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Auction notice for abandoned 1938 Plymouth on Beaver Island, 1974

Also 1974 abandoned vehicle auction · 1938 Plymouth auction notice

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TypeEvent
Date1974-08-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1974-08-01
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Summary

A 1938 Plymouth 2-door coach abandoned on Beaver Island was scheduled for public auction at Gillespie Sales & Service on August 1, 1974, unless an owner or lienholder reclaimed it first.

Evidence and limits

This is a legal-notice and planned-auction record. It does not establish the auction’s occurrence, buyer, title, lien resolution, or vehicle disposition.

See also

Sources

  1. Announces an August 1, 1974, 6:00 p.m. public auction at Gillespie Sales & Service for a 1938 Plymouth 2-door coach abandoned about 20 years earlier on the island, unless an owner or lienholder established a claim and paid charges; it does not report auction attendance, sale, title, or disposition.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Auction notice for abandoned 1938 Plymouth on Beaver Island, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-abandoned-vehicle-auction-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, classified advertising, abandoned-vehicle auction notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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