Aircraft parts auction
TRAVIS Hughes is the first to admit that collecting old aircraft parts is a bit out of the ordinary.
“It’s definitely a one-off sort of trade,” the Kyneton resident said.
Mr Hughes has a large collection of aircraft parts, including many from World War II. He also has a collection of vintage cars.
His grandfather started a family business in the 1920s that specialised in trading wartime vehicles and aircraft parts.
The business closed in 1999 but Mr Hughes still has more than 1000 collectables, some of which will be sold at a clearing sale at his property next week.
Items for sale include WWII aircraft motors, parts, panels, controls, seats and tyres, a 1959 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite and a 1971 Triumph.
Mr Hughes said although the third-generation business had been closed for more than 10 years, people from all over Australia still sought him out to purchase his wares.
“I have found that sometimes the more unusual something is, the better it sells,” Mr Hughes said.
“There are always people looking for something different; that’s why they come to us.
“Some customers have been with us for 75 years.”
The clearing sale will be held on Sunday from 10am on the corner of Saleyards and Kyneton-Metcalfe roads.