Update on the Barn-Find Buick! - Roadkill Extra

[@r1lark]

Wow, blast from the past! You guys need to get back to doing the 'haul a car out of the backyard, get it running, and drive across the country' videos again. Those are the videos that got most of us to subscribe.

[@Serps-ii9zc]

I think the video he did with Rick is going to be one of those with an old Flat Fender Jeep

[@TheDman52]

I consider that Buick Episode the first REAL roadkill episode. I started watching then and the rest is history. Been a fan since day 0!

[@karlandersolaussen9252]

6:24 I am pretty sure that the transmission in that car is a Super-Turbine 300! This is a Buick transmission, but was also used in Pontiac's and Oldsmobile's before they started putting in the TH-350 and 400.

[@forterierocks]

This was the first episode of Roadkill I showed my dad and he just about shit himself, this is identical to his very first car. He's now hooked and binge watched every episode.

[@InvincibleExtremes]

good cheap wheels, we have the same 300 in our 66 buick skylark we scored for $500. those trans are called the ST300

[@innocenth3rb]

I faintly remember the day the buick episode came out, and just got a lot more depressed realizing how long ago it was and how little ive done since..... Mostly watch roadkill

[@djdonohue]

I've worked on an old Jeep with the 231V 6 2bbl in it, and my high school buddy had a 66? Skylark Conv with a 231 V6 2bbl Auto Trans in it. Eventually he blew that motor, and he went to the wreckers to get another engine for it. With the help of me and some other buddies, the car was resurrected with a 355 Wildcat motor in it. (as I recall it was a 301ci ironhead) And man did that thing ever go through "tire" (passenger side burnouts - lol) until he sold it a few years later. Good times were had in that car, more times than I can count. :-)

[@38911bytefree]

I remember this car perfectly. Watched the episode 10 times, probably more. This was the best episode IMHO. The two parts. EPIC. From the time Roadkill was below 100K subs.

[@GlassTopRX7]

The tiny two barrel too, really light V8, like 470lbs, the early version of that motor came with aluminum heads and weighed just over 400lbs. That's roughly 100lbs lighter than the small blocks found in a 66' Chevelle and nearly 200lbs lighter than Pontiac engines.

[@rogerramjet5092]

Fun fact the Rover 3.5L v-8 is a Buick design and all aluminum. It was also sold by Oldsmobile in the jetfire with a turbo slightly different valve train. used cast in iron liners. The 300 is the big brother to the original 215cid/3.5L.

[@DrewLSsix]

roger depew. the buick olds rover engines are light wnough to make good aircraft engines, especially when poked out to 300ci. they weigh a bit less than 350 lbs.

[@sp1nrx]

I installed the 3.5l Olds in a Vega GT wagon. It was just right for the car.

[@Bluswede]

less than that!...I could pick one up by the exhaust manifolds...And I'm for sure no King Kong! Edit: Spot-on with that 350 pound weight...guess I was stronger than I thought!...'course 25 year olds tend to be that way! It's been a lot of years since I played with these engines!

[@tamapalagi]

i had a buick 215 in my vega wagon. sounded so good.

[@joeblow2063]

That "Dauntless" also went in the wagoneer. Had a '68 with one. Interestingly enough, it still had Kaiser and Willys Overland tags under the hood. It also had a window in the block hidden behind the starter.... and still drove home when bought.

[@asgeiryn]

Are you kidding me, this thing got me hooked! :-) at the time I had a p.o.s. 1978 F250 with a 351m and a 4 speed manual on the floor. and no syncro in 1st or 2nd. (and a 1000 liter pressurised vater tank on the back, since it started life as a small airport fire engine). The reason I kept waching is, you made me less disappointed in my own life choices.

[@wakavevo4557]

the signs are classic, my dads whole floor of his highschool nova is just signs.

[@jackrohde4709]

Is that where the saying came from? Here's your sign?

[@bradbrown156]

good cheap sheet metal

[@MrTanmantanner]

This woke me up at 3:30 am and because its roadkill i am not mad. Back to sleep I go

[@fixit4u73]

Freiburger is just a damn cool dude. I'm a fan.

[@flegmaxd]

That episode before roadkill about this car was the one that made me a fan of this channel

[@JanionIndustries]

HOLY FUCK a 30 day free trial Omg still not getting mtod

[@dondonian5364]

yo its actually kinda worth it for 1 month anyway. Roadkill Garage is literally better than roadkill itself.

[@elesjuan]

JewsDidSeptemberThe11th congratulations! nobody fucking cares......

[@Stuka87]

Oh look, somebody without a job that complains when things aren't free.

[@chrisrhudy2000]

im not agreeing or disagreeing but some of us have no job for no reason of our own i personally got laid off in september but no decent jobs in my area have me down and out just saying

[@Stuka87]

chrisrhudy2000 Yeah I should have phrased my comment differently. but the OP obviously just hates the idea of paying for a service since he even complains about a 30 day trial. Hope you find something soon!

[@MrMicky454]

correction AMC did not buy the V6 from Buick. Kaiser Jeep bought it and the tooling, built it and used it then sold Jeep to AMC. AMC sold it back to Buick/GM after they decided to use their inline 6 cyl in the AMC jeeps. small detail but just to set it straight for viewers that don't know the correct timing of owners of the Jeep company

[@Rameus]

Way too much sandal action.......

[@ZEZERBING]

goddogo1 omg! he cuts, grinds, welds with them on.

[@namechef7344]

omg right!

[@pancudowny]

goddogo1 That's totally Freiburger's style... He even wore them in in the cool, late-Autumn weather at Byron Dragway during the wheelstanders competition.

[@roomwithapointofview]

The episode was worth every penny I paid for it.

[@kjz28]

He has been in sandals and flipflops forever, its his thing...and its our thing to make fun. I am surprised he isn't wearing his German camouflage shorts either.

[@cerb345]

Hoooly shit! Quality Transmission... I remember those guys. They fixed the transmissions in my 1987 Mazda RX-7 Turbo-II and 2002 Toyota Sequoia 4WD. I was really sad to see that his shop closed down. Bob was really nice. There's another transmission shop there instead now, but I haven't bothered to stop in. Small world, eh? Imagine that. I got my cars fixed at the same place as a Roadkill project vehicle!

[@hondaman406]

I spent 10 minutes in silence waiting to hear if my smoke alarms goes off again then I realized it was when rick put the nut on the air cleaner haha

[@workingguy-OU812]

Rick, STOP LETTING THE CAR rust away. Garage it or give it to someone who cares about it. Leaving it outside any longer is ridiculous, and I hope you don't take it back to let it sit again.

[@espogang]

Mabie he doesn’t have the space?

[@ryanwalker388]

I am not sure why, but I love this little Buick. It reminds me of the old Ford Torino that I used to have. Everyone will convince you that the car wants to die, but a little TLC shows how good it could be. I hope the car doesn't get forgotten in a back yard.

[@lambosrkwl]

Not that I want to give up the badge of 'hardcore roakill fan', but as far as I know the Buick video is in the Roadkill playlist.

[@MrLemacxes]

awesome. me and my brother had a I think 68 skylark. loved that car

[@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

Jeep also had the "Dauntelss 350" which was essentially the Buick 300 with a taller deck and 350CI. They share the same front cover as the the V6's, as well s the Buick 215, and 340. The transmission is a Switch Pitch 300, also known as the "SP300".It has a switch pitch converter just like the Buick SP400. In fact Buick guys would get the SP300 converters installed behind V6's and swap them into their Big Block or Nailhead SP400 cars for more stall. Thanks for bringing back the Buick. I have a '65 Buick Special Wagon with a 300 that is getting bored and stroked to 370, sheetmetal aluminum intake, EFI and a single turbo.

[@albertgaspar627]

Cadillac and Olds had some Switch Pitch convertors, too. There's one in the THM400 behind an Olds 461 cid in my 1968 4-4-2. Launch at 3,300 RPM or cruise at 1,800 RPM stall speed. One of GM's better ideas. Too bad its winter time right now so I can't take it out in the salt :(

[@hornetcii1891]

love the special. Sold my 67 special crew cab recently.

[@JB91710]

Those were my Favorite episodes because I always fantasized about bringing a cool car back to life from a junk yard. The Barracuda was pretty good too.

[@mattkaustickomments]

I had that Rochester 2v carb on my '72 Pontiac Luxury LeMans. Was a Pontiac 350 V8 w AC. Factory rear wheel skirts & deluxe int.

[@rojeliogentil4225]

that icon Jeep in the backround nice

[@officialgearhead6736]

This is one of my favorite builds you guys did

[@keihirosan3486]

This time on roadkill combine with this week in dirt everyday is gonna be something like this this time on road everyday!

[@samim136]

I'm holding you to it roadkill! I'll see you and that Buick in 40 years!

[@account4info]

Sounds like the next weekend at bernies.

[@kingelvis7035]

2spd auto was jetaway at Olds and "Super Turbine 300" at Buick iirc. This was the one that had the neat switch pitch torque converter and was known as a 2.5 speed.

[@JamesB.1]

Finally an update! 5 years in the making

[@2dcutout]

All I wanted, from the moment I saw the car, was to know if the signs were still the floor. Sure enough, they were. Man, I've been watching Roadkill a long time!

[@kalebcarroll3509]

I remember that car, that was a really cool episode. I've also seen this car on a couple small bits in roadkill episodes like when they put the 440 in the general mayhem

[@ramairgto72]

I remember watching it when it came out. It was real fun.

[@TheFullmetalj]

Ah haa, now I know where the stop sign and a railroad crossing sign near my house went!!

[@goingonaadventure]

yay. i got a 67 cj5 with the oddfire dauntless. great little motor

[@steveesman5171]

name of the trans is dynaflow,also had them behind the nailhead v8's,had a couple 67 skylarks myself!

[@williamf9023]

My college roommate had a 70 something Olds beater when we realized the driver side floor boards were rotted out. We "borrowed" a speed limit sign to cover the floorboard. Screwed it in with sheet metal screws and pulled the carpet over top. I'm sure he returned the speed limit sign after he junked the car.

[@lightedfirecracker]

Glad to see the signs are still holding up

[@coffeefish]

Invest in a shed. Don't park a car outside.

[@JamesB.1]

coffeefish Especially for old cars!

[@josephsummers2427]

Maybe money didn't come so easy. Build a $1,000 shed in 1975 to hold a $1,000 car might not have seemed that smart at the time. Doesn't even seem logical now. Not to mention you need the property. You try building a shed (at what cost? $5,000?) these days when half of the people in Canada and the US live paycheck-to-paycheck. Unless you get one of those aluminum sheds they now sell for like $1,000, but didn't 40 years ago.

[@chestersnapdragonmcphistic579]

Mostly good weather in SoCal

[@Dr.Spatula]

Joseph you are 100% correct. My dad abandoned his 72 Chevy convertible when he moved in the early '80s because he had to choose between it and his van and at the time it wasn't worth the money.

[@michaellorah9051]

My uncle had to sell his 68 Charger that was his first car because he was in college. He regrets that decision to this day.

[@cameronjenkins6748]

The transmission is a Super Turbine 300.

[@craiggreager4293]

I'm sure this has been said already, I didn't read ALL the comments, but... The real story is the ICON in the background! I wanna see these guys thrash on that Icon in Moab with Fred!

[@ВикторКоролев-е3к]

You guys are the best! It is a pity that we are not near those guys. =)

[@bradgotch]

My favourite episode.

[@jacobbaker1921]

I'm proud to say I knew the episodes he was talking about

[@Reinturtle]

i have actually seen that roadkill episode that's not roadkill a few years ago, it was good!

[@AaJii]

first roadkill video i whatched were about that car :)

[@matiasibarra1314]

I´ve seen all de Buick videos, several times... I feel hardcore now...

[@spudrubble]

I owned a 1969 Jeep Commando with the 225 and an automatic. Fun ride.

[@rustyjeep2469]

[@jaked5651]

Ive watched this episode like 15 times!

[@sundstrom193]

I've waited six years for this

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

This car looks exactly right on 18's

[@w41duvernay]

just needs some paint, and a 430 buick and 200r4 tranny...

[@turnersparadise8368]

My first car was a '66 Buick Special wagon. Same motor as this one. My parents bought it new in '66. We put over 300,000 miles on that car and never had the heads off. It was a running little bastard. I beat the hell out of that car...Wish I had it back...

[@samtischler787]

When y'all bent up the signs to patch the floor pans that was genius

[@aaron71]

haha awesome!! i totally saw that video back then. cool to see the car is still in the hr family!

[@AaronBilger]

can't wait for EP. 59

[@jeepcollector91]

Rick Péwé should be the fill in on Roadkill anytime that either Freiburger or Finnegan need a day off.

[@RebeldryversGarage]

The Rochester WCFB that was on a ton of '50's and '60's cars was also called the 4Jet.

[@scottkerenyi2820]

Hey! Remember when Finnegan parted out the radiator of that car to go race at 24 hours of lemons, and not even be able to experience the work that he put into making the fury derivable? Good times

[@gabeayala5659]

I remember all of those episodes way back when

[@ab.3800]

Intresting to know about that buick 231, I knew jeep owned it for a while then buick got it back and made the GN and the series 2 3800

[@ThriftyGarage]

2:27 check out the floor boards!

[@TheMobsta602]

that's the car that got me into roadkill

[@CCW1911]

Fun fact. All the wildcat Buicks back then had W shaped front ends. Check the profile of the hood when it was raised.

[@melodicdreamer72]

I can't believe they don't want to restore that car. It is great looking Buick - and there weren't many of those through the years. Someone needs to buy it off of them and make it into a solid cruising/touring type resto-mod.

[@RamblinGarage]

God I love old cars.. 66 AMC Rambler Rebel Classic on my channel right now :D

[@cleetismcdougall5425]

That back seat looks comfy.

[@coles201]

I remember when you pulled that, had alot of trouble with the brakes IIRC...

[@caseyburnett6530]

You can watch Freiburger's black "Roadkill" t-shirt fade to grey over the course of filming years of episodes.

[@randypullman1155]

Your killing us! washer injection at the dyno!!

[@JamesB.1]

Rick Pewe has a great taste in cars.

[@danielrowe1603]

Roadkill needs to put another episode on

[@Daehawk]

I remember that ep. It ran then. Has it been 5 years1!!!! Just once instead of half assing all cars Id love to see you take one like this and do your best to use junk to fix it up where its runs and works great and looks pretty damn good too...but no store parts.

[@buckykattnj]

Two Jet is a luxury... I had a Rochester MonoJet on my '70 Tempest.

[@FloppydriveMaestro]

Its funny how when its an interesting episode there are no butt hurt comments about mtod

[@acousticpsychosis]

I particularly enjoyed the total car-geek session from 5:23 - 6:23 I think they know more about cars than I know about everything else combined.

[@brwi1]

you're too late...

[@rustyjeep2469]

acousticpsychosis Agreed, even though Freiburger goofed about one of his facts!

[@AdamHemi]

I will never understand why there're so many butt hurt over a 5$/mo sub...

[@matthewsherman1450]

Watch the Jeep episode with these two. Rick has the wheel bearing part # memorized.

[@Thunda65]

Love this Buick

[@punkbloater]

Picture perfect!

[@clevelandmaker7044]

how much for it? .. ..its too mint to sit around again

[@KenyonPayne]

still blows my mind that when you park a car in cali for 30+ years, that's the only damage that happens...

[@Serps-ii9zc]

It was parked in Arizona, but yeah being from the Northeast I know exactly what you mean, I've seen stuff sitting for like 5 years that's actually rotted not just surface rust.

[@dunbar837]

Shane Serpico park it outside in ireland for 1 year with no attention it would be green with mould rusting and the electrics all faulting.

[@theeasternfront6436]

Give that car to some who'll fit it up. Good looking car.

[@Smellypits24]

I saw a car with your logo in Pittsburgh at a show to day

[@skarekr0w3]

I have been looking for that epi, there is one that was set to PRIVATE, I thought was this. I wanted to see it again,it WAS the first RK I ever saw, and I was hooked ever since. Where is this video now?

[@MellowYe77ow]

It's on the Hot Rod Network channel.

[@skarekr0w3]

Flat4Buggy 2 Surprising, I found it, it came up in a selection after I watched this one. No wonder I couldn't find it.

[@EdwinAlan55]

I have an old 51 Chevy truck with a Rochester monojet carburetor on an inline 6

[@daviddrivez9978]

I would love to have one of those for a daily driver

[@minimanadam]

A day with no roadkill videos is like spending the day driving a Hyundai

[@williamjackson982]

That car was made popular by Roadkill it will never be destroyed. It will be restored someday you watch and see.

[@comethiburs2326]

that tryhard roadkill extra on every fucking vids is really grinding my gears. WE FUCKING KNOW.

[@seanwhatstone8880]

wasn't this the car seen at the beginning of the episode in which the general mayhem was made?

[@Kimberlyng2b]

Is that the Buick that Finnegan parted out the radiator & wheels for the Fury for 24hrs. of Lemons ?

[@ironrhino25]

it looks pretty good for sitting out in the weather for 40 years, although i guess its been dry for most of that time, dont put this back out into the weather though, it can actually be restored easily in this condition, it just needs to be taken care of

[@badassbunny2]

1966 Buick Special Convertible Coupe(V-8).............................2,036 produced

[@josephsummers2427]

Yea but if you include the whole line of Buick Specials that year, it's about 45,000. And including Deluxe series, add another 61,000 on top of that. I hate when people break it down that much. "Only 2,000 produced of the 1999 Honda Accord V6 coupe in cashmere black with optional a/c, optional graphic, optional power windows, 16" optional rims, and a CD player" or something like that. I'm bullshitting but you get my point. At the end of the day, it's just an Accord and they made 800,000 that year or whatever. You're not special because you keep adding on trim after option to make your car sound more rare/obscure.

[@jdrok5026]

Joseph Summers actually that is how rarity of cars work or else 427 zl1 corvettes wouldn't be worth so much more them a regular l88 corvette (zl1 corvettes have only had 2 confirmed and a 3rd one was up for confirmation)

[@justinreese825]

get it a building your killing a classic leaving it outside nice wheel choice must say

[@reygar]

Please don't destroy or chop up this beautiful vehicle!! Only improve it. It is awesome. What ever happened to the blue 4 door blue Malibu, other than you and Dulcich beating mercilessly on it?

[@PeterOekvist]

Oh! It's Extra and Free again! #feelinspecial #youtubefreeloader

[@BIGFOOT-ENT.]

Is that the one where you put a stop sign for the floor panel?

[@thinredpaste]

This is actually one of my favorite cars from the various shows its been in. If I were to like, push Freiburger out of the way of a bus or something and he wanted to give me a car as a reward, this is the one I'd take, and I'd drive it every day, once I redid the top.