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The car now appears just as it did when it rolled off the General Motors assembly line back in 1997 and is quite possibly the most valuable Chevrolet Lumina in existence.
Shortly after the initial restoration was complete, he brought the car back to Authentic Automotive for some more beautification, with Michalski’s investment in the four-door eventually totaling nearly $20,000. Instead, he wanted his beloved Lumina restored, so he went back to Plimpton’s shop and asked him to make it like new again – even if it would cost far more than the Chevy was actually worth. At this point, most people would cut their losses and replace the aging old Chevy with something newer, but Michalski isn’t like most people. Not long after he took possession of it, a storm knocked a tree branch onto the grey sedan, causing significant damage to the vehicle’s rear end and roof. Michalski took to the modest Chevrolet sedan and began using it as his daily driver. When the sop’s owner Jim Plimpton learned the old, rear-wheel-drive Cutlass was the only vehicle that the elderly Michalski owned, he offered to give him a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina he had sitting around on his property for free. One day he brought the Cutlass to Authentic Automotive, a classic car shop in nearby Cudahy, WI, to have it fully restored. Michalski’s story actually starts with his 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass – which he bought new back in 1969 and is the only car he’s ever purchased. Wisconsin man Ronald Michalski is the proud owner of what is very likely the world’s most valuable Chevrolet Lumina after he paid out-of-pocket to have the car restored not once, but twice by a local classic car shop.