Even in death, the Dapper Don may prove a good earner.
John Gotti’s widow, Victoria, is hawking the late Gambino crime boss’s prized antique convertible on eBay, hoping the hot wheels will sell for $60,000.
But shhhhh, don’t tell Uncle Sam.
“We want to sell it with out too much publicity,” said Chris Vitucci, a How ard Beach, Queens, truck dealer who posted the ad on eBay for the sleek 1972 Jaguar XKE as a favor to Mrs. Gotti.
“She’s worried the gov ernment might put a claim on it,” Vitucci added, declin ing to answer further questions.
Bidding on the fire-en gine-red roadster opened at $46,000 on the online auction site March 28 and ends April 8. No bids have yet been posted.
The eBay page offers photos and details on how Gotti came to own it.
The rising Mafia star fell in love with the Jaguar when the family was buying a Pennsylvania vacation home in the Poconos, and persuaded the property seller to include it in the home sale. The page says Gotti would tool around in the convertible whenever he was vacationing at the home. Later, he gave the car to his wife.
But Victoria “feels a more conservative car is best suited for her taste,” the site says.
And while Vitucci said the widow wants to keep quiet about the car, she insisted her husband’s name be used in the eBay ad to generate buzz and a higher price.
“She thought it might raise some interest to the right people,” he said.
Over the years, the federal government has hounded Gotti and his family, including son John A. “Junior” Gotti, over ill-gotten gains.
After the mob boss’s conviction on murder and racketeering charges in 1992, the federal government filed a civil suit to seize seven buildings and three businesses he owned. The Godfather died in 2002 while serving a life sentence in federal prison.
During Junior Gotti’s three federal racketeering trials, the mob scion complained tax liens had put him in the poorhouse. Prosecutors had hoped to seize $25 million in assets if he were convicted, but each ended in mistrials.
Before his last trial in 2006, Victoria had put up her $715,000 Howard Beach home as part of his $7 million bail.
When reached for comment, Victoria said she’s not worried about the feds.
“That car is clean,” she replied, when asked if there were any liens on the Jaguar. “There’s no problem with it.”
The widow said she didn’t want added attention, so she decided to sell the car through eBay rather than go to the newspapers.
“I don’t want any publicity,” she said.
The late Gotti’s ragtop coupe currently sits on a flatbed truck in Vitucci’s yard on Euclid Avenue. The classic comes equipped with black leather bucket seats, a 12-cylinder engine, automatic transmission, and only 24,300 miles, if you believe the odometer.
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