1980's street racing action

[@rcunknown5303]

this was a lot more entertaining than some of these other street racing videos I've seen

[@1400IntruderVS]

Thankfully it wasn't some weak ass roll on racing with overpriced late model imports that anyone with a lot of money could buy. This was a great era because most new cars sucked so young people making little more than minimum wage were able to purchase an old car with a big engine and build the rest themselves. Well... It was the Reagan era to be fare. The U.S. dollar hit an all time high so even people with little of it had more purchasing power. Gas was less than a dollar a gallon and you buy a big cheesburger, fries and a drink at a diner for like four bucks. A bag of chips, a candy bar and a soda was less than a dollar.

[@davedegray5307]

I could watch videos of this stuff all day. Can't beat the sound. So much better than those 4 and 6 bangers, sound like they're fartin going down the road. Had a lot of fun in the 80's

[@charger771]

Would do anything to live in that era instead of now

[@greenknight8668]

Same I wish I was born in 83

[@TheReaper42069]

Same. Born in 88. Just too late

[@chrisguerra355]

I hear you man

[@racebends]

Its cool to see these hot rods actually doing something, not just a car show these days.

[@JRally6]

I honestly can say I loved this video. Culture in full effect

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Ahhh back when 400 horsepower made you someone, and you could do shit like this in broad daylight, wreck a car, and the cops leave you alone!!

[@01trsmar]

Some of these had over 500 hp....That 69 Charger if it was a 440 they were 410 hp stock..as the 375 was a bogus number to throw off insurance rates,my dead stock 68 Charger RT 440 4bbl,3.23 gear ran 12.80's with bias ply pro tracs in 1976 ,car was bone stock except mufflers..it still spun past 80 feet...Remember old road tests were bogus due to 205/70/14 tires with zero traction...They are all minimum 1 second off the recorded times up to 3..383 stock was closer to 375 ..with cam/heads well over 400,I know I had a 69 Charger 383 with a cam and heads done 462 hp it made..back in 1979..I kept my 68 Charger RT stock..I finally rebuilt it a few years ago and it is as quick as my 392 8 speed Challenger I had..I ran a 11.99 and a 12.12 in the 1/4 with the 392 ,I used drag radials..(now have a Hellcat and my 68 still)..

[@slantsix6344]

Many of the street cars were well over 400 horses.

[@AudraBurgess]

The cops didn't leave you alone

[@afinelookinggentleman2631]

I was there at this location this day, and other days. I was standing next to my buddy that filmed this. I can tell you that the cops absolutely did not leave us alone. They were on us all the time! Lol. Ah the memories

[@triptheroad]

@@afinelookinggentleman2631 Seems like a cool time period to have witnessed nonetheless! I imagine it would at least take more time for someone to call the police on you since mobile phones were very rare at the time

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

Back when one-wheeled burn outs were still cool... Love it.

[@questionurworld8081]

SomeGuyInSandy Thats like a posi track in a Hemi..nobody knows how it works.... it just does

[@joeblow800]

I too, used to roam the mean streets of Kokomo in the early 80's in a red 66 bb Chevelle. Mine would be considered a rat rod by today's standards but back then it was the coolest car a high school kid could have. It had a 454 from a wrecked 74 Caprice with headers and glasspacks bolted right on the collectors and that's it for exhaust, black steel wheels on front, 10 inch wide chrome reverse wheels out back with a set of N50-15 Mickey Thompson's and air shocks of course. It wasn't real fast but it sounded like it was!

[@Godwinsgarage-jackofalltrades]

Sounds like one badass machine I’m 35 and I swear I grew up in the wrong era lol

[@supersport1331]

​@@Godwinsgarage-jackofalltradesMe too I'm 30

[@omartorres5688]

​@@Godwinsgarage-jackofalltrades I too wished I had something that cool in highschool

[@glennmanchester5696]

I used to tape old rust bucket Pontiacs with the 455s and even 400s w the turbo 400 out of grand prixs and Catalina's and whatever I could usually the drive train was mint but in new England the car was trash so boneyard motors for 200 bucks already pulled for ya slap a krylon rebuild to it some h.e.i modifications always woke them up for real add some real initial timing to it and grammas Catalina motor no longer ran like it did when she Had it lol slap it in anything decent firebird or camaro nova even a square body and have a whole bunch. Of fun for 200 bucks and when it was done get another one .. again good old days

[@josephlamacchia5852]

Nice to see cars that are metal. Not these pro mod race cars guys trailer to a street race. They run them down the street and then put them on the trailer to take home. Street race should be with street cars

[@extremeenduro1560]

A small snapshot of the best times to be a young American. No Isis, liberal, bull. You could have a good fist fight without getting shot. We respected are elders and had great times together. I miss those days.

[@carlscorner3821]

It's a Canadian video, but I'm sure it went on in the states a little too..

[@larryhorse83]

Liberals live rent free in your head. It's really pathetic. There's more to life than politics. Go outside and live a little bit and turn on the fucking TV.

[@Gr8erh8er]

No doubt. We had great fun with our muscle cars from the 60’s and 70’s in New Jersey USA. Damn I miss those days lol

[@supersport1331]

@michaeldinkowitz8505 My dad use to race at Ave P with his 70 Chevelle

[@Gr8erh8er]

@@supersport1331 oh maan. That’s awesome. Newark. Lol. Know all about it

[@nasharts4401]

Well. . . I was there mid 70's Hooky was there, Franky was there, Sabby and Mike were there, the crowds were good and I was the one out in front in my 70' Chevy Nova with 500 horse, 60 over 402. With 4 gear rubber.... what a beautiful car!! Gord Nash

[@ppshreaper13]

Any idea what happened to that red 67 Chevelle...? My guess, was it would've been parted out, after the crash..

[@justachipn3039]

Awww the good old days were good !!!

[@jesseray8433]

This is the kind of video I search in the corners of KZbin for! Thanks for uploading! Gotta love the autotracking on the VCR camcorder lol

[@charger771]

8:15 the sound of that beastly mopar gives me the chills down the spine everytime, in a good way ofcourse lol

[@deaconblue5994]

Ahhh... The good old days. :)

[@JimHolley1-Design]

Back in the good ol days of street racing!

[@davidbrennan5]

love it! no 4 cylinders with fart cans for me.

[@djthreesixty360]

This is lit 🔥, even the old Ford tow rig looks vintage

[@MOHCTPOXOD]

Somehow I felt like that red car would end up in a ditch from the beginning.

[@RexDaves]

Yep 🤣🤣🤣

[@cerealfamine1]

That Honda 250r is the best vehicle in this video!

[@towallomeesgel1703]

I am pleased to see the HORSE POWER WARS are coming back among "The BIG-3."auto makers. Things are going to get really interesting with the import cars in the picture.

[@Ry_Guy]

381 322 There's probably more imports in America than Domestics, so you tell me.

[@slantsix6344]

There will never be anything like the muscle car wars of the 60s and 70s ever again. Every make was in on it and had multiple models built for performance. It will never be repeated.

[@TheReaper42069]

And now it’s all over.. thank your liberal government

[@afinelookinggentleman2631]

So glad you posted this. We had fun back then

[@Tom-Lahaye]

All these guys are in their 50's or 60's now and paying a lot to buy a similar car as they busted back then, but what a lovely video, no JDM in sight, just V8 muscle, and either a cop in sight.

[@mccromags]

My favorite part is when he raced the trike! I miss the 80’s

[@gordocarbo]

Same...theres no crowds of wanna be thugs no fighting just guys hanging out and having fun. Thats the way I remember it. SFV mid to late 80s

[@cod8140]

Man this is great thanks for posting!!

[@coolHanLuke40]

Thanks Aarons. Had to share. Brought back many memories

[@scottv442]

at 15:20 a 1985 mustang gt drives by the camera. so at least 1985 film. truck has Canada written on tire cover.

[@mikram2613]

I had 66 nova 327 4 speed, with all the grades in 1978 this gives me chills

[@codyhaviland9650]

Nice video. Thanks for uploading.

[@lonniecavenee6201]

Man I can almost smell the burning rubber, hot asphalt and Sunoco 110.

[@averagejoe7816]

man I miss that . I had a 66 hemi charger big cam big carbs Nasty car wish I still had it .

[@dacooldragonakadanny7833]

Seeing that Chevelle in the ditch actually reminded me of why I'm fine with having an 03 Mitsubishi Galant with a 4-banger as my first car. If my dad wanted me to have a car like he did when he was young, I'd be mortified if I wrecked it, even if half of the body's been eaten by rust already. Muscle cars are my favorite breed of vehicle, but it's only natural that you're gonna want to floor it if your motor's pushing 500lb-ft of torque and you've got Van Halen blaring through the speakers.

[@Martin750hp]

It sounds like that red Malibu that crashed had a GEAR DRVIE? I've always loved that sound of crossed cut gears!

[@Martin750hp]

Part's anyone?

[@davidkeeton6716]

Don't you mean straight cut gears? Bwaahahaha go talk "car stuff" to your dense girlfriend...

[@matrox]

I still had my 69' 383 Ply Road Runner when this was filmed.

[@auaiao9]

It's nice to see the Chevy Chevette and the Vega.

[@sandorspalms]

The guy in the red Chevelle showing off got instant Karma!

[@joeklopp4842]

the timing of that video was perfect. I was thinking that Malibu is ridiculous and dudes tearing it up big time. Next clip, it's smashed in the ditch.... too bad.

[@med_preventiva]

The few amateur car videos that i got to see from 70s and 80s, were all very similar at one specific thing, at one moment they are having fun with it, and at the other they crashed allready! Coincidence?

[@deaconblue5994]

I had a 70 Challenger 383 hi-po with 335 hp, torqueflight auto and 8 3/4 rear with 3:23 gears. Hemi Orange with Crager mags. Man I wish I kept that car.

[@GBodyJames]

this is port alberni BC. love this video

[@auaiao9]

All nice cars...the Charger, , the Chevy II, the Nova and the Chevelle are from the 60's. Man, he messed his car up bad.

[@brendasnider7158]

I'm Canadian and some look like Acadians which were sold at Pontiac Dealers but they were not Pontiacs !

[@puttervids472]

Where was this ? Looks a lot like east coast mountains. Maybe hwy 11 in SC?

[@Fauxbra]

Back when the cars were slow as hell and we thought they were rockets.

[@afastfox8432]

some things will never change....

[@barrysnider635]

Looks like everyone was having a good time.....,except the dude who took the ditch,bummer!

[@johnricci4511]

Nice memories! Now, If only for a Tesla, a portable generator/charger and a small dose of time travel...

[@01trsmar]

If these were all wheel drive they would eat the tesla ! Tesla doesn't get big mph in the 1/4..

[@greenknight8668]

Tesla really isn't all that

[@RexDaves]

The Good Old days,Before Cell Phones. Grandpa had to get Home,To call cops. By the time he got Home,He Forgot. Lol

[@BornToBeFamed]

11-13second cars for sure good running cars. Dude in the chevelle had to be drunk lol

[@JackVXR]

Most of the time its specially the right wheel?

[@helvehammer7846]

If it weren't for the tall trees and too-numerous hills I would swear this was Blue Parkway in Kansas City back in the day.

[@kirktaylor4161]

The glory days

[@DanneyTanner]

I find it hard to believe these guys are actually doing this on a open highway.😮

[@davidkeeton6716]

Back when a hotrodder had a job and bought his own car, parts, and learned as he or the occasional she put them on. A LOT LESS spoiled kids spending daddy's money back then. I know, I was selling them speed and repair parts back then, and working on and driving my own black on black 68 Camaro 396 4 speed 513 gear 12 bolt as my work car.

[@RexDaves]

These guys Shoulda thrown those 3.07 Gear sets away. Woulda been much Faster.

[@afinelookinggentleman2631]

I know there’s more footage kicking around somewhere. I hope you find it and post it

[@BRENDAJASON1]

Yep around the mid 80's VHS I action

[@RadialSkid]

Shame about that '67 SS....that thing looked pretty well put-together.

[@Motor-City-Mike]

EIGHTIES style.... (check the cars in the background) Still cool though!

[@clintcalvert9250]

Chevelle driver had to have been drunk or something. Wasn’t going to stop until something stopped him

[@motorheadhorsepower6395]

I wish those days came back True american muscle! Too bad no pontiacs weren't around! 😎

[@timothycort]

so true would of loved to be back then with my 69 firebird, did not get her til 93 now running tunnel and yes all pontiac

[@timothycort]

whoops i meant tunnel ram

[@1400IntruderVS]

Musclecars retained their popularity in part because they were inexpensive old cars that usually were faster than what was being driven off showroom floor back in the eighties. Now anyone with decent credit can buy a car that is pretty much supercar spec compared to what was new back then. My '67 Firebird had 400 with a better cam, headers and a 750 Holley and it was enough to leave just everything that was new in eighties struggling to keep up.

[@merrillschannel]

I thought the 68 0r 69 chevelle they lifted the back up would at least do a burn out on its own. He must of had some tall gears in it. lol

[@novaman3509]

With the way that guy was driving that Chevelle, I was waiting for him to end up in the ditch.

[@57LHemi]

I wonder where that chevelle ended up to this day?

[@JRC99]

Scrapped judging by just how fucked up it was. Especially since this was back before it was worth anything.

[@afinelookinggentleman2631]

He completely dismantled the car, put her on a rotisserie, and she’s nicer than she ever was.

[@moparmanicgarage]

Probably junk yard front clip swap

[@redgreen7840]

@@moparmanicgarage Read the post above...he was there.

[@chadmorin6544]

Everyone was running a huge cam with headers. Even peg leg in the early 60s Chevy II was running a big cam with headers. By loomimg at a few other newer cars there the video was 83 to 85. So I dont think anyone was running a points style distributor any mlre at that time expect for one car that sort of lost spark or something as the RPMs were climbing.

[@HairBandDan]

I was like that is one bad ass Chevelle and then I was like C' MON MAN

[@Anarchy-Is-Liberty]

Wow, does this bring back memories!! Couldn't believe the one dumbass just had to keep going until he totaled his hotrod!! Was a nice car until he ran it into the ditch!!! Must have been embarrassing as hell. He wasn't getting any poontang that night!!! ROFL!! Back when 12 second street cars were fast! ROFL!!

[@puterami123]

3-wheel ATV racing into incoming traffic. Yeah, what could go wrong?

[@klasseact6663]

Damn...that Duece is slooooooooooooow

[@fudgeman333]

when the cops come and watch the races and say "alright its my turn"

[@donwentzville8857]

what city and state in the south

[@crazydutchbastard3576]

Which province in Canada was this filmed looks like BC

[@richardnoggen1674]

Port Alberni

[@alexisalaniz8662]

Was that a ford 79 pickup pulling?

[@brandonschwab5695]

Alexis alaniz yup

[@davidnichols7485]

reminds me of racing up near nakusp

[@79tazman]

Is this in Canada by chance?

[@richardnoggen1674]

Port Alberni

[@davidkeeton6716]

Looks like the throttle jockey in the 67 Chevelle let it get away from him. He was the 1980 version of the modern day Mustang driver/crasher.

[@slantsix6344]

I was driving a 1969 Mustang Fastback in the 80s that I bought for $2500 dollars!!!

[@everett8811]

Anyone know where this was?

[@metoon3092]

A lot of that will buff right out

[@BRENDAJASON1]

Where's this at Colorado somewhere?

[@KC9UDX]

BRENDAJASON1 Canadorado.

[@robertelmo7736]

@15:17 "I'm outta here man, here comes the Foxbodies!" lol

[@MrGododgego]

Glad it wasn't the Charger that found the ditch.

[@rtsdrums]

30 dislikes were born in the 90s

[@ppshreaper13]

Cut me out of that group picture. I would of loved to been a part of this lifestyle. Before the massive wave of import popularity came into play and the "respect all builds, JDM, hella flush, stance life" type people came around. Real steel, proud made machinery > weak, plasti-crap any day. Woulda had me a 1968 charger R/T with a big cam, stroker kit, high comp pistons, a big tunnel ram intake and 2×4 Holleys sat on top, plus some hooker headers. A reverse pattern shift kit, 9-3/4 Dana rear with 4.10:1 gears and a set of 15x10s Mag rims with fat tyres on the back N 15x6 on the front. And, finally a some caltracs N a set of tachometers.

[@toyotabrony]

rtsdrums Nigga please. I was born in the 90’s (1991) and I like and enjoy the classic cars. And that’s coming from Japanese cars/ Toyota enthusiasts here

[@chrisstratton3430]

@4:00 Oh didn't see that coming... Nope. Reminded me quite a bit of the squids around here. Burn out - wheelie - crash. Cry.

[@giskard80]

back when pump gas was affordable

[@toyotabrony]

Chip Altman he probably doesn’t give a fuck. If he thinks the gas prices is high, but don’t give a shit, than he still enjoy’s rollin V8 muscle cars

[@loganshotrod4x464]

Can't get enough of this old school shit! That old Charger is pure evil!

[@chevyone5512]

were is this at

[@derekcollins9206]

Rick Wemmer Vancouver,Canada

[@jackpoage5419]

The good old days when you made your car faster because you couldn't buy over 250 net horsepower out of a showroom. You were proud of your work, instead of your money. They sounded A LOT better too.

[@HobbyTimeSeattle]

Where was this at?

[@AaronsAutomotive]

Danny Carlson i honestly have no clue

[@HobbyTimeSeattle]

Looks like somewhere in the NW. It would be cool to Googlemaps that current location.

[@GBodyJames]

port alberni british columbia canada

[@herbst.mantel7421]

Ha! I'm from Winnipeg, and as soon as I started watching this I thought to myself, "Doesn't this kind of look like the entrance to the Sproat Lake campground area?" Too cool...

[@richardnoggen1674]

Port Alberni Vancouver Island Canada

[@couchfighter]

lol, only 1 foxbody and it was a Capri. this is the world of street racing before the foxbody takeover LOL

[@MichaelRyan-mt4on]

That 67 Chevelle had plenty of muscle...too bad the driver didn't have the talent to handle it !

[@carlcarl6032]

Yep just like i remember back then,a bunch of jacked up junk,one wheel peels,all noise no go, these cars are so slow that the three wheeler was faster and back then a three wheeler was slow , this is sad.

[@rebelrider8312]

Negative Nancy

[@bobfalfa76]

But that's how it was,there wasn't Nitrous and turbo cars on every corner,everything was carbureted, the LS or Coyote didn't exist. They had no real suspension companies to choose from and the technology wasn't around. All most guys knew was how to put a cam in,tune a carb n set timing.

[@shelbytc16v]

Carl carl The Kawasaki Tecate 3 and Honda ATC250r would also do more than 80mph, so not all 3 wheelers were slow.

[@bobfalfa76]

shelbytc16v The 250R was pretty nasty, they cost a small fortune now if you can find one.

[@HairBandDan]

He just mad he had a Pinto while everyone else had Muscle Cars 😂

[@1039harris]

Pretty sure that is British Columbia Canada early 80’s

[@bajaclaws]

k5 blazer nice

[@TheFrankwhite81]

wait for it...would be a good title to the vid.

[@TheMrmmkkpro]

Yep I graduated in 1980 bought my 1968 400 firebird for 400 dollars , put a 468 BBC with tunnel ram and 2 x 4s on it , we did this many times , no cameras , not many police , had a blast , ended up flipping my ride end over end , destroyed it , then we pulled out the engine and built a 73 Vega , back when Rockingham dragway still had nhra and ihra.

[@MrDulvalius69]

wait...........wheres the 40 rolls at?

[@Krrrimmi]

NO GANGSTAHS, NO BLING-BLING, NO PIMPED CARS. JUST OLDSCHOOL STREET RACING WITH THEIR HOTRODS. (y)

[@thundergod6173]

i used to hate when people used to drive up and down our drag strip we use to stop them an tell them on your way home take another route or get knocked the fuck out cant they see this is a street race drag strip.

[@davidkeeton6716]

You were the asshole that got the cops called out there. Why didn't you just go play with your balls, since they were bigger than your brain.

[@GoingYooper]

Mullets=speed!

[@cerealfamine1]

@2:09 I see a 1982+ Pontiac sunbird

[@BRENDAJASON1]

At 1:40 I see front of a 85-86 mustang so this had to be made at that time so the time line has to be 1985 and up

[@jamiesworkshop3198]

look at 2:10 on, looks like a pontiac sunbird