This 2015 Chevy Corvette Stingray, which previously provided the daily transportation needs for the late General Colin L. Powell, recently hit the auction block to raise funds for charity, with the final bid placed set at an eye-raising $200,000.
For those readers who may be unaware, General Colin L. Powell served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff between 1989 and 1993, and as U.S. Secretary of State under George W. Bush between 2001 and 2005. Powell passed away in 2021 at the age of 84.
Powell’s 2015 Chevy Corvette Stingray is finished in Gunmetal Gray paint, a fitting hue that gives the sports car a menacing battleship sort of vibe. In the corners, the Vette rides on a set of chrome five-spoke wheels, while up top, you’ll find a removable carbon fiber roof panel.
Moving inside, we find a Black leather interior with 8-way power-adjustable seats, keyless entry, and a push-button starter. There’s also a five-position Drive Mode selector, while the 8-inch infotainment touchscreen runs the Chevy MyLink infotainment system. A rear-view camera is also equipped.
As for the power spec, the 2015 Chevy Corvette Stingray runs the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT1 gasoline engine, which is rated at 455 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 4,600 rpm from the factory. In this particular example, output is routed exclusively to the rear wheels via the GM six-speed automatic transmission. Just 15,600 miles are on the clock.
Now, Powell’s 2015 Chevy Corvette Stingray has sold as Lot #3003 at the recent Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2023 event in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a final bid of $200,000. The entire hammer price will go to benefit the America’s Promise Alliance charity, which Powell founded in 1997 and chaired for decades. America’s Promise Alliance works to “align and amplify the efforts of individual organizations and institutions around big national goals, achieving outcomes at national scale in civic engagement, education, and workforce development,” per the organization’s website.
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A true American Hero. Thank you for your service.
True American hero? Ha that’s funny. He only lied about wmds and was a shady defense contractor.
Perhaps we can stuff Trump in one and let him rot. Powell was at least an honorable human being. No one can accuse Trump of being human
+1 for truth!
I would like to comment on the prestige of owning a Corvette. I like knowing that the American Chevrolet brand Corvette
is a singular named car that is owned by people of all economic classes, and a symbol of pride and recognized by almost all.
When I went from owning a pretty cool customized car, to owning a Corvette, by social status changed instantly.
People that normally would not even notice me, now included me. I never was fooled by it all. it was just a car.
But, a really great car. And every Corvette, no matter what year, is admired.
100% right I own a 2011 GS convertible and own a restaurant. I work 15 hours a day when I go home to my garage and sit in that car I realize how bless I am to own such a great car that I work hard for.
Maybe, this is a place to start a new kind of conversation. Just for a minute, if you are here and reading these comments,
can we please think about how much we love cars, maybe Corvettes, and maybe think about a peaceful, safe,
neighborhood and community for us all to live in ? Maybe think about helping each other ? Doing what each of us can to
make each other safe and pointed in one direction for our families and ourselves. Fighting with each other accomplishes literally nothing.
The comments here today are quite toxic, and they do not need to be.
Look up the video Our Lives , Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor. Tell me if you are willing to give up everything to make
the world better for others. If you do not know the story. People of means and wealth risked everything to
create a free and independent America. And in the end actually lost everything.
I have served, my family serves, we take our orders, we do our best, no matter your political or religious leanings
I will protect you, your community, and your right to be insulting.
Yeah so you should understand why we don’t like Colin Powell and his lies. He’s the reason so many service men were killed for a theater war. The Mid East wanted to take us of the petro dollar so the us went to war. Simple
He’s not the only reason. He didn’t single handedly invade Iraq. All of GWs puppeteers to include Rumsfeld, and Dick Cheney ignored the fact that 9/11 was mostly conducted by Saudi citizens and then used that along with lies about WMDs as an excuse to invade Iraq. Powell did admit he was mislead by screwed Intel. Or made up Intel
The same intel people who lied about the Steele dossier?
No the Steele Dossier has to be true if it involves Chump giving it up for profit/personal gain. If he were in office he would be selling weapons to Russia to help take over Ukraine.
It was Pres. Bush who lied about weapons of mass destruction. Gen Powell was following orders from the Commander of Chief. During the time up to the invasion, you were able to read his body language that going into Iraq was a bad idea. The only goal Bush had was to get the wacky Iraqi out of office. WMD was only an excuse to go in. Billion spent on Intelligence and nothing was never found. There was never an exit strategy and Powell as a brilliant military man saw the writing on the wall. Secretary of State Powell high tailed out as fast as he could not to embarrass Bush.
This. All the commentors above love to re-write or ignore facts.
Bush was just a puppet/ figure head carrying out what others wanted for power/personal gain. He wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed at the time.
I’ll second that!
Crazy how my other post got deleted. Cancel culture at its finest….. even here on GM authority. Way to go you can see who’s bought and paid for by the establishment.
Yeah, if you use certain words your post gets flagged with a “Your comment is awaiting moderation” or deleted. For example, mention a certain item in the Bill of Rights and it’s subject to moderation or deletion.
These comments just show what a messed up country we are. This is an article about a corvette, but for some reason we turned it political. I don’t care what side you are on, I don’t want to read that BS on a GM website