Catalog
Chevrolet
Corvette
1979 Chevrolet Corvette

1979 Chevrolet Corvette Copart lot 72946216

Date not set Lexington, KY Sale history 1

Auction date not set yet

Auction	Date	Photo	Lot	Bid	Odometer	Status	Seller
Copart	-		72946216This lot	$175	76,723 mi	Date not set	-

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 1

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 2

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 3

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 4

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 5

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 6

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 7

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 8

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 9

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 10

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 11

1979 Chevrolet Corvette VIN 1Z8789S406227, photo 12

1 / 12

Highlights

Condition: Enhanced
Seller: Unknown
Damage: Side + rear end
Keys: Missing
Document: Salvage Title
History: First time at auction
Odometer: Actual

Auction

VIN: 1Z8789S406227
Lot: 72946216 Copart
Sale type: Live auction
Title status: Cert Of Title-Salvage
Location: Lexington, KY
Selling branch: Lexington East, KY
Second damage: Rear End
Pre-accident value: $18,550

Description

Make: Chevrolet
Model: Corvette
Year: 1979
Mileage: 76,723 mi (123,474 km)
Transmission: Automatic
Color: White
Vehicle type: Cars

Current bid

$175

Bid updated 4 days ago

Remove vehicle history

Market data

Chevrolet Corvette auction results

Final bids at Copart and IAAI. Updated Nov 3, 2026.

Price trends and every model year

Average final bid: $15,113
Lowest final bid: $3
Highest final bid: $105,000
Lots analyzed: 816

Average final bid by model year

Copart and IAAI sales

CopartIAAI

2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026

Where they sold

Share of the lots by auction

Copart467 lots · 57%

IAAI349 lots · 43%

This car's year, 1979

Copart: $7,250
IAAI: $2,063

1979 cars sold for $4,656 on average, below the $15,113 of all years.

Show the numbers

Model year	Copart average	Copart lots	IAAI average	IAAI lots
2026	$49,536	7	$48,747	9
2025	$41,200	11	$37,497	9
2024	$40,669	18	$41,902	11
2023	$32,958	25	$33,285	15
2022	$32,400	11	$25,525	6
2021	$27,181	18	$29,745	14
2020	$25,240	10	$27,023	10
2019	$23,483	12	$22,766	17
2018	$21,145	10	$20,250	6
2017	$18,355	11	$23,075	13
2016	$16,400	20	$21,779	14
2015	$16,992	15	$15,582	11
2014	$15,037	20	$12,187	17
2013	$15,640	5	$15,654	7
2012	$15,800	6	$10,604	6
2011	$10,583	6	$9,021	6
2010	$14,100	4	$21,791	8
2009	$11,807	7	$11,019	9
2008	$12,422	9	$8,275	9
2007	$7,422	18	$7,169	9
2006	$13,268	11	$6,698	11
2005	$4,688	13	$6,596	7
2004	$4,124	9	$7,752	11
2003	$4,782	11	$5,779	7
2002	$5,831	16	$4,661	7
2001	$4,720	10	$4,483	6
2000	$4,378	9	$3,500	9
1999	$4,407	7	$3,696	6
1998	$4,059	8	$4,555	5
1997	$11,775	4	$4,181	4
1996	$2,150	6	$2,404	7
1995	$1,950	3	$3,200	1
1994	$2,608	6	$1,492	3
1993	$1,850	2	$3,363	2
1992	$1,650	3	$2,755	5
1991	$2,225	7	$3,450	2
1990	$1,783	6	$2,688	2
1989	$1,925	6	$940	5
1988	$635	5	$2,081	4
1987	$1,392	3	$400	1
1986	$1,502	12	$400	1
1985	$2,633	3	$2,500	1
1984	$500	4	$1,360	5
1982	$5,433	3	$4,565	5
1981	$2,894	8	$2,775	2
1980	$5,925	4	$1,113	2
1979	$7,250	2	$2,063	2
1978	$1,738	2	$3,175	1
1977	$2,229	7	$6,000	1
1976	$375	1	$350	1
1975	$4,525	2	$9,400	1
1974	$2,667	3	$1,950	1
1973	$2,200	1	$4,400	1
1972	$15,000	2	$6,550	1
1971	$6,700	1	$2,450	1
1970	$1,550	1	$10,400	1
1969	$8,150	2	$5,700	1
1968	$8,300	1	$13,400	1
1967	$275	1	$38,200	1
1966	$7,000	1	$200	1
1965	$9,250	4	$16,100	1
1964	$12,000	1	$23,200	1
1963	$25,500	1	$12,000	1
1962	$8,900	1	$8,500	1
1961	$8,200	1	-	-
1960	$20,100	1	$31,250	1
1959	$36,750	1	$53,750	1
1958	$22,900	1	$43,250	1
1957	$18,700	1	-	-
1956	$125	1	-	-
1955	$225	1	-	-
1954	$44,500	1	-	-
1952	$12,200	1	-	-
1951	$5,900	1	-	-
1950	$24,100	1	-	-

Vehicle overview

1979 Chevrolet Corvette Automatic Copart lot 72946216 VIN 1Z8789S406227

This 1979 Chevrolet Corvette was offered at Copart as lot 72946216 in Lexington, KY. The primary damage is side + rear end. The reported condition is Enhanced. The keys are missing. The odometer reads 76,723 mi (123,474 km).

Key specifications: automatic transmission, white exterior. At Copart and IAAI, 816 Chevrolet Corvette lots sold for an average final bid of $15,113; 1979 cars averaged $4,656.

Before you bid through your broker, check every earlier sale of VIN 1Z8789S406227 on this page and compare the photos, the damage and the final bids of similar cars.