First Chevrolet Corvette With A Luxury Car Price - 1982 Corvette Collector Edition
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Today buyers take for granted that the Chevrolet Corvette is GM's flagship car and has a base price in luxury car territory. However this wasn't always the case. Watch this video to find out which Corvette was the first to have a luxury car price.
Today, pickup up trucks can easily cost more than the new c8.
Crazy.
If we take to consderation that they have big v8s, permanent all wheel drives and luxury interiors - it shouldn't be so strange for anyone.
Mateusz Kucharski ...Costs as much as a house in some parts.
@@blipco5 that's completely true and absolutely crazy
So true
@@blipco5 Where can I buy so cheap houses?
I remember those Collector's Edition Vettes well, one of the most handsome models along with the Indy Pace Car with it's Black & Silver paint. I would love to have one today but after selling my flawless '72 the C-3 prices have gone through the ceiling.
I recall seeing them at the Toronto international auto show. $25k ! I recall being amazed at how anyone could afford that!!
That was a huge chunk of change.
I remember Mom and Dad both got new cars in 90 and 91, and they were around 13-15k maybe (VW Jetta)
Huge money in the deep recession of 82.
Ironically I ended up getting a 2008 Emerson Fitapaldi 30th anniversary Pace car convertible. So I ended up with a collector’s vette after all.
@Zero Cool Not a high performance one anyway.
Paid $14 for a 80 with leather also 81 or 82 rear bumper tag said hatch vet in Toronto University Southbound
I remember in 1982 my brother and I were driving his black on black 81 corvette across the trans Canada hwy up in Saskatchewan....when in the rearview mirror a car appeared. As much as we tried, the car just kept getting closer and closer....and despite me having my foot to the floor....this thing just swung out and with seemingly no effort started to pass us.
I looked to see this demon car and it was like a mid 1960’s Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser....with an old guy sitting in the passenger seat..reading the paper...and his wife behind the wheel..with curlers in her hair...sipping a coffee. Then she decided to stop fooling around....gunned it and disappeared well in front of us into the horizon. Our Vette was like a whipped little hound so we pulled into a gas station ahead and gave it a rest. These were were NOT...fast cars in any way....you may have been led to believe.
That's a funny, but, True statement concerning the performance of those vettes. It became a luxury GT. LOL.
@JR I knew about those Trans Am (79). I with either vette wouldn't even attempt to drag race em. They had the 400cid 4bbl, not the Olds 403, the 400 was a helluva engine. I lost 1 time to realize NOT to do it AGAIN. Gr8 story & memories big bro. May I wish you & yours; Happy HOLIDAYS 🎄,Enjoy.
Ah yes, the 'smogger' era. Dark years for all performance fans...
Hey, guy I hope you don't mind but, I just had to share your story with some of my pals, they busted out laughing, for I too, experienced the same w/'79 Pontiac's T/A 400cid &4spd against my '82 collector's edition vette. 350 cease fire engine.
Ener Rivers ...hey no problem at all...it was the brutal truth....and made us “pretend” we were above any street racing after that...given that we knew we’d have our asses handed to us most of the time.
82 was the best looking C3
My favorite body style Vette
Over a c2 corvette?
A friend of ours bought an 82 Vette Brand New.... I remember riding it... What an experience for a car crazy 12 year old!!
I loved my black and silver vette. It had a manual transmission. A bit sloppy to drive but I did love setting off car alarms when I drove down the street. Beautiful body style.
I had an 82. Very reliable but you had to do a few things to make it a little quicker and responsive. Open up the aircleaner and remove the ram air flap door. Either get the 700R4 kitted if its in good shape or install a performance stage 2. Install 3.54 or 3.73 gears and a DUI distributor. Split the exhaust. Lastly, a 1984 Corvette ECM and performance chip. Then you'll have an 82 vette that will run 14's in the quarter mile and more fun to drive.
Where were you when I had mine new? Performance, what Performance. They were beautiful, but, slooooooooooo.
@@enerrivers4392 the internet didn't exist in 82. I had mine in 2006. Got all my info from online forums.
@@kirkcunningham6146 nevertheless you're quite informed, Happy New Year, my friend.
@@enerrivers4392 same to you buddy!!
I always did love this vette and that Cadillac Seville...both are awesome classics...
I saw one of these 1982 collector edition Corvettes in a used car lot in Nebraska once. I was interested in buying it until I noticed that it had an automatic.
Daniel C and the horrible cross fire fuel injection.
I was a high school freshman in 1982, and a neighbor had this exact car. It was the first car I ever "lusted" over. Gorgeous car...on my bucket list of must own before I die.
I love the look of the new C8 but the C3 is still my overall favorite body style. I had a 79 in "Corvette Red" with a black leather interior and 4 speed manual and of course, T-tops. It was a blast to drive, surprisingly comfortable on the highway and a good daily driver as well. My favorite part about owning a Corvette was the view of that long hood with those shark fin fenders from behind the wheel. Even though it was not the best performing car I've ever owned it was overall, the most fun to drive.
Classic cars are getting so ridiculously expensive that it makes more sense to buy a modern muscle car.
I think the opposite. The older won't depreciate THAT bad.
Yeah, I did the inflation calculator and it came out at around 58k in 2019 money. That's pretty nuts.
I own a 96 CE, and I am still jealous looking at the aesthetics of the '82 CE. The lines of the C3 are unsurpassed, imo. My front fender flares don't stick up as much as this unit. The performance on the other hand is night and day in the C$'s favor, again, imo. I love it. I believe when you by a Vette, you're buying into the heritage of the models built, and still owning a piece of each future generation going forward. It's a Heritage Car if there is such a thing.
I love my 82 Vette. It has a lot of serious upgrade to bring it into the 21st century. 550hp 427 small block with FAST multiport EFI system, race built 700r4, keyless entry, everything converted from vacuum to electric, retained power accessories, dynamat sound deadening, Magnaflow exhaust, rack and pinion, upgraded brakes and suspension, and premium Kenwood sound system. This car is no slouch and can run with the best performance cars on the road today.
The C3 Corvette is the best looking body style in my opinion. Although the C2 is right there with it. If I had a choice between a '63 split window and a first gen C3 with the chrome bumpers, I'd have a hard time deciding
A few years back, my brother brought to light having an estranged, illegitamate son... who liked Corvettes--like me--and favored the early-80s models. So, to connect with him, my brother bought a Collector's Edition that we called "Rarity"... as it what was decided to have on her vanity plates.
Driving it myself, I couldn't help feel how she was special, even for a secial model. When she had an issue with her fuel system, and I was turned to to deal with it, it was the first car I ever looked to & followed procedure of in it's factory service manual, just because I felt serving her deserved special attention... even with the simple stuff.
Sadly, because she was more of a showpony and keepong a car my brother couldn't use regularly was expensive, we sold Rarity to a collector in Germany. Me & my brother still each have one of her plates, and to this day I can't think about the irony of how this car... my "unicorn", if you will... shared name with a cartoon unicorn I've seen one Saturday morning. Or how every little blonde girl that saw it "Oooo...! and "Ahhh...!" over her, like she was an actual unicorn.
Something about this model with the original rims and paint to match..and to see this beauty coming down the street is beyond a piece of artwork to me.
Yes very somber until the ice cream van starts honking its horn wanting it to pull to the shoulder so it and the mail jeep behind it can get buy.
@@jnichols3 I know I know..but for $ 2800.00 more you can install a 383 stroker and go postal yourself.
@@truebetold65 Nice reply!😎
@@jnichols3 Good one!😎
What should be noted as a big reason the base price kept rising was the double digit inflation we were experiencing up until the great recession that hit in 1981 that threw thousands in the auto industry out of work in the massive layoffs and caused the housing market to tank. I bought a new Trans AM in 1981 and was shocked that after optioning it out the price topped $10,000.00. Six years earlier had bought a heavily optioned Camaro for less than $5,000.00.
My friends uncle ordered a 1968 camaro SS with the 396 c.i. with 4-speed and some other options such as a special color paint, low ratio rear differential etc.. The base price was just under $4900.00 dollars. He had to wait about 3 or 4 months before receiving his car from the factory..As far as I know he still has the car..
I remember those interest rates.
I was just thinking how crazy that is. What a huge disadvantage for buyers of that time.
Those were really good times for my dad. He was a bill collector. Insane how people now think 5-8% is too high
I saw a very nice 1982 "Collector's Edition" Corvette at a show last summer. That "CrossFire" injection system seemed troublesome to me, but that car was a good way to phase out the long production run of the C3.
I have a 1982 Collectors edition with 5 original miles!!!
Post a video of it.
I have one with 4 miles.
@@Milkmans_Son lets see it.
Which is it, a Hot Wheel, or a Matchbox? 5 miles, you must have a lot of track!
@@chickenjo23 I can't get to it right now because it's in storage behind another one with 3 actual miles on it.
I restored one of these. The gold with gradient decals. Pretty car... I didn’t care for it at first but it grew on me. I also really liked that the back glass opened on this one. The seats were a little funky lol
I have an 80 and love it!
A couple years ago I had two 82 Corvettes that I tried to sell at the same time for the same price; a really nice, high option Collector Edition and a nice but low option Black/Saddle. I got 5 times more calls on the black/saddle car than the CE.
NEWSFLASH! There was a 55mph national speed limit in 1982 (thanks to Jimma Carter). Not to mention ridiculous insurance rates. Really no need to produce tire scorchers back then.
Very restrictive fuel economy and smog standards went into effect long before computer technology made it possible to get both mileage AND performance out of a piston engine.
The good news is: An LS, modern trans and ECM will easily bring a late C3 into the modern age. Unless you have a pristine, original, Collector’s Edition or ‘78 Pace Car, you have nothing to lose by LS swapping a 77 and up C3.
Carter did a lot of things, but he did not cause the oil crisis.
@@Milkmans_Son - No... and that peanut farming idiot didn't make anything better either. There was NEVER an oil shortage, but his lack of diplomatic skills, and his basic ineptitude, exacerbated every issue that came up during his presidency. For someone who was placed in the Navy Nuclear Submarine program, he is remarkably stupid (which automatically makes him a god to the leftists). Thank GOD for Ronald Reagan. Ooooo! you're triggered now, ain't ya?
I have a Collectors Edition and it's a very nice car to drive even with the gymkhana suspension (you feel every single road imperfection). Not a speed demon but it's a great car for a cruise on a summer day with the t-tops out.
You obviously have never owned a 911SC
0-60 in 8.1 sec? Wow times have changed.
lol…yes. Yes the times certainly have changed…figuratively, and literally cut in half.
I love 80-82 Vettes, especially the special edition. An engine swap would be a must of course.
I tried to order this car for a investment.. I wanted a 4 speed manual transmission car. Chevy said "No way" It would have been a one of one. I got a wife instead and I have been loosing money from that day.
Remember that paint fade out of the gills. They sat in our local dealer forever. couldn't sell them at all. They almost became a landmark
My BABY!!! I, got 1 brand new, traded my '79 Seville for it. The vette had become a luxury GT. I had my 1st vette new in '78. L82,4SPD manual, gymkhana suspension, etc...so this year was NOT A PERFORMER. But, it was beautiful. In my opinion Still the best looking. The 1 thing I really enjoyed were the "hello" waves from other vette owners while driving. @ gas stations every 1 that would talk to me was "what's your MPGs" or what can she do??? Not impressive replies.
Informative. I enjoyed hearing the details and facts. That is when Corvette took the turn it did. I can only imagine what they will think of the new Corvette years from now.
The C3s had the late 60's unbridled power for a couple of years, but 90's C4s are my favorite!
$22k in 1982 is just shy of $59k now. Sounds about right. How much is the top of the line 2019 vette? $80K? So 22k isn't crazy at all.
I remember seeing those black and silver Corvettes 😏👍
All c3 Corvettes handle great even by today's standards.
I’m not a Chevy fan. But, that’s a beautiful looking car
I knew a guy that had the pace car version around the late 80s it was good looking but the 5.0 mustangs would smoke it without breaking a sweat
Make a video of the Lincoln Town Car Collector series from 1979.
I remember messing with one of these in a friend’s Jeep Cherokee with a 5 speed. The manual Cherokee was a sleeper and easily took out an automatic C3 Vette in acceleration.
I have an 81 vette. I paid $20,000 for it in 2017.
There's a guy on UA-cam with one of those collector's edition Corvettes with 9 miles on the odometer.
That's crazy
what a waste. DRIVE IT !
Thanks for referencing 1980s interest rates and comparing 1976 Corvette prices to 1982 prices.
Not to mention that it's engine in 82 (350 I believe) breathed and drank through the Crossfire Injection system which was problematic at best... We Bought an 82 Z28 with the 305 Crossfire in 82, After 10k miles it started acting up, in & out of the dealer. When it was on, it was on for its day with an active opening dual cowl hood for 82 only... The Vett was beautiful & fast in 82 but any that pushed them into high miles had problems with the crossfire as well...' GM's solution was to run smart 4 barrels I believe on all performance vehicles until Tuned Port was perfected due to Crossfire being a flop...
Look at the side view at 7:40 and tell me that this car didn't look better than any other American car made that year. Hands down.
Great video, thank you as always!
love your channel
Chevy corvett beautiful and sharp looking sport car
a regular corvette with a fancy paint job? .... if this thing was 396 powered? then it would be a TRUE collectors edition !!!
0-60 in 8.1 seconds with a 5.7 v8- my ‘04 Solara (3.3 v6) rolls this up and smokes it. AND is silent in the process.
NOT a Vette guy by any stretch of the imagination...
But if I were to get one, it would be a restomod C3.
C3 rubber bumper boat tail with front and rear is a timeless masterpiece of car design and the best looking sportcar ever made by far.
And salute to every Ferraris
Do I remember these days like yesterday. And First NEW car was in 1980 and I remember 15.99% interest and Traded again in 1981 for 16.99% interest. Wasn’t until 1983 when interest was cut in half to 8% which is very high today. Not because I had bad credit. Hard to Imagine the 200 HP 1982 Crossfire Corvette did a 0-60 in the same time as my 2017 195 HP 2.5 Litre Direct Injection High Compression 4 CYL. In 8.1 seconds. And the 6 CYL. 310 HP 3.6 Litre Impala can do the 0-60 in 6 seconds and is a Large family sedan. How times have changed. I have to look up the 1983 4 CYL 2.2 New Yorker K Car 0-60 15.6 sec. WOW!
its just 1 ls swap from greatness!
Great video loved the Vette
Great show and some neat information..
Here in Finland. If you have pickup with 2nd row seats( = crew cab?) you must pay 10000€/$~£
coins The Car Taxes. If you swing the seats away, and say "it's pickup" = less taxes - same car/truck
I had a 75 Vette. V8 Mavericks would blow my doors off all day.
My step dad has one of the 82 crossfires it's nice. Still in mint condition.
Thanks for another informative and interesting video review
Your right this corvette was gorgeous for '82 but like u tell folks I might as well get an older one like a '71_'72 withe spilt bumper for cheap. Heck as long as I have power steering n brakes and a radio wellll I'm cool with it.
Hahahaha, yep
A true collectors car.
I had a messed with '62 145 mph. I never payed attention to vetts after '67....
If Ken Burns wants to learn how to produce documentaries, he should watch this video 15 or 20 times...and take notes!
Original Vette was twice the price of basic cars of the time
In high school my friends brother bought one of these beautiful over-priced anchors. My brother had a 1969 427 4 speed and smoked him badly city and highway. He finally would just stop trying because he was so hopelessly outmatched.
You could see the C-3 body style from outer space and still know it's a corvette, there was nothing produced even close to its unique body style. The C-4 never came close to the C-3's overall good looks and extreme body flair but that was before a low drag coefficient ruled the roost and cars seemed to pretty much look all the same in no time at all.
Yep, the 68 to 82 Vettes are the best looking ones ever, and the wheels on the 82 collectors edition were the style I wanted to put on my 73 I had in the late 80's, I also planned on putting an 80-82 door to door on the front for it's improved aerodynamics but keep the open engine compartment vents on the fenders, but as usual hard times hit and I had to sell it.
I agree. Even in its decrepit state, the curves and body lines on my 69 still keep it looking stunning
I want one..... my birth year.....
Great video.
I saw another video about the last year for the C3. The performance numbers were laughable. My bone stock 2016 Challenger SXT (3.6L V6) outperforms the 82 Vette. I am not bragging (base Mustangs and Cameros even quicker), just saying that it was really sad. When discussing performance, late 70 to early 80 cars can only be compared to each other. It was automotive performance dark age. Before this automobiles had been getting quicker and faster since the invention of the car. With the event of emission controls high gas prices performance went backwards. After sometime there was a recovery and by the 2010s even base cars are surpassing the performance of early 80s supercars.
This guy I know bought a new Vette so he would be seen as cool [which he wasn't]. He constantly complained that only guys waved at him and gave him the thumbs up, but not even one girl turned to look. I laughed at him every day and suggested to him that maybe he should switch teams. That pissed him off even more. I still laugh about that...
You’re a bully
@@coletrick8748 You're
"This guy I know....."
@@revolutionday1 Are you related to Bairy Halls ? lol
@@user-ss2ly1ir6j Yeah, Barry's my cousin. I'm Big Richard's boy.
You better check you facts because the 1982 Mustang GT went 0-60 in 8.0 and 1/4 was 15.93@ 89mph. Plus was over half the price.
12K for a Nova.... thats rich
Do all 82’s have have the lift up rear window or only the collectors edition?
Why aren’t more of these late model C3’s resto-moded with modern Corvette drivetrains? Not worth it?
Never knew why it took so long to make that rear window a hatchback. Jeez GM was it that much to engineer? Anyone?
I have one. It has only 24,700 miles on it too. It was in a show room for 21 years and is now in my possession. I would trade it for the right C3 Convertible.
Why? Mine is so MINT, I'm actually afraid to drive it around....too many IDIOTS out there driving around. A "restored" Corvette Convert is fine with me. I'm in
western Oregon, near Salem.
They were no 1983 Corvettes They stopped in 1982 Then in mid 1983 they began production for the 1984 models
I don't think one looks all that good of the C3's myself. Can't beat the good old stingray.
I own a '71 and couldn't agree more. C2 hardtops are the most beautiful cars ever built.
I smoked one of these in my lightly modded beater 91 MR2 turbo I had a decade ago. These vettes were not fast at all even considering it was 82 because my MR2 wasn’t that fast either. Maybe a 6.5 second 0-60 or so but good enough to beat this.
I believe you. Even Buick made a car faster than the Corvette. The GNX
@@PedroParkerD Yes the GNX was quicker, and I believe you also Fit Fogey. My stock 1969 Cutlass is quicker than this 1982 Corvette as well, but we need to look at these cars in their proper perspective. From 1975-1985 USA production cars started bottoming out and then rebounding.
The quickest production C3s from the original muscle car era were far more powerful and quicker than this Corvette as well as a GNX. Still for 1982 this Corvette was the quickest car money could buy USA showroom production new.
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I seen on GT video game had 1982 Corvette Stingray Special Edition or it's a concept. Had 454ci Big Block V8. Is that true ?
No. 350ci , 5.7 litre v8. Cross port fuel injection.
Those Vettes were cool to look at, but roughly years '78-'82, under the hood left little to be desired.....
DUDEZILLA, if 'binge watching' is wrong well then I DON'T WANNA BE RIGHT!!
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Our AI (computer) reading to speech algorithm has gotten a little bit better finally
Does anyone know the name of the theme music that is used before and after each presentation?
Should have bought a Chevette diesel
In 1953, a Corvette was $3,498. How much was a Cadillac?
That’s a lot of money for such a stinker. A smart person in 1982 would have invested a fraction of the price of a new vet into a big block C2 and reap the benefits of having a very valuable car today
It was almost twice as high as a 5.0 Mustang.
@Michael M. No doubt. I was 18 in '82.
I don’t think this is the best looking C3. I’m looking at getting a 1970-1973 as I prefer the chrome front bumper. If I have to get a C3 with a crossfire motor, I’ll be swapping it out for a crate or rebuild.
I think the 1981 and 1982 Camaro z28 look a lot better than the Corvette. That's just my opinion. And I did watch fast times at ridgemont high quite a bit.
Forgot what dogs cars were back then. I was drag racing a 68 4 door polara in 1982. Turned a 14 flat. Needed a better driver. LOL
Awww yeah car porn!
Big time, i'm not a even a Chevy guy, and I keep coming back to this video.
Corvette is the most cheapest high performance car in the world.!
Not bad for the GM.
IMHO, after the C2 until the C7, Corvette styling has been boring. Nothing has equaled the Sting Ray. The C7 comes close. Only the original XKE roadster beats the C2 coupe.
Ahh, the disco cruiser Corvette lol