Chicago auto show - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

mrmojo1111 · 02-13-2013

Anybody been or planning on going? I will be heading up this weekend specifically to check out the C7.

XfireZ51 · 02-13-2013

MM,

I went to the show yesterday. The Corvette always had a crowd around it and I did not see that throughout the rest of the show. Have some pics that I hope to post. It is clearly recognizable as a Corvette and yet it is a thoroughly modern design. There is no way, IMO, round lights have a place on this car. The rest of the car has complex and subtle contours. The tail lamps reflect that complexity. It looks like the kind of vehicle you would enjoy washing and waxing to feel the complexity of the lines. It appears shorter and more compact than the C6 although it is not. It's also lower.
The interior looks great from my vantage point. Certainly Chevrolet has raised it's game on interiors because I was impressed by the new Impala as well. I would seriously consider trading in my 92 ZR-1. If only it had a 32V DOHC Lotus it would make the decision so much easier. That and the price.

Paul Workman · 02-13-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

MM,

I went to the show yesterday. The Corvette always had a crowd around it and I did not see that throughout the rest of the show. Have some pics that I hope to post. It is clearly recognizable as a Corvette and yet it is a thoroughly modern design. There is no way, IMO, round lights have a place on this car. The rest of the car has complex and subtle contours. The tail lamps reflect that complexity. It looks like the kind of vehicle you would enjoy washing and waxing to feel the complexity of the lines. It appears shorter and more compact than the C6 although it is not. It's also lower.
The interior looks great from my vantage point. Certainly Chevrolet has raised it's game on interiors because I was impressed by the new Impala as well. I would seriously consider trading in my 92 ZR-1. If only it had a 32V DOHC Lotus it would make the decision so much easier. That and the price.

I saw a Youtube video (csg) of the LT1 being assembled. I'm not sure it was accurate, tho it appeared to be. But, if so, I was appauled by the fact that the bottom end resembled the more traditional descrete main cap configuration instead of the proven girdle design. If true, I am not impressed.

P.

Fully Vetted · 02-14-2013

You have a link to that, Paul?

Pete · 02-14-2013

Here's a new C7 with rebuild title

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...011152790.html

Pete

mrmojo1111 · 02-16-2013

Show was awesome! I was very impressed with the C7! I'll start a thread in the OT section with pics and video of the C7 and others once I get them uploaded.

It seemed to me that Chevrolet in general and Corvette specifically stole the show. The biggest crowds BY FAR were around the C7.

Paul Workman · 02-16-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fully Vetted

You have a link to that, Paul?

Yeah...See what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E-DQ1qQyJk

P.

XfireZ51 · 02-16-2013

Paul,

IDK, that looks like a pretty deep skirt. Probably takes place of full girdle. Still a 4 bolt main w 2 side bolts.

FU · 02-16-2013

Extremely rigid come's to mind..

mrmojo1111 · 02-16-2013

4 bolt mains...girdle would seem superfluous. Are they really that much superior anyway? I am not convinced but maybe I'm misinformed. I am certainly no expert.

02-13-2013	#1
mrmojo1111 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 117	Chicago auto show Anybody been or planning on going? I will be heading up this weekend specifically to check out the C7. __________________ Nick Pauly 1990 #2085 Red/Grey

02-13-2013	#2
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,708	Re: Chicago auto show MM, I went to the show yesterday. The Corvette always had a crowd around it and I did not see that throughout the rest of the show. Have some pics that I hope to post. It is clearly recognizable as a Corvette and yet it is a thoroughly modern design. There is no way, IMO, round lights have a place on this car. The rest of the car has complex and subtle contours. The tail lamps reflect that complexity. It looks like the kind of vehicle you would enjoy washing and waxing to feel the complexity of the lines. It appears shorter and more compact than the C6 although it is not. It's also lower. The interior looks great from my vantage point. Certainly Chevrolet has raised it's game on interiors because I was impressed by the new Impala as well. I would seriously consider trading in my 92 ZR-1. If only it had a 32V DOHC Lotus it would make the decision so much easier. That and the price. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX

02-14-2013	#4
Fully Vetted Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockwall, Tx Posts: 1,510	Re: Chicago auto show You have a link to that, Paul? __________________ _________________ 1994 AB/Grey #141 430 RWHP/392 RWTQ FBI Lyposuction / Secondaries relieved of duty / SW Long Tube Headers / Corsa Exhaust / FIC SS Injectors / MSD Coils / Lightweight Pulleys / Corey tuned B & M Shifter / Aluminum Flywheel / Samco Hoses / Shelby Series One's / C4 No Flex Frame Stiffener BBC - Bling By Carter: Custom ZR-1 Center Caps / Custom Plenum Plate / Air Box Knobs / TB Cover / Oil Filter Cover

02-14-2013	#5
Pete Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicagoland,IL Posts: 2,679	Re: Chicago auto show Here's a new C7 with rebuild title http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...011152790.html Pete __________________ '91 #1635 PoloGreen 350 LT5 11.09 @ 129.27 11.04 @ 128.86 474RWHP 400RWTQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNFOhGGlR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlRIOMwaDYY https://sites.google.com/site/peteszr1garage

02-16-2013	#6
mrmojo1111 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 117	Re: Chicago auto show Show was awesome! I was very impressed with the C7! I'll start a thread in the OT section with pics and video of the C7 and others once I get them uploaded. It seemed to me that Chevrolet in general and Corvette specifically stole the show. The biggest crowds BY FAR were around the C7. __________________ Nick Pauly 1990 #2085 Red/Grey

02-16-2013	#8
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,708	Re: Chicago auto show Paul, IDK, that looks like a pretty deep skirt. Probably takes place of full girdle. Still a 4 bolt main w 2 side bolts. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX Last edited by XfireZ51; 02-16-2013 at 11:13 PM.

02-16-2013	#9
FU Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Found Member Posts: 4,346	Re: Chicago auto show Extremely rigid come's to mind.. __________________ Frank Urbo. NCM Lifetime member # 982 Registry Founding # 237

02-16-2013	#10
mrmojo1111 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 117	Re: Chicago auto show 4 bolt mains...girdle would seem superfluous. Are they really that much superior anyway? I am not convinced but maybe I'm misinformed. I am certainly no expert. __________________ Nick Pauly 1990 #2085 Red/Grey