1970 Plymouth Superbird - Jay Leno's Garage

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  • Jeff Dunham shares his barn find 1970 Plymouth Superbird with the Hemi and 4 speed in vibrant "Vitamin C." This legendary Road Runner was what lured Richard Petty to Plymouth.
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  • @firefightergoggie
    @firefightergoggie Před 5 lety +658

    There was a guy who lived on my street in Hamilton, Ontario Canada that had one of these in blue. We knew it was officially spring when it came out of the garage.
    Adults hated it, but the kids loved it.

    • @DiaperSNiFFER
      @DiaperSNiFFER Před 4 lety +22

      Lucky guy I live in Toronto I would love to see one of these beasts

    • @rickguyevans
      @rickguyevans Před 4 lety +28

      I too, am from Hamilton, Ontario...back in the early '70s, the only Super Bird that I saw in the Hammer, was Yellow and wrapped around a light pole in the Centre Mall parking lot...as there was no Sunday shopping back then, I expect that buddy was testing it out and didn't count on that pole being there! Shame, though...what a waste of a great car.

    • @johnmanley3849
      @johnmanley3849 Před 4 lety +6

      In 1970 we had one in my nabour hood of Scarborough Ontario. I think it was a blue one. This was in the Wexford area Victoria park and Lawrence.

    • @adamwillick6878
      @adamwillick6878 Před 4 lety +1

      I’ve seen this same car, he use to come down to Niagara Falls

    • @petek5523
      @petek5523 Před 3 lety +2

      john Manley omg, that’s the neighborhood I grew up in! What a small world.

  • @kentlarsen5834
    @kentlarsen5834 Před rokem +91

    Who doesn't think this is one of Jay's best drives? Jeff and Jay nonstop taking about the car and everything else and smiling and laughing all the way. What a thrill to see them both having so much fun and sharing their insight with us, their like two teenagers.

  • @tommyhallum2054
    @tommyhallum2054 Před 3 lety +708

    For a car to do 200 miles an hour with a 4-speed no overdrive gear is hella impressive even today

    • @whitemamba1210
      @whitemamba1210 Před 3 lety +15

      To be fair it was only a 4 speed transmission

    • @timperrin1196
      @timperrin1196 Před 3 lety +1

      @doubleheadergr 22222q2222222222222222222saw q+l

    • @dkompres6889
      @dkompres6889 Před 3 lety +25

      Great pot, music and muscle cars, yeah 1970 was such a drag! 😂🤣🇺🇸👍🏻

    • @dkompres6889
      @dkompres6889 Před 3 lety +19

      @@whitemamba1210 they would pin your head back on every gear!

    • @whitemamba1210
      @whitemamba1210 Před 3 lety

      @@dkompres6889 it’s only 400 hp

  • @captinbeyond
    @captinbeyond Před 3 lety +59

    Jay keeping the senior citizen tradition going driving around with the right blinker on

    • @wagonmaster1974
      @wagonmaster1974 Před 2 lety +2

      I noticed the left one, not the right one. Those turn signals are really inset in the Superbird nose.

    • @mattmccleary1278
      @mattmccleary1278 Před rokem +2

      That's really funny!! But so true. Haha

  • @SamPanamaOfficial
    @SamPanamaOfficial Před 6 lety +525

    I'm glad to hear that Jeff actually drives his collected cars. I agree, cars are meant to be driven.

    • @Schrankerle
      @Schrankerle Před 4 lety +2

      @David Mc Plus my old 383 got 9 mpg. That's somewhere around $3 a mile at present gas prices.

    • @Orcinus1967
      @Orcinus1967 Před 4 lety +5

      I would probably do the same. Carpets are made to be walked on. Cars are made to be driven. I must admit, I thought, he is crazy. That paint on the bolts on the undercarriage is not going to be there after 1000 miles...that rotisserie restoration will go bye bye. He crayzee. But you know, you only live once. Tomorrow is not promised.

    • @youcanbesmartaskhow3857
      @youcanbesmartaskhow3857 Před 4 lety +5

      @@Schrankerle you paying $27 per gallon? High test?

    • @1970DAH
      @1970DAH Před 4 lety +3

      He says he drives it, but he doesn't know if the headlights work.

    • @youcanbesmartaskhow3857
      @youcanbesmartaskhow3857 Před 4 lety +5

      @@1970DAH what car guy would not know how they work [vacuum/electric] ,or at least when they work [key on, running, etc] he's a poser

  • @geraldswain3259
    @geraldswain3259 Před 6 lety +957

    Hi I'm a British and what I have to say probably means nothing to you guys!, but to me
    this is the greatest and most memorable NASCAR of all time ,absolute brute of a car in a nice way,and displays such presence !!!.
    Regards from an old Limey b across the pond.

    • @zacht9447
      @zacht9447 Před 6 lety +12

      Look up the King cobra or the SOHC fairlane

    • @connorjaneu3021
      @connorjaneu3021 Před 6 lety +39

      Good to see someone from the other side of the water interested in NASCAR, or Muscle cars in general.

    • @kevinlewis958
      @kevinlewis958 Před 6 lety +25

      Glad to See that great cars are universally loved and respected no matter where they're made and no matter the country your from

    • @RealityIsTheNow
      @RealityIsTheNow Před 6 lety +18

      Surprised anyone from across the pond even watches NASCAR. I've always considered it the McDonalds or Budweiser of motorsports. More embarrasing than anything.

    • @brianolson9580
      @brianolson9580 Před 6 lety +7

      Gerald Swain Richard Petty won most of his 200 career races driving the Roadrunner.

  • @gsauto8588
    @gsauto8588 Před 3 lety +60

    Jay Leno, because of you I got my G.E.D.
    I just wanted you to know this, between you and Sinbad I decided to better my life way back because of that commercial.
    THANK YOU JAY LENO!!!

  • @Clearanceman2
    @Clearanceman2 Před 2 lety +29

    Jay Leno does the most realistic reviews on you tube. He never hypes anything that doesn't need to be hyped.

  • @riverguy9
    @riverguy9 Před 6 lety +518

    Please excuse if this is too long--
    I was privileged to drive one of these in 1970. It belonged to Bob Prince, the 'Voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates,' and Plymouth was his sponsor, so they provided him one. It was the hemi/automatic. Bob was a friend of my Dad, and when at our house for a party, he gave me the keys to take it for a spin. I was 23. It was Winter, so I carefully cruised through our neighborhood where the streets were still wet. Then, I turned out onto Bower Hill Rd, a 4-lane surface street, and punched it-- WOW! I had never felt anything like it-- the acceleration was so intense! Up one block to the light, where I slowly made the turn and quietly drove the one block back to the house. Headlights in my rear view mirror- sh*t! Yup, it was the black, unmarked Ford of the Mt. Lebanon police, who had been sitting in the hospital parking lot as I flew by. Gulp-- this was going to be embarrassing. But, I explained who the car belonged to, and I guess he was a fan, because the officer chuckled and let me off. Before driving away, he asked "So, how's it go?" I had to admit it was the most powerful vehicle I'd ever been behind the wheel of. Of course, I never told Bob of that near-miss.

    • @Pr3ct
      @Pr3ct Před 6 lety +31

      Cool story. Most cops are car nuts too.

    • @walterpalmer2749
      @walterpalmer2749 Před 6 lety +19

      Great story...classic .

    • @larrydrozd2740
      @larrydrozd2740 Před 6 lety +22

      I have personally had a hemi version of these over 160 mph.....the aerodynamics on these things not only work but are amazingly effective!! Solid as a rock at that speed. DO NOT do that with those repo bias ply tires!!! Ever!

    • @robertelee2797
      @robertelee2797 Před 6 lety +7

      Cool story, thanks for sharing. I remember the 1st one I saw was in Bradenton Fl (winter home of the pirates) it was yellow, from that moment i liked them and wanted one.

    • @BleedForTheWorld
      @BleedForTheWorld Před 6 lety +10

      Incredible personal story. Thank you for sharing.

  • @michaelnolan7181
    @michaelnolan7181 Před 3 lety +516

    The most “hot wheels” car ever.

    • @michaelharris7820
      @michaelharris7820 Před 2 lety +8

      It's funny because Hot Wheels made the the Plymouth Superbird

    • @thewisebanana29
      @thewisebanana29 Před 2 lety +5

      @@michaelharris7820 yeee probably the only super bird I’ll ever get to own 😭😭😭

    • @tacticalsweater5119
      @tacticalsweater5119 Před 2 lety +1

      I have a johnny lightning superbird.

    • @WSNO
      @WSNO Před rokem +1

      [George Barris customs have logged on]

    • @marcusbailey2632
      @marcusbailey2632 Před rokem

      I have 3

  • @zenithseven
    @zenithseven Před 3 lety +52

    Jeff and Jay make a great team whenever they're together on JLG. Similar sense of humor, and seem like real friends. Both are down-to-earth guys that you wish to have as friends or neighbors. I also like how both of them are never afraid to admit when there's something they don't know. No b.s. from either of them.

  • @blaketindle4703
    @blaketindle4703 Před měsícem +2

    I’m with Jeff on old cars being better stock than resto-modded! It’s so cool to experience the car exactly as it was when sold new!

  • @izregistered
    @izregistered Před 4 lety +303

    Could barely watch Jay in the Tonight Show and now he’s become my all time favorite host!

    • @Buenosretardes
      @Buenosretardes Před 3 lety +2

      Same

    • @Cubeeeeeeeee
      @Cubeeeeeeeee Před 3 lety +4

      Cool cars bring everyone together

    • @eatfatlivelong1529
      @eatfatlivelong1529 Před 3 lety +8

      Whether it's watching him do live stand up comedy or talking cars, that's where he's in his true element.

    • @nathanmcdonald610
      @nathanmcdonald610 Před 3 lety +8

      He was out of his element doing the tonight show, that was just a well paying job for him, you can tell cars are his real passion though and its always fun to see people fall into their passions. I wish I had Jay's money, I'd have a garage full of these old cars just like him.

    • @umpatas5468
      @umpatas5468 Před 3 lety +2

      Johnny was the best tonight show host. But Jay is doing great on this.

  • @bruticusmagnus
    @bruticusmagnus Před 6 lety +416

    NASCAR was told that the vents in the fenders were for clearance. The actual story is to reduce air pressure from the underbody. The tail was to produce down pressure. The reason it was so high was to keep the wing in the "clean air". The wing had to be above the roofline to prevent the turbulence created by the roof from interfering with dynamics of the tail. Chrysler brought a missile designer from their missile division to help with the design.

    • @unfairfight3625
      @unfairfight3625 Před 6 lety +8

      bruticusmagnus formula 1 also had high wings in 69. But was banned there also.. They could break at high speed and caused accidents

    • @bruticusmagnus
      @bruticusmagnus Před 6 lety +5

      Wayne H the trunk lid was a myth.

    • @jimcole5359
      @jimcole5359 Před 6 lety +18

      The design of the tail was 2 fold. The horizontal area was adjustable and was used for downforce. The sides were there for straight line stability. That is the reason that the Daytona Charger's sides looked different. The scientists designed the Charger sides and the design team designed the Super Bird's sides.

    • @bruticusmagnus
      @bruticusmagnus Před 6 lety +4

      this video should clear up a few things.... czcams.com/video/svS_loWDV0c/video.html

    • @MrObsessiveakaPlastiksurgeon
      @MrObsessiveakaPlastiksurgeon Před 6 lety +10

      I was always thought the major reason the wing was so high in the air was so that the deck lid could be opened to a reasonable height. No one would buy a car with the trunk only being able to be opened a foot or so. :(

  • @russ6541
    @russ6541 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Jeff might be one of the most gracious and well-spoken guest on this show! I like how he engages Jay, the host, and even asks him some questions as well. Awesome!

  • @larams2695
    @larams2695 Před 3 lety +9

    As kids during the golden era of the Muscle Cars, we'd see a Super Bird drive by, and we'd stop dead in our tracks and admire the car until it was no longer in sight. It was a very special car for sure.

  • @dieselyeti
    @dieselyeti Před 4 lety +510

    Jay's not wearing a denim shirt AND jeans? I barely recognize the guy.

  • @lukeskywalker1840
    @lukeskywalker1840 Před 6 lety +184

    The most insane, over the top and cool American car to ever escape from a factory assembly line. A true legend.

    • @shaneb1313
      @shaneb1313 Před 5 lety +3

      "The Most"? Hardly. Top 20, for sure but not the most!

    • @wishusknight3009
      @wishusknight3009 Před 4 lety +4

      GT40 is another, and an AC Cobra.

    • @rgsimmons9067
      @rgsimmons9067 Před 4 lety +2

      Grand national?

    • @wishusknight3009
      @wishusknight3009 Před 4 lety

      @@rgsimmons9067 Arguably yes. Very kool car.

    • @Redstoneprime316
      @Redstoneprime316 Před 4 lety

      wishus knight Saleen S7? SSC Aero?
      Also, AC Cobra is both American AND British.

  • @sean6077
    @sean6077 Před měsícem

    I remember seeing one in real life for the 1st time at a car show. I just stood there in silence. You don't realize how big it really is until you see it in person. I've always loved them...beautiful cars.

  • @user-gl1hk5pw8i
    @user-gl1hk5pw8i Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love the orange.
    In my youth. Late 70's, there was a guy with a orange one. He actually carried plywood home on the roof to wing.😮

  • @robertcombs2332
    @robertcombs2332 Před 4 lety +122

    I remember going with my dad in 1971 who was a 40 yr GM employee to a Plymouth dealership. He test drove a lime green Superbird then a purple Duster. I remember practically begging him to buy the Superbird! He wound up buying a Mercury Cyclone 428cj. Many years later he would always tell me we should have brought that Superbird home!

    • @GiveMeYourNachosButthead
      @GiveMeYourNachosButthead Před 3 lety +8

      Those Cyclones are still beauties, but man oh man, that is a mad shame he passed on the Super Bird!! What an awesome memory and experience though. There’s an older feller in my little Washington town that still has his matte black Super Bird that he bought back in the early 70s, and every year he brings it out to the local car show at our fairgrounds, and the crowds of people it attracts is amazing! Its a car he drove on the daily and I believe used to drag race, cause it has side pipes, a hood scoop, still the top-notch Cragar S/S rims, meaty tires in the back... but it isn’t overkill! And the paint is unfortunately chipped with a few dents in the car; but it gives it character and still is a mean machine that makes me drool!

    • @codyallen2838
      @codyallen2838 Před 2 lety +1

      Oh the duster would have been a lot of fun too!

    • @gf12
      @gf12 Před 2 lety +3

      That Mercury 428 CJ would have beaten either of the others in the 1/4 mile hands down. I have to admit the Superbird appreciated to super high prices making it a great long term investment. However, at the time everyone bought for the fun of it not ever thinking of the cars as an an investment. Hey, whatever floats your boat.
      Gary Flagg Buffalo, N.Y.

    • @gf12
      @gf12 Před 2 lety +1

      The Hemi's were not that great in pure stock. If you add open headers, that was a different story. That's why 440's were so popular with Roadrunners, GTX's and Chargers. The Hemi's weren't the substantial higher price. Today, they're worth a small fortune.
      Gary Flagg Buffalo, N.Y.

  • @vorhese
    @vorhese Před 5 lety +716

    man I missed out on life not being wealthy, I'll have to try it again

    • @MattH-wg7ou
      @MattH-wg7ou Před 4 lety +31

      Try it now, buddy! It's not too late! :-)

    • @MattH-wg7ou
      @MattH-wg7ou Před 4 lety +32

      Be happy with what I have? I agree. There is a balance between gratitude for what you have, and ambition for more. Like anything in life it's about balance.

    • @mamoudoundiaye9788
      @mamoudoundiaye9788 Před 4 lety

      Me and you both

    • @chico305SIGMA
      @chico305SIGMA Před 4 lety +5

      @Crediblesea 007 Start your own Business. Never work hard for your money. Make your Money Work Hard For YOU!!!! INVEST!!!! A a successful lawn care business makes at least $300,000 to $400,000 a year before taxes and that's just with one or two employees helping you. Then with that money you can start your dream Business. 😉 Never to late.

    • @alexvids9232
      @alexvids9232 Před 4 lety +5

      God says whats the point of gaining the world and losing your soul.

  • @EgStanTheMan
    @EgStanTheMan Před 3 lety +6

    The Superbird is undoubtedly cool. I have much respect for Jay with his knowledge and love for cars. But, being on the track with Richard Petty is the highlight to me. Look at his reaction when they did the fist bump...like a kid again.. My favorite NASCAR driver of all-time. Jay could we trade places? Lol

  • @craigjones3506
    @craigjones3506 Před 2 lety +15

    I love how Jay never, EVER sticks to his lane lol.
    I also love how he has the same car but get to do this with a friend because they're friends:)

  • @papasteve215
    @papasteve215 Před 6 lety +20

    Mr. Dunham seems like a great guy. I agree completely with Jay, NASCAR was great back in the 60’s and early 70’s when the car that raced on Sunday looked like the car you could see on the street. People like Petty, the Allisons, Jr. Johnson were good old southern boys who like to go fast and growing up in the south back in the sixties Richard Petty was my hero. My dad drove Mopar products and King Richard talked like everyone else I knew.
    Thanks to Mr. Dunham for restoring this car and bringing on the show.

  • @JeremyBorkat
    @JeremyBorkat Před 6 lety +70

    How do you not smile when you see this thing?

    • @wills2140
      @wills2140 Před 6 lety

      This car always gets my attention and a smile, even though I have been most happy seeing Ferrari's on the road since I was a kid.

    • @zacht9447
      @zacht9447 Před 6 lety

      Vince check out the King cobra it was fords answer to this theres a few videos on it if you haven't seen them

  • @scubaguy007
    @scubaguy007 Před 3 lety +17

    One of the few memories I have from being 4 years old, was seeing a line of these at the dealership in Cleveland. My brother was 5 and he has the same memory.

  • @simon.jacobs.0709
    @simon.jacobs.0709 Před 4 lety +24

    Jeff ..... "It won't fit in my garage". Jay ...."So you'll just have to leave it here I guess".

  • @jezuzfreek777
    @jezuzfreek777 Před 6 lety +51

    The footage of Jay with The great Richard petty was awesome.

    • @SnakeyUk08
      @SnakeyUk08 Před 6 lety +1

      Agreed the sound the original was immense too :)

  • @mostlyirishcarguy8955
    @mostlyirishcarguy8955 Před 6 lety +187

    I've had the privilege to see 3 of these in the flesh (steel?) and they have such a presence. They're huge, outlandish, loud and impractical-and thats why its been my favorite car since I was 8.

    • @JulioHooligan
      @JulioHooligan Před 6 lety +14

      I was 9 or 10, at the "All American car show" in Brisbane, Australia in about 1985. There was talk of a "Superbird" that was going to arrive sometime that afternoon. I'd never heard of one before but people were saying how you have to see this car. Shortly after I notice bunches of people are walking over to something and people saying that the superbird had arrived. I look up to see just the wing floating above the rooftops of the other cars as it moved slowly through the crowds. Just looked like a fighter plane or rocket something. Brilliant. Way up there on my dream car garage list.

    • @peter-radiantpipes2800
      @peter-radiantpipes2800 Před 6 lety +2

      Couple in my town, Montecito, Ca. But so are just about every other dream car. Never been in one though.

    • @davidgaron453
      @davidgaron453 Před 6 lety +2

      Just Beautifull And All American Heavy Steel...When Cars Were Built To Last!

    • @mostlyirishcarguy8955
      @mostlyirishcarguy8955 Před 6 lety +1

      David Garon the ironic thing is that a lot of these are rusting away 😟

    • @rochat
      @rochat Před 6 lety +4

      "huge, outlandish, loud and impractical" It's American ;)

  • @those70sfords90
    @those70sfords90 Před 4 lety +31

    Plymouth said (to Petty) what does it make to have you drive for us, Petty said "a wing"
    There were 505 Daytonas made in 69

    • @rusticb2850
      @rusticb2850 Před 3 lety

      As he puts the pin in backwards

    • @keepout7439
      @keepout7439 Před 2 lety +1

      And in 1970 there was only 2 hundred and something that made it to dealerships because Dodge would build them , run them through the line for official count , then run the same car through again with a different Vin # so they would take the cars apart and send them to the Nascar teams because so many was getting destroyed .

    • @tommurphy4307
      @tommurphy4307 Před 2 lety

      so they only made 505 unsellable cars in '69- they wish....

  • @ace3indiana
    @ace3indiana Před rokem +8

    I always learn something from these episodes. I never knew the front end and rear wing on these were metal; always assumed they were fiberglass. I also assumed the height of the rear wing was so that the vertical supports were bigger to add lateral stability on the track at high speed; like the rudder on a plane. I never considered that the trunk also wouldn't fully open if it were lower.

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack Před 3 měsíci

      Don't forget when they were chopping off the nose and wing and throwing them in the trash top sell them as Roadrunners, think of all that metal just going to the landfill.

  • @scottwhite2553
    @scottwhite2553 Před 6 lety +335

    I had a garage like Jay Leno's. Then I woke up.

    • @SwastikaHinduSansrkit
      @SwastikaHinduSansrkit Před 5 lety +16

      Ya? I had a hot wife then I woke up.

    • @robertrichardson9953
      @robertrichardson9953 Před 5 lety +9

      It would be nice having what Jay Leno has. I'd live in that garage.

    • @larssvendsen8711
      @larssvendsen8711 Před 5 lety +5

      @ Patrick O'Donnell Yepp. I'll go for the garage and the second hottest woman on Earth.It's a slam dunk

    • @samhouston1673
      @samhouston1673 Před 5 lety +1

      Too phunny!

    • @JohnDoe-ff2fc
      @JohnDoe-ff2fc Před 5 lety +3

      @@SwastikaHinduSansrkit that's no garage, it's a compound!

  • @jdgimpa
    @jdgimpa Před 6 lety +68

    I was just out of high school and working at a Chrysler Plymouth dealer, in Grand Rapids Michigan, as a wash boy when these came out. We got two of these, a yellow one and a green one. It was my job to clean them up and take it over to the gas station to put gas in them. The yellow one was the first one and when I took it out to get gas the Grand Rapids Police stopped me for driving a "race car" on the street. It took showing them the maroni sticker on the window to convince them that it was indeed a legal car for the street.

    • @yourhandlehere1
      @yourhandlehere1 Před 6 lety +27

      Sounds like race-ial profiling to me.

    • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
      @OMGWTFLOLSMH Před 6 lety +4

      Sounds like dumb cops to me.

    • @tlwolf86
      @tlwolf86 Před 6 lety +4

      It sounds like the Dodge Sheriff commercials Mopar ran with a guy who played a southern sheriff in a couple of the Roger Moore James Bond movies.

    • @stevecorneliussen6312
      @stevecorneliussen6312 Před 6 lety +8

      I remember an Orange one of these sitting on the dealer lot FOREVER here in Holland, MI... Not sure they ever sold it directly to a customer. Only really useful feature for the average person was you could never lose it in a parking lot at the grocery store. "Where did I park? Oh... yeah... its the one with the giant orange wing!"

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 Před 6 lety +1

      IcantSignIn Brilliant 😂😂😂😂

  • @pattonpending7390
    @pattonpending7390 Před rokem +27

    Good for Jeff for actually driving his car instead of just throwing it in a garage. I've always figured that garaging a nice car is a lot like marrying a supermodel and not wanting to 'fool around' with her because you want the next guy to enjoy her more.

    • @riverraisin1
      @riverraisin1 Před rokem +6

      Well, now that you put it THAT way. It puts "Let's go for a ride" in a different perspective! 🤣

    • @pomona1976
      @pomona1976 Před rokem +1

      Well said. All the guys that I’ve met that got the car they wanted and it’s beautiful and there it sits in the garage to maybe get started up once in awhile and maybe driven once a year. Life is too short to operate that way.

  • @judgetk8327
    @judgetk8327 Před 2 lety +5

    I bought one in Springfield Oregon for $895.00 back in 1974. I let it go like so many other nice rides. Beautiful job on the restoration Jeff.

  • @Msflamingo-wl4qo
    @Msflamingo-wl4qo Před 5 lety +129

    Vitamin C is a hip color! (High Impact Paint) Rocket Scientist, JOHN POINTER (of Chrysler's Missile Division), created the Wing & placed it that high to put it in clean air. He designed the nose/cone as well.
    (My Dad was a Race Car Driver, Stock 1/4 mile, all Mopar. He has Pennzoil running through my veins!)
    Thx for the ride along!
    I love & miss my Dad 💕🙏💕

    • @cortransport
      @cortransport Před 3 lety

      What do you mean wing high to put it in clean air?

    • @mattskustomkreations
      @mattskustomkreations Před 3 lety +6

      N Cortez, to get it out of a zone of turbulence kicked up / circulating on the back deck at speed. Think ‘smooth’ air.

    • @cortransport
      @cortransport Před 3 lety +4

      Matt's Kustom Kreations oh gotcha 😆. Makes sense. At high speeds those wings do work.

    • @mattskustomkreations
      @mattskustomkreations Před 3 lety +6

      N Cortez, you’re welcome. Something else not mentioned was the reason behind the vinyl top - because all real Superbirds had vinyl tops -is that that stock rear window was concave and not good aerodynamically. So they cobbled together a flush or slightly convex window in the back. Rather than taking the time to ‘pretty up’ the semi-rough transition / gap where the new window laid in, they just figured covering up the sloppiness with a vinyl top would be the most expedient thing to do.

    • @jerrycraig6522
      @jerrycraig6522 Před 3 lety +2

      All true, and I miss my dad also, alot!!!

  • @billville111
    @billville111 Před 5 lety +236

    When I was in high school somebody showed up with a brand new one and we all laughed at it. We're not laughing now.

    • @user-ex5jr5to6q
      @user-ex5jr5to6q Před 3 lety +5

      Same... Just another ugly and slow Blowpar. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jorgecontador8923
      @jorgecontador8923 Před 3 lety +14

      O hope he kept it

    • @MrZachgonz
      @MrZachgonz Před 3 lety +15

      Reminds me of a guy I met. I used work at a photo department and an old man dropped off some film he wanted developed and I remember packing the pictures up and the picture on top was a yellow convertible Hemi Cuda. I skipped my break so I could meet the guy when he came to pick it up as I was curious about the car and knew it was a holy grail type of car. He finally came in and I spoke to him about it, turned out he owned it until the 80s and totaled it in the rain one day. Bummer.

    • @opera93
      @opera93 Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks, yes.. also, I seen one at downtown, W LAFAYETTE INDIANA : it was a little to much DRAMA,& big for parking Spot,,and Dealers trouble selling !!!! ( I Graduated fromPharmacy School in June 1970:: buying my first” new” car in SEPTEMBER 1970(* 70 DODGE CORONET 500, in Ralley RED/ Black vinyl Top/ 383 Turquoise/auto/ deluxE INT & Console....)Admittedly,,I loved the superBIRDS, BUT only $3100 FULL price for CORONET ( it was a powerful engine/ trans/car); could not really afford /GTX/ BUICK GS/400,HEMI bird/ Road Runner loaded** , as we had lots of school driving left ,etc.( admittedly gas was some 26 to 32 cents GAL)...good times.!,

    • @workingguy84
      @workingguy84 Před 3 lety +1

      There was a Chrysler Plymouth dealership a couple miles from my house. They had about 10 of these things right out next to the road. They just couldn’t sell them. We all thought they were weird.

  • @scottkaiser8589
    @scottkaiser8589 Před 2 lety +4

    I remember seeing that car at the dealership in 1970 for around 3900. I was only 10 at that time and fell in love with it

  • @ronaldamesjr.7125
    @ronaldamesjr.7125 Před rokem +9

    Both you guys crack me up felt like I was right in the backseat love it every time Jeff brings a car and I love your cars to Jay. Lol Thanks Bubba see you on the next one

    • @SSNESS
      @SSNESS Před rokem

      Jeff’s cowlick

  • @ronschlorff7089
    @ronschlorff7089 Před 5 lety +101

    I remember when these cars first came out. I was in my early twenties, and I said: "That's the most insane stupid looking car I've ever seen!!!..... I want one!!"

    • @mach1yell66
      @mach1yell66 Před 3 lety +2

      I was 12, blew me away. Never saw anything even close to it.

    • @opera93
      @opera93 Před 3 lety +2

      Me too, kind of.....had to get my FIRST NEW CAR:::*70 CORONET 500/383 /310,etc... really could, not, afford BIRD,OR BUICK GSX, LOADED road Runners/ GTO JUDGES., Corvette,THEN, ...

    • @NewLifeFromTheWayofTruth
      @NewLifeFromTheWayofTruth Před 3 lety +1

      It honestly used to be my favourite car of all time Out of any car

    • @kevaninthe4135
      @kevaninthe4135 Před 3 lety

      I said this in 1997 when I first saw the Plymouth Prowler.

    • @jamesholland1727
      @jamesholland1727 Před rokem +1

      This was the first (and only) car, as a High School kid where my jaw dropped and said "Wow"

  • @tedsr2391
    @tedsr2391 Před 5 lety +24

    I’m 55 ys old This is, and always will be one my favorite cars, I know in my heart I will never own one, but Thanksfor showing me one of the loves of my life!

    • @bailey9r
      @bailey9r Před 4 lety +2

      On the other hand it to me feels like your rival at school is now sending you a video of him banging your high school sweetheart that got away. :

    • @manstersr
      @manstersr Před 4 lety +1

      I feel your pain, when I was 10 I used to see one parked on my street at a house at the end of my block where they had an accountant business from time to time but like they said a lot of people didn't buy them because they were ugly, I think they were just over the top. I also used to see a Pantera parked at an apt. complex near my grade school. I really loved that look, classy and not too flashy. My father had a front porch barber shop and one of his customers had a Jaguar XKE too. Too much to deal with as a ten year old kid.

  • @shanke300
    @shanke300 Před 4 lety +5

    What a beauty. Legendary. Love Plymouth.

  • @copykinetics4051
    @copykinetics4051 Před rokem +5

    Dunham and Jay put on a good show. The car is a total hoot. Very enjoyable.

    • @SSNESS
      @SSNESS Před rokem

      Rotisserie Super Bird

  • @danielwaldron4974
    @danielwaldron4974 Před 6 lety +117

    Fun Fact: those scoops over the front tires weren't actually for wheel clearance, that's just what Dodge and Plymouth told everyone. They are actually to help relieve built up air pressure in the wheel wells, reducing drag and creating downforce. Modern cars use this trick too, just look at the front fenders of something like a Porsche 911 GT3RS or a Dodge Viper ACR. There, you know that now.

    • @josephkutta599
      @josephkutta599 Před 6 lety +3

      Daniel Waldron Not according to Petty

    • @danielwaldron4974
      @danielwaldron4974 Před 6 lety +4

      czcams.com/video/svS_loWDV0c/video.html

    • @nairbyad7188
      @nairbyad7188 Před 5 lety +4

      racing is like politics; secrets from opponents are advantageous; spectators must discern.
      I always assumed they were to relieve engine bay pressure like my 77 Trans Am. The engine compartment was not separated from the wheel wells back then, right?

    • @X2caveman
      @X2caveman Před 5 lety +6

      @@josephkutta599 you think a racer is going to tell the truth ?? LOL

    • @tommurphy4307
      @tommurphy4307 Před 5 lety

      you must hang out with bruticus whats-his-name......same BS story.

  • @davidallum6841
    @davidallum6841 Před 4 lety +17

    I remember seeing one in Cowley Middlesex England in the early 70s. That vision has stayed with me to this day.

    • @opera93
      @opera93 Před 3 lety

      Thanks, enjoy comments....& different perspectives.. Anyways I seen one ay Lafayette, IN EARLY 1970, @ Lafayette INDIANA( **I was just graduating from Pharmacy School @ PURDUE U.): way to,dramatic, and kind of long for Parking Spot in downtown, etc. Finally bought my first new Car : a 1979 DODGE Coronet 500;383/310 H, in RALLEY Red XOLOR/ Black,Vinyl top.....@$3100 full Price,... a powerful car... actually the HEMI GTX/GTO RAM / BUICK Stage 3-4, Road Runners/COBRA : much more epemsive, & himMaintwmances/ gas.

  • @flashchrome640
    @flashchrome640 Před 3 lety +4

    23:21 It wasn't just blue, it was Dinoco Blue! XD

  • @toddaulner5393
    @toddaulner5393 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Once i went to a carshow in Harriet Island near Minneapolis and there were a dozen Superbirds and Daytonas there. I about fainted!

  • @tgozanski
    @tgozanski Před 4 lety +63

    Driving old performance cars is just like roller coasters. Even though the old rickety wooden ones are half as dynamic as the new state of the art rail systems, the old ones are more fun.

  • @michaelcuff5780
    @michaelcuff5780 Před 4 lety +33

    I remember all those shifters making that grinding noise. Yes I was around back then! Lol!

  • @davidclark7584
    @davidclark7584 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Actually the rattle is the handle on the shifter as the plastic ages it shrinks and loosens up. My road runner did the same. Uncle Tony's garage did a video on these shifters. And that was a common thing.

  • @josephcampagnolo157
    @josephcampagnolo157 Před 3 lety +7

    I drove a street Charger (not Daytona) from that year and the guy here is right: nothing felt tight even at modest speeds in my experience. Still, such an eye-catching and memorable SuperB!

  • @jjs777fzr
    @jjs777fzr Před 6 lety +16

    Seeing it on the highway brings tears to my eyes. Iconic. And when Jay merges on the highway right next to a Challenger. Ha!

  • @topturretgunner
    @topturretgunner Před 5 lety +43

    Jay and Jeff. Thank you both for sharing that awesome Superbird . WOW 😮 Now that’s an automobile!

  • @user-le7et3eh1s
    @user-le7et3eh1s Před 8 měsíci +2

    What a beautiful piece of machinery ❤

  • @JonBlondell
    @JonBlondell Před 3 lety

    I like Jeff a lot, he's so excited to be showing his car to Jay. Very cool!

  • @jerryjohnsonii4181
    @jerryjohnsonii4181 Před 6 lety +256

    That is a great way to end off the New Years Jay. Reviewing a 1970 Plymouth Superbird, Beep, Beep. Also you and your family have a Happy New Years too.

    • @yamahonkawazuki
      @yamahonkawazuki Před 6 lety +6

      absolutely. the nascar comments in video, this was from a day when the sc in nascar meant that... stock car

    • @alanwillett9097
      @alanwillett9097 Před 6 lety +2

      yamahonkawazuki that's right back in the real stock car days they were stock cars they may have double shocked each wheel on those and drove 200-plus miles an hour that's when they were real men driving real cars

    • @jerryjohnsonii4181
      @jerryjohnsonii4181 Před 6 lety +2

      Hell yea, also Richard Petty was my favorite stock car racer.

    • @stevensteven2227
      @stevensteven2227 Před 6 lety

      Jerry Johnson II I

  • @rainbow4
    @rainbow4 Před 6 lety +42

    I'm fortunate to own one of the special order Superbirds in Corporate Blue (Petty Blue) with a 4 speed and white buckets, so I can attest to the looks the car gets on the road AND the heavy clutch.
    The Winged Warrors is the Superbird, Daytona, Charger 500, and Talledega (as it's an aero car also) club and annual dues are $35.
    The tire clearance story is accurate as the actual race car had larger tires and they massaged the metal fenders a bit as well. Anecdotally, there is belief that it allowed air under the car to escape which improved the overall aerodynamics at race speed. A minor note of Jeff's restoration, there should be some light over spray of the factory body color on the underside, but in all Julius looks to have done a very nice restoration and NO ONE should be ragging on you for something so minor. I only mention it because Jeff is showing a sincere interest in learning about his car.
    1920 is the best guess with another 15 to Canada via Export. There's some arguments that the 15 export are in the 1920 - but its close enough in either to be considered accurate.
    Lime Light Green, Blue Fire Metallic, Tor-Red, Vitamin C, Alpine White, Lemon Twist Yellow, were the standard colors. For an extra charge you could get Corporation Blue, more popularly known as Petty Blue,, of which there are about 50 of those. There are 2-3 Burnt Fire Metallic Superbird's that were the result of a factory "fat finger" typo error on the paint coding. This was not an offered color and was produced only in error.
    While the cars were produced over about an 8 -10 week period they all show as being produced on Nov 30th, 1969. No doubt to ensure that they all fell within the NASCAR production rules. In addition, there were some minor emissions rule changes that were to take effect on January 1, 1970 which likely also contributed to the 1969 build dates.
    It's been pretty much debunked that units were converted back to Road Runners because they were difficult to sell, In part because a dealer would NOT want to add costs to a vehicle when they could just discount it and accomplish the same effect. Consider that the Superbird has Dodge Coronet Fenders and you start to understand that its more than just bumper, grill, and headlights to do a conversion. You would also have to do fenders and hood (because the Superbird hood is unique).
    The reason for the vinyl roof was to hide the rear window conversion body work. That is a metal plug welded in over top the old window area. Jeff referred to that in his comments. But it was cheaper to just slap the vinyl top on than to dress out the body work to a professional finished level.
    Congratulations on your purchase Jeff, and thanks for rescuing another Bird. Jay, as always you do a masterful job of letting the vehicle speak for itself and thanks for showcasing the Superbird. You were right on in sayng these cars evoke memories. In my own case, I remember riding my bicycle around the neighborhood and seeing this wildly bizarre vehicle with the picture of my favorite cartoon character on the wing. I instantly said "I want one of those" and about a dozen years later, I bought that same car of my youth. Come visit me in Atlanta and I'll take you for a spin!

    • @splashibanez92
      @splashibanez92 Před 6 lety +2

      Thank you for your knowledge sir! Really interesting!

    • @rainbow4
      @rainbow4 Před 6 lety +1

      My pleasure

    • @tommurphy4307
      @tommurphy4307 Před 5 lety +2

      Are you sure you are an owner? I would think that an owner would know Super Bird is spelled as two words.....

    • @rickmansberger4136
      @rickmansberger4136 Před 3 lety

      J

    • @rainbow4
      @rainbow4 Před 3 lety +2

      @@rickmansberger4136 99501 (if you are asking what I think you are asking)

  • @Slowhand871
    @Slowhand871 Před 3 lety +1

    I remember one of those in our city back in '71. As a 10 yo it was amazing and elusive. Just a glimpse here and there.

  • @Tophu5301
    @Tophu5301 Před 3 lety +3

    I like the chemistry between the two.

  • @stevenchurch7838
    @stevenchurch7838 Před 4 lety +100

    I love your garage shows Jay, this Covid19 has me watching lots of them, my favorite videos right now. This Superbird is great!

    • @dragon2knight
      @dragon2knight Před 4 lety +3

      Tell me about it! I think I've watched about 20 in 2 days 😂

    • @michaelcomisse9478
      @michaelcomisse9478 Před 3 lety

      So sad that I'm still watching so much of this show because of covid, and its 9 months later.

  • @WMalven
    @WMalven Před 4 lety +10

    When I was a junior in high school, one of the seniors at our school had a yellow Superbird, but he only drove it to school for a week or so. I fell in love with it.

    • @kenworthcummins8105
      @kenworthcummins8105 Před 2 lety

      That would have been awesome to be that fella driving into school

  • @tommissouri4871
    @tommissouri4871 Před 2 lety +1

    28:43 - "Tach screaming at 4000" - LOL, a few years ago I took a buddy with me to a car show. We went through this town known for speeding tickets, when he told me, "You know, it is 55 through here." I just nodded and he said it again. Nodded again, and he said, "you aren't worried about the speed?" I turned and said, "Mark, I'm doing 50. You just aren't used to that 1:1 final out of the transmission. There isn't an overdrive dropping it to 1500 rpm."

  • @mikehenson819
    @mikehenson819 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I was 10 years old when these things hit the show room, and they were rare as hens teeth even then. I can still close my eyes and see the first one I saw in the street( and where it was in traffic) back in 1970.
    I was in the car with my parents at an intersection when one just like Jeff’s ( same color) was in the opposite lane of traffic, and I literally had a come apart: screaming out loud “ there’s a Super Bird”!!!!
    Both my parents saw the car and were astonished, but more so because of my reaction to it.
    I rolled down the window of our Chevy Caprice and began waving at the guy like he was a celebrity!
    I still see him waving back as he passed us at the intersection, as he knew he’d just made my decade.
    Thanks for the memory Jeff.
    You fortunate b$!::!!!

    • @kevinkinney5445
      @kevinkinney5445 Před 2 měsíci

      Same here. I was 10 standing outside of my apartment building on Vanowen & Costello in Van Nuys, Ca.

  • @jojocandy_8206
    @jojocandy_8206 Před 5 lety +98

    25:35 Lol that man was embarrassed that he owned a v6 and was to scared to look over at the big boy 🤣

    • @wb6162
      @wb6162 Před 3 lety +4

      That V6 is probably faster. If not you could order a computer chip for it and I promise you it would destroy that Daytona in the 1/4 mile.

    • @USNVA-yn6cp
      @USNVA-yn6cp Před 3 lety

      @@wb6162 no way!

    • @craigb.5902
      @craigb.5902 Před 3 lety +2

      @@USNVA-yn6cp idk I think the stock pass time for a super bird is like 13 or 14 seconds. There’s a number of minivans that can crack that time out of the box. Doesn’t mean it’s not a cool as heck far cuz it for sure is. But they’re not fast by modern standards.

  • @60viking
    @60viking Před 4 lety +9

    Hey its good to see my work appreciated. I also worked on futher development of your Chrysler.

  • @andrewalley3579
    @andrewalley3579 Před 2 lety +14

    For everyone, the fender scoops were for air pressure relief, not tire clearance (made up by Chrysler to keep it a secret) And the Spoiler was tall not because of trunk clearance (Also made up by Chrysler to keep it a secret), it was to use air that was less turbulent

    • @moparman8254
      @moparman8254 Před 2 lety

      they was also to help direct the air over the wing . i read that in a book back in the day wrote by the folks that made them

    • @tommurphy4307
      @tommurphy4307 Před 2 lety

      the people who designed the body said otherwise- i would tend to believe them

  • @MrTomengle
    @MrTomengle Před 3 lety +2

    Amen on the stiff clutch. Had a 69 Road Runner back in the day and I recall how it was a pain to shift. No power steering or brakes either. Had an orange light under the dash that would come on when you put it in reverse.

  • @CamaroTime
    @CamaroTime Před 6 lety +100

    OK......I hate the fact that only people with a boat load of money can afford such beautiful pieces of automotive history. With that said, I sure do appreciate people like Jay and Mr. Dunham who collect and restore these works of art. Without them, these would be lost to the crushers forever....

    • @howabouthetruth2157
      @howabouthetruth2157 Před 6 lety +13

      That's the whole point of "the high price". If the speculative market never sent these into the hundreds of thousands, every average Joe woulda bought them all & beat 'em up. Not only that, try finding one today in great all-original condition. Very rare. Rarity coupled with demand will send values through the roof every time. Had your father bought one new back in the day..........kept it in great original shape to hand down to YOU...........you wouldn't be "hating" their high values........you would be "loving it".........lol.

    • @BlackDragon-xn2ww
      @BlackDragon-xn2ww Před 6 lety +3

      I purchased mine for 500 dollars i asked him why so cheap he said it was too fast for his son

    • @tallica4us
      @tallica4us Před 6 lety +5

      Another reason for you to work harder now...

    • @PACKERMAN2077
      @PACKERMAN2077 Před 6 lety +1

      Tony Simsek scratch off as many lottery tickets as you can buy😂😂😂

    • @ernestodelmoral737
      @ernestodelmoral737 Před 6 lety +1

      P-and-A Photos you can always get a replica

  • @michaelsuri3509
    @michaelsuri3509 Před 6 lety +20

    13:15 that was the roughest most hard to watch hood close in my life.

  • @337outlaw3
    @337outlaw3 Před 3 lety +1

    My dad had a 69 Charger and both of his brothers his brothers had Super Birds. Image at 11 years hold getting off of the school bus and all 3 in the drive way. What a sight.

  • @jamesrafael6794
    @jamesrafael6794 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for featuring this car.

  • @markremillard1919
    @markremillard1919 Před 5 lety +13

    Thanks for showing us that masterpiece when I was a kid I would walk by the Plymouth dealer on the way home from school and drool over the Superbird never owned one but had plenty of cudas Challengers and roadrunners Thanks for the Memories

  • @jestucker2268
    @jestucker2268 Před 6 lety +53

    Now that is a true American Icon!

  • @ericcaires6715
    @ericcaires6715 Před 15 dny

    Had a lot of great memories in that car the 1970 superbird was the very first car I got I got it in 1970 and when they first came out they were going for $4,300 now still have it to this day and runs like a champ still

  • @riverzee1
    @riverzee1 Před 2 lety

    My uncle had a lime green SB when I was a kid. Never forgot that car. Great episode!

  • @discoverymoi
    @discoverymoi Před 6 lety +10

    It's 2AM January 1st and got the notification, the best way to start 2018. HNY Jay!

  • @Knights2theEnd
    @Knights2theEnd Před 6 lety +32

    Why are people hating on Jeff Hunham so much? He has a positive attitude which obviously Jay enjoys being around.

    • @cesareborgia9259
      @cesareborgia9259 Před 6 lety +2

      It's probably the whiny SJW crowd. His material isn't compatible with today's fragile snowflakes. But also, he's more of a ventriloquist than a traditional comedian. He isn't really in the same league as some of the stand-up legends.

    • @michaelf7863
      @michaelf7863 Před 5 lety +1

      Geoff Stuntham is a tool that Jay Leno uses to boost his ratings

  • @oliverkalamata2753
    @oliverkalamata2753 Před 3 lety +27

    I love when people can have fun and joke about their car...even $200k ones 😂

  • @edkokosko1759
    @edkokosko1759 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful car. This has always been my dream car.

  • @mysticvirgo9318
    @mysticvirgo9318 Před 6 lety +141

    Sumpthin poetic about putting a "Roadrunner" on a rotisserie.

    • @wanderinggentile
      @wanderinggentile Před 6 lety +7

      Mystic Virgo Particularly if one is a Coyote.

    • @deltavee2
      @deltavee2 Před 6 lety +1

      *snurk, giggle

    • @daleleslie1049
      @daleleslie1049 Před 6 lety +2

      a "Roadrunner" on a rotisserie.....well said, made me burst out laughing,...damn good one.

    • @scottr6394
      @scottr6394 Před 5 lety +1

      Taste like chicken

    • @ronschlorff7089
      @ronschlorff7089 Před 5 lety +1

      @@scottr6394 could be! I'm not "the voice of experience", however!! LOL.

  • @douglasgillies495
    @douglasgillies495 Před 6 lety +3

    I graduated from High School in 1970. This guy brought one of these cars to a reunion not long after. At the time, I did not think it was that special. But I sure do now!!!

  • @keystonedaytrip238
    @keystonedaytrip238 Před 3 lety +5

    As a child in the 70’s , I remember seeing these on the road .

  • @ukrainianhetman
    @ukrainianhetman Před 2 lety +2

    Real nice Superbird... Thanks for sharing such a beautiful car.
    When I was in high school, in West Covina, CA. There was a gal who once in a while would drive her dads yellow Superbird to school... Those were the days....
    Today I have a 1970 Hemi GTX, one of 76 built... with an auto trans... and a Dayna 60... one of 33 built, it's all there.... The car is painted in burnt orange, with black stripes, and has a black bucket interior. It is equipped with P/S and drum brakes, no power... Someone wanted to go fast, but didn't care about stopping... The odometer shows approx. 35,000 miles... My GTX is pretty flawless... It's not a Superbird, but I'm glad to have it!!

  • @es7614
    @es7614 Před 4 lety +33

    Beautiful throwback. And yes, screams 'The King,' even without the Petty Blue paint.

    • @bertbccfu9564
      @bertbccfu9564 Před rokem

      I have the blue paint matchbox of the king still in the package

  • @AdroitMan_speeds
    @AdroitMan_speeds Před 5 lety +50

    Vinyl roof was on there to hide the welds for the different rear window

    • @miller7759
      @miller7759 Před 3 lety +1

      @@majestical5331 The Daytona had a Rear window Plug as well.

  • @nellayema2455
    @nellayema2455 Před 2 lety

    There were 2 of these that would roll through my neighborhood just outside of Flint, MI back in the early 70's. One of the neighbors was into hot rods, and had a '57 Chevy gasser and a beautiful 1937 Chevy hot rod. The guys were probably visiting him or stopping by for an impromptu drag race down Vassar road. One of the Super Birds was green, and one was the Vitamin C color. I've loved these ever since then.

  • @arthilliker3721
    @arthilliker3721 Před 3 lety

    AWESOME !!! When I was 18 (1970) I was driving a Ford 9N farm tractor, raking hay on my Dad's farm and one of these BEAUTIFUL BEASTS drove by ..... the exact same color !! Well ...... I FELL IN TOTAL LOVE WITH IT and just HAD to know what it was !! In my "humble opinion" these are the most fascinating cars EVER built...... TO THIS VERY DAY !! Lik4 SOOOOO Many of us ... I damn sure wish I had mortgaged myself into debt and bought ONE OF EACH COLOR when they were pennies on the dollar. So great to see "2 regular guys" just cruzin' and enjoying the ride !!! I'll no doubt ever get the chance but at least I got to "go for a ride with 2 great guys .... unbeknownst to them !! LOL !!

  • @imaprofessional3608
    @imaprofessional3608 Před 4 lety +54

    I love hearing about the beer cans in the back and I just think to myself someone drove that car the way it was meant to be driven

  • @goodluckwithallthat
    @goodluckwithallthat Před 6 lety +172

    what's up with the volume

  • @aislotcars9939
    @aislotcars9939 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful car thanks for sharing it with us! Jay, I am an old disabled retired car guy that would love to see your collection one day, if you ever have the time to show me, it would be the greatest thing in the world to me. Thank you! Take care and God bless you all! David

  • @philjamieson5572
    @philjamieson5572 Před 3 lety

    I think both of these presenters are so enthusiastic and clearly love cars. I'm new to this car programme, but I'm hooked now. I've seen one of them (Jay) in the comedy series, 'Last Man Standing'.

  • @Vspeeds
    @Vspeeds Před 6 lety +14

    Thumbs up if you’re watching this instead of New Years crap?

  • @QQTrick1QQ
    @QQTrick1QQ Před 6 lety +674

    Hey you, yeah you random person scrolling the comments, Happy New Year!

    • @bacop001
      @bacop001 Před 6 lety +6

      And to you , happy new year!

    • @smannee
      @smannee Před 6 lety +12

      QQTrick1QQ happy new year. May the new year bring you cheap gas and empty roads.

    • @R281
      @R281 Před 6 lety +4

      Happy New Year

    • @bobjimenez4464
      @bobjimenez4464 Před 6 lety +5

      Happy New Year!!

    • @glenelg3000
      @glenelg3000 Před 6 lety +4

      Happy New year from South Africa. 🇿🇦

  • @cambrian7119
    @cambrian7119 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Hi:
    The reason for the high wing was to place it above the turbulence into cleaner laminar air flow.
    It was also adjustable to create the correct amount of downforce for prevailing conditions at different tracks.
    Michael Rzewuski

  • @feralcatbrothers
    @feralcatbrothers Před 5 lety +5

    I remember seeing at least 6 of these winged supercars sitting at a dealership back in 1970 for weeks - no one was buying them! Y'all had your chance and you muffed it! Kudos to those who did buy these cars.

  • @trrrewr
    @trrrewr Před 5 lety +508

    Lol at the guy in the Challenger. Two well known comedians in a bright orange Superbird and no Mopar love. He should be sentenced to a Toyota for the rest of his life.

    • @lloydshoemaker7473
      @lloydshoemaker7473 Před 5 lety +27

      Mustang. The blue car that messed with them was a Mustang.

    • @truckinon1871
      @truckinon1871 Před 5 lety +2

      trrrewr Hahahahahahaha!!! Funny

    • @fusedemotion333
      @fusedemotion333 Před 5 lety +2

      Seriously.

    • @thedude6712
      @thedude6712 Před 5 lety +6

      @Marymesilly They were in a special edition of Roadrunner that was indeed called the Superbird. Listen to when they're in the garage, talking about how some people had taken this model and "reverted it" back to the Road Runner, by taking off things like the huge tail 'wing', the extended front bumper, etc.

    • @culcune
      @culcune Před 5 lety +5

      The Dude from what I understand from old articles, they 'de-winged' these and the Daytonas because they simply were not selling and languishing on dealers' lots, so they would have better luck selling them as Roadrunners or Chargers.

  • @Not-a-bot222
    @Not-a-bot222 Před 3 lety +1

    I just discovered jays garage two days ago....I’ve been under a rock apparently. This is an awesome channel

    • @toddaulner5393
      @toddaulner5393 Před 3 měsíci

      Holy crap! You have a bunch of content to watch!

    • @Not-a-bot222
      @Not-a-bot222 Před 3 měsíci

      @@toddaulner5393 it’s been 3 years and yes I am caught up

  • @SuspenseESCAPEremastered
    @SuspenseESCAPEremastered Před 3 lety +2

    When I was a kid, one of these sat brand new and unsold at our Plymouth dealer for almost two years!

  • @SnapQuagmire119
    @SnapQuagmire119 Před 5 lety +16

    Awesome car Dunham. That moves you up a level in my book. Level 1.