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First 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Goes For More Than $1 Million At Barrett-Jackson Auction It was the undisputed star of the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and is also one of the headlining attractions at this weekend’s Barrett-Jackson auction. Yes folks, we’re talking about the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7. The cynics and haters may feign disinterest at its carryover transverse leaf spring suspension and “crude” pushrod engine, but for thousands if not millions of gearheads, the arrival of a new Corvette is a big deal, since it’s generally a once-in-a-decade occurrence.

First 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Goes For More Than $1 Million At Barrett-Jackson Auction

First 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Goes For More Than $1 Million At Barrett-Jackson Auction

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First 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Goes For More Than $1 Million At Barrett-Jackson Auction

Its presence at the Barrett-Jackson Auction is also a big deal for Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, which will benefit from the $1.05 million winning bid raised for C7 Corvette VIN #0001 from Rick Hendrick. That amount is more than $700,000 higher than the $300,000 bid for the first SRT Viper that was auctioned in June 2012. More than 170 alumni of the school work at General Motors’ design studios.
Among the other Corvette models auctioned over the weekend include GM CEO’s Dan Akerson’s personal 1958 Corvette and celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible, which both auctioned for $270,000. Proceeds from Akerson’s car benefit Habitat for Humanity’s Morningside Commons initiative in Detroit, and proceeds from Fieri’s car going toward the Guy Fieri Foundation for Inspiration and Imagination. Rick Hendrick also bid on and won a 1968 Corvette L88 race car that sold for $1 million.