If you want to be the proud owner of the first unit out of 500 that will ever be made, you will have to attend the Corvette Z06 Carbon auction which will take place at the Barrett-Jackson event in Palm Beach on April 3. Apart from the obvious prize, if you win the Corvette Z06 Carbon auction you'll also get a tour of GM's Performance Build Center Wixom, Michigan. This is where they build the engines of the Corvette Z06 and Corvette ZR1.
The Corvette Z06 Carbon was built and designed to pay tribute Corvette’s first race in the 24 Hours of LeMans.
Here's where your money will go. The Corvette Z06 Carbon comes equipped with Brembo carbon ceramic
brakes, Magnetic Ride Control, a ZR1-style spoiler, a carbon fiber raised hood and other carbon fiber body parts.
Corvette Press Release:
The first of 500 retail 2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition coupes will go to the highest bidder at Barrett-Jackson in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 3.
The winning bidder will also be given the unique opportunity to tour GM’s Performance Build Center in Wixom, Mich., home of the hand-built LS7 and LS9 engines found in the Z06 and ZR1 respectively. The winner will also have the opportunity to watch the car going down the line at the famed Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Ky.
“The Corvette Z06 Carbon will surely be an instant collectible,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President, Chevrolet Marketing. “For that reason, we see Barrett-Jackson as the premiere venue to sell the first retail Z06 Carbon.”
The Corvette Z06 Carbon was designed as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Corvette’s first race in the 24 Hours of LeMans. As such, it continues the technology transfer between the production Corvette and racing.
Notable features of the Z06 Carbon include Brembo carbon ceramic brakes, Michelin PS2 tires, Magnetic Ride Control and enhanced cooling. Black headlamps and mirrors, a ZR1-style body color spoiler, body color door handles, carbon fiber raised hood, and black carbon fiber rockers and
splitter enhance the Z06’s dynamic design and reduce mass and aerodynamic lift.
This auction continues Chevrolet’s tradition of offering exciting cars at Barrett-Jackson. At the Scottsdale, Ariz., auction in 2008, the first retail production 2009 Corvette ZR1 sold for $1,000,000. The first retail 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was also sold for $350,000 at a Barrett-Jackson auction last year. Most recently, a limited edition Corvette Z06 (number 427 of 427 produced) garnered $200,000, all of which was donated to the Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.
The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction runs from April 1 to April 3.
