Here's Why This 1982 Corvette was the Last of the C3 Generation
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- Chevy Corvette review. Here's Why This 1982 Corvette was the Last of the C3 Generation, car review and car tour with Scotty Kilmer. Car show off contest winner John and his 1980's Corvette. What it's like to drive a Corvette. What is the best corvette? This 36 year old classic car has a V8 engine and and has been kept in mint condition. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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Scotty do you remember when Corvette was used as the Indy pace car. I believe it was 1976. That was the model that was black and gold and sold to the general public as well. I'd imagine they are collectible now.
@Hillary Real POTUS no one cares what you think
So *Why* is this 1982 Corvette the last of the C3 generation? You didnt say. My guess is that it's because GM decided to start the C4 generation after this model year, duh.
BaltimoreAndOhioRR Actually he did, literally in the first 30 seconds...
Lol he did and also mentioned the measly 200hp
With an intake manifold and headers, the car will have substantially more powah
@@throttleblip1 So do you knock a '55 Chevy because it had a 265 V8 in it originally?
Or do drop in a BB and go for it?? Same can be done with a later model C3. No brainer, dude.....
Short answer because 1983 was supposed to be the last year of the C3 generation but that year corvettes had to be scrapped. It wasn’t until 1984 that the C4 came out.
id love for scotty to do a full series of restoring an old classic car. finding it. negotiating prices, the problems found, how to fix them, sourcing parts, engine rebuilding etc all the while he does that pointy thing with the photos
Very nice car, they don't make them like they used to.
I miss those car with T - tops. Got to love them.
Now Scotty where is my like a little heart. 😉
Yeah now we are stuck with 400+HP Mustangs and Camaro's and 700+ HP Hellcats.
Johnny Rivera Yeah, well I for one am very glad they don't make them like they used to. Did you see that shitty interior? I ordered my first new Corvette in 1972, as a Junior in college. Now driving a C7 Z51-3LT...soooooo much better!!!!!
@@ISUringman1974 you old
@ You stupid
I love Corvettes from all generations, the C3 generation was decent but they really under powered them towards the end. I have a 96 Collectors Edition C4 and love it.
Wow! Obviously impressed w the car. But how about the pride of ownership this gentleman has? And those original documents!! Nice video.
I have a 73, its funny how little changed in a decade. Same body style, same interior, same transmission.
he said it was a 4 speed though
I must not of been paying attention I thought he said it was a TH400. Have no idea when they went to the 700R4
68-82 is essentially the same car.
Same except for going from chrome to rubber bumper, then to the fat chin in the 80s and bubble rear window in late 70s
I prefer the chrome bumpers but at least half chrome is better then no chrome.
This is a beautiful Corvette. There's plenty of power to have fun with, along with the reliability factor that comes with factory engineering. With this Corvette, long distance travel is a pleasure. I own a 1973 Stingray Corvette that I have modified towards LS 6 territory, and it is a fire breather. It has been in my family since new when ordered in October of 1972 and shows a little over 11,000 original miles. My mother ordered every option available for Corvette's 1973 model year. I have a great appreciation for Corvettes that are factory stock, however, my 1973 Corvette is ready for the track at Daytona at 175 mph. And I would not have it any other way. Cheers!
Love the look of the c3, hated the engine. Late 70s early 80s was a sad time for factory horsepower.
Corey T The engine was fine as long as one didn't mess with them too badly. The computer's parameters didn't like to be pushed when "souping' them up. There are simple tricks that can be done to get the car to breath better and unlock more power without disrupting the factory system. This car, or any other car from the era still should not be compared to 60's muscle without emissions, or today's stuff. Even Ferrari 308's slated for the American market boasted 202HP in 1982! So don't hate the engine, it did the best it could back then and collectors are finally starting to appreciate them.
david84ss my dads friend has a 82 C3 that had the cross fire injection, he swapped out the crossfire for a Holley Sniper fuel injector and he managed to get 350 HP out of it
Blame the Government, emissions control
Beautiful car 👍👍
My favourite one yet! What an amazing car! Thanks for allowing us to see it Scotty and thanks to the owner for showing us.
This is one of the many Classics deserving to be shown. Awesome car. Thanks to owner for taking the time to show it and Scotty for featuring it.
There actually was an '83 Vette w/ an actual 1983 VIN plate. But ONLY one. It was never sold to the public and it sits in the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. If I remember correctly, it's white.
Rob's Randomness was it a C3 or C4?
You know, I was trying to remember. I believe it was a C4.
It was never sold because the government changed the regs while it was in development. Chevy ordered the prototypes destroyed, some employees hid it in plain sight to keep it around.
Rob's Randomness Wonder if it fell in the sink hole ?
yeah twister, i was thinking about those 8 vettes lost when the floor fell out of that museum. because i couldn't remember how many couldn't be restored i looked it up. a 1984 indy pace car was cut in half, a 1990 zr-1 modified in 1993 as a spyder was all crumpled with the back sticking straight up out of the ground the next morning with a boulder inside the cab, and after excavation a custom-made 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 was just an unrecognizable flat mangled ball of metal with a wheel sticking out. the other five were surprisingly restored. they say the museum has been flooded with visitors since the collapse.
My favorite Corvette body style.
How can you appreciate beauty if it's too fast that you can't even see it's details even nature's slugs has its own beauty you just have to look closely and appreciate it.😁😁😁
SF, my favorite too.
My favorite body corvette is the 1962 just like the one in the ol Route 66 TV show.
My 2nd favorite behind the C2 1965 Stingray!
When he turned on the ignition.....not even my wife has made me feel what i just felt, awesome car.
I remember that car when I was a kid. My sister's BF at the time had one.
That was AWESOME. you can hear the passion and love in his voice ! Nice whip !
The 1956-1957 Corvettes are my favorite body styles, closely followed by the Stingray design. Yeah, maybe this car had to experience the low HP vs Displacement years, but it is STILL an awesome car. This guy has a beautiful car that I am envious of. Beautiful design, mega charisma, before the deflation of curves on the '84 Corvette. Some would say that the later Corvettes were not only a deflation of curves, but a deflation of design. I'm one of those people. Even the current 700 hp+ 'Vettes don't have the 'charisma' of the Stingray era. Faster, smarter doesn't = better. There's always a Veyron for every generation, but Corvette doesn't compete in that category. When the Stingray design ended, the Corvette lost it's legacy. It's a different car now, with a missing history.
Pop-up headlights are cool. My Trans Am has them.
Awesome to see someone keeping a sleek classic machine like that so original. That's impressive man congratulations.
I love these short videos that give me a chance to poke my head in other peoples' cars. Bro even looks like his Corvette! :D
This is by far the most beautiful body style Corvette.
Yes! I love all of my Corvettes and they are all beautiful to me.
Wow, thank you Scotty, for allowing this kind gentleman to show off his beautiful Corvette!
Indeed, it's awesome to have that documentation.
May he enjoy plenty more rides in that thing! 💪
Really amazing looking car. I don't know too much about cars but having my own is helping me over time gain knowledge and watching your channels content is definitely helping me! BTW loved the paint job on this car.
I'm happy you posted this, Scotty. Here's my issue. The C-1 Corvettes were made from 1953 to 1962. During this run they went from a 235 inline six with a Powerglide to a 327 V8 and several body changes only keeping the original shortened wheelbase 1949 to 1954 passenger car chassis & suspension. The 1963 to '67 Stingrays were C-2s and the '68 which had way more in common with the '63 to '67 than the '53 and '62 was the C-3. The 1984 design should have had the C-3 designation.
Amazing Corvette. I'm glad you kept it stock
Beautiful car, you've done well to keep it nice. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for featuring this beautiful corvette. In my opinion one of the most beautiful sports car designs ever.
Love the curves of the C3. I like the interior as well, especially the steering wheel. Beautiful 82 Corvette!
Best looking body style. I had a 1980 L48 and still miss it!
Beautiful Vette. From the sound of that small block, some things have been changed over the years. The original smog motor from 82 has been upgraded quite a bit....Sounds much better than it did in 82!
He keeps saying the car is kindda cool. It is. So is the owner. For realising how special the car is despite the early year snobs not caring about it because it didnt have a bigblock or solid lifter smallblock. Kudos for being a car enthusiast
I love those 81/82 vettes. Best looking 3rd gen. Due to the sign of the times though they were not quick at all.
Remember my Dad had one of these, got to drive it a few times, really fun ride!
Nice car. Good to see it used and taken care of.
I used to own one back in the day I love the T-tops me and my friends would go cruising on Friday night. Not much room in the back for luggage let alone a couple party friends but we made it work they were pretty cramped back there! Had a little pet but wasn't super fast handled really nice Kool video
It had a little pep is what I meant to say but no speed demon for sure
Nice ride bro 👍🏻👍🏻
What a beautiful Vette.82 was a great year.The year I graduated High school from New Jersey.
I had an 82 Collector Edition. VIN 510015. 3rd Collector off the line. Had some options yours doesn't have like glass tops, the carrier for the tops for the back quarters, in dash am/fm/CB radio. Very fun car to drive! Corvettes rock! Save the wave!
Your 1982 C3 is in beautiful shape. Thanks for sharing it.
I absolutely love that body style! Amazing what was considered powerful back then though. With just a re-flash my 2.0T ecotech is making 300 HP! It's a ton of fun to drive but it will never have the exhaust sound of a V8.
Low miles and one hell of a paint job. Nice ride buddy. I owned three 79 Vettes. One in college. And it was worth every penny. The C3's will have their day in the classic market. Hang on to it.
I love how GM spaced the numbers so close on the speedometer in the mid 70's-80's to give the illusion that your car was fast.
I had an 81 back in 81 and let me tell you. It put a smile on many a lady's face! Now days, there are so many nice cars that a lady is hesitant to throw a smile as she might waste it. Ah things were simpler back then.
A friend of mine had one with the Indy 500 pace car decals.
weelgunny that would have been a 1978
Anything original and well preserved is cool, especially a 'vette. Love it, and the owner's passion for keeping it original and well maintained!!
I was number 100 so I should get a ping lol! Just take me for a ride!
Have a 72 myself and it was last year LT-1 until 1992. Putting a 96 LT1 in mine since I sold off the original engine years ago. Nice 82 in the video!
Nice Vette. And the driver's seat wasn't worn from getting in and out - obviously a true low mileage car ;) Props for keeping it original.
Nice looking car BUT people HATED that Cross-Fire Injection system. They had nothing but trouble with the Cross-Fire and it really reduced the popularity of those Vettes.
Holy cow, the clock is working!
Beautiful example of the C3. The Crossfire Injection never got the respect it deserved. It was choked from the factory for emissions, but it could be made to be a strong performer for the day. Even stock, it was a good performer for it's time. By comparison, the top engine in the Camaro that year was the Crossfire Injected 5.0 with only 165HP.
I want a C3 so much.
C3 is one of the BEST looking Vettes, but also one of the WEAKEST thanks to the shitty emissions restrictions. The C2 had 300 hp, the C3 dropped down to 200 hp, and then the C4 went back up to 370 hp. If it weren't for the EPA, the C3 would had been making over 300 hp. The C3 does 0-60 in like 8s which is like 1 or 2 seconds slower than a modern Honda Accord...
Cool car .I was in jr high school in 1968 when this body style came out. The gym teacher had one in red. It looked so modern compared to the 1967 .always liked this generation best
Love this vette. And I like the owner too--he is a perfect match for the car.
Awesome!!!...thanks for sharing.
Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing.
I may cross paths with this guy in New Jersey as I also have an 82. These cars needed the plenum gasket replaced with the felpro gasket and the hypertec chip/prom to make them rock solid dependable
Always loved those Vettes from the 80s.
I always loved this car and the awesome wheels too!
Hey Scott, I recently bought a 1980 C-3 in an almost completely restored condition, its all black with the claret interior its a automatic 350 small blk runs great only a few problems im having with it, im the 3rd owner it has 32,000 miles on its a great running car, here it comes,lol the last owner put floor led lights in it to show a red color shinning down on your feet as you drive, it worked fine for about 2 weeks, I tried to fix it by sticking a screw driver into the fuse box and heard a loud crackling sound, now not only don't I have the red led lights lighting up at my feet, but now the head lights don't come on, plus when I turn the key to off, all the interior lights stay on I get out of the car and the tail lights are still on, so to keep my battery from dying I have to take a 10mm box end wrench to undo the hot side of the battery so it doesn't die, one time I forgot to undo it, and had to get a hot shot,lol this totally blows, one guy says he wants a $100 an hour labor for electrical work , something tells me that's not such a great idea, so because I have been watching your video,s I believe your the man to ask or talk to about this problem, in fact one of your video,s on brakes helped me do my wifes brakes on her 2006 Lincoln navigator, it was a great help, thank you for your video,s there extremely helpful, and im greatful that you post your work it is a great help to be sure, okay now back to my wonderful C-3 ,lol do you have an idea of what may be causing this crazy electrical problem ? first the led foot lights go out, then I stuck that screw driver in the fuse box and heard that loud crackling sound, and now I have no head lights, and all the interior lights including the tail lights are all staying on after I turn the engine off, what a day, when it rains it sure does pour Scott, can you please offer any help,idea,s ,suggestions,?? any help would greatly appreciated , sincerely, William sad and depressed C-3 owner , that wished his car,s electrical system worked properly, agh !! lol thank you for any help Scott, I rang the bell,lol
This was a beautiful body style; nothing ever made like it Nice Car.
I have the Collector edition with 31K on it. Great car!
Hi Scotty this is the best car ever to feature. On show off Sunday.!
I love show off Sunday it’s awesome but it’s also sad reminder that tomorrow school starts.......
A silver GM product that old and the paint is still on it... MIRACLE!
Best shape corvette buy far nice car man 👍🏻
I love the 82 corvettes. Classic looks and modern fuel injection. The crossfire fuel injection is cool. It does not make a lot of power, but such a unique design. If gm put a little thought into it it could have made some real power. Nice car
What a beautiful corvette! I'm so jealous!!!!
That video was special. Simply the most beautifully designed car ever made in the USA.
Raymond Loewy, Elwood Engel, and a host of other eminent American car designers would like a word with you. The Corvette is not a bad design, certainly, but it's far from being the best.
Who said 'the best'? And by the way, people are still allowed to express their opinions, so get over yourself and move on.
Hey, that's my dream car! Like seriously, I dream to have this car one day
Very nice car.... this guy really cares for it and it shows! :)
I'm not a numbers matching guy. If I ever get one of these, which I plan on doing, I'm swapping the engine. It'll be mine until I'm gone, so what do I care how much it brings after that? As long as it's fast and beautiful while I have it, everything else is just details. This car is sweet tho. Well taken care of.
I remember in 1982 that the local chevy dealer had so many leftover corvettes at the end of the year they were marked down to 14 grand fully loaded. everyone was waiting on a 1983 model that turned into an 84 model that arrived in late 83 the first one that I saw was white, and then in the new car prep area was a red one with a one piece glass top. the salesman saw that I had a 1973 corvette and said are you ready to upgrade to a new 84 corvette? I replied I just buaght this 73 corvette for $4000 and was very satisfied with it mainly because it was a 4 speed manual that was a blast to drive.
Like the car and great presentation!
My dad had a 75 L82 Automatic t-top was a great car.
The car and the owner are a perfect fit for each other :)
My 1985 Corvette had a mind boggling 240 horse power 😂 Very Fun to drive in my own opinion
Ken Alexander It did not, sadly. You are thinking of the TPI equipped ones
My parents 1980 California 305 v8 Corvette only had 180hp. My friends 1975 Calif. 350 V8 Corvette has only 165hp stock! The lowest of any Corvette v8 model produced. Thanks to our wacky emissions laws.
That interior is CLEAN!
Had the same car in college , black 1982 with red interior mirrored t-top was a sweet ride. This was year 2001
It was a real chick and cop magnet
Miss it so much, in the coming years I was able to step up my rides all the way upto a brand new Mercedes Benz AMG E63 s-model , but still miss my corvette , most likely will buy one again and build it to a mint condition probably drop a LT1 in it too
Nice presentation; nice car!
i like the gauge cluster in the center dash, very cockpit like.
Very nice car. Are those headlights sealed beams? They look that way - if so, may I suggest an upgrade to those lights. I replaced the sealed beams on my K car with Hella units, good glass-faced reflectors and then you can use the bulbs of your choice. The glass face keeps them looking close to stock in appearance but with much better lighting, if you ever drive it at night or are caught in something like heavy rain.
This dude is the best
Scott Findley sweet ride built in bowling green Kentucky this one was I think that's were they are bulit
nice car man
i really like it
Beautiful Corvette! 🚘
Really nice car I have 76 and I love mine
my grandpa has a 77 vette. He crashed it in 80 so they put an 81 body on it. its a convertable too. It sucks though, it hasnt seen much road recently. Never driven it, hopefully I can change that soon
Love this car, it takes you back to a certain time period, a time when before the tunner crowd looked toward imports. The Corvette was a dream car on every poster in a kids room. That said alot of guys rag on the cross fire but keep in mind fuel injection via computer was a newish thing. Not many techs outside the dealership knew how to diagnose them. Once working tbi is reliable.
New technology rushed to market is prone to many faults. I feel GM could have used a few more years refining the Cross-Fire system. The concept isn't bad, really, it was just the execution that was underwhelming.
I remember those silver leather seats knocking my eyes out when I was a kid.
Outstanding!!
Sweet ride! Well preserved.
INCREDIBLE..
Very nice very clean , love these cars , Scotty have one always burning out it's tires on every single video of his . I would off took the clutch fan out , and installed an electric fan , it will increase gas mileage and increase power and the car will be much lighter .
That thing is pure beauty
Beautiful Car! Congrats! 👋🏻Florida☀️🏝🇺🇸👨🔧
beautiful car. the world is a better place with cars like that still kept in such good shape. first 3 generations of vettes had lines. next generation after this, they did the same thing they did to the firebird (knight rider generation), took all the lines out and converted them into wedges. it wasn't until this past decade or so they brought back the lines. i can appreciate the advancements in tech and performance over the years, but the lines make the car stand out from the others and make them classics.
I have this same car, but MY 82 Corvette Coupe Crossfire Stingray is black, I love my Corvette Coupe
Gotta love a C3 Vette
One of the best body styles ever. Some knock the performance it wasn't the cars fault emissions laws strangled the Corvette and many others. That car is beautiful.