Hot Rod Hoarder's Stash Goes To Auction: In Photos
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The Bob Koepke Auction
Bob Koepke working at his homeCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 2/34
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Fords recovered from the Koepke propertyCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 3/34
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Part of the field of cars owned by Bob KoepkeCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 4/34
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Some of the Chevys collected by Bob Koepke. Many had been wrapped in tarps to protect them.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 5/34
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Grills and other partsCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 6/34
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Some of the hundreds of wheels Koepke collected.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 7/34
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Close-up of an Edelbrock aluminum intake, one of more than 200 owned by Koepke.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 8/34
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1956 Chevy Nomad wagonCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 9/34
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1956 Chevy Nomad wagonCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 10/34
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1955 Chevrolet ConvertibleCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 11/34
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Some of the parts stowed by Bob KoepkeCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 12/34
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1956 Chevy Nomad wagon, with engine and transmission.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 13/34
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Rear of the 1956 Chevy Nomad wagon.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 14/34
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Another 1956 Chevy Nomad wagonCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 15/34
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1955 Chevy Nomad 2-door wagonCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 16/34
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1955 Chevy Nomad 2-door wagonCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 17/34
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1955 Chevy Nomad wagon.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 18/34
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A 1958 Porsche 356, among the cars owned by Koepke that runs and was stored indoors.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 19/34
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The 1958 Porsche 356 has 77,558 on it; it's not clear when it was last driven, as several parts were off the car.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 20/34
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1958 Porsche 358 with its original motor.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 21/34
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1978 Ferrari 308 GTS, a car Koepke used as a Sunday driver.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 22/34
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Outside of a fuel pump, this Ferrari appears to be the most well-kept vehicle in Koepke's collection.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 23/34
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Ford V-8 grillCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 24/34
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1973 DeTomaso Pantera with just 3,800 miles on it, and a numbers-matching engine. It's also not clear how long this car has been sitting, however...Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 25/34
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...it does still have not just the original Pantera wheels but the Goodyear Arriva tires it was first sold with.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 26/34
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Interior of the DeTomaso PanteraCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 27/34
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1957 Chevy Bel Air two-door hardtop, with engine but no transmission.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 28/34
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Interior of the '57 Bel Air.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 29/34
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Some of the parts Koepke gathered and labeled.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 30/34
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More of Koepke's stash.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 31/34
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A 1932 Ford three-window coupe that will be kept by Bob Koepke's son.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 32/34
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1935 Ford CabrioletCourtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 33/34
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Prototype aluminum intake designed by Smokey Yunick for a blg-block Chevy Camaro Z28.Courtesy VanDerBrink Auctions - 34/34
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1934 Ford 3-window coupe, billed as a rolling project with flathead V-8.
Yahoo Autos
Ever heard of that one old guy who's got a stash of hot rods and rare cars just sitting around his property? That was Bob Koepke — a former NASA accountant who gathered a hefty stash of Tri-Five Chevys, Depression-era Fords and thousands of parts over several decades. For 10 years before his death last November, no one, not even his son, was allowed on his land to see what the collection had become. Next month, the hot-rodder's horde will go to auction, with not just American metal but a Ferrari and DeTomaso in the mix. Read more here.