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Callaway C12 Corvette Owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hits the Virtual Auction Block

After the C5 Corvette was unveiled, American tuner Callaway Cars went back to the drawing board and the end result was dubbed Callaway C12. All things considered, the C12 is one of the rarest and highly-coveted bespoke machines ever made in the U. S. of A., more so when you consider that chassis #18 of 25 was owned by a legendary NASCAR driver.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is his name and he’s the the Most Popular Driver Award winner from 2003 to 2014. In addition to the twelve popularity awards, Jr. is the son of “The Intimidator”, arguably the most popular NASCAR driver in the series’ 67-year-old existence.

Heck, Callaway C12 Corvette #18 is now for sale on eBay and guess who’s the gentleman that’s selling. Yup, it’s user daleearnhardtjr88, the one and only. If you’re interested in bidding for this sportscar, don’t get your hopes up too high. The current bid stands at a fairly reasonable $50,400, although the reserve isn’t met after 116 bids.

Back in the day, a C12 sold for at least $200k. The ad’s description says that the odometer shows 23,434 miles, although a picture of the clock tells it has 23,450 miles (37,739 km) under its belt.

A race-derived variant dubbed C12.R managed to pole the 2001 Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race, a detail that will suggest you why Dale Jr. didn’t drive his street-legal C12 more than this. It’s very extreme.

Packing an all-aluminum 5.7-liter 440 horsepower LS V8 coupled to a six-speed stick shift, a 3.73 rear end ratio and finished in BMW 287 Pearl, Dale Jr.’s C12 was quite the machine for the end of the ‘90s.

The ad’s description also highlights that the winning bidder “has the choice to have the car autographed and the keys handed over to them by Dale Jr. himself (must be picked up at sellers location).” If you want it, better be quick about it - 4 days and 4 hours are left until the virtual hammer strikes “Sold!”
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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