The Texas Sized Story Behind the VetteSource 427 Corvette
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Good afternoon guys, since we're locked in the garage due to the unnaturally cold weather here in Houston, I thought I would do a show and tell of the 1967 427 Corvette VetteSource channel avatar.
Like most gearheads, I love a good car story, and this car has a Texas sized history to go along with the car. It hasn't been owned by anyone famous, or done anything special, but it is special simply because it has lived a normal life lovingly cared for and protected by its normal people caretakers, which makes it priceless in my mind.
To see my playlist featuring the VetteSource channel avatar "Thor" the 427 Corvette -
• "Thor" The Tri-Power 4...
To see more of my Corvette Big Block Videos -
• The Mighty Corvette 42...
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Thanks for watching👍
Awesome 67 !! I’ve got a 67. And a 65 .
Thanks for the comments Michael, they're definitely great cars👍
thats a cool story
Yea, I still have fun telling it after all these years👍
1 month turn around from order to delivery. WOW!!!!!
yep, it seems they were building orders as fast as they were receiving them, but maybe that was the norm back then.
Possibly the best of the c2’s and of course the color combo. 😎
Hey John, something about that blue/white combination for sure. Thanks for the comments 👍
Definitely needs to be driven. And record every moment!
For sure, getting everything set up now. We need to get together again so you can explain the sound engineering aspect of it again.
@@VetteSource will do...
I’m so excited to see this car make some noise!
Yep, there's nothing quite the sound of a 427 through a set of sidepipes. Thanks for watching👍
I love my vette because it’s not perfect, it’s 25 years old and has some small scratches and dings here and there. She’s a great 10 footer... but if she was any cleaner I’d probably never drive it in fear of getting those scratches or dings!
That's it exactly. As nice as the restored cars are to look at, owners tend to become fearful of driving them around casually.
Brian, you still at it man?
Hey buddy, you know it👍. How have you been doing? Still curating that awesome collection of yours? Give me a call whenever you have time. My number is the same as always😁.
Absolutely! Drive that baby. It needs some exercise and that's what it was built for. I understand not driving it regularly but if it runs it should run.
For sure, it like those collectible guitars that never get hooked into the amp.
@@VetteSource lmao!!
Exactly!
Straight out of college is the same story as my father. Pretty cool. My dad was an engineer too.
That's awesome you were able to get so much history and paperwork on the car. We've got the protecto plate but no window sticker or early service records. Should probably drop the tank and look for a sticker but we never have.
The hand written log of services the owner made is a really great bonus. I bet you could spend hours reading that over and over.
15:28 Does that say 4 barrel Holley? Did the owner swap out the Tri-Power to a 4 barrel at one point?
Thanks for sharing this history. Looking forward to see it out on the road.
Yep, he did that back in the day while he was using it as a daily driver an got tired of tuning the carbs constantly. When he sold it to the second owner he included the original intake and carbs and that guy put it back to original.
@@VetteSource Cool. Good that they stayed together all this time. He probably could have got some decent coin for that setup back in the day.
Hell yes.....needs to driven every once and a while anyway.
That's the plan, I have been very patient all these years, but it's time to hit the open road again.