The Salina Journal
Four antique cars, valued at over $100,000 total, were destroyed in a structure fire Wednesday in Saline County.
The Saline County Sheriff s Office said the fire happened at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at 4212 Parsons Road. A building at that address caught fire and burned to the ground before being put out.
The building was valued at $60,000 and had three cars in it, a 1932 Ford, 1946 Studebaker and 1954 Chevrolet pickup, valued at $33,000 each, and 1939 Studebaker project car valued at $2,000. Also in the building was $25,000 worth of tools. Total loss was estimated at $186,000.
The owner of the property, Ron Householter, 58, was out of town. Some of the vehicles also belonged to Jack Gebhart, 84, of Salina.