processed iron is what now? $170-200 a ton?
I have heard of processed iron up around $300.00 a ton. Maybe some of the owners of this scrap will unload their Detroit scrap that you can't buy parts for anymore. Three of these were built in Auburn Indiana.
This is a 1927 Buick that Chicago businessman Mr. Al Capone bought for one of his employees. In the drivers door a little extra steel plating was installed for the safety of the driver. Mr. Capone ran into a little bad luck when he forgot to pay his income taxes. When his income did not support his life style seems the IRS got a little jealous. At $300.00 a ton why would anyone keep something like this around?
The second picture is a pink Auburn owned by a lady, as if you could not tell it was owned by a lady.
The third picture is another Auburn, Nice looking car. There is a Auburn Cord, Duesenberg museum in Auburn, Indiana, at where i believe is the original factory for the three.
The fourth is a Duesenberg, with a pretty impressive engine.
For you truckers a Red model T truck. Should have been painted Black. Colors other than black were not an option until the Model A days I think. Not much tonnage in this Model T, but maybe he could get double scrap price. That red paint brings the value down some.