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Wheel Thing: An Orange County car collector's tale

A 1920's Ford Model T was one of 69 cars auctioned earlier this week. The cars belonged to an Orange County plumber who died last year with no valid will.
A 1920's Ford Model T was one of 69 cars auctioned earlier this week. The cars belonged to an Orange County plumber who died last year with no valid will.
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Ken Porter Auctions
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Wheel Thing: An Orange County car collector's tale

A 1949 Ford convertible, a 1960 GMC flatbed truck, a couple of Model As and a '59 Mercedes diesel.

These are just a few of some of the old, and mostly rusty cars auctioned off earlier this week in Orange County, California.

They all belonged to a Buena Park plumber who died a year ago with assets, including the cars, that might be worth $2 million, and no valid will.

An eccentric car collector's tale, on this week's Wheel Thing, our regular conversation about mobility with Orange Country Register reporter

.