Man seeing the you close the vette door shut with the keys bouncing of the paint 😢. Love the channel keep saving these beautiful cars to keep them around for generations to come and appreciate.
In my early career as a mechanic I worked for a guy that built racing engines. That was 1975. He did a motor for an early LT1 corvette. I got the distinction of pulling it out and putting it back and breaking it in. What a PIA to work on. We had several Corvette customers. Shop rule, all drop lights were unplugged and not allowed to be used anywhere in the shop until they were done and gone. No head lamps or battery powered lights back then. You just held a flashlight in your teeth. No hoists in that shop either. Everything was done on the floor with jack stands. At the time they were just old used cars. LT1, DZ, LS6 and and a few LS7 crate motors. The odd Ford Boss 302 and boss 429. At the time I didn't realize what we were working on. That was a lifetime ago.
Wow. Another great find Dennis! Brings back memories for me as a kid. My father had an LT1, Bridgehampton Blue, and also had the luggage rack on the back. Power windows, and same interior as yours. He got it dirt cheap back in 1970 because someone (before him) took it for a test drive and grenaded the engine. The dealer was going to do a replacement engine, but Dad bought it "as is, no warranty" and rebuilt the engine with new internal parts from the parts department. The machine shop said Block and heads were fine but the crankshaft was severely scored. So with a new steel crank, and new .60 over pistons 😮, he put it back together and man o man! It was truly a rocket ship! Unfortunately, our family was growing, my brother was due soon, so dad had to sell the car to make way for a family truckster, that was good on gas. OPEC CRISIS was the other factor in selling his car and mom's car; (my other favorite car) a 1967 Mercury Cougar GT 390 4V 4-speed. I grew up in the right time!!!😎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I’m from the other side of the planet, but I can tell that the car has a story and sense of awe about it especially after getting the engine running good! I love the yellow!! I hope whoever ends up with it drives it and enjoys it for the piece of art it is! Would be a shame to see it sat in a corner and not enjoyed!
@@cdmills252 wife was so money gready she sold it to the highest bidder, would have happened to my dads 1970 nova when he passed good thing it was left to me, my mom wanted to sell it but i said no, asked her what she thinks its worth she said $1,500 i called her stupid in her face said easly $14,000 in 2020 i was offered 20k cash guy got mad i said no and ik my mom was mad in the inside i didnt take it 😂 still remember he said "its 20,000" like if i would never make that money 🤡
Thoughts and prayers to the gentleman going through Leukemia, 4X for me, tough battle but thankful to God for every day. Love the fried green tomatoes. Watch every episode but where are the cars advertised?
You can survive! Two heart attacks. Then Prostate cancer! Gentlemen! Get your PSA blood test next time you have check up. I did! It saved my life! Anything over 4.0. My was 3.9 before Covid 19. Then 7.4 after Covid 19. Full blown Prostate cancer. Had it removed. I am Cancer free. 61 years old when I found out. Do your self a favor. Get it checked. Mine was stage 4. Keep living. Shawn.
@shawnbeck my op is in May, PSA and full health check yearly, since turning 50, 8 years later gonna save my life too. Good luck and quick recovery, from across the pond,fuck cancer 👊🇬🇧🇺🇸
@@Phuc_Yhou Thanks for your reply! Ever since I had Prostate cancer. I have sounded the warning on Prostate cancer. PSA blood test during your annual exam. Will save your life. Catch Prostate cancer early. You have more options. Let it get in your system. Cancer goes to the next best blood source. Lungs, Kidneys or Brain. No reason not to get your PSA blood test after 40. 2 years later. I am Cancer free! The choice is up to you. Shawn.
My Dad purchased this same car in 71. Took it to his engine builder to put it back to 70 specs plus 100+ more hp. Sold it to a Vette dealer in California in 72. Shortly after the sale the dealer called and asked, “what did you do to the engine?” My Dad cautiously answered, “nothing, why do you ask?” The dealer responded, “I own 50 Corvettes and this one would suck the doors off everyone one on the lot! He said, I’m keeping this car for myself I just want to know how to tune it.” My Dad said, “I’ll send you the specs.” FYI, the engine was built in Lincoln, NE at Lewis Automotive. Wayne Lewis built NHRA record setting small blocks in the 60’s & 70’s. He also worked at Speedway Motors as their head engine builder. R.I.P. Wayne. 🙏 I was just a 4 yr old kid at the time but I vividly remember riding in this car. 😍
A few years ago I saw a '70 Vette in a parking lot by the Chattahoochee here in Atlanta. Went over to look at it, met the owner. Bought it new, LT 1, "I always liked the small block revs vs big blocks". Blue paint was cracked and he was talking about getting it painted. I cautioned him that they only have original paint once. He was a pilot (Delta?), bet he still has the car.
Mr Collins, young man. . . . This old man very much appreciates your videos. You bring back a lot of memories for me. I have been fortunate enough to buy new cars since 1964, and my first new car was a 1964 Impala SS 409, 4speed. Then I went the MoPar route with a 66 Barracuda, 67 440GTX and a 68 Hemi Charger. In 1969 I drove a new Buick Electra 225, no street racing, dropping points off my license. In 1970 I bought a LT1 Vette almost a twin to the one you featured here. The salesman said LT meant "Likely Trouble". He was right. Sold the Vette in 1971 and bought a 1967 Fairlant GTA. Thank you for doing the videos, I hope your company stays in business a very long time. Should I ever get down to Texas I will drop by, and maybe you have something I just can't live without. So hello from Nome, Alaska, and thanks again for the videos. I am, retired old Ron.
In 1970 I was 8 years old, and just like today, the Corvette was an American supercar, this one looks stunning, love the yellow and it`s original paint to boot, OUTSTANDING. Love the show Dennis, and hey I like froglegs myself, I buy the smaller ones, I shake them in Zaterains Lemmonpepper fry 2 minutes per side and they just fall of the bone, keep em coming guys, we love following along.
This episode and Corvette sent me back to 1970 growing up in Colorado Springs. My best friend's oldest sister dated a USAF Cadet and back then the local Chevrolet dealership offered Corvettes at a discounted price and payment plan for the graduation class. Well I will always remember that day I went to visit my friend and a cool Corvette was sitting in his family driveway! Don't know if it was an LT1 but I do remember it was a stunning orange color! Thanks for the reminiscent of such an iconic car.
I had the opportunity to steal one of these off my father’s Chevy lot for a joy ride. I will never forget banging gears and the front end lifting with each shift. As you said Dennis. A pulling machine.
We have owned my husband's Grandma's 1970 Corvette for a very very long time. And Dennis she has the number 3 that was built. And no it's not for sale.
Dennis- Enjoyed your 1970 LT-1 Corvette purchase very, very much! 1970 was the last year for GM to release a solid lifter engine and it was in the LT-1 Vette and used the 350 block and comp was 11:1. A reviewer in 1990 Vette magazine said if you never have driven a solid lifter car- this was an experience to not be missed. Watch the valve lash. Back in 1970,, my street 350 Chevy engine running solid lifters, 12.5:1 comp, Z/ 28 off- Road “140” cam- all put in my ‘55 Chevy, with tilt front end.; redline was 9,300! Stupid fun !
Well hate to disappoint you but in 1972 you could order a Camaro Z28 mine came with a 350 solid lifters aluminum intake Holley carb and a turbo 400. If you want to go look at the RPO option. This was the last year for solid lifter
@@MHolt3573 - The “140 “cam, is GM part 3927140, optional - off-road service #1 ( service cam 2 was even hotter) not intended for street use, but was used in Trans- An racing for the Camaro 302 c.I.- but is also listed in the 1984 “Chevrolet High Performance “manual, pg. 128.
Back in 1972 when I was in high school I got to ride in a 70 LT1 roadster, It was Donnybrook Green with black leather interior and was the quickest thing I had ridden in up to that point.
Nice coverage on a classic. You better keep it! You like road trips, why not plan on coming up to Corvettes @ Carlisle Pa. this year. I can show you around since I have been participating since 1976 with my '67 w/ 243K miles.
I owned a 71 LT1 in 1979. It was a Roadster that someone had a rollbar installed prior to my purchase, and it was cut out. It had the correct carb and intake, and the engine balancer cracked on the hub. My friend raced Corvettes at the road courses in Ohio where we lived. He had the parts which I purchased from him. A new timing chain, too. You have to drop the oil pan off to swap out the chain. I got a good look at the crank, pink rods, and correct forged pistons. You could read the part number on the underside of the pistons. Needless to say it was a 4 bolt main block. The numbers matched but it was nice to see the inside. I paid $5 K for it and sold it for $6K two years later. It also had the removable hardtop. Wish I had kept it, but I purchased my first house back in 1982. You could find anything cheap back then.
Love them vettes. This is the body style I grew up with. Gorgeous. My neighbor had a blue 72. It sat most of the time. But I drooled as a kid passing by. Screaming yellow zonkers. ❤💙♥️💙👍🔥🔥😎
1969 was the strike year and the orders kept building up while the plant stay shuttered for two months. When they finally got going again Chevy said they will build every order and then some and it took until December 69 until they got them all done. So now the 1970 cars which should have started production in July or August of 69 did not begin rolling down the line until January 1970. So that's why there are so few 1970 cars and one of the reasons the LS7 and the tri-power 454 projects were killed. Oh what could have been.
The one thing that I always notice that people always want to treat Dennis right because he always treats them right. A rare thing these days and is appreciated more than you know.
I am in Indiana watching Coffee Walk. Sitting in my back yard. Drinking beer. When my wife comes home with groceries and the wind blows my chair over with my 24 oz can. Spill's my beer! Get the groceries in. Get new 24 oz beer. Start watching Coffee Walk again. That LT 1 is 370 horse 350. Posi rear-end! DAYTONA Yellow. I don't like yellow. But on a Corvette. I dig it. Windy as Hell! This afternoon but warm. Come on Spring it's time! Great job Dennis! Shawn.
I lost my phone couple months ago and been without your coffe walk. Glad I came across this vid. Resubscribed and hit the all bell. Great videos Dennis and crew.👍
I could just cry it’s so awesome. 64 year old that has no chance of owning or even driving one. Had a 77 for awhile. So glad you are preserving our automotive history. Great job.
1970 was a long, strike year at GM very low production. I have a 71 base 350 4 speed car Brand Hatch green wife and I took our dream road trip from Washington state down the Pacific Coast Highway. Also, we have the twin to our 77 export model that we got married in 40 years ago. Dennis, you do a good job. I enjoyed the video.
Wow the new trailer works great and Alex was able to quickly secure the car! The Daytona Yellow really looks good! That was my favorite GM color for 69 & 70. I have had a Lemans Blue 69 RS/Z28 but my dream car would be a 69 Daytona yellow Z28! Thanks for always posting such cool cars Dennis!
Great find! One thing about frog legs,, I was raised in the Ozark's and we went frog gigg'n all the time. When folks asked me about the taste,, they said they've heard they taste like chicken, I tell people they don't taste like chicken at all,, they taste like FROG LEGS. 🙂
Love every video Dennis! I would enjoy seeing more 69-73 Camaro’s and 66-72 Chevelle’s. My dad was given a 69 Z/28 Camaro for his 16th birthday. He misses that car everyday and one day I hope to purchase another one for him. The late 60s/early 70s GM muscle cars are my weakness.
Idk whats so great about what passes for a corvette now when there's this beautiful car❤ill take my 70k plus and drop it on something vintage and completely ANALOG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
In 1972, when I was working the grease rack at a Chevrolet dealership Richmond , VA. , I still remember doing an oil change on a yellow LT-1. I still remember the test ride afterward. Maybe it was this one? Best Wishes!
My 1970 LT-1 was bought new by my father, and has never been restored or taken apart. It went through NCRS 5 star BowTie process, Top Flight, and Bloomington Survivor. They are fun cars, and while mine has all the paperwork, I still drive it. Can't let them sit around and be trailer queens. I also drive my 1970 big block air coupe. Years ago my father in his LT-1 and a friend in the big block took off from a light together hard. The LT-1 had the big block till about 100mph when the big block roared by. Need to get my 54 vette back on the road that was last on the road in 73, but not sure why it was taken down. Going to be a process to sort that one out.
Great episode as usual! I can’t help but notice, as I did with the eclipse episode, Dennis got his hair cut shorter than he ever has … I want to see the top! He’s got that hat on since the cut….
As you're probably aware, there's an override pull-down switch @ the bottom of the dash near the column. It opens/closes the wiper access door independent of the wiper switch. That switch enables the wipers access to the windshield in the event that the wiper door freezes shut in the winter. Improper functioning of that switch may be related to the wipers not returning to their off position.
The guy that sold me my `73 at Bob McDorman Chev in Columbus had the holy grail of rare LT-1's with an Ontario Orange `72 coupe-- one of 234 with AIR CONDITIONING-- awesome car but kept throwing the belt . . .
If your '73 had an LT1, it was transplanted in there. The hi-po 350 in '73 was the low compression, hydraulic lifter L82...but it still had HD LT1 innards.
The high rpm cars all had the deep groove pulleys but required a 3/8th inch belt. Other cars used a 7/16. The 3/8 sat lower in the pulley and would usually stay on.
Damn nice Vette!!! So sorry Alex had to [Battle] so hard to git that monster loaded!!!!!! Lmao!! Trailers so sweet!!! Done great with this one Dennis, RR gonna be drooling over this beauty!!!!!
Dennis I grew up with my uncles muscle car era Chevy guys ,let me tell u I see Alex by you it reminds me of me and my uncles and sorry to say I'm Puertorican ,I wish I was by you den
I don't recall it buzzing....it just stayed lit. Opposite to the far right was, I believe, a 'door ajar' light. Same size button, but flashed red until the door(s) was closed properly.
Wow, what a great video. Thanks Dennis I so enjoy all your videos. Watch them every Friday and during the week too what an amazing Corvette can’t wait till you get it all fixed up and take it out for a ride. Boy I’d love to just ride in one. !
It is always a delicate dance between seller and buyer-- each person trying to get the best deal for themselves while trying to be fair. Even if someone wanted to try to rip Dennis off, it would be super hard to do. Thing about Dennis is that he is in it for the long haul. At least this dude here is kindof a known quantity and pretty easy to deal with.
My dad had a red one with luggage rack in the back all original. He stocked driving it in 92 because he broke the transmission. It sat in the garage until the yr 2000 and sold it for basically nothing. He didn't think it was worth much cause it didn't have the big block. Seeing g that interior again gave me flashbacks sitting in that car as a little kid. I'm a Ford guy, and I still love the look of that stingray.
I have ridden in a 71 LT1 and was amazed at how it pulled. I think the horsepower and torque was reduced a little bit from 1970. I was always pro big block at that time until I went for that ride it with the LT1 that changed my thoughts.
Wildly entertaining as usual. I just love the food indulgence and it is becoming my favorite part. Vicariously living the great tastes and aromas of mana. Also the test drives take me back to my earlier days, what great fun!
When I was in High school in the 1970's, a rich kid got a used 1970 LT1 Corvette my senior year. The LT1 was a parts engine in 1969, before the 1970 model year. The LT1 camshaft was originally sold as an "improved torque" replacement cam for the Z28 302 engine. In 1969, with the 350 hp L46 350 engine, the LT1 listed in the 1969 parts books was an 350 L46 engine, with the Z28 intake manifold and carb and the 302 improved torque replacement camshaft. I think the camshaft showed up in 1968, along with the "1st design" racing camshaft, that required different valve springs. The valve springs sold for the 1st design racing camshaft were made of defective steel and lost pressure fairly quickly.
6:51 not a classic car expert but leaving the keys dangling in the door when you close it sounded like a bad idea. I heard the key hitting the door and I got a shiver.
Zack didn't clean his plate. He didn't even touch his taters LOL. The food there looks incredible. That's a gorgeous LT-1. It's still amazing that back in the day you could go the local Chevy dealer and buy a car that sounds so nice. The only thing it's missing is factory side exhaust... My uncle had a beautiful Elkhart green 1972 LT-1 coupe. Being the last year for the LT-1, and with the implementation of new emissions standards, the horsepower rating was dropped to 330 h.p but like many of the high performance cars back in the 60's and 70's, they were underrated. The 370 hp was easily 400 horsepower, and I'm sure the 330 h.p engines were still underrated some. He had the car for quite a few years but back in 2005 they had a really bad snow storm where he lives and it was really wet and heavy snow, and the garage collapsed. He was a long haul truck driver so he wasn't home when the storm happened. Had he been home, he could have gotten the snow shoveled off the roof.
I love it every time you guys order one of everything on the menu!😂 Thanks guys; amazing original car, and that looked like a great little restaurant! Startin' the weekend off with Dennis and friends, and an ice-cold IPA!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Question ? Why in the heck would you sell that ? Do you honestly think you'd ever find another in that condition . No I don't think so ! Love coffee walk - keep up the good work 😊
Man, that is a beauty! I have to stop watching these videos right before I eat lunch. I'm craving some bacon wrapped shrimp now but don't have any. 🤤😁 I wonder what would be your favorite rescued car and what is your favorite restaurant you visited?
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I wonder how much plastic you are ingesting with the meal. Especially since you put them in the microwave to heat up.
❤😂
Hey Dennis why don't you just slam the door with the keys in it and bounce the keys off the paint it's not your car
Sweet car my MAN.
Hey Dennis there is a guy in Alabama who has a either 50 or 60’s Corvette you can go on Don’t bewily RUclips and he has a video he just posted on it
Man seeing the you close the vette door shut with the keys bouncing of the paint 😢. Love the channel keep saving these beautiful cars to keep them around for generations to come and appreciate.
The owner about had a heart attack. I would have.
My thoughts exactly.
Sheesh novice mistake brother, should know better Mr Collins ,naughty, naughty!👎👎😬😬👁👁💀💀💀💀👎👎
OMG I said the same thing!!
I've never seen Dennis close a door without a frame and pushing the upper corner of the glass. My brother literally beat my a$$ for doing that...
In my early career as a mechanic I worked for a guy that built racing engines. That was 1975. He did a motor for an early LT1 corvette. I got the distinction of pulling it out and putting it back and breaking it in. What a PIA to work on. We had several Corvette customers. Shop rule, all drop lights were unplugged and not allowed to be used anywhere in the shop until they were done and gone. No head lamps or battery powered lights back then. You just held a flashlight in your teeth. No hoists in that shop either. Everything was done on the floor with jack stands. At the time they were just old used cars. LT1, DZ, LS6 and and a few LS7 crate motors. The odd Ford Boss 302 and boss 429. At the time I didn't realize what we were working on. That was a lifetime ago.
I love that you go out to eat at local places after the deal. Super cool.
Every time.
Wow. Another great find Dennis! Brings back memories for me as a kid. My father had an LT1, Bridgehampton Blue, and also had the luggage rack on the back. Power windows, and same interior as yours. He got it dirt cheap back in 1970 because someone (before him) took it for a test drive and grenaded the engine. The dealer was going to do a replacement engine, but Dad bought it "as is, no warranty" and rebuilt the engine with new internal parts from the parts department. The machine shop said Block and heads were fine but the crankshaft was severely scored. So with a new steel crank, and new .60 over pistons 😮, he put it back together and man o man! It was truly a rocket ship! Unfortunately, our family was growing, my brother was due soon, so dad had to sell the car to make way for a family truckster, that was good on gas. OPEC CRISIS was the other factor in selling his car and mom's car; (my other favorite car) a 1967 Mercury Cougar GT 390 4V 4-speed. I grew up in the right time!!!😎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Great cars! My mom drove a 69 Cougar XR7 with an ultra rare 428 / C6 combo. ❤️
Bridgehampton Blue is 1 of the most beautiful colors of blue I've ever seen. A friend has a 73 vette painted that color
I CANNOT BELIEVE DENNIS DOES NOT WEIGH 2000 lbs he eats everything and anything = good for you my man enjoy
I’m from the other side of the planet, but I can tell that the car has a story and sense of awe about it especially after getting the engine running good! I love the yellow!! I hope whoever ends up with it drives it and enjoys it for the piece of art it is! Would be a shame to see it sat in a corner and not enjoyed!
Dennis is such a nice man and a genuine person...thank you Dennis
This is nuts....my uncle just passed from cancer too and his wife sold his daytona yellow LT1 crazy ironic. RIP Ron
Dang nobody in the family wanted it?
It's in great hands ❤
RIP Ron
@@cdmills252 wife was so money gready she sold it to the highest bidder, would have happened to my dads 1970 nova when he passed good thing it was left to me, my mom wanted to sell it but i said no, asked her what she thinks its worth she said $1,500 i called her stupid in her face said easly $14,000 in 2020 i was offered 20k cash guy got mad i said no and ik my mom was mad in the inside i didnt take it 😂 still remember he said "its 20,000" like if i would never make that money 🤡
@@cdmills252 no sold with out me knowing. Son drives a Tesla so.
Thoughts and prayers to the gentleman going through Leukemia, 4X for me, tough battle but thankful to God for every day. Love the fried green tomatoes. Watch every episode but where are the cars advertised?
You can survive! Two heart attacks. Then Prostate cancer! Gentlemen! Get your PSA blood test next time you have check up. I did! It saved my life! Anything over 4.0. My was 3.9 before Covid 19. Then 7.4 after Covid 19. Full blown Prostate cancer. Had it removed. I am Cancer free. 61 years old when I found out. Do your self a favor. Get it checked. Mine was stage 4. Keep living. Shawn.
@shawnbeck my op is in May, PSA and full health check yearly, since turning 50, 8 years later gonna save my life too. Good luck and quick recovery, from across the pond,fuck cancer 👊🇬🇧🇺🇸
@@Phuc_Yhou Thanks for your reply! Ever since I had Prostate cancer. I have sounded the warning on Prostate cancer. PSA blood test during your annual exam. Will save your life. Catch Prostate cancer early. You have more options. Let it get in your system. Cancer goes to the next best blood source. Lungs, Kidneys or Brain. No reason not to get your PSA blood test after 40. 2 years later. I am Cancer free! The choice is up to you. Shawn.
This is perfect. Done at work, the weekend starts with the coffee Walk and a cold beer. Can't get any better.
OUTSTANDING! What a great start to the weekend!
@@DennisCollinsCarWorldGet you some of that!!
Fantastic!
My Dad purchased this same car in 71. Took it to his engine builder to put it back to 70 specs plus 100+ more hp. Sold it to a Vette dealer in California in 72. Shortly after the sale the dealer called and asked, “what did you do to the engine?” My Dad cautiously answered, “nothing, why do you ask?” The dealer responded, “I own 50 Corvettes and this one would suck the doors off everyone one on the lot! He said, I’m keeping this car for myself I just want to know how to tune it.” My Dad said, “I’ll send you the specs.” FYI, the engine was built in Lincoln, NE at Lewis Automotive. Wayne Lewis built NHRA record setting small blocks in the 60’s & 70’s. He also worked at Speedway Motors as their head engine builder. R.I.P. Wayne. 🙏 I was just a 4 yr old kid at the time but I vividly remember riding in this car. 😍
A few years ago I saw a '70 Vette in a parking lot by the Chattahoochee here in Atlanta. Went over to look at it, met the owner. Bought it new, LT 1, "I always liked the small block revs vs big blocks". Blue paint was cracked and he was talking about getting it painted. I cautioned him that they only have original paint once. He was a pilot (Delta?), bet he still has the car.
Mr Collins, young man. . . . This old man very much appreciates your videos. You bring back a lot of memories
for me. I have been fortunate enough to buy new cars since 1964, and my first new car was a 1964 Impala SS
409, 4speed. Then I went the MoPar route with a 66 Barracuda, 67 440GTX and a 68 Hemi Charger. In 1969 I
drove a new Buick Electra 225, no street racing, dropping points off my license. In 1970 I bought a LT1 Vette
almost a twin to the one you featured here. The salesman said LT meant "Likely Trouble". He was right. Sold
the Vette in 1971 and bought a 1967 Fairlant GTA. Thank you for doing the videos, I hope your company stays
in business a very long time. Should I ever get down to Texas I will drop by, and maybe you have something I
just can't live without. So hello from Nome, Alaska, and thanks again for the videos. I am, retired old Ron.
Even if it's likely trouble I would love to have that car right there ,bro no way though not on my pension.
In 1970 I was 8 years old, and just like today, the Corvette was an American supercar, this one looks stunning, love the yellow and it`s original paint to boot, OUTSTANDING. Love the show Dennis, and hey I like froglegs myself, I buy the smaller ones, I shake them in Zaterains Lemmonpepper fry 2 minutes per side and they just fall of the bone, keep em coming guys, we love following along.
This episode and Corvette sent me back to 1970 growing up in Colorado Springs. My best friend's oldest sister dated a USAF Cadet and back then the local Chevrolet dealership offered Corvettes at a discounted price and payment plan for the graduation class. Well I will always remember that day I went to visit my friend and a cool Corvette was sitting in his family driveway! Don't know if it was an LT1 but I do remember it was a stunning orange color! Thanks for the reminiscent of such an iconic car.
I had the opportunity to steal one of these off my father’s Chevy lot for a joy ride. I will never forget banging gears and the front end lifting with each shift. As you said Dennis. A pulling machine.
We have owned my husband's Grandma's 1970 Corvette for a very very long time. And Dennis she has the number 3 that was built. And no it's not for sale.
1970 LT1 Corvette + Meatloaf = Bat out of HELL🔥
Dennis- Enjoyed your 1970 LT-1 Corvette purchase very, very much! 1970 was the last year for GM to release a solid lifter engine and it was in the LT-1 Vette and used the 350 block and comp was 11:1. A reviewer in 1990 Vette magazine said if you never have driven a solid lifter car- this was an experience to not be missed. Watch the valve lash. Back in 1970,, my street 350 Chevy engine running solid lifters, 12.5:1 comp, Z/ 28 off- Road “140” cam- all put in my ‘55 Chevy, with tilt front end.; redline was 9,300! Stupid fun !
What is a "140" cam sir
Well hate to disappoint you but in 1972 you could order a Camaro Z28 mine came with a 350 solid lifters aluminum intake Holley carb and a turbo 400. If you want to go look at the RPO option. This was the last year for solid lifter
@@MHolt3573 - The “140 “cam, is GM part 3927140, optional - off-road service #1 ( service cam 2 was even hotter) not intended for street use, but was used in Trans- An racing for the Camaro 302 c.I.- but is also listed in the 1984 “Chevrolet High Performance “manual, pg. 128.
LOL...
The LT1 remained available in the Stingray thru 1972, as well as in the Z28.
Back in 1972 when I was in high school I got to ride in a 70 LT1 roadster, It was Donnybrook Green with black leather interior and was the quickest thing I had ridden in up to that point.
The sound of these beautiful muscle cars just idling never gets old, I could listen to it all day long.
Wow for an original car it is in pretty good shape, love the year of vette with the chrome bumpers. 😊
Mind blowing how Dennis knows all the number codes off the top of his head!!
Because he does his homework before arriving..
Nice coverage on a classic. You better keep it! You like road trips, why not plan on coming up to Corvettes @ Carlisle Pa. this year. I can show you around since I have been participating since 1976 with my '67 w/ 243K miles.
Oh my I absolutely fell in love with this Vette.
I owned a 71 LT1 in 1979. It was a Roadster that someone had a rollbar installed prior to my purchase, and it was cut out. It had the correct carb and intake, and the engine balancer cracked on the hub. My friend raced Corvettes at the road courses in Ohio where we lived. He had the parts which I purchased from him. A new timing chain, too. You have to drop the oil pan off to swap out the chain. I got a good look at the crank, pink rods, and correct forged pistons. You could read the part number on the underside of the pistons. Needless to say it was a 4 bolt main block. The numbers matched but it was nice to see the inside. I paid $5 K for it and sold it for $6K two years later. It also had the removable hardtop. Wish I had kept it, but I purchased my first house back in 1982. You could find anything cheap back then.
I wouldn't do anything to it, but drive it 2 or 3 times a week enjoying it here in Texas
Love them vettes. This is the body style I grew up with. Gorgeous. My neighbor had a blue 72. It sat most of the time. But I drooled as a kid passing by. Screaming yellow zonkers. ❤💙♥️💙👍🔥🔥😎
Also keep in mind 1970 was a strike year. My father had a 1970 LS5 Convertible. He died in 2013, now my younger brother has it.
Maybe Dennis can come rescue the car from your brother.
Reason why so few.
1969 was the strike year and the orders kept building up while the plant stay shuttered for two months. When they finally got going again Chevy said they will build every order and then some and it took until December 69 until they got them all done. So now the 1970 cars which should have started production in July or August of 69 did not begin rolling down the line until January 1970. So that's why there are so few 1970 cars and one of the reasons the LS7 and the tri-power 454 projects were killed. Oh what could have been.
The one thing that I always notice that people always want to treat Dennis right because he always treats them right. A rare thing these days and is appreciated more than you know.
I am in Indiana watching Coffee Walk. Sitting in my back yard. Drinking beer. When my wife comes home with groceries and the wind blows my chair over with my 24 oz can. Spill's my beer! Get the groceries in. Get new 24 oz beer. Start watching Coffee Walk again. That LT 1 is 370 horse 350. Posi rear-end! DAYTONA Yellow. I don't like yellow. But on a Corvette. I dig it. Windy as Hell! This afternoon but warm. Come on Spring it's time! Great job Dennis! Shawn.
I also watched Coffee Walk from Noblesville, Indiana
I lost my phone couple months ago and been without your coffe walk. Glad I came across this vid. Resubscribed and hit the all bell. Great videos Dennis and crew.👍
I could just cry it’s so awesome. 64 year old that has no chance of owning or even driving one. Had a 77 for awhile. So glad you are preserving our automotive history. Great job.
1970 was a long, strike year at GM very low production. I have a 71 base 350 4 speed car Brand Hatch green wife and I took our dream road trip from Washington state down the Pacific Coast Highway. Also, we have the twin to our 77 export model that we got married in 40 years ago. Dennis, you do a good job. I enjoyed the video.
Wow the new trailer works great and Alex was able to quickly secure the car! The Daytona Yellow really looks good! That was my favorite GM color for 69 & 70. I have had a Lemans Blue 69 RS/Z28 but my dream car would be a 69 Daytona yellow Z28! Thanks for always posting such cool cars Dennis!
Great find! One thing about frog legs,, I was raised in the Ozark's and we went frog gigg'n all the time. When folks asked me about the taste,, they said they've heard they taste like chicken, I tell people they don't taste like chicken at all,, they taste like FROG LEGS. 🙂
I enjoy your channel............Dedicated Jeep owner for almost 40 years.............Turned in my last jeep for a red Camaro........Happy as can be
Love every video Dennis! I would enjoy seeing more 69-73 Camaro’s and 66-72 Chevelle’s. My dad was given a 69 Z/28 Camaro for his 16th birthday. He misses that car everyday and one day I hope to purchase another one for him. The late 60s/early 70s GM muscle cars are my weakness.
Idk whats so great about what passes for a corvette now when there's this beautiful car❤ill take my 70k plus and drop it on something vintage and completely ANALOG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
In 1972, when I was working the grease rack at a Chevrolet dealership Richmond , VA. , I still remember doing an oil change on a yellow LT-1. I still remember the test ride afterward. Maybe it was this one? Best Wishes!
That’s a beautiful Original ride Story 💯💯💯….. love those 1970’s classic cars ☝️☝️☝️…
Great Episode Gentleman!
You’re usually on point with best bite but I’m torn between it being the meatloaf or the peach cobbler. Beautiful ride!
My 1970 LT-1 was bought new by my father, and has never been restored or taken apart. It went through NCRS 5 star BowTie process, Top Flight, and Bloomington Survivor. They are fun cars, and while mine has all the paperwork, I still drive it. Can't let them sit around and be trailer queens. I also drive my 1970 big block air coupe. Years ago my father in his LT-1 and a friend in the big block took off from a light together hard. The LT-1 had the big block till about 100mph when the big block roared by. Need to get my 54 vette back on the road that was last on the road in 73, but not sure why it was taken down. Going to be a process to sort that one out.
I have a 1970 and a 1972, with a basket case 54-55; that’s kind of funny.
Great episode as usual! I can’t help but notice, as I did with the eclipse episode, Dennis got his hair cut shorter than he ever has … I want to see the top! He’s got that hat on since the cut….
Just love the 1970 corvette LT1. You’re right Dennis the yellow colour is probably the nicest.😊
Come on Dennis! Get your team carrying flashlights. How many times do you have to say you forgot one before you get your stuff together????
As you're probably aware, there's an override pull-down switch @ the bottom of the dash near the column. It opens/closes the wiper access door independent of the wiper switch. That switch enables the wipers access to the windshield in the event that the wiper door freezes shut in the winter. Improper functioning of that switch may be related to the wipers not returning to their off position.
Sweet LT1. Thanks for sharing
Solid lifters high comp thats the key
A millionaire that never has a flashlight. You need to get an Olight. I just got one and it is awesome.
Junk just get a Maglite that takes double A batteries
WOW WOW WOW, for me, thats one of my top 3 muscle cars of all time. Cool video again team.
The guy that sold me my `73 at Bob McDorman Chev in Columbus had the holy grail of rare LT-1's with an Ontario Orange `72 coupe-- one of 234 with AIR CONDITIONING-- awesome car but kept throwing the belt . . .
If your '73 had an LT1, it was transplanted in there. The hi-po 350 in '73 was the low compression, hydraulic lifter L82...but it still had HD LT1 innards.
@@M21L35 Guess I didn't make it clear-- my salesman at McDormans- Dan Aldridge- had the `72 LT1 w/air..my `73 was an L48.
The high rpm cars all had the deep groove pulleys but required a 3/8th inch belt. Other cars used a 7/16. The 3/8 sat lower in the pulley and would usually stay on.
What a find!!! Wow great job you guys! Beautiful collection!
Gorgeous LT-1 ! My favorite color too ! Thanks for posting Dennis and Crew !
I believe the grills on the side should be gray on top edge. They appear to be yellow, which would mean repainted.
Nice ride. Digging the shorter doo too!
Dennis and his crew are awesome 👍🏼 looking forward always to his new adventures ! Always so respectful to everyone !👍🏼👍🏼
Nice score Dennis! There's one thing for sure, Dennis does eat good!! Outstanding! lol
Matt, your leadership is legendary, and a wise man that surrounds his team with good people. Y'all are a true inspiration. Thank you.
Damn nice Vette!!! So sorry Alex had to [Battle] so hard to git that monster loaded!!!!!! Lmao!! Trailers so sweet!!! Done great with this one Dennis, RR gonna be drooling over this beauty!!!!!
Beautiful, honest, original car...when Dennis talks rarity ...the price goes up...
Dennis I grew up with my uncles muscle car era Chevy guys ,let me tell u I see Alex by you it reminds me of me and my uncles and sorry to say I'm Puertorican ,I wish I was by you den
Love how you could cancel the seatbelt buzzer🙌
I don't recall it buzzing....it just stayed lit. Opposite to the far right was, I believe, a 'door ajar' light. Same size button, but flashed red until the door(s) was closed properly.
LT1 vette really super cool = almost ZL1 - great engine - thanks Denis and Crew = all you guy`s make a great show !
Wow, what a great video. Thanks Dennis I so enjoy all your videos. Watch them every Friday and during the week too what an amazing Corvette can’t wait till you get it all fixed up and take it out for a ride. Boy I’d love to just ride in one. !
Had a 72 Corvette w/350, always wanted a 70/71 LT1 Great Find!!!
It is always a delicate dance between seller and buyer-- each person trying to get the best deal for themselves while trying to be fair. Even if someone wanted to try to rip Dennis off, it would be super hard to do. Thing about Dennis is that he is in it for the long haul. At least this dude here is kindof a known quantity and pretty easy to deal with.
My dad had a red one with luggage rack in the back all original. He stocked driving it in 92 because he broke the transmission. It sat in the garage until the yr 2000 and sold it for basically nothing. He didn't think it was worth much cause it didn't have the big block. Seeing g that interior again gave me flashbacks sitting in that car as a little kid. I'm a Ford guy, and I still love the look of that stingray.
3rd gear scratch. Love it!
5:49 the shot of the interior from the "perspective of interest" is awesome.
I have ridden in a 71 LT1 and was amazed at how it pulled. I think the horsepower and torque was reduced a little bit from 1970. I was always pro big block at that time until I went for that ride it with the LT1 that changed my thoughts.
Man I love that grey 5.0 fox body
The whole experience seems to have been OUTSTANDING!!!
That 93 Cobra - beautiful!!
I was 3 months old when that beautiful Corvette rolled off the assembly line...WoW!!!
You got "my Vette" Denise...lol
Outstanding, Dennis and crew, y'all rock! Peace ✌️
What a great LT1. I enjoy the Corvettes, having owned one years ago myself. Keep up the great work, Dennis!
Wildly entertaining as usual. I just love the food indulgence and it is becoming my favorite part. Vicariously living the great tastes and aromas of mana. Also the test drives take me back to my earlier days, what great fun!
Okay now the place y’all ate at reminds me of an old Johnnie Taylor song “Jody’s Got Your Girl and Gone.”
Good old southern blues.
When I was in High school in the 1970's, a rich kid got a used 1970 LT1 Corvette my senior year. The LT1 was a parts engine in 1969, before the 1970 model year. The LT1 camshaft was originally sold as an "improved torque" replacement cam for the Z28 302 engine. In 1969, with the 350 hp L46 350 engine, the LT1 listed in the 1969 parts books was an 350 L46 engine, with the Z28 intake manifold and carb and the 302 improved torque replacement camshaft. I think the camshaft showed up in 1968, along with the "1st design" racing camshaft, that required different valve springs. The valve springs sold for the 1st design racing camshaft were made of defective steel and lost pressure fairly quickly.
6:51 not a classic car expert but leaving the keys dangling in the door when you close it sounded like a bad idea. I heard the key hitting the door and I got a shiver.
Zack didn't clean his plate. He didn't even touch his taters LOL. The food there looks incredible.
That's a gorgeous LT-1. It's still amazing that back in the day you could go the local Chevy dealer
and buy a car that sounds so nice. The only thing it's missing is factory side exhaust...
My uncle had a beautiful Elkhart green 1972 LT-1 coupe. Being the last year for the LT-1,
and with the implementation of new emissions standards, the horsepower rating was dropped
to 330 h.p but like many of the high performance cars back in the 60's and 70's, they were
underrated. The 370 hp was easily 400 horsepower, and I'm sure the 330 h.p engines were
still underrated some.
He had the car for quite a few years but back in 2005 they had a really bad snow storm
where he lives and it was really wet and heavy snow, and the garage collapsed.
He was a long haul truck driver so he wasn't home when the storm happened. Had he been home,
he could have gotten the snow shoveled off the roof.
Probably the best lookin meal I've seen on this show in a while,, man that looked delicious
Except for the instant mashed potatoes,notice Zack didn't eat them
Dennis you shut the drivers door with the keys dangling out ....don't do that it scratches the paint !
What an amazing car! They are still out there and you can find them!
Interior is sweet! Food looks faaantastik
Ive been trying to clean my diet up the last few months. Watching you all eat that meal made my mouth water!!!
My doctor is in Temple and every time time I have an appointment I go to Old Jody's. It's wonderful.
Alex getting fancy with the new trailer. I spy a fox body Saleen with my little eye.
Me too! Come on, Dennis, show us that one.
Gotta fix the wipers. They may be a pain but the wiper door really slicks up the front of a '68-'72. Nice car!
Haircut looks good Dennis
What a great car and you look great in it Dennia. Thanks for sharing
Don’t slam the door with the keys in the lock, gezzz Dennis
I just got my hands on a 70 LT1 warranty short block produced in 73. 1182 crank, pink rods, 2482 main caps, stock bore. Dropping it into my 73 Nova.
I love it every time you guys order one of everything on the menu!😂 Thanks guys; amazing original car, and that looked like a great little restaurant! Startin' the weekend off with Dennis and friends, and an ice-cold IPA!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Question ?
Why in the heck would you sell that ?
Do you honestly think you'd ever find another in that condition .
No I don't think so !
Love coffee walk - keep up the good work 😊
don't need to see the hood pull up to know its got power, you can tell by the slight smile on Dennis's face. Great car.
Man, that is a beauty! I have to stop watching these videos right before I eat lunch. I'm craving some bacon wrapped shrimp now but don't have any. 🤤😁
I wonder what would be your favorite rescued car and what is your favorite restaurant you visited?
Just an amazing car. Thank you Dennis for saving it.