News: General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson's 1958 Corvette Fetches $270,000

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Hendrick Motorsports owner Richard Hendrick (left) talks with Greg Wallace of General Motors after placing the winning
bid of $270,000 for GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson's personal 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Friday, January 18, 2013 at
the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Akerson will donate the proceeds from the auction to Habitat for
Humanity Detroit to help rebuild the Morningside Commons neighborhood. (Photo by Paul Morton for General Motors)

A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette, owned by General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson, drives onto the Barrett-Jackson Auction
stage Friday, January 18, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hendrick Motorsports owner Richard Hendrick placed the winning bid of
$270,000 for the Corvette. Akerson will donate the proceeds from the auction to Habitat for Humanity Detroit to help rebuild
the Morningside Commons neighborhood. (Photo by Paul Morton for General Motors)

A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette, owned by General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson, drives onto the Barrett-Jackson
Auction stage Friday, January 18, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hendrick Motorsports owner Richard Hendrick placed the
winning bid of $270,000 for the Corvette. Akerson will donate the proceeds from the auction to Habitat for Humanity Detroit
to help rebuild the Morningside Commons neighborhood. (Photo by Paul Morton for General Motors)