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Having had mostly musclecars thru the years, and considered myself a Mopar guy, we ended up buying our very first Corvette the spring of 2018. It was a whithe on red 91 ZR-1.
I had spent a few months on this forum, googling all I could find, looking at youtube videos etc etc. The ZR-1 sounded very exciting and completely different from everything I had driven previously. And boy was it something else. The car had 4.10 gears and a Haibeck chip, otherwise mostly original. We, my wife and I, drove the car thru Denmark and Sweden for 3 weeks that summer, a bit over 2000 miles in total. It was a blast I can tell you. It is a fantastic car for longer trips, very comfy and fun to drive, and boy it hauls *** with those 4.10 gears. The car was a lot of fun, but our dream was to get an Admiral Blue 94 or 95. We wanted dual airbags since we usually both ride in it, and safety is very important to us. We (well mostly me) also wanted a few mods (4.10 gears being one since it's way quicker thru the gears than stock 3.45), and we got a deal on the car we now will ship over to Norway. The 91 was sold to help fund the 94. It's 94 #112 in Admiral Blue/black and it has 4.10 gears, lightweight flywheel, Watson headers and Corsa exhaust. It also got new tires and 4 wheel alignment before we shipped it to Marc Haibeck (ZR-1 Specialist) for a full service and tune-up. Haibeck fixed everything that wasn't working as it should, replaced some nuts and bolts, and changed all and every fluid and filter on the car as well as adding a performance calibration chip. He said we now can expect it to produce 470 HP (399 RWHP) and it's all sound and ready for new adventures. We will drive it as much as we can and hopefully keep it for a long time (got a lot of $$$ into it already). We also plan a few cosmetic upgrades like painting the engine, getting some aftermarket wheels, maybe 18/19's etc. My point here is that the ZR-1 is a very special car, and we got totally hooked after a short time. The sound and feeel behind the wheel is like nothing else, the power band and effect curve is addictive. Once you drive one there is no going back. Good luck in your hunt, you have something to look forward to!
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Roy Martin 1994 ZR-1 #112 Admiral Blue/Black Dana 4:10 Aluminum flywheel Corsa exhaust Watson headers Haibeck chip 470 HP/399 RWHP 1991 ZR-1 #400 White/Red (SOLD) Dana 4:10 Powder coated engine Haibeck performance chip Borla exhaust Last edited by Norwegianmopar; 02-25-2020 at 02:50 AM. |
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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Below are the exterior and interior color combination possibilities for 1990. There were five interior colors available, but I haven't seen many with blue interior. The production numbers are for all Corvettes, I haven't ever seen a breakout of ZR-1 interior colors, but it might exist. As was mentioned, for a Bright Red car, you could get anything but blue. Black is definitely the most common interior color that is out there.
1991 basically followed the same as 1990. In 1992 blue was dropped and white was added. In 1993, you could still get white, and Ruby Red was added on the anniversary cars. In 1994 and 1995 the Ruby was no longer available and white was dropped as well. They changed the names of Saddle and Gray over the years, but it is more or less the same. Also, I know for some years you could override the recommended color combinations... for example I have seen a factory built Yellow car with a Red interior. 10 White 4,872 (20.60%) Blue / Black / Gray / Red / Saddle 25 Steel Blue Metallic 813 (3.44%) Blue / Black 41 Black 4,759 (20.13%) Blue / Black / Gray / Red 42 Turquoise Metallic 589 (2.49%) Black / Saddle 53 Competition Yellow 278 (1.18%) Black / Gray / Saddle 68 Dark Red Metallic 2,353 (9.95%) Black / Saddle 80 Quasar Blue Metallic 474 (2.00%) Black / Saddle 81 Bright Red 6,956 (29.42%) Black / Gray / Red / Saddle 91 Polo Green Metallic 1,674 (7.08%) Black / Saddle 96 Charcoal Metallic 878 (3.71%) Black / Gray |
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By the way, if I could pick my year and color combo, I would have a 1993 Quasar Blue with white interior... but finding one is a little tough.
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I had driven C4 before and was not impressed. But with LT5 different animal.
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Steve Young 1991 ZR-1 Quasar Blue Metallic/Black #729 Second Owner 1991 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Black #2040 SOLD 1990 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Saddle #1670 SOLD Double your happiness.....complain half as much. |
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I think what I should do is just figure out exactly what my ideal car is...and look for that regardless of year and see what I find. Can you give me a few examples of the "little improvements" that happened over the years? Also, I know with Camaro's...the 1993 had yellow colored gauges and controls on the interior and 1994 and newer had white. Is that the same with the Corvette (for example, the speedometer #s are yellow on my 1993 but were white from 94-02). |
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I assume "Saddle" is a tan color? I know they also made a 40th Anniversary edition in that purple/red color in 1993. Does the 40th anniversary edition have anything special about it? Last edited by RichieDMD; 02-26-2020 at 07:05 PM. |
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It's just an appearance package, but it is a good looking car.
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2023 70th C8 HTC, 94 Admiral Blue ZR-1 SOLD - 2012 Carlisle Blue Metallic ZR1 - 800HP SOLD - Steel Blue 91 391cid ZR-1 #391 SOLD - Black 91 ZR-1 |
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Hey Craig, ur not dealing w CV-19 are u?
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[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 |
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Significant / or Insignificant changes:
91- front bumper and side molding, wheels, size of cutout in windshield 92- traction control, emblems added to side of hood, exhaust tips 93- wheels, 40th Edition, 405 horsepower, but car got heavier, PKE Remote 94- SEATS!!! Lear!!! White lettering on controls, wheels 95- many with 2 Dunn heads, shifter, reverse lockout change Likely missed some! I would not get "hung-up" over the changes. All years are great! Changes are actually minor, evolutionary, not revolutionary. ![]() Marty |
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