The National Corvette Museum has acquired itself a build slot for the 2020 mid engine Corvette C8 that it will raffle off this August.
This raffle is in addition to the previously announced mid engine Corvette C8 raffle, which isn’t for a custom build slot but for VIN 25 of the next-generation Corvette.
The NCM’s website says the build slot winner have the option to build their own next generation Corvette, or take $55,000. Rumors allude to the mid engine Corvette C8 starting at around $65,000.
C8 Corvette Logo
Those who enter this raffle will have a much better shot at winning than those who enter to try and win VIN 25. While the other raffle costs $25 per ticket and has unlimited tickets available, this one costs $250 per ticket and has just 1,500 tickets available. As of this writing, there are 1,300 tickets left for sale.
The NCM will raffle the custom build slot off during its 25th Anniversary celebrations on August 30, while VIN 25 will be raffled on August 31 as the festivities continue.
As you likely already know, Chevrolet will debut the next-generation Corvette during a special event in California on July 18. Official details are slim, but it is expected to arrive with an evolved version of the Corvette’s 6.2-liter LT1 V8 engine with about 500 horsepower on tap. Additional model variants with more horsepower will likely debut later at a later date.
Mid Engine C8 Corvette Prototype at the NCM
General Motors has also added 400 jobs at its Bowling Green Assembly Plant in Kentucky as it prepares to put the first MR Corvette ever into production. Bowling Green first opened in 1981 and has produced more than 1 million Corvettes in that time.
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If all tickets are sold that gives the NCM $375,000‬ to play with.
A base C8 is expected to be around 65 Grand + what ever options.
So NCM will have around $300,000 to play with when the raffle is over.
Nice way to support the Museum while also trying to get the car.
What is involved in the C8 Build Slot for raffle?
Choices? custom?.
What would be the approximate worth over a regular Vin car?
Have tickets for the Vin25 and interested in the Custom.
Thanks
What I’m seeing is Vin 25 is a base car, no choices in options that it will have, while this raffle allows the winner to choose what options the car will have.
That’s pretty cool if you have the $250 to take a chance with. If you win, what does it get you exactly? Seems to me if I get anything I want, I want it fully loaded, right? Or, do you get the base and pay for upgrades? That makes more sense to me.
What’s exciting is this is getting close to real and I for one can’t wait for the real reveal, independent testing/reviews, and pricing. IF this starts at $65K, it better be superior to the C7 Grand Sport $ for $, IMHO. The only disappointment I see at this time, and hopefully it’s different at release, is only 500hp. The Shelby GT350 has 526hp so why not the 535hp package as seen in the GM LT1 crate motor? THAT, IMHO, is a world (porsche) @$$ kicking combination at that price point. I can only hope, lol.
Heres the thing. While the c7 only has 460 hp its able to out run the gt350. The c8 is coming with 500+ hp it should be able to leave the gt350 in the dust. While probably giving the zl1 Camaro a run for it’s money. Where the LT1 comes short in HP it more than makes up the difference in tq. 465 tq to the voodos 429 tq.
In combination w/the other opinion’s: Just as i Quoted in another GM report; “IF THE C8 IS NOT AS POWERFUL AS OVER SEAS PRODUCTION EXOTIC CARS RANGING IN $ NORTH OF: $90K!? THEN EVEN THE FORD’S GT40 & DODGES GTS-R VIPER; THEN CHEVROLET WILL CIRTAINLY BE LEFT IN THE SMOKE/DUST”!!
THEN THE RAFFLE WOULD BE WORTHLESS: IF THE C8 CANNOT KEEP UP W/THOSE EXOTIC’S OR EVEN OVERTAKE THE OVERALL MOTIVATION OF THE 2DR COUPES!!
UNDEFINED IS CHEVROLET ENTHUSIAST! IF THE C8 CANNOT STAY LEVEL W/THE OTHER USA BRANDS; THEN “GM” WILL BE LEFT IN THE DUST!
anybody check out the new mclaren gt? costs about $200K and 600hp
https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/mclaren-adds-grand-tourer-gt
everything but the back and interior are similar to the c8 renderings floating around the internet.