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1989ZR1#74 · 05-12-2013

It was a sad day ten years ago when I was at the Mesa Desert Proving Grounds to celebrate it's 50th birthday. I had been asked by GM to display our 53 Corvette. It was then I learned they were closing it down. Well they did and now their building houses there.

Our early ZR-1s spent a lot of time being perfected on that property.

One thing they told me is they buried the retired test cars "out there" meaning somewhere out on the property. I can't wait until they start digging them up.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/m...velopment.html

Just think of the movie Poltergeist only it may be 1953 #1 that surfaces in the back yard swimming pool!

05-12-2013	#1
1989ZR1#74 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 700	DPG Update AKA Mesa Proving Grounds It was a sad day ten years ago when I was at the Mesa Desert Proving Grounds to celebrate it's 50th birthday. I had been asked by GM to display our 53 Corvette. It was then I learned they were closing it down. Well they did and now their building houses there. Our early ZR-1s spent a lot of time being perfected on that property. One thing they told me is they buried the retired test cars "out there" meaning somewhere out on the property. I can't wait until they start digging them up. http://www.azcentral.com/community/m...velopment.html Just think of the movie Poltergeist only it may be 1953 #1 that surfaces in the back yard swimming pool! __________________ 1989 ZR-1 #04 Pilot, Advertising/PR Campbell-Ewald S9YKH1 1989 ZR-1 #58 LT5 only 1989 ZR-1 #74 Unreleased Production / PR Dept 9PR110 NCRS #3,182 SACC #2,420 Member Corvette Museum Corvette Forum: "ewjxn" 2009, 2010 Gathering Attendee