Heads-up!!! Lee Baker's Classics Model Car Collection at Estate Sale this weekend....

[tim boyd]

 

Guys......Bob Downie followed up on this a couple of days ago, and he reported back as follows.  (I believe there is more info on Bob's Facebook Page)... 

 

"This is a chance for anyone who enjoyed Lee and his models to get some of his history; there are his built models, diecast, books and magazines galore, tools, artwork...all well preserved. 

 

Here's the link, the official sale is Saturday and Sunday." 

 

https://www.estatesales.net/TN/Chattanooga/37412/1960593

 

Let's make sure Lee's legacy gets distributed to those who understand his modeling legacy.....TIM  

[Zoom Zoom]

There's also information and photos on the ACME Facebook page. Thanks for posting this Tim! It was funny walking in Lee's garage yesterday and the first thing I saw was this:

I was able to acquire some really neat models, including Lee's iconic Duesenberg farm truck, a replica of a real truck.

The Delahaye above was mastered and cast by Pico Elgin who gave a copy to Lee, and this is what Lee did with it.

[jaxenro]

That coupe is just great as are the others

[Miatatom]

I'm right here in Chattanooga but in the middle of a lot of work and little extra funds. Was there much stuff left?

[Art Anderson]

On 8/9/2018 at 7:33 PM, jaxenro said:

That coupe is just great as are the others

That Duesenberg Model J Coupe was cast, by me, in resin from a master created by Lee.   It's a pretty cool piece.  And that Duesenberg farm truck--that was inspired by a real Duesenberg truck conversion, done in 1942, by a fairly wealthy man in rural Ilinois, not far from Chicago, who had owned the car since new circa 1930.  He had the conversion done, so that he could still drive the Duesenberg, get tires for it even, as a farmer's truck--since he owned a farm himself!

Art