FOUND: 59' CORVETTE in Georgia
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- My crew and I headed out East to Georgia last week to save a 1959 Corvette that the current owners grandfather claims he drove into his garage over 60 years ago (or something like that). When communicating with the owner, he sent me a picture of the car with the hood open that shows a fuel-injection unit on top, so this could be a pretty sweet find! Follow along on our journey to help rescue another classic and get her back on the road where she belongs!
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I knew an old guy some years ago that was the Rochester Fuel Injection technician at the dealership he turned wrenches for. He had to go a GM school to be trained on it. He retired from turning wrenches around 2005 and had a nice little retirement business out of his home shop of fixing and restoring those old injection systems for customers. I guess his name got around in the classic corvette community and then got out nationally. He never had a shortage for work. But he worked at his own speed. I asked him if Rochester FI was as bad as people talk about. He said they worked perfectly fine, superior to carburetion, and is a masterpiece of engineering by the Rochester folks. But anything mechanical has to be tuned and settings need to be adjusted. What would happen is people would buy a second-hand fuelie corvette, try to get Joe Bob down at the corner gas station to adjust it for him so he wouldn't have to take it to the dealer. Joe Bob would go to fiddling around under the hood, make things even worse, and then just convince the owner to take the whole system off and replace with a simple carburetor. Consequently there were a lot of those shops in the late 60's and early 70's that had fuelie systems sitting on a back shelf somewhere. The old guy I knew, would go around and buy them and just collect them. He liked to use them for his own projects. (When I knew the guy, he had a 63 impala coupe with a custom 327 small block and a fuelie system.) The hardest part to find is the fuel injection specific distributor because it had a special flex driveshaft coming off of it to run the injection pump. So when carburetor conversions were done, the original distributor stayed with the car. I have no idea if that old guy is still alive. That was a long time ago. Sad that these old guys die and take their knowledge with them.
Great story bro! Thanks for sharing it!
Yea that's very interesting... thanks for sharing
That is great info that you shared. Most people won’t share info. Sometimes I don’t blame them. If someone out there that needs info on something, I will share the info. But try and screw me over, I will never share again.
I remember jetronic boshtronic on mercs etc, its tricky
When I was stationed at Barksdale AFB in 1977 I was at a machine shop in Shreveport getting some head work done and there were 3 of those Rochester Corvette fuel injection set ups sitting on a shelf. The owner said they were worthless because a Holly 4 barrel carb would out perfume them and Vette owners would pull them off and give them away. Now they’re gold!
58-60 were the coolest Corvettes ever. I owned a pair of 60's like forever and loved them both.
Wow. That just goes to prove that those old cars are still out there, in barns and garages all over America.
Not jus in America I found one in Sweden but somebody else tock it I am a friend of the ex owner now
Hi, Dennis love what you do, wish we had cars like this in the UK. I have looked for a follow-up video of this and other cars you rescue but can't find any can you please do follow up when they have been cleaned and then after any refurbishment
Hi Dennis Wish I had a car like this in my friggin garage in my driveway by the curb me driving it
It would be nice to see your finds if you can create another video on how it was restored. that would be awesome!
I cant believe all the cars Dennis has found he still doesn't carry a good flashlight! LOL
My thoughts exactly
Just like me. 😁
People think they have it covered with the phone light
Absolutely! Why do so many people want to use their phone light? A modern flashlight is so much better than a phone light, plus you do not risk dropping or damaging an 800 dollar or more smart phone. It just seems foolish, and you just carry the flashlight in the tow vehicle’s glove box. Always there and not needed to be taken out till you need it.
Noticed that also.
You can just see the life coming back into her the moment y’all started opening doors and the hood can’t wait to see her all cleaned up
You never will. and that's the one thing about this channel. no followthru
Dennis is very passionate about the car's he finds and I like the fact that he takes the time to talk to the people about the car
I don't think I said it in the video (my bad) but the car has 55,130 miles
In one year? Do u think it was stored away when it was 1 yr old?
No matter what that was an incredible find! How did u find out about that??
Amazing find. Lovin' the content.
Cool 😎
GET YOU SOME OF THAAAAAT!!!!
Hey Dennis i live in Atlanta and just seen on the news were a airport work has tested positive for covid 19 i just thought you should know
Kudos to the "head guy" actually helping with work to get the Corvette out!
It is surprising the number of lazy jerks who figure they've done their end of the deal by selling it & just stand around and watch Dennis and Co. work
Dennis I would love to see a video of you guys offloading the car and pressure washing/vacuuming the car for the first time! Kind of a before and sorta after. I bet others would love to see it too. Also in your last video you mentioned Peerless, are they rare? I saw where one is that was left abandoned along with other rare cars.
What a fantastic tangible piece of history and a great example of man’s emotional connection with machines!
No one ever brings a flashlight for these videos
When you have enough money, great things can happen. When you are a knowledgeable and great human being, it's magic!
Amazing how you find these cars please restore that one
Dennis, I don't know how you do it, but that is a tremendous find. Can't wait to see what you do with it. You keep finding them and I'll keep watching.
"find" lool.. you think these guys go wondering on private property and "find" these cars? you still count on the tooth fairy? they are put up for sale and the winning bidder makes a vid on how they "found" this car purely for content.. read a little into the spec prior to filming and boom! content.. these vids are not made because they are genuine car guys, because they want to cash in on all they can get.. these beauties deserve genuine enthusiasts, these old motors have soul, history, character, not like most of the so called car guys of today's era.. patched up and sold, should be a law against it imo :P id buy it and love it, but i guess that's just me :P
Great find! You have to be an aficionado, an historian, and a Sherlock Holmes level detective aside from your skills as a persuasive negotiator to make all these, "saves" happen! There's just something about the lines and curves of these old automobiles from before the so called "modern" examples we have available today. Can't wait to see this elegant girl restored!
Wow, this is going to be a great one to follow.
This kind of thing has been a dream of mine for a lot of years, finding a barn find of an old Corvette or Porsche or something rare. I did manage to find a rare Toyota LandCruiser in 2009 that's still in my garage. But this Corvette is nothing short of incredible.
Hey Dennis, Watching Alex put the jack under the Vet, it occurred to me that you should always have several air bags that can be inflated to raise a car up should it so low that a jack can't be inserted under the car... Great Video, glad your out there rescuing the classics.
Tell Dennis that we have RESTORED several of Corvettes with shifters like them & we have Perfected putting in Shifter Bushings & restoring these shifters BETTER THAN WHENEVER IT WAS NEW!!! THE SHIFTER WILL NEVER FAIL AGAIN GUARANTEED!!!
She's in the right hands now. You know this car will be epic. It will be fun to watch her transformation.
Amazing finds, living the dream over and over again, you are the machine Mr. Collins. Love the videos.
58,59 and 60 Corvette C1 is my favorite corvette of all time. In 4 months time i will own a 59 C1 Corvette that is LATE PRODUCTION. Start its build in 59 December but ended 60 January.
Thats something sweet to look forward to. I agree the C1 espicially the 59 is an AWESOME car...and possibly an original fuelie....Dennis how do you do it!
UN real ! So hard to imagine these gems are still out there.
Beautiful car, those lines are so pretty
It was an incredible find. Hope we see more about this car! 😀
This is the one thing I don't like about this channel. Dennis seldom follows up showing the restorations. I think he's missing a good deal by not doing that.
As a kid in the late 60’s my cousin used to race a black 59 in Atlanta. Boy that car brings back some great memories.
I feel like a kid in a candy store every time I watch one of your shows. Thank You🏎
Man, Dennis and company are very patient, well-equipped, knowledgeable and experienced.
I'm going to attempt to coin a phrase. This is what I call "C-archeology."
What a beautiful car.
_Thank you for saving another classic car, one owner '59 Corvette fuelie._
Simply amazing the car looks like it has straight body. This is a very nice find for sure.
I love finds like this. My love affair with the automobile grows stronger when I see events like this...Way to go Dennis...
The knowledge of cars Dennis has, Domestic and Imports is insane. It amazes me every time he walks up to a car and starts talking about different number / letter codes and all the different factory accessories that came with the particular year of car etc. I would love to follow him around and try to take in as much of that knowledge as possible. Seems like a really cool guy to be around. He doesn't try to scam people out of thousands of dollars to try to make a huge profit either.
I am sure he does his homework
@@trythinking6676 Oh I'm sure he does.
This is one of my favorites. Just watched it AGAIN.
Great barn find for sure. I guess there was no time for the food extravaganza after loading up the Vette.
Dennis was smart for another reason turning the Vette around on the trailer. For the weight distribution on the trailer. Trailers like the weight on the front for better tracking behind the tow vehicle.
If you've ever tried towing a vehicle backwards on a trailer, you'd understand immediately what I'm talking about! The trailer wants to swing back n forth while at speed.
Dangerous at best 😳
I like hearing Richard crying and complaining most of all the negotiating, Dennis is the opposite he says out loud ,that's cool,rare
That was an awesome find, and a really cool “hiding spot”! What a haul out! Great job! Thank you making the effort to share these stories!
Well, Dennis, you got one right out of my backyard! It was the Vette I remember seeing for years in Marietta Ga. off Kirkpatrick St. Drove by there almost every day of my life going to work. The overgrowth of weeds kept it from being discovered. The first time I saw it was probably early 80's. Thought it was long gone. Lesson learned to follow up on all leads no matter how old. Saw the mailbox address number and went by there today. That house and garage has been remodeled and cleaned up. Keep up the good work!
My favorite Corvette.
Almost bought one back in '84, but I needed a daily driver. My biggest regret.
It was red with white fuelie and red interior.
Wow! I love tagging along on these treasure hunts.
Well I'll be honest, I.ve never really had a thing for Corvettes but this is one hell of a good looking car. Just happens to be the year I was born.
I bought a new LED flashlight at Menard's called a Guidesman. 800 lumens for $16.00. Have one for Home I liked so I got one for my 2017 Escape. A very good flashlight for the money. The handles are made of carbon fiber. Dennis needs that flashlight. Shawn.
As a car enthusiast, this is an amazingly interesting video, it's so interesting seeing all the difficulties there are to make a car, hopefully restored and original. One word of advice for $100 you could buy an incredibly good flashlight would be very helpful your operation! Thanks great videos
Dennis strikes again!! Congratulations on such a wonderful barn find, and bravo on saving such an important vehicle 👍
Another fun adventure, another great finding another rescued american classic. Nothing gets better than that... Thumbs way up!!
What an absolutely amazing find, I can only hope to get so lucky. Love to find a sweet car like this, great resto project.
This is right down the street from my house.... crazy
I wanted to say that they made it look so easy but one thing when you guys stopped to turn the car around I was thinking you should have moved the truck and trailer instead of pushing.
That was sensational thanks for the invite to this rescue Dennis to think that car maybe would have rotted away and never been found thanks again so from all here to all there Australia
We should be friends I like the things you do and way you go about it so much fun and your a class act
Usually when I pick up a old car on a trailer my first stop is the car wash. LoL the comments you get are great.
Such a cool find Well done you and your team on another Rescue
That was amazing how you guys pulled it out of there. Awesome.
As a Georgia resident, cool to see such a find!
Good morning Folks ! , I think is about time for you to buy a Flash light body !!!
my brother had a 59 to 62 vette 283 tunnel ram nice and fast wish i had it now you guys keep safe and healthy
Man, Y'all Did It Again❕ I'm shore glad its You finding all these Gem's and NOT some Kid that will destroy them Not knowing what they have at hand......
My hat is off to Mr Collins and Crew! Collins and Crew must not need sleep......
Wow, great show and find, thanks for sharing.
Alex has a dream job, driving a car hauled around for Dennis Collins rescuing old cars!!
If you think driving 15 hours straight on America's interstate highway system is a "dream job",You should try it sometime.
Great fine
First coffee walk that I’ve watched that had no question about food lol
GREAT FIND !!!!!!!
Dennis you have an outstanding employee in Alex and Alex you have the best boss in Dennis! Great show!
Great find! Member of rescue team pounds hood once with fist once, and it opens!
a buddy of mine sent me pictures of that car while yall were moving it around in the parking lot of the bank where he works, How cool is that Dennis.
Dennis. I know of a 35 Chevy coupe. You were in Litchfield Ct. The firebirds. In video you guys drove right by it. It has never seen snow. Been sitting 100% rust free. If see this. Let me know. My best friends dad hot prodded it in 62. Have the plates. Last time was on the road
I am Brazilian mechanic, i love your job.it's a Dream to work with old cars
Dennis you astound me with your knowledge of cars, great videos 😳👍
Andy Heberts 59 corvette fuelie , and he wanted to get rid of the fuel injection because nobody knew how to work on it. Brings back memories!!
I had a 1960 283 FI 4spd when I was a senior in HS 1971. Somebody had since put a carter AFB on it. It had wonder-bar button on the floor as well.
Thanks, that WAS interesting: hopefully 59 CORVETTE back on the Road/ shows!! , and with owner/ driver....
Sir I just saw this very car in Springfield Missouri AWESOME SAUCE
Cool find. Bring it back to life Dennis.
Can’t wait to see this one cleaned up
I have been binge watching for over a week now..
What I haven't found are updates on what was actually done with the vehicle rescued....
So please......
never fails show up at these barn finds , but not one flashlight!
Great find Dennis, is there any follow up to this? It would be great to see it again, a valet or restoration perhaps
The car is so hot just as it is for crying out loud -good luck with it! Bring that Ultra classic back to life!!
What an awesome find. Can't wait to see what you do with it :-)
Love this Dennis! Please show us more when you get here home! I would love ti know what the plan is and what happens too it! Glad to see it out! Love watching your youtube show Dennis! You really seem like a great genuine guy! Love to meet sometime!
That's the deal he never shows us the restoration. I know. I've looked and looked for followup and followthru. Notwhat this channel is about. It's all about finding these barn cars and hauling them out. then....nothng.
Keep your thoughts in your undersized skull.
@@fgb3126 Yea I hate that as well. I bet though if we emailed him I bet someone would respond. I bet he sold it. Maybe not I hope. He does like Corvettes.
my dad has a '57 thunderbird,original owner been in the garage since 1975 in northern california
Unbelievable love these finds man,I do think you should do more follow ups on these cars you find,plus the cleaning restoration part of the vehicle’s,love the channel
Thats crazy, so deserves to be restored!
Wow! For a while there I thought that was the one of two 59 Corvettes I remember seeing in Marietta, GA. in the late 70's to 80's in that area. Saw that your Vette was on Powers Ferry Road area, so not the same car. One of the cars I remember was on Kirkpatrick Road and the other one was on Lower Roswell Road. Both in the city of Marietta Ga.
That's the best barn find I can imagine...hope you show it to UA-cam the way you restore or just clean it! I enjoy you videos ...especially when it's cars most of us can afford.
One of my favourite channels - keep ‘em coming guys👍👍👍
Wow. Glad you saved it
OUTSTANDING as usual, thanks for sharing.
Awesome find.
This is amazing I love this channel i get so excited watching these finds keep up the great work
Amazing you can still find A barn find like that
We always get to see you dig out cars, but we never get to see the after. We want to see those rescued cars,cleaned fully restored and running.
Man .. how you guys find great classics like that ..
Great story Awesome context love the work you & kiddos do
Looking forward to seeing it !
see above
Hey Dennis, if you're ever in Ga. again, you might go thru Athens! On Broad St., there is an old gas station w/plenty of vintage iron, from what I saw: a 1960 Cadillac Sedan Deville, a 1969 Rolls Royce conv., all these cars are not only on the property, but also inside the building. They've been sitting there for some years. Please help them!!! 😥
Please let me know if you want/need photos! 🤞👍🙏😄
Another Classic Car Saved!!!!
Damn,that's a heck of a find,and fuel injected at that.When I first got a glimpse at the engine I thought it was a TPI swap engine ,then I got a second look and seen that It's an original fuelie car,love your content Dennis!!!,keep it coming.