My dad brought a 67 427 400hp coupe home in 1970. I got to drive it in high school in the late 70's. Glad I didn't hurt it. He handed it down to me in 2005. Still runs, and looks great. He's a good dad.
Memories, I had a '64 Chevy II with a 327/300hp.Bought a set of Hooker Headers for $65. Ran open headers for two weeks before I could get mufflers on the thing. Those were the days. Nothing like this beast but I bought a '91 NSX a few years ago. I turned the radio on the first day just to see if it would work, not once since.
By a country mile !!!!!!!!! I hate it when those dudes test drive a performance car, and just creep around in it. I'm not asking them to destroy the car, or burn off the tires, but give that thing some gas, and let us see how it goes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amen Brother! Me Too!!! A well built & well-tuned naturally aspirated performance V8 will also perform more consistently vs forced induction that requires frequent & major cooling down when pushed.
Appreciate this driver's approach with lift-throttle shifts, spirited throttle use, catches counter-steer fluently. Drives the car enthusiastically without being abusive to the machinery (no powershifting - allows the synchros to do their job). Puts each car through its paces better than most driving vids. Betting she's great at autocross and track days as well. Keep up the great work!
This has got to be the best ride-along video of any C2 I've ever had the joy to watch. It chirps 3rd gear without even trying that hard !!! My favorite color too. Sure wish I could afford it. It's available folks, with a newly rebuilt original numbers matching engine ( Tri-power..........three 2 bbl carbs ) and complete certified restoration for $155k. Only has a little over 1200 miles on it. What a sweet ride!!!
Back in the 80’s I was working for a Chevy dealer in San Diego as a tech. I had a customer who had one of these and he would only let me work on it. His was also a big block 4 sped roadster that was a coral color with the factory side pipes. He gave me permission to road test it after any repairs and believe me I did! What a wonderful experience driving what I consider the last”sports car” Corvette. I never abused that car, but it performed very well. What a great memory of driving around San Diego with the top down….. it just doesn’t get any better!
@@TheRS1969 Around 1979 when the first on board computers were installed in vehicles. I saw the writing on the wall and vehicle computer systems became my specialty for the rest of my career.
@@trackman174 , Same here, My boss bought a Bear ACE free standing computer analyzer, that was in Las Vegas, back in 1986. We had people from the Dealerships bringing their cars on car carriers 3-5 at a time. When you mentioned that it brought back many memories.
I got a black 64 coup now but my built 327 is tired. I’m building a 650HP LS2 engine 402 CI with a manual 6 speed, big power disc brakes, all racing suspension and lowered 2 inches. Rack and pinion power steering, 373 rear end, 4 point roll bar with harnesses but it looks totally stock from the outside. Hopefully I get done by next year.
TY so much for taking “us” on a ride of a lifetime. Secondarily and more importantly, TY for all your hard work and content contributions…just appreciating ❤🎉😢(tear of joy)
You're familiar with the car, it shows with how well you handle it, you respect it too. Thank you for the ride, young lady, I enjoyed it. You just got a new subber.
I feel like I'm in my 67 chevelle Super Sport setup to 425 hp WOW what a feeling that was the sound from the Doug Thorley show tubes you have a nice car
My room mate in 1967 in that very town (Stratford Ct) had one exactly like that. We were young engineers working at the Army Engine Plant (3:58). I was diving a 67 442 at the time and we were racing a 56 vette 283 - dual ram quads - isky - ported 327 heads and 13/1 cr on weekend at Englishtown NJ. WOW that drive thru town brought back memories. Ed, last I heard was in Phoenix AZ, me in northern CT with a 2014 c7 z51.
@@timsgtaJust turned 80. Did the "rocket science" side of mechanical engineering for 45 years but gave up the drag racing for skiing where I met my wife of 50 years and became a ski addict and racer. Still ski but on easier slopes due to knee problems.
that big block sound is insane. being in Australia it was extremely rare to see a big block anything in a car yard that was for sale ANd willing to take you for a test drive. Around 1979 i saw a 396 chevelle in copper bronze and it was a muncie car and original.. i will never forget the sound of the cam through the big heads, the car even just off idle put you back in the seat going through the gears.. changing at 1800 the thing was like a 747 jet. i was 19, The price of fuel has killed these cars and the new LS motors can make Big Block power at low RPM with very little work. A 1 to 2 hour drive in a 454 will use 1/3 tank of fuel.
A BIG THANK YOU young lady for stepping on the gas of that beast. These are the great types of videos that show cars.....most guys that make muscle car videos nowadays don't do that. They baby those cars......and in reality....what for? Life is too damn short. Have fun with these cars.... we're not taking them with us in the end......step on the gas and enjoy 🙏❤️👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌 thanks again 💪☝️and of course....with Safety in mind always
Yeah, I was thinking the same. A friend drives up to the gas station I was working at in 1969 to show off his new Z-28. I remember the air cleaner said, "290 horsepower". I remember thinking, "that's not so great". He took off out of the gas station, smoking the tires in the first two gears and barking them hard in the next two. I thought, "That ain't no 290 horsepower". The 60s were some fun times.
@@automotiverestorations For real. People today couldn't fathom going through multiple sets a year. My dad had a '70 1/2 Camaro SS and he'd go through at least 2-3 sets a year until he traded it away in 1981. He'd burn up his snow tires too.
One of three women in my life i've seen drive a three pedal like that. Thank You. You are a treasure! (both when I was a kid in the 60's. one a 390 Javelin. the other a 70 Judge ordered without stripes.) Sent to my son; he liked it as much as I did.
I’m a bike guy and this is One of the few- in fact probably almost the only car video, I’ve seen that really put a smile on my face as requiring real skill and talent and offering a real raw driving experience. Most the videos look so far removed from the reality that a sports biker feels every day so don’t really interest me to watch🎉
Hello Restorators. Same driving style as me. I take the gear out early and let it roll the same way. Many people find it more sporty to shift down all the gears and roll out by clutched out. But i love it chilly style practiced in this video.
Remember when the early astronauts were given Vettes by the local dealers to drive. I don’t remember exactly who had what but I think Alan Shepard and the other guys had them with big blocks. I think this lady could give them a run for their money!
A buddy gave my a ride in his new 67- 427. A country ride, nailed it on a straight, around a curve, herd of cows crossing the road. He had both feet on the brake, the cows got bigger and bigger and closer and closer. Ended well. When he tried of adjusting valves he bought an Excalibur. The cows and the lack of brakes to match the engine was the end
MAN does that take me back! The moonshiners from my high school days would appreciate everything about that ride; the reach for the shifter might use some improvement and maybe the driving position isn't ideal, but what a nice piece of automobiling. Cool little town, too. Any hints to location? I'll buy the competent and cute driver a head band and a bourbon shot.
I had a 1967 427/435 back in 1969. I was a kid of 19. That critter would lay rubber in every gear. Can't believe i am still alive at 74 years. I now have a 2011 vette, 6 speed gear jammer. This baby will run away and hide from the 1967. And with the air on, CD playing, and getting 25 MPG. Oh well i had fun. PEACE.
Very nice, the Vette hasn't lost anything in all them years. In 67, it was the top in horsepower for U.S. cars. The street king. Nice video but you should have used a minute to show us the outside of the car.
Awesome. I know that today you can get a rental car at the airport that's quicker and faster but back in the day when gasoline was 35¢ a gallon and big block chevys ruled that was the greatest thrill you have with your clothes still on.
I had a friend that had this same car back in 1974. Fifty years later I still am impressed with its ability to turn gasoline into raw horsepower. However, it was not the best car to have when the gas crunch hit during those years. Opened up, this monster went through gas like there was a hole in the tank.
OMG ! I owned a 1967 Corvette 427/ 435 hp, purchased new, retail, in Sept. 1966 .. a wonderful automobile that I enjoyed for several years until someone wanted more that I .. But, whom ever is shifting that 'Vette in this video, is shifting gears as we used to call "a Hamburger Shift' .. Meaning you could eat a burger between gears and never miss a bite ! Those rear tires should "screech" with every gear change .. at least mine did. Just sayin'
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My dad brought a 67 427 400hp coupe home in 1970. I got to drive it in high school in the late 70's. Glad I didn't hurt it. He handed it down to me in 2005. Still runs, and looks great. He's a good dad.
Ticket getter😊
Thank you for making everyone sooo jealous of driving that mythical car!! Lucky you!!
My Dad would have been buried in his if he bought one, lol.
I'll say!
Obviously, you were a good kid.
I'm not even driving and in 30 seconds, I just got this big giant smile on my face
Me too, the girl's alright😊
@@afitz6389 She kicks A**!!!!!!!!! gotta meet this one!
Who needs a radio when you have that glorious exhaust sound! 😉
Yeh. Why was she fiddling with the radio when she should have had her eyes on the road? She's also not very smooth on the clutch.
@@alanschwartz1157 she's doing just fine lol
Memories, I had a '64 Chevy II with a 327/300hp.Bought a set of Hooker Headers for $65. Ran open headers for two weeks before I could get mufflers on the thing. Those were the days. Nothing like this beast but I bought a '91 NSX a few years ago. I turned the radio on the first day just to see if it would work, not once since.
Nice to see a young person drive this car like it was meant to be driven!!!
She gives better rides than most guys on this site.
By a country mile !!!!!!!!! I hate it when those dudes test drive a performance car, and just creep around in it. I'm not asking them to destroy the car, or burn off the tires, but give that thing some gas, and let us see how it goes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop simping, no she doesn't.
@@BaytownMan45 yeah she does
@@BaytownMan45 You are right never go into a woman's frame....she comes into yours
didn't hear or see any rev matching!
Dope power! I'd rather have fat displacement over turbos & superchargers !!!
Amen Brother! Me Too!!! A well built & well-tuned naturally aspirated performance V8 will also perform more consistently vs forced induction that requires frequent & major cooling down when pushed.
No replacement for displacement
10000000000000000% bring back the old days - man I could use a time machine right about now!
Correct way to drive a video ride. Nothing abusive but a good example of what the owner would do on a Sunday morning ride.
And no stupid music, or obtuse camera angles just the driver and the car🎉
Appreciate this driver's approach with lift-throttle shifts, spirited throttle use, catches counter-steer fluently. Drives the car enthusiastically without being abusive to the machinery (no powershifting - allows the synchros to do their job). Puts each car through its paces better than most driving vids. Betting she's great at autocross and track days as well. Keep up the great work!
You speak for many of us here; nicely done, in control without flourishes.
Tap gas afore engaging down-shift.
This has got to be the best ride-along video of any C2 I've ever had the joy to watch. It chirps 3rd gear without even trying that hard !!! My favorite color too. Sure wish I could afford it. It's available folks, with a newly rebuilt original numbers matching engine ( Tri-power..........three 2 bbl carbs ) and complete certified restoration for $155k. Only has a little over 1200 miles on it. What a sweet ride!!!
I'm one Lotto win away from owning that baby!😊😮😅😢😂❤
Ma'am, your driving never disappoints, or fails to impress !!!!!!!! THIS is what people want to see !!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! Does this bring back memories! You GO girl!
Chick was grabbing some gears!!! You can tell that she is very comfortable behind that wheel. I love it!!
she's a danger on the road.
Nope. That was just a leisurely ride. No gear grabbing. The 427 had much more to give than that. But still an enjoyable watch of her romp.
@@MrRidleyDog Dummy
@@MrRidleyDog You don't know what you're talking about. The only "danger" here is YOU. You are a danger to FREEDOM. So long.........Karen.
She's a horrible shifter. 😂
Tuning the radio and the static is what did it for me
Drive it like you stole it!! Great video.
Back in the 80’s I was working for a Chevy dealer in San Diego as a tech. I had a customer who had one of these and he would only let me work on it. His was also a big block 4 sped roadster that was a coral color with the factory side pipes. He gave me permission to road test it after any repairs and believe me I did! What a wonderful experience driving what I consider the last”sports car” Corvette. I never abused that car, but it performed very well. What a great memory of driving around San Diego with the top down….. it just doesn’t get any better!
When did mechanics name change to a tech?
@@TheRS1969 Around 1979 when the first on board computers were installed in vehicles. I saw the writing on the wall and vehicle computer systems became my specialty for the rest of my career.
@@trackman174 ,
Same here, My boss bought a Bear ACE free standing computer analyzer, that was in Las Vegas, back in 1986. We had people from the Dealerships bringing their cars on car carriers 3-5 at a time. When you mentioned that it brought back many memories.
The coral color car is very rare.
I had a 64 Vette 327 365 3.73 gear and this video took me way back to 1966! I loved that car and the old Muncie wow! D
I got a black 64 coup now but my built 327 is tired. I’m building a 650HP LS2 engine 402 CI with a manual 6 speed, big power disc brakes, all racing suspension and lowered 2 inches. Rack and pinion power steering, 373 rear end, 4 point roll bar with harnesses but it looks totally stock from the outside. Hopefully I get done by next year.
Car runs great! Awesome video too. You can feel the torque across the internet. hehehe
Thankyou for the ride ! I needed that
TY so much for taking “us” on a ride of a lifetime. Secondarily and more importantly, TY for all your hard work and content contributions…just appreciating ❤🎉😢(tear of joy)
Slam it sister!! You made that car SING! I had a ride in one in 69 and it got rubber in 3 gears!
Nice ride. Nice gears. Thanks for the lift!
Man, that sounds really nice. Love that you showed starting it too with a couple little throttle blips to get it to turn over. Thanks for the vid.
@@wafflesnfalafel1 A couple little blips? It looked like a struggle - like she is desperate to fly and the car wasn't going, so she stepped on it.
You're familiar with the car, it shows with how well you handle it, you respect it too. Thank you for the ride, young lady, I enjoyed it. You just got a new subber.
I feel like I'm in my 67 chevelle Super Sport setup to 425 hp WOW what a feeling that was the sound from the Doug Thorley show tubes you have a nice car
L78 389 ?
Love this girls driving style
My father owns a 1966 hardtop Stingray. He bought in 87. Still has it today.
I’ve got a 64 coup I bought in 1983. Back when they were under $10K.
That is a lot to handle there young lady. I'd say you did pretty well. Thanks for the ride!
A great clip of a very confident woman who has class and respectively drives the car.
My room mate in 1967 in that very town (Stratford Ct) had one exactly like that. We were young engineers working at the Army Engine Plant (3:58). I was diving a 67 442 at the time and we were racing a 56 vette 283 - dual ram quads - isky - ported 327 heads and 13/1 cr on weekend at Englishtown NJ. WOW that drive thru town brought back memories. Ed, last I heard was in Phoenix AZ, me in northern CT with a 2014 c7 z51.
@@terryunkert5237 curious, how old are you now?
@@timsgtaJust turned 80. Did the "rocket science" side of mechanical engineering for 45 years but gave up the drag racing for skiing where I met my wife of 50 years and became a ski addict and racer. Still ski but on easier slopes due to knee problems.
@@timsgta BTW Ed's 427 - 435hp vette ran a 12.2 - 118 mph with 4:11 gears.
that big block sound is insane.
being in Australia it was extremely rare to see a big block anything in a car yard that was for sale ANd willing to take you for a test drive.
Around 1979 i saw a 396 chevelle in copper bronze and it was a muncie car and original.. i will never forget the sound of the cam through the big heads, the car even just off idle put you back in the seat going through the gears.. changing at 1800 the thing was like a 747 jet. i was 19, The price of fuel has killed these cars and the new LS motors can make Big Block power at low RPM with very little work. A 1 to 2 hour drive in a 454 will use 1/3 tank of fuel.
A BIG THANK YOU young lady for stepping on the gas of that beast. These are the great types of videos that show cars.....most guys that make muscle car videos nowadays don't do that. They baby those cars......and in reality....what for? Life is too damn short. Have fun with these cars.... we're not taking them with us in the end......step on the gas and enjoy 🙏❤️👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌 thanks again 💪☝️and of course....with Safety in mind always
Sure was evident this was meant to be stepped on, given the hard start at the beginning. Probably burned through a whole tank of gas.
awesome driving dear, that car was made for you..have a blessed day
Very nice drive.
As Jackie Gleason would say - How sweet it is.
Precious! No need for a radio with the sweet music of that 427
Great job driving this beautiful classic, young lady.
'67 427/435- [wink-wink]
The beast of beasts...
Yeah, I was thinking the same. A friend drives up to the gas station I was working at in 1969 to show off his new Z-28. I remember the air cleaner said, "290 horsepower". I remember thinking, "that's not so great". He took off out of the gas station, smoking the tires in the first two gears and barking them hard in the next two. I thought, "That ain't no 290 horsepower". The 60s were some fun times.
Gotta Love That Torque Into The 3rd Gear 👍💪‼️
Bigblock and stickshift - that is FUN!! Well driven!
it's one thing to own it, it's all about knowing how to drive it, I love it, thanks for the rush.
Damn girl. Drive it like you stole it! I am suddenly a big fan of you! Way to go!
Just think, for 50 years everyone that has owned that car has driven it just like that. Compare that with any so called competitor.
You should see the amount of tire receipts we have on file for this very example from 1972-1979.
Okay let’s do that
@@automotiverestorations For real. People today couldn't fathom going through multiple sets a year. My dad had a '70 1/2 Camaro SS and he'd go through at least 2-3 sets a year until he traded it away in 1981. He'd burn up his snow tires too.
Well said and so true!
One dangerous car. Friend in high school back in 68 had a new one. 4spd with 411 gears. No need for 1st gear. A real death trap!
Damn.....you've now become my #1 favorite on TH-cam. Awesome driving without all the bullsh** music and commentary. Keep 'em coming!
One of three women in my life i've seen drive a three pedal like that. Thank You. You are a treasure! (both when I was a kid in the 60's. one a 390 Javelin. the other a 70 Judge ordered without stripes.) Sent to my son; he liked it as much as I did.
I’m a bike guy and this is One of the few- in fact probably almost the only car video, I’ve seen that really put a smile on my face as requiring real skill and talent and offering a real raw driving experience. Most the videos look so far removed from the reality that a sports biker feels every day so don’t really interest me to watch🎉
Thanks for the ride miss❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That was fun to watch, brings back lots of good memories.
Cool Hot Rod Chicks like this girl also like conservative radio as well; jam that up your lefty 4 cylinder pipsqueak exhaust pipe.
i was surprised when, the one station that came in was "B and C", i thought it was part of the act, but, i guess not.
There was no mustangs, or chargers hurt in this video. Too bad. 😂
I love Mopars but that Vette is insanely fast.
I had a 1963 split window co-op From the early 70s to the early 80s and a divorce got it, What a freaking bumber
L88 427 WAS THE BADDASS TIL 1970 LS6 CAME TO THE STREETS, BUT T L71 CARS LIKE THID DIDNT MESS AROUND,AS IS OBVIOUS IN VIDEO. CUTE GIRL TOO!
L88 still better
I’ve never even sat in a vette, thank you!
Yeah, Marissa, get on it!! That looks like a whole lot of fun!
Hello Restorators. Same driving style as me. I take the gear out early and let it roll the same way. Many people find it more sporty to shift down all the gears and roll out by clutched out. But i love it chilly style practiced in this video.
Oops. Didn't double clutch-rev match those down shifts. Save that transmission haha. Nice video and spirited driving.
Ripping it , nice, I just subscribed,when I seen you rip the gears, , keep you head on your swivel, right ,, thanks BigAl California
Great car fun watching you get on it. Got to ride in one @ 11-12 yrs old passed 14 cars with the top down. Huge Fan
I like that you have the balls to really get on that big block.
4:27 checked to see how much longer the video was…I guess that’ll about do it. Thanks for the ride!
to appreciate the experience even more you have to imagine yourself driving this beast around in 1967
Sounds just like the ridearound I took my built 302 Maverick out for this morning. Not kidding. I'm 75 and the only kid in it was me.
That was a fun relaxing video strangely enough I enjoyed that I watched the whole thing
Remember when the early astronauts were given Vettes by the local dealers to drive. I don’t remember exactly who had what but I think Alan Shepard and the other guys had them with big blocks. I think this lady could give them a run for their money!
This this lady is driving a big block Corvette
Jumping on it when under an overpass- universally impossible to resist, no matter the gender. Got a chuckle out of that.
Hey you drive like Steve McQueen ! great ride a 427 in that little car with a 4 speed ! that would be a blast to drive I am smiling thinking about it
A buddy gave my a ride in his new 67- 427. A country ride, nailed it on a straight, around a curve, herd of cows crossing the road. He had both feet on the brake, the cows got bigger and bigger and closer and closer. Ended well. When he tried of adjusting valves he bought an Excalibur. The cows and the lack of brakes to match the engine was the end
A little WD-40 on those radio controls and you are all set. Nice ride.
Awesome 'vette!! Awesome Ride! !!!! Tip my hat to you, M.!!🙂
Great video, thanks. As they used to say, there’s no replacement for displacement.
Nothing like being in syn with your ride especially a stick very nice driving sounds amazing
Thanks for the ride! 😎
MAN does that take me back! The moonshiners from my high school days would appreciate everything about that ride; the reach for the shifter might use some improvement and maybe the driving position isn't ideal, but what a nice piece of automobiling.
Cool little town, too. Any hints to location?
I'll buy the competent and cute driver a head band and a bourbon shot.
The Ct. shoreline is beautiful in the summer time, I love this car!
I had a 1967 427/435 back in 1969. I was a kid of 19. That critter would lay rubber in every gear. Can't believe i am still alive at 74 years. I now have a 2011 vette, 6 speed gear jammer. This baby will run away and hide from the 1967. And with the air on, CD playing, and getting 25 MPG. Oh well i had fun. PEACE.
Yep the new ones are phenomenal.
You are great!!
Thanks for the cruise down memory lane.
Hi Marissa!
Old doesn't mean not fun! Very cool, very nice 🙂
Very nice, the Vette hasn't lost anything in all them years. In 67, it was the top in horsepower for U.S. cars. The street king. Nice video but you should have used a minute to show us the outside of the car.
There's a separate video..
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Omg , I am in love with this chick
Awesome. I know that today you can get a rental car at the airport that's quicker and faster but back in the day when gasoline was 35¢ a gallon and big block chevys ruled that was the greatest thrill you have with your clothes still on.
What a glorious sound 💯
The sound!!
Just an amazing automobile!👋👋👋👋👋👋
Chicks a Beast hahahahaha Great vid !
Love it.. Mine was a 67 vert. with a hipo 327. and more fun than the law allowed.
I had a friend that had this same car back in 1974. Fifty years later I still am impressed with its ability to turn gasoline into raw horsepower. However, it was not the best car to have when the gas crunch hit during those years. Opened up, this monster went through gas like there was a hole in the tank.
Im in love. Nice car too
OMG ! I owned a 1967 Corvette 427/ 435 hp, purchased new, retail, in Sept. 1966 .. a wonderful automobile that I enjoyed for several years until someone wanted more that I .. But, whom ever is shifting that 'Vette in this video, is shifting gears as we used to call "a Hamburger Shift' .. Meaning you could eat a burger between gears and never miss a bite ! Those rear tires should "screech" with every gear change .. at least mine did. Just sayin'
thanks for the ride!
Imagine the acceleration with the 550 horsepower L88 engine.
Some chick is driving my dream car!! I hope she knows what a privilege it is to drive a C2 Corvette, much less a '67 with a big block.
Thanks for this video! It’s awesome!
Cool video of a classic but my goodness that has a long throw shifter.
Looks like it's Nassau Blue, same as my Dad's '66
Yes. Put that left arm on the window sill. I had people ask me why some drivers do that. Because it feels so good.
Back in 67, we didn't use the metric system it was cid
Awesome car! Thanks for the ride along!
You need to do auto cross with this car, you would have a blast, check it out, kool lady ,in a vett, thanks BigAl California
Very nice!! I have a black and chrome 67 Camaro SS. You've inspired me to make a similar video even though it's a small block haha