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 #39;Good Chevrolet #39; of Alameda,
California with original owner #39;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 #39;Anderson Chevrolet Menlo #39; of Menlo Park, CA
with 17,175 original miles in 1998.Factory ordered with options
including the #39;Dark Red Metallic #39; 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, #39;Delco Bose
#39; 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 #39;Dark Red
Metallic #39; 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 #39;s original factory #39;pre-delivery #39; 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 #39;Corvette Mike #39; 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
#39;King of the Hill #39; 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 #39;s full potential to those the owner
deemed unworthy!) #39;Direct Fire #39; 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 #39;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
#39;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 #39;Koolof #39; 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 #39;untinted #39; section at
the bottom of the screen - for a remote control garage opener -
obviously!This must be one of the finest example #39;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 #39;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 #39;s collection or indeed any serious classic American
muscle car collector!
