Peter Max is Facing a $1,000,000 Lawsuit Over VH1 Corvettes

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Photos courtesy of: Road and Track

Some of you may recall a story we published about two months ago, reporting on the fate of the 36 Corvettes in which Dennis Amadeo chose to sell to artist Peter Max for $250,000 back in 1988. While this made for some quick earnings for Mr. Amadeo, the burden then lied on Peter Max. The cars then remained sitting idly in covered parking garages, until recently that is.

Peter-Max-Corvette-626x351Peter Heller, Scott Heller, and Gary Spindler agreed to the collection of Corvettes and began the working on the Vettes. Their plan was are going to start with the ‘53 and with the help of a Corvette expert, begin the restoration process. The team seemed enthusiastic about the project and got to work promptly as they were hoping to run the cars across the auction block about six months from the time they began working on the first car.

It has been reported that the team was offered 10-percent of the final sales prices for compensation by Max to do the work, but after completing the cleaning and minor restorations, he did not pay them their fare share. Opinions online seem to be about the same regarding Max’s character, in that he is an “eccentric artist type” while others use the the words “narcissistic” as well as “not all there anymore.” Whatever the case, you don’t steal from people, especially those who were doing a service for you.

We have yet to learn what the fate will be, but we hope the team wins their case and receives a good settlement. Aside from the fact he let a beautiful Corvette collection sit around rotting, he is a thief, and we hope he pays for it.

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Brent Davis

Brent was born and raised in Southern California. After earning a Bachelors Degree in business marketing from California State University San Marcos, and a project management certificate from the University of California at San Diego, he decided to turn a lifelong passion for automobiles and motorsports into a career. Brent has a specific passion for diesel-powered and all-terrain vehicles that have helped him haul and recover recreational toys over the years.
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