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  • čas přidán 2. 07. 2018
  • This car is such a cool old school build. 600hp & over 500 foot lbs of torque with a NASCAR transmission makes for some serious fun and some great burnouts! And I'm barely hitting it in this video. The owner says it'll doing hard pull burnouts through 3rd gear. I'll see if I can get him driving and we'll do a follow up and shred some tires.
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  • @earlscaanlon4353
    @earlscaanlon4353 Před 8 měsíci +7

    I love the 68 chevelle tha most of all,because those skiny tail lights. My sisters husband had this year, and at 11 years old riding in that thing was so cool. He had it jacked up with big wide tires on tha back, thin up front.....on chrome craiger rims. I remember being in the back seat singing songs played on the radio, and his EQ jumpn...red yellow green lights. 6x9s rockn in tha back,5n quarters in tha.doors. those days were tha best ever.
    Love your videos. Thanks

  • @MrBluoct
    @MrBluoct Před 4 lety +96

    .12 seconds
    Leaving high school sideways each day in the late 70’s 🤘

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +7

      Awesome!! 😂

    • @MichaelSmith-xc6pe
      @MichaelSmith-xc6pe Před 4 lety +3

      Same from 83 to 86 for me at my school

    • @Hugo-py2ce
      @Hugo-py2ce Před 4 lety +2

      Haha I use to do that with my 1979 400c.i. pontiac trans am in the 90's...those were the days! Cant believe it's been that long..

    • @MrBluoct
      @MrBluoct Před 4 lety

      Hvac sales1 🤘

    • @MrBluoct
      @MrBluoct Před 4 lety

      Michael Smith 🤘

  • @keewatin427
    @keewatin427 Před 4 lety +51

    Stanced perfectly. 15 inch GM steelies. Amazing.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +4

      Yeah, this thing is beauty and beast together

  • @sidefx996
    @sidefx996 Před 6 lety +288

    Less is more. THIS is how I like my musclecars. Another great video.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +13

      Thank you. I like the new builds as well but this is just a pure raw muscle car. Badass!

    • @HERodriguezJr
      @HERodriguezJr Před 4 lety +13

      Yes, agreed! No LS, no 22 inch wheels. Old school and raw is where it's at. Carbbed and 15 inch wheels. PERFECT. This is exactly how I want my 69 to look like.

    • @yamahaguy1732
      @yamahaguy1732 Před 4 lety +3

      Hector E. Rodriguez Jr. yeah it’s badass

    • @SGTJDerek
      @SGTJDerek Před 4 lety +3

      That build is just like a '32. It's TIMELESS.

    • @StuartOliver83
      @StuartOliver83 Před 4 lety +1

      Agreed

  • @leem9886
    @leem9886 Před 6 lety +155

    I like this more then the 500k builds... you aren’t scared to drive it and do burn outs in it...

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +24

      He said I could and I still held back. He told me to stand on it 1st through 3rd and it’ll lay stripes in all 3 gears. Maybe I’ll get him to show us how to do it??! Come on Dennis!!!

    • @turbo6598
      @turbo6598 Před 6 lety +7

      When the car is nice and simple you're not afraid to drive it and get on it I like these low-budget build

    • @maggettirandy3082
      @maggettirandy3082 Před 4 lety +1

      Sweet build. Best chevelle year, 68! Best rear valance and taillights. 69 change was sorry! They ruined the body line.
      High school buddy had a 68 , 396 bb, posi . Would do the best pb sitters ever!

  • @justbored9906
    @justbored9906 Před 4 lety +44

    I always said, "if it looked good from the factory, why change it?"

  • @mlk4life
    @mlk4life Před 6 lety +31

    man - that car is freakin boss. the stance is perfect - the ride is simple and clean. its damn near perfect.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +2

      Yes it is. Love the simplicity and the power and the TRANS!

    • @johnnybaby4036
      @johnnybaby4036 Před rokem

      @@AutotopiaLA hey he never called back. Anyway I found another one and I was wondering if you know what his wheel and tire set up is style and size please. I’d like to run the same on mine! I greatly appreciate all your feed back

  • @BlockaderunnerCSA
    @BlockaderunnerCSA Před 6 lety +7

    Sometimes less is more. I love the simplicity of this car. No fancy chrome wheels or over the top interior. Just plane Jane muscle.

  • @takefivepaullucido
    @takefivepaullucido Před 3 lety +16

    That Chevelle is absolutely beautiful and the straight-up steel rally wheels look badass! Love it!

  • @richdouche8253
    @richdouche8253 Před 3 lety +4

    I keep coming back to this video. I LOVE how he built this Chevelle. Perfect!

  • @skuz34
    @skuz34 Před 6 lety +135

    ignore the internet haters...they dont understand how expensive a real car build is cause they are just honda kids that think all cars start at $5000

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +32

      Glad you get it. And unfortunately I’m going to keep showing big dollar one off customs a lot cause I’ve got a lot of friends 👊 I appreciate the support. Truly.

    • @oldschoolhiphop2275
      @oldschoolhiphop2275 Před 6 lety +12

      I was just explaining that to someone. Building a true muscle car takes time & patience. It's a journey with a story worth explaining behind it. The end result is something to behold. Just listen to how good that chevelle sounds the power it's a beautiful thing.

    • @kevinbatts2804
      @kevinbatts2804 Před 6 lety +5

      Agreed

    • @chrissanjuan9605
      @chrissanjuan9605 Před 6 lety +14

      I pefer a oldschool musle car than a car that sounds like a trumpet and goes as fast as a model T

    • @smokumjames6510
      @smokumjames6510 Před 6 lety +2

      traded a dune buggy for my 68 and put it on the road for 1800 got about 10k in it now and it rolls smooth and would put this one down no problem

  • @ericheine2414
    @ericheine2414 Před 4 lety +2

    Give me the 66 through 1970 Chevelle was one of my favorite cars. It had a full frame and everything bolts to it. There were lots of them around and a plethora of parts for cheap. You could just wait till your buddy stacked his and go buy what you needed off him. You know help a brother out.
    Big block small block 4-speed sway bars posi steel rims.
    Dollar per horsepower a better buy than anything else around.
    Heavy enough that you felt safe at a hundred and ten miles an hour.
    Strong enough that you could abuse the living shit out of it.
    My favorite was a gold 66 I had.
    It always had different engines and transmissions in it. It was like the Chevelle kit. You could put it together all sorts of different ways. Sliding left, sliding right, donut clockwise, counterclockwise figure 8, what a great greasy sled,
    Smokey toasty, banging gears and fucking with with the radio, just burning tire until you let up. No 12s without cheater slicks or wrinkle walls, Low 13's and that big block come on. The big block lunge. It's like when the weight catches up with the inertia and the RPMs
    Dancing from 3rd gear into 4th.
    Hours of enjoyment. Some sloppy loose big block you got from a wrecking yard, with an intake Cam and headers, ready to be beaten to within an inch of its miserable life.
    Routinely, some big block that came out of somebody's flat bottom boat. Frankenstein Big Blocks. Big Blocks out of Caprices or old Impalas, loose 396 with a 427 cam. Why won't this thing blow? This thing should blow.
    Maybe you're not beating it right?
    Quick to the cow fields.
    Smoking weed, drinking beer, listen to The Rolling Stones,
    Cross up competition, drifting, drifting, drifting look out for the cow, drifting

  • @yamahchopper
    @yamahchopper Před 4 lety +5

    I had a 1968 chevelle when i was 15 yr old! And I'm still in love with chevelles

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +1

      I love em too and I really love the way Dennis built this car

  • @TheMastblaster
    @TheMastblaster Před 6 lety +41

    That is how I would prefer to own a car no modern upgrades keep it classic.

  • @Youonlylive1nce
    @Youonlylive1nce Před 3 lety +10

    if u freeze around 8:32 you can see the tire sizing, 275's in the rear and 235's in the front

    • @qers
      @qers Před rokem +1

      Thanks, came here for some wheel info for my own Chevelle and got annoyed they almost didn't talk about wheels at all.

    • @procalgarage1792
      @procalgarage1792 Před 11 měsíci

      Any word on the “offset”?

    • @stanmendoza7871
      @stanmendoza7871 Před 10 měsíci

      Rear rims look like 8 inch wide 5 inch back space with 255'S @@procalgarage1792

    • @barnabyjones5161
      @barnabyjones5161 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@procalgarage1792they're 15" rally wheels, buddy. There is no "offset." This isn't a ricer.

    • @Brownalicious
      @Brownalicious Před 2 měsíci

      @@procalgarage1792 My guess is a 15x8 with a 4" backspace - thats just my thought.. not sure if it's correct

  • @PaulRhodes420
    @PaulRhodes420 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for that drive! Sounds like power from the get go!! The shifting of gears even sounded muscly when you hit 2nd gear, that chirp is music to my ears!! I had ‘71 Chevelle automatic transmission that would chirp 2nd gear, sometimes a light chirp for 3rd gear if I was on it hard and nasty!! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!! I want another one so bad! But due to my money, being on disability and all, might not happen unless “Santa” is feeling like he wants to help me out!? LOL!! This would be my “make a wish” dream come true!! 🙏🏻 ✌️🎅

  • @anthonygrimm437
    @anthonygrimm437 Před 3 lety +4

    I love it! This is a bad ass 68! Beautiful and strong all the way around loward to perfection! Easily worth the $$$ thanks for the view!

  • @sauldelatorre6172
    @sauldelatorre6172 Před 4 lety +4

    What a nice build. Prefer this over those over the top builds. Thank you Shawn for showing us this beauty

  • @topfuelfan
    @topfuelfan Před 4 lety +1

    I'm watching this in 2020 for the first time. My first car was a 68' SS 396 4 speed with 456 gear. That beast would pick the front wheels off the ground. It's now 43 years later and seeing this .. I want one again, well at least for a long weekend ! Woo!! NICE!!!

  • @hotrodtodd7609
    @hotrodtodd7609 Před 6 lety +16

    Those transmissions are a blast to drive!

  • @proskills2168
    @proskills2168 Před 4 lety +4

    Great episode. Your enjoyment of this car was tangible. Genuine & sincere. Nice job.

  • @ryand4786
    @ryand4786 Před 4 lety +3

    Awesome car !!!! Late 60s chevelle have been my fav car , this one is really done right. Has it where it counts , Motor, the stance , the rally wheels . So simple , but that’s what makes it so unbelievable . Please show us more of these builds , and keep up the great work man !!! 👍

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +1

      More to come I promise and yes...this car is just perfectly set up everywhere you look

  • @oldschoolhiphop2275
    @oldschoolhiphop2275 Před 6 lety +1

    That's about as close to perfection as you can get for that car. Nothin outrageous. The power is there but not too extreme. Great sound nice & mild yet you can hear it. This guy knew what he was doin with this car.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety

      Yes and yes he does. Dennis has been building cars his whole life and knew exactly what he wanted to do.

  • @davidhickman1289
    @davidhickman1289 Před 6 lety

    When I was 18 I bought a Chevelle SS 396 375 horse in Phantom Blue so this video really takes me back in time. I will never forget the sensation and sound from dual glass paks when I kicked in the 4 bbl. It was a great period of time.

  • @LouisWing
    @LouisWing Před 4 lety +7

    I love the Chevelles and this is a cool ride. I totally get the build cost vs the value.. I think any car that you put in $100k isn't really about the money (for resale purposes), it's about the value of the car to the owner. Keep going my man!

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +1

      You got it. Too many people don’t understand that. Builds are never value based they’re passion based

    • @cobaltmidnightoilamp6748
      @cobaltmidnightoilamp6748 Před rokem +1

      Louis Wing, I chose the 1968 Chevelle Malibu to star in my literary work of "An Incubus Behind the Wheel," as a dusty, battered "dark graphite '68 sedan". This work is to be the backstory to "Mineral County," based on a peculiar dream I first experienced in mid-fall(October of 1989)
      and this work will star a 1968 Chevy Impala custom hardtop sedan as another suspect vehicle. I chose these particular make, models, and year because, for some reason, they have such a rather interestingly eerieness to them. ✍️🏽🪔🔎📘🔦

  • @jamescheatwood1515
    @jamescheatwood1515 Před 6 lety +8

    Love the steel wheels.

  • @jimmycline4778
    @jimmycline4778 Před 3 lety +2

    I like these wheels and tires on this car so much better than more expensive bigger wheels!

  • @Kofi.86
    @Kofi.86 Před 6 lety +4

    That's sick luv it.Just hearing the engine growling give me goosebumps

  • @justinwiley9798
    @justinwiley9798 Před 5 lety +20

    I think 68 was best year for chevelle

    • @JT-sl3ui
      @JT-sl3ui Před 5 lety +1

      1968 was the first year of the second generation Chevelle/Malibu that ran through 1972. '68 & '69 very similar-'70 stood alone-'71 &'72 very similar. 1967 was the last model of the first generation. All are beautiful!

    • @aaronanderson7619
      @aaronanderson7619 Před 4 lety

      @@JT-sl3ui 64 65 is first. 66 67 is second.

  • @ronbianchi6874
    @ronbianchi6874 Před 4 lety +1

    I had a 67 and 69 Chevelle, boy i wish i still had them. i am 60 years old and still have pictures of the parked in front of my house where i grew up in Philly.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety

      I have a few I wish I still had too. I can relate

  • @deahelkcunklaer2180
    @deahelkcunklaer2180 Před 2 lety +1

    Love how Dennis preserved the originality. The designers in those days really knew what they we doing. This car won't look like a dated build in 5, 10 or 20 years.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 2 lety

      It is timeless the way Dennis set it up

  • @gnarlytothemax
    @gnarlytothemax Před 6 lety +4

    Now that the smoking tire is done, this might be my new favorite channel. Good stuff man keep it up!

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +1

      Thanks Sam. Keeping it going here man

  • @kaiserashkaiserash8162
    @kaiserashkaiserash8162 Před 4 lety +4

    What a beast, I love this car, she's prefect and how good does it look. Great build 👍🏻

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +2

      Perfect set up here. I wouldn’t change a thing

  • @xander-R467
    @xander-R467 Před 4 lety +2

    Damn, I love this Car. I'm a Pontiac guy, but this raw old school Chevelle is just perfect. The definition of muscle car. Nice vid.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +1

      It sure is a badass Chevelle. I love the simplicity and that trans!! Wow

  • @TheMrmmkkpro
    @TheMrmmkkpro Před 3 lety

    Yea, I'm 59 and been hot rodding since the late 70s, this is how I roll. There is something about a naturally asperiated engine. I'm running a 1975 firebird with a 1973 front clip and ram air hood, 1972 455HO, M-21 4 speed.
    Very nice ride, thanks for posting, she sounds sweet. 👍👍🏁🏁

  • @McLarenF1God
    @McLarenF1God Před 6 lety +14

    Hey man. You're a great guy. One of the main reasons I subbed.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +2

      Thank you! Just showing my passion for people to love or hate. I appreciate your support and comment.

  • @leadslanger
    @leadslanger Před 6 lety +17

    A 68 300 Chevelle with a factory big block and 4 wheel disk brakes..... ooooookay.

    • @jeffm7669
      @jeffm7669 Před 4 lety +3

      I thought the same thing. That's a solid gold unicorn. Wonder if they will feature a 69 Z28 a/c car next

    • @timspeedinc
      @timspeedinc Před 4 lety +1

      And I’m having a hard time with those SW gauges being factory (the tach and those three under the dash)

    • @leeduke9518
      @leeduke9518 Před 4 lety +2

      leadslanger I didn’t see anything in this that showed a Chevelle 300 all I saw was a Malibu. 300 car were post cars

    • @steves4639
      @steves4639 Před 4 lety

      @@leeduke9518 you could get a 300 Deluxe 2dr hardtop in '68

    • @JRC99
      @JRC99 Před 4 lety

      I doubt it was a 300. Probably just liked the look and decided to do it that way.

  • @Jangocat
    @Jangocat Před rokem +1

    Now that's a car worth spending 100k on. I LOVE that he kept it old school, that could have basically been done in 68. This is how old hot rods should be restored. To many of these modern builders ruin these classic muscle cars by turning them into resto rods.

  • @begaxbega2785
    @begaxbega2785 Před 2 měsíci

    Love these beautiful chevys . Thanks for bringing them to us , Autotopia .

  • @NTKUSTOMSDOTCOM
    @NTKUSTOMSDOTCOM Před 6 lety +6

    Soo cool thanks for sharing with us Dennis & Shawn. One awsome muscle car ! Love the engine.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +3

      Figured you’d like this one. Raw. Pure. And the trans!!

    • @gerald506
      @gerald506 Před rokem +1

      What is Dennis last name? I would like to follow him

  • @CJ101RC
    @CJ101RC Před 6 lety +4

    That car is badass. The transmission is the same as tractor trailer transmission’s. You synchronize the shift points with engine rpm.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +1

      Exactly. Was my first time driving this type of trans and it was amazing. Almost like a sequential.

  • @djsonfire0001
    @djsonfire0001 Před 4 lety +2

    Two words.... Real Car!! I love the whine of the transmission and a lot more than just crazy loud exhaust.... Just something different! I've seen a lot of interior is redone but I'd have to say stock usually looks a lot better look how clean that is!! Just looks amazing... Nice time machine!

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety

      This is a cool one. Absolutely love the trans on it and the look is simple on point

  • @bryanc531
    @bryanc531 Před 6 lety +4

    That’s one badass ride!

  • @Davz2SS
    @Davz2SS Před 6 lety +4

    F’ing yes!

  • @donkeytime1704
    @donkeytime1704 Před 2 lety +1

    For years I've said that I was born twenty years to late. I can't stand these newer designs and that's why I own older vehicles. Thanks Shawn for sharing these cool experiences and bringing back some of my childhood memories. My childhood days are the days of which I wish were my young adult years. Who really is crazy enough to pay for these over priced rolling pieces of modern crap these days?

  • @docfischer7291
    @docfischer7291 Před 3 lety +1

    That is a beautiful car. I personally would have added A/C for comfort for the family but , yeah . Perfect stance. Perfect tire and wheel package which factory usually looks the cleanest and unadulterated. As Cartman says…. “Shweet.”

  • @kenjohnson9498
    @kenjohnson9498 Před 4 lety +3

    a beautiful car, i can see where a lot of the $100k went - was spent removing the '68 specific side trim and filling the holes.... could have spent less starting with a '69. that's what i thought it was until i saw the vent windows, don't need A/C with vents.
    still it's a beautiful car

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety

      It’s such a cool ride. His cost was less because he’s a builder but said this is about the real cost for the guy that commissions a build like this with these parts and set up

  • @YippeeKiYayMrFalcon
    @YippeeKiYayMrFalcon Před 6 lety +8

    I'd love to see some vintage race cars, drag cars, etc. Anything with race history really interests me.

  • @MartinScreeton
    @MartinScreeton Před 6 lety +2

    Definitely reminds me of the street races in the 70's... Love the plain jane look as well...

  • @cheetoz6902
    @cheetoz6902 Před 4 lety +1

    Don't worry about the people who cry about the builds . The owners are the ones spending cash not the crybabys. Keep up the awesome content and just do what you do brother . Show us bad ass rides and the experience of riding in them . Awesome content and never ever boring. Your channel kicks ass

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety

      Thanks and I agree with you all the way! We’ll keep showing cars that we think are badass and there are a lot of em to show!

  • @Lockness205
    @Lockness205 Před 3 lety +3

    Damn good looking car and sounds amazing, nice video bro

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 3 lety +1

      I love this car! Simple old school cool

  • @G-reg313
    @G-reg313 Před 6 lety +5

    Another great video bro! Keep em coming!

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety

      Thank you and I promise I will. So much more to show especially in the custom world.

  • @Poncho758
    @Poncho758 Před 3 lety +2

    Absolutely love that car yes I’m old-school to. Love color best color for 68 Chevelle

  • @stephencampbell8498
    @stephencampbell8498 Před 3 měsíci

    I like this build! Reminds me of high-school auto class.

  • @carlosaponte1520
    @carlosaponte1520 Před 6 lety +3

    Beautiful car just the way it is.

  • @rodcognito002
    @rodcognito002 Před 6 lety +10

    Friend built 69 chevelle. He is about 32 deep in it. Its 454 4spd. Ground up and some good friends helping. Ok. You got 1 more sub. Great vids.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +2

      Thanks. And I know guys that have built with friends too. I just love what the big dollars builders do with creating custom parts, fab work, etc. I’m just a hardcore fan of great cars. $5 or $5 million if it’s cool it’s 😎

  • @user-uz8hd6bx1q
    @user-uz8hd6bx1q Před 11 měsíci

    I’m 5 years late on this video, but I’m blown away with this built. Very simple But an true muscle car!

  • @rollofire22
    @rollofire22 Před 5 lety +2

    I had the 1968 SS396 Chevelle 4speed exactly like that one in high school, wish i never sold it. Now i looking for another one to build! Very cool car

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 5 lety

      Really cool car. Would love to have this one.

  • @charliecruz4451
    @charliecruz4451 Před 4 lety +6

    That my favorite car old school with I'm so 69 Chevy

  • @samspace81
    @samspace81 Před 6 lety +3

    Old School I see you

  • @michaelcuff5780
    @michaelcuff5780 Před 4 lety +2

    It just reminds me of highschool. These cars were everywhere! Then all of a sudden they dissapeared.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah, glad he still had this one and drives it

  • @amraceway
    @amraceway Před 6 lety +1

    It doesn't get any better than this. I find the what ifs using mainly factory parts produce some great looking cars.

  • @MEANGENE
    @MEANGENE Před 6 lety +6

    Nice Chevelle bro ☝

  • @FourSpeedFilms
    @FourSpeedFilms Před 6 lety +7

    I remember when he first got the car!

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +2

      Really?? I love that he let me shoot it and drive it. Killer car!

  • @tierone4761
    @tierone4761 Před 4 lety +2

    Excellent video & recording angles, thank you! Hearing the whine coming out of the 4-speed as your going down the road reminds me of the ‘55 Chevy in “Two Lane Blacktop”, that noise was very obvious in that car as well. Gotta love the old school combination of a 4-speed behind a carbureted Rat Motor! Good Day Everyone!

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +1

      Really good one hear and the sound of that trans and banging the gears is incredible!

  • @jordanjohnanderson
    @jordanjohnanderson Před 4 lety +1

    Very nice car and THANK YOU for doing real burnouts and not brake stands like everyone else on CZcams (which any car can do).

  • @PhaQ2
    @PhaQ2 Před 6 lety +51

    Notice how it never hit a wall or another car or even some spectators during the burnouts? It's not a mustang...

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +1

      Lol!!

    • @ajflyingatyomouth2831
      @ajflyingatyomouth2831 Před 5 lety +2

      So the mustang just plows into crowds in its own? Hmmm.

    • @cesar2934
      @cesar2934 Před 4 lety +1

      So the mustang drives on its own with nobody sitting in it and drives into crowds ok

    • @TheCulnes
      @TheCulnes Před 4 lety +2

      Yea I thought the original autonomous human eating car was a Plymouth Fury. As a Mustang guy I'm about tired of hearing this crowd control crap.

    • @fogtown3027
      @fogtown3027 Před 4 lety +2

      TheCulnes Well shit every video I’ve watched on the tube that involves mustangs doing burnouts, shows a lot of wall action 😂🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @reggiejackson5732
    @reggiejackson5732 Před 6 lety +6

    What is the rear tire size. I love Camaros and Chevelles. ✔
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  • @Beach5289
    @Beach5289 Před 2 lety

    Love that trans whine , it sounds so raw . . miss my 68 Chevelle's , this really takes me back .

  • @stephenfuller5614
    @stephenfuller5614 Před 4 lety +1

    Don't you ever think it's about anything but classics.55 Chevy is my dream car followed by a 69 Nova with a 350-427.😎✌🙏

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety +1

      👊 cool cars and yes, I love these old school muscle cars

  • @vh8765
    @vh8765 Před 6 lety +6

    Great looking car.
    If all the labor is sourced to do the build it would probably be 100k easily.
    If one does the build himself he could save substantial amounts of money. Labor is very expensive.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety

      One of the few people that seems to understand customs get expensive.

    • @sanfranciscobay
      @sanfranciscobay Před 4 lety

      VH. What do you think, 1/3 for parts and 2/3 for labor?

  • @mikemccullum743
    @mikemccullum743 Před 5 lety +3

    What’s the wheel and tire set up? I want them for mine.

  • @bohemialite6371
    @bohemialite6371 Před 6 lety +1

    Wow that old school Chevelle is awesome perfect nothing is missing

  • @spacerothstein1381
    @spacerothstein1381 Před 4 lety

    I get to take my Grandad's LS5 Stingray one day a week in summer. I just brought it back into the hangar and I GOT THE FEVER! Tell Dennis I like his style.

  • @mathieulandry2559
    @mathieulandry2559 Před 6 lety +3

    I'm in love with this one!!

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety

      So is the owner and I fell for it immediately. That trans is so damn cool!

  • @skullofserpent5727
    @skullofserpent5727 Před 6 lety +8

    Mr. Shawn, any chances to get your hands on 67 4 door impala with 427 or 454 engine. yes, you know why.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +1

      I actually don’t know why...help me out here. And I can do some poking around for sure.

    • @skullofserpent5727
      @skullofserpent5727 Před 6 lety +2

      AutotopiaLA thanks for the reply. 67 impala is featured in very famous TV series Supernatural. Cool car. I guess not many 67 4 dr impalas are on the road

    • @TreyGoose
      @TreyGoose Před 5 lety +3

      @@skullofserpent5727 4 doors aren't worthy

  • @davidshock3541
    @davidshock3541 Před 3 lety +1

    love this car. thanks for showing us the car , defiantly worth 12:37 of my day

  • @kennethhedden9964
    @kennethhedden9964 Před 2 lety

    Dad hade a 68 Chevelle 327,but he was a transmission guy. Loved to hear it chirp. Hell,he made his huntning van chirp.

  • @daveschannel2027
    @daveschannel2027 Před 6 lety +10

    Nice car
    Could you tell me the tire sizes? This wheels look great on it

    • @gerald506
      @gerald506 Před rokem

      I want to know the tire size too they are definitely offset. It might be 245/60 up front 275/60 out back. Usually guys go with 275/60 on rear when they run 3.73 but he has 3.55 though.

    • @daveschannel2027
      @daveschannel2027 Před rokem

      @@gerald506 I I agree 275/60 rear and I believe 265 50 on the front.
      Compared a lot of pics and it’s not a 235/60 or a 245/60 it’s wider.

  • @MyLifeAsLouis
    @MyLifeAsLouis Před 6 lety +3

    The noise!

  • @blueduster74
    @blueduster74 Před 6 lety +2

    my first car at 15 was a 68 SS396 4spd. a 327 was in it when I got it. when I was 19 in the Navy I built a 427 w/ Comp Cams solid roller and worked World heads, 9" Ford and cage by RJ's in ElCajon, Ca. eventually ran 10.60s. a drunk smashed it up in 1993. that car was too rowdy for much street use. this one is much cooler and subtle,

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety

      Sounds like a beast of a car. Bummer it got wrecked by a drunk.

  • @chevrolet355
    @chevrolet355 Před 4 lety +2

    I love this car! My 68 Chevy II nova 2 door the original color of it is fathom blue also. I'd love a 68 or 69 chevelle to build next after my 56 chevy

  • @distastefulvideos
    @distastefulvideos Před 6 lety +3

    Very cool!

  • @betosgarage
    @betosgarage Před 4 lety +3

    My next project has to be a chevelle or 70 nova

  • @ssdtrain1
    @ssdtrain1 Před 5 lety +1

    I've owned (3) Chevelle's so far. 1970 SS 396 4 speed, 1971 SS 402 and since 1996, 1968 SS 396 4 speed now a 496 Stroker motor (true 600hp+/600+TQ), I have built all of them.. So, SS Chevelle's only came with 396 BB cubes in 1966,68,69,70. 70's and 71 had a 396/402/454ci option. Chevelle, and Malibu came with 307's, 327's and 350's So if that car came with 396 badges, it is a very, very rare car (with an SS hood on it), the 68 Yenko Chevelle didn't even have 4-wheel discs. And 4-wheel disc was not a "Factory" option. only "front wheel" discs available, if that were the case, Pontiac with the GTO would have capitalized on it. Corvette brakes "WILL NOT" fit on a Chevelle (no matter what year it is) unless the hubs are changed, so that is WRONG... 2 totally different axles and hubs

  • @siwash99
    @siwash99 Před 5 lety +2

    Came back to watch this again, just an awesome car.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah man, I love this car. That trans!!

  • @gnarlytothemax
    @gnarlytothemax Před 4 lety +2

    Enjoyed going back and watching this. Clean and simple. I dig it.

  • @DrivingDallas214
    @DrivingDallas214 Před 6 lety +3

    anybody thats ever had a car built knows the budget can get as high as the owners money can go, i wouldve guessed more than 100k for that build depending on what they started with

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +4

      Dynasty 214 obviously you get it. Have probably gone through the process too. 6 months becomes 2 years and $50k turns into $150k 😂😂😂

    • @DrivingDallas214
      @DrivingDallas214 Před 6 lety

      AutotopiaLA yep 69 Chevelle that was almost gone. Im about halfway there lol. Not a cheap hobby

    • @kanervatie
      @kanervatie Před 6 lety

      Not even close 100k.

  • @MrCharollas
    @MrCharollas Před 5 lety +3

    Fathom blue, not Phantom blue

  • @lotse_1187
    @lotse_1187 Před 6 lety +1

    Your face when you see the cops....kkkk. Bro, you are amazing man, i tell it forever. Show to us all this cars. This old school with this transmition....👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Make me remember when i drive a V8 car for the first time. Congratulations to the Chevelle owner and to you buddy. Thanks again.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +2

      Lol!!! I'm always a little nervous about getting pulled over right about the time I stand on it a little.

  • @JerkVegas86
    @JerkVegas86 Před 3 lety +2

    I've watched this video at least 30 times!

  • @PimoAn01
    @PimoAn01 Před 6 lety +5

    Heard to believe even a simple build like this still cost 100k very discouraging

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety

      Custom cars add up when done right.

    • @sidefx996
      @sidefx996 Před 4 lety

      "Plain" or "simple" is a style not a budget. It's probably still a complete nut and bolt frame off restoration and there goes your 100 grand. Sure you could build a car for a lot less that on the street or on camera looks pretty much just like it but see them up close in person and you'll see where the money went.

    • @JD-rx5bo
      @JD-rx5bo Před 2 lety

      100k don’t go far…..

  • @hurricanesam1
    @hurricanesam1 Před 6 lety +4

    9k already Shawn

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +1

      Crazy Sam! Love seeing the growth and new people checking it out.

    • @hurricanesam1
      @hurricanesam1 Před 6 lety +1

      I’ve been spreading the word of this channel. So I may got you a 100 some subscribers😁

  • @jasonmacneil2256
    @jasonmacneil2256 Před 2 lety +1

    I wonder why there's controversy? I JUST LOVE SEEING ALL THE CARS!!! And thank you!!

  • @seckler17
    @seckler17 Před 3 lety +1

    Love the color and the original interior

  • @skeezix8156
    @skeezix8156 Před 6 lety +10

    Wow factory manual four wheel disc. Unheard of

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety +1

      I didn’t know that existed

    • @brianduval8664
      @brianduval8664 Před 6 lety +5

      It didn't, he's full of sheeott!

    • @cammer68oliver2
      @cammer68oliver2 Před 6 lety

      Umm... no, he’s not on this one. I’m questioning the horsepower and the cost to build it... BUT, most chevys in the late 60s had 4 wheel discs. I know the 69 Camaro does. I’d bet the 68 Camaro did too. My 68 mustang had discs brakes on the front, from the factory, with the GT package. You all do your homework before runnin yer flappers! Lol

    • @brianduval8664
      @brianduval8664 Před 6 lety +14

      David Oliver Wrong. Most late 60's chevelles had 4 wheel Drums. Standard. Front disc brakes & front only - were a option. No Chevelle ever came off the assembly line with rear disc's. Ever. Show me an rpo code. Show me a factory part #. This Chevelle may have rear disc's but through aftermarket parts only

    • @danieltubbs5422
      @danieltubbs5422 Před 6 lety +4

      Wrong, my 69 Cutlass is a high option big engine car and it has 4 wheel drums. Discs were only a front option. Camaro rear discs were an option bred from Trans Am racing and the Z/28.

  • @idontlikecops1
    @idontlikecops1 Před 4 lety +2

    Those widened steel wheels GODDDDDD

  • @blah9664
    @blah9664 Před 5 lety +1

    This is how I like them, clean and close to stock in appearance with a nice stance and tire combo.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 5 lety +1

      I get it. Really well done simple old school build. Class choices.

  • @dominicpetruzzelli3134
    @dominicpetruzzelli3134 Před 4 lety +1

    You Sir are, 100% correct about how much it costs to do these cars. I did a stock 1930 Model A Ford Coupe....that car stood me close to $18,000 and I did not pay for the finished body work or the paint , a very dear friend of mine did it for free in his shop. If I were to sell that car, I would be lucky if I could get $16,000 for it.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 4 lety

      You’re one of the few that seem to truly understand. It’s not about resale it’s about passion for driving something you love

  • @rawheadjim
    @rawheadjim Před 6 lety +1

    I really love that model, I test drove a nice one owner teal blue 68 Chevelle in 1975 and wanted it bad! It was a SS 396/325, but it certainly had plenty of power. I can't imagine the same car with double the ponies! The only thing I didn't particularly care for were the bench seats. The muncie 4-speed stick curved drastically around the bench, but shifted very nicely. Like this one, it had manual brakes and steering, and it was absolutely brutal to steer and stop for a 17 year old! I had to stomp on the brakes with both feet which was sort of scary. I would definitely go with the power steering and disc brake upgrade, he did it all right on this build. I wouldn't change a thing, well worth the 100k he invested.

    • @AutotopiaLA
      @AutotopiaLA  Před 6 lety

      Awesome! Glad you're one of the guys that really gets it.