Petro141

I have always wondered if my Uncle is full of it or not. He told me years ago that the 89 Corvette he has is a prototype. What are the differences that would be easy to see? I do remember that the motor was black and said Mercruiser or Mercury on top of it. Other than that I do not remember any other differences, it was not badged any differently. I do know that he was a big wig for a major phone company and purchased all the fleet vehicles through 1 particular Chevy dealer. I guess he could be telling the truth. What would a car like this be worth?

Thanks for helping with my curiosity!

John

Vette Daddy

Oh, Tylerrrrrrrrrr

Petro141

Who's Tyler?

I am not making this up, this car has less than 10k miles and according to my uncle has never been driven in the rain. It was purchased in Ill and is now located in NV.

Thanks,
John

A1990

A couple quick first checks would be VIN and the interior. Is the interior 89 style with the Star Wars instruments? Pics would help too.

Mike Mercury

I have a car magazine from that era with a pic of four '89 ZR1's (with digital dashes) in Germany - being tested by GM.

I didn't think any were left intact - to later be placed in the publics hands though.

ZR-71

If the engine looks like this, your uncle may be telling the truth. Let us know please.

MRDZR1

Maybe your uncle had a C4 with a Mercruiser black color big block boat engine?

Get the VIN!

Tyler Townsley

Check the vin against this listing and you shoud figure it out. We need to know the vin to make a correct determination. In 1989 there were Pilot cars, prototypes ans narrow body mules with LT 5s.

http://deliquescence.net/~tyler/prot...production.jpg

Tyler

Petro141

Thanks for the info, I will see if I can call my cousin to get the VIN. He would not have gotten it through the Dealer as a "public sale" it would have been more of a "keep buying your fleet vehicles here" gesture.

Thanks Again,
John

Vette Daddy

Anymore news on this car??????

Petro141

OK I got the VIN, here it is 1G1YY2180K5109018

A26B

The VIN does not support the 89 ZR-1 option.

Tell you what...... take a photo of the engine & we can get to the bottom of ALL possibilities real quick.

Petro141

Am I reading this VIN wrong? Because I am reading it as a 1989 pilot w/L98 whatever that means


Thanks,

John

C1ANDZR1

That would end all speculation.

Vette Daddy

If it's been smashed with a backhoe, it may be a prototype.

VetteMed

so easy to just take an engine pic... so easy...

cv67

Even most cell phones can snap off a pic.

Petro141

As I told you all in my 1st post its not my car, its my Aunt & Uncles. I just got the VIN today and should have a picture of the engine tomorrow. I am in Maryland and the car is in Nevada so that would be a very long zoom on my cell phone.

Thanks,
John

Vette Daddy

John, please just have them take some pics of the car, as if it were for sale. Those types of pics.

Thanks!!

Z51JEFF

Its even easier tp start a bogus thread and get people worked up.There is no mistaking an LT5 for any other motor.As fas as I know Mercury or Mercruiser was never attached to any ZR-1,anywhere.Just how long are you guys going to drag this out?