It is really good to see that someone "found" my Uncle Dan's 1957 Corvette. I knew where it was the whole time. Would really like to see an update of its completed restoration!!! After reading some trash talking comments, I felt compelled to write. My Uncle Dan joined the Navy right out of HS. Not sure what happened (not good), but he was medically discharged after an incident that involved surgery. He bought the Corvette after returning home from a California Navy station. My Uncle Dan was the second owner of this Corvette. The first owner was a news anchor in Pittsburgh. Its original colors are red on red with white inserts just like you see in the pictures. When I was young, it was indeed painted black (with silver inserts I think), and it really looked sharp with the red interior. After building a pole barn for the Corvette, the restoration was started when I was in HS (early 80s); not 1976 as the buyer claims regarding the last inspection sticker in the MotorTrend acritical. In 1977, this 1957 Corvette was 20 years old and it was driven with classic tags for a few more years (no inspection required). My Uncle knew that this car was special, and even though it was in good shape with the black paint he started the restoration process. He was returning everything to original. All the chrome was sent out and re-plated. The chassis was disassembled, taken down to bare metal, painted in black Imron, and reassembled (not shown in pictures here, but you know it was complete because the buyer put the body on it as seen on the trailer). The body had one flaw due to a collision with a fence that cracked the fiberglass on the rear quarter-panel (driver side I think). The body was carefully fixed at that spot and the entire car was painted its original colors. Then life happened. My Uncle married and had children, and a few years after that he was in a terrible car accident that took at least a year for him to recover. He was not selfish, and would help everyone else with their broken stuff before fixing his own broken stuff. I have the same fault. He did pull me aside a few times and asked me to make sure that the Corvette in these pictures is sold at a good price when the time comes. He said, "This is my life insurance." In all honesty, I wanted to make an offer on it, but now I am married with children. My priorities are focused elsewhere. I hope this Corvette found a good home with a future. RIP Uncle Dan.
MAN, I GET BUMBED OUT WHEN, There is nothing left to do on our car's! To see that BEAUTIFUL VETTE, In pieces! I would have been doing a lot of research & watching every video online & searching out every 57 vette I could find & filming it, TOP TO BOTTOM, INSIDE & OUT!!! & PIECING IT BACK TOGETHER AFTER 1ST, WASHING IT TO PERFECTION & CLEANING ALL THE PARTS & PIECES & ONLY THEN WOULD I HAVE EVER CONSIDERED SELLING IT (IF EVER!!!) I WOULD OF RE-ASSEMBLED IT BEFOR ENTERTAINING ANY OFFERS!!!
Well the garage never got cleaned up LOL. But I will say you did clean up on that nice Corvette though. Thumbs up and it's good to see that it didn't go to waste and you're going to fix it up.
Great Barn find! By the time you get all the right parts and do a shit load of work, You might as well of just bought one finished and done better things with the countless hours your going to waste on that thing.
Why is it that all these barn finds had to go through the hands of some doofuss that didn’t know or care what they have and just let them sit and rot!?
Bought one 1000$ once spent 1000$ paint upolstry sold later for 600$ was clean took year to sell .hated it like driving a truck . bought a 66 t.bird CVt. 428 auto ac ps p.b.. Corvette piece of s..t .. t bird way betterer. 1500$ STILL have it.
It is really good to see that someone "found" my Uncle Dan's 1957 Corvette. I knew where it was the whole time. Would really like to see an update of its completed restoration!!!
After reading some trash talking comments, I felt compelled to write. My Uncle Dan joined the Navy right out of HS. Not sure what happened (not good), but he was medically discharged after an incident that involved surgery. He bought the Corvette after returning home from a California Navy station.
My Uncle Dan was the second owner of this Corvette. The first owner was a news anchor in Pittsburgh. Its original colors are red on red with white inserts just like you see in the pictures. When I was young, it was indeed painted black (with silver inserts I think), and it really looked sharp with the red interior.
After building a pole barn for the Corvette, the restoration was started when I was in HS (early 80s); not 1976 as the buyer claims regarding the last inspection sticker in the MotorTrend acritical. In 1977, this 1957 Corvette was 20 years old and it was driven with classic tags for a few more years (no inspection required). My Uncle knew that this car was special, and even though it was in good shape with the black paint he started the restoration process. He was returning everything to original. All the chrome was sent out and re-plated. The chassis was disassembled, taken down to bare metal, painted in black Imron, and reassembled (not shown in pictures here, but you know it was complete because the buyer put the body on it as seen on the trailer). The body had one flaw due to a collision with a fence that cracked the fiberglass on the rear quarter-panel (driver side I think). The body was carefully fixed at that spot and the entire car was painted its original colors. Then life happened. My Uncle married and had children, and a few years after that he was in a terrible car accident that took at least a year for him to recover. He was not selfish, and would help everyone else with their broken stuff before fixing his own broken stuff. I have the same fault.
He did pull me aside a few times and asked me to make sure that the Corvette in these pictures is sold at a good price when the time comes. He said, "This is my life insurance." In all honesty, I wanted to make an offer on it, but now I am married with children. My priorities are focused elsewhere. I hope this Corvette found a good home with a future.
RIP Uncle Dan.
I can't believe people let cars ruin like that. Ive found them too but always hear.. NOT FOR SALE. IM GONNA FIX IT UP ONE DAY
Nice find, noticed the dual quads sitting on that intake!😜
what a waste! Thank god you got it and will fix it up again
I definitely have to agree that the 1st couple years of the Corvette have to be the most beautiful cars Chevrolet ever made aside from the 57 chevy
I always thought so, as did many of my classic car friends.
"one owner car. stored inside for decades. may need some cleaning and a tune up."
That was hitting the Lottery for sure !!
Not Quite.. Maybe $20 k and then have to pay that $ to the IRS
Ive seen a burnt down 57 sell for 25k no existing / usable body parts except the right rear bumper
MAN, I GET BUMBED OUT WHEN, There is nothing left to do on our car's! To see that BEAUTIFUL VETTE, In pieces! I would have been doing a lot of research & watching every video online & searching out every 57 vette I could find & filming it, TOP TO BOTTOM, INSIDE & OUT!!! & PIECING IT BACK TOGETHER AFTER 1ST, WASHING IT TO PERFECTION & CLEANING ALL THE PARTS & PIECES & ONLY THEN WOULD I HAVE EVER CONSIDERED SELLING IT (IF EVER!!!) I WOULD OF RE-ASSEMBLED IT BEFOR ENTERTAINING ANY OFFERS!!!
"Made them an offer and they took it." Meaning; "Wow, I probably could've gotten this for WAAY less!"
Lots of goodies lying around that barn
Well the garage never got cleaned up LOL. But I will say you did clean up on that nice Corvette though. Thumbs up and it's good to see that it didn't go to waste and you're going to fix it up.
I used to work on those old Corvettes on a daily basis.
These videos are so funny.
What's the story with the other old car in the barn ?
a photo after the restoration?
NICE!!!!!!!
Wow thats a beautiful car😮😍
Awesome find.
Insane!..
Great Barn find! By the time you get all the right parts and do a shit load of work, You might as well of just bought one finished and done better things with the countless hours your going to waste on that thing.
Why is it that all these barn finds had to go through the hands of some doofuss that didn’t know or care what they have and just let them sit and rot!?
The view at 0:13 does not give much hope of a complete car...
Bought one 1000$ once spent 1000$ paint upolstry sold later for 600$ was clean took year to sell .hated it like driving a truck . bought a 66 t.bird CVt. 428 auto ac ps p.b.. Corvette piece of s..t .. t bird way betterer. 1500$ STILL have it.
why oh why did you take your toys apart
good deal at $2500
Hold on. The name of the city was Glen Campbell? Like the singer?!
Yes.
And how much was the offer?
Better have a big wallet. Fiberglass shrinks over the yrs
i would have saved all those old V8 engines i love collecting engines
its sad to see so many perfectly good V8 engines collecting rust
30 thousand to gett it right Snow joke