1969 Road Runner A12 Package - Rare Mopar Dream Car
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One rare thing is a customer that appreciates and trusts an auto mechanic. But an even rarer thing is an auto mechanic that can be trusted and who appreciates his customer. Well done Nick :)
We had cars like this ALL over Ft Benning in '70...there were car dealers 5 minutes away who's motto was "You get the money, we get you the car...any car, any where. Somebody should write a book about that.. My platoon sergeant bought a '69 Road Runner that looked just like this...He had me take to gas it it up once...you didn't start that thing,,you let it out of the cage...
I only wish today's young car guys could have experienced those days. All the top muscle cars nowadays at the car shows, museums, and the big auctions were all over the roads back then. As a nineteen year old I owned a Superbird with a 440-6V, and built a Hemi for it; my friend had a beautiful A-12 Roadrunner exactly like this, another friend had a spotless '69 Hurst Olds... it goes on and on and on. And it was exactly as Nick put it - those cars didn't hold your hand as you went down the street. You had to truly drive them and know how to listen, feel, and handle the power, along with the steering and braking (or lack thereof!). A very special time.
@@easygoing2479 💯😀 , Yes that was great and if you ran 12 seconds burning the tires while covering the ground you were like a King on the street 👋 , " Priceless " , those were the best times ever , Friday/ Saturday nights meeting in parking lots , etc. Just hanging out with all types of Cars and people just wanting to run who ever pulled in , So much fun 👍💯👋😀
@@easygoing2479 yea it is pretty sad they took that experience away from many of us that cant afford 70 k for a nice car nowadays...
@@easygoing2479
Tomorrow's youths will have electric "Muscle" cars 🤔🙄😔
I have a 66 Charger now but had a 70 Roadrunner, 70 Coroner 500, 70 Challenger and a 70 GTO when I wore a younger man's clothes. I'm 60 now and love my Charger the best. You can't beat that interior.
I love this. When people send their cars from all over the country to Nick's Garage it works out for everyone!
It is an honour to be chosen for these projects.
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What's up Nick 💯🤣🤣
One of BEST THINGS IN LIFE is to get up and watch what you have to come in your shop and have them done ✅✅✅
Hopefully if God willing (and the Creek don't rise) I'll find me a 73 Monte Carlo S and have your Shop Foreman Vascilli Katsaras to do it ...
I'm gonna be taking the Automatic Transmission out and have a Standard Shift Console put in instead
@@NicksGarage
Hey ... Here's a thought:
Use Nitrogen in tires and you'll never have to adjust the tire pressure again and the tires will last a lot longer and you can but what the tires say in them
For instance if it says 44 PSI you put that in ... nothing more nothing less ✌🏽✅💯
@@NicksGarage oh another thing:
I wish there was a way to get the Thumbs Down icon off of here ... It breaks my heart to see that cause those idiots don't know what they are doing Chief
Yes the car lovers like sending their cars to Dr Nick for work .
Love the Road Runner💯 , I had a 1969 Solid Black Road Runner 440/6 Pack Convertible , 4 Speed , bench Seat , had too sell it to start a family 😢 , still have many memories and pictures 👍💯
To hell with the family, I'm keeping my car!!
A cousin in my wife's side of the family had a nice Shelby with a tuned and cammed engine. Right after getting married, he got rid of the car. Within 3 years, he got divorced.
Road Runners are my favorite in the Chrysler line up. I guess the memory of my friend buying a new 383 road runner and the sound of that exhaust is still with me.
When I was in High school back in the 70"s , you could get into a Six Pack Road Runner for around $2500 for a ratty one....$3000/$3500 for a nice one with good interior and body.....A ratty 383 Road Runner for between $800 and $1200.....add $!50 for a 440. Hemi's were unheard of....usually all carboned up and sitting in a shed someplace...
in 74 you could pick them up for nothing , saw a few in junk yards that were in very good condition
here in Australia we didn't get any of these beasts. only personal imports that live in garages and never see the light of day unless it's a very special occasion. Friday Night Nick's Garage show is required watching in my house.
As it is in mine over here in New Zealand too!
I had a friend with a 1969 Roadrunner. White with black hood stripes. Black vinyl top. 383 4spd. Suregrip. You don't see too many around anymore. Iwas watching a video about a drag meet and even the Ford and Chevy guys were cheering on the Roadrunner that was racing.
What goes better with morning coffee and toast, Nicks Monday morning episode. Thanks Nick and the boys.
Man this car is bringing back a lot of memories! I met a guy in high school who drove one. He needed a stereo installed. I told him I'd do it for a ride in the car and a six pack. We became good friends and I got to ride shotgun in that car for years. What a car :-)
My other favorite car is the 55 Chevy BelAir. Thanks Nick. This is the best place to see great cars !
That is a beautiful car in a beautiful color. I love the bare-bones, unapologetic look of muscle, too. Those plain steel rims set the tone - no need to knock hubcaps off at the track. Of all the 'special' cars by Chrysler, including the wing cars, these A-12 cars are the best Muscle packages for everyday use. Just don't park somewhere and put the hood on top of the car on a windy day.
You just can't start a week off without watching Nick's Garage . I just gotta say my face almost hurts from grinning by the end of the video . The owners of these cars that come to Nick's have got to be on cloud 9 knowing the master himself has their pride and joy under his watchful eyes and hands .
Nick , I always wanted one of these A12 Road Runner's in Rallye Green, but due to my age I couldn't afford the insurance at the time. Now I can afford the insurance but can't afford the divorce! That's the way it goes in life not all things work out glad you posted it Nick keep up the good work.
We had a mopar mechanic in our small town in Georgia he worked on Richard Petty’s pit crew in the 60s it was hard to get him to work on anything else Nick reminds me of him except Nick will work on them all and I’m sure you will do a great job on the A-12, you have my respect.
6 Pack carb setup..was a few of those around here back in the day. And there was an original superbird here up until about 10 years ago. I remember it parked on the street for years w that big wing on it
That's a Bare Knuckle Brawler if ever I saw one...manual brakes, steering, & 4 on the floor. You don't drive it - you hold on for dear life w/a smile on your face. You were kidding about "Home Depot" bolts in the engine compartment, right Nick? This ain't some "Cobra II" wannabe!
Nowadays bucket seats are standard and commonplace. It's nice to see the old bench seat cars now. I always preferred the bench seats. I guess that's just I was used to growing up and what my first car had. Had a couple modern cars with bucket seats (and still do) and, well, they are what they are. I like the bench seats in my trucks and my cars. Yes, good memories when you could drive with your girl right beside you.
The Chrysler A12 option package was a mid-year introduction that was available for the Plymouth Road Runner and Dodge Super Bee. The A12 cars were powered by the high-performance 440 engine that was fed by three Holley two-barrel carburetors. The option included a Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gears with Sure-Grip for both automatic and stick cars. Cooling was upgraded with a 26-inch radiator. The 440 6-BBL engine in the 1969-1/2 A12 cars came with a forged-steel crankshaft, forged-steel rods, 10.5:1 compression ratio, aluminum Edelbrock intake manifold, and three Holley 2300 two-barrel carburetors.
Thanks for this info!🌟
Hard to believe that upgrade package didn't come with disk brakes.
@@clasvirhodes4969 if the road are clear and long! who wanted to stop when you having that much fun! just saying!
Good morning. I remember the original TV ad for this car. I feel fortunate that I have been around long enough to have experienced many of the cars in Nick’s shop when they were not rare.
agreed,i was driven to Sunday school in a brand new 1970 aar cuda in 1970 and it left a very lasting impression.
back then it was only a car,however it was a very nice car and i will always love cudas because of that memory.
i have other fond memories of 55 chevs,early 60s impalas,split nose camaros,69 stingrays,gtos etc....
Dr. Nick, I love this Road Runner,like you said, You drive the car,not the car driving you,beep beep,cheers.
Such a beautiful original car . He has the right man working on it. It will be nice to see it and hear it when its done.
I would put the matching number engine back in. It's so close to being perfect
What a ride! One of the coolest factory builds on the planet
To Tim: You have a beautiful car. I never seen a mechanic having so much love and respect for cars as Nick shows us every week. Keep safe and a big hello Montreal from an expat in Thailand.
I miss the old day’s my first car was a 69 1/2 A12 Dodge Super Bee Six Pack!
This episode is about the road runner, but I noticed that boattail Riviera. If it had a 455, build it to stage III or IV level. It's a boattail, how rare.
Yea.. Me too. Nice shape nice colour awesome car 👌
Yeah, I want to turn it into a Stutz lookalike.
@@ThePaulv12 I sure hope your kidding Bud......
Hey Nick old school sure is way cool!!! What a beaut ride is that road runner and what's more Tim its in the best hands with Nick and the team, just listen to Devon showing how much Nick & Vasili have taught him already. Sure bought back some memories Nick, no power steering or brakes a car to be driven by the driver not the electrics just how it was back in the day so so cool!
I worked at a Chrysler/Plymouth Dealership in Missouri in 1969. I drove a new 383 Road Runner to the showroom from a old farm barn where is was being stored before a certain show date. Awesome. It had a Hurst Shifter I remember. Orange with black trim. I was in heaven.
The RRs were fast and light, spartan interiors. I loved them but I loved the GTXs a little bit more. Thanks for another great Monday Nick!
true, if you was looking for a plush, comfortable ride, look elsewhere, it wasn't the RR
Kind of admired the way Mopar's seem to be more committed to three 2 barrels rather than two four barrels. I've never messed with multi carb set ups except on boat motors but always heard the six packs had more low end torque and better driveability. Thanks for sharing.
TIM!
Oh man, what a sweet A12! Congrats on the wise decision to have Nick oversee getting her back
in fighting shape, sir. We all know he and his merry bunch will do her justice.
GEORGE!
What a treat you get for a gig, my friend - and now, you'll get to shoot both an original 500 AND
and A-12 car (not to mention, Nick's R/T and so many others) all at the same time!
Mopar royalty all over the place. Just WOW.
NICK!
You know, it only seems like yesterday things were a little lean for you and you had to sell
The Keeper. My heart broke for you then, my friend - I know how hard that must have hurt.
But NOW?? Look what George and this YT channel have done for you! :-)
People are sending you some of the rarest musclecars of all time to work on, take care of, be
a good steward of. That's freaking AWESOME and I'm so happy for you!
You deserve all of this success and it does my heart a lot of good to see you doing well.
A booked up winter already - and what a cool winter it's going to be!
I love this channel so much. All the positivity. Things are done the RIGHT way all the way around
here on Nick's Garage and we're all blessed to be able to watch it; I just wish I could make it to
visit one day. What an honor that would be!!
God bless you all and looking forward to the next one,
-Ed on the Ridge
What a great post, Ed, I echo your sentiments entirely about this awesome channel. Nick and his entire crew make Nick’s Garage such a pleasure to watch! I’m hooked! 👍🏼🇨🇦🇦🇺🇬🇷🇺🇸🇮🇹🇱🇧🇬🇧🇳🇱🇸🇪 🏁 🚘 🏁
@@GhostOfRT300 You're very kind sir, thank you very much. :-)
-Ed
Ed. I have joined FBBO. Now that I want to say hello to all members, very difficult to log in. Tried many times. No luck. Is it that difficult to reply on comments? Anyways, thank you for the nice comments you said about 'Nick's Garage'' .
@@nickpanaritis4122 I know you have!
I sent you a message through Patreon and I started a thread for you on FBBO to try and welcome you to the site.
When you first log in to the site, look in the upper right hand of the page and you'll see "Alerts" - if anyone has mentioned you by screen name in a comment, there will be an indication of that in the Alerts.
It's easy to reply to people's comments, too - each comment on the site has choices at the bottom right, one of which is "Reply".
Click on that and type away!
-Ed on the Ridge
I love it when you make other people happy.
Beautiful car ,brings back a lot of memories . I watched many race a quarter mile at a clandestine highway
where we had lookouts for law enforcement back in the 60's .Days gone by .
I’m 61 years old and I want to grow up to do what Nick does.
ENVY
I'm 70 and I want to be your partner in the business! LOL!
Drinking a cup of coffee and enjoying the show. Thanks for teaching me what a Road Runner with an A12 package is. I probably had seen them back in the day, but never knew what they were. I remember my 7th grade science teacher pulled into school one day with a brand new yellow Road Runner. She had the coolest car in the parking lot! Beep Beep!
that is a really great looking road runner in red. Then that Buick Boat tail Riviera is one of my bucket list cars. a shop of dreams
Always something great at the shop. Thanks for being here, B.
I bought a '73 Rivi in '91 for 300 bucks. All glass was good. No rust in the body. Interior was trashed. Good engine and trans. I yanked the engine and put it in my '70 Skylark, and then trounced every IROC and Mustang in sight, with 2.56:1 gears, too. But that Riviera was the car I should have kept instead.
@@bbb462cid i had a buddy with a 75 duster with a slant six that would trounce on ss monte carlos all day long
@@darrenbrisson4336 :) The Super Slow
It's not red lol it's hugger orange
What a piece of history! Tim, your a lucky man to have it! Nick, your a fortunate man to have this opportunity. And I might add that you have earned your reputation by hard hard work. Good for you, man. Love your videos!
So proud to be a long time Montreal gear head. When folks send cars 5000.00 miles (expensive) to Nicks to be Properly addressed , says volumes on Nicks knowledge , integrity and honesty and real class, and Nicks Awesome Gang.Thanks guys .Our muscle car scene is hard core and has been for A long time..., by the way The Best pizza in Montreal is Greek, but every nationality in Montreal, Laval loves muscle cars..Chill and Safety...Petalo sto metallo. Peace and Safety everyone..
My absolute dream car. If it wasn't that far away, I'd like to stop by for a coffee. It's so much fun to watch. Greetings from Germany. Stay healthy. 👍😁
Old cars tell you things thru smell,vibrations and mechanical noises.
Old cars come with actual gagues that tell you your oil pressure and what temperature your engine is runnning at and you have to know what is normal for your car.
I love all the cars Nick gets in his shop but I would love to have that boat tail Buick out front!
my brother in laws brother had 1 his was kind of a burnt orange color man that thing road smooth as silk and had a 455 in it that thing loved its fuel but would fly and hold the road well......
Another great Monday morning at Nick's Garage.I look forward to them every week! Bill from Linglestown Pennsylvania.
Thanks for watching!
Tim`s Road Runner is phenomenal! Absolutely stunning.
1966,67 Fairlane R code 427 lightweight has a fiberglass lift off hood . They sell hood replacements for around $700.00 if anyone has an interest . I could only imagine the price of that RR hood ? Speaking of cars with real gauges my 1969 Cobra had a gas gauge that was always on empty for some reason , I could pass anything but a gas station with that car .
The paint code is R4 and that is what it looks like. What the name is depends on if this car was built early or if it is a 69 1/2.
It is exactly R4 red. I owned a 1969 Dart Swinger 340, same color. I recall many debates as to it being red or orange. The books say that both Torred (Hemi Orange in a Dodge) and Vitamin C (Go-mango in a Dodge) were high impact colors first available in '70. They were an extra cost option that year. No high impact options in '69, so I'm sure it is R4.
Had a early 69 R. R. Same color red NOT Orange. RED RED !
Tim wants his 69 Road Runner ready for the summer With the A12 package there ain't many funner It's got a lift off hood it looks seriously good. Nick's gotta do some investigation to find every alteration to get it in a straight from the factory situation Originality is the key Eventually it's gonna be the way it should be If I was Tim right now I'd be feeling full of glee Knowing Nick and the team were working with me
Roberto's Rhymes are Lyrical Crimes.
@@jasonsabourin2275 I always say if rhyme was a crime I'd be doing time Your negative vibe ain't gonna get you no Mopar ride
@@robertorhymes Yeah, And that Last Line Don't Rhyme Frankenstein.
@@jasonsabourin2275 You're trying hard but failing The reader can tell your rhyme is derailing I don't care what you think My thumbs up and your no content channel let me know you stink
You Can't Rhyme
You Can't Rap
Why are you Subjecting Us to this Verbal Crap?
mines a drag car .got class winner kill stickers 44 thousand on clock /drive shaft loop pinon snibber /frame conectors had a cage. missing when i bougt it . 70 440 engine ..never ran it at track yet . but if it had a cage i think it was in the 10s .when i drive it i smile a mile wide . also trunk mounted battery and cut off switch in rigth reverse light . love the car headers .msd ing . jetted carbs . never had engine apart . just abought lifts the wheels . drums all around no sway bars 90/10 shocks air shocks in back .had electic fuel pump . going to put one back in when budget allows .
Today's trivia, the General Lee is TNT orange. TNT is a shipping company in Europe that paints all their trucks orange. Good to know if you're building a General Lee and you want the correct color.
I actually believe the colour is Corvette flame red.
@@guymcmurran1984 That's a common misbelief.That color has too much gold flake in it.
The paint color is awesome. I love the orangeish red, reddish orange color. This car deserves at least 500hp.
My dad had a 68 Roadrunner, 383 magnum, bench seat no console 4 speed.....I would kill to have that car now. Big cam right from the factory!....Nick...you are the man....I love your videos. MOPAR!!!!!!
Nice 6pack road runner Nick they keep sending you their cars because you're the man muscle car guru they know they'll be happy in the end nobody's working as hard on muscle cars as you are the road runners TOR RED IN COLOR
Love that Buick outside if I didn’t love mopars so much I would have that Riv for sure
Thanks to Nick I get to start off every morning getting my Mopar fix. This roadrunner is awesome, I can't wait to see it after Nick & his crew makes it right as rain!!
I always liked the Runner’s and Cuda’s.
Hey Nick. You set a new record with your "There You Have It" saying in today's video! Haha! You are awesome my friend. Have a great week guys.
A street fighter! They will run with anything on the street, including a Hemi, I know, I've ridden in a couple of them!
Yes. 440 for the street beats a Hemi. Hemi on the track...nothing beat it.
the street hemi was tough to keep tuned and running tip top shape.. not be a grocery shopping going to church on sunday car
Beast of a Car , no mucking about straight an to the point , I couldn't care less for modern cars.
Modern cars are produced for strictly profit purposes but it wasn't always that way cars used to be produced by companies to appeal to a certain customer base they had style grace and body lines but that all ended in the late eighties early nineties since then it's just been a free for all now they just produce whatever they want and don't give a dam what anything looks like because people just buy them and don't care themselves there's no customer base to appeal to anymore
All we can do is try and preserve as many as we can.and keep this hot rodding and wrenching on cars alive and I teach my kids as well
Nick, you can tell by how passionate you are about this car that it is rare muscle car. You look at it as if it were your own.
You are the man when it comes to Mopars Nick!!! I love watching all of your videos and listening to your knowledge of cars. Especially when it comes to Dodge Hemi's!!!!
R4 is the color. Looks orange next to a red car, and red next to an orange car.
I remember that roll knob radio from my dads 69 Cornet that was a neat idea
It has a orange tint, hence the name R4 Barracuda Orange
If you gave this sexy az car a thumbs down....you have no soul.....sad for you...
We live in a rough area. Back in the day guys needed to put hood locks
on these instead of spring clips.
Or just keep it in the garage.
Yeah, and wannabes drilled hoods for fake pins. 😏
That’s a Beautiful car but that 65 Fury caught my eye I learned to drive in a 65 Fury ll.
That Fury is Sweeeeeet..... Im a Fan of The 62 to 65 Mopars.
Love your show. The A12 road runners are one of my favorite cars. Im a GM guy by heart but that mopar A12 Road Runner is bad ass . Straight business car.
Nick!
Ya killing me with that car!
It was about a week ago, when you had that
"Plumb crazy Purple" R/R in your shop and I said-
"That car would have suited me just fine" because I was looking for hemi orange
(with a HEMI)
69' Road Runner back then.
King Richard was my idol back then and he drove a blue Road Runner.
But I found my 72' Charger, in hemi orange
(With it's HEMI missing!)
DANG IT.
Such is fate.
But that one
Is gorgeous!!!
The few flaws on it are minor.
It's got every option it should have had.
I just enlarged the side on picture your guy just shot and it's on my computer forever.
I just Have to say it-
The way of the muscle car will never die.
T.
Thanks for your kind comment, Tom. This car certainly has buckets of personality.
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I drove my 72' with a 472, 6 pack. It's block came out of a mobile home.
I drove it for 11 years and sold it because it was to powerful for us and my kids.
When I first found it, it was a HEMI car but the moron riped out the HEMI and went racing with it.
I looked for that guy for years but I wasn't able to find him.
It was 19 years after I built the Charger that i found its original engine.
It's bell housing was cracked and its driver's side had a huge crack on it.
It's heads were missing.
So it was pointless, the guy I sold the Charger to sold it.
I hadn't seen it for another 40 years when a teenage girl bought it and was able to look me up from the info that I stamped on the block all those years ago.
Out of my Dad's garage came another 440/472 that was meant for his
Imperial.
I sold it to the girl and gave advise on how to put the Charger back together again.
48 years later it runs
AGAIN!
RUN
440.
That's why you ware that shirt Nick.
Great show Nick, Thanks much. In 1969 I was 23 years old, this was the age of the muscle cars era great memories.
One more compliment 🙂.... your shop is BEAUTIFUL!!!! Clean, organized and squared away! I really appreciate you!!! My brother Justin recommend your show.... thank you brother....🙏
watching this it sure makes me miss my satellite. sure it wasent a road runner and i had a few more doors but you just got to love this body style.
I remember that car running around Calgary , unbelievable !! A friend of mine had a 426 nova bracket racer !!
A school principal near Smiths Falls ON had one of these if I recall properly. It was a beast and he drove it like a beast. Loved the red-line tires!
Bravo Nikolaki, you deserve all the accolades you are getting!
ShahyadG. Thanks Shahyad. Cannot wait to see you whenever you come to Montreal. Stay safe buddy.
A beautiful car! Only the best for Nicks Garage!
I love MechaNick's sense of humor.
i just love watching how he sees things that are not factory ... im like you Nick they dont make cars like this anymore ,so glad you enjoy working on theses cars.... keep up the good work ....
My 69 Road Runner had the 383 magnum engine, bigger valves, and four speed with 3.23 rear axle sure grip.
It didn't seem to me like it was turning on to full potential.
I took it to a shop where the owner had been a racer. He took the distributor out and put in on a Sun machine. When he opened it he found out it had dual points. He changed weights and springs and adjusted the vacuum advance. He put it back in the engine and ran it awhile, decided it was running lean and changed the jets in the carb . I took it for a run and it felt like it had another 30-35 horsepower. When I paid the bill I gave him a generous tip.
I'm not saying it had 35 horse more than the factory advertised 335 hp, it had 35 more than when I got the 1000 mile break in completed. But, it WAS the quickest 383 runner I raced and there were at least 6 of them. Four with automatic, two with four speed.
It was quicker than a 440 GTX automatic but that was at least 400 pounds heavier then the road runner. I beat the GTX off the line and was pulling away until I hit third gear at 70mph. I was ahead about five car lengths. That was when he started gaining on me but I beat him to the 1/4 mile mark. I don't know what his shift points were set at so he might have done better at slightly higher rpms shifting manually. He left it in drive.
I had a blast with that car. It would push the speedometer clear down out of sight of the opening so I don't know how fast it actually went. 120 was the last number and it would pull at least another 800 rpms which would make it about 135mph.
I was wide open in the interstate late at night and saw a state trooper heading the other way. After I flew past him I saw his brake lights come on and he crossed the median. I was WAY ahead of him by the time he was behind me so I took the first exit and slid into town and parked behind the garage that did the work on my car. I was lucky that time, he didn't find me. I didn't try that again, EVER.
Hello everybody. Another great Monday with great people. Thanks Nick
Morning!
Nick that car is taking me back to the days I was 16 teen.. so nice. Do it right one of a kind
Nick remember any cool car names here in ottawa there was lots of fast camaro's there was Panama red 69 z, pokeys revivle 701/2 z, dead z,78z, gerry otleys 74 rally sport bowtie 74 z, black magic 69 nova 454 nicks nova 427 tripower firestar 79z there was a fast mopar or two but Glen Henderson had a 360 74 duster was running 12s then put a 440 in it ran tens on the street no bottle beat a lot of chevys ahh the good old days this guy Guy would come from gatineau with his 426 hemi jeep c.j
Ford had a similar color, Calypso Coral. Not red and not orange but something in between.
Ford also had a Poppy Red which was a reddish orange.
Similar to Toreador Red a color from the Forward look era.
They also have flame orange they put on 04 mustangs that was identical to that color it was called torch red by ford but it was orange
What a glorious life you live,too spend everyday surrounded by such history and preserve them for those who dream. Thank youI.
I had a 1970 RR and I saw one of these in Savannah around 1972. As a late teen in 1972 at that time we (MOPAR Buds) thought it was the ugliest bird ever made. Now, look at it, BEAUTUFUL!
I could literally listen to Nick for hours. He has such a vast knowledge, expertise and a passion for these cars.
In 1971 I bought my first car,a 1968 roadrunner for 900.00. It ran like a beast.
I see Tim sent you our Vancouver winter weather with the car. He probably doesn’t want that back, unless you can fix it too.
**GREAT TO SEE VASILI AGAIN!!!**
When perfection is required, NICK is your man !! God Bless you Nick and all of your crew !!
You are a blessed man with a wonderful family, great friends, and the best job ever!
I had a Dart 340 4 speed with the bench seat. I remember my girl friend beside me shifting gears Great times. Us that had these cars when they were new are getting fewer and fewer.
That is a beauty I have never heard of that option package. Thanks Nick for sharing. Best of luck and God bless you all
Central California watching
WOW! this Road Runner is going to be a knockout!! I can’t wait!
Finally Road Runner getting the love and respect they deserve
You shop does a spectacular job .... bring that classic back in order 👍🏽
Dang ~ He ALMOST got the right license plate! Imagine if he had gotten A12-069, instead of B11-O68??? So close! Beautiful American Muscle icon!
Nick, when you were talking about having a girl next to you along with the 4-speed in front, it made me think of a 60's surf song right away (even though in the song the guy doesn't have a bench seat). Anyway, she won't be happy with the 4 on the floor! With all of the 4-speed shifting going on there is no room for hugging! Eventually the song goes about the guy switching over to an automatic to make his girl happy. To share some music of the era, this is the name of the song: The Four Speeds - Four On The Floor. Which makes me think by the way, in future videos, is it possible to have music in the background that is more of the muscle car era? Anyhow, thanks for another video George and everyone at Nick's Garage!
Yeah but you get your hand between her knees!
Don’t forget black paint on the core support, sprayed from underneath, at approx a 45 degree angle. And a slight paint touch up next to the right taillight, 19:55. Tor-Red paint?
Welcome Back to Nick's Garage, what do you mean by "Welcome Back", I never left and have no plans of doing so! 😉
Vancouver, British Columbia....I've got relatives there. One of my dad's cousins left Sweden in 1922 and moved to Vancouver, Pitt Meadows if I remember correctly....🇸🇪❤️🇨🇦
Duece. Thanks for staying on board.
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Always a pleasure my friend! Looking forward to seeing many videos, not only on Mopars but GM and Ford as well!
All the best you you and everybody, have a nice day, take care and stay safe! 🤜🏻🤛🏻
A beautiful road runner Nick. Make it perfect. Love the color.
NICK,
When I was a teen in Ohio there were 2 grown brothers in the neighborhood
who had matching black SS 396 CHEVELLES. One had chrome
cragar SS mags & the other wore black SS cragar mag wheels.
Now & again the brothers would trade wheels.
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OURv. Cool.
That is quite a nice package to receive. Glad you get to work on it.
Nick love how your guys have so much knowledge and interest on classics love your show Thanks
Was a song: “Man Smart, Woman Smarter”. Now internet smartest?😏
My favorite year I miss the one I had even though it was just a 383 4 speed.
Thanks Nick.