After the Lambrecht Auction, we figured it was only a matter of time before more old dealerships like it would hit the market. What we didn’t realize was how soon they would come up for sale. It goes to show you, once one family sells and makes a killing doing it, every other old family dealership will start doing the same. We aren’t particularly excited to see another family turn over their entire estate to an auction house, but we are glad to know that this collection is going to be given a chance to go to new homes. Unlike the Lambrecht collection, the Bullock Chevrolet dealership doesn’t appear to have any unsold and never driven cars in their collection, but they do have a lot of cars and a ton of parts. There is a lot of rusted metal here, but it would be worth going and taking a look just to walk through the old shops and fields simply to take in all the sights. Like Lambrecht, this auction is also being managed by VanDerBrink. It is currently scheduled to hit the block on September 6th in Grant, Nebraska. Take a look at the complete listing here at VanDerBrink Auctions. Thanks Jim S for the tip!

Like most old family businesses, Bullock Chevrolet has a long history and quite a story. For five generations, the Bullock family has farmed and run small businesses in the Grant, Nebraska area. As the family grew, so did the variety of businesses that the family owned and operated. It was only a matter of time before someone in the family would open a car dealership. The one to do it was Wayne Bullock and he bought his first Oldsmobile franchise when he was just 19. The dealership grew, even though he nearly lost it when GM found out he was so young, and his children grew up helping out at the dealership. After graduating from college, his son Noel came back home and helped with the dealership, eventually taking it over. Noel’s two son’s also grew up in the car business too, but in 2002 they gave up the GM franchise and focused on selling used cars and restoring classics.

Opening a restoration business seems like a natural progression for the Bullock family, as the dealership had an impressive stockpile of NOS parts, projects, and parts cars. This family didn’t manage to acquire as many used cars as the Lambrechts, but they still have an impressive number of cars. The business model of taking in trades and not selling them seems like a strange idea by today’s standards, but we can see how it was beneficial to the dealer and we are grateful for it, as it means there are still large collections of used cars like this to be found!

While this collection is composed primarily of old rusted cars, there are plenty of nice ones in the mix. There are several fully restored cars plus a few survivors. One of the nicer cars in the collection has to be this GTO. During the years that Noel was still selling cars, he received a number of sales awards, including the John DeLorean award for selling the most 1965 Pontiac GTOs, so it’s little surprise that the family has a connection with the Goat. They have a long list of complete and solid cars, with several having already been restored. Some of the more notable ones we spotted include a 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge, a 1957 Chevrolet Cameo Pickup, and a rather fascinating 1959 Cadillac Eureka Body Hearse.

From what we can see, this auction appears to have some great finds and we can only imagine what parts might be stashed away in the old service center. Given the family’s history with cars and the number of GTOs to have passed through this dealership, we wouldn’t be surprised if there are a few old speed parts lying around. This looks to be a worthwile event to stick on the calendar and we will be sure to keep an eye on the online bidding to see what things end up going for. We just hope this doesn’t turn out to be another Lambrecht, but given the lack of never sold cars, we don’t see prices getting so outrageous. Be sure to look through the complete list of cars and let us know which ones grab your attention!