Video: Wilmington, North Carolina Man Buys Gus Grissom’s 1967 Corvette

[Rob]

The 1967 Corvette, previously owned by Astronaut Gus Grissom was recently auctioned off and purchased by Wilmington, N.C., auto dealer, Don Latham at Mecum’s Kissimmee, Florida auction.

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[JohnZ]

The 1967 Corvette, previously owned by Astronaut Gus Grissom was recently auctioned off and purchased by Wilmington, N.C., auto dealer, Don Latham at Mecum’s Kissimmee, Florida auction.

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That car also carries a bogus reproduction trim tag the previous owner had made when it was re-painted red from its original blue; the amateur tag-faker bungled both the TRIM and PAINT codes and ECL's. In spite of its lineage, if presented for NCRS Flight Judging, the car would be disqualified and "branded" as "counterfeit" in the NCRS database. :eyerole

 

[Danny boy]

People do dumb things...

 

[Tom Bryant]

How do you wake up one morning, grab your drill and go to the garage with the intention of forever destroying the value of a priceless car just because you want a different color? If you have been around this hobby for more than a couple hours you know that you are not going to fool anyone that knows what they are looking at. I hope that new owner is doing everything he can to recover that original trim tag even if he has no intention of repainting the car any time soon.

Tom