{"id":21194,"date":"2022-05-01T09:03:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T13:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=21194"},"modified":"2022-05-01T09:03:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T13:03:56","slug":"1135724_one-of-only-two-corvette-zr2-convertibles-built-heads-to-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=21194","title":{"rendered":"One of only two Corvette ZR2 convertibles built heads to auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

A rare 1971 Chevrolet Corvette ZR2 convertible, one of only two ever made, will cross the block at Mecum’s Indianapolis auction this May, and it’s expected to draw a seven-figure bid.<\/p>\n

Quietly introduced as the successor to the race-bred L88 Corvette, the RPO ZR2 Special Purpose LS6 Engine Package (to use its full name) equipped the C3 Corvette with a 454-cubic-inch big-block V-8 rated at 425 hp. That power is sent to the rear wheels through a Muncie M22 close-ratio “Rock Crusher” 4-speed manual transmission.<\/p>\n

Other components of the package included transistorized ignition, a high capacity aluminum radiator with shroud delete, heavy duty power disc brakes, and F41 suspension with model-specific springs, shocks, and front and rear sway bars.<\/p>\n

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1971 Chevrolet Corvette ZR2 convertible (photo via Mecum Auctions)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Painted Brands Hatch Green with a black leather interior, this car also has a color-matching removable hardtop in addition to the standard black convertible top.<\/p>\n

A high purchase price meant only 12 ZR2 Corvettes were built, with two convertibles, making this one of the rarest Corvettes. This car is also the lowest-mileage ZR2 known to exist, with an odometer reading of just 8,702 miles, according to the auction listing. It’s also original and unrestored, and as a result has garnered numerous awards over the years.<\/p>\n

Because of its rarity and originality, Mecum expects this ZR2 convertible to sell for between $1 million and $1.2 million, which may not be too outrageous given the current trend in classic auto sales. Consider that a numbers-matching 1967 Corvette L88, one of 20 built that year, sold for $2.7 million<\/a> at a 2021 Mecum auction. And a another L88 of the same vintage sold for $3.4 million<\/a> at a Mecum auction held in 2013, in both cases smashing the pre-sale estimate. We wouldn’t be surprised if this ZR2 convertible does so, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A rare 1971 Chevrolet Corvette ZR2 convertible, one of only two ever made, will cross the block at Mecum’s Indianapolis auction this May, and it’s expected to draw a seven-figure bid. Quietly introduced as the successor to the race-bred L88 Corvette, the RPO ZR2 Special Purpose LS6 Engine Package (to use its full name) equipped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}