Is This For Real?

[Dale W. Verts]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Corvette-Engineering-Racecar-1st-Fuel-Injected-Corvette-Factory-Racecar-1957-Nassau-/331219940934?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4d1e3f3646&item=331219940934&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

How much should I bid?

Dale

[thatz4u]

as much as your bank accout can stand LOL

[Dale W. Verts]

I'm on it. Wonder what the reserve is?

Dale

[sjordan2]

I'm on it. Wonder what the reserve is?

Dale

The reserve is what is mentioned in the listing. But the price is 2 - 3 million out of the ballpark, and I think this is a phony listing. A car like this would never be listed on eBay.

Edited June 4, 2014 by sjordan2

[martinfan5]

. A car like this would never be listed on eBay.

In my opinion I do not believe that is necessarily true

Edited June 4, 2014 by martinfan5

[sjordan2]

I dont thats true at all

Based on your historic responses to my posts, you never think anything I say is true at all. But obviously you don't follow the auctions. And you don't appear be able to write a complete sentence.

The most expensive Cobra racer ever sold was $5.5 million, and this one doesn't match it.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1966-shelby-cobra-427-super-snake.htm

Edited June 4, 2014 by sjordan2

[Dale W. Verts]

That's why I posted it here Harry. I would like to see more up-to-date photos.

Dale

[Johan020]

+1 sjordan2

[Austin T]

Seems kinda fishy,no current pics of a car and he's asking 6.5 million. I'd pull the auction and look for solid proof he's not just some scammer in a basement.

[Brett Barrow]

This is a well-known car, the owner's name is Joe Trybulec of Bentonville, Ark. If someone was making a fake listing, current pics are easy to find, the car has gone to several Corvette shows. Probably listed it to drum up awareness and gauge interest before it winds up at one of the big auction companies. It won't bring 6.5 mil, no way.

[Phirewriter]

A quick check of past R/M auction results shows one of the Grand Sport roadsters bid up around 5.5 Million, a far rarer car than this 57. Granted even if the provenance can be authenticated, it still is just a breathed on 57 Vette, not a hand built race care like any of the GS's. Those were also driven by the who's who of racing in the early 60's. Basically I don't understand the price even IF this is sale is for real.

[1930fordpickup]

I am with Brett on this one. Just some advertising and something to get the word out it is for sale. I have no ides what an auction would charge to sell this , But if you put a big enough starting bid on EBAY no one will buy it. But they may call later with a bid.

[Brett Barrow]

A quick check of past R/M auction results shows one of the Grand Sport roadsters bid up around 5.5 Million, a far rarer car than this 57. Granted even if the provenance can be authenticated, it still is just a breathed on 57 Vette, not a hand built race care like any of the GS's. Those were also driven by the who's who of racing in the early 60's. Basically I don't understand the price even IF this is sale is for real.

This car was driven by Dr. Dick Thompson and Paul Goldsmith and wrenched on by Smokey Yunick. It came out of the same factory racing program that also created the Black Widow stock cars (in fact it's from the same work order as the first Black Widows). It is a significant race car, just not a $6.5 mil car. 1 mil, maybe, if restored by a world class restoration shop like Corvette Repair.

http://www.superchevy.com/features/corp-0610-chevy-corvette-racing-history/

Edited June 5, 2014 by Brett Barrow

[2whl]

It ends in 17 days........my money from Nigeria should be here by then...

[pharoah]

Yes,it seems a little strange to me too. No current pictures. That much money and selling it on Ebay? I can't imagine what the Ebay seller fees would be. They've gone way up lately it seems. They're killing me for some little things I sell.

Any Corvette is out of my price range anyway..

[charlie8575]

It ends in 17 days........my money from Nigeria should be here by then...

Not if mine arrives from Zimbabwe first!

Charlie Larkin

[Brett Barrow]

To be fair, the car is currently UGLY...

This is what it would look like restored.

[CJ1971]

I'd rather have an Aston Martin 1-77, Bugatti Veyron, F12 Berlinetta, La Ferrari, P1, Porsche 918 & a few Hemi Mopars for my $6.5 Million ??

No Vette is worth $6.5. Simple.

[slusher]

Is ebay going to give it that much publicity ???

[Agent G]

Hey Dale, how's about we pool our cash and buy this puppy?

G

[DynoMight]

It's probably not real haha

[Dale W. Verts]

G- Sho' 'nuff. As long as you can go 6.499999 million. I'm a little short this week. I'll catch up with you later. Promise.

The older I get the less time I have for nonsense. Just ask my poor kids. It's like those eBay auctions for run-of-the-mill $20 model cars, and they have the Buy It Now at $129.99. And there's LOTS of those auctions. What are they trying to accomplish?

Dale

[johnbuzzed]

But it MUST be real... it's on the Internet!!! Having just hit Powerball, Megamillions, the Iwish Sweepstakes and two one-dollar scratchoffs, I think I'll submit a bid. Just like Cary Grant in "North by Northwest"

[jbwelda]

> Buy It Now at $129.99.

they do it just to bother you. you do know you don't have to bid don't you?

can't blame a brother for trying

jb

[ChrisBcritter]

And the guy said he'd never sell it ... those who are into schadenfreude will have a high old time guessing what reversal made him change his mind.