So we meet the Corvette engineers and designers at the GM Design Center and they say, "Follow us - We have something to show you". We're led way down to the basement of the building, traveling through a maze of endless tunnels.
Cool beyond belief although we are really seeing ... nothing.
Then, we abruptly turn a corner and under harsh industrial-grade fluorescent lights - there it is: A glossy, glossy dark grey carbon-fibered, clear hooded, split-coved, bad bad assed ZR1. "Wow! ", we finally manage to say, but it begged the question: "Why us?"
They reply, "We wanted you to see this." ... And with that they open its huge hood, articulated with carbon fiber bracing underneath. We then gaze upon the menacing supercharged 650+ HP LS9 behemoth and something else catches our eye.
- Can we be seeing this?
Embossed on the top of the air intake snorkel ... deep down and almost out of sight ... is an evil looking "Jake" staring up at us, more sinister than ever. The reality of the situation sinks in - the ZR1 is branded with the Corvette Racing skull mascot.
We react with a yelp. We then look up and see them, arms folded, looking at us with confident grins on their big GM faces. We are instructed to say absolutely nothing - until now.
--- ryan81782 from detroit on 12.19.07 at 11:06 pm
updated my album with a ZR1 Forza 2 replica.
--- ryan81782 from detroit on 12.19.07 at 11:10 pm
Sweet. Nothing wrong with paying homage to your true roots.
--- BFisch06 from Flint on 12.19.07 at 11:23 pm
That is just too cool!
--- Bieck from The Netherlands on 12.20.07 at 3:20 am
Thanks Tom Wallace and everyone at GM associated with the building of the ZR1,and JAKE is even along for the ride.
--- johnnyoooo from rochester N.Y. on 12.20.07 at 5:57 am
Way COOL
--- hrd2ctch from Newmarket On on 12.20.07 at 1:05 pm
IF THIS DOESN'T NOTIFY THE CAR WORLD THAT THE "JAKE" MASCOT IS DESERVING ITS PLACE IN HISTORY AS THE MARK OF CORVETTE RACING AND PERFORMANCE , I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE COULD SIGNIFY THE PRESTIGE GM HAS BESTOWED ON THE BADBOYS GUY'S....YOU HAVE MADE THE CORVETTE LOVERS EVERYWHERE!!!!YOE HAVE EARNED ALL THE KUDOS AND I,FOR ONE,WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF THE BAD BOYS FRATERNITY...CONGRATS
--- SIR GUY from ST. LOUIS on 12.20.07 at 4:12 pm
Simply Awesome! Does anyone know the price tag on this baby yet?
--- ride250s from Iowa on 12.20.07 at 11:38 pm
Amazing car! Great to see engineers and designers with the brass to make this happen! Hats off to GM-and I'm a Blue Oval guy! Jake is now a part of production Corvette history-JAKE RULES!
--- Donnio from Bridge over to Philly on 12.21.07 at 12:10 pm
THANK YOU EDDIE JABBOUR FOR THE JAKE CONCEPT AND THANK YOU GM FOR REALIZING THAT CORVETTE IS FOR THE MASSES, YOUNG AND OLD...WHAT A MAGICAL YEAR 2007 HAS BEEN WITH THE RISE OF "JAKE" , THE LAGUNA "JAKE" CORVETTES AND NOW THE ZR1 SNORKEL. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT GM AND CORVETTE HAVE IN STORE FOR THE "JAKE" NATION.
--- SIR GUY from ST. LOUIS on 12.30.07 at 12:44 am
How cool!! Jake goes into production.
--- VetteMemphis: from MEMTN on 01.26.08 at 5:33am
Last comment: How cool!! Jake goes into production. --- VetteMemphis: from MEMTN on 01.26.08 at 5:33am
How cool!! Jake goes into production.
--- VetteMemphis: from MEMTN on 01.26.08 at 5:33am