Ertl ZR-1 Model Bought from CL
 

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Received this in mail today from a Craigslist vendor in AZ. Looks just fine for 20 dollars. He has plenty other years and colors. Kinda neat on my desk to add to other models of toys I have owned.

Re: Ertl ZR-1 model from CL
 

Neat model, Steve. I had one of those once as well or something like it; I had a 1:18 scale one but alas it went with my Quasar '93 to Jim (QB93). The color of the ERTL seems a bit dark, more like the later Night Race Blue, but maybe it is just the lighting. --Bob

Re: Ertl ZR-1 model from CL
 

I have a soft spot for these promos. My dad and I would go to the local Chevy dealer and get each year's issues in the '80s and '90s. Not just Corvettes, but the Camaros, El Caminos, Cavaliers, etc. He was very big in to the promo scene with cars from the late '40s up to the early 2000s. There were big "toy" shows in Toledo, OH, PA, and other venues around the country to trade them.

You can take a look at known promos issued here - http://www.corvettepromo.com/. We knew many of the people on the acknowledgements page.

23 years ago when I bought my LT4, I bought a case of the '95 yellow ZR-1s (very cheaply). Now that I have an actual yellow '95 ZR-1, these are even more appropriate. I can't get enough of these, of course!

You learn something new every day... and a couple years ago, I found there was a run of '95 yellow ZR-1s with "Last ZR-1" on the plates. These were supposed to have been destroyed (since the last one was red), but a few survived. I have two of them now.

Lots of neat stories on these promos... there were ~50 '89 white ZR-1s that survived (the rest were destroyed).

Also, I'd say the lighting might be off on Steve's picture. The colors of the promos were generally very close to the real colors, even though they weren't always painted.

Mike

Re: Ertl ZR-1 model from CL
 

Franklin Mint also made some ZR-1s, but I'm not sure they had one for every year. I've got two that I purchased from eBay years ago. They are going to be a bit more detailed and made of metal -- so also more expensive. The detail include a nice representation of the LT-5. Here is an example of one currently on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/26711494032...Bk9SR97fi6mGZQ

https://www.ebay.com/itm/26711494032...Bk9SR97fi6mGZQ

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bpIAA...x/s-l1600.webp