BaT seller @john2323 brings us this collection of mostly pre-war American vehicles, with one post-war outlier, each of which features an engine with its cylinders in a single tidy row. These automobiles were acquired by the seller’s late father over the years, with some of the earliest cars purchased in the 2010s; the Buick sedan and Chevrolet pickup, however, boast family histories stretching back to the mid-20th century. Many will be offered with no reserve!
Auctions from the Harlan Schoneweis Collection will begin going live on September 1. A preview of the collection is below.
1922 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Ford’s iconic Model T was such a success that, by the early 1920s, over half of all registered cars in the world came from Detroit’s Blue Oval. By this time, Model Ts—like this 1922 example—had gained conveniences such as a battery and featured an ammeter as the lone gauge on the dashboard; speedometers were a thing of the past for Model Ts by 1915. This soft vinyl-roofed roadster pickup wears a replacement wooden cargo box, while its 177ci four-pot has been fitted with a Waukesha Ricardo cylinder head.
1926 Ford Model T Touring Project
Old Tin Lizzie was nearing the end of its production life when Henry Ford finally gave ground and implemented some much-needed updates, giving it a more modern look with a wider cowl and a lower stance along with a number of mechanical betterments. This murdered-out 1926 Touring is anything but dead, however, and remains in project condition with wear throughout, including a convertible top described by the seller as “fair.”
1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan and 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet
Moving up the list of pre-war Fords are these two Model As. The Model T was a tough act to follow, but Ford managed an impressive encore with the Model A, selling a million examples by 1929. Ford offered the Model A in a variety of body styles, and both the utilitarian Tudor sedan and the dressier Cabriolet shown above featured four-wheel drum brakes and a 40-horsepower 201ci L-head inline-four paired with a three-speed manual gearbox.
1938 Dodge D8 Business Coupe
We leave the last of the Blue Ovals behind for this 1938 Dodge D8 Business Coupe, successor to the D5. With its beige-and-brown motif, 218ci inline-six, three-speed manual gearbox, and tan cloth upholstery, this D8 is…well, all business. For the seller’s late father, though, it meant a little more than that: “My father bought this 1938 Dodge a few years ago because his grandfather had one when he was a kid.”
Single-Family-Owned 1938 Buick Series 60 Century Touring Sedan
Fun fact: the Buick Series 60 Century was an opulent touring sedan that earned the moniker “The Banker’s Hot Rod” thanks to its 320ci straight-eight, which made it capable of nearly 100 mph! This 1938 model was purchased new by the seller’s grandmother, who terrorized the boulevards well into the 1950s before the car was eventually passed to the seller’s late father.
42-Years-Owned 1959 Chevrolet Apache 3100 Pickup
By the late 1950s, Chevrolet’s light-duty Task Force pickup had adopted the Apache name and gained increasingly car-like features such as a wraparound windshield, an in-cabin heater, and sleeker styling. V8s and Hydra-Matic transmissions were optional, but this 1959 example packs a 235.5ci inline-six and a three-speed manual gearbox. The seller’s late father purchased the truck used in 1961 before selling it in 1966. Years later, it found its way back into the hands of the seller and their brother, and it has remained in the family ever since.