This Modified 1970 LT-1 Corvette is Made Of Dreams and Menace

Some might loathe the idea of modding a matching-numbers LT-1 Corvette, but ‘Rambo’ is a resurrected track rat.

We might have a new favorite YouTube channel. Four Speed Films is a relatively small channel, but it’s full of videos featuring some incredible classic cars. The newest video features one of the most intense looking C3 Corvettes we’ve ever seen. An actual numbers-matching LT-1 car that has been raced, modified, and beaten to hell and back. It currently goes by “Rambo,” and we want it more than we want our next breath.

This C3 wears a gorgeous deep green paint, with black accents covering the car. The badges, chrome bumpers, and more have all been treated with the dark paint. The most aggressive looking features of this car come down to the wheels, flared fenders, and the wing. The design of this body actually started with those wheels. According to the car’s owner, Garrett Randall, the fender flares were molded and made to exactly fit the wheels. It is the first sign of Rambo’s true performance potential. It’s the roll cage, four-point harnesses, and racing bucket seats that push the point home. The full aero kit with front lip, rear wing, rear diffuser, and side skirts is essentially just icing on this very sexy cake.

Randall still owns the numbers matching LT-1 engine, but under the hood you will find a modern LS engine for modern power output and track reliability. The entire suspension was swapped for full coilover units from Vansteel along with tubular control arms. Managing the power is a six-speed T-56 transmission, but Randall uses a classic four-speed Hearst shift knob. No track car would be complete with a solid set of stoppers, so Wilwood calipers sit in all four corners.

This car has been a track rat since the 1980s which is why Randall feels no remorse for “destroying” an original LT-1. To this day he still takes it to autocross and track events, including multiple Optima Ultimate Street Car events. He says “it does really well at autocross,” but we don’t know if Randall or the car has any wins on record.

Wins don’t really matter to our eyes in this scenario. What matters is seeing someone who is unbelievably passionate about classic cars express their unique vision. The Corvette is an American icon that deserves love and respect, but it is people like Garrett Randall who really keep the spirit of the Corvette alive and well. People who are not afraid to change, modify, or improve their Corvettes, all in the name of personal style and speed. The video is only six minutes long, so you have no reason to skip watching it.

Make sure your volume is up as well. The bellow from that center-exit exhaust is exquisite.

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