First Camaro ZL1 Sells for $250,000 At Barrett-Jackson Auction

Nauman Farooq
by Nauman Farooq
Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and chairman of Hendrick Automotive Group buys the first 2012 Camaro ZL1 offered to the public, for $250,000 at the Barrett-Jackson auction Saturday, September 24, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The vehicle will be the only 2012 Camaro ZL1 coupe produced with a Carbon Flash Metallic exterior. It will…

Yesterday we told you about the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 hitting the auction stage at Barrett-Jackson in Las Vegas, NV. Today, we are reporting on its outcome.

This very special 2012 Camaro, which will be the 69th ZL1 made, to commemorate the 1969 ZL1, sold for $250,000. That is probably over four-times as much as what the MSRP will be for this car.

However, the premium price is for a very worthy cause. All the money, and we do mean 100% of it, will be going to the YMCA of Southern Nevada.

The buyer for this car is none other than car dealership mogul and NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Rick Hendricks. Previously, Hendricks was also the winning bidder for the very first Corvette ZR-1, the very first of the new generation Camaro’s, and the very first Volt plug-in hybrid.

He will receive his Carbon Flash Metallic ZL1 in the first quarter of 2012.

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