PRNDL

Your advice please. Should I sue Barrett Jackson? I just paid $600,000 for a car that BJ documented to be the last Sting Ray. I dont know squat about corvettes but if BJ says it's the last Sting Ray then it must be, right? Then I see this ad from 1968 where Chevrolet is referring to the car as a Sting Ray and my buddy tells me this is a 1968 Corvette which would have been built AFTER the one I just bought!!!

(no, I'm not really the buyer)

bluestreak63

If I'm not mistaken, didn't they skip the Stingray name in 68 and then bring it back in 69?

PRNDL

Yes, the 1968 was unbadged, and therefore some say it is not a Stingray or a Sting Ray. In 69 they brought back the name as one word, Stingray. This stuff is actually debated at great length!! Many don't realize that Chevy advertised the 68 corvette as a "Sting Ray" even tho there were no badges on the vehicle.

bluestreak63

Then I would say, yes, PT has a dilemma on their hands if they advertised the 67 as the "Last" stingray (per site)....

jr9170

65 DENCO

I'm confused? did you buy a 67 or 68. The term last Sting Ray was intened to the Last Mid Year Sting Ray off the production line before they started tooling up for the next gen (C3 cars). At least this is what I think and understood???? EDIT just noticed you did not buy it!!! Are you stirring the pot to see who bites? LOL

richbopp

Let me make this easy for you. B-J is not going to give you your money back. ..... but I'll take the car off your hands (becasue it's a fraud) for a fair price. $218.39 ......OK?

65 DENCO

Let the bidding start, I'll give $342.

SPLITRAY

The "Last Mid-Year" may be more accurate, or the "Last Mid-Year Sting-Ray", or the "Last C2 Sting-Ray", or the "Last 1967 Sting-Ray, or.....well, you get the point!

I guess "The Last Stingray" is an attention getter.

67L36Driver

No way is that pile of orphan parts worth $342. Um...................................... ....... unless you part it out on Ebay.

toddalin

Well, if you would have read your B-J literature before you paid the $600K, you would know that B-J does not guarantee authenticity (or anything else) and it's up to you to do your own homework.

Now, in a similar vein, Chevy said that they would not make convertibles after 1975. In 2006 they again produced a convertible. One original owner of a '75 sued GM noteing that their vehicle had been "devalued" based on the once again availability of convertibles. This person beat GM in court and was awarded damages.

64muscl

Does hook line and sinker ring a BELL

65nassau

Let's sue .....

Ya think they got money?

$35,000,000 in cars x 18% they made on every car, chrage vendors to show up, admisison fees, concessions......pay for a few pup tents...
= NICE $$$$$$$$$$$$$

Shumdit

$35 Million? I think you missed a few days of the auction. The total sales were almost $112 Million. Also, do not forget each bidder had to pay $500 to be eligible to bid, and if you were an online or phone bidder, you paid more in buyers commissions.

EVERGREEN

Proteam's car right? They advertise 48 hours to check out the car and return it if for any reason you don't want it.......opps sorry, times up

Jerry

Cruzmeisters

A bud just gave me dealer brochures for ALL 1968 models; I SHOULD go down to the garage and see what the description is for the Vette.

Cruz

MosportGreen66

Well since you know squat about Corvettes and $600,000 is pocket change. I think you do have a case against B-J because the car was falsely advertised.

LT1driver

you all know that the owner of Pro Team (Terry M) went to the pen back in the 70s, believe it was some type of fraud, but don't quote me.

nomeansyes

If you look closely at the text just below the photo in the ad shown in this post, it says it's a Corvette Sting Ray Coupe

VettininJersey

Maybe a misprint? I remember when I was younger there was a Boy Scout magazine advertising you could win a brand new 1983 Corvette in some contest they were having. Showed a picture of the 82 model before change over.

BYW. My wife and I were at B-J last week. Saw the last Sting Ray. He had posters and flyers printed up about the car that he was giving away.
Also saw the "original" 63 SWC. According to my wife, who's had her SWC since 1980, it didn't look that original. But still nice.
Just my 2 cents.
Dave