Green Monster

[564crewdog]

Hello all...
I'm getting close to taking the plunge of purchasing a ZR1. I'm looking at the Doug Rippie DRM 500 "Green Monster" featured in Vette magazine. Does anybody have the history/perspective on this car?
Thanks
Rich

[PhillipsLT5]

Try to contact Rippie

[Daniel_Mc]

Also may want to contact CJ_ZR1 on here. He was about to purchase that Z a couple of years ago. He has a good history on it and a good number of pictures if I remember correctly.

-Daniel

[emmvette]

I also was interested in the car, went to look at it, drove it a year ago. I don't recommend paying near what they are asking and they don't seem interested in selling. Car has been "well used", smokes, seems power deficient for what it is, and has had NOX sprayed a few times. Windshield non ZR-1 along with lots of mods, which is fine, but will need work and won't be worth 22k unless you spend 10k to get it refreshed.

Can you tell my opinion?

[Meanmyz]

I haven't subscribed to Vette magazine for years. What car are we talking about?

Breck Alberts old car.....? Or the one for sale by Jerry's Chev.?

[A1990]

I drove to the Gathering in 2010 with Mike Gilbride, who owned 91 #135 at the time. Mike traded it in on a C6 and no longer posts on this forum.

His old forum ID was MikeG and I know that Jerry Brick, a Registry and forum member knows Mike well.

I think that is the car you are talking about.

[564crewdog]

It's the car at Jerry's Chevrolet...

[Meanmyz]

Originally Posted by A1990

I drove to the Gathering in 2010 with Mike Gilbride, who owned 91 #135 at the time. Mike traded it in on a C6 and no longer posts on this forum.

His old forum ID was MikeG and I know that Jerry Brick, a Registry and forum member knows Mike well.

I think that is the car you are talking about.

Yes, Mike used to own this car and was probably the last owner. I met him several years ago at "Hot Summer Nights" in Sioux Falls. I have his card. Crewdog, if you are interested in contacting him, pm me, I will give you his number and email.

Mike would also know who had it before him. I think his name was "Jeff", who was also from South Dakota.

[gbrtng]

And Jeff got the car from Scotty White.

[Meanmyz]

Originally Posted by gbrtng

And Jeff got the car from Scotty White.

Hey, is this a tight knit, well connected "brotherhood" or what?! It takes more than "just a car" to get these kind of results!