eBay Find of the Day: From my cold, dead Corvette
When you need to escape a pack of damn dirty apes, what could be better than a Corvette? Charlton Heston's Corvette, that's what. It's a virtually stock 1999 C5, looking sharp in black with chrome wheels. The current owner has added new taillights, the C6 style rims, and a Borla exhaust. The current bid of $20,600 is a fair price for that vintage 'Vette showing under 20,000 miles, though the reserve has yet to be met. We wonder what type of unrealistic hollywood-connection premium the seller is wishing for. C'mon, it doesn't matter who once owned it, really. Maybe if it were more rare, maybe if it were a Callaway sleeper, then it would be worth forking over more dough. Of course, we'd expect nothing less than someone trying to cash in off the back of a recently passed movie star. Despite the charming manifesto on the listing, this car is no more a collector's item than any other clean C5. Besides, we'd at least expect it to at least have a pistol-grip shifter, and it doesn't. Thanks for the tip, nevermind!
Gallery: Charlton Heston's Corvette
[Source: eBay]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
geo.stewart 5:34PM (4/15/2008)
make sure it wasnt Carlton Heston's Corvette.
;-)
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cowboy bob 5:46PM (4/15/2008)
Does anyone know of any other star who is about to kick and has a car? Please contact me as I really could use the cash.
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geo.stewart 6:00PM (4/15/2008)
angela lansbury probably has a Crown Vic or Marquis out there somewhere...
cowboy bob 11:57PM (4/15/2008)
Good God! Angela is dying?
Seoultrain 6:01PM (4/15/2008)
Does it at least play a sound clip of "Let my horsepower go!" when you floor it?
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CarNut 6:44PM (4/15/2008)
Um...1995? That is NOT a 1995 Corvette...typo anyone?
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CarNut 6:49PM (4/15/2008)
Oops...I read it wrong, 1999, hehe. Nevermind!
Eddy Alvarez 6:27PM (4/15/2008)
RIP Heston. man, i liked the guy before because of his NRA leadership, but now i know he was a Vette guy too! i miss him even more.
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CarbonBlack 8:42PM (4/15/2008)
Yeah, he was pretty cool.
RIP Mr. Heston
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6686798298730424282&q=charlton+heston&total=1071&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3&hl=en
(Thought I'd a link to one of his better recordings)
-enjoy
Eddy Alvarez 8:58PM (4/15/2008)
that was fantastic. thank you for sharing. i'm assuming it was written by Michael Crichton. If you go to his website you can read an incredible speech he wrote on the very same topic.
Ian 6:32PM (4/15/2008)
Nice car, low mileage and reasonable price (so far).
And wow does it look like the lost sibling of my 1993 RX7!!!!!
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chrisdavis 6:37PM (4/15/2008)
Did he upgrade to the C6 gun rack?
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mikew 7:54PM (4/15/2008)
How do I get the smell of old guy farts out of a car...
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John 8:13PM (4/15/2008)
Cool, make sure to check under the seat to see if he was packin' heat. Might get a .38 snubbie or something as a bonus!
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CarbonBlack 8:44PM (4/15/2008)
An automatic Corvette for one of America's "Toughest Men"?
-no further comments ;-)
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Cray 6:41AM (4/16/2008)
"An automatic Corvette for one of America's "Toughest Men"?
-no further comments ;-)"
My thought's exactly.
Eddy Alvarez 9:01PM (4/15/2008)
he was really old.
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len simpson 10:23PM (4/15/2008)
more than one member of my vette club has been known to admit-----
"The only time I really enjoy this car is when it,s pedal is to the metal"!
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Crafty 11:36PM (4/16/2008)
This was invented in this car. http://revver.com/watch/792524
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