---
title: "A Whole Lot of Vintage Trucks Are up for Sale, and We Want Them All"
description: "At Mecum Auctions' fall event in Illinois November 11-13, 2021, dozens of gorgeous vintage trucks will cross the auction block."
date: "2021-11-07"
modified: "2021-11-07"
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  - name: "Kristin V. Shaw"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/43042/a-whole-lot-of-vintage-trucks-are-up-for-sale-and-we-want-them-all"
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# A Whole Lot of Vintage Trucks Are up for Sale, and We Want Them All

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[At Mecum Auctions Fall Premier 2021 event](<https://www.mecum.com/auctions/fall-premier-tractor-2021/lots/collector-cars/11/11/page/2/>) next weekend in Illinois, Friday and Saturday will be all about tractors. We’re talking everything from a restored [1927 Rumely Oil Pull M 20-35](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-477173/1927-rumely-oil-pull-m-20-35/>) to a lovely [1937 John Deere A](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-482831/1937-john-deere-a/>) to a [1970 Minneapolis-Moline G1000 Vista Diesel](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-478013/1970-minneapolis-moline-g1000-vista-diesel/>) and everything in between. [Vintage toys](<https://www.mecum.com/auctions/fall-premier-tractor-2021/lots/roadart/11/13/>) will be up for sale as well as signs with messages like “Party at the lake” emblazoned in neon and even a [Charlie Daniels Band-signed commemorative golden fiddle](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-496137/charlie-daniels-band-golden-fiddle/>). The Devil went to Illinois, it seems, looking for an auction steal.

But stop singing “I’ll take this bet, you’re gonna regret” to yourself for a second and [check out the vintage truck lots](<https://www.mecum.com/auctions/fall-premier-tractor-2021/lots/collector-cars/11/11/>) that will be crossing the block before all of that on Thursday, November 11. Listen, I know [80s and 90s trucks are hot commodities](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37348/youre-not-imagining-it-old-trucks-are-suddenly-selling-for-big-bucks-on-bring-a-trailer>) right now and all that but feast your eyes on the stunning red [1948 Diamond T 201 Dually Pickup](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-482549/1948-diamond-t-201-dually-pickup/>). And a [1951 Mercury M1 pickup](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-476885/1951-mercury-m1-pickup/>) in a two-tone teal and silver paint job. Or a [1930 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-476922/1930-ford-model-a-roadster-pickup/>) with a quail radiator mascot.

![message-editor%2F1636324076445-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1636324076445-3.jpg>)
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A few cabover trucks are up for sale as well, including a Peterbilt or two and a few [Kenworths from the 70s](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-496135/1977-kenworth-k100-cab-over/>) that will transport you back to the time your dad used to talk on the CB radio. *Breaker breaker one nine, I see a Smokey ahead; what’s your 20?*

You’ll find a few oddballs in the mix like a [1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside Pickup](<https://www.mecum.com/lots/GN1121-476883/1961-chevrolet-corvair-95-rampside-pickup/>). It truly looks like someone revived my parents’ old blue Chevy van from the junkyard and chopped off the back two-thirds. It's strangely attractive in a what-the-heck-is-this kind of way. There’s also a 1956 Willys with a 226 cubic-inch Super Hurricane L-Head six-cylinder engine and red-painted 15-inch steelies.

If I had my way, I’d have a garage full of 1920s- to 1950s-era trucks [just like these](<https://www.mecum.com/auctions/fall-premier-tractor-2021/lots/roadart/11/13/>). Meanwhile, I’m going to be right here flipping through the photos of them.

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## Author
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.

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