Missing Legendary 1960 Corvette Race Car Sells For $785K

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It's really hard to understand why certain great historical cars are hardly ever well preserved and many are rarely found, particularly when it comes to race cars.

Update to original story: Because of the extreme interest in this car, we wanted to give an update that it sold for a final hammer price of $758,500 during the RM Sotheby's Amelia Island auction.

Maybe it’s the damage they usually incur during the race or maybe it has to do with some kind of cover up for top automaker officials breaking the rules of the 1960s and secretly sponsoring certain race teams. Either way, all of the greats have their stories of lost cars. For Ford it's Shelby’s “Little Red” Mustang and for Chevrolet it’s this little known Cole, Duntov, and Cunningham Corvette project aimed at conquering the 24-Hours Of Le Mans.