I Bought A 1973 Corvette SIGHT UNSEEN On eBay! How bad was it?
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- I have always wanted to but a corvette sight unseen in eBay and make a video about it! How did I do? Let me know in the comments!
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Anyone else notice the front sway bar was not connected?
The sway bar end links is missing..
There's lots of stuff not connected. That's the least of his worries.
I live in South Louisiana and I saw this Vette listed on marketplace a while back. I noticed it because a 1973 is one of my favorite year Corvette.
I bought a car off eBay once. The listing was complete opposite of the car. Motor was bad, I had to finish installing the motor, not safe tires and wheels, paint was no clear and flaking off. The interior was suppose to be new and it was a used one that just was cleaned up. It was listed as running and driving and it pass inspection. This is before the buyer protection and was a new thing for eBay. I will never buy a car unseen in person or checked over by a mechanic if to far to travel!
FK buying from an individual on eBay. I've bought from individual before on there and the pictures were from a good part but they sent me BROKE JUNK!! I'LL never buy again from an individual on eBay.
_'73! Wow Ben, as I know this is truly one of your favorite C3s. (Your Corvette knowledge is why I still watch your channel). Looking forward to this series._
Who freakin' straps a car down like that. That's just crazy... And that front air-dam was intact in the ebay photo... Willing to bet the loader thought he could strap it down / pull it there and busted it all the way... Seems on brand for someone putting a strap over the top of a car instead of doing it correctly and strapping it down from the rearend and front control arms.
And save the manuals Ben! Got to put a 4 speed back in it! No power brakes and no power steering because the original owner thought "racecar" but AC because it is way too hot where the car came from originally probably...
Russians and Hmongs......
Convert it back to a 4 speed again.
Honey get in here, Ben uploaded!
73 is a favorite year for me.
Man 73 is my favorite year
The core is all there and seems solid.. The key factor is will that engine run and does the transmission work? Lots of bushings and wiring needed. I am not as enthusiastic about the interior as you are. I guess it comes down to what you paid and what is your goal.
does anyone know what they paid. nothing else matters, right? come on.
Tough to say how you did without knowing what you paid, but it will be good to see you go through and make it right.
I'm guessing it was $6500
yep $6,500 plus shipping cost. @@wesdoobner7521
Yep. Meaningless eval without how much was paid
@@silvernblackattach lol, it's 6500, it's right there above your comment
@@wesdoobner7521 _highly doubtful as this '73 is a non-runner. Maybe if it ran and drove, yes. But this car simply stated is a great project with a new gas tank, shoddy 'Bubba work' that doesn't start, run...heck it doesn't even walk without that wince. And that's the reason why this Ben build will be one to keep an eye on!_
Today i learned what 'special' means in Ben speak.
Looks like you have a real challenge on your hands which is good for us viewers!!! Pretty solid car but you will probably not make much on the “flip”.
Keep the videos coming!!!
Dang man almost 100k subs!! You’ve come up bro!!
Yes and no. I only gained 4000 subs in the last two years. I was hoping to have 100k by now but I am not willing to upload the amount of content that is required to make the algorithm work in my favor
The cars value went up when you ripped the tint off the glass, blue exterior and beige interior with a 4 speed is my dream combination ! Bubba was looking for someone with a lot of talent to give this Vette a future
@@TheCorvetteBenYeah making videos daily for over 5 years gets to be tiring 😂 but worth it for me. You’ll get there soon!
You got a Project, Good Luck and enjoy!
I like the year, the wheels got to go. Definitely needs the 4spd back in. Fix it and sell it to me, good score!🤠👍
Great find! There must have been a special on Orange paint at Autozone! Looking forward to this series. There is plenty of work to keep you busy and make a good number of videos.
Nut its red not orange!
Wheres the swaybar link?
Could be worse.
If anybody can bring it to life brother That's you
She’s a beauty Ben ! Can’t wait for the work videos! Love your videos!👍
Looks like you got a pretty good deal, guessing a 4-speed will be put back. I was impressed by your knowledge on corvettes. I checked out the eBay listing and will follow your progress videos…
My mom had a 454 73 vette with a after market doug nash 5 spd found memories when i was in the navy during the 80,s !
Lots of potential. Hope you recon the third pedal.
Hi! Bought sight unseen, wow you got the big kahonas!!! Good luck brother!
Honestly, it looks pretty good! A lot of hold my beer moments with this cars pas but that wiring is freakin' scary! 😬 It's a miracle it burn to the ground. It's in much more capable hands now.
A daunting task . But not for TheCorvetteBen. No way to judge unless we know what the price was. Good luck Sir.
My buddy had that year in his senior year in high school. At the time it was only a couple of years old. White with red interior.
I bought a brand new one of these 73s off the showroom floor, Paramount Chevrolet in Paramont California that’s a long time ago 51 years ago
great job i enjoyed it so much, thanks for the friday night special
I bought car insurance from 1 man all my life, he was a 55 to 57 Tbird man. In a deep dark corner of his garage he had a mid 70's vette. He had it stored for decades, Mint shape car. some people call it a MAKO? It sat on four flats. He said he would inflate the tires and put it out on his front lawn for four thousand dollars. I said Yeah ok, never happen. He sold it for the asking price, I was shocked.
Nice find.
I've always noticed alot of c-3 's have wide gaps where the door butts to fender, always seems abit wide
Project car for certain Ben !
Looks like this purchase could provide much future content for your channel. Lots of loose ends and bubba items to take care of. If you do decide to fix this car please video it.
Anything can be repaired given time and money, I know you are very aware of costs involved in getting this car back on the road and making it a driver quality vehicle.
Good luck!
seems like a good project car :) it'll be nice to see you fix things :). Did I see the front sway bar was connected to nothing?
Always good to restore these old cars and getting them back on the road. Thanks Ben. Cheers 🇨🇦🇺🇸👍
I bought a '93 Vette two years ago that was locked up (wouldn't start) and it had a dead battery for $2500, two years later I sold it needing nothing and running well with only 91k miles for $4900. So what did you give for this project?
Passenger seat in the photo is cockeyed but that could be just the wife not wanting to take to Bubba
AC and Manuel brakes, well I guess you need to be cool while you press the pedal to try to stop at the lights. 🤣🤣I wold put a manual gearbox back in, but its not that bad and you have many spares from the car pile. interesting video 2x👍
It is better than the 4 C3 piles that I have dragged home 😢
Looks like a basically solid car. The previous owner must of been a total know nothing person being so much stuff was a mess. But it’s still a 73 one year car.
I bought one of these extremely cheaply because it wasn't running. The owner had replaced the battery, alternator, distributor and starter trying to fix it, but nothing solved the problem. When I towed it home I popped the hood, I found a broken earth wire. Once I reconnected it, it fired up first time!
What was the purchase price?
250000
25000
6500
Good luck on the flip. You’re gonna give away some parts off your parts cars to get your $$ back. I love your channel and look forward to the videos on this one.
HI BEN GREAT 73 VETTE FIND. IT WILL BE A GREAT PROJECT AND FUN TO WATCH. THOSE WHEELS AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE TO GO. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF IT WILL BE A 4 SPEED OR AN AUTOMATIC. GLAD YOU ARE SAVING THIS 73 SO IT CAN BE DRIVEN AGAIN. TAKE CARE.
Good basis for restoration.
This will be a good build for you. Take a lot of time lapse for us.
Last year of split bumpers!
I'd be happy with this purchase. Bolt in/off stuff to do, and some paint repair. Wiring... needs a complete harness. If I had the stuff I'd put it back to manual. Must be more stuff missing and wrong to get the auto working. What's the rear end ratio?
BTW I love your approach of getting a car better with used OEM parts. A usable more stock looking classic.
I had a 73 4 speed w a built 350. ( 350hp)
Get black carpet and seats for the Red Racer
Does the cowl still functional?
You know what it needs, then you did good.
I agree in order to determine if you got a good deal or not is for what you pay for it. Don’t worry we won’t make fun of you if it was bad.
Are you happy with what you bought too!!
Bon appetite with the spaghetti harness.
Just kidding it could be far worse and liking both the wheels and the colour that really pops 💥
From the eBay auction, "but the motor does crank, Has Electic issues may need to be re-wired."
LOL, hard to crank when there is no starter on it. I saw the price, so you did well enough. From the wiring mess, I'd pick up the rear harness and the engine bay harness and be done with it. Granted it is money you could probably avoid, but it is a 50 year old harness in there and someone was messing with it, so you don't know the probably that may arise. Also, if the clutch pedal is all still there, I'd either go with a four speed or drop a five speed in it. The paint looks bright enough that you can probably match it and fix the bad spots on the rear and the broken valence panel.
The big thing is that the frame is solid and the birdcage, hopefully.
The frame is solid, the paint needs to be redone, as many interior parts. The suspension needs work (front sway bar was disconnected) and bushings are shot. The rear wiring is a disaster. Most emblems are missing. The engine and transmission are both unknown, and you will have to install a starter just to check the engine. And we don't know what you paid for this car. So the Jury is out for now, but I hope you didn't pay much for it.
It's a solid base, but they need much work in my opinion. It depends on what you paid.
I like the wheels. How much did you pay for it in total?
Cheap tint too. That paint on the intake is someone trying to hide the motor is from a junkyard. That looks like some one was flipping cars for profit and got it looking nice for cheap
$5k seems like all the money for this pail. It needs a ton of work, parts and money to make it right, and then Ben's left with a '73 driver with a non-matching numbers powertrain and unknown engine. That being said, I love '73s. My first (of 3) Corvettes was a '73, purchased in '79, and I had a ton of fun with that car. Joined a local Corvette club and had many great experiences over the years with everybody in the group.
Seems like its in the right place.
Careful you don't go down the rabbit hole I did on a 1971 convertible that only needed some birdcage work ouch.
If it was a coupe this eould be a fun drag car. Msnual steering, manual brakes, and an original 4 speed car. Add a built 60's era 327 and have fun.
Make in a manual right away, must have power steering & power brakes, AC a must in Texas summer
Pull the engine and trans and sort that out first.
You got some work ahead. I would just rip out all the wiring harness and start with a new harness. But that's just me. I will never use poly bushings on anything again. Almost got me killed years ago. Have fun
Agree on all new harnesses, can you elaborate on the poly bushings deal? Thx
@@goratgo1970 coming off the interstate causing me to spin out , stopping with a exit sign less than a foot away from the driver door. I didn't realize the bushing were gone. When the load shifted the tire somewhat rolled under.
@@rjensen6368 Thanks, glad only close call! Wonder why the fail as i've had poly since mid 90's - no deforming, splitting. Best eng.- trans. mounts as well. Bummer deal there!
INSANE for doing this on a c3 . that bird cage inspection is a MUST b4 purchase
It's good enough 👍
Can you order a new wiring harness from a restoration company? (Please put in a correct manual trans)
Semper Fi Brother
Hello Ben, sorry to bother you. I want to ask you I watch all your videos and it seems that you know everything about C3 Corvette well you named CorvetteBen so you should anyway I’ve got a problem. I would like to ask my Corvette 454 starts nicely, but doesn’t want to switch off with ignition, I never seem to had this problem before, but now I change few things like I put the dry coil ignition instead of the wet one and put a different MSD hat on the distributor but pretty much it’s all I did. Do you know if or what to look for first please
Thanks
Lots of work if you want to make it a real nice one, in the old days a Vette like this would be scrapped. Luckily this one will be saved now
Before you start. You did good. Damn you have a car lift in your garage look at the tools in back ground
I'm on a cell words could be messed up
Sorry if so
Mr , mexehic
It's a job for Ben!
As others have commented. Impossible to offer an opinion when the price isn’t disclosed.
You seemed a little excited about the flowmasters. I have a 1981 original engine and I want it to sound good, but not obnoxious….. would you recommend the flow master and if so, which one. Thank you
I'm hoping he was sarcastic.
Had them on my '72 (early 90's) and they can be okay since all the way in back, but many better options these days. Stainless Magnaflows well worth price. HTH
If you got a solid frame, that's half the battle won, yes?? Not bad for a transition year 'vette.
Looks like the car is a good start, good frame. Rip out all the Bubba wiring and replace with factory to quell a potential fire hazard.
im curious what you paid for it...thanks for the vidya!
If the bird cage is solid everything else can be worked with.
Well, chopstick & noodle seemed excited !!
Seems like a great car to save! What happened to the quality on the video? Looks like 480
I hope you got it really cheap …. You’re going to spend alot if you want it restored, or even presentable
That car needs to have one chrome bumper added… or take one away. I would love to learn more about the frame difference on auto vs manual transmission cars. Can you convert from one to the other? I’m considering an inexpensive 80’s c3 automatic. I would convert to a Trimec 5 sp. I didn’t know about the frame diff.
That is what is unique about a 1973, the only year with the chrome rear bumper and urethane body color front bumper.
You missed the missing front sway bar links
Bluetooth 😉
I don't understand how a car like a Corvette could end up in that condition as they spend most of the time in a garage
i always wanted a singray with side pipes i think its ok i know you will make it better. def agree the rims are junk lol
I was a member of a Corvette club for many years and I can't tell you how many people had 1st and 2nd degree burns below their calves from their sidepipes. I would never buy a sidepipe car.
Not bad.
What did you pay for it and was shipping included?
Hey-a 51 year old car is bound to have some issues....the point is that this car is far easier to fix than a modern AUDI or BMW
Looks like a 90's or early 2000's resto
might have been good grab, depends on what you spent on it. Looks like they just tossed in an engine to fill some space.
eBay listing shows $6500 high bid.
Does it run?
Finally a youtuber that doesn't say welcome BACK to the channel. That is so very vapid.
I have a 73 convert, is there suppose to be exhaust cut out in the back as mine has none ,but has side pipes
Someone filled in the cut-outs at the back when they added the sidepipes.
Your beanie says Marines. Thank you if you served. Yup, put a four speed back in it.
When you no longer have a Corvette, then any Vette will do.I can identify with the homie repairs mainly because I found that you were paying the mechanics a kazillion dollars and they didnt know what to do. Eventually, you decide to take matters into your own hands.If you say you have the parts, then you did great.
less than 4.5k you did ok
Looks like a solid buy to me! Call me crazy, but as much as I generally hate aftermarket rims, I think those look very cool on that car. Kinda gives it more of a European/Ferrari look, but I know you're a purist. Look forward to more episodes on it.
To know if you did well, We'd have to know what you paid. If you bought it for 3500.00 then you got a steal. If you bought it for 5000.00, then you got a fair deal. More than that,,, we'll see.
Agreed. $5k is all the money here. He apparently paid $6500 (from other comments here), so he overpaid, IMO. But he will save on labour costs, so a $1500 overspend isn't that significant. But there's fees and shipping on top of that.
Somewhat janky but now she is in the right hands
I’m thinking it’s a pretty good deal. Can’t go wrong with a half steel bumper half rubber bumper 73!
really cool. great vid
TKX order it up......