THE stunning sports car made famous by the iconic Prince song "Little Red Corevette" is due to go under the hammer.Little Red Corvette was said to have come to the singer in a dream when he fell asleep in a band mate's car., a vehicle reimagined to perform like a modern sports car, was built in October 2022 by Jeff Hayes Customs, an Indiana company passionate about building Corvette restomods.The 1966 Chevrolet Corvette convertible was the prototypical “America’s sports car”.
It also featured on the racing circuit, dominating the racetracks in the late 60s, leaving challengers like Ford, Mopar, and AMC in the dust. The car is now powered by a Chevrolet V-8 LS3 crate engine that delivers 540 hp with a top speed of 135 mph.The listing reads: “The C2, as the second generation of Corvette is known, was built from 1963 through 1967 and comprises about 118,000 examples in total of both coupes and convertibles.“It has wide polished spokes of Schott wheels wrapped with custom red-line tyres, a popular detail seen on the sportiest 1960s sports car rubber.
The 540 hp convertible will be offered at Barrett-Jackson’s Palm Beach auction, which will run from April 18 through 20 in Palm Beach, Florida.