67 L88 Vette coming up @ Mecum. I don't know if there have been any million dollar babies but this one looks probable.

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...=DA0913-165417

 

"Elmer bought the car to race; he made his first pass with the new car fresh out of the box at Puyallup Dragway in Puyallup, WA, running a scorching 11.47 with the sole additions of exhaust headers and 7-inch slicks. That set the tone for the car’s extensive drag racing career, which first made headlines when it captured the A/Sports class win at the 1967 Indy Nationals. Elmer ultimately ran a best of 11.12 at 127.45 MPH, but soon after his Indy win he damaged both the transmission and the rear end, only to have his warranty claim rejected when he showed up at the dealership with the car in full competition trim, including sponsorship decals and elapsed time stickers on the windows!"

Do tell? Trashed car isn't warrantied if used for racing?
Huh...

 

I don't know a lot about vettes but I do love those mid years. That's a great car - though its hard for me to believe any of these cars are worth 100k let alone 1mm

 

Wow that's purdy.

 

**** Mi !!!

http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2013/...-mecum-dallas/

 

Can't seem to get the virgin links
to work today. What did it go for?

 

$ 3.2 mil

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No Freakin way!
That's crazy.
Some people have too much money.

 

"Trashed car isn't warrantied if used for racing?"
The above's a statement and not a question...right?

 

The sarcasm is strong in this one!

 

It was a beautiful car, as were most of the high dollar ones. I don't get an opportunity to drool on those type of cars too often.

 

$3.2m for a car that has been hammered, and the hammering is part of its history?.
I wonder how many other cars have sold for that kind of money, surely that must be somewhere in a top 100 list of auction prices.

A lot of people must have wanted it real bad!.

Roger.

 

I watched it on TV, the lady who bought it also bought the chevelle SS for 6 figures from the same collection right before as well.

 

A 67 L88 is the Holy Grail of Corvettes. This one has a great paper trail and was restored by the best in the business. If I were extremely rich, I would have paid that much for it.

 

Um . . . the ZL1?

 

Fair to say that there are more than one "Holy Grail Vettes", to be sure the ZL1 (two built?) the five Grand Sports, the '67 L88 LeMans entry raced by Dick Guldstrand.

 

OK, one of the Holy. But for me, it is the top dog. I have always like the 63-67 body style. Combine that with the beast L-88 and you have a multi million dollor Corvette.

 

How many seven figure cars have there been?,
I dare say there have been a few previously owned by celebrities, or exotics such as limited production Ferraris, Rolls Royces, Dusenburgs and the like.
But you didn't have to be a multi millionaire to buy an L 88 in 1967. OK, you needed to have some money to make such a purchase, out of reach to regular working stiffs perhaps, but by no means just a dream to the thousands who could buy a Cadillac at the time for example.
I can see the cars provenance and its #1 restoration makes it very special, however it seems a helluva lot for any car.

But I'm not a mega rich collector, I recall watching some Barrett-Jackson auctions some time back where cars were going for fantastic prices. It struck me some of the buyers were showing off that they could pay stupendous sums for a car.
Maybe these days are returning?.

Roger.

 

Heck 40-50 years ago a regular could buy a musclecar with just a regular job, they were affordable, now, a Camaro SS, a Mustang GT, at prices that are $35,000 plus, do not make them an easy purchase. Of course that could be applied to trucks as well.