Bob McDorman’s Chevy Collection Tops $7 Million
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Bunkie Knudsen's One-Off '63 Corvette Convertible
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[/caption] A few weeks ago, we wrote about Bunkie Knudsen’s one-off ‘63 Corvette convertible being offered at Mecum’s upcoming Bob McDorman Collection Event on November 6 as well as at least one Corvette from every year the car was produced from ‘53 up through 2009. As if this range of ‘Vettes wasn’t inspiring enough, it turns out eleven of them boast the title of being the first off the line for their model year. The serial #1 Corvettes are – 1965 Coupe 1972 Coupe 1986 Pace Car 1996 Coupe (final production year of the C4) 2000 Coupe 2001…
[/caption] Bequeathed to him in his uncle’s will, a man in Wisconsin found this 1959 Corvette in the shed where it has sat for 45 years. It has approximately 40,000 miles on the clock and although it received new plates upon being re-registered in ’77, the car has not been driven since 1965. These photos were taken with the Corvette in its found position before any attempt was made to get the car out into the light of day. The new owner plans to get the ‘Vette drivable, but does not have any concours-level restoration…
[/caption] Bob McDorman loves his Chevrolets and up for bids at Mecum’s November 5-6 auction are 150 from his personal collection. Though there are a number of early antiques and classics in the mix, the majority of the lot is filled with Corvettes. In fact, every production year of the Corvette is represented in this collection from 1953 all the way up to 2009 with many of the marque’s most famous years getting multiple vehicles listed. Star of the auction, however, is Bunkie Knudsen’s one-off 1963 Corvette Convertible (serial number #148). It will…
[/caption] Rodger Guelker’s four collector cars – a 1977 Chevrolet Corvette, a 1959 Willys Pickup, a 1975 Cadillac Coupe de Ville with 6,700 miles and original tires, as well as a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air were all destroyed in a barn fire early yesterday morning in Wellington Township, Ohio. Three additional fire departments were called in to extinguish the blaze. After waking up at 1am from popping sounds, in which Rodger originally thought to be coming from the neighbor shooting at coyotes, were actually the tires on each vehicle bursting as the barn burned….
[/caption] The Nebraska State Patrol has executed a number of search warrants related to buildings in Syracuse, NE and a collector’s home in Lincoln. They’ve also issued an arrest warrant for the collector himself. Mark Pieloch, 52, is being sought after for felony willful avoidance of sales tax on as many as 150 collector cars. A six-month investigation led to today’s events and despite a number of the cars being registered in South Dakota, Nebraska law states that if the vehicles are stored within Nebraska itself, sales tax must be paid. His collection is comprised of American…
[/caption] Back on May 18, General Motors filed their application to own the word ‘Stingray’ for use on ‘Motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles’. Many outlets patrol trademark submissions to grab insight into upcoming models, sometimes giving journalists clues to vehicles we didn’t even know manufacturers were pondering, much less already testing and even ready to show. So what prompted GM’s filing? Naturally, our adrenaline immediately got a boost fantasizing of a new C7 split-window resurrecting the ‘Stingray’ nameplate. Corvette PR’s Dave Caldwell has shot this down. Bummer. According to Dave, “It’s not really indicative of any…
[/caption] General Motors’ VP of global vehicle engineering, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, has officially denounced rumors of the next generation Corvette switching to a mid-engined layout. He also shot down plans for a wet dual-clutch transmission, both items were recently brought up by a Saab engineer speaking of developments made by the division while it was still part of General Motors. With so many automakers lowering their displacements and adding turbo-charging to to meet emissions standards while also increasing power, GM was also thought to be testing the possibility of having a twin-turbo V6 as part of the…
[/caption] This past weekend, Mecum put Bob McDorman’s massive Chevrolet collection up for bids. The nearly 150 cars brought in over $7 million and included a number of serial #1, #2 and #3 vehicles as well as Bunkie Knudsen’s one-off ’63 Corvette Convertible that fetched the top price of $400,000. Here are the Top 10 – Bunkie Knudsen’s 1963 Corvette Convertible – $400,000 Florence Knudsen’s 1964 Corvette Coupe – $280,000 1964 Corvette Coupe Bill Mitchell Experimental Sting Ray XX – $160,000 1953 Corvette Roadster 235 CI – $131,000 1955 Corvette Roadster Serial #2 – $130,000 2004 Corvette Pace Car…
ELEVEN Serial #1 Corvettes Up For Auction
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1965 Corvette Coupe Serial #1, 194375S100001
Barn Find: 1959 Corvette Found In A Shed
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1959 Corvette Barn Find
Bunkie Knudsen’s One-Off Corvette Up For Bids, Also Every Year Of The ‘Vette ’53-’09 Represented
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Bunkie Knudsen's One-Off '63 Corvette Convertible
Four Collector Cars Lost In Barn Fire
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Barn Fire, Wellington Township, OH
Collector Being Arrested After Avoiding Sales Tax On As Many As 150 Cars
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Mark Pieloch's Collection
GM Files For ‘Stingray’ Trademark, But Don’t Get Too Excited Just Yet
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Corvette 'Stingray' Centennial Concept
GM: No Mid-Engine Corvette, No V6, Hybrid Maybe
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Corvette Centennial Concept
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