Vehicle Description
The Owner Of This Corvette Has Been An Avid Corvette Enthusiast For
Better Than Five Decades. With Many Frame Off Restorations
Performed In Past And Winning Bloomington Gold, He Decided To Build
This Amazing ONE OF ZR1 Corvette. Always Admiring The Corvettes Of
The 56-62 Era, The SR2's, Sebring Race Cars, The Motorama Dream
Cars And One-Of Specials That Were Built By The Factory At That
Time, He Decided To Design A Corvette To Fit A Theme That Would
Incorporate The Features Of Those Vehicles. Wanting To Do Something
That Was Not Being Done At That Time, He Commissioned A Designer To
Build A Round Tube Chassis Using The Latest Corvette Suspension Of
The Day And Called It An SRIII. This Is Serial #1. After This
Built, Many Corvette Custom Builders Decided To Purchase About 50
Frames.
Engine Consisted Of A Brand New (1992 Vintage) ZR1 Engine (LT5,
Dual Overhead Cam, All Aluminum) Factory Rated At 375 HP And Paired
With A ZF6 Transmission. Naturally, Special Modifications Were
Needed To Install This Engine And Included A Custom Air Inlet To
Provide A Transition From The Twin Air Ducts That Bring Cool Air In
Through K&N Filters, Mounted To The Grill Area, To The Engine.
Cooling Is Provided By An Aluminum Radiator Custom Fabricated By
Be-Cool To Work Specifically With The Unique Demands Of This
Engine. A Stainless Steel Gas Tank Was Fabricated By Rock Valley
And Incorporates A High Volume Electric Fuel Pump Specific To The
Demands Of The Engine.
The Standard C4 Brakes With A Full Functioning ABS System Was Used
And It Was Found That The Only Brake Booster And Master Cylinder
Combination That Would Provide Proper Braking And Hood Clearance,
Coincidentally Was The Original ZR1 Booster.
Lingenfelter Performance Provided The Headers That Were Compatible
With The Engine And Overcame The Chassis Clearance Problems, With
The Added Bonus Of A Modest Increase In Power! The Rest Of The
Exhaust System Consists Of 2 �" Pipe And Chambered Mufflers. The
Entire System Was Jet-Coated To Keep It Looking Fresh.
The Dana 44 Posi Was Modified With An Optional 3.73:1 Gear.
Halibrand Kidney Bean Style Wheels In 16" Were Selected As They
Would Clear The C4 Brakes. Tire Size Selected Was P225/60ZR16 Front
And Rear As These Tires Would Give The Maximum Width Allowable
Without Body Modifications And Provide The Best Traction And
Handling.
Paint Scheme Is Reminiscent Of The Factory '57 Corvette Sebring
Race Cars - White With Royal Blue Racing Stripes. The Most
Prominent Features On The Body Are The Bright Polished Stainless
Steel Side Coves And Scoops Which Are Reminiscent Of The SR2. The
Grill Oval Is Painted Body Color. What Stands Out The Most Are The
7" Driving Lights Which Were Integrated Into The Grill; The Grill
Bar Was Also Set Back 2" Into The Opening.
Convertible Top Was Custom Made By Crown With A Dark Blue Stay-Fast
Material Which Gave The Car An Updated, Elegant Look And Blends
Well With The Stripes And Interior.
Interior Consisted Of Custom Fabricated Contoured Seats. Door
Panels Incorporated Features Found On Corvettes Between 1957 And
1962, Including The Aluminum Door Panel Material Used In 1961.
Center Console Was The Same Aluminum Material Used On The Door
Panels. The Console And Lower Dash Were Designed To Allow Space For
The Air Outlets For The Air Conditioning. Autometer Gauges Are
White Background With Black Lettering. A Custom Steering Wheel
Wrapped In Royal Blue Matches Both The Interior And Carpeting.
Additional Option Features Include Power Steering, Power Brakes,
Power Cowl Vent, Power Windows, Power Door Locks And Power Trunk
Release With Remote. AM/FM Stereo For Your Listening Pleasure.
Displayed At Major Car Shows, Has Been On Magazine Covers And TV
Coverage.
This is a consignment vehicle and the information above was
provided by the current owner. We can make no guarantees as to the
accuracy of the above information. However, please understand as
with all pre-owned automobiles, the described condition is
subjective
Worldwide Enclosed Transporting / Financing Available
Numbers Matching and Original Mileage Cars
If marked as such, the vehicle Consignor states, this vehicles as
numbers matching and/or original mileage. It has not been verified
by Midwest Car Exchange Inc. As such Midwest Car Exchange Inc. is
not guaranteeing the authenticity of this claim. Buyer is
encouraged to verify this information on their own, prior to
purchase.
This vehicle is being sold AS-IS, WHERE-IS, with no warranty,
expressed, written or implied. Midwest Car Exchange Inc. shall not
be responsible for the description, authenticity, genuineness, or
defects herein, nor is responsible for any omissions or errors in
advertising and therefore makes no warranty in connection
therewith. No allowance or set aside will be made on account of any
incorrectness, imperfection, defect or damage. Any descriptions or
representations are for identification purposes only and are not to
be construed as a warranty of any type. It is the responsibility of
the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the vehicle, to their
satisfaction to the condition and value, prior to purchase. Midwest
Car Exchange Inc. shall and will make every reasonable effort to
disclose any known defects associated with this vehicle at the
buyer's request prior to the close of sale. Midwest Car Exchange
Inc. assumes no responsibility for any repairs regardless of any
oral statements about the vehicle, post sale.
