Barrett-Jackson: 2012 C6 Base Coupe Sells for $330,000
Yes, it only had 65 miles, but still…
We’ve all seen some insane things at car auctions, but this one is still stunning and unfathomable. There’s some kind of logical and rational disconnect with this transaction for me, and others must be as mystified as I am. For some perspective, I bought a base 2008 coupe with 17,000 miles and a six-speed manual transmission two years ago for nearly $300,000 less. By comparison, I should be thrilled that I got an unbelievable deal on my C6, but when reality sets in I become very suspicious of the sale of this 2012 Corvette.
This car was apparently in somebody’s “collection,” which was used to explain the low mileage. But why would somebody think a base C6 with an automatic transmission would be collectible? This Corvette isn’t even a Z06 or ZR1 and is completely original and doesn’t seem to have had any famous previous owners. And what is the new owner going to do with this basic grocery-getter? Is this person going to add it to a personal collection?
Other cars from the seller’s collection, some that were much more appealing than this C6, didn’t sell for anything approaching this one. Another red C6 that was a little older but only had 7,463 miles and a manual transmission, sold for only $29,000. A 1996 C4 Grand Sport, a pretty rare model and one of only 810 made, sold for just $22,000. Whatever made this particular C6 special enough to sell for more than $300,000 will likely remain a mystery.
Road and Track was also wondering about this sale: