A classic car connaisseur is going to tell you the story of the origins of pony cars suchs as the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger en Chevrolet Camaro! Make sure to follow me on Instagram! / edsautoreviews Enjoy!
Пікірлер: 256
@davidtucker37293 жыл бұрын
you missed AMC who were also too late to the party with the ever cool AMX and it's Javelin based pony car wannabe. Great episode Edward.
@DitoAldiSoekarnoPutra3 жыл бұрын
AMC Javelin had the coolest badge
@nickrustyson81243 жыл бұрын
Also the Gremlin and Hornet
@falcon6643 жыл бұрын
The Javelin was not a wannabee- it was an excellent pony car. But yes, way too late.
@jackstoffels50453 жыл бұрын
@@falcon664 What about the Rambler Marlin
@falcon6643 жыл бұрын
@@jackstoffels5045 The Marlin was based on the Classic platform, too big for a pony car. The show car Tarpon, on which the Marlin was based, was on the American platform. The Tarpon had much better proportions and may have been more successful. But at that time, the American was limited to 6 cylinder engines only. The 65 Marlin was marketed more as a personal luxury car, was loaded with standard equipment. The Tarpon design was ruined in the transition to the larger platform and by the requirement for more headroom in the rear.
@kaylabower5463 жыл бұрын
My grandma owned a 1964 and 1/2 mustang. Which she bought as soon as it was released, with an air conditioner. It is a beautiful blue fastback and my Dad and I are restoring it! Thanks for the video it was really interesting to learn more about our family heirloom.
@qalba30162 жыл бұрын
Ok great 😊 and the park for the mail tomorrow morning and then we can mail them out for a couple of days to see what they can make sure they are doing great and thank them so very much for everything and thank him for the offer and thank him very much much for everything that we did yesterday and thank the lord for everything
@kaylabower5462 жыл бұрын
@@qalba3016 ???
@robc84683 жыл бұрын
The Barracuda was not forgotten it became the 'cuda muscle car.
@robc84683 жыл бұрын
@@sherw7635 I live in Michigan and used to live in the Metro Detroit area. I had a friend from High school who landed a job working for Chrysler in the engine dyno test area in the early 1970s he had a 1970 Cuda in jet black with a 426 Hemi. Chrysler was starting to get out of high performance just after the 1973 fuel embargo and they were literally tossing out their experimental Hemi performance parts which he picked up and put on his car. Literally when he nailed the gas you could not lean forward in the seat! That was the most impressive car I ever rode in. I bought a 2019 Hemi R/T Challenger to remind me of those days.
@georgeburns72513 жыл бұрын
These we considered a POS in the 60s. Coda. Set to be a fiat way back then
@@robc8468 If the MC era had continued - next-Gen performance was in development by all. Like Pontiac’s RamAir V experimental hemi - the dark period of performance lasted until 1982 when the Mustang GT returned- the core problem of low technology made everything low-performance until the mid-80s when turbocharging began to show light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel - from Chrysler, Buick, Mustang. All it took to turn my Omni GLH into a fire-breather was a steel-head gasket to strengthen that weak-spot and a lot more boost by tricking the computer. The manufacturers took years to do what took us a few hours - they had to be very cautious or people would have been blowing their engines. Boost without knock sensors & higher octane have bad results - but it was clear that the performance draught was ending.
@gavinmclaren9416 Жыл бұрын
The 1st Generation Barracuda WAS a lazy effort, with front fenders and grille interchangeable with a Valiant. It was heavier than the Valiant with that massive rear window, and actually slower than the Valiant if both were equipped with the 273 Commando engine. However the 1967 MY was a completely different car with unique sheetmetal, available in a notchback, fastback, and convertible. I think if this design had appeared in '64 it would have been a huge success. The 273 V8 "LA" (mopar small block) was an OK engine but not really competitive with the Chevy 327. In 1968 this was fixed by boring and stroking the 273 to 340 CI with huge improvements in the cylinder heads and a bigger camshaft. The 340 would easily rev to 6000 RPM and was underrated at 275 gross HP. Numerous people have dyno'd stock 340s with power production of 315-325 HP. I owned a '68 Notchback Barracuda with a 340, 4-speed, 3.55 sure-grip (I.e. limited slip) rear axle, and the Formula S package with disk brakes and fast-ratio steering. This was a truly great car that did everything well. In 1970 it evolved into the E-body 'Cuda that had a wide enough engine compartment to accept the 426 hemi. However the car gained a lot of weight, and I think in retrospect that the '68-69 340 Barracudas (the 'Cuda name first appeared in '69) were better overall cars. The 383 big block engine was also available in the '67-69 cars but was a tight fit and initially was not available with power steering. The exhaust system was quite restrictive and the 383's in these cars made only 280-300 HP, as opposed to the same engine in the Road Runners with 335 HP. In mid '69 a few 'Cudas were built with the 440 Super Commando GTX engine. These were really over-the-top and wih all that weight in the front end, no PS or PB (wouldn't fit), and automatic transmission only; they reportedly were difficult to drive at low speeds and murder to parallel park! For all that the big block cars were only marginally quicker than the 340 cars in stock tune and really needed a set of fenderwell headers to let the bigger engines breathe. Unfortunately the fenderwell headers had very tight ground clearance and their installation required cutting away a significant part of the inner fenders, which reduced the stiffness of the front end and exacerbated the nose-heavy poor handling of the big block cars. I balanced and blueprinted the 340 in my Barracuda and installed forged pistons with a true 10.3:1 compression ratio, a Chrysler "Purple Shaft" hemi grind cam, ported the heads, and installed an Edelbrock LD 340 intake with a Holley 750 carb (all per the factory racing manual) and recurved distributor. With this combination I lost a little low end torque, but the engine would rev to 6800 RPM in an instant and the car was a true big block killer, showing its taillights to many a GTO or SS 396 Chevy (and 440 Magnum Chargers!). It was an even better car than with the stock engine; mild enough to daily drive and with a quick carb change (I kept the alternate carb in the trunk and could change it in 10 minutes) back to the original Carter AVS would get 20-21 MPG on the highway. I have owned lots of different cars from the ponycar/musclecar era and overall this one was one of the best, and I have very fond memories of it.
@stuart86633 жыл бұрын
I love the sensationally intricate graphics, deep in detail. And the humour. Probably one of my favorite YT channels.
@kevingavigan78832 жыл бұрын
A couple of things missing from this video. For starters, the AMC Javelin was also a pony car. Also (and while not wanting to make the video uncomfortably long is understandable), the Plymouth Barracuda actually evolved. In 1967, it (along with the Valiant) was redesigned, and the Barracuda received body-specific sheetmetal, presumably as an attempt to be more competitive with the Ford Mustang, and in 1970 (with the introduction of the Dodge Challenger) the Barracuda became the 'Cuda. Speaking of the Dodge Challenger, I've heard that many people would consider the Challenger more comparable to the Mercury Cougar and Pontiac Firebird, while the Plymouth 'Cuda was actually the Chrysler equivalent to the Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro. The Wikipedia article for Dodge Challenger even mentions the first gen Challenger as being a competitor to the Cougar and Firebird.
@michaelweizer77943 жыл бұрын
Oh, and if some young dude still wanted more choices back in 64 your forgetting a big one Pontiac GTO!.
@AtomicReverend3 жыл бұрын
GTO although really cool was a Mid size car not a pony car, It competed with the Fairlane, Chevelle, Marlin, Belvedere (1965 a year late) and the Coronet (also 1965). What makes a pony car is it is based on the really light weight compact car chassis The Plymouth Barracuda really was the only real competitor to the Mustang just as he said in the video they (Plymouth) just misadvertised it but it checked all the boxes, the "commando" 273 V8 made about 300 horsepower in 1964 and just like the Mustang you could also get a weaker V8 or a couple of different 6 cylinders and it was based on the Valiant compact just like Mustang was actually a Falcon. Big difference was the Mustang didn't look anything like the mundane falcon and you could get it in a convertible coupe or fastback, the Barracuda came in a fastback only if you wanted a convertible or a coupe you had to buy a Valiant Signet which was a nice car but kind of boring looking by comparison. Don't quote me on this but I believe Chrysler corporation was almost bankrupt because of their screw up on full size cars in 63 making them smaller (and ulgy) so they just modified an existing Valiant to look really cool instead of retooling for a different car completely. Personally I think the Barracuda is a cooler looking car (especially when it is on Americans [mag wheels] and is stanced on big and littles) but almost everyone else thinks the Mustang is cooler. In 1966 AMC trying to get in on the new pony car segment made the Rambler Rebel (cool pony car but only sold as a coupe and it looked to much like the AMC American) and In 1967 pony car war was in full swing but the Camaro came out only in a coupe or 'vert, the Barracuda became its own car but neither of them offered a fastback and I can't lie a 67 Mustang fastback is killer looking compared to a Camaro or Barracuda regardless of performance numbers especially in a fastback. GM Chrysler and AMC were all asleep in the mid-1960s and it was like 1969 or 70 before they caught on.
@michaelweizer77943 жыл бұрын
@@AtomicReverend Forget about the Mercury Cougar and Pontiac Firebird!, AMCs real response to the Mustang was the 1968 Javelin and two seater AMX!.
@AtomicReverend3 жыл бұрын
I did forget to mention the cougar (I actually have had an XR7 years ago) and the firebird but they both came out in 67 also and were definitely pony cars. And I think the javelin might be considered a pony car although it might be a midsize like a Chevelle I am not sure. AMC always took a slightly different path than Detroit making sure to get that niche market sell. Occasionally it would pay off for them and sometimes they would really screw up The AMX, AMC claimed was a competitor to a Corvette but I couldn't imagine too many people that were in the market for a plastic vette buying a AMX bit its prics was way to high for a pony car regardless even though it is the coolest of cool rides that are almost forgotten about.
@michaelweizer77943 жыл бұрын
@@AtomicReverend Wrong, the second generation Barracuda had three body styles one a 2door hardtop coupe two, A convertible three a fas back that continued until 1969, the second generation Barracuda started in 1967. Second you metioned the Rebel from American Motors it came out as a top of the line 1966 Rambler classic and was AMCS entry into the mid sized car ranks for 67. You must be thinking of the 1966 Rambler American Rouge. Even the Marlin was alot more mid sized than the Mustang!.
@zareththealchemist89822 жыл бұрын
The GTO. The original GOAT.
@LuisGarcia-rh3qo3 жыл бұрын
Forgot to talk about the beautiful 2nd generation 1967-1969 Barracuda.
@steveneaklor29902 жыл бұрын
The Studebaker Avanti was actually the first car of this type, although of course it wouldn't have been called a "pony car." But in its day it was the fastest car on the road, especially after Studebaker bought out Andy Granatelli's Paxton Supercharger company.
@doba78 Жыл бұрын
the avanti fits better in the sports car class than poney car. the specs closely resemble the corvette
@stratcat44503 жыл бұрын
It was the huge emission controls of 1971 as well as steep increases for car insurance that hurt all the performance cars the most. Having lived thru all this in Detroit poor as we were we sucked it up an gassed our rides.
@sgt.duke.mc_502 жыл бұрын
You nailed it!!
@lonnienelson61542 жыл бұрын
I remember the gas crisis and emission controls. Not to mention the idiotic enormous bumpers! Still haven't figured out what was so "safe" about them. I'm still bitter about what they did to our cars. Had a 1967 Camero SS when they first were introduced. 4-speed. Took off like a rocket. Rubber going into 2nd and a tweak into third. Mine had "heavy duty" brakes and suspension so it could corner pretty good and stop too. Loved that car. Then got married and had a kid, so had to trade it in for a big Caprice.
@hagbard723 жыл бұрын
Mustang has evolved into a huge, expensive car. My father (a Chrysler exec) had two Barracuda's, both of which my brother rapped around trees. Chrysler got tired of replacing company cars and probably my father as he left in 1969. He bought a Camaro in 1978, which he eventually gave to me. Nice except that it became a rust bucket and was taken out with a hail storm.
@johngraves68782 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend 1971's "Vanishing Point" as a fantastic, left-wingy, 98 minute commercial for the Dodge Challenger. If you haven't seen it, you HAVE to check it out! Being from Europe, you probably already have.
@ericday35383 жыл бұрын
I always liked the styling of the 1st gen Barracuda over the Mustang. Just don't break that back window $$$. 😂
@garybaldwin52413 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job, you are extremely entertaining!
@williammaceri82442 жыл бұрын
Also I really like your customized '66 Mustang with the 4 headlights. I think it works well.
@cartercross28903 жыл бұрын
Get this man more subs
@MasonD173 жыл бұрын
For real
@Tacko143 жыл бұрын
I just hope Ed’ll do more than just the US market in the future. It’s a big world out there
@gw46903 жыл бұрын
Your videos are really great...informative, interesting and entertaining, I hope you can keep making these. I always give you a like!
@robertmills36822 жыл бұрын
You are a hoot! Thanks so much for doing all of the research to create these videos, it keeps me from having to read 😂
@johnbee77293 жыл бұрын
Funny that about the cuda being the first pony car, but Chrysler not being aware. A total Homer moment. The notchback cuda I thought always looked better than the fast back
@DK-fv2zj Жыл бұрын
One of your best, Ed. You never disappoint!
@rattlehead2954 жыл бұрын
You deserve more subs honestly
@johnd88922 жыл бұрын
A Ford internal documentary pre release was not pitching performance. Just the style of it as Falcon derived equivalent of the Karmann Ghia being the stylish equivalent of the beetle. Early Mustangs emphasised the six cylinder versions. Interviews with Caroll Shelby on how he moved a $2395 six cylinder secretary car into a sports car. Saw the dock on TV car channel years ago. Was going to be called the Torino with a bull instead of a horse.
@branon65653 жыл бұрын
The 65 & 66 Mustang GT Fastback 2+2 is the most beautiful bodystyle of any car ever built, and IDGAF what anyone says or thinks to the contrary....
@nonelost12 жыл бұрын
And to think, I cudda had one of those first generation fastbacks, one that ran, albeit with Illinois rust, for $480, back in 1974.
@kalleklp72913 жыл бұрын
The Plymouth Barracuda looked like something you'd expect a grandpa with a soft hat and cigar in. The release date and the design makes me think of an April fools joke. The Mustang looked like something you actually want to floor it in and drift around the corner. Fortunately, they changed that antiquated design later on. :)
@anthonyfalzon21003 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting how the Plymouth Barracuda was the first ‘pony car’ beating the mustang to market.
@1badhaircut Жыл бұрын
Technically making the Mustang the 2nd FISH CAR
@matadorman78 Жыл бұрын
@@1badhaircut it is so weird that the Mustang was named after the P51 Mustang fighter and yet all you see are horses on the logos
@matadorman78 Жыл бұрын
@@1badhaircut oh then came the AMC MARLIN third FISH car
@jonecuntapay95613 жыл бұрын
Nailed it after watching Episode 3.
@jetsons1013 жыл бұрын
I think the 65/66 Mustang holds the record for the longest options list. I picked up a pony car years back, you used it for your thumb nail pic for this video, it's a 65 GT350. I'm the second owner, I got it from my dad's friend, he bought it new at "High Performance Motors" in El Segundo CA. Thanks for your time and work...
@Citizen_Snips13 жыл бұрын
Nice, Shelby Mustangs are legends in their own right!
@coadmiller50103 жыл бұрын
Actually, the fastback wasn't 64 1/2 it was introduced in '65... We got to ride around in a British racing green '66 for about a week, when the family Falcon was in the shop... Of course, as I was only 12 at the time, I didn't get to drive it,(which was disappointing. I was wondering... this one was a 289, but wasn't the standard V8 in 64 1/2 a 260? I believe so, but icbr... I also dug the AMX, which, as a concept car, sported a rumble seat, a 20's throwback, but Uncle Sam wouldn't allow it, citing safety concerns.. Therefore, it was the only 2 seater pony car. But it was lighter, with a respectable horsepower to weight. ratio...
@coadmiller50103 жыл бұрын
Otherwise, the AMX looked just like the concept... Also my comment about the rumble seat: it might've been the 30's... My mom rode around in one when she was a teenager, and as she was born in 1914 , she woulda been 16 in July 1930..So yeah, it woulda been the 20's for rumble seats (whatever that's got to do with pony cars, apart from the AMX concept)...
@jetsons1012 жыл бұрын
@@Citizen_Snips1 I can't beleave that I bought the Shelby 44 years ago and still have it......
@jetsons1012 жыл бұрын
@@coadmiller5010 Funny I also had, and wish I kept, a 69 AMX 390 four speed. It was a fun drive....
@danr19203 жыл бұрын
7:48 is the old generation Corvair. I own a new generation Corvair. Awesome car.
@petekeller1424 Жыл бұрын
I also would like to see something about the AMC Javelin AMX. I thought it's design was gorgeous. Had a '68 GTO (Gas Tires Oil ). Did nice burnouts with that car
@billmcdonald4335 Жыл бұрын
The first Mustang ever sold, a white convertible, got shipped to my hometown and was bought by a very lucky customer, a local airline pilot named Capt. Stanley Tucker. Imagine. The car is now at the Ford Museum, where they show it with its original plates, which is pretty cool.
@kathleencourcy17583 жыл бұрын
Bond did drive an AMC hotrod ,the loop jump
@simonvancoevorden2953 жыл бұрын
Wow ! That’s the color & year of my 66 coupe (the red wine color ) Great channel & no dislikes so far !
@balesjo3 жыл бұрын
In 1964, I turned 10 years old and was already interested in cars (my favorite, the Ford T-Bird). And then on the TV series "Hazel", I saw the first Ford Mustang, featured about the time of the release. It was that memorable!
@ralphbalfoort290911 ай бұрын
While our family car was a 1960 Falcon, my brother was two years behind me in high school, i.e. Class of 1964, and one of his classmates was given a Mustang as a graduation gift. The kid was on Cloud 9.
@donswier3 жыл бұрын
Ford has a knack for spotting trends and coming out with the right product at the right time (regardless of whether we think it is a great product): -Model T -1932 Flathead V8 - 1955 T-bird -1964 Mustang -Escort, Fiesta & Sierra(europe) -1986 Taurus -1990 Explorer -2022 Bronco & Maverick???
@welleffitthen Жыл бұрын
Excellent, informative, and spot on video as always. One bit of information is I thought I saw somewhere that the first time Ford introduced the mustang was in the TV show Hazel, no hype just showed her arriving home in a white/blue 64 1/2 mustang. Seems like Ford might have been a little apprehensive about hype after the Edsel, keeping it low key.. Which reminds me one suggestion maybe a lot of viewers of your excellent videos might share is to do a show on product placement of cars in TV shows mainly from the late 50s on. Always loved seeing new cars promoted on TV shows. Examples being Ward cleaver driving ford's/Plymouths, the Andy Griffith police ford's showing a new one every year, the Studebaker's on Mr Ed, a couple episodes even had an Avanti in it, and the Pontiacs always used in My 3 sons/I dream of Jeannie, showing major nelson in other Pontiacs and eventually the new firebird. And if you haven't seen this already look up the Video of the cast of bewitched/bonanza driving new 1965 Chevrolets down the set of bonanza. There are many more of these placement cars on other shows as well. Of course, and this was a good move, the higher the job title on every show the nicer ride they drove. IMHO would make a great subject for a future video.
@Silvercitizen943 жыл бұрын
I love thiiis videos man, keep working!
@europeantinbeater3 жыл бұрын
These are informative and funny as F! Keep up the videos please !
@canuckfixit77223 жыл бұрын
Good video like all the others but, you forgot to include that insurance premiums and safety standards also killed the muscle car era; not as much as emissions and the oil crisis but still a factor. I note that this is adequately covered in Episode 6, but hey, I'm watching this in sequence! Lastly, at 11:09, some examples (photos) of how the pony cars grew in size would have been great to end with!
@tylerdurden46183 жыл бұрын
Great content, I hope you make some more really soon 🥳
@osagejon89722 жыл бұрын
What? No mention of the mustang wagon? love the videos Ed absolutely perfect combination of narration, dry and witty humor, and good solid information.
@johngraves68782 жыл бұрын
You're not seriously suggesting that such a vehicle was actually manufactured. I saw pictures online, but it could not have been a Ford product.
@peterpiper831 Жыл бұрын
I've seen a Ute version as well.
@raymondellis57203 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind, for many DECADES Plymouth was Chryslers' best selling car. In 1965, the Barracuda was the best selling Plymouth. Back in those days every fifth car on the road was a PLYMOUTH. Barracudas sold in 1965? 64,596 units. Sure nothing like the Mustang, but in ratio pretty darn good. The only thing I think Plymouth should have done is radious the rear wheel wells. Grand dad smoking a cigar? can you say "Hurst Hemi Under Glass"?
@williammaceri82442 жыл бұрын
Edward! I thoroughly enjoy your reviews. I already know most of what you are telling us, but you tell it with a very interesting style. I'm not sure what kind of accent you have but I love it. So keep the reviews coming. By the way it's pronounced " Com it lol
@gcrav3 жыл бұрын
GM chickening out on the Corvair in favor of the Camaro, right when the Corvair was showing its potential as a first-class driver's car, had to be one of the worst moves ever. The sport sedan market started taking off in 1968-69, with BMW leading the way and the humble Datsun 510 caught in the updraft as "the poor man's Beemer." GM could have had a piece of that action. As it was, the Z-28s and Trans Ams became joke material while GM could have been in the sector that bred the Audi Fox and the Subaru WRX.
@gaetanodetorrice55553 жыл бұрын
Yes to cuda part was the muscle car part of that car but they still also had barracuda so you can get the barracuda or cuda the barracuda would have like a slant six in it or a 318 and the cudas would have the high performance motors like the 340s 383 440 like that
@ThePhillipeRicardo3 жыл бұрын
MO POWA BABEH!
@tkskagen Жыл бұрын
The 1960's-2000's (when it comes to cars), was ALL ABOUT "Copulation"! Back in the 1990s (when I was in High School), the front "Bench Seat", probably caused more "fertilization" because of the convenience... And my first car was a 1978 FORD Fairmont Sedan (4-door) in 1992, which was my Senior Year (12th grade) of education.
@kyletrummel696 ай бұрын
I like the nod to Futurama in the beginning.
@61rampy65 Жыл бұрын
While rewatching some of your old videos, I notice that your newest (2023) videos are much more polished compared to the old ones. I was afraid that you would do that. I *miss* the logos with arms and legs looking thru a telescope! It's ok, Ed, because I love all of your videos!
@RBRShift2CivV6 ай бұрын
The barracudas of 70 and 71 were awesome!
@Goatcha_M2 жыл бұрын
ThunderCougarFalconBird, now that's a cool name.
@007heatingandair3 жыл бұрын
I dont remember James Bond actually driving a mustang until the 1971 body style (where he drove it on 2 wheels in Viva las vegas) but he did have an early production model (I believe even before their public release) in one of his movies where he cut the side open and flattened a tire with the extending spinner of his Austen Martin.
@save15ormoreonyourcarinsur983 жыл бұрын
Great production quality
@aprylrittenhouse45622 жыл бұрын
The fastest ive ever been on 4 wheels was a barricuda well a hemicuda. Heavily modified 137 mph.
@nicholasbenies64563 жыл бұрын
The word Camaro does not appear in standard French dictionaries as it is an old word from the French Languedoc regional dialect meaning literally " Companion for the road". The German word "Weggefährter" or the Dutch "metgezel" would be close translations, there being so single word in English.
@MikeV86522 жыл бұрын
I love your videos, Edward, but I think that your dismissal of the Plymouth Barracuda was unfair. True, it didn't sell as well as the Mustang, but it was first. It shouldn't be disparaged because it was derived from the Valliant. The first-generation Mustang, after all, was derived from the Falcon. Design-wise, many of us think that the Barracuda, with its stunningly beautiful rear glass, did a fastback much better than the Mustang. The Dodge Charger was indeed late to the party, but it now outsells both Mustang and Camaro! Furthermore, Stellantis is rumored to revive a Barracuda soon.
@billkircher2310 Жыл бұрын
Studebaker Golden Hawk and Packard Hawk of 1957 were two seat compact cars with Superchargers. Of course the two seater Thunderbird and Chevy Corvette were also famous compact cars.
@maxpayne25742 жыл бұрын
No matter how many Mustangs anyone owns they will never be as cool as Steve McQueen.
@lizzie85613 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the Studebaker Avanti, which first went on sale nearly two years before the Mustang, in June, 1962.
@snowhunter8193 жыл бұрын
4:12 Baker electric with a supercharged engine...nice
@stephaniebooth61693 жыл бұрын
American Motors in 1968 came out with the Javelin and the AMX two seater get with it man show some Love.AMC made very good cars and in the 70s AMC won 3 trans am chamships with the javelin
@shinjidonohue46463 жыл бұрын
I support this message
@stephaniebooth61693 жыл бұрын
@@shinjidonohue4646 Thank you. Stephanie
@englishrob82453 жыл бұрын
The Mustang is similar to E type Jag they sold well at the start yet over time lost sales, The E type was replaced by the XJS. The Mustang like XJS got load of luxury items which with the emissions test, made them heaver, slower and more expensive. Which ruined the spirit of the cheap basic sport car.
@redram51503 жыл бұрын
A “Camaro” is a nonsense word. However, the closest word to it is a variety of shrimp “Eats Mustangs” After they drown, I suppose
@georgeburns72513 жыл бұрын
Means bird shit in Europe
@anthonyfalzon21003 жыл бұрын
@@georgeburns7251 hey George,, just wanted to say how much you and Gracie are missed in this Jerry Seinfeld life style. Hope you and Jack are still best friends up there. A big fan
@Ober-Professor3 ай бұрын
Great Video, great humor. Hate the fact that pony cars are not really a thing in Germany and most carbrands stopped producing Coupes. One cant afford a bmw coupe and so one is stuck with VWs (Golf mostly) or old BMWs in bad condtition.
@mikeb6203 жыл бұрын
To be fair that Buick Roadmaster Had speed and power with the LT1. LONG LIVE THE B BODY PLATFORM
@ITILII3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great, they deserve many, many subscriptions than the vast majority of channels that are junk. Alas, though, 007 himself, never drove a Mustang ;-/
@robis403 жыл бұрын
Check out Diamonds are Forever where he drives 1971 Mach 1.
@MaxNafeHorsemanship2 жыл бұрын
Disappointed you never mentioned the early Mustang was really just a Falcon with new sheet metal. Also why it is still so easy to get parts for my forgotten Falcon.
@paulotoole9892 жыл бұрын
It would have been nice to see a correct April 1964 calendar page. April 17th was a Friday.
@kennedymcgovern54133 жыл бұрын
In what universe was the Cuda...forgotten???
@charlie_nolan2 жыл бұрын
When my grandfather came to the US from Britain in 1966 he bought a Mustang convertible.
@sebastianhamminga11022 жыл бұрын
At 7:45, smoke comes out of the front of the car, but the engine is in the back 😂
@juliussmith40012 жыл бұрын
This is a great channel Bravo!
@Goatcha_M2 жыл бұрын
The Valiant looks more sporty and cool than the Barracuda. And April 1st? It was a joke right?
@tkskagen Жыл бұрын
How about a video regarding the "transition into 1990's car designs and functionality"? FORD TAURUS Sedan and Wagon!
@farhanrahmaddani32183 жыл бұрын
I wondering how it may look like in the ford HQ responses to the order number
@franciscodanconia43242 жыл бұрын
James Bond never drove a Mustang until 1971. Fiona drove one in Thunderball and Tilly Masterson drove one in Goldfinger. Bond finally drives Tiffany Case's Mustang in Diamonds are Forever, but that was a 71 Shinoda Mustang. But I'm being pedantic. :)
@OldJong3 жыл бұрын
What about the Javelin?
@kelvinh83273 жыл бұрын
Hang on, what about the Dodge Charger in 1966?
@gabrielvieira65293 жыл бұрын
Nice
@nigelbagguley76063 жыл бұрын
Then again is there a more exclusive car made in America than the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda coupe ( 18 made )
@williammaceri82442 жыл бұрын
OK Edward, it's pronounced " Chey Cam aro. Also the word is pronounced zeenith. .. I love your reviews. They are funny and informative. Please excuse me having fun with your word pronunciations.
@davidthompson622 жыл бұрын
You forgot increasing insurance rates on high horsepower cars. Within a matter of two year. Most engines over a 350 got a whopping 1 1/2 increase from insurers do to all the crack-up by guys who thought they were Richard Petty on the roads. Many ended up in cemeteries.
@DJClassicAuto2 жыл бұрын
You could not get leather seats in a 65 Mustang. The was exactly one Mustang built with leather seats, and that one, known as The Deuces Coupe, was special built for Henry Ford II.
@sornord3 жыл бұрын
Maybe something on the aerocars? The 69 Daytona and Torino Talladega, 70 Superbird? FYI - some of those aerodynamic cheats - smoother nose, flush rear windows - are still in use today on just about every car.
@qwincyq64122 жыл бұрын
My 20 something brother had a ‘66 Mustang but had to trade it for a Datsun 240Z when Ford began it’s “grampa got a new Mustang” ad campaign
@foreverinteriors8 ай бұрын
Was Ford Ready? What did they do? 1. had two plants available to build 500,000 vehicles. 2. Put a car on top of the empire state building, 3. Put a car in a James bond movie. 4. partnered with Shelby and built specialty versions of the car.. Yeah, i think they were ready
@powellmountainmike88533 жыл бұрын
The Barracuda was never a "pony car." It was never even thought of as such by those of us alive back then. Just look at the name, it's a fast, carnivorous, dangerous FISH, not a HORSE. it was considered a high performance car, especially from 1967 when they really concentrated on the power train and you could buy a "Hemi-cuda." From then on it was an out and out MUSCLE CAR, not a pony car.
@life02ab2 жыл бұрын
where would you fit the 66-67 Charger which was very excellent with the 318 V 8 or the larger engines available.
@luvr3813 жыл бұрын
Insurance prices killed it too.
@falcon6643 жыл бұрын
The difference between the Mustang and the Corvair and Barracuda was the sheet metal. Mustang was a rebodied Falcon, and looked totally different than the economy car it was based on. The Corvairs and Barracudas looked just like what they were- tarted up economy cars.
@misterbuklau40533 жыл бұрын
The 2nd Gen firebirds and camaros survived the oil crisis
@sgt.duke.mc_502 жыл бұрын
I owned two Mustangs-a '66 & '68-neither of which was "family" oriented as described in the video, there was barely enough room in the back seat to place a shoe box with nonexistent leg room and small front bucket seats limited by the overall size of the car. I loved 'em, but definitely not a family friendly car by any stretch of imagination.
@marvwatkins70293 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: "Camero" means shrimp in Portuguese
@rodrigo.lombardi3 жыл бұрын
It´s "camarão", actually.
@jorgeb97153 жыл бұрын
Camarón in spanish
@pjd4268 Жыл бұрын
I understand Car insurance also killed this category.
@idontyou8783 жыл бұрын
also did not talk about the 1979 trans am w72?
@rvsteve5833 жыл бұрын
i love the mustang, i own a 94 sn95, 302/5.ol. gotta say back in the day i was not a fan of the 64 'stang, i think the dart is more sporty. did not like the mustang's styling till the fast back came out, game changer.........................
@777FreakyD3 жыл бұрын
Ummm... no mention of the Firebird?
@stephenvelden2953 жыл бұрын
Or Mercury Cougar! AMC Javelin!
@DTD1108653 жыл бұрын
@@stephenvelden295 Hey, before the Javelin, there was the Rambler Marlin.
@stephenvelden2953 жыл бұрын
@@DTD110865 The Marlin was too big to be a Pony Car!
@paulsansonetti7410 Жыл бұрын
At 7:57 he is saying Ford had the ranchero before Chevy had the El Camino , correct ? Thanks In advance
@fredricclack71372 жыл бұрын
Ka-Mare-O, Sir!
@pildo123453 жыл бұрын
I thought Pony cars were going to include some others, which posibly might have reached only the family-car status, such as the Ford Pinto or the Ford Maverick; both being other names for wild horses, like the Mustang
@brettknoss4862 жыл бұрын
You forgot Walter Mathau droe a Mustang in 'The Fortune Cookie.'