 * 5 of the 40th Anniversary ZR-1s were "pilot cars, engineering, etc".
In 1993 there was 1 Black Rose Metallic ZR-1 made with white interior.
The car was built for Bill Kay Chevrolet in Downers Grove, IL.
In 1994 two one of a kind ZR-1's were built. One was an Admiral Blue
with Red interior production #443 (current owner Bill Cherry of Dallas TX)
was built special for the owner of Kerbeck's Chevrolet, and the other was a Competition Yellow with Red interior
(also currently in TX.).
In 1995 it is rumored 2 ZR-1's were Yellow/Red.
It's rumored that on 4/23/91, a special color 1991 ZR1 was made
for a dignitary - WA-9795 Green/gray.
In '93 the plant switched to a new (a two component
polyurethane) that was typically applied thicker than the previous flavor...
The peel appearance is due to the paint technology change. The 2 component
paint has a longer wavelength (wider) peel than the previous 1 component,
which was quite short (tight).
In the book All Corvettes are Red, it mentions that 10 or 12 ZR-1
narrow body spyders were built. Some had DR-1 on the license plate in
honor of Don Rukle the executive. He was presented with a silver ZR-1
convertible with a yellow interior built by ASC and Chevrolet at Bowling
Green.
In 1990 several ZR-1's were built with manual AC (no C68 option).
Actual number built is said to be 124. Here are the ones we do know about:
Picture of manual climate control.
Production Number:
#418, #610, #713, #969, #982, #990, #1040, #1766, #2086, #2838, #2511, #2682
In 1992-93 GM started running out of the Birmal heads. They found another
manufacturer, Dunn, to make heads for the ZR-1. As GM ran out of Birmal heads for the 1994-95 production
model of the ZR-1 they started installing the new Dunn heads except they ran out of the left side Birmal
heads first so some '94 ZR-1s have the new Dunn heads only on the left side.
Eventually GM started installing Dunn heads on both sides but only later built
'95 ZR-1s got Dunn heads on both sides:
For '95 cars:
All '95 cars have the Dunn heads on the left side: #10225121
Most of the '95's still have the Birmal heads on the right side: #10174390
In '95 is when they started installing some of the Dunn heads on the right side: #10225122
For '94 cars:
All '94 cars have the Birmal heads on the right side: #10174390
Most of the '94's still have the Birmal heads on the left side: #10174389
In '94 is when they started installing some of the Dunn heads on the left side: #10225121
For '91-93 cars:
All '91-93 cars have the Birmal heads on the left side: #10174389
All '91-93 cars have the Birmal heads on the right side: #10174390
For '90 cars:
All '90 cars have the Birmal heads on the left side: #10106178
All '90 cars have the Birmal heads on the right side: #10106179
These are the ZR-1's we have confirmed that definitely have a (SET) of
Dunn heads on them from the factory. If you know of anymore let us know:
#117,
#118, #161, #186, #188, #205, #207, #208, #211, #220, #227, #229, #235, #236, #249, #258, #275,
#278, #293, #308, #310,
#316, #323, #344, #357,
#360, #361, #368, #375, #389, #390, #392, #393, #394, #398, #416, #418, #420, #425, #428,
#432, #435, #442, #444,
Keep in mind, when looking at these lists, even though the production numbers are in order, the actual
cars are not built in order according to the production numbers.
1994 ZR-1 Production Data by color, roof package and production date.
(by Art Wong)
1995 ZR-1 Production Data by color, roof package and production date.
(by Art Wong)
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