Preston Evans has A Colossal Four-Day Auction Event Planned for September 4th-7th in Byron, Georgia

2024-04-25 12:37:21 Art & Entertainment

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Byron, GA, USA, August 12, 2020 -- Preston Evans of Preston Opportunities is very good at many things ? like collecting and being an auctioneer ? but he?s terrible at retiring. ?I tried to retire,? he said from his home in South Georgia, ?and it worked until I was motivated to get back in the auction ring. I found it impossible to sell all my collections in the time I spent trying to put together an event.?

That was four years ago. Since then, at least five important collections have fallen into Evans?s lap (including the estate of his longtime friend and fellow collector, Buddy Austin, recently deceased). Those items, plus Evan?s leftover inventory never before offered for sale, all add up to one thing: a major auction for all of it, planned for four days, the weekend of Sept. 4th thru 7th.

The auction will be held at the Big Peach Antiques Mall in Byron, Georgia, 12 miles south of Macon, off exit 149 of I-75, at 119 Peachtree Parkway. Start times all four days will be 10 am Eastern. Seating will be available in the lower room of the mall. The expected overflow crowd will be accommodated outdoors. Limited online bidding will be through LiveAuctioneers.com.

The auction is packed with antiques and collectibles in many categories. Offered will be toys, Western items, Popeye collectibles, advertising, movie posters, petroliana (gas station collectibles), jukeboxes, arcade games, magic memorabilia, trade stimulators, coin-ops, slot machines, Coca-Cola items, music boxes, cash registers, watches, clocks, pre-1899 guns and swords, Civil War items, scientific instruments, vintage cameras, vintage cars and motorcycles.

The vintage cars are worth noting up front, for their rarity and importance. They will be sold at the Saturday, September 5th session and include the following:

- A 1939 Cadillac V-16 Series 90 convertible ?barn find?, one of only four made, with a divider window windshield, in storage since 1954, with 9,264 miles on the odometer.

- A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air sport coupe hardtop, striking red, fully restored, with flawless trim and bumpers, a ?Turbo-Fire? 283 engine, 3-speed floor shifter and whitewall tires.

- A 1966 Jaguar XK-E 2+2 coupe, Series I, with a beautiful sounding 4.2 liter engine with triple SU carburetors, automatic transmission, covered lens headlights and wire wheels.

- A 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan two-door coupe, a ?Hot Rod Lincoln?, recently restored, with burgundy paint, Ford flathead V-8 337 ci engine (152 hp), and a streamlined body.

Other cars include a 1953 Pontiac Chieftain Deluxe Eight Custom Catalina with original paint, a 1948 Willys Jeepster, a 1950 Cadillac Series 62 sedan, a 1911 Willys-Overland Touring car, and a 1928 Packard Model 526 five-passenger sedan. The cars are being sold as-is, in varying states of condition. A few have been lovingly restored, while others are awaiting a return to their glory.

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Preston Opportunities
Byron, GA (USA)
678-296-3326
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