10 Wild Facts About the Monkee's '66 Monkeemobile - The Monkees

[@SuperMickey57]

I liked how even though it was radically modified, it still looked uniquely Pontiac!

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@Z-man72]

​@@CarStarz42I. Just. Got. A. Model of. The. Monkees. Mobile one cool car 🚗 😎 😊😅😂

[@CarStarz42]

@@Z-man72 😉👍

[@accidental_relevance]

Pontiac paid for the cars construction.

[@MarvinMcConaghy]

I built a Monkee mobile model in 1970 and I still have it today 54 years later and it sits on my shelf with a Monkees Greatest hits CD standing behind it among the other 56 completed models plus a '79 Trans Am that I am working on now at 70 years old. I had a '79 TA and wish I had never sold it. It had 1.8 miles on the odometer when I drove it out of the showroom floor. I am building the model to look just like my real one. I have also built a model of a 1972 Chevy C-10 pick-up that looks exactly like my '72 C-10 that is outside right now. Marvin M

[@Licenciadopedro]

In Venezuela, in 1967 the toy Monkee Car was sold everywhere, it was a total craze. Unfortunately my dad didn't buy me the car and still to this day I remember seeing The Monkee car in the windows of the stores back then

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed there were a ton of them from various manufacturers that popped up fast for sure 😉👍

[@neilperry2224]

By them on all the online toy sellers from Johnny Lightnings version to the corgi version

[@CarStarz42]

@@neilperry2224 Cool, yep so mane different brands pumped out replica models of it for a long time indeed and all a bit different, but all pretty cool 😉👍

[@xelphinx]

yeah man •° I don't recall the details, yet have heard it said on seVeral Occassions, the mOre rece t 40 'Orbits' or so, that when jimi HendriX was 'Strangely' on Tour w/The MonkEEs, that He CraShED the MonkeeMobile🪐 Any DocumenteD UPdayts of that would be cOol ☆○☆○☆🛸🎵☮️✨️

[@aaronjaben7913]

now is your chance! I wish I still had my Batmobile!

[@SNOWDUDE13]

Was more drawn in to that Daytona Coupe racing around 😂. What a beauty.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@charlesdalton985]

Even as a kid, I laughed at that episode. The Monkee Mobile was cool, but watching it wallow around corners and beat a Daytona Coupe had me shaking my head.

[@Mercmad]

Thayt had to be Phil Spectors car. He drove it as his daily for quite some time,an actual race car and not very street friendly.

[@sombra6153]

The Daytona Coupe race was amusing. I also seem to remember seeing something about the Coupe that after Spector sold it, the car ended up in a storage unit and was lost to the enthusiast world for years until someone finally tracked it down and bought it for the family of the late owner.

[@CarStarz42]

@@sombra6153 Interesting

[@TheOzarkExplorer]

I worked with my father at Barris Kustom starting in 1973 and the Monkeey mobile was there. I was pretty stunned to find out the Super Charger was fake. When you raised the hood the Super Charger was attached to it and I pretty stunned by that. I could be wrong but I think I recall being told the original did have a working Super Charger. Some years later I met Micky Dolenz at a hang gliding contest in Sylmar, CA. I was standing at the bottom of the mountain near where they were landing and away from the crowd of spectators and Micky walked over and started talking to me. He hung out with me for quite awhile there. He was "Celebrity Guest" and paid to be there. I don't recall much of what we talked about but we both agreed those hang gliders were freaking crazy!

[@CarStarz42]

Very cool, and yeah as I mentioned in the video, initially the engines were fitted with functional superchargers indeed, but the actors couldn't handle that kind power, so they switched it back to the stock setup normally asperated tri-power with the a prop blower instead.

[@eldorado1830]

Mickey was cool, the Monkeemobile was weird looking.

[@CarStarz42]

@@eldorado1830 Lol

[@robinluck2922]

@@TheOzarkExplorer George Barris didn't design the Monkeemobile. Dean Jeffries built it at his shop...just a few doors down from Barris customs. But that didn't keep Barris from buying it and claiming that he did....Same with the "Black Beauty" (green hornet).

[@TheOzarkExplorer]

@@robinluck2922 Yeah, that sounds right. George bought a lot of show cars and put his name on them. When I worked at his shop with my father in the 70s we didn't build any new show cars. But George did buy and sell them. He and Jay Orberg both did and they sold them back and forth to each other over the years.

[@justinsanders2705]

The GTO is definitely one of my top five favorite cars. Another great video, my friend 👍👌👏

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed and thanks much, glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@johnvrabec9747]

I had the plastic models for the Monkee Mobile and the Drag-ula when i was a little kid. They were really cool!

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@markchapmon8670]

My grandmother bought me a Corgi Monkeemobile from an SS Kreske (unsure of the spelling) store in Chicago when I was a youngster. I still have it and a couple other Corgi cars. Fond memory of my grandmother and huge fan of the Monkees.

[@CarStarz42]

Nice 😉👍

[@forddon]

It's Kresge and it's where the K in K-mart comes from

[@novadiecastman5251]

Awesome !!

[@TheDieselndust]

Awesome. I love the Monkee Mobile! I’m so glad that your channel is back. 😎

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and I'm still glad to be back too 😉👍

[@WTH1812]

The Monkees, Munsters, and Beverly Hillbillies showed the charming range of creative automobile design from the 1930's through the 1960's, I cringe when I go to a new car-lot today, where everything looks the same.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed on both accounts!

[@zsavage1820]

you forgot Batmobile and Green Hornets cars as well loved them all From the 60's

[@Super_Chief]

Back when I was growing up in Pasadena, CA back in the 1960s, we used to drive over to Hollywood at night and stand at the large showroom windows at the Barris shop checking out his latest creations (the cars were rotated out with other cars regularly). Some of the stuff we saw was amazing, including the Monkee Mobile. 🙊

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, yep; was always something cool in there to see for sure 😉👍

[@machupikachu1085]

We are SO happy you are back on the KZbins!😁

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, I'm glad to be back too 😉👍

[@kyleking284]

This car was sooo COOL and ICONIC!! Thanks for clarifying who created it I ALWAYS thought that George Barris built it! Seeing that he created quite a few other TV cars in that Era! This was a WONDERFUL trip down memory lane a GREAT SHOW with a Great cast! Especially to its Biggest cast member "The Monkees Mobile" Thank You😁😁👍👍💃😎🌟🌟🌹❤

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@jeffburns778]

Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your videos. Some of us gearheads really appreciate it.

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoy the channel 😉👍

[@AtZero138]

RIP Mr Dean Jeffries.... Was glad to meet him and be able to spend time with him... The Production Company I worked for , we were responsible for asking Mr Dean Jeffries to bring back the Famous Manta Ray... Fun fact .. Dean Jeffries also had a GT40 Roadster!... He let me sit in ... Cheers from Huntington Beach CA 🇺🇸

[@barrycuda3769]

@@AtZero138 So cool, and I suppose most people wouldn't think of him having a GT 40 . Did you get to meet Ed Roth ? , one of his cars that rarely gets a mention was an Orange '55 Chevy, gasser style , and powered by a 427 FE Ford engine.

[@AtZero138]

@@barrycuda3769 No sir.. his son would be at some Car shows.. selling his own.. Roth designs airbrush Tshirts like Ed use to.. As I was told... Apparently Ed "Big Daddy" Roth!!.. donated his name and rights to etc.. to the Mormon Church?!... Wild huh...

[@barrycuda3769]

@@AtZero138 yes , I'd heard about him becoming a Mormon, and that he was ashamed of his Rat Fink artwork.

[@AtZero138]

@@barrycuda3769 tragic

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, yeah a great guy with awesome talents he was indeed 😉👍

[@terryoquinn8199]

This is the coolest custom car ever built ! Still a Pontiac and all Monkeymobile at the same time . I have 2 diecasts in 1:64 scale of it , one with the graphics and one without . I love those almost as much as I would owning the real car ! Such great times and memories from that time period . Take care everyone and have a great day !

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

I would love to see a video on 10 facts about Dean Jeffries.

[@CarStarz42]

Interesting idea, I might do some videos like that at some point. Thanks 😉👍

[@AtZero138]

Excellent Idea .

[@jeffhamlin7328]

Oddly enough Barris, Jeffies, and Windfield were all friends in the early days. IIRC Jefferies even worked for Barris. It's been said that Barris also collaborated with Jefferies on some of the MM design ques 👍

[@AtZero138]

@@jeffhamlin7328 I was lucky to have actually met these Pioneers of the Kustom Car World... I was the production assistant for the Ink N Iron festival in Long Beach CA 🇺🇸.. Tattoo convention, Car Show and Music festival... Our Focus on only the world's best Tattoo artist, The Car Show, pre 63 "Traditional build" Or period correct Hot Rods and Kustoms.. George Barris gave us his graces to build a Backdrop of Kustom City... With original Barris Car's shown in front... He was moved by our request to use a Photo (became a Lifesize Cut out) of his Brother Sam.. acknowledgement of the Man who put his hands on these Cars.. G.Barris primarily spokesmen and Photographer... Again I truly feel blessed to have met these Men ,, G.Barris, Joe Bailon, Dean Jeffries, Larry Watson, Bill Heinz, Junior Conway, Gean Winfield.. plus more.. First time I met Dean Jeffries.. we asked him to bring back the Mantra Ray.. At the time.. he was restoring.. a GT40 Roadster!!... As I walked up to it .. Best works ever.. Go sit in it Kiddo...!!... To Be Remembered is to Live Forever 🇺🇸...

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

@@jeffhamlin7328 I'm sure they all collaborated and worked ideas together.

[@IrishWhiskeyParanormal]

I watched the original show every Saturday morning as a kid. I loved the stories and the music they played in every show. They were the OG of music videos 20 years ahead of MTV. And the episodes with the Monkee Mobile were icing on the cake.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@mypl510]

Oddly enough, when the show went away, and the Monkee's where gone, MPC models recycled the kit by chopping the front of the top off and calling it "Fonzie's Dream Rod" to cash in on the Happy Days, and Fonz popularity, and that kit is now pretty rare in itself.

[@CarStarz42]

Interesting 😉👍

[@jeffhamlin7328]

There was also an AMT/Ertl re-release in 2000 with the "Barris Custom" name of the flower power box.

[@trainnerd3029]

Love it! That is what I like to call “useless information“. I am a hub of useless information!

[@donhagerty5669]

@@trainnerd3029 MOST PEOPLE CALL IT TRIVIA

[@perpetualfanboy]

More useless information incoming: It appears that the only modification MPC did to the kit was the chopping of the top. After ERTL bought both MPC and AMT, they issued the restored Monkeemobile in the late '80's under the Blueprinter series in a mostly white box. These were only available via mail order through the Blueprinter newsletter from AMT/ERTL. It's been reissued at least two or three times since then. Also, while the original '67 MPC kit is not particularly rare, a factory sealed example can be VERY pricey.

[@MykeWarNJr-ss5gf]

That was great,..Thank you! I'm only 51 & the Monkeys were long B4 my birth n 73. But I dig the music they released & as a classic vehicle lover & 66 muscle car project owner myself am greatly appreciative of this post. Huge gratitude!

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@jamestcallahanphotographer]

Thanks! Great presentation on a super classic car from my youth!

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

HERE THEY COME DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.. WITH A 389, IT'S A TOTAL "FREAK"❣️

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@darkmanzz]

i am also glad you`re back ---i look forward to your information and trivia

[@CarStarz42]

Glad to hear that friend and I'm glad to be back as well 😉👍

[@FrankJCarver]

I always thought the car was a converted hearse. I didn't realise the work that was involved to make it that shape. Beautiful workmanship, by all involved.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, indeed 😉

[@charlesdalton985]

Excellent as always sir. As usual, I picked up a few things I had not known before. Thank you for your efforts ~ Chuck

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much Chuck and glad you got some new info out of it 😉👍

[@graemew7001]

Well, right up until watching this video I had always thought this was a Barris creation, probably more because being from the UK I had never heard of Dean Jeffries. Regardless of this I did always know that whoever had created this legend was truly talented.

[@CarStarz42]

Yeah, many folks here still think it was a Barris creation as well, but nope. Glad you got something new from the video 😉👍

[@michaelmele4888]

I was glad you told more people what GTO stands for, and that DeLorean took the name and styling inspiration from a Ferrari.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@dinichthys7763]

And it was used for the Sisters of Mercy "Black Planet" Video, which has never been officially released, but can be found easily...

[@CarStarz42]

Yep, I think you're the third person to mention that now and that was a pretty cool video indeed 😉👍

[@jerrywilson4771]

Yes sir! Great video. A classic.

[@CarStarz42]

@@jerrywilson4771 😉👍

[@ThierryDixon]

The lights look like those fitted to the Citroen Ami models of the day except they’re mounted vertically, must have had a weird lighting pattern 😂

[@CarStarz42]

Quite possibly, I was trying to search down which French vehicle they barrowed them from, but couldn't find confirmation on it anywhere oddly, just that they were French, lol 😉

[@1Bandit455]

Cool video > I have the 1/18 Diecast Monkeemobile and the Munsters Dragula Dragster both really nice condition 🏁🎬📽📺🏆

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and nice 😉👍

[@o0Hotiron0o]

Thank you for all the effort....great vid

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much, glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@texasranger7262]

Fantastic overview. I grew up with the Monkeemobile as a kid. I saw it only once on display.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and cool 😉👍

[@texasranger7262]

@@CarStarz42 One thing that stood out was the "bright red" color of the MM, was like Barris used the same paint to stripe the "66 Batmobile" (I saw that upclose as well). I remember it really stood out.

[@CarStarz42]

@@texasranger7262 Bright indeed! 😉

[@barrycuda3769]

Yeah , I think I remember a Dean Jeffries interview, in which he stated Barris had claimed to be the original builder of the Monkeemobile.

[@CarStarz42]

I think the issue was that Barris never really said he didn't build it and it people said he was, he didn't bother correcting them, but who knows; they had a feud for sure though.

[@barrycuda3769]

@@CarStarz42 Well, both legendary California customisers anyway . Who was first to come up with candy paint in those days? . I've heard that the first Pearl paints had crushed up abalone shell ( or some shellfish) in it , and the first Candies were furniture varnish with stain colors added. So Cal was the place back then for sure.

[@CarStarz42]

@@barrycuda3769 Indeed and hard telling on that one 😉

[@dennismetz3553]

​​@@CarStarz42 I've read in more than one source that Joe Bailon another California customizer was the creator of Candy Apple paint. Lots of info on the web about him & Candy Apple paint .

[@failranch9542]

All the talented customizers of the era could build really radical stuff. Only Barris understood the PR game though. Barris knew how to sell Barris and maximize profits from that.

[@georgeplace8513]

😊 This was really nice 🙂👍. Totally cool. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you 😊 for posting this. I actually have an original Monkees model from 1967. It's a little beat up, but I still treasure it. 7/30/24.

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed it and that's cool 😉👍

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

Like the band, itself, this car made a “Daydream Believer” out of all of us. By the way, there was also a Cobra Daytona coupe, chasing the Monkeemobile in one scene.

[@CarStarz42]

Yep and I think I speak for most that even though I love GTOs, I'd certainly take the Daytona over the Monkeemobile, lol 😉

[@plane_guy6051]

Ba-Dump-Dump!

[@yukonjak05]

Nice job on this amazing car you are truly right a car never got the credit. It deserved should’ve been in the show a lot more like the Batmobile.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed and glad you enjoyed the video 😉👍

[@claytonthomas1980]

Love the video of the Monkeemobile, but the torque based humor was spot on perfectly done, good to go with that statement though for sure.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, glad you liked that. I never know if folks like my rather dry jokes until someone lets me know. Thanks 😉👍

[@claytonthomas1980]

@@CarStarz42 no worries and it was done at the right time plus you're welcome.

[@CarStarz42]

@@claytonthomas1980 😉👍

[@claytonthomas1980]

@@CarStarz42 👍👍💕💕.

[@davidkastin4240]

Legendary car. Love it.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@thomasedward1319]

I just met Butch Patrick and he autographed the box of my AMT Dragula

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@IeeIee778]

Hi again This car always looked so funky and funny to me

[@CarStarz42]

Howdy, it's an acquired taste of a design for sure 😉

[@Leee367]

Ok hi it's me im an idiot and forgot my password

[@CarStarz42]

@@Leee367 Lol, happens to the best of us. You can reset your password as long as you have a verification method set, like your phone 😉

[@Leee367]

@@CarStarz42 my main problem is my phones screen broke and I'm watching KZbin on an old phone I've had for awhile

[@CarStarz42]

@@Leee367Ah, fun, fun.

[@MrWill73]

Another great video 👍👍👍

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much, glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@Miami543210]

THANK GOD your channel is back!!!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much, I'm very glad to be back and glad you enjoy the channel 😉👍

[@Kenneth-fu3js]

Great episode!! Next to the Knight Rider car this is my favorite tv car!!!😎👍🏽👍🏽

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@novadiecastman5251]

What an awesome video !! Great info on a great custom 👍

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks ang glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@captlazer5509]

I noticed as a kid that the Monkeymobile was rarely on the show. Might have been shooting on location costs? Another great episode, thanks!

[@CarStarz42]

Hard telling, but yeah I get it; all the teenage girls fueling the bizarre "Monkees craze" back then couldn't care less about the car, but for guys anyways, the car was really the only halfway cool thing about that odd show, lol. Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video 😉👍

[@captlazer5509]

@CarStarz42 you got that right! The only real talent was Michael Nesmith, who was a pioneer of music videos before MTV, and he later produced the cult movie Repo Man (1984), love that movie!

[@CorgiConnect]

I saw, and photographed a replica in a car cruise in New Smyrna Beach FL a few years back. Amazing vehicle to be standing next to for sure.

[@CarStarz42]

Nice 😉👍

[@dennyvogstrom8807]

At the end of your video you’re talking about the collectibles, I have a Monkeemobile still in a box that was an “Auto world exclusive” Monkeemobile from the first season, where the monkees logo was not on the doors. Re-watching old reruns, I did noticed the first season they did not have the logo on the car.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@richarddonegan4666]

Wow thank you for this video.......😮

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@roywhitman7109]

This was really informative!! I'd always knew that Jeffries was the actual creator. I didn't know that Barris was ever involved. And the part about the hotel really blew my mind! The thought it crossed the auction block at that reasonable price was also amazing! Thanks for a great video!!👍👏👏

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed and learned from it as well 😉👍

[@hammer6351]

Very interesting fact about a hotel owning it. I never heard that story before.🤔

[@CarStarz42]

Yeah, it was news to me too. Makes me think the car was just flat out stolen or something with that kind of crazy situation.

[@jeffhamlin7328]

It was indeed factual. It was covered by all the "Pontiac" mags of the time. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. 🙂

[@jar8459]

thank you

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@slotcarsandhotrains]

The car is what made me watch the show!

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@neilperry2224]

I love his AC Cobra haulier that was a USA version of the Mercedes Hyper Hauler of the 50's.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@neilperry2224]

@@CarStarz42 they've recently started a restoration on the car believe, it's owned or was by the carguy who collected the weird 50's and 60's fibre glass cars.

[@franciscoassisgiocondo5932]

WOW ! What marvelous car ! I love it ! I want ! I need you !😂 In 90's i found one in little scale with the four singers inside.Original from 60's ( HOT WHEELS i supposed) This is it. A big hug from BRAZIL ( SOUTH AMERICA) Bye.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@photosrain4351]

Thank you!

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@diydave3034]

That was well worth waiting for! Many thanks. Probably not worth a whole 10 facts video in itself but is there any info out there on the MG from Love Story? Many thanks, again.

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed it, I've never seen that one, but I'll add it to my long list to look into at some point. Thanks 😉👍

[@rickfry6031]

That Kellogg's drag chute probably paid for the initial builds.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, probably so. 😉

[@romandybala]

I used to watch the Monkees avidly after school. And I longed for more footage of the Monkeemobile every night.I've got a signed photo of the Monkees from their Australian tour and be damned if I can find it.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@DanetteScheel]

I always thought the Monkee Mobile was orange! On TV it showed up like that and I never once thought it was red.

[@CarStarz42]

Yeah, warm colors were certainly hard to tell apart on old TV sets in particular 😉

[@Cosmicjew1974]

I subscribed to your diecast general to help you out, bro. Hope it gets better for you.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks for the support friend, yeah the diecast channel is still on hold for a bit until my income normalizes again as I don't get my first full payout until late next month, so still in recovery mode for sure, but things indeed are getting better for sure. Thanks again 😉👍

[@Cosmicjew1974]

@@CarStarz42 keep your head up my friend I am praying for you to have endless abundance and all your hard effort to be blessed by God.. I’m with you bro🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻😎😎😎

[@Cosmicjew1974]

Hey, I thought of a strange car movie. It’s called Shaker run. I’m sure you already know about it as a pink and black Trans Am that’s in New Zealand. I love that movie as a kid.

[@CarStarz42]

@@Cosmicjew1974 Will do and thanks again 😉👍

[@CarStarz42]

@@Cosmicjew1974 I do indeed have that on on my to do list as well 😉👍

[@deansapp4635]

I love these videos

[@CarStarz42]

Glad to hear that friend! 😉👍

[@live2dream1966]

I have pics of this car from the World of Wheel car show in the mid 80's, along with the General Lee, The original Batmobile, and the Muster Coach.

[@CarStarz42]

Nice 😉👍

[@BucketWheat]

I was a HUGE Fan of the band, and the show... And I even HAD a GTO as my FIRST CAR!! {BTW -- I bought my own first car and paid CASH!} My Brother and I built well over 100 model cars, in great detail... even painting the door handles and dash. Of course, that was more than 50 years ago, and I have no idea what has happened to that model, since I went into the Marines in 1971...

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@VenusUrsa]

The one with the tan top used to be at Star Cars in Gatlinburg TN. where I got to sit in it. Pretty cool.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, yeah I think it did bounce around some museums for awhile too, possibly even at the Petersen Museum for a bit, but I think that was just for a short a event though 😉

[@accidental_relevance]

One of the specifications was that the car would be able to pull a wheel-stand (pop a wheelie) For the show's theme. So the rear axle was welded directly to the frame on one car. That's what made the car un-drivable. Simply having a supercharged engine would not make the car un-drivable. And they were never able to get a good shot of the wheelie so the idea was abandoned.

[@CarStarz42]

😉

[@madmike2624]

Great content my brother!!!!~~

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@michaellandreth1392]

I remember a Fonzie Mobile Model. It was the same car. But had Fonzie on the side.

[@CarStarz42]

Pretty much 😉

[@PaulHayman-tq5kb]

I like the way they can customise the car and it is safe to drive on the road

[@CarStarz42]

Not sure how "safe" it was, but sure 😉

[@frednugent2310]

Peter Tork couldn't handle the torque 😂

[@CarStarz42]

😉

[@Wheelerdealer2]

Yeah thats what the guy said got to wake up pretty early to fool you

[@SK-qc6fb]

I saw the Monkee Mobile in Mineola, LI NY. There was a garage there associated with Barris that had a: Batmobile, James Bond 007, Mach 5, Munsters Coffin Dragster, a Herbie, the longest Limo in the world and a bunch of others packed into a small garage on a side street. I forgot the name of the place, but it has since been closed.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@MileyonDisney]

Cool video!

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

'Hey guys, let's go to the beach in our monkeemoblie.' all right my friend this is one t.v. car i had no clue as to what kind of model this was based on but gto badge got my attention immediately so now the next thing to surprise me was that one of them ended up in puerto rico ( if anyone can help you out on this mystery it columbo 😂) anyway thanks carstarz for today's video on monkeemoblie and have a good weekend bye now.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, indeed and yes Columbo's Peugeot is still on my very long to do list as well. Glad you enjoyed the video 😉👍

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

@CarStarz42 you too, carstarz 🫡.

[@monstirz]

In 1987 I worked for a shop in Pontiac called Rush collision. The owner named Bob said that when he was young he worked on a Monkee mobile body as a prototype. It would make sense that he had something to do with it since he was from Pontiac. In 87 I repaired a sunbird prototype that was fixed and sold after the repair. So I know that these things went on up there.

[@CarStarz42]

Cool 😉👍

[@BrianStorey-j5n]

Saw the Monkeemobile and the Batmobile in the window of the Barris shiop years ago,,(and just the shadow of the Munster koach in the back area)

[@CarStarz42]

Cool, yeah that shop was quite a sight back then for sure 😉👍

[@BrianStorey-j5n]

I was sooo close to the Batmobile,, other side of the glass

[@CarStarz42]

@@BrianStorey-j5n 😉👍

[@dave1986R]

Hey Harry, they got The Monkees. They were a major influence on The Beatles. 😆😆😆

[@CarStarz42]

Lol 😉

[@joelcheek3494]

I have a few of the MPC models. On those, the car shows no rear suspension with the rear axle bolted directly to the frame rails. The frame on the model is straight with the humps completely removed and replaced with straight sectoon. I've never seen a clear enough shot of the rear axle to confirm the real cars are this way, but your videos of the car at Barret Jackson and of it sitting in a parking lot show the exhaust pipes running under the rear axle. Can anyone confirm?

[@CarStarz42]

The real cars definitely had normal rear suspension friend, they wouldn't of been able to run over a pebble without ejecting the passengers without it, lol 😉

[@joelcheek3494]

@@CarStarz42 fairy enough, but why is the exhaust run under the axle on the Barrett Jackson car and one of the lst cars in you vid?

[@CarStarz42]

@@joelcheek3494 I assume that's just how they chose to route it to save on space above the axle, they probably had to lower the flooring a bit in that area for the added rear seat. If you think about it, an axle has a maximum hang down point and a maximum upper compression point, so you could route the exhaust over or under the axle and be good either way with proper clearance. 😉👍

[@joelcheek3494]

I found the answer. I hope it is not deleted this time. The rear axle was mounted directly to the frame when Car 1 was originally built. This is probably the reason the powerful engine was "undrivable". Sometime later, leaf springs were added.

[@CarStarz42]

@@joelcheek3494 Hmm, very odd if true. Yeah if you tried to put an external link in a comment, the system doesn't let it post, but without actually linking to it, where did you find that out as it doesn't make much sense to me of why they would ever to that for a street car especially?

[@danfrederick3172]

I’m probably wrong, but I thought that one of the cars used to be turned into a Monkeymobile was on another TV show. It was the husband’s car in I dream of Jeannie and I think it was gold.

[@CarStarz42]

What you're probably thinking of there is that there is some incorrect info out there that some people thought that, but no; the GTOs they converted came directly from Pontiac to Jefferies's shop and that I'm sure of 😉👍

[@danfrederick3172]

@@CarStarz42 thanks for the clarification, keep up the good work! I love your videos

[@CarStarz42]

@@danfrederick3172 No problem and gladyou enjoy the channel 😉👍

[@jeffhammers5677]

In about 1992 my ex and I went to a show in Los Vegas called "Enter the Night". It had a family of wildly entertaining orangutans including Clyde from the Clint Eastwood films. They came on stage in what was purported to be the original Monkeymobile

[@CarStarz42]

Sounds interesting indeed 😉👍

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much buddy, glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@daveblevins3322]

Those original cars were a testament to the American dream 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@sdefiel3719]

Hey, hey! Pretty cool! thx S

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@roninichiban1593]

I remember in the 70's a Mexico hotel had a pink and white theme. It even had pink jeeps with pink and white striped tonneau covers for guest use. I believe it was the Las Brisas in Acapulco. But I don't know if any owner ever went through bankruptcy. I'm sure the hotel has had several owners through the years..

[@CarStarz42]

Yeah, must be different place as this situation was in Puerto Rico, could have been a chain though I suppose; hard telling.

[@harrygrimley4352]

Cool. Thanks

[@CarStarz42]

You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@wizzywizzcat7005]

would liketo see a video on what happened to the cars from THE GREAT RACE with tony curtis and jack lemmon, THE LESLIE SPECIAL AND THE PROFFESSOR FATE MOBILE.

[@CarStarz42]

I do indeed already have those on my very large to do list, thanks 😉👍

[@neonjoe6180]

I just wanna Monkee AROUND!!!😂😂😂😂

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@MatthewWilson-vl7qc]

Dean Jeffries ,Original body lines ,were ,Georgeous ,and Outrageous ,and , a ,Work well Done .still Beau5ifull ,decades later : ,Barris was Truly jealous ,and respectfull ,He didnt change a thing ,And _. ,good video Bud

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed and thanks much 😉👍

[@thomasstillman4805]

Box Canyon and Santa Susana Pass @2:00

[@CarStarz42]

😉

[@84hachi]

Awesome video as usual! Please do Michael Weston's Charger from the tv show Burn Notice.

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and glad you enjoyed it, yeah I do indeed already have the Burn Notice Charger on my very large to do list, thanks 😉👍

[@RobertHatfull-df4ch]

In the uk im sure corgi or dinky did a die cast model of the monkey mobile as i had one as a kid .

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed 😉👍

[@ohnoohyeah3205]

I guess as far as the dude updating his original, it's kinda like seeing a sweet antique radio and realizing it's just a cd player. Oh well, it's his . Dig the vid

[@CarStarz42]

Well, it was Barris that made the mods before he had it, but yeah each to their own indeed.

[@TheDrewLaneShow]

Does Monkeemobile Mel know about this?

[@CarStarz42]

Yes, he already knows which Monkeemobile he has 😉

[@melg2253]

I do now

[@samuelgoodman2825]

As usual you pulled one out of the hat that fell off my radar.The crew was slacking,it has a taillight out lol.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, indeed 😉

[@robbieracer3294]

You should do t.v. and movie motorcycles...theres a ton to do and would be awesome with how you do the car vids. Perhaps the first one you do could be from the t v. show: Street Hawk? 😊

[@CarStarz42]

Sorry, in order to have the focus required to make these kind of videos, it takes a deep passion for the needed motivation to do so and I'm a four wheel only kind of guy with zero interest in anything less.

[@keithniehaus3050]

Great video!! I plan to build the front clip of the Monkeemobile in the near future. I had a 1/2 of a tempest that got creamed in the rear so I made it into a jig to hold the front fenders. I have sketches and dimensions off of the original car that George Barris restored and sold (Mel's car) and the dims are amazingly accurate to the scale die cast model, or vica versa. Once the front clip is done, I'll offer it for sale (to finance building the real car) and pursue a 66 Pontiac complete car to build a complete Monkeemobile. Thanks again!!

[@CarStarz42]

Thanks much and that's cool friend; glad you enjoyed the video 😉👍

[@michaelcroos4713]

To think my old 66 Tempest coulda' looked like this. Mine only had a 326, but also had that 2 speed Powerglide.

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, yeah the stock appearance is so much better though 😉

[@tcampag]

You need to do an episode for Robert Urich Spenser for hire and Vega$. Love your channel

[@CarStarz42]

Glad you enjoy the channel and I do indeed have that one on my very large to do list 😉👍

[@BradHouser]

I had the model kit as a kid. It hung from the ceiling in my room.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@timothyirwin8974]

I remember building the scale model in 67.

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@dh190852]

PONTIAC GTO 1/24 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT FROM IMAI, JAPAN Released in 1983. Monkeemobile sold as a GTO

[@CarStarz42]

😉👍

[@dh190852]

@@CarStarz42 I kinda expected the Dukes Charger to be on your channel. Is it up soon?? Billions were made!!!

[@CarStarz42]

@@dh190852 It's there, it's just one of my early videos, so it's not the best and some things are incorrect in it, but here it is, there is a slightly better version of it on Rumble to, which is linked at the top of the description of the video that You'll want to watch instead (if Rumble is available to you, watch it instead) KZbin link... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZeakGyZjblnmK8 Direct Rumble video link... rumble.com/v4nc98i-10-wild-facts-about-bo-and-lukes-general-lee-69-charger-the-dukes-of-hazzar.html

[@robinluck2922]

No mention in #10... the Monkeemobile was re-release as the Fonzi-mobile.. and other than a decal change it's EXACTLY a Monkeemobile.

[@CarStarz42]

Indeed it was 😉

[@melg2253]

The roof was different too.

[@robinluck2922]

@@melg2253 not on the one I had. The model was molded in white plastic, It wasn't red. I used the roof on my Monkeemobile, it looked the same to me...just white.

[@worldtraveler930]

I was always of the understanding that GTO stood for Grand Teresamo Opticimo and later marketing it as Gee Tiger Go!!! 🤠👍

[@CarStarz42]

Lol, a lot of people are confused on that point, but no it is actually "Gran Turismo Omologato" 😉