The long and twisted tale of the so-called VH1 MAX
Artist Peter Max’s Corvette collection headed to auction [w/video]
Sometimes, the stories that lead to cars turning up at auction are as interesting as the vehicles themselves. That’s absolutely the case with the Peter Max (pictured above) collection of vintage Chevrolet Corvette models that are scheduled to cross the …
, after sitting for nearly twenty-five years in a series of New York parking garages, has finally come to a close. According to a report in the New York Times, the thirty-six-car collection, which began as a grand prize in a television contest before finding its way into the hands of psychedelic graphic designer Peter Max, was recently purchased by a group of investors with the intent of returning the cars to their pre-infamy status.
via Peter Max Corvette Collection – Ultimate Barn Find? – Road & Track.
DAMN!!!
That’s an amazing find!!!!
Thanks for reading.
Tim
From Facebook: Steve Sears – I liked the unrestored Mustang. I don’t have a please touch sign for my Vette but last weekend at the show here all little kids that wanted got to sit in the car sticky fingers or not. They love it.