Another Snippet of The Racing Living Estate Sale!!

Spent much of yesterday afternoon...

working on 'The Racing Living Estate Sale'.

{N.E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

September 11 thru 14, 2025}

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The above lighted ACCEL Spark Plug Sign, is So Cool!!

Works Great!!

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Virgil, the Gentleman who owns this Estate, loved his Caps!!

There must be 50 of them... with Cool Advertising!!

Oh My!!

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Sorted through a stack of them, then... found Another Huge Stack!!

Hahahahaha!!

Spent a couple hours sorting through Virgil's Office.

Have many hours... yet, to go.

We have to go through every single item.

We've found thousands of dollars... over the years... while combing through paperwork, and books... 'After' the Family said they'd been through 'Everything'.

In their defense...

it's easy to miss things,

 {checks, bonds... policies... etcetera...}

 that've been 'filed' in unusual places, or... inside stacks of paperwork, that appear to be mostly 'trash'.

It's incredibly overwhelming for Family, and Loved Ones, going through an Estate.

They... are often grieving, and... or... stretched to their limits from long time... 'Care' before...

 they are forced to tackle an 'Estate', often... in a hurry.

That's why I keep telling Pal, Bill... 'We'... are going to have to tackle my 'Living Estate'.

Hahahahaha!!!

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I wouldn't wish 'This'... on Anyone I Love.

<3

and...

nobody knows my 'Treasures', like I do.

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So much 'History'... so many Wonderful 'Stories'.

<3

It's often difficult for us, at times, going through someone's... 'Estate', even being far removed.

After going through their 'Lives'... we truly get to know them, tho, most of the time, we've never met.

<3

Ran across the below, yesterday, stacked inside 'paperwork'.

It's an autographed piece signed by The Great...

Drag Racer, and Builder,

'Dyno' Don Nicholson.

{Google him. Wowza!!}

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Read that The Beach Boys... tune, 

'409'

may have been inspired by 'Dyno' Don.

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Found that Interesting, since... it was the First tune I thought of,

the other day...

while writing about Virgil's Sale.

{Even more interesting... the 409 is a Chevrolet creation.

Not my style, but... totally respect it. ; ) }

Later... in his career, 'Dyno' Don built some Incredible Fords!!

<3

Like... Virgil.

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Oh my Goodness!!

There's So Much Amazing Vintage 'Paper'.

<3

Hundred's of Vintage Magazines, and Manuals!!

Oh Dear!!

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Virgil has a HUGE Collection of Vintage T Shirts!!

Most, like New.

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Amazing!!

Again, this is just a Tiny... Snippet, of 'The Racing Living Estate'.

This Home is FULL!!

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Virgil, and his Wife... lived in this Home, for nearly 60 Years.

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Then...

 there's 

Virgil's Professional Race Car... and Engine Building Workshop.

Tools and Equipment out The Wazoo!!

{Race Cars... Too!! : ) }

oh...

dear.

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Had to watch the 'Bullitt Car Chase'... again, last night.

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LOVE It... for So Many Reasons.

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Had to Laugh... when the above, popped up this morning on FB Memories.

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Sadly, I don't often sip wine, for the same reasons I did back then.

Those... were The Days!!

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Hahahahaha!!

These days, well... 

it keeps me out of 'trouble'.

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{mostly.}

Helper, Brandon... is mowing today.

Praise God!!

He's been so busy, getting here... to mow is difficult.

Grateful... he could come today.

Told him he might have to mow Scout's Pasture Twice!!

It's a Hayfield!!

Oh My!!

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.