One-of-a-kind Washington State University football car fetches $8,000 at auction, Flatstick Pub owner places winning bid

The car’s covered in dust, doesn’t run and has four bald tires barely clinging to its wheels. But it still managed to fetch $8,000 at a Friday auction .

The large Washington State University Cougar football helmet affixed to the cart’s front likely had a lot to do with that ticket price, as well as the national interest in the auction held among the wheat fields in Pullman Friday.

On July 10, the WSU Surplus Stores made a social media post about a slate of offerings at an upcoming public sale, including old laptops, used standing desks and the Palouse-Frankenstein of a vehicle – with an asking price of $800.

Interest in the car grew rapidly, spurring the surplus store to pull it from the July 11 sale and save it for a later auction, which was held in person and via email Friday.

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