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What's the story on it? I assume it's heading for an auction?
I don't know the V7 Sport very well.Is there any visual evidence from the photos, besides the decal on the side cover, that this is in fact a V7 Sport?Lannis
There are more Guzzis than just the V7 Sport at that auction:I also saw a V50 in pics in the link from the first post, and also a fuel tank that might be from a convert.
While I'm on a question-asking roll, is that an Airone 250 or a Falcone ..... ?Lannis
Neither. Astore.
I remember seeing an old MGNOC newsletter that on the cover was a rally photo, Sylvan Grove maybe, bikes lined up on both sides of the road and all of them having Windjammers.
OK. Auctio reportV50. Sold for $3000V7 sport sold for. $7,500.00Astore. Sold for $20,000.00Plus 10 per cent buyers premium
thankyou for that report Mike.
Sounds like some healthy prices for the sellers! Lannis
Kind of a sad story actually. Seller is in an institution or old folks home with serious dementia. County was the one auctioning off his belongings to pay for his upkeep. Story as I heard it at the sale was that he came home from Vietnam was on disability and started buying stuff up. Wouldn't let anybody on his place. People knew he was collecting lots of stuff, but had no idea he's squirreled away this much. I talked to multiple people who'd known him for years and even they were flabbergasted. He wouldn't let anybody on his place. A hoarder of the truest sense. The sale was unbelievable. He had good tastes and didn't have any plain stuff. It was almost mind boggling to try and take it all in. Even after spending the entire day in there thursday we were still seeing bikes rolling out of the building at the end of the day that I didn't even remember seeing in there. It was difficult to wrap your mind around all of it. Prices were somewhat insane. The best you could hope for was reasonable, and if some of the high rollers wanted it good luck as they seemed to be willing to pay twice what it was worth to get it, if not more. His farm the second day of the sale was just as impressive. Shelving units built into buildings with rows after rows of part in them. A single minded obsession to get as much of it as he could. Left early Friday because of the rain, but was still worth the thousand mile round trip just to see some of the stuff they pulled out of that place. The NSU's and the Panthers were high points in my book. Came home with three clunkers. About half of a Guzzi 125, a Capriolo 100, and a BSA B40 military $850 in the three combined. Met a lot of neat people and ended up buying a Ducati single frame in the parking lot from somebody we were camped out next to Friday morning that made the trip worth while for me as it was something I really need. TDF
How does one buy all that stuff on a Vietnam-era disability check? I mean, I could see if he were trading and selling, buying collections and breaking them up etc, but just buying and hoarding it and not even riding it?Sounds like the dementia started years ago, not just lately. That IS sad ... all that time collecting "stuff", and now it's all just going away. At least people are getting something out of it now.Lannis
How does one buy all that stuff on a Vietnam-era disability check? Lannis
There may have been other sources of income or inheritance. But, you have to remember, these vehicles weren't always collectable. I bought a 47 Indian Chief basket case in 1975 for $75.00. The next year I bought a 72 Combat Commando Norton for 800.00 then traded it even for a 73 V7 Sport both running and driving. I once bought an Eldorado for 342.00, the guy wouldn't let me leave without it and it's all the cash my buddy and I had on us. My point is, when this guy bought these items, they were somebody's junk. Several years ago there was an auction in Glenview, I'm sure you saw the results of that one. I can't remember his name but, I heard he would clean out properties after the owner's death. He had a massive collection, the stuff sold for millions.
