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Cy FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION S 5/8/81 Gate of ¢ residence regarding his acquisition of a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, VIN VES5S5800102. dvised that his hobby is to restore céllector rs and sell them at auctions. Over the past 10 years, a. restored and sold over 80 cars, most of which were ry) ough the Kruse Auctioneers based in Auburn, Indiana. . _ Sometime during November, 1977 SD -0nd in the New York Times offering a 1955 Corvette for sale contacted the seller, name unrecalled, a New Jersey resi and offered $4,000.00 in cash. The seller agreed an possession of the automobile, At the time of sale, - provided a Don Allen Chevrolet bill of sale in the name of ELVIS: PRESLEY and a window options sticker. Additionally, the seller provided an out of state title in the sdller's name. yi? then invested $8,000.00 to $10,000.00 in all new original chrome, wheels, tires, new upholstery, and new hub caps, were purchased from Lincoln Corvette's in Nebraska. advised that in all, he had invested approximately $14,000.00 as automobile, and if necessary, he should be able to locate many of the receipts which corroborate his expenses in zefurbishing the automobile. offered this In approximately February, 1978, nh New Jersey, automobile for sale through where the vehicle was sold to $17,500.00, iess 8% commission to Kruse. cording he furnished the original title in the name of the New Jersey seller to Kruse when the car was sold as well as the window sticker and Don Allen Chevrolet bill of sale. further stated that he , profited no more than — . $3, 000. 00 on the automobile and could not verify that this was in fact, formerly owned by ELVI Therefore sold the car for very little erofit said that if w able to verify this claim, the automobile would have been worth approximately §100,000.00 as a collector's iten. 5/8/81 Neponsit, New York (hi 67B-83477 Nn a pie Base3 ‘Ths decument conteins neither recommendations ner conciusens of the FBI. tt is the property of the FB! and is lnaned te your spency; ot and ott Contents are net te be Gistriputed outsign your agency. - law . a = aT eee ant eee -- OT rte me he OL Oe tet Cem e e ee ee ee