In this high quality video done by Marque Media on YouTube they film a panel of the most important people that had their hands in building the new 2023 C8 Corvette Z06.
From members of the Corvette Racing team. Corvette Marketing and Product development to the Corvette Engineers.
They share the history and what went into building the new C8 Z06 corvette and what makes it so great with the 5.5 liter flat plane crank engine that revs to almost 9k rpms.
Also, you get to hear the C8 Corvette Z06 rev and hear their refined high pitch engine and exhaust system they put a lot of effort into getting an amazing sound. Even though we know many people will still get a new aftermarket C8 z06 center exhaust or straight pipe it like a F1 sounding Gintani tuned Lamborghini Aventador SVJ without having the V12 engine.
2023 Corvette Z06 Panel of LEGENDS | Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2022 Appearance with Craig Jackson
We noticed there are a lot of people searching online every month for a C8 Body kit and it was interesting to see because it’s a very niche segment of the automotive aftermarket that looks to modify their car with a body kit in general let alone a C8 Corvette Body kit.
Another reason we thought this would be a great topic to cover is our site founder of C8CorvetteBlog.com who has had a C8 Corvette since March of 2020 and has modified it many times have thought about the C8 Corvette Body Kits on the market and wasn’t a fan of going extreme with cutting the C8 Corvette up (not as bad as Shade Tree at least lol) video below…
Nothing against this option and the companies seem very professional and some have been around for years with proven widebody kits for not only the C8 Corvette but other automotive makes as well.
However, one way to still really transform your C8 Corvette to the next level if you don’t want to go to that extreme is choosing a C8 Body kit like the one Racing Sport Concepts provides where you can piece together a carbon fiber front splitter, side skirts, and the first ever made in the industry carbon fiber ducktail spoiler to get a “body kit” high quality look without the hardcore cutting fenders and auto body work it could take that isn’t easily reversed especially if you end up reselling your C8 Corvette eventually.
Racing Sport Concepts also allows you to buy each carbon fiber part al a carte and piece by piece and you don’t have to cut any section of your C8 Corvette to install any of the carbon fiber aero including a C8 Corvette Rear diffuser and accent pieces to really make your C8 Corvette a true show car while gaining that racing and track performance too.
In this video Speed Phenom on YouTube shares his behind the scenes footage from Barrett Jackson Scottsdale 2022 where there were multiple C8 Corvette Z06s on display including the first production order selling for 3.6 Million for charity.
In this video you will see the silver flare, amplify orange, and accelerate yellow C8 Z06 as well as some other C8 Corvettes that were sold at auction.
We found a C8.R Edition Corvette on Cars.com for 125k so someone definitely overpaid or was having a good time blowing money with friends at Barrett Jackson not really caring about getting a deal on one.
Join me at Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale with Chevrolet, as they sell Vin 1 2023 C8 Corvette Z06! Featuring exclusive coverage of this new model.
In this video by Speed Phenom on YouTube he films a C8R Edition C8 Corvette sell for $300k plus the 10% buying fee of $30k.
This is insane since there are literally C8R Edition C8 Corvettes that are on Cars.com right now for $125k. However, at Barrett Jackson many cars get inflated prices with people living in the moment of the auction vs looking for a deal.
As you will see in this video even just a base model 1LT sold for $155k and a C8 Corvette with Forgiato wheels sold for 170k. There was a Cunningham edition C8 Corvette which looked like the C8 that was given away at Corvettes at Carlisle that sold for $170k too.
So what do you think will these prices last an will now the next Barrett Jackson auction be flooded with more C8 Corvettes at their next event in Palm Springs Florida on April 7th-9th?
Also, one of the first C8 Z06 production slots was sold for charity for Operation Homefront to Rick Hendrick for 3.6 million dollars. He bought the first 2020 C8 Corvette for charity for $3 million dollars as well and is known to by the first VIN Chevrolet Corvettes.
First 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 sells for $3.6M!!! – Barrett Jackson 2022
In this video by Paradox the Wrapper he wraps his wife’s C8 Corvette Convertible in a new Shifting Candy Nardo Grey Wrap.
He is a professional wrapper and has wrapped many cars including a color fade on a C7 Corvette but his goal was to wrap this C8 Corvette in the new Shifting Candy Nardo Grey Wrap without taking the car apart.
Normally car wrap shops will remove mirrors, bumpers, ect.. However, he is a professional car wrapper vs a “dismantler”.
What you do think of the new Color Shifting Nardo Grey Wrap on this C8 Corvette?
It definitely changes colors depending on the light and this is the first C8 Corvette wrapped this color.
You can purchase this wrap material at his website here and mention C8CorvetteBlog.com sent you!
In this video you will see Rear Wheel Drive catch everyone up on what he’s been up to and why he hasn’t been posting on YouTube. His C8 Corvette was in an accident but finally he has started to receive the Liberty Walk Wide Body kit.
He also has a C5 Z06 that just had the transmission replaced and takes a visit over to the body shop to see he Liberty Walk Wide Body Kit.
The front bumper was a little damaged from the delivery and he has Rohana Wheels that were suppose to black but came gloss brushed with a polished lip. Check out more of the Liberty Walk C8 Corvette Build Series below.
If you want to see what a full Wide Body Kit on a C8 Corvette looks like check out our post here from November of 2021 where there were quite few Liberty Walk C8 Corvettes, a an extremely custom wide body C8 Corvette from Label Motorsports and other C8 Corvettes with Racing Sport Concept carbon fiber body kits.
UPDATE: In this video below you can see the full Liberty Walk Wide Body kit on the C8 Corvette without it being painted yet nor are the Rohana Wheels on either. Also, Rear Wheel Drive, Matt mentions he’s not using Liberty walk rear wing and has a company building him a C8 Z06 style wing.
What COLOR Should I Paint My Liberty Walk Wide Body C8 Corvette?
In this video from Brink of Speed on YouTube he discusses C8 Forum chatter that is talking about another UAW strike like the one that happened in 2019.
You can learn more about the UAW possible strike again in his video below and at this Bowling Green News site.
What’s next for perhaps the region’s best-known employer?
Potential new labor problems, this time arising not from the national United Auto Workers union but from a local contract involving working conditions and perks that members of UAW Local 2164 believe aren’t being addressed.
The Chevrolet Corvette plant workers who make up Local 2164 sent an unmistakable message about the local contract last week, when 98% of the plant’s production workers and 97% of its skilled trades workers voted to reject an offer from plant management that didn’t include many of the demands being made by union leadership.
“We pretty much knew what the outcome would be,” said Jason Watson, shop chairman for Local 2164. “It’s disappointing that the company doesn’t take into consideration what the hourly workers are asking for in improvements.”
In 2019, the UAW strike cost GM 4 billion dollars an this was another reason their was a delay and lower C8 Corvette production numbers since this hit before Covid did in March of 2020.
In this video HorsePower Obsessed on YouTube shares a comment that was posted on a C8 Corvette Forum that states C8 Z06 production could start April, 22 2022.
The comment specifically says:
Which is very interesting since we recently posted from another YouTuber that was told from one of the top 2 selling Corvette dealers MacMulkin Chevrolet this is going to be a global car and they will not limit production of the C8 Corvette Z06
2023 C8 Corvette Z06 Production To Start MUCH sooner than originally expected!
There has also been information released that the 2023 C8 Corvettes including the C8 Z06 production should start in May 9th.
Another YouTuber Brink of Speed also shared his thoughts about the recent C8 Corvette Z06 production rumors, comments, and videos.
He has a direct email from a parts manufacture for the C8 Corvette Z06 and his email has some very specific details. They are estimating 60 per day production and about 10,200 C8 Corvette Z06 produced with about 15,000 Corvette C8 Z06s made every year after. Check out the video below to see the email that was sent from a Gmail account that coincides with the comment shared above on a C8 Corvette Forum.
Will GM produce MORE 2023 C8 Corvette Z06’s & SOONER than we THOUGHT!?
In this video from Fred’s Full Throttle on YouTube he shares why he thinks the C8 Z06 Corvette production won’t be limited due to being a global release of the car.
He also shares a car carrier spotted full of C8 Z06 corvettes, the C8 Z06 gearing will out torque the C7 Z06, MacMulkin (where he is in the 1400 range on their list for the C8 Z06) will have a dealer tour of the Z06, and how he will be continuing to cover the latest news and information about the Corvette C8 Z06.
