S09E12: RAREST HEMI IN THE WORLD

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[@jonmlake]

I got to 15:35 before I had to quit watching because of the annoying background music. When you're wanting to listen to what people are saying it's very annoying to have that music playing in the background.

[@vibingwithvinyl]

So it's 1 of 2. I can do better. A 1967 Plymouth Belvedere 4d sedan HEMI. Ordered to Finland new by Berner Oy. Yes, it's still around. Only one made.

[@threynolds2]

I stopped watching after all the wrong facts about the Little Red Wagon. The first engine was a dual quad 426 Hemi. It was built to race in the A/FX category-it was built to race, not do wheelstanding exhibitions. The Hilborn fuel injection was soon added when Bill Golden was assigned driving chores. Roger Lindamood drove it originally but the tendency to lift the front wheels spooked him. Bill worked on the truck until he was finally able to carry the front wheels the entire quarter-mile and Dodge decided to run the LRW as an exhibition vehicle instead of an A/FXer. A supercharger was not added until many years later. By the way, the Hurst Hemi Under Glass was also originally built as an A/FX car, not a wheelstander.

[@haroldhoffmanjr4608]

Actually the first guy to drive the Little Red Wagon was Jay Howell in 1964, then Roger Lindamood, and Jim Thornton of the Ramchargers, Jay and Dick did not build a truck two R&D guys from Chrysler strip the truck down and named it little wagon and then it went to Dick's shop with the two four barrels on it when the truck first stood up the fuel bowls emptied out and if you look at old photos you'll see the front of the rolled pan underneath the grill is mashed plus the truck had plexiglass all the way around for Windows the windows fell out of the windshield luckily they were plexiglass after that the wagon never ran any glass ever again a lot of people think there was a hole in the floor from Maverick to look through not true I crewed on East Coast tracks near my Maryland home for Bill Maverick Golden from 1988 to 2002 his retirement, This truck was brought back in service after truck after number three was destroyed in an end over end and roll over crash in Quebec City Canada 1975 ripping the truck apart and breaking Mavericks neck and all his knuckles and hurting his back very bad, the number four truck is the last surviving exhibition vehicle the sold for a half million twice the Don Garlits Museum truck sold for $300,000 it was just a clone of number four with over $50,000 with a chrome plating I actually donated the grill and the headlight covers which are made from 1956 Plymouth wheel cover centers.

[@threynolds2]

@@haroldhoffmanjr4608 you have more info than I was able to find. I have one photo I downloaded that shows an early LRW (steel wheels, on a trailer with one other stock Dodge 4 door car). The cab has rear quarter windows. Any info on that?

[@haroldhoffmanjr4608]

@@threynolds2 That was a truck that Chrysler built to take the dealerships and show off, Bill told me he never had a deluxe cab Dodge A100 with the corner cab windows, also there's a promo picture of The Little Old Lady from Pasadena sitting in a Dodge a100 but you can see the mirror mounts on the truck which the Little Red Wagon would have never had mirror mounts, I've seen three photos of that truck one with a little kids are pulling a wagon in the museum it looks like another one it's on the back of a flatbed truck with a 66 Coronet by 1966 a Little Red Wagon was Candy Apple Red and it would have had the Mickey Thompson mags on it, the last picture of that truck was in front of a looks like a bar there is a group called Bill Maverick golden and his little red wagon on Facebook a friend of mine runs it out of California but I post most of the pictures on it because I actually crewed for Maverick from 1988/2002 and I basically ask a lot of questions because I was I'm a model builder and I always wanted to build a truck right most people think that Center Post in the windshield on the model kit is steel it's not it's a strip of rubber between the two flag glasses it's a gasket with the model company tells you in the original instruction sheet from IMC they come in the first brought it out 66 to 1970 to cut that out and also remove the Vent windows, of course I got the whole story wrong the truck ran two four barrels and then it went to the fuel injection system after they did put a blower on it with the blower was too much for it so they went back to the Hilborn Injector system and that's what he ran all the way up until 1967, then the truck was supercharged until 2002, You Should go on Facebook and look up that Group it's called NHRA Bill Maverick Goldens Little Red Wagon.

[@barrymorrisss]

Ya gotta remember for those whose hearing isn't perfect, background music is often just noise, and reduces intelligibility.

[@TwoAcresandaMule]

*pause* "ohh so thats where that shit is coming from" I hate it.

[@stevecadman137]

Yup absolutely, sometimes so distracting it's pointless watching.

[@SovietDictator]

Yes, I am one of those. Some registers make it really hard to separate out and understand words when played together.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@TwoAcresandaMule - I think youtube requires some music in videos... but we'd rather hear the engines...

[@TwoAcresandaMule]

@@BuzzLOLOL Some music is ok. I mean when they play end to end background music while everything else is going on

[@philipschlosser5494]

Big no no...Allysa Rose you should never wear jewelry especially rings when working on a vehicle.

[@johnhelbig4115]

Less talky.... more worky... Nice chrome socket for the lug nuts!

[@tonyg4546]

This is addressed to mark. Who said and I quote "Dodge is more masculine than Plymouth". You are incorrect sir. Wasn't Plymouth the performance side of Dodge. Hands down I would take a Plymouth Cuda over a challenge! I would also take a road runner or A GTX over the Dodge counterpart what was that a coronet. So you see mark and by the way I love your show big fan however I completely disagree with you on the statement. It was borderline offensive. Keep up the great work love you show.

[@CAMAROZ28STAN]

If we wanted to listen to noisy irritating music, we'd be watching a music video

[@michaelcarlson9945]

This ☝️

[@Timmy2fingers]

Just happened to see this as dude said “I hear you and 5 other people don’t like background music” and it has 5 likes 😂

[@fonhollohan2908]

EXACTLY.

[@peskypeet]

@@Timmy2fingers You might want to edit that number again.

[@clivehorridge]

@@peskypeet And again, and after frame 1 killing the music, proceeds to play irritating background music all the way through this vid. Smh

[@organicvids]

Not a torque wrench in sight, lots of power to trust hand tightened bolts.

[@mitchelatwood9764]

Generally a torque wrench is used to prevent overtighting...just sayin

[@koozmane6846]

Mark dosent need a torque wrench he just does it by feel the feeling in his nuts

[@rosewd2]

I like your attention to detail. I know if your shop did the restoration, its just like walking into the dealer in1970 and buying a new car. Paint work is top notch.

[@graldrouse4194]

years a go i loved watching the T V show that air on some channel this was a great show that i loved it an was sad wan i could not watch it any more wan i was younger i use to have a 1969 coronet R T with a 440 4barl auto tras on the floor i wish i had kept but being a kid in the ARMY at the time an needing the money i sold it it would be great. if you could find one an build one just so an old man could relive some of hes past a do somrthing that i never got the opportunity to do love you.r show keep up the youtube live feeds

[@RAM-BAWN]

I had a 1970 Coronet R/T with a 440 and a 1970 Coronet Super Bee with a 383. Both were the "GoMano" color. Wrecked both. I was young and dumb.

[@maxvaldez6987]

"GoMano" ? Surely you mean Go Mango.

[@shanedingz]

I cannot get over the fact that they NEVER. TORQUE. ANYTHING!!

[@6828oaklawn]

Yeah, I noticed that too. Maybe they came back and did it later. I torque everything on my 69 Charger to factory specs though.

[@1fnjo790]

A good rule of thumb is to just finger tighten the suspension fasteners and then tighten them after wards put on a suspension or alignment rack at correct ride height with full weight of vehicle on the suspension or four wheels. The bushings won't be twisted up and will last longer and ride might be less harsh

[@tommytwotone81]

Then I'm sitting here thinking oh my God just bring the car down a little and adjust the engine to where it needs to be! I do it weekly!!!!! But I've never done it on a million dollar car so you're exactly right to be so anal about every little detail because you have to be. It's nice to see somebody working on a million dollar car and also watch them show you why they deserve to be working on that car.

[@marty0715yt]

The only reason she's not married is Mark. She gets better looking every episode

[@xXxCrazyJay810xXx]

Can you fix my chevy truck up for me?

[@markim5087]

I don’t care how bad the welds are meant to be, I’d be like damn it, make my welds perfect, lol..

[@blackisback74]

I wonder if they bend all their lines or do they order them that way.

[@Tainomontana]

Absolutely stunning gold vert RT I love it!

[@davidsmith5766]

only little girls scream when they break a torsion bar what a bad engineering flaw

[@guardrail2897]

You raised your daughter right. A young lady who loves cars and works on them. Congrats dad.👍👍

[@jamesnash5108]

Real talk

[@emeltea33]

ehhh. there are issues

[@davemartino5997]

Yea because to raise your daughter right she’s gotta work on cars? Ok Clown

[@guardrail2897]

@@davemartino5997 Just because your daughter thinks she's a dude, there no need to take it out on other people's comments. 🤦🏽

[@davemartino5997]

@@guardrail2897 nice try at projection

[@NorthernChev]

Oh my gosh, the end wrap up. Yammer Yammer Skip, skip, yammer skip.

[@FishFind3000]

20:07 pretty sure suspension is supposed to be tighten when at ride hight.

[@MrKdr500]

if there is that much difference then the bushes are fucked, this is all new and exactly how it was done on the assembly line.

[@andrewrichey7374]

Wow just outstanding, put me back in my days. Outstanding job guys. The 69 road runner was my favorite black with tan interior wish I still had it,Appreciate you sharing I’ll be watching more

[@paulmanson253]

Well,unless I am very much mistaken,whoever gets to marry that gal will do very well for himself. Mind you,I do believe she will pick him rather than the other way.

[@andresmoreno8244]

You are one of a kind Mark thank you for Sharing your knowledge

[@ruralridez6165]

I have a pretty rare 2020 Challenger 50th Scat Pack Widebody in Gold Rush #55 of 70 and its 1 of only 6 manuals made in that color combo.

[@aspiceronni4462]

If only that was close to this car in importance.

[@ruralridez6165]

@@aspiceronni4462 maybe someday. See if you can find one for sale auto or manual anywhere in the world.

[@aspiceronni4462]

@@ruralridez6165 There are 70 of them and they arent of significant importance. They will come up for sale in due time. Hey, you can probably own 2 of them.

[@ruralridez6165]

@@aspiceronni4462 good luck finding one in Gold Rush yet alone one that is a 6 speed manual. who would of thought back in 1970 that a $4k car would be worth 6 figure 50 year later. Mine will stay in its car capsule for many many years to be only a trailer queen.

[@aspiceronni4462]

@@ruralridez6165 I'm not dissing your ride bro. I'm just saying they dont make them like they used to.

[@Ricsha1]

I count myself lucky to have seen both the Little Red Wagon and Color Me Gone at a small local drag strip, as well as Hemi Under Glass!

[@wrstew1272]

Don’t think Color Me Gone was in my race viewing era, but the other two are definitely memorable. But haven’t thought about for years…thanks for the memories!

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

Mam, I love you and you're father's expertise. I had had a 65 Dodge Van with an E58 360 in it. That thing could lay rubber let me tell you. And what was funny looking out the front windshield. Just think about it, if you hit the breaks too hard this thing was gonna go nose-first into some real Expl[sh...]it... LOL

[@parker1ray]

Most modern engines use a Hemi design even small 4 cylinder engines. Now it is just a name to sell cars.

[@blainemacdonald6929]

They are mostly pent roof which is very similar but allows for more valves

[@hammer6238]

Mark, thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise. I would like to think that there are Chevrolet/Ford/Olds/Pontiac/AMC equivalents of you out there, but i'm pretty sure they are few and far between. Love the show!!!!

[@joebone3151]

They are their for Chevy and Pontiac. The other brands are the rare ones

[@rickstandal626]

Hair brush ??

[@peterkohm9742]

I love this show . You learn a lot and they do amazing work and they are not cocky. And they are funny with no drama .

[@opera93]

Thanks, so interesting, and nice MOPAR overviews with history … More so as my first new car Purchase was 70 Coronet 500/383 Turquoise/ auto/2 DR/ DeLUXE INT/ ps/ PB , Ralley Red/ Black vinyl with May 1970 Build (?, memory)… Anyways, I turned down a couple classic Mopars as we had my wife’s School to, finish & lots of driving ( remember GAS WAS 26-32 c GAL EVEN premium ).. My thought was to build it up using SUPer Bee/ RT **stuff : not really **much fits.. Anyhow, spent a lot of years working in that 1970 Coronet: it lasted some 15 plus years , of **much use & Warsaw Indiana area , road **salt before I gave up on it……** ( ps!: I never got the Window sticker on my $3100 ( FULL Price) 70 Coronet……. Interestingly, the Dealer also sold AMC,ETC.)….

[@jaimeperez9063]

Except the historical vehicle registry 1970 dodge challenger triple black hemi four speed with every option you could get from the dealer only one and original mint condition.

[@garyg1254]

I had one of these when I was 21. Paid $975. Not the convertible but the same model. I wonder where is is today.

[@mikerieck306]

Probably part of a 25th generation Toyota at this point. 😉😁

[@Bedevere]

Unlike most shows/youtube channels this guy clearly works on the cars and isn't some "personality" and secondly I love how the attention to detail includes the "errors" like the over spray.

[@Tommy_Mac]

I worked as a mechanic in Dodge dealers in the late 70s. I could never understand why the welds on Mopars always looked so terrible. It wasn't the equipment- I learned MIG in 1974. I couldn't get away with welds that crappy looking when I was in welding school. The instructor wouldn't allow it. No excuse for that junk.

[@hbbaxter3668]

What disappointed me was the cotter key installation of the upper ball joints! Very sloppy.

[@melvinsmiley5295]

I get the feeling Mark would catch that and make him re-do. I was not thrilled at that either just due to the value of the car….Dougie might have just had a bad angle…No way it was left like that. I was surprised at primer on the underbody….guessing the factory did that too vs. undercoat?

[@wbr7869]

I worked at a dodge dealership as a mechanic in the 80’s. We had a red a100 as our shop truck. Got to build the 318 and the 904 tranny for it. It was super cool to drive but you felt like you were always going to hit something with no front end!

[@strattuner]

EXTRA CARE IN ENGINEERING,CHRYSLER CORPORATION CARS,not just a slogan,fact

[@thepaulhenderson]

Looking good, Mark! You can definitely see you've lost weight! I had to check the date on this because you look younger, too.

[@HANDBALLDIEHARD]

How it was done at the factory for sure , the engine on the k-frame goes in after all the plumbing

[@Vigilant_Guardian]

I will bet the incorrect over sized return line at the sending unit leaks fuel.. because you can see the crimp style clamp is not properly sealing the incorrect hose size to the smaller tube .. so who cares about the KV markings on the fuel feed line if your going to have shitty craftsmanship on the return line sealing clamp... fire waiting to happen... maybe you should have used the sqeeze style clamps and the correct 5/16 return and 3/8 feed hoses.. instead of fancy fuel injected crimp clamps that holds the wrong size hose.. you can see the poor fit

[@darrininverarity4297]

I think your right,the hacked cuts on the hoses is not factory looking either,I would think the end would be square cut.

[@jyleallen3835]

I’d like to see them smash it lol pick the two rarest cars and derby them in the parking lot

[@steveboyer4137]

If you really wanted period correct the wheel studs would have been left had thread with the letter L on the end.

[@davidschumaker8107]

On the right side only, if my memory is correct.

[@MackHeath-ns7ly]

while I admit the cars you show are nice due to the fact my Dad worked for Ford's I Love the 1969 429 Boss Mustang T/A and since the only made 500 of them they are rare and hard to find in good shape just thought I would show there was another car with the T/A attached to the name

[@jaycharger72]

That welding job must of been assigned to new dudes on the line , cause if that was work from a long term worker who welds , JEEZ.

[@donnajones1603]

Par for the course back in the day for a POS car not expected to last more than 3 years....cheap junk torsion bars would start to creak after a couple years......

[@TheGregWallace]

That's why dodge is in the state it is in today.....

[@jblo6822]

Same color as my 71 Charger Super Bee I bought new but unfortunately no longer own.

[@stevetaylor9770]

Gave it a try....nah. The bimbo is superfluous.

[@darrensice1550]

There’s a laser that could help you with the tight squeeze putting the motor in and there’s 3 options of laser lights. 1st one is vertical solid line 2nd is solid horizontal line and 3rd is spot laser point which you could get two spots one above the laser and the other spot from laser straight out the front. They can be magnets so you can hang it from the exactly same spot and if you have it sitting on the floor you would put either a line on the solid laser beams or the spots you have on the 3rd position of your laser. They made it so easier if you had to put steel frame in buildings or walls in a house. Instead of the old plumb bob weigh hanging from the spot above to have a correct vertical walls if you had nothing to measure from on the floor.

[@bigheadchannel7293]

I'm getting older now, but as a young guy I worked for a speed shop in MA. The owner had a huge MOPAR collection. We worked on everything, but MOPAR was king! Watching your show reminds me of those days. We worked all week and spent the weekends going to the track. We couldn't get enough of it. Your show captures that feeling! Thank you and keep it up!

[@tommytwotone81]

Suddenly I'm in love with goose!

[@expectnolove9978]

I appreciate the knowledge and expertise!!! That car is beautiful 😍

[@Fleetwoodjohn]

If you say its worth 1.5 enough times people will believe it... right? It was an odd year and front end that the beauty will be in the eye of the beholder. BUT you do nice ass work! Were those pits in the pinion snubber? Why didn't you fill those? ITS A 1.5M CAR! :D

[@NorthernChev]

Amazing how tight those under hood clearances are. Which amazes me, considering how absolutely deplorable their external body panel fitment was straight off the assembly line back in the day when they were new.

[@WhizeCracker]

I did a copy of this car as a CARtoon in Gran Turismo Sport (a video game). You can see it and have a copy for yourself if you visit the livery of "WyattLightning" I no longer have the game that I pre-paid $60 for but that's another story. Making the exact match of the bronze paint took a while but it was worth it. Take as many as you want...

[@ios6605]

I just love this show great job guys I can’t stop watching it 👍🏼

[@hemidart7]

Wrong description...this isn't the rarest Hemi ! this is the rarest HEMI CAR !

[@vibingwithvinyl]

And it's not even the rarest Hemi car.

[@fonhollohan2908]

It's too bad Ford, GM, Chrysler Stop building cars that were cool and would last. It pains me to see the junk that they make today, that's why their struggling so much to survive in todays markets. I just don't get why they don't get back to making quality machines, instead of vehicles that need to be taken to the wreakers in ten years. Just blows my mind how they can't figure these things out. btw I'd rather be able to hear what the man's talking about, instead of struggling to hear what he's saying because of the shit music in the back ground annoying the hell out of me. smh. So I stopped listening fifteen minutes in, pretty sure you'd get more listeners, if you stop this nonsense.

[@havebeer1]

My neighbor had a coronet hemi she didn't want to sell till I found out later she got 100 bucks to a junk man .. and yes it went straight to the scrap yard

[@deanprevolos55]

I see that the battery tray was not installed before you put the engine in. I assume you left that out for better clearance while installing the engine. Galen Glovier has told me that my Charger Hemi 4 speed is 1 of 58 made in 1967, 1 of 3 that has the Gold ZZ-1 paint and 1of 1 with Gold Interior.

[@gorflunk]

One of None is actually the nickname given to manufacturer's concept cars. They typically are destroyed after they are used for publicity, research, etc. So, according to the manufacturer, the car never existed. If you find a survivor, and some of them do get forgotten instead of destroyed, you have a One of None car.

[@leekovalskyj9218]

Good to know!

[@joekochan7589]

I hope there are more of these shows. just awesome !

[@hwsadberry6781]

No one uses lead for metal bodywork anymore? That would be true to original for a lot of classics. Honestly curious.

[@arnoldschmidt2753]

MISS MEG RYAN is amazing !(please don't crisis me for her name ), Alissa is one special girl. Intelligent,smart and really fortunate to have her healthy body .A credit to her parents who love her and taught her not to be scared of anything.👍👍

[@imperfectly-balanced8861]

Bonk. Down boy down.. Good boy.

[@Ycodexp]

Is this ‘70 R/T hemi convertible that was in the Otis Chandler collection’s American Muscle book from the early ‘90s?

[@albertmcdaniel3152]

Great job! I was a teen during these Hemi years and knew these were special and worth having. Never had one but always wanted a 426 HEMI

[@handygent45]

At mark 5:36 the gas tank straps have no gasket between the straps and the tank. Original or not, strap gaskets are needed to avoid rust-through and a tank leak.

[@Probe253]

I like rumble of a Hemi Best sound in Town!

[@huntingtonbeachsasquatch]

Absolute Art Work at It's Best!😳😍 ........The Car Also! 😂😁👍

[@darrininverarity4297]

The E74 with the N96 is quite impressive engineering in the days before CAD.

[@arnoldschmidt2753]

Your co host is closer to GOOSE'S wife like Meg Ryan.Absolutely without a doubt .

[@DL101ca]

Meg Ryan got nothing on her...

[@arnoldschmidt2753]

@@DL101ca you might be right ,but I was just making a character casting evaluation .No disrespect implied .I never saw Meg pull a wrench .

[@mattmccleary1278]

Your attention to detail is just incredible Mr Mark

[@franker1111]

An that's y it cost qhat it costs to have any car rebuilt by these guy's. The work done at this company is unbelievable I was completely speechless when I seen my car which was rebuilt by grave yard car's

[@brjones27]

Good channel, surprised I haven't found this til just now.

[@rickbailey189]

Mark Worman is "the MOPAR GURU". He knows just about anything you'd ever want to know about the mid-60's to early 70's mopar classics. Just watch his episodes. He's a stickler for detail...a true Mopar perfectionist.

[@iseedeathpeoples8522]

Not enough girls like Alyssa in this world, gj for that amazing Dodge Hemi beauty!

[@haraldpettersen3649]

A fantastic car, but the price is probably also fantastic. Edit : But then there is now a brand new car and engine, of which it is one in the whole world. And I liked the gang and the video so much that I subscribed.

[@scottyd980]

it is factory fake... not factory.

[@chrisscoleri2341]

Alyssa is really getting in there and doing the grunt work, and her commentary is a nice bit of contrast to her dad's craziness. It may be her genetic wiring , it may be that her dad, who is a force of nature, wore her down - who knows? I guess if we see her doing dialog and quotes from 70s and 80s movies we'll know it's genetic.

[@PresidentCasper]

Thank you Mark and Graveyard Cars! I learn so much from your show!

[@thepaulhenderson]

Does anybody know whether that red accent around the rim of the headlight grill/bezel (at 38:05) is a factory option? If so was it noted on the fender tag? Its cool but I've only seen it on a couple cars (1970 Coronet & Charger). Was it a Hemi accent, only? Was it pained on at the factory or molded in the plastic. Like the red on the wheel hub its a suntle but cool accent.

[@arnoldschmidt2753]

Amazing knowledge from the host. To bad those days are gone.

[@nobodyspecial6436]

What gets me is he’s always squawking about the rarity of these cars yet 95% of them are only period correct and not originals so his evaluations are way out in left field……..

[@99sentcoins]

Really ? I think I owned the Rarest Hemi in the world. It came in my 85 Dodge Charger Shelby. It was a 2.5L HEMI. Show me another 4 banger HEMI !

[@blackisback74]

I agree I've been watching for years on and off and it's great to see Alyssa getting her hands dirty and doing some real wrenching! Plus she is talking like she knows what she's talking about finally.

[@DrunkPisces]

And according to her dad she's putting on pounds. Lol

[@SpatialDragon]

You need to build a "Nash Bridges" Hemi Cuda. That's a cool car. Even though most of the time it was a 340 Cuda with a 4 speed and a shaker scoop. Plus the wrong color because the producer wanted a different color for the cameras.... LOL

[@chrisgreer1911]

Show me , Christine , love that movie , I wish my vehicle could fix itself like that , great Intro but badass ride thanks 4 the info and showing us this , so when did rumble bee start and come from

[@skeetersaurus6249]

I could still kick myself...It was 1985...actually won a junker 1968 GTO in a card game...ragged out...drove it to work for about a month, one day a guy offers me $500 for it...and I took it (and, it dropped the timing chain on him within a week afterwards)...rode my Harley to work for a week, and one day a guy is DETERMINED he wants to trade his old Cuda to me for the Harley...I keep saying 'absolutely NO WAY'...but, he won't give up...so after a month, I finally tell him, 'hey...I could stand a car (winter was coming)...I won't trade you my bike, but I'll give you $1500 for the car...SINCE IT HAS A 340 in it'. He takes the deal...rough riding, gotta manhandle everything in it...black-on-black worked for winter, but the power steering belt keeps jumping off, drum brakes all around, very ill-mannered in town...I end up selling it to another guy for $2,000 in May 1986...get a D100 truck instead. Oh, I was happy...good truck...one day the guy shows up IN MY OLD CAR...new paint...cleaned up...new (OEM) wheels...and he tells me 'I ran the numbers on that car, and when I found out what it was...I HAD to restore it!'...It was a 1970 AAR Cuda..340-six pack original (the intake had been swapped to a single aluminum 4-bbl). 3.92:1 8-3/4" Sure Grip rear, he had put the AAR stripes back on the new, beautiful black on black paint. Replaced the Daytona seats with the correct seats...had the wrong power steering mount brackets on the pump...new exhaust...rally instrumentation...said 'yeah, I put about $10k in it...but I've already had it appraised at $21k...so it was money well-invested'... I was sick for a month...and learned, 'ALWAYS RUN YOUR BUILD NUMBERS' after that moment!!! Oh, and it had the Muncie M22 with pistol-grip shifter...of course...no idea what that car is worth now...but if it still exists in someone's collection...it HAS to be 'up there' now, being what it was. Then again, I've had luck like that before...had a 1955 'double stamped' penny once...spent it as a penny, too...a few years later, I find out how many tens-of-thousands of dollars that thing was worth to collectors...AND ONCE AGAIN, adding to my 'odd behavior' was to check for 'double strike coins' in every pocket of change, too!

[@terryloh8583]

An absolutely magnificent built and fantastic attention to detail.

[@alanarmstrong2323]

Rarest Hemi in the world would be 427 cammer and yes it's a Hemi lol

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Still in production at Kaase...

[@alanarmstrong2323]

@@BuzzLOLOL yup there is but much more aftermarket support for 426 ,race 426 was an animal at best,but hard to tame on street.This were full race motor ,the 427 or 90 day miracle made so much power no matter what they did it would shove crank out bottom of block.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@alanarmstrong2323 - 302's do that also...

[@alanarmstrong2323]

@@BuzzLOLOL not sure about boss 302 , but regular 302 's have a bad habit of splitting block into.

[@noaht5191]

When I hit the lottery, I will send you my 71 Sublime 340 Duster. Till then, she’s riding with factory paint, surface rust, rusty quarters, a mismatched sassy grass green fender and door (repainted in the early 80’s 🤦🏼‍♂️), a ripped not factory bench seat, and a droopy headliner. Oh yeah and a 360 under the hood because I can’t find a good enough 340 kit for my 70 Cuda 340 with 68 heads. Small 5 lug and drum brakes. She’s truly walking dead.

[@LS1LE]

The last episode that was aired; I noticed that you added A Family Tradition under the logo, nice touch!! I really enjoy watching the show, thank everyone!!!

[@waynelogan5943]

He knows so much about these cars

[@1gofastboat327]

Hey Mark buddy pal , I would like to ask your approval in the marriage of me to that wonderful daughter of yours . XOXO

[@kevinkirk4285]

Is this the same car that was featured in Popular Hot Rodding magazine back in the late 80s, perhaps? I recall reading about this car before, if it is the same one. The magazine article said this car was found in a salvage yard, minus the engine and had been rear-ended pretty badly. It looks very familiar and same color. A 1970 Coronet R/T Hemi convertible. But not a Super Bee. Is this the same car?

[@Kafka451]

I get it.. keep it stock period. But if there are factory welds that are crap.... you can't improve them and STILL keep the value?? you're making the car more stabil. Same if for example the gas line clips are junk... using better clips devalues it?? I'm not saying make wholesale changes... but just fixing the items you KNOW are gonna fail cause of lousy manufacture. Especially bad welds.

[@lornekofman2163]

Dear mr Werman More importsnt then the markings on the fuel lines is the material. All rubber fuel lines need an upgraded material that can resist new fuels which have ethanol. If not the ethanot will erode the rubber an zcrew up the entire fuel system. Your engine can even get leaned out the carbs and filters blocked.