Who has the most interesting Z car history - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

LGAFF · 01-28-2008

Ok its colder than hell outside and not much going on, who has an interesting story to their Z? How they got it, the great deal they got, prior history, etc.

And please none of you Southerners or West coast guys spoil it by starting the thread with how great the weather is where you are.

I was thinking about running a title search to see how my Z ended up in Illinois. There were three prior owners in the Chicago area, but the car started in FLorida.

So lets hear a few tales, our European counterparts can chime in....... I know they are lurking, I got an e-mail from one in Switzerland, great to hear from them. Hadi this is right up your alley, what number is your Z and how did you find it?

LGAFF
92 ZR1
#234

GOLDCYLON · 01-28-2008

Well the weather here in AZ is...... Oh Sorry

LGAFF · 01-28-2008

Goldcylon, I'll give you a pass on that comment, its got to be hard to read with one eye constantly on the run.

LGAFF
92 ZR1
#234

01-28-2008

i lost good deal with one red in CA, before buying my dark-red Z from 55 years old man in Michigan, the man told me he is second owner, but the truth he was the 5th owner from CARFAX!

my Z had 53k on it. i pay $18.500 for it !
the car had DRM chip on it and filter kit when i bought it.
it was fair price at that time!

1st owner______No data __ ____ No data
2nd owner______07/06/1998____Oregon
3rd owner_____ 05/27/1999_____Michigan
4th owner _____11/01/2000_____Michigan
5th owner _____05/29/2001____ Michigan

LGAFF · 01-28-2008

Maybe its been done before, but would like to hear about Tyler's 88 ZR1 and how he got it.

LGAFF
92 ZR1
#234

djpatrick35 · 01-29-2008

Hadi, how did you end up in Kuwait?! Are you a soldier or are you from the middle east?

ZR1Vette · 01-29-2008

I think I have my down pretty pat... have the original bill of sale, build sheet etc etc laminated. Provenance for my 1990 ZR-1:
-First ZR-1 delivered in Florida (Mahler Chevrolet) and sold to first private owner 11/89; total of about 1200 miles put on car
-Sold to Atlanta Muscle Cars
-Went to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach and sold to second private owner 3/2006
-2nd private owner trucked to NJ and stayed there; 46 miles added
-sold to third private owner (Ellen and me) December, 2007; 1347 on odo

I have the Barrett-Jackson documents including original consignment papers (all laminated)

Michael

Oh...heard the legend of Tyler's 88... love to hear it from the source!

bradslt5 · 01-29-2008

So you dont feel tooo bad. in mammoth lakes ca. there is a total of 7 feet of SNOW. in bought my first z in reno from a used car lot . they couldnt sell it due to the chain slapp on startup. traded a 92 lt1 that got sand blasted (i had just recieved a7800 repaint ck from AAA) they gave me 6500 for my car+ the 7800ck got the car for 14900 with 65k miles on her . so i basicly feel i got her for a 92lt1 and 600. the red one i bought off the original owner who thought she was just about blown up for 11500. what was wrong the vaccue connection to the map sensor under the ecm was dissconnected . which i found out while we were gassing up to go the 300 miles home. she is still going strong

32valvZ · 01-29-2008

Not an interesting history....but I did get what I think is a great deal on my 92 with 45k miles on it. $15,900. The color combo seems to be a bit rare for the 92 model year. So far I have only found one other 92 red/gray of the 100+ cars that I can verify.

evl_twn · 01-29-2008

Mine was two owner car; my Uncle in FL, and GM before him. It was the yellow Z on the "Past, present, and future" tour in 1994...

http://www.rc30.us/ppfzr1.html

01-28-2008	#1
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Who has the most interesting Z car history Ok its colder than hell outside and not much going on, who has an interesting story to their Z? How they got it, the great deal they got, prior history, etc. And please none of you Southerners or West coast guys spoil it by starting the thread with how great the weather is where you are. I was thinking about running a title search to see how my Z ended up in Illinois. There were three prior owners in the Chicago area, but the car started in FLorida. So lets hear a few tales, our European counterparts can chime in....... I know they are lurking, I got an e-mail from one in Switzerland, great to hear from them. Hadi this is right up your alley, what number is your Z and how did you find it? LGAFF 92 ZR1 #234

01-28-2008	#3
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history Goldcylon, I'll give you a pass on that comment, its got to be hard to read with one eye constantly on the run. LGAFF 92 ZR1 #234

01-28-2008	#4
HADI-ZR1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history i lost good deal with one red in CA, before buying my dark-red Z from 55 years old man in Michigan, the man told me he is second owner, but the truth he was the 5th owner from CARFAX! my Z had 53k on it. i pay $18.500 for it ! the car had DRM chip on it and filter kit when i bought it. it was fair price at that time! 1st owner______No data __ ____ No data 2nd owner______07/06/1998____Oregon 3rd owner_____ 05/27/1999_____Michigan 4th owner _____11/01/2000_____Michigan 5th owner _____05/29/2001____ Michigan Last edited by HADI-ZR1; 01-29-2008 at 12:12 AM.

01-28-2008	#5
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history Maybe its been done before, but would like to hear about Tyler's 88 ZR1 and how he got it. LGAFF 92 ZR1 #234

01-29-2008	#6
djpatrick35 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vernon Hills, IL Posts: 262	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history Hadi, how did you end up in Kuwait?! Are you a soldier or are you from the middle east? __________________ [B]1990 Black ZR-1 #2212[/B] Totaled... :( [B]2007 Z51 'vert :mrgreen:[/B] [B]1988 35th Ann. Edition #962[/B] (Sold...) :cry:

01-28-2008	#2
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,153	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history Well the weather here in AZ is...... Oh Sorry __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

01-29-2008	#7
ZR1Vette Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Reston, Virginia Posts: 939	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history I think I have my down pretty pat... have the original bill of sale, build sheet etc etc laminated. Provenance for my 1990 ZR-1: -First ZR-1 delivered in Florida (Mahler Chevrolet) and sold to first private owner 11/89; total of about 1200 miles put on car -Sold to Atlanta Muscle Cars -Went to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach and sold to second private owner 3/2006 -2nd private owner trucked to NJ and stayed there; 46 miles added -sold to third private owner (Ellen and me) December, 2007; 1347 on odo I have the Barrett-Jackson documents including original consignment papers (all laminated) Michael Oh...heard the legend of Tyler's 88... love to hear it from the source!

01-29-2008	#8
bradslt5 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes ca. Posts: 544	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history So you dont feel tooo bad. in mammoth lakes ca. there is a total of 7 feet of SNOW. in bought my first z in reno from a used car lot . they couldnt sell it due to the chain slapp on startup. traded a 92 lt1 that got sand blasted (i had just recieved a7800 repaint ck from AAA) they gave me 6500 for my car+ the 7800ck got the car for 14900 with 65k miles on her . so i basicly feel i got her for a 92lt1 and 600. the red one i bought off the original owner who thought she was just about blown up for 11500. what was wrong the vaccue connection to the map sensor under the ecm was dissconnected . which i found out while we were gassing up to go the 300 miles home. she is still going strong

01-29-2008	#9
32valvZ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,071	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history Not an interesting history....but I did get what I think is a great deal on my 92 with 45k miles on it. $15,900. The color combo seems to be a bit rare for the 92 model year. So far I have only found one other 92 red/gray of the 100+ cars that I can verify. __________________ [B]1990 #2815[/B] [COLOR="Red"][B]Red/Red[/B][/COLOR] Ported Plenum & IH (by Pete) Haibeck Chip Rebuilt FPR (by Phil) FIC Injectors Watson LT Headers 3" Stainless Works exhaust Lingenfelter Open Air Lid Bill B Built Transmission Shifter & C Beam Plates [FONT=Impact][COLOR=red]1992 [COLOR=black]#[/COLOR] 091[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Impact][COLOR=#ff0000]Red/[COLOR=silver]Gray[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT] [B]SOLD[/B]

01-29-2008	#10
evl_twn Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 116	Re: Who has the most interesting Z car history Mine was two owner car; my Uncle in FL, and GM before him. It was the yellow Z on the "Past, present, and future" tour in 1994... http://www.rc30.us/ppfzr1.html