![[PICS] First Retail 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible Sells at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach for $1 Million](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2013/040613_24b.jpg)
On Friday at 6 pm EST, the 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible made its way to the center stage at the 2013 Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Palm Beach. Up for grabs was the right to buy the very first retail production Corvette Stingray Convertible when it becomes available later this year. In the front row sat Chevy dealer and NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, who paid $1 million for first Stingray Coupe at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction in January.
Last week, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco won the Super Bowl’s Most Valuable Player award and thus the keys to a brand new 2014 Corvette Stingray. As we all know too well nothing in life if free. With this in mind, Forbes and The Detroit Free Press took a closer look at how much Flacco’s “free” Corvette could cost him.
How appropriate!
Guess who made the winning bid for the first press kit for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray being auctioned off by General Motors to raise money for the American Cancer Society?
The Chamber of Commerce in Bowling Green, Ky., where the new car will be assembled, placed the high bid of $4,300 for the press kit after an auction on eBay this week.
Here’s your chance to help one of the world’s leading charities, while at the same time showing your love for the Chevrolet Corvette.
Whenever a new car comes out, the media is commonly hit with a barrage of information in a press kit. A lot of times, that’s not cause for excitement, but when the kit is about an iconic car like the Corvette, it usually becomes an instant collectible.
Looking for a really cool Corvette event to participate in this weekend? It’s Kerbeck Corvette’s 9th Annual Toys for Tots Corvette Cruise in Atlantic City. The cruise brings together hundreds of Corvettes and thanks to you, thousands of toys are donated to the Marine Corps Reserve League.
A long-time friend has stepped up to the plate for the National Corvette Museum’s proposed Motorsports Park.
Rick Hendrick recently made a $100,000 donation to the park through his Hendrick Automotive Group.
If you were at the Woodward Dream Cruise over the weekend, you may have seen the 1958 Regal Turquoise Corvette that’s going on the auction block soon to help breathe new life into Detroit.
General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson had his 1958 Corvette on display at the Dream Cruise after earlier announcing that he’ll donate proceeds from the sale to Habitat for Humanity Detroit, which is trying to bring the Morningside Commons neighborhood on the city’s lower east side back to life.
![[PICS] 2012 Corvettes on Woodward Food Drive](http://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2012/082012_40b.jpg)
Last week we told you about the annual Corvettes on Woodward food drive and all the support events that take place each year during the week preceding the Woodward Dream Cruise. With all the 2012 festivities now in the rearview mirror it’s time share some photos from Corvettes on Woodward’s biggest event, the 500+ Corvette cruise down world famous Woodward Avenue in metro Detroit to the Open Hands Food Pantry.
A motorcade of Corvettes recently made its way slowly down the interstate from Illinois to Tennessee.
The hours racked up behind the wheel of the cars, however, were nothing compared to the emotions of their drivers and the joy of the children once they reached St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
The Corvette owners were participating in the first-ever St. Jude Corvette Drive in early May and wound up raising $50,000 for the hospital.
Last year we had the opportunity to help the Saint Bernard Catholic Church in Southern Indiana get the word out about their annual Corvette fundraiser and we’re pleased to announce the details of their new 2012 Classic Corvette giveaway. The annual raffle is an important fundraiser as it provides much needed funds for the Church’s school and daycare programs in Rockport. So without further ado, this year’s Saint Bernard giveaway is a big block powered 1966 Nassau Blue Corvette convertible.
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