The very first 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 70th Anniversary Edition has achieved an incredible record price at auction.
Sold at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event to raise money for charity, the special commemorative Z06 achieved a winning bid of $3.6 million (£2.68 million)
This surpasses the previous Barrett-Jackson charity record of $3 million (£2.24 million), set in 2020 for the first example of the eighth-generation Corvette.
Another Corvette for the collection
As in 2020, the huge winning bid for the 2023 Z06 70th Anniversary Edition came from Rick Hendrick.
The businessman and NASCAR team owner is a regular visitor to Barrett-Jackson auctions. Hendrick has an invitation-only car collection, which is incorporated into his Hendrick Motorsports headquarters in Concord, North Carolina.
Housing upwards of 200 cars, more than half of Hendrick’s collection consists of Corvettes. It’s therefore no surprise he has added VIN 001 of the 70th Anniversary model to his stable.
Supporting those who serve
Operation Homefront, a national non-profit charity focused on building stable and secure military families, will receive 100 percent of the winning bid.
Chevrolet has supported the charity since 2017, providing seven full-size Silverado pickup trucks to help the organization.
“It’s truly a privilege to support our military members and their families through Operation Homefront,” said Steve Hill, vice president of Chevrolet. “Proceeds from the first retail 2023 Corvette Z06 will benefit many U.S. military families who have done so much to serve our country.”
Other charity sales included the one-off 2021 Ford ‘Bronco 66’ First Edition Model. Sold for $500,000 (£373,000), the money from the Bronco will benefit the Pope Francis Center, which provides services to homeless people.
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