Black Vettes Again

[scottfab]

Sure hope there is no sink hole below these !!!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/IL6AiMd...layer_embedded

[FU]

I'm going to be sick.

[Z51JEFF]

I saw at least one ZR-1 in there.If I were filthy rich I would not want that many cars,whats the point?

[tccrab]

Black.
Black as far as the eye could see.

Surely there must be other colors in the universe.

Like Red.

Red is the fastest 'vette color.
Everybody knows that.

'Crabs

[mike100]

Keepin' em nice for the next owner I reckon...

[Schrade]

That collection was broken up in auction after the vid was done (the guy was in bankruptcy proceedings).

Some of them were Red, painted Black; one wasn't even a '64, it turned out to be a '67 !

[Bob Eyres]

Didn't see any ZR-1's. In fact, the narration mentions "The first, second, and third generations, and a sampling of the fifth and sixth." once again, the C4 gets no respect.
Maybe it's just me, but although black looks great on certain cars, most Corvettes aren't enhanced by black paint. And it's the last color I would paint a Corvette here in Florida, sunshine is not their friend.
But, on the other hand, a black Corvette after dark is very,very cool.

[WB9MCW]

June 30, 2011

Another group of Corvettes worth noting was the 23 Black Corvettes from the Bill Mullis collection. The collection was broken up and the cars sold individually at no reserve. As a group, their combined sales totaled $1.6 million.

http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2011/...orvette-sales/

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I remember watching a video a year or two ago that worked its way around the car forums about this collection. The cars belong to Bill Mullis from Bradenton, Fla. He had a real penchant for black cars, because in addition to all of these Corvettes, the video also featured his full-sized Chevy collection from the ‘50s and ‘60s, as well as a bunch of Harley Davidsons and hot rods—all black. His parting words in the video were, “I’m having too much fun to quit now.”

But, all good things must come to an end, and so it is true in this case. All of these Corvettes will cross the block at the big Indiana Corvette sale at no reserve, meaning they’ll all go to new homes. Actually, when I saw that video for the first time, I remember thinking how much I hated that guy. But jealousy notwithstanding, I always hate to see these amazing car collections broken up.

Amazing really is the right word for it, too. There are lots of highly desirable cars in this bunch. The ’55 is a V8. The ’62 is a big brake Fulie. The ’66 coupe is a “tanker” with a big fuel tank geared toward racing and a radio and heater delete. They almost all have the top engine options; many with rare factory fuel-injection or big blocks. The Midyear cars feature both coupes and convertibles. I think I’d still hate this guy if he weren’t selling off his collection.

We’re talking about cars like a 1954 235/150-h.p. ; a 1955 265/195-h.p. ; a 1956 265/210-h.p., 4-speed; a 1957 283/283-h.p., 4-speed; a 1958 283/270-h.p., 4-speed; a 1959 283/270-h.p., 4-speed; a 1960 283/270-h.p., 4-speed; a 1961; a 283/270-h.p., 4-speed; a 1962 327/360-h.p., 4-speed; a 1963 Roadster 327/360-h.p., 4-speed; a 1963 Coupe 327/360-h.p., 4-speed; a 1964 Roadster 327/375-h.p., 4-speed; a 1964 Coupe 327/375-h.p., 4-speed; a 1965 Roadster 327/375-h.p., 4-speed; a 1965 Coupe 327/375-h.p., 4-speed; a 1965 Coupe 396/425-h.p., 4-speed; a 1965 Roadster 396/425-h.p., 4-speed; a 1966 Coupe 427/450-h.p., 36 Gallon Fuel Tank; a 1966 Roadster 427/425-h.p., 4-speed; a 1967 Coupe 427/435-h.p., 4-speed; a 1967 Roadster 427/435-h.p., 4-speed; a 1968 Roadster 427/400-h.p.; and a 1969 Roadster 427/435-h.p., 4-speed. Ridiculous, huh?

You can learn all about the Mullis black Corvette collection, or any of the other great Corvettes and related memorabilia that will be sold this weekend, by visiting Mecum’s website.

In the meantime, the slideshow below provides pictures of all the Corvettes in this collection provided by Mecum Auctions. Try not to drool all over your keyboard.

http://www.hovermotorco.com/2011/06/...n-to-sell.html

[edram454]

Originally Posted by Bob Eyres

Didn't see any ZR-1's. In fact, the narration mentions "The first, second, and third generations, and a sampling of the fifth and sixth." once again, the C4 gets no respect.
Maybe it's just me, but although black looks great on certain cars, most Corvettes aren't enhanced by black paint. And it's the last color I would paint a Corvette here in Florida, sunshine is not their friend.
But, on the other hand, a black Corvette after dark is very,very cool.

I had a black supercharged c5 and now have a black 1990 zr1. I never take them out in the heat during the daytime. always at night. they are like bats. they dont like the light. A mint black paint job is priceless and unbeatable in shows. just takes lots of work to maintain mint. Only during the winter months when its cool and breezy some days in south florida will I venture out with my black vette. After owning many, blue and black are my favorite with black edging it out.

ed ramos #3028

[Z51JEFF]

Originally Posted by Bob Eyres

Didn't see any ZR-1's. In fact, the narration mentions "The first, second, and third generations, and a sampling of the fifth and sixth." once again, the C4 gets no respect.
Maybe it's just me, but although black looks great on certain cars, most Corvettes aren't enhanced by black paint. And it's the last color I would paint a Corvette here in Florida, sunshine is not their friend.
But, on the other hand, a black Corvette after dark is very,very cool.

There is a black 90 ZR-1 @4:28 in the video.