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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...53/53_003.html

I know this is not a c5, but check out the final bid on this one!
Wish I would have bought one and kept it in the garage.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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Sweeeeeet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by photoguy
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...53/53_003.html

I know this is not a c5, but check out the final bid on this one!
Wish I would have bought one and kept it in the garage.
A million bucks is a lot of money (well, to me it is anyway). But rare cars like that command a high price from either enthusiasts or investors....or both.

As for "I wish I'd bought one and kept it in the garage", yep, hindsight's 20/20.

Maybe I'll go out and buy a brand new C7 and let it sit in the garage for 54 years and hope it becomes collectible. Hey wait a minute, firstly, I don't have the money, and secondly........I'll be over 110 years old!!!!

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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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We all wish the same!
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by photoguy
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...53/53_003.html

I know this is not a c5, but check out the final bid on this one!
Wish I would have bought one and kept it in the garage.

Nice Price BUT it fell far below the estimated value.
Estimated Value: $2.5 - $5 Million
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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its funny, it says corvette on it, but looks absolutly nothing like the corvette i know and love so much. im glad they have evolved they way they did.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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They had the value at $2.5-5 million!! As much as I love all Corvettes, especially one that is worth a cool mil, I can never seem to warm up to a 6 cylinder Vette. Thank god for Duntov!!

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lot of $$$s
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Nice , but even if I had that kind of money laying around it sure a %^%% wouldn't go for that car. It's a old vet and drives and handels like a small tank.

But to each there own.
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Originally Posted by DKHIGHPERF
They had the value at $2.5-5 million!! As much as I love all Corvettes, especially one that is worth a cool mil, I can never seem to warm up to a 6 cylinder Vette. Thank god for Duntov!!

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Those first year cars really don't do anything for me. I can think of a lot of other things I'd do with a million bucks.
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Saw it auctioned off on TV at Barret-Jackson. Really clean car, but not for me.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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nothing that rolls on 4 wheels is worth $1M
that is IMHO.
it is a car though .
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Originally Posted by photoguy
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...53/53_003.html

I know this is not a c5, but check out the final bid on this one!
Wish I would have bought one and kept it in the garage.
If everyone would have put one in the garage it would not be worth squat....
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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I wonder where numbers 1&2 are?
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by corvettezman
nothing that rolls on 4 wheels is worth $1M
that is IMHO.
it is a car though .
I'd think that 6 - 8 other cars that would add up to $1M would be much more fun (including a few Vettes of course)
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 01:27 AM
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That is really museum material -- it is the oldest Vette in existence. It should be preserved!
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by corvettezman
nothing that rolls on 4 wheels is worth $1M that is IMHO.
Except a Maclaren F1 the first year they were released, since the purchase price bought you a spot in some European Grand Prix race... And the car tunes itself via internet when you park it and plug it in to the included workcenter...
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