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Barn Find Of The Century
Camo:
From the pages of http://www.autoblog.com
1978 Chevrolet Corvette Indy 500 pace car found with just 13 miles
Just when we thought the heyday of pristine barn finds had all but dried up, cars like this one bubble to the surface. Back in 1978, Chevrolet celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Corvette by pacing the Indianapolis 500 and releasing a handful of special-edition pace car replicas to the public. Just 6,502 of the black and silver Corvette models were ever produced, and the vehicles sold out quickly. Sensing a potential future collectible, the original owner of this 1978 Chevrolet Corvette pace car bought the car and tucked it away in his garage.
In 1995, the owner sold his house and had the Corvette pace car transferred to a Detroit-area storage facility, where it was locked away for good under a pile of boxes. Now the car is being offered for sale through Corvette Mike New England. According to the site, the original tires still hold air, and surprisingly enough, the engine still runs. We had to wince a little when we heard that the seller decided to run the original half-tank of gasoline through the engine. Dropping the fuel tank and draining the system surely couldn't have been that hard.
Head over to Corvette Mike New England to see a full gallery of the car and click past the jump for quick walk-around video. There's no word on exactly how much this macho '70s machine will set you back, but we're guessing it won't be cheap.
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Click this link to see more pics and information http://corvettemikenewengland.com/barn-find/
Camo:
What do you all reckon it will sell for???????
StephenSLR:
--- Quote from: Admin link=topic=8843.msg1045941313#msg1045941313 ---What do you all reckon it will sell for???????
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Mike reckons @ $50,000
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/10/21/33-year-old-corvette-with-13-miles-on-it-for-sale-in-plymouth/
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bfit:
With the mileage on it I would think if a collector was interested in this,
50k would be a starting point at Auction
Looking at the interior in the clip its hard to see that it has been stored for all that time untouched
But it is the habit in the US to bag stored vehicles
If that is the case there would be no dust on it
I wonder
Bfit
StephenSLR:
--- Quote from: Bfit link=topic=8843.msg1045941323#msg1045941323 ---With the mileage on it I would think if a collector was interested in this,
50k would be a starting point at Auction
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It all depends who is bidding and what they're willing to pay.
Right now with the US economy the way it is ....
There was an article a few months back, some guy auctioned a HRT Holden, it was struggling to get $400,000. He bought it as an investment for $750,000 a few years ago. Clearly not the right time to sell. This trend reflected in just about all the high end collectables right now.
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