5 Chevrolet Corvettes You Didn't Know Existed
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- Over the last 7 decades there have been so many memorable Chevrolet Corvettes, with a good number of these reaching legendary status. Yet there some Corvettes that even today remain unknown by even many Corvette fans. These are the 5 Corvettes that you didn't know existed.
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Play this video sped up with 1.25 and it'll be a little easier to watch and listen to.
No no no. It’s perfect for napping 😴
I personally like the pace because it’s easy to follow along with while driving.
You’re spot on! Even at 1.25 speed the narrator only speaks at half the speed that Ben Shapiro does! That being said, I love to slow this channel down to 0.5 or 0.25 speed just for the lolz.
I took your advice. Much help.
Drink a shot every time he says “nineteen sixty-three” and you’ll be passed out before he gets to Vette #2!
Corvettes are the total package. Performance. Styling and pure American muscle. In my opinion one of the best America has to offer then and now
One of the best cars in general. I mean, think of the Corvette this way: It performs on the level of Ferraris et al yet it costs a fraction of what a competitor costs. THAT'S engineering, efficiency. Contrary to popular belief, GM has it together.
Compared to an electric car it is parked on the road. Extremely outdated technology. A plastic kit car with very limited road handling.
@@bokhans you have never driven one or actually seen one in person huh. . Keep trying junior it will happen
@William Schwartz I agree . Being a corvette driver and owner I speak from experience. Have a good day
@William Schwartz absolutely. !! Enjoy
I had one of those '63 Stingrays, in blue!!! What.A.Machine!!!
Of course, it was an electric slot car...but I won a lotta races in my friend's garage... :-)
Profoundly American and a timeless classic branded name. Very interesting presentation indeed!!!!!
...and leading in figures, be it speed, accel, lap time, build technology, tech in general. I mean, even Ferrari uses (or used) the MagnaRide technology. Oh, let's not forget who equipped the old Bentleys and Rolls-Royces with drive trains, oohh, let's not forget the licenced Buick V8 for Rover. I could go on and on and on...
Ok you got me! I consider myself a corvette expert but those 83 15" rims blew me away! I knew they made some 83s but never saw those rims.
Check out the ‘83 Corvette they have in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. There’s an interesting story on how the employees saved it from the crusher.
I kinda wish more of the 1983 corvettes still exist.
I’m glad they didn’t stick with these wheels.
@@jblack5323 I didn't care for the 84-86 design but like the 88-90
Nice to see you back, love these looking back in history. I knew of the ZL1 through HotRod magazine way back in the day... a monster. Yup, 585 hp was the whispered true power.
the magazine cover said something like--- "Chevys New ZL1, Is Ford Dead?"
“Gross” horsepower.
No air cleaner. No exhaust headers. No accessories. Not even a water pump.
Bolt it to a stand, strap on a prony brake, and rev the living daylights out of it until it overheated, seized, or exploded and that’s what the advertised horsepower was.
A good part of the reason for the rapid fall in horsepower in the 70s was the switch from SAE Gross to SAE Net.
L88 427" made 560 HP at 6600 RPMs with iron heads, 530 HP with aluminum heads or in ZL1 all aluminum versions... (aluminum bleeds off heat/power faster, but saves weight)... all 3 varieties rated 430 HP to keep rich kids from ordering them... they were intended for off road racing only... they came with a token dual exhaust system designed for a 396" size engine and which restricted nearly 200 of their HP... headers and 3" pipes/3" core mufflers allowed use of full power...
True but you would have had to be an idiot to get one with the 1969 Stingray with the same engine being a better option for a lot less.
Yeah and when Ford came out with the 427 Cammer that was rated at around 550 horse power but was RUMORED to be north of 650, so they can print what ever they want... The dyno was the true tested power ... Besides that gm always overrated their hp ratings any way..
I especially enjoyed the 1983 and Hertz information VERY interesting. Thank you!
One of my all time favourite Corvettes is the 1985 with the Tuned Port Injection and digital dash! It could hit 150 mph making it one of the fastest cars in the world at the time.
I owned a 85 in 1989 absolute blast to drive.
Great !
'65 and i'm 8 years old and ride my bicycle with friends to a local Chevy dealership.
There was a Sting Ray with a sticker price of like $5700. Had to ask my father "How can a car cost so much ? ".
That's equivalent to about $42 k now. (i looked it up).
People drive cars of this value nowadays,,,,prob lease ;(
Crossing a busy street (ECR) yesterday afternoon, hear something good go by.
It was a white '64 style Sting Ray.
How timely :)
Thanks for another great video, OldCarMemories!
'63 splitback window is and has always been my dream car!!
Mine too!!!
You don't have to say split window. They all were unless a ragtop.
It's been a while. Always glad to see your uploads.
By the time most of these came out I had lived through my '62, a totally awesome car.
I had gotten Corvettes out of my system but everyone should have at least one..
WOW!! Hertz rentals had the baddest corvette built to date. Thanks for this very informative video. I'm now a convert. Corvette has put the proverbial "nail in the coffin" on my muscle car bucket list.
THANKS AGAIN 🏎💨
Always look forward to a new vid from you. As always, nicely done.
I've seen a Hertz Vette, while picking up a rental car from the Nashville Airport. Wish i would've been able afford to rent it...
I rented one on a business trip once. It was just as fun as you might imagine: a rental Vette. You better believe I took the extra insurance lol!
I own 5 Corvettes. I am a huge Corvette fan. I knew that these 5 cars existed.
👍👌✌
My dad had 2 zl-1s all aluminum 427s and an l88 427 , he used to drag race , I bought my first car 1967 ss 396 impala, and I was able to buy and build up more factory l-88 for my imp , it really woke up my car , was a real ground pounder 👍🏻, my dad ran novas and chevelles for racing pro stock
Interesting. Didn't know any of this. Thanks.
WOW 😳😳😳 that's amazing!!!!! I love learning about the classic rarities!!!! Man I love this channel been a viewer for years now!!!! Great work old car memories!!!!!
Awesome show as always. Thank you
An American classic,I owned a 84 great handling moderate power I,had a 68 Chevy 2 at the time that would blow its doors off in a straight line.
Beautiful machines, chulada de naves
Very nice and a great synopsis with great pictures! Thanks! :)
I'm not a corvette guy, I'm a truck man myself. If I remember correctly there was a station wagon vette in the early 70's. It might have been a kit car or a one - off.
Yes there was the sport wagon conversion kit. Chevrolet also had an unproduced Corvette Nomad concept car in the 50's
An abomination.
@@SvenTviking no, the abominations started with the 1984 models and continued thereafter.
There was a van version too, Hot Wheels made a copy of it.
Custom or prototype. GM never sold any of those.
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
I grew up around a 1963 split window Z06 midnight blue version....was a dream for me that has never came true all though I did get to Ride in and even wrench on it in later years....So I did have that ... Even rode in it during some racing.... I remember passing the 160 on the Speedo and the door's separating from the top..... while racing a Super bird..... The only street race he said he lost....
Pollution controls killed the 1971 LS-7
454 option. The LS-7 was much like the LS-6 found on the 1970 Chevelle, but had open chamber heads instead of closed chamber heads. GM had already built a number of the LS-7, but couldn't get the certified. They were quietly sold as "Crate motors" in '73 & '74 under the part number 3965774. One of my friends and I each bought one. I still have mine. 1970, I bought a 350 inch Corvette motor in a crate that was a 370 HP LT1 designation. That part number was a 3966921. Yes, I put it in a 1968 base motor model corvette roadster. Yes, I still have that one as well.
Yeah, LS-7 was to be L88 version of 454" engine...
No, was not gonna be a 454 L88 and it was 1970 not 1971. It was gonna be basically an aluminum head version of the Chevelle LS6 but the camshaft had a little more exhaust duration and would have been rated at 460hp. Standard lowrise intake a d standard big block hood, not L88. This was the planned production 1970 Corvette LS7 that of course never happened.
For 1973, Chevrolet released the LS7 crate engine which was nothing like the planned Corvette LS7 and that engine was close to a 454 L88 although with iron heads.
I never knew they made a 1983 Corvette. Even if it was never for sale to the public. I have always loved the styling of the 1963 and 1968.
I have never owned a Chevrolet Corvette until 2021. I own a 2021 C8.
Very nice automobile!
Did your wheels fail yet?
Anyone else out there knew the 83' was going to be on the list?
Yep, was expecting to see it
I figured so... as well as the '63 Z06, the '69 ZL1 and the '80 "California compliant" 305s. I'm a bit surprised he didn't include the supercharged '53s... but those were not technically "production" since they were shipped to a secondary outfitter to have the Paxton superchargers installed.
I also thought he might mention the early '66 427s that were rated at 450 HP, only to be changed to 425 HP after just a few months.
No because I thought it was common knowledge.
Same with the ZL1 and ZHZ.
No. News to me
Thanks for making another interesting and informative video
I can’t wait! This is going to be awesome to learn about some limited production models I didn’t know of .
Great channel. Always interesting content.
The 1963 Corvette C2 has so many one year only Easter eggs you could have a field day finding them all.
Maybe in Car Craft or a similar magazine back in the '80's I seem to recall them finding out that some rich kid's parents bought him a new ZL-1 so he was one of those few owners. Of course he crashed it and it was either junked or parted out if I remember correctly.
Not true cuz the 2 are still around.
Saturday night special is my favorite mystery corvette. 10 second quarter mile time 454 LS6 Powered 1970 corvette
Also Gotta watch the vid at 1.5 speed.
I remember having a 1969 Corvette Hotwheels car with the ZL1 stripes when I was little, I loved that paint scheme to be honest. Now, I actually saw that same 1983 Corvette at the museum myself, but I can't believe I never noticed that the wheels were different. It was just distracted on just noticing the 1983 Corvette.
As for the C2 Z06, I had a hunch that it existed considering that you can drive a Z06 Race Car in Gran Turismo 4 to 6.
Loved Corvettes since driving a 427 4 speed when I was a kid back in 1970. The only one I knew anything at all about was the surviving 83 at the Corvette museum. Really enjoyed the history of all these cars.
No 2013 427 convertible? Not as limited as most of these, but few know about them.
Great video!
Very good as well as informative I'd not known about the 1983 or the 2008 vette's really cool info.
The history of ZL1 Corvette ownership is quite mysterious and convoluted.
Yep and the only one with full bonafide documentation is the Yellow car belonging to Roger Judski.
All kidding aside, I would absolutely take one of the 1980 5.0 L LG4 Corvettes. But only if it was all original and unmolested. I love collecting undesirable and hated models of cars. They make WAY better story-telling than the mass produced cookie cutter versions everyone else owns.
Funny California restricted the Corvette to 305", but the Monza to only 350" versions... although weakest 350 ever... 125 HP...
@@BuzzLOLOL True story: I had one of the original Cali 350 Monzas YEARS and years ago.
@@NorthernChev - Few hundred dollars in parts would have really pumped the HP up... since the 350 was already in there...
@@BuzzLOLOL Oh, I lived in Michigan by the time I acquired it (1989). We didn't have the emissions testing like they did in Cali. So, I modded it. I dumped right around $4500 into the engine and rear end and ended up with a best of 12.76 at 117 MPH in the 1/4. And even after all these years I still have the Hooker 2129 Super Comp headers specifically designed for the Monza/Vega clones.
@@NorthernChev - I'm in Toledo, which used to be in Michigan... I also still have a rare '77 Pontiac Astre FORMULA Safari (kammback) Station Wagon...
I'll always remember my trip to Bowling Green. Factory tour and pre sink hole museum tour. Great memories.
awesome info thanks!
AWESOME!
These were all new to me!!
Most of those cars I've seen at the Corvette Meseum. One day, I wouldn't mind having one of the 305 Corvettes.
"NOW I DO...THANKS"❣️
Amazing
Still would love to know who did the killer guitar lick that opens each episode. Great content 👍
Thanks buddy...
My favorite is the '83 Corvette, which is now displayed at the National Corvette Museum.
The Zl1 427 69' ....!!! IS MY FAVORITE💪🇺🇸
I've actually touched the 1983 Vette about thirty something years ago, it was in the assembly plant long before the museum, later they had Corvette Annex, something like a mini-museum. Shame the others were obliterated.
Nice vid. I did know about them all. 🤷♂️
I am still hoping you do a video on the Max Wedge Dodge & Super Stock Plymouth 413! Some of the original muscle cars and unknowingly fast from what I have read. Keep up the great content!
Put a 61 413 wedge in a 69 Road Runner. Tore up the Road! 410 Dana
Well I can say one thing I didn't know about the ZHZ but it's cool to see it exists and hey I learned something about cars today
How about doing a ford maverick video!! That be awesome!! Plus since there is a superbird video they should be a charger daytona video!! Love your channel!!
Very Interesting.
Great show ! I bought a 1957 Veette from an Air Force Pilot while employed at the NASA Tracking Station on Guam in 1967.
Ran great with the 283 c I with 2 4bbl carbs and a power glide trans...as long as you ran down a Straight road. The Suspension had much to be desired and the Brakes were not so wonderfull either. Still a Fun car for the roads of Guam. A good friend also working for NASA brought a 1967 Vette with the 427 c I..What an improvement in its driving abilities and Performance. It was definitely the fastest car on Guam from 1967 thru 70.
That commentator sounds like he needs a couple more cups of coffee.
65 L87 Corvette! My Favorite Corvette 🇺🇸 🏁👍
Wow pretty cool info!
Your videos are amazing, I hope to be as big a channel as you someday.
This is very informative, I love it . But keep mine at a 396 please and 3:55 rear end ok thanks. Great sports cars
Never knew that a supply shortage was the reason for no 1983 model year Vettes.
When I saw the title "5 Chevrolet Corvettes You Didn't Know Existed" I was wondering if the the Corvette my mother keeps telling me about would be among the 5. Mom is 90, lives in a nursing home, and swears that one of her friend's husband owned a special corvette with 'Woody' panels on its sides. She said it was very rare as this woman's husband had special ordered it at the dealership. I told her I thought she was mistaken as I was pretty sure no such Corvette had been built no less special ordered by anyone. If it were it would be like the Mustang Mustero pickup truck. Let me know if anyone finds one.
That's the van version
@@michaelmckinnon1591 that's right! I remember now! The rampside Corvette van , very rare! Especially with the wood paneling. They only made them in '65
Nice presentation of some very interesting cars. I used to irritate Vette owners by referring to them as Plastic Impalas. Good for a giggle.
1963 Corvette Z06
1969 Corvette ZL1 427
1980 Corvette LG4 5.0L
1983 Corvette
2008-2009 Corvette ZHZ
'63 36 gallon gas tank...
3 early '83 50th anniversary models with '82 body...
'83 special 15" wheels one year only on the one saved late '83 model...
NICE JOB.
That museum in Kentucky had some issues. Big sinkhole if I remember correctly. Thanks for the information. I did not know
Anyone with more than a little interest in Corvettes would know about these models, though only us unfortunate Californians would know about the 305.
Yeah - not much new information for the Corvette person that would click on this anyway...
The two things I learned were that the N03 36 gallon fuel tank on the ‘63 Z06 became optional instead of mandatory mid-year.
I also learned that the ‘83 15” wheels didn’t carry over to the ‘84. I had seen them in the period magazine articles and just thought they were a credit option like a 3-speed manual on a 1970...
Cheers!
In 1989, I was at Bowling Green talking with Tom Hill. He showed me the only 1983 Corvette where they had placed it between two concrete pillars and then added two more pillars, one on each side, so the car was trapped. They did not remove it until after the Corvette Museum was operating and they could safely put the car there on display. There were actually many differences in the'83 and the '84. The wheels you mentioned. I think the brakes were different, as the 16 inch wheels allowed the larger rotors. Some of the interior panels were different, as they found in the '83 test cars that they didn't work that well. I think the blue seat pattern was different. I believe there was something about the "bread box" that was different on the '83. Not there, or an actual glove box, I think. It has been too long to remember for sure. I believe there were suspension differences. Most of these are all very minor and unless you saw both '83 and '84 parts side by side, you'd never know. But the 1983 is NOT a 1984.
The 1963 Z06 is supposed to have one convertible. Several years ago, one was found that was involved in some controversy as to being real or not. I believe it was determined to be so. This was the result of removing the mandatory 36 gallon tank from the package, along with the 2 bar knock off wheels that had sealing problems and may have never actually been delivered on any car, except a few. I think a second convertible was claimed, but it had an extensive racing history and the car modified too much to confirm it as originally a Z06.
The 1969 ZL1 cars are the yellow one, the orange one, and the white one. The orange one is the only convertible and was with its original owner in western Pennsylvania as late as 2006. It was extensively drag raced by its owner. The white one may not be a real ZL1. It was ordered in Nebraska or some place out there. The story is it arrived with an L88 engine instead of a ZL1 and that the dealer installed it. Of course, the story is murky and it may have been ordered as a ZL1 but not delivered that way so the dealer rectified it. The yellow one had been seized by the government as part of a drug deal. There is some questionable things in its past also.
The ZL1 was not a complete performance package like Z28 was for the Camaro. It was simply a package of the aluminum block and the L88 engine. There were several mandatory options that were required to be ordered such as the M22 transmission, F41 suspension, J56 HD brakes (dual pin), K66 electronic ignition, and G81 Positraction rear axle.
The 2008 ZHZ recently became a TH-cam star when its owner managed to spectacularly crash at Willow Springs racetrack by the time he make it to turn 1.
America’s favorite 2 seat sports car
Viper: “Hold my beer”
Ugly
@@johnhull6363 I’m a fan of the viper roadsters. All of them. Not the coupes. They look a little whack, I must say.
So popular they went through 5 generations compared to Corvettes 4 and have been discontinued for 4 years at this point...
Don't get me wrong, i like the viper, they just never had the presence of the Corvette and never managed to reach the same status in pop culture. If for no other reason than they produced far fewer cars and that most generations were even less practical than a corvette. For me though it's really jsut a shame that they were built by Dodge rather than just about any other mfg.
Abysmal quality control and fit and finish kill them for me
Clearly you don’t understand the meaning of favourite.
The Viper came 40 years later, had nowhere near as many made, and has been out of production.. since.. I don’t even know. If you see a Viper is a rare event.. more rare than seeing a 911 or any kind of Lamborghini.
Corvettes are everywhere.
It’s like the Mustang. The Mustang is America’s favourite pony car. Maybe not as fast or outrageous as some Camaros or Trans Ams... but it was far more popular because it was more accessible.
What about the 3 "1983" 30 year anniversary Corvettes built in August or Sept. of 1982 that were still the older Stingray design? The story as I know it is that when Chevy knew the new design wouldn't be ready for production on time, they went ahead and built 3 cars in the older Stingray style to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the Corvette, all being white with red interiors just like the original '53s, but otherwise identical to the 1982 models with the "cross fire" injected engines. Some sources say they planned on building 30, but ultimately only 6 were built and 3 were destroyed, with the remaining 3 being given to top GM executives, other sources say only 3 were made and all 3 were destroyed. I also found one source claiming that all were ordered to be destroyed, but one was saved and hidden away somewhere... yet to be found. Of course, this could all be speculation, or total BS, as I've never seen any pictures of any of them that might offer a shred of proof.
One is in the BG bowling Green museum.
@@nathanieljones7981 Isn't that one the new body design, still technically an '83 but with the design of '84 to '96? See, that's what's confusing... we know there is one of those, but supposedly there were a few '83s build with the older stingray styling...
Iv owned 29 vettes since i was 17. My 1st was a 67 roadster w a 427 390hp engine. Cost was 2500.00 in 1973. Im now 66 and would like to own one more but my surgically replaced knees wont let me get in and out of one in afraid. Struck a happy medium and got me a 2010 camaro SS to play with instead. The two best looking machines ever made by man to me were a 67 big block coupe and the battle ship USS North Carolina on display in Wilmington NC.
I’m late in watching this, but I remember magazine articles talking about the 305 Vettes only available in California. I seem to remember that the 305 was the only way to get a 4 speed, but I could be thinking of something else at this point. Anyway, I wonder how many 305 Vettes survived or got engine swaps? That Chevrolet pulled 180 horses out of a 305 is interesting because two years later the 5Ls offered in Camaros didn’t get near that number until TPI.
The L69 305" was also rated 175 HP and then 180 HP in '83 - '88 Monte Carlos with 4 bbl. carb...
For some reason, the GP, even 2+2 version, was denied that L69 engine...
The TPI 305" was rated as high as 230 HP...
Funny California restricted the Corvette to 305", but the Monza to only 350" versions... although weakest 350 ever... 125 HP...
Imagine seeing the corvette for the first time in 63. Nothing like it in the world.
The 2019 Hertz 100th Anniversary Z06 was also a cool Hertz edition. I rented one and took it directly to a track day at Thunder Hill Raceway. Best $400 I've spent.
Corvettes from 1953 until 1967 or absolutely my favorite the brand new stuff I don't get excited by even looking at it I walk up to it and parking lot and see it sitting there and I just don't want one I have had 4 Corvettes I do not want a new one no thank you!
53-62, 1968-72. For me. All others are so so.
Nice, video, but I knew about these!😁⚒️👍
For the '83 model year Vette, If I recall correctly, the ones that were built, were assembled in the old St. Louis factory which was completely worn out by the end of the 1982 production run. The quality was so poor due to assembly line problems, GM pushed the full production run out to allow it to be built in it's new Bowling Green factory where Corvettes have been built since.
Man....split window Corvettes are soooooo beautiful
Luv your voice
Mr Ambien.
Probably computer generated.
if sgt. friday and stephen wright had a love child
I think this is the only presenter that makes a Yugo look more exciting than Corvettes. I only lasted 59 seconds that’s because I was brushing my teeth while the video is playing.
I knew about everyone exceot the ZHZ Hertz cars...and I'm not even a Corvette guy.
When you're speaking on your video outro, you have a normal, pleasant conversational cadence, but with the rest of the video, you sound like you're slowed down by about 20% or more, and you're extremely didactic too... it really cuts into the enjoyment factor (for me at least)! It's the only beef I've got with your videos, as the content itself is generally really good, if not excellent!
I saw what looked like an all original '53 all were in polo white made in Flint Michigan. It aged to a kind of yellow with fine cracks all over it like an antique ivory cue ball.
I thought it made it even cooler.
INCORRECT on the 5.7l 350 debuting in the 1969 Corvette!!!! The 350 first appeared 2 years earlier, in 1967, in passenger cars
Yep, the 350 made it's debut in the 67 Camaro then the Nova in 68 then Corvette and the rest of the passenger car line for 69.
WOW! Amazing? Chevy snuck a few past me! I thought I knew them ALL!
WoW! A 5.0 engine in a Chevrolet Corvette! Who would have ,,,
puked?
This is pretty interesting. Are you going to talk about other vehicles like Porsches or Ferraris?! What about Alfa Romeos?
I knew of them all and I'm just a lowly Camaro guy. lol Great vid though as always.
If I ever find a bottle on the beach with a genie in it, my first request would be a time machine that allows me to move vehicles and millions of dollars of time specific cash to go back in time with a list of vehicles that I can bring back with me, plus a few stock options to buy that would be nice also, and I would have Jay Leno as my lot boy who can only work outside of the warehouses That store my vehicles and Jackson Barrett would mow my lawn
Only one I never heard of was the hertz ZHZ. Interesting car. GM was probably furious when they found out 1 1983 Vette escaped their grasp. They usually crush all the good stuff & then 10 years later go whoops, My bad! Brain fart!
I think they crush a lot of the stuff they crush for legal reasons. There’s a story about that 83’ Vette that involves a sudden rainstorm and the crusher operator not wanting to get his new boots muddy, so he was planning to finish the job the following day but for whatever reason it never happened. Not sure how true it is. 🤔
So basically all these "Unknown" Corvettes are all Known
They weren't at the time they were built.
@Fire Wing Absolutely spot on 👍
I photographed the 69 ZL1 at a Bloomington Gold show. I was there a day early while they were setting things up. The ZL1 had the keys in it and no one was around. I fantasized about stealing it!
Not without me brother!
I call shotgun!
I had no idea it was stolen officer ;-)
427 came out in 1966, I know because I owned one.
Knew em all except the ZHZ rental car. That one surprised me.
In 1969 the ZL1 engine option for the corvette was $1,500.00, I was there, If you ordered the ZL1 for another car it's cost was $3,000.00.
$4718.35. Look it up in your Corvette Black Book.
@@kirkthejerkthe1st The book is wrong, Like i said i was there.
Didn't the Yellow car have a sticker price of over $10,000? If so, then would have to be more than $1500 above L88 for the ZL1.