A widebody C8 Corvette already turns heads – witness the popularity of the new Grand Sport, but this one comes with something extra — even more power to back up the look.
The owner of this 2021 Corvette Stingray 3LT, transformed into Lingenfelter 427 Eliminator LT2 #001, has listed the car on Bring a Trailer, where bidding has climbed to $48,500 with five days remaining. And judging by the comments, this build has already stirred up plenty of opinions.
The seller bought the car in 2023, then sent it to Lingenfelter Performance Engineering for a full transformation the following year. The result: the first customer‑built 427ci LT2 C8, wearing a Nowicki Concept8 widebody kit and pushing 704 rear‑wheel horsepower, according to the seller.
The engine is “100% factory fresh” GM Performance block with Lingenfelter’s “magic” added, the seller says. “Since this was the first (customer) vehicle to be built, I was able to work closely with the engine building team, and pushed them to make this first 427 C8 far more potent and powerful than all other forthcoming 427 C8 blocks that would be built.”
The engineers maximized every single aspect of the powerplant in full naturally aspirated form, resulting in a compression ratio of just north of 12.5:1, making nearly 700 rear wheel horsepower on the dyno, he added.
Lingenfelter made many mods, including Lingenfelter CNC-ported cylinder heads, Eliminator spec camshaft, Lingenfelter dual valve springs with titanium retainers, Callies crankshaft, Mahle forged pistons, Compstar H-beam connecting rods, ARP head studs, Johnson Lifters, fuel injectors, CHE trunnion kit, Cometic head gaskets, pTR carbon-fiber intake manifold, long-tube headers, and Ryft titanium exhaust. The engine and body work added up to a bill of more than $55,000 from Lingenfelter, with the seller saying he’s spent more than $200,000 on the car.
That dyno number immediately caught the attention of commenters.
Rhayner, one of the early voices, joked: “Dyno, Dyno, Dyno, LOL. You can’t use that power on the street… but it’s good looking, typical of Lingenfelter builds.”
The car – which has 8,500 miles and a clean Carfax – wears Elkhart Lake Blue, protected by paint film and ceramic coating, and the widebody kit includes fiberglass flares, carbon‑fiber aero, and a transparent removable roof panel. The seller says the paint match was flawless.
When asked whether matching the blue was difficult, the seller replied: “Zero; everything factory flawless. Paint matched by and at Lingenfelter.”
Not everyone agreed on the Aerolarri wheels, though.
PerpendicularBisector admired them but added: “They look like they require the better part of a Saturday to detail.”
And C3Lee had the opposite reaction: “Hands down the best looking C8 I’ve seen… I pity the poor Z06 that thinks he’s pulling up next to a prettied‑up Stingray.”
The seller says the wheels “take your breath away in person. Surprisingly they cleaned right up zero issue; amazing build quality and coatings.”
Inside, the Stingray features Tension and Twilight Blue leather, heated and ventilated GT2 seats, carbon‑fiber trim, a Bose 14‑speaker system, Performance Data Recorder, and a K40 radar detector.
The finished product prompted michael.david to note: “Incredible build… modified C8s are hard to determine market value as there has been a lot of cost put into them.”
And bananaboat chimed in with a familiar debate: “At this point just buy a GT3 or lower‑end Ferrari.”
The seller countered with confidence: “This 427 C8 #001 left Z06s in its dust long ago… power‑to‑weight ratio matching the ZR1.”
The seller says the car is “spotless,” has been displayed in the Lingenfelter Collection, and comes with:
• Build invoice
• Service records
• Spare targa top
• Extra parts and accessories
• Clean Illinois title
He also emphasized that nearly everything on the car — engine, wheels, brakes, aero — is essentially brand new.
The comments section was packed with response from enthusiasts and the seller, collectingcars247, responded to nearly every question with detailed insight into the build.
If you want a C8 that looks like a widebody Grand Sport but performs like a naturally aspirated ZR1, this Stingray might be the closest thing on the market. It’s bold, it’s blue, it’s #001 — and it’s already drawing strong reactions from the Bring a Trailer crowd.
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He will not get close on a sales price for how much money is in this car. Buy a Grand Sport X and have a warranty.
Still has far more power than the LS6 SR’s. I can definitely see the appeal if compared to SR’s.
The drawbacks are that novelty of 427 #001 isn’t as motivating as VIN #001, let alone a numbers-matched vintage car. It’s 5 years old–so warranty is irrelevant. It’s a coupe (and the HTC is one of the best things about the C8). And for probably the same as (or less than) the reserve amount on this car–a new GSX could be purchased. Which simultaneously can have the HTC, have quicker AWD acceleration, and has the visually more appealing widebody–for about the same WHP as this.
It’s definitely a labor-of-love to go down this path of modifying a SR like this in the first place. Finding an equally admiring buyer of it used–who is willing to spend sufficient coin on it–is almost impossible. It’s doubtful the cost would be alluring enough to spur someone to buy and boost it. And without boost, it doesn’t really stand out among other SR’s with Z06 beating power.
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