Vehicle Description
1990 Chevrolet Corvette "ZR-1" Coupe
Designer: Dave McLellan
Estimate: $35,000 - $45,000
Chassis Number: 1G1YZ23J0L5800239
Decoded: 1=USA; G=General Motors; 1=Chevrolet; YZ=Corvette ZR1;
23=Coupe; J=LT5 5.7 Liter V8; 0=check digit; L=1990; 5=Bowling
Green, KY assembly; 800239=Serial
Engine: LT5 5.7 Liter 4�cam 32V V8
Electronic Fuel Injection / 375 bhp
6�-Speed Manual Transmission
Power Assisted Four Wheel Hydraulic Disc Brakes
Mileage: 605 Believed to be actual
First Year For The ZR-1 Option Package
Pristine Condition 605 Actual Miles
Rarely Seen ZR-1 Color Combination
The Model: During the 1970's and 1980's, America's automobile
industry was more concerned about emissions and new safety
standards, rather than styling and hi�gh performance. Those valiant
engineers and technicians on Chevrolet's Corvette team didn't give
up though. Lead by Dave McLellan, with help from British sports car
maker Lotus, a package was developed and unleashed at the start of
the 1990's. Its option code was its name, the ZR-1. That year all
Corvettes had a 5.7 Liter V8 under the hood, but the ZR-1's engine
was a work of mechanical genius so special that GM had to go to
Mercury Marine in Stillwater, Oklahoma for its four�-cam, 32�valve
monster to be assembled with the skill of masters who had a little
more time on their schedule to build these engines the right way.
The result; everyone who was anyone in 1990 had to have a ZR-1.
The Car: When looking at an investment car, its history is
paramount, and this ZR-1's background check has been completed.
Shipped new to Abraham Chevrolet in Tampa, Florida, this was one of
the first ZR-1s delivered. Not too many people actually got to see
the car as it was quickly secured and put away in climate
controlled storage. Today it shows just over the 600 mile mark and
still features the cardboard floor mats installed at the factory to
protect the flooring during transit. With a base price of $31,979
and the ZR-1 option running just $27,016 more (or about 85% of the
base price), this car has it all, Solar Glass top, Delco �Bose Gold
Series AM�/FM� Cassette/CD audio, special handling package as well
as that awesome engine and transmission. The new owner will have to
decide, continue to preserve it or maybe take it out and do what it
was built to do. �
