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Price: $900.00
Corvette ZR1 LT5 PHASE 1 cylinder head Memorabilia
You are bidding on a GENUINE PHASE 1 LT5 Corvette Cylinder head fromthe infamous UK GRAVEYARD.
This is a piece that was used for the development of the ZR1, whichhas been cut for fitting of a viewing panel for the timing chain, to observethe chain in action.
These simplex (single) chains were notoriously unreliable and manyhours were spend ironing out the problems, which were basically insurmountablehence the later duplex(twin) chains were introduced in later developmentengines.
This is a unique opportunity to own something truly exclusive in theCorvette world
NOONE else will have this - thisis the only one available – TOTTALY UNIQUE
Contains no cams or valves – this is a heavy piece and will cost $65to ship
See the Prototype story on my website [link removed by eBay]
This item can be mailed to any US location (theitem is located in USA)
MyUS cell is [phone removed by eBay] if you need to ask questions personally
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History of the LT5 Prototypes.
Whenthe ZR1 program started (originally known as the LT5 program) in 1985 GeneralMotors agreed that Lotus in England would develop their overhead cam V8 engineto GM specifications. Once the test rig engines had undergone their initialtrials at Lotus twenty test ‘mules’ or narrow bodied 1986 Corvettes, strippedof their engines and transmissions, were sent to England along with one intactcontrol car. Lotus stripped and modified these cars to install the developmentengines thus they became the first ZR1 prototypes with the LT5 engines. Thecars were used in many countries for a variety of development purposes such asemission control, cold and hot weather testing, 6 speed gearbox development andhigh speed oil surge monitoring.
Oncetheir working life was complete, essentially after the wide bodied Corvetteswere made available to the development teams during 1987, all these carsincluding those still in England were scrapped during 1988.
Thewide bodied ZR1 was officially introduced to the world at the 1989 Geneva carshow but full production started for the 1990 model year.
When,late in '94, some Corvettes were discovered in a junkyard in Norfolk, England,later to become known as the English ‘Corvette Graveyard’, investigation provedthat these neglected remains were the original development prototype ZR1's thathad been scrapped. The phase 1 engined car, GM project number P8Y044 washeavily damaged but considered restorable - the car has been restored therest is history.
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