Corvettes do well at 2005 Barrett-Jackson Auction

A pair of corvettes, a 1953 and a 2003 with matching VIN and colors, sold for $594,000 (including the 8% fee) Saturday at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale. In general, Corvettes did very well at the auction....so we are not the only ones with "Vette Fever". Four club members got the experience of a lifetime by actually being on stage (and live TV) as the classics were being sold, so if you thought you recognized someone, but then thought naw....you weren't seeing things after all. Here is a picture of the '53....

Here is another C1 "on the block"......

Looks like Tim the "toolman" likes his classics....and so does Rick Dees !

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A shot under the hood of the exceptional '53....

How about a '58 with a retractable hardtop...

Another early model under the bright lights....

OK, I know it's not a vette, but this guy won the Indy 500 twice....

A shot of the "staging area"

This smile sells some pretty expensive cars...

A view from the bidders floor

This $3 million car sure looks like an early vette.....

The short guy with the red & black hat is the big buyer...

Boyd Coddington trying to raise some cash..