How a 1982 C3 Corvette Ended Up In Iceland

As we continue our exploration of Icelandic car culture, our next stop is with a very special friend of Petrolicious, Sigfús B. Sverrisson. To call Sigfús a "fixer" is an understatement. He was a tour guide. A Sherpa. A Chef. An Innkeeper. To say that our filming expedition to Iceland would not have been possible without Sigfús is a massive understatement. We profiled his stunning C3 Corvette in all its glory, and we interviewed him about how it found him.

"When I bought this car I had my eye on the 82 Corvette because I liked the way they had changed the design and by removing emblems, logos, stripes, you get a really clean looking car and the flow of the lines, the white colour on this car, I think it’s lovely. The reaction to this car, you know, when people see it they smile and they look at it and they wonder if they know Corvettes at all. They wonder what’s different with this Corvette because it looks different from other Corvettes and that reaction is the one I enjoy. The bewilderment.

It’s like we were stopped by the police the other day, my wife and I when we were out on an 80s date… I hadn’t gotten a ticket for like, 25 years or something, and he was writing the ticketing he was going, “er, I know this is a corvette what’ a Corvette? Is it like a Dodge?” For that I should’ve gotten off. I’m not as young as I used to be, that’s for sure. But in here I think it’s still there, thank god.

My grandfather founded one of Iceland’s largest companies, importing Volkswagen, Landrover, later on Audi, so i’ve been around cars since I was born. When I was four, I could tell just by the lights what kind of car, what year, everything. I had hundreds of toy cars. If you look at the family album I would always have a toy car in my hand, everywhere. I made the most beautiful noises playing with them, of course. They’re probably antiques by now, like I am.

I do remember vividly when I saw my first Corvette, and that was on a trip to the United States with my mother. We went on a road trip with a friend, drove all over and we had gone into a Howard Jonhsons for an ice cream soda, that was something that I didn’t know at all what it was and it tasted really good and when we came out of the Howard Johnsons there was this gorgeous Corvette standing in the parking lot. Red and it looked like it was going 200 miles an hour.

I had never seen anything like it.There might have been maybe one or two Corvettes that crossed our path, not mine, but Iceland’s path but looking at it now, it’s like a saw it yesterday and it was 1970. And I decided then and there that I wanted to get a Corvette, for sure. Ten years later I bought my first Corvette and at the time it was one of only two Corvettes in Iceland. This one I bought in the states a lot later. I sold my dream car years ago. You know going through life you do silly things, stupid things for sure.

Now I tend not to let go of cars that I buy. I am really sorry that I did sell the other one. But it’s really funny, a year ago I was reunited with my old Corvette. It had been sold to someone in the Eastern Ffords in Iceland and the guy that owned it had only driven it 200 km in 35 years! What’s the reason for that? You don’t want to own a car and the you never use it. Where’s the fun in that? I guess I got bitten at a very young age and I was quite fortunate in that I got to drive at a young age.

I got to drive on the farm, old Landrovers and tractors. I wasn’t even ten years old. So I’ve been driving really, all my life. And I always feel at home behind the steering wheel. It doesn’t matter what kind of car it is. I just love sitting there."

Drive Tastefully®

[YoShImUrA]

"You don't want to own a car you're never going to use. You know, what's the fun in that...?!"

Best quote ever for all car enthusiasts

[tdolan]

I like that guy a lot, he seems like he has figured out his existence.

[SauceBoss]

driving on those roads must be amazing

[deheerKelder]

That last sentence... that's what makes you a real car lover!!

[TheMarcball]

no shaky cam, gorgeous landscape, legendary car, and gracious man behind the wheel. THANKS !

[nfswift]

What a humble guy! A true car enthusiast!
Nice Corvette, Sigfús!

[kanob]

This page deserves an award. Fucking art.

[HiwattScot]

This fellow seems to have one of the best personalities I've ever seen in a Petrolicious video. Thanks for introducing us to him!

[jekabsd]

Thank you Petrolicious for providing us with absolutely outstanding quality content. From the way of filming, journalism, the car itself - always a surprise, always a pleasure to watch. I think you are the only that have the artistic quality in the field of automotive journalism. I really appreciate it. Big ups to your creative director and everyone else who is working for Petrolicious.

[markmartin]

Great story about how a car makes us feel. Especially the corvette. Well done!

[KdPhresh]

Best unintentional Christopher Walker impersonation ever!! Beautiful Vette!!

[jerryhenrie]

I was in the Air Force and stationed in Iceland in 1974 and i remember seeing a yellow 1968 or 1969 yellow Corvette convertible. It had to have snow tires on all four wheels. I have owned many vettes myself, still do, and have fond memories of Iceland, and the very beatiful women.

[JhurtadoOo]

From a c3 owner this was an awesome video to watch on thanksgiving day at work.

[RichyPink]

the profesional cinermatography, camera work and scenery are just mind blowing, with a nice car, good script, this is why im subbed, this content its so profesional u could mistake it for a normal tv show, deft one of my fav channels atm on youtube

[getfamouscheap]

This guy did it so right. He restored it, made it look better, even added modern gadgets to it. It's a beautiful corvette. I love the C3s and C4s

[DannyZabolotny]

I love how at 5:45 he does a little burnout. That's what I like to see people doing with their cars. Too many guys on Petrolicious treat their cars as if they're made of glass, so it's nice to see somebody actually driving their car.

[greatmalus]

I dont know how can ther be so few likes and subscribers when your videos are the best that Ive ever seen

[tpilot]

I get it.... gotta love a guy who loves his car. Doesn't matter era or vintage. I would love to visit Iceland some day. Amazing backdrop.

[TheStwat]

The C3 is a thing of beauty. That C3 is simply stunning.

[BlackSpecV]

My dad had a 1978 Corvette when I was in high school. Seeing that interior again gives me chills of nostalgia. It was a great car to take to school and around town when growing up. Thank you for the beautiful video.