1973 Corvette C3 Big Block

"TheDutchTexan" (TheDutchTexan) 06/28/2015 at 11:44 • Filed to: The Dutch Texan, Corvette, C3, Big Block, TheCorvetteBen

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I have a friend who wrenches on cars, fixes them up and sells them on. His name is Ben and he has a YouTube channel named “TheCorvetteBen” which you can find here:

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I have visited him in the past, and a lot of his projects have come and gone before I had the chance to review one. Recently he aquired a 1973 Big Block Corvette and he just finished putting it back into shape. Our schedules lined up, so I went over to his place with a bag full of electronics.

As the video shows I was greeted with the magnificent shape only a C3 vette has. That iconic coke bottle shape, those sidepipes and most importantly, that big block engine!

I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed driving a corvette for the first time in my LIFE!

Birddog > TheDutchTexan 06/28/2015 at 12:40

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Nice video. Too bad you couldn’t get it out and really open it up.

I can’t wait for the drop top video, that teaser sounded really nice!

KatzManDu > TheDutchTexan 06/28/2015 at 12:49

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Nice. Does this one have an abnormally large fuel tank? There were a series of gold C3 big block Corvettes which were built specially for the Shriners. They had larger-than-normal gas tanks and were gold (brown?) They may have only been 1969 cars, though.

lone_liberal > TheDutchTexan 06/28/2015 at 13:05

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My next car just may be a ‘71 convertible to go with my ‘71 Camaro and ‘71 wife. I think it would be a nice trifecta.

TheDutchTexan > KatzManDu 06/28/2015 at 15:06

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I bet Ben would have told me if there was something “off” with this vette since he has another 73. So I don’t think it had a huge gas tank.

TheDutchTexan > Birddog 06/28/2015 at 15:07

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Yeah, I would have loved to put my foot to the floorboard. Hopefully we can do that with the other 73 down the line! It does indeed sound SUPER healthy!

TheDutchTexan > lone_liberal 06/28/2015 at 15:09

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That would be a very cool thing to say at a car show. “What can I say, I like the vintage!”