I was born in August of 68 My dad worked at our local Dodge Chrysler Plymouth dealership from about 1966 until 1973 in the body shop so he got to see all these beauties brand new in their heyday.
@AK-lw2jw5 жыл бұрын
70 was such a good year for mopar. And cars in general.
@jimchik4 жыл бұрын
It was near the end of a very optimistic and generally positive time in America, still riding the post-WWII wave on through the race to the moon, and despite the Vietnam war, racism.. automobile design reflected this, from the 50's on through the late 60's. But then the P's that B decided that the middle class was too strong, and right afterwards came insurance clampdowns, emissions regs, the "gas crisis"... all of it and more conspiring to take the wind out our sails.
@5inthehole3 жыл бұрын
Especially for engines and horsepower. 1971 the compression and horsepower in engines went down.
@oliasofsunhillow71165 жыл бұрын
The thunderous roar of a Mopar wakes up the Colorado mountains! They have never been the same!
@buck5469 ай бұрын
I bought my 1970 Roadrunner in 1973 at the ripe old age of 19 years and financed it for three years. It was hands down my favorite car and a load of fun. If I counld go back in time and pay 1970 prices today, I would by one of each color all with 426 ci Hemis, four speed trans. Man I need time machine.
@joeford8605 жыл бұрын
Back when you had choices in vehicles.
@rightlanehog31515 жыл бұрын
Very true.
@leeduke95184 жыл бұрын
Joe Ford yeah now it’s like you want this ugly piece of shit with a bow tie or do you want this other piece of shit with a oval or do you want this other piece of shit with a dodge logo or if you want a car we have the new Dodge Challenger
@garyfairman28055 жыл бұрын
Anything mopar back then and today is the best muscle cars.. #Demon
@DavidD-bg7uo5 жыл бұрын
"For those who don't dig performance...and there are folks like that." I laughed out loud when I heard that. Ah,the good old days,when car companies completed to own the streets!
@jamesslick47905 жыл бұрын
More "B" body goodness! I'll take a Road Runner!
@vmat10005 жыл бұрын
"70 was a good year for Mopar !
@christopherconard28315 жыл бұрын
Beeps on a Sunday. A glorious thing.
@johnnyhawkins435 жыл бұрын
I'll take either one of them!
@charles_wipman5 жыл бұрын
I love this 'lil pieces.
@MrAamstrom5 жыл бұрын
Back in 1994 I had the chance to buy a 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite 2 door hardtop for $500. It was a 318 automatic. After watching this now, I am asking myself why? I guess lack of garage space at the time. Makes me sad though I passed it up.
@rightlanehog31515 жыл бұрын
Space the final frontier.... I tried owning a second car for a while but without garage space it becomes impractical and expensive just to find a place to keep it safe. Now I just go out and enjoy the local events where I can admire other people's collector cars.
@MrAamstrom5 жыл бұрын
So true. I have three 2 car garages full now. And the back part of a four car garage filled.
@rightlanehog31515 жыл бұрын
@@MrAamstrom I only have a one car garage so I will have to admire these classics from afar.
@deckerhand125 жыл бұрын
You all are lucky I don’t have a garage.
@scottnolin84998 ай бұрын
Hi. Do you have the 1970 Road Runner commercial with the words spoken not the Tamborine Song? Like the Graveyard Cars Ragtop Man episode? Only place I've seen it. The first 3 minutes of the episode. Thanks!
@martinliehs25132 жыл бұрын
Looks like every engine size and configuration that Chrysler built was available in this midsize car, from the 225 slant six to the 440 V-8. Add in the transmission choices, the various body styles, paint and interior colours, and the myriad other options, and there must have thousands of combinations to order from. Today, I can't think of a single model that is available as a 2 door, 4 door, and wagon, and paint choices are limited to white, black, and 50 shades of silver-grey. Interiors are generally limited to black or grey, and the current definition of a green car does not refer to its colour, but its extension cord. While today's cars offer much more sophisticated ride and handling, better braking, gas mileage and less maintenance (at least during the warranty period), they don't have the visceral charm exuded by these classics.
@richardmiranda6402 жыл бұрын
1970 GTX hemi, $80K in concourse condition; and rising.
@thewiseowl36725 жыл бұрын
Try and find a variety like this today. Now you can have a two door or four door in either black, white or gray...maybe red, too. We lost Plymouth and are about to lose the entire Chrysler corporation. Japan and Korea have beat us at our own game. What a world!
@bobwalsh37514 жыл бұрын
3:50 MEEP MEEP!!!!!!
@WALTERBROADDUS5 жыл бұрын
That is the last car I want to drive on a snowy Mountain road in Colorado. 🙄
@antonioederlopezlopez73415 жыл бұрын
Not me.
@DylanL695 жыл бұрын
I would especially restomoded
@larrysmith67974 жыл бұрын
Soy boy.
@DreamHachi4 жыл бұрын
They did that shit back in the day. Still can do it now. Hell, I don’t even have power steering in my 67. Smarter cars breed stupid drivers
@JackF994 жыл бұрын
Yeah the old muscle car folks have a hard time admitting that those cars especially Mopars handled like crap. Clumsy as hell not even remotely sporty. That's why they were so cheap. Especially those Mopars they were more for Midwestern people where the roads are only straight
@crspcritter4 жыл бұрын
Pistol grip bb mayhem -
@robertlee93955 жыл бұрын
In Violet Gtx please! 440 Six Pack four speed.
@rightlanehog31515 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the Belvedere 2 Door Coupe would save you money on insurance even if it had the same 383 engine as a Road Runner. Naturally I would want a sensible Satellite wagon as well.
@rightlanehog31514 жыл бұрын
@Drummin'Man74 They had so many engine and transmission options in those days it can be hard to keep track of them all.
@miffedmax4 жыл бұрын
Love how the stripes on the doors don't line up.
@crspcritter4 жыл бұрын
I seen that too 😂
@SidewaysBurnouts4 жыл бұрын
bring back plymouth, screw all these cookie cutter chargers and challengers.
@loupecci49015 жыл бұрын
What’s the difference between a two door hardtop and a two door coupe? I’m 60 years old and should know by now.
@kevinmed40695 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm a year older than you and didn't know either. That's what the internet is for. I found this after a quick search: Hardtop= no B-pillar (post between side windows) Sedan= post with or without functioning rear windows.
@Tzor175 жыл бұрын
door post
@murrynathan3 жыл бұрын
Where are the cup holders?
@deckerhand125 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t the road runner made so they could use it in NASCAR ?
@DylanL695 жыл бұрын
Did that for the regular road runner to not just superbird and the superbird is really it's own car
@geraldfelchGoose4 жыл бұрын
I will take my Hemi Four speed in green please
@ruwithlee19705 жыл бұрын
400 hp on polyglass rubber and drum Brakes? Risky
@markg70305 жыл бұрын
That's how you separate the men from the boys.
@DylanL695 жыл бұрын
Was more then 400 hp
@ruwithlee19705 жыл бұрын
@@DylanL69 I'm aware of some of the Plymouth and Chrysler pulled more than 400 horsepower I was just giving in general rating! I had one of those 60's cars they get kind of squirrelly with the bias ply tires in 4-wheel drums they're great if they're updated!