1978 Ford LTD

The Busy Beehive

The Busy Beehive

Auction Location: 111 Central Ave, Brooten, MN 56316

Phone: 320-583-6162

Lot Categories: Collector Vehicles (1)

Begins Closing Tuesday
02/24/2026 06:00 pm

Active



Showing 1 to 1 of 1 items

Current Bid: $0.00
Next Required Bid: $4,500.00
High Bidder: Be the First to Bid
Begins Closing:
Tuesday 02/24/2026
06:00 pm CST

Time Remaining:

1w 4d

 


Auction Details:

New battery, kept inside, clean car Baby blue, white hard top (vinyl)

ONLY 82,000 original miles. 

Runs and drives. 

There has only been one owner 

There is some minor wear on the door seals, and there is a bit of rust on the doors on the bottom, please see pictures. 

The car is clean and ready for a new owner to love her. 

 

Dealer services provided by K-BID:  DLR24714

 

All vehicles are sold strictly ‘as is / where is’ - No Warranties; written, verbal, implied, or otherwise.  No refunds, credits, or discounts are offered. - Please inspect this item before bidding - Pick-Up Day is NOT Inspection Day-

It is your responsibility to inspect prior to purchase.  A ‘Test Drive’ does not equal a full mechanical inspection and will not reveal all mechanical issues.  Photographs are considered part of the item description, please use all information provided to you to assess the value of this item before bidding. 

 

As with all used cars, this car may come with typical used car issues, including minor mechanical issues and past due maintenance.

Inspection By Appointment Only -

Auction Closing:

Tue, Feb 24, 2026
06:00 pm

Removal:

Thu, Feb 26, 2026
10:00 am - 03:00 pm
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
10:00 am - 02:00 pm

Removals are by appointment within the schedule above.

Bidding Increments:

Bid Range Minimum Increment
$0.01 - $75.00 $1.00
$75.01 - $150.00 $5.00
$150.01 - $250.00 $10.00
$250.01 - $500.00 $25.00
$500.01 - $1,000.00 $50.00
$1,000.01 - $5,000.00 $75.00
$5,000.01 - $50,000.00 $100.00
$50,000.01 - $75,000.00 $250.00
$75,000.01 - $100,000.00 $500.00
$100,000.01 - $2,500,000.00 $1,000.00

Buyer's PremiumCap
15.00%$1,500.00


This auction is contracted and managed by: The Busy Beehive

Manager: Harmony Sturges


Dealer services provided by K-BID:  DLR24714

Buyer's Premium Cap   15.00% $1,500.00

 

This auction is contracted and managed by: The Busy Beehive

Manager: Harmony Sturges

Payments Accepted:  Online payments through K-BID, Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Amex) on site or cash will be accepted. 

Wire transfer or certified bank check for purchases over $5,000.  

No personal checks accepted. 

   Inspections: Please take the opportunity to inspect and/or test drive - appointments can be made via call/text 320-583-6162

Removal:  Items must be paid for and picked up by the following Thursday or Friday after the auction closes - please call 320-583-6162

Payments: We accept Cash, Cashier's Check, Debit and Credit cards up to $5,000. After $5,000 it needs to be a wire transfer or a cashier's check.

Registration Information:  To expedite removal, winning bidders must complete the "Bidder Supplied Information" form, found on the invoices section of your dashboard.  

NOW TAKING CONSIGNMENTS - contact us to sell your car, truck or SUV today! 

*** Unless noted, all items are in used/pre-owned condition and may contain some imperfections due to use and wear.  Expect some form of wear/use for each item. 

This auction is contracted and managed by an independent affiliate. By placing a bid on this auction, you are agreeing to the auction specific terms listed on this page in additions to the K-BID user terms and agreements.  

K-BID Online, Inc. (K-BID) is responsible for maintaining the K-BID.com website.  K-BID.com serves as the venue used by independent auction companies (Affiliates) to present their online auctions to bidders.  

K-BID’s role in the auctions listed on K-BID.com is limited to providing the venue for affiliate auctions. Affiliates are not employees, agents, representatives or partners of K-BID Online, Inc. K-BID’s knowledge about individual auctions and individual auction transactions is limited to the information appearing on the website.

By placing a bid on K-BID.com, bidders are verifying they are at least 18 years old and acknowledging they understand and will comply with both the K-BID.com website terms and the auction specific terms. Bidders MUST NOT share their password or account information with anyone. Bidders are responsible for bids placed on their account.

Inspection dates/times are available for every auction. Bidders are strongly encouraged to inspect prior to placing bids. Removal day is not inspection day. When an auction ends, and the winning bidder invoice appears on the bidder’s dashboard, the bidder is obligated to honor their bid(s).

Every auction item is sold “as is, where is” with no guarantees or warranties. You are responsible for inspecting items prior to purchase.


This auction is contracted and managed by an independent affiliate. By placing a bid on this auction, you are agreeing to the auction specific terms listed on this page in additions to the K-BID user terms and agreements.  

K-BID Online, Inc. (K-BID) is responsible for maintaining the K-BID.com website.  K-BID.com serves as the venue used by independent auction companies (Affiliates) to present their online auctions to bidders.  

K-BID’s role in the auctions listed on K-BID.com is limited to providing the venue for affiliate auctions. Affiliates are not employees, agents, representatives or partners of K-BID Online, Inc. K-BID’s knowledge about individual auctions and individual auction transactions is limited to the information appearing on the website.

By placing a bid on K-BID.com, bidders are verifying they are at least 18 years old and acknowledging they understand and will comply with both the K-BID.com website terms and the auction specific terms. Bidders MUST NOT share their password or account information with anyone. Bidders are responsible for bids placed on their account.

Inspection dates/times are available for every auction. Bidders are strongly encouraged to inspect prior to placing bids. Removal day is not inspection day. When an auction ends, and the winning bidder invoice appears on the bidder’s dashboard, the bidder is obligated to honor their bid(s).

Every auction item is sold “as is, where is” with no guarantees or warranties. You are responsible for inspecting items prior to purchase.

Bidders are responsible for knowing and complying with auction terms. Failure to comply with removal terms may result in bidding privileges being disabled.  Once a bid is placed it cannot be retracted.

Sellers and their agents are prohibited from bidding on their own assets.

Items with a reserve will not be sold unless the reserve price has been met.

At the close of the auction, active items will remain open until no bids have been received for three minutes.

Applicable sales tax will be collected by the affiliate managing the auction.  

In the event that bidding rights are terminated due to no-show invoices, bidders MAY be reinstated at the discretion of K-BID only after a penalty fee of 20% of the unpaid invoice(s) and a reinstatement fee of $25.00 has been paid to K-BID and a scanned copy of your driver's license emailed to us. INVOICED ITEMS WILL NOT BE AWARDED. The payment is punitive and meant to deter no-shows. Duplicate bidder accounts will be deactivated when they are determined to exist. If possible and at our discretion, K-BID reserves the right to delete any bid we believe has been placed by a suspect bidder. Any registration that shows up on our fraud detection system may be placed on hold and bids removed until the user is verified. K-BID Online, Inc reserves the right to disallow anybody from bidding on its website. Cases of obvious bidding with no intent to redeem will be referred to appropriate legal authorities.

Affiliates may lower a lot reserve at any time before or after an auction closes.  If the reserve is lowered while the auction is in progress, the applicable reserve message will appear below the Next Required Bid information (Reserve Not Met or Reserve Has Been Met); the asset will sell to the high bidder if the lowered reserve amount is met. If the reserve is lowered after the auction closes, the highest bidder at auction close will receive a winning bidder invoice. 

Once an auction begins its closing process, outbid notifications will not be sent.

Once a bid is placed it cannot be retracted.

 



111 Central Ave
Brooten
MN, 56316


Phone: 320-583-6162

Shipping is not accepted for vehicles

We accept cash, cashier's checks, debit and credit cards for up to $5,000. Anything over needs to be a cashier's check or a wire transfer. 

Please have your paperwork filled up prior to your appointment. Thursday 10-3 and Friday 10-2

Thank you!