Z06 Rocket
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Here's the link to the auction.... $1 MILLION Dollars, same guy who bought 1953 Corvette serial # 0003 for 1million as well..... Some people have just entirely TOO MUCH MONEY......:toetap05:
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Got the Contributing Memberships stuff finally worked out and made up a thread as a sort of "How-To" to help people figure out how to participate. So if you need help figuring it out, here's the thread you need to take a look at -> http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3581 Thank you, everyone! Rich Z.
ZR1 in anyone's future?
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Here's the link to the auction.... $1 MILLION Dollars, same guy who bought 1953 Corvette serial # 0003 for 1million as well..... Some people have just entirely TOO MUCH MONEY......:toetap05:
Ms. AntiVenom
Vicious Evil Person
You know, if i had 1 mill, I would more than likely spend it on a car too:lmao:
Yeah, Backyard Mechanic posted this thread with a link to that auction -> http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11854
The car looks pretty darn sharp sitting there.
The car looks pretty darn sharp sitting there.
bluedevil1
bluedevil1
ZR1 auction
just as a little added info. The high bid was actually 900k but since all the money was going to charity, the bidder decided to round it off to 1 mill
just as a little added info. The high bid was actually 900k but since all the money was going to charity, the bidder decided to round it off to 1 mill
Ms. AntiVenom
Vicious Evil Person
bluedevil1
bluedevil1
ZR1
The man that purchased the 1st ZR1 is the same guy that bought the Shelby super snake in last years auction for 5 mill., had it hauled to his collection the same day and proceded to come back the next day in his private jet ranger helicopter and fly Carroll SHELBY AND A FEW OTHER SPECIAL PEOPLE BACK TO HIS place for a little party to see how good it looked in its place of honor
The man that purchased the 1st ZR1 is the same guy that bought the Shelby super snake in last years auction for 5 mill., had it hauled to his collection the same day and proceded to come back the next day in his private jet ranger helicopter and fly Carroll SHELBY AND A FEW OTHER SPECIAL PEOPLE BACK TO HIS place for a little party to see how good it looked in its place of honor
Mark Dalton
New member
Very cool auction. Jay Leno gave the car quite a build-up before bidding began too. But since the guy upped his own bid, it seems Jay wasted his breath. He was gonna buy the car no matter what.:yesnod:
zr1
yeah you got to give it time I would like to know what the insides of the engine is about did they use good stuff?? for a performance car like a vette GM did not put real good stuff in it!! know like cast pistons cast rods sucks! how much more would it cost for forged pistons & rods not to mention crank motor heads could of built a zr1 before they even thought of it
yeah you got to give it time I would like to know what the insides of the engine is about did they use good stuff?? for a performance car like a vette GM did not put real good stuff in it!! know like cast pistons cast rods sucks! how much more would it cost for forged pistons & rods not to mention crank motor heads could of built a zr1 before they even thought of it
From what I have heard, they made the LS9 almost bullet proof. I believe the rods are titanium and the pistons are forged. The reason they used the LS3 block as the base instead of the LS7 was because the engineers were afraid that the LS7's cylinder walls were too thin to hold up long under the forced induction. :shrug01: So yeah, I believe they put a lot of thought and effort into this motor. Time will tell whether the supercharger itself will go the distance, since I believe it was custom designed specifically for this application.
thebeepster
truth seeker
Closest I'm gonna get is the Callaway conversion (580 HP) which I'm considering on my '09 order. This is an interesting alternative to a Z06 because you can opt for a vert or pop top and have an A6 which I consider necessary for survival in my area...:shrug01:
