1970 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Review and Test Drive by Bill - Auto Europa Naples
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- Offered for sale is this gorgeous example of the C3 Corvette, a (numbers matching) 1970 Stingray Convertible in a very attractive color combination, and very freshly restored/refreshed. The former owner spent more than $36K giving the car a cosmetic and mechanical overhaul, with too many new parts to list. The paint quality is extremely good, and the leather/trim work exceptional. It is powered by the original 10.25-1 350, going through a TH350 3-speed automatic transmission and positraction rear end. The chrome and brightwork are in great condition, and the underneath exceptional with no rust. The white convertible top is new, and stows neatly.
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For me the C3 Corvette is the best looking sports car of all time.
A masterpiece of art on four wheels!!
I am 21 and this is my dream car. Hopefully one day, I can buy one.
Nota Robot..... I've had my Corvette four year before you were born. 25 years now.
Ringo Gingo dang! That’s 5 years older than me, hows it holding up?
Nota Robot....Better hurry the price is going up
@@db4695 .... It's in great shape , from TX and I've only driven it 3000 miles in 25 years, ggg.
I just installed new leather seat covers , see my video.
@@goodboyringo9716 what's your opinion on the new C8? Can't stand them compared to the 1970s stingray.
I owned a 70 454 450 convertible luv every minute of it too those big blocks really had power
Nice narrative with a great sense of humor!! Oh, and a beautiful C3 very nice!!
I only got to be in a Corvette once. I was at a party and I saw a (1990?) Vette out there as I was coming in. Some guy I never saw before (and never saw again after that day) owned it. He asked me if I liked it and I said yeah.
The guy just tosses me the keys. He said I could take it for a spin.
So me and the wife jump in this car and I floor it around the neighborhood. Nothing on that car was slow.
I had a blast for about 10 minutes and then I started worrying he might have thought I stole it and called the police or something. Even without the speeding, having this much fun had to be illegal.
So I brought it back, threw him the keys, and never saw him again. That was 30 years ago.
I still have my 71 Stingray Roadster 4 Speed I bought back in 1977 when I was 20. My other Corvette ride is a 1991 ZR1. Each is special in it's own way...
You got something for the birds for sure.
That is one beautiful Corvette this was the greatest generation for vettes. And the
blue just truly fits its curves and humps.
Beautiful. This looks better than any new sports car today.
Im not really into classic cars but this car is so beattiful.
I used to ride my bike (far) to the only true US Car dealership in Munich in the early 80s ... set up in a tent sort of thing and named 'Baretta' .. only to hide in some dark corner ready to jump into one of those ships when Mr. B. was busy in his booth . I will never forget the thrill I got from sitting low behind the wheel being hypnotized by that exotic gauge ensemble and the view over two fins :)
My dream classic car! I was born in the 80s and fell in love with this beauty just few months ago after seeing it in a video.
I got to drive a 71’ corvette c3 convertible when I was 15, I fell in love that day and now I want too get one.
As a proud owner of a 1975 Vette, I can tell you its worth every penny
Is it a convertible? Does it have a lot less horsepower?
I was always in love with the C3 as a kid too but now that I know more about them, these early C3s are the best of the generation. A '69 or '70 for me, please. That gorgeous blue with the white and black interior is choice. A convertible too, and you're done. I'd only sell it to someone who promised to keep it original.
What a nice review of a lovely car! I enjoyed listening and watching - thank you very much!
It’s a design that could only come from happier times. This is the American Dream made out of Detroit steel. 🇺🇸
i have a 1970 corvettes rotting on the side of the street I'm hoping i can get my hands on it and restore it. its my dream car i absouletly love these old vintage corvettes
Beautiful car I have a 74 and makes me want to appreciate it more- that area to live in looks stunning- your a blessed man!
74 is gorgeous as well.
Stunning piece of automotive design. One of the best of all time.
It is the best looking car that was ever designed ! Absolute perfection ! Interior looks like a 747!
Love ❤ the color combination .
the Mulsanne blue exterior and
white interior with the black ⚫
carpet and dashboard .beautiful cruiser.
1:30 - the most hilarious yet proper car design remark ever spoken - "I could live my whole life with the bottom 20% of my vision being taken up by how this thing looks while you're sitting in it."
Yum yum! bloody YUM YUM !!!
I had a 68 327 / 350 vert, what an animal,
used to shake itself to bits on tight turns, deck lid and hood would pop open !
They beefed up the chassis in 69, and added stingray badges and WORKING outside door handles too, but the 68 was just pure art form, I miss it, despite its crudity !!!! ( lovejoy, from the UK 😉 )
Awesome Corvette! Always loved this era vett!!
Original LT 1 350...best 350 engine ever produced...nice!
Third generation Corvette... For me, the most beautiful Corvette ever! When it was all true...
Met a guy that was an original owner of a 67, 427 Vette with side pipes. He would not sell it but that was a decade ago. Same wonderful blue color
Amazing feeling of freedom on this video
My mother used to put the top up with one hand from the driver's seat.
Beautiful car. Love the blue 💙
awesome. love the color combo
Best looking car ever made
I love Corvettes,except for the insurance which I heard,is a killer!.John Guinto
Right on man reminds me of my friend Jeff's in Newport Beach California he had a 69 with those same nice chrome bumpers with a small block Chevy the same blue I don't think my friends was as clean as the one you're looking at but it it was just same car except one year before that thanks for the bed man keep it real
I see that guy driving around all the time down on the peninsula nice car
Beautiful car! A classic! 👍
I'm going to start a rating system for all the people like me who have been watching bill for about 2 years now. And I'm gonna rate on how full of a bill the episode is. Right now this Corvette episode from 4 years ago Seems to be approximately 30% full bill.
How many other cars have you rated?
I don’t much like most American cars but that is stunning.
Originally Donneybrook Green with dark green vinyl(standard) interior. Can't blame the guy for changing to totally gorgeous Mulsanne Blue. LOL Yeah would be a TH400 trans. Gorgeous all the same...
Second vid I've seen with a blue/white, love it. Pops so much. It's funny you say your not a fanatic, neither am I, but I was born in '62, so I don't have a choice. I always liked the year with the eggcrate fender openings, but it's seems they were on at least 2 different years, or some 💩is going on. I know I've seen people call them '70 and '71. So WTF?
Omg 😲
You could by crome valve
Covers for 350 chevy in 7/11.
You are so mad man
We had a drug store chain here in Michigan called perry drugs they had and auto isle with exhaust tips floor mats Holly carburetors etc
I forgot until you uncovered that time .
Bill you are a freak of nature.
Love ❤️ You
I love your car.
Fantastic car with one exception - automatic transmission.
Buy one with a four speed, solve your problem. How bout that.
@@truebetold65 I did. No problem.
@@dojmike 🍪
@@dojmike rate the C2 with an automatic on this thread. Dip stick.
Old video - but that is a beautiful car
Chevy sold less in 1970 due to an auto strike. I'm in the process of buying a 1970 LT-1 for my wife. 1970 is her birth year. I'll have my 2013 Shelby GT500, but I will take hers out from time to time because I can enjoy the Florida weather with the top down.
Both are absolutely gorgeous. Great taste.
You want to hit the jackpot of corvettes? Forget about the stingray and find a 1967-1969 Chevrolet Manta Ray! One of the most beautiful corvettes ever produced, light years before it's time! 💕😇 I'd kill for one of those! 🤗
I respectfully disagree. To me the 1967-9 Manta Ray looks like a corny attempt at making a superhero car. This 1970 stringray however, is a high-tide watermark of American automotive design ... at its perfection. It’s breathtakingly beautiful. 👏 😢
@@nigelpickering5433 Let.me first say that I truly love all the years and variations of the Corvette. I imaging that I chose the 67 Manta ray because of my childhood desire to own one, I used to have an HO slot car track & collected many cars to use on my track, for some reason the Manta Ray just clicked & I loved it, another few of my favorites are a 63 split window, a 67, a 69 with an aluminum L88 and the 1960 model.... and especially the 1970 Mako Shark, if I had my way, I'd own a 70 Mako Shark before the Manta
Ray or any of the others, the 63 split window coupe would be a very close second though! 😁 What can I say, I love all of them (with the possible exception of the 74-75 style corvettes where the drastically changed the rear portion of the car & replaced the classic lines of the late 60s- early 70s rear side with fixed, metal/ chromed bumpers and swapped them out with a rubber/plastic rear portion of the car that incorporated the new rubber bumper with the car body.... I'm truly sorry but I hated that, it killed the whole stylish look of the car! 🤔 Either way, to each his own.... Everybody has their own distinct preferences of the Corvette stylings! 👍
@@davidc3857 Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate you taking my comments in the tone they were meant, that is, with respect. I can see from your very informed comments that you are very passionate about these cars and know a great deal, so thanks for sharing that understanding. They are all truly works of art, but as you say, each to their own in terms of a preference. Just for the record I am English, and nowhere near as knowledgable as you. I've only ever seen a couple in real life a1970 and 1972 models. However, let me tell you it was 1978 when Matchbox cars produced a Corvette, I was 7 years old, and immediately I fell in love. I couldn't believe such a stylish car with those curves existed.
I have to say in terms of all cars from the height of Americana, the Covette is head and shoulders the best design. I love the muscles and pony cars but this sports car for me is the true high point of what America had to offer when it produced works of art for the masses. Perhaps its magic is only second to Jaguar XKE (E-type) series 1. Its unlikely that i will ever be able to own or drive either, but communicating with informed gentlemen as yourself makes that childhood dream of knowing them just a little closer to reality.
@@nigelpickering5433 Bravo my friend, you indeed are a connoisseur of fine automobiles! We both share an immense passion and deep love for these magnificent moving works of pure art! I share your passion about the Jag too, what a magnificent beast that was, and the lines of it's body were sheer poetry in motion. Ahhh, it's wonderful to see someone who's as passionate about this art as I am. For what it's worth, I have a deep appreciation for many different types, makes & models of fine automobiles. I have a thing for Aston Martin's, love them, I idolize the DBX,DBS, DB11, and good grief, don't get me started about the Vantage! 💕 When I was a young boy back in 1965 the International Automobile Exposition was in town & they had a segment they brought you into an arena which they had the actual Aston Martin DB5 which appeared in the James Bond film Goldfinger! What a thrill that was! They drove the car in the small stadium where we watched them put that car through all of the trick functions that they used in the movie, afterwards we were allowed to view the car up close..... What a thrill of a lifetime for a young boy who idealized the car, James Bond movies and especially Sir Sean Connery. Unfortunately Mr Connery wasn't there but that car gave me butterflies in my stomach! That was 56 years ago, I remember that day like it was embedded in my memory! I feel the same way you do it it's highly unlikely I'll ever have enough money to spend in beautiful, iconic works of art like these that were talking about but I have a TH-cam folder where there are some of these fine automobiles up for sale and I constantly add to this folder & view it frequently.... L
With some luck, maybe someday I'll be able to purchase one or more of these magnificent automobiles... This goes for you too, keep your dream alive! After all, you never know? 😁 I play the lottery so I can dream about this.... Like I said you never know! If I ever hit that jackpot I'll hunt you down, put you on a plane & well attend a high end automobile auction & I'll purchase the Corvette you like so much for you & have it shipped also... My compensation in this situation would be your expression and the look of sheer delight on your face! Keep the faith my friend, you never know what the future may bring! 👍 Have a most wonderful day, thanks for your insightful & thoughtful views! Consider me a friend we have a lot of the same type of passion for these fine works of functioning art! 😎
Gorgeous car!!
I totally agree! I have a 1975 Vette with the same color
I have 71 where did you get the white door panels ? Are they the original wrapped in white ? Thx for the help
I have a 70 coupe with T Tops and a 350/350 hp engine with a manual. Same color Mulsanne Blue - One owner, my mother - just got the title last weekend. Its a survivor car and will be cleaned up, restored and brought back to its former glory. One thing the narrator failed to mention is that this is a year where the GM Factory went on strike. He mentioned only 6K of these were built, only 17000K Total Corvettes for 1970. Brings the value and the collector’s eyes open up and want this car very badly - its totally bad ass, and glad I can add it to my garage!!
Strike year was 1969.
@@thud9797 no it wasnt
@@sarahdanette The big UAW strike was April into June of 69 and obviously looked to decimate 1969 production. But with the strike ended and the orders piled up, Chevrolet announced that every 1969 car ordered would be built and they lived up to it, with 1969 production extending into December of 69. This is what caused 1970 production to start late and be one of the shortest and lowest production model years ever.
@@thud9797 I have my mother’s one owner 1970 C3 Corvette. I am in the process of restoring it now.
I have a question
Where could you find a 70-79 corvette project car??
One fine ass car!
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Which is harder to get in and out of a 99 corolla or a corvette?
Nice classic model
Gorgeous
A '70 corvette with big block lt1 is the best of corvettes.
My dream car and color
Am i the only person who wished Corvettes weren't made out of fiber glass, but genuine American steel.
How much are you asking for the old coke bottle?
Lance Vette - they are all listed on the dealer website.
Great car. Thumbs up.
I have a 69 convertible with the 300hp 350 and auto trans. But my transmission is the TH400. I believe 70's also came with the TH400...
Up through 75 all automatics were the Turbo 400. For 76 and 77 the L48 got the Turbo 350 and the L82 got the Turbo 400. For 78 through 81 all had the Turbo 350 with 80 and 81 having a locking torque converter.
the windshield wipers were a tuff go at highway speed,, not much vacuum and the trap doors sometimes would not open same with the headlight towers
Why you driving it in the rain.😁
Beautiful car
Blue and white or white and blue. My favorite on any gen vette. And of course I love the British green metallic.
Bill, how much? Ballin’ on a budget but daaaaammmmnnn. Let me know
Very Nice!
That’s the proper tire to wheel ratio kids
Putting the top up is easy, Fitting the hard top is a 2 person task.
My first car and daily driver is a 78 Vette and your headlights go up sooooo much faster than mine
Me too....that vacuum system they did sucked
i'm looking for this car can you tell me what it went for$$$
Its a beauty
How lucky you are. I wish I could own 1 for me. Hummm........ one day may be.
Looks very Larry Tate.
I miss my 71 corvette roadster, 454, deluxe black leather interior. Chevrolet sure doesn't make them this nice anymore.
very handsome looking
Usually convertibles ruin the overall shape of the car body. This though the C3 Corvette as a convertible looks stunning. I still think the coupe is the better of the two..but as convertibles go..is there a better car??????
Nope, there is no better looking convertible out there :-)
very great car
How much?
I plan on buying one next week, but before I do I wanted to know is this expensive to maintain?
Jovan Bethel It really depends on what condition the one you will purchase is in! Try and find one that the owner took meticulous care of, fixed all of the issues and check everywhere for rust, just to give yourself the best investment and to allow for the most use on nice sunny days!
@@lonestarcollectiblezcom2602 I appreciate that heads up brutha
how much?
Exterior code 982, Donnybrook green; interior code 422, green vinyl.
Is this worth over $50? Tia.
You are funny! Nice Car...
Paint code #982 on the tag indicates it started life as Donnybrook Green.
0:03 "...lovely quiet morning"...(cue low flying duck looking to shit over shiny Corvette)...
That sound is known to raise testosterone levels.
Mine is gold
I have one of these and I’m 11
hot wheels ?
Oh yeah? What year?
The less you talk the more sense you make.
The car 5 wants to buy 😂
1969 was the last year for black
Greg Kobylarz Correct no black from 1970 - 1976
So, if I had Musk money, well it wouldn't take that much, I would drop a '69-72 body on a C-7 frame. Looks and handling. IMO the new Vettes aren't even Vettes. They are too zoomie for me.
Anyone else notice him pull out in front of another car and almost get T boned and destroy the car at 10:45
It's easy to put the soft top up???? Better know what you're selling.....
Probably a milli in auction
Want
Ok so here’s my corvette for sale and......oh look, a duck!
Astro Ventilation. Worst car I ever loved. Handled like it was on rails until time to turn but it did turn heads. Mine was base model 300hp in what they call Manza Red (orange). It looked nice when I had an old man named Scotty redo it in Porche red. A complete strip, door jams and everything visible redone in Imron for 1200 dollars!
What an auto expert.
.go back and drive your buick..you Nothin.bout a corvette....he sales. condos after lunch....go find the trunk.....tidy up the engine....alum.big block....he found the lite. CD doesn't work...great view. 36.k spent on a 15k car.....naples.fla..I like the color.
randy jones Use more spaces please.
@@devonlemon5636 and a few more dots. Yea I'm sure he wouldn't kick the car out of his garage.