Mike, you are on of the few hosts in the industry that can put the feel and emotion and soul that each of these cars have through the screen. I deeply appreciate your love for what you do and how you do it, this show inspires me every single time I watch it and re watch it. This is simply top notch entertainment. A big and sunny hello from Recife, Brazil!
"Chrysler's, Dodge's, and Plymouth's, they were the shit" best quote of all time! it's nice to see some one on a big channel like this who isn't just into GM stuff. I love mopars always have, always will. no other way to live.
I'm more surprised that a teenager could save up that much money, even today that's a good sum for anyone under 25. Nowadays by the time you turn 18 and head out on your own most of that goes to rent and necessities
Curtis R Ah home ownership, one of the great lies about the idea of the american dream. "Getting a house is one of the best money choices you can make" ignoring the drain caused by a mortgage and property taxes
I owned a 1963 DODGE Polara 500, 426, high rise factory cast iron headers, 3:91 posi, hemi mufflers, factory cutouts, bright red, red/white interior/buckets/ cheater slicks/ bought it in 1966, it had no power steering or brakes, it was a BEAST! Awesome sound. I truly understand what these guys are talking about, I bought a new 69 dodge swinger 340, electric blue, white bumblebee stripe, white vinyl roof/ auto, bench seats, VERY FAST and sounded Awesome also! Needless to say I lost VERY few races! Love MOPARS!
Great video. I was 16 1970, I wanted a Road Runner out of my price range. One of my dad’s employees, married with a first child on the way. 1967 Chev. Chevelle 396/375 Holley pumper, street cam, headmen headers, dana60 378, Hurst 4, all this $1000.00. I wanted the GTX 440 it had air, also out of my price range. No RR or GTX but the Chevelle too was a great muscle car. I loved them all Ford, Mopar, GM the Buick GS 455 was also a beast. Still, love them all.
Great video. It is amazing, that all brothers have a different approach to their respective mopars. I like the GTX, the color is beautiful, it has a history with all the dents and the proportions of the body are stunning.
This makes me feel damn good about my 74 plymouth valiant brougham soft top 318/727 project I picked up just shy of a month ago. Thanks Mike! This episode made my 19th Birthday. Cheers
Whenever I pop on to RUclips, I feel the urge to watch an episode of Big Muscle. I may not be old enough to own or drive a car, but I adore them. Mike, I love the positive spirit you put into these videos, and I'm glad you're still cheery and well composed. This is by far the best series on this channel, and that one reason is you, Mike. A big thumbs up from New Zealand!
I understand the whole "old Mopar thing" I had a '68 Barracuda fastback. And, even though it was a bondo bucket with a nearly dead 318, it was my first car and I loved it. I still wish from time to time that I had kept it 30 years later.
Every video, mike nails it with the emotion and everything that these cars give, I have a 1985 Buick Lesabre collectors edition my father bought years ago, even though it's not worth much, I love it, I always think of the things I would like to do to it, but at the end of the day, I can't get myself to change anything, until recently, when a guy driving high hit me in the quarter panel when I was parked in front of my house, brought me to tears and I repaired it, but the fact I had to repaint the quarter panel and trunk, I now think I'll do some work on it since in my eyes it's been ruined
+matrox My first car was a 1950 Chevy field pickup wit a 235 6-cylinder. I was pretty broke as a kid, so luckily I only paid 100 bucks for it. It was too quiet for my taste, so I installed a coffee can with one end completely cut out. When my high school buddies heard it, they'd ask where I bought it, so I'd show them it was an actual coffee can. Great memories. Now I'm really fortunate to own a 440 68 Roadrunner, a 440 69 Super Bee, a 71 'Cuda pro-street, blown 426 Hemi, and a 72 440 six-pack 72 Roadrunner I picked up a few months ago. Not bragging, just sharing how lucky I am to have had a mechanic dad who taught me a lot about old cars...
I bought my 1969 GTX convertible in 1980 for $500 dollars. It was rough but low miles and ran great. I still have the car and know the feeling about how they have grown in value. My kids grew up in the back seat. Neat video and family story thanks.
Really nice video that showcased the cars as we saw them and heard them pounding the pavement back in the day. I had a 78 440 Dodge Magnum with 67 heads, 727 trans, shift kit, headers, great exhaust, 3.54 posi rear end. The car originally came with a limp ass 400, detuned, lean burn crap. I had to do something to change that. The car was a dream to drive, had factory T-tops, great stereo that I installed myself. Thanks for breaking loose and really showing what a HP car should be.
I'm proud of my son my wife an I have him $5,000 dollars an told him to pick out a vehical an to use that money toward his purchase any thing over that $5,000 was his responseability to pay for on his own .well he bought a 1966 dodge corner with money to spare he is now building that car up to his perfection he is only 17. years old and I am a very proud father ...Go Mopar!!!
thank you. this show, the host, everything. it's beautiful. it's like a beautiful moment just watching this. car guys put their heart and soul into their car. even if we don't know everything or how to work on it, it's a passion and a love. it's not just a car, it's a lifestyle.
I like that all these /DRIVE videos (or should I say /BIG MUSCLE) show a genuine love for the cars themselves, as they are. Most other.. uh.. "youtube car shows" seem to be more interested in what you can _do_ with the car, rebuild it, customize it, put high performance parts in it etc etc... Or they admire the builders themselves, the skills of the guys and girls who work on their cars. Nothing wrong with that, but sometimes it seems like we forget that many cars are nice just as they are.
Thank you Mike Musto for always giving honest emotion when you discuss these cars on your show. There are times that I feel like giving up on my big block 70 Cuda, she has been difficult to get right, she has been obstinate. You keep us car guys motivated, not to give up!
Feff Thanks for the encouragement. Toughest part has been three different shops 1 body shop 2 mechanics, nobody gave me what I paid for or instructed them to build. 100k in build costs and I am so pissed on not having a straight frame still twisted, and that I wanted a driver friendly car I thought I created. This thing is unmanageable... very tough to go into the garage
+Andrew Ippolito I have been to plenty of shops and know first-hand how infuriating it is when they don't do what you ask and then charge you for it. I appreciate how challenging it is to restore a car to its former glory. I hope that you haven't given up on your dream.
I really appreciate the encouragement, the toughest part is my wife who bought me the car is very disappointed in the vendors involved, with the build. The difficulty now is the car has to be dismantled stripped and the body parts removed to have the frame straightened then reassembled. I don't have the money to go through this again, I have to cut my losses and sell it, with full disclosure I have spent over 100k and its an unmanageable car to drive. Nothing worse then the car that moves you breaks your heart!!
Awesome video on Big Muscle, cool to see a family raised on Mopar and to have such nice unique classics. Glad to have a Mopar man like Mike Musto review the cars as he knows just how special they really are and can relate to the bond that family has with Mopar.
Musto needs his own side channel like the smoking tire. Some vlogs on his personal cars and track days would be an easy start. Do it for da kids Mike, do it for da kids
I know this is a older video, but I just found it. Love this family. It’s kinda sad these days that when you have a different opinion,people call you names,tell you how stupid you are. I can honestly say I’m not like that. To me,if this would have been the exact same family,but had different year chevelles. I would have loved the video just as much. I myself am partial to the same cars as they are, but in saying that would not turn down any kind of muscle car of that era. Would love to see more videos like this. Great Job.P.S. How could anyone give this a thumbs down???
so many people saying "you can't drive old cars reliably on a daily basis" I've driven my 55 Dodge 4 door with a 270 hemi pretty hard vertually every day for the last 15 years along with my 354 hemi powered 57 Dodge truck. both have been upgraded with disc brakes and electronic ignition but are otherwise fairly original. as long as you take care of the old cars they'll last forever.... even if you do beat on them a little to hard like I have lol
They're talking out their ass. Im 19 years old, I drove a 64 Impala ss from 17-18 everyday until I had a major accident and totaled it. My new daily is a all original 1969 Impala. No issues, starts every single day with no problems. I put about 300 miles a week on it.
Beautiful! Definitely a fan of unrestored, knowing that it ain't no trailer queen. They are meant to be driven and enjoyed, and put a smile on your face! I have 2 Mercury Capri RS's, both unrestored originals, and i drive them every chance I get!! Kudos Mike!!
that was a great story,,, if I only I kept a few of the Mopars I had in the 70`s right but I still have one in the garage and happy about that. love your videos Mike and you keeping American Muscle Alive ...
I had a 1965 Dodge Polera with a 383, did a little work, strong resemblance to the later muscle cars. kind of a sleeper. And of course I wish I still had it...
I love the 68 to 72 Gtx/RR and 68 to 71 chargers but the 69 barracuda fastback and 71 Cuda/challenger drive a hard bargain. I'm not partial to any brand as many had great style and qualities. I had a 72 gran torino coupe, built 429 C6, ladder bar 373 gear 325/50/15 tires. Added 6 point cage to it and it was sweet. Owned for 20 years. I'm currently involved with a 58 belair sedan big block/700r4. I even have a 92 eagle talon turbo. Totally different driving experience. All to he appreciated for what they offered. I think the value of certain classics is outrageous unless it's like this GTX rare.
Great to see a car of this vintage in nearly stock condition and an owner who actually "gets it". I hope it stays that way. In ten years' time it will be worth ten times as much - not that this will matter to the owner. Some things are worth more than just money - I hope you will forgive the cliché.
I was watching this video which I had seen before but this time I saw it a little differently. I had six older brother at one time but now I only have two left and one of them is dieing of cancer. I pretty much have been a car guy my whole life. Just about all of my other brothers except for one were car guys but they were all a few years older than me. I just remember them owning a lot of cars some were muscle cars and some were just great big hurge cars. But anyway I was watching this video about the three brothers and how close they were and I did not get to experience that with my brothers because they were older than me. I miss them all so very much every day.I just wish I could have experienced talking about car with them.Love Eddie Love you Jimmy Love you Johnny Love you Tommy miss you guys and think of you every day. I miss and Love you to Mom and Dad.
Loved the episode! Found it a bit hard to hear tho... the voice mixing was a bit tough to hear. All the same, great find and great episode. Doug picked the exact right time to buy that car, and good on him for hanging onto it.
H Mack Yep... honestly... I don't think a 60s-70s era plymouth car is worth more than it's original sticker price... those cars were nice to look at and even to floor... but honestly as cars they were terrible to live with and very difficult to maintain and keep tune... but that doesn't mean they wouldn't make good weekend warriors...
I also love the 70 Roadrunner, one of my absolute favorites (actually prefer the GTX but basically the same car). My other favorite Mopars are the 71 Charger and 71 Demon. I like them cause they're obscure and still obtainable. Everyone gets hung up on the 68-70 Chargers, and they're great, but those 71s never get any love and they're drop dead gorgeous. Also love the Demon cause even a lot of muscle car guys will look at it and go "it's a what?" haha, I love that. I love the obscure ones like the Demon, 442, GSX, even the Torino is pretty obscure these days. Everyone's so obsessed with Mustangs nobody stops to look at the other Fords and the Torinos are really sweet
I occasionally drive my old Ford f-150 with a carb'd 300 i6 and I understand what these guys are saying about the driving experience in an old vehicle. You only understand how great it is once you have driven one.
Grandfather past it on to me, dad was more a Chevy guy but liked mopars to, I took after grandfather. tried in vein to pass the torch and now he regrets my try. he has had several car's f/d and all sucked. I tried teaching him mechanic's but another regret he claims today. 650mi separates us so, to late now. My friend's always liked and cloned roadrunners, I didn't. I always liked the gtx best because of papa, he didn't like flashy fast, he liked sleeper fast and so do I. I like rowing gears and black. But I wouldn't change a thing on this canvas. Good to see a Mopar or no car family.
Mike, you are on of the few hosts in the industry that can put the feel and emotion and soul that each of these cars have through the screen. I deeply appreciate your love for what you do and how you do it, this show inspires me every single time I watch it and re watch it. This is simply top notch entertainment. A big and sunny hello from Recife, Brazil!
could not agree more.
+Lisa Louise Keen i second that!!
+Jorge Henrique Pinho A good point well put ! I totally agree : )
+Jorge Henrique Pinho I agree!
+Jorge Henrique Pinho Amen brother, he really is the best host. This was an amazing video.
"Chrysler's, Dodge's, and Plymouth's, they were the shit" best quote of all time! it's nice to see some one on a big channel like this who isn't just into GM stuff. I love mopars always have, always will. no other way to live.
In 1970 at 17 you could get a HEMI V8, now at 17 it's banger hatchbacks......
Man I wish I grew up back then. Hopefully one day the prices will go back down... 😔😔😔
I_Am_Sam
😂😂😂 good luck with prices going back down
I'm more surprised that a teenager could save up that much money, even today that's a good sum for anyone under 25. Nowadays by the time you turn 18 and head out on your own most of that goes to rent and necessities
I bought a camaro z28 at 18 years old (21 now) its not to tough to do the key is to work full time and not move out of your parents house lol
Curtis R Ah home ownership, one of the great lies about the idea of the american dream. "Getting a house is one of the best money choices you can make" ignoring the drain caused by a mortgage and property taxes
Love you guys keep em Alive
Big Muscle... Always makes me smile. Enough said.
Mike, you have best job on planet. I'm working with old american cars too and i love them. A big and rainy hello from Saint-Petersburg, Russia!
I owned a 1963 DODGE Polara 500, 426, high rise factory cast iron headers, 3:91 posi, hemi mufflers, factory cutouts, bright red, red/white interior/buckets/ cheater slicks/ bought it in 1966, it had no power steering or brakes, it was a BEAST! Awesome sound. I truly understand what these guys are talking about, I bought a new 69 dodge swinger 340, electric blue, white bumblebee stripe, white vinyl roof/ auto, bench seats, VERY FAST and sounded Awesome also! Needless to say I lost VERY few races! Love MOPARS!
David Hatchel Sure Grip, not posi.
lol, I thought the GTX was already restored, friggen extremely well kept.
my best friend has a 440 gtx 1969 and every time i go in it it just makes you feel special even in the passenger seat
Be like Mike drive your car as much as you can and enjoy the cruise, open up the exhaust and hear that puppy! I love doin it.
Great video. I was 16 1970, I wanted a Road Runner out of my price range. One of my dad’s employees, married with a first child on the way.
1967 Chev. Chevelle 396/375 Holley pumper, street cam, headmen headers, dana60 378, Hurst 4, all this $1000.00. I wanted the GTX 440 it had air, also out of my price range. No RR or GTX but the Chevelle too was a great muscle car. I loved them all Ford, Mopar, GM the Buick GS 455 was also a beast. Still, love them all.
My older brother had a GTX when he returned from Vietnam in the early 70's. Oh to have that now.
Original GTX Hemi!!! Sooo sweet.
There's nothing like old cars! The smells, the feel, the look, and the best part, the sound! Reminds me of summertime!
Great video. It is amazing, that all brothers have a different approach to their respective mopars. I like the GTX, the color is beautiful, it has a history with all the dents and the proportions of the body are stunning.
MOPAR or no car. These gentlemen have it all straight right. Hats off.
Mopar came out with some of the best Muscle cars back in the day.My older brothers had mopars duster and the other had a cuda.
Wow I'm a die hard Chevy girl but that is one beautiful car. I like it with all the dings and chips.
My uncle had a 1969 RoadRunner,... 383 Magnum, 4 speed manual back then. I was 12 years old then. That was the car that started it all for me.
This makes me feel damn good about my 74 plymouth valiant brougham soft top 318/727 project I picked up just shy of a month ago. Thanks Mike! This episode made my 19th Birthday. Cheers
Whenever I pop on to RUclips, I feel the urge to watch an episode of Big Muscle. I may not be old enough to own or drive a car, but I adore them. Mike, I love the positive spirit you put into these videos, and I'm glad you're still cheery and well composed. This is by far the best series on this channel, and that one reason is you, Mike. A big thumbs up from New Zealand!
I understand the whole "old Mopar thing" I had a '68 Barracuda fastback. And, even though it was a bondo bucket with a nearly dead 318, it was my first car and I loved it. I still wish from time to time that I had kept it 30 years later.
Every video, mike nails it with the emotion and everything that these cars give, I have a 1985 Buick Lesabre collectors edition my father bought years ago, even though it's not worth much, I love it, I always think of the things I would like to do to it, but at the end of the day, I can't get myself to change anything, until recently, when a guy driving high hit me in the quarter panel when I was parked in front of my house, brought me to tears and I repaired it, but the fact I had to repaint the quarter panel and trunk, I now think I'll do some work on it since in my eyes it's been ruined
This is the best car show on RUclips. I say that full well loving Hotrod Garage and Roadkill. You rock Mike. Seriously.
Who the hell could watch that and give it a thumbs down?
+Fitzy Holden haters... drinking their haterade.
Civic owners
+Poly Bun Fair enough, but I would have thought a muscle car fan would appreciate all the greats from the big three.
+cade rondon lmaooo
+matrox My first car was a 1950 Chevy field pickup wit a 235 6-cylinder. I was pretty broke as a kid, so luckily I only paid 100 bucks for it. It was too quiet for my taste, so I installed a coffee can with one end completely cut out. When my high school buddies heard it, they'd ask where I bought it, so I'd show them it was an actual coffee can. Great memories. Now I'm really fortunate to own a 440 68 Roadrunner, a 440 69 Super Bee, a 71 'Cuda pro-street, blown 426 Hemi, and a 72 440 six-pack 72 Roadrunner I picked up a few months ago.
Not bragging, just sharing how lucky I am to have had a mechanic dad who taught me a lot about old cars...
I bought my 1969 GTX convertible in 1980 for $500 dollars. It was rough but low miles and ran great. I still have the car and know the feeling about how they have grown in value. My kids grew up in the back seat. Neat video and family story thanks.
Your comments at the end of this video nailed it.
The chips dents and scratches gives it character.
Big Muscle is awesome, great episode
When I heard the sound of the charger I almost cried. So beautiful.
Bear creek road represent! Saw this car at a cars and coffee. It was magnificent. It's nice it's a driver too and not a garage queen.
I love this, great cars and a great family.
Really nice video that showcased the cars as we saw them and heard them pounding the pavement back in the day. I had a 78 440 Dodge Magnum with 67 heads, 727 trans, shift kit, headers, great exhaust, 3.54 posi rear end. The car originally came with a limp ass 400, detuned, lean burn crap. I had to do something to change that. The car was a dream to drive, had factory T-tops, great stereo that I installed myself. Thanks for breaking loose and really showing what a HP car should be.
Really nice car, love it!
Wish i had one.
Mopar Heaven. Hope to have my own one day. Another great vid by BIG MUSCLE, keep'em coming.
Awesome story and amazing car!
Mike you have the best job in the world, and this is an great car.
Ford and GM might had tehnically be better , but Mopars are special
and that's the most important about this kind of cars
I loved the light in this episode, very nice warm sunset footage there. Sweet rides too, ofcourse :)
Fantastic story. Keep up the good work.
This is one of your best, /DRIVE.
I'm proud of my son my wife an I have him $5,000 dollars an told him to pick out a vehical an to use that money toward his purchase any thing over that $5,000 was his responseability to pay for on his own .well he bought a 1966 dodge corner with money to spare he is now building that car up to his perfection he is only 17. years old and I am a very proud father ...Go Mopar!!!
thank you. this show, the host, everything. it's beautiful. it's like a beautiful moment just watching this. car guys put their heart and soul into their car. even if we don't know everything or how to work on it, it's a passion and a love. it's not just a car, it's a lifestyle.
I like that all these /DRIVE videos (or should I say /BIG MUSCLE) show a genuine love for the cars themselves, as they are.
Most other.. uh.. "youtube car shows" seem to be more interested in what you can _do_ with the car, rebuild it, customize it, put high performance parts in it etc etc... Or they admire the builders themselves, the skills of the guys and girls who work on their cars.
Nothing wrong with that, but sometimes it seems like we forget that many cars are nice just as they are.
Thank you Mike Musto for always giving honest emotion when you discuss these cars on your show. There are times that I feel like giving up on my big block 70 Cuda, she has been difficult to get right, she has been obstinate. You keep us car guys motivated, not to give up!
+Andrew Ippolito just makes it that much better once you get everything right. don't give up, you'll never get over it if you do :)
Feff
Thanks for the encouragement.
Toughest part has been three different shops 1 body shop 2 mechanics, nobody gave me what I paid for or instructed them to build. 100k in build costs and I am so pissed on not having a straight frame still twisted, and that I wanted a driver friendly car I thought I created. This thing is unmanageable... very tough to go into the garage
+Andrew Ippolito I have been to plenty of shops and know first-hand how infuriating it is when they don't do what you ask and then charge you for it. I appreciate how challenging it is to restore a car to its former glory. I hope that you haven't given up on your dream.
I really appreciate the encouragement, the toughest part is my wife who bought me the car is very disappointed in the vendors involved, with the build. The difficulty now is the car has to be dismantled stripped and the body parts removed to have the frame straightened then reassembled. I don't have the money to go through this again, I have to cut my losses and sell it, with full disclosure I have spent over 100k and its an unmanageable car to drive. Nothing worse then the car that moves you breaks your heart!!
Crockett85
I can’t fall asleep with out the tv on so I like falling asleep to this channel . Soothing as fuck to hear the appreciation of each car
Awesome video on Big Muscle, cool to see a family raised on Mopar and to have such nice unique classics. Glad to have a Mopar man like Mike Musto review the cars as he knows just how special they really are and can relate to the bond that family has with Mopar.
Great story thank u for sharing that family history
Long live 60s and early 70s muscle cars!!
Great story fantastic video
Musto needs his own side channel like the smoking tire. Some vlogs on his personal cars and track days would be an easy start. Do it for da kids Mike, do it for da kids
This right here is one of my VERY favorite show ever!
This video wins the internet!
great vid, informative narration, awesome cars. thx for doin this mike. keep up the good work.
You got to love old, classic American coupes.
You do a great job of presenting these cars.
I can relate to these guys so much. My dad has had his 69 440 gtx for over 40 years. I have a 66 charger 383 4 spd car myself.
What a amazing story on a original Hemi GTX. I would love to have owned a car like this! And I loyal fan of Big Muscle from East Stroudsburg,PA.
+michael patrusevich Thanks Mike!
Nothing beats the original.
I know this is a older video, but I just found it. Love this family. It’s kinda sad these days that when you have a different opinion,people call you names,tell you how stupid you are. I can honestly say I’m not like that. To me,if this would have been the exact same family,but had different year chevelles. I would have loved the video just as much. I myself am partial to the same cars as they are, but in saying that would not turn down any kind of muscle car of that era. Would love to see more videos like this. Great Job.P.S. How could anyone give this a thumbs down???
so many people saying "you can't drive old cars reliably on a daily basis" I've driven my 55 Dodge 4 door with a 270 hemi pretty hard vertually every day for the last 15 years along with my 354 hemi powered 57 Dodge truck. both have been upgraded with disc brakes and electronic ignition but are otherwise fairly original. as long as you take care of the old cars they'll last forever.... even if you do beat on them a little to hard like I have lol
55hemidodge Amen to that!
They're talking out their ass. Im 19 years old, I drove a 64 Impala ss from 17-18 everyday until I had a major accident and totaled it. My new daily is a all original 1969 Impala. No issues, starts every single day with no problems. I put about 300 miles a week on it.
How’s gas on it? I ls swapped my regal with a 5.3 lm7 and I love it
@@betosgarage 15-17 MPG on my 69 327 v8
Mason Caputo man that’s awesome . Not bad at all
Best big muscle yet.
Great cars, great story, nice family. Well done Mike, keep up the good work.
Great episode! I love your videos man!
Burnout at 9:25....Beautiful. We need more vids like these.
I'm a Ford guy, but this is a great video.
+Mud Wiser I prefer fords, but id have no problem owning a chevelle, camaro, e body or b body.
Well done! What a great car =)
LOVE..THIS..VIDEO!
This show is everything Petrolicious wishes it was. You guys get it done.
love this show it shows real love for real vehicles
AWESOME Hemi Mopar
Beautiful! Definitely a fan of unrestored, knowing that it ain't no trailer queen. They are meant to be driven and enjoyed, and put a smile on your face! I have 2 Mercury Capri RS's, both unrestored originals, and i drive them every chance I get!! Kudos Mike!!
car is so awsome it even looks custom. loved the color!
that was a great story,,, if I only I kept a few of the Mopars I had in the 70`s right but I still have one in the garage and happy about that. love your videos Mike and you keeping American Muscle Alive ...
You guys film on the coolest roads
I love the green gauges that that era Mopars have
Great video
Yes, there is something about a car that was never restored. The crappy parts remained crappy.:))
Cool cars.
Fantastic
Well preserved original is always a king.
GREAT VIDEO,ROCK ON!!
Those 1st generation chargers looks awesome
I had a 1965 Dodge Polera with a 383, did a little work, strong resemblance to the later muscle cars. kind of a sleeper.
And of course I wish I still had it...
This was a great family story.
Great cars, even better story...
I love the 68 to 72 Gtx/RR and 68 to 71 chargers but the 69 barracuda fastback and 71 Cuda/challenger drive a hard bargain. I'm not partial to any brand as many had great style and qualities. I had a 72 gran torino coupe, built 429 C6, ladder bar 373 gear 325/50/15 tires. Added 6 point cage to it and it was sweet. Owned for 20 years. I'm currently involved with a 58 belair sedan big block/700r4. I even have a 92 eagle talon turbo. Totally different driving experience. All to he appreciated for what they offered. I think the value of certain classics is outrageous unless it's like this GTX rare.
Great story Mike!
Best dang episode to date!
This car reminds me of the 65-66 Impala..... beautiful lines
I am frankly stunned that Musto did not use the word "patina" once in this video. This must be an imposter.
Great to see a car of this vintage in nearly stock condition and an owner who actually "gets it". I hope it stays that way. In ten years' time it will be worth ten times as much - not that this will matter to the owner. Some things are worth more than just money - I hope you will forgive the cliché.
Ski Slope Chargers, Great cars we had a couple that used to bring in a His & Her version aka set to get serviced when I worked at Chrysler/Plymouth
A friend of mine in high school had 69 GTX 440. Great car
the 67-71 mopars were the absolute most beautiful cars ever made. look at a 70 gtx omg
I was watching this video which I had seen before but this time I saw it a little differently. I had six older brother at one time but now I only have two left and one of them is dieing of cancer. I pretty much have been a car guy my whole life. Just about all of my other brothers except for one were car guys but they were all a few years older than me. I just remember them owning a lot of cars some were muscle cars and some were just great big hurge cars. But anyway I was watching this video about the three brothers and how close they were and I did not get to experience that with my brothers because they were older than me. I miss them all so very much every day.I just wish I could have experienced talking about car with them.Love Eddie Love you Jimmy Love you Johnny Love you Tommy miss you guys and think of you every day. I miss and Love you to Mom and Dad.
Loved the episode! Found it a bit hard to hear tho... the voice mixing was a bit tough to hear. All the same, great find and great episode. Doug picked the exact right time to buy that car, and good on him for hanging onto it.
1970 roadrunner is the best looking chrysler of all time in my opinion.
+Nick dominic The Super Bee was also pretty handsome too!
H Mack Yeah but everybody thinks that and that's why their unobtainable...
jeadelmann90 yea 71 cuda is impossible to get, but i think i have a slight chance of owning a 70 roadrunner in my lifetime.
H Mack Yep... honestly... I don't think a 60s-70s era plymouth car is worth more than it's original sticker price... those cars were nice to look at and even to floor... but honestly as cars they were terrible to live with and very difficult to maintain and keep tune... but that doesn't mean they wouldn't make good weekend warriors...
I also love the 70 Roadrunner, one of my absolute favorites (actually prefer the GTX but basically the same car). My other favorite Mopars are the 71 Charger and 71 Demon. I like them cause they're obscure and still obtainable. Everyone gets hung up on the 68-70 Chargers, and they're great, but those 71s never get any love and they're drop dead gorgeous. Also love the Demon cause even a lot of muscle car guys will look at it and go "it's a what?" haha, I love that. I love the obscure ones like the Demon, 442, GSX, even the Torino is pretty obscure these days. Everyone's so obsessed with Mustangs nobody stops to look at the other Fords and the Torinos are really sweet
Totally agree no rust why restore it ?
I could suffer through driving that car every day
Absolutely
I occasionally drive my old Ford f-150 with a carb'd 300 i6 and I understand what these guys are saying about the driving experience in an old vehicle. You only understand how great it is once you have driven one.
Grandfather past it on to me, dad was more a Chevy guy but liked mopars to, I took after grandfather. tried in vein to pass the torch and now he regrets my try. he has had several car's f/d and all sucked. I tried teaching him mechanic's but another regret he claims today. 650mi separates us so, to late now. My friend's always liked and cloned roadrunners, I didn't. I always liked the gtx best because of papa, he didn't like flashy fast, he liked sleeper fast and so do I. I like rowing gears and black. But I wouldn't change a thing on this canvas. Good to see a Mopar or no car family.