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Looks like Jay Leno is going to be the first journalist with a drive of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 as these pictures — taken by Jalopnik reader Brendan McAleer — show. That is definitely the Chin taking a spin around Detroit. Guess that means that the current store on autojounro ZR1 drives sits as follows: Pop Mechanics 1, rest of Auto Journiverse 0. (UPDATE: This is apparently not Jay Leno and the photos were not, it seems, taken by our reader. Rather, they're from the Corvette Forums and taken by a nice guy named Jason about a month ago. Still, pics of a ZR1 on the street.)
Come on Angus and Chubby Checkers, are you going to let Pop Mech get the scoop? To be fair, we don't know who he is doing this for and, quite likely, he's probably just driving it because Ed Welburn gave him the keys to his ZR1 and said "here, take it."
Chevy Gets A 2009 Corvette ZR1 Right To The Chin Hey, Look, A ZR1
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1:20 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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My granny used to call it Calfshit Yellow
Since you ask, I'd call that color "Amarillo Douchebag" but it won't make sense because most people will pronounce it like the city in Texas.
The window on the hood makes the nose of the car look shorter.
However, the window on the hood makes dragon man parts look longer.
"Morning after piss" yellow.
Lucky Leno.
Doesn't look like Victory Yellow, seems too dark. Maybe they're giving the ZR1 their own color palate.
These pics were not taken by me, I just picked 'em up from my friendly neightbourhood subie forums...
I think Bob Falfa said it best...
"Say, I like the color of your car there. What's that supposed to be? Sort of a cross between piss yellow and puke green ain't it?"
It also sort of reminds me of dog-vomit, maybe Labrador Yellow?
I'm sure it's the same "victory lane" yellow as the C6R's. Look for it at Lemans.
Wow that hood window just looks dumber and dumber
My the way, the colour is actually: "Yellow... Is it me you're looking for?"
"Vitamin Bee"
The phone went, "Green! Green!" so I pinked it up, and said, "Yellow?"
"There's always room for Y-e-l-l-o-w."
"They call me Bellow Yellow."
Nick Hogan Yellow.
@jchabotte: Felis Magnetis
"Who Cares I'd Take It In Primer" yellow
Looks like Chromium Yellow.
Close to some Mustard.
@AshOfTheTitans: Excellent.
"Nailed-together-by-apes Banana Yellow."
"I'd like to fellate your car yellow".
I like the shot of the guys in the Fusion(?) craning their necks. Very nice.
I love the Fusion drivers in the last picture... They're drooling all over the window.
Seems fitting seeing as both Leno and the ZR-1 have the same chin.
@boosted-lego-wagon: Yeah I'm sure everyone who puts together Corvettes appreciates that. Use that next time you're on a factory tour.
Yellow Journalism
@j6r: [jalopnik.com]
What? They let Bill Cowher drive it? The one true Chin. You could call it 'Steeler Gold', mebbe.
With a Rebel Yellow?
@Bad Juju: He would just stare at the car angrily...
Hey Jalopnik,
Check this out..
[forums.corvetteforum.com]
@smoke~: very nice.
Clearly the chin isn't big enough to be Leno. Wait was that Vette yellow?
Just wait....the Transformers logo will show up in the hood window at some point.
Its nice to see someone else f**kup something for a change...
I think it's called, "I never got enough attention as a child" yellow.
Pissy Yellow, Pissy car.
I'll call it bumble bee.
vega yellow...
and what kind of camera did they use? the vertical only camera...fire the photog
Baby Mustard
"Arrest-Me Yellow"
That should be its official name, how it appears on the invoice or whatever.
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