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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
$52,100 for an old car?
HAMILTON — A week after Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones showed off classic cars for sale to residents that were seized from two men convicted of drug charges, bids are impressive especially on the flashiest of the bunch.
Someone out there has $52,100 to spend on a 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS. True it’s more than cool — candy apple red, chromed out and fully restored. But that’s a lot of money for an old car.
I received several calls last week after writing about the red muscle car well as a canary yellow 1969 Chevrolet Camaro; a 1970 Chevette SS, black with white racing stripes; and a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado truck seized from Hamilton-area convicted drug dealer Mark Henson.
Also up for bid on www.govdeals.com (search OAL855) is a 2004 Cadillac Escalade given up by convicted former University of Cincinnati and NBA basketball star Corie Blount in May when he was sentenced to a year in prison.
Several of the men who called wanted to see the vehicles in person and were anxious to know I viewed them up close and personal.
When I didn’t squeal with the same enthusiasm, several potential bidders chuckled and said “you aren’t a car collector.”
One man was a bit offended that I referred to the Camaro as old and without a hood. I guess I don’t fully understand the “muscle car” thing.
While the sheriff’s office chose to sell these cars and use the cash to fund more under cover operations for the newly formed drug task force, other seized vehicles have gone from the hands of criminals to become the ride of law enforcement officers.
Deputy Chief Tony Dwyer drives Lincoln Navigator that was seized from a criminal. Other seized vehicles, including a D.A.R.E. truck and undercover cars, are also a part of the fleet.
Jones jumped in the right red Chevelle last week and revved the engine for TV cameras.
But he said the car was not his speed.
“I need something I am not going to have to work on,” Jones said.
Bet it will get the attention of a deputy or state trooper with a radar gun!
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