Hagerty | The ZR-1 was too expensive to succeed — but too good to ignore

[SID297]

I always liked these cars:

 

[bosscj]

Looked interesting. Have it in my history to watch later. Bad to the bone cars for sure

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[PhoenixM3]

I remember when they came out. At 375HP, they were astoundingly powerful for their time.

 

[hoamskilet]

Cool story/vid. That generation of Vette was so bleh looking

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[Double"O"]

Iirc the FL highway patrol bought a few zr1 back in the 90s

Anyway...cool as hell cars and engines...perhaps just a hair ahead of thier time

 

[CobraBob]

Anyone interested in the history of the ZR1 should watch this video. I learned a few things watching it. My son-in-law used to own a '93 ZR1, bought with around 150 miles on the odometer. At the time, it had legendary performance. By today's standards, "okay" performance. I remember one time I was cruising in my '94 Callaway Camaro (450hp) and came across a 405hp ZR1. I stayed with him up to around 60 and then he pulled away. I didn't expect to beat him. But it was fun.

 

[5.0 Hatch]

Incredible performance for it's time but c4's didn't age well.

 

[_Snake_]

My friend’s dad bought a new ‘91 and ridiculously let us 16 year olds take it out with it set on kill. Such an awesome sleeper. Few people even knew what a ZR-1 was back then, and those that did thought the 2 teenagers badged a regular Vette. Good times. I know I have a pic of me driving solo in front of my parent’s house somewhere. I’ll do some digging tomorrow.

Edit - found it.

 

[DriftwoodSVT]

Pretty cool and informative video.

 

[CobraBob]

They've been fairly inexpensive to buy over the past couple of years, usually going for $25K-$30K at auction depending on mileage and condition. However, I see a '93 ZR1 with the 40th Anniversary Package (6,000 miles) sold for $55,200 on 11/18/21. I don't know that was a fluke or due to the big upswing of older muscle car sales at auction.

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My son-in-law bought his '93 ZR1 with around 150 miles (still in the wrapper) back around 2012 for $33K if I remember right. He passed a few years ago due to an incurable brain disease and my daughter had to sell it locally for around $25K. Looking at what the buyer of this BAT paid last month for a 6K miles '93 ZR1, I wish she had held onto it.