The content on the channel is always killer but I'm excited to see Stay Tuned move into the dramatic reenactment game. Kudos to the actors for the moving portrayals of Brenden and the C4 both. The haters said a minivan could never play a vette and you've proved them all wrong!
A C4 Corvette has been a staple of my automotive bucket list for years, ever since I got to get up close with my neighbor's. I instantly fell in love with the LCD dash, and I'm a sucker for the pop ups and turbofan wheels. I want to build one as a Vette kart, but I want to try and retain some of the iconic C4 elements like those wheels, pop ups, and the dash, as well as trying to form the exoskeleton to mimic some of the shape and body lines. Such an awesome machine!
I love how the sponsored item is integrated into the show and not just a 30 sec time block that everyone eventually skips. It makes people actually want to buy and give it a try. Keep killing it Stay Tuned! We all love the content!
LOL... I worked in a Corvette specialty shop when these came out. The C4 made the C3 seem like a Conestoga wagon. By todays standards, these may as well be a C1, still cool to see one that nice though. Damn I'm getting old...
the reenactment was hilarious 😂to bad you lost the footage, but other than that it was great show as usual, great stuff that i always look forward to on a Friday 👍
Great find! I have an 86 C4 convertible with just under 29,000 miles. 4-speed, dark red with black top and grey leather interior. Love it. They have their warts but the smiles per dollar can’t be beat. Eventually the low mileage, well preserved and unmolested examples will be more valuable, hang on to it. Finding tires for the original 16 inch wheels is basically impossible now however.
@@Ecosse57 You’re right, but at $526 each it’s painful. Guess you have to pay to play, but irritating I can buy a nice set of C4 Vette 17’s and put new tires on them for far less.
Amazing part about this video is I'm literally working on my just bought c4 in my garage with $68,000 original miles it's a 91 and I'm right now doing valve cover gaskets and draining the antifreeze while I'm watching this video. Amazing Timing
Barb’s “not a ford guy” garage full of Mustang posters and a Steeda banner 😂 love it! Great episode. I just got an 85 C4 for my wife and it’s quickly becoming my favorite! Keep it up guys!!
Nice buy my best friend bought one new in 86 Black and Black Interior in 1989 I bought new a Black IROC later I put K&N air Filter, Matching Recaro bucket seats,Embroidered IROC floor mats and Gold Interior and Flow Master Exhaust,both cars were great fun to own.😊😊
Excellent buy, I’ve always liked the C4 Corvette, I think it has the best tail lights and headlights. If you get some GM silicone weatherstrip lubricant and put it on all of the door gaskets and seals in that car it will make it nice and quiet again. The majority of all the little squeaks and rattles will go away. Plus if you go through with a Phillips screwdriver and a torque bit and tighten up all the little trim pieces etc. you will have a nice tight car Corvette again.
I had an '84 in Black/Black base coupe with chromed factory wheels, it was a slick looking car and reasonably fast for a crossfire, it rode really rough but cornered like a monster flat and balanced well. Pretty rough on the ride though. My wife has an '87 we picked up with 51k mi on it rides better, tuned port better power. And no dreaded Opti-spark...
I knew that barb was a detail guy at heart. That explains why his garage is so clean. Awesome ride boys. Keep rocking always look forward to stay tuned 🤘🤘
Hey guys, I'm 62 years old. And I remember those cars very well when I was younger. IT'S worth every penny he paid for it. He stole that car. You'll not find a cleaner one.
@LEOhopeful There might be plenty of cars with twenty thousand miles or less, but how many 37 YR old corvette Have less than twenty thousand miles? Not many
Stole no, a good deal yes. Have to remember that generation corvette was not a performance car so to speak. So you’re paying 14k for a mint 27k mile car from the late 80s. That happens to be a corvette
As a guy who is refurbishing a 1988 manual C4 coupe, I would say that this car was worth _every bit_ of $14.5k. People today just don't understand what a serious, well-engineered, world class sports car the C4 Corvette was. It was the C8 of its day, but that was 40 years ago and we had no internet back then. However, you can still look up period road tests in the Car&Driver archives, for example, and you just might be amazed at how good the C4 really is. They are incredible bargains hiding in plain sight today. A word of caution on a car like this one, though. Every original piece of rubber in it is now roughly 40 years old and needs to be replaced. That includes fuel lines, for example! Fire sucks... It also includes coolant lines, brake lines, suspension bushings, weather seals, etc.
I was a GM tech back in the 80's I hated working on those but I loved the test drive. People didn't know or forgot the C4 was the first production car that could hold 1 G in the corners. It could not hold it very long because of the tires technologies at that time. I always felt the 350 TPI in the Corvette was under rated. On paper the 350 TPI where only a little more powerful then the 305 TPI in the Iroc. The cars were night a day. THe only bad thing about that car in the manual transmission and the dash.
@@cdbennett2332 What I meant about the manual transmission and the Dash was they failed even under warranty. 86 was a very bad year for dashes. Some of the Vets had their 3rd dash in under the 3 year/ 36,000 mile warranty. It was also one of the few stock cars that could break its gearbox at the track.
That Doug Nash 4 +3 was kind of cool . For those that don’t know it’s a 4 speed shift with a button on top of the shifter that would let u have 2nd 3rd and 4th gear in to an overdrive. Essentially a 7 speed. When in overdrive you could mash it to the floor and it would kick down
The hp wasn't very different between the L98 and LB9 (when using the same cam) but the L98 had a good bit more torque. They got within 15hp of eachother but the torque split between the best examples of those engins was 45lb/ft.
Way back when I was 13 my friends and I used to ride our bikes to a local cars and coffee on Sundays. We did it for a few years, but I was 13 in 1984 and I remember being drawn to the new Vette that was there. It was a bronze color with a black leather interior. I absolutely remember thinking that the interior and dash looked like a spaceship
Loved this video. I bought mine for $375. I went through and cleaned it up though. I probably should have found a $14,000 one though 😂😂. I wish I could send you a picture. You were one of the dudes that inspired me and gave me confidence I could do it.
I just picked up an 89 C4 convertible six speed Corvette with 26,000 original miles on it! Doing brakes, replacing the 35 year old shocks and will be ready to race you in a week or two 👊🥶
man thats a nice vette. definitely the way to buy. seems like a decent price too. i ran across the same dilemma when i bought my 08 mustang. i looked at a bunch of junk. ended up spending a little more and bought an original owner, 7500 mile 08 mustang gt. thought i over paid for it but man the prices have gone nuts since i purchased it in 2019.
My coworker has a c4 that has a very low amount of miles on it. He also purchased it from a widow a few years back for half of what your buddy paid! It handles great! My cousin had a C4 ZR1 back in the day and I remember it being very very fast when i was 13!
I like the c4 body style. And I think that was the first modern Corvette that was lighter and redesigned, and I was told the 95 and 96 are the most desirable, and have the most power and a 6-speed manual. I also like the tilt front end.
Indeed. The C4 was a serious sports car where the earlier generation cars were more along with the muscle car tradition despite a few nods to thoroughbred ideas. In the early years the C4 comprehensively beat on track everything Europe and Japan could muster. It was the first production car to break 1G on the skid pad too, with street tires.
I have 1989 corvette convenable with 6200 miles on it. The wife wanted a spit and shine car so when I got this it had 2650 miles so she got basically a new car . We had it now for 5 years. It still smells brand new.
My neighbor had a red on growing up always garage keep and absolutely beautiful. Red with black interior I wanted it so bad as a teenager!! I even tried to buy it from him when I bought his house.
This is the C4 of my dreams. But i think that will always be a dream because a manual corvette with these cool colors and this interior with the electric seats and all that stuff and the low mileage is so rare 😭
That 4+3 trans was awesome. You could cruise in top gear button down then stomp it and it would drop to 2nd and shift all the way back up by itself automatically. Amazing for the 80's.
Fun fact about the 86 Vette . It and the Firebird and Camaro all had the 3rd brake light mounted on the exterior glass. One year only. So you always know an 86 model by the 3rd brake light.
True about the Camaro and firebird but the Corvette had its third brake up there from 86 to 90. Then in 91 it moved to the bumper when they updated the car. Convertible always had them in the bumper. The zr1 kept it up too like the 86
Thanks Tony. My parents bought the 84 “new” corvette and we were the hit of the block at the time. Cross fire injection first yr. Sooo slow. But cool. I will always miss that car. And now in my 50’s I rather get another C4 and upgrade it rather than these new midengines. Thank you so much and will follow you here from now on
My son and I picked up an '89 6-speed. It was minty with 66k for $7500 in 2019 near the bottom of the market. His first car. I was looking for a C10 but they were out of our price range. It would have cost double to build something to the same level.
This is cool. I've been looking for a later c4 or a c5. It's too bad the 96 C4 Grand Sport or any other with the lt4 get a premium because that's what I want. I'll keep looking
@@StayTunedTATony and crew... My heart is set on a C4 LT4 or a C5 Z06 or a C5 HTC. But I do like the C4 ZR1 and will add to the search. Keep on rocking fellas!
ZR1s are really fast and collectible. They are a bit more complex but there are lots of resources for them. I’ve driven two of them and they are very impressive. If you get the chance to drive one looking for a C4, do it!
I have an '85 Z51 4+3 with about 92xxx miles but with a faded paint and needs a clutch. I'm not looking forward to doing that but this video motivates me. I need to get that jack that you guys are using.
That’s a pristine example of a great car. I’m taken back to being 12 years old, and my distant cousin visiting from out of town…took me out in his gold 88 C4. What a thrill!
Theres a guy local to you (Norristown) that has a C4 corvette for sale. It's a Spec corvette car that has never been street registered or driven. Has 2 motors and tons of parts. His dad bought it in from GM out of Canada and raced for years up and down the east coast with it. You should buy it!
I really loved how clean it was with those wide tires and sick engine, but when I saw the dash with the cool looking gauges, I was like OMG I have to have one of those. The way that tachometer looks when you step on the gas would have looked space age and high tech back in 86. It looks that way to me now, I love it. That thing is sick. It's like a time capsule.
Some of you might like to read the article I wrote for Corvette Enthusiast Magazine called "Deadly C4". It was about a black over red 86 coupe that was owned by a guy from New York. The previous two owners had died. The car was just as pristine as this one and had some tasteful mods. Unfortunately the guy who owned the car also passed away about 3 years after the article was published. It is great to see the original wheels on this car as most of the 84-87 wheels you see out there are severely oxidized. Nice job!
I think he did well on the purchase price of the car as recall it was $15K. I just bought an '87 base coupe auto with 50,655 on the clock now at 51K for $7K but it has some issues: Brakes had to be redone, added stainless braided lines for pedal feel (might as well doing full flush pad and caliper replace anyway) new tires done, some weird wiring due to PO adding a burglar alarm that was poorly installed. I have about $10K in her car with a bit more to go. The ceramic coating is a must, incredible results! Hers is silver with a charcoal interior, paint is excellent, but it needs clay a bar treatment. It came with a new cat back I think it's a Borla.
Those bolts came off pretty easy for a 37 year old Pennsylvania exhaust, that was last inspected in August of 92. Congrats on the purchase. 3 pedals, 4+3, red leather, best of friends; that's the awesome part.
The acting in the reenactment was Oscar-caliber. Amazing. That body style is looking better over time, I think. It does have a simplicity and clean-ness. And yeah, when that car came out it was a step change in performance.
Love the car! I have an 88 that is so much fun. One of the things that is a great upgrade is the Vette2Vette no flex frame stiffener. Really tightens up the handling.
I like the C-4 'Vetts. Great body style. I had a 1996 collector edition. One of only 5,000 built. Although it was low on power (300) it ran & handled well and had a great stereo. Two reasons I got rid of it was, 1) I had too many cars. 2) Just not enough leg room made it most uncomfortable to ride for more than an hour. I like to ride my cars. In fact, my Fiero has more leg room!!!
That man-noise you made when gettin in did it for me. I was feelin the vibe amd wanting one up to that point. Sticking with the old trucks. Hay i could always add thec4 suspension😂
I’m a man of a certain age (40-45) and my dream car remains a C4 ZR1. I had an abundance of Hot Wheels and Matchbox C4s that I still have. Excellent buy.
Love, love, love this episode, and channel. I remember when the C4 came out and I still think they're cool and they were revolutionary at the time. My only gripe, and this is not directed at this channel or this episode, but all car channels that take a car out and give driving impressions. Why can't you throw in a Draggy (or similar device) and get some objective measures of what the car is doing (0-60, 1/4, lateral G, etc.) so it's just not a, "this is fast" "wow" analysis? You can always explain and qualify expectations based on what it is. Just my 2 cents. Rock on!!!
Bought a 8k c5 last year. Hell of a great year drivin it.. The time capsule new car is a blast. Especially with Chevy throwing it "all" at the Vettes back then.
Hey guys, I bought a 1990 black convertible Corvette in mint condition inside and out you can eat off the motor the frame I did spend 15,000 on it when I bought it I had a little over 14,000 miles down toward Miami and I still have less than 16,000 miles on!!!!! it is also a one owner. It has a complete history all original papers window sticker and it is original miles fully checked out.
My 15 year old son. Was given an 85 c4. Needed a bunch of work but it's coming around. Did a 0411 pcm swap and just rebuilt a 96 4l60e for it 👍. He loves it
Just fabricated a 91 c4 vette front clip with a 4link coilover setup rear under my 1957 dodge town wagon. It’ll be doin burnouts in the spring of 24. 😊
I absolutely LOVED my '96 Grand Sport. I wish I still had it, but I traded it in on a 2008 Buick Lacrosse CXL when my work car went to hell and I didn't have work car money because I'd just bought my house. It was EXACTLY hot enough, sounded great, and if I lived somewhere that it didn't snow, it would've BEEN my work car at like 23-25 mpg average if I didn't get after it much. With exceptions for some of the typical LT1/4 maintenance parts, it was incredibly reliable. Only had 90,000 on it when I traded it in. Still on the original clutch and rear brakes.
Well y'all had to enjoy actually working on a car that wasn't dropping rust in y'all's face the whole time. Most episodes I would love to be to there working with all y'all since it looks like to much fun. Detailing not so much. Wishing y'all a Merry Christmas and have a blessed day.
Tony, Y'all are great friends, you take care of each other! Nice group of Guys! Working on interior plastic is nerve racking,especially if someone else has been in there. Working on an older car interior plastic is a whole other ball game! I know it will be handled with outstanding care. Great job Guys!🏁🏁🏁🏁
Man i absolutley love the C4 Vettes! there wouldnt been a c5 6 7 or 8 if not for how totally bad ass they actually were back in the day. Yea they arent a c6 or even c5 in engine performance, but handling, u can make one handle as well as anytihng put out rt now. I totally love my 86 Have over the years done every single thing to make it as good as it was the day it left the factory with some minor upgrades that fit me and my taste, Love the newr gen owners who talk down on them, especially at local shows, over there polishing there billet etc, and they look and a crowd is around mine! O BTW somebody is def gonna complain the wheels are on backwards!!
‘86, I’m going with a GTI or Jetta Coupe off of BringATrailer. One of my dream cars. 16v or a VR swap, done and done! I was super surprised to hear Tony drop the VW air box hole drill mod. I didn’t know he ever got down in my realm. Tony, huge water cooled VW culture! Just sayin’… Really fun fact, and always wondered. So, over at E Town, I’d always go to what’s known as Waterfest. Probably one of the longest running and prominent VW shows in the country. There was definitely a few years where there was some crazy bastards over on the road course drifting, when drifting first started in the states. Can’t help but to think it was you and your amigos doin’ the thing. We’d leave the VW show to go see you guys through the fence. Lol Wouldn’t doubt it was you guys though…
The wiring was probably to bypass a factory amp. My 98 Grand Prix GTP had one under the dash that lost a channel. I wanted to keep the factory Delco head unit and put an aux input jack on it, replaced the amp with a small marine amp and put Infinity reference component speakers in. It sounded like factory, which was exactly what I wanted since it sounded decent.
My buddy had a couple c4 vettes one like this and a 45 anniversary convertible in the 90’s when we were in school and we would swap cars some days and I love those cars but I like the targa over the convertible but fun to drive and I think it was a great deal in that condition
The content on the channel is always killer but I'm excited to see Stay Tuned move into the dramatic reenactment game. Kudos to the actors for the moving portrayals of Brenden and the C4 both. The haters said a minivan could never play a vette and you've proved them all wrong!
HAHA, I will be calling the Academy and letting them know, it is award season after all.
There was a minivan?
Major Poochie vibes with that left turn and the text. Production isn't low quality but i dig the shoot from the hip nature of it. Killing it.
You just made c4 corvettes cool and relevant again.
@@StayTunedTA I was waiting for you to kiss "him". LOL
Tony is the best. Everyone needs a friend like Tony. Great dude.
Barb is so under rated though.
A C4 Corvette has been a staple of my automotive bucket list for years, ever since I got to get up close with my neighbor's. I instantly fell in love with the LCD dash, and I'm a sucker for the pop ups and turbofan wheels. I want to build one as a Vette kart, but I want to try and retain some of the iconic C4 elements like those wheels, pop ups, and the dash, as well as trying to form the exoskeleton to mimic some of the shape and body lines. Such an awesome machine!
I love how the sponsored item is integrated into the show and not just a 30 sec time block that everyone eventually skips. It makes people actually want to buy and give it a try. Keep killing it Stay Tuned! We all love the content!
LOL... I worked in a Corvette specialty shop when these came out. The C4 made the C3 seem like a Conestoga wagon. By todays standards, these may as well be a C1, still cool to see one that nice though. Damn I'm getting old...
the reenactment was hilarious 😂to bad you lost the footage, but other than that it was great show as usual, great stuff that i always look forward to on a Friday 👍
Great find! I have an 86 C4 convertible with just under 29,000 miles. 4-speed, dark red with black top and grey leather interior. Love it. They have their warts but the smiles per dollar can’t be beat. Eventually the low mileage, well preserved and unmolested examples will be more valuable, hang on to it. Finding tires for the original 16 inch wheels is basically impossible now however.
i feel this pain with an 86 t/a........i just want a nice set of 255/50/r16s but they are unobtainium
coker tire may have the right tires for your vette.
@@Ecosse57 You’re right, but at $526 each it’s painful. Guess you have to pay to play, but irritating I can buy a nice set of C4 Vette 17’s and put new tires on them for far less.
What is the replacement option?
@@theglitch99 Michelin Pilot Sports.
Amazing part about this video is I'm literally working on my just bought c4 in my garage with $68,000 original miles it's a 91 and I'm right now doing valve cover gaskets and draining the antifreeze while I'm watching this video. Amazing Timing
Barb’s “not a ford guy” garage full of Mustang posters and a Steeda banner 😂 love it!
Great episode. I just got an 85 C4 for my wife and it’s quickly becoming my favorite!
Keep it up guys!!
Aw man, this is pure 80's nostalgia in a sleek, sexy package. I never was a fan of corvettes until now.
That retro stereo is a great addition. Looks right at home
Nice buy my best friend bought one new in 86 Black and Black Interior in 1989 I bought new a Black IROC later I put K&N air Filter, Matching Recaro bucket seats,Embroidered IROC floor mats and Gold Interior and Flow Master Exhaust,both cars were great fun to own.😊😊
Excellent buy, I’ve always liked the C4 Corvette, I think it has the best tail lights and headlights. If you get some GM silicone weatherstrip lubricant and put it on all of the door gaskets and seals in that car it will make it nice and quiet again. The majority of all the little squeaks and rattles will go away. Plus if you go through with a Phillips screwdriver and a torque bit and tighten up all the little trim pieces etc. you will have a nice tight car Corvette again.
Followed you since your FD judge/clubloose days, absolutely love the show. Never I have wanted a C4 that much, this thing looks incredible in black
I had an '84 in Black/Black base coupe with chromed factory wheels, it was a slick looking car and reasonably fast for a crossfire, it rode really rough but cornered like a monster flat and balanced well. Pretty rough on the ride though. My wife has an '87 we picked up with 51k mi on it rides better, tuned port better power. And no dreaded Opti-spark...
I knew that barb was a detail guy at heart. That explains why his garage is so clean. Awesome ride boys. Keep rocking always look forward to stay tuned 🤘🤘
Hey guys, I'm 62 years old. And I remember those cars very well when I was younger. IT'S worth every penny he paid for it. He stole that car. You'll not find a cleaner one.
Lol
Facts!
You'd be surprised, there are plenty of sub 20k mile cars out there. You don't see them, because they don't get driven
@LEOhopeful There might be plenty of cars with twenty thousand miles or less, but how many 37 YR old corvette Have less than twenty thousand miles? Not many
Stole no, a good deal yes. Have to remember that generation corvette was not a performance car so to speak. So you’re paying 14k for a mint 27k mile car from the late 80s. That happens to be a corvette
As a guy who is refurbishing a 1988 manual C4 coupe, I would say that this car was worth _every bit_ of $14.5k. People today just don't understand what a serious, well-engineered, world class sports car the C4 Corvette was. It was the C8 of its day, but that was 40 years ago and we had no internet back then. However, you can still look up period road tests in the Car&Driver archives, for example, and you just might be amazed at how good the C4 really is. They are incredible bargains hiding in plain sight today.
A word of caution on a car like this one, though. Every original piece of rubber in it is now roughly 40 years old and needs to be replaced. That includes fuel lines, for example! Fire sucks... It also includes coolant lines, brake lines, suspension bushings, weather seals, etc.
I was a GM tech back in the 80's I hated working on those but I loved the test drive. People didn't know or forgot the C4 was the first production car that could hold 1 G in the corners. It could not hold it very long because of the tires technologies at that time. I always felt the 350 TPI in the Corvette was under rated. On paper the 350 TPI where only a little more powerful then the 305 TPI in the Iroc. The cars were night a day. THe only bad thing about that car in the manual transmission and the dash.
DASH IS HEIDIOUS, LOL.
The dash is cool. The 90+ are better.
@@cdbennett2332 What I meant about the manual transmission and the Dash was they failed even under warranty. 86 was a very bad year for dashes. Some of the Vets had their 3rd dash in under the 3 year/ 36,000 mile warranty. It was also one of the few stock cars that could break its gearbox at the track.
That Doug Nash 4 +3 was kind of cool . For those that don’t know it’s a 4 speed shift with a button on top of the shifter that would let u have 2nd 3rd and 4th gear in to an overdrive. Essentially a 7 speed. When in overdrive you could mash it to the floor and it would kick down
The hp wasn't very different between the L98 and LB9 (when using the same cam) but the L98 had a good bit more torque. They got within 15hp of eachother but the torque split between the best examples of those engins was 45lb/ft.
Way back when I was 13 my friends and I used to ride our bikes to a local cars and coffee on Sundays. We did it for a few years, but I was 13 in 1984 and I remember being drawn to the new Vette that was there. It was a bronze color with a black leather interior. I absolutely remember thinking that the interior and dash looked like a spaceship
Loved this video. I bought mine for $375. I went through and cleaned it up though. I probably should have found a $14,000 one though 😂😂. I wish I could send you a picture. You were one of the dudes that inspired me and gave me confidence I could do it.
I just picked up an 89 C4 convertible six speed Corvette with 26,000 original miles on it! Doing brakes, replacing the 35 year old shocks and will be ready to race you in a week or two 👊🥶
Oh my gosh the dramatic reenactment is better than any original reaction ever!!!!
man thats a nice vette. definitely the way to buy. seems like a decent price too. i ran across the same dilemma when i bought my 08 mustang. i looked at a bunch of junk. ended up spending a little more and bought an original owner, 7500 mile 08 mustang gt. thought i over paid for it but man the prices have gone nuts since i purchased it in 2019.
It makes sense to even overpay a little, as it's always more expensive than you think to put everything right on an average car.
good to the last owner that kept it so clean and cared for it.
That was a great video. This channel has exceeded my expectations. I hope y'all never stop doing this....
My coworker has a c4 that has a very low amount of miles on it. He also purchased it from a widow a few years back for half of what your buddy paid! It handles great! My cousin had a C4 ZR1 back in the day and I remember it being very very fast when i was 13!
I like the c4 body style. And I think that was the first modern Corvette that was lighter and redesigned, and I was told the 95 and 96 are the most desirable, and have the most power and a 6-speed manual. I also like the tilt front end.
Indeed. The C4 was a serious sports car where the earlier generation cars were more along with the muscle car tradition despite a few nods to thoroughbred ideas. In the early years the C4 comprehensively beat on track everything Europe and Japan could muster. It was the first production car to break 1G on the skid pad too, with street tires.
I have 1989 corvette convenable with 6200 miles on it. The wife wanted a spit and shine car so when I got this it had 2650 miles so she got basically a new car . We had it now for 5 years. It still smells brand new.
My neighbor had a red on growing up always garage keep and absolutely beautiful. Red with black interior I wanted it so bad as a teenager!! I even tried to buy it from him when I bought his house.
Sweet ride 👍 love that old ford pick up
It's killer for sure!
That thing is awesome, I had a 87 C4 I drove as my daily driver for years, it was lot's of fun
This is the C4 of my dreams. But i think that will always be a dream because a manual corvette with these cool colors and this interior with the electric seats and all that stuff and the low mileage is so rare 😭
AWESOME I literally just bought a c4 with exactly 27,000 miles on it. And it's black I absolutely love it.
That 4+3 trans was awesome. You could cruise in top gear button down then stomp it and it would drop to 2nd and shift all the way back up by itself automatically. Amazing for the 80's.
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Be prepared for the 4+3 explosion
Clearly you don't understand what the 4+3 was, you could not cruise in fourth gear and have it downshift to
Fun fact about the 86 Vette . It and the Firebird and Camaro all had the 3rd brake light mounted on the exterior glass. One year only. So you always know an 86 model by the 3rd brake light.
True about the Camaro and firebird but the Corvette had its third brake up there from 86 to 90. Then in 91 it moved to the bumper when they updated the car. Convertible always had them in the bumper. The zr1 kept it up too like the 86
@@jeffflaig362 you are correct.
Thanks Tony. My parents bought the 84 “new” corvette and we were the hit of the block at the time. Cross fire injection first yr. Sooo slow. But cool. I will always miss that car. And now in my 50’s I rather get another C4 and upgrade it rather than these new midengines. Thank you so much and will follow you here from now on
Agreed, you can swap a ZZ4 or better in them and have a blast, it's also nice to sit on the wheel and work on them, easy to hot rod.
My son and I picked up an '89 6-speed. It was minty with 66k for $7500 in 2019 near the bottom of the market. His first car. I was looking for a C10 but they were out of our price range. It would have cost double to build something to the same level.
Man, what a world where a C10 is out of the price range, but somehow a C4 fits in budget.
A friend found a 9k mile 1994 Anniversary Vette and got it for $9k... The paint didn't even have any scratches or swirls in it, was awesome!
the truck pulling the trailer is very cool
This is cool. I've been looking for a later c4 or a c5. It's too bad the 96 C4 Grand Sport or any other with the lt4 get a premium because that's what I want. I'll keep looking
Think about the ZR1! They are super rad.
@@StayTunedTATony and crew... My heart is set on a C4 LT4 or a C5 Z06 or a C5 HTC. But I do like the C4 ZR1 and will add to the search. Keep on rocking fellas!
LS swap the late gen c4. That’s really the way to go.
ZR1s are really fast and collectible. They are a bit more complex but there are lots of resources for them. I’ve driven two of them and they are very impressive. If you get the chance to drive one looking for a C4, do it!
@@kylekloewer951 a bit more complex lol just a bit
Beautiful car! I have an 86 c4 as well, copper metallic with tan interior, just a hair over 46,000 miles on it. Lots of fun to drive!
I have an 89 C4 with the 6 speed. It's a really great roadtrip car. I can drive it 16-18 hours at a crack and not sore or particularly tired at all.
I have an '85 Z51 4+3 with about 92xxx miles but with a faded paint and needs a clutch. I'm not looking forward to doing that but this video motivates me. I need to get that jack that you guys are using.
the reenactment was really the cherry on top of this sundae of an episode, so funny hahaha
I loved this!! I never would have noticed the reenactment if you hadn't actually told us there was one! 👍👍👍
I remember that truck from one of your old episodes. Wonderful project!!
Congrats on the c4, such a cool car
Dude stole that car! So sick. That lady rowing gears like a badass. Good for her!
Wait, that lady got a manual trans C4 Vette for her 40th birthday?...now that's a badass legend of a woman right there!...
That interior makes it. Those cars were way ahead of their time.
How about a bit of love for the lady who owned it? Wicked ride that's been beautifully maintained. She rules!
That’s a pristine example of a great car. I’m taken back to being 12 years old, and my distant cousin visiting from out of town…took me out in his gold 88 C4. What a thrill!
Thank you for not putting Carona and I's 30 year old almost antique C4 down. It is a Corvette! Good show!
I originally thought is was too much money but after hearing the owners story and seeing the once over I think it’s worth every penny.
Theres a guy local to you (Norristown) that has a C4 corvette for sale. It's a Spec corvette car that has never been street registered or driven. Has 2 motors and tons of parts. His dad bought it in from GM out of Canada and raced for years up and down the east coast with it. You should buy it!
I really loved how clean it was with those wide tires and sick engine, but when I saw the dash with the cool looking gauges, I was like OMG I have to have one of those. The way that tachometer looks when you step on the gas would have looked space age and high tech back in 86. It looks that way to me now, I love it. That thing is sick. It's like a time capsule.
Some of you might like to read the article I wrote for Corvette Enthusiast Magazine called "Deadly C4". It was about a black over red 86 coupe that was owned by a guy from New York. The previous two owners had died. The car was just as pristine as this one and had some tasteful mods. Unfortunately the guy who owned the car also passed away about 3 years after the article was published. It is great to see the original wheels on this car as most of the 84-87 wheels you see out there are severely oxidized. Nice job!
I am almost inspired to pull my C4 out and drive it. If only I could read my faded green dash.
I think he did well on the purchase price of the car as recall it was $15K. I just bought an '87 base coupe auto with 50,655 on the clock now at 51K for $7K but it has some issues: Brakes had to be redone, added stainless braided lines for pedal feel (might as well doing full flush pad and caliper replace anyway) new tires done, some weird wiring due to PO adding a burglar alarm that was poorly installed. I have about $10K in her car with a bit more to go. The ceramic coating is a must, incredible results! Hers is silver with a charcoal interior, paint is excellent, but it needs clay a bar treatment. It came with a new cat back I think it's a Borla.
Those bolts came off pretty easy for a 37 year old Pennsylvania exhaust, that was last inspected in August of 92. Congrats on the purchase. 3 pedals, 4+3, red leather, best of friends; that's the awesome part.
Aye Tony, when I was 21 I had a 1988 corvette. White with red interior, auto. The gauges had just been redone, and the car was MINT. Underrated car.
The acting in the reenactment was Oscar-caliber. Amazing. That body style is looking better over time, I think. It does have a simplicity and clean-ness. And yeah, when that car came out it was a step change in performance.
As soon as I saw how nice the headlights went up and down…I was like dang 😊
Love the car! I have an 88 that is so much fun. One of the things that is a great upgrade is the Vette2Vette no flex frame stiffener. Really tightens up the handling.
that is something i was gonna suggest if he is gonna drive it aggresivley and why not? that is what it is made to to do! Have one on my 86
That old lady looks so sweet. That image should be on that car somewhere....
Wow !!!! Last time I seen that clean a C4 was in 1986 at a car show in upstate New York !!
I like the C-4 'Vetts. Great body style. I had a 1996 collector edition. One of only 5,000 built. Although it was low on power (300) it ran & handled well and had a great stereo. Two reasons I got rid of it was, 1) I had too many cars. 2) Just not enough leg room made it most uncomfortable to ride for more than an hour. I like to ride my cars. In fact, my Fiero has more leg room!!!
😂😂😂 the all things was perfect, but the end with your wife was hilarious AF 😂😂
That man-noise you made when gettin in did it for me.
I was feelin the vibe amd wanting one up to that point.
Sticking with the old trucks.
Hay i could always add thec4 suspension😂
It is nice to see that the wheel vanes are oriented correctly on this C4.
Bwahaha being a gm tech from late 80's into early 90's that was the first thought I had when I saw it pull up on the trailer.
Absolutely love this video, just everything is spot on. The passion and enthusiasm is just infectious 😅
I’m a man of a certain age (40-45) and my dream car remains a C4 ZR1. I had an abundance of Hot Wheels and Matchbox C4s that I still have. Excellent buy.
Love, love, love this episode, and channel. I remember when the C4 came out and I still think they're cool and they were revolutionary at the time. My only gripe, and this is not directed at this channel or this episode, but all car channels that take a car out and give driving impressions. Why can't you throw in a Draggy (or similar device) and get some objective measures of what the car is doing (0-60, 1/4, lateral G, etc.) so it's just not a, "this is fast" "wow" analysis? You can always explain and qualify expectations based on what it is. Just my 2 cents. Rock on!!!
Bought a 8k c5 last year. Hell of a great year drivin it.. The time capsule new car is a blast. Especially with Chevy throwing it "all" at the Vettes back then.
I'm with you with removing the protective covers! It drives me nuts when people don't
My 80's kid inner voice screams c4 vette and Iroc Z every time I see one. I love the C4 marketing too, undetectable by radar! lol
Hey guys, I bought a 1990 black convertible Corvette in mint condition inside and out you can eat off the motor the frame I did spend 15,000 on it when I bought it I had a little over 14,000 miles down toward Miami and I still have less than 16,000 miles on!!!!! it is also a one owner. It has a complete history all original papers window sticker and it is original miles fully checked out.
The reenactment was spot on... I feel like I didn't miss anything. Go Tony!
My 15 year old son. Was given an 85 c4. Needed a bunch of work but it's coming around. Did a 0411 pcm swap and just rebuilt a 96 4l60e for it 👍. He loves it
Just fabricated a 91 c4 vette front clip with a 4link coilover setup rear under my 1957 dodge town wagon. It’ll be doin burnouts in the spring of 24. 😊
I absolutely LOVED my '96 Grand Sport. I wish I still had it, but I traded it in on a 2008 Buick Lacrosse CXL when my work car went to hell and I didn't have work car money because I'd just bought my house. It was EXACTLY hot enough, sounded great, and if I lived somewhere that it didn't snow, it would've BEEN my work car at like 23-25 mpg average if I didn't get after it much. With exceptions for some of the typical LT1/4 maintenance parts, it was incredibly reliable. Only had 90,000 on it when I traded it in. Still on the original clutch and rear brakes.
Well y'all had to enjoy actually working on a car that wasn't dropping rust in y'all's face the whole time. Most episodes I would love to be to there working with all y'all since it looks like to much fun. Detailing not so much. Wishing y'all a Merry Christmas and have a blessed day.
Dude the makeup reveal is something I didn't know I needed in my life 🤣🤣🤣
At 35.02 talking about the intake sounds. I'm here thinking about the days of the air cleaner lid flip . If you know you know
OMG the dramatic reenactment 😂😂
Loved my 85 C4. Yes they all rattled, but that Nash 4 spd worked well for racing and cruzin. Sweet buy!
"He has a mullet".... and holy crap what a mullet that is 😮
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Tony, Y'all are great friends, you take care of each other! Nice group of Guys! Working on interior plastic is nerve racking,especially if someone else has been in there. Working on an older car interior plastic is a whole other ball game! I know it will be handled with outstanding care. Great job Guys!🏁🏁🏁🏁
Man i absolutley love the C4 Vettes! there wouldnt been a c5 6 7 or 8 if not for how totally bad ass they actually were back in the day. Yea they arent a c6 or even c5 in engine performance, but handling, u can make one handle as well as anytihng put out rt now. I totally love my 86 Have over the years done every single thing to make it as good as it was the day it left the factory with some minor upgrades that fit me and my taste, Love the newr gen owners who talk down on them, especially at local shows, over there polishing there billet etc, and they look and a crowd is around mine! O BTW somebody is def gonna complain the wheels are on backwards!!
GREAT shine on that guys! Now do that to mine!! I don't have the patience....
‘86, I’m going with a GTI or Jetta Coupe off of BringATrailer. One of my dream cars. 16v or a VR swap, done and done!
I was super surprised to hear Tony drop the VW air box hole drill mod. I didn’t know he ever got down in my realm. Tony, huge water cooled VW culture! Just sayin’…
Really fun fact, and always wondered. So, over at E Town, I’d always go to what’s known as Waterfest. Probably one of the longest running and prominent VW shows in the country. There was definitely a few years where there was some crazy bastards over on the road course drifting, when drifting first started in the states. Can’t help but to think it was you and your amigos doin’ the thing. We’d leave the VW show to go see you guys through the fence. Lol Wouldn’t doubt it was you guys though…
The wiring was probably to bypass a factory amp. My 98 Grand Prix GTP had one under the dash that lost a channel. I wanted to keep the factory Delco head unit and put an aux input jack on it, replaced the amp with a small marine amp and put Infinity reference component speakers in. It sounded like factory, which was exactly what I wanted since it sounded decent.
You can usually tell the condition of the car by the wheels and those are pristine!
I was today years old when I realized Michael B., built the sickest New Edge Bullitt Mustang ever. I knew he looked familiar!
Bad Ass Black, lipstick red interior and turbine wheels? Wow. Someone's gonna crush hearts at Radwood events.
Thanks for the cut scene. That was funny.
My buddy had a couple c4 vettes one like this and a 45 anniversary convertible in the 90’s when we were in school and we would swap cars some days and I love those cars but I like the targa over the convertible but fun to drive and I think it was a great deal in that condition
You guys are killin me with C4 fever. I sold my black 1990 ZR1 and it's not feelin good right now. 😢
Cool C4. Looking forward to seeing more.
I'm already jealous of the intro. I am pissed that I sold my C4 but it was White with the exact same interior color
It's so cool. Screws 80s! I might go auto if I got one.
She must have been the coolest grandma ever