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ZR1Vette · 01-10-2009

Something I posted over on the 'other forum'>>
Absolutely is sad... collection would be broken up and end up in private hands with 90% not to be seen again or on a very limited bases. Many of us think the motivation for this 'fire sale' is not money (what will get a auction will be a spit into the wind for GM financial needs) but rather a PR stunt to satisfy certain Congressmen...disgusting. Here is an interesting twist on the sale...

To quote:
Of interest to some bargain-hunting curiosity seekers, too, are some examples of GM design failures. As one GM executive told me off the record, "These are mostly cars that current management [probably product boss Bob Lutz and design chief Ed Welburn] don't much care for."
The real family jewels aren't going anywhere, even if one, like the first off-the-line 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
How about the on-the-auction block of several rare 1989 ZR-1s?? Just really sad...

01-10-2009	#22
ZR1Vette Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Reston, Virginia Posts: 930	Re: What's the Value of Heritage? Something I posted over on the 'other forum'>> Absolutely is sad... collection would be broken up and end up in private hands with 90% not to be seen again or on a very limited bases. Many of us think the motivation for this 'fire sale' is not money (what will get a auction will be a spit into the wind for GM financial needs) but rather a PR stunt to satisfy certain Congressmen...disgusting. Here is an interesting twist on the sale... To quote: Of interest to some bargain-hunting curiosity seekers, too, are some examples of GM design failures. As one GM executive told me off the record, "These are mostly cars that current management [probably product boss Bob Lutz and design chief Ed Welburn] don't much care for." The real family jewels aren't going anywhere, even if one, like the first off-the-line 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado How about the on-the-auction block of several rare 1989 ZR-1s?? Just really sad... Last edited by ZR1Vette; 01-10-2009 at 09:53 AM.