Mark Worman of Graveyard Carz is the most dedicated and passionate person I have ever seen when it comes to the preservation of Mopars. Look at how many Mopars would have ceased to exist if it wasn't for him. Yes Mark has a lot of help getting it done but if it wasn't for his leadership, inspiration and dedication to the cause, most of the Mopars that he has saved if not all of them would have been lost forever. Awesome!
@richardotero2376 Жыл бұрын
Lines his wallet well. Mopar. Hats off to the quality
@MiturBinEsderty Жыл бұрын
There are guys out there who spend every penny they have to save cars and have part hoards most people don’t know who they are
@richardotero2376 Жыл бұрын
A work of art. Combo of artistry is outstanding. But always remember talent can be learned. Any type of Art can be learned from scratch. MJ is a perfect example of learning your craft. Dont make it less amazing. But even more so, to realize, the power of knowledge. Kobe, another self taught artist.
@stormwickham16753 жыл бұрын
Mark and the gang. Thank you for inspiring us young gear heads. I've been watching since you started it. All the fights you had with previous employees, everything. I love the show and will pursue my dream of putting old cars back on the road. Regardless of how stock or modded. I have a non mopar. Due to financial reasons. But I am restoring a 1986 Z28 Camaro. It's a process. It takes time and money, but most important? Love and care. My Camaro has been a favorite and people love my car. I have had numerous people ask me if I can restore thier cars. I live in the south. I love all makes, all models. But most of all! I salute you and look up to you. I wish to be like you all. Awesome job. You guys motivate me. I am 24 years old. I threw a 400 small block into my 1986 Z28. Yeah it's not mopar. But it's my hotrod. I love old cars of any make and model.
@DobermansRock2 жыл бұрын
Find a 350 4 bolt main and put the 400 crank in it. The 383 has to be one of the quicker builds for old school stuff. Not old to me I remember that engine combo. You have to beef up the transmission or you will grenade it.
@stormwickham16752 жыл бұрын
@@DobermansRock I have a 11:1 compression 400 SBC making 600 NA wheel hp
@Big88Country Жыл бұрын
What an AWESOME rebuild! This shows everyone that nothing is impossible, it can be rebuilt! The car lives about 100 miles from where I live, hopefully I'll get to see it in person one day. I think I would have taken a few days and drove the car across country to NC, yup, that's what I would have done. A buddy of mine is from Washington State, and he has made that drive in 3 days many, many times all the way to Camp Lejeune NC.
@davekreitzer43583 жыл бұрын
Remember owning the original hood and shaker scoop , hood pin- extensions , to this car !!! 😜👌
@krusher743 жыл бұрын
good story dave!
@djbillye49433 жыл бұрын
remember owning the first owner title
@davekreitzer43583 жыл бұрын
@@djbillye4943 yes , bought a '71 barracuda from a guy that used to live in Monroe , right there in the same Alpine area , after he moved to albany and the hood, etc. Was on the car !!!
@charliechristie29493 жыл бұрын
When I watch these guys save and restore yet another piece of Mopar Muscle, I get tears in my eyes. In the late 60's-Early 70's I was in a group of Mopar street racers from Brooklyn, N.Y. I was VERY LUCKY to have these "older guys" kind of adopt me, teach me to build and race cars. In 1969 I was 16 and I was (illegally) driving Hemi cars.440 + 6 cars, 340 cars, etc. Stick and Automatic. Street cars and all out NHRA race cars......ALL MOPAR.............This is NOT BS.....Graveyard Carz brought it all back for me. Thank you, Men !!
@MarkSmith-bu2eq Жыл бұрын
I don't know if any of the guals, will read this, but I wanted to thank you for sharing the cuda story with me, I'm 62, grew up in so California and every Friday night we would race muscle cars and cruze E st , your show took me back to all the great memories of the 70's , mark and cuzin druggie remember how great those days were, I personally loved the 70's thank you again, I even had a little bit of rain coming down my cheek when the delivery truck drove off with the cuda , what a beautiful car, and beautiful memories!!.
@bolt46943 жыл бұрын
I have a partial wiper blade from a 1970 Roadrunner. Thinking about a restoration of the whole car around this piece.
@rldays91793 жыл бұрын
Producer: "This show needs something for the ladies. How about there is some confusion about who can drive the car and someone says the gate is open? Nah they'll never go for it."
@iancatt59153 жыл бұрын
So much respect to the detail and knowledge
@walterell28342 жыл бұрын
Some of the pictures show the fog lights on front and some don't what's the deal maybe they did not like them?
@gmamagillmore48123 жыл бұрын
Shows what you can do with a hundred dollar car, and a million dollars worth of tools.
@NZMOPAR3 жыл бұрын
No just time lots of it and its not as though they used much of the original car in the end
@jimmyp51233 жыл бұрын
@@NZMOPAR yep. As long as they can save the vin tag part of the dash. It's an original
@pmp25593 жыл бұрын
Kinda have to have some knowledge an skill too not many people can put a car together correctly
@NZMOPAR3 жыл бұрын
@@pmp2559 very true
@eltonspurlock3 жыл бұрын
5,000 hours
@sealteamryx67583 жыл бұрын
This is truly mind blowing that they could stretch and pound that body back into shape like new. Just WOW.. n that was really cool of mark to let everyone drive it before it left that was cool
@eddietorres41103 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous car!! Awesome work to all those involved. ✌️
@jameskirkland32443 жыл бұрын
I'm a body man been in the business 38 years and I have resurrected dead vehicle's just as bad myself what alot of people don't understand is it's not how bad it's tore up everything can be fixed the question should be do you have deep enough pockets to fix it but I give you mad probs on that job I know the amount of time and patience it takes to do that
@dougnootz31233 жыл бұрын
Love this one....at 38.14..."thanks to the new group....their positive attitude"...about then Will flips off the cameraman......lol
@TerrenceTerryLynch3 жыл бұрын
Great job Mark you guys did an awesome job especially that body shop they are amazing to bring the wrinkled up sheet metal back to life just blows my mind
@4406bbldb3 жыл бұрын
This freaks me out a little. In 69 I started working in Chrysler central engineering. For a short time I got laid off from Highland park and worked at Plymouth Dodge ( dodge main) Hamtramck, the production bldg was 8 floors high and spit out all the A, E body’s. Great memories. I remember inspecting 6 hemi, Burnt tomato cars for export (Saudi Arabia) I think.
@patricktober28163 жыл бұрын
Had a tamer ‘71 back in the day. First car I ever missed after I sold it. Probably take an act of God to own another but that’s life!
@ragnarironspear17913 жыл бұрын
I was born in 71 and I love the show
@paulreichelt12593 жыл бұрын
Happy 50th birthday this year!
@Broadshore3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work! 8 years of a restoration. WORTH IT to bring back a RARE RARE Classic. I'll be honest with you guys at Graveyard Carz! Talk about throwing it back into the face's of those who said. "You can't do it." Thumbs up and keep up with more content! Love to see another project.
@peterb1213 жыл бұрын
Hi guys, from Australia. Im not into Crysler, Mopar cars , however you guys do one of the best restorations to these vehicles in the business. I watch your show on Sundays, because of Covid 19 lock downs . Keep it up boys ! 😎😷👌
@billfeld58832 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car, back in 1971 you could have a Boss 429 Mustang pull up next to you and your had yourselves a instant drag race, Detroit Woodward avenue was a great place to be a gearhead in the late 60s and early 70s!!! The fun times of my youth!!!2022
@rotordawg2 жыл бұрын
I have to know: Fog lights or not? Mounted on at 32:24, off at 33:00, back on again at 34:27, off 35:17 ETC. Great work by the way.
@billh2303 жыл бұрын
Regarding the Phantom 'cuda: like I've always said, do not ever tell a rodder (or in this case, a restorer) "it" can't be done. They will do "it" just to prove you wrong.
@joshpittman29393 жыл бұрын
I can testify to this
@oxyfee64863 жыл бұрын
Mark is a twin for my father,side by side they are identical,I watch because he has passed,seeing Mark makes me smile.
@rooster76583 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible work this team does..
@mikemalone95893 жыл бұрын
The average person will never understand why some would take on challenge like this. "Its just a car" they say. Yes, to them its just a car. To the enthusiasts who are in the hobby and industry know that its not really about the money, its about the love of the vehicle and the pride in effort, craftsmanship, and drive to succeed are why people do things like this. An incredible story, great documentation (and we just saw a fraction), and a fantastic ending. My hats off to all involved. GYC fan for life (and I'm primarily a Ford guy).
@harmonygritz28393 жыл бұрын
The only reason this restoration was worth it was because he used it for PR, and as the most extreme example of his capability to take a wreck and bring it back to operational status, but as a former owner of an E - Body Mopar: it's not worth it economically, and it's more remanufacturing, part sourcing, fabrication, and metal working than could justify the $$$$
@oldschoolhoosier3 жыл бұрын
Whats up with the two different front bumpers?? Original owner’s car did not have fog lights but towards the end of the video, the car’s front bumper mysteriously appears with fog lights. Old School muscle car owners would agree, fog lights, air shocks, traction bars, fur on your dash or hanging a raccoon tail on the antenna....not cool. Over all, Great Video and Awesome restore. The workmanship was spot on.
@rustyreese40063 жыл бұрын
Originally it had a luggage rack on the trunk lid and no billboard graphics either. I have a feeling that they were added because the owner wanted them though. That's something that never gets discussed with this show. I have a feeling though that everything people like to bitch about on these restorations are customer requests.
@jamesprice63812 жыл бұрын
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh OORAH! Im from Moravian Falls NC GREAT ta see that Cuda make it home to Greensboro 75 miles away! :)
@garyseaton46192 жыл бұрын
Restomods are nice but what you've done is Mopar Magic... Love your show...
@PerrynBecky2 жыл бұрын
So nice to see this beautiful car literally be brought out of it's grave to the best rebuild I have ever seen. I've seen some beauties, even had a few restorations of my own in 40 plus years in the auto repair business, but nothing like this. SUCK IT, KEYBOARD COMMANDOS!
@1Pegasus214453 жыл бұрын
Amazing craftsmanship to the entire team, including the man with the vision, the boss. ;)
@harmonygritz28393 жыл бұрын
That being said: excellent craftsmanship, and technical skills, as well as thorough and extensive knowledge of Mopar history, and year by year, car by car build specifications! Good Work!
@steffenopenheimer36012 жыл бұрын
WHAT craftsmanship and technical skills??? did u see them do the work???? NOPE they just show the car when it started and at the end..and some video in between but actually NO WORK on video......all this a a shit show
@oscaranderson18223 жыл бұрын
My mom had one of these. A daily driver wasn't that special back in the day but now they are very special
@dennycranium3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work. I used to be the guy people went to when they had a car stereo to install when we were teenagers. Mopar drove me crazy. The radio dials side by side. One piece dashboard so we had to cut it out and modify the dash. IIRC the wiring was a bit unusual as well. Getting aftermarket speakers? Oi...
@1967davethewave3 жыл бұрын
I want to know how it had "original" orange paint under the striker when the car was dipped in a chemical tank and had all of the original paint removed. It can clearly be seen in the video where the strikers aren't on the body after the dipping and there is no orange paint.
@danw19553 жыл бұрын
Good catch!😁
@josephdonnelly26633 жыл бұрын
so refreshing seeing a car building show with an owner that cares about his employees. no coddington,richard rawlings excessive deadlines. i hate those speed building car shows that treat their employees like shit
@RBnd-te6ez Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car Beautiful experience I'd had a hard time letting it go... yall are top-notch!!!!!
@gregoryclark75663 жыл бұрын
Guess lunch was more important to the shop owner than the unveiling. The car underwent an amazing transformation. The history of it being brought back from total wreckage was amazing.
@A-Z__1243 жыл бұрын
I have never owned a Chrysler. I wish I could afford to own a real one. Love your show.
@davemcdonald90983 жыл бұрын
I'm so stoked, your show is on KZbin, have followed you since on TV. Great video, I still remember the drive off your daughter did. Great show love it, MOPAR!
@ATAATX3 жыл бұрын
Funny, i had a friend whose father bought him a brand new 71 Cuda. Damn thing was scary fast. No idea what became of it, but i think he would have been amazed if he knew that a few decades later it could be worth upwards of $50k.
@richardbrowne12173 жыл бұрын
Boy, I know the new owner is a very happy patient man after 8 years of waiting. If that was me I would say to Mike......"Dam it!!!" "I'm not a Doctor!!!" "I lost my patients!!!" "Dude!" "WHERE'S MY CAR!!!" Cuda's on the Mecum or Barett Jackson Auto Action go up to or over $260,000.00 sold! Since this car is a very rare model Cuda it should top the $260,00.00.
@1984xlx3 жыл бұрын
These guys do AMAZING work. But I doubt I could ever afford one of their beautiful restorations.
@robertfpjr3 жыл бұрын
Something I though I’d never see again… enough room to climb into the engine bay to work on the engine. Nostalgia.
@eddiebarrera4693 жыл бұрын
Don't think they were saying the car couldn't be rebuilt,if I remember correctly, they said it couldn't be rebuild with its original metal.
@Kryptonite712 жыл бұрын
My new favorite channel. Love it!
@quentinstore14643 жыл бұрын
Total rebody! Wasn’t enough left of the original car to call it a restoration.
@Disturbed0neGaming3 жыл бұрын
"The gate's open and you're good to go." Kind of hard to manufacture tension/conflict when you forget to cut that part... 🙄
@johntreloar82033 жыл бұрын
I started watching GYC because of this car, and became a fan, well done guys, I know it was completed back in 2016 but I still love watching the repeats of this show.
@scotthinkle66133 жыл бұрын
Amazing job buddy. You all have a nice fun crew. God bless.
@70stunes713 жыл бұрын
I remember finding a 440 six pack 70 Cuda in a junkyard back in the late 70s. Despite numerous attempts to purchase it, the yard owner would never sell it. Later on I found the car had been crushed. When I see them saved I'm happy. when they are owned by idiots I can never figure it out. Definitely appreciate all those who make the extraordinary attempts to save the icons of the automotive industry
@louisleroy45803 жыл бұрын
That car literally is a work of art hats off to Mark warman you the man brother!
@Ricky-manic3 жыл бұрын
Mark's daughter clearly lied to her own father lol
@cruisinginmy943 жыл бұрын
One of my old neighbors across the road from where I was living at the time here in Alberta, Canada had this exact same car which was a customers at his home shop. I would make sure to turn my music down just to listen & watch it leave and return.
@Birdsfly113 жыл бұрын
AWESOME BUILD!
@ellisonlowrimore77512 жыл бұрын
Personally the 71 Cuda and Challenger were the most beautiful and baddest cars ever. I know most like the 70 but 71 is just mean looking. Thank you for a great show and knowledge of these cars.
@cristianweekendworrierproj11303 жыл бұрын
It would be awesome if theres a solid video of the entire built from beginning to end. DvD, BlueRay, VHS, I would buy 2 copies…. I cant tell you how many times a watch the show and saw glimpses o the car in the shop, racks and in the flooded dock…. The show inspired me to start work on my on car
@SuperTrouter3 жыл бұрын
"She's a mushroom" laughed my ass off when Will roasted Alyssa like that!😂🤣 fed shiat and kept in the dark lol
@justinsparks90173 жыл бұрын
I think I have the at most respect for this team I've found my new channel!! 🇺🇸💪
@jamescarey91973 жыл бұрын
Incredible, the car is beautiful, I think it's priceless, Mark's new name should be Mr. Impossible, just because he did what they said couldn't be done, yeah I know it wasn't just him, but it was his passion and an eye for detail.👍👍 2 thumbs way up😁
@andrewrichey73743 жыл бұрын
Yeah awesome!! I just subscribed to your channel, I’ll be following more this is super cool
@markf56532 жыл бұрын
An amazing restoration. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
@MyGumby1233 жыл бұрын
Awesome Awesome Job! No More night time racing with this MOPAR! Kudos to you ALL!
@davearthur86563 жыл бұрын
Awsome Job Mark and the entire Graveyard Carz team.....so proud of you all. ! G'Day Graveyard mates.😆👍
@chriskappes91702 жыл бұрын
couldnt have asked for nobody better to do work like that the whole team is amazing
@michaelwilkening85423 жыл бұрын
Correct me if I my memory fails me but the serial number shown at 6:23 is NOT the one for that cuda. In fact it is one for a 1969 dodge charger Daytona with a 440 magnum motor. The first 5 should be BS23V0 for a 1970 cuda with 440 six pack.
@danw19553 жыл бұрын
They may have used that as an example, so as not to reveal the actual VIN of this car (maybe at the request of the owner?).
@andrewrichey73743 жыл бұрын
This is why I love watching you guys funny you guys get along real good ? And build beautiful old-school muscle yeah nothing better yeah I’ll be watching more
@joserdiazalmodovar18982 жыл бұрын
Graveyard Carz Rules! MOPAR¡ RULES
@davidsummers26163 жыл бұрын
it was not Saved. if you Watch all the episodes with this new car As 98% of it is new. The Original car was striped away and all new sheet metal was use.
@morganthomas15763 жыл бұрын
I am glad they saved it but that is true. I am surprised he didnt save that Canadian Daytona Charger. Would have been the same amount of new metal.
@Msthilaire843 жыл бұрын
And on top of that the car he said he would fix, he farmed out the real restoration to Craig Scott of AMD installation center. And got Will Scott to paint it. Too bad he didn't have his own paint business on the side
@rustyreese40063 жыл бұрын
@@Msthilaire84 mark is a damn good painter though. So I think he could have done just as good a job.
@johnmilner76033 жыл бұрын
Glad to see that Allysa got Will back for all of his pranks. High 5 ! Ha ha ha.
@americanpatriot2.06 Жыл бұрын
Will keeps racking up the points against himself. Just wait till he finally realizes that some day Alyssa will be taking over for Mark!
@JoeRocket-sf6qs3 жыл бұрын
Wow Alyssa you messed that up,seems like a set up.she literally said” ok guys your good to go.”
@johncollins60233 жыл бұрын
In the 70's cars like this were selling for $500.00. I went to school with a guy who had a shower top GTX. (Hippie style flowers). He sold it for $3500.00. He later found out it was worth $400,000.00!!! He cried.
@ronbaker75013 жыл бұрын
Excellent series Mark! A true American hero. Louis Chevrolet
@speakingout63453 жыл бұрын
The original parts just look so good. It’s gotta be worth almost half a million at auction with these hyper inflated classic prices.
@olbear99843 жыл бұрын
How about one and a half Million ?
@stevenpratt86552 жыл бұрын
Wow! That would be straighter and more dimensionally correct than it would’ve been from the factory
@thomashopkins25093 жыл бұрын
The Restoration is awsome. Lots of hard work. Oddly enough We had a bodyman here in Vancouver Wa that also would of looked at and said I can fix it He did an awsome job on a 65 Ford Galaxie that my dad said was 1 of 3 in Wa
@Orcinus19672 жыл бұрын
"The gate is open" IMPLIES that it's alright to take the car for a test drive. "Imply. 1) to express indirectly. 2) To involve or indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than by direct statement. "
@kenculliton42123 жыл бұрын
This guy knows more about mopars than anyone in the WORLD
@Pannemat3 жыл бұрын
3:12, "I'm Mark Worman ... and together, we bring dead muscle cars back to life." Who, Mark Worman and his multiple personalities?
@mines5132 жыл бұрын
what a wonderful journey! GYC family you are the best bar none!
@lonnyself39203 жыл бұрын
I never recked my Mopar's only the ford's and this was one nice restoration, and I thank you for doing some cars that made it so parts are now available I waited years for new metal that was right and some of the small things
@henrybourdon67123 жыл бұрын
50,000.00 for that piece of sh.t? Bet someone was laughing to the bank.
@rldays91793 жыл бұрын
The Cuda: "We can fix it." My car, wife dents the fender on a bollard at the mall. "It's totalled."
@tedboeing3 жыл бұрын
I love GRAVEYARD cars !!!!!! Awesome !!!!! Mark you are amazing
@OGC19702 жыл бұрын
1989- I could have bought 2 1974 Cudas. 1-340 1-440, for $800. 1-stock 1- street/strip I can still see them parked in that front yard. I’ve seen 1 Cuda on the road in the last 20+ years.
@laserbera192 жыл бұрын
Awesome job on that beautiful car!
@duwambejackson97343 жыл бұрын
Superb rebirth of the Cuda. Any estimate of the coast to bring the Cuda back to better than new condition?
@kirkpatterson40373 жыл бұрын
I hope to meet this crew someday. Would be my dream come true. Love you guys from canada
@theonionman2 жыл бұрын
Reidsville NC? Hopefully some day I will see this car somewhere!!!🧡🧡🧡🧡
@peterjames20043 жыл бұрын
what a place to work for holy crap its a wonder people dont walk away
@RandyGrover3 жыл бұрын
So you're good to go. Good luck!
@sandrarobinson7430 Жыл бұрын
My brother used to drag one of these , he would just use 2nd and 3rd because it was soo fast . I remember getting a ride to babysit ''The fastest car I've ever been in'' I wonder where it is now. 1 of 108
@shasha-km9dv3 жыл бұрын
This man for sure can bring car out from grave
@danielreed52393 жыл бұрын
How much of the car can you replace and still have a valid VIN?
@larrysorenson47893 жыл бұрын
There is a similar story about an extremely rare European car, an Alpha as i recall, that was squashed flat as a bug in a building collapse. Due to its rarity and historical importance it was laboriously rebuilt by thousands of hours spent straightening and metal reshaping.
@markgravel52232 жыл бұрын
Just WOW dreams do come true with amazing people and a crew like that. WOW
@jerryking75023 жыл бұрын
Mark, I was wondering if you could put together a series featuring ONLY the "Phantom 'Cuda"? That would be awesome...
@glenbard657 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful, amazing restoration. Too bad you're stuck with those hideous decals on the rear quarters that Mopar thought were cool.