VIDEO: Corvette ZR1s aplenty stopping off for a burger at Wendys
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As fanboys of any great car will tell you, at some point in your life you have make a pilgrimage to the birthplace of your favorite car. For Corvette fans, that means a trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky, current home of the Vette assembly plant, as well as the National Corvette Museum. One of the cool things about being in the vicinity of an assembly plant like Bowling Green is that you occasionally spot vehicles that aren't generally available yet. Such was the case for one lucky Vette-lover who goes by the handle Blade3562.
After emerging from the museum, Blade spotted a veritable fleet of fresh C6 Corvettes sitting in a Wendys parking lot across the street from the factory. Upon closer inspection, he realized they were all of the ZR1 variety with the drivers apparently fueling up inside in preparation for the journey north to Michigan. Of the eight cars, one was in the particular shade of blue seen in the initial batch of press shots while the rest were split between yellow and red models. We've already seen a number of yellow prototypes from back when this thing was still wearing camouflage, including one that made a brief appearance at last year's Laguna Seca ALMS weekend. The red ZR1s, however, are new to our eyes and the shade works well with the carbon fiber roof. While we sit here twiddling our thumbs, waiting for Chevrolet to call and invite us out for a drive, you can enjoy the video after the jump that Blade3562 assembled from his photos.
Gallery: Detroit 2008: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Gallery: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
[Source: CorvetteBlogger]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Thetruck454 7:37PM (3/28/2008)
how did he get to sit in one!
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Franz 7:53PM (3/28/2008)
It looks best in red.
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Alex Nunez 8:20PM (3/28/2008)
Seconded. They should've unveiled it in that color.
wormyguy 11:56PM (3/28/2008)
I'm waiting to see it in black before I decide which color it looks best in.
meshies 12:48PM (3/29/2008)
I would have to say the best vette color is yellow.
HotRodzNKustoms 7:53PM (3/28/2008)
For a Vette fan that is like a little slice of heaven.
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tbirdman 8:02PM (3/28/2008)
what no burn out or just light reving of the motor, awesome car but i want my 6 min back.
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Johnny 8:06PM (3/28/2008)
Eat that Porsche!
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AC 8:12PM (3/28/2008)
I'm not much of a vette fan but it does look pretty awesome in that blue... the red and yellow make it look a bit dated though.
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Yaroukh 8:25PM (3/28/2008)
And as usually - we don't hear the engine sound because of music.
When will these ppl learn that simple fact that the best music is the one coming from engine?
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almost Dr. G.. 8:33PM (3/28/2008)
i agree my friend. just wait until electric cars flood the market and the you have to put audio speakers (a-la fisker) to have the engine noise. we are going to miss the rumblings of engines. nothing like the rumble of burning dinosaurs (but i wont take credit for that someone else said it first).
Mike 10:19AM (3/29/2008)
This isn't a video, it's a montage of pictures.
If it was a video, I'd agree with you.
Yaroukh 10:25AM (3/29/2008)
2 Mike:
> This isn't a video, it's a montage of pictures.
Wrong. The video starts at [05:05].
Mike 10:50AM (3/29/2008)
You're right,
I watched a bunch of it and got bored too.
My bad
Benfolio 6:54PM (3/29/2008)
Yeah, what a piss-poor video/montage.
Crappy old overdone music that EVERYONE uses, poor pics (can't rotate? PFFT!), worthless video clip (where's the engine SOUND!??!?!), I could go on.
Did anyone else count 8 ZR1's? And who told this guy they were the first ones off the line?
How come only retards get to get scoops like this, why couldn't a professional car nut with a proper understanding of how to make a quality video/montage have been there??? WE EAT AT WENDYS TOO!!
Frosty FTW.
Mike 9:13PM (3/28/2008)
There are only 3 things that are good at wendys:
Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger
Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Frosty
If they got anything other than that, I'm not buying a corvette.
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John R 10:54PM (3/28/2008)
Second on the spicy chicken. Everything else is bleh.
Miguel 3:19AM (3/29/2008)
Only if the Frosty is the malt chocolate. Those vanilla things are abominations! Not a Frosty I say!
nastinupe 9:16AM (3/30/2008)
Why am I not excited about this car? I guess all that hp is great and all, but the car is just so... blah. I'd still get a 911 4S over this car since they both cost the same. Yea, the Corvette will smoke the 911, but the 911 just feels and looks so good.
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Pokey 10:01PM (3/28/2008)
I don't normally like blue cars, but this baby wears that color very well!
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