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CHEVROLET CORVETTE C5 PACE CAR: BUYER'S GUIDE

Median Price: £24,234  •  Highest Price: £75,286  •  Lowest Price: £9,711  •  Sell-Through Rate: 77%

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Chevrolet Corvette C5 Pace Car

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How much is a Corvette C5 Pace Car worth?

In our experience, we've seen plenty of Corvette C5 Pace Car's go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £24,234 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the most expensive 50% of collector cars across our database.

As Chevrolet's go, a Corvette C5 Pace Car is on the lower end relative to other Chevrolet models. In fact this model is £8,945 below the median Chevrolet price of £33,178.

What is the maximum to pay for a Corvette C5 Pace Car?

Across the 71 Corvette C5 Pace Car's we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £75,286. It was sold by Barrett Jackson in the US on 18 Jan 2009.

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What is the lowest to pay for a Corvette C5 Pace Car?

Well, that depends on where you draw the threshold.

The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £9,711. RM Sotheby's sold the car at auction in the US on 02 Sep 2012.

When looking at more recent sales the lowest recorded price is, as you would expect, higher. Analysing every sale since 2020 shows that the lowest price between 2020 and today is £10,869, Barrett Jackson sold this car in the US on 17 Jun 2021.

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How common is a Corvette C5 Pace Car?

We've seen plenty of these go under the hammer at auctions around the world, 92 to be precise. It's among the 10% most common collector cars to sell at auction.

Of those, 92 times the model has gone to auction 71 have sold. In other words, this model sells on 77% of times it goes to auction - that's above the average sell-through rate we traditionally see.

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We know from reviews of this model by our 42,000+ strong community how this car performs across multiple variables. Those variables stack up to give a TCVScore which is a relative score of how good a car is across the 5 variables in comparison to all other cars.

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Why this article was created

Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the Corvette C5 Pace Car, rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.

It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 92 we've seen previously.

If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.

How this article was created

This article was created by looking back at sales of Corvette C5 Pace Car since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £15 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.

The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the Corvette C5 Pace Car please visit the price guide linked below.

About The Author

Giles Gunning | The Classic Valuer

Giles Gunning

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Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 11,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.

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Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.

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