Engines were rated in gross horsepower back then. By modern rating standards it'd probably be closer to 270. Still pretty stout given that it probably only weighed about 3100 lbs or so.
@@channell11 Thats not true actually. The engine hp was measured by the crank and usually underestimated by the companies because of rising insurance costs. Many of these engines made around 380hp so you will be at around 330-340hp at wheels. If you dont believe me just watch some dyno videos. Most companies still dont rate their cars at true rwhp btw! So you could be a new 500hp bmw and its gonna make around 450hp to the wheels.
Ehrlich, es gab in der amerikanischen Geschichte so viele herausragende Automobile, Konstruktionen, ich könnte mich heute nicht entscheiden, welches ein "Bestes" wäre...
Agree-the Corvette between 1956 and 1967 was probably one of the more European-looking cars built in the United States. Except for the ‘58, they didn’t have an over-abundance of chrome and Detroit glitz!
@@TedwardDrives If you look up the specs for the 327 Fulie of this year it would run 0to60 in 5.9 and top out at 132,and the quarter in the 14's.Can you imagine how fast this thing was in 1962 WOW!!
@@TedwardDrives Keep in mind that the car doesn't have rack and pinion and that's where that slight play comes in. If it had R and P and more modern tires, it would be very good in the corners and there are R and P kits you can put on these cars but it would hurt the value.
360 horsepower, that's more than I expected it to have by about 140. Man, these engines sound phenomenal. Even the big straight sixes they made sounded badass. Also you got tiresqueal up into third, that's some torque.
140? Classic American cars used to be quite powerful before all the emission stuff in the 70’s. In the early 50’s the used to have flatheads with 120hp. Soon after they shot up to 180 and then up to 300 at the end of the 50’s. At the end if the 60’s some were even rated at 400hp
I had a 59 as a kid. I got it in 1968 just before my 17th birthday. Nobody really wanted the C1s after the Stingray came out. So my dad got the car for $1,800. My friends were driving Mustangs, RoadRunners, Cameros and VW bugs. But that damn Vette drew attention no matter where I pulled up. It was a total tank, leaky, but a hoot to own. The original engine had been replaced with a 327 with a four barrel. I had it up to 135 mph one time. Alas, I had a minor accident with it and my mother would not allow me to have it repaired. Sold it. Graduated from college and bought a 260z. It was so much better than that old vette. Then traded it for a 280z. And from 1992 to 2002, no two seaters. Got the itch again and bought a new C5 in 02, drove it for 14 years, traded it in for a new C7 in 16. I’ll never buy another Corvette as there is no manual anymore. I just can’t get passed that. The C7 is an incredible car, fast, good looking and very fuel efficient. Been blessed and lucky to have owned these great cars.
Wow! That gage cluster! They don't make em like they used to! I love the art deco cabin vibes along with the classic 60s British Sports Car proportions.
I happen to own a couple of those engines and I'm going to tell you they are one of the toughest I've ever seen as far as their ability revving up holding up for years of torture
The special high performance Chevy motors of the 1960's were sold with a WARRANTY and red lined at 7000 rpm. And you are right, they would do it for years with just regular maintenance. Keep in mind, FI 283 Corvette place about 3rd overall at LeMans in 1960. Proud to say I MET Zora Arkus-Duntov at Bloomington in 1990.
Thank you Ted. I haven't been behind the wheel of my 62 in almost 60 years but your video captured everything perfectly. I did miss the sound of that big Carter AFB howling though. 🙂
As far as picking races while cruising the local McDonalds on Saturday night back in '62, this was the quickest car on the street. Back then the local AM radio stations would have record hops at the local dragstrip, and I remember one such event at Vineland Raceway in New Jersey that featured a match race between 2 showroom brand new fuelie '61s, with 283ci engines and they were turning 14.20s at 100mph, phenomenal for 1961. So the 327 with a few more hp and more torque would do a little better than that. These were very rare back then, 250 and 300hp were more common and still somewhat feared in such a light car. The sexy idle is courtesy of the Duntov camshaft.
I like the way this guy reviews the car in addition to the excellent video quality. He covers a few points on the car a salesman would ignore such as the brakes(drums all around) and the handling characteristics.
I'll be damned... a driving video that shows the presenter ACTUALLY coming to a stop at a stop sign. It's VERY rare nowadays to witness. Kudos. Also, lovely car and love the enthusiasm. Keep it up
Such a nice classy design… there is no words to say what an amazing driving experience, woaa. Also the narration is honest, not dramatical as other guys tend to use. Very beautiful machine man!
That's so nice! your comments while driving was spot on. No cup holders, no nav. just hang on and go. After 1 hour in stop and go traffic your left leg turn to jelly. Thanks for the ride along! Oh, yea the radio who needs one. Just listening to the exhaust would be all the music needed! Whoever did the restoration sure did a great job.
Nah they gonna make more $10,000 when they’re brand new hatchbacks and shitty vehicles. they’re selling so many sparks or whatever it’s called I see them literally EVERYWHERE. The time of design is done in average automakers lol
Most people couldn't afford one if they did decide to bring them back out. Think about gas mileage too, at the price of gas at the pump, wouldn't be too much driving.
that 327 is BEAR. best smLL block chevys built. a friend back in the service had a 62 corvette 327/340 4bbl carb. 4 speed and that car wojulds fly. from a stand still in 1st gear it would fish tail untill you let up. my first time driving such a fast car and a vette now ive owned 10 vettes
TEDWARD... SO HAPPY TO FIND YOUR CHANNEL 🤗... I AM 70 YEARS OLD AND THIS (62' VETTE) IS MY "ALL-TIME FAVORITE CAR" EVER SINCE I SAW IT ON THE TV SHOW "ROUTE 66"... AFTER 60 YEARS NOTHING ELSE MATTERS🥰
In 1963 I was in 6th grade. I had a buddy whose dad was a doctor and he pulled up to the front door at school one morning to drop my friend off. He was driving a 1963 corvette, fastback, baby blue, with the split rear window. I loved it
my grandfather has a 59 corvette. Im 19 at about 6 foot 1 and it is an interesting drive. in short people were not very tall back in the day and having never driven it up until last summer i was not expecting what i got but it was a amazing experience and will try to convince him to daily it at his beach house when im there.
I put that cam and solid lifters in my brand new '65' malibu. Added a 4:11 posi .all from Nickey Chevrolet.Not enough money for headers, so I put cut-outs.Originally was 327-350hp., 4 speed. My ets.at the strip were 13;90-14;00 at 100 -102. I power shifted. It spent two years in the garage while I was in RVN66/67.
love the exhaust I also like to see the chrome tips on those tailpipes emerging from the rear splash pan either way it's all cool yep when it was man and machine not a computer with power this power that I'm sure you appreciated driving this more than a new corvette everything appeals to me about this machine don't care for the newer ones they don't have this personality and charm like the older corvettes
Oh man, that beauty sounds every bit as good as it looks, and I bet that torque & hp feels as good too. Lord, I wish I could own it. I'm now 60 yrs old........is it any wonder why many older gentlemen own classic sporty cars like these........it must knock 30 yrs off of their life while driving it. Thanks for the show and the ride along!!!
I remember this car and drove one. The Rochester injection unit only had two problems. One. Nobody at the dealership knew how to deal with it. Second the fuel nozzles plugged up because of lack of good fuel filter. But it kicked ass and actually gave unbelievable gas mileage. The first units were in the 1957 models. Including the 1957 Bel-Air. My favorite Corvette was 1967. I drove many of them. I worked in a Corvette shop and most customers let me have them on the weekends. I didn't like the early cars . I'm tall and I was staring at the top windshield bar . And it drove like a buck board. Lol
I have a 62 Hardtop only They made about 200 of them No big clips on the soft top cover or holes cut out.'Im the 2nd owner got it in 65 when i graduated HS. Also a Factory 4:56 rear end.
I was hitch-hiking south of Chicago on my way to my girlfriend’s house on a Sunday, in 1963. That same black Vette w/ red interior rolls up and stops to give me a ride. It was a friend of mine and he’d stolen the car off a dealer’s lot - the keys had been left in the ignition ! He took me to my girlfriend’s house…later he picked me up and gave me a ride home, gassed up the car and returned it to the dealer and we never heard anything about it. It was an awesome car. We were 15 years old - too young for a driver’s license. No crash; not even a scratch.
This is my second-favorite Corvette in history, after the (in my opinion) perfect C7 Z06, and the one I’d have if I could afford one. I’d also have a ‘65 coupe with C5 Z06 drivetrain, suspension, etc., as long as we’re speaking hypothetically, haha! In a fuel-injected four-speed car, I bet the owner knew he/she wanted the quickest one around and ordered it with 4.10s (I assume they were available in ‘62), especially given the shift points you were using. Quick car for damn sure. Those old hot 327s were some of the best sounding and freest revving motors around.
Yeah. You really have to stare at that tiny thing to see the numbers. At least it's not down by the shift lever like it was on some other GM cars of that era.
I absolutely love the video and all the info in your commentary, im restoring a 57 c1 for a customer from start to finish, 283 fuelie matching numbers car completely
Boy oh boy, what an great video. I’m 61 and have worked on cars 35+ years. Many for GM. The speedo in this car is reading 80 when straight up for those unfamiliar, and the mechanical tachometer is driven off the distributor. Having driven Many quick cars and bikes… I must say this video and camera angle is just like being there… THANK YOU !!! 🤠 The quickest Corvette oldie I’ve enjoyed was a 1969 with a 396 and 4 speed … this video reminds me of that car as far as acceleration. 👍👍👍
Back around 1963, I owned a '59, 283, three speed Corvette. Then I saw this same car on a lot and I sweet-talked the salesperson to let me take it out for about 30 minutes. I never have had so much fun. My test drive was a maroon '62 with the 327 + fuel injection and it was fast!
8:55 nice lil Mk1 Rabbit This sounds throatier and grumblier than I anticipated too... I find these C1s fascinating. Love it! Hustling one with that wheel sounds terrifying but good god as many have mentioned, for '62 that's insane. E-Types only had 260ish hp!
once upon a time in 1973 I Had a 1963 split window 327 corvette Gold a little old Lady went thru a stop sign and totaled it in December rain a week before Christmas it was a weird cold time in Texas, My mother caught Pneumonia in the 4 hours it took for police arrived and then allowed wreckers to move the car..
Wow, what a beauty! I love me a '62. Buzz and Todd liked them too. 😁 I have a low miles C5 Z06 and a couple C3's. I love driving the Z but my '73 stick shift car always puts a big smile on my face. It is not as fast, doesn't handle as well, isn't as comfortable but there is just something about rowing through the gears of an older car that can't be duplicated in newer ones. Maybe it's a bit of that "driving a slow car fast" thing, maybe the nostalgia of my youth, maybe just the rawness of it. I was born in Vermont and moved out west in '88. I love where I live but boy, do I miss driving around those country roads of New England. And what better way to do it than in a classic Corvette with the top down!
Man, there really is something special about these classics. Just nothing like it anymore! I used to hate these as a kid, now I absolutely love them hahaha.
i was out driving my 1964 el camino this Saturday thru LA it was a nice cruise, it has a 327 but its a Holley carb and not FI, I do have a TH400 and a 12bolt to hold the power ;)
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C3 corvette
C3
C7 and c8
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C2 & C5
Tedward's really going on a streak with the classics here 💪
Yep, giving Jay Leno a run for money.
Heck yeah! They're my fav. I'd love to see him in a BMW 2002.
@@henryrpage Or a 3.0 CS/CSL.
360 horsepower in 1962!!!!!!! This thing is THE business
If I got a ride in this in 1962 I’d have crapped myself. So fast.
@@TedwardDrives yea and you was babying that thing lmao you must’ve been scared
Engines were rated in gross horsepower back then. By modern rating standards it'd probably be closer to 270. Still pretty stout given that it probably only weighed about 3100 lbs or so.
@@channell11Yeah probably felt somewhere near-civic type r but with solid axle suspension lmao
@@channell11 Thats not true actually. The engine hp was measured by the crank and usually underestimated by the companies because of rising insurance costs. Many of these engines made around 380hp so you will be at around 330-340hp at wheels. If you dont believe me just watch some dyno videos. Most companies still dont rate their cars at true rwhp btw! So you could be a new 500hp bmw and its gonna make around 450hp to the wheels.
I’m a European car guy but the Corvette has a special place in heaven for me. It’s my favorite American car.
Respect, I also enjoy my eu cars, but I've always wanted a corvette
Best dashboard ever
Ehrlich, es gab in der amerikanischen Geschichte so viele herausragende Automobile, Konstruktionen, ich könnte mich heute nicht entscheiden, welches ein "Bestes" wäre...
Agree-the Corvette between 1956 and 1967 was probably one of the more European-looking cars built in the United States. Except for the ‘58, they didn’t have an over-abundance of chrome and Detroit glitz!
What a car. What a time!
Geared really well for the torque curve on these cars! They go faster than I ever would have thought for sure!
It was a genuine shock. And then I couldn’t help myself haha
@@TedwardDrives If you look up the specs for the 327 Fulie of this year it would run 0to60 in 5.9 and top out at 132,and the quarter in the 14's.Can you imagine how fast this thing was in 1962 WOW!!
@@jerrywright8882 Exceeding 100 miles per hour in the early 60s would be quite the experience, I imagine.
@@jerrywright8882 Faster than that depends who is driving
@@TedwardDrives Keep in mind that the car doesn't have rack and pinion and that's where that slight play comes in. If it had R and P and more modern tires, it would be very good in the corners and there are R and P kits you can put on these cars but it would hurt the value.
360 horsepower, that's more than I expected it to have by about 140. Man, these engines sound phenomenal. Even the big straight sixes they made sounded badass. Also you got tiresqueal up into third, that's some torque.
140? Classic American cars used to be quite powerful before all the emission stuff in the 70’s. In the early 50’s the used to have flatheads with 120hp. Soon after they shot up to 180 and then up to 300 at the end of the 50’s. At the end if the 60’s some were even rated at 400hp
@@dennis885600 yeah most of my experience is from the 70s that's why I thought it'd have like 220 to 240 and just a freight of torque to compensate
Fucking Corvette man, always putting the power down all the way back.
I gotta get one someday I tell ya...
@@jrag1000 it's a 100k car so lots to save up for
And with its light weight fiberglass body, it must fly
Its just satisfiying to watch someone driving in pov..
That‘s just one of the nicest interiors
I had a 59 as a kid. I got it in 1968 just before my 17th birthday. Nobody really wanted the C1s after the Stingray came out. So my dad got the car for $1,800. My friends were driving Mustangs, RoadRunners, Cameros and VW bugs. But that damn Vette drew attention no matter where I pulled up. It was a total tank, leaky, but a hoot to own. The original engine had been replaced with a 327 with a four barrel. I had it up to 135 mph one time. Alas, I had a minor accident with it and my mother would not allow me to have it repaired. Sold it. Graduated from college and bought a 260z. It was so much better than that old vette. Then traded it for a 280z. And from 1992 to 2002, no two seaters. Got the itch again and bought a new C5 in 02, drove it for 14 years, traded it in for a new C7 in 16. I’ll never buy another Corvette as there is no manual anymore. I just can’t get passed that. The C7 is an incredible car, fast, good looking and very fuel efficient. Been blessed and lucky to have owned these great cars.
I feel the same way regarding the lack of manuals. Just not the same...
Ah, the classic Corvettes were such beauties 👌
Wow! That gage cluster! They don't make em like they used to! I love the art deco cabin vibes along with the classic 60s British Sports Car proportions.
As Jackie Gleason used to say back in that day..."How sweet it is"... I used to love watching the 'Route 66' TV series... This is one sweet machine.
Oh man... the sound... got the big speakers on full blast and i am crying tears of joy! Thanks man, that thing is a dream!
I happen to own a couple of those engines and I'm going to tell you they are one of the toughest I've ever seen as far as their ability revving up holding up for years of torture
The special high performance Chevy motors of the 1960's were sold with a WARRANTY and red lined at 7000 rpm. And you are right, they would do it for years with just regular maintenance. Keep in mind, FI 283 Corvette place about 3rd overall at LeMans in 1960. Proud to say I MET Zora Arkus-Duntov at Bloomington in 1990.
"this big oh shit bar for the passenger"🤣 awesome drive & video, as always
Thank you Ted. I haven't been behind the wheel of my 62 in almost 60 years but your video captured everything perfectly. I did miss the sound of that big Carter AFB howling though. 🙂
Pretty car, great sound, and yeah, I heard you catch some rubber getting into 2nd and 3rd. Suspension aside, this car was ahead of its time.
Not many sounds as iconic as the small block Chevy.
That gauge cluster is awesome, as is the rest of this car!!
Car-wise that's for sure the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Absolutely love the C1 Vette since ever! Fantastic ride-on video!
As far as picking races while cruising the local McDonalds on Saturday night back in '62, this was the quickest car on the street. Back then the local AM radio stations would have record hops at the local dragstrip, and I remember one such event at Vineland Raceway in New Jersey that featured a match race between 2 showroom brand new fuelie '61s, with 283ci engines and they were turning 14.20s at 100mph, phenomenal for 1961. So the 327 with a few more hp and more torque would do a little better than that. These were very rare back then, 250 and 300hp were more common and still somewhat feared in such a light car. The sexy idle is courtesy of the Duntov camshaft.
Got a 58’ two tone prowling my neighborhood on the regular. Such a beautiful car. Chevy styling was on point in the mid fifties.
I like the way this guy reviews the car in addition to the excellent video quality. He covers a few points on the car a salesman would ignore such as the brakes(drums all around) and the handling characteristics.
I had a 61 the summer I graduated high school and was instantly popular! I still dream about that car.
I'll be damned... a driving video that shows the presenter ACTUALLY coming to a stop at a stop sign. It's VERY rare nowadays to witness. Kudos. Also, lovely car and love the enthusiasm. Keep it up
Thank you for the Thrill Ride!
love that vette a buddy of mine in the airforce had a 62 vette with the 327/340 4 speed, i got to drive it and man was that car quick
Such a nice classy design… there is no words to say what an amazing driving experience, woaa. Also the narration is honest, not dramatical as other guys tend to use. Very beautiful machine man!
I love black-on-red for early-mid 60s Chevies - absolutely crazy color combo but it looks so tough
Love these old muscle cars. Bring on more muscle!!!
I love the natural sounding exhaust with no computer adding fake burps and pops.
*That binaural audio really gives a pov its character* 😍
That's so nice! your comments while driving was spot on. No cup holders, no nav. just hang on and go. After 1 hour in stop and go traffic your left leg turn to jelly. Thanks for the ride along! Oh, yea the radio who needs one. Just listening to the exhaust would be all the music needed! Whoever did the restoration sure did a great job.
What a beautiful car. One of chevys very best. I would do a modern interpretation of THIS car if I were chev.
Nah they gonna make more $10,000 when they’re brand new hatchbacks and shitty vehicles. they’re selling so many sparks or whatever it’s called I see them literally EVERYWHERE. The time of design is done in average automakers lol
@@paulbrown3302 I agree. Cars these days are typically either bland or over-designed.
Please don't,if it ain't broke don't fix it.
Most people couldn't afford one if they did decide to bring them back out. Think about gas mileage too, at the price of gas at the pump, wouldn't be too much driving.
This little beast rips it man. The torque is unreal but driving it in those narrow roads was scary.
that 327 is BEAR. best smLL block chevys built. a friend back in the service had a 62 corvette 327/340 4bbl carb. 4 speed and that car wojulds fly. from a stand still in 1st gear it would fish tail untill you let up. my first time driving such a fast car and a vette now ive owned 10 vettes
Car from the 60's going 70mph feels like it's going 90mph. Modern car going 90mph feels like it's going 70mph.
Yep
We need more Corvettes
Wow, that's a car to die for. I have a 67 Camaro with a just rebuilt 327. Quite snappy.
That car is a work of art.
TEDWARD... SO HAPPY TO FIND YOUR CHANNEL 🤗... I AM 70 YEARS OLD AND THIS (62' VETTE) IS MY "ALL-TIME FAVORITE CAR" EVER SINCE I SAW IT ON THE TV SHOW "ROUTE 66"... AFTER 60 YEARS NOTHING ELSE MATTERS🥰
That's living its bring tears to my eyes and yes a grind on my face. It's by all my favorite corvette year
That V8 burble is just the business. As an American, just the best sound.
Soo cool! ‘62 has always been a favorite year of Corvette for me!
The best car line ever manufactured
Love it! I can almost smell the exhaust fumes. Well done!
"And 1962 is the last year we had a wrap-around windshield, a solid rear axle....."
...2014 Mustang has left the chat
Sounds like she’s got 4.11’s out back. Love it!
More likely 3.70.
I love when you drive a classic
Me too!
I appreciate the owner of this thing for keeping it stock and not boomering it to death or turning it into a pimpmobile
That bright red gorgeous interior.. those curves.. the chrome.. the muscle car exhaust… I am down bad for this car.
In 1963 I was in 6th grade. I had a buddy whose dad was a doctor and he pulled up to the front door at school one morning to drop my friend off. He was driving a 1963 corvette, fastback, baby blue, with the split rear window. I loved it
Aww man, I love this Vette out of all the Vette's! That bad boy is fast!
Such a gorgeous vehicle. Some of the most beautiful ever made in the US.
You know when you are driving it, the gear ratio's are great, a real envolving experience, fantastic.
Imagine cruising down route 66 in that back in the day
Gorgeous car along with gorgeous New England scenery.
love the way you can see the hood stretch out all the way in front of you. so much presence .
my grandfather has a 59 corvette. Im 19 at about 6 foot 1 and it is an interesting drive. in short people were not very tall back in the day and having never driven it up until last summer i was not expecting what i got but it was a amazing experience and will try to convince him to daily it at his beach house when im there.
My father has a 1955 Chevy bel air sedan with a 1965 327 with fuelie heads!
Tell him you want that car someday.
I put that cam and solid lifters in my brand new '65' malibu. Added a 4:11 posi .all from Nickey Chevrolet.Not enough money for headers, so I put cut-outs.Originally was 327-350hp., 4 speed. My ets.at the strip were 13;90-14;00 at 100 -102. I power shifted. It spent two years in the garage while I was in RVN66/67.
love the exhaust I also like to see the chrome tips on those tailpipes emerging from the rear splash pan either way it's all cool yep when it was man and machine not a computer with power this power that I'm sure you appreciated driving this more than a new corvette everything appeals to me about this machine don't care for the newer ones they don't have this personality and charm like the older corvettes
Beautiful car, beautiful roads, great insight on the experience. Thanks for sharing!
Oh man, that beauty sounds every bit as good as it looks, and I bet that torque & hp feels as good too. Lord, I wish I could own it. I'm now 60 yrs old........is it any wonder why many older gentlemen own classic sporty cars like these........it must knock 30 yrs off of their life while driving it. Thanks for the show and the ride along!!!
I remember this car and drove one. The Rochester injection unit only had two problems. One. Nobody at the dealership knew how to deal with it. Second the fuel nozzles plugged up because of lack of good fuel filter. But it kicked ass and actually gave unbelievable gas mileage. The first units were in the 1957 models. Including the 1957 Bel-Air. My favorite Corvette was 1967. I drove many of them. I worked in a Corvette shop and most customers let me have them on the weekends. I didn't like the early cars . I'm tall and I was staring at the top windshield bar . And it drove like a buck board. Lol
I have heard about fuel-injected Corvettes. The sound that engine makes is awesome!
Forgot to mention you are a true honest guy man , much love for everything
Thank you!
ooo.. that 5.13 was the pick of the video...love that exhaust .. Nice one Ted..Be safe..
This is my dream maaan THANK YOUUUU
No damn electric car will have that beautiful, wonderful and thrilling sound. PURE MUSIC.
I have a 62 Hardtop only They made about 200 of them No big clips on the soft top cover or holes cut out.'Im the 2nd owner got it in 65 when i graduated HS. Also a Factory 4:56 rear end.
I was hitch-hiking south of Chicago on my way to my girlfriend’s house on a Sunday, in 1963. That same black Vette w/ red interior rolls up and stops to give me a ride. It was a friend of mine and he’d stolen the car off a dealer’s lot - the keys had been left in the ignition ! He took me to my girlfriend’s house…later he picked me up and gave me a ride home, gassed up the car and returned it to the dealer and we never heard anything about it. It was an awesome car. We were 15 years old - too young for a driver’s license. No crash; not even a scratch.
Beautiful car! Nothing like the sounds of a corvette
This is my second-favorite Corvette in history, after the (in my opinion) perfect C7 Z06, and the one I’d have if I could afford one. I’d also have a ‘65 coupe with C5 Z06 drivetrain, suspension, etc., as long as we’re speaking hypothetically, haha! In a fuel-injected four-speed car, I bet the owner knew he/she wanted the quickest one around and ordered it with 4.10s (I assume they were available in ‘62), especially given the shift points you were using. Quick car for damn sure. Those old hot 327s were some of the best sounding and freest revving motors around.
That tachometer is marginally useful. Sweet car
Yeah. You really have to stare at that tiny thing to see the numbers. At least it's not down by the shift lever like it was on some other GM cars of that era.
My friend had a 62 with dual quads .i had a 426 hemi 4sp. We traded cars often and the vette was so cool to drive
What a gorgeous All American classic. One of the founding fathers of the concept and segment of sportscars.
I absolutely love the video and all the info in your commentary, im restoring a 57 c1 for a customer from start to finish, 283 fuelie matching numbers car completely
that sounds incredible! Can't wait to hear how it turns out
Boy oh boy, what an great video. I’m 61 and have worked on cars 35+ years. Many for GM. The speedo in this car is reading 80 when straight up for those unfamiliar, and the mechanical tachometer is driven off the distributor. Having driven Many quick cars and bikes… I must say this video and camera angle is just like being there… THANK YOU !!! 🤠 The quickest Corvette oldie I’ve enjoyed was a 1969 with a 396 and 4 speed … this video reminds me of that car as far as acceleration. 👍👍👍
Who transplanted the 396? I didn't come from GM with it.
Perhaps my memory fails me… what was the big block option in 69… 427 ?
@@JRSC54 Several different HP ratings, but, yes, the 427 was the BB option.
Back around 1963, I owned a '59, 283, three speed Corvette. Then I saw this same car on a lot and I sweet-talked the salesperson to let me take it out for about 30 minutes. I never have had so much fun. My test drive was a maroon '62 with the 327 + fuel injection and it was fast!
8:55 nice lil Mk1 Rabbit
This sounds throatier and grumblier than I anticipated too... I find these C1s fascinating. Love it!
Hustling one with that wheel sounds terrifying but good god as many have mentioned, for '62 that's insane. E-Types only had 260ish hp!
Not just getting to drive that, but knowing how. My compliments, sir.
Appreciated!
once upon a time in 1973 I Had a 1963 split window 327 corvette Gold a little old Lady went thru a stop sign and totaled it in December rain a week before Christmas it was a weird cold time in Texas, My mother caught Pneumonia in the 4 hours it took for police arrived and then allowed wreckers to move the car..
Wow, what a beauty! I love me a '62. Buzz and Todd liked them too. 😁
I have a low miles C5 Z06 and a couple C3's. I love driving the Z but my '73 stick shift car always puts a big smile on my face. It is not as fast, doesn't handle as well, isn't as comfortable but there is just something about rowing through the gears of an older car that can't be duplicated in newer ones. Maybe it's a bit of that "driving a slow car fast" thing, maybe the nostalgia of my youth, maybe just the rawness of it.
I was born in Vermont and moved out west in '88. I love where I live but boy, do I miss driving around those country roads of New England. And what better way to do it than in a classic Corvette with the top down!
Beautifully restored! Great video.
European here- your roads looks amazing and very well maintained, is it like this everywhere? In UK there is a pothole on pretty much every street.
Great video...loved seeing scenic Mass once again as a fellow Bay Stater...
Man, there really is something special about these classics. Just nothing like it anymore! I used to hate these as a kid, now I absolutely love them hahaha.
My friend is 6'1" and he said he could not drive this comfortably. He has a friend who as a 1959 Corvette. That said it is a beautiful car.
i was out driving my 1964 el camino this Saturday thru LA it was a nice cruise, it has a 327 but its a Holley carb and not FI, I do have a TH400 and a 12bolt to hold the power ;)
The 58-62 designs are the most beautiful.
Makes for a nice drive on an Easter Sunday.
Once you get all the Prius' out of the way, lol.
@@BobbyTucker Haha!
The nose lift under acceleration at 10:48 was awesome
What the '62 T-Bird would have looked like if Ford had stayed with the '55 - '57 trip.
Wow what a beauty! And that engine sound.
The red interior
With the black exterior is stunning
Beautiful automobile. Styling still inspiring decades later.
That idle is so mean🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
now thats what fanch would call a 10/10 elbow test
My 1961 is my daily driver for the last 62 years 500 hp.
That has me beat, my 62 is mine for only the last 50 years, it is 500 hp. also. What is your cu. in.