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Part of what drives auction prices high is the owner.
Lloyd Young was a very well known, very well respected and very well liked collector. He was truly a car guy's car collector. Him and Shirley were regular attendees at virtually every Glidden Tour, Reliability Tour, etc etc. When someone on the tour broke down, Lloyd was always the first person on the scene and HE KNEW how to fix cars. Not the typical guy that stands around a spews BS and misinformation. Lloyd knew cars and was glad to help fix them-especially if it meant that someone would complete the tour.
As a rebuilder and installer of his famous overdrives, he would go out of his way to make sure the job was done right and often fixed other non-related issues he encountered without charging the person-just so they would not have problems on the road.
He was a knowledgable and gracious gentleman in all regards.
I knew several people that went to this auction and wanted to own a particular car or cars just because they were Lloyds. To a certain extent, they wanted something from Lloyd more than they wanted a particular car. Had someone less known and less respected owned this collection, I am sure the prices would have been lower. Hopefully we will see these cars continue their touring traditions.