By 1984, the Chevette looked outdated, and it was outdated, with its anemic pushrod engine and cramped, noisy interior, but it could be built for next to nothing and sold for not much more than that.

The winner gets Paul's lime green hatchback with just 69,000 miles on it. ... the 1979 Chevrolet Chevette owned by former Texas Congressman and ex-presidential candidate Ron Paul. ...

A little comic interlude on this Washington Day of Silliness: Ron Paul is auctioning off what appears to be his lime green clown car. Ah, but there's an interesting policy story behind this ...