Rarest of the rare on auction

[Terry M.]

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Thanks for the clarification, Joe. Many people believe that C3 ZR1's came with a rear anti-sway bar. Just trying to keep the record straight!

Dan,
You are not alone. See post #50 above, posted on June 14th, 2011, 05:56 PM

[Wayne M.]

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...... Did you drive down or trailer?

Michael --- I drove; camping along the way. Both my '65s are drivers -- too cheap/lazy to restore .
Here's another 4 shots; there was a NCRS event to coincide with the Laguna Seca races. That 3rd shot shows what I believe to be a special exhaust setup to enable engine tuning in the pits, respecting noise levels.

[James G.]

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Michael --- I drove; camping along the way. Both my '65s are drivers -- too cheap/lazy to restore .
Here's another 4 shots; there was a NCRS event to coincide with the Laguna Seca races. That 3rd shot shows what I believe to be a special exhaust setup to enable engine tuning in the pits, respecting noise levels.

GREAT PHOTOS Wayne and Mike. This was the 1987 Monterey Historic Race weekend. NCRS West Coast Chapters of Northern Cal and Southern Cal sponsored a four day event at the Convention Center in Monterey on Tuesday thru Friday, which in reality was one of the first big NCRS REGIONAL EVENTS. Race Corvettes were featured at the Historic Races, and we had a PARTY at the Convention Center on Friday evening hosted by Chevrolet that was an event to remember forever.

Bill Mitchell, Joe Pike, Zora Duntov, Jim Jeffords, Auggie Pabst, Doug Hooper, Dick Guldstrand, Tony DeLorenzo, Delmo Johnson, Dave Morgan, Davey Jorden, Ed Leslie, Billy Krause, Paul Reinhart (that is his ORIGINAL #6 Blue 63Z0-6 Tanker in your photo) and many , many other famous racers and Chevrolet people were in attendance.

It was the first event that recognized vintage Corvette Race cars, and we all know where that market is today.

I am very proud that I helped cordinate and produce that event with Steve Earle, Ralph Kramer at Chevrolet and the NCRS.

[Michael H.]

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Michael --- I drove; camping along the way. Both my '65s are drivers -- too cheap/lazy to restore .
Here's another 4 shots; there was a NCRS event to coincide with the Laguna Seca races. That 3rd shot shows what I believe to be a special exhaust setup to enable engine tuning in the pits, respecting noise levels.

Great pictures. Thanks Wayne. That was an incredible event. Looks like you had a great trip. How many miles round trip?

I hauled the 67 L88 all the way to Laguna Seca for that event from Illinois. (I stayed in motels along the way though)

We probably met there but didn't recognize each other?

We should start a thread that is dedicated to that 1987 event. I'm sure a lot of our members were there.

[James G.]

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I asked because this thread has veered from ZR1 to ZR1 and back to ZR2 with a little LS6 thrown in. It is hard to keep track of what is referred to when general terms are used.

I guess you should ask the car owners if they received a deduction for their non-TFP rear springs. Or maybe one of the chassis judges will speak up here.

It is to bad FRANZ ESTEREICHER left the NCRS. He was the GM ENGINEER the DESIGNED the suspension. His knowledge and ORIGINAL drawings answer all these questions.

[Mike G.]

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I guess you should ask the car owners if they received a deduction for their non-TFP rear springs. Or maybe one of the chassis judges will speak up here.[/quote]
neither got a deduct

[James G.]

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Great pictures. Thanks Wayne. That was an incredible event. Looks like you had a great trip. How many miles round trip?

I hauled the 67 L88 all the way to Laguna Seca for that event from Illinois. (I stayed in motels along the way though)

We probably met there but didn't recognize each other?

That 67 L-88 lives in San Francisco Mike. Same fellow still has the car. Really neat piece of history, and with its ORIGINAL engine. You guys did a super restoration on the car.

[Michael H.]

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That 67 L-88 lives in San Francisco Mike. Same fellow still has the car. Really neat piece of history, and with its ORIGINAL engine. You guys did a super restoration on the car.

Ok, I wondered where is wound up. I haven't heard anything about it for years.

That car was almost restored back to factory roll out condition. In fact, it was well along in the restoration when I started trying to convince Burroughs that it should be restored back to race condition instead. At first, he thought I had lost my mind but, after a lot of discussion, I was able to talk him into it.
John Braun and I wound up cutting ugly slots in the freshly restored deck lid for the roll bar, just exactly like the original owner Cliff Gotloeb (sp) did in 1967. Burroughs was in shock !! Was funny.

[Michael J.]

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She went for $410,000. Probably not what the seller wanted though a fair price.

[Dick W.]

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She went for $410,000. Probably not what the seller wanted though a fair price.

You probably will see this car coming to another auction near you sometime in the near future