Submitted Photo Two beautiful Avantis await adoption by bidders at Mark Soholt's estate auction, shown in this photo by Roger Riveland. Pictured are a black 1963 Studebaker Avanti, a gold 1976 Avanti Motor Company made car and a 1961 Studebaker Silver Hawk.
ALAMO — If you had any interest in Studebaker automobiles or classic rock ‘n’ roll, chances are you heard of, or even attended, the Mark Soholt Estate auction held last Friday southeast of Alamo.
Soholt’s love for Studebakers was widely known throughout the United States and Canada. He parted out hundreds of Studies and owned quite a few in excellent condition. Friday saw those last remaining Studebakers and one 1958 Packard sell at his estate auction. A beautiful pair of running and low mileage Avanti’s were sold, one a 1963 black one and the other a gold 1976 Avanti II, which was really not Studebaker but made by the Avanti Motor Company. A few of the other numerous collectible-running Studebakers sold included a 1947 Champion, a 1961 Silverhawk and a 1961 Champion pickup. Many parts cars sold as well.
The sale started at 10 a.m. with the household wares and progressed to the hand tools, which sold at a blistering pace for good money by Haugland’s Action Auction . There is no official count on how many attended the auction but bidding numbers were up to at least 260.
After the aforementioned trailer loads were sold, next up on the auction came the parts cars and the none-running automobiles. The running and in-collectable-shape vehicles sold next and brought very good money, as did most of the Friday’s sale items. A couple of large round metal Studebaker dealer signs sold extremely well.
At 2 p.m. the collectable portion of the auction started with the die-cast cars and trucks, which were mostly Studebakers of course. There were Hot-Wheels, Matchbox, banks, and pretty much any brand of miniature auto that ever included a Studebaker automobile in its toy vehicle line up.
Submitted Photo There were a number of Beatles albums and items up for sale but this lot had the honor of bringing the highest memorabilia bid. This "Yesterday and Today" album is remembered primarily for the controversy surrounding its original cover image, known as the "Butcher Cover." The band members insisted it was a statement against the Vietnam War. The gory album cover was soon recalled and released with a much mellower cover of band members posed around a steamer trunk. This extremely rare album, along with an artwork of the cover and a smaller 5x5 inch copy shown, sold for a whopping $2,100. Photo by Roger Riveland.
The auction then moved to the immense classic rock ‘n’ roll collection and memorabilia. The collection consisted of LPs, CDs, laser discs, concert DVDs, banners, posters, LPs and a multitude of autographed pictures. There was a small box of various backstage and VIP passes. Many of these were obtained in person by Soholt at the hundreds, if not thousands, of live concerts he had seen in his life. His favorite performer was quite easy to figure out as he had 100s of rock singer Alice Cooper items, some very rare and a large number autographed.
Interestingly, Soholt had the chance one day to caddy for Cooper as he golfed at The Links of North Dakota – Red Mike Golf Course, south of Ray. Cooper had played the casino at New Town and wanted to golf.
Soholt’s normal, if you can call it that, costume on Halloween was dressing as his idol Alice Cooper. Soholt also attended a few concerts and festivals in Cooper attire at times too to the amazement of many.
(This reporter even found an ancient photo with Soholt) as Alice Cooper and himself dressed as a pirate in the immense collection of framed photos, believed to have been taken at DKs Lounge in Williston on Halloween in the mid ’80s.)
Soholt loved classic Canadian rock and knew more about the bands and band members then most full blooded, Canadian-born fans did. Soholt had many dozens of autographed photos framed of the classics. He had attended many festivals in Canada over the years to hang with and party with those bands. He was a huge Headpins fan and also loved Chilliwack, Loverboy, Streetheart, Prism and Lee Aaron, whom he never had seen live, though.
Submitted Photo This photo by Roger Riveland shows around 20% of the treasure trove of rock 'n' roll memorabilia, which sold at the Mark Soholt estate auction last Friday. This trailer load contained a box of Paul McCartney items, one of the Rolling Stones and another of KISS, as well as other autographed photos and albums.
Soholt was also a Beatles fan. A rare Beatles “butcher” album, with a similarly designed artwork and smaller version about 5 inches square sold for a whooping $2,100, followed closely by an album autograph by the band Alice Cooper, bringing in $850.
The autographed LPs and photos sold very well and there were many collectors on hand to make that happen. One could see their excitement at placing the winning bid and knowing they now owned the item.
Before his death Soholt was in the process of creating a two-story high rock ‘n’ roll museum in part of his one large shop, outfitted with an office and even a bar area. He had a whole room devoted to just Alice Cooper collectibles, and the walls of the medium-sized audio room were lined with autographed albums, posters and framed 8×10 photos.
He had all types of players for the various media types, including CD players, turntables, DVD players and laser disc players. It would be a mind-numbing place for a classic rock fan when he got it completed, which sadly didn’t fully happen, but his legacy will live on in the collections of others now. Submitted Photo Jerry Kobriger, former North Dakota Game and Fish biologist, has been surveying wildlife for nearly 60 years. Photo from NDGF. Crosby native Les Knudson, global process manager for AGT Foods, displays product samples as he speaks to members of the Minot Area Chamber EDC and Minot City Council Thursday, prior to a tour of the Minot plant. Staffed with 92 employees in Minot, the company is hiring. AGT Foods purchased the former Food Services of America building behind Corbett Field and will be expanding its operations there with an initial 25-30 employees, ramping up to 45-50 within the first year, Knudson said. Headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan, AGT Foods is an international company that turns lentils, peas, beans and chickpeas into staple foods and products for the ingredients market. Its products can be found in everything from pet food to gluten-free pasta. Submitted Photo Two beautiful Avantis await adoption by bidders at Mark Soholt’s estate auction, shown in this photo by Roger Riveland. Pictured are a black 1963 Studebaker Avanti, a gold 1976 Avanti Motor Company made car and a 1961 Studebaker Silver Hawk. Submitted Photo There were a number of Beatles albums and items up for sale but this lot had the honor of bringing the highest memorabilia bid. This “Yesterday and Today” album is remembered primarily for the controversy surrounding its original cover image, known as the “Butcher Cover.” The band members insisted it was a statement against the Vietnam War. The gory album cover was soon recalled and released with a much mellower cover of band members posed around a steamer trunk. This extremely rare album, along with an artwork of the cover and a smaller 5×5 inch copy shown, sold for a whopping $2,100. Photo by Roger Riveland. Submitted Photo This photo by Roger Riveland shows around 20% of the treasure trove of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia, which sold at the Mark Soholt estate auction last Friday. This trailer load contained a box of Paul McCartney items, one of the Rolling Stones and another of KISS, as well as other autographed photos and albums. Submitted Photo The Soholt estate sale, shown in this photo by Roger Riveland, was well attended with over 300 people on hand to bid on the many collectable items offered from Mark Soholt’s huge Studebaker and classic rock collections. Submitted Photo Submitted Photo Minot Area Community Foundation presented a symbolic check to St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen Thursday. From left are Shirley Deibert, Jim Olson, Jean Feist, Perry Olson, Darlene Barnett, Karen Feist, Kevin Sebastian, Staci Kennedy, Larry Deibert, Jackie Thomas, Jason Zimmerman and Father Todd Kreitinger.
Submitted Photo The Soholt estate sale, shown in this photo by Roger Riveland, was well attended with over 300 people on hand to bid on the many collectable items offered from Mark Soholt's huge Studebaker and classic rock collections.
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