I just bought my dream vette 1979 corvette coupe white with all red interior with only 66,059 miles on it and was a 1 owner car. I’m 48 years old and worked all my life and have always loved these cars but family was more important than my dream car but now that kids are all grown up and gone. My wife and I drive it only on the weekends and it will never see rain or snow.
I own a 69 and love it. Just something about looking through the windshield and seeing a raised cowl based hood and defined front fenders. Looking slightly down and seeing analog gauges and knowing your lights are connected with fiber optics long before the nations telecom network was built says a lot about GM and how they incorporate technology prior to the status quo.
Great story! I just met Danny Reed in Galveston, outside the convention center. Really nice guy! Thanks for showing me your amazing cars and sharing your story with me. I am now re-inspired to get my 1969 Vette back out on the road this summer!
Ya GM is pretty strange about cars that are not meant for the general public. As others have said, once the lease was up and brought back to the dealership, and since there is nothing to say of them being registered, probably concidered a GM write off and more than likely parted and crushed. The one that did get away, probably traded at that used car dealer and there was too much money tied into it so they sold it to the highest bidder.
According to what I know , I have Scott Carpenters ( Mercury 7 astronaut) . A 1964 Silver Blue convertible, it went thru Jim Rachmann Chevy Cadillac, I have the window sticker , bill of sale , bill of lading . Can anyone help me identify this Corvette sitting in my Garage - looking for more info ?
@@thetreblerebel just a sad cycle of missed opportunities and one chance cars. It's too bad... less and less affordable cars every day. Frame off restos are cool but that's one more car wayyyyy out of range of the average american, when these cars used to be affordable to the average American. I can only hope once the older generation is no longer able to own cars, that they depreciate, because I think they mainly brought the prices up because of nostalgia (not saying that's bad or they are bad, I just hope these classic cars don't just continue to skyrocket to only museum prices), but I don't think the chances of that are very high. However, some collector cars are dropping in price slightly. Split window corvettes (my dream car) are going back down, but very slowly, and many other sports cars from then have kind of flatlined. Cars I see that are going up to absolute insane prices right now are c3 corvettes (about double of last year) and 2nd generation c10 shortbeds are getting very hard to find for under 5k running. As in I can't remember the last time I've seen one, and these used to just be cheap working trucks, now they start at 8k in half decent condition
I paid $6000 for a #’s matching ‘68 327 coupe barn find 3 years ago (2018). Put $4000 in it to get it right. Worth about $35,000 now as a driver. A $50,000+ frame off would turn it into a $300,000 dollar car. Mecum sold a much rarer big block ‘68 frame off nut and bolt restoration for over $800,000 in 2018. Get them while you can. Keep them as clean as possible!
I'm gonna guess the two missing cars were most likely repainted. I love Corvettes, but that paint scheme did nothing for them. Either one of those colors would have been fine, the paint scheme sucked.
The paint scheme was designed by a very famous auto designer by the name of Alex Tremulis. Look him up. This Corvette was on loan to the National Corvette Museum along with a couple other famous astronaut owned Corvettes and they did a video explaining the cars and the paint scheme.
I own a Riverside Gold 1969 Corvette convertible. I think those three Riverside Gold and black Corvettes are the butt-ugliest Corvettes in existence. The black section is just arbitrarily put on the cars. The black doesn’t follow any of the sexy, swoopy lines of the C3 Corvette👎.
Just because it belonged to this dean guy it's worth 7 figures? right whats this world coming too? It's still the same as every other corvette / somine is worth 6 figures? just cause ...
I’ve always loved vets, I bought my first one this year. Now I’m looking for a 69-72 model to rebuild. Love your vett. 😊
I just bought my dream vette 1979 corvette coupe white with all red interior with only 66,059 miles on it and was a 1 owner car. I’m 48 years old and worked all my life and have always loved these cars but family was more important than my dream car but now that kids are all grown up and gone. My wife and I drive it only on the weekends and it will never see rain or snow.
I just bought a 79 with a 4spd.It needs a frame off resto.
Dont ever sell it. I sold my 70 convertible a few years ago and regret it!
I own a 69 and love it. Just something about looking through the windshield and seeing a raised cowl based hood and defined front fenders. Looking slightly down and seeing analog gauges and knowing your lights are connected with fiber optics long before the nations telecom network was built says a lot about GM and how they incorporate technology prior to the status quo.
Fantastic story and history lesson! I love the old Apollo missions and the Corvettes that shared a great moment in time with those guys!
the story and history of special cars !
wunderfull !
Custom rims, unique paint job, beautifull !
Great story! I just met Danny Reed in Galveston, outside the convention center. Really nice guy! Thanks for showing me your amazing cars and sharing your story with me. I am now re-inspired to get my 1969 Vette back out on the road this summer!
I love you General Motors!!! And Vettes too!!!
I like the fact he painted the cars his way! Your style is your own! Always do at least one car the way you want is the best!!!
Iirc all only the three apollo corvette had that paint style, and custom rims.
Great story! It could also have mentioned the Austin connection of Alan Bean being a UT graduate.
I also like building model Apollos and Lunar Modules to go with mt toy '69 vette.
I think they are sitting in a private collection like the Bullet mustang that was thought to be destroyed
sweet vettes
Al Bean’s my favorite astronaut.
Looks like a '69. My first little plastic toy 'vette.
Ya GM is pretty strange about cars that are not meant for the general public. As others have said, once the lease was up and brought back to the dealership, and since there is nothing to say of them being registered, probably concidered a GM write off and more than likely parted and crushed. The one that did get away, probably traded at that used car dealer and there was too much money tied into it so they sold it to the highest bidder.
According to what I know , I have Scott Carpenters ( Mercury 7 astronaut) . A 1964 Silver Blue convertible, it went thru Jim Rachmann Chevy Cadillac, I have the window sticker , bill of sale , bill of lading . Can anyone help me identify this Corvette sitting in my Garage - looking for more info ?
So why is it so special??
Frame offs are the reason no normal wage earning person will ever own a vintage Vette that's worth a damn
Yep. The affordable classic cars will run out, left only to the collectors. Even the barn/yard finds will run out... sad
@@trashbandit2449 to be replaced by 90s and 2000s collector cars
@@thetreblerebel just a sad cycle of missed opportunities and one chance cars. It's too bad... less and less affordable cars every day. Frame off restos are cool but that's one more car wayyyyy out of range of the average american, when these cars used to be affordable to the average American. I can only hope once the older generation is no longer able to own cars, that they depreciate, because I think they mainly brought the prices up because of nostalgia (not saying that's bad or they are bad, I just hope these classic cars don't just continue to skyrocket to only museum prices), but I don't think the chances of that are very high.
However, some collector cars are dropping in price slightly. Split window corvettes (my dream car) are going back down, but very slowly, and many other sports cars from then have kind of flatlined. Cars I see that are going up to absolute insane prices right now are c3 corvettes (about double of last year) and 2nd generation c10 shortbeds are getting very hard to find for under 5k running. As in I can't remember the last time I've seen one, and these used to just be cheap working trucks, now they start at 8k in half decent condition
@@thetreblerebel did not mean to have my comment be that long, sorry
I paid $6000 for a #’s matching ‘68 327 coupe barn find 3 years ago (2018). Put $4000 in it to get it right. Worth about $35,000 now as a driver. A $50,000+ frame off would turn it into a $300,000 dollar car. Mecum sold a much rarer big block ‘68 frame off nut and bolt restoration for over $800,000 in 2018. Get them while you can. Keep them as clean as possible!
Weird ass fucking paint job. I would get that fixed right now!
I'm gonna guess the two missing cars were most likely repainted.
I love Corvettes, but that paint scheme did nothing for them.
Either one of those colors would have been fine, the paint scheme sucked.
Yes i would like to know what they were smoking.
The paint scheme was designed by a very famous auto designer by the name of Alex Tremulis. Look him up. This Corvette was on loan to the National Corvette Museum along with a couple other famous astronaut owned Corvettes and they did a video explaining the cars and the paint scheme.
@@zwild1160 They would have done better letting Flavor Flav pic the colors.
the next Corvette that will be given to American NASA astronauts that will land on the moon again will be mid engined. :-)
I own a Riverside Gold 1969 Corvette convertible. I think those three Riverside Gold and black Corvettes are the butt-ugliest Corvettes in existence. The black section is just arbitrarily put on the cars. The black doesn’t follow any of the sexy, swoopy lines of the C3 Corvette👎.
Ye but you don’t drive them so what’s the point
What gives you the idea that they remain in his garage without ever being driven?
I have boat elvis touch the sterring wheel it's now worth $750,000
Have you always Bean (see what I did there?) a fucked-up loser Dan?
Dean / Bean what ever
Just because it belonged to this dean guy it's worth 7 figures? right whats this world coming too? It's still the same as every other corvette / somine is worth 6 figures? just cause ...
Its a rare ass vette with crazy history what do you mean just belonged to this dean guy 🤣