Because of this, Chevrolet had a tendency to stuff him with inventory of vehicles which were not meeting their sales targets in exchange for allocation of vehicles his fleet manager friend needed. All of that company’s vehicles, literally thousands over the years, were purchased through Lambrecht, and drop shipped to a few dealers around California. I know the Chevy dealer in Nebraska City and back at the time of the auction, he helped flesh out the rest of the story on this unusual dealership.Īccording to him, Lambrecht, though a small town dealer in Nebraska, had an army buddy friend who was the fleet purchasing manager for a very large corporation based in California. What’s hiding out behind the doors and fences of shuttered car dealers in your area? Be sure to check out The story behind the Lambrecht Chevrolet Collection for more information on this incredible legacy. The demise of small-town car dealers may yield other amazing barn/storage finds, but it’s hard to imagine another cache like this one. Sadly, after surviving decades of Nebraska winters, one suffered indignity at the hands of a meat-headed fork truck driver. The page “ Emptying the Field of Dreams” describes the story of at least two of these trucks. The same assortment of features and colors that would have greeted Nebraska buyers shopping for new trucks in the ’60s sat outdoors until the 2013 auction. Sadly over time the trucks could not fend off Mother Nature and the elements damaged these never-titled vehicles in ways that tarnished any hopes of a fairy tale ending. Apparently after Chevrolet redesigned their pickup trucks for 1967, the dealership had no place for the “old” 1966 models, and parked them outside where they sat for over 40 years. This video documents some of the fleet trucks and notes that many are 1966 models. Barn Finds reader Rob suggested we revisit the topic of the many low-mileage 1960s Chevy pickups that Vanderbrink Auctions processed during the two-day event. The amazing story of Pierce, Nebraska’s auction of leftover inventory from the Lambrecht Chevrolet dealership amazed automobile enthusiasts around the world in 2013.
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