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Old 01-18-2013, 06:41 PM   #1
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Dan Akerson's 1958 Corvette at Barrett-Jackson

General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson’s personal 1958 Chevrolet Corvette will be auctioned off on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. EST, by the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. in Scottsdale, Ariz. All proceeds will be donated by Akerson to Habitat for Humanity Detroit.

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Wow.. What a gorgeous color.
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Old 01-18-2013, 06:55 PM   #3
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Old 01-18-2013, 09:50 PM   #4
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Nice white walls.
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Old 01-18-2013, 10:45 PM   #5
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Nice white walls.

$31.55 Option......7,428 Produced with the Tires...
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Old 01-18-2013, 10:47 PM   #6
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$31.55 Option......7,428 Produced with the Tires...
Really? That was freaking expensive back in the day.
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Old 01-18-2013, 11:01 PM   #7
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Really? That was freaking expensive back in the day.

Not really too bad...
Only $6.31 each....
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Old 01-18-2013, 11:25 PM   #8
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Wow, gorgeous car!

Whitewalls for $31.55 in 1958 is about the equivalent to a $250 option in today's dollars.
.....and it terms of Corvette options, that's cheap!
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Old 01-21-2013, 03:20 PM   #9
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Wow, gorgeous car!

Whitewalls for $31.55 in 1958 is about the equivalent to a $250 option in today's dollars.
.....and it terms of Corvette options, that's cheap!

Agreed!! What a beautiful, stunning car....
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Buyer = Rick Hendrick, again. I think 280K IIRC? Or was it 300K?
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