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Typically the only time anyone hears about car collections going up for sale is when they are presented for sale through televised auctions such as Barrett-Jackson or Mecum. Whether they are televised depends largely on the quality of the restorations, the condition of the vehicles, and the rarity of models contained within.

Ron Hackenberger has been an avid car collector throughout his life, but his focus was primarily Studebakers. According to Automotive News, Hackenberger purchased his first Studebaker at 15-years-old with money borrowed from his grandfather. His first car, a 1948 Studebaker, will not be included the auction, but out of the approximately 700 vehicles included in the auction are 250 Studebaker models. Many of these vehicles, including Studebaker Golden Hawks and horse drawn wagons have been restored, while some will require a complete restoration.

Hackenberger began collecting cars in 1962 and continued on until sometime in the later part of the 1990’s. Being the in trucking business, he would ship cars home utilizing tractor trailers and had planned to create a museum of his own. When the economy tanked, his dream of a museum was dashed due to the substantial impact on his finances.

The era of the Great Recession was not a great time for selling collector cars because many collectors were in the same predicament as Hackenberger. So, he held on to his collection and opted to place the cars up for auction on July 15 and 16 of this year at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. If you are a Studebaker fan, this might be an auction for you.