I'd like to know if anybody knows something about how GM handled VIPs, e.g. was there a special department and is there a faint chance that respective documents still exist?
Some background:
Former Belgium King Leopold III had a deal with GM and received a new Corvette in exchange for the old one each year. This was confirmed to me by his daughter. I have got pictures and knowledge of Corvettes ('58, '65, '66, '67, '68 - '69, '70) bearing the same license plate registered to the Belgium Royal Court (BTW: only one VIN is actually in the records of the Belgium DMV equivalent).
And I assume he was not the only VIP who received special treatment at GM. Prince Bertil of Sweden was another one.
To coordinate respective VIP treatment within GM I assume that a dedicated department, person at GM or Chevrolet was tasked with this. Unfortunately, a person (Jimmy X) who was interested in export Corvettes and who had a respective Internet site, has apparently deceased since the Internet site is offline. GM Heritage center hasn't answered my email and So I'm running out of options. But before I give up perhaps somebody here in the forum has any ideas or better connections. Thanks in advance.
Oliver
Some background:
Former Belgium King Leopold III had a deal with GM and received a new Corvette in exchange for the old one each year. This was confirmed to me by his daughter. I have got pictures and knowledge of Corvettes ('58, '65, '66, '67, '68 - '69, '70) bearing the same license plate registered to the Belgium Royal Court (BTW: only one VIN is actually in the records of the Belgium DMV equivalent).
And I assume he was not the only VIP who received special treatment at GM. Prince Bertil of Sweden was another one.
To coordinate respective VIP treatment within GM I assume that a dedicated department, person at GM or Chevrolet was tasked with this. Unfortunately, a person (Jimmy X) who was interested in export Corvettes and who had a respective Internet site, has apparently deceased since the Internet site is offline. GM Heritage center hasn't answered my email and So I'm running out of options. But before I give up perhaps somebody here in the forum has any ideas or better connections. Thanks in advance.
Oliver
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