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The first-ever eight-generation Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to roll off assembly lines will be selling next month to benefit the Detroit Children’s Fund at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction. It will not be alone on the block though, as a number of other high-profile cars, many of them custom made, will be sold for the other noble purposes.
One of the most exciting in the bunch is the 1963 Volvo Amazon Custom. Penned and turned into a real car by CNBC’s The Car Chasers - Meg Bailey and Jeff Allen – the car has a 2013 Corvette heart (the engineis a 7.0-liter LS7 linked to an automatic transmission), 6-piston Baer brakes, a customized lower air, dam and dual-mode exhaust.
The car, which first made the headlines in 2018, is a complete custom build, and comes with widebody clinched flares, and a 3D-printed rear spoiler. It is painted in Austin Yellow and rides on Forgeline GTD-5 monoblock wheels.
On the inside there are Recaro front seats, a custom sound system, navigation, and a custom tartan headliner and trunk liner.
The car will sell on behalf of the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, an organization in the business of providing, among other things, scholarships for students.
“Supporting philanthropic organizations is the very foundation of our company,” said in a statement Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson.
“It brings everyone at Barrett-Jackson immense joy knowing we’re helping make a difference in communities nationwide. This tradition of giving back was started by my parents, Nelly and Russ, and their business partner Tom Barrett, more than 50 years ago.
"We’re proud to honor their legacy and look forward to raising more funds and awareness for charity when nine vehicles, including two very special VIN 001 offerings, cross the block in Scottsdale in January.”
Full details on the 2020 Scottsdale Auction can be found at this link.
UPDATE: Sold for $150,000.
The car, which first made the headlines in 2018, is a complete custom build, and comes with widebody clinched flares, and a 3D-printed rear spoiler. It is painted in Austin Yellow and rides on Forgeline GTD-5 monoblock wheels.
On the inside there are Recaro front seats, a custom sound system, navigation, and a custom tartan headliner and trunk liner.
The car will sell on behalf of the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, an organization in the business of providing, among other things, scholarships for students.
“Supporting philanthropic organizations is the very foundation of our company,” said in a statement Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson.
“It brings everyone at Barrett-Jackson immense joy knowing we’re helping make a difference in communities nationwide. This tradition of giving back was started by my parents, Nelly and Russ, and their business partner Tom Barrett, more than 50 years ago.
"We’re proud to honor their legacy and look forward to raising more funds and awareness for charity when nine vehicles, including two very special VIN 001 offerings, cross the block in Scottsdale in January.”
Full details on the 2020 Scottsdale Auction can be found at this link.
UPDATE: Sold for $150,000.
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