Keith Martin's Corvette Market Magazine

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Originally Posted by xlr8nflorida

Is it me or does the guy just like to slam on the ZR-1?

I mean in this edition and others, there just seems to be negative comments about the ZR-1 and he rates it a C.

I'm not talking about that 1 page review he did online that there is some truth too.

This is not meant to be a big thread. I don't care personally what the future holds but if the ZR-1 is a C, I wonder what he classifies as an A.

There is one comment in this months edition that says something to the effect, read it and weep ZR-1 owners - its like WTF?

You should consider his ranking of other vehicles as well:

Sure the ZR-1 is ranked a C, but....so is every C3 (except 68/69 convertibles). This means that if you have a 69 435HP Coupe or a 71 LS6, you have a "C". That doesn't make sense either.

For all the C1s, only the 53 and 55 are rated "A". That means the 57 Fuelie, one of the all time classic Corvettes, is rated a 'B".

I think his rating system is simplistic at best. But it doesn't appear to particularly target ZR-1s. It appears to be more age related:

A-Rated: 53,55, All C2 Convertibles, 63/67 Coupe
B-Rated: 54/56/57/58/59/60/61/62, 64/65/66 Coupes, 68/69 Convertibles
C-Rated: All other C3s, ZR-1s (and 93 40th Convertible), Z06s
D-Rated: All Non-ZR-1 C4s, All Non-Z06 C5s

Clearly, in the long run, I don't think we have to worry that our ZR-1s being of similar desirability to your run of the mill 81 Corvette.