It is sad when an old hot rodder dies, but when the parts and cars they have collected go on to live with new friends, new families, museums, etc, at least we know that their passions will carry on. Such is the case with Mark Smith, a man whose collection of cars and parts is legendary. When he passed away last year, his collection was destined for new life, and Matt and Mike from Iron Trap made sure they were there to purchase some great stuff during his estate auction.

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Mark Smith had one of the larger car collections on the East Coast, that was mostly housed in Lynchburg, VA. Unfortunately Mark passed away last November leaving this massive collection behind. Mark did donate a large portion of his nicer cars to museums, and even gifted a few to friends. The remaining cars and parts were auction off this past week and it was one of the largest auctions we have been to in a few years. The auction was held over 3 days with over 700 pallet loads of parts and 350+ cars sold, which doesn’t include the boats and boat parts! Matt and Mike filled their trailer with a whole bunch of great parts that they will take back to the warehouse and lay out in another video! Let us know in the comments below what your favorite car or part you saw in the auction!!