The $18.7 Million Dollar Corvette That Stole the Show!
The dust has settled on Monterey Car Week 2026, and this year’s gathering proved once again why the Monterey Peninsula becomes the center of the collector-car universe every August.
The auctions were extraordinary, with the major auction houses generating approximately $748 million in sales, shattering the previous Monterey record. Among the headline results was a 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe at $42.9 million, establishing a new auction record for an American automobile.
But for Corvette enthusiasts, one sale stole the show.
The legendary 1963 Corvette Grand Sport Chassis #003 sold at RM Sotheby’s for an astounding $18,705,000, setting a new all-time auction record for a Corvette. One of only five Grand Sports ever constructed, and the first of just three coupes, #003 was raced by legends including A.J. Foyt, Jim Hall, Augie Pabst, and Dick Thompson.
And it wasn’t the only important Corvette making headlines. The historic 1968 L88 RED/NART Le Mans Corvette, which won its class at the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans, sold for $747,500. Also offered were the 1960 Briggs Cunningham #1 Le Mans Corvette at a $2 million asking price and the legendary 1969 “V.V. Cooke” L88, regarded as one of the winningest competition Corvettes in history, at a $650,000 asking price.
The grand finale came at the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where a spectacular 1935 Duesenberg SSJ Special Speedster, originally associated with Hollywood legend Clark Gable, was crowned Best of Show.
From record-breaking auction prices to some of the greatest automobiles ever assembled on the Pebble Beach lawn, Monterey Car Week 2026 was one for the history books, and Corvette was right in the middle of it!
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Our stunning 1967 Tuxedo Black
Ending This Friday, August 21 at 12:08pm On Bring-A-Trailer
The Ultimate Holy Grail ’67 Corvette Convertible!
Our 1967 Corvette L71 convertible is live on Bring a Trailer.
Tuxedo Black over black, with a black convertible top. The 427/435 Tri-Power, a close-ratio 4-speed, and a 3.70 Positraction rear end. Factory F41, side exhaust, power disc brakes, telescoping steering, removable hardtop, and headrests. All documented.
That is a hard combination to beat on a ’67. You can search a lifetime and come up empty handed or empty bank account.
This is not just a pretty big-block with a Bloomington Gold and Top Flight, May 2026.
The original tank sticker, with an NCRS document validation letter. The paper is what separates a nice 435 from a proven one.
Monterey just showed what the market will pay when the car is the right car. That matters for every C2 in this community. A documented triple-black 435 with factory side pipes is not just another mid-year, and this sale should not be allowed to write the wrong number. Protect what these cars are worth.
If a top-tier C2 has been on your list, this is the auction to watch.
The Bring a Trailer auction ends Friday, August 21 at 12:08 PM Pacific.
View This 1967 Tuxedo Black L71 Convertible By Clicking Here
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