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Old 09-23-2016, 09:54 PM
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Default just pulled the trigger.....

on a 90 zr1. double black with 26k miles

long story short.... as virtually every other car has doubled + in value and are now "collectible" ....

these things have to be the best bang for the buck


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Originally Posted by henryr
on a 90 zr1. double black with 26k miles

long story short.... as virtually every other car has doubled + in value and are now "collectible" ....

these things have to be the best bang for the buck

$ for $ you can't buy a better performance car.
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Yes, Congrats also....
with you, between the C4 ZR-1's & the C5 Z06's, they are the best buys of the decade....... Tom
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Default Congratulations - Picked up a 91 last week!

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i kicked the tires forever on a callaway but i could never find my ideal car. they were either modified, miles or asking what i thought was crazy money.

everytime i buy a black car i say ill never buy another but this was a deal so i said WTF.

once it gets here, i plan on changing all the fluids. SS brake lines. new tires unless the date codes are reasonable.
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Originally Posted by TealZR1
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i prefer the 91 up for the flush nose.
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newb question..

but i see posts on car zr1 #xxx

are these car numbered and if so, what am i looking for ?

thx
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Congrats and welcome.


Originally Posted by henryr
but i see posts on car zr1 #xxx

are these car numbered and if so, what am i looking for ?

The last 4 digits of your VIN
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thx

is the last four specific to each model year or the entire run ?



i'am really excited about mastering all this useless knowledge
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Originally Posted by henryr
thx

is the last four specific to each model year or the entire run ?
Each year starts over.

If you have not found it yet here ya go.. Hope you join were all about he care and preservation of the ZR-1.

http://www.zr1netregistry.com/Home.aspx
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Originally Posted by henryr
thx

is the last four specific to each model year or the entire run ?

i'am really excited about mastering all this useless knowledge
ZR-1's have a separate VIN than other Corvettes. They begin with
1G1YZ while others start with 1G1YY
And there is a J which indicates the LT5 engine
The ZR-1 years have letters L, M, N, P, R, S that indicate the MY (model years) '90, '91, '92, 93, '94, 95 consecutively.

The last four digits of the VIN are production numbers for each year, not the entire run.

From memory I believe there were 6939 production ZR-1's built, but there is some confusion on how many were sold in 1990

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Congrats and enjoy!
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I'm enjoying my black 91 too. They are awesome cars for the price, no doubt. I'm going to add a C5 Z06 to my fleet in two more years or so as well.
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Congrats !! They definitely cant get any cheaper in my opinion. Theyre at a point where many are beginning to fall apart and get to that 'not saveable' condition that doesn't require a total restoration. Clean lower mile cars for this cheap are unreal if you ask me ! just wish I had more money I would buy several !

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Any pics of the new ride?
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hopefully be here by friday.....

as a side note, remember that when your buying a car from the west coast shipping eats up a chunk into the deal i thought i was getting.

used NCM for insurance. seemed like decent rates.
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Originally Posted by henryr
used NCM for insurance. seemed like decent rates.


Thank you Henry!!


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