Kevin Hart Paid Princely Sum To Buy This Corvette At Barrett-Jackson

We all enjoy Kevin Hart – ok, perhaps not all, but as vehicle nuts, we know that the actor-comic has really a taste for cars. In February, Hart obtained a beastly, badass-searching 1970 Dodge Charger that is driven by a 1,000-horsepower Hellephant motor. That is a single sweet trip but it appears like that was not adequate to fulfill Hart’s itch.

Just last weekend, Hart went household with a amazing custom 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible for a princely value of $825,000. If you consider that is much too a lot, consider a gander at the illustrations or photos below and see for yourself.

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Bought at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction in Arizona, this common Vette isn’t an regular restoration of class. The most noteworthy customization is the motor residing inside of the hood – a new six.two-liter V8 motor from a mid-motor C8 Corvette LT1.

And indeed, that mill places out the same quantities at 460 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque, sent to the wheels by using a 4L75E automated transmission. Suspension and brake calipers (Wilwood brakes), on the other hand, were being from a C7 – the former’s an Art Morrison unbiased suspension with fully-adjustable trip height and Strange coilovers. Wheels are a set of EVOD a single-offs wrapped in Nitto whitewall tires.

Over and above the deliciously handsome appears on the exterior and other unmentioned upgrades, the cabin of this Corvette Convertible’s equally tasty. Notable on the aftermarket additions is the new head unit that was built to seem like the original 1959 Marvel Bar stereo. It has Bluetooth, plus a bevy of speakers and a subwoofer.

With these upgrades and the way the restoration was tastefully performed, that $825,000 was income effectively invested, we reckon. The images couldn’t do justice so for certain, we’ll be on the lookout for a video of this freshly-included trip into Hart’s collection.