[GALLERY] ZR1 Corvettes at Mecum Kissimmee 2025

The 2025 Corvette ZR1’s $174,995 starting price was announced late last week as we were preparing for the annual Corvette Day at Mecum Kissimmee. With dollar signs and world class performance dancing about in our heads it’s no surprise we couldn’t help but notice all of the Corvette ZR1 variants available at the world’s largest collector car auction.

The extensive Kissimmee docket holds nearly 500 Corvettes. Of those, 19 total are ZR1 Corvettes from the 3rd, 4th, and 7th generations.

RPO ZR1 first ran from 1970 to 1972. It featured the LT-1 engine, M22 transmission, upgraded brakes, and more. A little over 50 total were produced over the 3 model years with roughly half still known to exist. A total of 4 C3 ZR1’s are in Kissimmee including the very first one made, and a super rare 1-of-8 made 1971 ZR1 coupe.

The ZR1 was reborn in 1990 with its exotic 4 camshaft V8. The 375hp lump was designed by Lotus in England, built by Mercury Marine in Oklahoma, and installed in Bowling Green. The option package basically doubled the cost of the car. You’ll find 8 C4’s available in Kissimmee including a prototype 1989 model restored after being destroyed when testing was complete.

The ZR1 model skipped the 5th generation but roared back in 2009 adding forced induction to its resume. The Corvette’s first-ever supercharged engine laid down an incredible 638hp. Like the 4th generation, ZR1 was only available as a coupe with manual transmission. Interestingly, we don’t see any C6 ZR1’s on the docket in Florida.

Flash forward to 2019 and rampant rumors of an impending mid-engine Corvette. That’s when Chevrolet provided up with 755 reasons to not write off the C7 just yet. Building on the C6 ZR1, another supercharged engine provided astonishing power. Both coupe and convertible variants were available as well as automatic and manual transmissions. Today these are some of the hottest cars in the collector market and you’ll find 7 of them waiting for your Kissimmee bid.

Now that you’re up to speed on the Corvette ZR1 let’s check out some of the ZR1’s on the ground in Kissimmee. All ZR1 Corvettes are special, but we were quite enamored with the white 1989 prototype. We’d love to hear the stories that car could tell. We also gravitated towards the astounding 1970 pilot ZR1 and the unrestored 1971 ZR1 coupe from the Jim Anderson Collection.

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Photos by Steve Burns

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