Museum Delivery
For $990, option R8C let a buyer collect the new car at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, across the road from the plant that built it. 12 Collector Editions were ordered with R8C, and at least one more was delivered there after its order was placed.
What it included
On the window sticker, R8C reads Corvette Museum delivery, includes personalized plaque with Corvette Museum logo. The museum's 2017 delivery itinerary describes a day of about six hours:
- A VIP tour of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, when the plant was open to tours.
- A behind-the-scenes tour of the museum.
- The car on display in the museum's delivery area on the day, with a webcam on it so family and friends could watch.
- The delivery paperwork, then a hands-on orientation in the car.
- A Museum Delivery decal on the driver's door jamb, with the owner's approval.
From the National Corvette Museum's 2017 delivery itinerary and a 2017 window sticker. The program has changed since; check with the museum for today's details.
How it worked on paper
A museum delivery was still a dealer sale. GM invoiced the car to the selling dealer and shipped it to the museum instead of the dealership: car 043's invoice is charged to its dealer in Bowling Green and shipped to the National Corvette Museum. That is why, for some of these cars, GM's dealer lists name the museum where the dealer should be. The registry shows the selling dealer where it's known, and "Not recorded" where GM's data only names the museum. The window sticker names the dealer, and owners will be able to add it when owner updates open.
The cars
See the R8C cars in the full list. Other cars may have been delivered at the museum without R8C on the order; the registry adds them as owners confirm it.