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dutchvette · 04-20-2008

Hi all

I'm quite new here on this forum, so let's introduce myself.....

My name is Michel van Wessel, 33 years old and I live in the Netherlands. I am together with Miranda and we have one son, Chevano. Another baby will be born this summer. And, very important off course, I just love Corvettes!!! That's the reason why I have 3 Corvettes, a 1978 Pace Car, a 1980 LG4 (California) and a 1990 Export model. All of them are coupÃ©s.

Reason to join the ZR1 forum is this: I have recently found a 1990 ZR1 here in the Netherlands for a very reasonable price and I try to gather information about it, because I can't get some things together...I checked the entire VIN code with my Blackbook and that all seems to be matching, but the Dutch license plate is not correct at all. It says that the car came here in 1998 officially, but the plate itself says it's from 1994 (we can easily see that here, not like in the US).

Because of that I searched the internet and I found out that the car was involved in an accident with a truck back in 2001 (3-2001)

3/01
1990
Black/Black
1G1YZ23J3L5801109
ZR was totaled with 60K miles, hit by truck, sold and being rebuilt.

So what I really would like to know is, where did this happen, in the US or here in the Netherlands? And can someone tell me when the car came to the Netherlands (for I can't find it at all)? And if maybe someone might know the previous owner and what happened with the car...please let me know. Let's say that every additional information about this ZR1 is more than welcome!!! Not only for me (if the car is repaired professionally I'll consider buying the car), but also to warn other people.

ZR1:
VIN 1G1YZ23J3L5801109
Color: black, interior: black, wheels: black, transparant roof, 130000 km (81250 miles).
http://pictures.autotrader.nl/servlet/media?id=40336884

Thank you already for every information you have and I hope you all understand my (dutch) English!!!

Greetings from The Netherlands, STW

Michel van Wessel

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Hammer · 04-20-2008

Hello,

I just checked the Registry members list and there is no record there of a previous owner. That just means a previous owner didn't sign up.

Sorry, wish I could be of more help.

flyin ryan · 04-20-2008

welcome Michel

, your english is better than a lot on here ha, ha. i can't be of any help with the car your looking into but you've come to the right place. hopefully someone will know something sooner or later for you.

dutchvette · 04-20-2008

Thank you for your quick replies!!! Is there any possibility to check the VIN code in the US, just to see the history of the car, especially for accidents/crashes, mileage etc? And is it possible to see who has posted the specific information about the car on this site?

By the way, tomorrow I will have the ZR1 tested by a Corvette specialist, I wonder what he'll find out about the car. After that I hope to be a ZR1 owner too!!!!

Greetings

Michel

flyin ryan · 04-20-2008

what about running a Carfax? have you tried that yet?

HIZNHRZ · 04-23-2008

Welcome Michel. When you run the VIN on the Carfax site, this is what comes up. The problem is they want $25 to get a copy of the report. Perhaps someone on the forum has an "unlimited" account and could run it for you.

VIN 1G1YZ23J3L5801109
Year/Make/Model: 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR-1
Body Style: COUPE
Engine Type: 5.7L V8 MPI DOHC 32V
Manufactured In: UNITED STATES
Search Results: 1 records found in our database What is a Record?
IMPORTANT! The 1 record on this 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR-1 may confirm a clean title history or uncover potential problems. Find out by ordering the complete CARFAX Vehicle History Report.

For you to run the report go to:

http://www.carfax.com/cfm/general_ch...CMP=KNC-Google

The destructions are pretty self-explanatory from that point. Good luck on your detective work.

ZZZZZR1 · 04-23-2008

Michael,

Nothing on AutoCheck (no records @ all).

Congrats on Your new ZR1! Look forward to seeing pictures of your beast

Paul Workman · 04-23-2008

Welcome to the brotherhood! I can't help with your quest, beyond the Carfax suggestion already made. But, I hope it works out for you attaining a Z. I've driven many Vettes over the years, but this Z is truly the "King of the Hill" in my experience - including the C6!

How about some pictures of you Z and the area?

P.

GOLDCYLON · 04-23-2008

Welcome aboard

carter200 · 04-23-2008

Welcome

04-20-2008	#1
dutchvette Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3	Introducing myself Hi all I'm quite new here on this forum, so let's introduce myself..... My name is Michel van Wessel, 33 years old and I live in the Netherlands. I am together with Miranda and we have one son, Chevano. Another baby will be born this summer. And, very important off course, I just love Corvettes!!! That's the reason why I have 3 Corvettes, a 1978 Pace Car, a 1980 LG4 (California) and a 1990 Export model. All of them are coupÃ©s. Reason to join the ZR1 forum is this: I have recently found a 1990 ZR1 here in the Netherlands for a very reasonable price and I try to gather information about it, because I can't get some things together...I checked the entire VIN code with my Blackbook and that all seems to be matching, but the Dutch license plate is not correct at all. It says that the car came here in 1998 officially, but the plate itself says it's from 1994 (we can easily see that here, not like in the US). Because of that I searched the internet and I found out that the car was involved in an accident with a truck back in 2001 (3-2001) 3/01 1990 Black/Black 1G1YZ23J3L5801109 ZR was totaled with 60K miles, hit by truck, sold and being rebuilt. So what I really would like to know is, where did this happen, in the US or here in the Netherlands? And can someone tell me when the car came to the Netherlands (for I can't find it at all)? And if maybe someone might know the previous owner and what happened with the car...please let me know. Let's say that every additional information about this ZR1 is more than welcome!!! Not only for me (if the car is repaired professionally I'll consider buying the car), but also to warn other people. ZR1: VIN 1G1YZ23J3L5801109 Color: black, interior: black, wheels: black, transparant roof, 130000 km (81250 miles). http://pictures.autotrader.nl/servlet/media?id=40336884 Thank you already for every information you have and I hope you all understand my (dutch) English!!! Greetings from The Netherlands, STW Michel van Wessel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

04-20-2008	#2
Hammer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ideho Posts: 2,653	Re: Introducing myself Hello, I just checked the Registry members list and there is no record there of a previous owner. That just means a previous owner didn't sign up. Sorry, wish I could be of more help. __________________ [I][FONT=Comic Sans MS]John Boyd[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1]Ideho[/SIZE][/FONT][/I] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1][I]2015 ZL1 [/I][I]Camaro #1121 BLACK/BLACK 6 SPD (540 RWHP)[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1]1991 ZR-1 #458 [COLOR=red]RED/[/COLOR][COLOR=black]BLACK 72[/COLOR]k miles ([B][COLOR=red]SOLD[/COLOR][/B]) 1991 ZR-1 #473 [COLOR=red]RED/[/COLOR][COLOR=black]BLACK [/COLOR]37k miles ([B][COLOR=red]SOLD[/COLOR][/B])[/SIZE][/FONT][/I]

04-20-2008	#3
flyin ryan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta or Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 2,741	Re: Introducing myself welcome Michel , your english is better than a lot on here ha, ha. i can't be of any help with the car your looking into but you've come to the right place. hopefully someone will know something sooner or later for you. __________________ There are no limit's mans ingenuity, just as mans ingenuity will never conquer the forces & behavior of this planet...Smokey Y.

04-20-2008	#4
dutchvette Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3	Re: Introducing myself Thank you for your quick replies!!! Is there any possibility to check the VIN code in the US, just to see the history of the car, especially for accidents/crashes, mileage etc? And is it possible to see who has posted the specific information about the car on this site? By the way, tomorrow I will have the ZR1 tested by a Corvette specialist, I wonder what he'll find out about the car. After that I hope to be a ZR1 owner too!!!! Greetings Michel

04-20-2008	#5
flyin ryan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta or Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 2,741	Re: Introducing myself what about running a Carfax? have you tried that yet? __________________ There are no limit's mans ingenuity, just as mans ingenuity will never conquer the forces & behavior of this planet...Smokey Y.

04-23-2008	#6
HIZNHRZ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 738	Re: Introducing myself Welcome Michel. When you run the VIN on the Carfax site, this is what comes up. The problem is they want $25 to get a copy of the report. Perhaps someone on the forum has an "unlimited" account and could run it for you. VIN 1G1YZ23J3L5801109 Year/Make/Model: 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR-1 Body Style: COUPE Engine Type: 5.7L V8 MPI DOHC 32V Manufactured In: UNITED STATES Search Results: 1 records found in our database What is a Record? IMPORTANT! The 1 record on this 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR-1 may confirm a clean title history or uncover potential problems. Find out by ordering the complete CARFAX Vehicle History Report. For you to run the report go to: http://www.carfax.com/cfm/general_ch...CMP=KNC-Google The destructions are pretty self-explanatory from that point. Good luck on your detective work.

04-23-2008	#7
ZZZZZR1 Banned BANNED Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MD Posts: 3,690	Re: Introducing myself Michael, Nothing on AutoCheck (no records @ all). Congrats on Your new ZR1! Look forward to seeing pictures of your beast

04-23-2008	#8
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Introducing myself Welcome to the brotherhood! I can't help with your quest, beyond the Carfax suggestion already made. But, I hope it works out for you attaining a Z. I've driven many Vettes over the years, but this Z is truly the "King of the Hill" in my experience - including the C6! How about some pictures of you Z and the area? P.

04-23-2008	#9
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04-23-2008	#10
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