In what could only be described (and is being marketed) as the opening salvo in the new muscle car wars, the first 2009 Corvette ZR1 will be offered up for sale at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction held mid-January in Scottsdale, Arizona. The new King of the Hill will join the Dodge Challenger SRT8 and the Ford Shelby GT500KR on the block as the big three auction off the cars for various charities. The proceeds from the sale of the Corvette ZR1 will go to The United Way while the Challenger and Ford Shelby proceeds go to Not My Kid, Inc. and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Chevrolet says the auction is for the "first retailable" 2009 Corvette ZR1. We are not quite clear if they mean they are sending the Corvette ZR1 that will make its debut at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show the week prior to the auction, or if the buyer gets the first Corvette ZR1 to roll off the production line later next year.

The auction for the ZR1 Corvette will be held on Saturday, January 19th and will be broadcast by SPEED. The Shelby GT500KR will hit the block first at lot number 1300. The Corvette ZR1 will follow as lot number 1316 and the Challenger will wrap up the shootout at lot number 1331.

Source:
Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction

Related:
The New King of the Hill: The 2009 Corvette ZR1
2009 Corvette ZR1 Photo Gallery

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