Re: When did you buy your ZR-1
 

Read about the launch un the European press and fell in love. No chance of affording one though. Took me until 2007 until I could.

I blame it all on Autoweek magazine...
 

As 'they' say..

'Back in the day'..I was a subscriber to and avid reader of the major car mags...Car and Driver, Autoweek, Hot Rod, etc. I have owned a number of fun cars..first was a '68 Chevelle 327/350hp 4 speed, followed by a '70 350 4 speed, followed by a '69 Vette, 427/390 hp 4 speed (stolen), followed by a '69 small block Vette hot-rodded to the max...when the ZR-1's were built, all I could do was dream about owning one, as the money was not there.. Four years ago, after selling some stock, I thought about buying myself a toy (mid-life crisis?)(the young girl toys were not an option)..thought long and hard about a Viper, royal blue with white stripes...then my brain recalled the original ZR's...I was amazed at the affordability of this supercar..looked around and found my '91 #1929 about three hours away..my wife and I took her SUV and picked it up on Mothers Day!, and headed home with the original sawblades mounted with the original tires in her SUV. Following a Haibeck update, the car has been absolutely trouble-free..just touched 18K miles..

Re: I blame it all on Autoweek magazine...
 

So, did she let you drive it home?

Re: When did you buy your ZR-1
 

John, get back to work....

Re: When did you buy your ZR-1
 

OK!!!!!!!
I hear you MOM!

'Driving it home'....
 

Married 36 years...something has kept her around all of that time...lol

Now, back to cars....I drove it back to the Indy area, with her following at a respectful distance. On I-74 a little east of Champaign, IL, I noticed a black dot approaching as I rolled in the fast lane about 70mph with the cruise set. The black dot became a Porsche Cayman as it got close and he moved over to the right lane..and lurked there for a minute or two...I believe the driver saw the ZR-1 logo on the right rear, and decided he didn't want to be embarassed that day. He slowly passed me, hit the left turn signal, and gradually pulled away. I waited until he was about a half mile ahead, downshifted in 4th, and returned the favor. Seeing an approaching red dot, the Cayman pulled over into the right lane as the Z and I went by at somewhere around 120mph. The Cayman didn't want to play that day.. I had owned the car for maybe 45 minutes..

Re: When did you buy your ZR-1
 

Another good question is, when did you buy your first Corvette ?

I will kick it off. My first Corvette was purchased in late 1954.

Cheers to all.

:flag2:

Re: When did you buy your ZR-1
 

My mother was 13 in 1954.

Re: When did you buy your ZR-1
 

I was born in 1953 and purchased my first Corvette in 1970,a Red/White 1964 coupe with 250hp 327,PG trans,a/c,power windows,power brakes,and power steering. Have owned almost every year from 1955-75,with multiple cars of the same years.(really liked the Solid Axles & Mid Years) Have owned five C4's;an 85 Z51,90 ZR-1,91 ZR-1,93 40th Anniv coupe,and my present 94 ZR-1. Drove my 85 to Carlisle in 1997 and got the bug for a ZR-1 from Larry Merow and Phil DeJohn. Purchased my first ZR-1 in Kinston,NC on my 44th birthday in Nov.97.

Have had a love affair with these cars for a long time.
:Eagle:

Re: When did you buy your ZR-1
 

Summer 2013