Firing up Richard Petty’s 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix and onboard ride-along (4K) | Petty's Garage

Follow along with Brian Witcher and Greg Steadman as they prepare this classic for Goodwood.
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[@1fastford795]

When stock cars looked like the actual street car’s beautiful 🤩

[@SpaceHCowboy]

Yes'sir!

[@baims8367]

Gotta love the street and hobby stock divisions at your local tracks. Hands down the best classes in the country !!

[@shawdowsanddust5301]

Awesome era of NASCAR. That Aerocoupe back window was a serious game changer for the Monte Carlo SS'. Never could figure out why the Pontiac's didn't see similar success.

[@TheChube25]

So much power, and nowhere to gallup! That car was screaming to be opened up! Awesome sound!

[@Mike-8404]

I thought the same thing, she was begging to be let loose

[@davidtimms9615]

She was cruising around looking for a race track.

[@jawmedia7575]

"All this horsepower, and nowhere to gallup!" -Bruce

[@Spacejunk63]

Love the sound of those older race cars.. especially the ones wit #43 on it!

[@c10wiremantawwallace13]

No one in NASCAR will ever win 200 races ever again. There will always be just 1 King Richard Petty. That tall shifter just makes me think of the old Rat Fink Ed Roth artwork. Memories of the old days.

[@SOU6900]

I'm like you, but I prefer mine to be a Black Chevy with 3 on it. 😉

[@anthonylaudano9435]

LIKE GISSS LOL

[@fsca72]

That’s just a mildly built small block Chevy. Nowhere near the level race engine that would’ve been in there originally.

[@Spacejunk63]

​​​Right I forget you're the expert. Because that's what the King would of had in one of his race cars.

[@tanker335]

That's the last place on Earth I'd expect to see a speed bump.

[@michellatour150]

I'd much rather watch and listen to these cars even while at a standstill than today's cars actually racing.

[@billyp333]

To see Master Craftsman at work is amazing....beautiful historic car

[@jamesforbes3128]

I wish Petty would go back to this paint scheme.

[@louislepage5111]

Dale Inman said the cars were always built around Richard Petty' 😊

[@pennywise8182]

I'm glad to see other people using those classic Craftsman "Iconic" ratchets......I still use mine all the time....And I pick up more here and there....USA made of course....If they're good enough for "The King", they're sure as Hell good enough for me.

[@stenbergskij101]

Rick Petty and the heartbreakers

[@BSNFabricating]

Now THAT brings back some great memories.

[@LasVegas68]

Damn right!!😊👍

[@richardwarfordjr.5622]

I like Petty is a legend 😊

[@Ryan-vo3rm]

Ahh yes miss those days where the cars looked nicer and actually still looked more like the actual cars.

[@waynemetevia7983]

Amen brother! Amen!

[@das11270110]

They might not have been good racecars but as a Pontiac fan I love the grand prix 2+2

[@user-fr5su1ob7j]

Sounds great it would be awesome to hear it in person. One day hopefully might get to hear one thanks.

[@joelquinn3953]

How amazing it must have felt to drive that beast that went so many miles in so little time!!!! Amazing machine!!! All I can do is watch videos of him racing it but I’ll bet it was magic to see him runnin!!!!!!

[@elvisowens7137]

This is awesome love it.. Thanks fer posting.. Nothing beats old school Nascar

[@MI325A]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 HAPPY 84TH BIRTHDAY, "KING" RICHARD PETTY 🎉🎉🎉 God Bless

[@thedrunkendolphin-rob7958]

My first race was in March 1987 at Darlington...so this car is one of my favorites. The King finished 3rd that day...maybe would have won if not for the rain.

[@dannyballenger3340]

THE KING IS WRIGHT BROTHER

[@rdsii64]

I was at Darlington on throwback weekend for this years goodyear 400. It was my first race and I had so much fun I bought tickets for the upcoming cookout southern 500 as soon as I got home.

[@ElvinLeadfoot]

How could you not love being around that garage:) ???? Definitely Cool

[@KillerKev1961]

Love these historical films. Thank you. History is only that if its preserved.

[@sharksrcbash]

The sound when that thing fired up was outstanding. I was imagining myself driving. Thank you.

[@TaisinViper]

I regularly watch Goodwood gonna be paying even more attention this year that car is a piece of art

[@ShadowFox1141]

That iconic color scheme!! The one and only petty color scheme!

[@michaelmyers3892]

I remember all too well as a kid back in the 1970s don't really remember the racetrack but Dad took me to a race with them just the look in the style of Richard Petty and it caught my attention my dad was always a Richard Petty fan since the 1960s

[@marknan5352]

Goosebumps....... Love the sound. Nascar muscle

[@4367plu]

Love the stp paint so recognizable

[@CorbinsDedah]

What a beauty. That body style is just amazing.

[@eddylauterback1312]

Can you imagine setting up a car for Mr Petty?

[@darrininverarity4297]

The King

[@chasethompson9826]

I worked for Dave Hammond who built engines for both him and then Kyle. Amazing place to be in randleman. The roads show you why these guys wanted to race so bad

[@tennesseesmoky9012]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@highflyingbird6467]

What a cool piece of Nascar history, Sounds and looks wonderful.

[@Andyc515]

Awesome dude wooooo love the sound of that beast

[@garageworm17]

This was the car I grew up with love this car

[@narutofanz4]

I was waiting for him to dump the clutch, you can hear the eagerness of the engine

[@albarman1968]

at 7:05 reaching for the shifter where it really should be in a conventional car. Awesome!

[@chasethompson9826]

These guys are highly respected and trusted

[@ekrwy2]

I wish they would put the gun slinger Mike Skinner behind the wheel for Goodwood. His runs in a nascar truck was always awesome to watch.

[@jameshutchins3396]

Music video!!! Thank you!

[@anthonyklein1608]

EPA is going to love you guys!

[@rubberbandmansgarage470]

That’s cool I don’t care who you are that sounds like a beast! Love the video and him taking a few rips I would have too!!

[@mikep1085]

Sounds great!! 😎

[@georgeesquivel8623]

COOL CAR!!!!!!!FRIDAY NITE RIDE 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

[@carouselofcrazychrisb]

One of my all time favorite Pontiac bodies

[@mikehunt9894]

Im surprised Petty Garage doesn't have their own little race track in the backyard to let these unwind from time to time...

[@cliffthelightning]

Great background music, very of its time

[@andyhamilton8940]

Pony-yak! Hope the King will be going to drive again over at Goodwood!

[@bryonkidder6199]

Beautiful Pony-ac!

[@mikeadams2900]

That is awesome!!!!!!

[@danielrankin4906]

I was hoping he would take it on down randleman rd there for a second.

[@darrellkidd5177]

Me too! At least for a little ways down Branson Mill Rd. There ain't a cop in Randolph County that would bat an eye at seeing that car going down the road 😁

[@HightowerLSSD]

Ready for a rip around N. Wilkesboro!

[@dustinmiller8451]

Great place to visit as an RP fan! You might even bump into Dale Inman or the King himself!

[@shanew.williams]

Great vid ! It would be nice if you could get Richard to do his own steering wheel wrap in black tape like he used to. After they went to removable steering wheels, sometimes i watched Richard setting on the pit wall, carefully wrapping his steering wheel in between practices or whenever,contented as can be.

[@jamesayers1770]

The legendary King 🤴

[@pauljohnson7382]

Carb tuning has become a lost art-form... Miss the days of...throttle pump...throttle pump...slide choke out just a bit...hit the ignition...(c'mon baby)...do it! 👍

[@michaelboonphotography3014]

Wow that car needs to be let loose. I went the the Petty museum in 2006 and saw this car and many of his others. It's an awesome place you really have to see it.

[@kungfuwitcher7621]

There is a British telephone box on the site 😎 Love the sound of that engine.

[@tillman40]

Boys this is back when it was all about the racing…

[@Chef-James]

The King

[@jeffb243]

LOVE IT!!!!

[@Daehawk]

Old and simple. The best way.

[@finscreenname]

Funny seeing everyday drivers sitting amongst all that history. How is that Holly not leaking all over the place? I leave one over the winter in my boat and they always end up leaking.

[@jpedromurillo2518]

I,like You channel,greetings from San José CA (408) .

[@kennyjoiner2840]

That car sound sweet

[@c10wiremantawwallace13]

I watched the car race at Riverside way back in 1988 when Rusty Wallace won the race. I was always a Richard Petty fan and I wanted this car so much it hurts to see it now.

[@DaleTerry]

My dream job!

[@mchristr]

I realize that the races were mostly ovals back in the day but there's just something so right about a road course alignment on these cars.

[@AmericanJohnnyBoone]

The 2 + 2 was competitive. That car came close to winning at North Wilkesboro and Darlington.

[@joelpierce3940]

I really like the plates they use for toe in. Probably check camber also.

[@darinpetty3741]

I've met Richard and he is a awesome man. So cool to see one of his cars.

[@hotwheel6663]

Love dem' slots!

[@LarryVarner-zq5zd]

Amen, Men were Men & Stockcars were Real.

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Number 43 Stp Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Fastback Aero Coupe From 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Thanks For Uploading

[@mikep1085]

Should have gotten Kyle to run it down the road for us! HAHA!

[@jamesmcintire3800]

I love the sight and sounds of Richards old 43! Who’s going to drive this car at Goodwood?

[@tw88gttama]

I’m ready for this on iracing , I know it got scanned !! I’ll trade in the Buick for it

[@bigbline405]

Very cool and great sounding and looking car for the king question is the carb the still full power Holley or the reduced 390 cfm in late 87 seasons after Bobby's crash in the Winston 500

[@greer776611]

When a car has power- it's pulsating

[@taftamick54]

Now that's cool!! Mechanics adjusting carburetors instead of punching buttons on a lap top... Nascar we want carburetors!!! How in the heck can you drive that thing with Richards steering wheel? He loved em close... Now we wanna see Richard do some donuts in the parkin' lot with that thang...😁

[@jimmy_olds]

What’s the history behind that chassis?

[@ghost13829]

Perfection

[@charlesd.3749]

Absolutely gorgeous. ❤

[@James7796ify]

You guys are very carefully about waking her up for the first time in 6 years that car got a spa treatment!

[@ClaremontClassicGarage]

Just out cruising around in the King's car.

[@RCFlyBy911]

I started watching as a young kid in 1980 this was the car I liked the best and then I saw the person get out of it 👈🏼‼️ it was that day RICHARD PETTY became my HERO ‼️‼️‼️ well fast forward to now ,,, I’m 53yrs young RICHARD PETTY is still my all time HERO AND I STILL WANT TO PUT THAT #43 race car in victory lane at DAYTONA ….WHAT ??? Who said because you age don’t mean that you still can’t have dreams ‼️I can whip a car though ..I was born with it ! Just wasn’t born with the $☹️

[@hopalongjohnny9797]

Thought you were going to take it down Branson Mill Road like the old days 😂

[@wdsracer]

Did each variant of the GM 350 cubic inch engine (Chevrolet,Buick,Pontiac, Oldsmobile) use an actual block and heads from each division or did they all use the Chevrolet block and heads?

[@ransomlumberjack7838]

How many wins did Petty have in 1987. After all these years, it's good to see that the car is still struggling.

[@GG-pr3yo]

Take that car to LeMans!!!!!!

[@nativestacker4185]

This generation was the end of Stock Car Racing , and Richard was The King , my favorite driver . I miss Stock Car Racing . I think 1987 was the last year I watched .

[@goldenshark3182]

2001 for me

[@MATTBOMERRACING]

What camera do use film with, quality is stunning!

[@1MADZ]

Real man car

[@williamkrupp4572]

SORRY. BUT i LOVE YOU BOYS! tHANK YOU!!

[@TheBigDawgSL]

We need this on iracing

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Oh wow, very cool!!!!👍👍43

[@blipco5]

What size Holley on there? It looks like a 650 or 780.

[@Trebor-gw8lt]

The 700hp race engine is out of it folks…that’s the 400hp “show car” engine.

[@montecarloss305]

Kinda forgot how much more rounded the rear windows were on those 2+2s compared to the Aerocoupes.

[@mikemeyer7759]

When you ask these men if it’ll run, they just grin.

[@Thomas-ul3uy]

That sounded like a standard GM starter of the day. Wonder if this is an actual nascar engine or just a built small block with headers and the race car exhaust. Just seemed to have a mild sound to it.