We look at the history of the Corvette ZR1 nameplate and how it went from RPO code to 200-mph symbol of ultimate Corvette performance!

The ZR1 first appeared in the 1970 model year when it was a go-fast package for the C3 Corvette ... carbon-ceramic brakes and huge tires made this the fastest Corvette ever to be released onto ...

Had it come to production it would have given the Chevy Corvette something to cry about ... Its rear-wheel-drive setup and wide rear tires appear to be set up for speed, but the car's output ...

It turns out it takes a little Fortran to make a faster Corvette.