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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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Holy smokes... anyone care to step up and buy the FIRST C5 built??!! It's on eBay, get your biding paddles.. ack.... That's a lot of moola....

First C5 built
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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....That is one crazy high price! ...
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Sure, let me get my check book!

Does it come with all of the original bugs?
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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This had already be posted a number of times, Check out the threads I am sure you will find it...
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill K
This had already be posted a number of times, Check out the threads I am sure you will find it...
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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I thought the first C5 built was placed in a museum in Bowling Green. But I could be mistaken.
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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It is not even original!
I can see if it was stock with less than 100 miles in mint condition,but come on.
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I think it was offered at $140,000 a few weeks ago. Seller will never get anything close to that price.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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I think it was offered at $140,000 a few weeks ago. Seller will never get anything close to that price.
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Good luck to the owner getting that kind of money out of it.
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At that price I'd start a stable of C5's and throw in a new Z06.
He'd better call Jay Leno
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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pretty funny that it's whote being that most people on this forum put down white vettes. white is my 2nd choice after black.
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Unfortunately, there is a sucker born every day.
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Originally Posted by slverc5
I thought the first C5 built was placed in a museum in Bowling Green. But I could be mistaken.
You're not mistaken. It is.
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I thought the first C-5s were red??? I could be wrong though...
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Major Dupeness. Third thread on this in two weeks.
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