And my favorite, “I once owned a ‘72 vette with factory installed side pipes”. (The 69 was the only C3 with the factory installed side pipe N14 option)
Doesn't this guy know how rare it was for a particular corvette to be made with these common options, in this specific color on that particular Tuesday afternoon?!?! Clearly he doesn't know what he's talking about.... Thanks for the video, love the channel.
Very good. I can relate to at least one of these stories; the rain. I had a very nice '04 at the time. My reply was, "Well, that's to bad, because you have never experienced how great these cars are in the rain." Amazing!
Lyle, Dude, HILARIOUS !!! Being in my fifties, and generally hot rodding since about 1980 or so, I've heard these and more. Here are three of my top favorites: ( Not necessarily Corvette specific) 1. The guy who claims his parent inherited p.o.s. high school car had 500 hp easy. 2. His car is in the 10s as it sits, and you look down and see 70 series radials.(1980s) 3. The installation of the dreaded, " tree corta cam " , because everyone whose anyone installs a .750 lift cam in a stock carp motor.I This last one came from a guy with wheelie bars on a car that ran 15s. Yea, it's the little things in life. Stay safe,
You definitely brought a much needed "lighter moment" in the midst of our current environment with this upload. Thank you so much Kyle. Now here's something I bet you didn't know. My C5 ZO6 is made of Titanium and is rarest of the rare because it will never rust. Oh wait, maybe it's just the exhaust. 🤦🏼♂️😉 Save the Wave.🙋🏼♂️
My 03 Vette has seen rain but I sure try to avoid it just because of the increased clean up time, but if it happens, well I've cleaned it up before and I guess I'll do it again.
@@csvette Lyle what years were no Corvettes painted black from the Factory? I believe it was late 60’s to mid 70’s do you have any information on this???
If youve ever been the Bowling Green KY factory you'll see the rain machine that each car goes in to check for leaks .. they put them through hurricane rain as the last step of the assembly ... if you haven't gone to the factory you should, I highly recommend it ! Anyone have an 83 Vette ? Lol.
Reminds me of when I was shopping for a C3. Came across a few yellow on green C3s claimed to be a rare color combo. To your point, because it's rare it's not always popular!
I have a 2002 base convertible that I plan to replace the tires on soon. I'm interested in a quiet, smooth ride. I know you mentioned a brand that you like, but I'm not able to find the video.
Thank you for the education Lyle. :) "Rare" is the one that gets me. How do they know? But I must admit, I had a 1970 convertible, 454, 390 HP, automatic. Gold in color with a cream colored rag top and I've never seen another one. Sadly I sold it to a dealer who's wife totaled it.
Great vid! When I am at shows or cruises with my Vette, I often stand near spectators and eavesdrop on their conversations abount my car. Usually some know-it-all is trying to impress their buddies or girl with their so-called "knowledge". Much of what you say I have heard these clowns say as well, makes me cringe, why not just ask?
Ones my vette owning friends say: No the wife's not going to the show (like on Venice Ave, Florida) because we are age appropriate. Funny how many old rich guys go to these shows/meets to show off their car, and trophy wife (about 40 years younger than him). New vette, young wife.......lol
Being around car shows and the racetrack just about all my life I have always enjoyed the " My Friend Had" or "I Knew someone who had" Stories.. Makes for an entertaining day.
Good stuff, top speed of a fully loaded Cobra gunship is about 125-130. The fastest "chop-pah" is the Chinook at 180. So..., even a 140mph '72-'73 C3 Vette is possible, it'd be extremely dangerous, and unlikely. However, there are some track cars that are highly modified that could do it. But, I believe the guy you are talking about got that reference from "Gone in 60 Seconds"
Now that makes sense! I was wondering where the Hell are all these barns were coming from? 🤔 Also barns leak, rodents an pests live in them, its not a great place to store cars.
oh yeh, Camaros and trans am also. 11 second car with the addition of m/t valve covers, t handles and a proform 4 bbl intake, Pete Jackson gear ( an annoying automotive sound) chrome timing cover. oh almost forgot holly 4bbl carb with 72 jets front and 78 for the secondaries. and cheap used headers with collectors mashed up.
Well this video talks about things I heard too LOL I don't know how many arguments I had with the guys about the ''matching number'' thing. I can claim loud and proud that the one I have, a 72 big block 4 speeds coupe IS a real matching number, and it did see a lot of rain and snow as it was daily driven by the first owner. (The car came from Montreal) The rust destroyed frame I had to change proves it. Good one Sir I bet you could do a few videos about that.
😂 Twenty years ago, sitting in my ‘00 coupe and a guy says “...is that a corvette?” I reply, yes. “Is that the six, or the V8?” -- Waiting for an oil change and a young man a his girl friend are there and he is thumbing through a Motor Trend magazine; and he says to her “... corvette is starting to use Ford engines in all their cars!” I’ve seen about all of it, and it’s true!
I have another one that you did not mention people talk about their Corvettes exceeding 200 miles an hour LOL. I just need to get my car up to 88 miles an hour🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤓🤓🤓
Great subject. Yeah car shows can get people coming up with some stories. That’s why I leave my Stainless Steel 83 - V6 - C3.5 at home most of the time. Hard to keep it under 90mph in school zones.
The wife test drove her first c6 and said...The targa top comes off we dont need a convertible....LOL..We live in Florida and hour from C&S..I told her good luck putting that top on when it starts to rain..
I was told that these two guys were in a 76' Vette and at 200 mph. the driver said now the turbo is going to kick in. When they finally got stopped at a gas station a state trooper pulled in and said we are looking for a Corvette like this one and he then went and got a tape measure and measured the engine and said that it (the engine) was to big to be allowed on the road, and they impounded the Corvette. At this point I asked what kind of motor was in it, he said "one of those special motors out of a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang GT!". This person is my older brother and I know this seems hard to believe but he doesn't know crap about cars (sarcastically as I could possibly make that sound)!
Okay I may be wrong, but I seem to recall reading that the red L88, "Old Scrappy," did hit 200 mph on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans. Theoretically, with a ton of weight reduction and aero mods, it is possible to get a C3 to that speed and not fly.
Must have been a c3. I drag races my 64 coupe c2, and nearing 100 mph the front end came way up. I never hit top speed with it, I think the front tires would come off the ground.
John Greenwood went well over 200 mph at Daytona. His brother Burt spoke about John at the National Corvette Museum. Some pretty cool interviews you can watch if you go to the NCM's website.
You missed the L88 they used to own! I worked with a guy who swears to this day that he had a 78 Anniversary edition L88. Like you said - you can't convince these people otherwise!
My boss swore up and down he had a 70 Corvette convertible that came from the factory with a 400 small block and turbo 400 transmission. No matter what you told him about available engines he would stick to his story. Was it possible the dealer made this swap? Could have been but highly unlikely as most dealers that performed such transplants usually used big blocks .
Say Lyle I was wondering if you also have folks come to you asking you to help, with something to solve their problem. After giving them direction, choices and reality honestly, they say "no (something else) is better because a guy at a gas station said?
@@csvette Oh okay, I'm not the type of person to say that someone is wrong, I just don't like arguing so I usually just went "that's cool I really like mine", I have a 77
Great video’s, learning new stuff!. I’m going to look at a1990 corvette with 27000 miles. From the photos the car looks pristine. My question is he has done three flushes of the engine, transmission, and cooling system. Should this be a red flag?
Lyle, I would like to ask about your opinion regarding high speeds on the C2:s, C3:s and C4:s. Could you say "don´t exceed XXX mph on a C3"?? I have driven my C3:s slightly above 200 km/h (125 mph) and my C4 in about 245 km/h (153 mph). I´m mostly talking about front end lift or "becoming air borne". That part about the steel bodied Corvette with FI bigblock was hilarious! :-) I really liked this video. Thumbs up! Thanks in advance. Robert from Sweden.
There actually was a metal bodied Corvette although it wasn’t steel. It was the one-off XP-895 concept Corvette built in 1972 in collaboration with Reynolds Aluminum. I guess if someone claimed they had it then they could say it’s a metal body AND really “rare”! But that would mean they also stoled it from GM’s Heritage collection. Lol Btw, great video. Really enjoyed watching it! 😁👍
If you see someone running to their car to cover it because it's raining, it's not because "it's never seen rain". It's because these guys spend hours detailing their cars for the show and they don't really want to have to redo it after the rain and before judging. And WHY would you stick your nose in and say anything when two people are talking? Even if you know that what one of them is saying is wrong, don't stick your nose in. That would make you one big know it all............the one kind of person nobody can stand. We've all found all of those people at car shows. From small to massive. But to each his own.
haha I can't believe you said my uncle my dad said I was thinking that could be one of the guys at the meets from your other video you were talking about there's always somebody that says my uncle my dad hahaha
On more than one occasion, I’ve been told my 1959 was a “kit car” because it has a fiberglass body. “Because all the early Vettes had steel bodies”. 🙄 I also love the “I had one just like it” claim; and then they get the production year wrong by five years. You also forgot the “Son got killed in Vietnam” story.
I liked your story about a Corvette out running a Huey. My car of choice when I was a kid was '69 Camaros. I had 7 of them (not all at the same time). I used to street drive and bracket race one Camaro in particular at the track. It ran a best of 12.84 @ 117 , but it was a consistent high 12 second car. Not a big deal today, but in the late '70's, early 80's, it was a pretty fast street car. A kid with a 1970 Mustang GT with a 390 decided he wanted to race me. He said his car was a 9 second car, but it didn't sound very healthy, so I said sure. We line up, and go . My Camaro went A to B just like normal, and I never saw the Mustang till I hit my brakes and started to slow down. He told everyone I had sand bagged him, and my car just had to be faster than 9 seconds, because his car did 9's ........ People are funny. Good video.
I know the scene you are referring to, but in this case I'm pretty sure it happened--although not with the claimed result. The car owner was high-up in the SF community at Ft. Bragg and has done some really crazy stuff in his day. :)
@@csvette Good to know, thanks. I live in Illinois and roads suck due to winter. Feel lucky you dont have to deal with snow and salt in Florida. Makes the road expand and contract and then the snow plows tear it up worse.
"Numbers matching is not nearly as important as the condition of the car" Now that is gospel right there. NM is nothing but fairy dust, sprinkled into the profound story telling of many a Corvette owner or wish-I-was-one. Smile and nod politely, when you get some of that talk.
