The Weirdest Wheels on the Block: Cars So Rare and Odd You Wonder Why You've Never Seen One

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[@seanapfelbach2436]

I am currently restoring a 70’ Boss 429. I found it in Texas and the sheet metal is in pristine shape. Unfortunately the engine is seized. It’s a 4 speed. So I’m taking her apart and putting it back on the road. The engine is going to be ok. I’ve torn it down and it’s not hurt to bad. Yay. So it’ll be up and going again. I just love this body style and it’ll be a pleasure to drive. Thanks for featuring the Boss 429 in this video. 👍

[@saberistheway]

The engine being seized up is nothing if the body is pristine. Congrats and good luck!

[@FSEVENMAN]

Thumbs down for the click bait picture that you never showed not cool

[@robertwillis4061]

Yup. Agree with that. What is it?

[@gerry5134]

Yeah I was looking for it too. It was sneaky move by the uploader. Cooling looking car whatever it is !

[@jamesford2942]

The car on the trailer is a highly modified 61-63 Thunderbird

[@FSEVENMAN]

@@jamesford2942 Oh wow thanks for that information I didn't know what it was cause the content provider wouldn't tell us I appreciate you thanks again.

[@ghabwy9733]

1st time on KZbin? 😏

[@dewworm1666]

Love y'all's work, Boca Bro's!

[@mykemech]

I have a 1-of-1 1968 Mercury Cougar GT/428CJ Ram air. Only 126 68 cougars had a 428cj. Of them, 14 were Cardinal red. Of those, only 2 had white interior. Of those, only one was ram air/GT. I also have a 68 Mercury Marauder X100. You should do a story on these 2 models, as they are pretty neat and seriously under the radar.

[@richardisner3671]

Many Cougar XR7 428CJ RAM AIR 1968 & a half convertibles were built. I know of one. It belonged to my stepfather's sister who bought brand new in 1968. She has since passed away & left the car to her mechanic.

[@charlie225]

Thanks for putting the Javelin on the list, my favorite body lines of the early 70s!😉

[@lancerevell5979]

I owned three Javelins (1968, 1970 and 1971), and a 1968 twoseat AMX. The AMX was an awesome little car. By far the most fun to drive of all the cars I ever owned.

[@Doc1855]

I love watching your channel

[@airforceveteran71]

Have had a few AMC cars over the years myself, a '69 Javelin SST, '69 AMX and a '70 AMX...but when was the last time you saw a '70 Rebel Machine???

[@owenwilliams427]

Awesome video I really loved it some great cars on this list

[@christopherkraft1327]

When I was a kid in the early seventies we had a neighbor that bought a new Chrysler 300 Hurst. I had no idea how rare that car was. He used it as a daily driver for years, washed it on Saturday morning & kept it in the garage when he wasn't driving it!!! 👍👍🙂

[@vince1638]

I was watching Mecum @ Glendale this week (taped). There was a 70 300 Hurst identical to the one showed here. The car was owned by Nascar Great Herschel McGriff since new. Herschel was there at 92 years old and sold it at No Reserve. It was flawless and brought $40K.

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

I had a 1971 Hurst Gr Prix in 1975. Beest story is when the local cops got a new Chevy cruiser one of them pulled up next to me on a new 4 lane rd and wanted to race me. He lost but we laughed about!

[@rtkl13]

Good times back then too bad people can't be like that today

[@musicauthority7828]

The most popular Hurst cars were the W-30 Hurst Oldsmobile 4 4 2. they were the fastest of all the Hurst cars ever produced. and they were also rare.

[@orwellknew9112]

Boss 429. What a legendary car. I think the lines and proportions of the 1969 and 1970 Mustangs were pretty much perfect. I used to car pool with a few guys to university. On his days to drive, one of my buddies took his mom’s 1969 White Mustang with a blue interior and a 302. I always admired that car.

[@davidkastin4240]

Love the cars. Great video 👍

[@raeishimura]

Very nice list. I own a '71 AMC Javelin SST myself that is undergoing restoration. I'm pretty much finished but she needs the battery mount replaced and the electrical is being a pain, making my turn signals just not work. Unfortunately, she got caught in a brutal hail storm and has dents and dings all over the bodywork now. Looking for a bodyshop to clean it up and repaint it. but after everything else that's needed replacing, It's in the home stretch now

[@juanpedromoralesvieyra3757]

Nice list. Bit only a couple of oddities

[@jonlee580]

The 4 door corvette 😍😍😍

[@FozzyZ28]

Great video!!! 😁😁😁👍👌

[@musicauthority7828]

No mention of the car in the thumbnail? which looks like a heavily modified 1963 Thunderbird. but I guess we'll never know because it wasn't featured in the video. and a car that failed to make the list which was a real surprise. because Chrysler's land yaught did make the list. is the W-30 Hurst Oldsmobile 4 4 2. it was extremely fast and was rather rare.

[@ardz8279]

1963 George Barris Ford Thunderbird commissioned by Los Angeles furniture store owner Eddie Leon.

[@patrickcavenee2128]

I really enjoyed this presentation of the rarest muscle cars I owned just one of them in youth the 1972 Dodge Demon which had the slant six motor and it had was red with blacked out bumpers and Demon on dash. Great car, wish i still had it.

[@williammitchell4417]

Demon would make Mean Mary Jean look again 😎

[@johnnymula2305]

Some very interesting cars on this list.

[@CarsCatAliens]

I didn't know those years of Impala SS were rare.. I have seen them around, and a friend of mine even had one for a first car in 99..

[@Chris_at_Home]

My oldest brother had a 1966 Impala SS with a 396 he bought new. It was maroon with a white convertible top.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025]

Well done.

[@rickintexas1584]

I had completely forgotten about the early Dodge Demon. It was a Dart Demon if my memory serves me correctly.

[@deborahchesser7375]

And that 340 was a giant killer !

[@petertornabeni602]

I absolutely look forward to your videos. Please… keep’em coming ! Thank you.

[@nealbradleigh5069]

Never heard of the molded Corvair one-off. I'll start researching through the trades. Thank you.

[@longroth4882]

A couple missed... The Mercury Cougar Eliminator, and the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler, both available in the same era as the Torino GT.

[@MLH6262]

I agree. Ford came out with many cool cars. I had a 69 Cougar. It had a 390 with cobrajet heads. It was a weekend drag car. What a fun ride. My neighbor had a 68 Charger with a Hemi. We were Pittsburgh mill workers. Great memories.

[@jordanbocanegra7868]

I love these videos! Thanks dad

[@hugh-iu7vo]

The Mach 5 was my favorite show Growing Up Speed Racer

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

Same! When he asked "who would be caught dead in it?" I said ME!!

[@thomascarmichael6760]

I think you overlooked one amazing car! The 1967 Pontiac Tempest! A friend of mine had one and if I remember correctly it had a 327 in it with a 4 speed on the floor. Had a chance to drive it and I can assure you that car was a beast. Good looking too, especially with burgundy paint.

[@csi1392]

PONTIACS HAD A 326

[@jayceecombs6887]

Perhaps a 326 Pontiac motor? J

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

When I was 16 in 1982 a drunk driver totaled out my '76 Monte Carlo but a guy that worked for my dad had a 1 owner '64 Marauder with the 390 auto & I snagged it up for $300! My best friend in hi skool had a '72 lime green Demon that was one bad ass little ride! A friend of mine got a new '87 GNX just so he could outrun my GTA Trans Am...and everyone else! Good times back then ✌💖☮

[@OLDS98]

Thank you again. Interesting list. The homework was done on the list. How many Mercury Marauders were made of the last one from the 2000's? That one is rare too. I assume the Ford Crown Victoria LX Sport was not rare. There was also the Oldsmobile Calais Quad 442 as well. This was a good video. The recent videos have been quite interesting and the efforts are appreciated.

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Thank you brother!!!!

[@dmandman9]

My father had a customer who owned a Torino GT with a 428. When my father rebuilt the engine , the customer told my father he wanted ME to test drive it because he was too old😂. He wanted me to test it because I was young and stupid enough to drive it like I stole it. I was in my early 20s. And I did just that. I was somewhat surprised to find that those old cars could speed up better than they could slow down. 😮. Gave me a good scare. Brakes have come a long way since then.

[@uweheinrich6784]

The 4 Door Corvette was the first Porsche Panamera.....LOL

[@MK-1010]

Pretty good list, even if the car in the thumbnail was never even mentioned. I remember the 4 door Corvette featured in Car and Driver magazine. The FBI took delivery of a few hundred GN & GNX Regals back in the day. I wonder what kind of persuits they were involved in? One mistake, the 69 Mustang BOSS 429. The engine was developed to complete compete in the NASCAR Winston Cup, the series wouldn't be called the Sprint Cup until the 2000s, but it's not even called that anymore.

[@TIMEtoRIDE900]

the FBI Grand Nationals weren't limited to 125 MPH - GM didn't want the cars going that fast for "regular" people.

[@ardz8279]

1963 George Barris Ford Thunderbird commissioned by Los Angeles furniture store owner Eddie Leon.

[@mikewelge6463]

Love it!!! Like to see more.

[@GeorgeSharp-rv6ez]

Enjoyed all the cars. Brought back many memories. But, I still want to see the thunderbird custom. Is it real, or CG. It is a combination quite of a few cars. Thanks!

[@williammitchell4417]

The car reminded me of Mercury El Gato which was a funky (to say the least) version of the Cougar

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

My 1996 Buick Roadmaster sedan is the same car as the Impala SS under the skin. There are a few Impala SS running around here. I know of a black one and a blue one. Same color blue as my Roadmaster. Medium Adriatic Blue. Strange color, but it's okay

[@dotlaj]

So just like Steve Morris 🤣😅

[@g9807]

You got me with the 4 door Corvette 🤯

[@markshade8398]

They were not factory at all.... Theyw ere made aftermarket as a custom model. There was also a Cadillac version of the El Camino ... That was very rare... And not factory but custom made aftermarket.

[@whyalwaysme2522]

I'm still in love for the AMx3 ❤😮❤

[@garypacholek8070]

The only odd cars I saw were the one off show or specialty cars. The other vehicles were just the muscle cars of the good old days.

[@pughoneycutt1986]

My next door neighbor had a demon, it had a 318 cubic inch engine, so the slant 6 and 340 were not the only engines

[@jamey48]

The 318 was probably the most popular.

[@aattura1541]

GORGEOUS memories!!!

[@friendlyfemme2313]

Title and beginning was a little misleading in my opinion. I did enjoy the vehicles you showed but was looking forward to the more ‘weird’ ones. But again, I did enjoy seeing some really cool older cars. 😁

[@GenerallyGeneralLee]

A little?? It was totally bogus click bait followed by a nothing burger.

[@tommyfox8041]

You forgot the most mysterious and weird of all. The bill Thomas cheetah. And the mystery shrouded around the short-lived company

[@carlhall3909]

I do in fact see a 94 impala ss every day there’s one in my back yard

[@wjadam024]

love the "Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise" treatment

[@keithnoneya]

Wow I would have at least included the 1969 Ram Air V GTO or at least one Royal Bobcat, or even the V8 Corvairs, Olds Rocket 88's etc.

[@jayceecombs6887]

Living my car payments back in my youth! Started off with $52 per month for 2years, a Pontiac sedan with a bench seat and a factory ford spd. Next: after blowing the 1st @ the drag strip... Mother said I needed a better than 4.5 miles per gallon, and a reliable car for college: I said O.K. 68.5 Stang preliminary to the 69' boss 302 mustang on hydraulic camshaft... $67.10 per month for 24 months. You getting the idea? Had all kinds. Before that mustang... was considering a 67 shelby cobra hertz rental, but could not get insurance @ 17 yrs old. If I could it would have cost more per year than the 3k for the total cost of the car? Had a 455 cui.scj grand prix 4spd @ the gas crunch: odd/even getting 6miles per gallon. Traded it for a 74' Vega gt, then a V-8 monza, 75'. 76' trans Am. Ordered a 78' corvette,down payment: but dealer added $ 3,500 dealer markup. Had to wait over 6 months to get my deposit back. Bought a fully customized 78' 280z Great car, probably the best all around car... but missed being thriwn into the back when speed shifting into 2nd. So I bought a 71' 454 corvette roadster. Has not stopped... so on so forth. But the text is getting too long! Thanks for the deja Vu! May the LORD OUR FATHER GOD BLESS & KEEP YOU! AMEN! J

[@ClaudioVargas1271]

Amazing !!!!

[@johnnymason3265]

A four-door Corvette? Who would have known that existed? No possible way that will ever exist again! It was interesting to say the least.

[@danielulz1640]

The main reason that we don't see these on the road everyday is that they are forty to sixty years old!

[@MadMike1978racing]

That mid 90s Impala SS is not really that rare. I still see an occasional one on the streets

[@deborahchesser7375]

I always loved the Mach5 ! Go Speed Racer Go!

[@jamey48]

You can still buy one. I think. I think it's classic 5 industry's. The classic part might not be right. But it's something 5 industry's. Ask Google. It was on Stacy David's gears.

[@gregbosworth5680]

Not much of a "rare" list to me, I mean some you really don't see because of how few were made but I feel like the Impala SS was a pretty well know car. Should have put the ones you had pictured at the end of the video like the Corvette wagon and the Mercedes with the full wing doors

[@fabieneldridge3414]

Cool cars all of them !

[@CrossbowROoF]

When I was a kid, I got to see a Corvette America (the 4 door sedan) in the wild. Odd looking, but really only because of how used to the usual Corvette we are.

[@craigmarr7986]

I have a 83 Trans-Am that is a 25th Anniversary edition of the Daytona 500, and they only made 2501 of them.

[@whaky6294]

If anyone's wondering, the car on the thumbnail is 1963 Ford Thunderbird custom by George Barris.

[@thebionicbassplayer]

I still see ALOT of these mid 90's Impala SS models on the street.

[@charlesdiecastgarage]

Not gonna lie.. was hoping to see that weiner mobile! Was my dream job to drive that thing allover the US! It's a 1 year gigantic was my dream job as a young man! Great info as always! Love that Torino GT!!

[@jeffbarkley3915]

Saw were someone stole the catalytic converter(s) off of it while it was in Las Vegas recently

[@kc0lif]

there was one Chrysler 300 hurst convertible.

[@JoeZelensky]

That Ford Torino GT looks almost exactly like a 1st gen Barracuda.

[@mr.lincoln5154]

When it comes to Firebirds you don't see or find for sale everyday, the Formula Firebird should be on your list also.

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

Back in the 90s (I was 23) I owned a 1969 Mustang fastback, snatched the 302 out of it and wedged a 429 into it. That thing was a beast once I got it to hook up

[@FrankP846]

You forgot the Dan Gurney Mercury Cougar. Much rarer than a number of those you mentioned

[@cericson3426]

Even more odd than Torino GT was the Torino Talladega they only made 500.

[@gregorygaskill5412]

Montego MX was a track ready beast

[@ThisOldCarChannel]

Thanks for watching!

[@daveridgeway2639]

AMX stands for, American Motors Experimental. Buick GSX, stands for Gran Sport Extra and Buick GNX, stands for Gran National Extra. Please reply. Dave...

[@skyeyes69]

How about the AMC rambler Marlin made from 1965 to 1967 didn't see many of them around.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

I remember seeing a Mustang Boss 429 back in the day.

[@chezsachchez6772]

Amazing V

[@guidedmeditation2396]

I would have liked to see a full profile of the car on the thumbnail.

[@ardz8279]

1963 George Barris Ford Thunderbird commissioned by Los Angeles furniture store owner Eddie Leon.

[@danieljohnson9351]

Most of these cars might be rare but I wouldn't call them odd or weird. I would call these classic and desirable. And I have seen several of these. If you want weird or odd do a video on Toyota!

[@UmmYeahOk]

I think I like the lesser valued versions of these cars. There are various people who live near me that daily drive 60s mustangs, torinos, and coronets probably BECAUSE they aren’t the super rare expensive models. I think it’s so cool that they do this. Beats the boring black and white trucks and SUVs everyone else drives.

[@lancerevell5979]

Several of these cars aren't "weird" at all. AMC Javelin debuted in 1968, not 1966.

[@jamiemorgan4146]

CLICK BAIT!!! BS Where’s the car in your thumbnail???

[@donaldduckdm]

Man, I bet those 66 and 67 AMC Javelins are pretty rare since the weren't produced until 68

[@alexstone3349]

I love the “ Mach-5 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Chris_at_Home]

I went to a Navy school in 1972 with a guy that had a 1970 429 Mustang. I had a few rides in it and it hauled ass.

[@stanrgertz5404]

I didn’t see the white car as in your index of cars listed.

[@greggo7978]

The VW and camper design that would let the VW rotate 360* without disconnecting the camper was a really good thought out and designed design at that time and all the way up to present day. Maybe the "safety" aspect of the free movements of 360* of rotation while still being connected to the camper proved to be of some lethal safety concern was what caused the demise of the design. Never the less,it looked and functioned flawlessly aspescially when any mobility to successfully position the combo anywhere almost anyone saw fit to park it. Probably too good for the common tow design that it was deliberately crushed by everyone that saw fit to loose everything because of it. It tracks.

[@TheRealBrook1968]

I lived across the street from this weinermobile in Capitola, CA for three years from 1988-91.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025]

I'm not sure how many wienermobiles they have but they have a fleet of them and they scatter them across the country.

[@TheRealBrook1968]

@@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025 I looked it up and, yes, there are 6 of these Chevy models. They were built in 1988 and still are in use.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025]

@@TheRealBrook1968 well thank you. I wasn't sure how many there were. But I knew the wienermobile didn't pass me on a 5-hour driving trip. No way it could have got ahead of me. I guess what I'm saying I passed through one place and it was setting there and I passed through another place a few hours on the road and it was setting there on display. The kid inside me is little disappointed to know that there's more than one.

[@jimstevenson2965]

the demon only came with a 340 - the 6 cylinder version was called a dart fast back

[@davidbruin4381]

You forgot about the 4 door Mustang station wagon. Jay Leno has one.

[@jamey48]

I really don't know why you consider quite a few of these cars rare. They just aren't. Some maybe now. But not when they were built.

[@wunderkind-7724]

You missed the BMW M1. Only453 were ever produced

[@nojunkwork5735]

Nobody cares about old foreign junk.

[@brianhardy3582]

No one never Talks about the 302 Boss v8 engine from Ford

[@Snake.br549]

a good 340 had 335 horse least in the barracuda they did my friend had one with a manual trans

[@whosaidthat5236]

I see a lot of the impala ss up here in Canada 🇨🇦

[@walterretlaw4051]

...and where´s the supercar from the thumbnail..?????

[@rev.randall2292]

Awesomeness

[@frankmolina6910]

Why don't they make cars like that anymore. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@michaeljoseph9881]

You forgot the 77 transamps because they wiped on strike that you're and there was very very few of them built most of her from Canada

[@mikealbright2470]

See if you can find information on a '69 Camaro Fastback! Chevy toyed with the idea and I've seen a few pictures of it but, that was a long time ago!

[@frankjgornickjr3676]

You never showed the car in the picture of this video!

[@skphile2342]

AMC Javelin info is incorrect. They were built from 1968 to 1974.

[@marcialrivas5870]

Must of those cars I'd have Saw with my own eyes 😞👀 but the other one like that four doors Corvette and for me those are cars that they never were made by the auto industry

[@alphadog1961]

My buddy had a banged up Duster...called it "The Dusted"

[@alphadog1961]

Another friend had one of those little Fords,but it was powered by a family of Chipmunks

[@vassa1972]

The weird things people do when they have too much money which unfortunately being a stroke and cardiac arrest and colon cancer survivor and use a electrical wheelchair when I'm outside of my apartment building I'm guessing that's what I drive now? LoL oh well better than being 6 feet under

[@timuren1541]

I had a 1973 Mercury montego.2 door it had a four twenty eight and that car Could get up and go.

[@yardsausage]

i will have one of each please !!.