A career spanning 60 years, serving the Corvette community diligently while building his own special collection, was certainly fruitful for Roger Judski and the dealership that bore his name, Roger’s Corvette Center. When Roger decided to finally close the doors for good, I’d be willing to bet he’s been regretting this day for years. And not necessarily because he’s out of the business he loved, but because he has to clear out approximately 3000 ft.² of Corvette parts he’s accumulated over the last six decades. [Author’s Note: This article is FREE and not behind a paywall. Yes, FREE! If/when any pop-ups appear, please click to dismiss them and continue enjoying the article. One may require two steps–first, the arrow on the left, then the x on the top right.]
Oftentimes, superlatives like insane are overused, but once you see this NO-RESERVE collection offered on Bring a Trailer, I think you’ll agree that insane describes it perfectly. And now, as Roger parts way with the business that formed his legacy, here’s a chance to own a piece of Roger’s Corvette Center history, a piece of the legacy he parts with. With bidding currently at just $11,000, how much do you think this rare collection of Corvette parts will hammer for? Some enthusiasts in the BaT comments section are speculating a retail value of well over $100,000! Let’s jump in!
What’s Inside CorvSport’s Coverage of Roger Judski’s Last Sale
- From The Heydays To Now
- The Opening Message From The Seller, Fuelieguy
- Some Cool Factoids From The Listing
- A Collection of The Coolest Parts & Finds
- Three Walk-Through Videos From The Seller
- Five Rare Corvettes From Roger Judski’s Collection
- Roger Judski Features From The CorvSport Archives
- Join The Auction & Engage With The BaT Community
1) From The Heydays To Now
As a native of Orlando, below are the sights I was familiar with on my occasional visits over the years to Roger’s Corvette Center. As his retirement closed in, Roger trimmed his inventory considerably, but this is always how I will remember it. More importantly, I’ll never forget Roger’s gracious nature, which was epitomized when he offered to let this newly-hired journalist do an impromptu interview and behind-the-scenes look at his one-of-one Corvette Challenge Series C4 race car (included in section 7 of today’s feature).
Despite the stars never lining up for me to buy one of my 20 Corvettes from Roger, he always treated me on my showroom visits as if my next Corvette could be from him. As I transitioned in 2005 to become a licensed used-car dealer myself, I began to appreciate how he treated any guest at his car lot. He never acted like you were an interruption, even if you were just strolling through to admire the Corvettes and chit-chat for a couple of minutes.
The Heydays
What the large lobby looks like now.
2) The Opening Message From The Seller, Fuelieguy
“Welcome to our auction of this incredible collection of Corvette parts. Roger Judski, the founder of Roger’s Corvette Center has been a fixture in the world of Corvettes for six decades. Other than his reputation as a highly respected seller of the marque, Roger is well known among the NCRS/Bloomington Gold cognoscenti for his collection of rare and desirable L88’s and of course the yellow, one of two 1969 ZL1. My relationship with Roger and his family goes back 40+ years when he was operating out of a small lot close by to my home. On the occasion of his retirement from the business I’m pleased and honored to assist him in the liquidation of his parts.
There is no way to adequately describe everything that will come with the sale of this lot. Serious bidders are welcome to make a site visit to view it all and decide their bidding strategy. Visits may be scheduled by using the contact seller button to make arrangements beginning now and continuing next Monday 5/12 through Friday 5/16. It all has to go as the property and buildings will be razed soon in preparation for redevelopment of the site.
This auction is for the entire collection so, sorry but there won’t be any cherry-picking permitted. This is the quintessential “bringatrailer” auction. Thanks for your interest. George”
3) Some Cool Factoids From The Listing
- Whoever wins this no-reserve auction, which ends on 5/17/2025, will have 90 days to remove all the parts.
- The seller, Fuelieguy, met Roger 40+ years ago when he was running a small car lot close to his house.
- Serious bidders are encouraged to make an appointment with the seller for a tour of the facility and parts.
- As the auction progressed, it was decided that the winning bidder could refuse whatever parts he did not want.
- Fuelieguy pitched an opportunity, saying, “Well here’s your opportunity to turn your Corvette hobby into a thriving entrepreneurial business.”
- According to Fuelieguy, “It all has to go as the property and buildings will be razed soon in preparation for redevelopment of the site.”
- When it was suggested that the seller reach out to restoration parts suppliers like Top Flight, Corvette Central, Ecklers, Zip Products, and Mid America, Fuelieguy responded that he has.
4) A Collection of The Coolest Parts & Finds
First, a picture from the seller, summarizing most of the parts included in the auction.
- Posted by Fuelieguy: “29 C4 94-96 nos Bose radios and 14 amplifiers included.”
- Posted by Fuelieguy: “With all there is to take in here, it could be easy to overlook this very rare and genuine set of 1967 Corvette Kelsey Hayes excellent condition aluminum bolt-on wheels and center caps mounted with NON-DOT Firestone SuperSports redline tires. Perfect addition to achieve a high point count in NCRS Top Flight judging. Sets like this routinely sell here on BaT between $15/25k without the tires.”
- Posted by Fuelieguy: “The collection includes three sets of new old stock 1996 Grand Sport red leather seat covers, four door panels and a new GS rear bumper cover. Additionally there is a new pair of one year only 1988 35th anniversary door panels and 1993 40th anniversary door panels. Where else could you find them?”
- Posted by Fuelieguy: “Several sets of used and new old stock side exhaust components for 65-67 and 69 Corvette are included. Also, several new in the box glass tops. Pretty hard to find stuff.”
- Posted by Fuelieguy: “Two pairs of aluminum big block heads with GM casting number3819842. One set is bare and the other is complete. Date codes 9/25/68, 9/27/68 and 2/3/69, 2/5/69. Good luck finding anywhere else other than here. Worth a small fortune.”
- Posted by Fuelieguy: “Here is a NEW hardtop removed from a new 1993 40th Anniversary Corvette sold by Roger. The buyer didn’t want the hardtop. Can you imagine that?!”
- Posted by Fuelieguy: “Sale includes a new old stock GM 61-62 Corvette Harrison radiator #3150916. Another site has a similar item currently listed for $1,250.”
More interesting photos from the BaT gallery…
5) Three Walk-Through Videos From The Seller
After a suggestion from the BaT community, Fuelieguy got busy and produced three YouTube videos!
6) Five Rare Corvettes From Roger Judski’s Collection
This is a recent picture from Fuelieguy of how Roger’s collection sits now.
More on Roger’s collection…
(1) 1966 Big-Tank Coupe: A 427-425 HP “Big-Tank” coupe with full frame off restoration to NCRS standards.
(2) 1967 L-88 Coupe: Documented, matching numbers, all original, 427 cubic inches of L-88 power.
(3) 1968 L-88 Coupe: Like its twin from 1967, this ’68 coupe is an all original, matching numbers, L-88 legend.
(4) 1969 ZL-1 Coupe: Rarest of the rare and the crown jewel in Roger’s collection. One of only TWO factory ZL-1 (all aluminum 427) Corvettes ever built.
(5) 1988 Corvette Challenge Race Car #98: The Corvette Challenge Series Winner for 1998 with only 3,606 “Sunday Driven” miles.
7) Roger Judski Features From The CorvSport Archives
- Roger’s Race Car: Meet The #98 Corvette Challenge Champion
- End of an Era: Enthusiast, Collector, & Entrepreneur Retiring & Closing Roger’s Corvette Center
- CorvSport’s Collector Spotlight: Roger Judski’s 1 of 2 1969 ZL-1 Corvette
8) Join The Auction & Engage With The BaT Community
♦ Auction stats (as of 5/14/2025):
- Views: 5,252
- Watchers: 421
- Comments: 71
- Bids: 8
- HIGH BID: $11,000
Click here to see more details and pictures from the auction, including the final sales price!
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