Sat in a Farm yard for 20yrs! 200mph Barn Find 90s Sports car Rescued

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@Auto_Funk
@Auto_Funk 5 ай бұрын
Amazing video Jonny! 🙌🙌 We can’t wait to get this ZR-1 re-animated and woken up from its 18 year slumber😁 It’s probably not going to be easy but the car deserves it for sure 🔥 Big thanks to TLBS for featuring our project and a huge thanks to all of you that have joined my channel and subscribed - We really appreciate (and need!) your support 👍🏻👍🏻 I’m going to make it my duty to make the ZR-1 great again 🫡
@twcmaker
@twcmaker 5 ай бұрын
Subscribed 👍
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting us come along guys. For anyone wanting to follow this ZR-1's journey head to youtube.com/@Auto_Funk?si=9X50QTVc5R_cwHWL
@Mapa356
@Mapa356 5 ай бұрын
Window screen, a piece of glass that protects you from oncoming windscreens 😂
@jamesportrais3946
@jamesportrais3946 5 ай бұрын
Subscribed *@Auto_Funk!* 2:58 - paused here to look at the specs, proper rocket for the time. However, I recall building a Dusenberg model (Airfix kinda thing) many moons ago in my distant youth - anyone following Leno will know that all Dusenberg engines (and probably most if not all chassis) were built in 1928. If memory serves, these behemoths with (a blown) 265bhp and ridiculous torque could hit 117mph with a "town car" body in 18secs - of course, you required very, very deep pockets. I have yet to see a Dusenburg driven in anger, but I'd kinda like to know what the driving experience would be like compared to a more modern car with similar specs; get Clarkson to burn a little cross-ply rubber eh?
@jamesportrais3946
@jamesportrais3946 5 ай бұрын
*_"...in the world!"_* 🤣
@thenaturecreater8906
@thenaturecreater8906 5 ай бұрын
As the proud owner of the #150 92 zr-1. This was an amazing video! Next time you want to drain the fuel. gm has provided a hot wire to the fuel pumps. It's right beside the ecu. In the wiring harness. You provide power to it, and the pumps start pumping if they are good. Feel free to ask questions. I have gone true the hole engine on mine and have fix everything Wife calls it a money Pitt. I call it true love. Don't meet your heroes, they say. Not in this case. Love it!
@nostreamavailable9090
@nostreamavailable9090 5 ай бұрын
I'm that jealous that Neil and Vivian from the young ones bought it l felt like kicking the telly screen through.
@rallycrosscraig
@rallycrosscraig 5 ай бұрын
Ah! Couldn’t work out where I’d seen these chaps before makes sense now!
@nostreamavailable9090
@nostreamavailable9090 5 ай бұрын
Yeah man , vegetable rights and peace 🕊️
@chrisbaker121924
@chrisbaker121924 5 ай бұрын
I can see it 😅
@nostreamavailable9090
@nostreamavailable9090 5 ай бұрын
@@chrisbaker121924 sorry shoes I'm gonna have to stand on you again 🤣
@nostreamavailable9090
@nostreamavailable9090 5 ай бұрын
That also means Jonny is Brian damage bolowsky 😂 ​@@rallycrosscraig
@Marcos_ZR1
@Marcos_ZR1 5 ай бұрын
Amazing barn find video! This 91 ZR-1 deserve a new life on the road. Congratulations from Spain with my 90 ZR-1 beast.
@thejoneseys
@thejoneseys 5 ай бұрын
This is a REALLY nice find. Hope the lads can get this roadworthy again without too much pain.
@colinsharland-brown6257
@colinsharland-brown6257 5 ай бұрын
I remember seeing these go round the Lotus test track back in the 90s on my weekly visit to the factory.They sounded awesome.Back then you could walk around the factory unchecked and got to see many joint ventures with Lotus. The Lotus Omeaga was probably the most outrageous and so interesting to look at up close.
@redtesta
@redtesta 5 ай бұрын
i remember when it came out. it was a beast. Just a set of gears and exhaust its in the 11's. it was nutty. John Lingenfelter modified it with different levels and won the open challenge in car and driver so many years with the vette. It didnt have the right rear gear but putting the right gear that car came alive even more. It kills me , because of all the cars he has owned and loving cars, WHY isnt it covered or inside ? Just a basic cover would have made it much less worse than how it is now. That gas is so old, would never have tried to start it lol. It needed a good charge and boost. Must bring it back to life right. Literally code readers, plug checks, induction make sure there are no nests etc etc.
@davidmarden4789
@davidmarden4789 5 ай бұрын
ZR - 1s are special. But you can get a decent standard C4 Corvette in the US for less than $3000.00. Parts are plentiful and they make a great track day car on a budget.
@b.s.adventures9421
@b.s.adventures9421 4 ай бұрын
Those c4 zr1’s are an under appreciated gem. I remember reading the specs at the news stand when they were new. It was a mind blowing car for the era.
@terryallen5328
@terryallen5328 21 күн бұрын
Absolutely fabulous car, really hope the boys can get it sorted and back on the road in its full glory.
@alanfrazer3291
@alanfrazer3291 5 ай бұрын
Good luck to Will and Jan, i hope Will can settle in his new life with a slower pace. A lifetime of farming is hard to leave behind so all the best to them. I’ll be following the Corvette on its resurrection journey.
@jason-clode9675
@jason-clode9675 5 ай бұрын
Awesome, I have a 1990 zr1 in black here in Australia love it , all the work ahead will be worth it. Great find guys 👍
@matthewsanders9893
@matthewsanders9893 5 ай бұрын
It's strange seeing this car again. I was an apprentice at Hindmarch back in the 90s, and remember this being MOT'd it was absolutely pristeen. I also remember the red Corvette and a Chevy truck, which willy owned looking foward to following the new owners.
@rallycrosscraig
@rallycrosscraig 5 ай бұрын
No mot on this one since 2007!
@glennalderton1313
@glennalderton1313 5 ай бұрын
At least they are likely to get it back to where it deserves to be. Disgraceful the way cars like this are simply abandoned to rot.
@LordBass
@LordBass 5 ай бұрын
I was 15 when these were new. Absolute dream car. The C4 was so vastly improved over its run. Still looks great today.
@paulw103
@paulw103 5 ай бұрын
WOW what a great story! Who knew the Yanks produced such a technologically advanced supercar back in the day 🤯 The condition of the car considering it’s been sat in a farm yard for all those years is nothing short of amazing 🤩 Looking forward to seeing this one back on the road 👍
@kramnam4716
@kramnam4716 5 ай бұрын
Some wonderful helpful comments from people here helping with extra info . Brilliant
@JustAKidder
@JustAKidder 4 ай бұрын
Can’t go wrong with a ZR1, brilliant engine! Girlfriends Dad drove one back in early nineties, ran it full out on 680 south…beautiful
@gsmith207
@gsmith207 5 ай бұрын
Awesome the roof never leaked! Got a lot of work to do on that motor to get her goin. I’m sure they know that. Btw only 6939 made, that’s probably the only one across the pond lol! Love my C4 ZR1 and will always have it. Great vid JS!
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Glad you appreciated what was quite a last min opportunity to film. To follow the ZR1's resurrection progress head to this channel: youtube.com/@Auto_Funk?si=oDgPxjyL6LgBP5b4
@kieranjamieson
@kieranjamieson 5 ай бұрын
There were two Corvette ZR1s on the road in the UK simultaneously for three months in 2009! That doesn't include the one in this video so there have been at least 3 in this country.
@LeHazy
@LeHazy 5 ай бұрын
@@kieranjamieson probably in the range of 10 or so.
@gsmith207
@gsmith207 5 ай бұрын
@@TheLateBrakeShow thanks Johnny!
@steveemmerson4954
@steveemmerson4954 5 ай бұрын
Life gets in the way for people sometimes
@twcmaker
@twcmaker 5 ай бұрын
Don't dye that jacket. You know, it's only original once. That fade is part of the cars history.. Bloody brilliant
@CromulentCorpse
@CromulentCorpse 5 ай бұрын
Hard disagree. They're giving this car a refresh, why shouldn't the jacket get the same? It looks way too ratty and sun damaged to wear as is.
@ryansleftboot
@ryansleftboot 5 ай бұрын
Makes me so happy to see these engineering marvels get back on the road. Good luck to the new owners and i am hopeful the previous custodian still gets joy out of having owned the beast!
@richardupcraft1287
@richardupcraft1287 5 ай бұрын
Going to be pedantic but the ZR1 had 375bhp for the first 2-3 years going up to 405bhp in the last 2 years of production, Lotus Engineering ❤You should do a video on all the cars they have had a hand in developing, plenty to look at.
@MD710uk
@MD710uk 4 ай бұрын
I always wanted a Proton Satria GTI. Never see them anymore :(
@JeTTRod
@JeTTRod 5 ай бұрын
I've got a normal '95 vette, only 300hp/350fp/tq... ..and its been the most reliable car I've ever owned... It finally does need an optispark after 12 yrs and 120k miles, but other than that I've only put rear wheel bearings on it(when I bought it) and it hasnt needed anything else aside from oil and filter changes... ..absolutely love the car... ..tho i gotta admit it is getting harder to climb in and out of as I get older... it's very similar to getting in or out of a bathtub due to the very high door sills... but it feels just like a good old fashioned lazyboy chair when yur in the drivers seat...
@the318pop
@the318pop 5 ай бұрын
I found the funniest issue to be trying to reach across the centre console to get a ticket from the machine at the entrance to some multi storey car parks. I once reversed in to a car park to solve the issue.
@JeTTRod
@JeTTRod 5 ай бұрын
@the318pop drive-thru windows can also be kinda hard to reach up to when grabbing drinks, and I gotta put it in park and climb halfway out the window at drive thru ATM machines to reach the buttons... ..and I'm 5'-10"... so it must be nearly impossible to reach for people 5' 6" or shorter....lol
@jeffshaw4553
@jeffshaw4553 5 ай бұрын
Brilliant guys love this Definetly following these guys be great to hear this started and running on its own steam 😀😀👍🏽
@LTV_inc
@LTV_inc 5 ай бұрын
Yank from Ca. here and car fanatic, the coating on the windscreen and the radiator at a higher angle gave the ZR1 stealth characteristics to avoid radar guns. Good luck! 😊
@sunilphalakdhari3869
@sunilphalakdhari3869 Ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I've been watching the Corvette videos from the morning. What an amazing over engineered well built car. And Auto Junkies are great as well. Good to see you on every episode intro, running after the Corvette....after you introduced it here. Thank you
@MP_pov
@MP_pov 5 ай бұрын
My favourite toy car as a kid was a black zr1, so this is properly up my street - what a find!
@kevinmoss970
@kevinmoss970 5 ай бұрын
Cracking episode. The ZR-1 was one of my childhood dream cars. Good luck to the lads bringing it back to life.
@samowen-evans6964
@samowen-evans6964 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely love this video. Actually, all of your vids. So great to see these cars and their stories. Good on you. Very much appreciated
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Really lovely to hear this kind of feedback
@1unsung971
@1unsung971 5 ай бұрын
You are really good at this!!! Bravo and thank you for sharing thee wonderful stories.
@86FxBdyCpe
@86FxBdyCpe 5 ай бұрын
What an ABSOLUTE travesty that this car was left outside in the elements. At the very least it could of been covered. Nice going Will.
@Sharpey187
@Sharpey187 4 ай бұрын
It’s not going to rot away, its made of fibreglass
@abc33944
@abc33944 4 ай бұрын
I know ,, its bloody tragic,, should have been properly preserved
@86FxBdyCpe
@86FxBdyCpe 4 ай бұрын
@@Sharpey187 you obviously missed the point
@danieldoherty919
@danieldoherty919 4 ай бұрын
Yeah, that comes down to more money than sense 😢
@simonhjc
@simonhjc 5 ай бұрын
Shetland! Ive sent time there. I dont think i saw a xar that wasnt rusted out up there. Fabulous place
@theMaster...
@theMaster... 5 ай бұрын
Great to see this being restored...
@markflyer
@markflyer 5 ай бұрын
Cool car and one of the great wheel designs too😎
@Fremlin
@Fremlin 5 ай бұрын
Whoa! These Zr1’s don’t use any of the same ECU’s as normal C4. There’s a garage in Chicago that specializes in the ZR1. This guy knows everything about them. Haibeck Automotive Technology
@Fremlin
@Fremlin 5 ай бұрын
There’s some must do’s to the motor for reliability. That shop help me get mine going.
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the info. We will relay this to Lewellyn and Chris.
@BionicRusty
@BionicRusty 5 ай бұрын
Great comment and info, bud. 👌
@Gotmath8
@Gotmath8 5 ай бұрын
Marc Haibeck is THE ZR-1 expert. And - such a sweet guy. You could pick up the phone from the UK and he'd help you with any info you need.
@taproom113
@taproom113 2 ай бұрын
Agree Marc Haibeck @ HAT or Aaron Scott @ South Georgia Corvettes ... can't go wrong with either one. I live in Florida and Aaron has cared for (and enhanced) my '91 ZR-1 for almost 30 years. Tell him Hawk sent ya ... 💪 ^v^
@thesaltysergeant4103
@thesaltysergeant4103 5 ай бұрын
Great Barn find for you guys!!! A really nice ZR1. Cheers from Canada.
@tezwozere
@tezwozere 3 ай бұрын
That took me back to the days of Tring to start a few dead cars thanks lal💜🙏💜
@cornishrider
@cornishrider 5 ай бұрын
What a really proper episode. Very interesting back story and car, I was around then and they were totally underrated here. I'm definitely going to follow the progress on this.
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
💪🏽
@driving_in_YYC
@driving_in_YYC 5 ай бұрын
I started watching this episode completely unaware of which car it was going to entail. As you might guess, I was pleasantly surprised AND impressed with what you put together here! (I simply cannot ever fathom moss growing on mine though 😮) Great episode.
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
✊🏽 The poor thing has clung on surprisingly well in this weather. I was really impressed.
@driving_in_YYC
@driving_in_YYC 5 ай бұрын
@TheLateBrakeShow thank goodness for so much fiberglass and aluminium! I'll bet the hood (bonnet) hinges are rusty. Mine are. Stored inside and with 41000 miles. I'll be following it's progress on the fellas' channel. Thanks for the video!
@gerrylea121
@gerrylea121 5 ай бұрын
Amazing….Best barn find yet 👍
@darenkilminster7692
@darenkilminster7692 5 ай бұрын
It's always such a a pleasure watching your show with great content and great commentary. Thank you
@CarTrouble
@CarTrouble 5 ай бұрын
I still have a copy of autocar from 1990 with the ZR1 on the front cover. It was just a close up the rear wheel doing a burnout. The picture inside was just two black rubber lines on the road that went off to the horizon. . The reviewer said apart from being ridiculously quick, it was extremely durable. And coped with about 6 or 7 burnouts on the trot with ease and was good for more.. Incredible car, especially for the 90s.
@CleanYourRide
@CleanYourRide 5 ай бұрын
It was my dad's ZR1 that Autocar magazine featured in a 0-100-0 test in the 90's. He said he had a surprise for me. 18 year old me wanting it to be a 1.9 205 GTI to replace my battered Opel Ascona was a little disheartened when it turned out that we were just cleaning his Corvette for a magazine test 😠
@abc33944
@abc33944 4 ай бұрын
most of life was pretty great before 2000
@highmoorash7638
@highmoorash7638 5 ай бұрын
Great story, and now also subscribed to Auto_Funk, to follow on. Thanks, Jonny
@MarcBchannel
@MarcBchannel 5 ай бұрын
Very special car. Good performance even by today's standards. They sound wicked up in the rp's👍
@HeidLander
@HeidLander 5 ай бұрын
I've always loved the C4 Corvette. Watta sweet ride.
@Nozes..
@Nozes.. 5 ай бұрын
This show DELIVERS! Fantastic job as always guys.
@d33b33
@d33b33 5 ай бұрын
Big fan of the C4, ever since NFS! I always assumed the ZR-1 was just a less restricted version of the C4, I had no idea it was quite a bit more elaborate than that. You should add a bore scope to your Barn Find kit, Jonny, those inside the cylinder shots looked really interesting.
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
Boroscope is on my shopping list. Thanks for watching
@lb9gta307
@lb9gta307 5 ай бұрын
That existed too. The Grand Sport's LT4 was similar to the LT1 in base 90s C4s but with bigger heads, cam, and intake. The Calaway Supernatural was also in the same vein but even more agressive.
@whitemoor66
@whitemoor66 5 ай бұрын
Awesome car! I remember when these first came out. I had literally only just started driving and I used to buy all the car mags back then. Im definitely starting to feel old!
@E92M3Guy
@E92M3Guy 5 ай бұрын
Thats a fabulous find. I'm getting Templeton Peck aka Faceman vibes from the A team tv series. 👍
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
Face wishes he'd had ZR1 power!
@clarkey140
@clarkey140 5 ай бұрын
I remeber seeing this driving around the village when I was younger, great to see it again.
@scottgreen2979
@scottgreen2979 5 ай бұрын
Fantastic farm find 😊 can you get another star guest on with you maybe mat armstrong to help you get a future find up and running. I’d love to see that. Big fan of you and mat 👍🏻
@PerdixDesignLtd
@PerdixDesignLtd 5 ай бұрын
LT5 could have put out even more power, but the bonnet line was a hard limit from GM. That's why the manifold intake is the squashed shape it is.
@cjsawinski
@cjsawinski 5 ай бұрын
2 minutes in and I love these “history lesson” type videos! How everything is interconnected and where it traces from and how a boat engine builder built an aluminum (sorry aluminium) v-8 in America when it was designed by some bloke in England! Yes I’m Merican, but love motor sports and cars and most of which that I love is from the EU…
@chickenpluckerman4890
@chickenpluckerman4890 3 ай бұрын
My OCD always kicks in on Jonny's videos. First job removed the bloody moss.
@JeTTRod
@JeTTRod 5 ай бұрын
I find it amazing that they made the body 3 inches wider in the rear just to get wider tires on it for more traction. Even the regular C4 has crazy wide tires on both ends...
@bluetitan20
@bluetitan20 5 ай бұрын
Oh man...I oved this car unearthing (is there such a thing!!) Jonny. I absolutely love the C4 Corvette. Aa a kid who grew up in the 80's/90's, I always remember the white Corvette C4, driven by Face on the A-Team. Man what a very cool car, still love the shape, the pop up headlights that do their special flip up backwards routine. Would love to see how this one turns out, and hopefully it will once again see the road. Since it was pretty rare model, I'd imagine some parts are very hard to come across these days?
@darrenbrailsford6809
@darrenbrailsford6809 5 ай бұрын
What a great car, and so worthy of being put back on the road. So good looking too. ZR-1’s are so so special. So glad she’s been saved. Well gone 👍
@bolf
@bolf 5 ай бұрын
mad to think of what you drive past every day tucked away somewhere! , hope the lads do it justice and don't just flip it! :D
@Android-vk8yh
@Android-vk8yh 5 ай бұрын
What a beauty reminds me of a Nissan, love the wheel Archies built into the bonnet or hood. Trying to jump start that reminding me of my fiesta super sport when I used to have to try and bump it to go to work everyday back in the '80s 😂
@iantownsend500
@iantownsend500 5 ай бұрын
The C4 Corvette is a great looking car
@matthewgodwin3050
@matthewgodwin3050 5 ай бұрын
It's gloriously 80s. I'd rather have a C4 in preference to a modern day Corvette. The C8 is an impressive feat of engineering, but it doesn't have the charm of the older cars.
@stuartferguson8967
@stuartferguson8967 5 ай бұрын
Just going byu the silhouette I am saying a Corvette ZR-1. One of my all time dream cars
@stuartferguson8967
@stuartferguson8967 5 ай бұрын
Zee Jonny, not zed
@amberheardsbumpyknuckles9336
@amberheardsbumpyknuckles9336 5 ай бұрын
Good Lord! The power key nearly DOUBLES the power?! I wasn't expecting that tidbit. Nuts.
@campervanman5340
@campervanman5340 5 ай бұрын
Another farmer going not to be replaced, you will be missed.
@br4kecheckd
@br4kecheckd 5 ай бұрын
For a split second i thought it was a Callaway Corvette. This is awesome as well.
@jeffreydurham5342
@jeffreydurham5342 5 ай бұрын
That's exactly what I first thought. Very rare car.
@nsean479
@nsean479 5 ай бұрын
Same here, Dennis Collins ( Fast and Load ) has his own channel and Friday just gone he rescued a Callaway Corvette.
@alexmaddox2255
@alexmaddox2255 5 ай бұрын
Really interesting to learn about the ZR1, corvettes have always been secret weapons, but i didn't know the extent of the pedigree
@danielsvavars6787
@danielsvavars6787 5 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see them get that beautiful beast back on the road
@cliffkirk1645
@cliffkirk1645 2 ай бұрын
Wow Johnny, I used to live in Barnack! That was prior to working at beeb.
@paulelverstone8677
@paulelverstone8677 5 ай бұрын
My favourite American car. I remember back in the day the magazines stating that the 6th gear - unheard of for its time - was something like 44mph per 1,000. Same gearbox in the Lotus Carlton IIRC. Heading over to Auto Funk now. Need to know more...
@stephenholland5930
@stephenholland5930 5 ай бұрын
Yes, a ZF S60-40.
@virgin26
@virgin26 5 ай бұрын
I'm shocked with all that space he couldn't bulid a garage to put it in. I have 1974 Stag and that is in the same condtion as when i put it away ten years ago. and i know it will fire up very easy
@SB-tp3yw
@SB-tp3yw 5 ай бұрын
20 years the thing is still ok, i leave my 300zx under a cover for 2 years and my goodness... what a state
@stephenholland5930
@stephenholland5930 5 ай бұрын
Putting a cover on a car sitting outside is the worse thing to do. It traps moisture.
@daves4026
@daves4026 5 ай бұрын
Good luck to Will and his family. God Bless
@muckle8
@muckle8 2 ай бұрын
Nice Volvo S80 there too. FairPlay to will .
@avalaugh1980
@avalaugh1980 5 ай бұрын
I was fortunate enough to work for Tom in the late 90’s who owned Claremont Corvette, I have faint memories of this car and a blue Turbo Technics converted C4 that was in for some restoration work after having caught fire.
@cruachan1191
@cruachan1191 5 ай бұрын
Childhood memories, those who grew up in the 80s like me will remember Face on The A-Team driving this generation of Corvette. My next door neighbours had one when I was in my teens in the 90s as well, it was absolutely enormous even given that my Mum drove a Vauxhall Carlton which was itself a huge car for the time.
@joeg1709
@joeg1709 5 ай бұрын
Wow, made by Mercury. Had no idea. Mercury is well known as a racing motor powerhouse in the boat race world, so kind of makes sense.
@danielduke5059
@danielduke5059 5 ай бұрын
Didn't know Lotus designed the engine for the zr1 but it makes perfect sense, same time period of the Lotus carlton another GM brand what a time for Lotus they certainly know how to build engines and cars!
@dougb100
@dougb100 2 ай бұрын
I remember getting new model training on this car at a GM training centre here in Canada.
@life_on_cars
@life_on_cars 5 ай бұрын
Great episode and nice of you to give those guys a boost with their channel 😀 feel free to pop over anytime for a cuppa Jonny I'll let you drive my MR2 😅
@davedavis775
@davedavis775 5 ай бұрын
When first introduced in 1990 it was a good bit different than the standard C4 with the cam style rear bumper . I believe one of the Chevrolet execs wanted the standard C4 to get the ZR1 rear bumper for 91 . This made telling the difference much more difficult unless you knew what to look for . Guess it was good for Corvette sales just not good for ZR1 sales . When your paying a premium for car costing twice that of the standard model owners want it to stand out .
@andycasier6724
@andycasier6724 5 ай бұрын
Now that is a coooool car!!!!! 😎
@jamiehallsworth4032
@jamiehallsworth4032 4 ай бұрын
Definitely the best looking corvette
@mcplindgren
@mcplindgren 5 ай бұрын
Having done Peterborough to Orkney 13 years ago, it's a hell of a life change but worth doing 🙂 really hope the ZR-1 rips up the tarmac again. Very much underappreciated and a great looking car from it's era 👌🏻
@rickmelman
@rickmelman 5 ай бұрын
the lengths one goes to leave Peterborough!!!
@mcplindgren
@mcplindgren 5 ай бұрын
@@rickmelman I was down in Peterborough a couple of weeks ago for a wedding and it hasn't got any better since I left!
@georgebettiol8338
@georgebettiol8338 5 ай бұрын
A very interesting back story on the C4 ZR-1. I find it intriguing that the farmer made the decision to simply leave the car parked in the open - especially so in the UK. Are UK sheds that expensive to build?
@Madonsteamrailways
@Madonsteamrailways 5 ай бұрын
Some MER Polish could help you a great deal. This is a glorious machine. For spare parts, go to National Automotive Lines, Shelbyville, Indiana. The company owner is my cousin, and would be willing to help any British American car owners.
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
👍🏽
@danelliott6851
@danelliott6851 5 ай бұрын
Jonny, love your videos. Always great detail and incite into the cars. As an American who prefers European cars, this one was a surprise. However, at the risk of being a weenie, and it's a matter of semantics really, as this is an American car it's a ZEE R1, not ZED R1, as you guys pronounce it! At any rate, keep the videos coming. Really great content!
@ChrisBWelch
@ChrisBWelch 5 ай бұрын
This was brilliant Jonny! I love how everyone mucked in with the attempt to get her going. Great accidental collab! As a kid I had a poster of a Maroon Red one of these and I was desperate to get one, remember too that "Face" from the A-Team had a white one with a red stripe! Brilliant cars!!
@the318pop
@the318pop 5 ай бұрын
Kinda, Face had an early C4 vette, comparatively low tech but cool for it's time.
@johnstaring3210
@johnstaring3210 Ай бұрын
How is it possible that this piece of exotica is left out in the weather like it has been ? Tantamount to criminal.
@rogermouton2273
@rogermouton2273 5 ай бұрын
The thumbnail caught my eye - wondering what this 400bhp 89 sports car was. Imagine how my attention was grabbed when I saw it was a C4 - my very car. I've 'only' got a standard C4 but, for me, it's a wonderful thing. Especially being in Australia, I feel like I've got an exotic car, as you almost never see them - it gets so many looks and is such a conversation starter. It's also 10 tons of fun to drive: very sharp handling, with a bit of rear drive oversteer. I know that by modern standards, it's not that quick, but it just doesn't matter to me - it's plenty quick enough, and you get a wonderful, smooth surge of acceleration when you put the foot down. Recently had it up to 180km/h, and did it so easily. The C4 is a bit special and a bit overlooked, I think - it was quite advanced for the time. I mean, mine's over 30yo and has composite body panels, composite transverse leaf springs, airbag, ABS brakes, etc. I can only imagine what a thrill a ZR-1 would be. There has to be a very good argument for the ZR-1 being the best value for money sports car in the world at the time.
@E.T.GARAGE
@E.T.GARAGE 5 ай бұрын
Good luck with your project, the foam on the underside of the hood is not factory I would remove it, if you can not find parts try Mirrock Corvette here in the USA. there is also a company that makes pre bent brake and fuel lines here in the USA for the C4 Corvette called Classic Tube. The ABS module is located in the storage compartment behind the drivers seat so their is a lot of brake line and bleeding will require you to activate the abs unit with a scanner well bleeding. I suggest you get a factory service manual.
@TommioRS
@TommioRS 5 ай бұрын
Great video! I personally own a 95 ZR-1 and boy its a fun car! For the money i paid for it i stole it. The LT-5 steals the show. The power band of the engine was like nothing else at the time and still to this day when i mash the gas to the floor, its still and absolute riot to drive! If you want a 90's icon that can legit go toe to toe with the giants of it time then the Corvette ZR-1 is you time machine. Just buy one all ready!
@matthewgodwin3050
@matthewgodwin3050 5 ай бұрын
In my mind, the C4 Corvette is still a relatively new car. Hard to believe it's now 40 years old.
@TheLateBrakeShow
@TheLateBrakeShow 5 ай бұрын
Ditto
@alanolden.7575
@alanolden.7575 Ай бұрын
I hope they take it to the Shetlands to see it up and running
@rogerduffy7744
@rogerduffy7744 5 ай бұрын
He didn’t want a dog in the car but leaves it out in the open for 20 years! 😂
@franktore
@franktore 5 ай бұрын
That was what i was thinking too. Way to de-value a car.
@weswhit8745
@weswhit8745 5 ай бұрын
Lovely cars there, best and most surprising was that street KA at the end ! Went well wonder what engine in that?
@Mr.Higginbotham
@Mr.Higginbotham 5 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@Djpaul-lo1px
@Djpaul-lo1px 5 ай бұрын
“I’ve always liked Corvettes” Hence leaving one to rot in his garden for years... I just don’t get the mentality.
@lifuranph.d.9440
@lifuranph.d.9440 5 ай бұрын
Old money.
@lptomtom
@lptomtom 5 ай бұрын
Keeping a car like this outside for years, without any protection from the elements, is quite a sad sight...
@stephenholland5930
@stephenholland5930 5 ай бұрын
You would have thought there was room for it in one of the farm sheds.
@Madonsteamrailways
@Madonsteamrailways 5 ай бұрын
This 1990 car is an absolutely amazing vehicle. Mechanically, it’s a Lotus. Bodily, it’s a Chevrolet. Why not sell it through the Enfield Pageant of Motoring. You’d get thousands more than you would get from a farming neighbour.
@philiprowney
@philiprowney 5 ай бұрын
I think I still have the Car magazine that featured it. I've delivered to Hethel and know the work that was done on this engine.
@MrTimstaaa
@MrTimstaaa 5 ай бұрын
I had the privilege of being a passenger in one of these about 15 years ago and what a machine it was. I've tried on & off for years to see if there is any in Australia but have had no luck. Even if there is they are probably in collectors hands. 👍🏼👍🏼
@Mercmad
@Mercmad 5 ай бұрын
Yes there is one ,in Queensland . A similar colour to this one and owned by the Vette guy in Gympie ( last time I saw it 25 years ago.)
@calumclark1719
@calumclark1719 5 ай бұрын
As a man from and living in shetland i hope he likes cold weather and wind 😂, there is a few up here that like the American wagons a dodge pickup kicks about and a cadillac saloon from the 2000s but nothing of note i can think of so he might have to bring something up
@superloopy24v
@superloopy24v 5 ай бұрын
Love a ZR1, I remember the release.
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