CAR WIZARD Inspects Original 30th Anniversary 1982 Collector Edition Corvette
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- The CAR WIZARD goes over the unique features of this completely original 30th anniversary 1982 Collector Edition C3 Stingray Corvette.
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You should give cars a Wizard score. Categories like reliability, repairability, parts availability, relative part cost, how well it holds up with age, how good of an idea does Tyler think it is to buy one(lower numbers better on this one), and so on.
Good solid cars, nice drive cars.
and have it similar to iFixit's scale of being 0 to 5, with 0 being you have to crawl to a dealership for every little repair and maintenance item (the majority of Teslas would fall into this category) and 5 being you can go to anywhere in the country at any time, and you can either find a shop to fix it, or the manufacturer has made special tools and service literature available to repair it yourself.
Let’s not.
In san diego theres a classic corvette dealership that I love. when I was 16 I took my fresh license over there just to look at the cars and the owner let me take a black 1980 corvette out for a test drive! I remember thinking the windshield felt SO narrow, like looking out of a tank! He let me take it to almost 100, and back to his shop. one of the best experiences of my young carloving life :D Im saving up for a C6 right now
@Rusty Shakleford Thats the one! Awesome place and nicer than hell people
I've always had a great affection for the C3. I'm from England, but had relatives over in Canada. We first went over for a family vacation in, i think, the summer of '86, and i clearly remember, on the journey back to Kingston from Toronto airport, the first time i laid eyes on a Corvette, and it was a black C3. I was instantly smitten, and thought it was one of the coolest cars i'd ever seen. They were still everywhere back then, as they'd only been out of production for around four years, and each time i saw one during that vacation, i'd just stare at it in awe and listen to that fantastic exhaust note. Obviously, back here in England, at that time, we didn't really have anything that sounded like or looked like a 'Vette!
Then again you may have more running XK-Es per capita than we have in the US.
On a crossfire corvette you can get great gains in power if you swap out the intake & tbi units for the truck tbi unit. Use a good dual plane intake with an adapter or get a holley tbi intake. You need to bump the fuel pressure too. The nice thing about this swap is you don't have to do wiring, all the connectors are the same and the ecm runs the truck tbi just fine. The crossfire had a restrictive intake and the trucks had heads wth extremely restrictive intake ports.
Neat . 😀
Good Idea & Option on the Power Loss of the " Cease Fire " Injection Was the Nickname of This Type of Injection.
Good info bro
One of the car shows on TV that was hawking an aftermarket Holley setup claimed this plenum looked like a cast aluminum baking pan and the thin top warped near the EGR valve and sucked air, confusing the computer.
@@sammolloy8129 Bullshit,crossfires work fine
You know, so many people say bad things about that style Vette, but it’s always been my favorite. The Mako body style is in my opinion the most beautiful of them all and probably one of the most beautiful of all cars. Even the E-Type! Great show! Keep them coming Wizard 🧙♂️!
I love that style too. You can get some pre-gas crisis ones that still go fast
So true, it's too bad that such an awesome style was so under powered but I would buy one for my collection if I could afford to have a collection...
Ignore these critics. Style is exclusively about personal preferences. Those who criticize styling are not qualified to make negative comments. I love Corvette styling and most of its critics have never driven or owned any Corvette too. Most are jealous and envious or anything they dislike. This particular beauty is the final of the Mako Shark influence. These can be had for very little and are easily modified for improved performance when desired.
Glad Hoovie brought you to the public.. I need a mechanic like you!!!
I was 16 years old in 1982 and my best friend's dad had a '78 Silver Anniversary Corvette with the L-82 350 slightly warmed over. That car was a blast to drive and when he tossed me the keys one day and told us to take it for a drive that was the best day of my life at that point. He was very specific if I wrecked it I was in deep trouble, so I drove it like my Grandma would have. Good times!!
I'd kill to have one with a LS in it. That body style was always my favorite.
What a fantastic shape/design,I had a 3rd Gen Firebird with a 305 TBI,it did have great bottom end and yes,it was ultra reliable,rugged and had good gas milage.
nice, and I was just at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY yesterday! hopefully Leo will take it up there sometime in the future! (and he should visit the Archives and look for his car's original build sheet!)
Just to clarify a little better because I thought I misheard him, Wizard said that 82 was the first year for the glass hatchback rear window which is true. The C3 Vettes had the big glass rear windows from 78-82 but only the 82 Collectors edition had a rear hatch that would open.
C4s are my favorite generation Vette. Grew up wanting one, and was thankfully finally able to get one just last month. ‘96 🏁
You should have a segment called " Touched by The Wizard" . Where you show off or review other people's cars and take them for a drive. Thumbs up if anyone else would like to see this.
It isn't an Anniversary edition, seeing 1982 would have been the 29th year of Corvette. Its just a collectors edition car to commemorate the end of the C3.
THANK YOU!
They call you the Car Wizard for a good reason. I see so many guys insulting the Cross Fire trying to act smart. You hit the nail on the head...Reliable just not over powered. I've owned quite a few as has my Brother, Cross Fire is reliable.
Ahhhh,memories! I, had the exact model in '82. I, traded a '78 L82,4sp vette. Even though my older vette was faster, the newer model was more of a G.T. But, it was beautiful and a great long distance car. Compliments, @ every diner,rest area,street, etc. Great Luck you have a raw gem,NJOY.
That Vette is beautiful to me. I am all about the Corvette! Enjoyed the vid man. -Glen
They are great cruisers, definitely not fast but your right about the torque down low, plenty of it
If there's a category for Most Down-to-Earth TH-camr, the Wizard's a lock for the trophy.
Make no mistake, he's a sophisticated person and not just under the hood, smart guy.
The body lines and the whole design on the c-3 corvettes r just sooooo badass🔥 prolly not many in good condition around anymore!
Nice car, Love My 74, but couldn't stand the power so a Blueprint 396 stroker fixed that 😁
lack of power
@@hugglescake
Its around 160-170 in mine original, now i have 550hp so :D
the Vette is as old as i'm and looks better then me :P
the wheels look like the wheels that are on the DeLorean
Chris_82 the “turbine” wheels on a Crown Vic were made in Italy. I don’t know about the 82 Collector Edition Corvette wheels. These wheels here are rare and not reproduced.
@@sammolloy8129 "the “turbine” wheels on a Crown Vic were made in Italy".
Are you sure?
The ones on my early 1988 had that statement cast in them
The last of the sexy Corvettes! None of the newer body styles could touch those lines. Miss that look!
I like what Chevy did with tthe cross fire engines. "They" went back to the 60s to see what boosted HP, the cross ram worked great in the 302 Z28, and it Im sure it did a little here.
It didn't. We a always called them the misfire fuel injection. A nice 4 barrel carby would add so much drive ability and power. It was not just the intake though, the heads in this Era were not very good either. And it took a long time to figure out how to use unleaded fuel.
My Uncle Dave had a 81 Vette,he installed a 454 small block in it.That car would smoke just about anything on the roads
I had an 81 vette back in the early 90s and loved it. It was a blast to drive.
Wow, things have changed in a year! Congrats.
Appearance wise, this is still my favorite Corvette. Just add horsepower.
Ur far better at this than Doug. Love ur vids!
Thanks Wizard!! Enjoyed your video as always.
It’s funny, I’ve never been a Vette guy, but I’m liking these older models more & more. 🤔
$20,000 adjusted for inflation is around $54,000 in 2019 money
Interesting how that price is around what a new base model Corvette costs now
anew742 Bass Corvettes are always priced around the average median income in America.
Great video, love this model of the collector Edition.. Would love to own one in MINT condition next year.
You should make a wrench wand... after all, you are the car wizzard!
One of the slowest and one of the best looking 'vetts.
The Hood is not Supposed to be white its came from the factory the same color of the decals on the fender
And same for area inside the rear lights in the bumper!!!! 👍😎
I heard him say that & Nah, wasn’t white lol. I’ve seen 3 collectors edition cars but not noticed the rear light faded decals? Can you describe it please 😁🙏
My 2019 Grand Sport 3LT with Z07 and Stage Two Areo 7 speed manual!
It's good to see car wizard is loosening up and getting more comfortable in front of the camera. We need more professionals like him making videos
Leos has some nice cars that the Car Wizards works ons.
Keep it up Wizard! You're doing good things!
the hood center should be brown like the side stripes.
Should grease his hinges wizard doors are squeaky. Love that body style tho
my dreamcar since i was a kid. sadly i live in germany, where you don´t see these beautys often =/
That is a nice cruiser. I know in 1982 that was THE car to have to cruise around in and get into all sorts of fun mischief.
Hey Wizard, I would really love if you did a video about the horrible 2.7 liter Chrysler V6's like in the Intrepids. It should have been a big scandal IMO.
Thanks for making great content!
Yeah the oil sludge they were prone to it Chrysler never fixed it and they got away with it
@@Blackout_1692 exactly! They littered front yards across America for years.
Don’t forget about the atrocious timing chain driven water pump that spelled doom for the engine when it went bad.
@@MrNotorius5500 - Both the head gaskets on my brother-in-law's 2.7 Magnum blew last year. What a piece of garbage engine. One of many reasons I'd never buy a modern Chrysler product (especially now that FIAT owns them!).
@@hanskinslo326 Not all of the Daimler Chrysler engines were bad except all the 2.7s. Those don't even make good boat anchors lol. They were just difficult to make repairs to because they were usually shoehorned into the engine bays and you had to either move the engine from one side to the other to do anything to them or take the car apart around the engine just to access bad components. Personally I'd rather work on Cadillac Northstar engines than anything Chrysler (the only exception would be for the Viper lol).
Thank you for going through common misconceptions about motors. I was always told that the crossfire and gm 350 diesel were junk but with no explanation as to why.
However I disagree with your opinion on the Ford 5.4. I’ve owned several of every generation and never had any issues other than spark plugs. But you are obviously a big gm guy.
Keep up the good work.
You probably change the oil every 3000 miles or 3 months
Just as a comparison. In 1982 Ferrari had a 2 litre V8 that produced around 220bhp. That’s 3.7 litres smaller. 3.7!!!! I know the Ferrari was considerably more expensive but when you’ve got room under the bonnet (hood) for 5.7 litres you really ought to be putting out 300+bhp and bucketfuls of torque.
I can see the appeal, it’s a unique looking beast but it needs way more go to match the show.
Hey Wizard.
Love these vettes. Like your pragmatism. Very refreshing.
Please give this car a good scrub and paint restoration though. It would look a million and I dare say the car is worth it!
Nice! I love this generation of Vettes... sadly I can’t fit in one very well so unlikely I’ll ever own one.
Congrats on reaching 100.000 subscribers, you deserve it! 👏👍🎉
The gas tank was dripping out of it? Gnarly.
I owed a C3 at one time and also had to do all the brakes. They rubber sleeves rot out if it sits for more than a couple of years (Which most of them do). They need replaced with calipers with metal sleeves.
Enjoy your car/repair videos, thanks for making them, I know it is time consuming!
Miniature burnout ! That’s funny !
My favorite year corvette was 1968 I was in junior high and the gym teacher had a brand new one it looked so modern next to the old '67. First year for hidden wipers .so cool
I had a '69. The best of that time to me. It was 1/2 " wider than the 68, I appreciated that as I was a tight fit as it was. I loved the chrome front and rear bumpers and the removable rear glass and t-tops. Mine had dealer installed headers and side pipes and was factory built as a 1/8 mile drag car. It came from the factory with 11.5:1 compression ( it had a plaque on the shifter ) and had the heads decked for 12.5:1 compression. I had to run 93 octane and 1 gallon of race gas to keep it form knocking. It had a 4 speed with a very heavy kevlar type clutch and I could do a burnout in 4th gear from a standstill. 5.? rear end and topped out at 107-108 mph at redline. I got 6-8 mpg max. I sold it to get a new 1994 Vette and quickly fell in love with the 94.
Joe Mazzola That actually sat exactly on a 67 (C2) frame. The new nose kept it from becoming airborne at 110, although they handled so bad every time you hear a story about someone going fast in any C3 it’s a story about a wreck. Not so the C2. Probably because it had less fat and overhang in my opinion, although they might have also changed demographics. Most C2’s did not have power steering and tended to be bought by more serious drivers. The 68 was rushed into production and a lot of subtle changes were made in 69. The trap door wipers were there to keep anyone dumb enough to try from being able to drive it in freezing weather I think.
The problem with the cross fire is the egr cross over cracks - then it doesn't run at all (thus the name cease-fire). You can make them run, first you plug the egr cross over, mill the egr tube out, port the intake.... then you'll have a 300 hp motor at the same price as a 500 hp LS. Also, the tank.... they have a liner.... so 'corrosion' could also be the dark liner.
200 horse was still a improvement over the 165-180 horse of 78 vettes
Cool video. My daughter-in-law has a silver green 82. Hers really shifts hard from 1st to 2nd and I thought it might be a shift kit. Now I’m wondering if it’s that transmission linkage you talked about.
Yeah. The "wizard" score, nice!
Always a fan of Corvettes, thanks for the video, I like the pre 1990 C4's with the all digital dash
Looks great!
Show us the pop-up headlights man.. how could you forget XD
Nobody beats the Wiz!
wizard the hood isn't supposed to be white its supposed to have the black stripe like the sides coming out the fender vent
I like my triple Black 1991. Still gets a lot of attention wherever I go.
Always enjoy your videos Wizard. Thanks for showing us this Crossfire Vette. I always liked this body style.
This car is super cool
I own a 82 Collectors Edition. The car you show is missing the decal that on the center of the hood. It shouldn't have a white stripe. It mimics the side decal. Though the fade in color goes forward not backwards. The smoked t-tops were on all 82 Corvettes.
My favorite year corvette....1969
0:45-047 this is why he's a wizard
Love the Whiz!
I don’t care about the power figures but the C3 vettes are the best looking of all corvettes.
BMW E30 : A video on this 2 door would be cool !
Lots of women made this a daily driver car where I was from. I was a bag boy at a grocery store and saw lots of these cats.
I seen one of these on a used car lot about ten years ago in Sidney, Nebraska . Some say that the best C3s were the early ones with the chrome bumpers, 1968-'72.
Though I am a Ford guy, I have always loved the look of the C3. In particular I have loved the 82 special edition car, with its paint, wheels, interior layout, etc. The engine is junk.....I'd yank it and give her the LS crate motor a car that looks that good deserves. But that's just me. I hope if the owner is going to do the cosmetics on it he'll give it back to you for a follow-up video.
I learned to drive with that car.
SUGGESTION : Timestamp 03:00 ... if showing something explicit in the engine bay, it's better to have the camera set up close. I can't see anything when you point to the throttle bodies for example. Peace and love
I was always a big fan of the 1988 35th anniversary edition. You could get them with a manual. I like the C6 ZR1 as well. I have an 05 6spd coupe.
I haven't seen one of these in years.
That brown faded decal is supposed to be on the hood, too. Like down each side... Not white!
Please consider all the tightening government emission regulations that were placed on the 1970 - 1980 cars produced in America. It took the manufacturers many more years to bring back American Muscle performance. Too many criticize the past cars without using the proper time context. This Corvette was still faster than most cars in its day.
You should have showed everyone what the throttle bodies look like when it’s running. That’s half the fun is watching the fuel spray especially on camera
Another great vid from the WIZZY...
Car wizard is the Bob Ross of the TH-cam auto segment.
I had a brand new 81 corvette and yes it was slow but get confused. At the Dairy Queen or car wash it was a chick magnet. Mine had the red leather interior. It had an amazing effect on the girls!
Another great video. Thanks, Sir!
I am probably an oddball, but always like the 96 with the grand sport motor.
LT4
Yes a one year wonder. An LST
So could u do a quick vid opening the hatchback. A unique thing that is never seen. Thanks for the vid. Nice Vette
Would be cool to see you take on a budget performance build. Something like a c/k obs 350 chevy with TBI. With out changing over to carb. I know u have to keep the money rolling in but would b cool to see
Some power upgrades that work
wow that's a nice looking vette for being an '82. didn't know it only came in auto that year. i remember growing up in the 90's and looking at pictures of corvettes and other sports cars from the 80's. I had no idea when I was that young that the interiors were so bad. It's like fast cars in the 80's were built more to be seen by others than to actually be driven.
jordanimated streaming If I recall the California cars and all Collector Editions were slushbox only. All others could have a four speed.
The big hood decal is missing. It fades from dark grey to light gray like the side decals.
Congrats on hitting 100,000 subs.
My favorite year of Corvette is the 1967 Stingray coupe with the rear split window. Such a lovely looking car. Also stupid expensive if you try buying one. But that's what car posters are for am I right? :)
Slane583 the split window coupe was in 1963 only. 1964 through 1967 coupes had a one-piece rear glass.
Great car, I wouldn’t repair the paint. Looks great the way it is
I’m dieing to grease the door hinges
I’ve always liked the body of the 80-82 vette. Just needs some help under the hood
QUESTION PLEASE : Is the C3 the basis for the "kit" Ferrari Daytona used in Miami Vice ?
Yes it was based off a C3. Good catch.
_Back in '82, the 'Collector Edition' was something really special, and the most expensive C3 model at the time. Yes the car looks really dated today, but the last few years this car's value has been steadily rising. Seems like the '82 is the least desirable third gen., that is unless it's in 'Collector Edition' guise. Great video Wizard!_
My 80 & 81 had a Plastic Gas Tank. Was the 82 metal??? 200hp was a lot in 82. One problem with that as you know was the car weighed so much that the weight to HP ratio made it "sluggish" and the fact that Chevy didn't want to pay the price it's supplier of Manual Transmissions wanted(Must have threatened to cut into the 100% profit they made on the car since 73) so that's why there was only automatics.