I Bought The Cheapest And Worst Corvette In The USA (And Its Hooptie Cadillac Cousin)

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  • @Xandil
    @Xandil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    Escalades...on quiet nights one can actually hear them depreciate.

    • @parkerhowell646
      @parkerhowell646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not as bad as an Alfa

    • @benholroyd5221
      @benholroyd5221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@parkerhowell646 yeah but the Alfas depreciation is drowned out by the noise of it rusting.

    • @BavarianM
      @BavarianM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@benholroyd5221 Alfas don't rust anymore 🙄

    • @stefan2meter
      @stefan2meter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@BavarianM because they all sleep nice and dry in the workshop all the time :p

    • @VSautomotive
      @VSautomotive 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@stefan2meter Remember, if there's no oil under an Alfa, there's no oil in it either.

  • @Replicant2600
    @Replicant2600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Hoovie is the only guy who would get a complement on his cars and respond “thanks, it’s a rescue.”

    • @BetterCallGatto
      @BetterCallGatto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Its like a dog rescue center but just 4 trash cars

    • @markacevedo441
      @markacevedo441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is fucking funny. This comment is underrated

    • @JangoAC
      @JangoAC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahaha that is a good one ;D

  • @szczerzo
    @szczerzo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +572

    "I have a bad car to sell" "I know a guy".

    • @lucapooka08
      @lucapooka08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who is the gutsy!? 🤣

    • @revolutionday1
      @revolutionday1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Shit, tell them to come and get this POS Volvo S40 I've got!!

  • @spencerrehn101
    @spencerrehn101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The two-tone and rim combo on that C4 is just...*chef’s kiss*

    • @G_Gued
      @G_Gued 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *fry cook’s kiss*

  • @willferguson5244
    @willferguson5244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    If Hoovie had a Doug Score, one of his major rating groups would be "amount of cushion".

  • @superSaturn77
    @superSaturn77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    popeye as a nickname for the 'vette is hilarious to me - smokes, winks, a timeless classic - the wizard never lies!

    • @rsprockets7846
      @rsprockets7846 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope a stinkholenncorvette

    • @nojumper4712
      @nojumper4712 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those are fiber optics not leds hoovie

  • @TastierBackInThe80s
    @TastierBackInThe80s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    'Hoovy drives the Corvette in'
    Hoovy: "Wiiiizaard"
    Wizard: "Awww sheet, here we go again!".

    • @98triffid
      @98triffid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Not a German car, not a German car, not a German car...oh thank the Lord, I can actually finish a car this month and make payroll

    • @swazi5
      @swazi5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Its a nice car.
      At least it was before cross fire fuel injection fcked everythang up.

    • @Simplyput3451
      @Simplyput3451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wizard: "Honey, I can now afford to finish the boat!!"

    • @louiscarodine6175
      @louiscarodine6175 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to sell hoovie my humvee

    • @ice44567
      @ice44567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More like "hell yes, more upgrades for my boat"

  • @officereric36
    @officereric36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Pretty rare to find an older Cadillac without huge rims.

    • @user-bc7nx7nr8o
      @user-bc7nx7nr8o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s Kansas. People worry that the rims will get them mistaken for drug dealers.

  • @NoCaping
    @NoCaping 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I bought a 82 cadillac Eldorado about 3 years ago and now I'm almost down fuller restoring it and I absolutely love it... I love it way more than my new Infiniti...

  • @codylester9081
    @codylester9081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I had a friend in high school that had an old corvette with a crossfire V8, he called it the “ceasefire” because he had so many problems lol

    • @darrenswails
      @darrenswails 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now that's funny..my twin brother and I shared a 80 ford fiesta, oxidized burnt orange, named it "the pumpkin", when we upgraded, sold it to a friend who painted it white with flames "the flaming marshmallow"

    • @MaelstromMephistoPEM
      @MaelstromMephistoPEM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That friend deserves an award. That's pure genius!

    • @glenerickson358
      @glenerickson358 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That name's been around since '85.

  • @markusstrobl1067
    @markusstrobl1067 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    "Clearly I'm inept"
    -Tyler Hoover 2020
    Never change, Hoovie.

  • @KrisMorrison
    @KrisMorrison 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    My grandpa was actually one of the engineers who helped get the C4 to production.

  • @bigospig
    @bigospig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    I get the feeling some "lucky" person is going to be gifted the Caddy in a coming Christmas episode.

    • @PACKERMAN2077
      @PACKERMAN2077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Doug demuro?...
      Big Daddy Doug needs a pimp mobile

    • @JordanJank
      @JordanJank 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Literally was telling myself that old caddy is going to fire right up and it did! Great car! Whoever gets it is lucky

    • @ramongonzalez9497
      @ramongonzalez9497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I would not mind that!!!

    • @ezman100
      @ezman100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think Wizard will buy it.

    • @theunpretentiousvegan8593
      @theunpretentiousvegan8593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ooooo oooo! Pick me! Pick me!

  • @haroldnewberryjr3791
    @haroldnewberryjr3791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My parents both had Cadillac late 70’s models. This takes me back, plenty of room and comfort for our trips to royals games.

  • @ctcomm165
    @ctcomm165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A good detailer could probably bring the paint back on that Caddy.

  • @NotSpaceCadet
    @NotSpaceCadet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    “This is why we don’t let you touch things.”
    -weezard

  • @jason8219
    @jason8219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Car Wizard full-time job is Hoovie personal mechanic and his side hustle is working at Omega Auto Clinic

  • @V10ViperSRT
    @V10ViperSRT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    The wizard is going to end up buying the caddy from Hoovie.

    • @StefanMArndt
      @StefanMArndt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It will probably be his Christmas present from Hoovie.

    • @samfinkelstein5841
      @samfinkelstein5841 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel this

    • @teodordima1815
      @teodordima1815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope not. I want to see stuff with that nice cadillac

  • @tlawler88
    @tlawler88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Welcome to the Cadillac family! I have an 88 Brougham and a 93 Fleetwood Brougham - love them both...the bumper fillers are easy to find - throw some Vogues on after the repaint and that car will be perfect! Unfortunately the switches aren't metal but chrome plated plastic. The seat controls on my 88 are starting to peel. And if you need the owners manual for the 87, I have one I'll send you

  • @deepee1544
    @deepee1544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "Clearly I'm inept." The smartest thing Hoovie has ever said.

  • @SVRHobby
    @SVRHobby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    The good ole days when you could brand GM into your hand with a seatbelt buckle in the summer.

    • @Mopar_logic
      @Mopar_logic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @cooliodiablo6117
      @cooliodiablo6117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Damn you ain’t lyin, my mom drove a 91 caddy fleetwood growing up. In the summers here in Florida that damn buckle would blister your ass if it caught you lacking wearing shorts lmao 😂

    • @TheMattc999
      @TheMattc999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

  • @AutoAuctionRebuilds
    @AutoAuctionRebuilds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +479

    *I love your videos man but if you think you bought the worst Corvette ever you haven’t seen my latest videos of swamp thing from Florida sat in a swamp for 14 years with no top and has produced two geckos since arriving at my shop lol*

    • @thecarelectronicguy687
      @thecarelectronicguy687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      I was waiting for your comment about this 😂

    • @MapOfEurasia
      @MapOfEurasia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Oh yeah Randy in da house! 😎👍

    • @Joshuamorris81
      @Joshuamorris81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      To bad you didn’t get this for the parts car for swampthing so people wouldn’t be hating on you for using the red one for parts lol

    • @michaelpoynter4313
      @michaelpoynter4313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was just about to comment about Swamp Thing

    • @strike9716
      @strike9716 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      When i saw the title and thumbnail, I thought it was THAT corvette. (same color and everything.) They're like twins!

  • @bliglum
    @bliglum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    "End of an era, BEFORE Cadillac went all plastic fantastic" Pans camera over acres of fake PLASTIC wood.. LOL!

    • @gt-37guy6
      @gt-37guy6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You would have to go back to say 1964 or so for that comment to be remotely true...

    • @Rekt-M8-v4
      @Rekt-M8-v4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think he meant before Cadillac had cheap plastic interiors and build quality like they did in like early to late 2000s

    • @Killsnapz
      @Killsnapz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did a double take when I saw the original selling dealer nameplate on the trunk of the Caddy as well as the original license plate frame the car was sold with. O'Keeffe Cadillac right here in Westport, Connecticut. My buddy was the parts manager there for about ten years. The recession hit them hard and they went under about ten years ago. I wonder if I know the original owner ?

    • @diablocls55
      @diablocls55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Cadillac quality has been shit since the late 70s

    • @charlesofsavage7393
      @charlesofsavage7393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@diablocls55 Yup, I read somewhere they were trying for "affordable luxury" and forgot about "Standard of the World."

  • @josephvetter7085
    @josephvetter7085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the Brougham - not LED in the front fenders or rear headliner for the turn signal/headlight indication/stop light - it is fiber optics!
    Also the sail panels/C pillars use 120VAC powered fluorescent lights. In the trunk you'll find a wire harness with yellow tape wrapped around it cautioning about the higher voltage.

    • @tony_25or6to4
      @tony_25or6to4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a '74 SDV that had the same thing

  • @georgezahorcak7764
    @georgezahorcak7764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My wife and I used to get high driving my mom's new 1973 Sedan Deville.
    My mom read the dealers option book. She customized the interior, exterior, and roof.
    My wife and I were eighteen.
    We had such a good time driving that Cadillac.
    In 1968, I was thirteen.
    My mom got a Honking Sedan Deville.
    I had no girl friends.
    I used to sneak it out of the garage.
    It is hard to believe how spectacular it was to drive it around the block!

  • @LoneStarCarper
    @LoneStarCarper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Every time hoovie sings crossfire - I am reminded of the kids firing steel marbles at each-other google crossfire game 90’s if your curious 👍🏻👍🏻😂😂

  • @coffelt683
    @coffelt683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I feel like wizard is putting that rolls royce v8 he has in the Chevelle.

    • @PapaVrooom
      @PapaVrooom 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh I hope 🙏

    • @thatsnotmynamesir
      @thatsnotmynamesir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is what I thought but couldn’t remember if he sold it or not

    • @Deedrama206
      @Deedrama206 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out my caprice on my channel

    • @johnhager2011
      @johnhager2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thay would be awesome!

    • @richardbutton1179
      @richardbutton1179 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first thought

  • @tomd-k830
    @tomd-k830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Don´t get me wrong Tyler, but Auto Auction Rebuilds has one in way worse shape :D

    • @jeff2space983
      @jeff2space983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Agreed. Their Swamp Thing is quite the basket case.

    • @PACKERMAN2077
      @PACKERMAN2077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I clicked just to say this....
      Plus well you know there was a period of time when a certain garage of _hooligans_ strip the Corvette down to the frame and made a go-kart out of it...
      During the time it was chopped to bits and before the rebuild that was also in bad shape.

    • @LakeSideRides
      @LakeSideRides 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      That’s cause auto actions rebuilds is worse than Tyler’s channel in every way, guys a joke

    • @TheDJFra1
      @TheDJFra1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The auto auction rebuilds swamp thing is a challenge from other you tubers though

    • @RageHP-RageHorsePower
      @RageHP-RageHorsePower 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LakeSideRides agreed

  • @Mr.Otakunator
    @Mr.Otakunator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I own a 1992 cadillac brougham and I still love her granted it's been taken care since it's first day bought. Great car and it is indeed a land yach.

  • @QuintenRobinson
    @QuintenRobinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Fleetwood Bro-hum" 💀💀 Tyler always keeps me on my toes with his interesting pronunciations 😂

  • @JJAutoWrecking
    @JJAutoWrecking 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    YES! We have parts for both of these...hit us up!

  • @farber442
    @farber442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The Brougham needs some Gold stripe whitewall Vougue tires!! pimpin ain't easy

    • @robertlee9395
      @robertlee9395 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The black walls are all wrong on that car.

  • @bneyens
    @bneyens 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    18:50 - Those lights are actually fiber optic cables, the light isn’t located there.

    • @TecnoBeast1
      @TecnoBeast1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came here to say this! This way it will tell you if the bulb is burned out!!

    • @kevinlimo696
      @kevinlimo696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a 1975 Cadillac with the same tail light indicators, and they are an early type of fiber optic cable.

    • @hydewhyte4364
      @hydewhyte4364 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe the low washer fluid light is also an LED. It was on my '85 olds.

    • @earlyre
      @earlyre 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Came to say this, optical cable/glass fiber from the bulb location to that indicator.
      If the bulb goes out, do does that ... Had them on my 87 Oldsmobile Nintey-Eight Regency Brougham ( got it when Grandpa passed)
      That interior is SOOOOO familiar to me.... Before the 87, Grandpa had a '77 Olds Nintey-Eight. With most of that same interior, but powder blue velour, instead of Leather.
      When he traded the 77 on 87, the body was rusted out, but even with 250k miles, the salesman wanted that Olds 400 for his boat....

  • @Reepicheep-1
    @Reepicheep-1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    15:33 "nothing up here?"
    Wizard: "that's another $137..."

  • @HaydenCarroll
    @HaydenCarroll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the look of this era, specifically the Fleetwood and Town Car. The Fleetwoods silhouette, large sleek grill, and cavernous and simple interior, a car at the end of an era.
    Great buy!

  • @toecutterjenkins
    @toecutterjenkins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Air shock fill behind the plate, yup that's where we used to put them back in the day. The fender lights where a fiber optic i believe not led.

    • @robertlee9395
      @robertlee9395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fiber optic, from way back. Sixties, maybe fifties.

    • @mexicanspec
      @mexicanspec 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robertlee9395 No. The fender turn signals started in 1960 and they had normal bulbs.

    • @robertlee9395
      @robertlee9395 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mexicanspec What about the fiber optic lights for the brake lights? When did they start? I know GM started using fiber optics in the fifties, but I don't remember the first use.

    • @mexicanspec
      @mexicanspec 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robertlee9395 Actually I think they started with the 1976 Seville. It may have been a little earlier. I can't remember if any of my '70s cars had them.

  • @noahpaez4266
    @noahpaez4266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I own a 91 c4 corvette and I just bought a 90 cadillac seville so this video hits a little close to home, Tyler...

  • @leonarddaneman810
    @leonarddaneman810 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Wizard: "We don't bring barn finds back to life . . . that's not what we do here!"
    In drives Hooptie.

  • @st3althyone
    @st3althyone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Hoovie’s energy and how much he enjoys his hooptie fleet. It’s so refreshing to see his constant content, love your work Tyler!

  • @psymi-hk1fp
    @psymi-hk1fp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Cadillac dropping the V8 from their most popular model: another self-defeating move from GM

  • @theyruinedyoutubeagain
    @theyruinedyoutubeagain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Bro I don't even care about cars anymore, this is such a wholesome channel.

  • @michaelday6987
    @michaelday6987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    11:12 Wizard missed an opportunity to say "Crossfire? Smells like Misfire."

    • @boilerhousegarage
      @boilerhousegarage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Misfire. Kill that son of a bitch..."
      {Draws gun, gets shots by William Munny/Clint Eastwood}

    • @matthewcreigh8192
      @matthewcreigh8192 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excuse me seriously please and thankyou

    • @ironymatt
      @ironymatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@boilerhousegarage "Deserves" got nuthin' to do with it

    • @gazzafloss
      @gazzafloss 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      More likely, "on fire"...

  • @jaked2142
    @jaked2142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Those lights on the fenders and in the rear of the cabin aren't just LED's, they're fiber optics.

    • @palmermccall7309
      @palmermccall7309 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes, no LEDs except in the radio display. The fiber optics allowed you to actually see light (or none) from the individual bulbs. The ones above the rear window can be read at a glance from the rear view mirror, and are more intense when braking or signalling, as long as both filaments in the 1157s are working. The front fender pods had three lenses each, Amber for the parking lights, clear for low beams, and blue for high beams.

    • @jaked2142
      @jaked2142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I always thought that was neat. My first car was a 1989 sedan Deville and it had those.

    • @JRobert111111
      @JRobert111111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@palmermccall7309 The radio is lit with the dash lights with incandescent bulbs, and the display is a fluorescent unit.

    • @jeffgolden253
      @jeffgolden253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes ...
      These guys were born too late to remember fiber optic light indicators on Cadillacs.

    • @palmermccall7309
      @palmermccall7309 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My parent's 60s-80s Airstream trailers had a similar fiber optic pod on the driver's side. You could check the trailer's taillights by looking at them in the door mirror. Again no LEDs or similar - you were viewing light from the actual bulbs. Among the many DeVilles I owned back then, the '77 actually had the Wonder Bar-type mechanical signal search, not even the vacuum fluorescent numerals. Thanks for the correction!

  • @georgeti5188
    @georgeti5188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great pair of GM cars! I can offer something surprising about the technology used: Those lights you see on the front fenders and above the rear window inside are actually not lights. They're lamp monitors, quite common on Cadillacs built in the 70s and 80s. They were pioneered by Chevrolet in the 60s. On your car, a piece of fiber optic cable runs to each lamp assembly, passing light from the high/low beams up front and turn signals/parking lights front and rear. What brings us high speed internet today was tasked back then with protecting the Cadillac owner from a post-19th hole DUI due to poor judgement and a burned out bulb.

  • @jamesm3747
    @jamesm3747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey, Hoovie! Love your videos! By the way, the "LEDS" you mentioned on the fenders and rear headliner of the Cadillac are actually fiber optics. If you pull the taillights, you can actually see the plastic fiber lead. My '73 Coupe had the same thing! LOVED that car!

  • @joannaatkins822
    @joannaatkins822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I really really love the retro futuristic cool of the C4 Corvette, I hope it isn't a junk job

  • @ebutuoyYT
    @ebutuoyYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love these two, I can just imagine me running them on my tiny local British roads, then filling them up with gas at 6 Dollars a gallon.....

  • @benscampers1818
    @benscampers1818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cant wait to see the Cadillac all cleaned up! Hope ya go ahead and get it roadworthy. You could actually make some money on both of those.

  • @iigsniper
    @iigsniper 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Growing up my Great aunt who lived next door got hand-me-down Cadillac fleetwoods from her brother in law every other year. The last one I remember was a 1990 fleetwood brougham de-elegance ..Brown on Brown , leather button tuffed seats. She had that car untill 1998. My brother and I would play in the back seat , tag through the car, hide and seek. It seemed huge. I still remember the day the tow truck came to take it away after sometime went wrong .
    One day I'll own a car like this. Have my first kid on the way so that will have to wait. Beautiful find, good job Hoovie.

  • @arthurgleizer2664
    @arthurgleizer2664 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love to watch these oldies get restored, Great show Hoovie!

  • @gelmibson883
    @gelmibson883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    10 year cold motor?
    Hoovie: Lets rev that thing!

    • @tim3172
      @tim3172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *Vehicles were obviously driven there*.
      *No light or gauge indicating cold motor.*
      "10 year cold motor"
      Yeah, okay.

    • @CarWizard
      @CarWizard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wont hurt a thing

    • @TakuroSpirit77
      @TakuroSpirit77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its a 350. You can't hurt them.

  • @vermithraxpejorative6199
    @vermithraxpejorative6199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love the Cadillac. There's just something about the land yachts I find appealing

    • @vermithraxpejorative6199
      @vermithraxpejorative6199 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Eric Hansen Lol, nope. My first car was similar in size, and got a whole 8 - 10 mpg.

    • @Легушька-г1б
      @Легушька-г1б 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Eric Hansen so fuckin what? people who want fuel economy dont think about land yachts and vise versa. Stop trying to be funny

  • @idimidodjimi6760
    @idimidodjimi6760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Damn , I swear I could smell that Corvette over here in Europe !

  • @jamiestunda
    @jamiestunda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had an 85 Vette with the TPI (Tuned Port Fuel Injection) and it was a lot of fun! If I recall correctly from over 30 years ago the specs were 240 HP, 0-60 in 5.7 and 1/4 in 14.1. 16" wheels were huge for the time with the Goodyear 255 VR50 16 Gatorbacks ($332 Cdn list each at the time). Brake fade was very scary at high speeds. Good times though! King of the hill (back then), the 1990 ZR1 (380 HP?) did 0-60 in 4.7 which was insane in those times! HP specs seemed very underrated.

  • @benfidar
    @benfidar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the C4's bronze and silver combo is unusual, daring, and really pretty. Well done.

  • @SheldonBeldon
    @SheldonBeldon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The Wizard is an incredibly knowledgeable mechanic.

    • @ericbeal6358
      @ericbeal6358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DUH, are you new here?

    • @Printknight528
      @Printknight528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Except when he switches the fluids in your amg

  • @sideswipe604
    @sideswipe604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Remember when James May bought a Brougham for the Top Gear US Special?

    • @camroig1404
      @camroig1404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I loved that episode, when Richard almost drove his truck into the gator infested creek

    • @Septianernanto7
      @Septianernanto7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah yes the Titanic

    • @97I30T
      @97I30T 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yup and then he bragged about his functioning AC so Jeremy and Richard woke up in the middle of the night and broke it.

    • @Muddy.Teabagger
      @Muddy.Teabagger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep had the bits at the back fucked on his as well.

    • @sideswipe604
      @sideswipe604 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Muddy.Teabagger Ah yes and it was "fixed" with old newspaper

  • @Coltyyyyyyyy
    @Coltyyyyyyyy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    wow sitting for 10 years and the oil is still thin enough to drive. That's a Christmas Miracle!

  • @joshuagibson2520
    @joshuagibson2520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Would love to see that caddy LS swapped. And all the factory stuff inside the cabin left alone.

  • @donmitchell532
    @donmitchell532 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Tyler, those turn signal and brake lamp indicators are actually fiber optic and not LED, the opposite end of the fiber is landed to the lamp fixture so it gives you a true indication of the bulb status. It was a pretty cool idea for back in the day.

  • @beratsbuilds
    @beratsbuilds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We missed you hoovie!
    And the hoopties, too - of course!

  • @jaswats9645
    @jaswats9645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Wizard: "It's like Popeye"
    Also Wizard: Proceeds to laugh like Popeye

  • @cursingbird
    @cursingbird 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ahhhh, '84 Vette with Cease Fire Injection. Had one.

    • @ironmonkey1512
      @ironmonkey1512 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      replace fire with another f word

  • @natemofield281
    @natemofield281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    When Mr and Mrs Wizard's kids graduate college they should send Hoovie a huge thank you card.

  • @mangaku1
    @mangaku1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude...this vid erases any doubts I have of any sanity you have left. I will pray for your future.

  • @vonkerman8168
    @vonkerman8168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Starting up that corvette, thinking in my head “yep, good ol crossfire”
    Thank god you didn’t drop that wing nut down the intake!! Kerman has done that before, not fun at all getting it back!

  • @MrJoebiz24
    @MrJoebiz24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wizard screws the wingnut onto the air cleaner: cha ching, that's $100 to start with.....lol

  • @jj481012
    @jj481012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The C4 is one of my favorites. I bought one as a project car and it’s been fun to work on.

  • @cthompson1995
    @cthompson1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ohh that Cadillac has my heart! I absolutely LOVE these old Broughams and I hope to own one some day! I have a 2016 XTS that is great, but they don’t make them today like they did back then!

  • @TheAstrueblue
    @TheAstrueblue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I would love to have that Cadillac. That car is truly a gem and it captures the true essence of what Cadillac stood for years prior

  • @LunarOutlawsGarage
    @LunarOutlawsGarage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    @auto auction rebuilds might have you been for how much is Corvette cost. You guys both make fantastic content keep up the hard work

    • @DachsAutos
      @DachsAutos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was waiting to too who would drop @autoauctionrebuilds series first! heh.

  • @ElliottAlvis
    @ElliottAlvis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Man, I am a huge fan of C4 Corvettes, but... *Yikes*

    • @thebigpicture2032
      @thebigpicture2032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It looks good to me for $1000 but I’m a crossfire fan.

    • @Mrelectric423
      @Mrelectric423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah an 85 vette and 90-92 brougham would be much better

    • @ElliottAlvis
      @ElliottAlvis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thebigpicture2032 you’re a rare bird.

  • @vanceertel5931
    @vanceertel5931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I thought the “Crossfire” was a game that shot metal balls on a hungry hippos like tray.

    • @34monkeygrits
      @34monkeygrits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey I had one of those as a kid about 15 years ago. Forgot about that thing. Thanks!

  • @adriandenson8855
    @adriandenson8855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The dances at the beginning are killing me ; this isn’t the first time he’s done that

  • @wolfman9999999
    @wolfman9999999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A neat thing about those little indicators. Those are actually fiber optic lines from their respective lights. Also, one of the lights should be an indicator for cruise control.

  • @ryanbrooks2643
    @ryanbrooks2643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You could write “nascar sucks” on the back of the caddy

    • @basshead.
      @basshead. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But it's not true tho. Nascar is one of the most popular motorsports in the world.
      1. F1
      2. Nascar
      3. Moto GP
      4. IndyCar
      5. WRC

    • @v12mercedes-benz72
      @v12mercedes-benz72 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahahahah

    • @v12mercedes-benz72
      @v12mercedes-benz72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@basshead. he makes the fun of topgear uk, they wrote nascar sucks on the James may s caddy.

    • @jamesr.7387
      @jamesr.7387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't forget "Hillary for President" on the driver's side

    • @a1phamalestud
      @a1phamalestud 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      basshead head ass

  • @sluggootoole1829
    @sluggootoole1829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The amount of smoke that vette was putting out I wondered for a minute when did Chevy make a diesel vette?

    • @greybeard27
      @greybeard27 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was wondering if he emptied a can of smoke up the exhaust just for effect.

    • @brentboswell1294
      @brentboswell1294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Wizard found a home for his Olds 350 Diesel 😜

    • @CR7659
      @CR7659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They could have done that in the 80s. Olds 5.7 diesel would probably bolt in there.

    • @wendelljohnson760
      @wendelljohnson760 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @risinbison1106
    @risinbison1106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    All GM products from the 80's have that door rattle when you close them.

  • @pex_the_unalivedrunk6785
    @pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the styling and 2-tone color combos on those C4 Vettes, they were your opponents on the 2nd track in Rad Racer for NES! It seriously will be cheaper & a better option just to swap out the Crossfire fuely for something more modern, maintainable & a lot more powerful. Love that blue interior too...get that stuff restored.

  • @RandomGuyDan
    @RandomGuyDan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is the rare occasion when I'll say you overpaid on a $1,000 car.

  • @TheZanyminecraft
    @TheZanyminecraft 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My community college has had that model corvette since new and it feels like you're driving a bunker

  • @frankb.1546
    @frankb.1546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Finally no bmws or Mercedes. These two cars that most can relate to

    • @az7378
      @az7378 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep I totally agree.

  • @ML424wr
    @ML424wr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I swear I could run an auto shop with hoovies business alone

  • @mariakulscar1224
    @mariakulscar1224 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As soon as I saw the dealer sticker on the back of that Cadillac I knew it came from my hometown as immediately recognized the dealer logo. O’keefe Cadillac of Westport CT. Amazing it made it’s way to Kansas! What a treat to see,

  • @harrismi7
    @harrismi7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Remember when Mythbusters put a decaying pig in one of these?

    • @bluerazor7049
      @bluerazor7049 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, it was a shame but i guess the car probably had no title..

    • @jospi2
      @jospi2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good times.

    • @nslouka90
      @nslouka90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And tried to sell it for cheap?

    • @RyanKlapperich
      @RyanKlapperich 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nslouka90 Tried to sell it for whatever they could get. If I remember right I think they said the buyer was going to part it out.

    • @tommy2timez
      @tommy2timez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bluerazor7049 it was definitely titled.. an older gentleman sold it to them and was horrified and upset when he found out what was about to happen to it..

  • @ethann_browne
    @ethann_browne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I guess Tyler liked Weezard's Brougham a bit too much…

  • @lordstingray2382
    @lordstingray2382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I really hope someone doesn't get that Fleetwood and put stupid 26" rims on it and ruin it.

    • @CarsFoodWeed
      @CarsFoodWeed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Anything would be better than it sitting for another 10 years

    • @boilerhousegarage
      @boilerhousegarage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No. I'd use 22s and turn it into a low rider. All the black guys will think I'm cool then..

    • @tom7601
      @tom7601 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dood, you gots to SLAM it!

    • @dr.lyleevans6915
      @dr.lyleevans6915 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@boilerhousegarage Ha. Based name btw

    • @revolutionday1
      @revolutionday1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What else does one really do with a car like this in the modern era....?

  • @tokuzumi1
    @tokuzumi1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    While I've never wrenched on a C4 with the cross fire injection, the Corvette forums have very detailed posts on how to diagnose just about anything with the cross fire injection, and the fix. Granted theory doesn't always translate to real world results. But it's surprising that two shops couldn't get it working.

  • @Hugtheretard85
    @Hugtheretard85 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I find it funny the way you're talking about the digital gauges and how you love them so much.. I use to have a 1988 RS Cavalier and it had digital gauges all but the tach (which was good because digital gauges of the era were "laggy") that you would have loved...LoL..... It was just a fun old beater with a heater... It was highly optioned for the time, everything from the cassette player to the factory sway bars... Oh, and it also had that AWESOME blue interior!! I actually loved that interior (Yeah Yeah Yeah....SHUT UP!!!! lol)

  • @McTwistedTwisties
    @McTwistedTwisties 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    YES!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A C4!!!

  • @justgonnagetbetter1037
    @justgonnagetbetter1037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ohh the amount is headliners I put in those Cadillac's over the years.

    • @muziklvr7776
      @muziklvr7776 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Chryslers too, I'm sure.

  • @blakehudson4551
    @blakehudson4551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "the pooper scooper of Facebook" hahaha

  • @brandonwilson7256
    @brandonwilson7256 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I grew up with a 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood which may have been the last year of this body style. Love that car! Watching this video brought back some great memories. Thanks Hoovie!

  • @RadDadToolbox
    @RadDadToolbox 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tyler, have loved your videos over the years. Thanks for doing what you do!

  • @ValentinAdbt
    @ValentinAdbt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This corvette is litterally my dream car (in a broken version). Here in Europe it looks really exotic and is very rare ! I'm saving to get one

    • @craigkaschan4822
      @craigkaschan4822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here in Australia mate 👍🇦🇺

    • @ValentinAdbt
      @ValentinAdbt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@craigkaschan4822 Wanna check a dope C4 youtube channel ?

    • @rcairforceone
      @rcairforceone 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much you got, I'll send you one lol.

    • @DickVanNiggz
      @DickVanNiggz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don’t get a crossfire car, if you can I’d look for an lt1 6 speed c4, or an l98 tpi but I’d avoid the crossfire vettes like the plague if I were you, especially over there where parts will be expensive and tougher to find

    • @jorgengabrielsson6660
      @jorgengabrielsson6660 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      C4 isen’t rare.. atleast not in Sweden... but man.... THEY ARE SOO UGLY🤢

  • @alech9418
    @alech9418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Should luxury cars have sport seats or comfort seats?
    Cadillac: Sports
    Hoovie: Luxury
    Mercedes: Yes

  • @michaeloleary6035
    @michaeloleary6035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hoovie: "Weezard! You put transmission fluid in the engine of my new Corvette!"
    Wizard: "My bad, here's a free bagel, we're square."

  • @lilibethdoherty295
    @lilibethdoherty295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Coolant Temperature sensor for sure, the L 83 was a carryover from the 1982 model and they made 50K 1984 models so it was a big success for GM.

  • @jrbuch
    @jrbuch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Didn't James May have a Caddy Bro-ham like this when Top Gear did their Florida road trip on Top Gear?

  • @DeatGaming
    @DeatGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    If South Main Auto has taught me anything about those Corvettes, its the injectors. Also, a C4 is a great candidate to do a lowkey LS swap.

    • @mjc8248
      @mjc8248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Every crossfire I've had has smelled like gas. Running or parked doesnt matter just follow the smell to find it.

    • @kylecube15
      @kylecube15 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This thing with an ls3 would be a riot