1953 Chevrolet Corvette C1: Regular Car Reviews

We drive a first-year Corvette C1. This is serial number #87, provided by Classic Promenade www.classicpro...
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[@Arthurzeiro]

Red interior, White exterior, Blue engine. That's a very subtle 'Murica red, white and blue, the C1 is so classy even its patriotism flies under the radar.

[@trevorflanagan4873]

ArthurAlcantara or under the hood

[@clickreportifyouareacrybab5942]

cheeseburger diet

[@fakename287]

@@clickreportifyouareacrybab5942 those weren't invented yet

[@CheetahFoxx]

@@fakename287 At that time it was the pork sausage, thousand island dressing, Winston cigarette, and martini diet. And great heavy beasts roamed across the plains. They were called "doughy guys" by the people of the time.

[@hastingsdirect7300]

America isn't subtle

[@erikn.7540]

"I am cool in this" he says, with a gopro strapped to his forehead....

[@PaulRudd1941]

How else are you going to get a driving shot

[@アカシア-w7b]

@@PaulRudd1941 camera in mouth

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

3:04 not winga dinga...

[@PaulRudd1941]

@@アカシア-w7b well I guess I walked right into that one eh?

[@remigusker6024]

Is he wrong though?

[@michaeld2799md]

The wholesomeness when that 300ZX owner gave him a thumbs up. You’re crying not me.

[@EdsterZ0529]

Why are there onions?

[@cgmoog]

Yet a C4 pulls out behind it and the driver does not seem to see it.

[@vindesh17]

@@cgmoog I'm pretty sure that was a C5.

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

Actually seeing a c1 on the road is a life changing experience, I saw one once from the passengers seat of my brother's 84 trans am, my brother revved the trans am a little and the guy in the c1 revved his engine a little and I've never been so awed by a car before

[@dekhunter148]

I'm a 300zx owner myself and one of my friends who also owns a 300zx is with his dad restoring his 54 c1 which was 427 and manual swapped back in the 70s and hearing that relatively quiet big block run in a gorgeous car like that caked in dust from 38 years of sitting in a shed is a life long experience

[@DeltaEcho303]

A 'Blue Flame' Haiku: The engine revs low. The transmission offers less. Blue flame means nothing.

[@nslouka90]

Todd Gordon unless you got a propane fueled corvette

[@nslouka90]

we sell corvette and corvette accessories

[@devinthierault]

*intense Yoko Ono noises*

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

Are you aware that this is a 1953 car?

[@smh9902]

I can explain the "blue flame" thing. I'm an engineer that specializes in combustion system and engine technology (I design and engineer wood/pellet stove's and have designed some very cutting edge pulse detonation engines). hydrogen burns with a yellow color and carbon burns blue. When you burn natural gas, which is mostly methane, it has 1 carbon atom holding together 4 hydrogen atoms. Natural gas burns blue when its burning cleanly, because instead of just burning the hydrogen you're also burning the carbon. Incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons results in higher CO emissions and less energy/efficiency delivered for the same amount of fuel. However, the only way they would be able to know what color the deflegration wave is, is either using a transparent head, and given that its a OHV and not a flathead I doubt they did that, or by using gunson colortunes, and I'm not sure if those were invented before 1953.

[@RonanNotRyan]

*"It revs to Negative RPM!"* That was gold.

[@kaitlyn__L]

I'm such a stupid stickler that my first thought, after laughing, was "but wait, that just means it spins the other way"

[@purpleneons]

@@kaitlyn__L tell that to me who laughed BECAUSE of that realisation

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@purpleneons :3

[@amanwithnoname6687]

"Oh, that's not good" got me.

[@SpaceMissile]

i'm really missing the joke here, and my inner car guy is sad. send help pls

[@ryanskystorm527]

These aren’t “reviews”. These are documentations of automotive history in the form of a man’s thoughts on his experiences with the car; not just rigid statistics.Mr.Regular, you are an artist, I can see why your channel is growing. This is a different kind of car content. As always. 10/10

[@rolux4853]

Yeah I can’t understand why the channel isn’t above a million yet. The last 3-4 years it seems to stay the same which I find super odd.

[@Tony-112]

@@rolux4853 I would of hoped he hit 1 Million at least by now.

[@rolux4853]

@@Tony-112 yeah your absolutely right! I wonder what's going on their and if KZbins ridiculous censorship is at fault. "He said dick, his videos mustn't be promoted!!!!!!!"

[@MrNamegame]

That part near the end where the Nissan guy's like "hey, that's pretty damn cool" and the Corvette guy's just talking with him a bit as he's going for a second That sold this whole episode of RCR for me.

[@markmiller3279]

It was very sweet. Everyone loves seeing something like this on the street, whatever they drive.

[@dekhunter148]

@@markmiller3279 I'm a z32 owner also. It's just something we all learned from these old cars is to be friendly to everyone. You'll have people wave at you, come up to you, and share stories of when one of their family/friends had one back in the day. Just like the c1 everyone loves those cars no matter if you're 90 or you're 5 you can't help but appreciate a Corvette and their Japanese counterpart.

[@SpaceMissile]

that was a bro moment. definitely an intentional shot to linger on. nice editing, RCR

[@andrewray3154]

Thunderbird fan here, I love how both the Vette and Tbird started in the "same" market demographic but crossed and one went super sport and the other went bigger and softer.

[@Burt1038]

It's just sad that Ford constantly knee-capped the T-bird (starting in the 80s at least) to keep it out of the Mustang's space whereas GM didn't seem to have that issue with the Camaro/Corvette because they understood that those were different markets/types of buyers.

[@dannygloversshotgun211]

Burt1038 nah man the kneecapping goes all the way back to the second gen in the 50’s. In 58-59 Ford turned the Thunderbird into a full size 4 family “sport coupe”. After the Mustang was produced Ford stopped trying to sell the TBird as sporty and marketed it as a personal luxury car. As much as I love the Thunderbird (especially the 1969-1971 models, 2dr or 4dr) Ford pretty much retired from trying to beat GM after the 1st gen TBird best the Corvette at being an affordable American Sports car.

[@Burt1038]

@@dannygloversshotgun211 Well that's not what I really meant; I don't necessarily blame Ford for going a different route than GM; it's just that they didn't seem to follow through on their own concept. The T-bird was an unfortunate combination of compromises: it had to be less sporty than the Mustang, and less luxurious than the Lincoln Mark series. So it didn't do anything particularly well. I compare it to the Infiniti G35/37 and Nissan 350/370z. Even though those cars had the same engines the Inifiniti were tailored towards a more mature buyer and appealed to a different crowd than the Z, so Nissan didn't see a need to make the engines crappier on purpose the way Ford did to the Thunderbird.

[@markmiller3279]

@@Burt1038 Yet, despite being a tragically lousy car, the Thunderbird was one of the best-selling cars of the mid-to-late-70s. It was the era of personal luxury, and the T-bird hit the bullseye.

[@TheOzthewiz]

And guess who won the sales race. A lot of folks may not know this, but when the 4-seater Bird was introduced, Ford had to run 3 shifts to keep up with demand, all during a RECESSION in the late '50s!

[@zachhatten261]

I respect the hell out of the OG Corvette, but my favorite was the C1 facelift from 1958-61. The 4 headlamps and more sporty rear just frosts my cookies

[@supermario2100]

Absolutely love the '59 Corvette, especially the white scoop panels on the sides. Hard-pressed to think of a more beautiful American car from the time period.

[@senorpepper3405]

and the 283

[@benn454]

The perfect C1 for me would be a 53 front end with a 55-57 rear end and a smallblock. So...basically a 55-57 with a 53 front clip.

[@davidjohnrupprecht4784]

@@benn454 My dream56-57w' 53-55clip&doors.The deck had better styling56-57. 53-55styling was unchanged. All V8 after beginning of55model year.

[@markmiller3279]

No doubt, the revised model was a beauty, but so, in a more delicate way, is this, except maybe the rather busy tail end with its bottle-rocket-exhaust taillights. That windshield is amazingly pretty, and the front end is excellent.

[@MattJohnVO]

He comes back with an "I Saw a Tiger" cover

[@tiko4621]

Hahaha I knew that’s what it sounded like!

[@slater_aidan]

Nearly spat out my cereal when i heard "Men whistled, boys said neat-o, and old people... had polio"

[@da_jeezuss8922]

This is the car that you pull up to car shows with and say "Greetings, fellow motorists! Golly, your automobiles are quite keen."

[@peterbiltxr379]

it's a 53 not a 23 lol

[@assoonaspastablepizza8135]

And then everyone asks if you know how to properly close the hood of a classic car.

[@vinnydaq13]

“Jeepers, Mr. Wilson…that Corvette is really boss!” - Dennis the Menace

[@jimpatterson7954]

A blue flame does mean good combustion. There is even a tool to see this and adjust air fuel ratio called a "Gunson Colortune". It's a real thing. It's like, science .

[@larrylentini5688]

Yup. Science that has frick all to do with what's happening in that particular engine.

[@aussiebloke609]

Guess he's never seen a Bunsen Burner in high school either. But he also thinks it had mechanical brakes - then shows a picture of a hydraulic brake line a few minutes later. Researching the details and not saying things he doesn't actually know...these aren't strong points for either him or Roman. Go figure.

[@brinx8634]

@@larrylentini5688 Sooo...it was through alchemy they made it? You're just another smart arse who says dumb shit.

[@roddydykes7053]

aussiebloke609 it’s also painful to watch him try to drive fast. But he’s a wordsmith

[@aussiebloke609]

@Roddy dykes A "wordsmith" that makes basic definition errors - in his chosen field, no less - is no smith at all. At this point, it's more like pseudo-intellectual ego-stroking. They really should learn the topic, or at least don't say anything if he doesn't know, rather than making stuff up. It's been getting painful to listen to, lately.

[@ReverendTed]

I keep seeing that grey 300ZX Turbo in the background. That was my childhood dream car. Didn't hurt that it made Car and Driver's Best list for something like 10 years in a row.

[@mndlessdrwer]

Especially if you got the twin-turbo model that has 4WS, since it made the handling even better.

[@barryervin8536]

When I was in high school back around 1962 my older sister was dating a guy who's father owned a 53 Corvette. He used to sneak the car out of the garage in the middle of the night and would show up at our house around 2 AM and they'd go joy riding in it. I never did get a ride in it but I did sit in it and was amazed that it actually was more cramped inside than my neighbor's MGA.

[@Raist474]

Such a beautiful car. Corvette made pearl outside and red inside sexy.

[@kevina2052]

HA! SAY THAT AFTER YOU LOOK AT A NEW CAMRY WITH THE SAME COLOR SCHEME!

[@theeoddments960]

Kevin A okay transatlantic kevin

[@Notoproject2025]

I think this vette was also offered in blue. Possibly in it's 2nd year. Just hope it didn't cum with red interior.

[@VerdeMorte]

The opposite was the most common stock color scheme...

[@jasepoag8930]

As a C5 Corvette owner, god damn does that represent the community. Mine is about as common as they come, and I'm fine with that.

[@richardharrold9736]

What do C5 guys make of buggies like Cleetus McFarland's Leroy the Savage?

[@jasepoag8930]

@@richardharrold9736 I wouldn't do it, but I think it's neat. It's not really talked about much.

[@richardharrold9736]

@@jasepoag8930 I doubt many could reasonably object to Leroy given that it was (and still is) crash-damaged. The frame on that car is still bent and it's running 7.8s quarters...

[@jasepoag8930]

@@richardharrold9736 I'm not really much of a purist. I've got fixed headlights and coilover suspension on mine. Many would say I've completley ruined the character of the car. Haha. Frankly I even think Rob's rotary C5 is interesting.

[@richardharrold9736]

@@jasepoag8930 is it worth pursuing serious weight loss on these cars? I know Cleetus swapped to a tubular front subframe to save weight on his, but the car then never seemed to steer straight, which it had before despite the damage. C5s certainly seem capable of some crazy feats of economy despite their power and use of large pushrod engines. Personally, I wish they'd offered it with the LL8 straight six...

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

The first model car I ever owned when I was a boy. What an utter milestone.

[@woody9382000]

3:39 "... and watch them shut up when you arrive" as a fancy looking C5 enters the road in the background.

[@AndrewTheRadarMan]

3:45 speak of the devil, look at the c5 in the back lmao

[@fryloc359]

It just kind of slides out and slithers off, clearly outclassed.

[@SpaceMissile]

good eye

[@tozsteath]

The Z32 guy saying hello! was so cute

[@SuperSportSS]

Then of course proceeds to do a ricer fly-by.

[@ryansmith2814]

@@SuperSportSS flyby? Thats camry acceleration bro

[@dekhunter148]

@@SuperSportSS it was a na z32 just like mine. I'm a good bit modified and can do 0-60 in 5.8 seconds. Well that's new Camry xse 0-60 times

[@nthgth]

@@dekhunter148 that's V-6 Camry territory since 2007, but I'm sure you had a considerable power deficit to overcome, and that deserves respect. (I drive an FRS so I am not being sarcastic here, lol)

[@dekhunter148]

@@nthgth stock a na z32 is 222hp at the crank, I ran the car on a Dyno day when I bought it for 172 at the wheels. Now it's still na but all emissions is gone, no clutch fan, manual swap, and did a custom intake setup so I'm betting around 190-200ish to the wheels now. Edit: also whenever I bother getting another daily I'm taking the engine out and running 12.5:1 compression pistons and some mild cams which are sitting in the garage

[@billhill7330]

My grandpa starved in the 1930's in the dust bowl. He grew during WW2 when he finally got a good meal. Went from like 5'6 to 6'1 lol

[@kaitlyn__L]

holy shit! That's a lot of growing.

[@TheOzthewiz]

But, he probably weighed 175 soaken wet, thanks to LOTS of exercise.

[@Phos9]

2003 does seem like the corvette-iest year, in retrospect.

[@SpaceMissile]

50-year anniversary. i'm sure you already know that, but i had to google it.

[@johnpossum556]

I would have been here sooner but I was watching Jay Leno eat assembly lube for one of his chain driven airplane motorb car.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Does Jay still ride his "Y2K" jet powered bike? Haven't heard anything about it lately.

[@K3NnY_G]

Ohh yeah. "regular". Remember when you drove a Toyota Echo? REMEMBER WHEN YOU LOVED IT?

[@TylerL220]

@Jody Owen The 4runner TRD is pretty sweet imo

[@gumballguy34]

@Jody Owen Shit take tbh

[@SonicBoone56]

@Jody Owen are you dumb?

[@TheOzthewiz]

Mr. Regular also drove a '70s Celica(Scotty gave that video 5 thumbs up), said that the car drove LIKE BRAND NEW. Toyota Quality?

[@Mladjasmilic]

This is the distance I drove myself in 9 days. In Daewoo Lanos.

[@Mladjasmilic]

@@markkoetsier6475 My was 5 speed manual. Hydraulic clutch. Joy to drive.

[@TheOzthewiz]

When better cars are built, Daewoo WILL build them, good example.............Chevy Aveo! lol

[@Mladjasmilic]

@@TheOzthewiz My sister has 2011 Aveo Sedan T250. 1.2l, comfortable, chain, good on fuel economy. Has it for 2 years, no major issues (passanger window went out of allignment and some bulbs burned out).

[@ODean-qi5xt]

I kinda hope to see a review of one of them Bentleys in the background, I would like to hear Mr. Regular talk about the false opulence of early 2000's flex culture.

[@0554joe]

All he’s missing is the C2 and the C8 now!

[@seththomas9105]

He needs to bag a 58/59, maybe a 61, a 66/67 big block. If the world is just he gets a 63 split window too.

[@kennethdorning]

He did a C8 review.

[@AssOnAPlate187]

SO YOU'RE SAYING THIS CAR IS A PREQUEL TO WINGA DINGA A PREQUINGA DINGA, IF YOU WILL

[@kingssuck06]

I was having a rough day, this made me laugh for about a minute straight. Thanks

[@RealRaynedance]

No, this one is solidly winga dinga in terms of year. Winga dinga starts in 1940 and lasts until about 1980. (Yeah, I know he says it's too early for winga dinga in the video.)

[@Myaufroto1]

I want to like this comment, but the number is at 69 as of current typing (nice...), so just letting you know, I like this comment.

[@markmiller3279]

@@RealRaynedance I think he means that it's conception is very different from wingadinga cars, being inspired by lightweight European sports cars. To me the styling is a hybrid, very European from the doors forward, but with an excessively American tail end.

[@RealRaynedance]

@@markmiller3279 Most likely. I'm just a bit dumb today.

[@daviddavis1322]

"Here's a car. It doesn't get driven" Cue the theme to Curb Your Enthusiasm. The owner of the car is highly gracious.

[@jasper_saberwolf]

Love the RCR intermission style of having NOAA weather band mixed with vaporwave-ish music

[@ReverendNaughty]

Check out Sunday Television by Cat System Corp if you loved that...

[@d.leesheppard7607]

NOAA

[@dekhunter148]

It gave me flashbacks to my childhood during this one storm where the weather service came on and sounded exactly like that. Was a fun time seeing a tornado in the distance here in NC.

[@jasper_saberwolf]

Darren Sheppard oops just realized that...must’ve been half asleep when I typed this lol

[@TheOzthewiz]

It should have included a national weather map.

[@alidaraie]

13:20 W H O L E S O M E

[@Leightspeed_]

How everyone wishes the car community was.

[@ElliottAlvis]

I have driven our 1954 corvette many miles. The steering wheel is so close to the seat that it will actually leave marks on your pants if you drive it for extended periods. They are actually great cruisers. No one ever knows what it is unless they are true Corvette fans

[@stevangucu522]

3:14 editing, context and payoff at it’s best.

[@omarghoul7883]

Same with 2:20

[@jamesdean2805]

Your Corvette guy mocking skills have reached astronomical levels thank you😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wasabicars]

That was ... all so good. Sweet car, sweet vid, humorous, nostalgic, reverent. "Cars can never look like this again", indeed. Kinda "Sublime" on the guitar, too. Noice

[@hanswurst4815]

3:17 i love how he is always portraying boomers in that kind of way xD

[@lucysmith4242]

osp80 let me guess. You have a rare C5 corvette

[@andraschko4735]

Corvette C1 the rich mans Karmann Ghia and I love it edit: Spelling

[@MindBlowerWTF]

Isnt Karmann Ghia a bug with extra steps? And bug is a VW bus with no kids. So C1 is rich, childless man VW bus.

[@benn454]

@@MindBlowerWTF VW Buses are becoming the rich man's VW Bus. Prices are going way up.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Except, without all the ill-fitting body panels and cracked fiberglass.

[@adamscholz5374]

Wholesome moment @ 13:21 💖

[@kitten-inside]

Such a beautiful death trap.

[@jblyon2]

This is a car that is best displayed, not only for pure viewing enjoyment, but also for the safety of any potential occupants lol

[@richardharrold9736]

@RICKY 150bhp through a Powerglide coupled with suspension from a cart and steering from a boat. It's not going to be fun.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Look on the bright side, in a major crash you don't need a "wrecker" just a broom and dustpan!

[@arturozamorano2168]

every classic car is a death trap, but they are gorgeus

[@Brentastrophe]

This is just one of the coolest things to see because not only do you learn about a C1, but you also get to see Mr. Regular drive something that absolutely is unattainable to almost anyone in this day and age. Even if the car is dated you still hear the enjoyment.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

0:17 The front end looks, vaguely, as if it was designed by HR Giger. I see a little alien chestburster when I see the grill and its gritted teeth.

[@fortune2122]

Looks like a dude on 4 caps of molly

[@brianlee4629]

Agreed, and tomorrow marks 6 years ever since he died. RIP HR Giger (2.5.40 - 5.12.14)

[@adamatari]

100% agree. It's the height of artistry, if you're talking sci-fi body horror. The ugliest of the Corvettes, in my opinion.

[@scudinferno]

Hey guys just wanted to say that this one was exceptionally good. Thanks.

[@jaytaylor629]

What an amazing car! Gorgeous inside and out. It's hard to believe how long the Corvette has been around.

[@joelincoln6560]

I like how the windshield edge is at throat height. Police in the 50's must have dreaded going to crashes and having to try find a head in a bush two fields over.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Don't worry, if you don't get decapitated, you'll get impaled by the steering column ;)

[@markmiller3279]

Crash pictures from that era are horrifying. People walk away from wrecks now that would have once killed them.

[@TheOzthewiz]

The driver would probably still be in the car, impaled on the NON collapsible steering column, the passenger probably thrown out because the doors would pop open on a moderate bump!

[@charlesfollette9692]

I’m sure that wasn’t as much a concern when people were in general shorter

[@TheOzthewiz]

@@charlesfollette9692 In the '50s, dying in a car crash didn't raise much concern. It was the risk you accepted, whether short or tall. As for people generally being shorter, being 9 years old in '53, I don't remember seeing that. Could you provide some factual information backing up your statement?

[@chimerschang]

Man, I'd really like to go back to the styling of that dashboard.

[@michaelhughes3302]

I'm nearly 5'5" and thanks to being an absolute fan of all things automotive, I'm a happy man!

[@TheOzthewiz]

You are a LUCKY man, you would fit in anything, not like me at 6-2, Miatas and most of the Korean "juke boxes" are off limits to me!

[@lukefarnham2119]

The way the exhaust comes right out of the rear bumper is so elegant. This car is the very definition of smooth. My grandfather had a 54’. Sold it to a buddy, who he later watched sell at auction for over 100k. Hindsight’s a bitch lol

[@wadez1000]

This is up there with e-type with most beautiful car ever.

[@Jack-hg1hq]

the E type is overrated

[@MrTakaMOSHi]

Karmann Ghia for me

[@wadez1000]

@@Jack-hg1hq everyone has diffent tastes.

[@christianhernandez9172]

Ehhhh, never liked how the first gen vette looked.

[@markmiller3279]

@Toxic Potato Agreed about the Jag, especially the coupe. That long hood looks great until you realize what it does to the overall proportions. Moving the base of the windshield forward a bit more and laying the windshield down more would help a lot in balancing it out.

[@tomfoolery5844]

There’s an old guy who goes to my local gym who daily drives his C1. He’s always smiling without a care in the world. Goddamned Legend.

[@paulelverstone8677]

That moment at 13:27 - that is respect and very rarely do you see that nowadays. And that is the C1. Flawed, but a beautiful thing to have, to own, to look at. It's a beautiful possession...

[@LS1Highwind]

Spot on impression of todays Vette owners. As always, perfect review, man.

[@operator91210]

I never understood going to a car meet that consists only one car. "I GOT A X" "WOW SO DO I" probably the most boring thing I've ever done

[@hughjass5156]

3:38 The "very special" c5 pulling out behind them right on cue is a nice touch

[@Sindroms23235]

Now I see what you meant about the design back when you described it during the C3 review.

[@Yukikazehalo]

The shape of that windshield is really something else.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Notice, NO visors, not even an option. Just like the '55 T-Bird!

[@cooperhall2793]

I casually saw a C1 just driving around last weekend in central Ohio with my dad. It caught both of us off guard. Beautiful car.

[@northerniltree]

Was anyone in it?

[@patrickmartin3322]

155hp in this I6 is a good 50hp more than Ford was getting out of the Flathead V8 that was discontinued the same year

[@JL-sm6cg]

The fact you guys took this out for a drive in PHOENIX, where every other person who doesn't know how tf to drive makes their home, is ballsy in and of itself! (This coming from someone who lives in this city.)

[@CJWilcox109]

This is as far from a “regular” car as i’ve ever seen on RCR.

[@LouisSubearth]

The C1 may be rare, but like he said in the history part, it's a sports car made from regular Chevy parts of the era wrapped in a fiberglass body.

[@assoonaspastablepizza8135]

Make Avenger Reviews Great Again or start calling yourself Boring Car Reviews.

[@almatsailaukhan9181]

at least it's a car

[@TheOzthewiz]

Let's do another "un-regular" car like a '55----'57 T-Bird, unlike the C1 Vette, there MANY MORE 'Birds out there!

[@rpsmith2990]

@InfiniteMushroom Just when I was about to suggest that he return to review the '64 Buick Electra Sport Coupe...

[@sith4923]

I remember a time when you couldn't use other people's C1 photos. You've definitely come a long way since then!

[@off_mah_lawn2074]

Look at the smile on the man’s face while he’s driving! Great video!

[@hollywood21639]

C2 is still my favorite. Especially 63

[@TheOzthewiz]

Split-window?

[@sambulleit6191]

C2 was the one that got me into classic cars to begin with. Those lines are something else 👌

[@thomasknobbe4472]

The question of why the Powerglide is one for the ages. Chevrolet spokesmen defended it as modern, giving up little in terms of performance numbers (0-60 of eleven seconds in a 1954 Road and Track test, top speed of 107), and more in keeping with their goal of building a sports/GT road car than a track winner. Manual came with the '55 V8, and that year didn't sell very well, suggesting they may have made the correct call for what they were trying. It didn't really become America's Sports Car until the 1957 model. This thing went from drawing board to test mule in seven months, maybe they didn't think have the time to develop a manual linkage that would work. Loving those little tail fins, I had not really seen them in detail before. Your analysis is spot on; this is more of a beautiful experience, a "World of Tomorrow" promise-From GM!-than a daily driver.

[@andrewwhite7537]

Wow. there was a 300zx at the end.

[@TheOzthewiz]

This is probably the BEST video from Mr. Regular to date. Thanks for uploading! Now, we need a review of FORD's answer to this......a '55---''57 T-Bird!

[@jakenoble842]

Moment at the light at 12:30 is wholesome af

[@MrGavinspoppop]

I enjoyed your presentation of the C1 ... I convinced a Chevy dealer salesman to let me test drive ( with him in the car ) a 57 corvette convertible .. It blew blue smoke out the rear but I loved it ...with no money I had to ask the old man " Can you buy me a car ?" " Sure " he said " Just get me the money" ,,, I was not amused .............................

[@va4cqd]

The high pressure 235 refered to the oiling system inside the engine. Previous versions used a low pressure pump and squirt nozzles to get oil on the connecting rod bearings. High pressure used drilled passages in the crankshaft and a higher pressure oil pump

[@h.j.b3705]

@1:37... Look at that beautiful sky...

[@jimmyguy428]

Another great video! It's always nice to start the day with a new RCR video. Please keep up the good work! BTW, that's not a "radiator overflow tank", it's an "expansion tank". The coolant still has the "spill on the ground, overflow method". LOL!

[@EvilCerealBoX]

So crazy. I saw a white late50s c1 that looked like this driving in Austin, Tx. I think it had white interior. Super gorgeous.

[@CyberManny23]

Was that a show room quality s2000? And a buick grand national!? 🔥

[@peopleschampgarage7869]

Show room cars in a show room? No fucking way

[@curbozer5006]

@RICKY That was a bargain....these radical cars are moving on up in price really fast....one of those with maybe 70,000 miles would go for around 24 grand....maybe 40 grand in a couple more years...those cars kick ass!

[@MrJayrock620]

53 Corvette, The car that goes like grandma with her walker, stops like one of her rambling stories, and handles like a dollar store frying pan. But we still love you grandma.

[@fryloc359]

This comment is funnier than anything in the video

[@RageousMode]

The genesis of "Sewww fawnsehhh."

[@dougemery2519]

As a young man I saw one of these in my father's mechanic's garage. I remember it having the Blue Flame engine. The mechanic said that car would be his retirement someday. There is one of these hidden away in an old run down garage in upstate ny.

[@dyvimtvar]

"Bat out of hell by meat-" Somehow ironic that you can't mention the name of a popular dish in a discussion about free expression because of some greedy boomer.

[@timothyhagan2579]

Pure poetry at the end. I think I cried a little.

[@TerribleUsernameAmirite]

I'm about as early to this video as this car is

[@wileecoyote5749]

And the perks?

[@areitu]

The "Blue Flame" on the engine cover is a reference to how you used a special spark plug holder with a window into the combustion chamber ('Colortune'). Blue was usually right where you get max performance and economy...hence 'blue flame'!

[@mikeyoung00]

One of your best videos ever. And what a beautiful, ill tempered car to do a story on.

[@chiefkeef74]

Also why did you censor Meatloaf's name? Just curious

[@DefenistrationAlley]

Due to the insane reckless greed of the recording industry probably. Maybe there is a clause somewhere that Meatloaf can't be mentioned on tv, or monetized media, without demanding a cut.

[@md_vandenberg]

Perhaps an editing error. Occam's Razor: "Simpler solutions are more likely to be correct than complex ones."

[@charlesrocks]

This is the best Regular Car Review of 2020.

[@joaopedrobittencourt9524]

"Cars can never look like this again...and i think thats beaultiful" Followed by a big old smile from the trunk :)

[@MrGibsonguy335]

The first Corvette made it's public debut at the New York Auto Show hosted by the Waldorf Astoria hotel on January 17, 1953. That also happened to be the day I was born! So the Corvette and I are exactly the same age.

[@kerc]

Those last sentences almost teared me up.

[@rksnj6797]

I love how you describe using the brakes. I had a 1969 Chevelle with the same brake system and that's exactly how it stopped! Gotta love the ol' "Slip & Slide" Powerglide!

[@spedinturtle]

Awesome you made out to Phoenix! Lots of great cars out here, just a tad warm for the next few months.

[@gunsbeersmemes]

This is how far your show has come, seriously. From driving beat to shit 80s Mazdas and Buicks...to driving the 87 Corvette made. You guys really pulled yourselves up!

[@mariodacostamosteiro7262]

And it's a pain in the ass getting this car in GT4(Gran Turismo 4)

[@devinpaul9026]

The Peyote actually takes styling cues from it. Of course, in GTA 4 the Peyote is still a decent car in general-- acceleration and brakes are fairly weak-- but it looks damn nice and has fair speed. That GTA 5 rendition though? Get a gangster custom, fix THAT up, and then mostly just keep it on display-- otherwise stay FAR the hell away!

[@mariodacostamosteiro7262]

@@devinpaul9026 I was refering to Gran Turismo 4

[@devinpaul9026]

@@mariodacostamosteiro7262 No, I know I originally saw an A in there. I know this because I actually wondered what in the hell you were talking about-- then assumed you were of the modding community. Nice bait, but I know what I saw.

[@QuickestQuickChop]

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[@EricGrumling]

In the late 1980s there was one in Johnstown PA. Older guy, took it to all the car shows. IIRC he bought it new since at the time Johnstown was booming and he worked for Bethlehem Steel (like everyone else who wasn't a coal miner). My friend and I would take his dad's old '53 Buick Super convertible to the same shows so we got to know it pretty well.

[@keep-it-real-1389]

what a beautiful car but I still prefer the C3

[@98triffid]

The C3 started out as a great concept but...drive a late (76+) C3 and shudder. Fortunately that was not the end for them

[@DaiAtlus79]

0:48 BNL had released The Yellow Tape aka 'Barenaked Ladies' in 1991. It was first a demo (on cassette) but demand had it released commercially (a demo tape that got certified Gold here in Canada), and it predates Gordon, which is a studio album, by a year. Gordon was made because people wanted more, and their careers were already on track.

[@mark55883]

This car is america wrapped in a european exterior :)))

[@samstanfield2634]

Mark Gergo no that’s classic America exterior

[@mark55883]

@@samstanfield2634 the rear end maybe but everything else is european in my opinion

[@jessicah3450]

Its look reminds me of my mom's Fiat Spider. Beautiful car, and it shifted like a hot knife cutting through butter.

[@markmiller3279]

@@mark55883 And it's sad the tail end looks like the product of a toilet and urinal factory. Those dumb taillights with their silly rocket fins make me frown. They got so much right on this car and then totally blew it.

[@calvinnickel9995]

Well, considering the Marshall Plan and the Anglo-American loan pretty much covered every European country that made sports cars.... they were American. :))))

[@HeidLander]

too funny! Just this past weekend I checked out all of your Corvette vids (C3 thru C7).

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

Some time last summer me and my brother took his 84 trans am out with the t top off and eventually we pulled up to a stop light and next to us was an absolutely immaculate C1, my brother revved the trans am up and the guy in the c1 revved his c1 up a little and to this day I've never felt such a connection with a stranger

[@TheThunderwars]

I may have a clue about that blue flame thing. I have only classic cars and motorcycles, each one is of course carburated. To get the mixture right, I use that thing called "Colortune". It is basically a transparent spark plug. Therefore, it allows you to see the color of the combustion that's taking place in the cylinder head. You know that a white-ish flames mean lean, a yellow-ish means rich and a blue flame means perfect stoichiometry, hence the name on the valve cover. Most modern day NA cars are tuned lean, but if you run a turbo set up you may want to run a bit richer in the yellow : that extra fuel, when it evaporates ( because too much fuel means some will not combust) will take away heat from your engine. This is called "latent heat" and helps turboed engine to run cooler.

[@justinjohnson1766]

Thank God someone will review an old car. To me there is no limit in age of a vehicle to review.

[@justagreasemonkey]

Worked on one of these in trade school. Needless to say we were drooling.

[@austenbarker7854]

A "high pressure" 235 means high oil pressure. So you get full oil pressure to both rod and main bearings instead of high pressure mains and low pressure rods. They phased out the low pressure version around '53-54.

[@radu-dumitruburca9236]

So... my dream car is a '67-'71 C3 Corvette (prefferably '69) and I was looking up for things from every generation of Corvette that are distinct to include in my C3... and then I stumble across this video thinking I will se an in depth video so I can decide what I will add from the C1... just so i see this ( 12:31 ). Thanks man, I appreciate it ))))