{"id":2051,"date":"2022-04-16T12:49:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T04:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2051"},"modified":"2022-04-16T14:01:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T06:01:57","slug":"first-chevrolet-corvette-z06-convertible-ford-bronco-raptor-sold-for-1-35-million-at-charity-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2051","title":{"rendered":"First Chevrolet Corvette Z06 convertible, Ford Bronco Raptor sold for $1.35 million at charity auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>close <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/931\/524\/corvette-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Ford Bronco Raptor can fly\" data-v-13907676=\"\"> Video<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-13907676=\"\">The Ford Bronco Raptor can fly<\/h4>\n<p data-v-13907676=\"\">Ford Performance Chief Engineer Carl Widmann enters The Fox Garage for a deep dive into the 2022 Ford Raptor high performance SUV.<\/p>\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Two milestone automobiles raised $1.35 million for charities at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/corvette-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The first 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 convertible was auctioned at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach event for $1 million.\"><\/p>\n<p>The first 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 convertible was auctioned at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach event for $1 million.<br \/>\n(Barrett-Jackson)<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible and Ford Bronco Raptor were each the first of their respective models built.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/corvette-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The 2023 Corvette Z06 is powered by a 670 hp V8.\"><\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Corvette Z06 is powered by a 670 hp V8.<br \/>\n(Barrett-Jackson)<\/p>\n<p>The Z06 is a racing-inspired version of the Corvette with a 670 hp V8 that makes it the most powerful vehicle in Chevrolet&#8217;s lineup. It was offered at the event to raise money for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund supporting higher education for Black Americans.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR team owner and car dealer Rick Hendrick won the auction with a bid of $1 million. Hendrick&#8217;s team runs Chevrolets in the NASCAR Cup Series and he often gives back through GM&#8217;s charity auctions. In fact, in January he bought the first Z06 coupe for a Barret-Jackson charity record of $3.6 million, with all the proceeds going to Operation Homefront.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/640\/320\/bronco-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Ford Bronco Raptor is the highest-performing version of the SUV.\"><\/p>\n<p>The Ford Bronco Raptor is the highest-performing version of the SUV.<br \/>\n(Ford)<\/p>\n<p>Ford sent the Bronco Raptor across the block on behalf of the National Forest Foundation and Outward Bound. The high-performance model is equipped with a 400 hp turbocharged V6 and a unique suspension system designed for high-speed off-road driving.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>The first regular version of the new Bronco raised $1,075,000 at a Barrett-Jackson event last year for the same causes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video The Ford Bronco Raptor can fly Ford Performance Chief Engineer Carl Widmann enters The Fox Garage for a deep dive into the 2022 Ford Raptor high performance SUV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2051"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2098,"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2051\/revisions\/2098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}