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ZR-1 Production Colors & Numbers

 

Last Update: 04/17/2010

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Production Color Charts


1990 Color Chart
1991 Color Chart
1992 Color Chart
1993 Color Chart (Part 1) 1993 Color Chart (Part 2)
1994 Color Chart (Part 1) 1994 Color Chart (Part 2)
1995 Color Chart

To see a complete listing of automotive color standards visit AutoColorLibrary

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To see a total break down of Production Colors/Options

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Total Colors by Year

COLOR CODE 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Totals
Bright Red 81U 1566 686 129 - - - 2381
Black 41U 906 552 124 54 126 121 1883
Arctic White 10U 129 350 79 25 40 40 663
Dark Red Metallic 75U 181 97 16 2 20 16 332
Torch Red 70U - - - 59 120 141 320
Ruby Red Metallic 68U - - - 246 - - 246*
Competition Yellow 53U 23 42 26 14 43 49 197
Polo Green Metallic 91U 105 71 - - - - 176
Polo Green II Metallic 45U - - 37 21 39 31 128
Quasar Blue Metallic 80U 19 75 15 7 - - 116
Turquoise Metallic 42U 16 96 - - - - 112
Charcoal Metallic 96U 76 27 - - - - 103
Black Rose Metallic 73U - - 49 11* 11 - 71
Admiral Blue Metallic 28U - - - - 44 12 56
Steel Blue Metallic 25U 12 48 - - - - 60
Bright Aqua Metallic 43U - - 27 9 5 13 54
Dark Purple Metallic 05U - - - - - 25 25
Unknown - 16 - - - - - 16
Production Totals - 3,049 2,044 502 448 448 448 6,939

 

NOTES:

* 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 1991 2 Black ZR-1's with Steel Blue interiors were built.
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 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, #283, #287, #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.

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UK INFO

Known ZR-1's in the UK. We believe there are about 30 to 40 ZR-1s in the UK, almost all of them 90s.  Some we know about:

 

Red 90 L5800937
Red 90 L5801281
Red 90 L580 2792
Red 90 L580 0857
Red 90 L580 1230
Green 90 L580 1575

Red 91 M5801012
Red 91 M5801267
Black 91 M5801469
Yellow 90 M5801344

Red 90 L5800379
Green 90 L5801268
Charcoal 90 L5802800
Geiger ZR-1 in white

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CANADA INFO

1990 Canadian ZR-1 production: 163 units.

1990 Canadian Bright Red ZR-1s: (81U) 60 units.

 

1991 Canadian ZR-1 production: 151 units.
1991 Canadian Bright Red ZR-1s: (81U) 41 units

 

1993 Canadian ZR-1 production: 2 units.

1993 Canadian Yellow ZR-1 (53U) 1 unit.

1993 Canadian Red/Red ZR-1 (70U) #220 1 unit.

 

1994 Canadian ZR-1 production: 14 units.

 

1995 Canadian ZR-1 production: 17 units.

1995 Canadian Black ZR-1s: (41U) 5 units.

1995 Canadian Dark Purple (05U) 1 unit.

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All GM Trademarks are used under written agreement with GM/Chevrolet/EMI

 

 

   

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