33 Original Miles: Corvette BARN FIND | First Wash in 42 Years! | Satisfying Restoration 

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Honestly? Those cars definitely earn a spot at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky! The '82 especially, one of the last C3's that is a time capsule! In my opinion, it needs to be put right next to the only 1983 C4 Corvette.

Such a shame that owner of those "investment" cars didn't even bother to cover them and let mice poo inside ;/ Can't really understand

I do wish there was like a companion channel showing the cars either driving or being sold, like a prologue.

Came here from someone who stole your video ❤

This car better go into a museum! Hopefully the Corvette museum in Kentucky. This vehicle is a prime example of a car that should be in a museum

It's crazy that this is a can't wait Saturday Morning show for me !!! reminds me of waking up as a child eating cereal watching cartoons. Now as an adult I eat cereal and wait to watch this lol!!!!!

Pretty sure this Corvette series will be the greatest moment in channel history

I lived in Ohio, my neighbor was a farmer. He’s passed now. He always had a corvette in his barn. Every two or three years, he’d trade it in and buy another new one. He made annual trips to Bowling Green Ky to the museum.

We need to hear the story of this guy if he’s alive you need to interview him. Maybe he could explain why he would abandon these cars in the garage for so long. I think it would make for an interesting interview.

In 1986 I found a 1963 split window corvette. The license plate had an insurance decal from 1971. I spotted the car down this long gravel driveway. It was in an open carport with the nose barely sticking out. The car had a geen slime growing on the hood. Also just sitting on the hood was mounted deer antlers lol. I went to the house door to inquire about the car, I mean who wouldnt have wanted to buy that car. This little old lady, in probably her 80s came to the door...OMG my heart was beating so fast...I thought this car is mine. Well this sweet little old lady proceeds to tear a strip off me. "Get outa here you young punk" I am not sure if she had a bad experience with someone else or what. I was really polite and explained I was interested in buying it. The car was her husbands (he passed away) and she didnt want to sell it.

When I was a teenager, this exact car I had as a poster. The 1982 L82 corvette was and still is my favorite style vette. It's not the fastest, but the design has always caught my eye. Beautiful job on cleaning this one and the other vettes too.

Of all the shows and cars that you have cleaned up, I loved this one the best. Awesome job!

Thank you for bringing us this series. It's been awesome to watch these cars being brought back to life!

My grandpa has the 78 silver anniversary, and it’s one of my favorite cars ever

I was wishing so much to see that beauty get a mechanical tune up , new fluids and see it start up. Great Video! :)

I had a total of seven Corvettes & the 82 Limited Edition was one of them and it remains one of my favorites (Definitely over the preceding 78 models). My first was a 74 Stingray convertible with a big block 454 cubic inch, 4 on the floor, 400 HP and the vintage Stingray side pipes!

The owner is incredibly lucky to have your generous services on their cars!

3 Corvettes, and the last one has 33.3 miles on!? Looks like Numerology got your back. Incredible Find! WoW!

The brings back memories. My sister had one of these 82 Collector's Edition. The Crossfire injection only lasted two years; on the 82 and 84 Corvettes (No 83 as mentioned in the comments). Crazy how the hatch weatherstripping rotted out, but the door seals seemed OK.

Eu amo carros antigos. Adorei ver essa relíquia sendo transformada. Parabéns 😉

I am not a Corvette guy, but this is just a gorgeous car. The design, the appearance, the subtle gradient color or the seats door panel and decals is awesome

Chevy did actually produce only 1 ‘83 corvette in the C4 style. Last I saw it was white and on display in Bowling Green, KY if I’m not mistaken (without cheating and googling). The crossfire injection was a leap forward for the Vette and seemed like a rocket ship at the time but was prone to problems and quickly discounted and replaced. Great job guys!

I Love Videos like this. Thank you GUYS!

Que carro perfeito! Cor e acabamento maravilhosos. O detalhe do forro de porta com couro degrade é fantástico.

Cross Fire injection came on the 82, then the 84 C4. In 85 the switched to the Tuned Port Injection. The Cross Fire injection quickly got the nickname of "Miss Fire Injection"!

I worked at BFGoodrich in Akron, Ohio in the late 70's into the late 80's. One of my buddies south of Akron had a neighbour with 1978 pace car and it was put away with 7 miles on it...I've owned 4 of these cars. The nose was hit, remember it was stored since new on a farm. The emblam on the back probably lifted because of heat in the garage, again summer heat and humidity in NE Ohio. Ecklers in Titusville will have all the trim/molding parts you will need...thank you for washing that car...

I’m not really too much of a car guy but the care and love that you guys put into these cars just puts a smile on my face

@WD Wow guys, after watching all three episodes, I am speechless for many reasons. First, that is an awsome find of three Beauty`s, that takes me back to my youth. I am from Bremerhaven, Germany and I am half American. We were called War-Baby`s. So, I had a lot to do with Americans, because the Carl-Schurz-Kaserne (all armed Forces) was in Bhv. and the Lucius-D-Clay-Kaserne was in Garlstedt (2nd Armoured Division), which is in the suburbian area of Bremen. I've been a lot on Post and also played American Football with the Bremerhaven Seahawks. We practised at CSK and it was real easy for me to get on Post. As a child, I got to see a lot of Vettes, because Bremerhaven was the main Port for deliveries from the US to all US Services, all over Europe. Bremerhaven was also one of 4 Port-City`s, where folks from Europe imigrated to the US, back in the days. The others were Cuxhaven, Emden and Hamburg. Bremerhaven is still the biggest Import and Export Terminal for Cars in Europe. I used to work for a Car Dealer, who checked the Cars, before they left to the US and also, if they arrived. Including Service-Member Cars. Many were among them, but a Corvette was always a High-Light for me. Back to the Vettes. I used to do a lot of hitch hiking from Garlstedt to Bremerhaven, if I missed the Bus then. One day, an American Forces member left the Post and he picked me up in his Silver C3, which also had Silver interior, which I never saw before. What a free ride guys. That stayed always in my memories, because I got me a C3 Model-Kit in 1/32 and I painted it the same way that C3 was. I kept it until today and I am thinking of doing a scratch build out of the model, to run it on my Slotcartrack. Two friends of mine had a C1, which I was also a fan of, like the C2 as well. But for me, the C3 was the most sharp looking Corvette ever, until the C8 came out. The C4 and C5, I never liked that much, but the C6 really hit it, followed by the C7, which was the last Vette with a front-engine. Many don`t think the C3 was cool over here, because mainly Pimps bought and drove it over here. Therefore it has a bad reputation. Yeah, what ever. 🙂 To me, it is the most beautiful looking Car ever, in terms of American Cars. Period. Good job guys and of course, I left a Subscription after running into the 1st of those 3 Beauty`s being freshed up by you guys. Good luck on one million Subscribers and greetings over to you 🙂

I was in my 20’s when this car was around. Awesome.

I owned an 82 Corvette. Mine was not the anniversary car however. The speedometer were mandated not to go over 85 MPH by the government at that time. They when still encouraging energy conservation? Note the highlighted 55 MPH. The car would go faster than 85! The 82 anniversary back window would come up like a trunk. The other Corvettes didn’t. The radios had the option of 8 track, cassette or CB radio. Cross fire fuel injection came out that year. It was rated at a mind blowing 200 Hp. Very cool looking car. Not a fun car on long trips. No space for luggage and not a soft ride. It’s sad the owners didn’t do a better job of persevering these cars. Car covers, mothballs, starting them at least twice a year and driving them around the block would have done more good than just letting them sit. Personally, if you can’t drive it, why have it.

Cross fire injection was only used on the Vette, Camaro and firebird and had problems. Most of the cars that I worked on that were cross fire I changed to a carburetor. They were only 200 Horsepower, it was like driving with the parking brake on.

Feels so cool to see a old car in brand new condition

This is a common occurrence: owner buys an interesting car (final year or collector model), barely drives it, sticks it in a barn or garage, and then hopes when someone discovers it they can get top dollar

Love watching these. What an incredible collection of low mileage Corvettes. You guys rock. Thanks!

Unbelievable. Possibly the nicest car you guys have ever done. Amazing brand new Vette!

Truly appreciate your reels on Facebook and RU-vid outstanding job on 82 Corvette, turned out remarkable. Looking forward to future episodes.

bro the intro to this video gave me chills. your audio/ editing is insanity. every week I say this is my favorite drop, you guys just continue to get better and better. I cant wait to celebrate 1 Mili with you guys because you deserve it! thank you for all the hardwork you do for us to enjoy on our Saturday mornings. btw Nino my guy. classic

You guys are just very relatable, that makes for a lot of the fun watching your videos - besides the great projects you always come up with and the wonderful job you do on the cars!

Thanks for sharing this adventure and the others before. You have truly found your calling. From your book, which was quite thought provoking in a way that made me think deeply to this video. Your insight into the past and bringing it to light captivates imagination.

This corvette is absolutely beautiful. Great job.

Beautiful job, as always! I don’t know why you guys are like off-camera, but my young boys love watching your videos. I so appreciate that you portray hard work and good character, teachability, kindness, and excellence. What a great example to them! My boys’ favorite thing to do is to pretend to freak out when you spray with the foam. They always joke that you paint all your cars white. 😂

I have waited so long for this thank you for this video ❤

That was a fun video. I have come across some low mile cars myself and cleaned up before cell phones and you tube. Yes, that kind of stuff is still out there believe it! They are out there. Some of the stuff these guys ask about in the cars and what they do, ect I get a kick out of. They do an incredible job.

You asked about Crossfire Injection. It was basically the EFI equivalent to a 69 Camaro Z28 302 (327 bore, 283 stroke) with dual staggered carbs. That 302 was the small block RPM master at about 8500RPM into the blood. The cool thing about the Camaro is the 2 660 Holley carbs, staggered dual carb intake and everything else came in the trunk for either the dealership or owner to install as it came running with a single Holley on a normal intake. Corvette ran Crossfire in 84 for the newer C4 body style where it was retired for Tuned Port Injection in 85. Crossfire wasn't a bad setup, and had low HP, but a fair amount of torque. Like a dual carb setup, it was crucial to keep the same vacuum on both banks.

Having owned a mid 70’s Vette and having the whopping 200hp they look great but are slugs for performance. I sold mine in the mid 80’s and recently replaced it with a C6 with double the HP. Wow, what a difference 👍. I fell in love with Corvettes when a got to drive my aunts 64 convertible with the 327 back in the 70’s when I was 16. I was hooked. Whatever year they are from they are all timeless 👍👍👍👍👍

Amazing. You guys need to interview the owner. What an amazing collection.

I own an 82 CE Vette. These are such fabulous vehicles with the gradient graphics and interiors. I'm glad this one got saved!

Wow, this really takes me back. I bought a used '81 Vette in 1986 that had only 14,000 miles on it. Dark Blue with a Silver Leather interior. It was a 350. 4-speed with a 4-barrel CARBURETOR. After checking the VIN, I discovered it was one of the very last Vettes made at the St. Louis plant before they moved production to Bowling Green. I loved it, except for the silly 85mph speedometer. I drove it as my daily driver for 4 years until. . .It was hit TWICE in one month by drunk drivers. Once while parked under a carport at an apartment complex and the next time while I was driving it. I hadn't even had the damage from the first drunk fixed yet. Getting my money from the insurance company was more difficult and took longer than it should have, and I ended up selling it in damaged condition to a guy who restored Vettes. Watching you work on this '82, which looks very much like my '81, made me wish I still had my old Vette. It only had about 44,000 miles on it when the drunks took aim at it. With one more year to pay it off, I was gonna park it and have fun detailing it while keeping the mileage pretty low. Oh well, just wasn't meant to be I guess. But I really enjoyed watching you work on this one!

I need to thoroughly clean my 76 C3. It's covered in a thick layer of dirt and paw prints from sitting in a shed for 6 years before I bought it back in 2019, I haven't touched it yet as I just started buying parts for it and put it away in my garage right after I got it running again!

I've been watching since the beginning and it's been wild to see the progression from the home-video feeling of the first couple years to the professional ,TV-show quality episodes you guys produce now. Thanks for consistently bringing us quality, can't-miss content! You all deserve more than 1 million subs. ps: If this car went faster than 85 mph, it would be my favorite of the 3. Maybe it still is. The styling is super cool.

My favorite C3. Always has been. Just knowing this is out there is awesome.

My 84 back glass goes up like that too 👍. Yes when I go food shopping makes it easier I put all my bags back there. Nice n easy 👌👍.

Oh man, I am very stoked to see you get the 1 million subs! You guys deserve it! Nice Corvette with some pretty old-school design.

I think I’ve seen every corvette online and this one is my favorite. Maybe not the best engine but I love the style

Loved watching this series of vettes get cleaned back up. You did a great job on all of them. The Pace car was awesome due to it bringing back memories of someone driving what I am assuming was a replica while I was in college. It was driven and parked in the same dorm parking lot as mine for probably 2 of the 4 years I was in college. Always thought it was a sharp car with the black and silver.

This is an easy fave of the 3 for me. Such a clean and smooth looking car. Nice work!

Very cool what you did with the flag. Shows class and respect.

This one definitely turned out the best. An absolutely brand new car!!!!

You men are doing God’s work. Every car and every wash brings people like me a little closer to their cherished memories. Thanks for making an old man smile.

Brilliant find. Great job guys

My favorite. Love the shape. Love the color. Elegant.

What kind of a man does that to his cars

Wow ! I just watched your cleaning process, and you guys did an amazing job ! This truly is a time capsule and one of The most beautiful versions of C3 Corvettes. Not quite sure the value on this one, but they did retail for around 24 K. when new. Nice Video and excellent cleaning / detailing. U the best !

I owned an 82 Collector Edition for 5 years, kept it tuned and it ran perfect even in the Az summers, it was definitely a head turner, sure miss that ride.

This reminds me of a story I read years ago about the discovery of a Model T at the Ford plant that had been built and crated for shipping. For whatever reason, the car never left the plant and was placed into storage. It sat there for decades until the car was discovered during a renovation. It must have been quite a time capsule.

I can understand buying and storing for an investment. I can't understand why you wouldn't cover it with a Dust sheet. Makes no sense.

Love it when you detail older cars!!

Your work is just NEXT LEVEL!!! No one does this kind of stuff and I just fricken LOVE it

A 360° walk around would have been sweet! Great job!

1 million! Let's go, people!!

Loved this series! Great job on the Corvettes!!

Very satisfying ti watch ❤

"Cross-Fire" Injection was Chevys intro into fuel Injection after years of carborated engines. After the horsepower wars of the late 60s, the early 70s saw the rollback of high horsepower engines and the trend for somewhat better fuel economy after the Oil Embargo of 72'-73'. The Cross-Fire was supposed to offer power and better economy. It didn't do either very well and was only around for 82' on the Vette and 82'-83' Camaro.

Cross-fire was the worst thing that chevy introduced its very problematic and doesnt make good power. Always avoid the crossfire in the C3 and C4 corvettes

I always wanted that collector's edition corvette. One of the best looking vettes out there.

Good job guys. The 82 or the last one you cleaned is my favorite.

It was this series about these Corvettes that made me sub and like.. I was a master Goodwrench working for Henna Chevrolet in Austin ,Tx when the last car come out. I prepped 'vettes just like this. Great collection, however, there exist a Corvette that will outdo all three... I seen one just north of Marshall ,Tx on sr 59.. A 1953 prototype Corvette Nomad Wagon...baby blue with a Blue Flame Straight Six!!! Chevy only made 6 cars. as for the Crossfire , it worked but it wasn't very long Chevy changed to injector rails that worked better. a lot of people did not like the crossfire because it was slow compared the first 2 vettes you showed. While the odometer only showed up to 85 mph , the car did go about 120... I was a C4 specialist... BTW that pace car is the most valuable, Sam Snead died at the Indy 500 that year. Thx for the memories

With modern cars becoming unfriendly to work on to say the least..... It makes the classics even more desirable. God dam love classic cars. 60s - 2002. The only cars I want.

Im enjoying watching your videos... From phillipines.... Godbless and more powers...

Amazing find. I also notice that the original fiberglass body has some undulations on it from the factory, some waves in it but I know that's how they made 'em.

Nice car 🔥

Y'all are setting the standard for RU-vid detailling. It's funny watching other detailers change their format to keep up with WD. and by the way the 1982 corvette had a top speed of 85 mph because the speedometer was legally limited to that speed by federal law in the 1980s the law was a result of the 1970's oil shortage and the national speedlimit being reduced to 55 mph to save gasoline.

Beautiful work

I have a 1979 c3 with 52,000 miles.i had to replace the wiring harness.was getting cracked due to age.i imagine those engines need to be gone thru as do the wiring and transmission.as the tires.but is great to see these.

You got the temporary tag from 1987 blurred out! That is absolutely hilarious.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="955">15:55</a> people walking by it, brushing their legs on it.

Amazing job guys! Thanks for showing so much respect to a truly piece of history! The new Z06 has so many things that were first used in this car. An actual Time Machine!

Absolutely beautiful transformation really love the style of this vette especially the body.

Is that corn from the factory.lol

Luky you guys,to put youre hands on those machines,i hadas a blast wachine you cleaning all Corvettes,The PASE ONE,my favorite

I remember the 85 MPH speedometers. My family had a 1980 'Vette that we had built up. My brother had it out on 275 and opened it up, he had the needle buried, when he got pulled over. The cop asked him if he knew how fast he was going. He said "I've got know idea, the speedometer only goes up to 85." The cop started laughing and handed his license back and said "I'm letting you off this time but the punishment is I won't tell you what I clocked you at." and walked away.

I'm 56 years old. I'm shocked that an 82 Corvette has an 8 track on it. It should have a cassette player. We were using cassette tapes by then.

I have two of those with 10 miles

This is the one!! Smokes the other 2.... absolutely love this edition. Cheers 🍻 from Mississippi

What kind of a man does that to his cars?

Someone needs to send Dennis Collins a message. He'll buy all of them.

i got a 1980-81 corvette, with the OG interior and paint, with the L81 snall block 350 with a 3 speed auto, plan to completely tear it down and rebuild it with a LS3 and a 5 speed manual, more or less, a complete overhaul for more power, more safety, and more creature comforts. hoping to take some of the details from the 82 collectors edition livery, plus another livery from another C3 corvette that was reviewed on hoovies garage. i haven't started this project yet, but i'm hoping to start it soon and make an amazing restomod C3

Amazing!! BRAVO!!

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