Imagine an automotive salvage yard that closed in 1953 and has sat untouched ever since. That’s the Oliver Jordan collection of 250-plus vintage cars to be sold at auction June 7, 2014. 

Oliver Jordan opened his automotive wrecking yard just outside Enid, Oklahoma in 1945, reportedly, and closed it in 1953. From that time on, it seems, he was very secretive about his former business, and extremely selective about allowing visitors.  As a result, few have actually viewed his vast collection of vintage cars and parts. Mr. Jordan passed away in 2003 at age 95, and then his widow died in the fall of 2013. Now the heirs are selling the entire inventory at auction.

The one-day auction on June 7 will be conducted by VanDerBrink Auctions, the same company, you will recall, that managed the fabulous Lambrecht Chevrolet dealership hoard auction last summer. Due in large part to the power of the internet, these car hoard and so-called barn find sales are becoming collector car events. It will be interesting to see how much national media buzz this sale generates.

While a more complete listing of the vehicles for sale can be found at the auction company website, the collection is said to include a Cord 810/812, a 1917 Maxwell, an aluminum bodied Lincoln K (reputedly by Willoughby) and several Fleetwood V12 Cadillacs.

The vast hoard of Ford vehicles amassed by Jordan includes dozens of Model T, Model A, and V8-era cars and trucks, and there’s a similar large assortments of Chevrolets. Also in the inventory: other GM vehicles from Olds, Buick, and Pontiac, Chrysler products, and orphan makes including Studebaker, Hudson, and Packard. Here are a few more photos, courtesy of VanDerBrink  Auctions, illustrating some of the items to be sold.