It's been an incredible week for the Chevrolet Corvette. The iconic American sports car celebrates its 60th anniversary this year and kicked off January like a boss, unveiling the 7th generation 2014 Corvette Stingray on Sunday, the 13th.
The show didn't end there - building upon the hype of a new Corvette, General Motors CEO and Chairman put his personal 1958 Chevrolet Corvette for auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity. The donations will help the organization's mission to revitalize Detroit's decrepit lower east side neighborhood, Morningside Commons.
Akerson's 1958 Corvette C1 features a small block V8 pushing 245-hp. It was finished in a rare Regal Turquoise and comes with an even rarer matching removable hardtop. According to GM, Chevrolet built 9,168 units of Corvette for 1958. However, only 510 of the lot were finished in Regal Turquoise and even less than that still possess a matching hardtop.
The '58 Corvette rolled onto the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction in Arizona late Friday. The winning bidder of the car was Hendrick Motorsports owner and Corvette collector Rick Hendrick for $270,000, a staggering price considering the 1958 Corvette commanded a $3,591 MSRP when it was new.
However, the Corvette can also be considered a bargain - it sold for $30,000 less than the unpopular ex-president George W Bush's Ford F-150 pickup truck, which was also auctioned off for charity, this time benefiting the Fisher House Foundation.
Check out of the Barrett-Jackson Dan Akerson Corvette auction in the video below:
