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Crashed C8 Corvette Listed on Copart Showing Only 2,118 Miles, Has Salvage Title

Imagine this. You knew the C8 was coming last year before the grand reveal, so you’ve reached to your Chevy dealer to drop a deposit. The midship Corvette is out of the bag, the order is finalized, and your car is scheduled for delivery in February 2020. Three months later, a collision translates to a salvage title and an auction on Copart.
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That’s not only my imagination, though. This Arctic White-painted car, vehicle identification number 1G1Y82D46L5100396, is the C8 in question. Following a VIN check, it also became clear that the 3LT Z51 with a black top and Carbon Flash air intakes retailed at $119,500 when it had only 4 miles on the clock.

Currently located in Florida, the mid-engine sports car shows only 2,118 miles on the clock, starts fine, and idles fine according to the Copart listing. That may not be the case if you take a look at the front end, namely the caved-in A/C condenser and radiator behind it. The bumper and lip spoiler have also been rendered obsolete, and all the wheels have been curbed or worse.

The worst damage, however, can be found on the driver-side rear wheel. Not only is it beyond repair, but the side axle and outer CV joint definitely need replacing as well. Copart doesn’t offer any information regarding the accident, yet the C8 appears to have spun like crazy before or following the collision.

When all is said and done, a single question remains. Is it worth bidding on this fellow? Repairing the car doesn’t make too much sense from a financial standpoint, but scavenging whatever parts are still of interest is a tempting and low-risk proposition. Given that the dual-clutch transmission may have been damaged in the accident, the LT2 small-block V8 may be the most valuable piece of hardware in 100-percent working order.

The seats and the rest of the cabin, the removable roof, headlights and taillights, and many more can be sold as standalone items on eBay.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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