1990 ZR1 Media Reviews

[Tripler]

Hello everyone . As I mentioned in another thread , I am hoping to purchase a 1990 ZR1 in a year or so . Of course I have been scowering the web trying to gather as much info as I can regarding this type of car . I have had a ton of luck finding technical vids and web pages ( such as this excellent site )with info on the ZR1 . The one issue that is bugging me is that I can only find very little video coverage of reviews for the 1990 ZR1 ! . Mostly for sales .
This car was the first king of the hill and yet I cannot find a Car and Driver Review or any other type of mainstream media accept for Motor Trend .
I was hoping that some of the members here could send me a link so that I can watch the history of this car and its first showing and reviews to the public in the year that it was put on the market , 1990 .

Thanks in advance .

[Tripler]

I can still find nothing on the ZR1 . Lots of stuff on stinking Porsche , but nothing on the ZR1 . Is there some kind of conspiracy ? Was the king of the hill title a hoax ? No vids from Car & Driver . No vids from Popular Mechanics . No vids from any car mags of the day . What the heck is going on here

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Tripler

I can still find nothing on the ZR1 . Lots of stuff on stinking Porsche , but nothing on the ZR1 . Is there some kind of conspiracy ? Was the king of the hill title a hoax ? No vids from Car & Driver . No vids from Popular Mechanics . No vids from any car mags of the day . What the heck is going on here

Twenty three years ago most of us did not have computers.
Magizines ether came in the mail or we bought them at the Drug store.
Most of what you are looking for never existed.

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Twenty three years ago most of us did not have computers.
Magizines ether came in the mail or we bought them at the Drug store.
Most of what you are looking for never existed.

Very true but when you look on youtube you find a plethera of reviews of other types of cars from 1990 . Top gear , Car and Driver , and others were on TV so I have to disagree there . Motor Trend were the only ones to review from what I can find . But you won't find much on the 1990 and on ZR1's .
Thanks for the reply

Mike

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Tripler

Very true but when you look on youtube you find a plethera of reviews of other types of cars from 1990 . Top gear , Car and Driver , and others were on TV so I have to disagree there . Motor Trend were the only ones to review from what I can find . But you won't find much on the 1990 and on ZR1's .
Thanks for the reply

Mike

Now you are talking TV shows.
You were asking about magizine's; only the magizine's that had TV shows back then would be on video.
I don't remember Top Gear in the early 90's.
There was Motor Week, Car & Driver and NASCAR Today.
Is that of any help?

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Now you are talking TV shows.
You were asking about magizine's; only the magizine's that had TV shows back then would be on video.
I don't remember Top Gear in the early 90's.
There was Motor Week, Car & Driver and NASCAR Today.
Is that of any help?

Thanks BigJohn .
I was just hoping to find video coverage of the ZR1 . But magazine articles are also in the mix for sure .
I,ll search around some more

Mike

[boostedmaxPSI]

Is this what you had in mind.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjYo4...e_gdata_player

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by boostedmaxPSI

Is this what you had in mind.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjYo4...e_gdata_player

Thanks . But I have already seen that one . It is the only vid out there .

Thanks again

[Tyler Townsley]

Originally Posted by Tripler

Hello everyone . As I mentioned in another thread , I am hoping to purchase a 1990 ZR1 in a year or so . Of course I have been scowering the web trying to gather as much info as I can regarding this type of car . I have had a ton of luck finding technical vids and web pages ( such as this excellent site )with info on the ZR1 . The one issue that is bugging me is that I can only find very little video coverage of reviews for the 1990 ZR1 ! . Mostly for sales .
This car was the first king of the hill and yet I cannot find a Car and Driver Review or any other type of mainstream media accept for Motor Trend .
I was hoping that some of the members here could send me a link so that I can watch the history of this car and its first showing and reviews to the public in the year that it was put on the market , 1990 .

Thanks in advance .

You need to get/read the book: Heart of the Beast for a great read on the development of the car/motor. Additional pictures are here.

http://thepandatrap.com/gallery/ZR-1s

Tyler

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by Tyler Townsley

You need to get/read the book: Heart of the Beast for a great read on the development of the car/motor. Additional pictures are here.

http://thepandatrap.com/gallery/ZR-1s

Tyler

Thanks for the wicked link to pics . Excellent . I will look for that book tomorrow .
I still find it strange that there are very few vids or reviews on this monster vehicle . You can find a ton of stuff on other types of cars during the year of 1990 .
Thanks again for the link and the info

Mike