1967 Corvette Stingray 427 Barn Find: First Wash in 33 Years
An anonymous collector was stuffing warehouses with amazing cars for years… But now it’s time to sell them all.
If you’re into car detailing videos on YouTube, you probably know Larry Kosilla, founder of AMMO NYC. If not, Kosilla is a professional automotive dealer who took to YouTube to show off his skills on rare and/or unusually dirty vehicles while marketing his line of high-end car care products under the AMMO NYC brand. Kosilla’s latest video is sure to drop a few jaws here in on Corvette Community because he tackles a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427 Coupe that’s been sitting in a warehouse for 33 years.
For a little more context, this particular ’67 Stingray is part of a large collection that’s being kept somewhere in the New York tri-state area. We don’t know the anonymous collector by name, but we do know that he spent the better part of the last three or four decades stuffing multiple warehouses with an insane collection of foreign and domestic classics. More recently, the anonymous collector hired Kosilla to (visually) restore much of the collection to ready the vehicles for sale.
That’s right, if you want to own this 1967 Corvette, you can reach out to the owner at: foryournextcar@gmail.com.
Full disclosure: Corvette Forum has no direct relationship with AMMO NYC, Kosilla, or this anonymous collector, so proceed at your own risk. That being said, if you watch the transformation in the video above, it’s, in my personal opinion, worth reaching out if it looks like the car for you. Just keep in mind it’s still going to need a fair amount of mechanical work to get running safely again.
First Wash in 33 Years
For those who come across a similarity filthy barn or warehouse find, here are the steps Kosilla and his assistant, Dan, take to clean up this rare and beautiful classic.
In the Initial Sweep phase, the guys remove anything not bolted down, including some critter-chewed toilet paper. They next pray the AMMO Lather cleaning spray to remove dirt and mold from the seats, followed by the rest of the interior.
In Phase Two, Kosilla and his partner mix water with distilled white vinegar to help kill the mold and a steam cleaner to wake up the various surface areas before shampooing the filthy carpet. Lastly, they move onto the engine, again using the steam cleaner to minimize water use.
During the Exterior Wash phase, Kosilla and Dan first inspect the paint for any potential weak areas, and then apply another AMMO product called FROTHe Hoseless Lift, which, to our lamen/enthusiast eyes, seems like a mix between a detail spray and foamy car shampoo. After letting the product sit, they agitate the dirt using microfiber towels rather than wash mitts that would quickly contaminate buckets and other surfaces. Lastly, they tackle grease spots with a degreaser.
Finally, in the Polishing Phase, Kosilla and crew spend a few hours with a multistage polishing compound, also paying extra attention to all the smaller chrome bits. And, after cleaning up the glass with a squeegee, the team vacuums the interior one last time and applies a shiny base coating and then a light layer of wax.
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