![[VIDEO] 2025 Corvette ZR1 Sells for $391K at Manheim Dealer Auction](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2025/08/080725_3.jpg)
As the meme goes, “Well, that escalated quickly.”
Yes, we are talking about pricing of the 2025 Corvette ZR1 on the secondary market. We previously found what we believed to be the first ZR1 flipped last month. That car was VIN 044 which was delivered to a California dealer, and one week later it was offered for sale at an exotic car dealership in New York with a selling price of $450,000. We don’t know the exact selling price but suffice to say the dealer likely got what they were asking for.
Now we got another flip with a 2025 Corvette ZR1 Convertible offered at the dealer-only Manheim auction in Atlanta.
This 2025 Corvette ZR1 is VIN 052 in Sea Wolf Gray with an Adrenaline Red dipped interior, and it was originally delivered to J.B.A. Chevrolet in Glen Burnie, MD with an MSRP of $223,045. The Window Sticker on this ZR1 shows it was a high wing car with the $8,495 Carbon Aero package, and it also featured Front Lift ($2,595), Level 2 Carbon Fiber Interior ($4,995), Carbon Fiber Sill Plates ($1,995), Visible Carbon Fiber Mirror Caps ($1,250), 20-Spoke Carbon Flash Wheels ($995) and Bright Red Brake Calipers ($695). The options go on from there as well and totaled $26,850.
Interestingly, one of those options was a custom interior plaque for $295 which is something you don’t usually order if you’re planning on flipping the car. Perhaps the seller may have had intentions when getting the car but had to sell it do to circumstances. We’ll probably never know the reason, but one thing is readily apparent: You could make a killing right now if you wanted to part with yours.
As for this flipped Corvette ZR1, it will be offered by another dealer, and we can’t wait to see what kind on selling price they will be asking on a car they paid $391,000 for. Hey, their kids got to eat, right?
Unfortunately for the next real owner, this car will be sold without the manufacturer’s warranty as per GM’s anti-flipping rules. However, as mentioned, we don’t know the status of the original buyer who ordered this car as it could have been a Dealer Stock Order which for some crazy reason that GM allowed. If this was a dealer stock order, I would hope GM would tell J.B.A Chevrolet in Glen Burnie, MD to go pound sand on any future ZR1 high performance Corvette allocations, but of course we know that would never happen. Had this been a customer car that was flipped, that customer would not be able to order any future in-demand Corvettes.
Thanks to Matt Beaver of Kinley Chevrolet in Mount Joy, PA, we have a video of the auction. It looks like the reserve was set for $370,000 as the live chat shows the seller saying the car will be sold after the $370K bid. The winning bidder was Status Auto Group in New York with their bid of $391,000. And yes, they are the same exotic dealer that sold the other flipped ZR1 for $450K.
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Matt Beaver / Instagram
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they stole it…..
I just looked the car was put into the system as a sold order
Keep the dam thing !!!
What’s the saying “there’s a seat for every ass”? Kind of an oxymoron, right?
The people buying these ZR1s at outrageous prices will get to experience the suck @ss service at the local Chevrolet dealership that us pee ons have to endure. Weeks of waiting, parts not available, transmission failures, CEL codes that can’t be properly diagnosed, calling the GM rep because of the bad service or warranty denials, and finally, Bubba taking a 150 mph test drive.
Prices will come down as people realize the ZR1 isn’t that special when compared to offerings by Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren. Plus, GM’s strategy of screwing long time Vette customers is absurd.
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