Let me fill you in on the unbelievable story of the find and sale of a 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest that unravelled on eBay.
Many years ago, an elderly man had asked his neighbour to store the Pontiac in his garage. The owner died and the neighbour managed to convince a department of motor vehicles to transfer the title of the Pontiac into his name.
It seems the government office agreed the money he could have charged over the years for storage was much more than the car would ever be worth.
The new owner had a feeling that the car had some racing history; the dash plaque, Plexiglas windows and an unusual suspension set-up tipped him off. He did not know that it was a very special Le Mans Tempest Super Duty Coupe, once raced by Detroit’s Stan Antlocer.
The opening bid for a car, described as having an original interior, no engine, some rust, dents in the body, and something in the trunk but no key to open it, was $500 US. Within 24 hours of posting, the site had received more than 2,000 hits.
Suddenly things took off with bids coming in right down to the last seconds. When the virtual gavel fell, it was at $226,521.63.
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