Aftermath of the ERZ scandal: Zurich’s “gold-plated garbage truck” generated 100,000 Swiss francs



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On Saturday, ERZ’s illegal collection of vintage cars was underestimated. Some of the commercial vehicles made sizable sums, but not all.

This Bern tipper, built in 1946, fetched the highest price at ERZ's classic car auction: 46,000 francs were delivered by a private collector.

This Bern tipper, built in 1946, fetched the highest price at ERZ’s classic car auction: 46,000 francs were delivered by a private collector.

Photo: Urs Jaudas

What to do with a sports field roller, built in 1987? Tobias Rieder from Nänikon knows: in the future, he will install the 1.6 ton machine in front of his building materials store, for marketing purposes. “This curiosity draws attention”, he is convinced. “You look and wonder what it could be.”

Rieder has the sports field roller at auction on Saturday afternoon unauthorized collection of classic cars Acquired from Waste Disposal + Recycling Zurich (ERZ) – for the minimum price of CHF 100 No one else showed interest.

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