CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Six restored classic Corvettes will be given away Wednesday afternoon at the Chicago Auto Show to veterans and military families who won a national contest.
The collection of cars has been called the “greatest barn find of cars in history" and includes 36 classic Corvettes – one each from 1953, the year the iconic muscle car was introduced, to 1989.
They were once owned by the pop artist Peter Max, who was going to use them as canvases for one-of-a-kind pieces of art; but instead he let them sit, falling into disrepair, in a series of New York City parking garages for more than 25 years - not actually barns.
A few years ago, an organization called the Corvette Heroes bought the cars, restored them to their former glory, and are now giving them away to six individuals from across the country – all of whom are either veterans or come from military families – through The Lost Corvettes national sweepstakes.
Additionally, the Corvette Heroes will present an oversized check for $250,000 to Stand For The Troops, an organization that offers veterans who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and other “invisible wounds of war” safe, effective medical treatments, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, low-level light therapy, neurofeedback, and other treatments to help him get their lives back.
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