Test Drive 1968 Pontiac Firebird SOLD $29,900 Maple Motors

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Maple Motors Muscle Cars Nick Southgate

Күн бұрын

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@garycordle5295 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe it made it through the years without everyone modding this car out, this won't last long at all, it's very factory,even the paint someone really respected this car to be factory you don't see them like this anymore 👍 Nick sweet ride 🔥

@junkyard-p1s 2 жыл бұрын

I mean to each his own. But I think I would pass out if I saw somebody buy the car, then a week later,its purple, little go - cart tires and wheels, black& white zebra interior, 9 inch gold chain link sterring wheel , and bouncing up and down like its possessed👹, my heart couldn't take it! 💔💀😩😫😩

@smjhobbies4527 2 жыл бұрын

We'll see about that. I absolutely know a lot about cars. We'll see how correct you are at the end of the video and trust me I'll let you know

@smjhobbies4527 2 жыл бұрын

I don't remember it coming from the factory with torque thrust rims on it not that model so this is your first incorrect

@smjhobbies4527 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know you didn't know what you were talking about. You just one of those keyboard Warriors that keep you know what you're talking about but you don't know

@suzintru1 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when these were new (I'm 71 yrs young) they used to sell for around 3 grand. This is one nice firebird!

@davidgalinat4257 2 жыл бұрын

I was trying to see what the script on the hood was. All I could read was "overhead cam", this might have been a Sprint OHC-6 car from the factory.

@kcshobbybench4763 2 жыл бұрын

My first car was a 1968 firebird 455 green with a black top. Wow the memories!

@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism 2 жыл бұрын

They put 455 big blocks in these things? My god. How could you go around a corner? Was she sloppy?

@junkyard-p1s 2 жыл бұрын

@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism I thought the 68 firebird had a 400? I thought the 455 came in 1970? 🤔

@quentinteague3472 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car!! I usually don't like green. But the black interior makes it work. Great video Nick.

@junkyard-p1s 2 жыл бұрын

You would like the green way better if you seen it in person. To me its almost like a metallic. I had a 68 Mustang that was a similar green ,it was cool looking.(Steve McQueen Bullit) I agree about the black interior. If it was tan color instead of black, 🗣🗯🤣🤦‍♂️👍

@kdog7617 2 жыл бұрын

Color great on this beautiful firebird interior exterior sounds great a super deal Will sell quick

@harlodparker7805 2 жыл бұрын

It's a sharp little car & a favorite in my book . I've never been impressed with the 400's in any make but it does sound pretty good I've found 400's were somewhat sluggish like the 326 Pontiac. The car is well worth the asking price .

@junkyard-p1s 2 жыл бұрын

My friend had the same exact car backn in the late 70's. I loved that car. I'm so glad whoever owned this one ,left the stock steering wheel on. Custom ones are too common and a dime a dozen. I myself prefer the more stock and original the better! Hate it when someone butchers a dashboard on a classic car with few in existence ,and puts in a fancy Bluetooth radio. Thats like a punch in the gut.🤦‍♂️Just my opinion.

@wildbill7081 2 жыл бұрын

You sound like my kinda guy this car is nice and love your name and I should change mine to "Never Out of Beer

@benkrom2737 2 жыл бұрын

Nice car, had one same color back in the day. Pretty honest about condition flaws but still a nice car. Having had one I noticed while hood up it was missing air dams between radiator and front bumpers. That told me it was originally a 6cyl car. Then I saw the hood OHC. Pontiacs put out a whole lot of torque that will tear apart the whole unibody of the car as it did mine. Car body hasn't seen much abuse at all. Minimal restoration and add air dams for city driving and this cars a keeper 👍

@darrellsaunders4267 2 жыл бұрын

Had a 68 Verdoro Green 400 in 1971....parchment interior....great car...had it up to 135 mph...let off...front end getting light.

@barroncrist5779 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Army green metallic paint with bkack vinyl top.

@choppys223 2 жыл бұрын

Man these old Firebirds - they used to be a lot less expensive but now they’re getting up there

@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but remember inflation. Could you even restore one yourself for this $? You'd have to buy a donor, weld up any rust, strip it all down and paint everything, clean every good part, repair and fix countless items. Your talking thousands of hours of work you know, right? How could you make anything?

@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism 2 жыл бұрын

I'm restoring a classic car myself right now. A '68 t-bird. There is no way in hell I could every get my money back from the car. Let alone even make min wage after all the hours in body work and paint, let alone all the other stripping down of all the other parts. It's looking bad ass! But I'd lose my ass now. I don't ever plan to sell it, that's why I'm doing it. Self value. I bet whoever restored this, lost also. You have to do it for the fun of the project, not the money, that's for sure. What a super fun hobby though!

@choppys223 2 жыл бұрын

I consider most of these Maple Motors cars donors. I’m building a Chevelle now and the biggest problem is finding parts that are not on back order. Yes I have way too much $ in it but hard to put a price on enjoyment.

@Simon-hf3lw 2 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful Firebird they don't make them like that anymore 👍

@darrellsaunders4267 2 жыл бұрын

Those Pontiac gas guages always did that....1/2 tank, make a sharp turn, goes down to empty and comes back up.

@stevescrews447 2 жыл бұрын

Just another example of a fine auto dream car.ihad two like that one felt like a kid in candy store nice hot rod.

@roderickrayrutledge2740 Жыл бұрын

There's a '68 several times in the "Bullitt" car chase scene. 🥰🥰🥰

@williamparish32 4 ай бұрын

They don't make cars this beautiful anymore

@gizzmo5952 2 жыл бұрын

Love the older birds, 67, 68, 69 are my favorite ones. But alas, I'm a vette freak. Got 3 of em, had 5, but sold two recently. Sold my 70 big block convertible, and my LT-1 convertible 72. I'm building a 81 I found under a tree at a chicken farm. Only 68000 miles on it, but a ruff 68000. Wish I could get that 73 rag top red one you got nick, but alittle bit to much for me. But a nice firebird tho.

@jeffsr8300 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking F-bird!!

@pappasmitty2 2 жыл бұрын

Damn hell I wish I never clicked on this. You're KILLING me Nick!👍💯

@agone-guy7963 2 жыл бұрын

This firebird’s ready to rock and that gear shifter it’s close to the dashboard

@tobecontunedusa7527 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man if that had a console it would be perfect.

@cliffordzellner5917 2 жыл бұрын

Kick down is hooked up.. of course, it's a Pontiac 😁

@artconfer5721 2 жыл бұрын

Nice firebird very clean worth the price

@PaulRhodes420 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Nick! This would be an awesome Birthday present for my BIG 6 0we next month! ✌😁

@stephenspiers5086 2 жыл бұрын

I envy this part of your job. What I would give to have the opportunity to drive such a assortment of old school muscle cars

@edwarddwyer1983 2 жыл бұрын

great firebird. dont see many of the first gens.

@jerrytaylor4078 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. Riding a little high, some lowering springs would make it sit pretty. That 400, as Forrest would say, “will take you anywhere you wanna go”.

@jameszucco382 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about that motor being too tight when you first started it up I could hear the bearings pounding away and almost sounds like a rod knock got to be careful with them Pontiac motors 5,000 RPM that's all you need to twist them to otherwise better bring a bag of kitty litter or zip zorb

@liamhollin8265 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Nick, thats a luvly bit of kit, dead jealous, the barstard coil on me range rover packed up. These vids cheer me up, when me cars don't work. Look forward to the next t one👍👍👍👍👍👍

@jonesrobert1 2 жыл бұрын

Young man that sure is a lot of car for the price. Another beauty fro Maple Motors!

@THROTTLEPOWER 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!!!! 👍👍

@LITTLE1994 2 жыл бұрын

The Camaro's similar cousin.

@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism 2 жыл бұрын

Oh. So the firebird got the gills in the rear quarter panel a year earlier than the camaro. I was just looking up difference again (cus i always forget lol) of the first gen camaro's and was checking our some firebirds too but I missed the fact that firebirds got their gills in '68 and camaros wouldn't get them until '69. What a nice, no doubt, fully restored firebird! Holy smokes. I'm surprised you can get these fully restored for 30k. I wonder would it cost to restore one? Seems hard to believe anyone could make any money that's for sure. Glad people are doing it to keep 'em alive though.

@hellofromrob 2 жыл бұрын

The ‘67 Firebird had the same gills of course. The exterior changes from ‘67 to ‘68 in the Firebird were subtle and many people miss seeing them (primarily the change to wraparound front parking lights, addition of rear quarter parking lights and lack of driver/passenger wing windows). I recently bought a clock with a ‘67 on the face, although it was listed by the seller as a ‘68. I gave him a little welcomed education, but I love the clock since I owned a ‘67. Now 50 years after selling it, I’m looking to buy another!

@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism 2 жыл бұрын

@@hellofromrob Oh, yeah, googling some images, it looks like the firebird was born with the gills, right off the bat in '67. Not sure how I missed that. Thanks.

@larryboyle590 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice, it’s a keeper!

@grego934 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice , clean little bird right there

@zurnie 2 жыл бұрын

Those old Pontiac 400s always sound so mean and angry. lol That is the same green as the '72 Bonneville I learned to drive when I was 15 years old. I need to get off my ass and get to winning that lottery. lol