Jay Leno Drives His Corvette ZR1

[Camaro67_rcl]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=137626#2

[maroman88]

nice... i figured hed like it lol

[sweetbmxrider]

where's the video? do i suck that bad?

[NJ Torque]

center of the page?

[madness410]

wow he could really be a great car salesman, the way he was describing one sounds like hes very persuasive. but the car is sick

[sweetbmxrider]

i see the article, advertisement, and photos

[NJ Torque]

right below "performance bargain of the decade"

[sweetbmxrider]

so weird it doesn't load. ha

[mc73nova]

That is awesome. Im going to buy a lottery ticket in the morning!

[Blacdout96]

He talked about John Fitch!!!!!! I love that guy!!! he's the coolest guy on this planet. he's 90, and still racing, he's trying to get a 300SL to break its class record atthe salt flats, and he's always at Lime Rock for the historics. He loves his photo taken, signing autographs, and takign people for a drive in his what we call the " Fitch mobile", but its also called a pheonix, its a corvair chassis with a design he had made, he always thought the Corvair was a monumental car that could of taken off if GM would of worked on it more.

[SupermanX24]

He talked about John Fitch!!!!!! I love that guy!!! he's the coolest guy on this planet. he's 90, and still racing, he's trying to get a 300SL to break its class record atthe salt flats, and he's always at Lime Rock for the historics. He loves his photo taken, signing autographs, and takign people for a drive in his what we call the " Fitch mobile", but its also called a pheonix, its a corvair chassis with a design he had made, he always thought the Corvair was a monumental car that could of taken off if GM would of worked on it more.

my friend's gf's father actually has a Corvair vert sittin in his garage collecting dust. Looks like it's sat for years but the body seems to be in great shape as well as the top.

[Blacdout96]

I love corvairs, but they get no lovin unless its a turbo version lol. thay are cool, a boxer motor, rear engine, they were playing the tune of porsche back in the day, but it never really took off. I know a guy that suped up a motor, put Porsche tripple carbs on it, and runs about 300HP, thing is nasty in it, but has a tendancy to breakdown cause its not really ment for that kind of power haha.

[SupermanX24]

At first glance I thought it was like a 66 Mustang cuz I saw through the window and it had a bunch of crap piled on top of it. lol

[Knipps]

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=867821

little bigger & direct link

[V]

ok... maybe im slow or missed somethign or just uneducated... but what the article said about him saying 1 gallon of clear paint on the ZR1 is $60,000... is that just a joke, or did he mean it as kidding that ur not paying all that for the motor which is why he said its a bargin.., it cant be serious can it lol... gimme a break lol

Leno comments that the clear-coat paint costs $60,000 a gallon and calls the 638-horsepower Eaton supercharged LS9 the "performance bargain of the decade."

[Knipps]

Clear coat comment = serious.
Bargain = car in general.

[mc73nova]

For $119k it is actually a bargain, if you consider the cars that it can compete with.

[87GTA]

i thought that guy who bid on the ZR-1 from Barrett-Jackson got the very first ZR-1????????????

[transmaro93]

^^^ i was thinking the same thing... but hes leno he could have easily cought up with that guy and paid a rediculous amount for it... that car is sick... its a shame GM is in so much trouble they really have been comen out with some amazing stuff lately...

[PolarBear]

ok... maybe im slow or missed somethign or just uneducated... but what the article said about him saying 1 gallon of clear paint on the ZR1 is $60,000... is that just a joke, or did he mean it as kidding that ur not paying all that for the motor which is why he said its a bargin.., it cant be serious can it lol... gimme a break lol

Only the carbon fiber parts are painted with the special clear so the expoxy or resin doesnt yellow over time with sun exposure