There are sports icons, and then there's Michael Jordan. The basketball legend dunked on opposing teams for two decades, but off the court, he was dunking some seriously cool cars. Now, one of those cars from the peak of his career is immortalized, just like his likeness in the Basketball Hall of Fame.We turn to the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, which has added a new icon to its Pop Culture and Corvette: An American Love Affair exhibition. The car is a 1993 Corvette ZR-1, once owned by the NBA legend and now part of the exhibit that "explores how Corvette has captured hearts and imaginations across film, television, music, video games, and celebrity culture."National Corvette MuseumAnd you don't get a bigger and more enduring sports celebrity in the US than Michael Jordan. While he peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s, his name is still synonymous in pop culture, as is the Corvette. Owned By Jordan, Seen By The World Jordan's 1993 Corvette arrived with the 40th Anniversary Package, offered as RPO Z25 on 1993 Corvette models, which included the Ruby Red paint and matching sport seats. The ZR-1 package in 1993 boosted engine output from 375 to 405 horsepower, and with a specially tuned suspension, it was an absolute weapon of a car with a curb weight of just 3,503 pounds. In the early 1990s, the ZR-1 elevated Corvette into the supercar realm, able to compete with all but the most extreme Ferraris, Porsches, and Lamborghinis of the era.The Ruby Red Corvette also appeared in ESPN’s 2020 miniseries The Last Dance, which chronicled the rise of Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls dynasty, focusing on the team’s final 1997-1998 championship season. Jordan appears from the car after his now-famous “I’m back” fax that announced his return to basketball after he had tired of stardom and retired into Minor League Baseball. Peak Jordan-Era Corvette National Corvette Museum When this Corvette was produced, both the Corvette and Jordan were global names despite being so US-centric. In the US, there's a high chance you either have or will see both a C4 Corvette and a pair of Nike Air Jordan sneakers out in the wild today. Throughout the rest of the world, the Jordan line of Nike sneakers are still incredibly popular, and part of the reason why Jordan still ranks as the wealthiest athlete of all time. While the C4 Corvette may be a pop culture icon, it's still largely found only in the US.National Corvette MuseumThe car is on loan to the National Corvette Museum and will be on exhibition through Spring 2027. Visitors can see the vehicle as part of regular museum admission, with the Jordan ZR-1 being one of nearly a half-dozen Corvette ZR1 examples on exhibition. Other highlights include the 1959 Stingray Racer driven by Elvis Presley in the movie Clambake and the concept and the 1973 Medium Blue Corvette from the Hawaii Five-0 reboot. But there is one attached to an even more important piece of history.The museum also displays the 1968 Corvette formerly owned by Gemini and Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell, along with artifacts from his space flights. As well as being a prominent astronaut when the US went to the moon, Lovell wrote the book Lost Moon, which the film Apollo 13 was based on. GM was a big supporter of the NASA push into space, and through a dealership in Florida, offered the astronauts use of any Chevrolet model for a year at the nominal cost of $1. Most, of course, chose Corvettes.Source: National Corvette Museum