Went to house that was on American Pickers

[rusty513]

My wife & I took the 1 hour & 45 minute drive today to visit Wili, the guy that was on American Pickers that has the White Castle in his front yard. He has tons of awesome stuff on his property, train station, church, gas station, barn, motel & not to mention bikes. I bought this black & grey spray painted Schwinn from him but also attached some pictures of his property.

 

[Lonewolf]

Great reconnaissance!

 

[thesuicideride]

soo nice! i wanted to see what he had in his collection. they only briefly passed the camera by them in the show. is that a black, red, AND green phantom in the second to last pic!? :shock:

 

[willyschad]

i would have had a hard time leaving there with only one bike. he's got some cool old rusty stuff.

 

[rusty513]

soo nice! i wanted to see what he had in his collection. they only briefly passed the camera by them in the show. is that a black, red, AND green phantom in the second to last pic!? :shock:

Yeah, he actually had 4 phantoms

 

[El Duderino]

wow. so amazing

 

[npence]

Im Glad to see you had fun there mark I know I did. I was thinking about getting the same bike when I was there but went with these 2 instead. How long where you there I think I spent about 3 hrs at his place and still dont think I seen everything.

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[thesuicideride]

how the heck did you guys track him down? im not goin or anything. just wondering. id imagine hes been blown up with people wantin to come out after pickers.

 

[rusty513]

how the heck did you guys track him down? im not goin or anything. just wondering. id imagine hes been blown up with people wantin to come out after pickers.

It's actually like a little museum. Just google "green's heritage museum" we were the only people there. You should go check it out.

 

[rusty513]

Im Glad to see you had fun there mark I know I did. I was thinking about getting the same bike when I was there but went with these 2 instead. How long where you there I think I spent about 3 hrs at his place and still dont think I seen everything.
It was a lot of fun!!!!! We were there for about 2 hours

 

[thesuicideride]

how the heck did you guys track him down? im not goin or anything. just wondering. id imagine hes been blown up with people wantin to come out after pickers.

It's actually like a little museum. Just google "green's heritage museum" we were the only people there. You should go check it out.

ohh thats awesome! i didnt know it was a museum. maybe i will go out there sometime. i thought he was just a collector.

 

[mikesbikes36]

so r all the bikes for sale or what ? very neat place i wanna go there !!!

 

[rusty513]

so r all the bikes for sale or what ? very neat place i wanna go there !!!

He would not sell the phantoms inside the house nor would he sell the boys shelby's with the springers

 

[oldschoolcolo]

what are the prices like?

 

[rusty513]

what are the prices like?

I think they are a little high. Any boys bike with a springer was $150 (no matter the condition) & the crusty girls bikes were $75 (that was for a girls Schwinn with tank)

 

[Hsean]

Compaired to what people want for those types of bikes in pretty bad condition here i'd so spend 150$ no problem lol most people who find them here think it's like bars of gold

 

[rusty513]

Compaired to what people want for those types of bikes in pretty bad condition here i'd so spend 150$ no problem lol most people who find them here think it's like bars of gold

I agree, even though the Schwinn I got has been completely spray painted over, it has a springer & a straight bar tank that's worth $150. I can't stand when people ask ebay prices for stuff!!!!

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Yeah if you want E-bay prices, put it on E-bay. I get sick of seeing the same bikes week after week on C-list and the price is like Ebay x2

 

[rusty513]

Yeah if you want E-bay prices, put it on E-bay. I get sick of seeing the same bikes week after week on C-list and the price is like Ebay x2

Yeah, I've even been to places with cash in hand & they still want a billion dollars for their crap

 

[tgriffin27]

What kind of bike is that in the fourth picture down with a gas tank and engine on it? Was it for sale and if it was did he give you a price?