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Posted by Tom Remedios - http://saabnet.com/tsn/forms/e.php3 (more from Tom Remedios - http://saabnet.com/tsn/forms/e.php3) on Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:59:20
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

Well folks, the auction at Gibson motors last Saturday was incredible!  Die
hard Saab fans from several states descended upon Perrsyville IN for the
gone out of business auction. After 40 years of sales and service, the doors
closed and the professional auctioneers came in. Maybe about 100 - 150
people total, many locals looking for shop or office equipment.  From the
Saab side, just from memory so sorry if I missed your name:  Jon
Hochstetter, Lester Ewing, Marty Adams, Andy Federowski, Andy Saksa, Matt
Scheidt, Perry Ellington and yours truly.  What a load of loot we all came
away with.  Tables and racks of stuff were up for grabs along with a whole
back parking lot full of more parts.  No cars but tools and parts from
stroker to 9000.  First off, was some shop equipment.  The auctioneers were
a blast to listen to and the whole event seemed well planned.  The auction
started at 10 AM and ran until about 4 PM or so.  There were many brochures,
books, new old stock, used parts, tools, radios etc.  Imagine your Saab
filled garage after many decades going up on the block.  Just for the drool
factor, here's some of the items picked up:

Soccerball wheels, 4 and 5 bolt versions:  $2 each
V4 Tranny rebuild jig: $20
New in the box, 16 V distributor and two idle air valves: $20
8 rubber winter mats for 9000:  $1
Cafeteria sized tray of brand new 96 and 95 rear lenses:  forget exactly but
around $60 
New 900 Clutch master, C900 tranny gaskets, B motor complete gasket sets:
$15 
About 100 parts and repair CD's:  $10

If noboby was bidding on an item, the auctioneers added in more goodies, so
your small pile kept growing. Things moved fast and it felt like you were
spending a ton of money, but at the end of the day, it was not much at all.
I hope there will be some sharing and passing on of the good fortune with
Saabers who could not be there.  (Sorry James, no shim kit)   

Smiles abounded everywhere.  Lester Ewing had his Suburban and car trailer
filled up.  He had the room so he bought the parts! He scored some huge Saab
signs and trays of stroker and V4 special tools.  Jon Hochstetter engaged in
a 'ferocious' bidding war for a stack of Two Stroke to Turbo books, winning
at about $80 for the lot.  Jon and I had cameras so we'll post pics shortly.

Perry, Matt and I drove out in my 94 Aero.  We filled the car to the ceiling
and Perry and I had to return on Sunday for the rest of the stuff in his
pickup.  Perry had bought a 6 foot rack of used parts for about $100
containing a complete turbo, about 10 starters, 10 alternators, boxes of
door handles etc.  The guys let us pick over some racks that had been sold
and gone through. So we did and found, among other items, a complete 9000
ABS unit, NOS 99 front lenses, an E code headlight and a new 9000 removable
trailer hitch.  

The new owners of the building were very friendly and accommodating,
allowing us to rummage through the shop. They were happy to get rid of the
stuff - less to throw out (painful statement there!) they said.  They then
told us about 'the basement'. This was not open during the auction.  After
descending into the dark abyss we found stacks of glass, hoods, doors and
trunks for the 99 and 96. Quite a few of the body parts were rusty on the
corners from sitting on the damp dirt floor for decades, but there was many
salvageable parts still.  There were also bumpers for 99, 900, 9000 and a
C900 dash with just one small scratch!  We nabbed a bunch of these items
straight away. Outside of paying for the one rack of parts, all of the other
parts were free of charge!!  We filled Perry's truck right to the top, tied
it down and headed home.  What a weekend.   Perry and I will post a list of
stuff that we could bring to the TriStateSaab club meeting next Sunday (May
4).  Look for an article in NINES also.  

Tom
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