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I was one of the believer of a 3 year C7 ZR1 run. I got that wrong, totally! What did I get right?
1. March was not the end of C7 ZR1 (I even started a thread on that)
2. Base price of C8 (I guess that is still not officially released)
3. Not waiting on the 2020 C7 ZR1 (even though I thought there will be one)
4. Ordering the 2019 C7 ZR1 (before the price increase - I even started a poll on that)
5. Choosing the Performance Intake option (while it was still available)
6. Getting the ZTK and 7-speed (the best part)
I admire GM's courage to believe in the ME C8 without the insurance of being able to fall back on the FE car.
There was never any doubt in my mind at all, the only thing that’s really different is they are going to make what appears to be a total of about 2,400 - 2,500 ZR1s...the original estimate was 2,000.
I usually don’t keep cars that long but the sweetest part of the ZR1 is it’s the ultimate beast with a manual transmission....my wife seems to be OK with me keeping the ZR1 and getting a ME...perhaps I’ll eventually get one but it will be hard to part with the MN7 if I had to....decisions....decisions...
General Motors will auction the final production seventh generation Chevrolet Corvette this summer, with the proceeds benefiting the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
The announcement, along with confirmation of the Next Generation Corvette’s development, was made this evening by General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, who was honored at the foundation’s annual Footsteps to the Future Gala in New York.
“GM, GMC and Chevrolet support the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its commitment to injured and fallen military members, first responders and their families,” said Barra. “The sale of this iconic Corvette will help the foundation continue its good work, and pave the way for the Next Generation Corvette that we will introduce on July 18.”
The final seventh gen Corvette — a black 2019 Z06 model — will be auctioned at the Barrett-Jackson Northeast sale in Connecticut June 28. Registration information is available at www.barrett-jackson.com.
So final C7 will be a black Z06 and it will be up for auction on 28th of June. Therefore when do we assume production will cease? End of May 2019?
Those who were not sure about ordering will be glad they grabbed those allocations for the ONE YEAR RUN! Oh and last of the M7s :/
Yep, that would be me. Late to the game; VIN 1829; but I got my favorite color ELB, M7 and picked out the rest of the options I wanted. I could tell I wasn't going to like the C8 and this would be the last chance to own the most gorgeous, most powerful FE Corvette with a manual ever built. So glad I pulled the trigger!
Last edited by TB427Z06; 04-12-2019 at 08:20 AM.
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I've been considering doing a heads/cam/ported blower to my 2015 Z06/Z07, then possibly getting a ZR1 down the road when the prices dropped. But now knowing the ZR1 will only be one year, I'm thinking I might be better off just trading for one sooner rather than later. I actually don't feel the C8 will affect prices much, at least for a couple of years, as the two cars will be drastically different. Tough choices.
General Motors will auction the final production seventh generation Chevrolet Corvette this summer, with the proceeds benefiting the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
The announcement, along with confirmation of the Next Generation Corvette’s development, was made this evening by General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, who was honored at the foundation’s annual Footsteps to the Future Gala in New York.
“GM, GMC and Chevrolet support the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its commitment to injured and fallen military members, first responders and their families,” said Barra. “The sale of this iconic Corvette will help the foundation continue its good work, and pave the way for the Next Generation Corvette that we will introduce on July 18.”
The final seventh gen Corvette — a black 2019 Z06 model — will be auctioned at the Barrett-Jackson Northeast sale in Connecticut June 28. Registration information is available at www.barrett-jackson.com.
So final C7 will be a black Z06 and it will be up for auction on 28th of June. Therefore when do we
assume production will cease? End of May 2019?
Great info in this post... thanks. As is often the case, the car to be auctioned MAY not have been produced yet. As in the Barrett Jackson charity auction of 2019 ZR1 VIN .....0001 went to Rick Hendrick for $950 grand (I was there.. watching not bidding, ha) in Jan 2018.. the car on stage was not the car being bid on.. it was a GM owned, never to be sold development car. Now in the case at hand... it could be the real “ last C7” to be produced or GM may still be making them and then deliver the last car to the winning bidder (I’ll predict Rick Hendrick again) when it is produced. ZR1 prototype “stand in” for charity car Rick Hendrick bid $950k for at Scottsdale 2018 Barrett Jackson auction.
Last edited by Rinaldo Catria; 04-12-2019 at 11:45 AM.
04-11-2019, 11:29 PM
ZR One (year) and Done :)
