Barn Find Survivor Video !! All original 1967 Corvette 427 / 435 hp Tri Power with 4 speed – Road Test TV

September 6th, 2012 by Road Test TV

For nearly 40 years, this solid lifter rat powered 1967 Corvette sat quietly in a barn waiting to return to terrorize the streets.  When it was parked in 1971, this 427 Corvette only travelled a mere 25,000 miles.  The big block 427 in this barn find Vette is not your run of the mill hydraulic lifter 427 with 10.25 compression, quadrajet carb and 390 hp.  Instead, it was ordered with a solid lifter, tri power 427 with 11.0 to 1 compression, square port heads and 435 horsepower (also known as RPO L71).  Of the nearly 23,000 Corvettes produced in 1967, only 3754 came equipped with the solid lifter tri power L71 427. 

Moral of this story… there are still rare muscle cars hiding in barns, so keep looking!

 

86 Responses to “Barn Find Survivor Video !! All original 1967 Corvette 427 / 435 hp Tri Power with 4 speed – Road Test TV”

  1. September 03, 2012 at 12:46 pm, TotheFloorVideos said:

    love that patina

    Reply

  2. September 05, 2012 at 11:31 am, bluelinebori said:

    Who parks & forgets they own a FREAGIN Corvette?!

    Reply

  3. September 13, 2012 at 2:16 pm, BabyJ90thadon said:

    Hell of a find mann

    Reply

  4. September 17, 2012 at 4:50 pm, TheJDMtube said:

    This car is worth 300k ++ once restored. Got a 65 327 vert in the shop now. I would kill for an original 427 Mid-year vette!!!

    Reply

  5. December 14, 2012 at 3:13 pm, olds7980 said:

    Love the snow tires on the rear! This car was driven hard and put away wet!

    Reply

  6. December 22, 2012 at 5:58 pm, MrOutlawturbovette said:

    what could they have bouth something like that for

    Reply

  7. February 01, 2013 at 2:19 pm, callmenort said:

    100.000 miles worth of patina( another bullshit word)on a car with 25,000 ,,amazing

    Reply

  8. February 11, 2013 at 10:14 am, john Last said:

    bs look at the rug and the brake pedel and clutch pads,bet it has 125000 miles

    Reply

  9. February 16, 2013 at 12:14 pm, Robert Davis said:

    Can’t buy a f#$kin’ video camera?

    Reply

  10. February 25, 2013 at 5:05 pm, califdad4 said:

    one of my elderly neighbors had her old 63 split back window, red one, but it was a automatic. She had it since it was new and her daughter drove it in 70-72 to high school, then it got parked in the garage and stayed there till they passed away.

    Reply

  11. March 01, 2013 at 1:19 am, ten8goa said:

    Pictures suck

    Reply

  12. March 05, 2013 at 9:54 pm, ronnie lee said:

    it dont matter about the miles sir u wont find a car like this
    i dont care if it has 1 million miles u will be luck to just buy it

    Reply

  13. March 06, 2013 at 12:43 am, matthew gregory said:

    how much

    Reply

  14. March 10, 2013 at 11:57 am, Blaze Kush said:

    so fucking lucky

    Reply

  15. March 17, 2013 at 10:21 am, bushwhoopi said:

    So, how did someone park a very expensive sports car like this without anyone knowing about it? Was it stolen?

    Reply

  16. March 25, 2013 at 4:58 am, bluesharp59 said:

    Why would someone let it sit that long . Too nice not to keep up . ! Great find ! Liked .

    Reply

  17. March 30, 2013 at 9:40 pm, ShenmueAtheist said:

    I’m not sure what the situation with this car was, but a woman my dad knows had a 1971 Vette in her garage with 9000 original miles on it. It belonged to her brother who died in Vietnam and she just never did anything with it for years. My dad offered her $5000 for it, but she said she wanted to keep it because it reminded her of her brother. Whoever does end up getting that car one day will be one lucky SOB.

    Reply

  18. March 31, 2013 at 6:00 am, delmarsteelers said:

    For a car with low miles it looks very worn inside.

    Reply

  19. April 02, 2013 at 2:37 am, bluesharp59 said:

    Great story , i would love to be the lucky one.

    Reply

  20. April 07, 2013 at 12:23 pm, richard smith said:

    I was looking at the clutch,and brake pedal pads..Your Right!! More like—125,000 miles,at least…

    Reply

  21. April 13, 2013 at 1:08 pm, james thomas said:

    its priceless but the mileage does have a hell of a lot to do w/it .

    Reply

  22. April 16, 2013 at 1:28 am, jeepers2655 said:

    who wouldn`t love to have that?

    Reply

  23. April 24, 2013 at 11:40 am, jeff Steadman said:

    I think next time the video should be shorter 😛

    Reply

  24. April 25, 2013 at 1:11 pm, Gary Chidester said:

    wow.

    Reply

  25. April 29, 2013 at 3:16 pm, studadgte said:

    The ultimate 60’s Corvette!!

    Reply

  26. May 01, 2013 at 7:37 pm, bumblebeecbr said:

    that motor looks pretty oily for only having 25,000 miles on it.

    Reply

  27. May 03, 2013 at 9:45 pm, BNforever2009 said:

    I sure would like to be the one to find this. But i know that will never happen. Have a better chance finding minivans and Toyotas and Nissans in backyards and junkyards and other boring cars.

    Reply

  28. May 03, 2013 at 10:23 pm, Sacot Perona said:

    barn finds are all bull s**t

    Reply

  29. May 06, 2013 at 10:38 pm, precioustee83 said:

    WITH A HALF A TANK OF GAS :0

    Reply

  30. May 23, 2013 at 4:17 pm, John Smith said:

    Explain?

    Reply

  31. May 31, 2013 at 8:13 pm, RXBA3U5 said:

    A friend I served with in Vietnam had one of these, same engine, tranny, green paint, coupe, everything. When we got together after I got back home he took me for a ride. He had it up to 130 mph and still had room to go. That’s the fastest I’ve ever gone in a 4 wheel land vehicle. What a ride, what times those were in the ’60s. Wish we could turn back the clock.

    Reply

  32. June 06, 2013 at 5:38 pm, AlFlorida said:

    OMG I’m yanking it.

    Reply

  33. June 14, 2013 at 4:18 pm, gearhead20102010 said:

    Normal for a chevy of that era to have oil leakage in those areas from day one.

    Reply

  34. June 20, 2013 at 8:41 pm, al smith said:

    How much…I have cash…honest

    Reply

  35. June 26, 2013 at 11:43 pm, Fitz A said:

    do you start it up at all? i was hoping to see it run!

    Reply

  36. July 05, 2013 at 1:48 pm, MrBluzhound said:

    Great story. What happened? Was there an gull winged MBZ parked next to it…?

    Reply

  37. July 22, 2013 at 7:14 pm, Pillar77Minecraft said:

    I know the man who owns that car.

    Reply

  38. July 28, 2013 at 6:12 pm, iaagg said:

    Man what a crazy dude to leave that car for 40 years but all the better for us, cause we get to see it.

    Reply

  39. July 31, 2013 at 8:43 pm, Soundrexor said:

    Helloooo, Its 2013

    Reply

  40. August 04, 2013 at 2:53 pm, Kriegar1964 said:

    One. Just one barn find like this. All I need. Maybe a 63 Starfire convertible….

    Reply

  41. August 06, 2013 at 11:42 am, gr8fuljer said:

    Or a ’58 Star Chief Wagon–you can fit a whole sheet of plywood in the back 🙂

    Reply

  42. August 20, 2013 at 12:21 am, Roland Haas said:

    Needs to be fixed up.

    Reply

  43. August 23, 2013 at 12:21 am, nowitsabadtime said:

    I dislike when people bring ‘barn finds’ to a car show, all filthy. Its like they don’t think we’ll believe its an actual barn find. Spend a good 4-5 days cleaning it before bringing it to a show!

    Reply

  44. September 02, 2013 at 4:13 am, omarqb123 said:

    I agree.

    Reply

  45. September 06, 2013 at 5:09 pm, racerx8410712 said:

    I and many others disagree. I like seeing objects like this in their original condition. I want to see what time has done to a car and how it’s survived as a result. It tells an honest story. And surely it can always be cleaned. I would actually have a hard time believing this car came out of a barn if it weren’t for some dirt and dust…

    Reply

  46. October 04, 2013 at 3:41 pm, eugene talley said:

    I’ve had cars with hella stories. Nice to see peeps on the street that knew my cars.That car has low miles then parked. But theres stories there. Worth more than the dirt you see.

    Reply

  47. October 30, 2013 at 5:21 pm, TJ Scott said:

    What’s the story that goes with it? A lot of cars from this time frame belonged to guys going to Vietnam and were killed and their family couldn’t bring themselves to part with it, since it was his most treasured possession. I read a story once that a car like that had a note in the glove box for the next owner telling them that if they were reading this, it meant he didn’t make it back home. Very sad stuff!

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  49. November 20, 2013 at 1:54 pm, vorevox said:

    eugene talley
    I’ve had cars with hella stories…………Why the fuck do people need to
    talk black/ricer????

    Reply

  50. November 20, 2013 at 4:05 pm, Jon Doe said:

    i found one of these 4 miles from my house 2 yrs ago. Had been sitting
    since 1990. A true 427, 67 Vette. Guy wanted 35k and then backed out at
    the last minute. They’re still out there.

    Reply

  51. November 21, 2013 at 12:19 am, Tyler Lundstrom said:

    I call bullshit.

    Reply

  52. November 22, 2013 at 6:07 pm, Bob Wishart said:

    We used to go to Calvin West’s yard in Limestone, Maine. It had about
    5,000 vehicles on some 200 acres. Calvin was originally a pig farmer but I
    guess he saw more potential in cars and trucks. The yard is near the now
    de-commissioned Loring USAF SAC air base where they have top speed runs
    these days.
    Calvin was quite a character who sometimes wouldn’t even let guys into
    the yard, including a buddy of mine and me (after driving some 150 miles.)
    He had some pretty hot cars since the young airmen would simply drive them
    to his place when posted overseas and take whatever Calvin would offer for
    their rides. Also, if a guy never made it back from overseas, the base
    commander would call up Calvin to come and get the Mustang/Camaro/’Cuda or
    whatever and tow it away!
    The last time I visited, the place was closed and no one was around so we
    asked the local police if it was o.k. to prowl around and did so with their
    blessings. That was around 1996 and there were still about ten 1949-51
    Mercs and several ’54 Desoto grills (all piled up on a van) plus a complete
    ’40 Ford Tudor sitting all by itself in a big field.
    I believe the yard is owned by a guy who now lives in Colorado but who
    used to be the yard man for Jack McLean who took over the yard upon
    Calvin’s death. He did come back and sold us some goodies including a ’56
    Caddy bat wing air cleaner for $10 that I used on MY ’40 Tudor hot rod.
    There’s probably nothing left there now but plenty of ghosts and
    memories that I’ll always carry with me.
    There’s nothing sadder than an old car junkyard. If only they all could
    talk!!

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  53. November 22, 2013 at 6:20 pm, Bob Wishart said:

    Several years ago I stopped at a farm outside Houlton, Maine to look at
    a ’65 Chevy. The young guy who lived there then told me, “We’ve got other
    old cars in the barn.” They sure did!! The main barn had a ’30s Chev ton
    truck with a flatbed, a ’53 Caddy ragtop that may have been an Eldorado (It
    had a curved windshield) and a ’36 Chevy Fordor. But the big surprise was
    in the small addition that they had attached to the bigger building. It
    had sunk into the ground and it was a struggle to open the door but when we
    did, lo and behold there sat three 1930’s coupes … two Model “A”s and a
    Dodge. Of course I asked about buying them and was told, “Daddy owns them
    and he’s at the camp.” Instead of hanging around, we took off and about a
    month later all the cars were outside with big price tags.
    I should of persuaded Junior to accept $1,000 or so CASH and called the
    local flatbed guys to take them to my place before Daddy got back.

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  54. December 02, 2013 at 6:17 pm, wb6162 said:

    Bunch of bullshit. “Barn find” my ass.

    Reply

  55. January 04, 2014 at 7:52 pm, Paradise Road said:

    …gotta love the snow tires…pedal pad wear says this is 125,000 miles at
    least…

    Reply

  56. January 12, 2014 at 9:46 pm, karl knudson said:

    L71??? TRY L88

    Reply

  57. January 23, 2014 at 9:15 pm, matzpimp said:

    i call bs too, at lest 125000 or 225000, my friend was the same way, car
    old and engine dirty as hell, only 33000 miles, lol, nice car though

    Reply

  58. February 13, 2014 at 8:57 am, David Fruhling said:

    “435hp”? Not hardly.
    More like 550.
    They underrated them to appease insurance companies and the government.
    Street Hemi’s were around 600hp if tuned correctly.

    Reply

  59. February 17, 2014 at 6:50 pm, Bubba Keng said:

    They are out there, you probably pass by every day and not know what is in
    that shed or building etc. Untill some kind of registry like Duesenburgs,
    you cant account for them all…not yet

    Reply

  60. February 21, 2014 at 11:05 am, Iowa TroutSlayer said:

    I know it ain’t’a ‘Vette – but I was gravel road tourin’ with a buddy of
    mine and as we were drivin’ by this farm I thought I saw a glimpse of a
    motorcycle in a shed and I broke out my binocs and saw it was an early 70’s
    Honda…couldn’t tell what size from the road, so I pulled in and went up
    to the door and said I noticed a bike out in their shed and asked if I
    could take a closer look at it. Farmer was totally cool. We went to the
    shed and it was a 1971 SL-350 with 600 miles on it. Even had the
    blinkers. Dirty as hell, bird shit, etc. I asked if he would be
    interested in selling and he goes, “well it’s a 350 – how about $350?” I
    told him I would be back in the morning with the cash and a trailer and
    after I picked it up and power washed it real good, it was nearly like
    new! Went through it, top to bottom – inside and out and it’s my baby
    now! I wouldn’t take $5000 for it today!

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  61. February 23, 2014 at 12:25 am, Dan Targa said:

    Whos the dumass that stuck it in a barn?

    Reply

  62. February 23, 2014 at 3:12 pm, Brian McKenna said:

    Who ditches a 4 year old Vette in a barn after 25k miles and never comes
    back to it?

    Reply

  63. February 23, 2014 at 4:38 pm, Mark Wison said:

    It’s a good thing someone put all those stupid fucking annotations in front
    of the captions…

    Reply

  64. February 27, 2014 at 9:13 pm, ken ralyon sr said:

    wonder if the original owner got it ,and was then shipped off to ‘nam and
    never came back.
    then nobody wanted to even look at the car

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  65. March 06, 2014 at 1:57 pm, DougCameraMan said:

    the foot pedals, as well as the engine and valve covers, all look like more
    than 25,600 miles. A car parked with that low mileage should look pretty
    much like new. I’d also question that a ’67 Corvette (probably purchased
    in 1968) was parked after only 3 years in 1971 but I guess it’s possible,
    On the other hand, I’m more skeptical of the claim of 25,000 miles. It’s
    more likely 125,000 if it hasn’t been tampered with. Still, a nice find.

    Reply

  66. March 15, 2014 at 8:05 pm, james marshall said:

    if this is in there barn whats in there house..the Holy Grail

    Reply

  67. April 05, 2014 at 5:59 pm, John Dough said:

    Be interesting to see if the tank sticker’s still
    on there.

    Reply

  68. April 22, 2014 at 7:45 pm, Konstantinopoljski said:

    MAybe someone died in this car. Suicide or overdose. A car like this
    almost never gets under the radar. Not in USA. In USA they maybe dont know
    what a Lamborghini is but even 3 yr olds know a Corvette when they see
    one.

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  69. May 07, 2014 at 5:52 pm, Cheef Cherokee said:

    Looks like a horse pissed all over engine back in 1971 . Time sure takes
    its toll on a car even if your not driveing and its in out of the weather .

    Reply

  70. May 07, 2014 at 10:24 pm, findvoltage said:

    lot of “barn finds” going down these days….

    Reply

  71. May 14, 2014 at 12:29 am, Jim Rowlings said:

    nice carI like 65 My Fav. Is The 66 Stingray conv. same engine

    Reply

  72. May 28, 2014 at 12:46 am, skoal22005 said:

    More like 125 thousand.

    Reply

  73. June 02, 2014 at 9:50 pm, Hot80s said:

    maybe the guy went to ‘nam & never came back

    Reply

  74. July 04, 2014 at 11:30 pm, Sammyjeans1 said:

    I have a family member with this exact car in this exact condition along
    with two more big block mid years in his barn. I’m not sure this black one
    isn’t it. Remember, it costs a ton of money to restore one of these the
    right way. The owners of these 100K+ Vettes might need to sink tens of
    thousands into making it mint.

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  75. July 13, 2014 at 7:13 am, reelreeler said:

    Well now it can go from just sitting in a barn to being restored and
    detailed. After that it will be just sitting in someone’s garage, and if
    it does get out it’ll only be on a trailer to car shows.

    Reply

  76. July 18, 2014 at 11:31 am, hpiguy said:

    Not every barn find is “A guy that went to ‘Nam and never came back.” In
    fact, hardly any are. The title history proves it on all these cars.
    Most are just some old fart that bought the car, used it a few times,
    parked it and never drove it again for any number of reasons, many just
    because they horde stuff.

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  77. August 04, 2014 at 8:15 am, alienaxe said:

    BULLSHIT !!!! – PARKED IN 71 !!!!……………IT HAS A FUCKING 1974
    license plate on it !!!!………… and yes 125,000 is more realistic, the
    pedal pads are work out, the engine compartment would never look like that
    in 4 years. again he says parked in 71, it has a 74 license plate on it.
    this car has been beat to fuck and back. very nice find. but if you put a
    car in a barn, with windows open, it wont take but a one rain storm to make
    all that dust.

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  78. August 10, 2014 at 12:12 pm, 4thstooge said:

    I’d like to make a “barn find” like that!

    Reply

  79. August 24, 2014 at 4:35 pm, MegaherzZwei said:

    What car’s exhaust note is at the end of this vid???? Sounds wicked!!!

    Reply

  80. August 28, 2014 at 6:50 pm, Kelly D said:

    Just because you don’t drive a car doesn’t mean you cant keep the plates up
    on it. I have a old S-10 blazer I haven’t had on the road for 3 years but
    I’m getting it going again, and I kept the tags up on it. So don’t get so
    excited about the goddamn license plate.

    Reply

  81. September 08, 2014 at 11:16 pm, james marshall said:

    its a hoax somebody disconnected the speedo….that cars totally fckked up

    Reply

  82. September 18, 2014 at 7:52 pm, Bad Mann said:

    more like 125,000 miles. Oil does not gather on an engine like that in
    just 25,000 miles, nor does the floor wear out under the gas pedal. Get
    real

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  83. October 26, 2014 at 8:48 pm, garyj381 said:

    Sat how long and rolls ?? Shit my 69 sits for 21 year and breaks end up
    being junk and fkn leaks everything good luck with that one !! But never
    yet one BAD ASS CAR …

    Reply

  84. November 23, 2014 at 12:42 am, meanjogrn said:

    25.000 miles that’s a laugh. but some people will be fooled

    Reply

  85. November 30, 2014 at 12:53 pm, Steverinomeister said:

    I do not go to YouTube for slideshows.

    Reply

  86. December 03, 2014 at 9:20 pm, ballucanb1 said:

    When you owned a corvette back then, you never left the speedometer
    connected for very long .
    Even if you see 25 on the car it most likely has 125, or someone did the
    disconnect and drive deal

    Reply

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