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August 28, 2008
Hyper-Miler '59 Opel Turns Up On eBay
By Jen Dunnaway
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Remember this strange ride that John blogged awhile back? The 1959 Opel that took the world record in 1973 for getting 376 mpg out of a regular pushrod four-banger with only mild modifications? It lived at the Talladega Motorsports Hall of Fame for many years, then fell into the hands of Seattle-area car dealer Evan McMullen. Well, McMullen now figures he’ll make a killing on it after buying it from Talladega for cheap, so off to eBay it goes. The Buy It Now price? $300,000. Sounds like another dreamer, though he’s already got a bid for $50K. Check out the auction here.
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7urtle
Aug 28, 2008 at 6:43 am
hAHAHAH HAHHAHAHHAHAHAA. funny how that car in 1973 got 300+ mpg, while we are gettin geeked over cars with 21mpg and payin 20gs for it
GTwildfire
Aug 28, 2008 at 4:48 am
It was a historical achievement that went under-appreciated over the decades, apparently. The car’s real.
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The price? Unreal – although there’s a possibility of bidders escalating the price into six digits. If McMullan has some sense he’ll contect the high bidder if it gets that high but falls short of 300k
Anonymous
Aug 28, 2008 at 2:36 am
This was a hoax was it not?
Stewart
Aug 28, 2008 at 1:26 am
I wouldn’t buy a $5000.00 car from him, with his
feedback rating, much less this…
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BTW, he is DREAMING on the price.