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Old 03-22-2009, 03:47 PM
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dang would love to see this in person tons of great cars in there. not 1 c6rs but 2 of them


So, from time to time, Ken Lingenfelter opens up his car collection for people to come and check out. He warehouse has three separate rooms with around 25 cars or so in each room. The first one has foreign exotics, the 2nd has Vettes, and the last is muscle cars. I was only able to talk to Ken for a few minutes, but he is a great guy. Very down-to-Earth, despite being worth a few hundred mil. And most of the cars do get driven.

For those who don't know, Ken made his fortune in the title industry. He sold his company for something like 500 million. Then he bought LPE after John died.

I couldn't get as many pics as I wanted, but these give a good overall idea of his collection.

Now, some of my pics. Photobucket ****ed up the order of my pics, so they are mixed up.














































These are the helmets integrated into the bodywork. You lift up the panel, and the helmet comes out.








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Great Shots!

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Wow!!!! Amazing collection & He must have thousands of dollars alone invested in battery tenders!!! Thx Derek for posting the pics!!!
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unbelievable! those C6RS are simply amazing!!
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OMFG! Thats the coolest collection
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OMFG! Thats the coolest collection

Can't say it any better! Wow //art
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Jeez....I would get a headache deciding which one to drive
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the best collecton ever, i need to go change now...
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That's incredible!
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I was there yesterday. Trust me, you do not want to go there. You will feel pretty bad about yourself for days.
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Awesome collection.
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Hahaha Jason, that's funny as hell cuz you said the exact thing that I was thinking & I wasnt even there to witness the collection.
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Nice shots. Thanks for sharing.

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Excuse my ignorance, but who is Ken Ligenfelter and why is he so damn wealthy? I'm assuming his last name is only a coincide as it relates to LPE...
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Originally Posted by AbsolutHank
Excuse my ignorance, but who is Ken Ligenfelter and why is he so damn wealthy? I'm assuming his last name is only a coincide as it relates to LPE...
read 1st post, no relation to lingenfelter just pure coincidence as far as i know.

also jason what # c6rs does he have?
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WOW!!!!!! THX!!!!!!


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