A bird poop-covered classic car has sold for more than double its estimate.
The 1966 Chevrolet Corvette C2 Stingray is believed to have been stored in a barn for years.
The dusty model was expected to make £25-£30k, but sold for £68,625 in a Warwickshire auction.
Classic Car Auctions (CCA) say: “This Corvette C2 Stingray’s bones were still in good enough shape for it to attract bidding that took it to more than twice its estimate.”
The previous owner remains anonymous, but CCA say: “Definitely a farm find, as evidenced by the straw and bird droppings in the images, it still presented a tremendous opportunity.”
The auction house add: “Imported around 25 years ago, there was no history file as such, but the V5C was present, and the VIN confirmed the car as a 1966 Convertible built in St Louis.
“This car deserves to be lavished with attention, and once fully prepared, it should reward such effort with an excellent outcome.”
The Corvette was part of a 9 December sale of twenty cars that had stood in barns and fields for many years, so were all presented as “project cars in need of restoration”.
Gary Dunne, Sales Manager of CCA, says: “Once in a while a collection of classic cars comes to market at No Reserve – with all this collection being restoration projects needing copious amounts of TLC, it gave bidders an unrepeatable opportunity to secure a car they have been dreaming of, with the chance to save the vehicle and put their own stamp on it. CCA’s Christmas Sale was just such an opportunity. And the bidders did not disappoint us.”
