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A late 1960s AMT hobby model kit depicting the 'Star Trek' shuttle Galileo 7. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Cloud's Antiques.

‘Star Trek’ shuttlecraft prop soars past $70,000 at auction

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
A late 1960s AMT hobby model kit depicting the 'Star Trek' shuttle Galileo 7. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Cloud's Antiques.
A late 1960s AMT hobby model kit depicting the ‘Star Trek’ shuttle Galileo 7. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Cloud’s Antiques.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) – A prop vehicle that was used in the original Star Trek TV series in the late 1960s and acquired by an Ohio collector has sold at auction for just over $70,000.

The Repository in Canton reports an Akron-area collector had been storing the partially restored 24-foot-long Galileo shuttlecraft for several years before putting it up for auction online.

Auctioneer Brooks Ames says the selling price soared during the final 90 seconds of the auction on Thursday as three late bidders fought to claim the structure used as the shuttlecraft of the USS Enterprise.

Ames says he believes the buyer plans to restore the prop and possibly display it in a museum.

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Information from: The Repository, http://www.cantonrep.com

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AP-WF-06-29-12 1236GMT

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A late 1960s AMT hobby model kit depicting the 'Star Trek' shuttle Galileo 7. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Cloud's Antiques.
A late 1960s AMT hobby model kit depicting the ‘Star Trek’ shuttle Galileo 7. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Cloud’s Antiques.