Finding the LAST Flooded ZR1 Corvette at Exotic Salvage Auction and Bidding Until I Win...

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Today we head to Copart to track down and buy the Last Corvette ZR1. It was flooded in Hurricane Ian, is a total gamble. I think it's worth the risk as long as it sells CHEAP!
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[@Samcrac]

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[@michaelgiannone2192]

Another one you aren’t going to finish ?

[@aZebruh]

You better have gotten paid for this comment🥸

[@Tito-bv6om]

Any c6 zr1s there??

[@FURNACE_YGO]

you gotta bid on that g wagon and the new BMW

[@deanstanley2277]

What's a mechs?

[@PaintGuy]

Sam likes the salvage yard so much he’s building his own at home.

[@ItsDevlcon]

Man that bently STOP TOUCHING MOLD was a really nice design I liked how simple yet aggressive it looks.

[@802Garage]

That mold ain't gonna hurt anybody.

[@erikrobles5727]

People have way over done the mold thing we are surrounded by mold spores everywhere chances are there is mold in your home for an example when it rains builders don’t take the time to dry things out they just keep right on building

[@jmos51515]

@@erikrobles5727 you say that until you have someone close to you affected by mold. My wife, a Dr, had her office tested for mold after become sick over a two year period. It was infested with mold. Our lives have been completely changed from this. It's caused an almost intolerable auto immune disease. It's not something to play with. I've been a residential and custom home gc for 25 years and I can tell you right now, mold is not over inflated. It's a silent killer and any reputable builder will make sure your home doesn't and will never have any mold issues. Take it from me. I've seen what it can do first hand.

[@802Garage]

@@erikrobles5727 Exactly.

[@802Garage]

@@jmos51515 Yes it's def something to be careful of especially in dwellings. Touching a tiny bit of mold from moisture in a car is not the same. Very sorry for your wife though.

[@kingpowers93]

I really enjoy when you go to the salvage yard. Keep these going please.

[@Samcrac]

More to come!

[@johnsmith-xk8nc]

@@Samcrac looking forward to some ZR1 vids.

[@xrptrdpro4056]

its definitely a part of the process i havent gotten the privlege of seeing often. great content

[@mikedemarchelier9090]

@@Samcrac it’s literally like being a kid in a candy store! The Maranello had me going “NO WAY”! Hahaha

[@mikedemarchelier9090]

@@Samcrac The G-Wagon looked pretty sweet also, it would be a nice change from the slew of horrible Range Rovers! Older model, lots of mileage … it has YT project written all over it!

[@QueensGTO_Viper]

As a blind man, the new BMW grill is amazing

[@juriallmuca3522]

😈😈😈

[@jshoe1986]

What was they thinking 😂

[@FOKI5895]

Looks so much better than previous generation. Not even close.

[@zachduncan6421]

Underrated comment 😂

[@JStryker7]

Solid reading material

[@VNAV_PTH]

I love these salvage yard excursions.

[@yungtooli]

time stamp? i’ve been looking for one to buy with the v10 and make it look badass

[@Rippers-TV]

@@yungtooli I think he means trips to the salvage yard, not an actual excursion in the salvage yard lol.

[@VNAV_PTH]

@@Rippers-TV Exactly. Funny you assumed I was a "he" 😄 Although you were correct.

[@Bnm-fk9fi]

Sam, I love your videos but when doing these walkarounds any chance you can post up on the screen what the actual selling price was for the cars you highlight? I find that very interesting and I am sure your subscribers would as well. Just a thought 😊

[@buggerlugz6753]

I can imagine the "very personal connection" he has with the ZR1 involves his stepmom in some way.....

[@willemp6432]

I have a very personal connection with my quiet time and that also sort of involves is stepmom...

[@sujeshsuresh1142]

YES another car that's gonna sit in Sam's slavage yard!

[@bdyt]

Maybe he wants to be an auctioneer

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

The cars give the chickens a bit of shade from the FL sun.

[@KJMGarage]

Sam just casually touching all the mold on the Bentley seat. 😅

[@Mark-hb5zf]

Corvettes - Some electronics sit low, doesn't take a lot of water to do serious damage. I had a new C6 that we only put 3K miles on it. Levy broke when in storage and was flooded (below the seat) - eventually totaled. One one week before we were going to take it out to boot.

[@petermocke2091]

I've done many flood cars and wouldn't buy any that was in salt or brackish water, only fresh water. The corrosion on salt & brackish travel in the wires over time. It may work for a while but pretty soon you start to have issues everywhere.

[@keithrhoda9508]

I would never trust Copart after seeing what they did with Cleetus McFarland's Porsche. I still love these videos and love your channel!

[@Samcrac]

Glad you like them!

[@nopota7290]

Can you fill me in?

[@puppiesgalore4489]

He purchased a “running” Porsche at auction with massive engine damage. They took it back and refunded.

[@erickorff1919]

@@puppiesgalore4489 I bought a 'run and drive' car from them before that had a busted oil pan. I guess, technically, it did run. Just wasn't going to run for long.

[@Renee_R343]

@@nopota7290 The engine was almost broken in half. If I remember correctly the gearbox was broken off as well. Copart had it listed as running and driving. As they said it moved on it's own power during their inspection. There was physically no way it could've even started. As Cleetus is so big Copart caved and refunded him. If it were you or me in place of Cleetus, they'd surely have told us to suck it.

[@alanvanzee]

This was a great video! For the few of us contemplating diving into a flood car, your videos are great tools of what to look out for.

[@bigikediesel]

Clicked to see some cool flooded cars and I found ZR-Juan goodness, the LT5 at 7,500 through Corsa's is the sweetest sound around! Keep the King of the Hill content coming!

[@jake78441]

We need more vids of sam going to the salvage auction lots and just walk around they are fun you get to see everything and anything

[@thenaturecreater8906]

As a member in the c4 zr1 owner group I wanna welcome you. You bought one of the coolest cars that was ever buildt! I got a 92 zr1.

[@freddythefrog70]

Can I be in your group.....please!!!!

[@mikedemarchelier9090]

The suspension on those cars was WAY too punishing! It was not until the C5 model that they became more civilized and could be used painlessly!

[@thenaturecreater8906]

@Mike Demarchelier zr1 is not a land yacht. It's a sportcar. The c4 zr1 handles better than a c5. And it's faster

[@1QKGLH]

The BMW Bucky The Beaver grill is terrible. Way worse than the Bangle Butt.

[@jordanmercier3616]

What a day, got a LSC upload an hour ago, and Samcrac 5 mins ago. Feeling blessed, or whatever the kids say.

[@nikolcheniko712]

I feel it man, they should make a collaboration 😁

[@wrxpilot]

What’s “LSC”?

[@jordanmercier3616]

@@wrxpilot legit street cars.

[@wrxpilot]

@@jordanmercier3616 I should’ve guessed that! Thank you.

[@Lazerchicken69]

Love these types of videos Mr. Sam, keep 'em comin'

[@DellHell1]

Love these vids, especially like your commentary because of your knowledge and experience.

[@Samcrac]

Glad you like them!

[@AmjidMajeed]

Jedi Sam is looking for a beat-up but fixable Landspeeder for his next project at the Mos Eisley Spaceport on the desert planet of Tatooine. It's a tiring job, but someone has to do it. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. He must be cautious.

[@paulcarmi8130]

That lil fiat looks like mine! Such a terrible car, but it just keeps on going. Cars aren’t just tools for point A to B, they’re representative of the passion we have for absolute hoonery. Love it Sam!

[@tedbiernacki376]

So Sam if your going salt water flood hunting you need to do what the Nikko Bros do. First look for the "Wl" tsps. Then open door and smell. If powered seats, see if they work. Then fuse box. Then of course engine oil, or milk shake detector, which you found!

[@rosewd2]

Sam, just an Fyi on "Flood cars" The insurance co's use the Flood damage to mean the car was damaged by water in some way. This doesn't necessarily mean the car was immersed in water or in a flood. Heres a real example of a Flood damaged E430 I bought at coparts. An enhanced vehicle, in amazing, like new inside and out. interior not wet or water damaged, all sticker/papers under the carpeting and in the trunk were dry. This car being a mercedes has its air intake in the grill, The car was hit by a large splash of water directly in the grill area. The engine sucked that in and hydrolockrd it twisting #1 rod. Coparts listed it as Flood, no crank, no start. High bid was 7600$. Now thank god I bought it from the high bidder after he couldn't figure out why the car wouldn't crank. I bought it from him for 1500$ and put an engine it. I thought he was going to cry when I told him why it wouldn't crank. low milage 75K miles, well maintained with all the manuals and docs. Just something to be aware of what the term means to an insurance co.

[@peterrayden8357]

Excellent Ending! 😆 Great prep for a follow up... one that I cant wait to see up and running again.

[@5ebra1]

Love Sam’s enthusiasm. He’s like a kid in a toy shop that wants everything.

[@andrewfletcher5584]

Nice cliff hanger!

[@EastCoasters]

Keep up these salvage tours.🥃

[@TheRogueAdventurers]

That Gwagon is probably completely fine lol, everyone might use them for highway cruisers but they are actually off road cars and can wade in water.

[@MartinJones123]

Great video 👍 It's interesting and sad what flood water can do to cars... This project will be interesting for sure...

[@geneard639]

Things I wish I had. I wish I had stayed in Florida. I wish I won the lottery. I wish on the flood totalled cars they would pull the batteries (always damaged from sea water), flush the exterior and engine bay with fresh water and drain and fill the gas, oil and coolant, and spray the engine bay, transmission and rear diff (if it has one) with light oil because that would mitigate continuing damage from the sea water. I wish I had a big garage and more tools so I could pull those things apart the way I was trained In Navy Aviation Corrosion Control school and 'fix it' all. The only things you should replace are the battery, wire loom, and electronics...which can be expensive but its doable.

[@ColeSpolaric]

I don't understand why the g wagon was there. They are meant to go through water way deeper than that. An interior cleaning was likely all it needed. May have been easier for the insurance companies to total some of these cars out.

[@theflyingpiano4547]

hey sam i really love your auction walkaround videos please do more!

[@Durbanite2010]

At 17:11 that little white convertible is easily the coolest car there, a 1950s I think MGA. That will be worth money and probably the simplest to fix due to no computerised electronics.

[@robertevans9354]

Sam has the nicest salvage yard I have ever seen , it's impeccable and absolutely gorgeous.

[@williamduhamel7726]

I was looking at some of the 4th gen trans Ams they had at the Copart in punta Gorda because they were floods but the water line only reached the floorboard.

[@larrytornetta9764]

People wanted to dump their Ferraris so they left them to the hurricane

[@erikdisomma1759]

Sam I also have a special love for the C4 ZR1. Anxiously awaiting that next vid for a closer look.

[@Samcrac]

Erik are you still into Aston Martins? Do you know anything about the V12 cars???

[@philparrott4424]

Niko Brothers have some great videos on buying flood cars at Copart. Wiring and electronics is what is expensive and a lot of it is in the floor and underneath the seats.

[@deidrastanford1820]

I love that you show a lot of vehicles and show the lot numbers. Lots of great content!!

[@dtm2618]

That milkshake brings all of Sam's cash to yard

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Flood cars are nothing to be scared of Sam. It’s just a little bit of salt water 😂

[@marksmallman4572]

Hell no, years of constant problems...

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

@@marksmallman4572not at all. They are just as good as fresh water floods.

[@goodguygto]

Hey SamCrac, I hope your new year is going great?, so far!!😲✌️ Then again you're buying a car that had a salt water bath!! ??🤔🤔

[@astonman4]

There's a word for those new BMW's grilles......'Fugly'! 😂

[@ianmontgomery7534]

One of my friends here in Melbourne Australia has a C4 ZR1 that has been converted to right hand drive. It is in fantastic condition and he has a spare motor and trans for it as well as he figures it would take a while to source any spares from the USA..

[@DementedButtHole]

His trip ended right then and there 😂

[@johnchurch4705]

The Cobra 🐍 kit car with the down draft IDFs is very cool 😎.

[@zedeg94]

I actually like this golden champagne-colored Ferrari 360. More than any other color combo I've seen so far. Wheels are leet also.

[@Samcrac]

Those wheels are off a F430

[@Ollie2846]

Really enjoyed the salvage yard walk through. Its a shame more of those cars are not able to be saved. Hope the Vette is not a total loss. Can't wait for the next one.

[@thecoreelementsmoto]

That grey one looks like it had a corroded seat bolts too. I wonder what it looks like under the carpets. So many beautiful cars ruined by the flood.

[@StevensPaul]

Landlord of mine (Scrapyard Owner who has quite a hoard himself...) Had Four of these ZR-1's including quite a few of the LT-5/Lotus--dervived V8. He also has a Crate LT-5 Engine. What will he do with them? Never question a Wrecking Yard Owner 👀😂!

[@JeffWaldron]

the problem with all of these flood cars, is they were flooded with Saltwater. which getting above the sill will total most cars.

[@christophermiller8894]

Copart is absolutely honest about flood car water lines!!

[@AnontheGOAT]

Haha ikr? Not to mention when does the car actually get marked? Usually after the water goes down so someone can get to it.

[@v6mustang551]

Not at all. Got a flood car out of that yard a month ago, w/l marked at the bottom of the door, but you could clearly see there was water in the headlights.

[@christophermiller8894]

That was sarcasm. I bought several Sandy cars and most were marked wrong. You could CLEARLY tell once you got the car that they were less than honest. We won't even talk about their almost criminally high fees ...

[@AnontheGOAT]

@@christophermiller8894 Yup. They suck. I blame KZbinrs like Samcrac for their jacked up fees and everything selling for way more than it should. Before KZbin, nobody knew about Copart or IAA and you could score a good car for cheap. Now it's way harder since the secret came out.

[@Hbk1998G]

But Sam! We want to see the bule bentley too!

[@michael2782]

Can you show us what you bid on? I mean the auction description and any pix of the car and any minimum bid requirements. In other words - what can you tell before the auction? Thanks.

[@garethjebb8835]

You say the G500 is least desirable, but if I had to have a g wagon it would be my choice as a much smoother ride

[@pcar928fan]

Oh man, I love that yellow Cali! I’d have one of those in a heart beat!

[@chrisss73841]

In Virginia, I had a customer who would buy his cars from a dealer in New Jersey that basically specialized in scoping out flood title cars that had little to no damage, like the one you found. He'd ship them to my garage for inspection before he took delivery of it. Never once found an issue with any of the cars he got. Basically bought 3-4 year old BMW's for half price.

[@h5mind373]

Was I the only one who spotted the white MGA? Love those things. Shame 95% of the vehicles at these auctions are for dealers only.

[@WhittyPics]

Flood cars are a can of worms. Even if you get it cleaned up and running today, it is a matter of time before all those electronics rot out.

[@truetech4158]

Easy speaker replacement, add some mother's brand interior cleaners after removing the parts to clean everywhere, maybe some electrosonic cleaning of metal parts, can even consider these flood cars as platforms for custom work that is done right with molds etc. The electronics of cars is rather simplistic in what it does it seems, though not as designed for easy editing behind a OS shell/firmware of OEM billionaires.

[@dailydoseofcars9952]

The ending feels like a film , will wait for the 2nd part😂

[@RedBeardDetails]

Okay so I have a membership with copart but no buisness license so I only can do salvage title cars but how come most of the cars down there I can’t bid on cause most say title of destruction or is it cause there exotics?

[@LegionOfWeirdos]

An "old clapped out" C4 for $25K? Two very nice low-mile C4s sold on BringATrailer in the past month for $25K. One with 3,300 miles went for $35K. No flood recovery necessary. They were indeed much more expensive a few months back, but so was everything else. I'd be bidding on that kit car Bugatti.

[@unclefester6501]

The cobra could be an easier fix Kit car wiring harnesses and frames are readily obtainable.

[@aZebruh]

Haha i quite enjoyed this video, the ending too

[@jrod7814]

I work for Copart, I was at that yard in Punta Gorda for seven weeks. We had around 70k vehicles from Hurricane Ian.

[@robertevans9354]

Sam's mom is so cool , I bet she is a blast to play bingo with too.

[@Ruffianthystoic]

I was at copart in Punta Gorda, west palm & tampa a month ago and I've decided to buy cars outta state for right now. " Too much headache for me. 💯

[@HondaCivicFanClub-rj9oc]

I remember you taking your uncles (I think?) C4 ZR1 for a rip. Good old days...

[@TheModManu]

That Gold Ferrari is an Aweome spec!!

[@Avalanche2]

LOL!!! Yeah, thats the water line on that vette, sure it is.

[@dayday2466]

great ending lol

[@whatupdoe5744]

🥺Despite the obvious😤, gotta love the ending 😁👍

[@swatty7iron]

Oh man, that Bentagya is just a goddamn shame. Beautiful ride, when you opened the door tho... Hell nah. 😅

[@redneckbryon]

You should do a, Big Al's bike and Auto, Buy a Flood Car, do the bare minimum like checking the fluids and changing the oil if needed and try and start it.

[@rossfield8850]

Always will be the King of sponsor segues ❤😂

[@bobmcl2406]

And Sam walks away from the MGA without so much as a glance..... 😭

[@user-cu2xi6mz7y]

More more salvage yard vids with commentaries!

[@Mustang00007]

Some nice cars which we will never see in the land downunder as all the accessories are taking off.

[@getlosttoday4045]

Man no black ice in the vette.... Rich is gonna be disappointed 🤣

[@Zr1Destroyer]

I've owned 3 c4 zr1's.....funny enough I had a quasar blue 91 like this unit, cars have so many issues from the get go. Make sure you 9 quarts back in her and punt that low budget stp filter.

[@thecynicalafro160]

the ending is GLORIOUS

[@Viking8888]

I was rooting for there to be no foam on the dipstick Sam. I felt your pain when it was revealed though.

[@joshuagraham3222]

That 4 series convertible probably would be a steal.

[@chrislongbeard]

Dude you totally missed the MGA right by the 550. Sweet old British sports car. And it's got a freaking C.O.D. too bad. But I do have good papers.....

[@Dukefazon]

Yay! A Corvette episode! :D

[@tonymusolino2369]

Where else other than at an auto “salvage auction” can you close a $100,000 car by its window? You made me wince…😂

[@Hannu_H]

I am interested to see how you find engine parts if it needs any.

[@kylepokorski6045]

Ebay or parts brokers

[@mr_sparkly_face4087]

I remember a clean black 1990 ZR-1 being sold in my home town with 80k miles for 11k back in 2019… I wish I could’ve bought it…

[@Primal391]

My Mercedes was a flood car. No water damage found at all. The insurance company totaled it though. Car was 9 months old, got a great deal.

[@mannye]

Aww man. I really wanted to see clean oil come out with that dipstick! Dammit.

[@freddythefrog70]

Another car is just what you needed right now!

[@armedferret]

Hopefully the repair doesn't take as long as your straightforward 360 manual conversion. :P (i know ecu issues just razzin ya)

[@vedob5163]

Damn, did you end up bidding on the c4? They have way better interiors than the c5 and c6, looked like no oil in the motor at all, and what happened with that bentley coupe you gave up on us after you seen that c4 oil stick 😄

[@mbgaines]

And the video ends at the good part you're killing me smalls!!

[@captainjacksnap]

My sister had a car die in a flood, all the cars in the lot were gotten and it was only mid door. The insurance company said that with a modern car if the flood is above the floor level then they total it because all the abs and airbag and seat tensioner modules tend to be in the floor so to make the car insurable again they’d have to replace all the electronics in the floor. Totaled a perfectly clean Audi A3 for like a foot and a half of water

[@mr.waffles8739]

I really hope you get that baby up and running

[@Jamk14]

I haul outta Okeechobee copart Man those flood cars are bad I've done like 20 loads outta there going to Chicago and all are non runners and that salt water isn't a joke