New Paper work from Early Cars - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

vettebrett · 03-03-2010

OK, here is some early stuff that I have had for years about the 89 ZR-1 from the C P C Engineering Dept

If anyone wants copies of these just email me at corvettechallengeregistry@comcast.net and I will send them out.

vettebrett · 03-03-2010

vettebrett · 03-03-2010

1989ZR1#74 · 03-03-2010

Good stuff Brett. thanks.

I like how they say the LT5 is available with coupe or convertible, but the wider wheels are only available with the ZR-1 option. So in 11/87 there where two options. ZR-1 and LT5.

bdw18_123 · 03-04-2010

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Originally Posted by 1989ZR1#74

Good stuff Brett. thanks.

I like how they say the LT5 is available with coupe or convertible, but the wider wheels are only available with the ZR-1 option. So in 11/87 there where two options. ZR-1 and LT5.

I noticed that too, very interesting. So I guess, if this plan had gone through, you could have ordered a standard C4 (coupe or vert) with just the LT5. I wonder what the VIN number for those cars would have been?

tomtom72 · 03-04-2010

That is some cool stuff Brett! It almost looks like GM was going to let the customer do some mixing & matching? Coupes & verts and ZR-1 or just an LT5. I just can't see the stock size tires living very long behind an LT5.

I love reading the "engine description"....it reads like a who's who of all the good ideas you should use when building a mouse motor. I just want to know what happened to the "larger radiator" we were supposed to have?

Thanks for posting this stuff!

1989ZR1#74 · 03-04-2010

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Originally Posted by bdw18_123

I noticed that too, very interesting. So I guess, if this plan had gone through, you could have ordered a standard C4 (coupe or vert) with just the LT5. I wonder what the VIN number for those cars would have been?

Well I am working on some data/research that shows up until the very last minute, less then a month before the 89 Pilots started rolling off the line the ZR-1s were going to share the 5100001 Vehicle sequence with the L98s. The zr1 would have only been identified by the 1G1YZ and the J for the engine digit. so 5100056 could have been a ZR-1 and 5100057 an L98. I suspect that when they collapsed the LT5 into a ZR-1 only powertrain that the VIN sequence number changed as well.

Until I have more data I can only tell you I think this happened.

zedrone · 05-01-2010

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Originally Posted by bdw18_123

I wonder what the VIN number for those cars would have been?

The '90 Convertible that I had was a normal VIN number with a J where the engine code went.

Ed

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vettebrett Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tn Posts: 136	New Paper work from Early Cars OK, here is some early stuff that I have had for years about the 89 ZR-1 from the C P C Engineering Dept If anyone wants copies of these just email me at corvettechallengeregistry@comcast.net and I will send them out. __________________ '89 BLK/BLK [B][URL="http://www.corvettechallengeregistry.com"]Corvette Challenge Registry[/URL][/B] [B]Morrison Race Car Registry[/B] [IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e191/brettrichmond/C1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e191/brettrichmond/brettvette12.jpg[/IMG] Last edited by vettebrett; 03-03-2010 at 11:13 PM.

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vettebrett Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tn Posts: 136	Re: New Paper work from Early Cars __________________ '89 BLK/BLK [B][URL="http://www.corvettechallengeregistry.com"]Corvette Challenge Registry[/URL][/B] [B]Morrison Race Car Registry[/B] [IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e191/brettrichmond/C1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e191/brettrichmond/brettvette12.jpg[/IMG] Last edited by vettebrett; 03-03-2010 at 11:03 PM.

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1989ZR1#74 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 700	Re: New Paper work from Early Cars Good stuff Brett. thanks. I like how they say the LT5 is available with coupe or convertible, but the wider wheels are only available with the ZR-1 option. So in 11/87 there where two options. ZR-1 and LT5. __________________ 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 Last edited by 1989ZR1#74; 03-03-2010 at 10:57 PM.

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tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: New Paper work from Early Cars That is some cool stuff Brett! It almost looks like GM was going to let the customer do some mixing & matching? Coupes & verts and ZR-1 or just an LT5. I just can't see the stock size tires living very long behind an LT5. I love reading the "engine description"....it reads like a who's who of all the good ideas you should use when building a mouse motor. I just want to know what happened to the "larger radiator" we were supposed to have? Thanks for posting this stuff! __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member