Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Limited Edition Corvette Auction to Benefit Haitian Earthquake Relief


A limited edition 2008 Chevrolet Corvette , pictured above, was auctioned off this past weekend at the 39th annual Barrett- Jackson Collector Car Auction.  All the proceeds will be going to the American Red Cross relief fund along with a $100,000 contribution from the GM Foundation to the Red Cross.  The corvette was the last of 427 built specifically for North America and is the only 2008 Z06 available in Crystal Red Metallic Tint Coat. The limited edition 2008 Chevrolet Corvette is equipped with a 7.0L V8 engine with 505 hp, the Corvette contains spider design chrome Z06 wheels, Z06 plates, a Stinger-style stripe on the front hood and fascia, chrome exterior badges and a painted Z06 spoiler and body color door handles. Inside, the Corvette contains a Dark Titanium leather-wrapped interior and special Crystal Red center trim plate.


Source: http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_chevrolet.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/Jan/0121_Chevy_corvette_auction