Massive Chevrolet collection in Ankeny opens for a rare peek

The big picture: The collection spans 1912 to 1975, with nearly every production year represented.

How it started: Albaugh, who is also the owner of Albaugh LLC., a pesticide and fertilizer company, says his passion for Chevrolets started in childhood. His first car in high school was a 1961 Chevrolet.

• Later, he bought his first collector car, a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, from a friend on a golf course in New York.

💛 His favorite car right now is his gold Yenko, which is considered one of the rarest and most valuable muscle cars in the world.

• Don Yenko was a Pennsylvania dealer who installed big-block engines into small cars like Camaros and pushed the limits on horsepower, making them serious collectibles. Albaugh has 12 of them.

👀 The intrigue: He's still on the hunt for two 1969 Camaro ZL1s — one yellow, one red.

• Only 69 were made that year, and just two each in those colors.
• He knows where the four cars are, but he says their owners are either unwilling to sell or want a lot of money.

By the numbers: His collection also features every color of the 1957 Bel Air and 1959 Impala, as well as:

• All Corvettes from 1952 through 1975, including pace cars
• 1,200-plus gas globes
• 85 pedal cars

If you go: 1–5pm at Talons Golf Course in Ankeny on May 17. Tickets are $25.