[MosportGreen66]

This is not justification for spending that money just a POSSIBLE explanation:

Bolt on wheels for '67 are not reproduced to high standards so the only wheels around for high dollar restorations including Corvettes like BBC coupes even more so converts (L-71, L-88, L89). It would not surprise me one bit if these wheels are going on a car that underwent a $150,000-$200,000 restoration. Remember the ZL1 carb that went for $10,000? Same princple here too. What is $30,000 for a car that is worth $500,000+?

Then again this could have been a staged auction too...