Will a 43 Year Old Car Survive a 1500+ Mile Road Trip With Zero Preparation?
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2022
- Today we drive a 1979 AMC Concord across the Southern US!
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Who are you and why are you in my yard
I'm like Santa Claus but instead of toys I bring rusty mopars from the north
@@JunkyardDigs hahahaha
Hell yeah that's the way to go junkyard digs hope to see u one day u should go through Sallisaw Oklahoma one day
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!
@@JunkyardDigs So if the kids are naughty do you leave them imports?
I had that exact same concord, same year and color. That was the best car I've ever had!! Paid $500, it had 17,000 original miles. After 436,000 miles the tranny gave out, but the motor still ran flawlessly.
Loved that car.
Damn, now that is $500 well spent.
I wonder what happened to that car now. Can you give an update?
Wow, this was my first car in 1994! Same year, options, everything! Mine had a bad headliner too. I ended up taking it down and gluing blue house foam insulation to the metal inside. My car was white with a blue vinyl roof in back like yours, and a blue interior. I bought from neighbor with paper route and grass cutting money. It had been sitting in their yard for a number of years. I spent a year working on it to make it road legal. This brings back memories! If you decide to sell this one, please let me know! I also currently own a 68 Impala similar to Ikes Biscayne, this was definitely an episode for me!
So glad you “get it” and are spreading the word. Events like the Hot Rod Power Tour are about the people and the journey, NOT the destination. Helping out fellow gearheads, ensuring you all keep trekking along, enjoying the stories behind the vehicles, and cherishing the adventure, no matter what it throws at you - THAT is what it is all about. If it was 70 degrees, no rain, cars had no hiccups or breakdowns… what a bore. What stories could you tell? What memories would you have? Can’t wait to be apart of it soon (if not 2023, definitely 2024)!
I was a mechanic at an AMC dealer in the early 80s. They made some great vehicles. The only brand new vehicle I've ever purchased was a 1985 Jeep J10. Never had a problem with it, but sadly had to let it go when it was hit by a drunk driver.
I have three J trucks today
The AMC Jeeps are obviously one of the best AMC vehicles Jeep Grand Wagoneer, Jeep Cherokee/Cherokee Chief and the desirable Jeep pickups although rare as hell now lol
Had an 86 Cherokee Four Door with Manual that never gave an issue whatsoever until around 150K miles when the clutch pedal literally fell off late at night while attending school. My best friend worked in a shop and came and got me and towed the Jeep back and gave me his car to drive. The next day he told me that he thought a connecting rod was getting ready to cut loose due to a knocking I had heard for years so I sold it to a guy (fully disclosed everything) who wasn't concerned because he was a salesman for a motor additive and planned to use the vehicle as a demo. I used the funds to buy a 89 Laredo, that car gave problems all the time even though it had a new factory block in it. Multiple trips to the dealership never resolved it and I sure missed my 86...
Hey I know this is abit late but theirs two 84's for sale on the fleabay, high mileage and high price, about 30, but the metal work is intact and one is a restored short wheel base with a golden eagle on it that says its a golden eagle tribute truck
not sure what that's about but it could be a good trip down memory lane just to take a look, as I just went looking as I had never heard of that kind of jeep before and sure enough two poped up
This was such a BLAST! I appreciate you sharing your A/C with me
So glad we got to hang out for a day!
@@JunkyardDigs r u from iowa
Still jealous you found a jrsc just sitting in a junk yard....loved the town car saga man. Shitbox cars are the best
Why do they hold power Tour in the summer when the fastest cars have no A/C? though nearly all have heat. Some might not do great in winter, but that leaves spring and fall.
Actually, in the deep South like that, they could do it in winter.
Hey I'd daily drive this car. But I have to say, I'm glad to see you hanging with Luke again. I loved it whenever you two worked on cars together because you always made me laugh
I always wondered if Autozone/O'Reilly's/etc. stores prepare for Power Tour like department stores prepare for Black Friday. Extra security, hazard pay, etc.
Hazard pay😂
i would think they do
@@ericd2791 I'd sure hope so.
Would be crazy not to.
@@JunkyardDigs Hey man, dealing with the smell alone from people driving in 100 degree weather with no AC for hours surely deserves some kind of reward! :D
Why, just more revenue,,,
Awesome trip, shame Luke didn't put a lawn mower carb on an inline engine, could've been "Six in a row, ready to mow!" haha!
That's it, you are grounded. Go to your room and think about what you have done.
I'm so glad it wasn't just me that thought that. :)
Small carb on an 8, mowins yer fate!
BOOOOOOOOOO
8'n two rows, ready to tows. Kinda works...🤷
My favorite thing about my concord was the power steering. The shortest turning radius that turns with one finger! ☝️
It sure is amazing!!
And the cushy seats
@@Scottybravo1 Absolutely! My Brother’s had a built in CB radio.👍
My favorite things about my concord is the purple color, and sweet taste.
@@Taydrum Green is fine but they don’t make good jelly! 😆
In 100F heat AC is definitely a must that 18 year old lad with that cool car is so cool I'm glad for him he must have worked really hard for that
This video put a big smile on my face. It's like going back to the late 70's for a moment, back when the cars on the road had character. I despise the cars of today's roads.
AMC: All Motors Combined. Loved that these cars borrowed from others. Easy to maintain
Bit of a safety tip. Never charge on the low side with only liquid (you can slowly introduce it into the system if the port is a good distance from the compressor, but it can be tricky). If you introduce to much liquid into the A/C compressor it can "slug" the compressor and cause damage.
This damage can be much worse when the suction connection is actually at the compressor. liquid is not compressible. And now back to our normal content...already in progress.
Charging a system full of air and moisture never works long anyways. Unless u vacuum the system to remove air and vaporize the water in the lines from the atmosphere your just wasting money.
And don't put PAG oil into a converted R12 system. (Like he mentioned in the video) R12 to R134A conversions use Ester oil. Pag oil and mineral oil (used in R12 system) when mixed together make sludge.
@@SlipFitGarage i forgot to mention i usually eo a flush, but I'll remember this!
You know when AMC was formed one of the companies that merged into it was Kelvinator? Kelvinator made refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners. I say that to say they put the low side port on the receiver drier for a liquid fill or a vapor fill. A Liquid charge will work faster though...
I am no professional but I also thought it was a little strange to introduce liquid into the system on the get go. I always heard of not doing that or you can do damage to the compressor. However it seems like maybe there was enough Freon in the system to prevent it from locking up. No matter what, he lucked out on having a working A/C while driving in that hot and humid weather.
Power tour with workin a/c and 88 hp. Best trip ever! And you were out torqued by a lawn mower Maverick and out powered an inline 6 shooter caprice with a 3 speed manual. Great trip! Great fun!
38:13 in the green 66 was me. 😂🤣
When I sent my videos to Mike for his I said “yea, I said hey to Kevin and Issac like they would have a clue who I was.” 🤣😂
As an owner of several AMC cars, before even watching the vid, I will put my reputation and my AMC's Reputation on the line. These cars will get you where you need to go NO problem
Facts! Don't know of a single AMC that didn't survive the tour 😀
Even if it got hit by a dump truck!!
They were a lot better cars than most knew.I like them a lot.
@@johnchildress6717 one is my daily. 290 v8 auto trans, 18-19mpg!
Facts. My girlfriend had AMC we drove it in the 70's and we loved it. I was 14, and she was 16. She let me drive it everywhere.
Ike is awesome in an environment like this, would love to see him more outside of C&C.
He has a channel based on cars! @isaacitllbefine
Yeah, Ike is such a friggin gem. That dude is just great. Hell, all of these tubers are. Ike, John, Charles, Kevin, Mook, Greg, Lonnie... I've unfortunately never met a single one of these people, but I know beyond shadow of doubt, they're my kinda peeps that'd give the shirt off their backs to help someone. Love you all, and maybe one day find myself buying some of you a beer or ten. Y'all deserve it!
@@elesjuan don't forget Dylan
We were an AMC family growing up, and my Dad always had one even before I was born starting with a Rambler station wagon, ending with my Mom’s 1979 AMC Station Wagon that we had in the family for 26 years. Never a better built car. They can sometimes be quirky- but parts are available. The Concord was AMC’s attempt to gain some of the mid-size cruiser status from the Grenada and the Malibu.
They took the already successful Hornet, upgraded the interiors and exteriors, offered newer options, and the Concord was born.
Hope you continue to enjoy.
This was actually my first car. My dad gave me the 69 AMC Concord and I had it back from Memphis Tennessee to Port Neches Texas. I don't remember I really liked the dashboard. I was 16 when that took place and I'm 41 now.
"I'm gonna let them have it." *belt squeal*
Years ago my dad had a little used car lot and took in a Concord wagon on trade. Concords are the 2wd version of the Eagle cars. It was a nice original car in pretty decent shape, and relatively solid. The car was one of those fake woodies from the factory, but someone glued a strip of home wood paneling along the tops of the fenders by the hood. We went to remove them because it was unsightly, but low and behold the tops of fenders were rotted out all the way across both fenders, seemed to be the only rust in the whole car and it was such a odd place to rot out, so the paneling went righ back on 😂
They actually made a 4wd version of that car, they had the Eagle coupe, sedan, wagon, and a hatchback thing called the sx4
I had a Concord for a short time, too. Rust was in the same place as you described.
These cars were made in my hometown. AMC had a problem with the tops of the fender rusting. It may have had something to do with the outside air vents.
the coupe/2dr was available in Fastback (SX4), notchback, kammback and targa top (rare AF)
My 1974 Hornet had the tops of the fenders rust out first. The rest of the car after.
@@dalesworld1308
The Hornet was the same car as the Concord. I always thought the Hornet badge was So Cool when I was a kid.
As a Canadian I think I’d die of heat exhaustion… but it was fun to watch virtually, so thanks for sharing!👌🇨🇦😎
Those old 258's are pretty well bulletproof. My old '78 CJ5 had a 258 and while everything else eventually fell apart on it the engine itself was still in great shape after all the crap I used to put it through.
Future v8 swap? 390 or 401. The greatest sleeper ever. No one would expect this car for sure.
Good idea.This is a nice little car.AMO people would pay good money for it.
@@sheepwolf1st American Motors Owners.A group that LOVE amc,s and help other members finding parts and have some nice meets.
you got the thumbs up when y'all helped that guy with his points - i really felt the spirit of Power Tour!
36:06 "I'm gonna let them have it."
*belt squeaking*
Thank you Kevin for giving us a taste of that, i wish i could participate on events like that but i don't live in USA and my country doesn't have anything quite like this, maybe someday i can aford a trip to USA and enjoy it
Same here. This is an awesome way to enjoy it
this is the kind of content that makes this channel great
It really is!
@16:52 calling the Concord the Corn.... Love it.
Reminds me of my old 79 AMC Concord 2-Door Sedan. Great car, loved it. No power, but would get 20mpg with the air conditioner on. Wish I could find another one, but AMC's are sadly mostly all gone in the Northeast. That is a beautiful example, hope you keep it and don't destroy it.
That was one heckuva epic trip. Wow. My uncle had a couple AMX cars. Rip Uncle Gary
Poor Ike! He almost had that dejected "Al Bundy" look. 🤣🤣
I actually got to meet you in ATL (I was the guy who told you about the 2brl an at Summit)… I had a blast the day I was there meeting all the CZcamsrs I watch and enjoy. It’s so strange seeing you guys in real life, I mean you and luke kinda stick out like a sore thumb, but I almost missed Isaac and had to do a double take. It was a great experience for sure and maybe next year I can do more !!
I like your attitude. It's a old car show, stuff breaks. No need to stress. Plus, if you be a tour before, you remembered the cool dude help you out in a jam.
That thing has one of the cleanest interiors I have seen. Thank you for hanging out with us and the cold snacks. Seeing you snag that sign was one of biggest highlights of the tour.
The old Concord was a great choice. And yeah, Power Tour, it's not about the destination, but the journey. The way people on the journey and locals on the path will come together to get folks back on the road is amazing. It's just an adventure. BTW, AMC fan here. I love seeing those things still going down the road. I keep watching for the right one to come along and I'll be an AMC owner once again. I spent some time in an 81 AMC Spirit hatchback with an Iron Duke and a 4 Speed. That was one of the toughest cars I've ever touched and I hope to find another.
Nice Concord. I've got a 80 Spirit Street-Freak style with a 350/700r4 combo. Big and little tires, raised using Eagle front suspension and rear shackles. Power Tour is awesome. Did the whole thing in 2010 and different days of 6 other tours.
Ahhh yes, 1979. I was 12yo and it was the "Blizzard of 79" here in Chicago. Had the time of my life being 12 and all the snow a kid could ever want.
Me too only just north of you in Racine WI.. 6th grade
I remember all that snow aswell
My cat absolutely hated the belt squeal as it would wake him and I was hoping to keep hearing it throughout the video.. you did not disappoint.
Great video Kevin. Thanks for taking us along.
Luke just stops at the gas station out of reciprocity. He didn't fill up the whole trip.
KEVIN- this is the side of power tour that I wanted to see !!! Thanks for sharing ( even tho it woulda been a lot more fun and convenient to not film)
Since the clutch was engaging I would of added one can of sealer first then the refrigerant. I did this with a gm van and it has been working for 2 years.
The Concord / Condor situation had me highly amused 😂
Yes, and had me thinking why do I know Concord grapes?
I really like this presentation, just a highlight real of whatever you felt like filming. Easy to digest the whole trip.
20:00 - I had to fix the AC on my first car. AutoZone used to carry a kit that had connector and also 1 big can of combo R-134, PAG Oil and Stop Leak. Put that in and 2 short cans as seen here and it worked like a dream. Originally the AC Clutch wouldn't engage and would keep popping on/off.
My folks had an AMC Matadore with a small V8, no idea what size, but it was a good car. Jeeps last a while, especially the ones with I-6 engines like you have, most Diesels are that configuration and last longer than the vehicles they're in. The only thing missing was Mook, but you will get back home and see what kind of trouble she's found to get into.
Kevin this was the BEST 2022
HRPT video of ALL! No One had anything close Spur of the moment is Always BEST
You guys are great Thank You❤️👍
Kevin thank you for taking us along this was a fun video. Getting the opportunity to meet everyone would definitely be a lot of fun. it is a shame that Mook couldn't be there. I love seeing the amazing vehicles that is for sure. Driving the race track would be fun and definitely worth the price Keep up the great work
The 1979 AMC Concord DL was the first brand new car I ever owned. Purchased it through military car sales when I was in Germany and picked it up in New Jersey when I came back to the states. Drove it cross country from NY to Washington with a side trip to Mt. Rushmore. I have a ton of fond memories of that car.
These are some of my favorite episodes. You, Issac, Luke and Dylan together make for some compelling videos.
Is it Isaac ??? Just curious ...1 Isaac to another ..issac...
Wooo wooo! Been looking forward to seeing this video! We'll take a break from wrenching to watch this straight through ;) Always good to run into you again Sir!
And yes "Still Hot, Fat, and Bearded"
Wow guys that’s awesome I worked with a guys that love Eagle wagons so much that he bought 10 -15 used Eagles just to have part‘s and to drive the rest of his life
One of my friends has a Concorde. Loves the thing, and even named it The Slut, with that same affection. As she puts it, she's had everyone else's parts in her, and in most cases, still does.
She's had that car 24 years. Used our shop for a repaint, new seals, and interior work. As in, rented a bat and lift in our old shop, when the new one opened. Her grandmother had it, and sold it to her for college.
The Carter YF 2bbl used on the 258 (4.2) was notorious for flooding on hot restarts, especially if you parked on a steeper grade hill. Used to get a lot of "rescue me" calls where people would pump the gas pedal on a warm engine and flood it out, exactly as you describe here. The computer controlled feedback mixture / idle solenoid (black thing with a plunger on the right of the carb when looking from in front of the engine) liked to fail also. Pretty much bulletproof mechanically otherwise. Timing 6 deg. at 600-625 rpm (advance disconnected) if you want to tune it up. This is super clean for how old it is. With working brakes, safe tires and a cleaned fuel system I would have no problem road tripping one like that for a few hundred miles.
"Thankfully I brought 2 pair of underwear so we should be good for a month". LOL
Thanks for the ride-a-long Kev. Great to see you and the gang back together for some fun.
Holy crap man!! My dad had the same identical car when I was about 8 or 9 years old. Right down to the same color and engine. Boy that brings back memories. Love it
Thanks for taking the time, appreciated. I'll watch the rest of the video and see what happens next. Always fun and I learn stuff too.
Dude I swear I was having the worst day ever and then I saw you Uploaded a new video and it gives me just a bit of a distraction. We wait for your videos. Thank you so much for what you do.
I watched so many Hot Rod Power Tour videos and this was definitely my favorite.
The little concord did great that’s awesome!! Congrats Kevin!!
Awesome that you turned the small adventure into a big adventure and took us along. And even got to the beach!
Great new car, good to see Luke and Dylan and yourself hanging out
43 year old car doing 1500 miles was impressive ,love your revivals kevin always great content from you and moke .im now watchin dylan mcCool revive a plymouth keep the great content comeing from a car fan all the way from Scotland
Awesome Video. Thank you for the ride along. I bought a 1986 AMC Eagle in early March that had been sitting in a field for over 20 years and got her running and driving good. Really wanted to do power tour, but didn't have the money to do so, maybe next year. She's my daily driver now.
Hoping one of these days we get to cruise together on Power Tour! I can whole heartedly say that you were the biggest inspiration for me to make it happen last year... We are the same age and seeing you do it in your wildcat then in the green cutlass I finally said "Alright I'm making it happen hell or high water" last year was an incredible experience long hauling for my first time ever and this year was mind blowing driving my crappy old farm truck 2100 miles to places I have never been before all whilst sharing the road with thousands of other hot rodders... I'm so glad that you are one of us that appreciates what Power Tour is REALLY about and not one of those that focuses on all the bad attributes... I tip my hat to ya Kevin. As well as all the youtubers that inspire me... Thanks as always for the awesome content and inspiration 🤘🤘🤘
glad to see a concord on the channel, absolutely love this and the eagle for some reason
Enjoy seeing the gang back together again and nice to see new faces joining the group 😀. LS swapped duster now that's cool and totally unexpected 😎
I loved my concord! The AC would blow so cold ice vapor would come out of the vents! Drove it til it rusted to pieces.
Ok I freaking love that Concord. I love the oddball thing anyway and at 25 mpg, I'd love that thing..
Aren’t you that guy from CZcams????
Love a good junkyard digs notification
me too
Best car show at the moment.
@@laurensa.1803 I am sure Kevin is flattered as he should be 🤨 Dylan McCool the person with Kevin has awesome channel too
Everytime you mentioned AC and Ike's facial expression, I lost it.😂😂
I look forward to each an every one of these videos! Absolutely loved 48:00 through till the end. And welcome to Florida for the first time! We'd love to have you visit and save a few rusty old cars
Look's like all of you had a blast. Great video!
Thanks Kevin for sharing us this magnificent tour. Greetings from Chile.
Thank you Kevin and all those others who i think are youtube’ers for yet another great journey of Power Tour. It’s always good to see you and Luke together. ✌️👍 for A/C.
About your brother's pool accident, how bad was the ding in the swimming pool? I'm glad to see you feed your cameraman. When is Mook going to put up some more Nova content. Also I was glad to see you stopped videoing and took time to enjoy Power Tour.
He shows him in the advertisement.
Now Kevin the real question is how much in the doghouse are you leaving Mook out of all that gearhead goodness? 🙂
That's what I asked lol.
She had some family stuff to attend to, but I sure missed her on the trip
@@JunkyardDigs we missed her too, but looks like you had a great trip and that AMC is a beast!
@@JunkyardDigs Now we can breath. We were afraid Mook was no more! My wife and I love your videos. How's our corn doing?
My younger brother had a 4 door '81 Concord in the early 90s. It was bought from a city fleet. It had the 2.5 4 cylinder with automatic and steelies with dog dish hubcaps. Blue with blue vinyl interior. Slower than molasses but once up to speed was a great highway car. Rode super smooth.
Now that really looked like you all had a great time. I envy each and every one of you for taking a trip to Power Tour in those beautiful hot rods. Love every one of them. I wish I still would have my 71 Mustang Mach 1. I was so proud of that car. My first car my dad bought me back in 1981. I was the second owner and it was in rough shape. My dad bought it for 400 dollars. The guy was willing to let it go for 200 dollars because it smoked so much when it ran. My dad felt bad only paying 400 for it. I was offered $5000 dollars for it back in 85. I had it running great and put a midnight blue 2 stage paint job on it. I had the interior fixed up. Not perfect but it looked great. I lost it about 10 years ago when I went to jail for about a year and someone filed an abandoned title on it. I had it parked at a friends house and when he moved he parked it on the street in front of his old house. The new tenants filed the paper work and I never even got notified about it. Lost a beautiful car just about a month before I was released from jail. Years later I went through a few cars and now I have this 97 Nissan 200sx. It has a dent on the drivers side quarter panel and the paint is so bad. However it runs great and drives like a new car. Looks like crap but it has never left me anywhere. For that I am grateful.
notification squad!🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for letting me live vicariously through your power tour will likely never get to do it myself
I had a brown 79 Concord way back when. Mine had a 4 speed, which was nice. I just looked at the pics again, and I had the tan vinyl roof as well. Loved that car. Feeling pretty nostalgic right now.
The best part of power tour is meeting and helping new friends. Worked on a guys car until 12pm one night. Didn’t learn his name until the next day. THE ABSOLUTE BEST PART! Next is burnouts in the parking lot.
An epic car adventure in a "cool" car! Thanks for sharing with the YT world.
I just ordered some Raycon everyday in electric blue, thanks for the discount code Kevin, love yall guys
I replaced the ac pump on a 2006 scion xb...no vacuum, no other parts replaced...I got 3 years and 40k miles out of it. Not bad for not doing the job right.
I learn so much by just listening to you talk, Kevin. Thanks dude! 👌🏼
Those Buick Apollo's are extremely rare. They were only made from 73-75 on GM's Nova line, along with the Ventura and the Omega 👍
Former coworker of mine had a red '74 Apollo that everyone called the Apollo 13.
@@john242ti lol nice
I wish I had something to drive to power tour. This would have been the year to go. I live in the Memphis area and my wife is from Atlanta so we could have started near home and ended by visiting the in laws. That would have been a great trip. Every place I see in this video looks so familiar because it's my home.
Great seeing you all together on this video. Keep up the great work
This was really an awesome video Kevin, it looked like all you guys had a real great time. Thanks for sharing 👍☮️🇺🇲
My brothers first car was a 79 concord. I had an 80 concord. DO NOT let it overheat! The plastic valve covers will shrink and spew oil everywhere. Mine burned down from said oil leak !
Thankfully this one's metal
@@JunkyardDigs You’re golden then.👍
45:04 my 1994 F-150 runs super cool too. It has a huge radiator in it from the 7.3 powersmoke. It warms up but sits at the very bottom of the normal area. the heater works great too, Its like 3 inches thick and like 4 feet wide its huge!
What motor does it have? I have a 4.9 and I might do that to mine if it’ll fit. I think the hoses are on the opposite sides though.
@@GasGuzler mine is a 302 and 5 speed. Theres only 2 choices for rad’s on these for all motors and 150-350 theres a 1 inch and 3 inch thick rads. get the bigger one. its only like $80 more but mine stays on the N in normal on the gauge. Buy the bigger one i’m 90% sure it’ll fit but if it doesn’t then just go swap it out or return it!
The size of the radiator should not affect the engine's ability to fully reach operating temperature, provided the thermostat works as it should.
@@Dziugenonas my truck runs just fine and reaches full temp it just stays really low on the gauge since I put the bigger rad in it. My heater works fine and everything too. Theres a line on the gauge that marks the begining of normal temp and it stays right at the begining of it.
@@mromatic17 Unless you were always slightly overheating prior to changing the radiator, I wonder why the size of the radiator would lower the temps. The thermostat still opens and closes at the same temperature.
What a great overview of the power tour. Thanks for the interviews of my favorite youtubers.
Thoroughly enjoyed this episode thank you very much for taking the time out to film it for us , best videos yet in my .👍
Pretty good show guys really enjoyed it it's like walking back in time ,reminds me of younger days and some old buddies your making memories and that's something that lasts forever in year's to come you can look back and say remember so andso he looked so young ,how long; has he been gone. Keep up the good work thanks for sharing from Minnesota.......