{"id":2476,"date":"2022-11-02T15:38:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T07:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2022-11-02T15:38:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T07:38:39","slug":"port-a-potty-kings-huge-classic-american-car-collection-up-for-auction-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2476","title":{"rendered":"Port-a-potty king’s huge classic American car collection up for auction in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bob Drayton of New Jersey amassed a collection of over 70 classic cars <\/h4>\n

The late businessman’s classics are being sold by his estate <\/p>\n

Mr. Bob made a good living in the business of johns.<\/p>\n

Bob Drayton Jr. ran Mr. Bob’s Portable Toilets in southern New Jersey until he died at age 71 in 2020.<\/p>\n

Drayton\u2019s father started a septic system company in 1955 and added the toilet and roll-off trash container rentals over the years. Bob III is in charge today.<\/p>\n

But while Bob Jr. worked in the disposal industry, his passion was bringing things back to life \u2014 classic American cars.<\/p>\n

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\n Bob Drayton Jr. spent over 30 years assembling his collection.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

Drayton put together a collection of more than 70 cars stashed in various garages, sheds and the woods near his home in the Pine Barrens.<\/p>\n

“He worked on them himself and had a couple of employees that helped him out,” Drayton\u2019s son told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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\n Drayton stored the collection in a group of garages and sheds and in the woods near his home.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

“One fella, his lifelong friend, knew how to get them running.”<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t get around to fixing all of them, but most the cars are now being sold online in various states of condition through VanDerBrink Auctions until Nov. 6.<\/p>\n

\"Drayton's <\/p>\n

\n Drayton’s 1954 Nash Metropolitan convertible runs and drives.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

Drayton said his father had a thing for 1950s and 1960s Chevrolets, and there are plenty of them on offer.<\/p>\n

But many brands are represented, including several discontinued ones such as Crosley, Nash and Studebaker.<\/p>\n

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\n A 1954 Willys Lark DeLuxe is from the same company that launched Jeep.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

There are three cars from Willys, the company more famous for spawning Jeep, including a working 1954 Lark DeLuxe with only 28,799 miles on the odometer that Drayton stored inside and remains in excellent shape.<\/p>\n

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“Dad kept the running ones inside and the ones that needed work outside,” Drayton said.<\/p>\n

\"Drayton's <\/p>\n

\n Drayton’s 1966 Pontiac GTO was restored some years ago but remains in good condition.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

One of the hottest tickets on the docket is a restored and lightly modified first-generation 1966 Pontiac GTO.<\/p>\n

It’s considered by many to be the car that really kicked off the muscle car era.<\/p>\n

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\n Drayton built several racing cars, including this 1979 Chevrolet Malibu that has a V-8 engine from a dirt track racer.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

Drayton built a few drag racing cars in his day, too, and there\u2019s a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu with the 350 cubic-inch V-8 engine from a dirt track race car and a 1960s T-Bucket that needs an engine.<\/p>\n

\"This <\/p>\n

\n This T-Bucket roadster is ready to have an engine installed.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

“Dad started racing with a friend named George Adams, who gave him his first job at his gas station,” Drayton said.<\/p>\n

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\n Drayton sometimes competed on the drag racing tracks of southern New Jersey.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

“He wanted to quit school, and my grandfather told him he could, but only if he went out and found a job on his own.”<\/p>\n

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\n Drayton built this 1964 Dodge Polara into a street-legal drag racing car.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

Another gem is a street-legal maroon 1964 Dodge Polara.<\/p>\n

It’s built for drag racing with a fuel cell, hood scoop and V-8 engine equipped with a nitrous oxide injection system to boost its power.<\/p>\n

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\n Drayton’s son Bob runs the company today, while his son Bob IV carries on the family name.
\n (VanDerBrink Auctions)<\/p>\n

Drayton III, whose son Bob carries the family name into a fourth generation, is a bit of a car nut himself. <\/p>\n

He fixed up a vintage Chevrolet Camaro for his wife and said he\u2019s hanging onto about a dozen of his dad\u2019s cars, including a \u201957 Chevy Bel Air with the classic dual quad-barrel carburetted 283 cubic-inch V-8.<\/p>\n

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