Lingenfelter LS7 Powered Widebody C2 Corvette Pro-Touring Build
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2022
- Greg's '65 Corvette Pro-touring build with a 630hp all motor LS7 so sit back and enjoy the ride..
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There’s nothing better than seeing an older gentleman drive a car like a 16 year old kid!!
Actually a 16 year old would crash it...
Bert - that’s hysterical!!!
And keep it off the curbs!
Keeps him young Dosnt it !!
@@23727bgk a 16 yo couldn't afford one.😁
I still think these are the best looking Corvettes ever designed
I agree 1000%
Over all without a doubt. I will add however that the front grill on the ‘58-60 C1 Vettes is the most awesome front end ever put on a car.
The most symmetrically gorgeous car ever built is the '65 Stingray!
Yes Sir!!💯💯
100% and it's not even close!
When I saw the cover photo for this video in my notifications, i think i broke a finger tapping the play button!
The phrase " Drive it like you stole it" comes to mind
That is the motto I live by...
In the words of Dale from stepbothers, That.......was.......AWESOME!!!!
A race car for the street! Gotta love him finding a beat up body and having a vision for it. He definitely has the car dialed in too.
Wow! I’m blown away with all the positive comments! Thank you to the AutotopiaLA subscriber’s! And thanks to Shawn and his crew for doing such a great job on the video!
Thank YOU Greg!
You’re living the dream bruh! I’d trade my Hellcat in a second for this car!!!
love the ride
Thank you for taking us along for such an amazing virtual ride 🏁👏🏁
You sir are a fantastic builder/driver and such a gentleman 😊
This car is perfect for those Sunday drives in the hills.
Oh hell, any day of the week that ends in "day" would be great for a drive in this vett!
Now THAT'S a fun Corvette! Six years of track use and only change the oil...OMFG!
Shawns reactions are priceless when it comes to the braking capabilities. And the donuts and smiles, just awesome. Such an incredible car. Great episode guys.
Well, now he is in a car with functioning brakes which doesn’t have to rear end others to stop at an intersection…. 😂
That Gforce pull is 🔥
It is intense!
He has built a no nonsense bulletproof race car for the street. The way he’s having a blast kicking it’s ass and making no apologies for hammering the beast, beautifully built piece of machinery!
Well done !
I had to catch the video. What a beast! Your sunglasses stayed on under breaking lol. 😎
As soon as I seen the rear suspension 😍🥰. I love these builds done by the old school guys. Cars that are built to be driven and driven with aggression. See here's the thing, yeah those pro touring builds that have a full leather custom interior and ride on air bags that's fine for the normies . If I'm gonna put this kind of money and my own time into a build it better make mom's scared for their children's safety and every cop in the tri-state area will have a picture of my car on their dash. 😈
Preach on brother!
Thank you, great humor!
The company that makes this guys Engine is no joke they make like 2500 hp LS big money Awesome car
Always a blast. No chiropractor needed!
Dennis Hopper would definitely appreciate it .
That 356 wouldn’t stand a chance 😁
That rocker arm IRS is a work of art.... first time I've ever seen a configuration like it. Just wow!
That rear set up is my own design! Thank you for your appreciation!
@@gregthurmond1676 If I had the money I'd pay you to build me a C2.
If we were in the 1980s this car would have a TV show written around it.
That would’ve been cool!
so much fun, driving that beast!!!!!
This and the Buick 1000
are off the chart!
Autotopia once again outdoing the
Competition!
This is my new favorite video/car. Dialed isn't the word! This is the benchmark that every build should try and beat!
Glad you like the car! Thanks!
I have to say a Corvette has never drawn me in to want to know more about it ...until this car......I like them a bunch... but this one is special
Serious little racecar
My first thought when I heard him on it too Shawn
That's a bunch of RPM's
Very Cool Vette
Now that’s probably one of the best corvettes ever!
LOL love the pedal attitude, never to Old. Loved it and as you said Shaun, Blown away
This man is the real thing. Knows his car and drives it. Car is such a nice built vehicle. Great job.
What a beautiful Vette 👍🏻
Stunning
The fact that this man drives the piss out of this masterpiece is so dope! Goal in life = be like this guy! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 much respect!!!
PS: C2 Vettes are my favorite generation. Dream Vette ALL DAY!!! 😮💨
Love your words!
@@gregthurmond1676 🙏🏽
All 8 generations I love , I'm a corvette guy all day but C6 and C3 are my top 2💨
An absolute beauty!
Thats how theyre supposed to be driven...otherwise..what are they for...true testament to how well and why it was built...the guy is a old school badass
The looks on your face Shawn when he accelerate and abruptly stop 😂😂
Shawn rocking the matching shirt! Loving it I need one.💯🙌✌
What a monster car. Who over put that together knew a thing or two.
This is why I don't want a numbers matching car. I just couldn't do this with a complete car. Which is why I'm looking for a roller with as much body as possible. Great video! Love the car!
I can't thank you enough for putting your videos on. I'm 69 and truly miss horsepower but you give us a taste of it and it's truly appreciated. Stay safe my friend.
This is the greatest car ever built. I'm speechless 😶
Thank you!
Those C2s are what changed the world. Best on this show. Badd ass perfection. Vote for best of show.☝️☝️☝️❤❤❤😎😎😎
Thank you!
Sick!!!! What a Machine….
What a glorious build
There is so much to love about this car.......I don't know where to start......what a gem of a build......
Man he throws down! That thing is a work of art and love how it gets driven
He does and this things built to take it
God that looks good! Who wouldn’t like that ride!
Greg T is the man! One of the best Vette builders in the country. And an amazing driver who has and probably still is at the top of the USCI race series!
All true. And top it off…such a cool guy
This car is a beast.
If there was no sound & just facial expressions we know this is a beast of a ride 👍 There's nothing better in the car world than a man that drives his machine this is an incredible ride.........Awesome!!!
Actually knowing Greg and seeing what’s in his shop and his wife’s corvette as well. This man loves what he does. I don’t have a bad word to say about him and he’s 100% one of if not the coolest guy I have gotten to know or ride a long with.
Thanks Gio for the nice comments!
I'd love to have a guy that like for a neighbor 👍
Wow. That's awesome!
@@gregthurmond1676 wow, being able to drop a note to a legitimate celebrity! Greg, what can I say, you are just plain cool, and just plain fun! Absolutely fantastic build. Really well done! I'm guessing we're about the same age and you're really inspiring me to get my build going. 👍🇺🇸
I'm in Austin. If you ever head back to CODA, it would be my privilege to meet you. Heck, we can bring my wife and we'll all go out for BBQ (or I can bring it to the track). Do you have a website, or do you know if you're coming back to Texas?
Yeah, this is the kinda Vette I want. Love the C2 styling. But with modern stuff underneath...Perfect! Gorgeous car. Will go anywhere and do everything! Drooling 🤤 🤤 🤤!
You ought to try growing up with this dude. He's never let up since the day he could drive. Amazing build and amazing driving..
Is this YOU Mike Ives???
Mike?
@@gregthurmond1676 Yep, that's me. I remember having the same emotions as Shawn in your Chevelle SS...
I've been watching this show for a while, This is my favorite car yet.
The Driver enjoys stomping on the throttle and brakes and driving it hard.
Nice car love the colour!!
I love this build. This is what tha love of cars is all about
Okay, this dude gets it! Talk about getting the most from your car.
Thank you!
Old cars have so much personality. This is just bad ass!!
Sick ride!!!!🙂
Absolutely gorgeous car. 65 - 67 are my favorite years for the Corvette. A 65 - 67 Corvette Stingray and a 68 Mustang Fastback are my two dream cars. I love the addition of the Stinger hood. That LS7 sounds AMAZING. I fucking love that Greg doesn't baby this car. He drives it the way it's meant to be driven. Another amazing video.
Why not 63 and 64? 63-67 are the same body style except for the split window in 63.
@@Panthercholo nothing against the 63 or 64. For starters, I'm not a big Split Window guy. Not diminishing the beauty of the car, it's just not for me. I am aware that the body style is the same however what gives the 65-67 the edge is the engine options. I prefer the engine options and specs that came with the 65, 66, and 67 model years over the 63 and 64. I love the 63 and 64, 65 and 67 just gets the edge for me. Plus I've seen a few gorgeous builds just like this one based around the 65-67 model year Vettes. When it comes to generations, I've noticed I tend to lean more towards the middle years or end of generation years because in the case of the Corvette, you get the same beautiful styling but with bigger, more powerful power plant options. I guess in my eys they're just more perfected.
@@devinosborne7785 Makes sense. I'm a '64 lover myself. Most of my cars, since my first car at 15, have been '64s. I'm partial to small blocks, especially the 327.
@@Panthercholo I'd honestly take a 396 or a small block. The small blocks are more nimble in the front end. I hope to own a 65-67 'Vette Stingray, 68 Mustang Fastback, a 240Z (not picky year wise) and a 1977 Toyota Celica GT Liftback
You know a wide body is done right when the common eye can’t even tell it’s wide. Truly a bad ass Vette
You know it's fun when Shawn starts clapping haha
One of top old school corvette builds, we need more of these in the car world
When you’re old enough & worked hard enough to build the go kart that you always wanted.👍 That had to be a blast.
New favorite! Rad car. Great driver.
My mom had a split window, the best looking corvette. All Corvettes have big hips, it's the way the front tucks under and matches the lines on the way to the back. Love that generation.
Stunning, love the colour.
Of all the cars that have been on this channel, this is one of my absolute favorite. Looks great, performs great, and doesn't sound obnoxiously loud.
Thank you! But Scar does make some noise!
I’m not a corvette guy but I would drive that car. The color is stunning and I bet the handling is superb being widened and that new suspension. Cool build, I bet it’s a hoot to race 👍
Such a beautiful color 😍
I agree with the owner about not using a bunch of plastic covers to hide that beautiful LS
Nice vette 👍👍
No electric car ever made could excite all our senses like this beast.....iconic American muscle
Probably my favorite episode, Driver/Builder/Vehicle, just everything!!
Riding in it, especially with such a confident fabulous driver must be something so very special!!
Cheers 🍻 and thanks for the virtual ride 🏁👏🏁
Thank you Shawn and Gregg !!!!
Every aspect of this video was better than any other. .Gregg is the first and only individual to thoroughly demonstrate the stopping capacity of his vehicle on your program. I was tense in my seat only viewing the video. He truly beat on it. Your ending remarks summarized most of what stood out
In many ways this could be the best vehicle you have ever recorded and posted.
Excellent work on both of your parts
Wow! Such nice comments! I was nervous that my car wouldn’t live up to the quality of cars that AutotopiaLA does! Thank you!
"High." LOL
Could be my favorite Corvette resto mod ever. And FWIW finally someone who knows how to introduce music into a vehicle video. You should barely hear it most of the time. So simple.
Thank you! Our editor Kyle does a great job and this car is pure insanity!
Great build. The drone really came thru on video.
Favorite body style corvettes. Such a bad ass car the paint 🔥 love that he showed how good his brakes are and then smokes the tires up couldn't have asked for more. Guy drives the heck outta that thing
So glad you enjoyed the car!
Bad ass car. It has it all..the acceleration and the stopping! Love the orange too. That looked fun. And Greg is a good driver!
Thanks! I had a blast with Shawn and his crew!
Love the color dude 😍
I watch all your videos, great work! This is my first time posting on any video, after seeing this car I'm literally grinning ear to ear like an idiot! Holy Christ that's the shit right there
Im stoked to hear that!
That was awesome stunning car stunning colour and engineering
I'm a Ford guy but damn that's one badass Vette. Shawn love your channel, you have such a great job. You better pinch yourself every day!
I love what I do! And this car is so well built and driven
My Dad owned a 66 427 car and at roughly 162 it started to lift in the rear.
The LS7 is a perfect match for C2.
Or for any car, for that matter...
Awesome car 😎
Very cool car. I love that color that's beautiful.
The car looks sweet, handles like a Go Kart, and Greg is a hell of a driver!!!
Thank you!
What an incredible car, and a talented fellow behind the wheel. This was a great video...thanks!
Absolutely sick car. And I love the color.
What a sweet build and showcase. Looks to be about as much as you can have with your pants on, haha!
I had a 65 back in the day, I got a lot of great memories of that car.
Love how he took us on a backwards walkthrough of the powertrain. The faded harnesses and the interior wear adds to the badassedness. Looks like too much fun 😈
Greg, you’re awesome. Keep living your best life
This car is bad ass, gorgeous and the driver really knows what to do with it. Makes for a great vid!
Such an iconic shaped car.
Awesome 👍
At 10:04, I was smiling with you! That smile at that point in the video was worth the whole video. I'm a big Corvette fan, and this is one of my favorites from your video collection. Thanks for posting this bro!
Im happy you liked it Darryl!
That's mean machine
Calor choice is beautiful for that model.
Those donuts where fun to watch.
Awsome build...Nice & solid with no drama 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Fantastic Street Build. He took an old Corvette and made it twice as good as it was when new. Love this car.
I was never a fan of orange... Until now! Such a beautiful car. C2's a childhood favorite.
That patented Shawn grimace means this unit is a performer. Greg shows us that age is just a number. Dude is forever young and I love it. Does he have more cars to show off?
Thank you! And yes more to come!
Greg is one hell of a driver. The donut and his shifting were amazing. The guy knows his stuff.
He’s a serious driver for sure