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Posted: 12/15/07 2:43pm Message 1 of 16
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Hey gang. Some of you may remember me telling you about the Ressler Corvette Collection here in North Dakota. (He has the oldest known corvette, 1953 #003)

Anyway, I was looking at it online today and realized that he has quite a collection. What's even more amazing than the cars is the mileage on some of them.

He has a '78 Anniversary car with 425 miles, a '78 Pace Car with 76 miles, a '90 ZR1 with 300 miles, a '95 Pace Car with 23 miles, a '96 Collectors Edition with 9 miles, and the list goes on. Of course as a Chevrolet Dealer he was able to get most of them straight from the factory, and that's why a lot of them have low miles.

Here's the site if you're interested:


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Posted: 12/15/07 4:16pm Message 2 of 16
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Vette(s): 74 coupe 4 speed 350, 54K actual miles, all original; paint, interior, engine, split bumper. #'s match. 2nd owner, no stress cracks.
Thanks BryanThumbs%20Up.  Interesting site.
 Must be nice to have the big bucks. 




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74 coupe 4 speed 350, 54K actual miles,
all original; paint, interior, engine,
split  bumper. #'s match. 2nd owner, no stress cracks.

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Posted: 12/15/07 8:33pm Message 3 of 16
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Burke, VT - USA
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Vette(s): SOLD - "The Toy" - '70 Convertible
SOLD - "The Beast" - '90 ZR-1 (#682)
SOLD - "Betty" - '28 Ford Model A Tudor
Sold - "BLKBRRD" - '78 Pontiac Trans Am
"BLUBYU" - '04 Coupe
The next time passing through "Norda Hoda" will have to plan a stop there.
 
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Posted: 12/15/07 8:43pm Message 4 of 16
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Vette(s): 1978 Silver Anniversary L82 4spd (M21) Red Leather. Pace Car is in the hands of a new caretaker.
Thanks, I enjoyed looking through the site.
To think that #3 was probaly not much more than an old used car at one time. Didn't they save #1??



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Posted: 12/15/07 9:50pm Message 5 of 16
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Not a problem guys.

Jeff, I don't think anyone really knows what happened to #001 and #002. They could be anywhere, or long gone.


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Posted: 12/15/07 9:51pm Message 6 of 16
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Fox Island, WA - USA
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Vette(s): 1978 Indy Pace Car 4851 of 6502, Auto, L-48
That's impressive, thanks for sharing Bryan Thumbs%20Up


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Posted: 12/16/07 11:27am Message 7 of 16
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Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe
And he is looking to add to his collection.
Got a pristine C3 with less than 100 miles. He wants it. Give is daughter a call.



 
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Posted: 1/23/08 4:40pm Message 8 of 16
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Some of you have been keeping up with the Barrett Jackson auction. The first production ZR1 was just sold for 1 million dollars, and it was purchased by Dave Ressler, the owner of the above collection, which has the other million dollar corvette, 1953 #003. Must be nice to have two million dollar corvettes!


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Posted: 1/23/08 6:44pm Message 9 of 16
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Lodi, WI - USA
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Vette(s): 1972 Targa Blue, T-Top, Saddle leather, 350 auto,numbers match, all original except '69 factory side exhaust. Previously owned: 1969 427, 390hp, 4sp, Riverside Gold coupe, factory side exhaust
Really enjoyed the site of the Ressler Corvette Collection!!  Thanks for sharing.  It's my understanding that #001 and #002 were destroyed.  Anybody have more info on that?
 
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Posted: 1/23/08 7:00pm Message 10 of 16
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Moses Lake, WA - USA
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Vette(s): 1976 L48 4-spd, Mahogany Metalic exterior, Buckskin interior 350ci/350hp, 3rd owner, fiberglass spring, 255/50-16's Torq-Thrust II
Would be neat if he opened it to the public some dayBig%20smile


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