cadillac 62 4d Sedan Parts Car 475
1954 Cadillac 60 Special 4d Sedan Parts Car 600
1958 Cadillac Cpe DeV 2d Hardtop Parts Car 2,600
1961 Cadillac 62 4d Hardtop Parts Car 400
1962 Cadillac 62 2d Hardtop Parts Car 1,000
1966 Cadillac Cpe DeV 2d Hardtop Parts Car 700
1975 Cadillac Cpe DeV 2d Hardtop Parts Car 800
1964 Coirvette 2d Convertible Parts Car 11,750
1940 Dodge Luxury Liner 4d Sedan Parts Car 3,000
1968 Dodge Charger 2d Hardtop Parts Car 9,000
1947 Ford Deluxe 2d Sedan Restorable 800
1950 Ford Custom Del 2d Convertible Parts Car 5,100
1940 Lincoln Continental 2d Convertible Restorable 8,100
1946 Lincoln Continental 2d Coupe Parts Car 2,600
1936 Oldsmobile F-36 4d Touring Sedan Restorable 4,000
1940 Oldsmobile 2d Business Coupe Restorable 3,600
1950 Oldsmobile 4d Sedan Parts Car 500
1957 Oldsmobile 98 2d Hardtop Parts Car 2,600
1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass 2d Convertible Restorable 4,200
1971 Olds Custom Cruise 4d Station Wagon Parts Car 1,400
1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass 2d Coupe Parts Car 225
1940 Packard 120 4d Convertible Parts Car 9,250
1954 Pontiac Star Chief 2d Hardtop Restorable 4,000
1965 Pontiac Catalina 2d Hardtop Parts Car 1,000
1965 Pontiac Catalina 2d Hardtop Parts Car 475
1965 Pontiac Grand Prix 2d Hardtop Parts Car 1,000
1976 Pontiac Gr Safari 4d Station Wagon Restorable 1,900
1976 Pontiac Gr LeMans 2d Hardtop Parts Car 350
1978 Pontiac Bonneville 2d Coupe Good 850
1982 Pontiac Grand Prix 2d Coupe Restorable 675