A Model T Ford, Snoopy’s roadster and two hearses from Knott’s Berry Farm’s Halloween Haunt are among the memorabilia the more than 75-year-old theme park is auctioning off in March.
“We’re putting together an auction that represents the whole history of the farm,” said Jim Lentz of Heritage Auctions. More than 200 lots are planned.
Besides the vehicles, there will be western paintings by Paul von Klieben once displayed in the Knott’s Steakhouse. An 1893 painting by Henry H. Cross is nearly 10-feet wide.
Fans can bid on pieces from rides no longer at Knott’s, including animatronics bears from “Knott’s Beary Tales” and figures from the Timber Mountain Log Ride and the Calico Mine Train Ride before they were refurbished a few years ago.
Raffi Kaprelyan, vice president of Cedar Fair, owners of Knott’s, decided to hold the auction to make room at the park.
“The auction gives Knott’s the opportunity to share a bit of history with a global audience of collectors, historians and loyal Knott’s Berry Farm guests,” he said in a statement.
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