As is tradition, GM is auctioning off the first production unit of the new 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 for charity. VIN 001 of the 2025 C8 ZR1 will hit the block at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2025 auction event, set to take place January 18th through January 26th at WestWorld of Scottsdale in Arizona. One-hundred percent of the hammer price will go to benefit the American Red Cross.
General Motors unveiled the 2025 Corvette ZR1 in July, debuting the fastest, most powerful production Corvette ever made. Among the highlights is the twin-turbocharged 5.5L V8 LT7 gasoline engine, rated at 1,064 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 828 pound-feet of torque at 6,000 rpm, enough to propel the top-dog C8 ZR1 from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.3 seconds and through the quarter mile in 9.6 seconds at 150 mph when equipped with the optional ZTK Performance Package. Top speed is in excess of 230 mph.
Whoever places the winner bid will have an opportunity to configure VIN 001 to their preference. The lot will be offered at no reserve, and Barrett-Jackson will waive all fees and commissions on the sale. While GM has yet to provide an official price tag, the new C8 ZR1 is expected to cost between $175,000 and $200,000.
The upcoming C8 Corvette ZR1 VIN 001 auction will continue GM’s tradition of auctioning the first retail production unit of a new Corvette model for charity. Back in April of 2023, the first production-spec 2024 Corvette E-Ray sold for $1.1 million, while in January of 2022, the first 2023 Corvette Z06 was auctioned for $3.6 million. The first retail 2020 Corvette Convertible was auctioned for $400,000 in April of 2021, and the first C8 Corvette Coupe was auctioned in January of 2020 for $3 million.
All four of the above-mentioned VIN 001 Corvette units were purchased by Rick Hendrick, owner of NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning Hendrick Motorsports, and chairman and CEO of Hendrick Automotive Group. Hendrick has also made the winning bid on the first 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 and the first production C7 Corvette ZR1.
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I’d like to bet that Rick Hendrick will be the high bidder for this auction.
BJ has turned into an event for rich guys to show off.
It has its charitable moments … thanks to Hendrick and his museum.
I am happy that GM had the opportunity to contribute the first C8 ZR1 for the charitable B-J Scottsdale Auction but sad that my Detroit team of schools and students was passed over for the first E-Ray Convertible in Scottsdale for charity. Regardless, I plan at being at this great event. Maybe a future opportunity will present itself?