A piece of history

black bart

black bart

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We have a building that has set empty for years but from early thirties till 1956 it was a Chevrolet Dealership and this was recently found in their.
Due to the war their were not many new cars sold in 1942 but this was one of them.
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Check the total price.
 

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Not sure if I really read it right. Did it say $660? If so, that's a lot of money for a Cheby. ;)

I got it blown up to where I could read it. Very cool. What would be even better is if that car by some weird chance were still around.
 
GearHead_1 said:
Not sure if I really read it right. Did it say $660? If so, that's a lot of money for a Cheby. ;)

I got it blown up to where I could read it. Very cool. What would be even better is if that car by some weird chance were still around.
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The 2 Bros are dead but their son is still alive he is 90.
I will ask him if he knows who bought it.
We know it was Grey and we have the serial number but I'm betting it saw the crusher years ago.

Yes total cost was $660.00

The oldest car I have owned was a 1924 Chevy coupe with a rumble seat it had wood spoke wheels and a 4 cylinder engine.
Wish I had it today and it was in the shape that it was when I owned it.
May be just a CHEBY but it sure would bring a HUGE dollar
 
GearHead_1 said:
Not sure if I really read it right. Did it say $660? If so, that's a lot of money for a Cheby.

I got it blown up to where I could read it. Very cool. What would be even better is if that car by some weird chance were still around.
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I think it was a YENKO! :rofl
 
Thanks for sharing BB that some good stuff..and 660 bucks is unbelievable...that's a car payment today..LOL
 
Beemerboy said:
Thanks for sharing BB that some good stuff..and 660 bucks is unbelievable...that's a car payment today..LOL
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Dave glad you enjoyed it.
After reading this thread seems some have failed to see the significances of this document.
I was thrilled to get a chance to scan it and I also made a print of it.
In the draw with this was a book with the minutes from the first meeting of a gun club that had been formed.
It was dated 1933 and had all the members names.

My fathers name was in it he was field captain, I can just barley remember him he died when I was only 3 years old.
I do remember all those on the list but all of them have been dead for years.
 
Hey BB, I'm sorry if I ruined the impact of this thread. That wasn't my intention. I really did think it was a very cool document. Post depression, money no doubt was still very tight, yet someone found a way to order a new car. I'm sorry if I took this in the wrong direction by starting the Cheby stuff.
 
GearHead_1 said:
Hey BB, I'm sorry if I ruined the impact of this thread. That wasn't my intention. I really did think it was a very cool document. Post depression, money no doubt was still very tight, yet someone found a way to order a new car. I'm sorry if I took this in the wrong direction by starting the Cheby stuff.
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It is ok but think about how many of these were destroyed and how remarkable It is that this one survived.

The daughter has it now and she knows it is a valuable piece of history I have no doubt it will be put in a vault box for safe keeping.
 
black bart said:
It is ok but think about how many of these were destroyed and how remarkable It is that this one survived.

The daughter has it now and she knows it is a valuable piece of history I have no doubt it will be put in a vault box for safe keeping.
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Different industry but I collect old gun documents and old gun advertising. I also have a number of very old, mostly exercised stock certificates from companies that no longer exist but names you would recognize. I get into old documents. Once again, I did think this was cool.
 
GearHead_1 said:
Different industry but I collect old gun documents and old gun advertising. I also have a number of very old, mostly exercised stock certificates from companies that no longer exist but names you would recognize. I get into old documents. Once again, I did think this was cool.
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Speaking of old I have something old that I think I'm going to sell that you would like.

1937 first edition Colt Woodsman Match Target.
This is listed in the gun book as EXTREMELY RARE and the one I have has not been shot enough to wear the bluing on the slide.
This is 100 percent perfect.

I took it to a big gun shop about 20 years ago just to show it to him and he knew what it was but said he had never seen one before.

He wanted to buy it but at that time I didn't want to sell it.
This gun is very very rare and probably not another one in existence in as good a shape as this one is. :drool:
 
black bart said:
Speaking of old I have something old that I think I'm going to sell that you would like.

1937 first edition Colt Woodsman Match Target.
This is listed in the gun book as EXTREMELY RARE and the one I have has not been shot enough to wear the bluing on the slide.
This is 100 percent perfect.

I took it to a big gun shop about 20 years ago just to show it to him and he knew what it was but said he had never seen one before.

He wanted to buy it but at that time I didn't want to sell it.
This gun is very very rare and probably not another one in existence in as good a shape as this one is. :drool:
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how much ya want for it? lol
 
black bart said:
Speaking of old I have something old that I think I'm going to sell that you would like.

1937 first edition Colt Woodsman Match Target.
This is listed in the gun book as EXTREMELY RARE and the one I have has not been shot enough to wear the bluing on the slide.
This is 100 percent perfect.

I took it to a big gun shop about 20 years ago just to show it to him and he knew what it was but said he had never seen one before.

He wanted to buy it but at that time I didn't want to sell it.
This gun is very very rare and probably not another one in existence in as good a shape as this one is. :drool:
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Interestingly enough, I have one that is in an honest 85% condition and was manufactured in 1939. I also have a close friend that has one from the same year and is probably in about 80%. If anything I'm a little conservative when rating a firearm. Very cool little semi's and no doubt in my mind were the inspiration for Bill Ruger's Mark I's, II's & III's
 
GearHead_1 said:
Interestingly enough, I have one that is in an honest 85% condition and was manufactured in 1939. I also have a close friend that has one from the same year and is probably in about 80%. If anything I'm a little conservative when rating a firearm. Very cool little semi's and no doubt in my mind were the inspiration for Bill Ruger's Mark I's, II's & III's
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Are you talking about a first edition or the match target.

Mine has a bullseye engraved on it with the word MATCH under it.


If we have found 3 of those tonight we have uncovered most of them in existence
 
Sorry, didn't mean to mislead you. No tapered barrels here just Series 1's in good shape. I read your post an then dropped the match target. My friend and I had been talking about these guns just two nights ago and I got a little carried away.
 
GearHead_1 said:
Sorry, didn't mean to mislead you. No tapered barrels here just Series 1's in good shape. I read your post an then dropped the match target. My friend and I had been talking about these guns just two nights ago and I got a little carried away.
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I questioned you about it because I have never seen one at the big shows.
Mine is the only one I have ever seen and that is what I was told by the guy that runs a big gun shop near here.
He said he had never seen one.
I'm sure some exist but they are very rare.
 
black bart said:
I questioned you about it because I have never seen one at the big shows.
Mine is the only one I have ever seen and that is what I was told by the guy that runs a big gun shop near here.
He said he had never seen one.
I'm sure some exist but they are very rare.
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I have handled these before, in fact the Cabela's about 40 minutes from my home had one of these for $1800 within the past month. I would have guessed it to be about 85% as well.
 
GearHead_1 said:
I have handled these before, in fact the Cabela's about 40 minutes from my home had one of these for $1800 within the past month. I would have guessed it to be about 85% as well.
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Do you have any idea how many of them were made.
I bought mine about 50 years ago and at that time the guy I bought it from was in his eighties.
He bought it new and said he did not shoot it much.
When I got it I shot a about 20 rounds and have not shot it since it is too nice to be shooting it.
With my back like it is I will not be using any of my weapons I already sold all of my class 3 guns now I'm going to sell off a bunch of the others.
I have some custom heavy bench guns that I need to sell my Ferguson weight is 72 lbs too heavy for an old man with a bad back.
 
Bart, I'm sorry, I don't have any idea on quantities manufactured. I probably hadn't given it serious thought I have seen them on several occasions. I know that later generations (post war) of the Woodsman Match Targets did not have the taper under lug barrel. I've seen these more frequently.
 
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