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Maybe you should add a muscle car show to your America itinerary.
And also a day at the gun range with an instructor.
Yes, especially a day at the gun range!!
Agree
I think he would soil his britches at a gun Range 😂😂😂😂😂
You should try to make it to the US Nationals NHRA Drag Race. It is the biggest and best drag race in the country.
Mhmm. Ranges are fun. Though I personally prefer the outdoor ranges in the boonies. There's just something about hearing your shot echo back to you off of mountains.
Hearing the roar of the engine on video is not the full experience. You need to hear it in person because you not only hear it but you feel it in your chest. Its gets your heart pumping.
Car guy here lol Camaros and mustangs were considered “pony cars” in their day. They were more nimble and lighter than the larger full size muscle cars of the day. The “pipes” on the mustang engine are called “ITBs” or individual throttle body which means each cylinder of the engine has its own throttle body. And yes muscle cars are very popular especially modern muscle cars because they are refined enough to be very comfortable to drive on a daily basis. At 8:36 the openings in the hood serve to provide fresh cool air to the engine intake so that the engine isn’t being choked by breathing hot under hood air essentially.
Yes, the air ram provides cooler air at a higher pressure.
They are Webber Carbs (Google it) not ITB's
I’m glad somebody commented about the itbs. I’m also a big car guy and I’m ngl when I first glanced at the itbs I thought they were the header😂I figured it out when I looked back at it tho
You did forget to mention that the thing that "looks like a Barrell" is the air cleaner housing, it's held in place with a wingnut at the top, and can be removed to expose the carburetor underneath, I would love to see a reaction to Smokey and the Bandit as well
ITB’s look fucking awesome on ANY V8!!!
The answer is simple: horsepower is calculated by multiplying the amount of force (in pounds) by the speed (in feet per second) And hood scoops are usually seen on carbureted or forced air induction engines. Forcing air through the intake valves (especially if it's cold air induction) gives your fuel more combustion which equals more horsepower.
I figure 'rogersills' already knows this, but I thought I would mention that cold air is preferrable because it is denser. So more of it fits in the given space. Which means more oxygen for combustion.
A younger co-worker and I attended a local car show that featured 1960s-1970s muscle cars.
As we were walking around and admiring all those beautiful Mustangs, GTOs, Chargers. Challengers,
Corvettes and Thunderbirds I felt like I had time traveled!
I said to my friend "This looks just like my high school parking lot!"
I went to a really small HS. Class of '78 had 153 students- in the parking lot was my "70 Mustang with a 351C, another 351C in a '67 Mustang ragtop, a '70 Cuda with a 440, a '71 Chevelle SS 427 and a Buick GS Stage 1. Fridays was smoke the parking lot.
That’s kind of how I,m feeling about this video
@@TheRagratus
Yes!
The guys poured bleach on the pavement and had Friday burnouts. Crazy!
I sure miss those days back in the 70’s.
Life was good, people were good and cars were kick ass.
Those raised holes in the hood are actually ventilation, to allow for better air flow to the engine, as well as reducing wind resistance. If you see a car with raised holes on it, that are built into the hood (and not in addition), it's most likely a stock performance vehicle.
In the older cars, yes. In alot of the newer cars have scoops, etc, that are purely for looks.
@@davidvaughn7778 Good point.
Air intake. Better to mix with fuel for combustion.
I have had a 67 Mustang & a 69 Charger. I always wanted a Hemi Cuda. My cars were always 25-30 years old, every one a stick shift. All but one an 8 cylinder. My daughter would ask me to rev the engine at stop signs to speed up people in the crosswalk. The car would lift & growl, and then she would giggle. I got a 2nd "backup" car once for better gas mileage. It was my only 6 cylinder (a slant 6).
As a child through early 20s, I loved going to car shows & races. There's a unique one in Southern Oregon called Graffiti Weekend (it's 5 days). I wasn't able to travel much from my mid-20s on for car shows, but I still get excited when I see a muscle car.
I owned several 60's & 70's Muscle cars. I exceeded 120 MPH (193 KPH) several times, before the national 55 MPH speed limit was introduced on January 4, 1975. I sold my Muscle cars during the OPEC oil embargo of 1979, when you couldn't fill up a car, especially one that got as little as 6 MPG (2.55 KPL). A real Hood Scoop forces more air into the engine, helping it produce more power.
I lived through the Jimmy Carter Era and I never had a problem getting a full tank of gas.
I was lucky in that we had the best cars, the best music, and the best styles. So the average grandma now had the best cars, the best music, the best fashion styles, and the best diets (meaning Mom’s home cooking). It’s kinda crazy if you look at pics from the 60s and 70s, you’d be hard pressed to find an overweight person. Anyway, I’m so glad I’ve lived during this time period. And my son, 27 years old, has expressed how happy he is that I showed him how great the music was!
YES, the best of times!
Yes we did!
Yes we did . ✌️
We also didn't have High Fructose Corn Syrup in every processed food item on the shelf . We also had sm , med, and lg soft drinks . HFC went in and suddenly people were rolling with 1/2 gallon tankards . I'm convinced one day there will be a class action lawsuit against the major food companies. Just like big tobacco they have plenty of food scientists . They know they're killing people.
LOL ! They were the “used’ cars of my day. I had a 68, and 69 chevelle. My sister had a dodge dart. Our school lot was full of them.
I drove a 1971 Dodge Charger to high school. I had a built 318, posi rear end, Bucket seats, air shocks , super wide 60's, dual cherry bomb mufflers and a Clarion cassette player with extra large speakers in the trunk. Great for those afternoons at the park playing frisbee and drinking Bartles and James.
My first 2 cars were Dodge Darts! I had to buy 2--one for the body, the other for the engine--put them together for one sweet car. Could fit a dozen of my closest friends in it and it had those little air vents with doors by your legs--which just happen to fit those old 7oz beers and would chill it to perfection! Sold it to my sister when I got a new car and she rolled it within a month. Such a shame!! (but thank God it kept her safe and unharmed)
it also had a Slant 6 engine that made it easy for a non-car person to learn engine parts and do maintenance (something my father insisted on before we were allowed to drive)
@@barbparknavy9119 remember the drive ins with a pile of teens ?
I had a 71 Torino but accidentally drove it off of a cliff(didn’t mention earlier=embarrasing), but yeah they were built to survive even without seatbelts, or we were ?
@@joebright4607 I think we & the cars were built to survive!
My first car back in the day at age 16 was a 1968 Chevy Chevelle. My Father worked for Ford Motors Co so my dad brought home all types of Mustangs all the time
I had a '72 Charger and a '78 Trans Am. My brother had a '67 Barracuda and a '74 Camaro Z28. My friend had a '67 GTO. A lot of kids had muscle cars, but those cars are now over 40-50 years old and most are long gone. They were fairly common and fairly affordable back in the day and a lot of kids had them, but now most are long gone and the ones that managed to survive pull premium prices.
I still have my dad's custom ordered 1974 Dodge Charger with both the Ralleye and RT packages. He gave it to me on my 21st birthday over 25 years ago now.
It has a stage 3 big block 400 magnum engine, a 400 transmission, and a 400 rear differential. It has cruise control, bucket seats, slap shift between the seats, and a rear window defrost blower fan. He ordered it with every available option in the last year that a big block was available.
My curiosity is peaked as you have eluded the fact that your special order Charger is still as it left the factory....please do elaborate more if you would, especially on the 400 trans and 400 diff options. Because Chrysler did not make a "400" (I assume you mean auto trans here; not 4spd), nor did they offer a 4.00 rear gear in '74. Have you had the engine rebuilt to a proprietary "Stage 3" spec by a builder? Because Chrysler never used this designation in any literature I am aware of. I have included a link to the available options/spec sheet for a 1974 Charger.
Unless the transmission was changed it should have a big block A727 torqueflite transmission if it's a automatic, and a Dana 60 differential
Damn that thing is loaded. Your dad is a boss.
@@guymohr715 and the dana 60 is if it's a 4 sp. More times than not (unless it was the 426 or 440 6 pack) they still backed b/rb's up with the 8 3/4.
You don't have a clue what you are talking about?
I have a 1963 Chevy Impala. Take her to car shows all the time.
I had a 67 Impala and i loved it.Actually that was the only Chevy I owned.I am a Ford guy.
I had a 1972 Mustang convertible with a high performance 302, it was a blast to drive on the open road. Kept it for 30 years and sold it for twice what I paid for it.
one of the best road trip cars ever
Ooh ❤
Oh Nice!!!
My mom had a Chevelle LS6. I grew up in the backseat of that car. She kept its original bronze and black leather seats. The engine was so powerful you could feel it accelerate with the tap of your foot.
Mom eventually sold it because gas prices went up and she couldn't afford the maintenance. I've been heartbroken for 25 years not having it around.
When I was growing up my dad had a mechanic shop. He was always into building hot rods when he was growing up. He bought my mom a 1970 Camaro SS, which has always been my favorite car ever built. He helped my brother build a 1979 Camaro, and after I was old enough to drive he and my brother helped me build a 1970 Camaro. I liked the first generation Camaros, but to me the 1970 to 1973 Camaros were the best looking cars ever made.
I'm in the Midwest, and all summer there are car shows everywhere! Including fast food places. I live in a small town and there's a couple car shows here. One small one, and one that draws people from states away. There's hundreds of collector cars, food trailers, a band, and about 10,000 people! It's the best thing about this town lol
My brother in law has collected cars for decades. He has a 1970 Chevelle, so pretty! Those cars cost as much as brand new cars now and more. Even just old frames sitting around where 75% of parts are missing cost $1,000s.
Yep. And the ridiculous prices will destroy the hobby. And there is no corporation going to do it.
This was a crazy era in American car history.
Crazy but fun!
The best!
Campaign slogan MAMA, Make American Muscle Again.
Yea for sure. I was born 30yrs too late. My birth yr 1985, was 3rd gen camaros and fox body mustangs (which I still like) but nothing like 69 boss 429 or a 70 chevelle or olds 442. So fucking cool. Don't get me started on molars either
The best era of American cars
In 1982 my late father bought me a 1970 Chevelle SS. He bought it at a sheriff's auction for 610.00 dollars. Fast forward 42 years I still have the car; I am in the process of restoring it for the second time. She was bright red with the black stripes, but differ from the one in the video, which is a 454 cid. engine where mine has the smaller 396 cid engine. or 6.49 liters for those across the pond.
As far back as I can remember I’ve been helping my dad restore his 69’ SS chevelle. We broke it all the way down to the chassis and rebuilt it from scratch. I’m 35 now.. we wanted to get it done so he could take my grandfather for a ride. We even built a custom garage from the ground up too. We got it done
i graduated from High School in 1970. As a teen there was no way I could afford any of these Muscle Cars. But I saw plenty of them cruising the hot spots at night. This craze came to an end later in the 70's with the Arab Oil Embargo when gas prices soared. Then the EPA came into being and forced "Cleaner" cars to be made. It was a short but glorious time!
The EPA was signed into existence December 2 1970, by RICHARD MILHOUSE NIXON, that’s right, a Party of Liars Cheats and Thieves president!!
It shows how far the party has fallen. My first election was 1974, I was a red voter until 1980, Reagan’s bs changed me to blue, until 1992 when I became an independent voter.
My father and brother bought me a 75 camaro in high school. I had auto shop in 5th period and in the class was put glass packs, rebuilt the carburetor, lifted the rear tires and painted it burgundy primer. Then my dad changed the auto transmission to manual, with the shifting in the steering column . Amazing fun to drive!! And I'll tell you, i was the most popular girl in school!!! Greatest high school years ever!!!
As a senior in high school in 1990, I had a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda with a 318 engine that was built to 400+ horsepower. It was Lemon Twist yellow like the one in this video. Right now I have a 2012 Shelby GT500. I love it and will keep it forever.
Your question at 8:40 is either "hood scoops" (colloquial) or "induction cowls" (technical).
They allow the engine to draw in more air at slightly higher pressure and slightly cooler temperature (more dense) to provide a few extra horsepower especially at higher speeds.
Some cars have scoops that aren't "real" and are not open to the engine and are added just for looks but most of the late 60s and early 70s muscle cars had real scoops.
The "nose part" is a hood scoop and that is where the air intake entered into the carburetor. The engineering behind it is to have cooler air going in. The cooler the air, the more dense. The denser the air, the more power you can get. it may only be a few horse power - but every little bit can help.
If the air intake is just pulling from within the engine compartment, it will be warmer because it is under the hood. it could be the difference between 40-100 degree F or more depending on ambient weather conditions.
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And hard to run fast if some one is holding there nose reducing there air flow.
I love the noise of a huge block engine muscle cars! They don't make cars like these anymore!
especially with a head and cam kit.
@beans
Yes they do. Corvette & Camaro, along with the 6.2L Chevy/GMC trucks come with muscle. My '21 Sierra with 6.2L has 420 HP. Thing is a monster. Same motor as the current Corvette.
Naturally aspirated small block 327 for me.
Don't forget full length headers 💪@@silvermonk13
We have a car show near where I live every year, they usually have a part where they have the owners crank em up and rev the engines.
@8:35. The reason for the openings in the hoods is to feed more air the the engine. For both cooling, and for the air fuel mixture. Turbo and superchargers are basically air compressors that condense air and for it into the engine.
I’ve had four muscle cars. A 1960 Ford T-Bird, 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS, 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, and 1974 Ford T-Bird. All wonderful automobiles. My favorite, 72 Chevelle SS. The 60 T-Bird, had a 1967, 427 cubic inch, 550 hp, engine. I installed in 1968.
That roar my friend... that's the bald eagles flying 🦅🦅
Sound of Freedom baby!
@PfalzD3 can't be wrong
I had a 1966 Mustang. There was no real weight in the rear end so I poured an 80 lb bag of concrete in each rear wheel well in the trunk to keep the rear tires tight on the ground when I street raced. Raced in 1974-1976. I was t-boned in a wreck and the car was totaled. I made a lot of money street racing and loved every minute of it. ROFL One of the few girls out there racing back then.
In the winter I used to keep a couple of bags of sand in the trunk of my 66 Mustang for the same reason.
Letty? Is that you?
Yeah the curb weight of those were at most 2900 lbs which is light as a feather in terms of cars especially now a days
My dad had a beautiful t-bird. He also raced in the 70s until he saw a couple girls get t-boned and died. He stopped after that.
yup your the original letty, or suki
I had a 77 Oldsmobile 442 and it smoked most cars except Corvettes and Porsches....absolutely loved it!... wish I still had it, looking to get another one sometime in the future....but you see many Muscle cars on the road daily!...to answer your question, the Hood scoop is to help ram air into the engine intake manifold which increases horsepower, had one on my 99 Pontiac Firebird Trans am.
I had a '73 Mercury Cougar with a 451 Cleveland engine when I was 16. In my hometown, they are everywhere and many own them but they are collectors items really now than common cars they drive regularly. We have classic car shows all over Oklahoma all summer long. I went to a corvette car show in Oklahoma that had 250 million in cars there. There were so many and some super rare ones.
You're sort of right. Muscle Cars are LIGHT frames with HEAVY, POWERFUL engines to go as fast as possible.
Definitely not light frames… but powerful engines yes
@@ant111_ the muscle cars from the 60's and 70's were generally 3000 - 3600lbs. Compared to modern cars that's very light.
@@jaymoe5.7 most were about 4000lbs.. gto for example. Your basic sedan today is 2500-3000 lbs.
@@SwarmerGamingfacts
@@ant111_ Some muscle cars were unibody's, no frames. the absence of the steel frame is what gave them more agility and power due to the less weight.
I had a ‘68 CHEVY nova 396 V-8’ bore over 60 mm with a 4- speed tranny as my drive to school car my senior year. All the boys ( and some girls) had muscle cars. It was part of small town culture. Since then I have had a ‘68 Cameron, a 70 Camero’, a 70 Chevelle, a 67 impala, and a 84 Monte Carlo. This was over about a 15 year time period. All but the Monte Carlo were manual transmission. Child of the 70’s, it was a great time be a teen/ young adult.
I had a nova too. We also had a Monte Carlo- those things look slick and such a smooth ride. ❤
I have owned many muscle cars. My dad and I used to buy and restore them. It was something my dad was proud to teach me about, working on engines and doing body work.
My first car was a 1979 Pontiac Firebird 400. It had the 400 big block, bored out, with a 750 Holly double pump carb. 400t trans, traction bars and a .411 rear end. I loved it!!! Over the years though, we had cars that were so much tougher. A superbee, a roadrunner, challenger, mach 1 fastback, boss 429 ect... Those cars for the most part were heavier and more powerful then my Firebird, but it still to this day has a special place when i think back.
.411 gears = about 6 mpg. Haha who cares tho right. Awesome car
The sound of a well tuned V8 with 3" pipes is the sound of a American heartbeat. I had a few muscle cars. My first car was a 80 chevy camaro me and my Dad built, 77 corvette stingray, and 99 pontiac firehawk. Every last one of them hearing the engine rumble and the sound on kick downyou just smile.
Many of the 60s and early 70s muscle cars were surprisingly light by modern standards because they did not have safety equipment such as airbags or functional bumpers. For example, a 1967 Chevelle SS had a 115 inch wheelbase and was 197 inches long, but weighed only 3400 lbs. By comparison, a 2023 BMW M5 (with a 117 inch wheelbase and 195 inch length) weighs over 4,300 lbs.
If you made a first generation Mustang weigh 3000lb it's because you added a LOT to it. Curb weight on an original '65 GT350 was in the 2800 realm, and racing weight (stripped) was 2550lb. Yes, the '65 GT350 in race trim was only 150-200 pounds heavier than a 427 Cobra.
I have a 1967 Mustang. It will smoke the tires whenever I want it to. You don't see a ton of muscle cars for a lot of the year, but in May thru September or so, when the weather is nice, there are shows all over almost every weekend.
My very first car was a brand new 1977 Chevrolet Camaro LT with a 350 cubic inch (5.7L) V8 engine and a four-barrel carburetor (this was prior to the days of fuel-injection), and, yes, let me tell you, it was pure joy to press on the accelerator, feel the acceleration, and hear the engine roar. Of course, gas was less than $0.60/gallon back then (about 20 pence/liter). The fastest I ever took it to was 110 mph (177 kph) in the deserts of west Texas in the summer of 1978, on a stretch of highway that went forever with absolutely no one else around--and my tachometer told me it had much more to give--but that was faster than I've ever gone and was very satisfied with the experience. Those were the days my friend--and yes, they were glorious.
You have to be very rich to own one of these cars now unless you've had it for a long time. I was a teen in the 60's and my first car in 1970 was a 1970 Mustang. I asked a boy (now my husband) when he was going to give me a ride in his car...a 1970 Dodge Challenger...beautiful green with pea-green racing stripe and pin-striping. We later had a 1974 Dodge Charger. Everyone was very proud of their cars back then. They would go to the parks to polish them then cruise around to show them off. Those were the days!!
I had a 1979 Trans AM Dark Blue with Camel tan interior and a Gold "Screaming Chicken" on the hood. I blew up the 406 Olds engine and replaced it with a 455 SD/HD Big Block and built it up to 620 hp.
It got 5-6 Miles per Gallon.
Cragar SS Wheels, 50s on the back, replaced the Automatic with a Muncie Rock Crusher 5 speed, Hurst Shifter...
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My dad had a saying for cars like that. "So fast they'll pass everything but a gas station."
@Falcun21
No doubt. We would pull the hood and bolt a supercharger on and go racing. With the Supercharger, it got 3-4 MPH.
I feel like you should just repeat “Merica “ while driving that. Bet it was a blast
It was an olds 403
7:16 higher horsepower means more launch power and acceleration, the kind that plants you in the seat so hard it feels like a space launch 😂
The vents in the hood is for air induction. They connect to the carburetor and force air in, helping with power. I use to own a 72 dodge dart...loved that thing on the dirt roads.
I have 2 1966 Olds Tornados, 1967 SS 396 Chevelle Convertible, 1966 Malibu, 1970 SS 454 Monte Carlo, 1977 Pontiac Trans Am with a custom built motor with 725HP, 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge, and a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I. I am currently restoring a 1972 Ford Torino. My brother has 4 different muscle cars, and my best friend also has 4 and is looking for the same Torino I have. I only drive them during the summer on no rain days, so they stay clean, and we all keep them indoor other than the summer drives. I find cars in fairly good shape, and then my brother and I restore them. We have our own shop just for us in Montana with a pit, a lift, and a paint booth, so we do it all ourselves. We sandblast everything, including the frames, and rewire the entire car. They are like brand new when we are done with them. Our kids, 5 girls and 2 boys also help when not doing sports and school so they can learn how to fix and work on their own cars. We are currently trying to find a 1971 Hemi Cuda that is within a reasonable price range to restore and a 1957 Chevy Bel Air 2 door hardtop which is my favorite. At some point I also want to restore a old Volkswagon bus.
From Mt myself, currently in AK where it so happens my employer has a Tornodo sitting in a building ready to collapse.Allegedly low miles, I wanna say 78, did they make them that late?
I only have the 2 1966's because they were my dad's, so I don't really know much about them except they were the first front wheel drives made and they have flip up headlights, a rolling speedometer and handles on the back of the doors so people in the backseat can open the front door. They are pretty cool
I would love to own a 1967 Olds Toronado, but I'd definitely make sure I bought one with front disc brakes, since the drums weren't quite up to snuff. I'd also like to avoid one with "comfortron," as that system tends to not work at all today, meaning your Climate control is permanently stuck on defrost, and who knows, maybe I'll swap in a 455 from a later Toronado.
I owned a 71 monte carlo. Mine had a 350.
Do you guys ever go to Reno, Nevada for Hot August Nights?😎
My brother had a 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo that weighed over 4,000 lbs and could go a quarter mile from a stopped position in 9 seconds. The first time I sat in it for a race, I was shaken to the core. My bones were vibrating for several minutes.
Had a 70 Monte Carlo with a 400. Never clocked a 9 second run but did get an 11.9. Miss it sooooo much!
Thats my dream car hut with a 496 stroker big block and a muncie rock crusher
@@6point8esspcee68 my brother's car had a huge blower motor, it was comical.
I had a 1965 Plymouth Fury III with a 383 cubic inch V8 engine and a 2 barrel carburetor. I also had a 1969 Dodge Dart GT with a 273 cubic inch V8. It was metallic silver with red reflective tail stripes and the Dodge Scat Pack logo. Plymouth and Dodge were divisions of Chrysler. The 273 engine was used by Chrysler to blow into the 426 cubic inch hemispherical head engine (Hemi).
69 Pontiac Firebird, it originally had straight six overhead cam, but was replaced with a 350 four bolt main competition, cam, roller rockers 202 heads, high-rise manifold for the holy 600 three speed, automatic power glide 4 11 Positrac rear end with the exhaust, running from the front to rear on the sides loud very loud lol
My ex-girlfriend is from Taiwan. Her brother came to stay with us and I took him for a ride in a Shelby Mustang GT 500. I drove fast and he had a blast! It was so much fun.
Did you meet your ex in Taiwan? Thinking about moving out there which is why I ask, curious what the dating is like there (obviously not while I’m moving)
In the 60's, 70's and 80's these were normal everyday driver cars for everyone. When I was in high school the parking lot was full of these cars owned by students. These muscle cars were family cars for everyday use by everyone. The 2024 Dodge Charger can be made with 1600 HP model. The muscle cars came from the factory for anyone to buy and they were only $8,000- $9,000 USD.
They were actually less than that. My dad got a special order 1966 Chevy Chevelle Super Sport for $3300 in 1965, and at the time the Shelby Cobra was priced at $5500.
They were about $3-4500.
The snorkel on the hoods were for air intake. The hood has really clean fast air being shoved in. Hince Ram Air. Also the 455 Trans Am ended in 1976, a full year before Smokey and The Bandit was even released. It had a 454 with smog heads and headers that killed the power. A convertible GTO Judge is a multi-million dollar vehicle.
I had a '73 Torino with a 351 Cleveland with a 900 Series Holley Double Pumper Carb. I got about 10 miles per gallon, maybe 12 if I was lucky. At speeds over 110, the front end tended to get real light and rise up from the airflow. I usually backed down at 120 or so, too concerned it might blow over. Sold the car in 83 when I went into the ARMY.
So glad I was around and young enough to enjoy these beauties. ❤❤❤❤❤
Same
My grandmother had a Charger that she used to race back in the day. She was one of few female street racers at the time.
Getting my license in the 80’s, I first had a Malibu, then Olds, Thunderbird, Mustang and the Z28. Memories
Im only 37 but ive had the priviledge to drive an all original Chevelle 454SS, a Blown 396 56 Bel- Air full resto mod, 32 Ford Coupe, 2006 Roush Mustang Stage 3! These cars we all so different but so insane. The Chevelle was a dream of mine and it was really something special. The Bel-Air had a t56 Hurst shifter..It was insane..The Weiand blower made allll the right noises. Of course the Roush was great, they make some gnarly products. 32 coupe was cool, like 90% original, go nowhere fast but look cool doing it.
1 Horsepower = the power of one actual horse. So yes, when you hear 500 Horsepower (HP for short) means exactly what you think it means. It means what 500 horses could do. Torque is another measurement of engine power, and it's more of a measure of how much pulling power (aka "get up and go") the HP can deliver. Torque is measured in pound feet (lb-ft). HP determines how fast the Torque can be delivered. You want Torque to haul heavy loads or just the ability to accelerate fast off the line, but the faster you want that torque delivered you need more horsepower.
A horse can produce about 5 hp.
It's one of those things that don't make sense and is kinda hard to understand how HP actually works and is measured. I learned a little about it back on the day but can't really remember other than my 400 hp pick up isn't as strong as 400 horses lol. It's one of those things like why do you park in the driveway and drive on the parkway.
1 HP was based on flawed methodology. Depending on the horse, a horse actually has between 5 and 15HP.
@@roguepowersports3576 'parkway' is named after a 'park' as in "Central Park", not the act of bringing a car to rest. A 'driveway' is named that because it is a path laid to drive your car to the garage.
I spent a semester teaching in France and the French guy who was the liason responsible for helping the visiting USA teachers get things figured out was an American muscle car enthusiast and so had some of these that he worked on fixing up in his spare time, but he had to have the cars and parts for them specially shipped over - so yeah, I think you’re right that they’ve never been readily available in Europe.
I had a 1966 4 door Pontiac Tempest with a 389 GYO engine back when I was 17 in 1987. It was just like a four door GTO. Sweetest car I ever owned.
The raised portions on the hood are to facilitate increased air intake. The air/fuel mixture has to be right to get optimal performance. If air is limited and you're still trying to feed more fuel to accelerate, you could end up with a rich mixture that wouldn't ignite as well. So, early on, the idea was the faster a car with active hood scoops went, the more air it would bring in and that would keep the mixture relatively ideal. When the driver lifted their foot off the accelerator, less fuel was delivered and the cars went slower, which meant less air was brought in by the scoops.
My dad collected cars when I was a kid. My mom sold them all when he passed away. He had a Shelby cobra mustang, a stingray corvette, a z28 Camaro, and a Pontiac trans am. He taught me to drive in the trans am. I drive a kia now. I miss driving the fast cars. Mine was in the shop for a month last year and I had a rental. It was a 2022 dodge challenger. That was fun while I had it.
How could you sell a stingray Corvette unless it didn’t have the split windows those old school with the split windows are the prettiest Corvette ever made
Be sure to hide your baseball card collection from your Mom ...unless it's too late.
Horsepower is an estimation of how much power a car can output. 1 horsepower is exactly .78 miles per hour. So roughly 1 horsepower can move 550 lbs (250 kg) one foot in one second.
Where did you get that formula? HP has nothing to do with mph.
@@michaellowe3665MPH is a measure of speed which can be used to measure force in it's essential form, it can be entirely equated to HP. Study some physics my guy lmao. So sad.
This. The name is based upon actual horses and their power output, but it's not a one-for-one comparison measurement. Like, a single horse can do up to fifteen horsepower, for example. So it's a measurement all it's own even if it started out with measuring a pony's work output.
@@pwulfe7442 no. None of that is correct. You are omitting weight, aerodynamic drag, friction.... You need to study some physics.
HP is a measure of force per unit of time. If you don't know what you are forcing, you have no idea how fast it will go.
It’s way more complicated than that. You cannot equate hp to mph. You need to take in to account the transmission, weight of the car and some other things. Stop trying to act like you know what you are talking about.
I graduated from highschool in 1966 so yes, 1960’s-70’s everyone had muscle cars.
My first car wasn’t one, it was a 1957 Mercury Monterrey Coupe two tone white and light turquoise with white roll and tuck interior. Smokin!
Growing up we were a car show family. We had a full package 70 Chevy Monte Carlo and a full package 65 Pontiac LeMans Convertible that the original owner had purchased the GTO package for but never installed. We kept the GTO package but never installed it either to keep the car original. We had 8 or 9 stock racecars that were being refurbished that my older brother and I used to learn how to work on and maintain cars. My very first car was a 96 Pontiac Firebird with the t-tops and my brother's was an 85 Pontiac Firebird. I don't have my Firebird anymore but man I wish I did. The 1970 GTO Judge triple black is my absolute dream car though all muscle cars are incredible vehicles!
It's not really a "muscle car" but I have a 1970 Buick LeSabre hardtop convertible with a 350. She's been garage-kept since my great-grandparents bought her new in 1970... her name is Darlene❣️😆
The 'nose' on the cars is a hood scoop. It shoves in cold air for the engine. The engine is basically just a big air pump, so the more air it can get, the better. The air under the hood is hot, so this gets cold air for the engine, which is denser, so it can create more power.
I had an '85 Mustang, a '61 Falcon with a bigger motor from a Maverick, and a GTO for a bit.
I'm in Denver and I see the new Mustangs all over, and some of the other new muscle cars, and a lot of old ones around town.
My brother had a Firebird, 'Cuda, and a suped up '67 Skylark.
I had a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS. I had it for about 20 years and sold it about 2 years ago. It was really fun. I called it the Ego Machine. I could pull up next to a Porsche and even the Porsche owner would be looking at my car. You could feel the engine while sitting in the driver's seat!
These cars today are Classics/Antiques now. Many still have these cars. GTO was a beast.
Yeah these 60’s era cars are still wildly popular today. Car collectors are of 3 types. 1) Early Classics mostly 1920’s and 30’s cars both European and American. 2) Supercar collectors with brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Porsche and etc. all years. 3) Muscle car collectors of the 60’s and more recent 2010 on.
The true definition of Muscle car is a mid sized to larger sized sedan (6 passenger) with big power.
The Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers and Firebirds and few others are more correctly called Pony cars (4 passengers) due to the originator, the Ford Mustang.
Most of these cars are not blazingly fast in terms of top speed but we’re geared to get you there quickly.
The modern Pony cars are insanely quick and top speed fast with unheard of horsepower numbers 6 and 7 hundred horsepower. Speeds approaching 200 mph and 1/4 mile times in the 9 and 10 second range. Some approaching 3.5 second 0-60 times.
The 68 Mustang is the tops for me. The original Bullitt car!
I've had three of them. One was hunter green, the second a black convertible,the other was a 69 fastback,midnight blue. It was so tough that I was driving down the highway one night and the left back wheel came off,..and it didnt even blink. Just kept rolling with three wheels. I had to turn round and go back for the wheel,then drove into Winnemucca to a gas station and have it put back on. Truth. lol! I loved that one hugely. I had an Edelbrock shift kit in it and no one could beat it. (it was an automatic)
I've had several of these cars. You should hear the story of my Chevelle SS! Involving me and a cop outside of Salt Lake City. When he caught up with me we raced down the highway. He could only keep at my left rear fender. Eventually he gave up,backed off and when I looked in my rear view,he saluted me. lol.
Sorry but these cars bring it all back.
A great friend and Mentor of mine had a 1966 Corvette Stingray with a powerful small block engine and he would wear out clutches so fast that he installed a Racing Clutch that took a bit more leg strength to engage I loved that car and finally after 8 years of knowing him one day he tossed me the keys to run an errand for him, I sat in that car for ten minutes preparing myself for its awesome Power…
i've had a cuda, several chevelles, 3 old vettes, a boss, nova dragster, and firebird. my fav is still my highschool car.. a swapped 72 cougar that got about 2 mpg. when u come to the states, swing by mississippi coast in early october for cruisin' the coast. just a week of hotrod/muscle parades and shows. just grab a lawn chair and watch em go by. u can crash on my couch lol.
LOL Why do people do this?
Oh yes Crusin the coast is awesome!!
My first car in 1972 was a 1968 Cougar. I wish I still had it. It was so much fun! Speeding down the highway with Led Zeppelin blasting! I still blast Led Zeppelin in my grandma car - a Cadillac. LOL!
Lol my first car in 2004 was 71 mustang not much different from a cougar fun times. I fortunately still have it.
My first car was a 66mustang get 350. Got it with a blown engine. I put a 69 mustang 429 cobra jet in it that was worked on it put out over 800 hp, a Linkco transmission 5 speed. Jaguar rear end shaved an tucked. 50's in the back 60's in the front. Also I had trackshin bars put on. Could pop weellys over 16" coke bottles.
My dad was a car guy, at one point he had an Austin Healy and he had a Pontiac Lehman with the 383 with a tri-power. My brother had a 1978 Trans Am-both my dad and him worked for General Motors. The "nose" part was used to suck air into the carburetor. I had a 1972 Cadillac with a 472 cubic engine, top end it would outrun my brothers 1978 Trans Am.
I had a 1973 Plymouth Barracuda. So sick.
Every August in Michigan the WoodWard Dream Cruise happens and it's all classic, custum and musle cars like these. Last year there was 40,000 cars and over 1,000,000 people
Born and raised in Michigan... yep, anyone into cars needs to hit the Dream Cruise at least once.
Used to have a Turbo charged Z28 back in the late 70’s. Muscle cars are more of a collector’s car now. Some of not all are over $50,000 in perfect condition. Best show I’m told is around the New Hampshire area with over 1,000’s of them.
My last car was a 1970 Torino 500 Fastback with six foot chrome side pipes. My wife drove a 1973 Grabber. My dad has owned over 72 muscle cars and over twenty Model A's, Model T's, ratrods, and such.
I own the 1969 Chevelle SS 396 big block back in the mid '80s. They advertise for insurance purposes that these muscle cars only had 375 horsepower but in reality it was 475.
Check out Woodward Dream Cruise . It's an annual event just outside Detroit where they have ALL the classic cars in a parade type scenario. People from all parts of the United States bring their cars for one weekend. It's amazing.
I learned how to drive in a 1970 chevy chevelle SS. Midnight black, black leather. Chrome rims, hood pins. Spotless. To answer your questions alot of people still drive these cars. You will see them alot on the roads just not every day. These are not everyday drives. Usually on the weekends and on nice sunny days.
When you get to America, if you go to LA, make sure you go to the Peterson Automotive Museum. Take the tour too. They have an amazing collection, and the tour includes all the cars that are in the storehouse downstairs that aren’t currently on display. Their collection has a lot of rare cars, including one-of-a-kinds.
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The scoop on the bonnet allows additional airflow into the carburetor
This video got too much wrong
Yeah, I wouldn't rely on this video for factual information
For real! Soon as I saw the first car off.... I knew they were gunna get a lot wrong. ITS A 1967 SHELBY GT 500
The "Scoop" - is an Air Intake. It is used as part of the Carburetor. You need oxygen to have explosions at the cylinder, these helped add more air intake for more oxygen for more explosions for more RPMs for more *Horsepower" - they aren't just for "looking cool" though today they are usually false and are just cosmetic.
In the late 1970s and my mother drove a light blue 1970 Plymouth Duster. She hand-cleaned the car and changed the oil herself. She loved that car as if it were one of her children. I never paid attention what young kid does. But, looking back, mom had an awesome automobile.
My first car was a 67 Mustang and my second car was a 67 cougar XR 7 GT ❤. I love muscle cars
Neither of those is a muscle car.
@@therealimnotjiminy depends on the engine it has and how it's setup. I grew up around racing and cars...my brother still drag races. Don't hate man. ✌ btw I didn't get them new. I owned them in the late 70' early 80's.
@@Sisterluck13 It does not depend on the engine or "how it's set up" (whatever that means). Mustangs and Cougars are not and never were "muscle cars" regardless of engine. They are Pony Cars. Muscle cars are, by definition, MID-sized cars that have "big car" engines.
@@therealimnotjiminy Ok dude! Think what you want. I have been around cars all my life... worked at my dad's shop. Raced... and still go to races.. I know a lot about cars. Also, if you don't understand what " how a car is setup" means... that tells me everything I need to know. ✌ peace out dude! I'm here to enjoy myself not argue with anyone.
@@therealimnotjiminy check out the website musclecarfacts. It may help you a bit.
Back in 1979, I bought what Hot Rod magazine called "The Last American Muscle Car", a 1979 black Trans Am, with 400 cubic inch Pontiac engine, 4 speed manual transmission, T-tops, and the WS6 handling package. I didn't know at the time that's what I had bought. I actually had ordered a Z28 Camero. After 45 years I still have the car. I had it repaired, and the engine overhauled a couple of years ago, and it looks brand new. I love my T/A.
Trans Am and Z28 are... were made by 2 different companies. So nope, or maybe you are so special you can go to Pontiac and order a Chevy
@johnbreen5668 That's what made it so unusual, the chevy dealer got their hands on a brand new Trans Am from a dealer in Dallas. Apparently a deal did not go through and they shipped it to San Antonio, and it was the only four speed F-body in town, so my sales guy knowing I was looking for a standard, called me up asap. I was just the lucky one to wind up with it. It did have 63 miles on it, and I have all the paperwork to prove it.
I've owned 2 Firebirds of later generations than were shown here: an '83 (Looked like K.I.T.T, but red), and a black '91.
The '83 was a base model with a 2.6L V6, and wasn't very "Muscular", but it looked nice.
The '91, however, had a Formula 305ci V8 and 5-speed. That card would punch you in the back, and after I chipped it, I was able to chirp the back tires in 3rd gear. I finally gave it to another enthusiast when I got a more family-oriented vehicle. Wish I had it back now....
My first car was a 1965 Barracuda. My dad bought it for me when I was 17. I still have it in my garage and take it out on sunny days, or to car shows. The car does not have a shifter on the column or on the floor - it has push buttons on the dash. Weird, huh?
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in my family while I was growing up in the 80s. if you wanted a car the parent would take you to the scrap yard and you could pick out a junker. you then had to rebuild it yourself. (every male was a machinic or some kind of tradesman but also knew how to work on cars) so at 13, I bought one and started rebuilding it. by 15 I had it finished and was driving it to school. (got my license at 14 as that was the age in my State when I was growing up. it's changed to 16 now)
I had a 1965 Chevelle SS LS6. used it until I joined the Army at 21 at which point my little brother "borrowed" it and totaled it into the ditch in front of our house while driving home drunk one night while I was deployed. my family 'decided' to not tell me until I came home on leave and found out....
my brother had a Corvette Stingray, which I thought about wrecking, but didn't want to get hurt in the crash, so I didn't. he ended up wrecking it later anyways.
Hubby collects cars. Has a 69 Camero Z28, 70 Corvette, 81 Corvette, 90 Corvette and a Monte Carlo SS. Boys and their toys
I had a '65 Mustang GT in high school in the late 90s. My dad and I restored it while I was growing up. It was matching numbers, though we did swap the factory head on the 289 with one from a 302 after boring it out 0.03. The head on the original block was cracked and we had a head from a 302 that would match up perfectly after boring the cylinders. It had a 3-speed manual transmission, so there was no option except to get on it in first gear and it bellowed starting out.
In recent years, I've been looking for a '68 Cougar GT. I'm not foolish enough to think I could find or afford a GT-E or XR7-G. My dad got one after he had to sell his champion horse when he had the choice between enlisting and getting drafted in Vietnam.
Muscle cars were a huge thing when I was in highschool, especially with the rear jacked up a little bit & of course the sound of the motor. My boyfriend at the time had one & it was great times cruising with the tunes going.
The things in the hood are air scoops and the big things on the top are air filters---- the more air the motor gets the more power ... the more air in the faster you go.
Nice Video... Cars that are in my shop right now...1974 DeTomaso Pantera L.....1971 Dodge Challenger RT 383 .... 1981 Corvette Daytona Greenwood Banks Twin Turbo 355 CI .... 1982 Corvette Collectors Edition ... 1978 Datsun 280 Z ... 2009 Corvette Convertible LS3 - 3LT - Z51 Auto with mods and is my fastest car 0-60 in 3.6 sec's 1/4 mile in 11.8 sec's top end 198 MPH.... Dodge Charger 1973 SE 400 CI
vehicles with the "nose holes" innthe hood. is to help with air intake. some engines like with the cuda. the hood has a full hole in it so the air intake sitting on top of the engine goes through the hood. like when you see a car with a big blower through the hood. you see those holes open up when the gas is pushed. the wholes open up to let more air in
I had a 1968 Z-28. Orange with white stripes. I had a 69' chevelle but it was a 4 door 3 on the coloumn. No power steering. I was used to it, but let someone drive it and they nearly had a heart attack. They said it was like steering a tank!LOL