Ferrari’s F1 Raikkonen Buys Sharon Stone’s 1974 Corvette

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Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen

Ferrari’s F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen paid $200,000 Euros or $329,326 USD for Sharon Stone’s 1974 Corvette at the Amber Fashion Show in Monaco this weekend. The auction was part of the F1 race festivities this weekend at Monte Carlo’s Meridien Beach plaza. The celebrity auction raised approximately $1.65 million for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The 1974 Corvette is said to have just four miles on the odometer and is stored in Los Angeles. The $329,326 USD is certainly one of the highest if not the highest amount paid for a 1974 Corvette.

This is the second time Stone’s 1974 Corvette has been offered in an Elton John Foundation auction. Earlier this year the Corvette was a no-sale after a hapless participant at Elton John’s post-Oscar party and auction opened the bidding at $1 million, thinking he would be outbid. Unfortunately no else did bid and he had to tell Stone that it was joke. From all accounts, she was not amused.

Kimi Raikkonen is the highest paid Formula 1 driver with a contract estimated to be $50 Million USD. In 2007 Kimi switched rides from McLaren to Ferrari and captured the Formula One Drivers Championships by one point.


Source:
Reuters
Photo Credit: REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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