mjn76

hello all
I have a line on a black 1991 zr1 with 29000mi that i am told by the owner was originally exported to europe by gm. it appears to be in very nice shape and drives well and is legal in the us. the main question I have is are there any differences between export cars and domestics. are there any things i should look for or worry about. and is it worth more or less then a U.S. model of equivalent age/condition (of course he says it rare and worth more). thanks

Vette Daddy

Is the speedo in KM instead of MPH?

Daniel_Mc

Does the car have the export turn signals and break away mirrors?

LT5corsa

Anything to look for or worry about... Nope

Is it rare and worth more, yes. But this will be a long term maybe and depends on condition / color / year.

Look forward to pictures and more info!



David

brodykelly

i got a 93 ylw z that was one of three i believe exported to canada w all doc's, i can switch between metric and u.s. standards[numbers?] by pushing a button on the dash, also has day time running lites, which i removed the photocell, also the window sticker is in canadian money but i don't tell people that...lol...i show them and say ya it was 80k in 93, the zr1 option was 35,500 which is what the sticker says.....!!!!!hehe brody p.

zr-1 guy

you do realize that there is a button to change between mph/kph on the dash right?

mjn76

I didnt notice the mirrors but the turn signals look U.S. spec.there is no paperwork that I am aware of to prove the claim and I have no idea where it was supposed to have come from (owner thinks germany). is there anything in the v.i.n. to help me figure this out or maybe I can try G.M. or the nat corvette museum?

mjn76

also given what little i know any guess on value

Vette Daddy

To be honest, I wasn't sure if there was one there on the later C4's.
I've had an 84, 87, 89, 90 and two 96 CE cars but it's been a while.

LT5corsa

Members only section of our site will give specifics of your vin www.zr1netregistry.com



David

LT5corsa

What color exterior and interior? Any modifications?

Condition of wheels? Interior?

Both tops?


I think all export cars don't have LTPWS (low tire pressure warning sensors)



David

mjn76

black on black .no mods done to it that the current owner is aware of.
non-original wheels (gold knockoff of bbs wheels), only has painted top.
no extra paperwork or other goodies. body is near perfect (light scuffs and stone chips) interior is okay but looks like it will clean up to nice but will never look perfect (creasing in leather no rips general wear and scuffs).
good news it was well maintained under owners care. bad news it was maintained like a general car so none of the original parts were kept.

ZR-71

For country of origin, found this by googling

The first digit in the make code will always be the country of manufacture. There are numerous country codes, but the most common ones are:

* USA: 1, 4 or 5
* Canada: 2
* Mexico: 3
* Japan: J
* Korea: K
* England: S
* Germany: W
* Italy: Z
* Sweden: Y
* Australia: 6
* France: V
* Brazil: 9

gbrtng

All ZR-1s originated in the USA = "1". Then they were exported.

The question is where was the vehicle originally titled - was it exported for sale abroad, or was it sold in the USA and then exported and perhaps modified for use in country ?

ZR1forFun

I've seen an export ZR-1 (German) and the only significant difference I could see was that it had an extra data plate in the engine bay to show German type approval. Some may have euro-spec tail lights, but I can't see any reason why they should be worth more than US-spec cars.

WHIZZHOT

Put your VIN code on this website and you'll see the RPO on this car (even the export RPO codes).

http://www.compnine.com/vid.php

KGV

My car was originally exported to Belgium. It has an EXP code listed with all the other RPO codes. I also read that some EU specific radios change frequency by .1, while North American radios change by .2

The analog gauges on an export car may also be in metric.

The original owner of mine ordered his car to be close to US specifications.

Ken

glass slipper

Both radios change by .2, North American radios are odd "tenths" (101.1, 101.3, 101.5, 101.7, etc) while European radios are even "tenths" (101.0, 101.2, 101.4, 101.6, etc).