Found & Restored Harley Earl Corvette Prototype S.O. 2151 Not Seen Since 1954
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Published 2022-04-02
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Resurrected to the flamboyant design that Harley Earl envisioned the 1955 Corvette should have looked like.
All Comments (21)
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This was not just a restoration, this was an archeological restoration! Absolutely beautiful!
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I restored a 1965 fastback mustang in 1999. My father bought me it in 1985. I still have it today. I was way over my head. Took me almost a year do it. Much longer than I anticipated. I spent every weekend in every night in the garage working on it. I showed it in the World of Wheels in Boston. Took best of Paint. Got a 60 inch trophy. I will never sell it. I miss you Dad.
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What a great restrained interview style - asking the right questions and then respectfully keeping quiet to let the man explain, great filming and editing too!
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When a car has a history of being repainted, repurposed, and hacked about like that, it must be a nightmare deciding what moment in its history is to be enshrined in a restoration. Beautiful and incredibly thorough work!
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Very few would take on a project like this, fewer still would see it to the end. The dedication to authenticity is truly commendable. My hat is off to you sir, subscribed.
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That restoration job was a work of art. What amazing talent!
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Basically this is a holy grail of corvettes. Beautiful restoration
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This was absolutely amazing. As a Corvette admirer since a child, I really enjoyed watching this video. Billy Jay is an artist. An amazing artist. And the history on this car. I love the fact that you can trace the lineage of this car from the 50's to 2022. Thank you for making this video. And thank you Billy Jay for keeping this amazing piece of automobile history alive.
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Just incredible! I'm speechless about all the research that went into this masterpiece!
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If only cars nowadays were made with such gorgeous lines and beauty. They look like art.
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Easily a $1,000,000 ++ Corvette! Incredible Craftsmanship on this Magnificent Restoration!
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Most custom work on cars goes way over actual value. But this being a Harley Earl mock up has to be priceless.
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Classic cars are works of art. I always prided myself in what I know but after watching this guy….THIS gentleman (and I have seen others similar to him)… they take it to such another level.
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Thank you for restoring and saving this wonderful car.
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My neighbor had Number 8… He found it in a junkyard in the 70’s. The junkyard has Number 3 as well. He almost bought it for 12k. Later he found out that they never found number 1 or 2. He just passed away a few months ago. Rip Bill. He was a good man.
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As brilliant as the car is I'm as impressed by his work on that old safe.
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This is my favorite story of yours so far. The lengths he went to in order to keep as much originality as possible is outstanding.
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OMG, I can imagine the stress of Not "fixing" the imperfections. 👍
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the man;s passionate about his job. the world needs more of him.
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Probably the rarest vett of all time glad it gets its Debye finally after 60+ tears
