Final C7 Vette sells for USD$2.7 million

Iain Kelly

Contributing Journalist

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With the impending launch of the new, mid-engined eighth-generation Corvette collectors have gone crazy to buy the the last example of the previous C7 Corvette for USD$2,700,000 (AUD$3.8 million).

Sold at Barrett-Jackson's Northeast Auction this past weekend, the black, manual Z06 coupe was stacked with go-fast options. And it was all for a good cause as the proceeds went to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a charity named for a firefighter killed in the 9/11 attacks that helps first responders and military vets.

The Internet has gone into meltdown with a rumour the buyer was the same lucky (and wealthy) sod who picked up the final Dodge Viper in 2018.

Is the C7 Corvette worth $2.7 million? Let us know in the comments.

Iain Kelly

Contributing Journalist

A love of classic American and European cars drove Iain Kelly to motoring journalism straight out of high school, via the ownership of a tired 1975 HJ Holden Monaro.  For nearly 20 years he has worked on magazines and websites catering to modified late model high-performance Japanese and European tuner cars, as well as traditional hot rods, muscle cars and street machines. Some of these titles include Auto Salon, LSX Tuner, MOTOR, Forged, Freestyle Rides, Roadkill, SPEED, and Street Machine. He counts his trip to the USA to help build Mighty Car Mods’ “Subarute” along with co-authoring their recent book, The Cars of Mighty Car Mods, among his career highlights.  Iain lends his expertise to CarsGuide for a variety of advice projects, along with legitimising his automotive obsession with regular OverSteer contributions. Although his practical skills working on cars is nearly all self-taught, he still loves nothing more than spending quality time in the shed working on his project car, a 1964 Pontiac. He also admits to also having an addiction to E30 BMWs and Subaru Liberty RS Turbos, both of which he has had multiple examples of. With car choices like that, at least his mum thinks he is cool.
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