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Chevrolet had one last trick up its sleeve before the C6 Corvette rode off into the sunset, and this 7,900-mile example is a near-perfect snapshot of it. Currently up for auction on Hagerty Marketplace, this Arctic White 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition has drawn 28 bids and sits at $60,000 with roughly a week left to run, which already puts it well above where Hagerty's price guide says a typical driver-quality 427 should land.
The Z06 Engine Finally Loses Its Roof
For most of the C6 era, if you wanted the hand-built, dry-sump 7.0-liter LS7, you had to take it in a fixed-roof Z06. That changed for 2013. To mark the Corvette's 60th anniversary and the end of the sixth generation, Chevy dropped the 505-horsepower LS7 into a convertible for the first time and called it the 427, a nod to the engine's displacement in cubic inches and to the big-block legends that wore the same number decades earlier.
It wasn't just an engine swap. The 427 Convertible borrowed the Z06's driveline and rear axle, got Magnetic Selective Ride Control, and wore a carbon-fiber hood and fenders to help offset the weight of the folding top. Every one was built with a six-speed manual; there was no automatic option. Chevrolet built 2,552 of them for the model year, which makes the 427 far more common than the 482 ZR1s built that same year but a small fraction of total C6 production. If the supercharged flagship is more your speed, we've looked at the 2011 ZR1 and why it's the pinnacle of C6 performance, and at the time a dealer offered the very last C6 ZR1 alongside the last C7 ZR1 Convertible.
A Well-Optioned, Well-Documented Example
This car was sold new through Hendrick Chevrolet Shawnee Mission in Kansas and spec'd about the way you'd hope. It pairs Arctic White paint with Ebony leather and a blue soft top, and carries the 1SC package (memory settings, power bolster and lumbar adjustment, leather buckets), the Carbon Fiber Package, the 427 Heritage Package, ZR1-style chrome aluminum wheels, and a Cyber Gray Metallic headlamp override. Factory equipment includes a head-up display, navigation, Bose audio, xenon headlights, keyless access, and dual-zone climate control.
The seller bought the car in 2022, and the CARFAX shows registration history in Kansas, North Carolina, and Florida. It now lives in DeLand, Florida, and comes with its window sticker and build documents, a clean CARFAX, a clean Florida title, and multiple keys. Modifications are minimal and reversible: PPG clear paint protection on the hood, fenders, and mirrors, a Corvette-logo trunk liner, and a convertible wind deflector. The one item a buyer should budget for right away is rubber. The Michelins still wear 2012 date codes, so they're due for replacement no matter how much tread is left.
What Hagerty's Valuation Tools Say About the Market
According to Hagerty's Valuation Tools, a 2013 Corvette 427 Collector Edition in #3 (Good) condition was worth about $43,600 as of Hagerty's July 2026 price guide, within a range of roughly $39,300 to $48,700. That value was flat for the quarter and up 4.1% over the past year, though it's still down 9.2% over three years as the post-pandemic heat has cooled. Hagerty notes 340 of these cars have sold at public auction in the past three years, so there's plenty of data to work with.
That data shows mileage and condition matter a lot. Recent sales tracked by Hagerty include a 7,000-mile car that brought $72,450 on Bring a Trailer in late August 2026, while cars with 23,000 to 30,000 miles sold for between roughly $49,000 and $57,000 that same month. The most recent sale Hagerty lists was $43,000 on Cars & Bids on Sept. 18. Across the whole 2005-2013 Corvette range, Hagerty counts 312 sales in the last 12 months with an average price of about $46,700.
Seen that way, the current $60,000 bid on this sub-8,000-mile car looks about right, and the most comparable recent sale suggests there could still be room to climb before the hammer falls. For perspective, the 427 carried an MSRP of around $76,000 before options when new, so the best examples haven't fallen far from sticker.
A Fitting End to the C6
The 427 Convertible filled a gap the Corvette lineup had left open for years: Z06 power with open-air driving. It was also the last hurrah for the naturally aspirated, front-engine formula that defined the C5 and C6 before the C7 moved the game forward. If you like the idea but want something more modern, the mid-engine 2024 Z06 Convertible carries the same idea into a new era. And if you're more interested in how far the C6 Z06 platform can be pushed, check out Hoonigan's C6 Z06 build. For buyers on a tighter budget, a six-speed C5 convertible gets you the manual-and-top-down experience for a lot less.
This auction is scheduled to end on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 2:35 p.m. EDT. See the full listing, photo gallery, and bid history on Hagerty Marketplace.
