General Motors destroyed almost every one of its approximately 1,100 EV1 electric cars. However, around 40 EV1s managed to escape the cruel fate of the crusher. These cars landed in museums, such as the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., as well as universities for research and teaching purposes.
It appears the University of Cincinnati received one of GM’s infamous electric cars, as the university is currently auctioning off its EV1. Well, pieces of an EV1 are for sale, at least.
According to the Ohio university’s listing, this EV1 was donated to the institution in 2008 and immediately placed in storage. No surprise, really, given this EV1 is literally a shell of its former self. There’s no drive unit, suspension pieces, or body panels (save for the roof, of course). There are, however, pieces of the car’s wiring harness, digital gauge cluster, and various bits of its interior.
With no VIN, either, there’s little chance this EV1 will ever find itself returned to a legal, roadworthy state. Still, it serves as a neat piece (or is that pieces?) of automotive history. If you’re interested in owning the ruins of a famous electric car, then head over to GovDeals.com and bid on this EV1 shell before the sale closes on Saturday, February 22.
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Source: WORLD NEWS
