Found & Restored Harley Earl Corvette Prototype S.O. 2151 Not Seen Since 1954

This was not just a restoration, this was an archeological restoration! Absolutely beautiful!

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.

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.

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!

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!

Basically this is a holy grail of corvettes. Beautiful restoration

Superb craftsmanship and dedication. And it took a lot of willpower to leave the poor fitting panels ! I live in the UK and 54 years ago as a 15 year old l was offered a very early Corvette with the grille headlights for £100 ! I turned it down because the seller (a local scrapman) told me the V8 had been taken out and replaced with a Ford straight 6. Of course , years later it's pretty obvious it was probably the "blue flame " unit ! I thought it was a very attractive car and was , and still remain , frustrated that l never bought it. I did see the Corvette in a custom magazine a number of years later with a huge V8 ! Once again , fabulous work . Thankyou

That restoration job was a work of art. What amazing talent!

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.

Just incredible! I'm speechless about all the research that went into this masterpiece!

Absolute labour of love, stunning. The blues and greens of the 50's really epitomised that era.

Most custom work on cars goes way over actual value. But this being a Harley Earl mock up has to be priceless.

Thank you for restoring and saving this wonderful car.

Probably the rarest vett of all time glad it gets its Debye finally after 60+ tears

Great story , and Greater Restoration ! 👌

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.

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.

If only cars nowadays were made with such gorgeous lines and beauty. They look like art.

As brilliant as the car is I'm as impressed by his work on that old safe.

Easily a $1,000,000 ++ Corvette! Incredible Craftsmanship on this Magnificent Restoration!