Corvette ZR2
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Here are the other 2
I took the bottom photo today
I took the bottom photo today
1 of 2 Convertible ZR2's for sale
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Nassau65
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And nearly all of them have immaculate paperwork and provenance. Once big bucks are involved anything’s possible.Totally agree. There are more 1967 427/435 cars about nowadays than Chevrolet actually built. Work that one out.
Roscobbc
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There have been a couple of relatively high profile cases of that kind of thing happening here in the UK involving Jags and Aston's that have been cloned and with no genuine links to their supposed history.
Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
Roscobbc
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Someone with a big block Vette? - that powerplant is jusy like a giant storage heater!
Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
Hardly intended as a comfortable daily driver - more of a drag strip monster
Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
That's what drew me to the LT-1's. Close to BB power but small block handling. And only available in manual
Nassau65
CCCUK Member
A good friend of mine ( now gone unfortunately) painted a silver one many many years ago. Saw it at the corvette show in Syon Park 89 or 90. It still looked lovely then, and the paint was a few years old by then.
It was Barry Sturgess. ( who owned G Force the 428 cobra jet Mustang
It was Barry Sturgess. ( who owned G Force the 428 cobra jet Mustang
Forrest Gump
CCCUK regional rep
Quite a good article here about the origins of the ZR1 and ZR2
www.corvsport.com
Any option that added weight and not speed was deleted, hence no radio, a/c or power steering, the latter two being a sap on engine power too.
Interesting there was no radiator fan shroud, considering all the fuss about their importance normally.
Without lifting the hood, the only externally visible difference on the ZR2 to a regular big block ‘71 is the radio delete, from what I can see? Oh and perhaps the engine output and compression figures on the console badges.
Deep Give: The 1971 ZR1 & ZR2 Corvettes | CorvSport.com
For Corvette enthusiasts and thrill-seekers, the ZR1 and ZR2 designations represent a pinnacle of power and performance. Read on to learn about their illustrious history.
www.corvsport.com
Interesting there was no radiator fan shroud, considering all the fuss about their importance normally.
Without lifting the hood, the only externally visible difference on the ZR2 to a regular big block ‘71 is the radio delete, from what I can see? Oh and perhaps the engine output and compression figures on the console badges.
Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
It's great that Zora pushed (and failed) these high performance Corvettes in that era and in that so few were ordered. That in itself creates the story and to have one of 12 over here is quite special. I live not far from these and have been told today I can go see both the ZR2 and SWC next week. I'm hoping to do an article for VN before they go back Stateside?
Nassau65
CCCUK Member
The SWC stands a good chance of staying over here me thinks, but for the ZR2 if proven to be one, it will be off to the states.
Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
I was and still am interested in the split but from the pics sent to me today, it needs a body off resto. Not sure I have that in me given the cost of one year only parts. We'll see next week. Anyone interested in the yellow LT-1 or '65 big block L78 ? 
Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
I've introduced them to BAT today. The ZR2 would cause quite the stir on there
Corvette ZR2
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Strange story. It was due to enter a race in Italy, but couldn't as it didn't have a roll bar. It would cost too much to ship it back to the States, so the UK driver brought it back here and it was sold to a DJ up in Sunderland. I believe that's the story.
