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Issue 112

ZR-1 of None

Lingenfelter’s “Gen III” LT5 provides a glimpse of what might have been with the original King of the Hill

Issue 109

Building the Beast

Manufacturing the Corvette ZR-1’s high-tech LT5 engine required an all-new approach

Issue 104

Tuscan Run

We sample internationally renowned jeweler Nicola Bulgari’s rare export C4 in an idyllic Italian setting

Issue 97

Flogging the Beast

Mike Godfrey is wringing every last ounce of performance from his bone-stock 1990 ZR-1

Issue 92

SoCal Custom

The GS90 was Dick Guldstrand’s way of giving the C4 ZR-1 the extroverted looks its supercar-grade engine deserved.

Issue 90

The Quest

Dad planted the Corvette seed in 1967, then provided the needed words of encouragement to get his son to pull the trigger 44 years later.

Issue 87

Fourth-Gen Convert

More of a C3 guy at heart, Ralph Martino didn’t plan on buying a new C4 back in 1987—yet, 25 years later, it remains one of his prized possessions.

Issue 85

Turbo Time

From 1987 to 1991, Chevrolet sold turbocharged Corvettes. It didn’t build the engines, however; that work was done by Callaway Cars.

Issue 77

C4 Seduction

A regular Corvette Magazine contributor goes in search of a used C5 or C6 but ends up buying a C4—a Competition Yellow 1990 coupe, which he scored for $6,000.

Issue 70

C4 (1984-96)

ZR-1 of None

Lingenfelter’s “Gen III” LT5 provides a glimpse of what might have been with the original King of the Hill

Building the Beast

Manufacturing the Corvette ZR-1’s high-tech LT5 engine required an all-new approach

Tuscan Run

We sample internationally renowned jeweler Nicola Bulgari’s rare export C4 in an idyllic Italian setting

Flogging the Beast

Mike Godfrey is wringing every last ounce of performance from his bone-stock 1990 ZR-1

SoCal Custom

The GS90 was Dick Guldstrand’s way of giving the C4 ZR-1 the extroverted looks its supercar-grade engine deserved.

The Quest

Dad planted the Corvette seed in 1967, then provided the needed words of encouragement to get his son to pull the trigger 44 years later.

Fourth-Gen Convert

More of a C3 guy at heart, Ralph Martino didn’t plan on buying a new C4 back in 1987—yet, 25 years later, it remains one of his prized possessions.

Turbo Time

From 1987 to 1991, Chevrolet sold turbocharged Corvettes. It didn’t build the engines, however; that work was done by Callaway Cars.

C4 Seduction

A regular Corvette Magazine contributor goes in search of a used C5 or C6 but ends up buying a C4—a Competition Yellow 1990 coupe, which he scored for $6,000.

Low Down

Does the fourth-generation ZR-1 deserve more respect than it currently garners? We examine one ownership experience to help find out.

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C4 (1984-96)

ZR-1 of None

Lingenfelter’s “Gen III” LT5 provides a glimpse of what might have been with the original King of the Hill

Building the Beast

Manufacturing the Corvette ZR-1’s high-tech LT5 engine required an all-new approach

Tuscan Run

We sample internationally renowned jeweler Nicola Bulgari’s rare export C4 in an idyllic Italian setting

Flogging the Beast

Mike Godfrey is wringing every last ounce of performance from his bone-stock 1990 ZR-1

SoCal Custom

The GS90 was Dick Guldstrand’s way of giving the C4 ZR-1 the extroverted looks its supercar-grade engine deserved.

The Quest

Dad planted the Corvette seed in 1967, then provided the needed words of encouragement to get his son to pull the trigger 44 years later.

Fourth-Gen Convert

More of a C3 guy at heart, Ralph Martino didn’t plan on buying a new C4 back in 1987—yet, 25 years later, it remains one of his prized possessions.

Turbo Time

From 1987 to 1991, Chevrolet sold turbocharged Corvettes. It didn’t build the engines, however; that work was done by Callaway Cars.

C4 Seduction

A regular Corvette Magazine contributor goes in search of a used C5 or C6 but ends up buying a C4—a Competition Yellow 1990 coupe, which he scored for $6,000.

Low Down

Does the fourth-generation ZR-1 deserve more respect than it currently garners? We examine one ownership experience to help find out.