Auction favorite: Centennial Chevy

From early April's Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach car auction comes my favorite, another black corvette, but this one a bit more contemporary. This amazing car is basically a 'placeholder', meaning it's a prototype from Chevy of the 2012 corvette marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Chevrolet. Done in a special 'appearance package' (my default one of course), the winner of this car will get number 100 of the 2012 Z06 vettes done up like this off the assembly line, plus VIP passes to some ALMS races and an actual build session of the motor at the plant (this was what I understood about this particular auction item). They will not get this actual car. Proceeds from this corvette auction went to Austin Hatcher foundation. The winner, not surprisingly, was Rick Hendrick of NASCAR fame (and fortune apparently). I liked the red-trimmed wheels and interior accents along with the engine cover. Another example of a blacked-out car done supremely well imo. $175,000 took her home.