In this video by the Stradman you will see the benefit of having a very big, engaged social media and YouTube following specifically in the automotive space like Stradman. You get first dibs at reviewing and seeing a new C8 Corvette Z06.
Chevrolet decided to have on of their Torch Red C8 Z06 Pre Production cars stop by his house for a few hours where you will hear the center exit exhaust revs of the new Flat plane crank engine. Also, as he points out on his driveway there are cars that are 3,4,5x more then what the C8 Z06 will be starting out at in price with much better performance of 0 to 60 2.6 second and 10.4 quarter mile times.
Also, Check out The Stradman’s Instagram where he shared some photos of the torch red C8 Corvette Z06 that you can see in the video.
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
They want GM to commit to UAW members for contracted jobs (striping of cars, 3D printing ect..)
They want GM to commit to using Local 2164 for the Performance Build Center.
They want a higher pay rate for specific job classifications in the plant that require more skills to perform the job.
They want GM to promise them that they can work on all future Corvettes including any future electric corvettes.
So far they are negotiating the local contract which seems like a short term fix until at least the September 2023 time frame.
It sounds like the UAW Local 2164 is worried about the electric car transition and being able to be paid more for special skills for example the C8 Corvette Z06 that has a hand built engine.
This is interesting because we have spoke with a local service advisor at a Chevrolet dealership and he brought up a good point a year or so ago when he even purchased his first Tesla. He mentioned if cars go electric even the Service centers of franchise dealers are going to look a lot different and need new skills since in electric cars the make up of the cars are a lot different and you aren’t worrying about transmissions or other issues internal combustible engines have to worry about.
Sounds like the UAQ Local 2164 is getting worried about being able to make the electric cars that General Motors and Chevrolet are on a full blitz to become all electric as most of the Automotive manufactures in the industry.
In this video by Fred’s Full Throttle a YouTuber that is covering the C8 Corvette Z06 latest news he shares MacMulkin’s C8 Z06 Dealer Tour dates they provided him as he is in the 1400s on their C8 Z06 reservation list.
Just because GM sent the letter doesn’t mean the Chevrolet Dealership franchises will listen. Funny enough the top to Chevy Dealers for selling C8 Corvettes that have the biggest lists are Ciocca Corvette (formerly Kerbeck Chevrolet) MacMulkin Chevrolet.
MacMulkin’s C8 Z06 Dealership C8 Z06 tour dates are Saturday, February 19th 2022. Be careful though there are no specifics on the event yet. This is the same weekend Ciocca Corvette announced they are going to have the C8 Corvette Z06 dealer tour they posted on Instagram.
In this video by Brink of Speed you can see him cover the new 2023 C8 Z06 Corvette Visualizer that is now live with 70th Anniversary Special Edition Options.
The 70th Anniversary Special Edition cars were leaked with a new Carbon Flash Metallic and Pearl White Metallic Paint option to go along with special interior seats, edge red brakes and seat belts and the 70th Anniversary Special Edition Sticker Package (similar to how the C8.R Edition was just a base Stingray C8 Corvette Z51 with stickers)
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!
