Supercharged LT4 Powered Chevy Corvette C1 Restomod Survivor

I've never been a C1 Corvette guy but this thing is truly stunning and you gotta love that supercharged LT4 making more than enough power to make this a sketchy one when you nail it. The owner found out the hard way and what you see in this video is a full rebuild making it even better than it was prior to the crash so sit back and enjoy the ride...
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[@rickmassey1272]

I must say...in caps....THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, CORVETTE AND ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING CARS I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@XX-qp8bh]

I was immediately sold when I saw this beautiful specimen. I wish I had one of those in my own possession. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@aps5150]

'61 and '62 are my favorite early Corvettes... and this is a BEAUTIFUL one!

[@christophwilhelm6431]

Personally I have a soft spot for the 67 427 C2 and the following C3s, but this build is utterly amazing🙏

[@rogjackson]

C1s can look good. Lowered, tucked wheels, no weird body mods. Well done Sir. Sweet ride Yo.

[@CaseyW491]

Ooooo that's one bad beauty. Forget M-B, that color was MADE for that car. Edit: The Disneyland comment! I can relate, I bought a Ducati Monster 803 and went to six flags. No ride was anywhere near as exciting.

[@JohnW1711stock]

61-62 Corvettes are the best of the early cars. They say real Corvettes have trunks. This one is fantastic!

[@rickmassey1272]

This vehicle is PERFECTION

[@MrRanggong]

Finally modern engines have reached the point to be worthy to be put into these beautiful cars. Nice Job!

[@bigmountain7561]

Hi Shawn, the C1 has the best analog gauge package of any pre-digital cluster!! My favorite is the 58 with all that chrome and the wash board hood with the 283 and of course dual quads. But this car here is elegant!! Great Video Thank You 🙏

[@georgespalding7640]

I owned a 61 Corvette just after college. Oh how I miss that car.

[@simonmenzies3142]

What a classy car. Love it when they keep the original gauges. Ruins an interior when they swap them to be 6% more accurate. It seriously never really matters. But then the soul is gone. Stunning car. However very odd to stick with the auto box that wrecked it. Head scratcher there. But man what a car. What a channel! Cheers yet again Shawn👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@gordocarbo]

Agree...cant stand it when modern gauges which are harder to read are put in. Nothing wrong with originals just fix em.

[@compprufus]

I am speechless, these old Corvettes 🤩

[@erreoable]

a work of art. nice car

[@jayweiss4378]

Sunny California day in a rocking low Corvette…..😎

[@hieroglyph321]

Doesn't get better...

[@PatRMG]

17:27 Yuppie thought it was time to let the sedan eat.

[@tomoostink]

Yeah, big negative for the Hyundai driver 😂

[@lonniem9728]

I'm so in love with this vette 😍

[@leo-tb4sv]

Beautiful car.👍🏼 Hello from France👋🏼

[@mauricesiermachesky4900]

Classic Style with Modern Muscle!

[@hotrodder5034]

Nice Vette!! Love that supercharger whine! Those GM LT4 motors or BA!

[@gominola1231]

incomparable su hermosura,,una estetica impecable,,un verdadero,,SUEÑÑOOO.

[@timothyvaher2421]

Dream 62 on four perfect wheels. Stance: Golden ratio geometry! Power range 💣 yet to be explored. 🌩️ 🦖

[@eduardohenriquedeh.c.8119]

🤩 I like this Corvette!!!

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

Beautiful & it gets down?! Yeah, I’ll take two please. Love a supercharged C1.

[@bubbawilson4941]

WTF. I’m first on the page. Bad ass rides as always. I love what you guys do.

[@stephenwayant2790]

Always make time for a vid with a sweet LT4 build in it!

[@themichaeljustdoit]

8:12 😂 reason i dig Sean. Always loving the shift cars! Anyone can mash the gas pedal, but fun drives happens when third pedals are available

[@just_some_internet_guy]

Beautiful build! Very cool sound, too!

[@jessemarinjr6374]

SHAWN ,THAT'S ONE BAD ASS 61 VETTE !! IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE REALLY TRYING TO HOLD,WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT TO THE PEDAL !! GREAT BUILD !! JESSE VIA LAS VEGAS

[@hotrod2321]

Wow that is a beautiful car. Sounds so good.

[@mikelyon5595]

I'd rather this Corvette than any Bloomington Gold-winning Vette!

[@gordocarbo]

Same here....could care less about some numbers stock vette. Seen one you seen em all. THey never get driven anyways

[@ODGColornChrome]

Such a beautiful car! Well done!

[@A92CB7]

Car is very clean

[@skylightatnight6996]

Another Great video as always from the team🤙🏼

[@jackperry9369]

Nice build love the color thanks shawn

[@ExtremeAutomotiveAddiction]

What a beautiful C1!!

[@randallfrank5682]

Beautiful color combination on an amazing C1. I really like how those early years evolved so nicely up to the Stingray. Nice wheel and tire combination too.

[@willischumer6718]

Super gemacht.❗👍 👏 🤝 Gut das keine cops in der nähe waren.❗😅 Freundlichst Willi . . . 🤷‍♂️

[@vintage-genes]

Simply beautiful!

[@jrmotorsports5532]

Very cool ride!

[@RogueKnight33]

SO.DANG.CLEAN!!

[@michaelbalamoti1620]

Love it the car is so elegant 😮

[@johngoodman4047]

Love it best restomod

[@boombro4705]

I love this Vette, but with the grill with Those chrome pieces going vertical along the grill.

[@mattmayers3012]

Such a cool SLEEPER!!!

[@oonwing]

Too cool, as always....stay classy bro, 😎

[@allantaylor3288]

Nicely refined 👌

[@walter9724]

One model I think would look good with a rear split window. Beautiful build.

[@sickjohnson]

The don't get much better than that sexy Vette!

[@CyberDocUSA]

@17:07 I hope that Hyundai guy was your guy, otherwise, *what were they thinking?* 😄 I had this car when I was a kid. It was made from porcelain and you removed the trunk gas filler cap to dispense the cologne that was inside! I love that thing and wished I still had it. I love the color of this car and it's personality. She takes a while to get used to but then you're partners for life.

[@SweetUncleG]

Pretty car ❤❤❤

[@CCDzine]

Not a fan of the quad lights but this is done well.

[@jeraldmcwilson2189]

Nice car .

[@MrJearley6]

DDDAAAMMNNN !!! This is Nice Nice Nice

[@rolandaguilera8837]

Great car love it

[@joemanzanares8194]

I love the C1 series (61&62) ever since I saw the movie Hotrods from Hell when I was a kid.

[@gordocarbo]

Just saw that a couple weeks ago!

[@avmelidor]

I truly dig this car

[@tunaharhar5666]

I have been waiting for this car, I thought it was black, really cool color though.

[@gordocarbo]

Old anvil builds super nice rides. The did that sc rambler too correct? Love manuals but I can barely fit in one of those and drive an auto. 17:07 love it.

[@rushyg1006]

Awsome car 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👍👍👍

[@toddclark332]

Dam I mist this perfect for the Cali coat

[@user-vl3bo4su9w]

I'm a 60 year old black male I'm a mechanic of 45 years add a Corvette owner that 61 Corvette is the hottest car I have ever seen in my life the details that went into that car is phenomenal if I never see another video of a car this one Topps them all God bless you and Israel Trump 2024

[@jefflawson7468]

Beautiful awesome

[@jonathanjones1814]

I'm not a fan of the 61s either, This one I can make a space in my garage. Beautiful car, well done and super clean with a perfect amount of causing power. 👌🏾

[@PhillyDee215]

LT4 is the way to go🤟

[@lukiw7044]

Not ma favorite Gen of Corvette but this build is pretty awsome. Great episode. Greetings

[@spookydog6959]

sold after the first 2 seconds

[@edhuslik]

The driver reminds me of the driver from Bullit who drove the Charger. Same glasses, side glances.

[@JONATHAN61501]

Muito bonito

[@jb2oldies69]

Nice vette 👍👍👍👍

[@joehernandez6260]

Nice Vett❤

[@5.0_meatballmarinara]

Beauty no denying that

[@akulahtinen6076]

Powerful cars raise drops of sweat on the forehead. You never know how they will behave (cars). After the crash, has it scared you more to be in the co-driver's seat? Very beautiful Vette. Thanks this video 🤠💯👍🏼.

[@PheoNix209]

Back when Cars were elegant

[@magnus9165]

Music ruined the engine sounds, the sound of the supercharger.

[@morgan7495]

There are plenty of clips without music after the intro, yet you’re crying over something trivial

[@boboso7238]

@@morgan7495tik tok attention span bro 😂

[@DanDan_and_the_boys]

Nah it didn’t , it was spot on.

[@dantoth3199]

Opinions are like assholes and elbows

[@JerryBeans4all]

True.

[@matthewlockhart6243]

Don’t fall in love with it Shawn

[@robertswift6101]

beautiful car and tastefully done but for me daves mustang in the garage is way more fun to drive

[@EnriqueSilvaLOBEZNO]

esos son autos que hacen leyenda

[@housepumpinpc3983]

This car is pretty dope. The only Vette is take a pass on is the C3s. I have a C4 . I prefer C2s, C1s and C8s.

[@Mattmazz77]

Then people say there's no way that you can justify the cost of these cars. All the work that went into this car is unreal. I totally agree with you that the car should be a manual. That was the first thing that came to mind when seeing this car. What's up with the crooked center piece behind you while sitting?

[@davemeyer505]

Drool.... Want. Again, drool... Want. So badass!!! Incredibly beautiful. Again, drool... Want.

[@chriseddings6168]

Born 01/23/ 1961 and I would love to be in the driver seat

[@WardoUSA]

Pure beauty. What am I missing with the power rating? Did they purposely detune it considering 400whp is probably already wild

[@jasonblakeley3499]

Turn the music off. The only music needed comes from under the hood...

[@genemounce8302]

This 'vette is the gorgeous quiet girl in public, then gets STUPID naughty in private once provoked. . .lol, kickass vid Shawn n crew !

[@mitchellzrobin1933]

STRAIGHT UP WOW.

[@leehouston5436]

Beautiful build and I’m a Mopar guy

[@TheRealDarthVadar]

It's a LT4 which is 650 / 650 stock but we have it tuned down to 400 rwhp "BLASPHEMY" that's sacrilegious & shameful 😂 awesome car looks amazing

[@crypto_que]

"...When you drive cars like this why would you get on rides?..." Bro what were you doing at Disneyland?

[@rogerwennstrom6677]

C1 isn't my fave generation, but this one looks quite nice! Especially the rear rims are too big though, as is often the case on modern builds :( (fronts are borderline, but works "ok" with the fenders and the amount of rubber on the wheels)

[@user-zy4ql7rs7h]

must be 500 at the wheel, you'd have to take the blower off to get to 400

[@johnnyboy1586]

Should have more side wall on the tyres to suit the classic look

[@vintagespeed]

bring the front down 1/2 inch, rear up 1, perfect. 👍

[@Wonkzzilla]

Love cars with a good "oh sh!t" bar! lol

[@user-yx1qf4sk3j]

looks awesome! for a European guy, what's the consumption of this engine?

[@AutotopiaLA]

Depends on how it’s driven but most likely about 20 miles per gallon. If you’re hammering it considerably less

[@brianmartin8479]

didn't the Thunderbird try to capture a sneak competitive appeal?

[@dannygZ0631]

Transmission needs a tune

[@georgespalding7640]

I love the build on this car with two exceptions. Every classic Corvette should have a manual transmission and why supercharge it if you're going to detune it?

[@farmhand6524]

a goer

[@TheReinoPaasonen]

And nouuu seatbelts again.. Or was the lapbelts?