Richard Petty's 200mph Plymouth Superbird Driven For The First Time Since 1970 The star of Disney Pixar Cars takes to the road after over 40 years. #gwflatout
Well..speaking from experience actually..with a win at pomona drag strip..class champion and all..Pontiac of course..u scant beat those dodges..sounds like a rail like a Keith. Black engine
Unrestricted Mopar Hemi, Chevy LS7R, Ford 289 Hi-po (or HO as I call it), 427 SOHC cammer, AMG M120 7.3. Aston Martin 4.7 liter AMG M156/9. And the Huayra's M158. Best engine sounds of all fluffin' time.
As a resident in the town of randleman I would like to say Mr.Petty is a total sweetheart and is adored here. He is so kind and stops for photos when asked. Mostly we let him be to live his life in peace among those who adore him. He will always be our pride and joy in small town North Carolina ❤️
i can't believe your comment only got 10 likes. even though i'm more of a jdm guy, that was one of the greatest sounds i have ever heard. i would actually say that it sounds better than the LFA to me
Actually the Hemi was Half the reason it was banned. The Hemi is the ONLY engine Banned in Every style of racing at one point or another...which is why it a legend. 1952 the A311 331 ci Hemi was blowing away the fastest Indycars away (track records) that they complained and had the displacement regulations lowered for the hemi and other pushrod engines. Ford did the same for the Hemi in Nascar and superspeedways in 1971. The Father of the Funny car,....the Mopar altered wheeled cars were Banned from running in NHRA in 1965 and moved to IHRA racing. Funny thing is that Cummins....associated with MOPAR since 1989, also was a first at INDY with being the first HiPo diesel powered race car....back in they 1950s. They never had to stop for fuel, only tires. 40 yrs later Audi Diesels got into racing...and it was a big deal, LMFAO.
nonsense, the superbird was NEVER outlawed and the HEMI was not either......geeze the Hemi won a ton of races between 1966 and about 1974........NASCAR limited all 5 aerocars, the superbird, daytona, torino talladega and mercury cyclone and the charger 500 to a 305 inch engine after 1970.......NO individual car was outlawed.
@silverbird58 - I was told that the advantage Elliot had was the soft cylinder head material developed by Ernie , Bill's brother, which allowed a higher compression ratio. Everyone thought Bill must be cheating after winning so many races, but it was all legal!
I met him at Lee USA speedway In New Hampshire USA. He is a class act. A young lady wanted a picture of him but was holding a small child and having trouble taking the picture. He reached out and took the baby in his arms so the lady could take the picture. Now they have a picture of him holding her baby. That was Back in 1991.
Maybe they had the fire truck, for safety, and to make it a “parade” as far as the law is concerned? I bet the locals are used to it though, and probably don’t mind one bit.
It's all in the cam, massive overlap and lift..13: 1 compression, unrestricted exhaust- I" m in Heaven just hearing this beast screaming- ENOUGH IDLING!! I WANNA GO FASTER !!
@@jerryfrederick6610 That's the nature of those old big OHV's. The detuned big blocks could produce ~350 BHP and ~500 ft. lbs. of torque and preferred to drive around all day at idle, and could launch the big cars with little effort. The high tuned versions, and the bigger the heads and airflow the worse it got, suffer at idle and some will almost stall if not attended. Nature of the OHV, and something oft forgotten in the modern era of OHC. A generally tuned motor had to be big to produce big horsepower, but those big boys had great torque and power bands, and to high tune the horsepower potential out of them meant issues on the short end. There is a reason why OHC has done what is has done in the market....
@kingduckford the reason for OHC is because of displacement regulations in many countries, forcing them to make more power with less displacement. Cam in block engines are still everywhere in America. The beauty of a cam in block design is that it's very compact. My LS7 (7.0l) is smaller and lighter than a BMW S65 (4.0l). It also makes a lot more horsepower.
Son he is the real life version. Richard Petty voiced the king in the movies and he was the king of nascar years before the cars movie was even dreamed about.
Sunglasses and OTT hat aside Richard Petty looks like a true gentleman. I love the bit where the bloke shooting asks if he can start the car and Lary is like "If Richard Petty says yes then its a yes". We need people like that in racing today. I mean I'm a biker and we still have Rossi but he's the last of a dying breed. Rockstar racers, we'll miss them when they're gone.
Great to hear mr petty describe his cars and racing career. Had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife in mid 90s. Real gentlemen and down to earth guy. Made my day.
For the record, I'm using my wife's account. I had the privilege of growing up in Charlotte, NC during the 60's and 70's and with my NASCAR fan dad. My dad took us on 4 "camping trips" a year to the infields of Charlotte Motor Speedway and North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham to watch the races from a platform built on the top of an old IH Metro van. I got to see 6 races with the winged cars (2 in October 1969 with the Charger Daytonas and 4 in 1970 with the Superbirds and Daytonas). They were definitely sights and sounds I will never forget. I watch NASCAR today and long for the days when the cars were actually stock and the drivers had personalities.
When I was a kid Richard and this car were my heroes. I had only ever heard it running through the cheap tinny speakers of my dad's TV back in the day. Just got done listening to this on 5.1 headsets. OMG....That engine.....sounds.....like ....WAR! 45+ years old, designed and built without a single computer and kept in tune all this time without a single laptop. I'd love to see it take a few laps on modern tires at Talledega or Daytona during practice time at an event, I wonder how it's lap times would compare to what they're running now. Also, what an awesome neighborhood he must live in. If I tried anything even remotely similar to this I would be swarmed by cops in under 3 mins lol. He must have set off car alarms for blocks around.
They had permits or something. You can see the police motorcycle that they're following in one of the shots. I'm guessing the city is cool with The King bringing tourists (money) there. Pretty cool
Saw this car take a parade lap at Martinsville in about 1986 or 87. Just this car on the track by itself. That hemi made the whole racetrack rumble. Unforgettable.
Imagine going down the highway. And then hearing that car haulin up the ramp and roaring past you like you are sitting still. Oh, what a site it would be.
Hello to Mr.Richard Petty "The King of NASCAR" ..............your legacy will live forever.....thanks Sir for all those great memories on and off the race track ......
This is a real Nascar not that computer crap of today. I do believe that with new tires and real 120 octane, this bad boy would put the hurt on the new stuff.
its the past. the real Nascar of the 70's was the new Nascar at the time and people were saying the same. In 2040 if NASCAR exist some of us will dream of seeing and racing a COT
@@juniorvalentine8837 I was around then and no one was saying that that I was aware of. I was around in the 60s and no one was doing it. There comes a time when all sports sort of self destruct and NASCAR is one of them and F1.
@@craigpennington1251 in the 70s nobody looked back on the good old days because there wasn't the same quality of good old days, it wasn't until the 70s that the good old days existed, you can't look back on something that doesn't exist, so yea, in 2040 people will look back at today as the good old days
Possibly the only man who ever lived that could make a cheesy 'stache, cowboy hat, and shades, actually look damned cool. Lol. Seem to recall something decades ago about the shades hiding burn scars? The keen wrench eye noting such things as the holes where door trim was removed .. the golden age of NASCAR when there was still a whole lot of stock in stock car. Can't even be bothered to watch any more. :( (When) I play the lottery occasionally .. always a 43 in there.
I've always enjoyed how the U.S. and the Brits find things about each other to respect. Ironic how close allies we are now compared to the enemies we once were.
It's the least we can do, given that the Brits hooked us up with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Marshall amplifiers, etc. Rock on! (And that racing Hemi music sure is sweet! Eight angry cylinders ready to go eat something... )
Glenn Hecker agreed. Dark Side Of The Moon, in my opinion, is probably the best album ever made. Also, there are some cool British cars, too. Whereas American Muscle from the 60's and 70's is just pure in your face badassery, Jaguars are more like refined aggression. Much love from across the Atlantic, you wacky, lovable brits.
Oh my god! What a beautiful sound that baby makes. I love how he just takes it out onto the road. Needless to say, not a policeman around who would pull that car over for driving without tags. It would be like asking Chuck Yeager for his flight clearance. ;) Cheers from Tokyo. Goodwood, here we come (though we'll miss the Superbird).
If I was a cop and got the call that Richard petty (or one of his super birds) was driving with no tags (and it wasn’t stolen) I would respond just so I could watch
That is a beast out on the side roads! Excellent driving, Larry...and a talk with Richard Petty...that will put a smile on every Mopar fan's face! Awesome!
In any other state, a SWAT team would be called called out. In that town, it's just the King going for a spin around the block. I saw this car race at Daytona when I was 8yrs old, it looked like a spaceship. In those days Petty would lap the entire field, they were so much faster than everyone else. Even without the Superbird. Petty had so much more money and much better cars than most of the other teams. Bill France couldn't ban this car fast enough.
Guys say how much NASCAR is banning innovative ideas, but I also see this in your normal car dealerships. You see cars like the Supra, S2000, Skyline, Challenger, Cuda and how those were innovative in performance ... these days everything is so mudded down because of emissions laws, hybrids, electrics ... bleh
A new Challenger with a 392 inch Hemi is faster than any muscle car made in the 60's, 70's, or the 80's. Without the Hellcat, that's in another realm altogether. We are driving the fastest muscle cars in history, and the performance is still increasing. I give the big 3 a lot of credit.
Indeed a true piece of racing history...If you've experienced this, today NASCAR is simply not exciting...Two thumbs up for Richard and this wonderful video.... Thanks
Now that's when NASCAR was about building fast cars with no computers and few sponsors! (Money) Mechanical ingenuity at its finest; and remember, this car is geared to go 200mph with a four speed so low end acceleration wasn't its strong point.
It seemed to be jerking a little bit when he was following the red firetruck looking vehicle with the camera crew, perhaps the car wanted to rocket off!
Do it a Daytona 2017.(but better make sure there's only enough fuel to make it around the track 1 time or Richard may not start the race but run in it.)
I can’t even imagine the sound level at say Darlington during the start with a racetrack filled with such cars! Richard is a national treasure. I cant imagine the prices his cars will command on the day they finally cross the auction block.
THAT´S AWESOME!!! Like Richard Hammond said: "Gotta do lots of steering to keep heading straight forward." I can´t believe it has got only 4 gears+reverse. These cars are awesome. Dodge charger Daytona too.
That noise. That beautiful noise. Hearing the symphony of pure volumetric efficiency. That unmistakable sound of a MOPAR Hemi. There’s no other V8 on earth that sounds quite like it.
What a great video man. You had too much fun ! And thank you for asking the King the right questions. You are so lucky to have had Larry take you on that ride. I’m going to save this video and watch it a lot. I draw cars as a hobby, and have already started on the super bird. Thanks, tim p.s. that was the best sounding engine I think I’ve ever heard!
I remember skipping school to go out to MIS and watch qualifying. They would let you hang on the fences in Turn One. I will never forget watching Petty's Superbird come about a foot from our faces at MIS. God thank you for those days...
silverbird58 torque doesn't make that noise, cam lope does, don't speak on a subject you don't understand please, misinformation is bad and something that's been around for over 40 years shouldn't have misinformation at all.
If Plymouth came back and built nothing but these Superbirds, they would make a fortune and the world would be a better place.
dodge is going back in the right direction though, as close as you can get to that classic muscle feel
Agreed ! We have a friend 30mile away, has one in his barn, he bought new..sure wish he would sell to us, to fix up&drive!
Yes ! We bought a new Hemi Challenger when they came out, and LOVE it !
Dont forget the satellite 2 door! :)
Ahh the 2008 is pure nostalgia I have a toy hot wheels of the 2008 challenger
An unrestricted Mopar Hemi is one of human's greatest sound inventions. If you ever get a chance to hear one in person, do it.
Well..speaking from experience actually..with a win at pomona drag strip..class champion and all..Pontiac of course..u scant beat those dodges..sounds like a rail like a Keith. Black engine
Michael Hunt flexing wins, poor English, and bad explanations? Yeah, you sure seem legit.
Unrestricted Mopar Hemi, Chevy LS7R, Ford 289 Hi-po (or HO as I call it), 427 SOHC cammer, AMG M120 7.3. Aston Martin 4.7 liter AMG M156/9. And the Huayra's M158. Best engine sounds of all fluffin' time.
Snehan Ghosal Ford Cosworth DFV (actually painful at full revs) Honda 250cc straight six, Lexus LFA and the Rolls Royce Merlin.
@@SvenTviking can't disagree with the Merlin! The rest, well, it's your opinion, and you're welcome to Express it
As a resident in the town of randleman I would like to say Mr.Petty is a total sweetheart and is adored here. He is so kind and stops for photos when asked. Mostly we let him be to live his life in peace among those who adore him. He will always be our pride and joy in small town North Carolina ❤️
My hat is off with respect to all of the townsfolk for letting him do so. Simply outstanding!
yep...my wife grew up down the road from him
That is an extraordinarily high honor to say you have ridden inside Richard Petty's Superbird.
When that engine roared to life. Not gonna lie, I got chills
i can't believe your comment only got 10 likes. even though i'm more of a jdm guy, that was one of the greatest sounds i have ever heard. i would actually say that it sounds better than the LFA to me
imagine this roaring past at 200mph back in the day... i sure wish i was around to hear that
Guido pfp
I turned my headphones to 9/10 right as the starter cranked
When that engine roared to life, I got the Hots. My member stood up to take a look around.
A car so good that NASCAR had to outlaw it to beat it.
Actually the Hemi was Half the reason it was banned. The Hemi is the ONLY engine Banned in Every style of racing at one point or another...which is why it a legend.
1952 the A311 331 ci Hemi was blowing away the fastest Indycars away (track records) that they complained and had the displacement regulations lowered for the hemi and other pushrod engines.
Ford did the same for the Hemi in Nascar and superspeedways in 1971.
The Father of the Funny car,....the Mopar altered wheeled cars were Banned from running in NHRA in 1965 and moved to IHRA racing.
Funny thing is that Cummins....associated with MOPAR since 1989, also was a first at INDY with being the first HiPo diesel powered race car....back in they 1950s. They never had to stop for fuel, only tires. 40 yrs later Audi Diesels got into racing...and it was a big deal, LMFAO.
nonsense, the superbird was NEVER outlawed and the HEMI was not either......geeze the Hemi won a ton of races between 1966 and about 1974........NASCAR limited all 5 aerocars, the superbird, daytona, torino talladega and mercury cyclone and the charger 500 to a 305 inch engine after 1970.......NO individual car was outlawed.
@silverbird58 - I was told that the advantage Elliot had was the soft cylinder head material developed by Ernie , Bill's brother, which allowed a higher compression ratio. Everyone thought Bill must be cheating after winning so many races, but it was all legal!
david thayer firebird is outlaw.. cause it’s smoky bandit! 😅🤣🤷🏻♂️
They dominated the super speedways, if memory serves me correct they weren't banned, in 71 they either had to add weight or go to a smaller engine.
Richard Petty seems so humble. Down-to-earth. Genuine.
I met him at Lee USA speedway In New Hampshire USA. He is a class act. A young lady wanted a picture of him but was holding a small child and having trouble taking the picture. He reached out and took the baby in his arms so the lady could take the picture. Now they have a picture of him holding her baby. That was Back in 1991.
The greatest things humans have invented:
Fire
Electricity
Nuclear Energy
Civilization
1969 Dodge Daytona/Plymouth Superbird
humans did not invent fire.....
they did not invent electricity......
they did not invent nuclear energy......
GO GET UR SELF SOME BRAIN CELLS.
@@MEYH3M calm down, culture man
Lol nobody here can take a joke huh?
@@agusrgoro my second name is "CALM"
Technically we hav created all of those things but maybe not invented but we did invent the ways we make them so he is not wrong nor right
You can love the Italian v8's or any other european v engine but, man.... a dirty american v8, is something to behold !
vector409 you said it brother!!
vector409 You're right. Agree 100% with you.
And i'm italian!
TY and I'm British o/
vector409 There is nothing and I mean nothing like a good ole American V8 !!!
vector409 The sound of that engine is intoxicating.
Well, I guess they just let Richard Petty do whatever the hell he wants to do down there in North Carolina. God bless him.
Maybe they had the fire truck, for safety, and to make it a “parade” as far as the law is concerned? I bet the locals are used to it though, and probably don’t mind one bit.
Damn right they do lol
You want to see a nation in mourning just wait till the sad day arrives that The King goes on his last ride.
It probably could if they really updated it and everything and brought it out there but every car has the same now you can't be different
Petty and Earnhardt are gods here.
Drive that superbird through a small town and you’d have more attention in a second than teachers get from students all year long.....🤘
That's a fact!
Strip “The King” Weathers
hahahahah yes
Strip “The King” Weathers
Good.................LORD............... THE SOUND OF THAT ENGINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sound of them headers
Kind of makes your heart skip don't it …
It's all in the cam, massive overlap and lift..13: 1 compression, unrestricted exhaust- I" m in Heaven just hearing this beast screaming- ENOUGH IDLING!!
I WANNA GO FASTER !!
Sam Coon right that’s the best sounding engine ever
Yeah, just listen to that wildly-lumpy cam! Pure music! Sounds like she's chewing marbles!
Speechless when that engine starts. The greatest of all muscle cars.
Nicolas Roselli Damn right
It is great and so is the Shelby Cobra! Basically an Engine on Wheels!
Sounds like heaven for petrolheads
The sound when starting up that Bird was the pure Sound of Freedom ❤️👂
That engine sound was a symphony.
8:20 that car doesn't sound too happy about going so slow
Sounds like it's yelling "GO GO GO GO"
Dee Jay Sounds like a bulldog on the end of a short leash, with a cat standing one foot away, staring it down.
Yeah that mean fucker was ready to take off and go. See the guy driving how he was bouncing around and the cars front end was jumping lol.
DJ o
Buggity, buggity, buggity. lets go racing!
DJ its because the ratio pf the gears to reach more highspeed...
Man ... you wanna talk about the Golden Age of NASCAR?
There.
You.
Are.
***** Outstanding! Keep the past alive, where it's worth keeping ... and THAT sure as hell IS!
***** God. Damn. Canadians.
Aye.
Troubleshooter125 and The King won everything there almost.
Flammen. No jive, Clive!
Troubleshooter125 I liked the mid 80s too..
that poor thing wanted to BREATHE and he kept lugging her around.
Those beast were not meant to idle or drive around slow. They were geared and carbureted to run balls out.
yep..you could tell she just wanted to let all her Hemi ponies loose.
@@jerryfrederick6610 That's the nature of those old big OHV's. The detuned big blocks could produce ~350 BHP and ~500 ft. lbs. of torque and preferred to drive around all day at idle, and could launch the big cars with little effort. The high tuned versions, and the bigger the heads and airflow the worse it got, suffer at idle and some will almost stall if not attended.
Nature of the OHV, and something oft forgotten in the modern era of OHC. A generally tuned motor had to be big to produce big horsepower, but those big boys had great torque and power bands, and to high tune the horsepower potential out of them meant issues on the short end. There is a reason why OHC has done what is has done in the market....
@kingduckford the reason for OHC is because of displacement regulations in many countries, forcing them to make more power with less displacement. Cam in block engines are still everywhere in America.
The beauty of a cam in block design is that it's very compact. My LS7 (7.0l) is smaller and lighter than a BMW S65 (4.0l). It also makes a lot more horsepower.
Love that he's got a 'real life' version of his character The King from "Cars" in there. =D
Son he is the real life version. Richard Petty voiced the king in the movies and he was the king of nascar years before the cars movie was even dreamed about.
@@ridgely1635 NO
@@leonardgregory3730 he’s right
@@UnitedWars Oy Mat this was 4 months ago I mayd that comment foir months ago
@@leonardgregory3730 And? You were wrong
It would be safe to say that this Superbird could still put the hurt on em at the track.
dougslittlediesel hope so
silverbird58 google translate?
It can
@@xy200stii5 it could vroom but they won't let it
Easily.
You can really hear that cam!!! She just wants to get up and go!!! Sweet!!!
It's an amazing sound!
that mfca sounded like our sex
yes joisey called cam "lope" - makes THAT distinctive sound.
Used to go to Darlington races every race. Saw Rip Hawk and Sweed Hanson in infield.
I sat in this thing...
And also met Richard petty...
I’ve had a good life
King Richard is truly one of a kind! And what a snarling beast, his Superbird.
My dream car that i will never get.
Na1ve save your dough. they still pop up in Hemmings for around $200,000
Na1ve for cheaper you can get a regular Plymouth roadrunner body, and buy the parts so you don't have to ruin a real one, but can still have a nascar
Na1ve t
Na1ve there is a Superbird parked in a garage right down the street. IF SHTF that is my mad max ride.
Na1ve 1f
Richard Petty invented swag
true
Matthew Meek Carroll Shelby born 1923, had the cowboy style that Bert Reynolds and Richard Petty love
Matthew Meek ah no xd
Damn right.
Scientific Wild Ass Guess... and he got it right with this car.
Have always admired Richard Petty for his courage on the race track as well as his kindness and humbleness! 😊
Definitely one of my favorite cars ever on the road or track
Truly iconic
I'm speechless. Such an beautiful machine! Soooo awesome! The sound, the looks, THE EVERYTHING! Stunning!
a beautiful*
amen
Lol
"you know this old grumpy race car told me something once. It's just an empty cup."
Shut the bell up please
LOL ^Cars 2006^
SuperHoppsZ28 _ dude wasnt mcqueen the one who said that not the king
Buck Berthod sure man.....😐don't know what part of the movie but sure
Buck Berthod e
Sunglasses and OTT hat aside Richard Petty looks like a true gentleman. I love the bit where the bloke shooting asks if he can start the car and Lary is like "If Richard Petty says yes then its a yes". We need people like that in racing today. I mean I'm a biker and we still have Rossi but he's the last of a dying breed. Rockstar racers, we'll miss them when they're gone.
Very true. Mr petty looks clean as a newborn and fresh as a mint 🔥
I'm a BMW straight 6 fan, but even I can appreciate the sheer awesomeness of this, and it does sound pretty incredible.
Plastic crap money pits 😆
The smile on his face when he got in that Superbird. Priceless!
Facts, can't blame him it must be something beastly in person
These old american cars make the best noises
Gawd Damn Right!
Its hilarious when they take it out for a test drive, its NOT happy about having to drive slow lol.
Great to hear mr petty describe his cars and racing career. Had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife in mid 90s. Real gentlemen and down to earth guy. Made my day.
And they were full bodied factory themed cars, not plastic shells that resemble them
Chuck Gura *carbon fiber & sheet metal
Still, he has a good point, They almost do look like they're RC cars.
Modern nascar "stock" cars are a joke
Chuck Gura it's angry that it hasn't been driven.
Why whoever runs Nascar, why have you done this
the sweet music when he started that old hemi.
For a moment i actually thought some crazy storm is comming
Or a Spitfire..
It's a 440 engine
@@ronniepreston2360 So I guess they made a mistake when they put the '426' decals on the hood?
For the record, I'm using my wife's account. I had the privilege of growing up in Charlotte, NC during the 60's and 70's and with my NASCAR fan dad. My dad took us on 4 "camping trips" a year to the infields of Charlotte Motor Speedway and North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham to watch the races from a platform built on the top of an old IH Metro van. I got to see 6 races with the winged cars (2 in October 1969 with the Charger Daytonas and 4 in 1970 with the Superbirds and Daytonas). They were definitely sights and sounds I will never forget. I watch NASCAR today and long for the days when the cars were actually stock and the drivers had personalities.
I’m pretty sure that bird doesn’t like to go slow
My God,the sound of that engine!
When I was a kid Richard and this car were my heroes. I had only ever heard it running through the cheap tinny speakers of my dad's TV back in the day. Just got done listening to this on 5.1 headsets. OMG....That engine.....sounds.....like ....WAR! 45+ years old, designed and built without a single computer and kept in tune all this time without a single laptop. I'd love to see it take a few laps on modern tires at Talledega or Daytona during practice time at an event, I wonder how it's lap times would compare to what they're running now. Also, what an awesome neighborhood he must live in. If I tried anything even remotely similar to this I would be swarmed by cops in under 3 mins lol. He must have set off car alarms for blocks around.
Max Speedster Your ol' school, I love you man!
swarmed with cops, but how would they catch you ? :)
They had permits or something. You can see the police motorcycle that they're following in one of the shots. I'm guessing the city is cool with The King bringing tourists (money) there. Pretty cool
Cars référence strip weathers
Saw this car take a parade lap at Martinsville in about 1986 or 87. Just this car on the track by itself. That hemi made the whole racetrack rumble. Unforgettable.
Imagine going down the highway. And then hearing that car haulin up the ramp and roaring past you like you are sitting still. Oh, what a site it would be.
The king strip weather's the role was just completely based off his voice actor, Richard Petty!
Hello to Mr.Richard Petty "The King of NASCAR" ..............your legacy will live forever.....thanks Sir for all those great memories on and off the race track ......
This is a real Nascar not that computer crap of today. I do believe that with new tires and real 120 octane, this bad boy would put the hurt on the new stuff.
Agreed.
its the past. the real Nascar of the 70's was the new Nascar at the time and people were saying the same. In 2040 if NASCAR exist some of us will dream of seeing and racing a COT
@@juniorvalentine8837 I was around then and no one was saying that that I was aware of. I was around in the 60s and no one was doing it. There comes a time when all sports sort of self destruct and NASCAR is one of them and F1.
@@craigpennington1251 in the 70s nobody looked back on the good old days because there wasn't the same quality of good old days, it wasn't until the 70s that the good old days existed, you can't look back on something that doesn't exist, so yea, in 2040 people will look back at today as the good old days
@@natefnbr8494 That statement is true to a point. It's all on how one looks and lives it as to what qualifies as The Good Ole Days in everything.
That's Dynaco Blue!
Ka-chow!
*dinoco
This is what a "daily driver" is supposed to sound like.
My bank account suggests otherwise 🥲
Possibly the only man who ever lived that could make a cheesy 'stache, cowboy hat, and shades, actually look damned cool. Lol.
Seem to recall something decades ago about the shades hiding burn scars?
The keen wrench eye noting such things as the holes where door trim was removed .. the golden age of NASCAR when there was still a whole lot of stock in stock car. Can't even be bothered to watch any more. :(
(When) I play the lottery occasionally .. always a 43 in there.
I've always enjoyed how the U.S. and the Brits find things about each other to respect. Ironic how close allies we are now compared to the enemies we once were.
It's the least we can do, given that the Brits hooked us up with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Marshall amplifiers, etc. Rock on! (And that racing Hemi music sure is sweet! Eight angry cylinders ready to go eat something... )
Glenn Hecker agreed. Dark Side Of The Moon, in my opinion, is probably the best album ever made. Also, there are some cool British cars, too. Whereas American Muscle from the 60's and 70's is just pure in your face badassery, Jaguars are more like refined aggression. Much love from across the Atlantic, you wacky, lovable brits.
A P very true. Cobras are freaking AWESOME!
Powerful V-8 engines have that type of effect on folks.
I can't imagine driving down the road in NC and #43 pulls out in front of me. They call that "best day ever".
Man when started that hemi up. It's like waking up up a damn killer. The sound of that engine
Greatest NASCAR driver, greatest NASCAR machine- AWESOME. And what an exhaust note! Musical!
Sounds like a cross between symphony orchestra and machine gun fire!
I would like to see jimmy the cheater Johnson try to beat this car back in Richards prime
Oh my god! What a beautiful sound that baby makes. I love how he just takes it out onto the road. Needless to say, not a policeman around who would pull that car over for driving without tags. It would be like asking Chuck Yeager for his flight clearance. ;) Cheers from Tokyo. Goodwood, here we come (though we'll miss the Superbird).
Robbie R. Esq. Like they'd catch it if they did get pulled over lmao
Doesn't matter with cops. Its Richard Petty
@@markcoleman2890 Everybody know him I guess. An icon in racing when the skill and no computer assist ruled the race track!
If I was a cop and got the call that Richard petty (or one of his super birds) was driving with no tags (and it wasn’t stolen) I would respond just so I could watch
A joy to listen to, very finely turned engine! Exciting power.😮
That is a beast out on the side roads! Excellent driving, Larry...and a talk with Richard Petty...that will put a smile on every Mopar fan's face! Awesome!
big facts you could tell this isn't an easy car to control at all but Larry had the beast under control.
no headlights, no turn signals, no license plate, no fucks given!
Chris Tiburzi they Had the Roar blocked off in both ends
Chris Tiburzi Petty enterprises basically owns the town.
That is one angry sounding car!!
My favorite Richard Petty car
Nothing like the sound of a Mopar starter. Love it! Beautiful piece of history. And an engineering masterpiece.
In any other state, a SWAT team would be called called out. In that town, it's just the King going for a spin around the block.
I saw this car race at Daytona when I was 8yrs old, it looked like a spaceship. In those days Petty would lap the entire field, they were so much faster than everyone else. Even without the Superbird. Petty had so much more money and much better cars than most of the other teams. Bill France couldn't ban this car fast enough.
Fred Garvin Nascar bans everything talk about blocking innovation
Guys say how much NASCAR is banning innovative ideas, but I also see this in your normal car dealerships. You see cars like the Supra, S2000, Skyline, Challenger, Cuda and how those were innovative in performance ... these days everything is so mudded down because of emissions laws, hybrids, electrics ... bleh
A new Challenger with a 392 inch Hemi is faster than any muscle car made in the 60's, 70's, or the 80's. Without the Hellcat, that's in another realm altogether. We are driving the fastest muscle cars in history, and the performance is still increasing. I give the big 3 a lot of credit.
who gives a single shit about muscle cars??
@@AdolfHitler-xp1nx ....you are on the wrong side of youtube then, Adolph
6:53 that monsterous engine sound is so beautiful
To have the privilege to ride in that Superbird is true happiness.
Indeed a true piece of racing history...If you've experienced this, today NASCAR is simply not exciting...Two thumbs up for Richard and this wonderful video.... Thanks
That idle. "GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO LET'S GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO"
Sweet Jesus that is one HELL of an exhaust note.
Words cannot express how amazing this video was,wow.
The sound of a full on race Hemi -- awesome!!!!
Truly breathtaking! As the astute reporter said, the sound, the smell, what an experience. Thanks for the video ride!
facts man the reporter was very on point. this car has a presence.
This is so beautiful, the car, the engine, the sound Holly GOD! That SOUND!!! i almost cried by the end!
Could you imagine if this thing ever went up for auction. It's the king of the birds and Daytonas.
Best Music I've heard in a long time!!!
Now that's when NASCAR was about building fast cars with no computers and few sponsors! (Money) Mechanical ingenuity at its finest; and remember, this car is geared to go 200mph with a four speed so low end acceleration wasn't its strong point.
Chuck Gura makes sense. I was wondering how he had it cruising at like 30 mph without it jerking.
It seemed to be jerking a little bit when he was following the red firetruck looking vehicle with the camera crew, perhaps the car wanted to rocket off!
SwaffyX makes sense! 600 hp cannot be driven so calmly
Those times were Nascar's bests, but then they came in 2000 and made crap, like when the Pontiac Grand Prix was added.
New NASCAR's are still incredibly basic.
They should have Richard Petty drive that as the car that that starts the race off one time! that would be cool!
Do it a Daytona 2017.(but better make sure there's only enough fuel to make it around the track 1 time or Richard may not start the race but run in it.)
Warren Chambers that would be fucking awesome
Warren Chambers and that would be bad because?
cool to see richard drive that as a pace car for a nascar race.
Dmk Dmk agreed!!!! Petty should drive the opening part of the a NASCAR race with this as the pace car
I can’t even imagine the sound level at say Darlington during the start with a racetrack filled with such cars! Richard is a national treasure. I cant imagine the prices his cars will command on the day they finally cross the auction block.
6:50 Awwwww listen to that motor purrrrrrrr like an untamed beast
Man... King of the Mopars, I love it! Wish I could feature it on my channel ;)
I've never heard something so terrifying and Beautiful.
That Hemi doesn't just start....it lights off!
Talk about feeling like king of the road!
This may be the greatest video on youtube. The sound of it starting up will be one of the greatest sounds ever recorded. Its breathtaking. Incredible.
facts I had to replay that like 10 times. the reporters reaction is perfect.
I NEED that car for my morning commute!
Always been my favorite race car drivers ever since i can remember! Thanks for showing these amazing vehicles def want to check out this place!
I would love to see it on a track really opened up. Beautiful music coming from those exhaust pipes
THAT´S AWESOME!!! Like Richard Hammond said: "Gotta do lots of steering to keep heading straight forward." I can´t believe it has got only 4 gears+reverse. These cars are awesome. Dodge charger Daytona too.
Vít Salava o
Priceless would be the right word.
We could give similar compliments to the 1969 Ford Torino Talladega with the 429 Boss engine, too.
It aint about how many gears its about rear end gears
The dinoco car! :P
Yeah! :D
+Francoberry yep
Francoberry the king!!
CHACHIGA
joseph lemus my 🅱️igga
Thats called “The king” from cars movie
His real name is Strip Weather!
When i was a child, i'm always think why his face look so sad :l
That noise. That beautiful noise. Hearing the symphony of pure volumetric efficiency. That unmistakable sound of a MOPAR Hemi. There’s no other V8 on earth that sounds quite like it.
Holy crap! Eargasm!!!!
only the sound of a Merlin in full song and this thing makes me moist and lights a fire inside me.
That had a beautiful sound
American thunder!
What a great video man. You had too much fun ! And thank you for asking the King the right questions. You are so lucky to have had Larry take you on that ride. I’m going to save this video and watch it a lot. I draw cars as a hobby, and have already started on the super bird. Thanks, tim p.s. that was the best sounding engine I think I’ve ever heard!
This video gave me chills! That thing sounds SO good!
she has so much "i wanna go" but he holds her back...TEASE!!!!
They were built to be raced at wide open
The America that was built these fantastic machines. all analog, mechanical "Dee-Troit" steel horsepower.
I remember skipping school to go out to MIS and watch qualifying. They would let you hang on the fences in Turn One. I will never forget watching Petty's Superbird come about a foot from our faces at MIS. God thank you for those days...
(Every car) “This car won Daytona” lol the GOAT
This is Heaven , Mopar Heaven .
That is the most evil sound I have ever heard.
silverbird58 torque doesn't make that noise, cam lope does, don't speak on a subject you don't understand please, misinformation is bad and something that's been around for over 40 years shouldn't have misinformation at all.
Only if you are in the race car next to it on the track. To Chrysler fans that is pure heaven in our ears.
HAHAHA oh really most evil SOUND? You should hear me fart after taco bell ahahhaha
Ultimate in coolness ride of life time.thank you for sharing.
So this is the irl “king” from Disney Pixar Cars. Same car, color, number, and name. Even wrecked in his last race. Pretty dope
The King is a remake of his car he even voiced the king in cars, its a beauty of a car and really was the king of nascar
Tychoツ the car is beautiful. I looked into one and immediately realized it was above my budget, probably for a reason.