293 Original Miles: Corvette Pace Car BARN FIND | First Wash in 45 Years! | Satisfying Restoration

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“Investment” cars but didn’t “invest” in car covers?

I ordered my 1979 Corvette Stingray in December of 78’, it was delivered to me in June of 79. As a 23 year old, I purchased a car cover for it. I’ve owned this car now for 45 years, using the same car cover! My Vette only has 33,752 miles on it. The dealership put 2 miles on it, I’ve enjoyed putting on all the rest! Love these Vette restoration video’s! Kudos!

My dad’s first job was washing cars back in the 50’s and he always said to “Always start at the top and work your way down because it you start anywhere else first then once you get to the top, all the washing you already did would be pointless.” Love and miss you dad, 23yrs and it still feels like yesterday. Love this video guys!

My family has a great history with the Corvette. My grandfather, George Tanguay, is the one who invented and patented a brand new fiberglass molding process for the Corvette. A patent he held until his death. That patent is now held by Chevy, the original Patent Plaque, which is now on display at the Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky. I also have a film of the fully capable Prototype being built (only way to tell which of the 3 men building the Prototype is my Grandfather is, he is the only South paw) Did you know that th3 only Prototype ever built was also deliberately destroyed? I've also got plenty of pictures of the Prototype, which is an absolutely gorgeous car complete with suicide doors. 😊

The cubbyholes inside the glovebox are for storing 8 track tapes for playing music. They were the precursor to cassette tapes. The radio is equipped with an 8 track tape deck located behind the numbers on the radio. Push on the numbers and a door will open to insert the tape. Old school, but was cool in its day.

The carpets and mats are twist pile. When you use a rotary cleaner on them it unwinds the twist. This is why they look more 'fluffy' after cleaning. Twist pile should be brushed fore and aft, and also left and right to prevent the pile unwinding.

My wifes dad was responsible for painting these cars using his template for the two tone. GM only allowed him to use a single stage paint. (They weren't known for having the best factory paint jobs). The goal was to get them out of the door as fast as possible. Neat little fact.

With prices coming down, you should think about investing in a dry ice cleaning system. Make that undercarriage and other exterior work so much we easier and come out even better!

Y’all have become Saturday morning cartoons for adults. 9am every Saturday I’m watching your videos with a cup of coffee.

Interesting note for you. My family owned Executive Auto Sales in Scottsdale Az from 1971 to 1998. We bought more Pace Car in 1978 then any other Automotive Dealer in the United States. In 1978 Chevrolet would not allow Chevrolet Dealers to only order 1 corvette pacecar and would not allow a Chevrolet dealer to buy a Pace car from any other Chevrolet dealer. In 1978 we bought and sold over 250 Corvette Pace Cars and about 100 Silver anniversary editions. I would fly all over the United States picking up about 50 pacecars myself. Only least built pacecar is a L48 4sp only 142 built. We were buying them for $15,000 and selling them for $25,000. Almost every Pace Car never had the decals on them. Thanks for the memories

This is the first video I have watched on this channel. Thank you for explaining why you did not start on the roof. I was beginning to wonder if you were really professionals. You earned a subscription.

I have lusted after that exact car since I was 4 years old. It has been my dream car my whole life. Would love to own that one! Not gonna lie. Seeing the finished detail brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for making it beautiful once again!

I heard you say that the way you cleaned those interior compartments might have been a little overkill, I say absolutely not. That's what a great detailer does. As a customer, I would greatly appreciate that overkill . I'd rather call it exceptional work.

The crappy thing is that its literally been sitting for 45 years in a non climate controlled environment. Detail aside you still have a lot of work to get it to run. The thought of buying then sitting on these cars requires a good storage method as well. Love your detail videos guys, you guys make me want to detail my car every weekend!

Detailing is my therapy …. So satisfying to clean something this dirty

Pretty brave blasting those t roofs with the pressure washer

Watching this in hospital after spine surgery. Love you guys, thanks for all the positivity and fun videos always!❤

So the owner bought those corvettes as an investment? But he didn't even put a tarp over the cars to protect them all those years? Clearly someone who likes money, but has zero emotions for the actual cars.

I owned a triple red '79 Corvette and this video brought back a lot of memories, good and bad. The good: those seats were very comfortable, the body styling was great, and the handling was good. The bad: those engines were just plain anemic. Nice acceleration until you hit 40mph and then nada. The T-tops were great in concept but stowing them basically amounted to stacking them loosely behind the seats. When the T-tops were removed the wind would stream over your head before curling around against that massive rear window and then onto the back of your head. It was uncomfortable if you had long hair or didn't wear a baseball cap tightly. And lastly, well, it was a 1979 GM car. Cheap plastic everywhere, ill-fitting fiberglass panels and a warped hood that rarely aligned perfectly with the fenders. While this Corvette vintage was still fun, it was also a showcase for late 70's GM quality.