luerja

Just an article I found interesting. Not our years for C3 but good read none the less.

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...144950838.html

jesse10886

very cool thanks for sharing

1955pirate

But for the claim of not being driven much it sure looks like it has been ridden hard and put away wet.

Stroh

I'm sorry... Even with the history, as beat up as that thing is, there is no way it's worth 225 thou. No way. Not to me anyway.

Alwyn678

Easy Mike

Apparently the seller thinks it's worth more than it is.

mysixtynine

"The Corvette had been in a climate controlled environment and not driven since Sept. of 1981."

Just goes to show how much peoples interpretations can differ.

It was a long 13 yrs since Neil drove it I guess before it went into climate controlled storage in 81. But then again, didn't he walk on the moon in 69 not 67 or 68? But then again it looks like they got different cars at different times.

Maybe this is just a different Neil?

KenSny

There's a SUCKER born evey minute, and they finally know they are a sucker after blind bidding and winning on a piece of con-artist crap like that.

Easy Mike

True. At the time he may have driven this car, Neil Armstrong had not yet walked on the moon and was your typical work-a-day astronaut.

Dustup7T2

Thought that was very typical of astronaut behavior of the day, considering that no one had been there... yet.

briankeery

That's a lot of cake considering if, like the article states, they got a new one every year. I wonder what his '69 would be worth when he became "famous"?

luerja

here is an article about Astronauts and Corvettes.
http://www.vetteweb.com/features/vet...ray/index.html

BOSTONCAMARO

yes Mike, but as you always say, what is important is what is it worth to him hahaha

jim-81

that is so cool. Astronauts and pilots go so well with Corvettes...

Vette Helper

With a pancake on its head?



http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Neil-Arm...item3cc5d0868a

Easy Mike

You might still have time to get a bid in, Boston. I think the car has an interesting pedigree with the Neil Armstrong connection, but not interesting enough to bring $250K. Just the same, somebody might be willing to pay that amoiunt for it.

brent319

Cripes. 1/4M hasn't met his reserve? I think I would be happy to get that right now.

terry82

i think neil was a little rough on cars.

leadfoot4

If the car was in really nice shape, definitely. But as it looks in the pictures, I don't see how Neil's ownership can pump up the value all that much. That car is really rough...

imariver

What the seller thinks it's worth is irelevent, or for that matter, it's actual worth. I know for a fact that often times, people will put such a high reserve on an item, that it won't sell. All their interested in is finding out what other people are willing to bid. This, at times, will generate a bidding war. The seller just sits back and watches. I listed an item on E-bay once with a "too high" reserve, after all was said and done, that item went for about $4000.00 more than what it was actually worth. So, at least one person, somewhere out there is willing to spend the money. You can call it a piece of crap all you want, but I'm willing to bet the seller will be smiling all the way to the bank.