Ratty Muscle Cars - The House Of Muscle Ep. 8

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  • čas přidán 17. 07. 2017
  • Remember when old cars were just, old? When a scratch in the paint or a door ding didn’t matter? Somewhere along the line people lost sight of that and instead redefined them as garage queens or objects of status. Austin Griggs, the founder of RattyMuscleCars.com seeks to change that by showcasing to the world how your old, rusty and dilapidated car might just be the best way to enjoy one of the greatest hobbies the world has ever seen.
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  • @serjburj8506
    @serjburj8506 Před rokem +13

    I come back to this video every few months. I’m a younger guy, under 30 and it’s nice seeing younger guys like me with these cars. I have a 73 cuda, ratty, and I live by “if I break it, I’ll fix it. I’ve broken a ton of stuff driving always back on the road in a couple weeks.

  • @B4CMARO
    @B4CMARO Před 7 lety +472

    Great thing about a cuda is no matter what condition it is in, you are still driving a cuda.

    • @Beer_Dad1975
      @Beer_Dad1975 Před 7 lety +14

      Slapping bits of metal on over structural rust using tech-screws - nobody is going to be driving this 'cuda ever again in 5-10 years. This guy is not making even the slightest effort to preserve it. His Dart however - that looks great.

    • @baldtiresandmisfires9718
      @baldtiresandmisfires9718 Před 6 lety +13

      Matthew Sharpe it doesn’t matter how preserves t is that’s the point of this movement, it’s that he’s enjoying it

    • @mikelyons7511
      @mikelyons7511 Před 5 lety +2

      When you're right you're right you can't argue with that logic.👍

    • @clinteastwood9115
      @clinteastwood9115 Před 5 lety +5

      Better than a chevelle!

    • @calebmurphy9082
      @calebmurphy9082 Před 4 lety +2

      Fact

  • @Jerrypintoswe
    @Jerrypintoswe Před 7 lety +153

    1:25 "If i break it, i´ll fix it." That´s the way it should be for all car guys

    • @philtripe
      @philtripe Před 7 lety +16

      but he fixes stuff with self tapping screws and trash he finds lying about...not much of a steward...i personally dont care but those cars will all be junk when he's done "fixing them"...its really hard to remove a bad repair

    • @rrpostalagain
      @rrpostalagain Před 7 lety +1

      phil tripe Yeah, I don't think I'd want anything he fixed.

    • @spicketspaghet7773
      @spicketspaghet7773 Před 4 lety +8

      @@philtripe That's the idea. He's not fixing his car for YOU to enjoy, he's fixing it for himself.
      The idea of the car isn't to make it the prettiest show car and then sell it. A souless approach. It's to enjoy it for yourself.

    • @1S1KC0DM4N
      @1S1KC0DM4N Před 2 lety +1

      Race it, break it, fix it, repeat lol

  • @BrickMuffin
    @BrickMuffin Před 7 lety +184

    This is the culture I'm talking about. No status, just love and respect for cars and one another.

    • @jamesprice2163
      @jamesprice2163 Před 5 lety +2

      Absolutely

    • @ericfitzpatrick5319
      @ericfitzpatrick5319 Před 4 lety +2

      Amen brother, let's all come together at least in one way!

    • @howardhoward5878
      @howardhoward5878 Před 4 lety +2

      No bs,no politics. Just car people.
      My tribe.

    • @alanbeck1037
      @alanbeck1037 Před 4 lety +3

      I checked out their web site a few years ago when they first started out. And his attitude was they didn't want any old men involved because they are all arrogant and don't listen to different ideas. So in their own way formed their own status. Pretty disappointing to an old man who has always tried to be very open-minded.

  • @tylerwalls3848
    @tylerwalls3848 Před 7 lety +112

    I have so much respect for this guy he is the epitome of what I want to be. I bought a 1966 Ford Mustang and have been wrenching the shit out of it because I've always wanted one. I just recently joined the U.S. Army as a Ah-64D helicopter mechanic. I graduated high school in may and leave for basic training next Tuesday. I know most people won't care but I just related to this guy and wanted to share a little bit of my story.

    • @ronbridges678
      @ronbridges678 Před 5 lety +2

      Tyler, you go buddy! I am a Mustang lover too and my baby is fixing to get a supercharger. Believe me when I say there are going to be some surprised people when I go to the track for the first time! Good luck young man. Never give up on your dreams!!!!!

    • @ericfitzpatrick5319
      @ericfitzpatrick5319 Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you brother!

    • @mustanglover06
      @mustanglover06 Před 4 lety +1

      That's awesome. I'm 13 and my dad has a 68 mustang that I really want to restore. Thank you for your service.

    • @dannyal467
      @dannyal467 Před 4 lety +1

      Tyler Walls bro post a video of your mustang maybe you can help me out don’t know much about cars but I loved them specially old school cars I have a 79 z28 and it’s cool to hear that engine start

    • @Furgo_Diesel
      @Furgo_Diesel Před 2 lety +1

      Lucky you guys I do love muscle cars and I cannot own one... It's worse I can't even drive a car older than 2000 inside the city were I was born... I do wish I could emigrate just to try to live my passion, cars... Classic muscle cars...

  • @xXGMCrazyXx
    @xXGMCrazyXx Před 7 lety +52

    Honestly this is the only motortrend series that has stayed good and isn't a constant advertisement. Good job

    • @drivebigmuscle8080
      @drivebigmuscle8080 Před 7 lety +1

      Thank you Hudson.

    • @jasonscottw
      @jasonscottw Před 5 lety

      Well said Hudson. Thanks THOM for keeping it authentic. You’d prolly like my ratty Porsche 944 with an LS truck motor squished into it . . . Drives like a 6/10th scale Cuda ;)

  • @1FastKarNascar
    @1FastKarNascar Před 7 lety +82

    I love old schools like this .. honestly they have more character than the restored shiny classics.. it just tells its own story

    • @GlennnD
      @GlennnD Před 7 lety +3

      That's why I'm keeping my Datsun 510's paint original like how its now.. just pale and no shine. Love it ! Gives character indeed.

    • @abstract0014
      @abstract0014 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah well they won't be able to tell a story after that rust has chewed up the car

    • @derricgreene
      @derricgreene Před 2 lety

      @@abstract0014 That's why I've gotta repaint mine. Already have to fix some rust spots chewing on it

  • @darius2640
    @darius2640 Před 7 lety +284

    Something tells me he would get along well with roadkill guys

  • @MrCWH5
    @MrCWH5 Před 6 lety +14

    I'm totally into this and am so happy about this movement of Ratty Muscle Cars !!!
    I like to see old iron on the road no matter what it looks like. I bought my childhood dream car 13 years ago, A 1969 Camaro RS/SS (clone) on ebay sight unseen except ebay pictures, They ended up being photo shopped and it was not as perfect as I thought when it arrived off the shipping truck, I was like ahh its not the show car I thought I was getting but now I can drive it and not be as concerned about rock chips and such, it was still a well done clone. I made an intake change, 2 camshafts, street slicks, carbs and whatnot.
    About 8 years ago a micro burst picked up, spun and dropped the canvas carport it was parked under and gauged the soso paint all over, I was 42 at the time with a wife, two kids a mortgage and always at work, I was devastated and didn't have the funds or time to bring it back. I did some filling, sanding and primer on the damaged areas. I drove it here and there but less and less as I felt embarrassed when pulling up to the gas station, 7-11 or whatever. So it ended up mostly sitting for 7 years with me talking to it daily saying one day ill have you back on the road, mind you there was nothing wrong with it besides the way it looked. So it sat semi neglected with some rust now popping out of the rockers and lower doors and nice patinaed primer, sanded and some shiny paint.
    I watched an episode of Ratty Muscle Cars and said holly shit, there's lots of people out there like me with not perfect old iron driving on the road (unlike me). This inspired me to get my shit back on the road for me to enjoy and dammed what anyone else thought about it. I installed a new clutch and drove it all summer, weather permitting and put more miles on it in 4 months then I had over the last 13 years. Getting thumbs up everywhere, people talking to me at the gas station or anywhere I park it, Including the weekend car shows I would go to parking my car on the outskirts with members stopping me while looking at their rides and asking... hay did you drive that Camaro that's parked way out there? why don't you pull it in here where it belongs !!!
    Its been the best damn summer for me and my ride and I have helped 3 other friends get their junk back on the road. I'm looking forward to driving through the fall until the snow drops and hopefully making the long trip to the next #NoShineShitList event in the spring P. Get that ratty old iron back on the road where it belongs !!! (sorry this ended up way more long winded then intended :) )

  • @markday2198
    @markday2198 Před 4 lety +3

    Good ole boy 's , good ole days , how I grew up , I miss em ! Nice to see you still got ' em .

  • @ScoobyDigites
    @ScoobyDigites Před 7 lety +420

    if it looks bad on the outside but runs like a top that's fine. performance over cosmetics.

    • @InvincibleExtremes
      @InvincibleExtremes Před 7 lety

      ScoobyDigits yup!

    • @richardprice5978
      @richardprice5978 Před 7 lety +4

      ScoobyDigits not quite that cudas frame looked like it's got really bad problems on film I get it I've had and still do have more than one that needs painting rust is rust not Pettina and I drive mine but as soon as I could do do the right body work the right way I plan on it because in one of my cases steel makes my b-body faster and safer around and quality paint makes its stay that way mike has a point though at one point mr angry was according to him a nicely painted candy wrapper with guts that got his family stranded because of not putting any effort into it and all on the outside and a some on the inside interior

    • @SkullSyker
      @SkullSyker Před 7 lety

      the bad look might sometimes also be the look someone is going for.

    • @gregh7457
      @gregh7457 Před 7 lety +3

      Rust never sleeps

    • @88swisha88
      @88swisha88 Před 7 lety +4

      My buds got an apache that he bought rusty then lacquered to prevent any more holes while keeping the look. To me that made sense as it has character and will last longer. Purposely letting something rust for the patina is missing the point though. But hey, to each their own, my truck is spotless because thats how I like it but rust can be more interesting if thats your thing.

  • @mtpleasantmadman7648
    @mtpleasantmadman7648 Před 7 lety +8

    I've been doing this for 25 years. I always say,if it's too pretty you'll be afraid to run it. Love it

  • @TheHoonigans
    @TheHoonigans Před 7 lety +88

    Austin 😘

  • @JohnSmith-ud9ex
    @JohnSmith-ud9ex Před 7 lety +142

    Can't possibly put into words just how much I enjoy this show, and it's predecessor, but this episode really came the closest to explaining the "why"… I still have a stupid grin on my face as I write this, 'nuff said.

    • @GARAGESZERO
      @GARAGESZERO Před 6 lety +3

      im not even close to into ratty cars or older american cars and i love this episode. this is a sick show.

    • @sleeks9939
      @sleeks9939 Před 6 lety

      John Smith I totally agree

    • @jonathanbachman2339
      @jonathanbachman2339 Před 6 lety +1

      tommyfyeah You should be into domestic cars. The heritage of these cars cannot be match by imports. Do not be influenced by how you are perceived by your peers. I am not saying imports are bad. But domestics are better. Try them. Does not have to be these types. If your friends call you whatever understand they have the issues. It is their ignorance.

    • @Garthx1
      @Garthx1 Před 5 lety +1

      @@GARAGESZERO it always surprises me when I find you randomly in a comment section of a video haha

  • @Lightning7474.
    @Lightning7474. Před 7 lety +6

    FINALLY!!! some dudes that have real class for cars!! much respect.

  • @Stegs
    @Stegs Před 7 lety +3

    great episode. Those guys get more enjoyment out of their cars than 99% of people who own these classics.

  • @LaPabst
    @LaPabst Před 7 lety +56

    I could not agree MORE! I have a 78 C3 Corvette Silver Anniversary that I drive almost every day. I bought it running for $1100.00 with a trashed interior and a broken rear window... all fixed with the help of Ebay and Craigs list.
    Sure Its rough in spots, has some cracks and spiders in the body and sketchy paint. She has well over 300,000 on her, a third trans (Just put in a Tremic 5 and Hydro Throw out) and a well refreshed 4 bolt out of a 76 pick up, after breaking a piston skirt on the original motor. Rusty Hooker full length headers and a home made exhaust that looks and performs better than anything the General ever made. Number matching??? F that! Most of all, I'm not afraid to beat the snot out of it on the back roads or park it at X-mart if I need something. Sure I hit the car shows, I park it outside and admire the shiny money pits. Then.... rumble past the trailer queens, pull out of the parking lot and light up the 'Pro Comps'. All with a little molten rubber on the rear quarters and a big fat oil leak spot where she was sitting. So while your polishing your rig, buying another trophy case and hoping some dust doesn't land on daddy's little girl, my junk is hood down and commuting two hours a day.

    • @AlamoCityFishing
      @AlamoCityFishing Před 7 lety +2

      LaPabst I bought the exact same for 1000 and sold it for $2500 in a week lol it did need work obviously. But I didn't want to try and fix it since I wanted a 77 or older. I didn't care for the bubble window in the back

    • @dukeallen432
      @dukeallen432 Před 7 lety +4

      Lapabst, great comment. Many criticize c3's but they've never sat in seat and peered over those bulging fenders.

    • @LaPabst
      @LaPabst Před 7 lety +2

      For sure Duke, and they are starting to get a second look in the market. Admittedly, the General made WAYYYY too many of them for wayyy too long,,, I get that. But, if your smart, you just might want to grab a good one while they are still cheap. The post 75ers died early deaths because they were smog monsters and ill running. They also got real expensive to fix real fast. Lots of em' got stuffed out back with the rusty Studebaker pick up... which is now worth a fortune I might add.
      I started as a mechanic in 79 trying to keep these pigs on the road (Along with all the other fledgling choke-mobiles). Now with carb exemptions in most states and the net, these have never been cheaper to own, drive and enjoy. The most amazing thing about the C3? How a car so big can have so little room. J

    • @LaPabst
      @LaPabst Před 7 lety +3

      I agree Alamo, the last version of the C3 can be homely from some angles, but bad ass from others. And they really suffered from 'cheap down' towards the end, the build quality is a joke that no one is laughing at. But, its still got some soul and really trys to be a Vette most of the time. For the money? Hell yeah, I'll buy one.

  • @lucasrustt
    @lucasrustt Před 7 lety +369

    Ratty cars are my favorite, I love that I don't have to care about it

    • @stuartcote4915
      @stuartcote4915 Před 7 lety +15

      Patina is cool but bondo is not, had to do quarters and all on my el camino.

    • @drivermodgaming214
      @drivermodgaming214 Před 7 lety

      Stuart Cote very true

    • @1FastKarNascar
      @1FastKarNascar Před 7 lety

      Stuart Cote you hit it right on the head

    • @drivermodgaming214
      @drivermodgaming214 Před 7 lety

      Lucas Sobrinho takes me back to my foxbody days lol

    • @1FastKarNascar
      @1FastKarNascar Před 7 lety +2

      Driver Mod Gaming yea I feel you man I got a thing for these Gbodys I'm building my 80 cutlass sedan right now .

  • @mikepierce4739
    @mikepierce4739 Před 2 lety

    If it gets you down the road without breaking, thats a gem to the owner. Love and respect to my brothers and sisters.

  • @donellmuniz590
    @donellmuniz590 Před 4 lety +1

    I've always had ratty musclecars too. Way back in 91, I got a FREE, banged up, gutted, rusted out 68 Charger RT. Put a FREE 400 and 727 in it, and 3.91s, and eventually ran 13.39 at 106mph at Mission Raceway, just across the border in BC. It's in Car Craft Readers Rides, July 98, page 93. I'm Jeff, Donell is my wife.

  • @leonh1971
    @leonh1971 Před 7 lety +8

    These cars are my favorite, like me they are a bit rough on the outside, a bit too loud and sometime smoke too much but they are still moving and looking for a good time. Keep em' running and on the roads.

  • @whatsstefon
    @whatsstefon Před 7 lety +5

    This.
    This is what classic cars are truly about to me. They were never perfect, they never handled great. But they're bring us together. And there's no point in having one sitting in storage under a cover looking like it rolled off the production line. It was built to be enjoyed. Want to stare at it? Buy the poster. Want to drive it? Work, buy one, enjoy the wheels off it, then buy new wheels for it.
    Classic cars are turning into rich boy (and girl) toys. When I left high school I could buy some classic cars for $500. Now they're going for $50,000. Same car, same condition. It's great to see these guys taking hot rodding back to the roots of it all.

  • @AlienVibesss
    @AlienVibesss Před 7 lety

    Ratty Muscle Cars gives me inspiration. I plan on getting something ratty one day, and driving it while I fix it up. No amount of rust will stop the enjoyment of a loud V8

  • @Mcleod0000
    @Mcleod0000 Před 6 lety

    I drove my trans am for 10 years as a daily driver till I got it painted . Beautiful now , but I sometimes miss not having to worry about it .Good show

  • @aspiringcarguy
    @aspiringcarguy Před 7 lety +5

    Reminds me of a Dukes of Hazzard episode with him driving through a field!

  • @STRGHTSXBNZ
    @STRGHTSXBNZ Před 7 lety +3

    Best episode so far imho. I love the mentality of this guy!

  • @baronteddyvonforsthoffer2567

    Brought back a bunch of memories. Many beaters back in the day. Loved the camaro. Hit a speed bump, rust falls off. Launch it and the seat bolts broke and I fell into the back seat. Maxed out many a credit cards back then. :)

  • @rickuyeda4818
    @rickuyeda4818 Před 7 lety

    In the mid '70's, I drove a '65 Malibu SS that looked like an abandoned car. The car was British Racing Green with a flat black hood. No dents but there were scratches all over it. Someone had added rear flairs to run N50's. I stuck in an old 396 with oval port heads, a Sig Erson Hi-Flo II cam, factory high rise and an 800 Holley. I added a 10,000 RPM nitrous unit which meant cutting a hole in the hood for the air cleaner to stick out. Underneath the air cleaner was blacked out cardboard to hide the nitrous. I had an M21 and 4:88 gears. I cut the flairs off and rolled the quarter panels with a baseball bat to fit 11" M&H slicks. After I blew the 396 after a year of racing, I installed an old LS6 I bought from a neighbor. I never worried about door dings and scratched paint. It was a fun car for street racing.

  • @Bricklinsv1970
    @Bricklinsv1970 Před 7 lety +78

    This is the definition of men. There should be a CZcams channel dedicated to the Rat Muscle cars

  • @futurefunds9353
    @futurefunds9353 Před 7 lety +8

    Great job mike, my favorite episode yet.These are my kinda people, made me want to go wrench with them.

  • @crabwalkarms7347
    @crabwalkarms7347 Před 4 lety +2

    Meet Austin the year before my dad passed away and he is the real deal man. He is a true Ratty Muscle Car lover

  • @gamerfallout
    @gamerfallout Před 6 lety

    My 88 mustang is dark red with a bright red driver door, teal passenger door, black hood, and dark blue hatch. its had countless owners and has dings and dents everywhere. but its mine. I made it my own. I’m always working on it, but I love that. Its a passion not everyone has. I care about my car but I have no problem laying tools on the fenders and laying dirty parts on the seats. Thats the beauty of a ratty muscle car. I don’t think i’d drive anything else.

  • @rolon-ew5kl
    @rolon-ew5kl Před 7 lety +28

    like how like how he has fun in a ratty car. This episode reminds me of why I like roadkill.

  • @johnniee7319
    @johnniee7319 Před 7 lety +7

    more of this please! the average Joe with his passion for cars... period

  • @charliereynolds5406
    @charliereynolds5406 Před 3 lety

    This will forever be my inspiration for my 1970 impala that i saved outa a buddies yard after it sat for 20 years

  • @rickbrown7596
    @rickbrown7596 Před 7 lety +1

    This is the TRUE nature of Hotrodding! It's not about how much you spend... but how you make the car an extension of yourself. Loved the show, the car's and the real down home folks...THANX

  • @rick7858
    @rick7858 Před 7 lety +6

    I have restored a few classics myself to former glory. but i could only store them outside under the open sky. So after a few months little spots of rust would come trough the new paint, and i was so tired of that, i just took my 68 charger, put some plexiglass windows on it, build a healthy 440 with 727 for it, and just daily and graveling the crap out of it! And you know what, i should have done that way earlier! Love the thing!

  • @ronbatchelor2213
    @ronbatchelor2213 Před 7 lety +17

    Dude you were stationed at Shaw!! I was also in the gambler amu. I was a weapons tech, and also worked on 353. "double down"!!!

  • @brianluker4728
    @brianluker4728 Před 7 lety +1

    i can appreciate this show i have a 72 cougar my great grandpa bought new im the 4th owner always family owned,it sat outside since 02 i've had her back on the road daily driven about 5 months now all original,love it!

  • @Saeglopur89
    @Saeglopur89 Před 7 lety

    As a European: This couldn't be more American thing! Everything in this video! LOVE IT! :D

  • @AlpineWhitedub
    @AlpineWhitedub Před 7 lety +6

    Excellent story! love it. Keep it simple and enjoy small thing.

  • @carstuff9422
    @carstuff9422 Před 7 lety +4

    Best episode yet. They keep getting better and better! Great work!

  • @HessianForHire
    @HessianForHire Před 7 lety

    There's nothing more fun than a vehicle you don't care about but still love haha. Also, not at all surprised he was a crew chief.

  • @IronChief
    @IronChief Před 3 lety

    That picture of him kneeling next to the sign that says "keep off the grass " is hilarious.

  • @schte1n
    @schte1n Před 7 lety +6

    More videos like this please!

  • @IanWrigleyNZ
    @IanWrigleyNZ Před 7 lety +7

    I'm liking Mike in this series. Great stuff

  • @user-fe6gc5rw2f
    @user-fe6gc5rw2f Před 7 měsíci

    D*** I want my life back so bad. 10 years haven't took a drink. Thank you guys I love the post God bless all you good old boys I'll be out there 1 day soon enough hopefully

  • @troyberg65
    @troyberg65 Před 7 lety +2

    Awesome episode, I've had my ratty 72 mustang for 12 years and it always makes me smile when I fire it up!

  • @irgendwieanders1
    @irgendwieanders1 Před 7 lety +5

    Oh Boy I'm glad I came back to this video. After watching videos of what supposedly is considered "RatStyle" here in Germany...

  • @ZeroSuitSamo
    @ZeroSuitSamo Před 7 lety +136

    old ratty cars are great, but I sure hope they aren't driving around of 30 year old tires.

    • @ironrhino25
      @ironrhino25 Před 7 lety +20

      ZeroSuitSamo yeah, if your going to splurge on anything, some good tires and brakes are what you need, otherwise go nuts

    • @VSautomotive
      @VSautomotive Před 7 lety +4

      My first thought as well, it's just stupid, endangering yourself and others around you for no good reason.

    • @JSAFIXIT
      @JSAFIXIT Před 5 lety +2

      30 year old tires typically are rotten and dont hold air, these would likely be bias-ply, and you can clearly see they are radials

    • @81moldy6
      @81moldy6 Před 4 lety

      Nah

  • @flintstonemediablastinghot4484

    Another reason this is the best car show there is!

  • @Rusty-Brown_
    @Rusty-Brown_ Před 5 lety

    I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF 1986 GMC CABALLERO MY DAD BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW I GOT IT WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. I ENJOY THE CAR SO MUCH AND GIVES SOMETHING TO REMEMBER HIM BY

  • @DecadesCars
    @DecadesCars Před 7 lety +27

    Love this! Great to see videos on other people daily driving classics like we do. Although we couldn't get ahold of an icon like this cuda, as 19 year olds we're still more than happy daily-ing and making CZcams videos about our 72 mustang and 89 camaro

    • @snipehawkyt1636
      @snipehawkyt1636 Před 7 lety

      Decades Cars wow coool seeing you young guys making videos on muscles cars! I subscribed to your channel

    • @willtrautman6243
      @willtrautman6243 Před 7 lety

      Decades Cars my friend picked up a complete running and driving 67 cuda for 1450

    • @jakekaywell5972
      @jakekaywell5972 Před 5 lety

      Nice! I've managed to get a 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk myself as my first car. Enjoy every minute you get with yours.

  • @crashandcynder
    @crashandcynder Před 7 lety +64

    holy shit i follow that guy on instagram i didnt know he was on this

  • @rustymotor
    @rustymotor Před 7 lety +1

    I love Ratty cars, they have real character with the faded paint and dents, they have a story to tell. My old Ford Falcon looks like it belongs in a scrap yard but I do not lose sleep if it scores more shopping trolley dents or some more scrapes on the paint. A new shiny car would be too stressful so I will stay with pre-stuffed cars.

  • @chasesego7072
    @chasesego7072 Před 7 lety

    My friends and I have been doing this for years. I'm glad there is a following for ratty cars and trucks

  • @martinmann9485
    @martinmann9485 Před 7 lety +24

    you can have more fun with a car you don't care about than one what you won't even drive

    • @JuanHernandez-ub3ez
      @JuanHernandez-ub3ez Před 6 lety +1

      martin mann hehe you should see my 2016 mustang i been putting dents while driving it and just hammer tap back out and gets so much hate

  • @scottharter1161
    @scottharter1161 Před 7 lety +6

    The closest I ever had to a "muscle car" was a '67 Dart GT with a stout small block. I wasn't especially careful with it either. I miss driving it like that so much. Its the only actual car I've ever owned for myself; everything else was a truck. I love that 'Cuda and the condition it's in, mostly. I'd have to do something with the rust, though.

    • @mannyfox8089
      @mannyfox8089 Před 4 lety +1

      I can hear that Dart screaming now, Scott- hope you get the chance to drive her again soon

  • @MichaelRCarlson
    @MichaelRCarlson Před 5 lety

    I miss this America. It reminds me of back in the late 70's and 80's when you could buy these cars all day long for dirt cheap. We'd work on someones car if we weren't working or playing music. That was life.

  • @NoGrip
    @NoGrip Před 7 lety

    that summary line at the end is everything.
    They are not objects of status of wealth. My acquaintances need to learn this

  • @m0ther_bra1ned12
    @m0ther_bra1ned12 Před 7 lety +3

    I LOOOOVE the way that red Camaro looks. The way it looks like its black with red spots painted on looks demonic.

  • @gamerfallout
    @gamerfallout Před 6 lety +5

    Performance > Perfume

  • @Neoblitzkrieg666
    @Neoblitzkrieg666 Před 7 lety +1

    Episodes like this are the reason why I will always watch anything with Mike in it

  • @charlesrobinson5709
    @charlesrobinson5709 Před 5 lety

    That’s the kind of people that Me My wife and our Daughter would love to spend A Saturday with. Your whole Family can have fun in Ratty Muscle Cars. We hope one day to go visit those people, And have fun all day.

  • @brkooduh66
    @brkooduh66 Před 7 lety +29

    at the very least, fix the frame rust correctly

  • @pedrorivera7371
    @pedrorivera7371 Před 7 lety +8

    Good ol' crew chief zero f*cks

  • @tabimelec
    @tabimelec Před 7 lety

    Dude . This guy is a Real American Hero!

  • @oleslickscalp3144
    @oleslickscalp3144 Před 7 lety +1

    Good ole north Alabama. See these guys just about every Saturday night. And they know why. Lol

  • @Sensekhmet
    @Sensekhmet Před 7 lety +39

    While I generally support the philosophy, perforating rust (especially structural) is a huge no-no.

    • @declan2775
      @declan2775 Před 7 lety +5

      Sensekhmet Surface rust is okay though

    • @Sensekhmet
      @Sensekhmet Před 7 lety +7

      As long as it does not go deeper... I had personal experiences with rusted out cars, it's the stuff of nightmares.

    • @C6Z_Bob
      @C6Z_Bob Před 7 lety +7

      Sensekhmet
      This, I can handle faded paint, but rust is the devil.

    • @12345656012
      @12345656012 Před 7 lety +11

      dead on. i do body/paint/smash for a living and appreciate the look of the body but couldn't drive around with a flintstones floor pan.
      could be repaired and not change the look of the car at all.

    • @ettore999
      @ettore999 Před 7 lety +1

      Sensekhmet you only live once who cares

  • @jasonbanuelos7569
    @jasonbanuelos7569 Před 7 lety +44

    This guy is roadkill before roadkill was roadkill.

  • @michaelm00n88
    @michaelm00n88 Před 4 lety

    This was a great opportunity to see all the great people and cars

  • @miczap11
    @miczap11 Před 6 lety

    I just wanna say that I've watched the episode over again at least once a month since it came out. It's my inspiration, and would love to see cars like this on the road more often. My favorite house of muscle to date.

  • @rayflower1915
    @rayflower1915 Před 6 lety +21

    I'd pick this rusty muscle car over any overrated italian sports car with out any doubt

  • @treylewis7036
    @treylewis7036 Před 7 lety +14

    my dream car is a 1967 Chrysler Newport 2 door with a 383.

    • @Welcometofacsistube
      @Welcometofacsistube Před 7 lety +3

      Trey Lewis c bodies are awesome!

    • @treylewis7036
      @treylewis7036 Před 7 lety +3

      Kristopher Klassen I love c bodies from the late 60's but in the vid the cars are rusty but I will restore a car 100% but I will drive all bay long.

    • @4406bbldb
      @4406bbldb Před 7 lety

      Trey Lewis

    • @andykemnitz1225
      @andykemnitz1225 Před 7 lety

      i have a 66 2 door hardtop in my backyard

    • @Impactjunky
      @Impactjunky Před 7 lety

      My dad has a 66 Newport 2dr, its super clean. White with a black vinyl top. Car is pretty fast for a 4000 pound lead sled. Lots of good memories cruising and shredding tires with friends and family in that car :)
      It's the first car I drove that could burn rubber and bark 2nd. The first car I ever drove was a friends 4 door 66 Malibu with a little straight six.
      The little six banger was fun but there's a night and day difference between a straight six and a big block V8 lol

  • @HorrorUberAlles
    @HorrorUberAlles Před 7 lety

    This is the most Roadkill-esque car ever featured on HoM, owned by the most Roadkill-esque owner. Major kudos to the owner, that's a sweet ride!!

  • @MrWoodfiddler
    @MrWoodfiddler Před 7 lety

    Love this and the whole angle with the ratty muscle cars. Drive em and enjoy them!! Chuck in Kansas

  • @flaviodominguez627
    @flaviodominguez627 Před 7 lety +10

    it doesnt get more ´murica than this.

  • @clubsport9334
    @clubsport9334 Před 7 lety +12

    When he was sitting on the bonnet I thought he only had one foot!!

    • @Stegs
      @Stegs Před 7 lety +1

      me too LOL

    • @johntotten4872
      @johntotten4872 Před 7 lety +1

      Did not realize he was sitting on a Hat ;)

  • @WTGRacing
    @WTGRacing Před 6 lety

    About two years ago, I meet Austin at a small car meet in my hometown in Alabama. He saw me and a friend filming his car (the Cuda you see in this video, which he had just got a few months back) and came up to ask us about how long we've been filming, what equipment we use, what cars we own, ect. He then talked about his group Ratty Muscle Cars and how he's planning a TV or Internet show pilot, and said me and my friend would be perfect to help film for it. I was hype on the idea, but school/life got in the way every time I thought about taking him up on his offer.
    I still have the business card and decal he handed me from the meet, and here I am stumbling across this video....
    Anyway, Austin is a solid dude. Cool to see his name getting bigger.

  • @Lugnutsmagazine
    @Lugnutsmagazine Před 7 lety

    This episode speaks so much to me. I'm a young guy who started a publication, thinking it would always be about cars, and that the people would be secondary to everything. It turns out the people are actually more interesting than the cars. By now I'd much sooner sit back and listen to someone 3 times my age tell me about drag racing in the 60s, than look at a show car. The show cars are only interesting if you're talking to the guy who built it.

  • @wilkesjournal
    @wilkesjournal Před 7 lety +4

    Finally, some common sense enters the culture. I think the world has it's fair share of overly restored, too-shiny-to-drive collector cars. Would you rather drive your muscle car or hang it on the wall over the fireplace?

  • @kylesoler4139
    @kylesoler4139 Před 7 lety +4

    If I ever had a Valiant Charger it would look like ass on the outside but would have beautiful mechanicals and frame. Yeah if she runs well and stops safely that's all that matters.

    • @Beer_Dad1975
      @Beer_Dad1975 Před 7 lety +1

      This car has serious structural rust, it's going to fall apart in a few years and nobody will ever get to enjoy it again - assuming it's already not beyond the point of no return.

    • @kylesoler4139
      @kylesoler4139 Před 7 lety

      i was thinking more on the lines of a sound base but a tatty looking exterior (surface rust)

    • @Beer_Dad1975
      @Beer_Dad1975 Před 7 lety +1

      Yes that's a good way to be - but this car has bits of metal - not even steel, just random metal like licence plates - tech screwed over structural rust in the framework - which won't do anything at all other than trap more moisture and dirt meaning more rust. It's clearly a bodged up mess body & frame wise, even if he's got the engine, brakes, suspension and steering sorted. It either needs to be taken off the road for proper structural repairs, or remove all the running gear and fit to a safer vehicle. In most countries, this vehicle would be ordered off the road. Looking at his Dart, I'd say it gets all the money spent on it and this poor 'Cuda is just for driving into the ground despite what he says about wanting to preserve it. Makes me sad.

    • @frigglebiscuit7484
      @frigglebiscuit7484 Před 6 lety

      well,this is america, bud. deal with it.

  • @TTTac
    @TTTac Před 3 lety

    That thing looks like an action car that will never die and it's badass

  • @ronbridges678
    @ronbridges678 Před 5 lety

    Austin, you are my hero! I'm a fellow Alabama boy and what you do makes me feel like what I do ain't so dumb!! I have an 03 Mustang GT that is my baby!! I was always taught that you spend your money on the drive train. When you whoop up on a fancy girly car people look at you in a whole different way!!!! You go brother and all your friends have the kinda friendship we all long for.

  • @jaden.sanderson
    @jaden.sanderson Před 7 lety +93

    Make MTOD on gift cards similar to an iTunes or Amazon Card. Make a 1 month, 3 month, and a Year. Trust me a lot more will buy, even me!

    • @Alexskrzypek
      @Alexskrzypek Před 7 lety +5

      Jaden Sanderson that's actually a VERY good idea

    • @philtripe
      @philtripe Před 7 lety +4

      i checked it out because money doesnt matter (#1 reason i will never be rich) and you cant leave comments at all...so i dont like it, i feel the need to leave an inane comment on nearly every video i watch and when i watch normal tv it pisses me of cause i cant comment so i wind up writing emails (or at least starting them before im distracted my youtube)

  • @rossjohnson1301
    @rossjohnson1301 Před 7 lety +3

    I don't want to be that guy but those are clean cars to tear up like that

  • @JohnmillerPowerlifting
    @JohnmillerPowerlifting Před 7 lety +2

    I love these cars, such a great bond between man and machine

  • @AlexLoVecchio
    @AlexLoVecchio Před 7 lety

    I love this channel, it's a great way to learn about an entire culture. These are the kinds of episodes that will last for years, not roadkill.

  • @timchandler4427
    @timchandler4427 Před 7 lety +3

    I'll race you with my chevette.

    • @rattymusclecars1438
      @rattymusclecars1438 Před 7 lety +11

      Ok, August 26th 2pm Decatur be at the Morgan County Fairgrounds

    • @azhi6462
      @azhi6462 Před 7 lety

      it's on baby

    • @Crazzyboy14
      @Crazzyboy14 Před 7 lety +1

      Ratty Muscle Cars do you have an email? I have some questions about your club

  • @RomVlad
    @RomVlad Před 7 lety +3

    I have been trying to locate a ratty muscle car but it isn't easy. I want to have my dog beside me going anywhere without stressing. Every body wants to "fix them up", throw a bad paint job on it, hideous wheels, and try to sell it for a fortune. PLEASE STOP! Just leave them original!

  • @Chrisalchin
    @Chrisalchin Před 6 lety

    Some of the most fun I've ever had was in ratty muscle cars.

  • @jamesbshaw
    @jamesbshaw Před 7 lety +1

    I love the way people react to my ratty lil Maverick with chrome torque thrusts. Puts a smile on my face every single time!

  • @Welcometofacsistube
    @Welcometofacsistube Před 7 lety +39

    340 is the best small block ever made. Eats chebby and phord variants yesterday, today, alllllll day tomorrow

    • @jordanwiley4582
      @jordanwiley4582 Před 7 lety +4

      BOP 350s are pretty peppy too. But I'd love to have a duster, dart, or cuda with a 340.

    • @christophercordasco1739
      @christophercordasco1739 Před 7 lety +9

      Kristopher Klassen I don't understand why misspelling other company names is insulting, but ok

    • @mattypisme
      @mattypisme Před 7 lety +5

      Christopher Cordasco because mopar that's why

    • @iLuvBillGates
      @iLuvBillGates Před 7 lety +1

      Kristopher Klassen Want slow car? get mopar!

    • @Welcometofacsistube
      @Welcometofacsistube Před 7 lety +1

      nastyALPHA want speak engrish goodly?
      Let me guess, your corolla is stupid fast right?

  • @Miragedude28
    @Miragedude28 Před 7 lety +28

    Because everyone enjoys breaking down every ten minutes.

    • @dukeallen432
      @dukeallen432 Před 7 lety +47

      Mathew, cars back then were simple and reliable. If something were to go wrong every part store has the parts and yiu aren't stuck paying $2000 for computer module after paying someone to hook it up to computer. Ignorance Matt. ignorance.

    • @DresdonAcacinTheOriginal
      @DresdonAcacinTheOriginal Před 7 lety +11

      Duke your 100% right

    • @unlisted9494
      @unlisted9494 Před 7 lety +18

      Duke, you're the ignorant one. As someone who owns 3 muscle cars, i can tell you for a FACT that any new car is 100 times more reliable than your average 40-50 year old muscle car. Just because it runs doesn't mean there aren't hundreds of things that are ABOUT to break. The reason there aren't many of them left is because the rest of them have all broken down and been crushed.

    • @Miragedude28
      @Miragedude28 Před 7 lety +1

      @Skylar Garrett Thank you

    • @killthebums
      @killthebums Před 7 lety +18

      I've never seen good bodywork make a car more reliable

  • @twisted2291
    @twisted2291 Před 7 lety

    From the time I got my first car in 1988. People always joked about how big of a shit box it looks to be. My cars where always a work in progress. Never the nicest looking, but it was always able to scoot down the highway. Having a show quality car is nice. But being able to jump in something you built, and romp on it, and not care what it looks like. That is pure freedom.

  • @warrentopping5764
    @warrentopping5764 Před 7 lety

    really cool storyline with a apocalyptic vibe of real life fun &super coolness......down south style ....we love it!!!!!!!

  • @themagicillusions
    @themagicillusions Před 7 lety +41

    You should spice it up! Do house of IMPORTS

    • @cutthroat795
      @cutthroat795 Před 7 lety +15

      THE MTB FANATIC um no... this is an American show about American cars. I bet your favorite car is an R35 GTR.

    • @themagicillusions
      @themagicillusions Před 7 lety

      cutthroat795 actually my favs car is the Porsche 918

    • @themagicillusions
      @themagicillusions Před 7 lety +3

      Import does not always mean jdm! Europe(German,Italian),Asia(jdm) but also Australia,New Zeland has crazy builds

    • @cutthroat795
      @cutthroat795 Před 7 lety +4

      THE MTB FANATIC yeah well hardly anybody has those cars.

    • @RevengeofGothzilla
      @RevengeofGothzilla Před 7 lety +2

      THE MTB FANATIC I have always wanted to see something on those weird Argentinian muscle cars of the late 70s.

  • @kenrivera1447
    @kenrivera1447 Před 7 lety

    I have to say this is probably the best episode ever because it truly exemplifies the grass roots of hot rodding

  • @chiguy_
    @chiguy_ Před 7 lety

    Rat rods are one of my favorite. the idea to just make it mechanically perfect and continuing to run is something great. and what this guy is doing is awesome. cheers.

  • @danielwarner1736
    @danielwarner1736 Před 7 lety

    Absolutely brilliant !! Using the car, having fun and looks used and abused