There was this little blurb in the regional daily newspaper today:
During the advisory board meeting of the Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau on Tuesday, members discussed how to reach out to the multitude of people expected to be in the area Sept. 25-28.
Kim Kwapnioski, director of the bureau, said the Lambrecht Chevrolet Company auction in Pierce could bring an estimated 50,000 people to the area to bid on the hundreds of vehicles.
It needs noted that the city of Pierce up over here has.....1,500 residents.
The whole northeastern quarter of Nebraska, about 100 miles north-south and 250 miles east-west, has maybe 50,000 people, total, if one fudges the numbers a bit.
It's about this:
Decision to sell classic collection ‘a very emotional one’
....For Stillwell, the memory serves as one of the first indicators of how deeply the love of automobiles — especially those bearing the Chevrolet logo — ran in her blood. It was a love passed down from her father, Ray Lambrecht, the owner of the Lambrecht Chevrolet Co. in Pierce, whose enormous collection of classic automobiles is slated to be auctioned off in late September.
The auction list includes some rare gems with less than 10 miles on the manufacturer’s sticker of origin — a 1978 Chevrolet Indy Pace Car, a 1958 Cameo Pickup, a 1965 Impala and a 1959 Bel Aire. In all, there are about 50 cars with the manufacturer’s sticker of origin, as well as used cars, project cars and, sadly, cars that will be good only for parts because of longtime exposure to the outdoor elements.
News of the auction has already cycled through the national media and drawn attention from car enthusiasts at home and abroad. It also has raised the eyebrows of a few car-loving A-listers.....
