FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis – Even the seasoned Mecum auctioneers from Walwoth were stunned. The auction of Elmer Duellman’s automobile and car memorabilia collection at Fountain City drew $8.5 million. Three weeks earlier, on Labor Day weekend, the museum closed for the last time. The family of Duellman, who died in 2019, decided to liquidate. At the auction the top dollar was $242,000 for a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS. Of 2,020 lots for auction these were the leaders:
Aviation beacon. Duellman’s salvage yard atop the bluffs above Fountain City remans a visual beacon for pilots looking for Winona when the Mississippi valley is fogged in. The salvage business became the genesis for his massive collection.
Autos
$242,000: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS.
$121,000: 1959 Chevrolet Impala vonvertible.
$110,000: 1966 Plymouth Hemi Belvedere I.
$104,500: 1969 Dodge Charger 500.
$99,000: 1958 Chevrolet Delray.
$90,200: 1958 Chevrolet Impala convertible.
$88,000: 1935 Auburn 851 Cabriolet.
$84, 700: 1966 Pontiac GTO.
$77,000: 1964 Amphicar 770.
$77,000: 1957 Chevrolet Corvette convertible.
Motorcycles
99,000:1940 Indian Four.
$55,000: 1947 Harley-Davidson FL Knucklehead.
$49,500: 1941 Harley-Davidson ULH with sidecar.
$49,500: 1937 Harley-Davidson Big Twin Flathead with sidecar.
$38,500: 1947 Indian Chief.
$27,500: 1921 Cleveland.
$25,300: 1951 Harley-Davidson Panhead.
$24,200: 1959 Indian/Royal Enfield Chief.
$22,000: 1964 Harley-Davidson Duo-Glide Panhead.
$19,800: 1968 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide.
Pedal cars toys and signs
$59,000: 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird.
$47,200: 1970 Richard Petty Plymouth Superbird.
$37,760: 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona.
$35,400: 1929 Ford Snap-On wooden toolbox.
$29,500: Charger Daytona.
$28,320: Clown at merry-go-round.
$25,960: 1927 American National Lincoln.
$24,780: Valvoline Motor Oil Manco Products go-kart.
$23,600: 1936 G-Man cruiser.
$23,600 1934 Packard 5 In 1.
Earlier: End of the run for Elmer’s auto musem