The Corvette c3 is a piece of beautiful art on four wheels!!
@RoxanneBarbelo6 жыл бұрын
OMG! This was my first car! 1971 Metallic Orange 454 Tan interior and side exhaust! I had a T-top. The pics are on my Instagram! @roxxygalaxy
@sunset986S4 жыл бұрын
Boy this brings back memories! My '71 was an Ontario Orange t-top and I voided the warranty within two weeks by installing Hooker chrome side mount headers, Holley 800 double pumper, Accel dual point distributor, B & M shifter plate, Ansen mags...it was a beast but only got 12 mpg on a good day...lol
@bg1476 жыл бұрын
What a great car in the collection. Love the saddle colored seats and the vinyl looking top.
@v8berenguer3726 жыл бұрын
Here is my dream car. Coolest car in the history of automobile!
@reducecotwo6 жыл бұрын
I drove one once, it scared the shit out of me!
@mattbudesa30386 жыл бұрын
Nah a 67 with the 427 is way better in my opinion.
@v8berenguer3726 жыл бұрын
@@mattbudesa3038, you Sir, have a good taste. The 67 vette is gorgeous.👍 But I prefer the c3 body style. 😀
@mattbudesa30386 жыл бұрын
@@v8berenguer372 😊 whatever floats your boat my friend! Can't go wrong with a C3.
@rlmach12 жыл бұрын
The car is so nice!!! the only thing i would want would be the 4-speed and t-top version!!! super nice!!
@cutloose79635 жыл бұрын
I could sit and listen to it idle all day!!
@williamcobb63222 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! I own a '92 corvette, but enjoy learning about the prior corvette model history
@nellyfarnsworth73814 жыл бұрын
What a amazing car.
@iamrichrocker4 жыл бұрын
there is just a mystique about Vettes..as a kid, and even now they catch my attention..i am so disappointed i did not chase my dream of owning one..still have today to fix that..thanks for the video..it caught my attention..
@StingrayLS79 жыл бұрын
I like the ontario orange better but still a very nice car....
@reducecotwo6 жыл бұрын
Candy apple red is amazing upclose
@joebullington49973 жыл бұрын
Great segment...this is a very often overlooked gem. Thank you for sharing!!
@stevedouglas54434 жыл бұрын
I like it. I own 2 c3 Vettes, only color I detest is tan.
@betsyduane34613 жыл бұрын
Corvettes are not muscle cars, they are a sports car.
@Joe_Eddy3 жыл бұрын
they are both
@betsyduane34613 жыл бұрын
@@Joe_Eddy Can't be both.
@Joe_Eddy3 жыл бұрын
@@betsyduane3461 It's existence proves you wrong.
@gt-37guy63 жыл бұрын
@@Joe_Eddy A muscle Car is an INTERMEDIATE car with a large displacement V8...Corvette is a 2 seat Sports Car.
@Joe_Eddy3 жыл бұрын
@@gt-37guy6 cool definition, did your boyfriend tell you that?
@calripson6 жыл бұрын
There was a problem fitting the intake manifold under the hood of the 1970 corvette. That is why the engine in 1970 only found its way into Chevelles.
@chriscarbaugh39363 жыл бұрын
One key item to mention is that the LS-6 in the Corvette was NOT actually detuned; rather the high rise intake manifold of the Chevelle would not fit. The low rise intake required, even with the big block hood did not breathe quite as well; hence the 425 rating. That is way many modded Corvettes run tall or L-88 type hoods, they need it for a taller (better?) intake. I am a long time LS-5 ‘vette owner. My ‘71 still wears much of its original Ontario Orange paint. Great video 👍
@ONTHEEDGEFRED Жыл бұрын
You could be correct about the intake, but I thought for sure they were considered "detuned" because instead of 11 to 1 compression, this 1 here only had 9 to 1 compression?
@chriscarbaugh3936 Жыл бұрын
@@ONTHEEDGEFRED 450hp in the Chevelle vs 425hp in the ‘vette.
@ONTHEEDGEFRED Жыл бұрын
@Chris Carbaugh , that's just it. The intake could have had something to do with it but I'm sure the 2 point compression drop DID have something to do with it.
@chriscarbaugh3936 Жыл бұрын
@@ONTHEEDGEFRED you’re found the info on the web! The 450 must have been underrated! A full two point drop in CR would surely cause more than the 25hp drop.
@ONTHEEDGEFRED Жыл бұрын
@Chris Carbaugh Oops, my bad, Only trying to have some conversation, but, I might have messed up once again and made it seem like I give a genuine f**k to start with. Live and learn
@OldGuy70s2 жыл бұрын
Nice Car SuRe...! But He Owns It noT Me........ So why Would i caRe....! Just aNotheR person with WaY MoRe then the Most of Us..........!
@DreamGiveaway3 жыл бұрын
Our Classic Corvette Dream Giveaway features a 71 War Bonnet Yellow 454. Love it!
@Brandflakes19965 жыл бұрын
this car just screams coke wonder how many times its been done in this car
@buildinit65234 жыл бұрын
what?
@chrisdooley64689 жыл бұрын
Wow I hate that color lol! That being said, that optional hard top is top notch. Great video :)
@jeremythompson98955 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if the LS6 made it's way into any Chevelle's in 71. I think it was offered as an option but I could be wrong on that
@schkeeperglenn5 жыл бұрын
I studied on that a while back ,and as far as I could find out ,no LS6 Chevelles were made in 1971. Only 454 option in the Chevelle that year was a 365 hp version.
@robertmayer2071 Жыл бұрын
dont think it had cast pistons pretty sure they were forged in the 71 ls-6
@chriscollins3279 жыл бұрын
loved it! keep it up!
@DrWoody26 жыл бұрын
She’s a beauty.
@orange703839 жыл бұрын
Very very nice car, love the color.
@stephancunningham30722 жыл бұрын
Is this one of those loud hotrod kind of cars that’s really loud?
@LthlMustang4 жыл бұрын
Awesome badass car
@DrivingwithGloves4 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful car!
@jajaja12827 жыл бұрын
My uncle has one of these
@rojorampage99942 жыл бұрын
My favorite generation is the c3
@ralphcox57313 жыл бұрын
nice but todays cars rule
@dfuller9689 жыл бұрын
Not a big fan of Corvettes but I could make room for this one in the garage.
@CorvettesandCassicCars7 ай бұрын
Nice car
@rs63835 жыл бұрын
Favorite Vette Don't like the color, but the rest is sweet.
@robertmorris3639Ай бұрын
Sweet 👍🏻
@xMarkie5 жыл бұрын
3:07 I want those Mopars in the background.
@ucf837 жыл бұрын
I got one for $1,000 recently with two 454 engines
@rextruegood61686 жыл бұрын
Forgotten Child i got one for 500$ and a L88 427
@northerniltree3 жыл бұрын
@@rextruegood6168 I got 2 '70 L88 engines for $20., and a bottle of Boone's Farm.
@johnlarosa56178 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know why Chevy didn't build a LS-6 Corvette in 1970 but used the engine in the Chevelle?
@rextruegood61686 жыл бұрын
John LaRosa it was due to the barracuda fiasco
@tomoday44502 жыл бұрын
Sweet
@bunchofchevys31263 жыл бұрын
I think it’s SWEET!
@cpoyet41073 жыл бұрын
I love this car! ❤️
@wb79426 жыл бұрын
How many forward gears are in that automatic transmission? Any overdrive?
@wb79426 жыл бұрын
Steve Good: Thank you. I saw a lot of Turbo 400 transmissions in built muscle cars growing up in the 80s. It seems a little strange (now) that we got along with only three forward gears (and no overdrive) for so long. But that explains why rear gearing was relatively more important back then. It also explains why it was an improvement to get a four-speed (overdrive) automatic transmission in Formula Firebirds (the poor man's Corvette) in the late 80s. That was the only way you could get the 5.7 liter engine for quite a while. If you wanted a (five-speed) manual you were limited to the 5 liter engine.
@wb79426 жыл бұрын
Steve Good: Do you know which six-speed automatic transmission Chevrolet put in their 2008 Corvettes with the new LS3 6.2 liter engine?
@v10cylinder3 жыл бұрын
@Steve Good There was also the M22 'rock crusher' 4 speed manual...
@SteveHolsten6 жыл бұрын
It'd be perfect if it had A/C!!!
@larrynorsworthy85823 жыл бұрын
It does
@SteveHolsten3 жыл бұрын
@@larrynorsworthy8582 Ok
@larrynorsworthy85823 жыл бұрын
Was that a smog pump?
@gt-37guy63 жыл бұрын
@@larrynorsworthy8582 Smog pump on top fed both sides of valve covers, not AC as far as I could see.
@Noble366 жыл бұрын
Very NICE!!! Thanks for sharing!
@NewtonWashinton9 жыл бұрын
Great video,.. love these cars, just 1 correction, in 1970 i was 17 yrs old and remember drooling on these cars at Harry May Chevrolet in Monroe Mi. they had 2, 454 eng avail. for the 1970 vette 1 was 390 hp the other was 465 HP, eng code was CZL 454-cid 465-hp V-8 11.25:1 manual 4 speed, four-barrel aluminum heads, transistor ignition also i did in fact see this motor in a new 1970 vette at that dealership , with the Chevelle 454 SS at 450 hp. thanks for your videos love them.
@markg70308 жыл бұрын
+Newton Washinton There was no 465 horse power 454.
@6806goats16 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kev, great review.
@schkeeperglenn5 жыл бұрын
If the LS7 was produced the hp rating would have been 465 hp. It was even advertised ,but never made it to production.
@oe5424 жыл бұрын
In the 60’s and the 70’s there were many dealers selling highly modified new cars. Yenko, Berger, Motion....... there’s even dealers who people don’t know about who didn’t get famous. They did all kinds of things and sold the cars as new, because they were. The sales tactic may have been to give the option package a GM style code to make the buyer feel more at ease. Who knows they could’ve faked an entire window sticker. The fact is though that GM never offered anything like you’re describing.
@NewtonWashinton4 жыл бұрын
@@oe542 Hello, Thanks for your reply, in 1970 the LS6 454 cu in. eng. was rated at 450 HP in the Chevelle and 465 HP in the Corvette by Chevrolet.