MEANINGFUL FAREWELL: Last-built C7 Corvette $2.7 million sale to help veterans highlights Friday at Barrett-Jackson
June 28, 2019
Posted by Barrett-Jackson
With wounded veterans Cpl Scott Nokes (right) and SPC Kevin Trimble among those cheering on the bidding, the last-built C7 Corvette sold for $2.7 million to benefit the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Smart Home Program.
Celebrating the last-built C7 Corvette sale! From left: Adam Ferrara, Chevrolet’s Steve Hill, April Rose, Steve Davis, Craig Jackson, Frank Siller, GM’s Sean Finegan, and (foreground) Specialist Kevin Trimble and Corporal Scott Nokes.
General Motors made quite a splash at the Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction on Friday, bringing four significant 2019 Chevrolet Corvettes to the block – two of them bearing VIN 001, and one that has even more significance. An exact replica of what will be the very last C7 Corvette ever built roared up onto the stage with an important purpose: to raise funds for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Smart Home program, which builds smart homes for our most catastrophically injured service members returning home. With the bidding escalating rapidly, the hammer came down on a winning bid of $2.7 million, all of which will go to the foundation, while the winning bidder will be driving a significant piece of Chevrolet history.
This 1966 Plymouth Satellite sold for a record-setting $84,700.
The Chevrolet Collection Corvettes not only set records with their sales, they were among the top sellers of some 200 vehicles that made their way across the auction block on Friday, with other noteworthy sales including a 1969 Plymouth GTX convertible, two Mustangs and a custom 1957 Chevrolet 210. A number of records were also set during the day, including the sale of 1966 Plymouth Satellite convertible, which caused the arena to erupt in cheers when it brought in $84,700.
Neon signs, mini-bikes and gas pumps attracted the attention of bidders during the morning’s Automobilia Auction, with an animated Mobil Oil Pegasus porcelain neon sign from 1954 coming out on top with a $17,250 price tag.
A special feature during Friday’s activities was the arrival of the World Series Trophy, which was brought to the auction block and displayed on-site by Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program. Fans were able to take photos with the famed trophy and register to win some great prizes, all while learning about Home Base’s work to support veterans and their families impacted by invisible wounds.
The busy day was full of fun for car enthusiasts of all ages! Check out the video below of the exciting auction of the last-built C7 Corvette, enjoy the photo gallery of highlights on the auction block and around the site on Friday – and buckle up for what promised to be an exciting Super Saturday at Barrett-Jackson. (And don’t forget to vote for Barrett-Jackson in the USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards for Best Attraction for Car Lovers – just click on the graphic above!).
LOT #3001 – 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 – LAST BUILT – $2.7 MILLION TO BENEFIT THE STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION’S SMART HOME PROGRAM
LOT #395 – 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR1 – $126,500
LOT #395.1 – 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 VIN 001 – $121,000 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #396 – 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE VIN 001 – $89,100 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #394.1 – 2019 CHEVROLET CORVETTE HERTZ 100TH ANNIVERSARY Z06 – $77,000
LOT #379 – 1969 PLYMOUTH GTX CONVERTIBLE – $66,000
LOT #401 – 1970 FORD MUSTANG GT500 RE-CREATION CONVERTIBLE – $66,000
LOT #387 – 1957 CHEVROLET 210 CUSTOM COUPE – $62,700
LOT #365 – 1965 FORD MUSTANG 2+2 FASTBACK – $60,500
LOT #379.1 – 1969 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER – $60,500
LOT #383 – 1963 CHEVROLET C10 CUSTOM PICKUP – $60,500
LOT #7298 – 1954 MOBIL OIL PEGASUS ANIMATED PORCELAIN NEON SIGN – $17,250
LOT #7294 – LATE 1950S MOBIL OIL PORCELAIN WITH NEON SIGN – $16,100
LOT #7295 – 1950S PONTIAC AUTOMOBILES PORCELAIN SIGN WITH NEON – $13,800
TWO HONDA MINI-BIKES SOLD ON FRIDAY FOR $11,500 EACH, MAKING THEM AMONG THE TOP-SELLING AUTOMOBILIA ITEMS FOR THE DAY.
TWO 1928 TEXACO OIL VISIBLE GAS PUMPS WERE ALSO AMONG FRIDAY’S TOP-SELLERS.
LOT #7293 – LARGE LATE-MODEL PORSCHE AUTOMOBILES NEON SIGN – $9,200
LOT #7297 – 1950S CHEVROLET OK USED CARS NEON PORCELAIN SIGN – $9,200
LOT #7288 – CAST-ALUMINUM LONE RANGER-THEMED COIN-OPERATED HORSE RIDE – $7,475
EACH DAY OF A BARRETT-JACKSON COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION OPENS WITH THE SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND RECOGNITION OF OUR VETERANS, ACTIVE MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
CRAIG JACKSON AND REPRESENTATIVE FROM HOME BASE, A RED SOX FOUNDATION, POSE WITH THE WORLD SERIES TROPHY AT FRIDAY’S EVENT.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’LL SEE AT A BARRETT-JACKSON AUCTION! EVEN THIS DOUBLE-DECKER BUS FROM LONDON HAD ITS TURN ON THE BLOCK TODAY.
STEVE DAVIS, CRAIG JACKSON AND FORD’S JIM OWENS SPOKE AT A MEDIA EVENT ON FRIDAY.
THE FACTORY FIVE TEAM HARD AT WORK ON A CAR BUILD AT THE DIY PAVILION.
THE DIY PAVILION ALSO FEATURE DEMONSTRATIONS FROM BAD DOG TOOLS.
