Vintage Chevrolets auctioned in Nebraska – in pictures

Car buffs look at a 1956 Chevrolet Belair 4 door sedan on Friday during a preview for the auction. Many of the cars have never been titled, though they show the wear of decades left outside Photograph: Nati Harnik/AP

Classic cars are lined up for auction in a field on the Lambrecht family farm Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty

Phil Rothmeier of Madison Lake, Minnesota, poses in front of a 1954 Ford F-100 pickup truck he plans to bid on. An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 car enthusiasts from around the world are expected in Pierce, a town with a population of 1,700 Photograph: Nati Harnik/AP

Car enthusiasts look over a 1959 Chevrolet Belair 4-door sedan Photograph: Nati Harnik/AP

Car buffs survey a 1959 Chevrolet Impala, foreground, and other Chevrolet vehicles. Many of 500 cars being offered at the auction have never been titled and have less than 20 miles on them Photograph: Nati Harnik/AP

Car buffs look over 1965 Chevrolet Impala 2 door hardtop on Friday. Bidders from about a dozen countries have already started the bidding at Proxibid.com Photograph: Nati Harnik/AP

Many of the cars have spend decades stored outside at Lambrecht's farm in Nebraska Photograph: Nati Harnik/AP