Would you want to own (or give a gift:) of an authentic part of hundreds, or possibly even thousands, of Corvettes?

Every Corvette that has been manufactured, since 1981, has been built in the factory near Bowling Green, Kentucky. As the Corvettes were manufactured, and as they passed through the painting process, there was over-spray and drips that built up on the assembly line rails. There were approximately 145 Corvettes per day that went through the painting process. It takes approximately 1,000 layers of paint to equal 1 inch of buildup.  That's 125 layers of paint for only 1/8"!  Periodically, about every 125 days, as part of the maintenance of the factory assembly line rails, the paint was chiseled off in chunks.

These remnants of genuine Corvette paint have been amazingly handcrafted by an elderly gentleman into extremely rare items. Each item is unique and no 2 are ever alike. (No laser or automatic cutting or polishing has been used.) They are polished smooth and you cannot feel the paint layers.  There may be variations since they are handmade.

The paint colors in my listings could go back as far as 1981, when production shifted to the brand new high-tech facility manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The fully up-to-date paint shop was a big plus for the new factory. The St Louis plant had used lacquer exclusively, but the Bowling Green plant used more automatic means to apply more durable enamels as well as the new clear coat finishes. Also, the new Bowling Green factory relied on computer-managed robots for painting.

You can carefully examine each unique collectible and see the distinctive colors of the Corvettes, that were manufactured from that remnant of paint. If you mouse over to zoom on the pictures, you can see the actual layers of paint. If you are a Corvette colors expert, you can also determine what year the paint is from, by the colors. The color variations also occurred depending on the number of cars made in a row before changing to the next color. For example, in 2003 for the 50th Anniversary, there were over 11,000 "Anniversary Red" Corvettes manufactured, so the paint remnants have more layers of red than other years.

In 2005 the factory changed the paint formula, eliminating the paint overspray and buildup, which makes the past paint remnants ever more rare. (These layers of paint from other factories have been called Fordite and Detroit agate and Motor City agate.)

This listing is for 1 polished nugget that weighs 6.5 grams. The longest and thickest  measurements are 1 1/4" and 5/8" and 1 3/8".

 It's difficult for me to pick a favorite, but this a favorite.  The colors are superb!  This rare nugget is a "Worry Rock" or "Good Luck" Stone.  It is perfectly shaped to carry in your pocket to rub and turned at different angles with your fingers.  My father, who would be 103 now, always carried a stone of this shape in his pocket.  I asked the gentleman, who has made my other polished nuggets, to look for the perfect remnant of paint that would match my father's worry stone.  Amazingly, he found this remnant and it is near the shape of my father's original stone.

If you purchase multiple Corvette items, you pay only the shipping on the first item, if shipped together.

I guarantee that this is 100% authentic, genuine Corvette paint from the Corvette Factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

I have received fantastic feedback from buyers who have loved their one-of-a-kind Corvette collectibles.  These are some of the comments I have received:

"A must have item for every Corvette owner."

"Favorite eBay purchase yet"

"Absolutely beautiful! love it"

"Great Item! Better than picture!"

"Awesome"

"Unique item for car lovers!! Fast shipping, well packed"
"Rare find at a good price with superb service. Highly recommend seller."

"Gorgeously presented"

"Beautiful item, swiftly delivered with excellent care and service"

"Honored to know this seller! Honest! Accurate! Fast! Well packaged."

"Most Honest Seller I've met in Over a Decade"

"A+++ Couldn't be more pleased"

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Questions are welcomed!

Thanks!