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C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06General info about GM’s Corvette Supercar, LS9 Corvette Technical Info, Performance Upgrades, Suspension Setup for Street or Track
Any info on if this Carbon ZR1 style (minus clear window) hood is available to buy and paint and install say on a 2010 GS? is it correct that it is hood B92?
Got a brand new one in the box for 2 grand from a GM dealer. Had it painted jet stream blue and put it on couple months ago. Last week got an Anderson carbon rear hatch and Optic Armor lexan wjndow. Also half the weight 33 vs 65 lbs. Having it painted next week. Car now at 2853 lbs.
Got a brand new one in the box for 2 grand from a GM dealer. Had it painted jet stream blue and put it on couple months ago. Last week got an Anderson carbon rear hatch and Optic Armor lexan wjndow. Also half the weight 33 vs 65 lbs. Having it painted next week. Car now at 2853 lbs.
Post pics when you can I'd love to see how it compares with the katech carbon decklid
Looking at your pic it appears the Katech is carbon outer and inner whereas the Anderson is carbon on the outer skin but a stock type material (SMC?) on the inside. Big difference in price - the Anderson lists for $1100 or about half the price of the Katech when you include the $500 lexan window. The Anderson weighs 17 lbs probably more than the Katech?
Last edited by 548chevelle; 02-28-2019 at 04:32 PM.
Looking at your pic it appears the Katech is carbon outer and inner whereas the Anderson is carbon on the outer skin but a stock type material (SMC?) on the inside. Big difference in price - the Anderson lists for $1100 or about half the price of the Katech when you include the $500 lexan window. The Anderson weighs 17 lbs probably more than the Katech?
Sounds like a pretty good deal my show carbon top n bottom plus lexan runs $5,000
I saw that. Amazing that its just been sitting around all this time. My car only had 5700 miles on it 7 months ago and i got it for half that price and i drive the crap out of it. That car is destined for a collection or for someone with FU money.
I am listing car 115 forsale it is SSB, and has just shy of 50k miles on it and is located in fairbanks alaska. I am willing to accept any reasonable offers at this time.
Interesting Article on the Carbons in a “Corvette Blog” newsletter I receive...
Car enthusiasts often struggle to decide which car or version of a car they want to fill up their precious garage space with. For Corvette aficionados, few choices are harder than picking between the two performance variants of the C6 generation.
The most desirable Z06s were built between the years 2011 and 2013 and were created when the original owners checked a box on the option sheet labeled RPO Z07.
Chevrolet introduced the Z07 Ultimate Performance Package in an attempt to close the performance gap between the aging Z06 and the new-for-2009 ZR1 and it worked marvelously. The Z07 package brought enhanced cooling, magnetic ride control, sticker tires, the wicked Ferrari Enzo-spec carbon ceramic brakes, and when paired with RPO CFZ; carbon fiber roof, rockers and splitter to go along with a ZR1 style spoiler. This was some extremely impressive kit that enabled Z07 equipped cars to lap the famed Nürburgring within three seconds of their 638 HP big brother (an incredible 20-second improvement over the regular Z06)!
Z07s are exceedingly rare. Throughout the three-year run, just 740 Corvettes left Bowling Green with the Ceramic Brake-LS7 combination; 540 in 2011, 117 in 2012, and just 83 in the final year of C6 production. While each and every one of these cars is highly desirable, many argue that the 2011 Carbon Special Edition and its unique VIN, Carbon Fiber Hood, and several cosmetic nods to Corvette’s 50 year history (at the time that the car was released) of racing in the 24 hours of Le Mans are the cream of the Z07 crop.
After an announced run of 500 cars, Chevrolet only produced 252 Z06 Carbons. Rick Hendrick won the rights to Carbon #1 for $297,000 and Chevrolet painted it Black at his request. The other 251 Carbon Special Editions were either Inferno Orange Metallic or Super Sonic Blue Metallic. Of the two colors available to the public, 185 wear the Blue paint and only 66 (barely over one quarter of total production) are Orange. Some like the subdued look of Super Sonic Blue but the in-your-face Orange along with the rarity make the Inferno Z06 Carbon the definitive C6 for me.
Several months ago, during an unusually deep dive of the internet in search of an ever-elusive stock, low-mileage Inferno Orange Z06 Carbon, I stumbled upon a picture of one that I hadn’t seen before (I like to think that I’ve seen them all). It was my Orange and Black whale looking simultaneously neglected and brand-new while dustily sitting in a garage next to an unorganized pile of boxes and used office furniture in non-PDI’d condition.
It turns out that in a small-town Chevrolet dealership next to the world’s largest open-pit iron mine, Z06 Carbon #15 has been sitting unsold since it was delivered to Minnesota in 2010.
After further investigating, the last known unsold C6 Z06 has an interesting but sad story behind it.
Originally delivered to Ranger GM in Hibbing MN, the 15th of 252 Corvette Z06 Carbon Special Editions was set aside by sharp eyed dealership owner, Donald Hilligoss as an investment. So, there it sat in a dealership storage facility between an old pop-up trailer and a skid-steer with just 7 miles on the odometer and plastic wrap on the seats until about a year ago when Hilligoss and his 2007 Harley Davidson Touring Street Glide were struck by a Hyundai Sonata. Hilligoss was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth where he passed from severe injuries sustained in the crash; he was not wearing a helmet at the time of impact.
After the accident, Hilligoss’ son and new dealership owner, Charlie made another tough ‘Vette owner decision and posted the car for sale (not aggressively though as it doesn’t show up on Cars.com, Autotrader, or any other vehicle marketplace). He is waiting for the right buyer to come along as it is a tough sell; listed at MSRP with no factory warranty and likely suffering from a few small issues that plague unused vehicles. The car reportedly stays covered in the shop where it is started every few months.
This Z06 should be quite tempting to collectors as it is likely the most well-preserved example of the Holy Grail C6. I’d love to see the next chapter of this car’s story unfold on BringATrailer or the auction block at Mecum; hopefully, it doesn’t sell privately and get lost to history again!
I personally like the Carbon cars. I believe they are the best Z06s Chevrolet built during the C6 generation era...
02-27-2019, 01:51 AM
