January 23, 2023 1:49pm EST
Secretary of speed: Colin Powell's Corvette up for auction
The retired general once drag raced Joe Biden in it.
By Gary Gastelu | Fox News
The late Gen. Colin Powell spent much of his life riding in military machines and government limousines, but was a certified "car guy" when he was off-duty.
He owned several classic Volvos he liked to work on, a Mercedes-Benz "Pagoda" 230 SL and famously arrived for his first day of work as Secretary of State in 2001 behind the wheel of a Chrysler PT Cruiser.
He was even one of the early owners of the ill-fated Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid when it launched in 2011.
Before that, Powell drove the Chevrolet Corvette pace car at the 2005 Indianapolis 500, later telling the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association, "there is nothing better than knowing you led the Indy 500 for three laps."
more
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/secretary-speed-colin-powells-corvette-auction
