after bidders discover it's actually historic racer.
By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 10:59 PM on 22nd September 2009
A simple eBay auction turned into an epic bidding frenzy when a car thought to be scrap turned out to be one of the world’s rarest vehicles.
The rusty car – which has no engine or transmission – was initially put up for sale in the U.S. with a starting bid of $500 (£300).
But after one eBay user realised the battered 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest was in fact one of six specially-made Super Duty versions, it eventually sold for nearly $227,000 (£140,000).
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