Raikonnen's new Corvette has just four miles on the odometer and is currently stored in Los Angeles - apparently none of the original owners drove it much. While €200,000 may seem a little expensive for a Corvette the price Kimi paid paled in comparison to Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya's €226,000 acquisition of a piano used by Elton John for composing his 2001 album "Songs from the West Coast," Reuters reports.
Mallya, owner of the Force India Formula 1 team also donated a one-week cruise on one of his mega-yachts, which went for €375,000 to a private bidder. In total, the auction raised almost €1 million.
Reader Comments
Sun May 25 2008 3:45 PM
Raptor says
This is one of the best looking american cars ever. My all time favourite, period.
Sun May 25 2008 5:50 PM
Eric says
BTW, that picture is of a 1973 Corvette... the only year that had the plastic front bumper and the chrome rear bumper. The '74 had plastic bumpers front and rear.
Sun May 25 2008 9:02 PM
Gus says
Good looking car.
Not worth that, but good looking nonetheless.
I wonder if Chevrolet will ever bring that back, ala the Challenger, Camar and Mustang. Would be cool to see an old Stingray shape with a modern car underneath...
Mon May 26 2008 9:27 AM
Chris says
That picture makes me feel old. It reminds me of my father's '78 Corvette, same basic car but had a glass hatch in the rear. I remember my parents putting my toddler butt into the back of the 'Vette and going out on the weekends. No seatbelts (that were ever used). No child safety seats. No airbags. No ABS. No traction control. (How did I ever survive to grow into adulthood?)
It did have a nice 8-Track player though. ~ I - I - I - I'm stayin' alive, stayin' alive. ~
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