Incredible Farm & Vintage Vehicle Collection Up For Auction in Overbrook, KS

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Oct. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- October 30-31, 2015, Overbrook, KS- Higgenbotham Auctioneers International (HAI) is pleased to announce the upcoming auction of The Estate of Ross Slagle.  This sale will take place on Friday, October 30 and Saturday October 31 at 10:00 AM CST.  The auction will be held live on site with simultaneous Internet bidding and is open to the public.

Ross   James  Slagle  was  born  in  Anderson  MO  in  1922. His parents  were what they referred to as "Missouri dirt farmers". He had an older brother and sister. At the age of 15 he traveled to Colorado with friends to pick peaches and other produce. While there he managed to save silver dollars and when he returned home  he  purchased his  very  first car.....a Model  T with 30 of those dollars, He also began to "collect" clocks, toy trains, arrow heads and old toys.  Auctions became his social life. He loved the old toys because he never had the them as a child. Money was tight and it went  for  food  and  necessities.

Ross served in the Army in Italy and Austria during WWII, a fact he was extremely proud of. This man was a true patriot all of his life. When Ross left the Army in1945, he moved to Lawrence, Kansas and began to train  as a union plumber, a career he had for over 50 years. He resided in Lawrence, Kansas until 1985 and then he found his farm.....5 miles east of Overbrook, Kansas. He sold 3 rental properties he owned in Lawrence and bought the farm and 20 acres. He now had the space he needed to house his collections and work on his vehicles. Ross knew folks everywhere you went. He truly was a social person and loved to visit. He shared his knowledge, as well as, collecting some along the way. He was an avid reader especially about  vintage vehicles. Spend 15  minutes with him and his enthusiasm could convince you that you also shared thisinterest. Some might even compare him to the “Pickers” or called him a “Hoarder”.

Returning from the Army he purchased a Harley Davidson and his vehicle collecting began! He bought some, bartered for some and hauled them home from near and far. He never met a set of wheels he didn't love. Ross  was always talking of selling his vehicles, but when it  came time to make the"deal",he just couldn't let go. His last project was to put wings on a fuselage he had collected so he could display a plane in  his front pasture.You had to admire this challenge he  set for himself  at  age 88. He worked on  the vehicles, pulling engines, cleaning and even painting until his age prevented him continuing. This made him very sad as the vehicles were his life, We've all heard of "planes, trains and automobiles" he certainly spent his life with them and was excited by the mall. He had a goal everyday of his life!

Full Terms of the sale and additional property information can be found by visiting our website at Higgenbotham.com, or by calling 800-257-4161.  We look forward to seeing you on Auction Day!

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Founded in 1959, Higgenbotham Auctioneers is headquartered in Lakeland, FL and specializes in the sale of real estate throughout the Unites States by utilizing the auction method of marketing.