The ‘American Pickers’ duo has found plenty of rare cars during the show’s 26 seasons run, but these are some of the rarest and most valuable finds thus far.
With the first episode airing in 2010, « American Pickers » has become one of the most popular documentary and reality TV shows. The series follows hosts Mike Wolfe and the late Frank Fritz as they travel across the United States trying to find valuable items that are available for resale.
Fritz and Wolfe have had a lot of luck finding truly unique and one-of-a-kind items over the last 14 years. In the 26-seasons-long run of the show, they have found hundreds of rare antiques; including a set of masks used by the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, original prototypes of Yoda used in the « Star Wars » franchise, and even an elephant’s head that wound up costing the pickers almost $10,000.
However, the most amazing items that Fritz and Wolfe have found on « American Pickers » have often come in the form of classic vehicles. Some of their most valuable purchases include a world-famous rock band’s van, a cyclecar that’s over 100 years old, and a pair of luxury sports cars from the 1950s.Aerosmith’s First Tour Van – $25,000
One of the Pickers’ coolest finds came in season 20, when Fritz and Wolfe were able to get their hands on the original tour van used by Aerosmith. Formed in 1970, the Boston-based group has made a name for itself as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. They have sold more than 150,000,000 records, which led to the band winning four Grammy awards before being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. However, before their immense success, the band spent the 1970s trying to make a name for itself as it toured the country in a 1964 International Harvester Metro van.
