404 Error File Not Found The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.This vehicle is being sold "As Is" with no warranty. 9:00 AM to 3:00 PMIf you're anywhere near Palmya, Nebraska this weekend, you should plan to hit the estate auction of John Armbrust. Over the past 50 years he collected more than 275 vehicles, and they're all for sale. Absolutely epic gallery below. Apparently, when Mr. Armbrust left this world, he had a lot of unfinished projects, having collected over 275 examples of the good, the bad, and the ugly in transportation history over the last 80 or so years. From a Bultaco motorcycle to a diesel Buick, there's something here for every taste and automotive perversion. Want a '57 Chevy two door? There's eight of 'em. 1958 Pontiac Chieftain 4-door? What looks like a Packard Custom 8 is something really capturing our fancy. Below is a partial list of the vehicles that'll be on the sale this Saturday, going under the gavel of Speckman Realty and Auction Services, and even it is a whopper.

This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime auctions that makes you wish for a really big trailer and a lot of garage space. We normally hesitate to use the word "epic," but to describe this cache of classics, we think it's appropriate. 1960 Impala 2-door hard tops - 2sliding door track philippines 1961 Impala 2-door hard topframeless shower door pulls 1964 Impala 2-door hard tops - 2grp garage door manufacturers 1955 Bel Air 4-door sedans - 5sliding wardrobe doors japanese style 1959 BelAir 2-door sedanshower glass doors raleigh nc

1960 BelAir 2-door hard top 1961 BelAir 4-door sedan 1948 Fleetline 2-door sedans - 2 1948 Fleetline 4-door sedan 1948 Fleetmaster 4-door sedan 1953 Power Glide 4-door sedan 1951 Deluxe 2-door sedans - 2 1958 Brookwood wagons - 2garage door threshold not level 1958 Delray 2-door sedaninternal doors liverpool uk 1940's 2-door sedans - 2 1949 4-door sedans - 2 1951 4-door sedans - 4 1951 2-door sedans - 2 1953 2-door hard top 1953 2-door sedans - 2 1955 2-door hard top 1955 2-door sedans - 3 1955 4-door sedans - 2 1956 2-door sedans - 3 1956 4-door wagons - 2 1956 2-door hard top 1956 4-door sedans - 5 1957 4-door sedans - 8 1957 4-door hard top 1957 2-door hard top 1964 Mustang 2-door hard top

1964 Mustangs - 2 1963 Galaxie 500 Sunliner convertible 1960's era Galaxie 2-door hard top 1952 Crestline 2-door hard top 1955 Victoria 2-door hard tops - 2 1955 Fairlane Club Sedan 2-door sedan 1957 Fairlane 2-door hard top 1954 2-door hard top w/continental trunk 1955 Ranch Wagon 2-door 1958 Country Sedan 4-door station wagon 1936 4-door sedan w/suicide doors 1930's era 2-door sedan - 2 1940's era 4-door sedan 1946 2-door sedan - 2 1952 2-door & 4-door sedans 1956 4-door sedan - 2 1958 4-door sedanChrysler, Jeep, Dodge 1950's Willy's Jeep station wagon Willy's Jeep station wagon 1950's Chrysler Windsor 4-door sedan 1940's Plymouth Concorde 2-door 1940's Dodge 2-door sedan 1950's Dodge 2-door sedan 1952 Dodge 2-door sedan 1952 Pontiac 4-door sedan - 2 1953 Pontiac 4-door sedan 1955 Pontiac 4-door station wagon 1958 Pontiac Chieftain 4-door hard top

1958 Pontiac Chieftain 4-door sedan 1964 Pontiac Starchief 2-door hard top 1964 Pontiac Catalina convertible 2-doorBuick 1951 Buick Eight Special 2-door hard top 1953 Buick Eight Special 2-door hard top 1953 Buick 2-door hard top - 2 1954 Buick 2-door sedan 1956 Buick Special 2-door hard top 1946 Chevy - 2 1948 Chevy - 4 1950's Chevy 3/4 Ton 1953 Chevy 1/2 Ton 1962 Chevy 1/2 Ton 1970's Chevy 3/4 Ton - 4 1973 Chevy Custom Deluxe 50 1951 Fords - 2 1967 GMC 3/4 Ton Torpedo nose Studebaker Champion 1950ís torpedo nose Studebaker 1940's Packard Clipper 4-door 1950's Packard 2-door sedan 1958 Edsel Ranger 4-door sedan 1950 Desoto 4-door sedan 1951 Desoto Firedome 8 4-door 1956 Desoto 2-door sedan 1946 Nash 4-door sedan 1946 Mercury 2-door sedan 1950's Mercury 2-door hard top Mercury 4-door, suicide doors Olds 88 Fiesta 4-door hard top wagon 1950 Olds 4-door sedan

1952 Olds Futuramic 4-door sedan 1953 Olds 88 4-door sedan 1955 Olds 4-door sedan 1955 Olds Holiday 4-door hard top 1956 Olds 2-door hard top 1957 Olds 88 4-door hard top 1961 Olds 4-door hard top 1950ís Plymouth 2-door sedan '56 or '57 Lincoln Premier 2-door convertible 1950's Lincoln 2-door sedan 1980 Subaru GL 4-wheel drive 1952 Chevy school busAfter this sale, we feel balance will be restored to an automotive universe darkened by Cash For Clunkers. For more details on location and time, visit Speckmann Realty And Auction Services. If anybody makes it out there this weekend, please send us pictures. Images are general in nature and may not reflect the specific vehicle selected. History of the 1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird Ford’s original two-seat Thunderbird, inspired by Chevrolet’s Corvette, went into production on September 9, 1954. Like Chevy’s fiberglass sports car, the steel-bodied 1955 T-bird rolled on a 102-inch wheelbase, but the similarities ended there.

Save for some early applications, a removable fiberglass hardtop was standard, as were roll-up windows and V-8 power, all features unavailable to Corvette customers early on. The Thunderbird V-8 was a 292 cubic-inch Y-block topped by a single four-barrel carburetor. Output was 193 horsepower with the standard 3-speed manual, and 198 horses when the Ford-O-Matic automatic was installed. More power increases followed in 1956 as the standard 292 V-8 was up-rated to 202 horsepower and an optional 312 cid Y-block appeared with either 215 or 225 horses. Optional dual carburetors were introduced later that year to help the 312 reach 260 horsepower. Additional updates for 1956 included available “portholes” for the removable hardtop and a Continental-style spare tire carrier out back. Ford officials initially had their sights set on building 10,000 Thunderbirds for 1955. The final tally read 16,155. After a slight dip to 15,631 in ‘56, production of the last — and in many minds the best — two-seat T-bird reached 21,380 in 1957.

The Thunderbird’s spare tire went back inside the trunk in 1957 and the rear body was lengthened about 6 inches. Complementing the extra length in back were outward-canted fins atop each rear quarter, courtesy of legendary designer Frank Hershey. Both the 292 and 312 Y-block V-8s returned for 1957, as did the dual carburetor option, or “E-code” engine. The “base” E-code 312 was rated at 270 horsepower; adding the “NASCAR kit” cam boosted output to 280 horses. Also offered briefly in 1957 was the F-code 312, a supercharged V-8 advertised at 300 horsepower. With the NASCAR cam, this blown Y-block produced 340 horsepower. Click here to read Hemmings Motor News' Buyers Guide for the 1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird. 1957 ford thunderbird Info Curb Weight: 3134 lbs. Wheel Base: 102 in. *Please note: All prices shown here are based on various data sources, as detailed in About Our Prices. For all Hagerty Insurance clients: The values shown do not imply coverage in this amount.