1990 ZR1 Media Reviews

[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

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by 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

Awesome ,,,Thanks . I have bookmarked the link

[SteelBlueZR1]

Here are some videos about the C4 ZR-1 on YouTube -

1990 ZR-1 TV COMMERCIAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pMv...57630D01A968AE

There are always the owner's videos that came with new ZR-1's: INTRO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWOQ6LnXhsE

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgyIrH4OiZw

OR THE DEALER PROMO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti7zd1b86QI

ALSO: 1992 corvette assembly line factory plant tour museum delivery C4 build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXSTUbUciU

[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?

[HAWAIIZR-1]

Originally Posted by Tripler

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

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and story. What a great experience you had and you are obsessed like many of us with the mystique of this special car. Yes, I agree about how the LT5 looks and it can be intimidating to a newcomer to look at and wonder how it all works. Glad to hear you are sold on it and understand how marvelous the LT5 is. You could contact LGAFF on here and buy one of his CDs where he put tons of work to put many magazine articles about the King of the Hill dating back from its introduction and inception. Best wishes and can't wait to hear more when you get yours and join the family.....sorry, I guess you already are part of the family.

Craig

[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

[Tripler]

Originally Posted by SteelBlueZR1

Here are some videos about the C4 ZR-1 on YouTube -

1990 ZR-1 TV COMMERCIAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pMv...57630D01A968AE

There are always the owner's videos that came with new ZR-1's: INTRO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWOQ6LnXhsE

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgyIrH4OiZw

OR THE DEALER PROMO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti7zd1b86QI

ALSO: 1992 corvette assembly line factory plant tour museum delivery C4 build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXSTUbUciU

Hey thanks for all the links . I saw the one with John and Rick Mears . Very enjoyable . Makes you want to jump in the car . I sure miss driving a C4 on a race track .
I have not seen the factory one before though . Thanks .
But why is all this hooplaw for the 1992 . Why did they wait 2 years to do the promotional stuff and not with the 1990 model .
Not trying to be a pain or complain here . I am just curious as to why it took 2 years .
Maybe because they went from 375hp to 405hp !!!? Thinking out loud

Thanks again for the great links


Mike

[Tripler]

I was lucky enough to score a few books from amazon.ca . I ordered , The Heart Of The Beast , Corvette From The Inside and Corvette,s Originality Guide C4 1984 to 1996 .

Looking forward to owning the books and then of course the beast itself . Found a 1990 car here in Toronto Canada for $15,500 with 102 klm or 60,000 miles for you guys . One owner . Also a 1993 ZR1 , red in and out , 60,000 miles for $20,000 or best offer . Crazy low prices up here for such a wicked engineered monster . Of course there some way over priced ones also . One guy wants $43,000 for his car due to the low miles . Low miles means I would need to change all the gaskets , injectors , belts , rubber .
I would prefer the higher mileage ones as I know they were used as they should have been . Not sitting there rotting .