Chevrolet and Barrett-Jackson has auctioned off the world’s first 2009 Corvette ZR1. I knew demand was high for the Chevy’s new super Corvette. However, I didn’t expect the bidding to reach $1 million !
Dave Ressler, the man who owns the world’s oldest surviving Corvette, 1953’s #003, is the proud new owner of ZR1 #001.
Now you might ask what kind of person pays a million bucks of a car that will retail for $100,000 to $120,000 when it hit dealerships later this year ?
In addition to owning the world’s oldest Corvette (which he paid $1 million for), Dave Ressler owns 26 other Corvettes (not counting his new ZR1).
Source: JohnChow.com
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A 1 million dollar NEW Chevy…what has the world come to?? It will take 50 years to get that out of a vette. They say by 2010 they will have 750bhp. 100 more than the current Zr1
Harrison
The reason he paid a million dollars for the zr1 was that the proceeds were being donated to a charity. It was for a good cause and everything above the retail value of the car was a tax write off.
A great car, and a great price for a great charity.
“The best sportscar for the money”
Pretty cool, he came for a private tour to see the final touches and after the tour a party was held for him. All I did was put glue on the cockpit of it. We got an extra 30 minute break. I guess I can say I touched a million dollars.
Sort of makes working at the BGA kind of enjoyable.