UPDATE 3/3/20 – It’s back! After nearly two years this dusty Z06 has resurfaced here on eBay. We aren’t sure if it has changed hands, but the milage did go up from 720 to 780 so we can only assume someone had a little fun with it! The sale also includes a clear title so that’s good news.
UPDATE 8/29/18 – This one is back on eBay after getting bid up to $57k! We can only assume the high bidder backed out. How high will it go this time?
FROM 2/13/18 – We’ve all seen those shows where some pawn shop owners show up and bid on unclaimed lots at self-storage depots. Sometimes, they strike it big and find some rare piece of ornamental china or a hairpiece belonging to King George the III of the Canary Islands (I made that up). But rarely do these same “storage wars” competitors strike proverbial gold like the seller of a 720-mile 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The story seems too good to be true, but check it out here on eBay where bidding has already cleared $30K.
Truth be told, I’m always a little shocked when I see shows like the one I’ve described here, as it blows my mind how some folks make a living. Shows you that there’s no shortage of opportunity if you can convince someone at the Discovery Channel to review your script. Anyway, check out this Z06 – the seller says it isn’t a theft vehicle and there’s no outstanding claim to ownership. It is considered abandoned for all intents and purposes, which really blows my mind. This sort of thing happens in Dubai but rarely at a storage facility in Duluth, Georgia.
There’s no paperwork with the Corvette, which makes this purchase seem potentially risky to me. Usually, to claim a car via abandonment, some legwork has to be done with the municipality to establish that no one else can lay claim to ownership before legally transferring it to another party. The seller says repeatedly there is no title and not to ask them to get you one, as the only way they’re doing that is if they decide to pull the listing, wait two months for a title and then sell it for a much higher price. Check out that odometer – barely even broken in.
2009 models were motivated by a 7.2L 505 b.h.p. V8, but that’s all we know about this car. Perhaps someone with a VIN decoder can determine if it has the desirable Magnetic Selective Ride Control Suspension or the more common Z51 upgrade. Either would make this Z06 more tempting than it already is. The story still seems like a potential work of fiction, so if you want to buy a brand-new 2009 Z06 in 2018, give this one a look but also do your homework.
Here are the photos of it all cleaned up as of March 2020.
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