Update on ZR-32's lineage.

[JP_32]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Tyler Townsley bought the motor from the mule car two yrs ago.

Below is the motor just removed from the Mule which you can see just outside the door. The motor was nasty aluminum so we sandblasted it to clean it up some, I don't think we knew at the time if we were going to use this as the final engine or not.



Starting to Fit some mounts sitting next to the repro steel 32 Chevy roadster body.

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Originally Posted by JP_32

You're kidding. These Wheels? That's amazing. In this picture just for the fun of it I mounted the corvette rims to see how it would look. I really liked the look of those wheels, but BF Goodrich was supplying our tires and they did not make a 17" tire at the time, so we ended up machining our own 15" billet wheels in the same pattern to accommodate. though I really wish we could have used those original wheels.

Yep, they're sitting in my shop. They will go on EX5023 (1988 prototype) once I restore the wheels. The Goodyear tires even have NOT FOR SALE molded into the sidewalls since they were prototype 315's.

[Z51JEFF]

Originally Posted by JP_32

PS. Yes CSR did build a clone of the ZZ Top Eliminator Coupe but that is the original steel Coupe built by Buffalo Motorcars in the background. It possibly could have been me working on that car also at the time of the photo. It was normally kept in the front showroom at the time.

Buffolo Motor Cars,havent heard that name in a long time.One if not the nicest car Ive ever seen was the AMBR 1986 winner built by this shop,a 34 Roadster I believe it was.

[Hog]

Excellent history here gentlemen, keep it coming if possible.

Did ZR-32 ever get sent down an 1/8 th or 1/4 mile? Did it ever have any sort of performance testing performed?

I thought the rims looked a tad odd on ZR-32, esp. when parked nose to nose with a ZR-1.

Thanks


peace
Hog

[1989ZR1#74]

JP, Nice updates. I currently own #074 and the info about Chuck Sr. driving it for a year was news to me. AIf you have any more pictures of #074 I would love to see them. Thanks Eric Jackson

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Great to see you're doing ok these days, Eric!!

[1989ZR1#74]

Originally Posted by JP_32

I can post more later if desired but below is the remains of the donor mule car after it was stripped.

P8Y084 was EX5011 VIN: 1G1YY2187J5100055 So the car was #55 but 1988 #55 not 1989. So the legend was partialy true. This was a selective ride prototype. The camera makes the color look orangy but in reality this was a 81U Bright Red car with saddle leather seats. I do not have an "intact" picture of EX5011 that I know of yet. Eric

[1989ZR1#74]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Great to see you're doing ok these days, Eric!!

all it takes is new ZR32 info and a picture of #074 to bring me back from the dead!

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Originally Posted by 1989ZR1#74

all it takes is new ZR32 info and a picture of #074 to bring me back from the dead!

We've missed you

[JP_32]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

Buffolo Motor Cars,havent heard that name in a long time.One if not the nicest car Ive ever seen was the AMBR 1986 winner built by this shop,a 34 Roadster I believe it was.

Yes! Jim McNamara's 33 Ford Roadster, amazing car. I also worked a little bit on that car later on before he sold it I think around 91 or so. I also worked on Building a Turquoise 46 Ford Convertible for Jim.