This week on My Classic Car, Dennis Gage is all about what could have been as he travels to Highland Park, Illinois to take a look at a couple of wild 1950s concept cars. #conceptcar #cadillac #chrysler S11E20
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@archiethedog45155 жыл бұрын
I wish every car was a concept car, they just look a lot cooler than the final product.
@lachlanandres93713 жыл бұрын
Instablaster
@josephconsoli41283 жыл бұрын
These are cars I've seen in books and magazine so many times. Very cool to see them in today in running condition. Honestly, the Valkyrie looks like Elvis and Liberace got together as design consultants - whew!
@robertphillips62964 жыл бұрын
Dennis Gage, you have a dream job, my friend!
@MyClassicCarTV4 жыл бұрын
I do indeed!
@marcob46306 жыл бұрын
The Diablo is astonishingly well styled !
@dlwatib5 жыл бұрын
Would look good if Chrysler decided to produce it "as is" today.
@racketman2u6 жыл бұрын
I think the concept behind the Valkyrie was "If you hit a pedestrian, make sure he doesn't survive to sue you!"
@williamthompson66655 жыл бұрын
Such great examples of their respective designers. Brooks Stevens used all his favorite cues on this one: not just the front beak, but the cutaway front fenders, the side sweep, and the squared, formal fins. Even his favorite black-and-cream two tone color scheme! Exner's pet cues are there too: the enveloping grill, long, low lines, wide chrome beltline, extreme wrap on the windscreen and amazing full length fins.
@basicdose.98723 жыл бұрын
These cars. Gems , real gems.
@kennethfharkin3 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to see the Diablo as it was being restored at Eastern Coach on Long Island in the 1980s. My mom ran the office there for over thirty years and I was there often to see the host of spectacular cars which were restored. This Diablo always stuck out as unique. Seeing it on the small screen does not do it proper justice. Standing next to it and looking out over that long curved nose made on think of a bright red flying saucer. Fantastic car and thrilled to see it still out there.
@MyClassicCarTV3 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's pretty cool!
@kennethfharkin3 жыл бұрын
@@MyClassicCarTV My mom just let me know the owner at the time would drive it on the Long Island Expressway to work. He owned Blue Ridge Farms on Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn and would park it on the street with guards. Trust me, it was not a "farm" and the buildings are gone now.
@boataxe46054 жыл бұрын
The white one would be great for winter, the front end looks like a snowplow.
@jasonbrown72584 жыл бұрын
They need to bring back this sort of styling in modern vehicles. Especially now that there going electric and high tech I think it's a good match.
@boataxe46054 жыл бұрын
Safety regulations prevent such designs, thank you government for knowing what’s best for us and forcing it on us.
@DaddyPants4 жыл бұрын
It's called the pt cruiser.
@paulsilva13576 жыл бұрын
Everybody is here hating on that first car. I think it is awesome! I love everything about it.
@cameronlovesevolve6 жыл бұрын
''you could drive this car 500 miles and feel just fine'' - wont let Dennis drive it lol.
@DTD1108655 жыл бұрын
Somehow, I'm not sure he'd be comfortable doing so. His knees were resting up against the passenger side dashboard.
@keithoneil67114 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful amazing cars wow
@randalldavis32514 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the "Homer" designed by Homer Simpson.
@timharper33905 жыл бұрын
Joe seems very committed and knowledgeable about these old concepts, but if I was Dennis I’m not sure I’d even bring this to the fans w/o the caveat of being the driver. It’s his take we want. Anyway, kudos to Dennis for going the steps to let us view and learn but I’d have passed.
@janetremsing6988 Жыл бұрын
👍🙂‼️Very, very, cool!!
@jimburig70645 жыл бұрын
The front of the Valkyrie is certainly bold, to say the least. It's an impressive restoration. Other videos have shown the high level of quality that went into the chrome plating. Still, that grille...
@kennethmccann6402 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@professorpatpending87316 жыл бұрын
Love the Diablo. The interior oozes Italian styling with sensible functionality. Not seen one before. Shame not to see it with the top down. Thanks Dennis and to Joe.
@johncheves47404 жыл бұрын
The late 50's / early 60's Chrysler interiors were incredible. Although Ghia had a lot of influence on the interior of the Diablo, if you look at the dash layout of a 55 New Yorker, you will see a similar gauge layout. And the oval steering wheel and dash layout on the driver's side is close to that of a 60 Imperial. Ghia knocked the interior of this car out of the park partly because Chrysler and Virgil Exner gave them so much to work with.
@mrabaddon77122 жыл бұрын
The Valkyrie just screams Cruella de Ville!
@ebahraimabdulrahman44754 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I m seeing such car like this it is realy a mazing
@rogerwillams28145 жыл бұрын
those two cars crazy crazy blown out with too much style that was time when they went way out lol ! amazing !!!
@charlesnash48095 жыл бұрын
Infantile styling for attention whores. But they are nice restorations.
@blebhan82135 жыл бұрын
The Penguin would love that Valkyrie.
@charlesnash48095 жыл бұрын
Good one.
@ArthurBrinkman-c5z4 жыл бұрын
So would. Cruella DeVille from 101 Dalmatians!
@THEIUSRUBEN3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@vasilioskosman27893 жыл бұрын
Looks a little like later Audi? No? Front end Sucks. Design wise
@johnnymason246011 ай бұрын
That Chrysler Diablo could have been the Joker's ride. Even the Riddler would have enjoyed it.
@treytucker56194 жыл бұрын
OMG that diablo with hemi power! Bong!
@moondawg36933 жыл бұрын
220 on the speedometer, look out jack !
@CarswithNash4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Both are incredible, I think the Diablo wins though, that engine bay looks like it’s from a modern pro touring car... but it’s original, insane!
@bigsky1984camaro8 жыл бұрын
Great video , I remember picking out and mixing all those colors for the mini Cooper truck when I (Fred Shutrump) painted that Mini Cooper for Ireson Motorsports.
@Gabriel.Ponce.De.Leon.7772 жыл бұрын
The Valkyrie front looks like it crashed into NASA's entrance. The rest is pretty cool. The Diablo has slick lines, it’s really cool. We’ve forgotten to draw lines like that. (Not crazy about the name though)
@lelandhetrick20511 ай бұрын
I agree with you on the name choice. However, the body has great aero effects... cuts through the air with minimum drag. Some of those body elements were the rakish front window angle seen on some production cars plus later Exner designs like the 1961-1963 Ford Thunderbird.
@arnepianocanada4 жыл бұрын
The name 'Die Valkyrie' itself is USA-Germany fusion - Die ("Dee" - The) from Die Walküre, a famous German opera; and Valkyrie, that word in English. Opera by Richard Wagner is based on Norse mythology, same source material as many of today's superhero-fantasy Blockbuster movies.
@Emppu_T.6 жыл бұрын
Always love what Ghia did in the days.
@bubbaschannel16106 жыл бұрын
Ah, the days of chrome and heavy comfortable cars.
@SimplyTakuma4 жыл бұрын
The Diablo is cool! It reminds me of a "American art of the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante"
@garymckee88574 жыл бұрын
The Chrysler is fantastic.
@MrWombatty6 жыл бұрын
Wonder how the guys at Maserati felt when they saw those tridents on the Diablo?
@nicksgarage26 жыл бұрын
Some of those probably came from a Maserati and were added later. The steering wheel is from a 1960 Imperial and doesn't really go with the shape of the dash. I liked the Dart better with the taller fins and the retractable hardtop. Crazy to think they took finished show cars and started cutting them up for the next year.
@malevolenceXXXensues6 жыл бұрын
you can see it even on that steering wheel
@BrunoRegno5 жыл бұрын
No worries, Neptune holds the rights to those but he ain't fussy about it.
@lobitome6 жыл бұрын
I have "always" loved the whale-shark look of the front end.
@LovesGreatness5 жыл бұрын
Wow, Amazing cars!
@tigerbyte03 жыл бұрын
HOLY BAT RESCUE!
@Bucketroo2 жыл бұрын
Beauty and the beast! And the Valkyrie is the Beast, Ye gads that car is hideous! The Diablo, on the other hand, is gorgeous! So sleek and curved and sexy. Yeah, I'll take the red one.
@vassa19724 жыл бұрын
Interesting cars
@Porsche996driver4 жыл бұрын
Thought the new Corvette invented the “squircle” steering wheel? But hey that Diablo is completely original and probably worth a cool Million. Dennis wouldn’t want to be the guy that sees that body work get dented. 🙂
@garybanglebangle79495 жыл бұрын
What a great car the v8 black and white one.
@johncunningham48202 жыл бұрын
Valkyrie's Front End is Butt Ugly . The rest is Gorgeous . And the Diablo is Jaw-droppingly beautiful .
@martinmartin59044 жыл бұрын
as elegant as a snow plow train
@bernardmiller8093 жыл бұрын
One car looks like a ram car other looks like a flying car. The. Red one
@1erickf504 жыл бұрын
The front of the Diablo seems to follow a similar logic to that of the Aston Martin Vulcan: a big fish mouth with the headlights inside said mouth
@dajr6756 жыл бұрын
In an alternate dimension, the 1st car was an early Lexus.
@jerrycallender76043 жыл бұрын
I remember the concept cars...the DIABLO has what would become the Imperial steering wheel... 1958(?)-1963??...along with the dual-pod instrument panel. My gramma's 1958 Fury had the dash-mounted rear-view mirror..
@millar60705 жыл бұрын
very interesting
@mustangboss12464 жыл бұрын
Watching theese videos i feel like im in the 90s...
@geraldtrudeau32235 жыл бұрын
The Valkyrie would be right at home in "Death Race ...2019"?
@dlwatib5 жыл бұрын
Too bad they don't let you put beaks like that on cars in demolition derbies.
@Thundarr9954 жыл бұрын
Actually there is a Death Race 2050. It's a remake of the original Death Race 2000 from the 70's. Roger Corman,The original director even directed it. I'm pretty sure it went straight to Blue Ray.🙂
@alphasigmasezon85976 жыл бұрын
Excelente
@estpst6 жыл бұрын
cool cars
@russellminetree53265 жыл бұрын
Mophead won’t let you drive?
@davidupton93544 жыл бұрын
Now days almost every car looks the same as the others. I mean that just about all have the same storm trooper front end. The Star Wars trooper face is on most of them, foreign or domestic.
@historysmysteriesunveiled80434 жыл бұрын
Fancy electric razors is what i see
@Sashazur4 жыл бұрын
I call it “whale face”. Toyota is the worst for this, but I do see it on a lot of other makes too. I hate it. But since it’s just a style thing with no relationship to functionality, I figure it’ll go away in a few years after its run its course and people want something new.
@Baribrotzer4 жыл бұрын
It's hard, though, to think of getting into either of these without thinking of getting in and being met by a wall of cigarette smell. No, I didn't see either Dennis or Joe smoke; I'm not implying that they do. And even if they did, Joe probably wouldn't do it it in his cars or allow others to. But in the Fifties, everybody smoked like chimneys, and everything smelled of smoke.
@_1ben4 жыл бұрын
Legend has it that it drives like a 56 caddy
@robbiejones49334 жыл бұрын
Front of the red one looks like a catfish
@patsquach4080 Жыл бұрын
Interesting to see if someone takes these concepts and copy … but an. EV. …
@blarfneggs37286 жыл бұрын
The first car triggered my gag reflex. Only a face a mother could love.
@charlesnash48095 жыл бұрын
Almost every "concept" car ever made was way 'over the top' and generally obnoxious looking. Like sketches made by a 13 year old.
@wadeguidry66754 жыл бұрын
The Cadillac looks like a Budgie album cover. The red Chrysler looks like the front end of a 1971 Roadrunner.
@eddiemunster21964 жыл бұрын
The Chrysler looks like it was a convertible also ? The Space Age vehicle that was in the last part of the video !!
@rayjames6096 Жыл бұрын
Looks like one of those bird masks they wore during the black death.
@redspace89694 жыл бұрын
凯迪拉克还有这么帅的老车 长见识了
@wurldtravlr6205 жыл бұрын
Beauty and the Beast... you pick which is which... :)
@JBuddis5 жыл бұрын
Hmm, Diablo is the Devil is the Beast from the Bible. But I'm not sure I'd call the first one a "beauty", so maybe the Chrysler is both. Evil IS often quite enticing.
@hymanocohann26984 жыл бұрын
The first one looks like a Studebaker jumped a Lincoln lol
@CAPSIT953 жыл бұрын
@MyClassicCarTV What is the name of the song that plays when you are cruising around in the Valkyrie? Is there somewhere where I can find a list of the songs used in this season of the show?
@GoldenSim276 жыл бұрын
the diablo would look amazing with a different front end
@dlwatib5 жыл бұрын
I'd rather see that ugly V front end replaced on Die Valkyrie.
@kdsboosted49542 жыл бұрын
If it takes 4-5 guys to take the top off I'd be think of a lift setup from the ceiling of the garage. Back to it takes 1 man
@rickg.51716 жыл бұрын
If you cross a Lincoln with a Studebaker.....
@Rog54466 жыл бұрын
Then you get a Lincolnbaker.
@rizzlerazzleuno47335 жыл бұрын
Hope you can do these and other concept cars in high def. This episode looks like VHS. I had seen photos of these cars, but is great to do a walk around and see them in motion. The interior of the Diablo is definitely Italian. Who owns it now?
@shawncromwell22304 жыл бұрын
Die Valkyrie looks like a Studebaker, not a Cadillac.
@legendvito57025 жыл бұрын
👌👌👌
@hishamaziz32825 жыл бұрын
Both cars are beauties... I was wondering about the area they were driving in and those buildings.. is that a college campus or something? Looks very beautiful there!
@waterheaterservices6 жыл бұрын
You just have to laugh sometimes.
@johnnyhawkins434 жыл бұрын
I can dig it!
@dariushkabir84066 жыл бұрын
nice..............
@kaiokendo4 жыл бұрын
0:21 the applepie of hell
@billbright17555 жыл бұрын
Sort of a “ V “ theme going on. A bit more chromium may have helped in the overall look. A ship’s wheel would have been cool. Crome! was the hue and cry then, if it ain’t chromium I ain’t goingium.
@jaimebondiola95264 жыл бұрын
The lateral view of the Cadillac is líke as Maserati 3000 of the 60
@ArthurBrinkman-c5z4 жыл бұрын
Either design could be relevant today, build them as an electric car and people would go nuts to get one.
@kingfishstevens20872 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else think the taillights on the white one ended up on the ‘65 Mercurys?
@number625 жыл бұрын
The Diabolo by Corvega
@randybock826 жыл бұрын
I wish Dennis could have driven the Ghia.
@iggman16 жыл бұрын
Joe took me for a ride in the Diablo once. My mother in law owned the garage where he stored some of his cars. Really really cool!
@bobrush32354 жыл бұрын
I saw this car at a show in New York many years ago. Old Westbury ?
@bobrush32354 жыл бұрын
The Diablo.
@1984xlx3 жыл бұрын
Where the HELL does one "get" a concept car? I know a lot of these were crushed after the car shows ended.
@tomcannone88945 жыл бұрын
Anyone notice the speedo is not working...
@guysiddyfo4 жыл бұрын
IS the Diablo a rag top? It sure looks like it is, but they didn't mention that.
@ihabphelobos74554 жыл бұрын
The designer begin with a train design ending to a car.
@screwthecabal64534 жыл бұрын
SUUUUUUUUUUUUUWEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!
@bradcarroll37193 жыл бұрын
Is he afraid that someone who drives rare and expensive cars for a living is going to mistreat his car? I bet his list of friends is long.
@phoghat6 жыл бұрын
Valkerie driver seat has split seams
@dlwatib5 жыл бұрын
Not unusual in an old car in original, unrestored condition.
@Vamanaswastika5 жыл бұрын
Dennis got shamed when the guy didn't let him drive. I thought it was kinda rude actually for him to bring Dennis on the show knowing very well he drives the featured cars. I guess the owner is a bit of a dim wit.
@jtf2dan5 жыл бұрын
looks more like a Trident than a pitchfork......
@dylanwalker21116 жыл бұрын
Didn't get to hear those high rpms :(
@deefisher51574 жыл бұрын
i am a certified car nut
@randyporter34915 жыл бұрын
As opposed to “no creativity”, no style and no aesthetic design, in cars today.
@Sashazur4 жыл бұрын
There’s creativity, and then there’s good taste!
@hipcat1311 жыл бұрын
I see they filmed that at old Fort Sherridan.
@DemeDemetre3 жыл бұрын
hellooooooooooo
@THEIUSRUBEN3 жыл бұрын
It should be called cadillac rhinoplasty, the other vehicle is beautiful 🤩
@AccordionJoe16 жыл бұрын
What ever happened to Dennis Gage? His programs were interesting and informative.
@MyClassicCarTV6 жыл бұрын
I'm still doing the show and it's now in its 23rd year. It's on Velocity on Saturday morning, NBC Sports Network Tuesday afternoon, MAVTV on Friday and Sunday, Rev'n everyday, and WildTV in Canada three times a week. But it's available anytime here on KZbin and it's commercial free!
@mollyhensley68846 жыл бұрын
You coming to the fall rod run in pigeon forge this year Dennis?
@sterlingrozier63804 жыл бұрын
Due yall ran a stop sign in the red car
@gusneaker4 жыл бұрын
It's a pity they "butchered" the Dart to make the Diablo. Dart's rear end and electrically hideable rigid top were awesome. Both versions should have been kept.
@lelandhetrick20511 ай бұрын
Agreed that both versions should have been made as separate vehicles, let a lone a limited production(!) for us who appreciate their body lines.