Outperformance Episode 6: The 1958 Corvette with Bert Hickman

[@nicholmansgarage3501]

My dream car in every sense. The car itself, the options, the hard top, the colors. Just beautiful.

[@nicholmansgarage3501]

Also, 4:30 is the start of my favorite part, when that second cab opens and the motor really roars to life then.

[@mikeraiche5063]

A great review on a great car...well done sir. In the early 60's, I watched Route 66 and fell in love with what used to be called 'solid axle' corvettes.

[@krazmokramer]

Fabulous Corvette! My favorite year. I had a chance in 1976 to swap a little cash plus my early '63 roadster with PB, PS, PW, 4-spd, 300hp 327, 2 tops for a 1958 turquoise w/ white insert (original paint). I turned them down. Stupid stupid stupid. The perforated chrome door panel trim is my favorite feature. Thanks for this great video!!

[@Miadolph]

Such a beautiful car. Loved the review

[@Cha-y412]

I had a 58 Corvette 9 driver original 283 single 4 bbl. Tach with genny counter which meant it was built before May 1 1958. AM wonder bar radio. Heat. Windshield manual wash. 3 speed ( uck ) original hub caps. Tuxedo Black / silver black interior. White convertable / Black hardtop . And a tow package - that I was told was factory but never seen one before or since. I was the 3rd owner in 1990. The car was first owner was a Pilot from Eastern Airlines that owned a lake vacation home and towed a small sailboat ( go figure ) . I spoke to him. He owned it new to 1988. Second owner was a relative of mine thst owned it two years and never drove it. The 1958 Corvette is extremely pleasing to the eye. But Id be the first to admit not as much fun to drive ss it looked. I kept it for 3 decades . Thanks for the video. That 58 is a piece of art 👍

[@Mrsmith42e]

Nice review. My grandparents bought his and hers 58 vettes. One had the manual transmission, the other had an automatic. My grandfather wrecked the manual in the 70s. We still have the automatic in our family.

[@kevinmurray5313]

Vary nice explaining about the corvette. Vary easy to understand and thank you for taking the time. Vary informative video!

[@vettemaniac2237]

Classic and elegant ...

[@angekattts22]

Beautiful 58, I've got its slightly younger brother 59 :)

[@gtracer6629]

Bert talks about this Corvette as if it were a Model T with no amenities and no performance. Realistically, solid axel Corvettes we're still running sports car races as late as 1969 or 1970 and winning against later model Corvettes and AC Cobras. In fact a solid-axle Corvette held the track record at Marlboro Speedway in Maryland in B production which is the class this car would run in. 1969 was the last year for that track. In fact the track record for B Production was actually faster then an A Production 427 AC Cobra. On a smooth racetrack, there's actually very little advantage independent suspension. I think the C2 Corvettes came out with independent rear suspension in anticipation of running races like Mille Miglia or the Targa Florio which were run on open roads . Lap times varied little between a C1 Corvette, a C2 Corvette Stingray with independent rear suspension, and a solid axle Camaro or Mustang. Despite their age, these old Corvettes were very potent machines and could be made to go very fast.

[@matrox]

3:40 Cowl Induction!✊😁

[@智笠松]

❤❤❤

[@waltermarkiewicz4335]

This guy sounds like Red Green

[@dennismorgan3589]

Dont need the comments on the new vettes

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars, trucks and busses including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. They even plan to reduce the pump speed of public gas stations from 20 litre per minute to only 2 litre per minute to punish owners of combustion cars....from 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a completely new kind of crime here in Germany, called emissions and smoke crime. :-(((((

[@robertaltieri5877]

Front emblem too high, possibly front end damage.