I normally am on the C4 forum but I thought you all would be interested in seeing these pics. The March issue of Corvette Fever has an article on a second ZL-1 being documented.
This weekend I was at the NCRS Regional Meet in Kissimmee, FL and lo and behold, there it was. It was great to see it in real life. Here are a few pics:

 

Very nice! kinda suspisious about the paint tho!

 

1) Dupe (but thank's for posting).
2) Sweet Car
3) ZL-1 status = questionable...see previous post(s).

 

Sweet

 

that car was at corvettes at carisle

 

More publicity for that car. I bet He's getting ready to sell soon.

 

...next year's Barrett-Jackson...

 

I can't tell,is that a 68 or 69.I thought GM only made two 69's.I'm kinda new to the ZL1's so please school me on this,Thanks

 

GM only made two FOR SALE. Dog only knows how many were built for testing, the plant manager, etc.

 

its a 69 for sure

 

I would'nt kick her out of my garage....

 

It isn't a case of it being documented, it always has been documented. John bought it new, so he has all the documents that exist on it.

So not only is it real, it is a one-owner car.

 

 

...nah, those are just "re-creations".

 

Funny, I just read about that car in Corvette Fever (I think) and then saw the car with the magazine in the window at Orlando. Quite a story behind it.

According to them it's a ZL1. It's also an automatic!!

 

Like I said, there are two in the documentation of cars produced FOR SALE. It's not know how many more were built for testing, etc. It's possible some of them got free. It is known that the Corvette plant manager had one, what isn't known is if it's in the two on the sales roster or if it was produced as a GM-internal car.

 

For a real ZL-1 I'm pretty suspicious that the car has sidepipe headers (which I would think it should)....but the rear exhaust holes in the rear valance are not closed out. I thought when you ordered, for instance, an L88 with Kustom Headders (the letter K was backwards), the exhaust holes in the rear valance panels were closed out. An ebay vendor who claims to have an L88 sold me a rear valance panel for an L88 and it has the exhaust holes closed out. (OK I don't know if he's telling the truth, but I think so. The part is real GM ). I know personally of someone who ordered a 435 HP aluminum heads 1967 with factory headers and he received his car with the exhaust closouts-- or at least that's what I think because his exhaust valance holes are closed out.

Anyhow, I'd think a purchaser would really want to know why those exhaust holes in the rear were not closed out. The L88 and I assume the ZL-1 cost about 60% more than a stock Corvette (?) and if I ordered one with factory headers I would be annoyed that it didn't have the rear exhaust holes closed out.

........Another interesting thing. Does the car look like it has a coolant filler cap on the thermostat housing???

.........and another critical comment (am I getting close to sour grapes here?), If I had a ZL-1, I think I'd have the stock metal wheels that it had when it came from the factory. If this is a real ZL-1, it's worth several 100's of thousands and why have some early 70's Saturday night cruiser wheels on it.


When I said 100's of thousands, I was thinking of reading that a 1957 Chevrolet sedan sold for $205,000 after commissin at Barret-Jackson last week. I've read that one L88 sold for $600,000.

Soooooo. Anyone know why the rear exhaust holes in the rear valance weren't closed out. GM did sell original body parts that had these holes closed out. I'd think that if you bought a car with sidepipes, either GM provided Kustom headers or the factory supplied sidepipes, it'd come with those rear valance holes closed out. If this car ever goes up for sale, I'd think someone should have an answer.

 

He has a "copy" of the build sheet...he has a "copy" of the dealer's invoice (window sticker?).

The car may or may not be a real ZL1 and this has been debated and re-hashed many, many times here and in other forums & publications.

 

I say "IT IS!" er uh "IT ISN'T!" Well, um...maybe it is...but, maybe it isn't

 

Corvette Fever included a pic of the actual tank sticker with the appropriate RPO codes for a ZL-1. Not saying that in and off itself makes it a real ZL-1 but the tank sticker appears authentic... not a copy.