I have a casual friend with one. It has 36 miles on it! 2 laps of test track at Bowling Green. Major law suit when selling dealer tried to add about $5K on at the time of passing title. It's home, covered, in his garage. Breaks my heart to see it there. He's rich, I'm not
Pete -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 5:28 AM, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think Mercury Marine did work on the C4 based ZR-1 engines? Didn't they > > cast the blocks or something. > > Right. Incredible engine---designed by Lotus, built by Mercury > Marine, and rejected wholesale by the faithful because it had overhead > valves, horror of horrors. I guess it didn't help that the ZR-1 cost > twice as much as a base C4, but heaven forbid that the typical > mouthbreathing Corvette buyer should be dragged kicking and screaming > into the second half of the 20th century with a modern engine design. > Those ZR-1s are seriously undervalued both as drivers and as > collectors. > > Alex Chamberlain > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
