1981 Chevrolet Corvette

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Out of a combination of a lifelong automotive passion and an unyielding desire to support the people of his Alabama community, the Generous Collection was born. Mr. Greg Rusk, a successful business leader in the cardboard industry, with a big heart for helping families and friends in times of need, would regularly pay overly generous fees to acquire an interesting vehicle. After decades of collecting and supporting local automotive enthusiasts, the Rusk family is ready for these vehicles, each with their own story, to write their next chapter back on the road, where they belong.

The Generous Collection returns with Part 2 offering over 250 cars in August all offered without reserve, emerging from years of long-term silent storage. From the quiet shadows of the Generous Collection to the sunshine of backroads and highways, enthusiasts now have the opportunity to own a piece of a generous car-collecting legacy.

* * *

The 1981 Chevrolet Corvette represented a transition point for America's legendary sports car. It was the last model year of the C3 generation manufactured at the St. Louis, Missouri factory, even as production simultaneously began at the brand-new Bowling Green, Kentucky plant, which would go on to become the Corvette's long-term production site. One difference is the Bowling Green Corvettes had basecoat/clearcoat enamel paint, applied in the new plant’s state of the art paint room, as on this Silver Metallic example, a superior finish to the lacquer used in the past.