Lot# S9. S/N 1G1YZ23J4L5803015. Black/black leather. Odo: 111 miles. 350-ci 375-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. The first year ZR-1, still new in box. $60,600 sticker on window. Bloomington Gold certified, no wear noted anywhere. One of 3,049 built. Cond: 1.

Stay with me now as this gets confusing... First bid as a group alongside lots S10, S11, S12, S13, and S14 to a no-sale $305,000. Later offered individually to see if the total would be higher. This crowd was likely the seller's best chance at a high sale price, and that's exactly what he got at over $60k—but he's still $300 in the hole if he paid sticker for the car in ’90, not including inflation.

Lot# S10. S/N 1G1YZ23J1M5801885. Steel Blue/blue leather. Odo: 127 miles. 350-ci 375-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. A 2nd year ZR-1, still new in box. No condition issues noted, interior still wrapped in plastic. Window sticker shows $65,638. One of 2,044 built. Cond: 1.

All ’91 Corvettes were restyled with similar rectangular taillights to the ’90 ZR-1, but the ZR1 package still included wider rear panels to allow for 11-inch wide rear wheels. Likely driven from the dealer to the seller's garage, and not since. This price reflected the current market for these cars, which is still lagging behind their sticker prices when new.

Lot# S11. S/N 1G1YZ23J1N5800432. White/white leather. Odo: 56 miles. 350-ci 375-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. A 3rd year ZR-1, also still new in box with no wear whatsoever. Never titled, window sticker reads $66,818. One of 502 built. Cond: 1.

Few changes were made to the ZR1 package in ’92, including "ZR-1" badges above each side fender vent. Bid to $57,500 initially, then sold at the same price as S9 and S10. Another market price for an unused example.

Lot# S12. SS/N 1G1YZ23J1P5800448. Ruby Red/red leather. Odo: 33 miles. 350-ci 405-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. Another ZR-1 in completely unused condition. Interior wrapped in plastic, paint and body perfect. One of 448 built. Cond: 1.

1993 saw the ZR-1 get a performance bump from 375 hp to 405 hp as a result of changes to the cylinder heads and valvetrain. Four-bolt main bearings, platinum spark plugs, and an EGR system were included, and Mobil 1 synthetic oil was used from the factory. The market has more or less spoken on these cars, and this sale was no surprise.

Lot# S13. S/N 194677S120943. S/N 1G1YZ22H1R580087. Polo Green/beige leather. Odo: 117 miles. 350-ci 405-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. New in box with a $69,043 sticker price. Interior wrapped in plastic, paint and body completely unmarked. One of 448 built. Cond: 1.

ZR-1-specific five-spoke aluminum wheels made their debut in 1994, and were not available on other models. Otherwise, the ’94 model year remained almost excatly the same as ’93. Another market price for a ZR-1 with that new car smell.

Lot# S14. S/N 1G1YZ22J1S5800380. Competition Yellow/beige leather. Odo: 66 miles. 350-ci 405-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. The last year of the ZR-1 and the last car of this collection. Still new in the dealer wrappers. $69,953.00 sticker price, one of 448 built. Cond: 1.

After the 5 cars were individually totalled, the bid prices at the hammer came to $362,250—better than the $305,000 they were bid to as one lot, but a whole lot less than the owner's desired $425,000. Well sold individually.

Lot# 340.1. S/N 1G1YZ23J8L5802658. Black/red leather. Odo: 717 miles. 350-ci 375-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. Basically a brand new "wrapper" ZR-1. All panel gaps per factory, paint shows only minor road use on front nose, interior wrapped in factory plastic. Clean engine bay does show some use. Stored properly and kept in pristine condition with only 717 original miles. Cond: 2+.

What to do with these cars? If you drive it, it will lose value. If you don't drive it, it might have an issue down the road when you decide that it needs to be exercised for a few miles. If you put yourself in the way-back machine to travel back to your local GM dealer in 1990, this is the car you'd want. I'd peg this in the well sold column... at least for now.

Lot# F36. S/N 1G1YZ23JXP5800321. Ruby Red/red leather. Odo: 5,200 miles. 350-ci 405-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. With just 5,200 miles on the odometer, this ZR-1 is flawless inside and out. Excellent paint, nice panel gaps, unmarked glass, spotless interior and engine compartment. Cond: 1.

If you've ever wanted to own a ZR-1—and if you've ever driven one you've probably wanted to own one—this might have been the one to get. This car had a lot going for it: only 448 ZR-1s were built in 1993, it had the classy 40th Anniversary package, and was in like-new, 5,200 mile condition. For the price of a new SUV, the buyer got a true supercar. A good buy.

Lot# 2844. S/N 1G1YZ23J5L5800169. Red/brown leather. 350-ci 375-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. Equipped with pb, pw, ps, a/c, cruise control, tilt wheel, cd player, and 2 tops. All original with very minor imperfections in bright red paint. Like new original leather interior, spotless under hood and on chassis. Like new in every respect. Cond: 1-.

Another one put away with hopes of a big return. This was a brand new ZR-1 that had never been registered or reported sold with full documentation. The price was higher than many, despite the odd brown and red color combo.

Lot# 398. S/N 1G1Y223J8L58008893. Black/black leather. Odo: 5,300 miles. 5.7-liter 375-hp fuel-injected V8, 6-sp. Essentially a new car in climate controlled storage all its life. Factory-new aside from a new battery and new oil filter. Shiny extra wheels included. Cond: 1.

ZR-1 owners may be holding out hope after the $1m price paid for the first 2009 ZR1 at B-J this year, but for now this is bang on high book for the early ’90s super ’Vette—about $20,000 less that they cost new. There are lots of these around, and they conjure up memories of those 1976 Eldorado "last" convertibles.