The 10 Worst Muscle Cars Ever Made In The 1960s
Vložit
- čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
- Welcome to the video about The 10 Worst Muscle Cars Ever Made In The 1960s
89. In the golden age of American automotive performance, the 1960s witnessed the birth of the muscle car phenomenon. These powerful, high-displacement machines were designed to rule the streets, combining raw power with aggressive styling. However, not all muscle cars from that era were created equal. This video takes a closer look at the 10 worst muscle cars ever produced in the 1960s.
Despite the allure of big engines and bold looks, some muscle cars fell short of expectations, plagued by poor design choices, quality issues, or underwhelming performance. From ill-conceived concepts to rushed production models, these muscle cars failed to capture the essence of what made their counterparts so iconic.
The video delves into the flaws and shortcomings of each entry, dissecting the reasons why they have earned a place on this infamous list. Whether it's lackluster handling, subpar build quality, or simply a missed opportunity, these muscle cars serve as cautionary tales in the annals of automotive history.
Prepare to witness the muscle cars that should have remained on the drawing board, the ones that tarnished the reputation of their respective brands, and the failed attempts at capturing the magic of the era's most revered muscle cars.
While the 1960s produced some of the most legendary muscle cars ever built, this video shines a light on the ones that fell short, reminding us that even in the heyday of American performance, not all muscle cars were created equal.
0:00 intro muscle cars,
0:32 muscle car,
1:11 classic muscle cars,
2:12 classic cars,
3:15 fastest cars,
4:18 expensive cars,
5:23 rarest muscle cars,
6:54 american muscle cars,
7:24 vintage cars,
9:15 exotic cars,
11:45 cars,
In the thumbnail image, I have created a more beautiful version of the 1976 Dodge Charger Daytona car. If it does not appear in the video, I hope you will sympathize and accept my video.
Thank you for watching the video. Please subscribe to our channel to watch other interesting videos.
- / @qmusclecars
My best videos:
- Q Muscle Cars • Q Muscle Cars
- • 10 Quickest Muscle Car...
- • 10 UGLIEST American Mu...
- • Top 15 CRAZIEST Muscle...
- • 60 Rarest Muscle Cars ...
- • 15 Best Mind-Blowing M...
- • 20 Fastest FORD Muscle...
--------------
Copyright Disclaimer
We do not fully own the material compiled in this video. It belongs to individuals or organizations that deserve respect.
We use under: Copyright disclaimer section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. "fair use" is allowed for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching. scholarships and research.
I do NOT own some or all of the video materials used in this video. In the case of copyright issues, please contact me at theqtech1@gmail.com for credit/removal.
--------------
#musclecars
#classiccars
#vintagecars
#qmusclecars - Zábava
What do you think is the worst muscle car in today's video?
That Nova was brutal.....Actually never liked any of the Nova line.
Dude, your laughable computer generated audio turned me off…
Do better, or find someone LIVE to narrate.
yes, thank you very much@@twoblacklabs904
great, than you.@@mp412cutube
The Skylark wasn’t really a muscle car. It was basically a top of the line halo car for Buick in 53 and 54. Then it became a trim line for the Buick Special. The Gran Sport (later GS) was the performance option which eventually became its own model based on the Special/Skylark platform. By 1974 it was based on the Nova platform and the GS option had moved to the Century. There was no longer a real performance option for the Skylark by then, it was just another Nova clone. Fun fact, each divisions NOVA based car started with a letter from the Nova name. Chevy - Nova, Oldsmobile - Omega, Pontiac - Ventura, Buick - Apollo (which later was abandoned and Skylark took its place.
The title says the worst made in the 60s yet the first two cars were made in the 70s and I can't tell you much more than that because that's where I quit watching.
Me too
There is a bit of confusion here, I apologize for that.
@@qmusclecars Also the continously mis-pronounced words is a turn off.
Sorry for that!@@carllmack2287
SHITTY AI VOICE, SHITTY VIDEO.
I'm still waiting for a car from the 60s .
Thank you. Please look forward to it.
DUDE it is better just to narrate the words yourself your A.I. voice-over mispronounces WAY too many words and it is hard to watch!!
I'm glad you watched the video. I'm also very happy that you gave your sincere feedback on my video.
ABSOLUTELY AGREE !! The fake narration is miserable...
Sory for that@@paralegalty
I was going to say the same thing...
Thank you. Hope you continue to watch my videos.@@CowboyDave1812
Changes in horsepower resulted from the change from gross to net in 1972. Also, the reduction in compression, which also started in 1972. Many of these engines were quite underrated, in some part to placate insurance companies.
Nah they started watering em down. I have worked on numerous muscle cars from pre 70 and post 70 and after 72 they werent as strong and got consistently worse.
@@torque-ej4nu Yes, they did. I was just referring to what they started to do in 1972. It went downhill from there.
Thank you. Hope you continue to watch my videos.
this video was so bad i had to keep watching! laughing at it all the way!
I'm sorry for that. I will make better videos.
Dodge missed such an amazing opportunity by not making a 2 door version of the modern charger re-release.
Also, the javelin was never outrun even once when used as cop cars in Alabama. They also won the muscle car shoot out magazine shootouts twice.
In a way, the Mustang II was an attempt to go back to the Mustang's roots. The original Mustang was a sexy rebodying of the Falcon economy car. The base 200 cubic inch inline six was nobody's idea of a performance motor, but was satisfactory for drivers seeking a cute cruiser. The Pinto based Mustang II was very popular with buyers because it offered them something similar. In that way the Pinto 2.3 L four made as much sense as the original Mustang's 200 cubic inch six. Where Ford REALLY lost the plot with this car was the optional 302 V8. It was weak even by 70s standards, a V8 Mustang could be outdragged by a stock VW Rabbit. One last thing to note is that the Mustang II's reinforced Pinto front suspension gained a great following in the specialty car industry. It is still possible to buy aftermarket front suspension kits that were inspired by the lowly Mustang II.
Do you own a muscle car?
Dodge definitely knows how to make power in spite of their weight.
yes, great.
I just viewed the first 4, all 4 were from the mid 70's. After the gas shortage. Your number 10, is the mercury version of the gran torino sport...
Thank you for being an essential part of our channel's success. We couldn't do it without you!
The last Barracudas and Challengers may have been shadows of their earlier selves, but they were still pretty good for the time and would make excellent cars to restomod. Ditto for the 70s Camaros. The 75's LM1 was not a powerhouse from the factory, but it had a lot of potential. The 350 was Cheverolet's most versatile small block and there is still a lot of aftermarket parts available to turn your 75 Camaro into anything you want.
Yes,
The Z28 package wasn't eliminated in the 70s. In fact the Camaro Z28 package was eliminated when it returned in 2010 with the 5th generation, but in the last two years of the 5th generation (2014-2015) the Z28 returned briefly for two years. One of the characteristics of the 2014 to 2015 Camaro Z28 was that it had the 427 V8 of the recently discontinued Corvette C6 ZR1. Another characteristic of this was that this Camaro made 505 horsepower and 485 pound feet of torque. In 2023 Car and Driver wrote and article that said that GM was planning to made the Z28 for one last time as a final edition car for the year 2025. Sadly we know that the Camaro was discontinued in this year 2024.
We appreciate your support.
The 1971 Mercury was big and heavier, but still wasn't very slow as it looks like.
Grateful for your viewership.
Love the video, but I will admit that some of the muscle cars themselves may look bad yet others have that style that gives them the chance to stand out in their own right, good to go and keep it up.
Thank you for always watching my videos and giving objective comments. I hope you continue to support me.
Thank you. I love this video. ❤❤
You are so welcome!
Uh oh... Bots are hearting eachother
why so?@@woolybowly4205
Wow.... what a sorry, mangled mess of mispronunciation (and the headline is wrong, too).
I'm sorry for that.
1,I love all you videos, I find them truly informative, & entertaining, theses cars had to abide by government regulations, these cars are still gorgeous. Great video.
Great point!
Great car video
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video. I love muscle cars.
The best
Oh I think that the first generation Camero is by far the best looking Camero ever, up until the more recent copy of that generation of the newest Camero generations, which is exactly why they chose it to model itself after.
The title says 10 worst muscle car of the 60's, yet the narrator said the 70's...I'm confused...lol
Thank you very much for your comments. I will ask the editing department to reconsider this issue.
It’s talking about a charger in parts and is showing a Córdoba from 1978 which I had one just like it as an airman .
Well, thank you for your comments to help me do better. That has been modified by me in my latest video. I will gradually edit old videos so that they have better quality.
A 70 barracuda was my first car. Although it only had a 318 cubic inch engine I absolutely loved it. It still had decent power, but I loved the body style.
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
The 1975 and 76 mustang was a turd of it's entire life, not because of the horsepower of the 302 which was respectable for its weight ratio, but it was one ugly turd of a car after producing the GT350, and GT and the GT500!
Epic failure to stay on topic: not one single car featured was made in the 60's. What this is primarily, is a mini catalog of malaise era rot of mid & late 70's as catalytic converters and the awful attempts at egr systems were deployed against carbureted systems ill suited for such a feature.
There is a bit of confusion in the title. I'm sorry for that.
@@qmusclecars THEN FUCKING FIX THE TITLE
Editing the title would have a negative effect on the video, I can't do that. I'm sorry.@@jeffsnodgrass9747
If they aren't just goin in a straight line, most muscle cars are..... interesting, fun... but they dont like corners without modified suspension
Thank you very much.
Why are you comparing all of these 70's model cars when the. Title clearly states that they were comparing the 1960's model cars!
They were all powered down by the early and mid 1970's.
Ford really dropped their compression and emasculated their cars in 72 before GM and Mopar. Only issue I have with the video is that the narrator mispronounces several words, plus the video is titled 60s not 70s which are the cars covered in the video.
There is a bit of confusion here, I apologize for that.
And soon we'll be getting the electric barracuda...smh
Would you like a Tesla car?
@@qmusclecars there ok, I'd have one as a daily driver, but not as a part of a collection necessarily.
@@brotherfrankenstein1381 great
Not all of these cars in the video he showed were really bad cars, obviously there were not the best but it was the best that the car brands offer at that time.
Yes, thank you.
I would rather own and drive one of these cars than a new over engineered car. Also, the older cars are good "eye candy'"! 🤩
Have you ever driven that car?
down here in South Texas they would change the pistons to high compression and step up the cams . It made a lot of difference ? Freddie took a 400 mopar and changed the pistons and cam and stuck it into a 69 Road Runner 4 speed . and the engine came from a total car from junkyard with 18,000 miles on it .
Surely you are a speed enthusiast, right?
I wouldn't call either the Mustang II or the '75 Nova ugly or "disfugured" as the narrator put it; if they had been available with powerful engines, both would be remembered fondly, though the Mustang II would still look awkward from some angles because of the Pinto-esque short wheelbase. As for the Mustang, the saddest example was the '75 with the 302. Because Ford still sold some of them without catalytic converters, they were both slow and incredibly thirsty, as in 13.5 seconds 0-60 and 8 MPG. The short wheelbase also made the Mustang II nose heavy with the V8, so it didn't even handle well. The Nova was, for better or worse, more forgettable; I don't think any of the versions after 1974 could be called muscle cars, since GM could no longer offer the power. Of course, many Novas of that era are now muscle cars, with owners giving them the big V8s GM couldn't sell. I doubt the owners of those Novas have any problem with their post-1975 styling. As for the '72 Cougar, I suppose that the only reason people pick on it is because its successors couldn't even be called muscle cars; a decent '72 could run rings around any of the much heavier '74-79 versions.
Thanks for your information. Hope you continue to watch my videos.
The barracuda was still a beautiful car regardless of the loss of power in the early and mid 1970's.
Thank you very much. You have very good knowledge about muscle cars.
Oil shortage was 74, pollution controls were 73’s killer, tool company’s were selling pollution machines that they said u had to have to tune them, the hot rods in-the late 60’s tuned to run would beat the 73 pollution specs by 3-4 points, ruined the sales pitch
Thanks for your information. Hope you continue to watch my videos.
0:52 WHAT THE FUCK IS A PLAG-YOUI?
Thanks for watching.
Mont tee go,,,,,sad.
There is a bit of confusion here, I apologize for that.
My 2023 Ford F150 has 400HP and 500 foot pounds of torque. And it’s a V6 twin turbo.
Yes, you must be a muscle car enthusiast.
Loved the round taillights on the 74 cuda
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
Your lead in says cars of the 60's, yet you mostly talked about cars of the 70's.
NOT 1 OF THESE CARS ARE FROM THE 60s !!!!
Which car is that?
You need to change the title thats all - to read cars from the 70s@@qmusclecars
yes, great.@@bruceh92
We didnt have much choice back then, we took what was available. Some of theses cars looked cool and were fun to drive even if they did lack horsepower. It wasnt that hard to get more horsepower out of the engine they were fairly easy to work on and it didn't cost much back then to do.
Yes, you must be a muscle car enthusiast.
Please do not use AI for the thumbnails. It comes off as clickbait and they are not representative of the cars in real life.
I'm trying to create a more perfect version of these great cars. I explain this in the video description. Thank you for your comments.
Kudos for no annoying background music track but the male A1 voice - that we hear ad nauseum daily on youtube - should be replaced by YOUR voice mr creator because I believe anything else be a huge improvement. Okay, the positives, you got some real good ones here including early 70's Mercury land yachts ( not "land boats" haha) later model Novas, and others including the '75 Camaro you ripped into although it would make a fine restomod nowadays but the point was made. More hits than misses here - thanks.
Thanks sir.
There is not a muscle car after 1970 period. Most that were considered muscle cars were just luxury street cruisers. When it gets down to it Chevrolet and Chrysler were the only true muscle cars. I don't even know if Ford can even qualify they got beat so badly on the street and Chevrolet got out early. Their best foot forward was the Chevelle SS predominately the 1970 being the best year for that model. Plymouth and Dodge was the main dominating force in anything muscle, Road Runner, Super Bee, Charger, Cuda' and Challenger in their basic performance trim packages. Pontiac and Oldsmobile and American Motors made their attempts but like I mentioned, luxury cruisers, all show with a little bit of go.
I don't even know why Ford invested in Mercury doing what they did, they all were just large body land sleds, including the Ford Cyclone and Torino bodies. massive weighty and lengthy vehicles are not Detroit muscle, then Chrysler destroyed itself with things like the post 70s Sebring bodied GTX and the beloved Volare Aspen Road Runner with a 225 Slant Six and stripe and decal package in order to keep the namesake alive as well as the Chrysler Cordoba luxury Charger. Note: not Dodge Charger but Chrysler Charger. I think this brought about Chrysler's downfall, re-badging non-representative later model vehicles from a by-gone passing era until the big government bail-out when they gave up Plymouth and their Chrysler Marine Division of sport boats and outboard motors; In the early 1980s, the Dodge Aries-K inspired Chrysler's resurgence. In 1979, Chrysler was at death's door and petitioned the U.S. government for $1.5 billion in loan guarantees to avoid bankruptcy.
Lee Iacocca and Jimmy Carter saving Chrysler Motors with the effervescent Chrysler K platform line-up. Man were those big daddy models ever ripping up asphalt from Detroit to east and west shining seas. Chrysler was ripping the guts out of Freedom by this time and letting it ring on home.
Gas quality and pricing did not kill it, it was the cruising laws and and the nasty looking heaps that were being forced out of Detroit. Obviously all big three hired in air conditioning engineers to design their car bodies, Ford had started this fad but ten years earlier. The other was the novelty of cruising was fading out, being hassled by the police and it was also the experimental 70s where things lasted a short season and it's time to move on to the 80s, Mall shopping, all things Pac-Man and being a Mall Rat for fun. Starsky and Hutch would be a living testament to all things being non-muscle. Japan started ruling the American Automotive Industry with 4 cylinder madness on American streets.
The only thing muscle then was a 70s show called....."And Then Came Bronson" with his all seeing eye on his long-lonesome highway road trips.
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
Moose-stang? Did I hear that right? 😂
In your opinion, how should I pronounce it?
Lol thats how my buddy Julio back in the '80s pronounced it
In your opinion, how should I pronounce it?@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
@@qmusclecars If you don't know how to pronounce it you have no business making videos about cars in general, let alone muscle cars.
Yes, thank you@@jeffsnodgrass9747
I wouldnt say the Trans Am was the worst as it was the last true American muscle car AND was the 2nd quickest vehicle in '78 & '79 behind the Dodge Lil Red Express truck ✌💖☮
Yes, thank you very much for watching.
The Moostang? 😅
A friend had a 72 Cougar and had the 351 Cleveland and it was sweet. Until he f'cked it up.
Well, welcome to my channel. Please continue to accompany me.
Does he not realize if it wasn’t for Smoky and the Bandit the Trans Am would have disappeared
Thank you for your information.
all muscle cars died in 1971 the first year for egr emissions. the 440 went from 345 hp in 1970 to 225hp in 1971
Thank you. Which car do you like the most?
Why does the sky sound like an AI f****** robot through some s***
Thanks for watching.
Amc? Worst? The first ever police interceptor? A.i. bullshit.
Thank you for your choice.
Get rid of the stupid robot
Yes i do agree.
I had a 77 dodge charger 400cid .
Now i did have it at 109mph. But the earlier one could do 130+.
And the suspension was like being on a boat.
But it seem to be one of the faster cars for that era of cars except for the tran am.
Well, welcome to my channel. Please continue to accompany me.
Fun fact, the word Nova in Spanish translates to "No go"! Really, research it yourself if you doubt it...
You are a wonderful audience on my channel.
It means new.
The muscle car era ended late 1971
yes
I don't see anything wrong with any of these cars. They looked awesome to me and I would absolutely love to drive and own them. The AMC Javelin with that 401 is still a beast because it's so small and lightweight. Same with the Plymouth Cuda 360. The most important thing is the aftermarket parts will make these cars crazy fast and it doesn't take much. The only car on this list I would keep away from is the pinto based Mustang 2. It has the same gas tank explosion issue as the pinto did.
Which car do you rate the worst on our list?
@@qmusclecars definitely that Mustang 2
@@GarrisonNichols-ow1hb great
So many cars NOT made in the 60s as stated in the title! Completely misleading!!!!!!!
Sorry for that.
The Skylark was at its peak in 1967 through 1972, and even in 1973 they offered the Stage 1 though it was cut in power it was still respectable power when driven, and in it's peak in 1970.
Now I drove a classic that I could kill my brother for selling his 1972 solid white Skylark, Stage 1 Gran Sport that turned in the lower twelves on it's stock engine which I had simply freshened up and I noticed no difference in power in it verses my dad's 1970 Stage 1 that I used in it while I rebuilt his original engine.
It was called the hemi killer in 1970 motor trend magazine in 1970, because it was the quickest production car in 1970.
Not necessarily the fastest, but the quickest!
The amx/ javelin competed with the mustang and Camaro and cuda not the charger the charger was meant to be a slightly up scale gto/torino competitor
Yes, thank you.
They confuse Pony cars with Muscle cars.
Guess, the only 70s car I would buy is a Grand Torino 😎
Yes, great.
Wrong decade and Mercury was discontinued in 2010 not 2001. That's all the farther I made it into this video
Thank you. A small error in the title I had no control over. I'm sorry for that.
They stopped making Mercury in 2011 not 2001
We appreciate your dedication to our channel.
I do like the 72 montego and gran torino for design. The 71 Cougar still offered a convertible gt. Stick was rare. The transition years for cougar, 71 to 73, from sports car to big pig from 74 to 79, were still gorgeous. Once again, design sold these cars.
The mustang ii was a joke.
You forgot about the Mitsubishi redo if the challenger for Dodge. Oy vey.
Yes, thanks sir.
That was net hp and torque for insurance reasons.
Thank you. Which car do you like the most?
The top performance engine in the '72 Ford Gran Torino and Mercury Montego was the 351 Cleveland with the 4 barrell; 248 hp (this was the first year that automakers listed their horsepower in net hp). Same engine as in the top Mustang of '72. It was good for mid/high 15 second quarter mile times in the Gran Torino/Montego. Respectible-ish times for the day for the large cars.
Have you ever driven that car?
@@qmusclecars I was a passenger in one; back in the 1980s, a friend's older brother had a Gran Torino with the 351. It had a few engine modifications so power was on par with the milder muscle cars of the late 60s. Very ugly car, by the way.
Sorry for that.@@culcune
"Moosetang"? 😂😂😂
Well, thank you for your comments to help me do better. That has been modified by me in my latest video. I will gradually edit old videos so that they have better quality.
OMG the bad robot pronunciation!
That's right. This was a silly mistake where I didn't control my narrator. I asked him to pay more attention to his work. Thank you very much.
He said TORKY 😂
I'm sorry for that. I hope you continue to watch my videos.
Interesting
Thank you guy
Mercury didn't go extinct in 2001.
I own a 04 Mercury.
Ford actually dropped the name in 2011.
Great man.
Your computer has no idea what they are talking about. All these cars declined in power because of a fake gas crisis. You could make all these cars run great with the right modifications. Real muscle car drivers and drag racers know this and how to do it. You don't understand how it works.
I'm sorry for that. I will change my narrator.
Must all be GMs & Fords...... definitely wouldn't be MOPAR🤘
🇺🇲🤘🔥MOPAR OR NO CAR🔥🤘🇺🇲
Yes, you must be a muscle car enthusiast.
Yes
Well, welcome to my channel. Please continue to accompany me.
this cars are 70's man your title is wrong
Yes, sorry for that.
Is there an ill prepared computer narrating this video?
I'm sorry for that. I hope you continue to watch my videos.
We call these cars smoggers.I know because I was there at that time
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
Lb-ft of torquee? turkey? Torcue? curb weight of 300 wtf?
Thought it was for the 60s models?
Yes.
9 😮
There is a bit of confusion here, I apologize for that.
OK I’m done listening to this robot. Goodbye.
I'm sorry for that.
The earlier 'Cuda and Challenger were much sportier than the 'Stang, Camaro, and Firebird.
Yes, great.
I like how they continued the body into 74..
yes@@cuzz63
Wow, A.I. does blow.
How do you rate this voice?
@@qmusclecars voice is ok but some of the pronunciations are a tad off, would prefer a human voice IMO
Tork-E, Moose-tang… some questionable pronunciations. The substance is well done though.
Thank you very much for your comments. I will ask the editing department to reconsider this issue.@@tholmes2169
Thank you very much.@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
That was a 1970 ‘Cuda, not a 1974.
Yes, i'm sorry for that.
"TorCue.... tor - cue ,, - - torque (tork) you mean ... lol
I'm sorry for that. I hope you continue to watch my videos.
This video is not period correct
There is a bit of confusion here, I apologize for that.
1953 camero? moosedang? 😮
Well, thank you for your comments to help me do better. That has been modified by me in my latest video. I will gradually edit old videos so that they have better quality.
This is what you get from an AI program miss pronunciation mechanical delivery and wrong decade
I'm sorry for that. I hope you continue to watch my videos.
Clueless !! 🤔
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
Rule #1: make sure title matches content
Your information is very helpful. Can you give me some ideas to improve video quality?
@@qmusclecars they video quality was pretty decent, but you have to be careful to make sure the video aligns with the narration, and the number one thing is to ensure your title matches the content. Your title indicates the worst musclecars from the 60s, but your content was full of cars from the 70s. Viewers will feel that either you didn't do your homework or you just don't know what you are talking about, so it is imperative to ensure the title always matches the content as to not make the viewer feel confused. Otherwise, good job!
Yes, thank you. I will be more careful in the next videos. Hope you continue to support my channel.@@dasmiths69
@@qmusclecars I subscribed, looking forward to the next one
Thank you. Hope you continue to watch my videos.@@dasmiths69
I’m almost convinced the AI voice is mispronouncing words on purpose
Which car do you think is the worst?
Does anyone know if Chrysler designed a 4th generation 'Cuda / Challenger?
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
Theyhad a duster replacement but it never made it out of concept stage
Yeah@@oscarwalton1188
WhatTH is a PL-EYE-MOTH??
Well, welcome to my channel. Please continue to accompany me.
Can someone please tell the announcer how to say names correctly
Well, thank you for your comments to help me do better. That has been modified by me in my latest video. I will gradually edit old videos so that they have better quality.
Is it tor-cue, or tor-key?
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
Mopar B body 67 on
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
9 😅
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.
Where's the muscle cars?
Which car do you like the most?
1
Thank you for watching my video. Have a good day.