95' ZR-1 at Barrett/Jackson - Palm Beach -$23K

[Bob Eyres]

Black on Black 95' ZR-1 just hammered down for 23 thousand dollars.

Well promoted, clean, unmodified. Gorgeous. As the Prez would say....SAD.

The frosting on this is the car that preceded it on the auction block. 1969 Camaro, undistinguished dark green, dog dish hubcaps, non-original big block.
It sold for $45K...Forty Five Thousand Dollars!..But it was a "COPO TRIBUTE"
The big block under the hood had Edelbrock equipment all over the engine, so it wouldn't be mistaken for a real COPO, just a Hot Rod Camaro


The C4 ZR-1 should have a new slogan- "Ten Times the Car for Half the Price".

[PhillipsLT5]

yep, a steal, 23+fees, seller can not be happy, buyer got a great deal

[cruban]

Originally Posted by PhillipsLT5

yep, a steal, 23+fees, seller can not be happy, buyer got a great deal

Yup and sad

[Vette73]

I posted the same thing also...Did not see your previous post......Funny thing about this,Mr Jackson came on and says-we have a special car coming up on the block, a 1995 ZR-1...

I'm pretty sure this was one of the, if not the lowest priced cars to cross the block..........

Announcers always say the same thing, to many similarities to the standard C-4 corvette......Side to side almost impossible to tell them apart.....They sound like a broken record....

[JThomas]

[QUOTE=Vette73;277538]I posted the same thing also...Did not see your previous post......Funny thing about this,Mr Jackson came on and says-we have a special car coming up on the block, a 1995 ZR-1...

I'm pretty sure this was one of the, if not the lowest priced cars to cross the block..........

Announcers always say the same thing, to many similarities to the standard C-4 corvette......Side to side almost impossible to tell them apart.....They sound like a broken record....[/QUOTE
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When describing the car, one of the commentators described the motor as an LTS, instead of LT-5! They are reading a script and sometimes know nothing about these cars.

[Bob Eyres]

Yes, but is there any doubt that if they had put a higher rise hood, big wing on the back, some bolder graphics on it from the factory, it would be a magnet for those guys that have to show off “something special”?
That’s what pumps up the big bucks at auction.
But, what we’ve got is a car that everyone on this forum can tell at a glance. I prefer that.


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[spork2367]

C3's are on the rise by the looks of things.

But if you want something that makes no sense, look at this:

https://azure.barrett-jackson.com/Ev...TTE-ZR1-213316

1990 went for 44k....

And this was the third time I've heard them comment about how collectible these are going to be.

That 95 doesn't look to have zr1 offset rear wheels. And Kumho doesn't make the Ecsta SPT in a 315/35r17, only the Ecsta XS.

[Vette73]

Originally Posted by spork2367

C3's are on the rise by the looks of things.

But if you want something that makes no sense, look at this:

https://azure.barrett-jackson.com/Ev...TTE-ZR1-213316

1990 went for 44k....

And this was the third time I've heard them comment about how collectible these are going to be.

That 95 doesn't look to have zr1 offset rear wheels. And Kumho doesn't make the Ecsta SPT in a 315/35r17, only the Ecsta XS.

44 K? Sold? If so, that has to be the highest Z I have seen since I bought mine back in 14.....The 95 did not have the correct wheels......23K for a car w 4K miles....Buyer got a very good deal....Last year of production, good color combo....

What I do notice when it comes to the C3 ( have my 73 vert for 16 years now),the 80-81 vettes are going up in price.......Some are fetching very close to,or even 20 K...Years ago a nice example, if I'm not mistaken,took in around 12-13 K...

The style of those cars scream 80's, so I guess people who grew up in that era are fetching them ....

Next it will be the 80-81 turbo trans am....Owned the white pace car back in 86.......Went for a drink in windows on the world ( trade center)..Parked in front of 20 Vesey street ( Sunday night ) ..Came out 90 mins later, car was gone....

Oh well.....

[KILLSHOTS]

With the exception of the '90 that sold for $40K (before premium) all the numbers seem to be in the toilet. The values of ZR-1s absolutely suck right now, but someone STOLE that black '95.

What really shocked me was a blue 1970 REAL LT1 Vette that sold at only $34,500. It was immediately followed by a yellow 1970 302 Mustang to which someone had affixed Boss 302 stickers and ugly chrome wheels. It fetched $38,500. WTH? Auctions are weird; "valuations" don't really matter if you have 2 or more people in the same room who really want something. Or, if you don't, as was the case with the black '95.

[spork2367]

Originally Posted by KILLSHOTS

With the exception of the '90 that sold for $40K (before premium) all the numbers seem to be in the toilet. The values of ZR-1s absolutely suck right now, but someone STOLE that black '95.

What really shocked me was a blue 1970 REAL LT1 Vette that sold at only $34,500. It was immediately followed by a yellow 1970 302 Mustang to which someone had affixed Boss 302 stickers and ugly chrome wheels. It fetched $38,500. WTH? Auctions are weird; "valuations" don't really matter if you have 2 or more people in the same room who really want something. Or, if you don't, as was the case with the black '95.

I'm curious about the 1995. Low mileage, but title reads mileage exempt...Wrong size/offset wheels on a low mileage car? Engine bay looked clean though.

But yeah, zr1 prices are low and dropping. And with corvette values in general, the perception of high maintenance costs, etc., I'd say they are doomed to stay low for the foreseeable future. Someone who did zero research bought the 1990. C3 prices surprised me a little.

Some other odd prices too. Restored 1977 Land Cruiser, completely back to stock....23k. They had been in the stratosphere. Restored 1936 Rolls Royce for 40k. Restomods, chevelles, camaros, mopars, all originally 6 cyl. or small V8 cars with non original engines and ugly wheels going for 30-50k.

Nice restomod pickups are still selling low. You couldn't come close to building one for what they are selling for. Hell, you'd be hard pressed to do the body work and paint for what some have gone for.