What's With That Corvette at 47th and Gilbert?

If you’ve driven past the intersection of 47^th Street and Gilbert Avenue in Western Springs this week, you may have noticed an eye-catching steely-blue Chevy Corvette parked in the lot occupied by the Western Springs branch of .

Curious, we gave the “FOR SALE” number a call and learned that the flashy vintage sports car belongs to Ted Johnson, a planner who works in Oak Brook and a friend of the lot’s owner, who offered to let him display it there in hopes of finding an interested buyer.

“I had it because I like Corvettes, and I’m selling it because I need room for more toys,” Johnson said. “I think it’d look good in your garage!”

The Corvette is a 1977 C-3 model with just over 100,000 miles. It’s up for sale for $10,000. (Johnson can be reached at 847-682-7733.)

Corvettes and other vintage and luxury cars were also out in force in  in Western Springs a few weekends ago for the Special Olympics fundraiser.

And as far as unique cars showing up in the Village, who remembers ?