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Archive for the ‘2009 ZR1 CORVETTE NEWS’ Category

ZR1 1 of 1 Winner Drawn!

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

New Jersey State Trooper Wins the 2009 Corvette Dream Giveaway
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2009 Final Production Numbers

Friday, July 31st, 2009

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We had the final numbers posted early on for you, now as promised here are the complete breakdowns of what was produced for 2009 Corvettes, worldwide!

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Blue Devil vs Blue Angel!

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

638HP vs 32,000 pounds of thrust….


Lots of viewing of this MotorTrend Video.
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Most Expensive Cars to Insure

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

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I bet most of us think that it is. Well is it?!?!!?!
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2009 - 2010 ZR1 Question

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

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ZR1 Allocation - BUILT OUT for 2009!

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

zr1-allocation-builtout.jpgPRODUCTION #’S UPDATE ADDED! Something we called a long time ago and have been keeping you up to date along the way. GM has already admitted to “much less than anticipated production” for 2009 ZR1. Today we just found out that the 2009 model year allocations are “BUILT OUT!”

OK, to someone that is not in the biz or just coming into the market, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?:
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Do You Have a Collectable?!

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

With the recent and additional production delays added to the 2009 Corvette model year, by our quick math, it is estimated you will see less than 1000 total worldwide ZR1’s for 2009. If you have one of these incredible cars, we just wanted to say congratulations!
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ZR What?! & a Crate LS9 Available!

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

This company plans to use the LS9 motor….and if you are interested in a LS9 crate motor…
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ZR1 World Car Award Nominee

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

zr1-blue-sidechevy-displaynom2.jpgMAN, February 23rd can’t get here fast enough for Bowling Green ,KY when they fire up the Corvette assembly plant to resume building 2009 Corvettes, especially the ZR1….Here is yet another accolade for the new King of the Hill.

The 2009 Corvette ZR1 was one of 10 performance cars to be nominated by an international panel of 59 journalists to win the coveted 2009 World Performance Car of the Year award. With its 638 hp supercharged V8 engine and a performance to dollar ratio unmatched anywhere, the ZR1 has catapulted the Corvette into the ranks of the top supercars.
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ZR1 “Un-Told” Value Story…

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

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Many people either have missed or forgotten the value story of the ZR1 Corvette seats….
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