Driving The 1974 Chevrolet Corvette - (POV Binaural Audio)
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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I prefer the earlier stingrays with the chrome bumpers and more power, but this is still a beauty.
Same here especially the ones with those side pipes
63 split window has always been my favourite
I have a 72 454 with the 4 speed, it’s a nice car but that horsepower really doesn’t make it that fast considering the weight of the car
These cars are much better looking than I used to think they were!
It's not hard to put the same engine components in as in say a 1970 but even though the HP and torque are increased it's still on the slow side due to the weight like he was saying. None of them compare with the fast cars available today either. But they are quite fun to drive anyway like he also said.
When I was maybe 6-7, my dad had a 1978 Corvette hardtop when it was new. Boy am I having some happy memories. Thanks Tedward.
Same here except it was my Uncle haha. I felt so cool riding around with him on the weekends. He had a 36' Nash as well so I would jump in that 1st hoping we'd take it. Sometimes he'd indulge me.
The C3 'Vette era were certainly not the best in terms of engine power. But, as with any Corvette, the memories experienced are timeless.
My dad ordered a '77 Corvette in '76. It has a 350 V8 & 3-spd auto. To this day, we still have the car. We did a frame-off restoration in 2016. This car will stay with the family.
78 had the fast back right?, love that look, if onley they had a big block in them unrestricted
My dad had a 78' Silver Anniversary he bought new in spring of 79' . After he had it for a year he ordered an L-T1 350 from GM (which was still possible back then).
I was 9 years old. I remember my dad and grampa swapping out the L-82 and dropping the new longblock in. When they started it I was at home and heard it from across town. My brother and I hopped on our bikes in total excitement and hauled as's to Gramp's place. I remember that car hangin' a lickin' on quite a few unsuspecting people. This video brought back memories for sure. Loved riding in it and it sounded so mean. Dads buddy had a red 71' with sidepipes that I sizzled my leg on also. I'm a fool for C3s.
@@billbill9392 My grade 6 birthday party....my dad fit me and 5 of my grade 6 buddies into his 78'. Couldn't have happened in a 77' or earlier. lol
A family friend loaned me his 1974 Corvette with 350 and 4 speed manual for me to drive to my 1979 Senior Prom. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was much more interested in the car than the date!
I remember my grandma telling me that back in the early 70s she had an Olds Cutlass 442 W-30 and she used to street race the younger kids with it. She said she always wanted a corvette but never bought one because it didn’t have back seats. Lol
I think the C2 Corvette is the prettiest imo, but the C3 is slick as well.
The high beams switch on the floor like that was common for a lot of cars of this era. That 350 sounds great!
Yessir! Drove a 1970 bronco with the same high beam switch yesterday
@@TedwardDrives I look forward to seeing that bronco on the channel :D
@@TedwardDrives my 83 F150 had the floorboard high beams. Took a little getting used to.
@@TedwardDrives and a good one to go to a game of is why it would take so much to to do it and I can't really get into that with a good deal on my mind that it would have to happen when you have the opportunity
Oh please, ALL the cars has foot high beams! Der
7:53 - I disagree. Completely unpopular opinion in today's 0-60 time obsession, but I think below 7 seconds 0-60 is a fast car.
Of course it is fast. The overwhelming majority of motorists never gets near such performance in their 60, 70 or 90 hp compacts.
Yeah back in the 70s this was one of the fastest cars out there. I still prefer the earlier ones because they had the side pipes! The only real slow corvettes were the original blue flame six automatics!
This was not one of the fastest cars out there a 10 year older car has more power than that thing @@seanpollard4844
Bro, this car looks better than any American car that year, ie mustang, camaro, and most cars from 74 until 2024. Truthbetold.
Actually, the last year for the chrome front bumpers on the C3 was '72, not '73. That plastic front end showed up for the 1973 MY, not '74 The '73 is unique as it retained the old chrome rear bumpers while picking up the new front end to meet new front bumper standards So they are very easy to spot. New rear bumper standard went into effect for the '74 model years and thus the pretty fibreglass back end also went away on the C3 that MY.
Concur, more articulate than knowledgeable
Correct.
C3s are one of my favorite generations of 'Vette. Just love the lines.
Indeed. This is the best looking Corvette ever made. The lines and curves are just perfect no matter what angle you are looking at. What a beautiful machine.
Great video and beautiful car. One small correction, the 4 speed manual did not have an overdrive. Fourth gear was 1:1 just like third on the Automatic.
Yeah, Vettes didn't have an OD transmission until the '82 model year.
I’ve always known 73 and later C3s aren’t powerful/fast, I’m looking to get one someday.. they look great and seem like a cool cruiser!
- but you can easily coax more power out of a SBC without a lot of expense so they're a good starting point for cruising fun..
Not true at all. The 1974 had almost 300hp and a whopping 400 ft lbs all motor. Compare that to the new 2022 C8 corvette which has 465 ft lbs. Admittedly the new stingray has way more HP/Top speed. The 74 top speed is around 145 and the new one around 200. But still . 0-120mph the old will give the new a run for its money up to those speeds which is where all the fun is!! With some super easy affordable mods, the 74 can make an easy 500 ft lbs or more at the rear wheels. Easy!! and the old Stingrays can be fixed with kitchen tools, the new ones.. Well.. Not so much.
@@grabir01 Don't know where you get your data, the 74 with the LS4 454 made 270 hp and 380 torque. The 74 ran mid 15s at about 95 mph. A base 2022 Vette will annihilate it in the 1/4 mile running 11.2s at 112 mph. All the 74 will see are tailights disappearing in the distance. Don't get me wrong, I have a 74 Charger Rally 440-4 magnum, 270 hp, 370 torque with the 3 speed torqueflite and the optional 3.55 gears. With a super tune, recalibrated distributor, rejetted carb, and upgraded tires, the best I could run was 15 flat at 92. I love the car to death but a 2022 Camaro with the turbo 4 banger runs 14.7 out of the showroom. The real crime is the 75 Vette with the 350 running high 16s. Up there with school buses and farm trucks.
@@burningblue1254 I have a 74 LS4. It runs 12's at 110mph at Bandimere which is 6000ft. All motor. So do the math. The 2022 Vettes will also run 12's at the same Term V all motor. Keep in mind that racers equate Bandimere at 9000 ft due to lack of humidity which is at times single digits. Normally this is not a factor anywhere else in the world as they have double digit values. At any rate, those are real numbers at the track here in the high country. Big Blocks still rule. Axiomatic.
Rebuild the motor.... a 50 year old motor needs to be rebuilt, then you'll have more power than needed.
More of the 70's cars, please!
Yikes, I owned a '74 convertible. At theme it was a lot of fun as a cruiser. The convertible had a little cowl shake. The shifter and clutch were hard work. Still fun to watch. Thanks for the memory Tedward!!
I had a 74 t-top. Hipo 350/turbo 400. Big cam, headers and electronic ignition. More than double hp than stock. Very fast with amazing launch. Everyone wanted to race, got irritating. Rode like a tractor with a bucket of rocks for a seat.
People chose the 454 engine in 1974 as it was the last year for it in the Corvette and it handled the a/c power loss better. Plus the extra torque feeling
Currently restoring my grandpa's 76 with my cousin. Having the small block and all of the emissions junk is unfortunate, but I still love the car nonetheless.
Growing my Uncle had ‘70 stingray. For me these are the quintessential American car. Everything from the sound it makes when you start it up to the smell of the carbureted unfiltered fuel is just perfect.
Oh man this is bringing me back - I was 8 when my dad bought an '89 brand new and I immediately knew I wanted one. Fast forward to age 21 and I bought a cheap '77 - it was a fixer upper but it was my car through my 20's. Seeing the interior in this video brings me back to my black beauty. I sold the car in my 30's but now I drive my dad's '89 ... full circle, in a way. These cars mean something to people. Love it.
If you are willing to take on the project of putting new vacuum hoses and seals in the canisters for the headlight system, the doors will go up at the same time and fairly quickly.
The actual power drop wasn't all that much. They just changed the power ratings from Gross HP to Net HP.
My granddad a 74 with sidepipes in candy apple red. I remember the warnings to take big steps getting in and out so you didn't fry your leg.
I had a 74 L82. Took out the stock engine and put in a race built sb 400 destroked with the 350 crank. Went 133 mph in 3rd and 160mph in 4th with 3:55 stock rear gear at 7000 rpm. Stock M22 rock crusher. They got the cats in 1975. Thats what killed them power wise.
These cars are probably one of the select few cars that actually look good with sidepipes.
I had a white/red 1974 Coupe. Loved it ! Miss that Corvette....
Neat coming across this video as my ‘74 Vette (red, t-top) is parked in the garage right now. Fun car and surprisingly inexpensive to own and drive. Had it thirty years now.
Being unfamiliar with these, that slick and elegant steering adjustment was quite a surprise. (thinking about it, my second car was built in 1994 and had no 2 way adjustable steering wheel)
I've always loved the C3, such a great looking car, but I like how my C5 drives. And the large space under the rear hatch of the C5 is nice also.
One of my Dad’s best friends had 74 Corvette Stingray convertible in which he had the pleasure of driving. His exact words were when he was finished “It’s got power it’s pretty fast.”
I remember when all cars had the Hi-Beam switch on the floor. Been on the floor since the 1920s-late 70s.
i honestly feel the C3 corvette is a car that actually benefitted from the crash bumpers. To me the paint matched front and rear bumper looks su much better than the older chrome ones. My favorite year of the c3 is 1980. Its gutless and only came with the 3 speed auto but they added the front air dam and the rear ducktale wing and it just looks so good.
I have a '74 L82 auto coupe. The hipo 350 is actually pretty fast...i have other fast cars new and old and the L82 keeps up. Engine is stock but the turbo 400 has had a performance build and the car will bust the rears and get sideways on the 1-2 shift. '73-74 were basically the same car...same body and engines... except for that rear bumper...this vid car actually has a '76-77 rear cap as the corvette lettering is inset on a '75 like a '74. The blue on blue is exceptionally good looking
Thanks for the ride along! Interesting, enjoyed your review. The 454 you were mentioning was maybe 220 hp. and was heavy to say the least. Taking a curve at any more then 45 you could feel it wanting to go its own way. compearable to a 396 Camaro with no power steering. They were a real work out. But the fun of rolling down the road was so cool back then. Look forward to more reviews CHEERS
Ls4 was rated at 270 net hp
@@daveyboy6832 and had appropriate spring rates for the extra 150# she lugged around.
I have been waiting for this one! I just purchased a 1979 C3 corvette two weekends ago. Perfect timing man!
I still think this was the most beautiful body style of the Corvette.
I had a 74 L82 convertible with an automatic just like the one in your video and a 1974 Coup with a 4-speed and a crate motor that was built oh what fun it was fast. Thanks for taking me down memory lane
My mom had one exactly like this when I was a kid. Loved that car. I used to take it out as a teenager and cruise West Colfax in Lakewood CO.
LOL, loved that TPB reference! Cyrus blasting the same song every time in his Corvette is hilarious.
Legit played that song on my way to the shoot lol
Nice car I have owned a 2 1974 I presently own a 1975 convertible 4- speed I love the C3 rubber bumper cars
Cool car but 4 speed manual would be so much better 🤤
No one gonna argue with that! Would love the 4 speed
@@TedwardDrivesthe lack of overdrive actually causes a ton of overheating issues on the highway
Always liked the rear on this model.
I liked this so much that I had to come back to hit "like" when my auto play went to the next video. 😄
Facts
My buddy owns a 79 Corvette not a sting ray but it also does the lurch when you put it in drive I got to drive it for few hours on day was a fun experience
Great review, beautiful car. Funny how so many people go on and on about the lack of power these cars had. In reality, there really wasn't that much of a difference in performance between a 1968 Corvette with the base engine and later third-gen Corvettes with the base engine. Sure, compared to the big block cars, performance was diminished, but most Corvettes sold were with the base engines.
My dream car this is such a cool thing to say. Thanks Tedward!
Purcased a stock '74 manual in 2011, very easy and inexpencive to upgrade with dual exhaust and 4 barrel carb brought the L82 to life. And oddly better gas mileage !? lol. 42,000 on OD when I picked it up now 175,000 so fun and relable daily driver as well.
Prettiest looking Corvette imo.
Looks like a Shelby Cobra if some 90s car company made it
Very nice. Very smooth drive
The early 70's Corvette body style is my favorite. Always wanted an orange one since I was a young teen. Yep, that's a lotto dream car for me.
Dude they're mad fun, awesome video! I'd let you take my '70 C3 for a spin but I got to work on the brakes... ☠
The 4 speeds are literally monsters though.
Now you have to eventually bring us your dad's 454 ;)
I had a 74, silver with oyster interior, automatic. It ran like a 2 seater Buick. I've owned every series except a c1 and c8. The 74 was the worst performer of them all. But, it was a very comfortable car to drive on the highway. A little ungainly around town, bigger than it needed to be.
3rd gear is 1:1 but not really. Torque converter doesn't lock so it always slips. It slips more when the fluid is warm. When you first start on a cold morning you'll need, say 2200 rpm to maintain 60 but as you continue on your journey and fluid warms, that goes up to maybe 2400 to maintain the same speed. It's why in the old days they claimed autos were less efficient. And they were.
I think they ran from 1968. Cool video, as always!
Production started in 67
I came here to say the same thing. Sure production started in 67, but the official year name was 68. By using when production started rationale, I guess there really was an 83 corvette!
@@tylernewton7217 Exactly! Dumb to say production started in 67, well no crap, every year started the year before.
@@thud9797 I feel like Teward was caught in a mistake and went for a “technically correct!!” cover.
When I was young from 22-30 I had a 70,75and 78 ,I sold them and now at 65 and retired I'm about to buy a 74 .When you're a Corvette man you never stop being one.
I got the red ‘72 with the 454 and the 4 speed… such a great car
My dad had one of these in white with a tan interior. Same year too and everything. Unfortunately he sold it many years before I was born so I never got to experience it but he told me it was a fun car to drive and he always had his coworkers, maybe a girl or two, etc. wanting to go for rides in the thing. He said it was the most attention he ever got in a car, next to his 1982 Trans Am
I have a yellow 1972 Corvette Stingray 350 4-speed black leather interior T-tops pop out back window luggage rack with side pipes chrome bumpers front and back.... original owner was my grandfather passed down to my dad then passed down to me .And she is absolutely beautiful. Three generations Oh the stories I could tell you that involved that Stingray.... She still looks good pops taking care of her just like you would have.
In the 70s the 383 stroker swap was common on those years of low hp vettes. Lighter than a big block and more power.
The C3 Corvette will always be my favorite because of its curvy swooping lines and pop-up headlights.
The C3 model years were 1968-82.
@6:55 the 4 speed manual wouldn't have had an overdrive gear either. Fourth gear would be 1:1.
Nice vetted dude. Really like the blue paint on it. My dad had a white 78 with t tops. I have a black 94 lt1 with 6 speed. Love corvettes, so fun to drive.
My dad had a 71' when I was a kid. Great car. Wish I could afford one today
4th gear in a the muncie boxes was also 1:1
The Single rear leaf spring didn't Negatively affect handling, it had a combined function of the ARB and springs. the base 350's were comparable to the 911T in 1969 Road and track did a comparison from 69 vette, 911T XKE and a 280SL
Aviators sunglasses for sure can’t resist
Gorgeous Colour
C3 ran from 1968 to 1982. Chrome bumper cars 1968 to 1972. 1967 was the last of the "midyear" C2 Corvettes.
that cut at 7:05 made me think you were really about to pull out in front of a truck
First model year of the C3 is 1968; you said '67 a couple of times (of course, model years started in the fall of the year before).
That was my first car but it is the convertable tripple black and i got my license in it . The instructor was in awwwwe telling me storys about his fun with one the hole time I will never forget i said to him what u want me to do he said i dont care just drive !.... I love that car so much that i still have it and drive it every year .....Its like my back to the past portal
real stuff
My Dad bought a '74 when I was a kid. It had the L82 engine so a bit more than the base, but still not enough for good burnouts. It was fast on the highway though. I remember back then my Dad's friend bought a beautiful white Trans Am with blue screaming chicken/graphics that stole the '74'C3's coolness thunder and then the final nail in the coffin was the spy photos of the sleek new C4 that were getting leaked. Once the C4 came out I just couldn't see the '74 in a modern light and was embarrassed to ride in it becaused it seemed so over the top by comparison. Things are different today and I love them, but this what I thought about as a 10 year old kid. Now in comparison my dad was offered for $6000 but couldn't afford a '69 Vette convertible with a 427, 4 speed, and in Orange of all things. What a car and that would have maintained it's cool factor back in the day by virtue alone of having the mystical 427. Big blocks tend to do that, lol.
I had a 1976 black on black black T-top Corvette automatic in Los Angeles just a few months ago. I have never gotten so much attention from a car in my life and I've had plenty. I found it to be fun to drive and very comfortable just thirsty. Buyer exported it to Italy. I missed that car.
C1 and C3 are the most beautiful classic Corvettes made, in my opinion.
The 74 was the first year of urethane bumpers. It is the only year that is devoid of the black bumperettes that came on the 75, 76, & 77. This specimen clearly has a 75-style rear bumper.....which really makes it very "UN-74".
That is a 1976 bumper cover. The 1975 had recessed individual letters "corvette" logo
If the car isn't "fast" you can't really blame the TH350 trans! If you had around 400 HP the automatic would scoot the car through the quarter mile in around 12 seconds and chances are would NOT be faster with 4 speed - ya the 4 speed is more fun.
This is a Turbo 400 trans and was used 68 thru 75. For 76 and 77 the L48 got the Turbo 350 and the L82 got the Turbo 400. For 78 thru 81 they all were Turbo 350.
it goes down one at the time, because your vacuum actuators has bad leak. They go up and down at same time just like any other cars if they are maintained (or repaired)
I like the nice back view off of the side mirrors.
Everyone here seems hung up on original power. Who cares what the original power WAS. Few old cars have the original engine untouched. This car would be an excellent candidate for a 383 stroker like the one in my pic. AFR Aluminum heads, edelbrock intake, voodoo roller cam, headers. Makes about 450hp and 470 trq.
Seems that a lot of people are fooled by the listed power output of those years, what a lot of people dont know is in 1972 federal law made it so car manufacturers had to stop rating their cars with "gross HP" or horse power measured from the fly wheel, instead, they had to switch over to "net HP" or horse power measured from the back wheels with a dyno, which obviously decreased HP ratings, not to say emissions didn't play a huge part because obviously they did, just not as much as most people think. For example, a 1977 L82 vette has about 210 HP listed, but motortrend actually tested that very model for its HP and came back with 315 HP because they measured from the flywheel, still not an outrageously fast car but a lot more than most people give them credit for.
Instant sub for the trailer park boys reference!
I had a brown/tan '76 (last Stingray for a while). 5 speed and L48 180 HP about 30K miles all original. Paid around $7300. It didn't feel slow but that was 1983 and new cars were dogs. I loved the whine and solid mechanical feel and sounds of the transmission. None of my 4 cyl cars sounded or felt like that! It felt like a real machine and not a sewing machine. I quickly learned they aren't simply Chevys when I had to buy parts. Low brake pedal was calipers leaking. Rear end clunked after driving, needed new fluid and some additive for posi. A friend sold me his motorcycle and I was hooked and now didn't drive the Corvette. I should have sold it but it stayed in the garage while my car in the driveway. For decades. I finally sold it in 2015 for a real cheap price via a Corvette website. I felt bad and thought it would be a nightmare. Guy bought it after talking to me and had it trucked 1000 miles to him. He cleaned and fixed it up and later about doubled his money (not sure what he put into it). i figured it would be a leaky mess sitting so long. Next guy painted it, etc and lost money! Don't know it's whereabouts now. It wasn't for me but I had some fun. As some say, the best day is when you get a Corvette and another when you sell a Corvette. Maybe true for other toys too!
Edit out 5 speed, insert 4 speed if it was all original
Typo for sure. Thanks. It won't let me edit, at least not on this tablet.
Most likely the headlight actuators need to be rebuilt. If everything is right with them (reference TheCorvetteBen's videos) both headlights will come up at the same time and pretty quickly at that.
Part of the reason a C3 Vette drives like a pickup truck is because the C3 _is_ body on frame and used coil springs, and was the last Vette to be traditionally body-on-frame before they switched to the perimeter frame and transverse monoleaf spring on the C4 Vette. Doesn't make it any less exciting though, I love C3 Vettes.
I had an all original 74 454 20 years ago and the steering wheel is either 75 or 76 on yours and unsplit trunk panels seems to be the same.
If I had one the engine would have to come out. The engine would get some flat top 10 to 1 Pistons and I would also put a decent bump stick in it. Not to mention I would definitely have some 62cc heads and a set of headers and a nice aluminum dual plain intake manifold.
@@tommissouri4871 10 to 1 compression ratio would easily run off of premium fuel nowadays.
One of my dream cars. Great video as always.
Nice review. The ordinary every day driver's Corvette, still easy to get parts and fix. SBC V8 not crazy complicated and
can last long time with oil changes. They will be around a long time, maybe not collectible but memorable because of the
many units sold.
I have a '72. These are really fun cars. Lots of parts available. If you want performance you probably don't want a 50 year old sports car.
If you'd like more power, 350's with carburetors are easy enough to buy and install. I got one from the Chevy dealer.
Performance was literally the name of the game in the 60s, with 0-60s down to 4 seconds on some big blocks, and that's just NA with iron all. That's besting the vaste majority of cars today. You can also see newer "sports" cars doing 6-7+ seconds in 0-60s due to extreme emissions requirements like the 2.4L "mustang"
To me the 69 427 in all its iterations was the epitome of the C3
Wow! 75 Corvettes only had 179hp!!!
Yeah :))
funtastic cruiser : ) official sound.
Hey Tedward, I picked up a 2013 E92 M3 earlier this year and this is going to be my first winter with the car. I don't have a garage to keep it in, unless I bring it to work. Did you ever cover your M3 during the winter? I do plan on getting a full paint correction, detail, and coating sometime next year.
The top is down, on the black Corvette, and it's fly 'cause it's sittin' on Daytons......
Currently have a chance at a matching numbers stingray with a wide body kit I’m trying to get my hands on
Those who ordered the 454 did so for the following 2 reasons. 1) They were trying to hang on to what the vette used to be 2) it had decent torque that the 350 didn't have. Handing was never a selling point for the vette for any engine version in 74. The 63-67 327 or 350 high revving small blocks were really the only ones you could consider a track car.
Man, the play in that steering ...
Clean car, just needs some headlight door adjustment . I dropped a 427 in my 74 and it was an easy swap but the power steering pump big block bracket and pulley was a little difficult to hunt down in the 90s.
And one last comment, 73 was a one year only of painted front bumper and chrome rear ones.
yup thats why I said the chrome bumpers went away in 74