Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely stunning and
rare example of this 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 with only 23K
original miles!! Purchased and serviced by original California
non-smoking owners at 'Good Chevrolet' of Alameda, California with
original owner's manuals, brochures, GM protection plan card,
original window sticker and collector pizza box still available
amp; originally sold at $38,895 over original sticker price of
$60,750 including factory added options of extra dual glass panels
amp; air conditioning for a total sales price of $99,645 when new!
Purchased pre-certified by only second California owners from
'Anderson Chevrolet Menlo' of Menlo Park, CA with 17,175 original
miles in 1998.Factory ordered with options including the 'Dark Red
Metallic' exterior paint with black leather adjustable sport bucket
seat interior, six speed manual transmission and the ZR1 package
(Cost an extra $27,056) which included:5.7L MPFI DOHC 32 Valve V8
engine,17 X 9.5 front and 17 X 11 rear styled aluminum wheelswith
P315/35 ZR-17 rear tires, P275/40 ZR-17 front tires,specific rear
facia and stop lamps,performance handling package,specific side
body panels,selective ride and handling package,6-way passenger and
driver power seats,low tire pressure warning system,'Delco Bose'
Gold series music system with CD amp; cassette player,solar
glassand also factory ordered with: dual removable roof panels
(Cost $915) amp; electronic air conditioning (Cost $180)!Standard
options include: 5 link rear suspension with transverse fiberglass
spring, Independent front suspension, power front and rear disc
brakes, power rack and pinion steering, driver side airbag,
anti-lock brakes, dual electric remote heated outside rearview
mirrors, halogen fog lamps, rear and side window defogger, power
operated retractable halogen headlamps, digital/analog
instrumentation, electronic speed control with resume feature,
intermittent wiper system, leather wrapped sport steering wheel,
power door locks, power windows and both removable fiberglass roof
and glass panels! (Total Cost $60,750).This particular example is a
rare and exceptional find with only some 23K original miles and is
in still virtually brand new condition Purchased from only second
southern California collector owner and obviously always garaged
and covered with absolutely no damage or accidents ever - never
raced or abused - babied all the way! The original 'Dark Red
Metallic' paint is in absolutely stunning condition and virtually
flawless condition, the striking black leather interior is also
immaculate. The car has to be seen to be appreciated and driven to
be believed - totally stock and quite amazingly still with it's
original factory 'pre-delivery' sticker and number still attached
to the inside of the hood and the original factory recommended tire
pressure stickers still in place on the wheels of the car! The car
was recently fully serviced at the renown 'Corvette Mike' of
Anaheim, CA and is turn key ready for its new owners. Every option
is working as it should - needs absolutely nothing but a new owner
who appreciates this rare and highly desirable piece of Corvette
history!The super performance 'King of the Hill' ZR1 arrived in
1990 after months of hoopla with a price tag higher than any other
General Motors product and became a collectible long before anyone
ever saw one in the flesh! Customers were eager to pay far above
retail price for the few examples that became available with many
selling well into six figures, just like this particular! Powered
by an entirely new all-aluminum 350 V8 (called the LT5) with four
overhead cams, 32 valves, a tuned dual-stage intake system (with a
valet mode that limits power by closing off the larger of the two
inlet valves to each cylinder and shutting down one of the
injectors at the turn of a key in the dash reducing horsepower to
about 150 bhp to limit the exploitation of the engine's full
potential to those the owner deemed unworthy!) 'Direct Fire'
all-coil ignition, tuned port injection and other premium features
and with Chevy widening the rear fenders three inches to accept the
huge P315/35 ZR-17 with nearly six inches of more rubber, a
suitably beefed up suspension and auto adjusting variable rate
shock absorbers with a six speed ZF manual gearbox - with
performance equal to that of a Ferrari Testarossa or a Lamborghini
Countach, few cars on the road were able to challenge the ZR1's
stupefying performance of a top speed of 180mph and 0-60 in 4.3
seconds and formidable road handling, this was considered the
ultimate driving Corvette of it's day - a genuine world-class
supercar! The rear panel was rounded off more than on the standard
Vette and the four signature Corvette tail lamps were squared up
too. The round dual tail pipes were replaced by a pair of twin
rectangular pipes - it making more sense that the main
distinguishing features of the ZR1 were put at the back of the car
as that was the part of the car most other drivers would ever get
to see! From the front, probably the only give-away was the purple
tinted 'Koolof' windshield which was designed to reflect sunlight
and keep the interior cool but the fact that it was effectively
impervious to infra-red made the use of a dash panel mounted radar
detector impossible until this problem was solved by leaving a
small 'untinted' section at the bottom of the screen - for a remote
control garage opener - obviously!This must be one of the finest
example's available anywhere of this, at last after many years of
languishing only figuratively as a collectible, increasingly
desirable investment in classic American muscle car history - an
always garaged and original 23K miles of the desirable first year
of production 1990 Corvette ZR1 - once Chevy gave the base model
1991 Corvette a rounded rump and squared tail lamps - the ZR1's
main visual distinctions - demand suffered and therefore the 1990
ZR1 enjoys added status over the later years of production
(1990-95) as both the debut ZR1 and the only one with the most
desirable original 1984 front-end styling! An absolute must have
for any Corvette enthusiast's collection or indeed any serious
classic American muscle car collector!
