OK, how did you petrol heads miss this one?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 3:23 pm
The rest of the story:http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/05/ ... -millions/Have you ever looked at a Craigslist car ad and thought, “I wonder if I should take a chance?”
Here’s one that was posted on Craigslist in the Tampa Bay area of Florida about five years ago:
”SERIAL # X53L on documented 1953 pre-production Corvette Frame. We believe this to be a 1953 Pontiac prototype that was to assume the name Longoria? Info received todate indicates that ZAGATO designed and PINNAFARINA constructed the body for GM in late 52.”
The typos and misspelling might have been one clue that the person who wrote the ad did not know much about the car being offered.
“Might anyone have knowledge of some former FISHER BODY executive that could assist in further identifying this automobile?” the ad concluded.
This basket case could have been yours for perhaps $700. To no one’s surprise, it didn’t sell.
Here’s what that wreck actually was: arguably, the most sought-after Corvette ever built. Today it is very likely worth several million dollars.
It is the storied No. 1 Cunningham Corvette.
