Bob's Auto Parts Auction

Are you looking for a parts car or a restoration project? Well Rowley’s Auction Service will be auctioning off the entire contents of Bob’s Auto Parts in Fostoria, Michigan, this weekend. This facility has operated as a classic car salvage yard since 1938. Bob and Chris Zimmerman have owned and operated the business since 1957. Due to the death of Bob Zimmerman, all the vehicles will be sold at auction.

What will be auctioned are the 1,800 cars in a junkyard that’s been in operation since 1938. Looking at the pictures on the website, there are some interesting collector car material from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. There will be a minimum bid of $400 for all of the cars and pickups “due to high scrap prices”, so we might assume, that whatever doesn’t sell at auction goes straight to the crusher. If you see anything on the website you might be interested in, give Bob's a call and save a classic from being crushed.

There will be a $5 bidder registration/entrance fee and everyone must be registered to bid at the auction. If you pay be credit card, there will be a three percent buyer’s premium charged. But if you pay by cash or personal check the buyer’s fee will be void. That sure beats the fifteen to twenty percent you’ll pay at any of the other auctions going on this weekend.

The Rowleys Auction website has a partial listing with pictures of the cars that being offered.