7 Corvettes Auctioned Off for Charity By Gabriella Massari - November 15, 2016 <div id='1-jeff-gordon-s-2016-convertible-corvette' class='slide'><div class='title'><h2>1. Jeff Gordon's 2016 Convertible Corvette</h2></div><div class='image'><img src="https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/cimg/www.corvetteforum.com/1600x900_85/798/gordonscorvette-186798.jpg" alt="Jeff Gordon's 2016 Convertible Corvette"/></div><div class='text'><p>The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation recently auctioned off a 2016 convertible Corvette Stingray 3LT in a Corvette raffle that's been held for the past 11 years. The raffle money is put towards research and treatment of childhood cancers, and the foundation has raised $5.7 million dollars through the raffle alone. </p> <p><a href="http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/off-topic/3905861-7-corvettes-auctioned-off-for-charity.html#post1593474664" target="_blank">>>Join the conversation about Corvettes sold for charity purposes right here at CorvetteForum!</a></p></div></div> <br><br><div id='2-001-corvette-grand-sport' class='slide'><div class='title'><h2>2. #001 Corvette Grand Sport</h2></div><div class='image'><img src="https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/cimg/www.corvetteforum.com/1600x900_85/813/corvettegrandsport-186813.jpg" alt="#001 Corvette Grand Sport"/></div><div class='text'><p>Earlier this year, <a href="http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/2017-CHEVROLET-CORVETTE-194972" target="_blank">Chevy auctioned off</a> the very first 2017 Corvette Grand Sport Collector's Edition (VIN #001), with proceeds going to the <span>Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. The Grand Sport was sold for $170,000, and the GM Foundation also donated $400,000. </span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/off-topic/3905861-7-corvettes-auctioned-off-for-charity.html#post1593474664" target="_blank">>>Join the conversation about Corvettes sold for charity purposes right here at CorvetteForum!</a></span></p></div></div> <br><br><div id='3-1979-redskins-themed-corvette' class='slide'><div class='title'><h2>3. 1979 Redskins-Themed Corvette</h2></div><div class='image'><img src="https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/cimg/www.corvetteforum.com/1600x900_85/820/purpleheartcorvette-186820.jpg" alt="1979 Redskins-Themed Corvette"/></div><div class='text'><p>Last year, a custom-painted burgundy and gold Corvette was signed by the 2015 Washington Redskins team and clear-coated to protect the signatures. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Corvette-Base-Coupe-2-Door-/201475480051?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2ee8dfd9f3:g:KpoAAOSwYHxWQ0pT&item=201475480051" target="_blank">It sold on eBay</a> for $20,400 dollars, all of which was donated to <span>The Purple Heart Foundation to benefit veterans. </span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/off-topic/3905861-7-corvettes-auctioned-off-for-charity.html#post1593474664" target="_blank">>>Join the conversation about Corvettes sold for charity purposes right here at CorvetteForum!</a></span></p></div></div> <br><br><div id='4-first-retail-corvette-z206-convertible' class='slide'><div class='title'><h2>4. First Retail Corvette Z206 Convertible</h2></div><div class='image'><img src="https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/cimg/www.corvetteforum.com/1600x900_85/821/firstretailcorvette-186821.jpg" alt="First Retail Corvette Z206 Convertible"/></div><div class='text'><p>The gorgeous first retail model Corvette Z206 convertible was sold last year at the Barrett-Jackson auction. Its final gavel-worthy price was $800,000, all of which went to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Way_of_America" target="_blank">United Way</a>. </p> <p>Check out footage of it selling at the Barrett-Jackson auction <a href="http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/charity-corvette-z206-convertible/" target="_blank">right here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/off-topic/3905861-7-corvettes-auctioned-off-for-charity.html#post1593474664" target="_blank">>>Join the conversation about Corvettes sold for charity purposes right here at CorvetteForum!</a> </p></div></div> <br><br><div id='5-first-2014-c7-corvette-convertible' class='slide'><div class='title'><h2>5. First 2014 C7 Corvette Convertible</h2></div><div class='image'><img src="https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/cimg/www.corvetteforum.com/1600x900_85/826/c7corvetteauction-186826.jpg" alt="First C7 Corvette Convertible"/></div><div class='text'><p>Back in April of 2013, the first C7 Corvette that was produced in the 2014 model year was sold at auction for $1.1 million dollars, purchased by Rick Hendrick. The proceeds went to the College of Creative Studies, where automotive designers study. </p> <p><a href="http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/off-topic/3905861-7-corvettes-auctioned-off-for-charity.html#post1593474664" target="_blank">>>Join the conversation about Corvettes sold for charity purposes right here at CorvetteForum!</a></p></div></div> <br><br><div id='6-first-2009-corvette-zr1' class='slide'><div class='title'><h2>6. First 2009 Corvette ZR1</h2></div><div class='image'><img src="https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/cimg/www.corvetteforum.com/1600x900_85/825/firstZR1charity-186825.jpg" alt="First 2009 Corvette ZR1"/></div><div class='text'><p>In 2008, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/20/barrett-jackson-2008-2009-corvette-zr1-1-goes-for-a-cool-milli/#slide-414977" target="_blank">Dave Ressler had the winning bid</a> for the first-built "retailable unit" Corvette ZR1. The final bid? $1,000,000 went to the United Way organization. Ressler got a one-of-a-kind <span>Le Mans blue version; the actual Corvette up for auction was not the one on stage at the time (pictured). </span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/off-topic/3905861-7-corvettes-auctioned-off-for-charity.html#post1593474664" target="_blank">>>Join the conversation about Corvettes sold for charity purposes right here at CorvetteForum!</a></span></p></div></div> <br><br><div id='7-first-2013-corvette-427-convertible' class='slide'><div class='title'><h2>7. First 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible</h2></div><div class='image'><img src="https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/cimg/www.corvetteforum.com/1600x900_85/832/427corvette-186832.jpg" alt="First 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible"/></div><div class='text'><p>In 2012, the first-produced 2013 Corvette 427 convertible <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/21/barrett-jackson-2012-first-2013-chevrolet-corvette-427-converti/" target="_blank">was sold at Barrett-Jackson</a> for a whopping $600,000, all of which went towards the charity organization <span>AARP Drive For Hunger. The auction got even more exciting mid-way through, when a Jeff Gordon racing suit and a <span>VIP trip to the 2012 Daytona 500 was thrown into the mix. Making things even sweeter, <span>Eddie Vannoy donated an additional $100,000 towards the final price of the car. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><a href="http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/off-topic/3905861-7-corvettes-auctioned-off-for-charity.html#post1593474664" target="_blank">>>Join the conversation about Corvettes sold for charity purposes right here at CorvetteForum!</a></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span>For maintenance and repair guides for your Corvette, browse our technical How-to articles <a href="http://corvetteforum.com/how-tos" target="_blank">right here at CorvetteForum!</a></span></span></p></div></div> <br><br>
