Corvettes for Sale: 2022 Corvette C8.R Edition in Accelerate Yellow Heads to Mecum Glendale

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Corvettes for Sale: 2022 Corvette C8.R Edition in Accelerate Yellow Heads to Mecum Glendale


When Mecum Auctions rolls into Arizona next weekend for its event in Glendale at the State Farm Stadium, one of the star cars of the sale will be this 2022 Corvette IMSA GTLM Championship C8.R Edition in Accelerate Yellow. Lot #S223.1 will be offered at the auction on Saturday, March 19th.

We really loved this special edition for all that it offered. The fact that you can choose between the Accelerate Yellow #3 livery and the Hypersonic Gray #4 livery gave owners the opportunity to show support for the Corvette Racing team which swept the IMSA GTLM championships during the mid-engine race car’s 2020 inaugural season after earning seven pole positions and winning six races. It was the 13th time that Chevrolet won the IMSA GTLM Manufacturers Title and a perfect reason to celebrate with a limited, special edition Corvette!

Corvettes for Sale: 2022 Corvette C8.R Edition in Accelerate Yellow Heads to Mecum Glendale

The 2022 Corvette C8.R Editions were first revealed in the summer of 2021 at Detroit’s Belle Isle race that is held in the shadow of GM’s Renaissance Center. The special edition Corvettes were limited to just 1000 units, and customers could also select between the coupe and convertible models in addition to the choice of the Yellow or Gray liveries.

Corvettes for Sale: 2022 Corvette C8.R Edition in Accelerate Yellow Heads to Mecum Glendale

All of the Corvette C8.R editions have the 3LT equipment package and each has the Z51 Performance Package which includes additional cooling, larger brakes, a beefier suspension, an electronic limited-slip differential, NPP Performance Exhaust, quicker gear ratios, and Michelin’s summer tires. Inside the car is the Sky Cool Gray/Strike Yellow GT2 seats, sueded microfiber-wrapped steering wheel, and yellow stitching is used throughout the cockpit. A plaque on the waterfall shows the sequence number of the C8.R Editions and this one wears number 630 of 1,000.

Corvettes for Sale: 2022 Corvette C8.R Edition in Accelerate Yellow Heads to Mecum Glendale

Only 35% of the GTLM Championship C8.Rs were Accelerate Yellow and this one looks great with the full-length gray racing, Black Trident aluminum wheels with Yellow painted calipers and Jake center caps, Carbon Flash outside mirrors, and the Carbon Flash Metallic High Wing. Further options include Magnetic Selective Ride Control, Front Lift, and a premium indoor car cover with an image of the real C8.R race car. Only 491 miles are shown on the odometer.

Price estimates for the sale of the C8.R Edition range from $175,000 to $185,000 and a search of Mecum Results shows us that the auction house previously sold a new Hypersonic Gray 2022 IMSA GTLM Championship C8.R Edition Coupe at its Kissimmee auction in January for $165,000.

Corvettes for Sale: 2022 Corvette C8.R Edition in Accelerate Yellow Heads to Mecum Glendale

This is one of the first IMSA GTLM Championship Editions we’ve seen offered at a major auction wearing the Accelerate Yellow No.3 Livery and we think buyers are really going to go after it when it reaches the auction block next Saturday. Visit Mecum.com to learn more about this cool special edition Corvette for sale and you can register to bid with bidding available in person, by telephone, or over the internet. Click here to see all the consignments at Mecum’s 2022 Glendale auction.


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Mecum Auctions

 



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