Citroen revealed today the facelift version of the C1. The car is set to go on sale in Europe during November/December, and will receive minor styling changes including a redesigned front end and new interior trims.
One of the most dominating Corvettes in auto racing history was sold over the weekend at Gooding & Company's Pebble Beach Auction for an astounding $1.485 million. Grady Davis' Gulf Oil Racing Team purchased the Corvette in 1962 from Yenko Chevrolet. In 14 races, the Gulf Oil '62 Corvette finished first in class 12 times including wins at Daytona and Sebring and captured the 1962 A-Production Championship.
The TLC Network will be airing a new episode of Overhaulin' Tuesday, September 19th at 9pm featuring a 1957 Corvette. The show is titled "Roadies Stole My Vette!".
A matched set of Corvettes were sold this weekend by RM Auctions. Included in the set were a 1953 Corvette, a 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette and a commemorative 1953 Corvette Pedal Car. What makes this package unique is the serial numbers for each of the three cars was #39. The Corvettes were sold to Proteam Corvette for $390,500.
1953 Corvettes continue to fetch big money at collector car auctions around the country. Over the weekend, a 1953 Corvette hit the auction block at Hilton Head's Concourse d'Elegance and sold for $440,000, a figure that ties the high price set earlier this year for the first year mark at the McMullen auction in Detroit.
On the second day of the 2007 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, a 1958 Corvette Convertible rolled onto the block and set the high sales price for Corvettes at $150.000. With commissions added, the total selling price was $165,000. Video of the sale has been posted.
The original body from the #002 Corvette may have been located. Many modifications and oddities about the early Corvette body appear to be consistent with records showing that body #002 served as a test car for production Corvettes