First Wash in 34 Years. 56 Miles! Barn Find Buick Grand National
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- This is a 1987 Buick Grand National that has 56 original miles found in Columbus Ohio and trailered back to NYC. We are pulling it out of the garage and giving it its first wash in 34 years! The Buick Grand National was faster than the Chevy Corvette in 1987 and was called "Darth Vaders Car" in various automotive publications. After we remove it from the Barn, we trailered it up to the AMMO Studio for a full restoration detail, foam wash, black paint polish with Rupes buffer, AMMO Reflex Pro, and a reveal to the owner at the very end of the episode. Be sure to watch the last clip of him starting the car for the very first time. Enjoy this car Barn Find episode. -Larry
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Hell NO to motor trend.
@@oldskool1979 true
@@mrmoss149 why
@@CheapBikeOwner If you had ever had any dealings with MT, you wouldn't be asking. AMMO is FAR better off doing what they're doing, how THEY are doing it. It's better for them, better for us- it's a win win as it is.
And literally sign up to have a boss and do things their way? Nah, keep the freedom and still get paid.
I was detailing a car for an older guy in my neighborhood, and he knows that I’m a car enthusiast. When I was detailing his car, he came to me and said “let me show you something”. He opened his garage, and sitting right there was a pristine 87’ GNX. My jaw completely dropped. When he asked me if I wanted to take it for a spin, it felt like I was melting inside. Definitely one of the coolest days of my life.
nice!!
@@mjlives5428 You are a man above us all in a metaphorical sense, I virtually salute you good sir
Lucky bastard!
Jealous asf
which one was it?
I will say what Ammo can't. In the 80's we called them "ball coolers" Loved this video, great story & car!
Haha!! Exactly!! I was wondering if he was gonna say it or not
@@199947 You could see it wanted to
I love ball coolers all car should have them
They had to stop putting them in vehicles because too many women were getting chapped lips...
@@jeremyhudson2307 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
As a '87 GN owner, I salute you for saving her. Hearing her run makes want to drive mine now. To bad we have salt on the roads until May....... :(
Hey you wait your ass until May and keep that bad boy protected! Absolutely love these cars! 😃
Is it your car drive it I drive my car every day in the snow can't take it with you when you die gotta enjoy it as much as I can time is moving faster every day
I hope this one with 57 miles on it doesn't get driven very much its a time capsule.
Go start it in the garage with the door open! Rev it up a few times!
Just go and start her up and let her sing a bit 😁
Surprised someone in Ohio didn't buy this. Ends up in Brooklyn of all places?? Watching that beautiful GN time capsule being shoe horned through that insanely narrow alley was nerve racking. Thank God this guy was just in it to flip it. Hope that amazing GN went to a good home with a garage worthy of such a vehicle.
Yes!! Love these “first wash in...” videos! So satisfying watching the grime get rinsed off!!
I know 😉
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Ahh they are my faves too!!
When he said “unfortunately, The way things are, I don’t have the garage space. I have to sell it,” that hit my soul. This was my first car.
The $$$ help ease the pain
BS excuse he just wanted to flip it
Anyone who’s first car was a GN..must of been a spoiled, brat, lol….and a very lucky kid, lol…this was my second car ..it was then I fell in love with GN’s..as I had a T-TYPE..as we all know the same but a little liter and a little faster..got it right after getting my DD214.. vets get the point…I moved on to trans ams next then much later in life a SRT10..
@@markim5087 not necessarily. Kinda rude for you to assume something like that. I got a ‘13 Boss 302 for my 16th birthday and work 60 hour weeks and have since. Having nice things doesn’t make you spoiled, how you behave with those things does.
Man hes stupid I bet that car is worth more then anything in his garage 😂🤏
Larry makes it all look easy but if you’ve ever detailed your own vehicle, you can appreciate what a hard working true gentleman he is and deserves all spoils that comes his way.
I clayed my car right before the weather changed and it wore my ass out big time!
@@nickstewart3725 spent 3 days doing over every in of a 89 ram with the long ass 8 foot bed never thought it’d feel like my back was gonna split in two tho
Yeah and I'm sure when he was finally able to have his dream/business setup with all the tools to make the jobs as easy as possible including having his own solutions which helps on saving money and actually making money then he could have fun again.
Grand Nationals are one of the few treasures of the auto industry. Great job on restoring it's original look!
Dude this was such a great find for that guy literally almost new. Blows my mind it only had 56 miles, makes me kinda jealous
Ah yes. That gooch cooler vent. 80's and 90's cars have them. They need to come back
I much agree every one can enjoy a nice vent down there
It’s important for men health
I have one in my '03 Toyota Crown Estate as well
chapped lips
They were coochie coolers woman wore dresses back then and in my town soccor moms drove these more than dudes. We honestly didnt think anything of those ac vents in TX any AC helps 8 mos outa the year. 16-17,000 of the black GNs were made in each year '86-87 so they are actually the least rare of alll the turbo regals. Very common to see 2-3 a day if these things running down the road not a big deal. Kinda like the 96 Supra Turbos all the kids pray too now lol.
I do find it ironic this car has traveled more miles on a trailer than it ever did under its own power.
What's more ironic is that your Car keys have traveled more than your car has
@@CamaroIV that is very true.
That car is lazy.
@Burger King Nationalism your car (& house) keys are always in your pocket when you're out walking around.
I don't think you know what irony means.
Ahh yes the ultimate AC vent. I've had one for a few years now, absolutely recommend any vehicle with that special vent.
Good ol Ball chiller lol So glad my FD rx7 has it as well!
My neighbor called that vent the ball chiller lol.
I prefer my air conditioned seats. They chill things down nicely.
@@robertgrant4501 I've always called it the crotch cooler
My ‘94 Toyota Pickup has the same crotch vent!
56 Miles! Makes me physically ill. This and the Hurst 442 were 2 of my favorite cars at the time. Amazing job guys.
84 Hurst Olds 442
This was my very first car I bought in 1994 when I was 17 with 30000 miles. I kept it pristine. I had to sell it 5 years later and I’m still sick about it. My twin brother is even more sick I think lol.. he cleaned that thing every day. This video brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations.
Why was your twin brother washing your car? And if he was so distraught why didn’t he buy the car from you?
I have a similar story with some cars I bought as a kid. Don’t like to think about it
@@elcabo4557 buy*
@@frankrizzo5155 thanks cheapskate!
I've never understood why people buy new cars and never enjoy them however in cases like this grand national not even having 100 miles on it I would preserve it and keep it just the way it is honestly it should be sitting in a museum Buick should buy it back
mud mower ... every low mileage barn find has a story and they are usually health or death related. Guy buys it then dies, wife doesn't drive or can't drive stick shift. Guy buys car and gets drafted to the military, never makes it back. Locally we had a guy buy a car for his weekend / summer home in the country and only put about 500 miles on it each year. When he died the wife moved back to the city and sold the car with the house. It was a Buick Roadmaster "woodie" wagon with just over 10k on the clock when I saw it 10 years ago.
I would drive the damn thing on weekends, make it a weekend driver but not in NYC 😳
It’s a result of unforeseen circumstances typically from my experience what ever value that holds lol.
For example a mechanic up the road from me got his hands on a 2004 Skoda Octavia 1.6 manual from a man and his wife. Now I know it’s nothing exciting but it’s a perfect example of unforeseen circumstances, the original owner traded in his Skoda Felicia for a brand new Octavia in 2004, he got the car home and a few weeks later his hip went out and he needed a hip replacement so whilst waiting he began driving his wife’s car which was an automatic and she didn’t really drive anymore. He had the surgery but found it easier on his leg to drive the automatic so he just continued to do so occasionally driving the Octavia to the store. Not long after the poor gentleman sadly passed away not long followed by his wife a few years later. The car then ended up in his sons hands and he sold it to the mechanic I mentioned in the beginning and that was that. The mechanic purchased the car in 2014 I think it was and it had a genuine 159 miles on the clock, it was a new Octavia.
This is just a personal example of how these cars come to exist.
Imagine the treasures hiding in someone's garage somewhere, especially if they pass away and its forgotten.
I have seen and found some amazing things in my life man.. I can only imagine what else is out there hiding and waiting to be found
then sent to the scrap heap because to whoever finds it it's an old piece of junk
@@adriangraham9849 Not all of them are junk... trash to one is treasure to some
Doesn’t get forgotten, goes to an estate sale
@@scroogemcduck3446 Exactly
Besides the IROC-Z this car was one of my favorites growing up in an area where there were muscle cars everywhere in the early 80's here in NC.
I grew up in NYC during that time, my friend bought a new blue Iroc in 1986 and waited for the tuned port, took it to the body shop immediately and wide bodied it, it was insane, my other friend bought a new Monte SS, wide bodied it also and had it painted Porsche red, this was a monster with a whale tail spoiler and Daytona hood lol, staggerd wheels, very well known car across Brooklyn in the 80's, with 15 or 18" EV subs behind the back seat with 4 10's on the rear deck and everything was done in professional shops, I was more into Rotories at the time and still am but absolutely love them old skool 80's muscle cars, my other friend had a totally stock and kept it original burgundy Cutlass 442 man I miss them days at fountain Ave
I really hope whoever buys it preserves it and doesn't abused it or mod it.
Some kid is gonna mod it and ruin it
Its already a Shame that the owner himself wants to get rid of it for benefit purposes. What an excuse i got no Garage
@@2011Transformersdotm the guys got a garage it may be tiny but it fits. The rx7 isn’t even nice it can live outside
@@2011Transformersdotm its his car he can do what he wants.
maybe J Leno will buy it?
The owner of this car is the luckiest dude on the planet! What an awesome car
I disagree. This guy being able to finesse the purchase of this car from the spouse of the original owner is the luckiest dude on the planet. Can you imagine how little he paid her for this car......versus what he is going to receive for it now when he sells it off (to its new owner)!! This dude is going to make a killing!!! Bare minimum - I bet that the asking price will be over $100G. I am thinking he probably paid the widow under $20,000 for it?
@@-D-W yeah, that's what he said.
Wow! This brings back some great memories. I had one of these back in 1992. I bought it used in beautiful condition with low milage and drove it for two years.
Never had a better car. I've never felt as good about any of my subsequent cars as I felt about my Grand National.
Lovely work guys.
So why did you sell it?
Our regular Dealership phoned me as soon as the 87 hit the lot. I could have bought it but let the Wife get her front wheel sedan and I kept my 81 turbo v8. Darn I wish I bought that.....
I bought mine in 92 as well, on my own, at 16 years old. My Dad grounded me until I sold it. I made it about 10 months.
@@danielbayne5112 At least you kept your V8!
A V6 in an American sports car is just not appealing...
No matter how fast it is.
Man I wish I could afford your services, no one better I’ve seen. And you have the same passion to see old cars come back to life !!
You're not the only one.... I really wish I could afford their services too !!!!!!!!
Where are they located ????
I never understood why guys will just let the cars rot away. Growing up a friend of mine's dad had a 65 GTO he bought new and never drove it. He said it was his special baby. He never even took his son for a ride. He died around 1990 and the car was sold within 2 weeks. He had only put about 7500 miles on that car. It is like not getting frisky with your girlfriend to keep her fresh for the next guy.
well said, great analogy.
They would rather let mice destroy it then someone else enjoying it. I will never understand
This one didn't rot away, did it? Be glad that history is being preserved because id rather let it sit in a garage than a junkyard
To let that car sit there collecting dust makes zero sense. Either the car was stolen and kept hidden, or the cars owner has been drunk and high for the last 30 years. Completely Mental.
@@badassnurse2014 it didn't make sense 30 years ago but it does now. You're the type of person to cry if it was wrecked and left to sit in a junkyard. Be glad that it's preserved, there's others out there.
Thought about my Dad he whole time watching this video. He loved this car, and his 83 Monte Carlo SS
We called them “ Nut Coolers” back in the day. I really need to get my hands on some of the materials they have used on the car. Amazing job. Hats off to you guys.
I was a 30-year-old line repairman on the reverse line at Pontiac Motors in 1987, where that car was built (I don't know if it was made somewhere else). I believe it was every 10th car in rotation with other Buicks and Pontiacs. What a fantastic car with a very distinct sound in comparrison at that time; this sure brought back memories. God bless!
There isn't a TH-cam channel that invokes as much emotion from my face as yours, please never stop.
Wow, can’t wait to show my dad this.. he owned one back in his day. He loved it so much he still talks about it like its his baby. Love your products and channel!
Then you were born , dad had to sell the car . Now hates you
@@js4187 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That's how I feel about my first mustang. I'll never shut up about it. 😁
Reminds me of one of the latest uploads from M539 restorations, recently got an E32 7 series out of one tight space.
On his own. 😆
@@phvondel The tow guy showed up at the perfect time.
good ole streten
To get your hands on a gem and let it sit like that for so long....unconscionable.....
Yo Larry's a stand up dude. Hugely successful business, millions of people watching and following, and he still helps load customer cars when they don't have a winch. Obviously no stranger to hard work and getting the job done to the very end.
Thanks for the kind words and for watching and supporting!
This brings back fond memories. I was obsessed with the 1986-87 Buick turbo cars in high school, so once I started working in 1993 I bought a used one with 73k miles on it for $4200. I drove it year-round through Michigan winters and it got pretty rusty. Back then I didn't know the value would skyrocket, since it wasn't like the 1970-74 timeframe where people thought musclecars would never return - cars were getting faster each year as performance made a huge comeback. The magic of this car was in the noise it made, the acceleration, and the fact that it was a 6-cylinder luxury car that was also the first American production car since the end of the musclecar era to break into the 13s. The fun I had driving my car all those years is a good tradeoff vs. the profit this guy will make.
That dog saw what a waste it was to leave that car just sitting there. He wanted to get in and drive it so bad.
Waste? This is cool! Like going back in time
@Zidfredo Flores yeah I disagree with that logic
Must be barking mad!
@Zidfredo Flores I get it but there are thousands of these that were properly driven, it’s nice to have one looking like it did 34 years ago, preserving history.
So cool to see Motorman here!
Almost exactly like my 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix, and the old Monte Carlo, and Oldsmobile Cutlass. I love the body style on these cars!
One of my dream cars! My family has a thing for Buicks. All both sets of my grandparents bought. My first car was a 1991 Buick LeSabre Limited. It was 2002 when I started driving it, but it was a sturdy, great car! The Grand Nationals are AMAZING vehicles
Talk about bringing the 80's back puts a tear in my eye honestly.
That's an '85 GSL-SE RX7 with the 13b!! Never see those anymore!! 👍👍
An '83 was my first car, so first gen RX7s hold a special place in my heart.
Thanks Larry! 👌✌
My first car was a 1980 RX-7. I loved that car.
Am I supposed to be crying watching this?? Cause I am. What a find and what a great job on restoring such a classic 80's Car. So few cars from the 80's are on the level of, or considered Classic. The Grand National is one of those cars.
I feel so old right now, back in 1989 i met the original owner, and visited that buick, it has been one of my favorite stories for 30 years going! At the time it was on blocks behind the house and he was cleaning out the garage to get it inside. I always wondered what had happened to it and now i know. Damn, what a blast from the past...may he R.I.P. he was a nice guy.
This car just proves that if something was ever made there's a New Old Stock one stashed away somewhere.
My all-time favorite car. Hard to believe it's the same GN. You guys did a phenomenal job bringing her back.
Best friend (rip) owned an 87....Day or night cruising the city streets in that bad boy, it felt like a jet taking off.... Just 2 young guys 17 -20 years old riding thru the city back-and-forth, playing music, looking for girls and unknowingly having the best time of our lives . .)
Gives me the chills watching this video
I want to see more of that GSL-SE!
Sexy car I had an SE too and those are rare
Me too
True!!
Yes please
My friend had an 85 GSL-SE with 56k miles on it back in 2004 he had that car for 13 years! Before buying a third gen rx7. It was light blue with a light gray interior.
Love how the owner takes care not to touch the paint with his hands after the detail.
Smart
Yea then proceeds to get a full service done to it 🤦 shoulda done the detail last.
I love the 80's cars. They all are so unique...
I bought one of these with grass growing all oround its flat,dry rotted tires.....looks new now after a full restoration
Last time I was this early, the Buick was clean
Damn you got here 1 minute after ?
@@holymoly849 literally refreshed my feed and it popped up lol
@@EdwardAlcala commitment
Great work on an epic, iconic car that everyone should respect. This thing ruled the streets in the mid 80's.
Nothing like not enjoying one of the best vehicles GM ever made.
excellant detailing work of car.❤from rana ashfaq city sargodha pakistan.i also watch your all vedeoes of work cars detaling.thanks sir.
Owner: "It deserve to be preserve"
Me: drive the damn car
For real
Normally I'd agree but only 56 miles. I doubt there's any others with less.
Buy a $30,000 Grand National and drive that one; sell this one for $200,000 to someone with a public-accessible museum so it can be enjoyed by all. I'd be curious to know what they paid that lady for it.
Worth about 7500
My cousin had one still couldn't beat the glhs in my garage
After watching this I realize I have never truly washed a car
Was thinking the same thing myself
Same!
I wanna know what product they were spraying to clean with
Bro Larry has me rethinking my shower routine and everything
😂😂
Probably the ONLY ‘common man’s car’ produced by GM in the 80’s that will steal the attention away from ANY exotic parked right next to it. The most iconic recognizable and unrecognizable car ever produced.
Itll give a Cadillac Northstar a run for the money!
Buicks are a quality GM product absolutely.
The GNX might have been fast but it having a V6 TURBO was a turn-off to be honest.
Big V8 power is part of the American car culture!
It's part of the appeal of an American sports car!
If I want a 6 cylinder car, I'll get a German or Japanese car! 👍
I am 58 , thank you for the flash back ! , I owed a 1993Chevy Silverado with 13000 miles , garage kept in the county , it was my brother truck ,until he pass away in 2019 .
What an amazing car, and what a fantastic job they did bringing this jewel back to life
Totally into the two-toned interior! This car is beautiful
One of my all time favorite cars. Absolutely gorgeous.
cool!
WOW..Beautiful Car. Back in the late 80's I worked at a service station. There was a guy that brought his Grand National in only for tire changes if I remember correctly. One of the thing I got to do was drive the customers downtown to where they worked in their car and then back to the service station. I remember the customer telling me to step on it one day to feel the power. I am sure I was beaming from ear to ear when that turbo kicked in. In total I got to drive that car on about 4 or 5 occasions. Thanks AMMO for bringing back some of those memories.
Bought one of these in 2001 with 12K miles on it. It was my DAILY driver for four years. I say drive them!
Great results!! My dad before he past away in July wanted us to get exactly this 87 grand national. So I’m trying my hardest to save up money to get one in honor of him . Great job guys car looks amazing
Good luck my friend. Hopefully you will find it.
What a lovely car. I'm surprised that the tyres didn't need replacing.
Back in 1987, I lived right next to Fisherbody 1 in Flint, MI. That's where the body of this car was built. A friend who worked there, gave me a tour of the plant between shifts. I saw the welding areas where sheet metal parts would become car bodies, down through the anti-corrosion wells where they would coat under the bodies. Then, some ovens and the paint areas with the bells that would give the bodies their coats of paint. And finally, more ovens that would dry and cure the paint. Then, I saw the area where the upholstery was sewn up and pulled over the seat frames and foam cushioning. Then, I visited a smaller assembly line where the dashboard assemblies were built, and finally the final assembly where the carpets, components, seats, furnishings, dashboards and steering columns would meet their respective bodies. In fact, I may have even seen the very seats for this car before its body was assembled. And perhaps the body to this car going down the assembly line. The plant where the body of this car was built was closed on December 30, 1987. These were among the last of the body-on-frame mid-sized cars made by General Motors.
This placement of the air-conditioning is still excite in landcruiser 79
My FZJ80 has it as well. Wish we got any of the 70s in the States. Or the diesel 80s.
I really love this episode for some reason! Never knew what this car was , I was born 92 but something tells me it was special !! Great work on the restoration process to you guys over at ammo !! Always great as usual !
Check out the movie Demolition Man.
This was a dream car of mine when I was in high school in 1987. Thanks for sharing the journey with us on TH-cam it was a real treat.
Just started watching these and I love the stories and the owners reactions, plus the satisfaction of the detailing. Keep up the work guys 🙌
Rode in one back when they were new - fun cars! Very fast for their time. Buick's last great car.
I test drove one. They are quick -- especially back then when everything else were dogs.
This was my dream car back in my early 20's. I never get how people get these cars and then don't drive them at all.
Amazing car! I drove one several years back and my husband at the time took it to reprogram a chip he had bought and it literally rode on two wheels! Most powerful and heaviest car EVER!
Love this, Thanks for sharing Larry. Also, my 92 JDM model Toyota MR2 has a ball vent too. Bliss haha. Lots of Japanese models have these.
Really? Ill have to check. Shout outs to red jdm SW20s!
My 88 MR2 also has lap vents two of them and you can angle them anywhere.
Amazing car, amazing restore. Car is a gem. Great work Larry and co. 🤘
Love those grand nationals!!
Beautiful classic car and you made it look brand new. Thanks.
Man this is my dream car , id love to drive miles and miles with this beast!!!!
Amazing detail. Keep up the good work!!!
I’ve been looking for one of these, definitely my favorite car ever made.
Crazy story-I am a female & in 1985 I worked at a dealership (reconditioning). I was given a check & brand new car to drive 30 miles to the city. Gave another dealership the new car I was driving & the check for the brand new Grand National-exactly like this one! I drove it back on the 2 lane highway & went to pass a car & hit the accelerator hard & just about lost control! That sucker was so fast & quick! I smiled after I slowed down a little regaining control. It was amazing just how quick it was! It stays in your blood!
Glad to see this one looking so good!
You're really doing the lord's work here...
My favorite car ever.
Never understood why people did this "honey I bought a brand new grand national and now I'm gonna park it in the backyard for the next 33 years"
me either, i’ve heard so many barn find stories like that. i could never let a car sit uncovered either..
That is the success of capitalism, you keep suck and consume and keep their sales and profits pouring. Asking what is the goal of overconsuming is a forbidden question.
And they had their dog scratch up their brand new car too
rich people
@@farishope6540 you voted biden right?
Wow, you guys really did great work. It's one thing to make already show cars look great, but one sitting for 30+ years, and a mass produced car... insane work guys!
I graduated in 1987. There WAS no cooler car than this. IMO this is the American Holy Grail! :)
I love Larry's content, especially these kinds of videos 🙂
-"It deserved to be preserved."
I'm like: That car deserves to be driven.
I agree on both statements. It deserves to be driven but carefully.
I said the exact same thing in my head when he said that.
Tbh with only 56 miles, its a real museum piece that should never see the road again. I don't really think it's that deserving of museum status though. Its a real collector car though.
There are thousands of these that were properly driven, go drive one of those and let this one preserve the legacy for future generations.
It all depends what you want from a car I guess. If he keeps it in a garage for another 30 years it will appreciate a lot of value. If he wants to rip around in it that’s just as good as well. To each his own.
You're the coolest detailer I know you've taught me so much
Im a 25 year old and this is my dream car! This video made me happy!
It really does need to be in a museum. The mileage is what makes it rare.
I would drive it at least 20 miles before putting it in a Museum !!! Maybe even 50 !!!
I’m normally a huge proponent of driving old cars, but this one deserves to never cross 100 miles on the odo. Beautiful piece of history.
Then you should spend your own money to make that happen.
@@Shockedbywater if I had the $80k this thing is going to bring at auction, I would.
The craziest part is that Eddy's footage looks like it is also from 34 years ago.
I am fortunate to see this car regularly as it was purchased on BAT by a buddy of mine earlier this year. It is driven sparingly to local car shows and an occasional date night and I believe it still has under 200 miles. It is well loved and cared for by it's new owner.
What is BAT - Bring a Trailer - and any idea what the sales price was? I'd probably have put it into Barrett-Jackson or Mecum.
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This has always been my dream car.
Beautiful car! I'll bet it never looked so good...even brand new off the showroom floor. The paint quality on GM cars weren't all that great back then to begin with...especially black. A museum would be the best place for this car now, not only to preserve it but if used as a daily driver, it would not be all that dependable. Certainly not before a complete teardown mechanically. Best of luck to whomever buys it. Wish it were me!
Just a quick edit: This 87 GN here was factory rated at 245hp (yes, it was actually more). It was the 87 GNX that was rated at the 276hp listed in the video (and it was actually A LOT more).
Your right buick fudged the horse power numers to 276 hp 300 hp was more the right number plus 360 ft lbs wow fast for a small 231
This is literally my dream car. and to have one with 56 miles is unbelivable.
Make an offer, nobody could refuse.....
1 minute in and already loving the content Larry 👌
7:10 please bring back the ball chiller.
Men everywhere.
Seriously that car looked amazing when you were finished cleaning it up. You are truly a master at what you do.
You guys are like car doctor. love your works and is heart satisfying
Probably told the previous owner; "This car needs a new paint job and it's ruined because it's been sitting around too long. I can offer you 2 grand. 😆
Yep. He bought it to flip it.
@@PimpBeetle138 given the fact the guy has a small ass one car garage and this thing sure ain't gonna be his daily driver, I'd say he flips cars for a living.
Can’t knock him. I’d keep it
@@RandomUserX99 yep probably.
Exactly what I thought! How can I take advantage of you and get this silly car off your old hands! Hope they gave her something close to what it's worth.
Funny how the owner CAREFULLY open the door at the car reveal moment
That 'special' AC vent was called a "crotch cool' back in the day (just in case you wanted to know).
I prefer the tiktok term: "Turbo Gooch Cooler 9000"
@@drumfeck5970 Ah, the age of turbocharging includes everything! We'll call that an 'upgrade'
I knew of a barn in 1987 that had a 1972 Corvette with 5000 miles on it and a grand national. Me and my buddy took the grand national out for a spin once. He was 15 and I was 17. He didn't even have his license yet but could drive well. We had that grand national over 100mph within like 5 seconds haha on back roads. Incredible car. I had a 1969 Chevelle with a 350 at the time so I couldn't believe how fast and smooth the grand national was.