Three Cars I've Bought While Drunk... A 1980 Corolla, a 1964 Wildcat, and a 1968 Corvette

[@mohawk5010]

In 1981, my mom got a burgundy red Corolla station wagon and it was our family car forever. This video really takes me back.

[@scottcurtin2598]

My dad bought a brown 1975 Toyota Corona,yes Corona wagon brand new. I learned to drive in that car. Bulletproof.

[@quirksandfeatures3215]

Bill is the kind of guy who prefers gun storage and 80s coke mirrors over touchscreens and non physical buttons.

[@Petrospect]

I'd love to see Bill do a Testarossa. He'll lose his shit at the coke mirror.

[@randolfo1265]

Bill has good taste, he likes many kinds of cars and corona virus whiskey. My favourites as well.

[@palletwizard]

Love the Channel. But no videos…. 🤔

[@zzeuss87]

Don't DeMuro Bill.

[@MowerModdin]

I don't care who you are, but "capacitive touch" buttons are the worst thing to come to fruition

[@josephvaldora49]

The Corolla is an appliance. A damned good appliance!

[@DapperProf]

Bill's branched out to not just reviewing my Grandmother's cars, to now reviewing my Mom's cars as well 😎

[@WSNO]

your mom and grandma have excellent taste in cars

[@cracky_wainwright]

That 1980 Toyota is a symbol of all things useful and good. A++ Great video, Bill.

[@Gr8thxAlot]

You need to find a 1980's Toyota Cressida. Those things have some character. This shop and accessories are unbelievable.

[@rapidtransit8373]

My father was a GM mechanic his whole life. Which was great for me by him working at dealerships he could always get me cheap trade-ins. Then when I'd break em he could tell me how to fix em. He always said buicks were the best GM cat he alway drove a big wildcat or a Electra deuce and a quarter. With the big 455 four barrel or the famous 401 nailhead.God I miss you dad.

[@MAINEiac06]

Bill, you are my kinda guy. Your comedic talent is natural, nothing put on about it. Absolutely hilarious. I met you years ago as I was looking for a BMW E46, you gave me a lot of good advice. Keep up the good work! 🥃

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

Cool! How old is he??

[@Johnnycdrums]

His deadpan delivery is better than Jay Leno’s.

[@bobjohnson1587]

I'm 'curious'; What good advice did he give you?

[@iamthebroker]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr from memory he’s a 71 vintage (so 51 in 2022)

[@Unfinished_sentenc]

I owned one and still miss it dearly. Loved my brown Corolla and nobody would mess with it. Awesome RWD.

[@karld3789]

Bill never disappoints.

[@jdwxflyer]

I believe that ‘blank’ on the dash is where a digital clock would reside on a higher-optioned Corolla. Nice work Bill!

[@joelyons3713]

I liked the 1980 review, good year for TV! A car guy never loses his car Eye, even while drunk. And just when I thought there were no animals a dog appears. I’m looking forward to the SSEi.

[@philricci2012]

Bill, you make a review of a Corolla station wagon entertaining….a brown one at that! You buy better cars drunk than most people buy sober.

[@davidclarke9525]

LOL. This has to be the funniest one Bill has done yet! I was in stiches when he colorfully described his friend Penelope's "occupation." I particularly loved the part when this Penelope comes rip- roaring up her drive in her Cadillac limo and toots the horn. -I feel off my chair laughing like a hyena! You could never write comedy as good as this! -Cry your wild-eyed bugged out heart out, Doug DeMuro!

[@LongIslandMopars]

The 1980s recap was the best! I remember it all. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@shedjammer87]

That was hilarious, especially Funkytown being played at a funeral!

[@Doobie1975]

I find the 1980 Toyota Corolla with the rare quad headlights to be a true jewel, I haven't seen one of those in years, I think they look better than the squared single headlights TBH.

[@reymustanggt4082]

I miss my 80 Corolla so much....my 1st car..it's the only year with the round headlights, too. THANKS BILL

[@donmoore7785]

Sometimes it just works out that you're the guy going around drunk, buying cars... awesome quote, Bill. Love the look of the Corolla. The Wildcat rocks. I had a '82 Accord and an '84 Civic so the small car feel and engine bring back memories. POD - Plain Old Driving.

[@jeffreysproul9110]

The Wildcat is my favorite of the three.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

My daddy bought his first new car back in 1967--it was a Buick Wildcat...430ci V8, huge car, but very fast! He drove that tank for 24 years, putting over 300,000 miles on it, no major repairs ever needed, just a couple pairs of U-joints. GM really built some good quality cars back then!

[@gpgoldb]

My favorite car of all is the 1964 Wildcat. Its beautiful.

[@zackamanda9799]

I remember my grandmother buying a brand new 1977 Toyota Corolla wagon , red w/wood grain panel down the side. I remember putting the seats down and sleeping in it on our trip to Florida from New Jersey. I'm currently driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla as my 2nd car. It's in great shape no rust for being a North Eastern car. Only 137,000+ miles on it. I owned a 1976 fastback Corolla when I was 18.

[@robertdryburgh1457]

Bill reminds me of all the great used car salesmen I have had the pleasure to know all these years. I fondly remember them all. They knew their stuff and you listened to their bullshit, enjoying every minute. They sold CARS that looked and drove like cars. Each one different. Today it's boxcars with all wheel drive sold by script readers eying the last cent you have in your pocket. Thanks Bill. I enjoy your efforts and look forward to the next one.

[@brettb5257]

The Cadillac Limo barreling down the gravel driveway and honking ... "offered without comment." Bill, you are hilarious.

[@buleyauto]

This has quickly become my favorite KZbin channels. Bill you make me literally laugh out loud every time. Would love to meet you if I ever visit the sunshine state again. Keep up the good work, sir.

[@highlycaffeinated6864]

Another awesome video as usual. I've been trying my best to get the word out about this channel. These videos deserve so many more views damn it. And I have to say that everyone I've shown the channel to so far feels exactly the same way as I do though. Thanks again for all the incredibly funny and informative content Bill!

[@Mikescubancoffeeshop1]

I had a 82 Corolla Wagon 82 and it was exactly this color combination,it was a fantastic car,reliable as the day is long.

[@42luke93]

My favorite car you reviewed there was the 1960 Peugeot 403. I like that car, and I watch Columbo too!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

"I was not drunk, but I was drinkin" - 😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂 That's the start of a great country & western song right there!

[@roxiebeagle]

Bill- this video is great- every Gen Xer has a Corolla Wagon story! I can’t wait for the Wildcat review!

[@BobNSuch]

This is one of my new favorites of yours Bill

[@super20dan]

i drove my 81 cressida wagon for 30 yrs and still have it sitting in my garage -hasnt moved for 5 yrs but will run

[@UndisputedMRecabo]

I had many Cressida wagons and sedans in the 90s and ABSOLUTELY LOVED THEM!! You can just feel the quality as the miles fly by, the cars still feel the same!!

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

the sad thing is they will never become collector cars going for high prices.

[@JamesWoodTN]

Penelope in a limo. She drives fast. Thanks for another fun video.

[@kaibrings7026]

No edits!!!! Yes!!! Thank you.

[@Vampirebear13]

I'd like to have that Corolla wagon, although I'd swap in a 5 speed. And that Buick Wildcat is a MUST have !!!!

[@mariojurman4113]

Again another absolutelly stunning review - which could not have been done better by somebody else ! Bill at his best !!!!!

[@Jtels85]

Those old Japanese cars are becoming desirable. I enjoyed the review, Bill. Would enjoy seeing more cars like this in the future… or maybe even some old Volvo’s…

[@simonburleigh5551]

Bill great video, you are a cross between Jeremy Clarkson and Moe Szyslak, I enjoy your style and informative work.

[@ryansease7066]

Very much looking forward to the Bonneville SSEI. Hopefully it is the early to mid-1990s version as I always thought those were so cool.

[@spacecat7247]

Nice video and great info and stories. Thank you for bringing them to us. Nice shop too.

[@Doobie1975]

I also find it very interesting that your Corolla wagon is an automatic instead of a 5 speed (I believe 5 speed was standard by the 1980 model year), another 1980 movie I love that I think is highly underrated is "Used Cars", Air Supply and Neil Diamond were huge that year.

[@brucebelitz3451]

Used cars was a scream! Yellow primer!

[@crankychris2]

@@brucebelitz3451 What the f*ck is this Rudy, a RED CAR? ;))

[@daveroe8612]

You are the best Bill!

[@thenotoriousrvh6091]

I have to say it's refreshing to see someone else that appreciates all cars for what they were. Cars like this will be the next Barrett Jackson 6 digit cars.

[@bighank796]

No they won't

[@louisrauzi3872]

@@bighank796 ever...

[@aSpeedbump]

My 2nd car was a 77 Corolla... Brown. Looked pretty much just like this '80 model. Not a bad car. It certainly didn't make me the cool kid, but having a big station wagon rear end was a pretty handy thing for a teenage kid on date night ;)

[@pcno2832]

20:37 GM's '71-'76 "clamshell" wagons also had leaf springs while the sedans had 4-link suspensions. I always assumed it was to keep the loading floor as flat as possible.

[@gemanscombe4985]

Nice review, Bill! You know a lot about cars and Corollas in particular. That was maybe the best preserved 1980 Corolla wagon in the country and we got to ride along. I think 20k miles is real - all the smog equipment was present and connected. BTW, the idle's high b/c it's got an automatic choke that may be stuck after 42 years. Damn, that was a trip back! Thank you.

[@seththomas9105]

The Corolla takes me back to the 80's and that whole vibe of being in high school.

[@spacecat7247]

Well I must say that you and your friend have quite an interesting and eclectic collection of cars and trucks.....my vote is with you . And yes the Datson tow truck is cool as hell. In all my years I've never seen one. I grew up in Southern California and I am your age so I've seen a few things. And yes, the Wildcat is sweet

[@COJones43]

Bill, I love, love, love your videos. I am so happy I found your channel because even after I had a shit day you can cheer me up. Keep on keepin’ on. And I can’t wait for that Wildcat review. What a gorgeous car.

[@sparky6086]

That fast idle could be part of the automatic choke, since it has a carburetor. Once it's good and warm, try momentarily flooring it and it should disengage. Not sure about Toyotas, but Datsuns worked that way.

[@zzeuss87]

And damn near every car of the era.

[@jonathanmccool2871]

This video took me down memory lane for a couple of reasons. In 1980 I traded in the 1964 Wildcat that my Dad bought me when I turned 16 for a Toyota Corolla wagon just like the one here, only mine had a wheezy 4 speed and no air conditioning. Damn I wish I had that Buick back.

[@BrianLarson1326]

I can remember drooling over a brown Celica back in the day.

[@brentboswell1294]

Wow, I remember the local Datsun dealer having one of those tow trucks. We were frequent customers of that tow truck, as my parents' 1981 Datsun 810 Maxima Diesel seemed to break down with frightening regularity...

[@JasonJones-br3or]

The Wildcat is classy; I totally relate with your anecdote about driving that old Toyota. A performance car is a car you can’t tear-up, and consequently can really have fun driving the hell out of it.

[@jonathanstancil8544]

The Fixx coming through that stereo is PERFECT. How many teens bashed their heads to that song in their mom's Corolla wagon in the early 80's? Datsun tow truck= review, restore, review again.

[@kevinphillipson2488]

when u broke into the tirade about the rubric cube i broke out laughing for 30 minutes . love your videos

[@robertvance1873]

Hey Bill, you may not want to hear this but we love you Brother and keep up the good work.

[@markthompson5395]

That Wildcat is the shit! Love that year model

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

18:40 The first Toyota assembled outside of Japan was at the old Toyota plant in South Melbourne. And, yes, it was a Corolla. 25:30 Ayer's Rock pronounced "Airs" and we now call it by its indigenous name of Uluru.

[@andretv2308]

When things were built to last. I almost didn’t watch this review but I knew you’d make the car interesting by your personality 👍 Thanks again.

[@jeffcox6153]

That 64 was my very first car. 355 wildcat motor same color. An elderly couple I mowed grass for and delivered papers to used it to haul their old dogs around in while the 1972 Electra 225 stayed in the garage. I paid 50 bucks for it and drove the wheels off it. I miss those times!

[@andyleo8418]

I remember these Corollas in my teens. A family friend had a 2-door liftback with a 5spd. Always wanted one a Corolla of this generation.

[@discerningmind]

Bill, thanks again. This Corolla has a speedometer that's actually easy to read for the way that we all use them--daily driving. The blank fixture on the passenger side of the dashboard is most likely for the optional clock. Early digital. The dog has an upset look as though he was parted from his owner and is looking for him.

[@donkeytime1704]

It really surprises me to not often see anymore of these cars still on the road anymore, because back then you saw them everywhere. In our family, we had a 1980 Toyota Corona lift back and yes it was brown as well and between my older brother and myself, we beat the crap out of that car and someone else bought it and it just kept on going. Those little Toyotas back then were such a bargain for that time. Those little 20R engines I've seen hit 450,000 miles and still keep on going without a rebuild or the 22Rs as well. Thanks again Bill for the review and bringing back some good ole memories. These little cars were a big part of my childhood and teenage life back then and wow here we are today.

[@swtexan6502]

My Dad drove his '80 Corolla Wagon until just before his death in 2001. It had just over 300k miles and required nothing but routine maintenance. Great car!

[@LookAtMe-C137]

2022 I have the exact brown Toyota Corolla 1.8 3tc wagon with tan interior, restored sitting in my garage. Mine is a 5 speed manual and very preppy around town. People always have stories to tell and their old Corollas.

[@ekalenak]

Keep it up, Curious Cars! Your videos bring me happiness.

[@AERIXX3]

The limo drive-by was hysterical!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

I am the King of old Datsuns....back in 1969, I bought a 1959 Datsun 1000 model--a 4door sedan, with four-on-the-column shifter, that one-liter, 37hp 4cyl engine. that car was only sold by one dealer, in LA. only a few hundred of these were sold in 1959...amazingly, there does exist a collector car club on KZbin, that actually has a few of these ultra-rare vehicles...Datsun changed the shape, and the name, of the car in 1961. That old car of mine would actually achieve 60mph, but was a scary ride at that speed!...I used to drag-race oldVWs off the lights...they usually won...but I did get around 30mpg, and girls thought that weird looking car was "cute". I have not seen one on the road in at least 40 years!

[@Howdy76]

Bill, have you ever bought a car when you were not drunk ?

[@johna.4334]

Excellent question!

[@rufus3898]

You're the best automotive narrator! Full of tale and folklore!👍

[@jeffneedstogivejakeaturnon1083]

Fuck yeah Bill. Two videos in just a few days, total bonus. Thanks for doing them man.

[@georgewilson1184]

Bill your first class all the way

[@Spacekriek]

0:56 ... Toyota Coroma :D Thanks for a really interesting video, I had a normal 1980 sedan in the late nineties for a student car. You can drive these cars until the body parts fall off but you just about cannot kill them.

[@patdry]

😂 Bill… the horn on that limousine… I can’t stop laughing. And you so smoothly let it speak for itself hahaha, you TRULY are hilarious. Thanks for another great video.

[@danf321]

Bill’s sigh is how ALL car review videos should start🤣👍

[@quicksilver462]

From Tellico plains TN, to Lake Martin Al, we towed a 68' Lemans with my friends Corolla wagon 5 spd with tow dolly on the bumper hitch of the car. We jackknifed once, and smoked the brakes coming to a red light at the bottom of a big hill, LOL! One morning sitting in the cabin on the lake we were chillin, and all of a sudden the horn started to honk all by itself in the Corolla...lol, so we ran out and pulled the fuse for the horn!

[@malekmo64]

They assembled Toyotas here in Australia, I used to drive past their factory in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney NSW, started as AMC then became Toyota Australia!!! We are RHD like Japan and Japanese cars are definitely popular here!!! No LHD conversion. 🇦🇺

[@WSNO]

Bill, the birds, goats and i agree that the datsun tow truck is a hella dope restoration candidate. do it.

[@JoseRamos-kd9ig]

Drunk buy, best buy...Toyota Corollas are Gods here in Puerto Rico💯‼️👍✌️

[@jimbosc]

I liked this for the title alone

[@dqwaszx]

I love it. I've never owned a Corolla, but I've always liked them, and I'm impressed that it's been such a successful model. I love seeing these old survivors.

[@toefield251]

It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Good evening Bill, perfect timing again just as I'm settling into another Powers whiskey.

[@studedude56]

Gotta keep that damn coronavirus neutralized!!!!

[@dtruth5769]

80's were a great time! Thanks!

[@susiecross3174]

Bill,You make my day! Thank You!❤🤣

[@Sanpedranoazul]

Oh man, what a year 🥳🥳🥳, the 80s rocks!!! 😍

[@johnbanning8156]

I had an 84 Toyota Corolla wagon stick shift it was the best most reliable car I've ever had got over 400,000 miles on it before I got rid of it car just would not die❗👍😎

[@dewdew34]

87 Corolla FX hot hatch here. Carried my mattress and box spring with room to spare... bitd.

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

That series of Corolla helped cement Toyota's place in the US market.

[@josh8344]

I gotta give it to bill…. You are actually lit on your “medicine” on this one. And I love it!!

[@mLi75]

Hey Billy Boy. Nice choices. I've had two KE70s (corolla wagon and a sedan ) great cars. Wagon 4speed Manual. Sedan Automatic.

[@allesiofondressi2602]

This is the best video title I've ever read, hands down you win the internet; LOL!

[@Yumscale]

That corolla wagon is iconic

[@tracydoriot7595]

Love ya Bill! You have demonstrated your ability to polish a turd with your review of this crapbox! This comment was made with sincere respect !

[@marcs9279]

Hilarious and wonderful video, made my day! Thanks Bill. Wildcat is a beauty.

[@BEGGARWOOD1]

I love ya bill . Cheer me up every week . Thank you

[@gretchenlittle6817]

Can't wait for the Buick!

[@stephenwallace2291]

OMG Bill, I drove a 1980 Corolla 2 door in college that was blue with white interior. That car was a beast, best car ever! Thanks for the video

[@bobstride6838]

God Bill, that Wildcat is to die for, just absolutely stunning - send it to me in New Zealand ASAP!

[@steveshanabarger4108]

Remember 1980 well; turned 16 got first car; a 1970 Buick Skylark Coupe. Life was great.