"The Vette gets em wet" RIP Bill Paxton! Nice find man, super cool it's a manual 6 speed!

I work in a corvette specialty shop. You know your stuff! Really cool! Definitely subscribed!

This video is right on so many levels, a lot of cool cars from the 80s and 90s just get ditched because a lot of people don't know how to work on them which is sad because its nothing to be afraid of, I am almost 20, don't even live in the US so have it hard with parts but I bought a 88 Firebird survivor and this is my first project car. You can figure out everything if you want it enough, the people who ditched these cars simply weren't eager enough so these cars sit and wait for somebody who is

Absolutely There are deals to be had out there I picked up a Corvette for 5,500 and it had 70,000 miles on the odometer did some minor maintenance change all the fluids complete tune up new fuel pump and the thing is running like a champ right now. Put 10k miles on it in 2 years and it feels great driving and enjoying it .I can manage 24 miles per gallon on the highway is the best I can do if I keep it around 70 to 75 mph. It's a 1990 corvette

Hope you can save that car I have a 1977 Corvette stringray that I got when I was 16 years old and it still like new to bad the people that got that Corvette didn't take care of it yes they are alot of work to take care of them but if you love the car you will take care of it mine has had problems but I still work on it and take care of it no matter what

I watched the video because the Oldsmobile Trofeo. Looks to be in good condition. In 1991-1992 they brought this car to our electronics class and showed how “advanced” the electronics were for the time.

Very cool! So glad you're saving a manual C4!

Great find, love you to bring it back to life

Nice car! Hope you can store it without degrading it any further. That’s the exact car I wanted for myself when I was commuting 60+ miles back in the late 90s and early 2000s. Can’t wait to see what you end up doing with it.

As someone who is pretty in tune with Corvettes and "projects" I can say you are very spot on concerning your assessments. I frequently get asked about Corvettes and the purchasing of them. My common answer is that I use a 2/3 rds. rule in my purchase assessment. 2/3 rds. need to be good upon purchase if not walk, Meaning good body / good interior / bad engine drivetrain. Good engine / drivetrain, good interior. bad body. ETC. Now there sometimes are added factors such as rarity, pedigree, previous ownership, celebrity ownership ETC. But as a rule, if 2/3 rds. are good you can still come out on your investment to make money as long as you know your budget and follow it. This I have found out works overall for any vehicle from Corvettes - 4wd trucks - muscle cars- passenger cars. At least it has for me for 50 + yrs. Tux Hadler / Simply Corvettes...

Looking forward to seeing you work on this car. Love it!

There's alot of shops that don't like to touch the LT1. I found that out when I had my 96. No one wanted to wrench on that car, like they were scared of it lol

Triple purple 40th anniversary 6 speed. That is gold!!! That's actually my dream car.

In my town, there is a Purple 94 parked outside now for over 20 years on gravel, no cover,moss growing out of the doors.

Wow very nice. I would like to see your project to bring it back to life again!

Thanks for reminding me to wrench on my c4. Love your videos

Brian I believe you found a gem. Yes a rough gem on the outside, however, a low mileage beauty on the inside and can't wait to have you work on it especially the BCM; very interested in that portion..

I guess the biggest pain on a 1993 is it’s still the OBD I computer language and that may be why those are hard to work on.

In my town I’ve seen about 3 80s corvettes but only one trans am

Oldsmobile Trofeo. I think there was a Toranado edition as well. Those front lights have louvers that flip up and down. It shared its platform with the Eldorado and Riveria. I love those generations of GM cars. They were packed with technology.

Awesome find good luck on your new project

Is that a tornado? Great find on the Corvette going to be a nice car when you get done with it.👍

Can’t wait to see this come back to life, neat Tornado, thanks .

Previous owner abandoned GMC Syclone in Reno before sold it to me. Yes I got it running and is not abandoned now.

I got a 94 Firebird Formula a few months ago that sat in a box for 20 years, still getting it to perfect condition but that was a find and a half

Tornado TOEFLO. I really like those Oldsmobiles when they came out I think that Corvette is a nice very nice fine.

On those Corvettes, for every dollar you put in to them, you're lucky to get .29 cents back... Im in SoCal, $5000. C4 and C5 Corvettes are the norm.... They're really hard to sell.. Corvettes are an impulse buy.

Great content

Yup…opti sparks and 4l60 transmissions have rendered many Vettes lawn ornaments.

PaintSociety is starting a C5 respray series. Would complement this quite well I think.

i brought back a coupel 40ths cool cars /lots stuff goes bad and people give up

I picked the same car here in Canada. 40th anniversary edition. Same colour etc.... I am lovin it!

Great car! If i was you, i would put some effort into trying to repair that BCM. THere are several mail-order shops that repair them, or maybe even a local shop. Not only would it make your life easier- it would greatly increase the value of the car having the correct mileage displayed. IMO As a C4 ZR-1 owner, it really warms my heart to see these cars get saved. I feel like the C4 is very very underrated.

I just bought a clean 85 with a rebuilt Doug Nash 4+3 that had been parked for 7 or 8 years. I paid $500. I already have a C3 so I traded it to a buddy for a $3000 truck that is now my work truck. In the end it the Vette needed a fuel pump, clutch reservoir, an a fusible link. My buddy will have it back on the road soon. It's a good thing he saved it from me because I was going to pull the TPI motor and ECU and put it in my 85 Sqarebody then part the rest out. I love the look of a TPI intake!

Great video.

What a shame. I would love to own a corvette of any year ..even an 84😏 I’m real glad this one was rescued 👍

That car is worth saving. I just sole my 1988 and I was lucky that I had a mechanic that knows and works on C3, C4, and C5 Vettes. he knows them like the back of his hand.

I love all the guesses about the Trofeo, but that body style was in production from 1990 to 92. It was discontinued to make way for the Aurora. I absolutely love that style and wanted one, but I was just starting my Air Force career and couldn't afford one then.

That car is an oldsmobile toronado, i remember them from the late 80s to early 90s. and no. No Corvette is a daily driver. Thats what happened to my 88, a lesson learned.

Looks very warm their other then living in Minnesota had snow on the ground 7 days ago but cold is coming I look forward to it work on my motorcycles two of them that’s all I need

The GS-Cs caught my eye as well. Back in the day I bought a lightly used LT1 Camaro and I had to have the factory GS-Cs. They didn't last long, but one of the best looking tires I've ever seen. I remember going to a place called Just Tires around 1996 -97 to get them replaced and they quoted a price of $1,300 installed for new ones. That's equal to $2,500+ today!

Damn, that freeway is loud!

_You're absolutely one hundred percent spot on about the car. This ruby was maybe 45K when new in '93(in today's dollar that's about $92,000)! For those that don't know, the average car buyer today can't afford that kind of money to buy a vehicle. Somewhere prior to the market crash in '08, C4's were collected, driven, saved, coveted, and yes cherished. But with all used cars, they tend to lose their cache. (This car is absolutely a fully loaded 1993 40th anniversary Ruby. Sport seats, ride control, and a ZF-6 speed...I almost passed out at just how nice the interiior is too. And the car has the original Eagle GS-Cs on it)! What a perfect find, and I know you'll bring this car back 100 percent. Great channel, and really great video today. The carfax will be a telltale sign of the mileage most certainly. (The car parked in your yard looks like a 1989 Olds Trofeo. Prior to this model year the car was badged as a Tornado Trofeo)._

The Ruby Red editions are collectable.

Older EFI scares tons of people to work on, its not crazy hard to work on. Just it gives you basic info and you gotta make educated guesses at what is going on. I picked my vette up cheap because of them swapping to a carb but VATS still telling them nope. I got that bypassed, and added aftermarket EFI and got it sorted. It still looks bad, but that can be changed with enough time and effort.

Bought a '94 vette cheap. Most of the time it ran fine but every couple weeks it would just die going down the road. If it cooled down overnight it would start and run fine again. Chevy dealer had it a whole week and found nothing. Turns out it was a bad coolant sensor that quit working from time to time. Yup... a bad sensor will kill that motor. I lucked out and saw a code that for what ever reason did not store... 142lo. Impractical, uncomfortable, gas hog.. and I love it. Heater core was bypassed at some point before I owned it... my next project.

Best of luck resurrecting the old gal. old corvettes deserve to be daily driven. By the way, is it possible to transplant an early C4 digital dash to a late C4? That would be a neat project!

Going to cost a lot of money to save that car

Hello Brian nice video again it's very sad about that 93 Corvette anniversary my guess is you have to have a garage to really take care of a Corvette to keep it in good condition the Corvette you're showing here the 93 anniversary you said in the video you can no longer figure out the mileage that's on it at this moment does that mean you have to sell the vehicle as a salvage title if you do sell it? And this is the kind of car that I want for daily driver keep the good videos coming and keep living the Corvette lifestyle and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family thank you for your time you have a good day

1990-1992 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo. I LOVE those cars, such a cool looking car. I always loved the interiors. That's a blast from the past!

I usually just look at the brake pedal wear, gas pedal wear, steering wheel wear, the drivers carpet area and door jam seals as well. As an automotive detailer I naturally have an eye for these commonalities.

85 vet or the 90s felt like sitting in a bath tub

They did have the GSCs on the V8 powered f bodies. I bought a new 94 z28 and that's the tires on it from the factory. Some years they were an option if you didn't want the speed governed. They were really cool tires for the time but very expensive for the time. I also remember looking at a 40th edition in a dealership and a dealer asked me if I was interested in buying 1 and I told him that I couldn't afford it because I was only 17 at the time! Maybe 16! That other car is an Olds Toronado

Missing the 40th center caps that matched the car. I didn’t care for em But they are correct. Solid car!

Unfortunately a restored car from the 70s-90s Malaise Era will likely not be worth as much as it costs to restore it so you just have to love the car for what it is..

that is a nice find. i think i need a vault!

Just found your channel and appreciate the content. I'm a 68 year old Houston man and have decided to get a Vette, I'm thinking a 94-96 would fit the bill based on many you tube channels I've seen. I do plan to drive the car frequently, not a garage queen. Couple of questions: what do you consider as to max mileage for consideration (I know there are numerous factors) and where do you find yours? Looks to me they are fairly scarce around here. Thanks

I actually see a lot of corvettes sitting neglected. They have dreams, so they don't junk them like many cars. They may never get to it, and eventually they get junked or hopefully fall into the hands of someone who will restore.

I have a c4 black rose vette im 18 and i love this car to death! Too bad people do this 🥲

Tornado Trofeo!

Sweet Toronado Trofeo

One of the last Oldsmobile Toronados. Early '90's.

Man the road noise in the background of this would drive me crazy I don't know I guess I live in a more quiet place👍😎🇨🇦

Love the Toronado

Got an 86 that has an electrical problem. Bout ready to bury it and use it as a ramp for the quads.

There's a C4 ZR1 in pretty rough shape that's been sitting for a few years I see once in a while. Probably the same color as this. Worse than that was when I was 15 or 16 I went with my dad to one of his friends houses and he had a Mustang fastback half in the woods in his back yard and he said how he'd been offered $10,000 for it but turned it down like it was a good thing to turn it down. I'm 50 now and the car is still there rotting away.

Use to have one. Electric gremlins were starting so I let her go.

Nice

Interesting and informative video, kudos!...I have a 1993 Vette, 6 speed, with about 86k miles. I purchased it 2 years ago, spent a year and a half in a shop, and $1,200 later (Optispark and fuel pump replaced, etc.) I still have not driven it one mile. Anyone here knows of any experience and reliable Vette Tech in the Deltona area??? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Lou

Like the Red Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Trofeo my friend had a Riviera, same touch screen

Its a Toronado, but is it a "Trofeo"? My 1988 Reatta has the same touchscreen I believe.

hey that's the same c4 ruby red like mind yep Z25 ( mine is not in the same condition!) lucky yours is a manual

Not a bad looking Toronado. The yellow firebird formula in the driveway reminds me of my yellow 87 firebird formula from way back when. The Toronado looks like it's a 93 with the trofeo 📦 package.

The Red Car is called a tornado trofeo. Its an oldsmobile that i believe shared the the same platform with the old cadillac sedan Deville of the time

Hey. I have an abandoned 1981 vette. Paid $20,000 for it in 2017. Funny stuff.

That red car is an Oldsmobile Tornado like an 89 or so when it got downsized.

Did you purchase it from an owner or just found it? If so, how do you title it & get keys for it?

I have a 93 as well Black with Tan convertible & gut with 66k

I need a driver information center module for my c 5 do u have one ?

You should give that guy who got the c4 with protochrager and top a top for his because it’s better lol

Corvette world or corvette warehouse in Dallas might know how to work on these

I’m looking for an abandoned C7 or C6

There are so many Corvettes that it doesn't make sense to restore a beat up one when you can spend a little more to get a good one that's already running and driving. Spend your time enjoying it rather than fixing it. If it was a rare car then it would make more sense.

Been watching your videos I have the same car that I bought from the original owner only has 3885 miles very nice in side out. Need help getting it running I replace the sending unit and fuel pump also fuel fuses and fuel rely getting fuel to the rails cleaned out the tank when I put new pump but still won’t start it starts when I spray starting fluid down the throttlebody. What can be the problem any thing Notorious for the c4s PLEASE let me know thanx

So you said "abandoned". But a truly abandoned car doesn't have a title. You showed a car you said you hauled out of the woods. How would you get a title for that? Anyway, why didn't you talk about the ECM? That fails a lot more than the BCM. I have this car too, and the ECM part number is 16159278. VERY hard to find them anymore, and if you don't have it your car will never run.

Corvettes the crazy cost to much to fix. Unless you’re a good mechanic

Thats an Olds Toronado. If i remember correctly.

Red car @ front lawn : 1988 Olds Trofeo...

Reatta had a touch screen in 88

the C4 is a great daily if taken care of.

Sidewalk parking😂😂😂😂

Isn't that an Oldsmobile Tornado Torfeo? Around 1992?

that is the right wheel cross flag for c4, but it supposed to have the 70th logo.

It's a 89 Oldsmobile tornado trofeo

nice trofeo....

Bring it back. Make it great.

40th anniversary..1993 Corvette Ruby Red on Ruby Red.. If it looks that bad on the outside You need not look further... Good for parts though..

And to boot a 6 speed!

Olds Trofeo