1955 Ford Thunderbird Roadster
This 1955 Ford Thunderbird roadster sold for $25,000 at auction over the weekend. It was one of several hundred items sold by rare-vehicle collector Ron Hackenberger in Norwalk, OH. (Image/OnAllCylinders)

The auction featuring more than 700 rare vehicles and auto-themed collectibles owned by collector Ron Hackenberger of Norwalk, OH, garnered more than $2 million from the sales.

Day 1 of the live auction took place Saturday at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk in conjunction with the Blue Suede Cruise car show and cruise-in, and Day 2 took place at Wolohan Lumber Yard, which is also in Norwalk. All of the items that sold, and final sale prices, are listed here for Day 1, and here for Day 2.

A 1947 Indian Chief motorcycle with sidecar drew the largest bid of any single item, according to the auction sale prices posted online. The rare bike sold for $36,000.

Other notable sales include a 1938 Studebaker Coupe Express Truck ($30,000); a 1969 Jaguar XKE Roadster ($30,000); a 1985 OWOSSO Pulse Autocycle ($15,000); a 1949 Tatra T600 Tatraplan sedan ($22,000), and a large, vintage Studebaker neon sign that sold for $9,000.

Hackenberger is a major Studebaker enthusiast, adding nearly 250 of them through the years as he built his vehicle collection he had originally planned to display in an auto museum dedicated to orphan, or otherwise rare, cars and other vehicles.

[Read about how Ron Hackenberger assembled his collection over the course of 50 years in our auction-preview story here.]

Here are some of the other notable sale prices from the Hackenberger auction:

1967 Porsche 912 Coupe
This 1967 Porsche 912 Coupe sold for $25,000. (Image/OnAllCylinders)
1962 Cadillac Miller Meteor Over the Top Rescue Unit Ambulance
This 1962 Cadillac Miller Meteor Over the Top Rescue Unit Ambulance sold for $9,500. (Image/OnAllCylinders)
1981 DeLorean DMC-12
This 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 sold for $23,000. (Image/OnAllCylinders)
1954 Kaiser Darrin
This ultra-rare 1954 Kaiser Darrin — an American-made roadster — sold for $20,000. Only 159 were built. (Image/OnAllCylinders)
1932 Studebaker Coupe
This 1932 Studebaker Coupe sold for $19,000. (Image/OnAllCylinders)
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antique cars, car auction, Collector cars, orphan cars, Ron Hackenberger
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Author: Matt Griswold

After a 10-year newspaper journalism career, Matt Griswold spent another decade writing about the automotive aftermarket and motorsports. He was part of the original OnAllCylinders editorial team when it launched in 2012.