$1,000,000,000 corvette

[4eyedstang]

the first production corvette zr1 sold for 1 million bucks at the barrett jackson auction :wooo i think it was a charity auction but still that's a lot of money for a vette and its about time they but a supercharger on it 600 hp i think

[Mr Twigbert]

Whoa.. I wonder what they will sell for every day..

I've noticed the GT500s are goin for MSRP now.. All those people who paid $15k or more over sticker must feel pretty stupid now..

[88Nightmare]

Gt500 < Zr1

[FASTZ2895]

the first production corvette zr1 sold for 1 million bucks at the barrett jackson auction :wooo i think it was a charity auction but still that's a lot of money for a vette and its about time they but a supercharger on it 600 hp i think

You will never ever see a new Ford sell for 1 million.:thumbsup

But you will see 1 million ford's in the JUNK YARD:rolf

[Nick]

Ive watched cars at Barrett-Jackson sell for 5+ million when I was there.

1 mil is not surprising.

BTW, 9 zero's = billion.

[STANMAN]

You will never ever see a new Ford sell for 1 million.:thumbsup

But you will see 1 million ford's in the JUNK YARD:rolf

What are new Camaro's selling for these days?:thumbsup:rolf

[4eyedstang]

BTW, 9 zero's = billion.[/QUOTE]


your right. sorry trying to eat lunch and type edit please

[6forwardgears]

What are new Camaro's selling for these days?:thumbsup:rolf

That joke never gets old! :rolf



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:goof

[Car Guy]

I'm amazed what people will pay just to have the first of something :rolleyes: . Not to mention when it comes to automobiles I'd want to wait and see if any issues come up after they start hitting the streets.....






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[STANMAN]

That joke never gets old! :rolf



:durr

:goof

Well, if GM ever "officially" launches the Camaro I will need to find new material. For now though, (and if the economy stays the way it is, possibly forever) it's still good:rolf

[Z06 KID]

ya and guess who bought it... JAY LENO!!!
he has some of and most of the nicest vettes ive ever seen

[4eyedstang]

i highly doubt that one will ever see the light of day probably never even driven

[STANMAN]

I'm amazed what people will pay just to have the first of something :rolleyes: . Not to mention when it comes to automobiles I'd want to wait and see if any issues come up after they start hitting the streets.....






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Whoever bought it will just put it up on blocks in a heated storage facility...........and sell it in 20 years for $200,000 after he realizes that he will NEVER get 1/2 of what he bought it for.

[domokun]

that was awhile ago. and it was sold to a guy that has a HUGE corvette collector. he also owns a bunch of chevy dealerships

[STANMAN]

You will never ever see a new Ford sell for 1 million.:thumbsup

But you will see 1 million ford's in the JUNK YARD:rolf



I think you're just salty because the Mustang was around BEFORE the Camaro, and now it's still here after the Camaro went the way of the dodo. Don't worry, some species evolve, some just go away, it's a natural process, nothing to be angry about. As lil Ry (boosted91pony) would say, jelousy is a stinky cologne:rolf

[70 cutlass 442]

Well, if GM ever "officially" launches the Camaro I will need to find new material. For now though, (and if the economy stays the way it is, possibly forever) it's still good:rolf

no you wont, just remind the F body lovers that even chrysler was able to beat gm in the race to release a retro car :rolf

[4eyedstang]

ya and guess who bought it... JAY LENO!!!
he has some of and most of the nicest vettes ive ever seen

no jay was helping to sell the car some one else bought it

[Mr Twigbert]

Gt500 < Zr1

Not the same cars.. Not even in the same league.. One has a sticker of $40k.. One has a sticker of $100k..

Just making a point how people will pay more to be first and a year later they will loose their asses..

I've been watching the net.. People are trying to sell some of the first GT500s sold and they want more for a used one than new 08s are selling for.. It's funny as hell IMO..

[WhatsADSM]

You have 1 billion in the title...

but yea thats a lot of money for the car... someone probably just wanted to give a bunch to charity... I wonder if this counts as a charitable donation for tax purposes?!

[Z06 KID]

no jay was helping to sell the car some one else bought it

oh well i red something that said he bought the car but apparently it was false information.without a doubt he still has some of the nicest vettes ive ever seen

[Karps TA]

It's a million dollar charitable tax write off. They do them all the time.

And according to Jalopnik Chevy dealerships are already demanding double MSRP and more for dealer markups.

[WhatsADSM]

It's a million dollar charitable tax write off. They do them all the time.

And according to Jalopnik Chevy dealerships are already demanding double MSRP and more for dealer markups.

Yea thats what I figured. Although I'd bet you still have to claim the value of the corvette (likely MSRP) as income that tax year as well.

But hey if you planned to give a bunch to charity anyways it is kind of cool. You get to be "that guy that bought the 1 million dollar vette".

Must be nice to be ridiculously loaded. :banana

[wheelsofsteel]

The guy that bought it last name is Ressler. I believe it is Dave Ressler. He owns a Chevy dealership if I am not mistaken. Huge Corvette collector. Typically buys up any Callaway that runs across the block.

[jbiscuit]

The guy that bought it last name is Ressler. I believe it is Dave Ressler. He owns a Chevy dealership if I am not mistaken. Huge Corvette collector. Typically buys up any Callaway that runs across the block.

correct indeedo. Even listed on his website:

http://www.thefirstcorvette.com/collection.html

[07ROUSHSTG3]

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/10/video-gm-releases-corvette-zr1s-7-26-4-ring-attack/

couldn;t find the other zr1 thread, but WOW!!

[Z28Roxy]

I think you're just salty because the Mustang was around BEFORE the Camaro, and now it's still here after the Camaro went the way of the dodo. Don't worry, some species evolve, some just go away, it's a natural process, nothing to be angry about. As lil Ry (boosted91pony) would say, jelousy is a stinky cologne:rolf

The sour grape and little red are still alive and well :goof

[flyin_blue_egg]

if i remember right the guy that bought the car also owns the production # 001 of the first vette what was that 1953 or something