David Freiburger takes us on a journey through time as he recalls 20 moments that made the 426 Hemi engine a legend. #MotorTrend #Hemi #Roadkill Stream the entire Roadkill Universe on MotorTrend for $2/month! bit.ly/Roadkil...
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@reginaldhall68714 жыл бұрын
In 1967 Petty won an unheard of 27 races & another feat that will never be duplicated, he won 10 races in a row.
@chrispokorney68014 жыл бұрын
Yea back then they had like 100 races a year. Still impressive.
@SealofPerfection3 жыл бұрын
@@chrispokorney6801 Yeah, they raced like 3 times a week back then.
@jamesdamrom7513 жыл бұрын
His 200 WIN'S. Will never be beat eather!! Long live the king!!😀👍👍
@templarrising62993 жыл бұрын
an engine so great they changed the rules because of it.. Then came the wing cars
@wildestcowboy26682 жыл бұрын
@@templarrising6299 Nascar banned those also cause Ford was crying it's not fair to race that big block Dodge hemi.
@area51isreal714 жыл бұрын
Victor Bray is a famous Aussie drag racer who runs a 1957 Chevy. He said once that he loved Chevy engines but he wants to win so he runs a Hemi.
@localcrew4 жыл бұрын
Richard Petty said that the first time he drove a Hemi-powered car on the track he thought it felt like the engine was going to suck the hood into the carburetor. It was that strong. And then he won a bunch of races with it, so there’s that.
@1967davethewave4 жыл бұрын
Don Garlits and all of the drag racers of the day thought the 426 was a total dog when compared to the 392. They refused to run them. Chrysler insisted that Garlits run a 426 so he did but he was mad. At the 32 degrees or so of timing that they ran in the 392 Hemi's the 426's made a lot less power. If they ran anymore timing in the 392's they would come apart. They all assumed the 426's would do the same thing. Garlits ran the 426 but he decided to teach Chrysler a lesson and he was going to put a lot of timing in the engine so it would explode during the race. I believe he advanced the timing to 38 or 40 degrees total. To his surprise the engine didn't explode but instead it came to life. He continued to advance the timing and each time it ran faster but never exploded. If I remember correctly they eventually settled on about 46 degrees of total timing and the 426 Hemi was the way more powerful than the old 392 at that point. They never looked back and the 426 drag legend was born.
@BobBuilder-om4rd4 жыл бұрын
1965 Richard Petty didn't stock car race, he went drag racing in protest against Nascar.
@w41duvernay4 жыл бұрын
Yes, should have read the Petty wanted to do to the Hemi in Hot Rod mag . He wanted to blow it up, so he Advanced the timing on it in an attempt to blow it up, and found out it ran better.
@1967davethewave4 жыл бұрын
@Art Vandelay I was referring to the 1960's. I own 3 392's and I love them although they are definitely old school technology and the bottom ends leave alot to be desired.
@BuzzLOLOL3 жыл бұрын
@@1967davethewave - All old Chryslers were slugs if running the factory spec. 'granny' ignition timing... friend bought a new '69 Roadrunner 383 4 speed and was so disappointed when my '65 GTO blew him away and he was running 15's... friends that did Chrysler racing told him to advance the timing and that put him into 13's and side by side with my GTO... ditto for my cousins '66 GTX 440" 4 speed...
@johngeorge52854 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, from my house, we could hear Ascot, a few miles to the North & Lions drag strip, a few miles to the East. We could ride our bikes to which ever one we wanted to. I liked Lions because we could walk around the pits for free & that was cool enough for a 10 yr old.
@AtZero1384 жыл бұрын
Epic...
@milojanis49013 жыл бұрын
Lions, OCIR, man, most all of them are gone......
@captmack0073 жыл бұрын
I was there too..ten y.o.
@rickbailey1893 жыл бұрын
Those were the "gool ol days" in the land of sunshine in the west. John you cherish those memories and tell your kids and grandkids what it was like back in the day...when you could buy 102+ OCT RON fuel for your car. I barely remember these brutes. They were huge fearsome cars, very fast, very loud with bright, beautiful paint jobs and some with vinyl tops too. 30 to 35 cents/gallon of gas in late 1960's.
@johnsheetz663910 ай бұрын
That makes a lasting impression ill bet!
@chasevans71714 жыл бұрын
I had a cat named Hemi. Sure do miss that fluffy critter. Got one named Shelby now. He's not as fast.
@charlieandhudsonspal13124 жыл бұрын
Yeah but he’s just as cool
@maxipedia3 жыл бұрын
I have one now! Baptized by the intense purr!
@gamblerintimidator38583 жыл бұрын
Now that's funny
@V8AmericanMuscleCar3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@arthilliker37213 жыл бұрын
I have a cat named HEMI now !! That Boy can PURR !! LOL !! My buddy named his 3 cats HEMI, DANA AND WEDGE !! lmao !!
@colin67694 жыл бұрын
Great vid David thank you. My twin and I grew up during the hemi years and indeed owned a '68 Barracuda and he and '69 swinger. We were lucky to have those let alone the awesome hemi. So many legends mentioned in your vid none quite as big as Big Daddy and King Richard.
@radders504 жыл бұрын
Flip flops and insane engine knowledge.. take a bow David 😎
@hotrod34rod414 жыл бұрын
I just love design and engineering from the 60's. There was such a variation in designs, engines, suspensions and crazy factory teams. Camaro's, Mustangs, Cuda, Dart, Challenger and the list goes on. Cars with real character. As discussed the 246 Hemi was there but it would have gone further as Ford and Mopar were looking at multivalve overhead cam designs. Just great !!!! The cars we have now seem so sterile in comparison. Take off the badges and you cant tell them apart...... Long live the muscle car era !!!!
@jeffjankiewicz51003 жыл бұрын
Dave, thanks for the trip down memory lane. Had a friend in high school with a Road Runner with a hemi/4 speed. Good times.
@earlyetman55883 жыл бұрын
I had a 1969 383 4 speed Roadrunner in high school (1986), thought it was cool, my buddy had a A12 440 6bbl auto Roadrunner, much cooler! Hemi cars were rare even back then...Thanks for sharing!
@jillaltmeyer8726 Жыл бұрын
@@earlyetman5588 you road in a A12 roadrunner
@petesmith50929 ай бұрын
@@earlyetman5588what color was your 383? Red or Orange? Did it have a TM6 & a Holley, or a DP4B & a A.V.S?
@chasebeavers4 жыл бұрын
Don Garlits didn't originally like the 426 because it wasn't as fast as the 392, so he cranked up the timing to try and blow it up. He ended up setting a track record.
@lovethesmellofracefuelinth73744 жыл бұрын
Yep, he was the first to reach and later surpass 200 mph in the 1/4 💪🏼😎
@failranch95424 жыл бұрын
And back up 10 or so years and he didn’t like the early Hemi because he felt it was a heavy truck type engine best suited to the tow car. So on a lark he ran the tow car down the quarter and was surprised to learn it was nearly as quick as the rail.
@joefaraci85754 жыл бұрын
King of The Dragsters
@IronWoode4 жыл бұрын
He was experimenting with Nitromethane. Once he solved the timing issue he then set records. This is well documented.
@richardwright7234 жыл бұрын
Charles Wall k
@waynebrogdon96284 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget on “Two Lane Blacktop” the two were ,in a drive in restaurant, picking a car to race and the mechanic said that’s a hemi , so they didn’t race that one. Pretty epic even for a movie
@BuzzLOLOL3 жыл бұрын
But the '55 Chevy with L88 427 would have actually beat the Hemi car...
@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS3 жыл бұрын
@@BuzzLOLOL Not on top of it's lid! Oh wait, that's American Graffiti
@BuzzLOLOL3 жыл бұрын
@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS - The '55 in American Graffiti wouldn't roll over, they eventually ended up rolling it over by hand! And it was a junkyard car, not the L88 car...
@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS3 жыл бұрын
@@BuzzLOLOL Wow, that's a FunFact!! Thanks man. I went to Graffiti Nights car cruise in Modesto one time about 35 years ago and had a blast and been on that road where they shot the scene which was no longer out in the country in the 80's!
@neilpuckett3594 жыл бұрын
Excellent video but omitted how Nascar and the Nhra shut Chrysler out of competition to protect GM.
@scottbaker18004 жыл бұрын
That's weak
@scottbaker18004 жыл бұрын
EPA choked Chevy out of competition
@studleyevernuts89254 жыл бұрын
@@scottbaker1800 No, he's right, it was a major conspiracy. These same people, at Nascar and NHRA later went on to convince all the national leaders in the entire world who normally cannot bear to talk to each other to conspire to create an imaginary virus just so they could tell Neil to go Puckett and squeeze Studley's Evernuts and tell everyone else to stay home and wear a mask.
@karlporath89044 жыл бұрын
The true NHRA story is that they forced bigger and bigger weight penalties in Super Stock so Ford and Chevy could keep up. Fact not fiction. Teams like Sox and Martin were having to carry around 100s of pounds of extra weight, so guys like Grumpy Jenkins would have a chance. So they said FU NHRA and went to AHRA.
@cliffcampbell88274 жыл бұрын
I remember something about Ford complaining to nascar officials too or something like that, I'm not sure, it's been a while since I heard those old stories about the big 3 and nascar.
@noblemo4 жыл бұрын
The only history lesson I’ve ever enjoyed. Thanks Professor Flip-Flop!
@wildcolonialman3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous. Proud to own in New Zealand a 2008 SRT 6.1 Hemi. The heritage of the Hemi and the Chrysler brand for speed is still the bees knees.
@edhartgrove75524 жыл бұрын
♥♥ Yep! The 426 Hemi was a powerhouse. In late '66, I owned a Chevrolet El Camino, powered by a 396. Locally, there wasn't a vehicle around that could match its speed (in an unsanctioned drag). Then a local young man bought a '66 Dodge Charger, powered by a 426 Hemi. The vehicle was a beauty to look at. It was black, with rose-tinted windows all around. Beautiful! And, of course, I lost my reputation for having the fastest car around. Oh well. Nothing lives forever.
@xmo5524 жыл бұрын
Rose tint was a thing?
@garymcaleer61124 жыл бұрын
Great history. Being 63, I was raised reading Motor Trend magazine. And I always waited for "Motor Trend's Car of The Year."
@Ballenxj4 жыл бұрын
That engine has quite a thoroughbred history of racing.
@PropsandWings3 жыл бұрын
Ford's Boss 429 motor used a partial HEMI head and a lot of motorcycle engine's at that time, such as Honda with their 350 and 450 twin's used HEMI heads with domed pistons. Tells you how good that design really was.
@maxwellharris5073 жыл бұрын
When Packard introduced their 320cu and 352cu V8s in 1955, they came with a 5.00in bore STOCK. The following year, the 374cu joined the lineup; and the 374 had the same bore as the other two. On the 374, you could get dual quads on an Offenhauser manifold. The net result was 450HP at 5500rpm. Sadly, the engines were instantly rare, and only a scant few ever made their way into the hands of hot rodders
@melodigrand3 жыл бұрын
In 1966 I got my driver's license and Chrysler brought out the street hemi. That was the greatest hemi moment for me. In 1966 NASCAR required one car per dealership to be sold to qualify an engine for racing. At this point Chrysler said "Hold my beer" and sold over 1,500 street Hemi's to the public. Take that NASCAR. Street Hemis were available through dealers for 6 years, thousands were sold for about $700 more than a similar wedge car.
@goldenltd19703 жыл бұрын
Til 1970 the rules required only 500 builds. Chrysler just build more. In 70 the rules cganged and plymouth had to build one car per two dealerships
@johnogo78864 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I always wanted a 426 Hemi for my 70 Roadrunner. No car like a Mopar!
@RandomLifeTimothy4 жыл бұрын
Well my 350 Chevy... never mind
@erikl8274 жыл бұрын
Freiburger is that crazy car enthusiast uncle I wish I had. I learn a lot from David and love these segments.
@issacsnee63184 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@stevenmoreno1313 жыл бұрын
I'm that person in my family
@BuzzLOLOL3 жыл бұрын
David is from Detroit area...
@johnmoss82303 жыл бұрын
Absolutely he's the man to listen to when it comes to engine's
@TheIndoGod Жыл бұрын
Man I Think Ive Learned More From Watching David Than I've Learned Anywhere Else. Love This Dude
@aaronbehindbars4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing history lesson! I hope more of these are to come.
@TheEtrain554 жыл бұрын
Love these daily episodes. They are a great break while rebuilding my 64 1/2 Mustang.
@fdsfdsfdsasdfdg27564 жыл бұрын
i hope with a 426 hemi
@monadking27614 жыл бұрын
Is it one of the first 200 which has no seam line down the middle of the hood because I know someone that has one.
@1928ModelA19313 жыл бұрын
My personal Hemi moment was at 14 years old. A friend and I cycled to the local Chrysler dealer to see a rumoured Hemi car. There in the showroom was a recently traded-in '70 'Cuda with a 426 race Hemi. It looked like it started life as an AAR. Now without the stripes, Cragar SS wheels, big and littles and exhaust cut-outs. There was something wicked about those dual Carters seen through the AAR hood scoop. In a crazy twist, my 20ish year old neighbour bought that beast and man I knew what was going on at dinner the night he brought it home. The whole house shook. I lived for about 3 years with that orange fantasy parked on the street in front of our house. It terrorized my parents but it was the stuff of dreams at 14.
@plymouthdie-castreplicas3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this awesome and interesting video, guys. Long live 426 Hemi!
@ricklang30464 жыл бұрын
Whenever me and a few of my gear head friends get together if the word "HEMI" is mentioned the hats come off , drove a slightly modified one once ...what a friggin animal
@bobroberts23714 жыл бұрын
To put some sound with this, have a look at the vid " Richard Petty's 200mph Plymouth Superbird On The Road " on the channel "Goodwood Road & Racing "
@carloschavez53683 жыл бұрын
The ultimate V 8 motor ever manufactured. And now making over 11,000 HP. All in a HEMI
@ronpage1014 жыл бұрын
David is the man. What a fun way to make a living!
@BurkeEtienne3 ай бұрын
That was the greatest Hemi history I have seen yet
@TimC7854 жыл бұрын
“And When I’m gone, you can call me foolish, but hopefully not boring. I will have lived.” #DavidFreiburger #Freiburger Great quote David!
@theofficialdiamondlou24183 жыл бұрын
The Fry man , always a wealth of info .... For a Chevy guy this was awesome ...
@michaelmartinez13453 жыл бұрын
What a great episode!!! Awesome photos and stories!!!
@mikebrown80654 жыл бұрын
I love your history telling, thank you for another great article!!! Looking forward to the next episode!!
@intuitive72744 жыл бұрын
No its the greatest Engine ever built. EVER
@BuzzLOLOL3 жыл бұрын
Greatest now is Mercury Marine DOHC Chevy LS 427" V8 !!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpXClJuuhNSoj7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipLNopRsiZp3rZI
@josephmachado32853 жыл бұрын
The 426 Max wedge was very underrated comparing to the hemi but the hemi got the beauty pageant
@BuzzLOLOL3 жыл бұрын
@@josephmachado3285 - The 426 wedge would have won in sales if it could make power like a hemi... or a Chevy...
@bgd734 жыл бұрын
I love the history. my dad is 70.. mention 426 and he talks of the 4 barrel like it was from outer space. seeing a hood move downward towards it . I later learned richard petty described it similar. It is hilarious.. people on the street just driving the world most famous monster engine for decades to come. Today has returned a lot of that freedom, with many engines I digress.
@singhjobim97193 жыл бұрын
Thanks for filling in the gaps Dave ! I grew up in this era- Hot rod magazines were the only source of information - the 1/24 scale hurst hemi/the little red wagon /and the Don Garlits dragster were kits I built and will prob build them again as bookshelf monuments to the Hemi.
@centralcoastcamper96314 жыл бұрын
Great 426 Hemi lesson.
@ArthurPeters-h8g4 ай бұрын
I own a Hemi, and it's stock, and it's amazing to me. That engine really rocks my Dodge 😊!
@380.motorsports4 жыл бұрын
This was a great historical summary. Do some more like it on other subjects.
@SolamenteVees4 жыл бұрын
My grandfather at 8:22 ❤️
@randolphhorvath55263 жыл бұрын
keith black?
@Mason-cd3wr4 жыл бұрын
During the oil embargo’s in the 70s people were dumping the hemi because it cost .50 just to start it. 😆 I bought a 69 rt charger that I wish today I never sold. Muscle cars were a dime a dozen and I would sell them after a year of driving. I had many, but the 426 was my favorite next to my 68 rt charger the I purchased as my next toy. I was fortunate to have experienced all types of muscle cars but Mopar was and is still my favorite
@jesse752 жыл бұрын
So true. My neighbor when I was a teenager in 1975 had a hemi charger for sale $800 bucks. It was a gas pig no body wanted it.
@MartyMcFlyV4 жыл бұрын
The 45 thumbs-down guys must be driving Chevys are Ford's LOL
@jasonconaway694 жыл бұрын
Wonder if Chevy fans know that Chevrolet wasn’t even an American, and Ford was a Communist sympathizer. Dodge Brothers were the only real Americans!
@mikesbbody4 жыл бұрын
Ford and Chevy LOSERS LOL when they can't keep up they ban it and keep banning it.
@randywebb82843 жыл бұрын
@@mikesbbody please explain the SOHC engine? Dodge got it banned.
@douglorimer59853 жыл бұрын
I loved this video,but as usual there is so much that was left out.every dodge guy I've ever known always want ed to race my stock mundane grocery getter so he could get a win. Anytime I've raced a dodge on a level playing field I've one.😂 you dodge guys🤣😂
@douglorimer59853 жыл бұрын
And the dodge brothers worked for Ford.
@alexgolovchenko37915 ай бұрын
Cool video! Super informative. The HEMI is truly an automotive icon.😎
@William-Bill-Munny4 жыл бұрын
IMHO Keith Black & the hemi are who Shelby is to the Mustang. I did not have a dream hemi of my own but I somehow still miss the '71 airgrabber GTX I sold for 5 grand with extra body pannels, oe tips, extra air grabber switch and boxed oe interior seats, headliner, etc.... it could get me down if I let todays value sink in. But then I think of the click when turning the key before ignition, and the good ol days of more money than brains.... I'm glad I survived those days and enjoyed many nights @ Brotherhood Raceway in San Pedro spending less than what dinner would cost for entry and run what you brung all night. GREAT MEMORIES!!! & no regrets!!!
@largelarry21263 жыл бұрын
I clicked the thumbs up 426 times.
@nyladennis24192 ай бұрын
The Beach Boys sang 409 while the 426 hemi killed everything!
@thunderheads41034 жыл бұрын
I've never seen a real Hemi in the flesh, if I did I would cry. The most radical car I ever sat in was a '68 Road Runner, 440 6 pack car with acid dipped body panels, rear seat delete, factory cage, radio, heater delete and so on. Pretty wild car
@jaredcoel83254 жыл бұрын
In Northwest Tennessee (up in Union I believe) there is this little science park/museum/ bunch of other stuff where in one place there is a 440 superbird, and casually sitting behind some of the other cars was an unrestored 426 hemi just sitting on the floor. If you are ever in west TN area that place is definitely worth checking out.
@PedalBox4 жыл бұрын
Really liking the content coming out of the garage. Seems like this has just been a great time to unload years of knowledge onto video.
@lovethesmellofracefuelinth73744 жыл бұрын
These guys are also big time car enthusiasts, but like myself favor the Mopars and are my top choice to 💪🏼😎
@nickdeavers58164 жыл бұрын
The only good thing to come out of quarantine. These videos from Freiburger
@Lagrange11864 жыл бұрын
Was hoping you would talk about the ball stud Hemi a little but still a very good history lesson of the hemi. Thanks and stay safe
@josephliptak4 жыл бұрын
After you drive a Mopar muscle car and unleash its powerful HEMI powerplant, makes Ford and Chevy seem like trainer cars.
@georgeniksich11524 жыл бұрын
Fast Eddy beat the hemi honker with Don Nicholson s Comet wagon.
@markdellacqua27303 жыл бұрын
427sohc- look it up.
@kurtpoblenz27413 жыл бұрын
@@markdellacqua2730 .... the 426 hemi won ALOT more races than the sohc Ford.
@markdellacqua27303 жыл бұрын
@@kurtpoblenz2741 The 427 sohc was banned in NASCAR. In drag racing it was a terror. The 427 Tunnel Port and the Boss 429 won more NASCAR races than the hemi. Look it up.
@BuzzLOLOL3 жыл бұрын
Chevy L88 was fastest off the showroom floor...
@rockercover3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Dave for explaining the diff. between the 392 and 426’s (Thought they both were from / by Chrysler).
@jerrykeay56553 жыл бұрын
1967 picture of Petty running with Unity Raceway , Unity Maine painted on the side of his car .
@walterneville26253 жыл бұрын
Had a hand built 1968 Hemi Dart, race on track, and in the streets of NYC in the late 1970s into the late 1980s. Full roller motor, lots of Sox and Martin parts.. It was unbeatable.. Ran a 557 gear, and could wheel stand at will..
@mlunden114 жыл бұрын
Ur the best david. Good luck and be careful
@tomj44064 жыл бұрын
Booyaa!! The mighty Elephant
@6bblbird1044 жыл бұрын
Thank you for an honest and accurate lesson!
@davidsarna7901Ай бұрын
Thanks David, I am sure a couple were sold at Freiburger's Dodge Plymouth in New London, WI, you are familiar with. That dealership by the way was the oldest Mopar dealer in the US until it closed, they began as many car dealers selling horse drawn wagons. Dave Sarna
@chuntr4 жыл бұрын
I learned more from this than any single episode of Roadkill
@stevecobb60014 жыл бұрын
Great history lesson. So want MORE!
@Rider-lh2gz4 жыл бұрын
Bring back roadkill!!!
@dougherbert78994 жыл бұрын
Rider2006 1 it’s like $3 a month, go get MotorTrend on demand, totally worth it
@racebiketuner7 ай бұрын
Nice presentation. Thanks.
@roadsideguy59023 жыл бұрын
I read in Big Daddy Don garlits Drag Racing museum. That the reason he made that hemi so fast is he was purposely trying to blow it up so he could go back to his old motor. He set the timing all crazy and the hemi came alive.
@1967davethewave3 жыл бұрын
That's true. The old 392's had a very light bottom end and couldn't take a lot of timing but ran very well with their much smaller chambers with only about 25 degrees of timing. Putting much more in would grenade them. The 426 with it's huge chambers needed more timing but no one realized that they were designed from the get go to be race engines and could easily hold up to the extra pressure 35 or 40 degrees on a supercharged engine would have. Boy did they ever hold up and that made them the best race engine ever. 392 chambers are around 100cc's while 426 chambers are a whopping 170cc's.
@garydraper33103 жыл бұрын
Excellent post. Cheers.
@moparedtn4 жыл бұрын
Very nice, Freiburger. The only thing missing is a quick shout out to those responsible at Chrysler for creating the engine to begin with. Tom Hoover ("Father of the Hemi"), Don Moore, Pete Hagenbuch, John Wehrly, et al - the list goes on. Chrysler had a real skunkworks going in engineering for decades - and given today's products, there still is over at SRT to an extent. -Ed on the Ridge
@ciscourquidez92543 жыл бұрын
Ay Frei..... You're the BEST!.. 🤛😎🤜
@albertcee17704 жыл бұрын
I always get asked what's my favorite engine and I always say number one is the 426 Hemi, number two is the 13b
@jumpinjojo4 жыл бұрын
Albert Cee Love me a rotary!!
@dodgeguyz3 жыл бұрын
Had a 12A. Amazing engine, that thing could rev well over 10 grand if you wanted it too!
@albertcee17703 жыл бұрын
@@dodgeguyz in my opinion the fb rx7 is better looking than the fc (fd is top but everyone knowing you can't afford it)
@BluBlade-k7b9 ай бұрын
Excellent bio David .
@davidjaime44474 жыл бұрын
Do one of these videos for the small block and big block chevy!
@MustangGuru3 жыл бұрын
The HEMI was also used in Florida’s orange groves to power big fans.
@HITEKSTRANGER3 жыл бұрын
Fun-nominal history lesson! Thanks so much for these Hemi Powered facts !
@jasonriede60564 жыл бұрын
What a great history lesson
@logancarter2134 Жыл бұрын
Excellent content!
@jackwells14523 жыл бұрын
Ford still holds the fastest closed track speed record with the Boss429 engine, but it is a hemi head, so there you go
@bpp3253 жыл бұрын
Excellent story. MOPAR. 👍✌
@rogerjohnson25153 жыл бұрын
Very interesting Freiburger, thanks for sharing.
@mathewwinney80364 жыл бұрын
I remember the "Little Red Wagon".
@deanbessom35134 жыл бұрын
Love the program freiberger
@m.pietro90874 жыл бұрын
Best KZbin channel ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
@tommyfrombama48344 жыл бұрын
The most iconic American V8 ever produced. It was, is, and will forever be known as the ultimate in American muscle. So iconic that the word "Hemi" is all that needs to be said to immediately bring to mind the image of those huge valve covers with the spark plug wires going straight down the center of them. It demands respect from any true car guy, no matter your favorite brand. While today's tech is incredible, the Hemi was ahead of it's time and is still relevant today. Just my opinion.
@greybone7773 жыл бұрын
Stopped watching Nascar when they went to formula roundy round. Watched the first race with the Daytona chargers and super bee's . Coolest stock cars ever.
@tigerboy60 Жыл бұрын
My dad was telling me a story that a mechanic that built Hemi engines would put them on 6000 RPM's and go to lunch for 30 minutes and if it was still running when he got back it was Good.
@LICobra4 жыл бұрын
David I think the only point you missed was in 1970-71 how the Hemi dominated Pro Stock and Chrysler eventually boycotted due to weight requirements
@Ted_Stryker4 жыл бұрын
Long live the king!! 😃🤘
@xmo5524 жыл бұрын
Hail the Buick 455
@duanebonney Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. Thank you. Mopar or no car!
@SnarkyArkyLibertarian4 жыл бұрын
This was awesome! Would it be possible to do one for the big block Chevrolet, namely the 427?
@4thstooge754 жыл бұрын
The BB Chevy is a great engine as well, but pales in comparison. The most overrated Chevy engine was the 409, If it wasn't for the Beach Boys it would be long forgotten.
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa was a MOPAR salesman from 1946-1977 & i grew up with all those wonderful Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge products & I get "elephantitus" just thinking about the 426 HEMI - MOPAR OR NO CAR!
@billwessels2073 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Sir!
@randledewees44053 жыл бұрын
During that mid 60's era my dad would drop my brother and I off at Irwindale Raceway. I was 10 to 13 years old when we lived in west Covina - we could hear the dragsters from 10 miles away, so my dad thought it would be fun for us. Wow, was it ever. So I saw the Little Red Wagon, and early funny cars like the Orange Crate, Pisano Corvette, and the hemi thing. Pits were completely open, and dangerous - I got a eye burning face full of nitromethane from standing too close when a crew turned the engine over while working on it. And no one used ear protection! In 67 we moved to Laguna Niguel, so we went to the Orange County Raceway up till it closed down.
@vincentmarfe4454 жыл бұрын
You think NHRA will include the new Challenger Super Stock in their super stock class along side it’s predecessors from the 60’s?
@propdoctor215643 жыл бұрын
What a absolutely fantastic history lesson for us Mopar lovers.. 😁😁👍👍
@mgmcd14 жыл бұрын
Please do a series on engines and their history for MTOD. Long time subscriber. You forgot to mention that the street Hemi weighed in at 850# installed from the factory. 🤓
@justar68654 жыл бұрын
Great vid
@JackF993 жыл бұрын
I love the lore of the Hemi but as a reality check, the Hemi was really just a successful attempt to make an inexpensive overhead valve engine breath better than the wedge or twisted-wedge head engines from Ford & GM. It was successful in racing classes where its massive weight was not a handicap and it's displacement was not limited.
@timpriddy3493 жыл бұрын
The new ones are fast but seeing 2x4s on an old set up is magic.........not a plastic cover
@JR10_RR10 ай бұрын
The 1964 Plymouth was so fast, the first time Petty took it out on the track at Daytona, he fell out of the seat. They had to bolt a 2x4 to the side of it to hold him in