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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: McHenry, Il.
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My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
I live on a private dead end road and at the very end so I drive by all of my neighbors houses in and out every day.
The strangest thing started happening this weekend. My neighbor (Phil) president of our road association and my Dad's barber for 20+ years + the guy who sold me my ZR-1 began having ZR-1's one at a time showing up in his driveway. I though I was going crazy every time I went by his house this weekend another would appear in the driveway and all different colors. Well tonight I finally catch up with him and said WTF where the hell are all of the ZR-1's coming from? Phil with a smile as broad as could be said I won the bid at BG for a Collecters Series of 5 ZR-1's --- one for each year! I now must live on the shortest private road with the most ZR-1's in the whole world! And I have to say Illinois is now no doubt #1 in the world for the most ZR-1's as our poll here as well indicates + five more at this point  Now I will tell you that I have seen Phil own 25+ vettes in the last 23 years that I have lived on this street. And no doubt (cuz he told me so) the whole set of five are on the blocks. You see this is what Phil loves to do is buy and sell Corvettes. He is a nut when it comes to this no doubt. He has had just about every year and model one could imagine. In fact I always wonder each year what he is gonna drag home for BG-- and this year he scored the mother load  So if any of you really want a 5 year collection of every ZR-1 (yes the 93 is the Ruby one too) now is your time to cut a deal with my pal Phil  Let the show begin  If you are truly serious about wanting the whole set of five I will hook you up with him but I am not going to start asking a bunch of ?'s about them for you-- this you can do yourself --- I will be more than happy to PM you his phone # if you are really serious about owning all five -- no doubt they are all in mint shape and low miles -- they look so beautiful all lined up in his driveway right now -- it is like ZR-1 HEAVEN over there 
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
sounds awesome B. you said five Zee's, what year is missing, 90?
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
The guy must have some big bucks. What I do not understand is why bid and win them only to turn right around and sell them. Did he get some great price and assumes he can make an instant profit, even in this economy? Also, where is he storing them all? BTW- Since he owns 5 at the moment why not have him join the Registry or at least post on the forum. 
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
And how about a picture!
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
I was there and watched them go for $220,000. I looked at all of them in the Corral - All were very, very , very nice. I think he got a really good deal.=D> If I had only had the extra cash to part with !!!
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
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Not sure did any of you at the event notice which is the missing year?
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
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He is a simple man and a Barber! Just goes to show if you buy low and sell high enough Corvettes what you can do in 25 years! He is not a big "computer guy" and doubt I could get him to come here -- Do not know where he plans to keep them at - right now some are in his driveway (some in his garage) outside in the elements - sure this will change soon. No doubt he got a great price and I am sure he will flip them quick cuz this is what he does. I have yet to see him hold on to a vette for more than a year -- He had a low mile 84 but he did finally sell it too. Took about the whole year. I am the only guy he actually lost $75 on a vette deal with when he sold me my ZR-1-- Cuz he liked my Dad (who had just died from prostrate cancer) and I so he cut me a deal and forgot about his transfer fee when he added it up and sold it to me -- so he later told me. He knew it was my dream vette (black on black ZR-1) so he did me a solid.
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
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I do not own a digi camera but maybe one of the guys took pic's of them at the event??? Perhaps they will post em up here!
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
I see that he did actually score 6 after all - one for every year for $220K
Bloomington Gold results: 1993 white w/red 17K miles......$39K 1992 Aqua LPE 475 47K miles.....$23.5 Set of 6 Zs-90-95 Sold for.........$220K 1991 ZR-1 REd/Red 17K miles..................$27.5 1990 ZR-1 Red/Red 35K miles.....................$27K 1990 Blk/blk unk miles no sale .........$30K high bid 1993 Blck/Blck................unk miles...$26.5 1970 ZR-1..................................$120K
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Re: My Neighbor strike GOLD at BG this year -- 5 ZR-1's
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 for sale here >>> http://www.privatecollectorautogroup.com/carzr1.html
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