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[@jimh8644]

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays Steve from the swift completion of his appointed rounds"

[@ddellwo]

I have one of those “isn’t it a strange world” stories about a mid-60’s Belvedere. About 10 years ago, my son and I stopped into the Subway in Magnolia, TX, for lunch. My boy was about six years old at the time, and while we were eating, I was explaining to him the difference between different kinds of hot rods - rat rods, hot rods, street rods, etc. While we were talking, a somewhat glamorous looking woman who was probably in her mid 60’s came up to us and said she had overheard us talking and figured we were “car guys”. She went on to explain that her husband was a huge car guy and had drag raced old Mopars most of his life. He had recently become ill and had been forced to sell off his cars, in particular a ‘64 Plymouth Belvedere that had been his pride and joy. She indicated that the Belvedere had been sold to somebody in Minnesota, which immediately got my wheels turning because I grew up in Minnesota and lived right next door to a rabid Mopar guy who had eventually turned his passion into a restoration business that he operated out of a large shop he had built on his property. The woman didn’t remember who had bought the car, but I immediately had a suspicion that it might have been my boyhood neighbor. We exchanged telephone numbers and I told her that if I found out her husband’s car had been bought by my old neighbor I would text her some photos so he could see what his old Plymouth looked like now! The next summer when I was back home for a visit, I swung into my old neighbor’s place and told him the story about the lady at Subway and asked if he was the one who had bought the car? It turns out he didn’t - but actually knew the guy who did and he was irritated with the guy because he had had the car for well over a year and hadn’t done a single thing with it yet! When I got back home to Texas, I texted the lady back and told her that I had found where her car had gone and told her to tell her husband that the car was still exactly as he had built it. Her last text to me was “MOPARS FOREVER!” and that is the last communication I ever had with her. Now here’s the really weird part of the story - when I went into my old neighbor’s shop (a business that had literally been BUILT from the ground up restoring late-50’s Chrysler letter cars, and later, early-70’s Chrysler muscle cars) there wasn’t a single Mopar in his garage! Nothing but a sea of late-70’s Firebird’s that were in various stages of restoration! You could have knocked me over with a feather……..🪶

[@googleusergp]

It's amazing how small the world is at times.

[@googleusergp]

I've got two stories of "small world". Back in 1989, I went to go with a friend to look at a Charger. The owner was a middle-age guy, we met at a gas station and my friend test drove the car (but didn't wind up buying it). I sat in the back seat during the test drive. Fast forward to about 2003 and I meet the owner of Magnum Products for a vendor meeting. They supplied breathers and PCV valves to the aftermarket. The name came from the owner owning a Dodge Magnum at one time. Got talking to him and sure enough---same guy. The second story is the alternator sales person that I deal with at times came from Ford Component Sales and I knew and met him at my old job in the aftermarket. Now he comes to my current job for sales support and training. He brings with him another person---turns out that person I know as well. He worked for a company that the company I worked for took over and he remembered my name when he saw my business card. I knew he was on point when he mentioned the time frame and some other things going on at the time when I would have known him. Small world.

[@johnnytheg]

Steve's daily videos have given me a whole new appreciation for cars rotting in a junkyard. They now look like pieces of historical art and knowing that they all have a unique history behind them makes it all the more interesting.

[@Mr.Death101]

There's nothing like waking up and seeing an awesome car and a junkyard in the snow with Steve and Katie and lockjaw. Another great installment. Keep up the good work

[@ddellwo]

I have to say that the snow adds a certain “magical quality” to the videos - going to miss it when it melts!

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@ddellwo It adds Nostalgia and Character who else is diehard like Steve the show must go on. 👍

[@hoovsgmc]

This has become my morning ritual. Thank you Steve.

[@jeffclark2725]

Good early morning on Saturday, watching Steve finding treasures in the Junk Yard

[@paulmontbatten5445]

Thanks Steve. Back in the day I thought those cars were pretty ugly but now it would be great to have one.

[@googleusergp]

That's a piece of history there when a car that's been modeled and featured was painted in your yard and you had a hand in doing it. Better yet that you photo documented it. I would scan those photos so there's a backup copy if needed. The Super Six (225 CID LTP) was used on cars from 1977-1980 and trucks from 1979-1980. No VIN, can't win, but easy to figure out, no doubt: 2 for Belvedere six-cylinder, 3 for Belvedere II, 5 for 1965 model year, possible 1 or 2 for Detroit, MI (Lynch Road) assembly, 5 for Los Angeles, CA (Maywood) or 7 for St. Louis, MO (Fenton) assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Lynch Road facility closed in April 1981, the Maywood plant in 1971, and St. Louis in 2009. No tag, can't brag, but easy to figure out, no doubt: 333 or R33 for Belvedere II four door sedan, H1T or H4T for Tan interior trim, possible X for Light Tan exterior paint, among other codes.

[@lab1042]

Fun fact: Weird Al's first original song ever played on the radio by Dr. Demento was "Belvedere Cruising" in 1976.

[@daynadiggle8169]

Yeah ! Dr. Demento . I have his autograph !

[@DanEBoyd]

I can't find the old "Sunday Sunday Sunday" skit anywhere.

[@derylpeters9676]

Little extra pep in Steve’s step talking about his one true love ❤

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Watching Steve telling us and showing us about automotive history with his models! Is making me want to go to my local hobby shop and buy as many classic models I can get my hands on!👌😂👍love this stuff!

[@fredrikfalborg3459]

Love this show at the junkyard

[@roger628]

The Savoy name continued in Canada on the bottom line C-Body for one year in 1965. in 1966, it became the Fury I. Re: Turning 4-doors into 2--Check out DD Speed Shop and Uncle Tony's Garage...they both have done it multiple times.

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! Good morning Steve & Mag fans ; coffee & the yard nothing like it 😊. Steve keep warm and very informative thank you !

[@LongIslandMopars]

Morning Mr. B! Coffee here as well.

[@brianglade848]

Love how after work wedcall you the Magnet... Your old column on the last page of Car Craft

[@smiddysmidton8313]

I have that gold rush model , it was painted in your backyard ? So cool Steve. ✌

[@SteveMagnante]

Yes the lettering was applied in my back yard at 11846 Cherrylee drive in El Monte, CA. Mr. Rich LeFebvre was / is a friend of mine who would drive down from his Seattle home with his latest altered wheelbase creation on a trailer. We both used the talents of Bob "Team Thompson" to letter our funny cars. Bob did my "Wilshire Shaker" Nova as well as Richard's Gold Rush. But Richard also had a red Plymouth funny car called "the Performance King" that was also lettered in my yard. Today 11846 Cherrylee Drive in El Monte is a BUDDHIST retreat! Seriously! After living there for 15 years, I decided to sell and move "home" to Massachusetts. The Buddhists were there within a week with a cash offer! I accepted, they transformed the place from "the Hillbilly Hell Shack" into a temple! Ayhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@peterantonopoulos2572]

Morning steve....love those plymouths

[@aa64912]

I had a 73 Satellite 4 door. I got it cheap as it had been a taxi. I never had a problem with it except a oil sending unit which cost $10.00. When I sold it the car had 160,000 miles on it. The guy who bought it put almost 60,000 more trouble free miles on it. His son started driving it then. The body on a Plymouth eight rust away but you can’t kill that slant 6

[@butcher390]

I appreciate you being out in the elements ❄ Steve & bringing us these SWEET motorized history moments !! Absolutely 💯 love Plymouth Belvederes !! Especially 4dr sedans !! Never knew they were sub models , one , two , Satellite . I thought it was Savoy . I liked the Petty Stock cars , of this Era 🏁

[@ChaChiVooDoo]

Back in the mid 80's when I was growing up the old man that lived behind us and a few houses down Woodrow Gaudet had a 65 Belvedere II just like that only in robins egg blue with a 318. He bought it new and by the mid 80's it was a yard art. He was driving his dads early 70's yellow Duster after he took dad off the road, because one Summer day dad was backing the car out of the 1 car garage and thought he had it in reverse when it was in drive. I was in the yard working on my newest aquisition a 1960 Mercedes 180D I still own and heard him start the car, then heard it revving harder and harder until I heard a crunch, a bang, then a crash. Old man Gaudet had the front bumper up against the wall when he thought it was in reverse and kept pushing against it until the entire rear wall broke clean off the garage to the ground, at which point he drove over it and crashed into the cherry tree directly in back of it. Good times.

[@patdesrosiers6423]

Great video and educational material as always, Steve. A guy I grew up with moved to New Hampshire and visited before I moved to CO with his 64 Plymouth sedan with 383 and four speed. Fast runner but falling apart from rust. Looks chilly though and in our cold winters here I’ll wear thermals or a long sleeve T shirt under the one I want to display

[@TrashcanGarage]

Steve for the win, turning me into a super stock fan! I've got a clean Super Six manifold at my shop, left over from my MoPar hoard, which were all 63 b-body Savoy mordors. But I loved 'em. And, more than a few brave souls could cut and weld a four-door door into a two-door door.

[@Pulsatyr]

To me, hearing the name "Belvedere" conjures images of the 1967 four door police car that starred in Adam-12 with Martin Milner and Kent McCord. That was the first car that I ever dreamed of.

[@Truckguy2007]

My first car was a 65 Belvedere two convertible with a 273.

[@farmfinds]

Funny that you mention the Belvedere! I just came across a Belvedere S/S drag car yesterday! I will be shooting a video on it as well as some other vintage drags cars soon. Great episode, Steve!

[@knifetrain3118]

Only a true New Englander would go out in the middle of winter in a t-shirt for his followers!👍🥶

[@haroldbirge6881]

🏆Great job Steve 🏆🍀 so awesome ✌️

[@xfactorautomotive1496]

Steve!! You have a Chevy II?!?! That's awesome. As you know, I'm a huge Chevy II fan. I have 2 of them at the moment...a '62 wagon with a vette 350 tuned port/ 700R4, and a '62 2 door hard top that my mother bought new and my dad put a seriously pissed off 283 and 4-speed in it in 1963. It currently has 29k original miles on it. Dad bought a brand new GMC van in 1972 and the deuce sat in the garage unused until 2012 when I bought it, freshened it up and had it ready for my parents 50th anniversary party in 2013. I love the car and feel blessed to own it now. The car is white with red guts and about as perfect as a unrestored car can be when it's 61 years old! I have too many cars, but "Suzie" as she was named when new will ALWAYS be my favorite. 😊

[@ddellwo]

There is no such thing as “too many cars” - but 5 is the point at which they become a total pain in the a$$……..😂

[@xfactorautomotive1496]

@@ddellwo hmmm...I have 6...

[@brianaustin208]

My parents first new car was a 1965 2dr Belvedere 1 with a 273 2bbl I was 2 when they got it and it was family owned until 2006!

[@terryvuylsteke2434]

Thank You soooo much for the model.... You ROCK Steve.Cheers from Canada.

[@BCaldwell]

Lockjaw would have looked cool sitting in that snow out there somewhere....

[@vettekid3326]

The slant six originally debuted in the Valiant that was launched as a separate make and sold under Chrysler dealers. The engine was designed to fit in the Valiant's smaller engine compartment. The "ram" effect of the long intake runners was even more pronounced if you had a factory produced but dealer installed four barrel intake and carb. My older brother had that setup on his 1963 Dodge Dart GT with factory four speed. It was easy to compare the difference as my dad had a '61 Belvedere with the same 225 six.

[@SteveMagnante]

Your brother had a Hyper-Pak! That stuff was reproduced by Doug Dutra and Clifford Performance about 20 years ago. I built a couple of Hyper-Pak equipped engines and they are indeed potent enough to make nearly 200 hp. The hassle is the 225's super long stroke and modest cylinder head port and valve sizes (same head was used on the baby 170 cube Slant Six....decent on the 170, a cork on a 225). But your brother probably had a REAL Chrysler-made Hyper-Pak. Same looks and effect as the later Dutra/Clifford castings but SOOOO much cooler! Thanks for watching nd writing. -Steve Magnante

[@vinriffic]

What 4-spd did he have? The A-833 didn't come along until the next year.

[@michaelatkins9780]

Steve, it must be nice to have lived your childhood dream and to be able to meet and become friends with some of your heroes. Whether you know it or not, God has blessed you.

[@dogismyco-pirate]

Thanks for the daily!!!

[@GreyRockOne]

Steve! love it! Send some snow and cold down here to Virginia Beach!

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

The VF was the last slant here in Australia 🇦🇺 before the Hemi 6 came in many modes including the E49 Chargers which did 14 . I to 100 mph . They won many races here but there main success was in New Zealand 🇳🇿 were they put Allen Moffat XY GTHO 351 to shame . Not bad for a 6 😂 👍🏻🇦🇺💯👍🏻👍🏻

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon

[@donkeyboy585]

There’s no shame in a hoodie Steve 😂

[@davesnothereman7250]

"Oh, Belvedere!" "Come heya boyyy."

[@mexicanspec]

My daily driver is similar to that car, which I am sure all of you know as I am sure all of you are subscribed to my channel. It is a 1963 Savoy with Fury trim, which is how it came from the factory. It has a 225 slant 6 and a 3 on the tree. The 225 was the only engine available that year but the transmission was chosen by the first owner as a push button automatic was available.

[@ScottDLR]

Great story Steve, thanks for posting.

[@Nick_S_21]

Always look forward to your content! Your knowledge is endless. I have to ask aren’t you cold? 😂

[@594bolt]

I saw Ronnie Sox race at Empire Dragway in '73 when I was 14. I still have a picture of the Duster taken with a Kodak Brownie camera.

[@fishgeralding9224]

Cool, I still have a picture "Grumpy's" Camaro I took with my brand new Poloroid swinger instant at Englishtown in 1968, I was 12. 👍

[@SteveMagnante]

Duster Do!

[@blowupbob1]

Please send a contribution to the, "Steve needs a winter coat fund". Please help Steve avoid hypothermia!

[@jonathanmorrisey5771]

1965 was also the first year for the column shift Torque-Flite. A 1year-only trans that usrs a conventional cross-and-roller u-joint instead of the older ball-and-trunnion u-joint. A high-dollar trans for race builders if it was installed originally behind a max-wedge.

[@LongIslandMopars]

There is a gentleman in our club with an original 66 Coronet 2 door post with the factory race Hemi and reverse valve body torqueflite. I took pictures of the gear indicator on the column, which is PRN12D. Amazing when I think of the manufacturer tooling up to make a handful of those. Unobtainium.

[@googleusergp]

Indeed there are some rare ducks out there and to find them is a true find indeed.

[@SteveMagnante]

@@googleusergp The reverse pattern shift indicator plates are indeed rare, but can be recreated. My old friends at Mosher's Muscle Car Motors in Monrovia, CA used to have a local TROPHY SHOP create very accurate replicas out of Lucite panels for use on the famous string of Bob Mosher-built Race Hemi replicas. The actual shift pattern inside the Torqueflite was an easy matter to "reverse" by using a "reverse pattern" valve body from B&M, Art Carr, Winters, etc. or using a kit to modify a standard valve body. Takes about an hour if you're used to Torqueflites. The column-shift mechanism was easily "blue printed" for more positive "detents" with a small die grinder. This is all similar to what Chrysler did way back when. They actually pioneered it, today we "ape" it. Mosher's is still around but less active than in their peak years of 1995 - 2015. They built dozens of top notch Max Wedge and Race Hemi replicas that change hands today amongst purists. By the way, Bob Mosher's father was Robert Mosher. His father was one of the producers of the Leave It To Beaver and Munsters TV shows of the 1959 - 1965 period. When the show announcer says "ROBERT MOSHER" in the closing credits, that's Bob's Dad! The show had a "deal" to use Chrysler vehicles and young Bob Mosher Jr. was first exposed to them as a kid when Dad would bring them home and park them in the Mosher family Burbank, CA drive way! I got to know Bob as a fellow Super Stock / altered wheelbase fanatic during my California years. Bob's alive and well today! His shop is now run by young (35 years old) Steve "Torqueflite" Benoit, who used to mow my El Monte lawn as a kid but now is one of the most learned Mopar Race Hemi students / builders alive. bob taught him well and he carries the torch now. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@googleusergp]

@@SteveMagnante I'm surprised that you had someone cut your lawn and you didn't do an "altered wheelbase" riding tractor. LOL.

[@geoffkeller5337]

​@@SteveMagnanteThank you, that's very cool!

[@nitromyke]

7:40 For your '62 Dart ?? We're overdue for an update on this car Steve !!

[@davemcreynolds6012]

Always look forward to seeing every episode

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

Can tell Stevey's a Northener...walks around in TUNDRA conditions in short sleeves.

[@todddewell6314]

Very cool RR history. Thanks Steve!

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

Good morning,eh. Sitting having my coffee and toast, watching the snow come down. We’re expecting 15 cms or 6 inches to you guys below the border. This is Montreal calling, have a great day. 👍🇨🇦

[@LongIslandMopars]

Cool. Just raw down here on the island. I'm sure Nick's Garage has got lots of snow outside.

[@SolamenteVees]

According to my late father- Mopar historian & #2 employee at Direct Connection… when people arrived to take delivery of their cars, everyone had trailers. Except for one person who allegedly slapped a dealer plate on the back and drove it home.

[@ddellwo]

When I toured the Corvette factory a few years back they had a bunch of Corvettes sitting in the lobby that were waiting for their new owners to come pick them up for a factory delivery! One of the cars was tagged “Dave Ramsey”, which I’m assuming might have been the “financial radio guy” since I think he is based just down the road in Nashville…….🤔

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello SolamenteVees, that "somebody" was Bud "Hemi Honker" Faubel, a Pennsylvania racer who worked his way up from a 1960 Chrysler 300 to a factory Race Hemi in 1964 then the "golden ticket" Altered Wheelbase FX'er of '65. It is a documented fact that Faubel DROVE his plain white Dodge FX'er all the way home to Chambersburg, PA in the winter! At the time, Faubel was probably about 35 or 40, "old enough to know better". But the fact is, Faubel was one of the top Dodge salesmen at Shively Motors (a Dodge dealer) and was their "performance man" at the time. Faubel was also an avid coin collector! Your Dad must have some amazing stories about working as Employee Two at Direct Connection. Did he work with Larry Shepard? I was honored to be asked to be a video spokesperson for the revived Direct Connection about a year ago. Dodge hired me to host a series of videos showing the new Direct Connection parts program. We shot it at the Featherstone Road RD garage. A fun week on HALLOWED ground! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@SolamenteVees]

@@SteveMagnante Thank you for corroborating that legend... Yes, I knew Larry Shepard and the rest of the crew when I was growing up in Detroit. My Dad actually started at Keith Black Racing Engines running the parts department before going to Chrysler. (KB was my grandfather) Love your channel- thanks! Mike

[@misigis]

I bet Super Shane is wearing a jacket or a coat. Steve's a Polar Bear😀 Thanks for braving the elements to make a video for all to enjoy👍

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

1968 in Australia for the 2 barrel with higher compression an modified dizzy an bigger engine pipe over the 145 hp slant in 1969 we had the Valiant Pacer VF 4 door at 175 go . Iv seen slants doing low 13 teen here in Australia In the R/S series Valiant leaving many many v8 in the dust . Iv owned many slant 6 an with some small modes always put many V8 to shame . The ones running 13 teens had triple Webbers etc but the cars sat normal an stock but 14 x 6 or 7 rims .👍🏻💯🇦🇺

[@mikel6989]

Thats awesome seeing those old pictures.

[@wreckerjonny6144]

Neighbor has 65 satellite with a later 69-70 340 in it . Car was gold color black roof 2 door. That car loved to do rolling burnouts from 20 mph just stomp it

[@garymckee8857]

I had one of those, and it was a 273 3 on the tree. If it was an excellent vehicle.

[@butcher390]

Christ !! I'd LOVE to have one of those , ✅ right now

[@nonamesplease6288]

Oh Belvedere! Come hea boy!

[@papasmodelcarroom8450]

Great video, my 65 in 1981 cost me a wapping 500 bucks, I traded it in for a 64 Plymouth Fury that was 650 bucks 2 months later.......man the better old days

[@musclecarmitch908]

I had a beautiful 65 Plymouth belvedere 4 door, had the 273 engine, sold it about 6 years ago to buy a AMX.

[@ericbliss9512]

Somebody get that man a hoddie.

[@sporty196071]

You have managed to get on the subject of Mopar racing about a dozen times, I think I might be an expert. You may see the student pass the master.

[@madmike2624]

Great story there Steve!! What a great memory you have!

[@haljohnson5729]

Fun story this morning.

[@michaeljuniper5176]

Great vid to watch from here in the UK cheers.

[@kleverich]

3:27 - My family bought several Pontaics from Don Gay's dealership south of Houston.

[@oldblueshhrchannel1847]

Get well soon, Steve

[@garycogswell5499]

I see cabs lined up in movies made in NYC in the 60's, when I see these old Plymouth/Dodges.

[@oops1952]

Thanks again Steve👍 Could someone on the cheap just shorten the car by leaving the front doors and pillars and cutting 10 inches or so from behind the front seat....yes it would look even 'funnier'

[@monarch1957]

We never got the 65 Belvedere here in Canada till 66. They are very rare up north unless it was a import.

[@angingls656]

Pure passion apparent here.

[@tomland5837]

Steve, Thank you for these videos!! I know you bought the police car and I can't wait to see progress on it but do you ever buy these cars for future projects?

[@jamesonpace726]

Hardcore, dude, hardcore....

[@RoadNoise29100]

Way to fight thru the weather, Mags!!!! Remembering the Hillbilly Hellshack!!!

[@bryanphipps9131]

Steve! Where is your coat? Great video.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Steve, I would be thrilled with a Slant 6 Belvedere but I would like a 4 speed to pep it up a bit. 🤩

[@jimmyford271]

Yeah I think of the SuperStock A990 when I think of the 65 Belvedere. That’s my dream car.

[@EODTom]

BTW, the Satellite in 1965 also could be had with a 318 two barrel.

[@garycogswell5499]

Funny cars being painted in your driveway? That's all you need on a resume. You got the job.

[@xsteve_magnante]

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[@hangingwithmrgseeds]

awesome video again ! thanks steve !

[@tkflanagan4449]

I Love You Steve!!!

[@Vet-7174]

Good Morning!

[@johnbecay3859]

Steve put on a coat. you're making me cold.

[@banditta4life66]

My dad's first brand new car was a 65 Belvedere II wagon that he took delivery of her in July of 65. Even though he spent most of 67-68 in Vietnam, when he sold her in August 74 she had over 400,000 miles on her. She was due for an overhaul and needed another set of floorboards but the ole slant 6, 3 speed one the column, never let us down. Even after getting hit by a new Corvette in 1972. The Body Shop couldn't locate a Belvedere grill, so they used a 65 Satellite's, which my dad wasn't happy about, but I thought she looked great. Just minut differences. I give just about anything to get my own 65 Belvedere wagon, white over beige

[@geraldhawkins773]

I remember sitting in the back seat of a friends 1964 Plymouth Belvedere two door business coupe that had a ram inducted 426 Hemi residing under the hood. Push button torque flight transmission. dog dish hubcaps hardly any trim to speak of. Cheater slicks in the back. We were cruising Van Nuys Blvd on a Friday or Saturday night I can’t remember which. After all it was 1964. There was not a single car on that night that could even come close to beating it across the intersection!

[@mexicanspec]

It was a shame when they shut down the cruising. That was a great time. McDonald's was the starting point for us.

[@aleasley94]

Funny how as he said how easy to convert to 2 door,I was already thinking it..

[@nathanbarden9709]

New England is getting dumped on today. I hope Steve has his snow shovel ready! ❄️

[@googleusergp]

Likely to need help from friends such as Ariens, MTD, Craftsman, Toro and others. Those are my friends for that purpose.

[@peterbelyea8280]

I have the Belvedere II hard top, i was able to recreate it in 1/25th scale using the ''Melrose Missile.''

[@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC]

Probably lots more snow today in Massachusetts. Maybe it's time to work in your garage, Steve.

[@randyauer7303]

Pretty good stuff Steve That's cool to know a little bit of your background with that Nova Deuce or Chevy 2

[@marioncobaretti2280]

Thankyou steve

[@racehemi4862]

Yes, one of those 4 door cars could be made into another A-990 tribute car.

[@strongereveryday2302]

I wish Chrysler had made a production v12 based on the slant six

[@SteveMagnante]

Woulda been cool! But lets not forget the WWII Tank Engine made up of NINE 230-cube flathead sixes arranged in a radial layout! These were used in certain medium tanks, the Sherman was one (some Shermans that is, not all). There are KZbin videos on this massive 54 cylinder monster. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@strongereveryday2302]

@@SteveMagnante Absolutely! I've seen some of those monster radial engines in person. Truly amazing machines. I think a frankenstein slant 6 v12 funny car would be a wild project for a certain channel hmmmm ;)

[@DanEBoyd]

What's up with that upside-down Monte Carlo SS?????

[@DeadInsideButStillSmiling]

A cool ol' Mopar. By the looks of it, though, being rebuilt into a funny car is about all it would be good for. Couldn't get much of a look at it, though, as my eyes were continually drawn to the sweet Nova beside it. And is that another T-Bird lurking in the background?

[@ddellwo]

Currently in the market for a Thunderbird and debating between getting one of the “Retrobirds” or one of the last three years (‘95, ‘96, ‘97) of the old coupe body style…….🤔

[@googleusergp]

He did a video on the Nova the other day.

[@DeadInsideButStillSmiling]

@Google User GP yup. Sure looks like a potential builder to me, but being a New England car, probably a better candidate for racer rather than a street car.

[@DeadInsideButStillSmiling]

@ddellwo for me, it would depend on whether you're looking for a cruiser or something a bit more fun to drive. For a cruiser, a retro Bird would be great. However, I'd love to find a decent 10th Gen car for a Coyote swap.

[@MechaFenris]

It looks cold there. :)

[@timrayburn2461]

Thanks

[@roadrunner7180]

Haaa! I have that same dog in my garage!

[@paulshobbyshop5416]

Maybe we should start a go fund me for Steve to buy a jacket haha

[@thevictim2072]

The replica race car is a 65 Dodge Coronet.