Stan Antlocer And The World's Fastest Pontiac Tempest Muscle Car Of The Week Video #82

[@texham1]

How great to read all the comments here. Thanks for all the comments about my Dad and his car!

[@MuscleCarOfTheWeek]

It was an absolute pleasure to spend the afternoon with your Dad Jeff! What a great guy. Thanks! - Kevin

[@sheldonbaggs4634]

Now that's what the car hobby is all about bringing the owner back will the cars they fell in love with.

[@jeremythompson9895]

This car is awesome. That 421 SD is one of the baddest engines ever to come from Detroit, from ANY manufacturer

[@stevesvoboda9404]

My pop has a '63 GP & I've been getting him interested in hopping it up. I sent him this video and he really enjoyed it. We both got a lot of good info from this interview. It was cool when he started that beast up. It was awesome he got reunited with his old Pontiac!

[@MuscleCarOfTheWeek]

+Steve Svoboda thanks for sharing that, we hope you and you Pop have fun with the '63!

[@jakespeed63]

Got all choked up watching Stan reunited with his old Tempest These cars are someone special to me because my uncle had the convertible version for many many years in his garage. He also modified the driveline with a different wrecks all in the transmission upfront. Sadly the car was sold as I was not in a position to take ownership of it. It was a low mileage all original Pontiac Tempest Lemans convertible.

[@corvuslaeus9540]

This is what it's all about. You can see the memories flooding back when he fired that bad boy up

[@johnnydavis8351]

I'm a grown ass man... And... I got a little choked up at the end... Dang😰😰😰

[@kevinmanning4880]

Reading about how Pontiac raced the Ram Chargers when I was 17 in 1985. Now a dream come true to see this reunion! Thank you. Living legend!

[@MMK86]

MuscleCarofTheWeek and V8TV channels have the best 60's muscle car coverage out there...without these videos I would have never learned about all these gems. I really envy the guys that grew up in this era.

[@briancabral9]

Fantastic!!!!! This is why you are my favorite channel on KZbin. You guys are the best...keep them coming.

[@zxtenn]

GREAT of you guys to bring it back! People now are merely caretakers for old cars as they will live forever and have a history

[@earli3693]

The hood scoop is just perfect. Our family grew up with a 1962 Bonneville that we loved and made many trips with. Truly a sad day when we lost it...

[@mikewasfaret9563]

it is neet to see interviews of the pioneers of drag racing before they are gone, thank you.

[@GregLuft-ent]

Great episode and interview. I love the car. So glad they brought it back to it's former glory. thankyou for sharing!

[@teacherm96]

One of best stories yet! Real and raw Thanks

[@MrCapi55]

This the Best Episode of "Muscle Car of The Week" I have seen. The explanations about the specifications that Mr. Anlocer shared, are Second to None of all I have seen in the KZbin "MCW". There is nothing like "FIRST HAND STORIES" THANK YOU.

[@MrCapi55]

I forgot to mention that this video, is a vivid "document" of an Historical moment, in the U.S. cars History.

[@cars_and_stuff]

I agree 100% I wish more of there videos were like this

[@MrCapi55]

Thank You/Gracias Jesse.

[@1320pass]

This car sold on ebay for like a quarter million in 2008. I remember stumbling upon the listing and saving pics and Q/A from the seller and would be buyers. If I recall it sold with a steel nose but the buyer and or restorer tracked down the aluminum nose for it. Drag racing history right here and a great interview with Stan.

[@davecalvo1939]

What a great story, thank God they found it.

[@mattrosenboom4810]

Where are the keys?? That was priceless!

[@billfeld5883]

Loved the sound when he fired it up WOW brings back memories!!!! 2022

[@tyrefryingoat7068]

I have watched this video at least 20 times. the story is just incredible. my first car when i was a teenager in 85 was a 63 lemans with a 400 4 spd badly converted but omg fast. I have a 64 gto now, but i dont think it has anything compared to the style of 63 lemans/tempest. I'd trade my goat for the right one

[@bruceh92]

It's just one person's view, but, this particular Pontiac may be the best looking muscle car ever. Really.

[@azcappra]

Great segment! Keep these kind of episodes coming.

[@MuscleCarOfTheWeek]

azcappra We strive to find individuals who had first-hand experience with the cars. We will definitely post more if we're able!

[@billthompson5644]

MuscleCarOfTheWeek do you have any on Bob Glidden or Don Garlits?

[@duststorm2699]

I was driving the 326 Pontiac Tempest Lemans at 13 and my sister was riding shotgun. She was 12.

[@carsbyjeff]

My cousin had a white '63 326 h.o. 4 speed new. Fun little racer but nothing like this beast!

[@johnniemoore2228]

Soooo Very Cool....

[@tomnekuda3818]

Great Video!! Really nice to have Stan there with you.....looks like his knees refuse to bend just like mine......sigh.....to be young again.....

[@joshbrekke6374]

That’s what a built for racing 200-4r or 4L80e is for. In my case, a built to withstand 900Lbft of Tq 200-4r from Harmon Performance. 😉

[@burythebone9816]

I practically grew up at Detroit dragway,,,,,,thanks 4da memories

[@glennspears839]

Sibley at Six..........be there !

[@luftwaffe6521]

Awesome video. Love the car.

[@paulhewson4600]

great Job Stan,,

[@g.stephens263]

Oh man, those days in the early to mid 60's at Detroit Dragway (at Sibley and Dix!). "If you can't be there Saturday...be there Sunday!" I saw Art Arfons first jet dragster there, along with Bob Ford, Ramcharger, and Packer Pontiac race cars. Great times mi amigos!

[@caribman10]

After I heard the part of the story about changing the rear end, I had to wonder where Pontiac would have gone if they'd homologated Mickey Thompson's hemi heads...

[@joshbrekke6374]

Also the RamAir 5 heads used on the 303, 366 & 400. Imagine a nice flowed set of RamAir V heads on a 1973 or 74 SD 455 with a decent Roller Cam. Holy man!!!

[@USCG.Brennan]

Wow......and I thought I was a car guy from WAYYY back. I've never heard of this car before and am very impressed. This was the intro for the Mighty GTO which came out the very next year. I wonder how this car would have done against the Ford Thunderbolt....BOTH very unique Muscle Cars of the day.

[@scottbrooklyn2995]

I think a Thunder Bolt would walk all over it

[@USCG.Brennan]

@@scottbrooklyn2995 I wonder if there's any recorded ETs written down from both cars to compare?

[@scottbrooklyn2995]

I just looked it up. A Thunderbolt ran for 11.8 to 11.08. And he said his best et was 11.9 something. So your right it would be anyone's race

[@USCG.Brennan]

@@scottbrooklyn2995 Interesting.....the Thunderbolt came to mind while watching this video and I couldn't help but wonder. Did you know that the mid-size '62 Plymouth Belvedere's were running around 11.9 with their 413 Max Wedge cars?? musclecars.howstuffworks.com/classic-muscle-cars/1962-1965-plymouth-413-wedge.htm "In July 1962, Tom Grove drove his Super Stock Plymouth to an ET of 11.93 seconds at 118.57 mph. His was the first stock passenger automobile to beat 12 seconds in the quarter." (Not bad for a "stock" ordered car in the mid size range back then)!

[@summitdrinker]

excellent Vid. thanks

[@christolbert4628]

Awesome story! !

[@deepbludude4697]

Damn good looking car!!

[@george1la]

Great story. Cams were very small back then. I have a mild Summit cam and with 1.7 rocker arms the lift is .526. With only 6 made it is rare. How many still exist?

[@jalsr.speak2379]

Nice!

[@mikehotchkiss8975]

Be great to see him make another pass. It would increase the cars value or wreck them both and that would suck

[@ws678ta]

I cut my teeth on old Pontiacs. Starting with a '56 Star Chief, to a '78 Bandit Trans-Am. Great video, by the way......super cool history !

[@MuscleCarOfTheWeek]

We've added the full-length interview podcast on our website at v8radio dot com!

[@johntempest267]

"It didn't really make much torque "..... Never heard that said of any Pontiac V8. Great story, awesome reunion.

[@joshbrekke6374]

Yeah, with the later cam and intake it was putting down over 500Lb ft of Tq, I guarantee it!

[@claytongillaspy8847]

Right of course not a 350 Chevy makes more torque of course than a 421 superduty

[@johntempest267]

@@claytongillaspy8847 Don't give up on learning English Clayton. You'll like it after you get the hang of it.

[@mjvtransam]

That’s one cool story Reunited

[@bigcrittergitter4129]

There is a maroon one like this in Bangor Michigan owned by local racer Ralph Piper of Piper automotive.he raced at Martin U.S 131 dragway during the sixties and seventies.

[@johncanning731]

This forced dodge to upgrade the hemi ...because they couldn't beat these cars...I love Pontiacs!!!!

[@babak6409]

Same thing today. Firehawk gto an g8

[@robertlewis1965]

Should have let him take it for a quick ride!

[@RunninRich428]

I’m 23 and one of my dreams is to find a nice roller to clone this car with, also a Swiss cheese Catalina is on my list as well, I have a 73 formula 455 and a 67 Ventura 428 factory 4spd currently.

[@Rubberducky365]

I thought it was great too I can't believe that this car is so awesome I can't wait to ride it again I have my husband. And this is my wife Hera wanted me to put this up here

[@Rubberducky365]

We want to contribute of course of his wife and I'm going to but really this is fun. And that's my aunt rose and she wanted me to post this for Uncle Frank to see

[@josephtaverna1287]

Now I got you

[@tommymitchell2935]

63 was a great looking lemans

[@gregblack8550]

I will give you an interview. I am the 8th fastest yugo driver in Ohio. Maybe western Ohio but still.

[@Rubberducky365]

I think we should start a fundraiser to get Uncle Frank his car back

[@johncanning731]

I also want this one....LOL!!!

[@Rubberducky365]

I think we should do that and I'm going to start it. And I'm writing this last sentence for Uncle Phil

[@Rubberducky365]

This is quite a car and I've driven one but boy when they started he started I thought that car is evil is so powerful

[@constancelong3244]

Stan Long is my great uncle. Does Anyone know where this car is now?

[@timothyantoine914]

This Tempest helped give birth to the GTO ?

[@mikesawyer4707]

The pontiac tempest. Great little american car that did not break the bank. Ya think?

[@jayterry7291]

And why did you not let that man take it for a spin????🧐

[@michaelmendillo4614]

Wasn't there a 454 also ?

[@johnvanlindingham9490]

A power glide

[@V8Deuce]

Those gauges ruined the car! Why on earth would the people that restored this, install a set of newer gauges in it?!?!? It needs to have vintage SW Gauges in it!

[@davidgriffin4401]

Awesome Indian

[@johncanning731]

AJ Foyt ran Pontiacs in the early days of Nascar and destroyed the competition...

[@mikesawyer4707]

Great investment......could be worth a million today.

[@dr.detroit1514]

It's too bad Pontiac couldn't have put this engine in a GTO for the street.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

There has always been stories of some VERY specialy ordered '64 GTOs having been built for racers .

[@789pokey]

Aw, they didn't run the stock '63 drive shaft and IRS rear.

[@joshbrekke6374]

To be honest it was putting down more like 497-510 Lb ft of Tq.

[@benjaminprescott6635]

Hardly anybody talks @the tempest that won Daytona that year.That was the 1st year on the new track.Bare in mind that car had the 421/trans axel car& trans was a glide(2 spd).The car was up against the 427 vettes,Ferraris,or the euro sports cars.Mercedes was trying to get back into racing & they bought one to do a study on it to see what made it so fast...GM made a big mistake in not getting much publicity out that race.The very next year Ford starts up their attack to beat Ferrari when GM did it in 63.lm going to answer my own guestion,the reason in retrospect,was that GM was controling too much of the market.They had to help the other mfg due to goverment directive...

[@1208bug]

I'm calling B.S. No Pontiac EVER had a rope or cable drive shaft.They were a torque tube set up with a solid steel shaft. The rope shaft belief comes from an unfavorable remark made in a magazine review of the time.

[@gymesum]

I bet I could drive better with a 421 sd !

[@gerardfinegan7171]

shane matthews !

[@Rubberducky365]

I think there's what 12 left or 10 know it's probably 11 of you so yeah Iyoull have to post

[@TimMartin62]

"if i could have run as fast as the Ram Chargers i would have beat them" YEA.but you didn,t ....i like all makes of cars , But Mopars are the ones to beat,, SORRY.

[@tednewcomb1048]

"If I could've run as fast" (as the e.t's he posted with the 4.30's ) " I could have beat the ram chargers " is what he said .... Not what you said - Sorry -

[@vincegedeon6583]

123 mph is not very fast in the quarter

[@claytongillaspy8847]

Seriously? 123 in the quarter is not fast? This is a heavy car with a small v-8 looks like a mid 11 sec run fast for that time period no Chevy could do it my neighbor had a trailered 70 chevelle with a 396 bored to 402 that wasn’t streetable at all and the best he could run was 12.20 running 12.5-1 comp and race gas and huge cam and 4.30 rear gears with a fiberglass front end he never got that car in the 11’s and this was in 1972-74 so there

[@theoriginalmungaman]

Today it would get destroyed by a Jeep!

[@alanarmstrong2323]

Are you sure these engines were rated at 450 hp.

[@theoriginalmungaman]

Alan Armstrong Jeep Trackhawks run 11.60’s and Ive seen 11.3’s on a good track bone stock! They are a little underrated at 707 hp. Technology has come a long way! I wasn’t dissing the car just pointing out how technology has changed things.

[@alanarmstrong2323]

@@theoriginalmungaman at the time it was made it was the top of the heap .It even made chrysler come out with the hemi

[@kevinmanning4880]

@@theoriginalmungaman technology is cool, but very expensive and a much shorter shelf life and greater expense to restore later, if even possible.

[@canabox7112]

I call bullshit