I was Born & Raised a GM guy (Pontiac Chevrolet Buick Oldsmobile) but these early MOPARS were the KING of the Racetracks & the Streets!!! 🏁🏁
@darolfitch89172 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, these cars were still around. I remember thinking how ugly they were, but now I wish, I had one. I would love to have the green one. Super cool, My mother drove a Dodge Dart for years, it was super dependable. My dad did all the maintenance on it. Man have times changed. Nice to see these old cars.
@mrc4912 Жыл бұрын
Fremont drag strip, early 1960s: my buddy came to race his '57 Ford and they had a couple of these white Mopars there and they looked like grannymobiles until they blasted down the strip, turning mid to high 12 second runs. My friend and I looked at one another, absolutely flabbergasted at the quickness of these cars. Wow! 413 became an important number to us that day.
@kesslermontijo63042 жыл бұрын
65-66 was a Mopar line mechanic, thanks for the memories as these years of Mopars will a;ways be loved! Was before a letter from Uncle Sam changed everything.
@danmoore61072 жыл бұрын
My dad bought a LOADED, white on white, with red striping and red interior, '64 Sport Fury convertible brand new and financed it to the hilt. It had the 426 Street Wedge and TF727 with console shifter. The next door neighbor's brother had just bought a new but leftover blue '63 Dodge with 383 and pushbutton automatic and paid in cash. The neighbor kept trying to buy/trade for dad's convertible and after about 6 months, he finally made an offer dad couldn't refuse. He took the convertible AND its payments and gave dad his PAID-FOR Dodge AND $900.00 cash (which was a TON in 1964/65). About 10 years back, I ran into an old guy at a cruise night that had an identical Sport Fury to what dad's had been. I have no idea if it was the same car but I guess it could have been. The old guy claimed there were only 7 Sport Fury convertibles in that color combo, with the Street Wedge and auto on the floor. I have no idea if there's any truth to that. I think ALL Sport Furies had a console shift but I could easily be wrong about that. After my parents divorced in 1973, my older brother got his first car, a blue '63 Dodge. No, it wasn't the one dad had earlier but it was nearly identical. It looked exactly the same but my brother's car had a 318 Poly in it. 5 years after that, mom bought a '64 Belvedere that was also a 318 Poly. All those cars are long since gone and I've wanted a '63 Dodge OR '64 Plymouth my whole life but I've never had one.
@jeffreyyeater17804 жыл бұрын
I grew up across from a guy that raced hemmi cars in the 70s . been in LOVE ever since.
@williambowen17713 жыл бұрын
Beautiful beautiful old musclecars
@79tazman3 жыл бұрын
1962/65 Mopars are the cars that got me loving Mopars as a kid my uncle had a 62 330 with a 413 street wedge with dual quads and I remember that car shaking me at first I was afraid of the car because of the sound and how it use to shake my body and no other car did that to me and once I was use to the car I was in love with it my uncle would take me for a ride in it and use to make me lock to the back of the seat it was so much fun and to this day I am in total love with them even more with the Max Wedge cars
@charlesjacobsen98954 жыл бұрын
Those early sixties Mopars were ahead of their time in performance, the body styles improved in the mid to late sixties, if you can find one today you’ll have a true factory hot rod !
@karlbishop74813 жыл бұрын
The guy who was responsible for those gawd awful designs was Virgil Exner. The '61s were eyesores, he was fired prior to '62. The designs were cleaned up a bit for '62 and a lot more for '63. By '65 they were good looking cars and by '66 the Dodges and Plymouths were the best looging cars on the road, at least I thought so. I've been bleeding Mopar Blue since I can remember, and I am now 75. One big highlight for me was when Richard Petty cleane up at Daytona in '64.
@darrellsomers54272 жыл бұрын
If its not a 392 or a 426 mopars suck
@matrox7 жыл бұрын
I've been preaching all along that the old Plymouths and super stock Dodges were the original factory muscle cars, not GTO.
@1972lovinglife5 жыл бұрын
matrox I can't believe somebody else just said what I've been saying for so long I seen public comments about the GTO and you're exactly right my friend all us Mighty Mopar guys know the real gods honest truth these cars were the original muscle cars and they cleaned house when It came to going on the strip and Showing who is the real boss is!
@jeremythompson91224 жыл бұрын
Really the first American muscle car was the 1955 Chrysler 300...the first American car with a 300 horsepower factory rating since Duesenberg in 1928. In 1955-56 the hottest V8's from Ford and GM were making about 180 horsepower and the Chrysler 331 Hemi with two 4 barrels was factory rated at 300 horses in 1955 and in 1956 the 354 Hemi with dual quads was rated at 340 horses and there was also an optional 355 horsepower version that was strictly for racing. Also the high performance Dodge D-500 came out in 1956. Between the Chrysler 300 and Dodge D-500 the Mopar teams completely dominated NASCAR in 1955-56. Ford and GM finally had to use superchargers and fuel injection to be able to compete with the Mopars in 1957
@The_R-n-I_Guy4 жыл бұрын
The GTO was the car that brought it all to the mainstream. Everybody who knows anything about cars knows it wasn't the first. But if it wasn't for the GTO, muscle cars would've stayed in the background. With only us power hungry gearheads knowing about them. Which, when you think about it, probably would've been better for us. Cars like the GTO got the insurance companies involved. Ruined everything. Damn GTO
@matrox4 жыл бұрын
Well actually the first was a 49' Olds Rocket 88. But the first really race ready were the super stocks. The problem do to styling they were not that popular with the masses regarding being sporty. That's where the GTO got the upper hand.
@taylorpinkney72534 жыл бұрын
These cars were really built for the drag strip Dodge and Plymouth really didn't recommend these cars for street use
@dukeallen4322 жыл бұрын
Learned a lot. Great episode. Thanks Dennis and crew.
@AndyFigueroa-vb6iu2 ай бұрын
Beautiful muscle machines of the past
@paulg92996 ай бұрын
Bob was awesome, what a great interview!
@vargohoat99507 жыл бұрын
im a mopar guy till i die, love these cars
@billwilliamson98425 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty much a ford guy but I love these early mopar max wedge and hemi cars, just way too cool. i'd rock one in a heartbeat
@gedisdiop5 жыл бұрын
My first car was a Belvedere II, Police Special, with a 383 4bbl, Mallory dual point distributor, dual pipes, push button A-727, full instrumentation, including a working clock. Certified speedo. Just what every 16 year old kid needs ! Fully documented. Bought it at the local C/P dealership for $275 in 1974. Fast as a bad case of diarrhea.
@opera933 жыл бұрын
Thanks... interesting, !, me too, DRAGSTRIPS. *& Garage , Hang outs thru my 1961-69 years,, too ..Anyways, I wished I could have gotten something like that Belvedere II?.......imhad seen the 1970 SUPERBIRD in LAFAYETTE IN IN EARLY 1970:: to long, drama, HEMI TO expensive( I ordered a 68 ROAD Runner ,new,special ; but passed on Final Buy( losing my $200 DEP)... Anyways,, quickly settled for 70:Coronet 500: 383 , Turquoise engine, In Ralley Red, fairly loaded)......
@opera933 жыл бұрын
Ps; fun to hear more about that BELVEDERE BUILD,.. !! INTERESTINGLY THE Indiana STARE Police , RAN A FEW Hemi’s s early 60’s.....and some other specials...
@Hop7 Жыл бұрын
My first car was a 62 dart ' with a 440 I thought is was the ugliest car on the road ' wishest i had it know.
@allenmax89955 жыл бұрын
love that 62 Belvedere...snot green paint and all.
@hughjass10442 жыл бұрын
When referring to early 60s Mopars, ugly is simply code for gorgeous!
@opera933 жыл бұрын
Thanks, WOW,! Great stuff, MOPAR , etc. Anyways, I was in High Schoo,and driving in these days....Well remember some of these Darts/ 413/426 WEDGES, and few school Mates had some, etc......!I think a INDIANA STATE POLICE HEMI, (1964/5 ??)CAUGHT MY real attention..Anyways, we always watched for the US30:,Bunker Hill ,Fort Wayne DRAGSTRIPS, and conversed with a lot of Dragsters @ a couple of my early Garage Hangouts.... I am a little envious of the 65Coronet trip down the STRIP!!
@vincewilliams5219 Жыл бұрын
Gives me Goosebumps!!
@jamesd.wheeler61903 жыл бұрын
Say Mopar Muscle and you've got my attention!
@bpp3252 жыл бұрын
NOTHING sounds like a MOPAR.
@matrox7 жыл бұрын
I'll be damn...waited all through the video to see the track run and its not there.
@davidcatalano37812 жыл бұрын
I owned a 1962 Dodge lancer in the '80s great car
@johnstrickland2576 жыл бұрын
Mopar was the first muscle car. Not the GTO
@barrycuda37692 жыл бұрын
They were unrecognized by media types that weren't actual racers getting animated by them.
@56cadd2 жыл бұрын
The 65 GTO answered the muscle car question.
@darrellsomers54272 жыл бұрын
The 61 409 ,impala ruled the drag strip in 61 ,not the 392 and the 426 didn't come out tell 64
@spaceflight10192 жыл бұрын
Ford Fairlane 427 Thunderbolt. GTO proved that the concept was profitable. Chrysler followed with the Charger, and later, the Road Runner.
@darrellsomers54272 жыл бұрын
In 61 you could get a 409 that made 409 horse power with 2 carbs look it up ,unless its a hemi mopar heads don't flow good numbers power is in the heads mopar only made a few engines that made one horse power per cubic inch ford and Chevy made several
@kimmorrison91693 жыл бұрын
62-65 mopars are my favorites but most car people seem to be focused on late 60’s and early 70’s mopars. Guess I’m showing my age.
@kcav53742 жыл бұрын
I drooled over these cars, like my old 62 Sport Fury two door non post car; 440 powered w/ cable operated 727, 3.91 geared posi that I bought for $300,00! (I turned it into a bracket car) & my older brother Bill's 65 Belvedere II 383 three speed (column shifted) & even w/ a 3.23 posi that car Rocked ! ! ! (He never lost to a SBC on Woodward Ave) at least not that I saw....;)
@oldmusher2 жыл бұрын
My 1962 Plymouth Savoy with the 420 hp 413 had a thin rubber mat floor, and the 3-speed on the column, not a Hurst on the floor. 13.5:1 compression. It was white with (no kidding) a brown roof and a brown interior. Bought it from the original owner who had never had it licensed after 6 years. (warranty waiver on the glove box door). I boxed up the engine, put in a warmed over 383, and drove it. Had to "alter" the title to get it registered and licensed. Sold it...bought it back 2 years later, and re-installed the 413 with a 4-speed from a newer car. Rear had the spider gears welded.
@jamesmoore95112 жыл бұрын
I loved my 62 Plaza. My brother had a 65 Dart GT
@jamesmoore95112 жыл бұрын
Maybe it was a Belvedere, father had a 56 plaza wagon with a hemi & overdrive (28 mpg)
@THX-kw2jh3 жыл бұрын
I like the 62 Red Dart with an Automatic.
@patrickmcgrath54112 жыл бұрын
"LIFE IS A DRAG"❣️
@panmans11 жыл бұрын
1963 Plymouth is a beautiful car!
@matrox7 жыл бұрын
Naww...Mopar had nothing beautiful then. I will say they looked cool setup as hotrods. Wait till 65' and the Chrysler Crown Imperial was a real beaut.
@johna.43345 жыл бұрын
Surely you just
@gf43533 жыл бұрын
@@johna.4334 Jest like in court jester
@johna.43343 жыл бұрын
@@gf4353 Yes
@michaelgrubbs16183 жыл бұрын
That was an awesome race with the Hemi even the very last part we saw the times in miles per hour
@notintohandles2 жыл бұрын
Best factory muscle cars EVER!
@darrellsomers54272 жыл бұрын
Not even close ,in 65 you could get a 396 that made 425 horse power with one carb not 2
@hogdog512 жыл бұрын
Gotta Love them Old MOPARS
@michaelatkins97803 жыл бұрын
I m craving cross ram induction right now.....
@billhanna88383 жыл бұрын
In Australia we called the dart an Ap5 , came with a slant 6 & the tire imprint on the boot . It could do 100 MPH all day as i did going from Sydney to Darwin , Never missed a beet .
@burnedoutfred90662 жыл бұрын
That was a great motor! I upped mine (cheaply) to 200 HP and never lost at the track. Went through clutches and rear ends quickly though...
@JulesN5802 жыл бұрын
Used to have a lot of fun in my 1970 VG VIP 318 :)
@dhoover54803 жыл бұрын
My great uncle bought new cars every 1-2 years. In 1963 he bought a new red Sport Fury. I was about 11 and didn't know much about the whole deal, except that it was gone 1 month after the purchase. My dad said Uncle Jake floored it to pass somebody, and it almost gave him whiplash. My big brother said it was a 383 with torque flight and badder than a mad hornet. Wish I had that jewel today
@darrellsomers54272 жыл бұрын
383/335 horse power lol
@wayne84982 жыл бұрын
@@darrellsomers5427 that's actually a conservative number my goofy friend. 383s made good horsepower and torque throughout the entire RPM range.
@budlanctot3060 Жыл бұрын
That green 62 reminded me of my neighbor's car when I was a teenager. He had an ex border patrol car with that kind of odd shade of green.
@JamesBond-hu9rg2 жыл бұрын
My oldest brother and Uncle got to work on the original “Motown Missile”. In Detroit
@destroytheilluminati7702 жыл бұрын
did my drivers test and passed it in a 65 dodge coronet 383/727auto, on the day of my drivers test we got 6-8 inches of snow, i sure miss that car and regret selling it
@IndridCool547 ай бұрын
“Tach it up, tach it up, buddy gonna shut you down…” 😎
@dennisryan63702 жыл бұрын
We used to shake our heads at the styling, if you wanna call it that, of these Mopar Monsters...
@juliojames59862 жыл бұрын
Fit and finish on my 63 was very good, and it was street fast….! So there you have it. Sport fury, ..383, auto….!
@kenrussell10935 жыл бұрын
what a mustache! They should have shot a clip with him sitting on the rear deck of a convertible at about 80 mph 👺
@edwardrobertson29582 жыл бұрын
Hey, far out! I'm a Chevy guy from way back. I've worked on almost everything. Until now, I was unaware of the Mopar 413. A great intake manifold. One carb for the other bank. Pretty smart. And such a wide intake manifold, what's the degrees between cylinder banks?
@stevemehan72763 жыл бұрын
Mopar awesomeness !!!
@richardyoung96583 жыл бұрын
My dad had a 64 polara 413 wedge cross ramp
@jacilynns6330 Жыл бұрын
“Torsion bar suspension, good ina straight line but terrible on curves” wtf? Torsion bar suspension is absolutely the best on turns.
@jabomiles69472 жыл бұрын
Our 63 Dart had a slant six. I could dream of the big V's though.
@matsfredsson94452 жыл бұрын
I love it!! I love the possibility to buy a street race car direct from the dealers! PS, PB, AC..? Nah, that only adds weight...
@rickyhammer68322 жыл бұрын
OH man 62, ply post, slant six,,62 polara 413 no option big block car,65 corronet big block, 67 corronett bigblock,62 Sport fury drop top big block ,i had em all in the 80's When they were$800 all day long! No lie!
@smiddysmidton83133 жыл бұрын
The 62's rock !
@markparent33232 жыл бұрын
Max Wedges are sexy. Folks who say the GTO was the first muscle car are fooling themselves.
@garrettreines69522 жыл бұрын
Were those Plymouths Dual Exhaust from the factory beings they could be ordered with the 413 and 426..or were they single exhaust..
@davewallace82192 жыл бұрын
in a song by the beach boys....they mention the 413...and super stock dodge!
@gtx36324 жыл бұрын
Too bad the 63 polara max wedge is not shown
@michaelwallbrown37263 жыл бұрын
1965 Dodge Coronet one of the best looking MoPars ever built except for the 1970 to 1974 E bodies
@MrSuzuki11873 жыл бұрын
You made no mention of the push button shifter for the Torqueflite trans.
@richardkrismer22269 жыл бұрын
62's are badass with killer wheels and tires
@davidallen57762 жыл бұрын
For Plymouth and Dodge, it would be three seasons before things would get back to normal!
@gvet472 жыл бұрын
My step brother being a lot older than me let me drive his 1965 Dodge with a 426 to my prom in 1966. Told me to put my foot into it but I was too worried about damaging the car.
@rickallen81582 жыл бұрын
Ok, after seeing these early '60s "factory" Mopar super cars, explain to me why anyone would say that the GTO started the "muscle car" era???
@moeshouse5755 жыл бұрын
i have a big Q. the 62 green car. the one shown has one taillight per side. but i remember other pics where it had 2 or 3 lights per side. am i remembering right?
@burnedoutfred90662 жыл бұрын
My '62 Savoy had 2 on each side; one was a backup light. Number of lights depended on trim level.
@thebitcher76062 жыл бұрын
I am so glad you made this video it's about time somebody put all these other people straight they saying the GTO made started the muscle up now you got right on the money I thought it was 63 while 62 was but 63 from the sport fury 426 Maxway that was a badass car thank God for somebody actually making a statement that wrong Pontiac getting started right there Plymouth Dodge Chrysler did now Max wedges are great but it also one of the fastest cars of all time but if you look Grand national GNX fastest American car made open trust me it blew away I did 89 ZR1 Corvette but great job thank you for making this video
@darrellsomers54272 жыл бұрын
The 426 wedge didn't have any thing for the 61/ 409 impala it ruled the drag strip tell the 66 street 426 hemi came out
@bertgrau92463 жыл бұрын
I had a 63 Plymouth Savoy 225 slant 6 torqueflight I liked the front end looked nice . Would spin the right rear tire from a standing stop but nothing like these.
@clintonsmith99313 жыл бұрын
Kid by the name of Dave in LA in 63 gave me ride in his 62 Said was 413 but I have idea was 426 wedge Raced it all the time on the street Very fast Stopped fast too
@LeeFred782 жыл бұрын
The 65 Coronet with the 426 Hemi - what are those air cleaners/filters on the carbs?
@bg14711 жыл бұрын
Oh my, I love the 2+2.
@grinningg11 жыл бұрын
The green '65 clone in last segment was destroyed in a fire. Its in Steve Magnante's Rusted Muscle book.
@jerimahjohnson86987 жыл бұрын
just got a 63 polara...i think i want a hemi in it.
@bertgrau92463 жыл бұрын
a 5.7, with a 6 speed auto from a Ram truck would be powerful, and good fuel mileage
@drewfullam88733 жыл бұрын
My dad bought a red and white 62 Dart. That grill didn't last a year, he got in an accident and never replaced the grill.
@lw2163162 жыл бұрын
So in -65 the government mandated standardized gear shifter - and that did away with the push button .....did not know that....my dad had a couple of push button mopars when I was a kid. ....did not know about the 413 engine.....don't see many of these cars running now at the drags
@garrettreines69522 жыл бұрын
How much were those Plymouths going for with those Big Wedge Motors at the dealership..
@jeffleblanc88504 жыл бұрын
Beatiful coronet factory racer it’s beatiful can’t believe he said you made him a believer if he knew anything about mopars he would know these are the best of the best out ther I’d take them against anything from the 60s at the track and these will win hands down
@Mr.XJ.963 жыл бұрын
Its Mopar or No Car!!!
@scottwest18136 жыл бұрын
What a poor ending.
@billwilliamson98425 жыл бұрын
yep, total letdown
@leeklopstein350611 жыл бұрын
Trying to find out if you did any segments on the pontiac catalina 2+2 just would like to see a show on these great classic cars I watch the show reliously bigcat 's are cool!
@Pimp-Master3 жыл бұрын
Anyone remember the '65 Belvedere as mostly fast, scary police cars?
@jimfahnestock66182 жыл бұрын
Nice Hot Rods
@taylorpinkney72533 жыл бұрын
I want one 😭
@dougharlow60372 жыл бұрын
Great video but why didn't you show the car going down the strip and the time/mph?
@MyClassicCarTV2 жыл бұрын
Because we didn’t have permission from the track.
@rogermetzger73355 жыл бұрын
I love this selection of cars! They seem to follow a theme of maximum performance with a minimum of comfort and convenience equipment. It seems to me that the closest things to that concept in 2019 are base model pickups. Maybe the base model Wrangler too although, in the case of the Wrangler, the "performance" is not of the drag strip variety. So are there other cars (or trucks) in 2019 that have that same formula of most of the cost being devoted to performance rather than the womb substitute syndrome?
@generalpatton84684 жыл бұрын
1949 Oldsmobile 88 was the first muscle car. Either the '64 or '65 GTO changed the game tho
@bertgrau92463 жыл бұрын
The 64 GTO is called the First muscle car. I think there were other noteworthy cars, the corvette in 55 had the 265 V8 then in 57 had a 283 2-4bbl. The GTO had the 389 with 3 2bbl carbs
@56cadd2 жыл бұрын
65 GTO's started the race.
@charlesdimech48762 жыл бұрын
Car 1962 Plymouth was designed by virgil exner who designed & worked for studibaker
@budlanctot3060 Жыл бұрын
And Exner was demoted after the reception car buyers gave the 62's.
@jeffleblanc88504 жыл бұрын
These in my opinion are the first muscle car the Mel rose Misel the first year of this body style was ugly but they are really beautiful these cars ran the drag strips this green car is a nice car and I’m sure rare color nothing a matte with these cars I prefer the 64 65 sport fury or dodge polara I have a couple friends with sport fury’s with 426 wedge and 4 gears awesome cars the best cars mopar ever made in my opinion these cars ruled the drag strip and they still do in ther class
@ronwinkles26012 жыл бұрын
This is very true. I did a lot of street racing back in 1963 to 1966. My prime car was a 1959 Chevy Impala with a built 1962 327 ci with fuel injected cam and heads with solid lifters and 12 to1 pistons a mallory dual point distributor and topped off with 3 Stromberg 97 2 barrel carbs and exhausted by headman headers. I used a 3 speed close ratio chevy 3 speed trans with Hurst floor shift and a 3.50 posi rear end. It dyno at 360 horsepower. It was a real sleeper. The only thing that ever beat me on the street was a 1964 Dodge Polara with a 426 Wedge with a 4 speed and a equalock rear end. Never forget racing this guy twice. He had a reputation that covered all of central Maryland as being unbeatable. The first race I had him out of the whole and in second and third gear by two car lengths. When he pulled his 4th gear, he passed me by two car lengths at the end of the quarter. I could not believe it, so I had to race him again. He did the same thing. I was topped out in 3rd, and in his 4th gear he just walked on by!
@ilikequiet6474 Жыл бұрын
IMO a 64 Plymouth Sport Fury is the best looking
@arnoldberk76863 жыл бұрын
Ugly then means super cool now. Just ask Ward Cleaver, Fred Rutherford and Captain Culpepper
@michaelcuff57803 жыл бұрын
Anybody know the torque numbers on these engines?
@richardyoung311411 жыл бұрын
no 64's :(
@donalddday77412 жыл бұрын
my brother had one like the red one it was a 4 door with slant 6 he put on a 4 barrel intake and a holley, it was a 4 door so he took foam spray on insulation and filled in the bumpers to the body and sealed up the back doors took out the back seat made a bed painted it flat black and blacked out the back windows, almost every time he went out in it he got stopped by the cops, never got a ticket for anything about it, it was one ugly car when he was done but it turned heads
@geoffreyjohnston64832 жыл бұрын
I'd have liked to see some drag action and a lot jaw action.
@relaxinmaxin72463 жыл бұрын
Mustache trim?
@Bill-cv1xu2 жыл бұрын
Where were you in 62?😅
@TheWhitetailrancher2 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous cars! Damn ugly at the same time. I LOVE the 63and after body styles though. Some of my favorite cars ever made IMO
@MyClassicCarTV2 жыл бұрын
I know. Weird, isn't it?!
@TheWhitetailrancher2 жыл бұрын
@@MyClassicCarTV Its actually an amazing accomplishment when a guy thinks about it.
@budmcneely15712 жыл бұрын
Anybody ever hear of of see, drive a Plymouth Sidewinder?
@russellharvey85902 жыл бұрын
My first car. '62 Dart 318 push button auto. $100.00 from friends grandma. Sigh.