Unique to the Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06 model are ''427'' hood badges. Each example is numbered and signed by Wil Cooksey, the Corvette assembly plant manager who is retiring after 15 years on the job, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. A cold air scoop in front of the hood and a large air extractor located behind the wheel are functional features that mark the Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06 apart. Wider rear fenders with flares cover the massive rear tires, while a rear spoiler both houses the central high mounted stop light and provides sufficient down force to balance the front splitter without adversely affecting aerodynamic drag. Cosmetic touches include hood and fascia graphics that hark back to the style of the "stinger" hood design and graphics that were offered with 1967 models equipped with the 427 engine. Each car is numbered and signed by Wil Cooksey, the Corvette assembly plant manager.

Interior will be Titanium leather will special 427 embrodiered in the headrests, special sill plate, and 427 emblems on the hood. Chevrolet will use chrome wheels unique to this version. It also features graphics on the hood and fascia that evoke the style of the famed stinger hood design and graphics that were offered with 1967 models equipped with the 427 engine. Also unique to this model are 427 hood badges. Other than a small crease and a small touch-up on the hood, the car is free of damage and major apologies (see photos). The interior is also extremely clean, fresh and free of wear.

It's really not all that unusual for a special edition to run that much more in this price range. Why do people get so upset if special editions are made. More choices for all. Pedestrians will know how special your car is when they see the 427 badges and graphics adorning the exterior. Inside, Wil Cooksey , the soon-to-retire Bowling Green Corvette plant manager of 15 years, will personally sign each model's armrest

Advanced structural composites featuring carbon fiber are bonded to the aluminum structure. Wider front wheelhouses, for example, are carbon composites and the passenger compartment floors combine carbon-fiber skins with an ultra-lightweight balsa wood core. The Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06 has a unique aluminum body structure for optimum stiffness and light weight for the fixed-roof body style. Perimeter rails are one-piece hydro formed aluminum members featuring cast suspension nodes, which replace many welded steel components on other Corvette models. Advanced structural composites featuring carbon fiber are bonded to the aluminum structure. The wider front wheelhouses, for example, are carbon composites and the passenger compartment floors combine carbon-fiber skins with an ultra-lightweight balsa wood core.

The Chevrolet Mark IV V-8 debuted in the Corvette in 1965 and was dubbed the big-block, because it was physically larger in all respects than Chevy's other V-8 engine, which became known as the small-block. In '65, the big-block was offered in a 396-cubic-inch displacement, with a maximum rating of 425 gross horsepower (317 kW). The 427's combination of small-block revability (with redlines as high as 6500 rpm) and classic big-block torque made the 427 the most cherished engine among Corvette fans. After four years, in response to tighter emissions regs, Chevy enlarged the 427 to make the slower-revving, longer-stroke 454. The big-block engines appeared in what would become among the most collectible cars of the era. Without a doubt, the Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06 will be a model we fawn over at concourse events, and hopefully vintage.

The Corvette 427 Limited Edition Z06 is easily identified under the hood by red engine covers with black lettering. The LS7 shares the same basic Gen IV V-8 architecture as the Corvette’s 6.0-liter LS2, but it uses a different cylinder block casting with pressed-in steel cylinder liners to accommodate the engine’s larger diameter, 4.125-inch (104.8 mm) cylinder bores. Also unique to this model are "427"hood badges. Each example is numbered and signed by Wil Cooksey, the Corvette assembly plant manager who is retiring after 15 years on the job, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Crystal Red Metallic with a black, stinger striped hood is the only color offered. In tribute to the man who poured his passion into the Corvette for 15 years, Cooksey was handed the keys to the first car built.