New vs Old School - drag racing

[@bobr7380]

I'm an old guy so I'll put this in to perspective. When I was 17 I could buy a 1970 440 Barracuda for $1500.00 in 1978. I could put about 2k into it and destroy just about anything around. Kids today can't and that's sad. I've seen better days

[@josephgeorgeejr7039]

Uea but that's is like 12 to 14,000,$ now days, but still much much less expensive!!! Those dodge hellcat chargers are like starting at 65k$ iam kind person that will never use the tech that's in new cars, the air-conditioning and stereo is all I would need! They need start making muscle cars with no technology, just air conditioning, nice stereo, modern safty brakes and led lights, no leather, no computers, just a car meant to perform! I would buy that all day!!

[@NunyaBusiness-c5p]

I'm right there with ya brother. I was 18 in 78 and they were practically giving muscle cars away. Nobody could afford to feed em at the pump! 😂

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

​@@NunyaBusiness-c5p Around 70 cent a gallon about $3.00 today. One of the biggest problem was insurance rates on muscle cars and needing full size cars for family.

[@CharlesBallowe]

​@@josephgeorgeejr7039 don't forget the $2k on top of the base. $3500 in 1970 is closer to $30k today. For that price you could get something used with a coyote or LS1 and some upgrades.

[@DarkfilledMARK2-dz7wj]

Neo Americans today. It's a problem.

[@Bricklinsv1970]

I rather have a built classic muscle car any day!

[@Jayden-xh2vk]

Same

[@cedricjackson7521]

The old school classic less computer more mechanical.

[@DavidPayne-j5z]

If I were to need a replacement part I would rather wait a couple of days instead of a couple of months in the hopes that it may or may not fit this is why it's USA 🇺🇸 any day

[@softroseforyou7457]

Not me! I would rather have a new sports car with all the great technology of today.

[@cedricjackson7521]

@@softroseforyou7457 most new cars, especially sports cars have too many glitches they require a service at the dealership that can be very expensive.

[@USCtrojanFootball1]

I could watch this all day long. It's fun watching the old muscle cars beat the modern day sport cars.😅

[@dundonrl]

The only thing that "old muscle car" is going to beat the Corvette is in 1/4 mile, it won't beat it top end, it won't beat it stopping, it won't beat it in handling, it won't beat it in fuel economy. I'll take the Corvette any day and twice on Sunday!

[@USCtrojanFootball1]

@dundonrl OH, I know exactly what you are saying about modern-day sportcars. They are highly engineered, doing all the things you said about them. Too bad the Woke movement is taking them away from us. We are going to lose this technology if we let them. 🤧

[@theitalian556]

​​@@USCtrojanFootball1Not if us patriots can help it!

[@dlighted8861]

Actually it appears to have lost.

[@MattPatrick-g8e]

You guys are friggin stupid. They're not mUvle cars, they're drag cars......

[@daleh1658]

My first car at 17 was the 68 Merc Cougar. Candy Apple Red. 289 HP with the 4 BBL Holly Carb. All Stock. Loved that car.

[@drummerman4444]

A lot of the new car guys just paid a lot of money but can't drive. The old car guys built cars to go fast, so they are probably familiar with how to get the most out of them.

[@sergeibatiuk3468]

If an old car does 1/4 mile in 10 seconds there's far more to it then just skills

[@mudafukrjonez4262]

@@sergeibatiuk3468 you obviously have never touched a race car lol driver is the biggest mod of all lol

[@sergeibatiuk3468]

@mudafukrjonez4262 okay, try to squeeze 10 secs from Toyota prius, Mr race driver

[@1_BlackDog_23]

Those older engines weren't made for mileage they were made for Torque the piston has a longer stroke so of course the engine with the most torque is going to win.

[@sergeibatiuk3468]

@@1_BlackDog_23 It's not just the engine, it's also about fat rear tyres so that you can actually accelerate

[@michaeltammaro482]

The absolute SHAPE and BEAUTY of the TRUE MUSCLE cars of the 60's and 70's is unmatched! They're HEAVIER vehicles and STILL kicked ass!

[@Youtube_Sold_Out-c4f]

The average car today is roughly 600lbs-1000lbs heavier. All of those newer challengers you saw in the video are 4300lbs, most muscle cars were around 3100lbs-3400lbs.

[@greatidea7808]

That Chevy Nova gave that Corvette C8 the middle finger the old school way.

[@TheDeucecoop]

That was a hole shot 😮😊

[@paulmayerpiano]

That was just disrespectful. Right in the face. No way I’m ever going up against a Nova rolling on slicks with “that sound”. Not until I get one of my own anyways 😆

[@mrjim1973]

I love watching classic old school muscle spank this generation! There is NO replacement for displacement in a solid chassis. That's where the magic is at.

[@dustinclark9596]

But they're not stock...stock against stock would be a bloodbath

[@cp-the-nerd]

Most of these "old school" muscle cars are just retro bodies without a single factory part in the drivetrain and they're running slicks, modified chassis, gutted interior. It doesn't say what you think it says. There are 9 second C8 corvettes that are daily driveable.

[@fallenseraph5V]

@@dustinclark9596OMG! MSNBC is going to think you’re going to have everyone slaughtered because you said Bloodbath! Oh Sht I said it now! 🫢

[@1_BlackDog_23]

@@dustinclark9596 1970 was the last year of the high performance stock engines, you could get a big block with 360 to 450 hp. they say the 1970 Buick GSX had close to 500 hp possibly that is why they called it the Hemi killer, its all about setup as well, GM nailed it with the Buick GSX 455, 4 speed close ratio M21, 3;64 posi, rear sway bar sports package.

[@robertbrook8552]

​@@1_BlackDog_23they were still slow compared to today's cars.

[@needsbeer]

This made my morning. Thank you for posting. 🍻

[@WheelsYouTube]

👍

[@matrox]

You welcome.😁

[@Joel-w5n3c]

old cars look better than the new ones ,the new ones have too much plastic

[@jimf.1318]

That's debatable my guy, always has been.

[@robertbrook8552]

Do you know why cars aren't all steel anymore, it's to make the cars safer. Car of today hitting an old steel car the person in the steel car dies.

[@rudetoy8264]

It’s not about plastic but it about safety. Head on collision with these old cars spells fatality for its drivers. Also, these old cars were modified for quarter miles, the new cars is for handling. Have you ever seen roads “without” any twist and turn? Rest my case!

[@daltontapp980]

@@rudetoy8264Ya but just like ppl modding new cars for acceleration and top speed, u can easily modify the old ones for Excellent Suspension and Handling. It goes side-by-side, IMO the Old School Engines just sound too good, modern cars usually can’t compare!!

[@paulmayerpiano]

I agree. A touch screen does not belong on a car’s dashboard.

[@whatareuduing]

GOOOOOO CHEVY BRINGS ME BACK GAVE ME CHILLS! OLD SCHOOL RULES!

[@lpd1snipe]

Thank you for posting this. It reminds me of my nights back at Palm Beach International Speedway 1974-75 run what you brung.

[@RichardBoling-tk4pj]

Even if the Nova had lost i would still rather have a classic muscle car than the modern sports car

[@lancewatt4019]

Ain’t no better school than Old School, Baby!

[@raymondwalsh6011]

Nothing beats old school. Watching this makes my day.😃😃👍👍👍🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@aaronbaca]

2:32 is such a beautiful shot. The 10 second rewind ⏪ button was made for this.

[@jameswoffinden9215]

Back in ‘71, I bought a ‘65 GTO for $800. It had 75,000 miles on it and already needed an engine rebuild, especially for oil leaking past the piston rings. A friend helped me rebuild the engine. Four-speed, 389 c.i. and 4.11 rear. Omg that car was fast! Like someone in a comment before said, how could kids have a fast, inexpensive car nowadays?

[@RitaRose-r4j]

Love the chevelle ss 396 and 454 and I’m talking about 1966 and 1967 and the 1970 O.M.G?!!!! And the roadrunners and GTX and 1969 charger and Camaros , and NOVA never really liked corvettes. And no fords, I don’t like today’s automobiles….. I still have my 77 road runner ….not for sale either. It’s for my grand son or granddaughter…….

[@Always_sojourning]

That Nova at the beginning his bad ass!

[@clarkharvell5242]

The difference in a lot of these is simply the old hot rods have the right setup, sticky tires and gearing.

[@RobertAlverson-z2f]

You must be a little boy

[@RobertAlverson-z2f]

Why do you speak little boy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@VictoriaCortes1717]

@@RobertAlverson-z2fwhy do you talk like that pretentious 7th grader?

[@TehButterflyEffect]

At least two of the hellcats and one of the chargers was set up for drag racing and one of the hellcats managed one win. The rest lost. They are too heavy.

[@TheTexican05]

Am I the only one shocked at how well the [grey] ZL1 Camaro hooked up on the factory wheels and low profile radials? 👀 🤩 I anticipated a total spin fest. That thing moved out! Love seeing the classic home-built hot rods doing work. 💪 ❤️

[@Mooseracks]

My 74 Goat hauled azz... not a lot of horses...525 at the wheels...but what a rumble...headers...blur tones...and 3 inch pipe curved just in front of rear wheels.... No hydraulic clutch back the... @3200# you could not hold it down for 10 seconds... crazy.

[@harshithsadhana7475]

Some modern cars drivers are good at launching like the camaro.

[@chevynick7551]

Which Camaro?

[@harshithsadhana7475]

@chevynick7551 @6:21 new camaro, the driver has good launch reactions

[@jackhall290]

40+ years of mechanical and technical advancements and we're still pushing limits to match what people were building in their garages way back when

[@stevenmorris3181]

Watching the difference between a buy and a create is so satisfying

[@kevinfitzgerald7474]

I like the classic cars.

[@glvera749]

Maybe it's just me. The Old School Vette(white) looks soooo much better than what Chevy is forcing on the public today. Corvette's used to be so special growing up as a kid you dreamed of owning your own. These of today IMO they can KEEP them. Give me Old School all day.

[@fernando-xu8oi]

OLD SCHOOL MUSCLE ALL DAY LONG!!!

[@Vigilanta333]

My mom had a Nova as her high school ride back in the day, now I know why the guys were all over her. Plus she was very beautiful. 😂😂😂 Love you mom.

[@timbamler8964]

Anyone can go buy a fast car, it's when you build your own car, is what makes it worth it.

[@dundonrl]

Oh please, how many people actually build their own cars? Which would be buying a POS, gutting it, installing a roll cage, back halving it, building the engine, transmission rearend etc etc etc. 99.999% of the people with "old cars" that are actually fast have them built (and in the long run probably spend more money than if they just bought a new car)!

[@jedic5071]

Some of these old cars have nearly $100k in them. Stock vs stock diff story

[@Converse-o4d]

EPA screwed the old muscle cars

[@quarter-py4nr]

Nonsense. My ‘70 SJ Grand Prix, 455/ ram air stock was a serious, fast car

[@peepeepoopoo42069]

How much do you think Hellcats cost?

[@jerrypearson9367]

That 'Ol shoebox Nova kick'n ass !!! Love the shoebox. SHOEBOX 'FO EVAH !!!

[@rindordrums]

Beautiful blue Dodge Charger!

[@eventhisidistaken]

No school like old school!

[@HermesTrismegistes369]

Classic cars look better when they win OR lose 🤘

[@cantcme1243]

I grew up with old school muscle cars and still have lots of love for the new ones, I'm a real true car lover not biased one bit.

[@glennday7802]

Those C-8 Vette's can run 116s all day, every day. Impressive.

[@Youtube_Sold_Out-c4f]

It's really not impressive when you consider they cost as much as a house.

[@bbcala9719]

I like the old school cars

[@jamesleyda365]

Oh absolutely!🤘🏴‍☠️

[@Brobocop]

Now let's watch them race old-school in their stock form vs a 2024 minivan.

[@kwilliams3161]

No

[@Ryzenberg78]

Ha .... well played ... lol ... 😆

[@justinl9077]

They'd still win. You think a 1970 Dodge Charger 440 is slow? Or a Vette or Nova SS with a SBC. And the minivan would probably be destroyed and cost $6000 to repair.

[@Brobocop]

@@justinl9077 Oh yeah, the Charger would take it. But when a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica runs a 15 second 1/4 mile. They're not winning by much. My 230hp 2023 GR86 does a 13.9 in the quarter. Much faster than a stock 440 Charger in 1970 did. Hell, my 1968 Mustang with a 302 and a cam would get absolutely destroyed by a 3.0 Toyota Camry all day. And the Camry would do it for 200k miles.

[@imken2392]

@@Brobocop It's called weight to horsepower ratio.. Lots of WRX's have tried, all have died against my barracuda on the freeway. Little do they know my gearvendors behind my 550 hp 408 has some long legs.

[@peterbaugh51]

So much for new technology😊 Thanks for the video

[@cwbracing1916]

Cant believe the Chevelle beat the Blue Hellcat

[@musclebone7875]

That's what real bowties do!😜

[@kukws8733]

That’s a demon, look at the hood scoop

[@paulnelson5760]

The 60's and early 70's is wear you'll find my interest in muscle cars. Dream car: 64 GTO.

[@michaelsavo-mg2pc]

Love these old cars kicking ass

[@davidrockey7190]

Absolutely 💯.

[@albertsmith6717]

Why spend at least 100k on one of the new sports cars that supposedly has 600 hp to 1k hp and go to the local drag strip and get embarrassed by a car with 500 hp?

[@chuck9530]

Love when older cars outrun high tech overpriced

[@RobertoOrnelasMartínez]

I agree

[@dundonrl]

@dundonrl 0 seconds ago The only thing that "old muscle car" is going to beat the Corvette is in 1/4 mile, it won't beat it top end, it won't beat it stopping, it won't beat it in handling, it won't beat it in fuel economy.

[@chuck9530]

@@dundonrl and thats ok we know that, im an accomplished certified auto -truck tech

[@johnbelmore1178]

Old school is the best

[@HighRPM56]

01:27 You need to learn how to shift gears before you enter a race

[@danmyers9372]

That Challenger had an auto trans. I think the issue was tire spin which is way too common with Hellcats.

[@mine-g5o]

👍👍 old muscle cars rule the track!!!

[@thomjanson9644]

No, stock street car vs a fully set up drag car.

[@timm1139]

Unsure, the new ones may be tweaked with different chipsets, gearing, or other internals that aren’t as obvious as what the older vehicles have. I’d still take an older model over a new one though.

[@AmosDohms]

​@@timm1139Doubt it, most of the new cars were running slower times then what they're capable of.

[@saxon1177]

When I was 16 back in the day, I had a chance to buy a '69 Mustang that had a 427 cobra in it. The guy showed me his timecard from the track, it was 10.4 sec. in the quarter. My dad, still being in charge at the time, said, "Son, I think that's a little too much car for you." Looking back, he was right, but man, would I love to have that car now!

[@ryantogo8359]

He was right. That was a highly modified car, not good for a high schooler

[@saxon1177]

@@ryantogo8359 Good for my rep. only, lol! I probably would've died in that beast.

[@marlonlocklear239]

DAMN! Now that’s BUILT VS bought

[@Jessegomez976]

Old School baby..!!! 🥊💨

[@LionsTigersBears]

Old school true american muscle cars

[@venicechris]

Most of the "new" car drivers have absolutely no idea what they are doing. Classic car racers are pros. Race #3 was a close one. 2:00

[@Driberif1]

Orange C8 Corvette is the only one I heard actually using launch control. That is worth 4 tenths easily.

[@skylershank9309]

Nice to see the et and times

[@CnyAuto-w4c]

What a rush... Fell in love with places like this

[@tedsandidge-zo4jp]

in high school my friend had a white nova , we called it the rocket . only one other car put him away . tom's boss mustang . the king went down .

[@julitosnijders3623]

All these matches are to enjoy. Nice video

[@brianspangler3771]

That tank at the end running a 14.2 😂😂😂

[@frios011]

Anyone can supe up an old beater to beat new, factory cars!

[@marlonlocklear239]

Now them old schools are showing out

[@imken2392]

This is at Mission Raceway Park Mission BC Canada. I've ran a few friday night streets up there for fun with my 68 Barracuda...lots of fun, great people.

[@northernKaizer]

7:35 that old vette kept up with the newbie and looked so much better doing it. i like the new vettes fine but man, the c3 just looks awesome

[@bebebareh9986]

Old school cars 🔥

[@JohnSmith-fi2ck]

Funny how many of these are purpose built drag cars and barely beat a modern off the showroom car,

[@jerrypearson9367]

Sounds like 8mile on a Friday, and Saturday night. 😂

[@SERGERYO]

Satisfying video, thank you

[@WheelsYouTube]

Thank you

[@exposingthetruth3821]

Grandmas Novas are incredible. Love em, even tho in the 60s and 70s you would have been laughed at. Ive had several, poor mans muscle cars, nothing fast, my best time in my 70 was 11.04.

[@dieseldemon8562]

That’s nothing to scoff at! If you kept it unassuming, it would raise hell from stop light to stop light as a sleeper.

[@exposingthetruth3821]

@dieseldemon8562 it took me a long time to get to 11, it was a great street car, I had various big blocks in it, but ran my best qt with a hot 383 and a power glide.

[@CharlesHarvey-n6f]

You can have the best car in the whole world but if you don't know how to drive it you're going to lose😂

[@Bubbles99718]

Not getting half these comments. Purpose built drag cars vs stock modern cars and peeps are saying Old School rules? Lol

[@noodlebomber4847]

These "drag cars" cost half the price or less to build and make just as fast as the new cars. I think that's what people are on about.

[@luci-fer250]

That's right what's the issue

[@joelking9464]

40 or so years with all kinds of tech new cars ; pretty much plastic and they whine like winy liberal democrats & still can't win laughable! trying to act like those modern cars just pulled up off the show room 😂 they have been plugged in to lots of computers getting the most they can outta them

[@Bubbles99718]

@@noodlebomber4847 and u can't drive them on the road

[@jondaley2588]

I'd rather have a older carberated car then a new computerized car where u need a electrician to fix it.. I have a 91 Chevy Silverado with a stoked 350 10 bolt rear 440 Trans... I use to run it all the time ran low 10s .... still runs like a top... to bad the gas Guage seems to run alot quicker lmao

[@dundonrl]

I wouldn't! Since I'd STILL need a new car that's reliable to get back and forth to work!

[@PinkslipDaddy]

I think that Model A needed some more modifying before it went against the Corvette, still done pretty good considering what it was made of and how fast it originally went at 4:15 originally Ford had a motto back before WWII, nothing's survivable over 45 mph in a collision, so I'd say that's pretty good.

[@brianphillips1691]

This makes me proud! Smiling 😊

[@johnrudolph513]

So we're talking about modified cars racing stock ones? Okay! Now let's brake test and road race them.

[@jessica19141]

You miss the point

[@dundonrl]

@@jessica19141 No, he gets the point completely, since unless you're living "your life 1/4 mile at a time" in a movie, there's more to driving than just that 1/4 mile!

[@FrankChesser]

Gotta love them old pontiacs had a 68 firebird bad mofo

[@MarkSteele-bh3hb]

I love that old school beats the new!

[@Mr_Chris77]

Congratulations. Now do it stock for stock. A modern minivan would walk those antiques.

[@softroseforyou7457]

And the modern minivan has a lot more technology.

[@Ryzenberg78]

HaHa ... lol ... true though ...

[@originalZzZ]

No shit captain obvious

[@NotchFox]

If that were the case, why aren't all these new car drivers running mini-vans?

[@Ryzenberg78]

@@NotchFox because the old school cars aren't stock ... stock vs stock was the important part ... lol ...

[@quinnbalfour2139]

I've been to this Raceway. It's the Mission Raceway in BC Canada. It was really fun.

[@ricktaylor3748]

Old doesn't always mean slow.

[@kristel243]

OMG all those muscle cars are so goddamn pretty

[@6gatornation]

things haven't changed much back in the 80s a 10 second Street car was pretty good Hard to beat a Four link with fat tires in the back

[@martinharris5017]

The old muscle cars will win every time in a straight line. The modern supercars will out-handle them on a twisty circuit. Horses for courses :) Personally I'm an old school guy and I'll take the old classics over the new machines.

[@atheistconservative6211]

Nothing like having a $70K new car and no idea how to drive it

[@joefisher7431]

New cars are just too heavy!

[@PinkslipDaddy]

That Pick up truck could of used some oomph also, pretty impressive non the less.

[@wills.7806]

Thanks ,good video 😊I would love to see the price tags too

[@LionsTigersBears]

High performance cars. Low performance drivers when it come to new technology...

[@FeihungYaj]

Timeless vs showoff

[@lrecollet]

Nice cars. But another Mod Vs Stock video?

[@willowwisp6401]

I have a 700 horsepower supercharged 1968 Dart GT Convertible street car that runs high nines.Nuff Said.

[@LaGaspa]

Just the shifting! It's said that modern automatics are faster than manual shifting but I say wisdom beats the new kid on the block!

[@johnroberts3824]

That first Nova really launched it

[@matrox]

OK the experiment is over. It was a success, now lets go back to front engine, long hood short rear deck Vettes.

[@dundonrl]

It's not over yet! Look for at least a 1200 hp factory Corvette soon with the 1064 hp TT gas engine and electric motors (the current E-Ray has the 495 hp gas engine and 160 hp electric motors on the front wheels, so throw those electric motors on the ZR1 and call it the Zora)!

[@JoshuaHo-i6b]

if they fixed the suspensions on those olds rigs they would win hands down easily every race.

[@raylanteigne165]

Alll in for the oldies!! F this new shit, tec is great and all but cubes and wrenches not laptops are what makes it fun.

[@billyhatcher643]

I wish houston still had its dragstrip

[@darrelldundee7198]

old school still kicks ass

[@MattPatrick-g8e]

Lol, these aren't old muscle cars. They're friggin drag cars....

[@luvthecountry_creeker]

Yeah American muscle 💪 I love this!! I am a girl born in the 70's grew up with Dad in the garage. I love this! I love old beautiful real cars!! I used to own a 79 Camaro & a 80 Z-28 Camaro T-tops she was beautiful blue 💙 so many ugly little cars with their spoilers would "try" to catch me😂😂😂 never happened! I wish so bad I had many of the old cars I'd had. New junk 👎