Antique Archeology Micro Car
They founded the Antique Archeology shop in Le Claire Iowa.
Antique archeology micro car. It has been renovated with some mid-century renovations to make it. Eastern Iowa written by. Calvin Eaves What began as a normal day of picking for antique treasure on rural farms ended violently for Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz--the stars of the History Channel hit show American Pickers.
You know her as the woman behind Antique Archaeologys office as the Queen of Rust and above all as a foundational part of the History Channels smash hit. Includes both shop locations and our favorite Picker Nation moto. Antique Archeology Contact Number.
Along the way Ive learned that when it comes to working in restoring these you gotta consider how you can honor their history while making it possible for them to succeed in the present. Another hidden gem the crew found was a leather license plate that was almost 100 years old. American Pickers also stars Danielle Colby the person in charge of running Mikes store.
More than 70 years ago Platform 1346 operated as the kitchen car on troop trains carrying soldiers coast to coast during World War IIToday it has a second life as a luxury overnight space resting at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. They turned around and sold it for 45000 making a healthy 7500 profit on the antique. Things had been going well for Mike and Frank on their visit to 92 year-old Byram Whittlers farm in eastern Iowa.
Small Medium Large 2XLarge 200 3XLarge 200 4XLarge 400 Our pocket tee features the famous Nash car that sits outside of our LeClaire IA location and has been featured on. Downtown LeClaire 115-12 Davenport Street. Platform1346 The WWII Kitchen Car.
It is still the home base for the American Pickers TV Show. In December 2011 American Pickers revealed that Antique Archaeology had leased part of a former 1914 car factory in Nashville Tennessee which originally made the Marathon automobile for a second business location to decrease the distance required to haul their finds from the southern states. The pick gets off on the right foot when Mike and Frank spot a Datsun 240Z out front and a Nash Metropolitan on a hoist indicating that Ernie is into cars.