The Story Of The Black Ghost. The Legendary Detroit Hemi Challenger.
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
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The legendary street racer, 2020 National Historic Vehicle Register inductee, and all around bad ass car. This car has an amazing story of a patriot, civil servant, family, and one cool car. The Black Ghost will be going for auction soon. So come check it out!
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The Black Ghost is the most expensive snake oil sold at auction that I know of.
Fake sale so the future
Movie sells tickets
People just restating UTs point on view, its ridiculous. HEMIs sell for over a million all the time, this car just has a cool story. Jeez
This was not a million dollar car and the cool story is a lie.
Here's the real story: The official story is b.s. This 426 HEMI R/T Challenger at best was a mid-to-high 13 second "street racer." That was hardly a killer car on Woodward Avenue back in the day therefore the story about its street racing past is b.s.
Agreed! The Silver Bullet GTX was packing a Hemi stroked out to 487 with a cross ram and only weighed about 3200lbs. It ran like a 10.60 at 132mph. A stock Hemi challenger was running 13 on a good day.
A heavy optioned car like this was more of a 14 second car.
@@mikeschutz6517thanks for bringing this to light! I remember the story of the silver bullet
No way this car was winning. Not with all the Mr. Norm cars, Baldwin Motion Chevrolets, Yenko Chevrolet and Shelby as well as Tasca Mustangs on the street as well.
@@richardtibbetts574 options didn't make it any faster ,it was still a stock 13 sec Hemi .
Dad “don’t sell my car”
Son “LOL”
Lol. But in all fairness, the car has the potential to bring in life altering money. When you got kids, the car comes second.
@@VicsGarage71 I get that. 250K plus is definitely life changing. But it’s still funny
I think he said something more along the lines of "Don't fing give away my car."
@@SkunkieDesignsElectronics yeh I was being PC lol. But he emphasized that. Lol
@@larryniles8123 Yes. People are misquoting the original owner.
my Father had a bicycle that ruled Woodward, anyone want to buy it ?
As soon as Godfrey Qualls took his last breath, Gregory Qualls quickly saw dollar signs.
Right such a shame. The man’s dying wish was for him to not sell the car….and not even a decade later, he sells the car. Smh
@@neechsuperfli9236 And it's based on a lie. A stock Charger would not have been a racing threat, much less a legend.
BULLSHIT 😅
A 14 second car wouldn't stand a chance against some of the cars running in the 10's and a Gapp and Roush built car running quicker then that out there at the time. This story is complete BS!
Dude, no STOCK factory vehicle would have ruled Woodward. It was at best about a 14 second car right ? There was PLENTY of modded rods they would gap that Hemi all day long. There and many other venues across the USA when street racing was in its prime. Folks just aren't old enough to remember. I grew up with muscle and still rock a fast vette today .
I Used to go Drag racing on Woodward Ave, I owned a 57 Chevy, 283, dual quads on a high-rise, factory headers, 4-speed transmission, straight axle kit and fiberglass tilt front end, 5/13 differantal rear-end gear , I was happy with getting 12 seconds out of a quarter mile run 4 Fun 😳♦️♦️♦️‼️
A 440 six pack would beat the Hemi on the street.
@@davidstaudohar6733 And I'm thinking that 12 second time would have made you a solid and very respectable upper mid pack car. No way that stock Challenger would beat anyone who had put time and effort into their cars.
A stock AMC hornet sc360 could go faster than this car.
@@EinKerl3554 i agree , I've been a Gear Head my entire life ,, the factory chargers were real dogs, the limited-slip posi traction differential, cause them to lose much traction, on the green light , , even with the slapstick transmissions that produced instant responce they lost it in the rear end , A real heavy car ♦️♦️♦️
The Silver Bullet was legendary as folks knew about it back in the day in Detroit. While really awesome the "Black Ghost " is far from legendary
there were a few really famous Hemi street race cars back then, silver bulket, rat, poison, rat patrol, a black Hemi GTX called tar baby, not to mention the Gapp & Roush sudden death mustang, and Huston Martin with his full blown NHRA pro stocker called little Kim
ive personally seen Rat poison, Rat Patrol, and Tar Baby all street driven, AND raced on the street. no trailers or tow vehicles. my point is, that the "black ghost" was absolutly unknown in the tri-county are street race scene. there is no legend here, the story on the car being a street racing legend is fake.
Yep. 14 second car all day. Don’t think this one was terrorizing the streets, especially if you know the story behind it.
Wrong. NOT "14 second car all day." 426 Hemi-powered E-body Mopars were legitimate mid-to-high 13-second cars from the factory. Get your FACTS straight.
@@electrix6751 🤣
@@electrix6751 13.8 from factor with drag slicks on a track brother, 14 plus on the street on a good day, son that owns the car also owns a movie production company that says we take fiction and make it come real you be the judge
several car magazine editors from the early 70's up in Michigan are saying nope not this car, remember all car manufacturers from the early seventies were building cars and testing them on the streets and they were 10 and 9 second cars not being sold to the public like the Silver Bullet, just for test after market hop up parts. this is a 14 second car on the street on a good day, so if it raced it was racing bone stock cars and not in the spotlight of big guys on the street
As light turns green, the black Challenger gets its head handed to it by the Silver Bullet. 😂
Thats a 14 second car, HARDLY legend material. It doesnt even have headers, never has.
my dad and my uncles all drag raced at local tracks, Milan dragway, Detroit Dragway, and Motor city dragway. they all street raced too on Gratiot, woodwar, and Telegraph rd. that black ghost car was not a feared or famous car in Detroit, and not a legit street racer. there were several feared Hemus in Detroit back then, the silver bullet, rat poison, and rat patrol, and Frankies tar baby black Hemi GTX were some of the most famous Hemi's in southeast Michigan not just Detroit. the story of the Owner, Godfrey is a fantastic story, the guy is a veteran and a hero. the car is very cool and rare, but, i think his son has sucessfully embellished his fathers story to his benefit. it was not a widely known or feared street race car.
I practically lived driving up and down Woodward in my Royal Bobcat prepped 70 Ram Air III GTO and never came across this bullshit legend.
We all agree that it is a super rare 1 of a kind Challenger.
Yes it can claim that title, but I feel sorry for the buyer who was hoodwinked into the hype & forked out over a $ 1,000,000 for it.
Should if spoken to Tony from Uncle Tony Garage who made 2 great videos regarding the Black Ghost.
Highly recommended watching those videos. I got caught up in the hype just enough to buy a T Shirt from Mecum. Even Nick Panaritis from Nick's Garage 426 Hemi, 1971 Cuda would of been a better candidate for a story like this regarding a legitimate true street racer that terrorized the streets of Quebec.
And I am here in Australia & the hype of the Black Ghost even had tongues wagging here.
The original owner true American Hero.
Cheers
Louis Kats ☺👍
Tony’s video disproved the whole thing!! Total hogwash.
What a scam! Somebody got robbed and Mecum Auction bought the story. That guy should request a refund!
its all for a movie, the son owns a production company that states we take fiction and turn it in to realty, its for a movie, that is a bone stock 14 second car on a good day
The pinnacle of hype and so many people get a piece of the pie of the hype.
utm
😢 dew u u j5
The person who bought that car for 1m got scamed.
Cornhole
…a fool and his money…
My 73 Challenger 340 / 4 speed had the same trailer hitch. I towed my ski boat with it.
There was a blue Ford Pinto that used to rule every street race in Richmond, VA in the 1970's. I will be auctioning it off at the end of the year. Please spread the story of the Blue Pony. I want to get $1 mil.
What a scam of a story ... to all you non car people this sounds great but for all us car guys this is a bone stock well optioned hemi car .... maybe a high 14second quarter mile car but definitely not a Legendary street racer from that eara...
A sucker is born every minute, I need to come up with a good BS story for my cuda...😂
So where's the shaker hood that he sued and won to have installed?
Cool story but...Stock 14 second car beating everybody?...Come on man!
You're an IGNORAMUS if you believe 1970-71 426 HEMI-powered E-body Mopars were "14 second" cars. A 340 and 383 Challenger were 14 second car. HEMI and Six Pack E-bodies were legitimate 13 second cars. Magazine road tests from back in the day PROVE this.
he told you not to sell his car...smh
Not to GIVE it away...
The legend of it street racing is only a fallacy that’s been hyped up considerably. Car is stock , was stock and maybe 13s on a good day.
The story is all about a marketing campaign to sell the car for more than $1m. I feel sorry for the buyer. This car is stock, and just like all the all the other late ‘60’s to early 70’s Hemi cars it was on its best day a high 13 second ride. I owned a stock 428 Cobra Jet 4 speed Mustang in the ‘70’s, and it turned a best of a 14.3 E.T. At 101.5 mph quite different than the Super Stock 11’s at 120 mph the pros ran at the Winternationals. Even if the Block Ghost was a factory freak, it was not any sort of contender against the legit 10 second street racers of the era.
His dad never said anything about being a street racing legend, the story was bs by his son so he could get a lot more money for it and it worked.
Isn’t his son a story producer for the movies? That should be a big flag there
you still got time to delete this video. its all BS
True bullshit.A corked up stock hemi was LUCKY to run in the 14's.
lol, 14 second car back in its day. prolly high 14 or low 15 now. prove it otherwise. Every car has a story, it's just how you dress up the story. the buyer got suckered. son, dodge, mecum, new owner are all in on the scam for the next car movie.
You're wrong, dunce. A 340 and 383 Challenger were "14 second car back in its day." 426 Hemi-powered E-body Mopars were legitimate mid-to-high 13-second cars from the factory. Ditto 440 Six Pack cars. Get your FACTS straight.
The black ghost. Because it disappears in your taillights. Lol
Remember, the person claiming this is true also is a film maker. He is 100% full of it. Nobody back in Detroit on the race scene even knew this car. But it would make a good movie
As far as bone stock a Buick GS Stage 1 was one of the hardest to beat street cars you could buy.
its a bone stock car with power steering, its a 14 second car guy's forget the story, look at the 14 second car and it was never beaten on the street. son owns a production company and there trying to make a movie .. i think it will be a great movie but just a movie
I feel sorry for the guy who paid nearly a million dollars for a car that was not even actually king of the streets - but just more recently has had some good videos made while retelling tall tales of street racing. When I was street racing in my he ‘70’s any mostly stock Hemi was not feared at all. The generally dominant car was anything with an L88 427 and 4.33 or 4.56 gears. I could go on, but I would mostly be repeating the same things other commentators on the Black Hoax have already said.
You've all been had. I looked this car over at the auction. IT WAS STOCK!!!!! The battery was under the hood still. How can a 14.5 second car "own" the streets in Detroit and become a "legend".
It didn’t, 😂
Because we’re supposed to just believe what we’re told. I think even stock it could get 13s but that’s with practice etc . There’s no evidence that happened either.,
YOU are ignoramus if you believe this was a "14.5 second car." That distinction belonged to 340 and 383-powered Challenger R/T's. 426 Hemi-powered E-body Mopars were legitimate mid-to-high 13-second cars from the factory. Ditto 440 Six Pack cars. *Get your FACTS straight.*
_"The battery was under the hood still. "_
I"ve seen many quick street/strip cars back in the day (and even owned a few myself) that still had the battery in its stock location, so your comment is a boneheaded one.
@@electrix6751 not Only that . The reality is that from 64 on a 13 second car wouldn’t have dominated at Detroit , period. All the posturing in the world doesn’t change that.
This standard challenger cool as it is,is no match for the real street racers of the day ,the silver bullet for one, and other street freaks 10 and 9 second cars but this challenger 14.00 on a good day would get eaten alive and lose his wallet !!
No doubt. The performance offerings from the likes of Mr. Norm or Baldwin alone were much faster, never mind all the other things people built.
While I don’t doubt the overall story (officer street racing at night), the hype of it killing every car it met is over blown.
The whole story was magificently manufactured to sell this car. It worked and shame on any of us who actually bought into it.
I thank the original owner for his military service! This whole story doesn't make sense to me though, I owned a 70 hemi challenger with a four speed, best I could get was high 13's, low 14's with slicks and the headers open. Maybe he was beating stock 396 chevelles and stock GTOs but lighter cars like the mustangs and camaros would blow the hemi challengers away.... I call BS to this whole made up story and I feel for the guy that paid waaay to much for the car.
I'm from Detroit and used to race on Woodward in the late 1960s. I'm skeptical about the Black Ghost story.
I used to race there at woodward and raced the ghost. and I was running 8's in the quarters! in my dreams, lol
Well, the son's scam worked. My buddy street raced a 68 383 Road Runner in Detroit from the late-60's up till the 80's. He definitely remembers the Silver Bullet, with 2 guys in white shirts, dress pants, skinny black ties challenging the locals. That was the real deal!! The Black Ghost?? My buddy never saw a black hemi Challenger that was even close to being competitive on Woodward, Telegraph or Airport Rd. Just a story the son cooked up to get more $$ out of it.
Last words...
"Dont sell my fucking car."
Sells car.
If this car ran slicks in the 70s it could easily run mid to high 13 sec 1/4 mile times. But if that’s all that was done and the rest was left stock it wasn’t winning much races back then. My dads 1970 Challenger R/T with the 440 Magnum 4spd could run mid 13 sec all stock. It didn’t stay stock for long. It was punching around 500 HP when he was finished. That was pretty good for a guy in his 20s back then. He went threw a lot of gears trying to fit his type of driving and cam set up. He has a set of 4.10, 3.90, 3.55, 3.23 and even 3.08 gears. He said he Like the 3.23 gears best. When he raced people would get him off the line sometimes if they weren’t just spinning their tires. He would catch them and start to pass them mid second gear. 3rd gear it was over because he was pulling them hard. Now the car is pushing 600 HP and the 3.08 gears are in. She’s plenty quick. It runs low 11s to high 10s in the 1/4 around 120-125 mph. With 4.10 gears it’s quicker in the 1/8 mile, but for 1/4 mile I’d run a taller gear. The tire are 28” tall. A lot of people are running 30” to 31” tall tires x10.5 wide. We are at 28”x12.5”. She hooks good.
Fake
This story reminds me of my Dads' car, a '71 Plymouth Sport Fury, TX-9 Formal Black, Gator Grain Top, 4 door Hardtoo, 440, Dual Exhaust, this car was loaded to the hilt, GODDAMMIT!!! This Fury was built for the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this car had all the police equipment, very fast!!! My Dad retired in 1971 for the Philadelphia Public Property Department, Frank Rizzo was a BADASS OF A MAYOR, at the time!!! He gave my Dad that car brand new as retirement present!!! The car was at Southern Motors, Chrysler, Plymouth Dealership, where Mayor Rizzo told my Dad to pick the car up!!! Mayor Rizzo wanted a damn Lincoln Continental!!! I love car stories like this!!! Great job with THE BLACK GHOST!!! Mopar Nate Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Yep it’s a story
Good story time get paid
I'm not sure why everyone is challenging the story. We all know it's B.S. but it's marketing genius by his son to sell the car. He had a plan, he built an entire aura and brand and got the car sold for a $1M. It didn't win because of its racing heritage. It won because of marketing and hype which is son created from scratch. Good for him.
I have no doubt aspects of the story are true. Street racing at night as a cop and keeping it secret.
But it definitely wasn’t the fastest car in Detroit. I think some people just latched on to it and the story just ran.
Either way, I’m glad he got paid. I love people making money.
Cause it was a lie
"There is One Born Every Minute" a comedy film about false advertising...
@@VicsGarage71your glad he ripped someone off and lied ?
@@MrProfchaos71Ripped off? I'm not so sure I'd say that. Hemi Cuda's have sold for well over 2 million at mecum and other auctions. One I think sold for 3.5 million being a convertible.. Another sold for 2.25 million back in 2015...
This guy paid 1 million for this car. He can spend another million restoring it, and still come out ahead... He didn't lose.. He knew what he bought. No one got ripped off.
lol Roush had a car on woodward in 1975. doubt a 13 second stock car would beat his. was a few pro stock drag racers from 1970-75 on woodward. is suck a BS story.
Great fabricated legend to increase the value of an otherwise ordinary car.
426 Hemi, 4:10 gears and slicks, it would run mid 13s
Low 13's with a good tune, which was good for day, but legendary? NOT!
@@mitchholmquist2741 fully loaded so heavier but it did have nice gears 4:10. The friend said mods were no mufflers, slicks.
That car had to have the stars alinged and the wind to its back to ever reach mid 13s.
Hollywood created story, just didn't happen. Sure the car came with great factory options and is still complete.
To me that is what makes it nice.
Yeah. The racing shit is hyped no doubt. I love the family heritage aspect and the uniqueness of the car..
The Legendary Detroit Hemi Challenger "The Black Ghost?"
P. T. Barnum Approved.
Ugggggh......I feel a F&F prequels coming on based on this car and Toretto's dad in the 70s.......
Lol. As a movie, it would be better than anything fast and furious did… when are they going to the moon? That’s got to be up soon.
@@VicsGarage71 they already did that lol
@@GoodOlRoll True... The first car was his dads lol
It's all BS, that car would be lucky to do a 14 second 1/4 on a good day.
If it's running right and driven right it's a solid 13 second car.
@@johnjubie7144 BS
@@joe-hp4nkSo you're saying it's really no quicker than a 383 version, now that's BS.
Somebody just wasted 1 million dollars and so many cars would’ve out run that car it’s a 14 or 15 sec car
Yeah. I’m happy when anyone makes money, but that car imo wasn’t worth that much.
Man it's a COOL car but a stock Hemi REALLY. The Hemi is a good engine but at best it was a 14 sec car. Unless all his street races was against stock small blocks. Nothing against the guy who own the car back in the day he sounds like a great dude but it sounds like the legend is more hype.
Well they made like $700k by building this scam. With the help from Hagerty and other "serious" actors.
No pictures. Reports express they did not know what the car was. First the car had a turbine engine (stolen) with a single gear. Of course you are not going to compete with that. Next it was a kit car. At the speeds of well over 160 mph witch is needed to get away from others so fast that no one can track you at that time. People tried and the car got away.
overpriced
Only if you can't afford it. 🙂
Nope.
Bleeding the Boomers dry with false nostalgia. I'll bet none of the rich MF'ers bidding ever raced a car in a serious street race back in the day.
hey look i hope they make a great car movie out of this, but this is not a true story folks
Would be better than any fast and furious movie lol
Been around and owned a few hemis back in the day this B.S.
I don't believe the story. I came up in the 70s and never heard this story. Even if it's true, it's hard to believe it's been discovered after all this time. Sounds like a lot of hype to create a "barn find" car they will auction off to some sucker
Dude this is a true story. MOPAR 4 EVER.
Bro - more rare cars have been found. Even Steve McQueen's original Mustang Bullitt found after nearly 40 years
lol, 14 second car back in its day. prolly high 14 or low 15 now. prove it otherwise. Every car has a story, it's just how you dress up the story. the buyer got suckered.
@@YODAMAN5 he means the story about it being a legendary street racer. That part never happened.
@@YODAMAN5 the story would be more believable if greg wasnt going around claiming it to be a 10 second car
The car has the pistol grip shifter😂
Cool STORY hahaha
making a mountain out of a molehill....... ya for a million bucks
Yea, sure, just a story, like Godzilla
Sucka
Everybody just restating UTs rant is so ridiculous. There are pleny of botched, half assed muscle cars that sell for millions all the time, including HEMIs. They at no point claim that the car is anything other than a a bone-stock car with a cool story, and the person who bought it was well aware of it. People really just get their opinion from others without even thinking.
It’s basically why I stayed away from much of the racing stuff. It’s more the family story and cool options that I liked.
GQ. Was the total package. Hemi 426. Vietnam veteran. Police officer. Need for speed. DAMN HOLLYWOOD COULDN'T WRITE A SCRIPT LIKE THIS. SMH.
I mean why not? So much garbage coming out of Hollywood these days. This would make a decent movie
Its bullshit a made up fictitious story to get a lot of money out of a family heirloom that absolutely was not ruling the streets especially on Woodward at that time...🤦♂️🤣🤣🤣
@@VicsGarage71 the whole intent of blowing up the legend of it street racing was always leading to just that. I’m calling bullshit on it and not watching.
Hollywood didn't need to write a script on it...his son did... totally bogus street racing legend lol
Want a story look up the Bank Robber 66 Hemi Belvedere. Original owner a Cop and Cops owned it again.
You're buying into this too? If yes, there's a new bridge here in Detroit I'd like to sell you.
I think what I liked about the story was the family aspect and how the car was handed down, even if it was sold in the end. The street racing aspect of it “killing” cars is obviously overblown and I probably should’ve made it more clear.
It's a good thing this guy didn't bring that car to Tuscaloosa or Northport Alabama back then, he would have been sent home crying right away. Wouldn't have stood a chance.
No doubt there were much faster cars. I think the overall story is true (officer street racing at night part) but the race stories are hyped no doubt.
What's legendary about it is that it's pure legend. Fantasy. Never existed. A good story but totally fabricated, the part about the car that is. No street racers from Detroit at the time ever saw or heard of it.
He claimed his Dad took him out on Woodward with him and they took down a '69 427 L-88 Vette, new right then he was making it up.
Such a shame your dad would turn over in his grave 😢
Legendary according to whom exactly?
I love a good scam.people fall for thiese classic
I lived there,LMAO!
Turned out that the Son is a movie maker...Have to admit, the story was nice, but when you look up the facts, naaaaaaaaah....doesnt end up ( people say that done the research from that time )..its a 14sec car bone stock, nice car absolutely , and now its sold for 1 mil ?? ^^
a street racing legend with a trailer hitch???
Did I miss something? No shaker hood.
Yup. Covered it in video. He ordered it. Dealer told him no. He sued and won. Shaker became a option after.
@@VicsGarage71 I’m calling bulkshit. CC test car in 8/69 had shaker
I bet you them 69 zl1s would tear him up
10.4
@@tonyrhoton6613 or the vette with the L88
Just about everybody knows the story here & the fraud that happened at Mecum what we don't know is the name of the fool who fell for this & bought the car . But if I spent a million dollars on a this car I sure would not want my name out there at all . I just hope that he might be smart enough to get an attorney & try to sue at least Mecum I do not see anyway he could sue the seller for making up the story .
Nice 👍👍👍👍😊
FAKE STORY 🤡
Any normal, sane person would know this is a big lie!!
No way is that any Street dominator. That ain't nothing bone stock Challenger. The car needs a full restoration. The fool. Paid $975,000 for a made-up story. Nothing special here
I dont feel a bit sorry for the SAP that way over paid for a BS story about a car.
While I believe the general story. The street racing dominance stuff was hyped no doubt. The guy who bought it will likely have more money then I ever will so up to him if that’s what he wants 🤷.
The car itself while cool, needs a total restoration. Maybe as much sheet metal work as my own car. It’s not worth a million imo.
no proof..... where's the people that got beat..... what kind of money was won....... why wait til now to tell the story, everybody's dead of old age...... the car has NO RACING MODIFICATION'S.... some sucker pay'd $2-million to much.......... Propaganda.
I have Jim Morrison's Green Go '71 Challenger that he drove just before he left for Paris. Anyone want to give me a million for it? 😂
Scam car.
Thing is if he or wife needed money tyey should work extra hours just like dear ol dad did..Now tue grand son will never know what its like..and you cant let no dam woman know you holding the keys to 100k or more, know dam well they gonna say sell that heap o shit or I'll get it in divorce😅
Come on Beck do you re-search it’s gonna be hard to believe anything you say no you might as well rewrite Cinderella stories
No way lol
And now because of this bullshit story, Chrysler will release the Godfrey Qualls special edition Challenger with Godfreys face painted on the hood? Good God!!
This did release a special edition :/
Cool car! Completely fabricated history of street racing. Shame the son had to make up a ridiculous and completely unbelievable story to "goose" the auction price. His dad seems like a he was a guy you should be impressed with. His son, how-ever, not so much.
It’s a bullshit story. This was disproven. It’s just a story. The car was a 14 second car MAYBE. Total BS.
nice story will bring large coin
No doubt
It's a bullshit story. No way was a stock hemi Challenger dominating street in Detroit in the 70s.
A fish story....
14 sec car.
Its a lie.