Is this 1969 Corvette Stingray C3 the BEST generation? 

my favorite body style by far

Early C3’s are beautiful. Great job.

The front three gills on the ‘68 & ‘69 C3 Corvettes are functional. Honest!

I was searching your reviews and found this one on the 1969 Corvette. I will never forget the first C3 I saw; a new '68 427 just purchased by my next-door neighbor's friend. It was so different and beautiful. In those days the Corvette featured new GM technologies before they appeared on other cars. I still own my C3 coupe; a 72 model. I will present a different opinion pertaining to the side vents. They are functional. They were added during development when it was found the nose wanted to lift at high speeds. They allow air to exit from the under-hood area and thus reduce the lift.

Pinnacle of the C3. Last of the high compression 427.

I traded my 2012 dodge Cummins 3500 for a 69 C3 lemans blue with blue interior white top with matching blue hardtop. 427/390 4 speed and it’s absolutely mint. I’ll never sell it! New subscriber here.

I love METAL BUMPER C3s!!!! Especially with side pipes!!!! My mom still has a mark on her legs from her friends C3 with Side Pipes! LOL!!!!

I love the contours on corvettes. It's why it's my dream car.

That’s a very nice 1969 Riverside Gold (one year only color) convertible. The front three side gills are functional, the rear one is not.

The C3's were technological dinosaurs (even back then), and rust buckets (the birdcage) but those lines never ever get old....good video Joe

Love C3's!

C-3 are my favorites; especially before the domed rear window.

One of the sharpest models out there....hands down in my opinion. Not much beats it in my eyes. Nice choice for those who choose em. 😍😍😍😍😍

My dream car when I was a kid! Great video Joe! That front end is just perfect, tiny chrome bumper!

Nice 1969 Corvette, Round lights in front grill 4 shark vents on sides.

It's a beautiful Corvette. The color, hood and wheels on this car are perfect. My favorite is the 66 or 67 big block which is an awful daily driver and after that I'm a C4 guy.

Why is he calling it a 1971 Corvette ? Cmon man at least get the year right.

Corvettes are awesome!

I love this true classic!! Thanks for the awesome video guys!!! So awesome you got a c3 this clean!

Excellent description raiti I'm going for a ride in a 69 Chevrolet Corvette stingray 350 hardtop 4 speed I have rode in a 79 it's very comfortable And relaxing a real driver's car I can not agree more

Nice car, 69 was my favorite

Most iconic corvette and the most beautiful one ever made and back when GM use to make one of the best cars in the planet reliability wise now is a joke

That's a fine, curvy beautiful Corvette Stingray ever. Thanks Raiti's Rides.😀👍

The Corvette c3 is a masterpiece of art on four wheels!!

THAT IS A MASTERPIECE!

The LT1 350/350 was a hell of an engine...I had one in a '69 SS Camaro

Another amazing classic, great stuff Joe, 👍👌

Yes it is...…..69 is the c3 year. I also own a 69 L46 Riverside gold, 4 speed convertible :- )

This a classic muscle car that I actually would drive. Has a nice body shape and looks clean and menacing. Would be tough as nails in black.

loved the c3 generation I had a 70 and 72 with the side exhaust.

Great Stuff , More Corvettes , More Muscle CARS . Thanks

Sweet fuckin car............I have 1977 I'm obsessed with !!!!!

That is a pretty Vette. I love that steering wheel and the side pipes on that beauty. Glad to see that ugly luggage rack wasn't put on it.

Of course it is!!! in 20 years time C-3's especially 69-72's will surpass most C-2's in value and looks with their coke bottle sexy shape and real sporty looking interiors

Oh my. Thank you for this "quickie." I had to put my Lobster Bib on while watching. lol In answer to your question, yes the '71 was the best, especially in the one-year only color of Brands Hatch Green (which by the way has never been resurrected) w/saddle interior. Hmmm, I wonder why I feel that way? lol Just curious Joe, your thumbnail specifically references the '71, but the one you're reviewing is a '69. FWIW, this Vert is very, very nicely done. Mods are very tasteful and like most Vette owners try to do, nicely personalized AND driveable. Must now go wash my bib in preparation of the next upload. Thanks again. The Flowing Fountain Pen.

sweet car

That is not a 71 vette unless they changed the front fenders.

I'm holding out for a c3 blue t top manual. I'd sell all my cars for that

This is the last well built stingray

I don’t know why but I really just want to open that fuel cap

No doubt those were beautiful cars. But my favorite version has to be the C2 and specifically the 1963 C2 with the Z06 option. But then again that’s dream land which I like to live in every once in a while when it comes to cars.

The car is a 69 and FAR from being correct..with parts from other years

Did 1969 come with side mirrors on both sides mine only has one on friver

Why did you call this a 71? Not sure that is the correct hood for a 350 and there is no wiper door. Looks like a combination of various year C3's. I do want the red line tires though.

I love these cars! Especially with a Big Phat V8

Great video man!! Love corvettes

C-3, my favorite corvette style. great video Joe.

Hallo 🙋‍♂️. Sehr schöne Corvette und eine tolle Vorstellung von Dir 👍😊 Viele Grüße von Blue Mako Shark II Pilot Tino aus Deutschland 🇩🇪

classic old school very nice

awesome classic 💓💓💓🖒🖒

Classic body shape, Holden were going to use that chassis for the Monaro XU2 GTR-X back in the mid to late 70's. But the government got involved in the car industry with the "no more kid killer's" movement and it got binned, thus the Australian nanny state was born. It put the Australian car industry back 20 years and in the long run probably ended up being the death of it as our tech was way behind others around the world from not being able to push the boundaries, they started releasing some monsters from the factory in the 2000's but I think in the end it was too late. You could already get comparable higher quality cars from European makers so there was no point in buying a Ford or Holden big thumper V8 although some did (mostly Bogans), Just not enough to keep them alive without government contracts and bail outs.

I like to see C5 review 😊

It’s a beautiful classic car 🚗 but u know I’m a Mustang guy bro 😎🏝🌴

I think 327 was the smallest. 454 not out until 70.

U welcome 🙏🏻 bro 😎🏝🌴

The side vents WERE functional.

Sweet 👍🏻

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my z3 looks like a camry compared to this

Nice car to braid it doesn’t have the 427 !350 is a boat anchor.

Far from original,aftermarket hood and hideous gas filler incorrect air cleaner ,funky looking steering column!

Old school huh...

Polish with a diper.... LOL.

No zonks

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The steering wheel has to go ! Why or who would want a gas cap like that ?

Nope...C5...lol

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. 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 new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime... :-(

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