The big block 427 Corvette Stingray

In 1966 Chevy came out with their signature 427 engine, which became an
American muscle icon.
In this video we will go over some of the history of this car, then take
it for a drive to experience the power of a big block Chevy icon for
ourselves.

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[christopherduby]

I have the 454 sitting outside . My heart melts with happiness when I hear her fire

[DG-sfei]

I don't know what's more car or this woman

[mottopanukeiku]

Kudos to the hostess- nice job on the commentary and presentation. Great to see a down to earth, knowledgeable, and well spoken non-super model. Clearly loves cars.

[vulgarhyena]

Nice corvette!! Such a beautiful example of a classic! These old big block DOMINATED the streets back in the day!

[georgefulton]

I own a “Triple Black” 66 427 Sting Ray with original side exhausts. 73000 miles on it. Love the car. Used to live in Huntington Beach but now in Colorado. Was able to take it out yesterday with a sunny 60 degree day. Do miss driving down PCH in it.

[zeppafloyd]

One of these passed me on the highway yesterday. It sounded fantastic.

[brettvollmar]

Thank you for talking a bit about American muscle. In 1970 I bought a 1969 Z28 Daytona Yellow with black stripes and black interior. loved that car, wish I still had it. talked father into buying it for me because the article I read about the car said, its the closest thing Chevy will ever make that is almost a Ferrari! what a car. I always said if I live through this, I will get to be an old man. I have now made it to 65. got it when I was 16. Lots of stories.

[theninethrees]

I’m a hardcore JDM guy, but I dream of owning one of these old legendary Chevy’s one day. 64’ Impala SS, 70’ El Camino SS, C2 or C3. True American Muscle. Keep it up 👍🏽

[sergeantmasson]

A former Florida friend had a silver one. He sold it through Hemmings Motor News to a collector in PA. The PA collector flew down to FL to check the authenticity of the car. He bought the car and arranged for it being shipped to PA. While waiting for the shipping company, my former friend removed the original 427 engine and re-stamped a 402 engine from a '71 wagon with the 427's numbers. The 402 looked close to being right but of course it wasn't. My former friend moved from FL to NC soon after the Corvette was shipped to PA. Two years later, he was arrested for interstate fraud, convicted, and sent to prison for several years.

[paulmarentette]

I have enjoyed my '65 Sting Ray convertible now for 20 years and must say it is just as amazing out on the highway as it is in the twisty stuff. I've upgraded the the factory 4 speed Muncie transmission for a Tremec TKO-600 5 speed, plus updated suspension, brakes and steering. Truly astounding how well this 50+ year old design can keep up with (or excel past) most modern cars.

[TCE]

I am a year late to comment here but did watch this posting the day it published. I have a C2 corvette and I extremely happy to see Collene present this example. Nice spec and race history. Mid Year Corvettes hold their own against any Ferrari ever! I enjoyed. Please more of these.

[BradKwfc]

I still remember getting dropped off at kindergarten in my dad's 66 coupe. That was the last time it was on the road (1988).
My dad gave me the car in 2017 and I had the body off within a few months. Hopefully I'll have it back on the road in a few years. Even as a kid I thought that car was so cool!

[qlpcpix]

One of the most beautiful looking cars ever made.

[DwainDwight]

One of these 435hp engines finely tuned is by far the greatest sounding engine of all time. This is the real deal. well done.

[aaroncolk]

Gorgeous car and that engine is a beast

[jamey]

Never owned one, but I have ridin in one, and they are a very bad ass machine.. No hemi or ford can mess with it

[nazfan]

I used to own and run a Corvette and classic car restoration shop back in early 2000s. Strangest story I tell people is that I used to have a customer who would come in almost daily to check out the cars being worked on. So one day a customer brought in a super rare 1969 Corvette L88 (427 engine). It was to go under a full restoration (down to the red line tires)

So way later in the day the guy that came around checking out the cars came in and I told him about the 1969 that I had parked. I stayed in the office and a few minutes later he came back in ad said he was going home and would be back. He looked upset. He came back about 30 minutes later with a title in his hand and wanted me to go with him and check out the VIN. Well, the numbers matched on the title. I called the customer that left the car and I called the police as well.

Luckily the police and customer came in about the same time.
I asked the customer to bring all paper work he have had on the car and would explain what was going on when he got there.
So, everyone got together I thought I would do the explaining on what was going on because the one guy was obviously upset. I asked the customer where he got his car and explained to both the guy and police that it was possibly a stolen car. The customer brought his paper work and the police officer looked it over then called turned out the car was reported stolen by the original guy who was upset it was found but overlooked at the police impound AND sold at police auction.
The end result? The police officer asked if an insurance settlement was made and the answer was Yes. The officer said that this guy is the new legal owner I felt bad for him

[joevette]

By the sound of your rpm in first to second its probay has a 3.70 or 4.11 rear

[jwj]

The car is nice but can we also take a moment to appreciate the beauty presenting the car?!

[willits]

Of course it starts right up....Its a Chevy