1967 Ford Mustang - Enjoying Classic Automotive Simplicity | AutoMoments
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- Buckle your seatbelts, because AutoMoments is back with another Time Warp Test Drive! This time, we're heading to 1967 to cruise in a Ford Mustang hardtop. And since this is our first time behind the wheel of a classic Mustang, we walked away with some interesting thoughts.
Also, the Confederate front plate is not ours. That was one of several...tasteful...additions by the owner.
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really well done. especially the "old car smell". true!
mikeydan Thank you! It really is a magical smell. We're glad you enjoyed the vid!
I know that smell
My 68 has that great smell. My garage also has that “I drove the Mustang today” smell afterward, too!
This guy is poetic AF. I really did enjoy the review nice job.
Haha. Thanks for the compliment! We're glad you liked the video.
My first car was a 67 Mustang Convertible with a manual transmission. The tail end would swing loose on the first bit of rain, but it was just something you learned to control and enjoy. It added to the experience. No power steering or brakes was a total nonissue. The steering effort was relatively easy. I had cars that were much more difficult to steer. Power brakes were a novelty and grabby at the time. No power brakes was just “normal”. The center hub of the steering column was really cool, to me. It didn’t seem hard to drive, at all. There was road feel that made it infinitely more fun than the massive family station wagon. By a strange coincidence, the ignition key on the Mustang and the family wagon were interchangeable. What’s are the odds?
I love how you drop in AMCs all the time!
+Joe Williston So you've noticed! Haha. We like to sneak them in!
AutoMoments Why?
@@AutoMoments I love AMC! I had a 74 Sportabout and a 79 J-10!
I have a 68 mustang I bought when in high school.Diamond blue, blue interior, and white vinyl top. I got it in the fall of 1977. Southern California car, still is. 289, automatic, power steering. Factory AIR CONDITIONING, and 4 wheel manual drum brakes. Weird. I still have it, its bone STOCK original engine and transmission too. I still drive it , mostly around town, but occasionally I drive it to San Diego. About 100 miles each way from home in Palm Springs. It's in beautiful condition. I'm so glad I didn't sell it in the 80s when I toyed with the idea. A little voice kept saying, you'll be sorry if you sell it. ! Lol. The voice was right. I love this car, and though I get offers, I know I will never sell it. I'll be 60 this coming year, and I hope to be driving it at least 20 more years, if they still make gasoline and parts for the old girl!!
You are a consummate professional at what you do. The look and feel of your videos makes me feel as if I wish I'd been born just born just a few year earlier. I even noticed in the very beginning of your video as you were counting down the decades, you changed the font to correspond with the decade. NICE!! :) You mentioned how it took some work to drive these cars. You know? I think it made us better drivers back then. We had to pay full attention to driving. Cars today are so simple to drive we actually think we can operate our hand held device and drive at the same time. Being a bus driver, in the past ten years, I've seen quiet an increase of rear end collisions, and i can only guess it's due to motorists looking down as opposed to looking straight. But anyway, don't ever stop these Auto Moments.
Thanks again! You're probably right about modern drivers. People are constantly distracted by their phones, and it's only getting worse!
Thank you! I mean, some folks are so bold about it. Driving through the Holland and Lincoln tunnels people are on their cell tells, in some cases in convertibles with their tops down!! (the car tops I'm talking about) LOL!!!!
Back when i was learning how to drive, my dad would alway tell me to constantly stare at the road and the other cars' behavior.
You always had to be alert and pay attention to the road because where I lived, even one second of in attention could get you killed.
And believe me, having a barebones 1992 Honda civic with no power steering really made it all the more difficult to not get trashed.
I'll be honest...your test drive videos all teared me up a little bit. As someone who loves classic cars, thank you for understanding my love for these automobiles.
Sedan57Chevy We're so glad you liked the video! It always makes us happy to know that these stories bring back good feelings and good memories to people. Thanks for watching!
67 is my favorite year for mustang.
My first car was a '67 Mustang hardtop, 289 V8, 2 bbl carb, 200 HP. It had power steering, no power brakes. Color was Lime Gold w/black vinyl interior. No A/C and an AM radio. Those vinyl seats could burn you on a hot summer day on Long Island. Shared the car with my mom in my senior year of high school in 1969-70. Still miss that car to this day! I loved it!
my dream car
That's a good choice! But an AMC Javelin would be a good choice, too. Hahaha. Thanks for watching!
lol
AutoMoments....no, no it wouldn't, not when compared to a Mustang....
whoever started this channel it was a great idea I wish I would have found it a lot sooner thank you thank you thank you by the way I love 289
Well, we're glad you found us anyways! Be sure to keep watching for a new video soon!
Very well done Joe. I have a 1967 Mustang coupe, Lime Gold, 289. What's really cool is when I'm in traffic and a young guy in a modern Mustang pulls up next to me. His car would blow my doors off in a race. But you know what? They give me the respect, almost like "If it wasn't for your car I wouldn't have my car." And that is cool, the respect of my car being a survivor, a legacy.
Oh, by the way, two weeks ago I bought a 2019 California Special convertible so now I have the best of the old and the new.
That's great! We totally agree. Old cars are great, new cars are cool too, and we can all get along together. The Mustang is a great example of that. Thanks for watching!
Yep, I grew up in old Broncos and Jeeps that all had old car smell...it's a combo of a rich runnin carb, exhaust without a catalytic filter, and the vinyl interior...I STILL love that smell, that's probably why I don't own a vehicle that was manufactured after 1985....👍🇺🇸
Your reviews are pure poetry man
In the 1960's and 70's you drove the car, today today cars drive you. It took skill to drive back then.
I had a 67 Mustang fastback. 200 cid and automatic. No power steering or brakes but it was light enough you didn't mind.
A drunk T-boned it and it went to the junk yard ...probably parted out. At least I hope it was. Still had many good parts and the engine was bullet proof.
That's so sad! Those were awesome cars. Thanks for watching!
I would take a 65-69 mustang either coupe or fastback over the latest models any day of the week. The classic mustang models have a style of their own. Between simplicity and style or features I would take simplicity and style any day.
You're in the minority, but we agree with you! Automotive simplicity is a thing of the past, sadly. All the more reason to love these old cars. Thanks for watching!
AndreyGaming Agreed, and I think the old coupe doesn't get as much live as it should, especially with the modern trend being all fastbacks.
I learned to drive on this Mustang's close cousin, a 1970 Maverick, with a 3 speed manual, 200 cid six, manual steering and drum brakes. A friend had a 65 Fairlane with the 289. I might have a better idea than many how that Mustaing drove! Feelin' old...
Sooooooo much better than Regular Cars.
Love the narrative. Poetic. glad I stumbled on your channel!
+Melissa Mirabile Thank you so much! We're glad you enjoyed it!
+AutoMoments I started watching your channel because of your 1972 El Dorado video. So much love. :)
Thanks!
The writing is so good, it flows smoothly through my ears.
So far every video I've watched on AutoMoments has been great.
Why thank you! Be sure to subscribe and share the videos with your friends! We've got more on the way!
yupper, just something about that old car perfume, ahhh.☆☆
How hard can it be, to make a Ford Mustang today, that look exactly like a 60's Mustang on the outside and inside, but with todays passive safety features built in, and with todays brakes and steering?
Cheers.
It can be done to a point however with some limitations. Modern safety features would be difficult using original interior designs. The old dash, seats and headliner could not incorporate airbag systems without altering their appearance. Exterior style would be hindered somewhat due to aerodynamic needs for fuel economy and bumpers meeting modern safety standards. Let's not forget the body itself meeting modern crash test standards.
The current Dodge Challenger is probably the closest thing to its early 70's predecessor stylingwise although the Camaro also came pretty close. Of course since 2005 the Mustang has incorporated many retro touches.
As far as having a 60's Mustang with modern components, there are plenty of aftermarket parts out there to get it closer to modern. Custom suspension and steering components, modern fuel injected V8 and V6 swaps, 4 wheel disc brake upgrades, modern seats covered in retro style materials, stereos that look retro but have bluetooth and Ipod inputs. With a few mechanical upgrades you can get an old Mustang to behave more like modern car but it can never be the same.
People have done body swaps where they drop a classic body shell such as a Camaro and Challenger onto their modern counterparts chassis but its a massive and costly undertaking. Not sure if a swap like that has ever been done with a 60's Mustang.
+Adam N is right. From a manufacturing standpoint, sometimes styling has to come after safety and fuel economy requirements, sadly. But you can always build one on your own, as long as you have enough time and money, anything is possible! Haha. Thanks for watching!
Then you get guys like me who buy any classic want the entire experience. For instance, when I buy a classic car, the only "modification" I would add would be the radial tire. To that end, I think my safety would be in question. but I want to feel the original suspension no matter how soft it may be. I want to feel the original steering no matter how much wheel play there may be.. I want to listen to the AM radio. When I buy a classic car, I want to experience what the owner felt when he/she drove it home for the first time. That's the beauty of owning and driving a classic car. It's unique, and it's special and in my own personal opinion people who massively modernize their classic cars have just totally removed and frankly obliterated all of this. Simply put, if someone wants all the ultra modern car experience, than buy an ultra modern car.
The reason alot of those "features" like Stability Control, ABS, and backup cameras exist on all cars is because of the federal government. These things were all mandated on new cars by now. Same thing with tire pressure monitors. All of these "safety" features are great, but they take the experience out of driving. I took my drivers test in a 5-speed Ford Escort with no options. It was an experience to say the least, but I loved it. My car today still has no ABS or traction control, and a manual transmission, and I love it that way. Many things were great improvements, like Fuel Injection, radial tires, split system power brakes, and power steering and made the car more reliable and safer, but didn't remove from the driving experience like many things today do. Cars arent made to be enjoyed anymore like this Mustang, or a Javelin were, and it sucks!
Wow I can't believe that I missed this video. I love the way you described the sensory effect that these old cars have.
Nice video!
Ha, you went back into the archive! This one is a good one.
we need more short documentary videos! i don't care if you only can do one once a month, you're videos are great.
You speak of that old car smell. The smell I remember as a kid was the smell of those cars from the early to mid fifties. The ones with sofa type seats deeply cushioned and not sponge rubber filled with the cloth covered "ropes" at the inner door openings. Cloth head liners. No vinyl anywhere. They really did have unique smell to them.I swear that smell is still there on most of these.
Yes! There's something magical about that smell. Thanks for watching!
Nice work. You have a unique style that is easily appreciated.
All the people complain about the flag even though it’s only a flag the videos is about the car not the flag
I'm still gonna complain about it. I would complain about it the same way if it was an Isis flag or a USSR flag. Still love these videos just not a fan of the confederacy.
Luke Rossi exactly, I would too
@@ronnieDshman18 American history fuck boy.
Nexus Customs im not even sure what you’re trying to say😂
@@ronnieDshman18 the isis flag and ussr flag are not things Americans are proud of. Some Americans are proud of their Confederate past, the Confederate flag isn't used to represent hate or racism, in today's terms it is used to represent heritage, history, and independence. If you do some research on the civil war you will see how the Confederates were rebels, today's Patriots are rebels since everyone's a bunch of little soy boy pussies with dildos up their ass. It's a patriotic symbol, not a hate symbol.
When you turned you could let go of the wheel and it would turn back straight and grab it. as long as you were moving it wasn't hard to turn. Easy to work on, some had positive track rear ends. My K car ( 289 hi po) looked like that one but had a black vinyl top and had the louvers on the side painted black along with the piece around the blinkers in the hood. It was awesome. You could boil the tires down and get a second gear bark of the tires at 55 mph and shift into drive at 85mph. You still had plenty of petal left. I also miss my 67 gta fast back with a 390. Man those were the good old days. No AC just cruisin with the windows down and the radio up.
I had a 1968 mustang with a 289 and three speed manual. Great car for someone with their first job out of high school. If driven easily, I regularly got more than 20 miles to the gallon. The only problem I had was it seemed to go through ball joints.
First car was a 67 mustang springtime yellow wish I had it now
What I like about your vids is the camera work. Very good job man. Course I like the cars too!
hanksranger Thanks for watching! We put a lot of effort into getting cool camera shots. Be sure to share the video with your friends!
My mom had this car in white with blue interior. Hers' was a little more decked out with PS/PB/AC and the hood vents/signal indicators.
What a refreshing video, excellent!
Nice! great review (and luv that front plate!)
+Dave M It's a symbol of racism, though. All humans are equal and deserve, from birth, a full shot at equality and fair treatment, including healthcare.
SalandFindles for me the flag means dukes of hazzard
Ever thought of that?!
I like your videos. Do a video of the 1966 Ford Thunderbird Landau.
+nofrackingzone Thanks! We're glad you like our vids! And we would love to do one on a 1966 Ford Thunderbird, but we'll have to find one first...
Love the plate
Pure beauty
A friend had a 67 with 6cyl and 3 speed on floor. Such a fun car.
+John Hiram That sound like a blast. Even with 6 cylinders, these cars are fun. Thanks for watching!
i have a 67 mustang 6 cilinder in bolivia should i put a v8 or let it 6 clilinder i just changed the 4 plugs for thw rimss to a 5 plug
We bought a '68 fastback in highschool from an auction and spent the next couple of years getting her running.
That's awesome! Thanks for watching!
Excellent video!!! Mustang in 65 destroyed sales with AMC!! especailly the Converts. AMC had to respond and they did!!
Yeah...AMC was a little late to the party. Thanks for watching!
I have heard that the odd foam steering wheel hub was whipped 1967 because Ford didn't have their collapsible steering column ready like GM and Chrysler did, but they still needed something to meet legislation meant to stop drivers getting impaled on the steering column.
+Daniel McLean That's possible. We'll have to look into that...
Mid 67 they changed the column to collapsible column.
Very well done.
you have poetic touch when you make your videos.
+Noah Mecera Why thank you! We're glad you think so. Thanks for watching!
Your welcome.
Great video!!!
Cool video mate
Thanks for watching!
Backup cameras only had a rise to popularity because of government regulations which now require them. Same for antilock brakes and airbags.
Cadillac offered airbags as an option in the 1970s but discontinued it due to low sales... People would rather have a bigger glove box than an airbag. All that changed was that the government stepped in and told them they had to put it in.
'Love your videos! Great work, keep it up! :)
+HardwareTV Thanks for watching! We're glad you enjoyed it!
I remember driving my dad's 1968 Firebird for the first time... that car also needed a lot more skill to drive :) As for backup cameras - I think it's because newer cars have way less visibility than before.
+LandonGendur I think you're right about new cars; some of them can be really hard to see out of. Thanks for watching!
I love the old classic cars. And as a mechanic. I do get frustrated sometimes with the new cars. But im glad the nee cars are much better. People forget that if your points get out of adjustment your dead if your coil goes out your dead... however my 10 year old daughter and i. Are starting to build her first car together. And it’s a 1967 mustang gt 😀😀😀😀 and she loves it. Even named it pony girl
New cars are great for commuting, old cars are great for collecting. It's great that you're teaching your daughter to love cars!
AutoMoments
Thank you. It actually came as a surprise. I didn’t figure she would like them. Were just getting back from a car show as we speak
I have a '68. Great car, have done a lot of work to it. I have had a lot of classics. They are better built, easy to work on, more durable, and much more practical when one doesn't want to have to bring their car to a repair shop, rather than fix at home with simple tools. Excellent video; but you're wrong about the public not wanting them built this way anymore. All the added unnecessary junk on today's cars only adds expense and headache, and makes cars too expensive and impossible to fix at home. Some of us don't want to accrue debt rather than equity, and whip out a credit card to have a mechanic or dealership charge huge amounts of money to hook unaffordable diagnostic equipment to our cars to make simple repairs as expensive as possible. Car manufacturers are out of touch with consumers. True, a lot of people don't understand my view on this because most of today's generation has never turned a wrench on their own vehicle. Just run to the car dealership, or mechanic and pay someone else to fix it. I do agree that people should learn automotive history first hand. And learn to appreciate the simple technology and real quality of the past. Excellent video. Thank you for posting.
I you should always sneak in an AMC cameo for all your videos, like Hitchcock.
Haha. Good idea!
I daily a 1973 dodge dart it has been wonderful besides its small quirks, but i still love it, the ride is good its obnoxious 318 wouldn’t trade it for 10 new mustangs.
In 1977 I got my drivers license in a chocolate brown 1973 Dart Swinger, my mom's car. (It had the 318 too). It got me around but when dad brought home that 1968 Mustang coupe a couple of months later I was hooked. One advantage the Dart had over the Mustang was a bigger back seat. An important feature when taking your girlfriend to the drive in.
Do the Jaguar e type please
Like it, thanks!
That's so cool
Thanks for watching!
i m not doing tunning the rims i m puting on are from a 69 v8
O.k. Driving without power steering means you never steer with the car stopped. Get it rolling even slightly and the steering becomes ten times lighter
i may not have a mustang but simplicity of Ford lasted til at least the early 2000's. I have a '03 Ford Taurus that's as simple if not MORE that this mustang XD. minus that it does have power seats, mirrors, and windows. but no real luxury or sportiness. just a simple machine and i like it.
i'd like to see a 1967 Lincoln continental
Indeed is
Now it was a brief moment of the engine shown. I just don't see 300hp. Nice car though.
driven a few 60s Stangs. The 289ci is a nice revvy motor, but the Shelby 500 with the 428 mated to a auto is probably the least impressive thing I've driven. No lie a boss 302 would rip it to pieces and it's handling and breaking reminded more of a full size car of the era. I would love to get behind a 350 or Boss 429 though. The Firebird 400ci from the 60s are great if you get a chance. Another awesome car to look for is the Dodge Polara Wagon with a 413 Wedge.
Oh man. So many cars to drive, so little time! But you have a good point there about handling. Sometimes those big engines gave great power, but severely hurt your ability to corner. Then again, most muscle car owners don't care... Haha. Thanks for watching!
everything was right on...except: don't turn off your smartphone, you might get stuck with that thang (or is it 'stang?)...
You should reveiw the better mustang... the 1967 mercury cougar
Beautiful car and a great video! I admire these early cars but safety wise they are rolling deathtraps. Seat belts not mandated until 1968, hard plastic steering wheel, padded dashes didn't become standard until later. Catalytic converters not required until 1975 model year.
Yeah, good point. We love old cars, but if we were in a wreck at 65 mph, we'd definitely prefer to be driving a new car!
Can you guys review a 1981 Mercedes Benz w123 300D ?
We'd love to! But we have to find one, first!
Drive its arch rival next! The 1967 Camaro SS 350
We'd love to! Know where we can get our hands on one?
+AutoMoments I don't know you where you could get one. Sorry
I know where you might be able to get your hands on a 69 Camaro, if the owner is willing to let you take a look at it.
Thomas McGinley....why the hell would he wanna waste his time driving any Garbage Motors product? He only drives rigs that he knows won't leave him stranded on the side of the road, so that means zero GM products....
Damn shame this classic has a Confederate battle flag plate on the front.
They wouldn't sell enough, but saying "nobody would buy" a car that simple today is just horseshit. I certainly would, and no, I wouldn't balk at not having a backup camera, Bluetooth, nanny electronics, or any of the other modern "amenities." I know I'm far from alone there.
Never driven a mustang!?!? My second car was a 2015 mustang. I had it for about a year and a half. It was the 3.7 V6
I just realized how little views you actually get.
3:06 so much Malaise era and brown.
do the suburban
Thanks for the idea!
AutoMoments 68 Lincoln continental
2 80 9 not 2 hundred 80 9
I never liked the '67....it looked like it was a swollen '66. And that steering wheel hub...YUCK.
srercrcr yeah, that steering wheel design was a little surprising. It must have been the early stages of safety equipment.
Dude u are wrong about the steering wheel u can remodel it to a better one and remember people u can remodel a super old car to a kickbutt beast racer and make it faster than a ferrari
AutoMoments
The early stage of safety equip was in '56.
Shut up u idiot
srecrcr. Who TF cares?
I would buy a simple car but they would also make it cheep.I would want a quality simple car.I did own a 67 mustang. strait 6 no power anything.I don't need all that. I know how to drive.
+tomrdee The amount of standard features in today's "Economy Cars" is astounding. But it also makes them more expensive. It looks like the age of the "simple" car is sadly behind us. Thanks for watching!
+AutoMoments
Yes. Even the cheap cars are well equipped. I just bought a 2016 Elantra SE. It has power everything. Bluetooth. Great stereo. Sunroof. etc.
My dad's 1970 Buick Electra didnt have the neat stuff my economy car has. The classics are worth remembering and restoring... but not as daily drivers.
no one would buy one now? don't be stupid. any car fanatic would love to have a 67 mustang. there's a reason it cost more than you'll make your whole life
What we were saying was, if any automaker built a car that was this simple today, nobody would buy it because people have become addicted to their "creature comforts." Obviously there's a huge market for collector Mustangs (which is why they're so expensive...) Thanks for watching!
AutoMoments "...your whole life" was a general statement, read that now and it sounds like I'm directing it you personally. Apologies.
In the video it's a bit ambiguous. I gathered that the '67 is somewhat too simplistic. However, I feel that the cars made in the late 60s till late 70s are probably some of the best cars out there.
Guess it's all about perspective. (I'd give up my Audi A1 for a ford '67 any day of the week)
It's all good! We're just glad to have you as a viewer. And, despite
the simplicity of these cars(or maybe because of it), we agree with you!
Actually you can pick up a 67 mustang for around $20,000 restored there's so many of them the only mustangs that are $60-70,000 are the boss and mach 1s
I love cars and would not want a 67 Mustang
I don't like any of those modern car things. lmao
I say: Javelins > Mustangs and Cameros
I do not have anything against Mustang and Camero owners but I do know I'm going to get a bunch of people after me.
hey lets do away with petroleum and money and freedom and comfort and choice and dreams and desire and design and wishes and success and sanity and......vote democrat in America and we too can have failure
Why the Confederate flag?
If you read the description, it explains that it's not our plate. The owner is a big Civil War buff... Thanks for watching!
Preston Benally...maybe the owner is from the South? And who the fuck were you to question him about anything?
badmoose01 maybe the general lee and dukes of hazzard
CONFEDERATE FLAG?! TRIGGERED😡 (jk)
Hahaha. That was one of the owner's "tasteful" additions. Thanks for watching!
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@@joeyfilmsproductions8919 l have a 428 cobra jet
Whats up with that dorky confederate flag?
It belongs to the owner, not AutoMoments... Personally, we're all proud Yankees.
You lost the civil war get over it already.