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

[boostedmaxPSI]

Is this what you had in mind.


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

[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 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

[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

[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.

[HAWAIIZR-1]

You might not find what you are looking for on the internet, but there are videos out there for sale periodically or folks making copies. I know I have videos of the world record run and release in Geneva as well as some other footage collected over the years. I would not let the lack of videos available discourage you from getting one (or two or more) of these legendary cars despite the lack of video reviews available on the internet. Best wishes.

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1

You might not find what you are looking for on the internet, but there are videos out there for sale periodically or folks making copies. I know I have videos of the world record run and release in Geneva as well as some other footage collected over the years. I would not let the lack of videos available discourage you from getting one (or two or more) of these legendary cars despite the lack of video reviews available on the internet. Best wishes.

Oh trust me ,,, I am not discouraged one bit . I am like Saron from The Lord Of The Rings . My mind is bent on it . You see , I drove a C4 in The Escort Endurance Series back in the 80's . AT Brainerd Minnesota I had the C4 hitting 160 mph on the drag straight , then not braking for corner one , then exit turn one at 140 mph . Holy crap I thought . And the car I drove was 400 lbs over weight compared to the competition !!!. I have had the hot's for a vette since then . A good friend of mine's dad had a GM dealer ship and brought a brand new 1990 ZR1 to my house so I got to test drive it . I wanted one then but they cost over $70,000 up here in Canada . The funny thing is , he never opened up the hood . OMG . I had no idea there was a work of art under there till recently . Actually I find it kinda scary as it looks a bit like the creature from Alien when it grabs your face . This monster intake is having it's way with that all aluminum 32 valve double double overhead cam motor Very Scary ,,,YES ,,, I mean look at it . There is nothing like it anywhere Who knows what it will become when you turn the power key ,,,sorry I am rambling now and scaring myself lol !!!
Can't wait to get one .

I did find a preview for the book though !

http://books.google.ca/books?id=_OfL...ed=0CFYQ6AEwBg

[Bob Eyres]

There were plenty of print reviews on the ZR-1 back in the day. Car and Driver had the famous cover, "The Corvette from Hell". I've never searched the net for them, but they should be out there.
It would be would be a nice project for a registry member to digitize and catalog that stuff for future owners.

If you're looking for a good video to whet your appetite for getting a C4 ZR-1, try this one that's found in another thread on this forum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvBo...e_gdata_player