1990 Chevrolet Corvette

ZR1 Coupe

8 Cylinder 5.7 Liter

Manual

1G1YZ23J4L5800955

Gasoline

Power Windows

Here is a beautiful, like new, Corvette ZR1 with only 13,602 miles on it. The most desired Red on Red. It has both tops and is all original except for a new stereo I put in with blue tooth. It is hooked up to the original Bose speakers. I do have the original stereo but it does not work properly, a common problem which would cost about $200 to repair. If you have been looking for a ZR1 then you already know that they are going to be one of the top collection vehicles in the future. I have all kinds of original paperwork. It was sold at Barrett Jackson 1/21/2010 for $29,700 and it is my car in the magazine. The car is in excellent condition. If you are not sure what a ZR1 is they are very special! ZR1 known fondly inside GM as the "King of the Hill" roared into life in 1990 with an all new 375 horsepower LT5 engine. Designed by GM and Lotus, the LT5's dual overhead cam 32 valve design made Corvette the talk of the automotive world. This car is being sold locally, and I may end the sale at any time. My Bank was willing to finance this car up to $30k just 6months ago! Good luck! ZR-1 (1990-95) During 1986, General Motors acquired Group Lotus, the UK based engineering consulting and performance car manufacturing firm. The Corvette division approached Lotus with the idea of developing the world's fastest production car, to be based on the C4 generation Corvette. With input from GM, Lotus designed a new engine to fit in place of the L98 V8 that was powering the standard C4. The result was what GM dubbed the LT5, an aluminum-block V-8 with the same bore centers as the L98, but with four overhead camshafts, 32 valves. Lotus also designed a unique air management system for the engine to provide a wider power band by shutting off 8 of the 16 intake runners and fuel injectors when the engine was at part-throttle, while still giving the ZR-1 375 hp when at wide open throttle. In addition to the engine, Lotus helped GM design the ZR-1's upgraded braking and steering systems, and helped them pick the settings for the standard "FX3" adjustable active ride control that Chevrolet was fitting to the car, helping to ensure that the vehicle was more than just a modern-day muscle car with a big engine and no real capability on the track. GM found that the engine required special assembly, and that neither the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky nor any of their normal production facilities could handle the workload, so Mercury Marine corporation of Stillwater, Oklahoma was contracted to assemble the engines and ship them to the Corvette factory in Bowling Green where the ZR-1s were being assembled. The vehicle went on sale in 1990 and was available only as a coupe. It was distinguishable from other Corvette coupes by its wider tail section, 11" wide rear wheels and its new convex rear fascia with four square shaped taillights and a CHMSL (center high mounted stop lamp) attached to the top of the hatch glass instead of between the taillights. The ZR-1 displayed stunning ability both in terms of acceleration and handling capabilities, but carried with it an astonishingly high price. MSRP for the ZR-1 in 1990 was $58,995, almost twice the cost of a non-ZR-1, and had ballooned to $66,278 by 1995; some dealers successfully marked units as high as $100,000. Even at base MSRP, this meant that the ZR-1 was competing in the same price bracket as cars like the Porsche 964, making it a hard sell for GM dealers. Although the ZR-1 was extremely quick (0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds, and onto 180+ mph), the huge performance of the LT5 engine was matched by its robustness. As evidence of this, a stock ZR-1 set a number of international and world records at a test track in Fort Stockton, Texas on March 1, 1990, verified by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), including seven new international records: 100 miles (160 km) at 175.600 mph (282.601 km/h) 500 miles (800 km) at 175.503 mph (282.445 km/h) 1,000 miles (1,600 km) at 174.428 mph (280.715 km/h) 5,000 km (3,100 mi) at 175.710 mph (282.778 km/h) (World Record) 5,000 miles (8,000 km) at 173.791 mph (279.690 km/h) (World Record) 12 Hours Endurance at 175.523 mph (282.477 km/h) 24 Hours Endurance at 175.885 mph (283.059 km/h) for 4,221.256 miles (6,793.453 km) (World Record) ======LOADED WITH VALUE: Heated Mirrors,Targa Roof,Aluminum Wheels : Remote Trunk Release,4-Wheel ABS,4-Wheel Disc Brakes,Vehicle Anti-Theft System. ======