@@Jyroxxnrolls Yes, I even replayed part of the video to try to read Quinton's shirt to find the name of his business. I'm glad I decided to read all the comments and find it. :)
@@ckm-mkc That's not true at all. Those things have been going for close to six figures since I was a teenager and that was over 30 years ago back in the 90s.
Shows you how greedy people are today. Heck my grandfather had a Porsche, 1973 Fleetwood, multiple Chevelle, novas, a couple roadrunners, several model T, MG, and many more. 100 acre farm was paid for. Today, people can't even afford a new car or house, and farmers going bust due to the greedy institutional banks.
@@clark7117 yep, greed- especially for the execs at the top- plus the liabilities from lawsuits, plus excessice advertisement, leads to way more overhead for the companies, plus cars are more expensive to produce because wages are higher comparitively than they used to be, plus the cars are WAY more complicated. They dont make simple cars anymore. No money in it. I wish they did. 1995 nissan hardbody pickup had 1 fan belt that ran thw alternator- no power steering, no power anything except brakes. Just a radio. Weighted less than 3000 pounds. Got 28 mpg around town, 30+ highway. What puckup does that now?
An unrestored 440 Superbird just sold at auction this year for over $200,000, if this was a Hemi Bird it's value restored is over 5 times that right now, the market for them is climbing steadily right now.
Wow!! What kind of "body shop" would do that!! You distroy a piece of history instead of just selling it! Great Video Casey!! Sounds like it has a good home now! 🤗🤗👍🏻👍🏻
I remember when the Eugene PD and Lane County Sheriffs department bought a bunch of Roadrunners as persuit vehicles. Every officer on the dept. was fighting for the use of that car for some reason. 😂 If I remember right, most of them were also in that lime green paint scheme.
@@patbullard9276 Yes, I really meant Mopar when I said "These cars". No one can cast shade on their drive trains, but the cars fit and finish were 3rd rate by comparison. Example, the plastic drain tile steering column enclosure of the Dodge and Plymouth pony cars. Front suspensions were not seen to be as good either.
True story! I want a dodge aspen! 😂 total pos cars from the day they rolled out of the factory. You cant find them now anywhere except old junkyards. Theyre total shit, even still. They're freaking thousands of dollars now! Wtf over?
Buddy Baker was the first one to take one over 200mph against orders during a practice session. Those are the taillight trim pieces not the grill pieces LOL.
@@Mudpuppyjunior There are 3 different stories, I'm referring to an interview Buddy did I think with Ned Jarret at the time that the team bosses didn't want the press to see the car go over 200mph until the actual qualifying for the next race and was to keep it under 200mph, that's what he said so that's the story I'm going with.
The front fender caps on a Daytona/super bird were also reliefs for the tires to poke through. Racing tires back then were quite tall and the front ends were lowered. The tires poked through the tops of the fenders.
I'm glad someone is saving this piece of history. Superbirds were Satellite/Road Runner/GTX bodies with fender/hood/nose extension, a rear wing, and rear window plug to make them more aerodynamic. They did the minimum amount of work for the rear window plug and then covered it with a vinyl top. Not sure what the previous body shop was doing to that top, but it still needs the vinyl top to be correct. Base model Superbirds were optioned like a GTX's drivetrain and suspension, but with a Road Runner interior and the like the GTX, the 440 bbl was standard, then the 6bbl as an option and finally the Hemi. Also the interior could only be black or white, bench seat or high back bucket seats and center console. The Superbird was built for NASCAR's high banks and speed, but Sox and Martin and a few others campaigned them in drag racing. Also of note. The wing cars, Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird are often thought of as dominating NASCAR when they raced. They might have had the speed in 1969 and 1970, but they only won 14 times total. It's rival the Ford Talladega, won 29 and the Mercury Spoiler II won 8 times matching the Superbird's number.
Im so happy i found your channel Casey, you show so much more than just towing which i like alot, but you show rock climbing, snow xcross and recovering, im really enjoying the content thank you!!!
Hey Casey, That was almost a shock to see on your rollback. just an automobile would be very unusual. But that color just jumps at you. Interesting story with the vehicle. Work Safe, Be Well Enjoy Life
Actually I think that there were lots of people that really wanted these cars when they were new, but didn't have the 'where-with-all' to purchase one! Loved this episode, thanks Casey for airing it!
Great video Casey, as always. just some info here. There were approximately 1935 Superbirds built with around 1000 still in existence. As for the multi carb cars Dodge called them 6 pacs, while Plymouth called them 6 bbl, (or barrel). Not sure why they did that. There were just 500 Daytonas built to satisfy NASCAR rules that a certain number of cars were factory built and available to the public. The Daytonas were built in 1969 and the 'Birds were in 1970.
I've heard of people taking a car in saying to full restoration not even asking what it would possibly cost. Then they find out it's in the hundreds of thousands of dollars sometimes, can't possibly afford it and freaked out.
The body shop not only didn't get paid for their body and paint work but they also screwed themselves out of making a profit. They could have easily taken out a mechanics lien, through the courts, gotten a title for the car, completed it to turn key and then sell or auction it for well more than they had invested.
@@billsmith5166 maybe Its just speculation on my part, but I see red a few flags here. What kind of owner walks away from a numbers matching 200k car? Was the body shop even licensed, or were they operating below the radar doing cash deals? The owner of the bird could have fell on hard times which could happen to the best of us, but he could still worked out a deal with the garage and the repair costs could have been settled.
@@IR-nq4qv Yes, there are a lot of variables that don't make sense, but I can't think of one that would keep someone that's done work on pretty much anything from taking ownership using a mechanics lien and selling it out from under even a prior lienholder, like a bank. As far as under the table cash deals are concerned, that would generally be done to avoid taxes, and the sale of an unclaimed vehicle wouldn't preclude anyone from hiding other work. The shop would be better off selling it and paying taxes on the gain than letting it sit and be used as a paint mixing table. As far as the owner was concerned, one would assume that he had a reason. Maybe he owed more than it was worth. I was just talking about my inability to understand why a body shop would paint a car and then just let it sit and be abused.
speaking of subscriber numbers... youre just a few thousand subscribers away from 200k, i believe that would make you eligible for a silver play button
Those fender "scoops" were to cover holes cut in the fenders to allow clearance for the front tires. The suspension was lower and the tire diameter was larger than a stock vehicle. The styling was carried over to production because it looked cool and they had to, to make it a "stock car".
Again Casey you are a good man. Monday is my 66 birthday I graduated in 1975 This car made me smile, brings back memories 😊 My car I drove at 16 was a white 1964 Rambler station wagon push buttons to drive
My 2nd car was a granny stock 1971 Camero. 350ci, with a turbo 350 .. horse shoe shifter. Only plastic was on the dash. Loved that car... bought it for $1500 in 1980.. was a sophomore in high school.
Guy down the street from me has a mint red Superbird, and another guy just as close has a mint yellow Ford Pantera. They daily drive them in the summer, so good to see and hear them. Another guy 3ish miles away has a black '65 Cobra, it's crazy. I just live in Beaverton Oregon, nothing overly pretentious. Superbird wings are huge, tied to the frame, no trunk wings happening with those. Other odd thing is the front fenders, they are raised for tire clearance. It's fun to learn things and Casey admitting he just found out is super relatable, I didn't know either.
We watch almost every video on our TV that is not hooked to a account... never watch on our phones. But will subscribe just so you know we are here lol
Casey I'm curious what your impressions to view CTR is. I just read it's usual to get between 4-10%, but that seems high. Even if you're getting 1% that's means you should be seeing around 3 mil views, not bad, or on the low side maybe 1 mil, still not shabby. But I do realize you put ALOT of effort into making these videos and we appreciate it, please don't stop!
Subscribed! Let's see what happens. Been watching for a while now, you are who I first learned about LJs from (thank you even though I can't afford one) and you renewed my determination to get a jeep and get back out to the mountains, trails and lakes in my back yard. Thanks for being a straight up guy Casey.
I thought the aluminum wing was attached to the frame rail. Daytona was my favorite if it had the 426 ci. Will definitely follow this build. Thanks for sharing this one, Casey.
Those wings were actually strong enough for a girl of 100 pounds, to be able to sit up there on top of the wing. There are a couple of pictures around showing that. Do some research, and y'all just might be able to find them. Those pics were from the early 70's. I don't think that anyone would allow that today with their cars, just for the fact that they think their cars are better than a person is.😮
13:12 I had a four door '69 Deuce and a Quarter that I rebuilt for my first car. I had it up to, I think, around 140 (the speedo ended at 120 and the needle was BURIED past the end) to see what it would do once I broke the engine in, on a five-ish mile straight stretch of interstate in the middle of the night. That was scary as shit, but fun, and I'd imagine it was about the same feeling getting one of those Mopars up over 150 back in the day.
Often, when reminded, I hit the like button. The reason I don't to begin with, is I'm rushing to see the video. Afterward, I forget to click when I leave.
At 74 years old, I AM old! But I can live vicariously through watching folks like Casey, Matt, Robby and others similar to them doing things I wish I could have done!
My 1st husband and I had a cherry red 69 Roadrunner. It was the best car with the least problems ever. We had it for 9 years. It was on hot car. One night on the way home from Oregon to Southern California he drove it at top speed we made the 14 hour trip in about 9 to 10 hours
I know a guy in Burlington Wyoming that has a junkyard full of Mopar stuff. His son actually has a business building stuff out of his dad's junkyard and selling em.. does super good work
Very interested in this build! Updates please and thank you!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸 I went 120 mph in a 1972 4 door Impala! For a split second very interesting and yes I was only 18 years old!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
The Dodge Daytona is the first 200 mile an hour car car not the roadrunner. The Roadrunner was actually slower than the Dodge Daytona. The fender vents and holes were there because the faster the car went, the car would "squat" down and the holes were there so the tires wouldn't hit the top of the fenders.
I'm already subscribed to you and I just subscribed to Quinton channel. Good to see he's going to save a lost treasure...my hemi charger would peg the speedo with ease and was very comfortable at speed stopping it different story
I'm a Mopar man. When I was 19 I had a pretty good job, and my folks signed for me for a 3 year old 1969 GTX with a 440 auto. Well, I got in trouble with the law and lost my drivers lic. Folks sold the GTX. In 2005 I found a GTX in Texas looked like my first car. A matching #'s car. Paid $27,000 brought it home and to a paint and body shop in the small town I live in. And a little mechanic work, $20,000 later it sits in my garage. My wife said I was going through my second childhood, maybe so. Love Mopar.
These things are so damn cool. I'm one of those muscle car junkies that can barely say no to anything. Dodge and Chevy still stand as favorites, but the 60's and early 70's was the undeniable golden era of American muscle and damn the styling was on point. And as far as style goes, nothing after 72' can beat the cars of the past. There were a lot of absolutely stunning cars produced between the early 20's and the early 70's and we'll never see art like that on a production line again.
Buddy Baker's crowning achievements was being the first driver to break the 200 miles per hour barrier on a closed course, which he did at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) on March 24, 1970, In a charger, not a roadrunner.
I have thousands that have watched at least one of my videos yet only 300 subscribers. I'm still learning all of this and don't talk with the audience enough. I also am lacking in equipment. But still slowly growing.
My first car was 1965 Formula S Cuda with a Hurst 4-speed shifter. It had H's on the back and G's on the front. This girl I worked with had a 65 Mustang. She never beat me out of the psrking lot at work rain, sleet, snow or hail.
Man I lost a hood for a 1973 Jensen Interceptor years ago, it was a good thing it didn't smash the windshield or hurt anyone. We recovered it but it had been run over a few times and was a total loss. Finding a replacement was not easy.
By the way those front fenders are Dodge items, because the Plymouth fenders wouldn't accommodate the nose. That item in the trunk you called a vent is the rear light insert.
When the time comes to refinish this car, you guys should definitely reach out to Robby Layton. I am sure he would love the opportunity to make this car shine, and it would be some more great youtuber crossover.
as a youtuber myself (other channel~~~ Outdoor adventures) and been about couple years im not worried on subs, if people want to sure but not worried. but i like the views. keep up the vids!!!
When I was a teen in the '70's in Garden Grove California there was a local Superbird that was laughed at wherever it went because it was just so ridiculous and impractical. All my car loving friends thought it was ugly and I didn't disagree. Interesting looking in an oddball way, but not pretty. No one wanted to buy it when it became a used car for sale. Finally it was bought for cheap by a Hispanic family who would pile it high with boxes of stuff to sell at the swap meet. I often went to the swap meet and would see it with a large tarp strapped to the rear wing and draped back to two poles to make a shady canopy. I find the Superbird/Daytona story an interesting chapter of automotive history, and its a great example of how something no one wanted when new went on to fame in the collector car world. There were not many Mopar muscle cars in my local area, so I bought a used Acapulco Blue '69 Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet 4 speed - most of my group of friends wanted a Camaro or a Mustang.
This story makes zero sense to me. A car is brought into a body shop and gets a paint job. Body shop doesn't get paid. Stuff like that happens all the time. So the body shop decides to keep the car, in their shop, for decades and uses it as a mixing table. Were they rendered stupid from huffing paint fumes? I don't know how things work in Oregon (I mean they've just allowed people to pump their own gas like grown-ups) but I'm fairly sure they have something that exists all over called a mechanics' lien. Someone doesn't pay for a car repair? File notice with the courts, follow whatever notification are required and sell the thing to recoup costs. I cannot fathom why a business go for decades with an unpaid bill, not take the legal means available to use the collateral (the car) as payment and on top of that destroy the value of that collateral. Those guys seem like a bunch of inbred banjo players doing high end paint jobs on the side. Glad the old gal is going to get the care she deserves.
I worked at a shop that had a 69 charger that sat on a lift for like 7years some one had taken it apart and had the motor rebuild then the engine sat with no spark plugs for awhile it ended up being bored .60 over first start up cylinder wall cracked so I had found another stock block rebuilt it bored .40 over and finally got it back on the road original was Green guy had it painted orange and had replica DOH rally wheels I called it the "Dirty General" if you search for it should pop up
How many 440 six pack cars were made? 3,384 units Due to limitations in production, partially based on the ability for Edelbrock to manufacture the intake manifold in large enough numbers, production was limited to 3,384 units. What cars had a 440 six pack? When the 440 Six Pack became a stand-alone option for 1970, on models including the Charger, Challenger, Coronet, GTX and Barracuda, the specifications changed slightly, including the substitution of a Chrysler cast-iron manifold for the pricier aluminum Edelbrock unit. The option remained available through 1971.
Go check out Quinton’s channel at youtube.com/@quintonbartolotta
Hey Casey... You might want to pin this to the top of the comments..... Might so, might not?
@@Jyroxxnrolls Yes, I even replayed part of the video to try to read Quinton's shirt to find the name of his business. I'm glad I decided to read all the comments and find it. :)
The shop should have just filed a mechanics lien, get a title for it, and sell it for big bucks.
Destroying their own work was just stupid.
But more fun.
If it was really sitting for 20 years, it wasn't worth much 20 years ago....
I'll bet the first paint spilled on it was an accident. 🙂 Then it made such a nice work table, and wasn't going anywhere anyway . . .
To dumb for that
@@ckm-mkc That's not true at all. Those things have been going for close to six figures since I was a teenager and that was over 30 years ago back in the 90s.
When this 1970 car was new on the lot the car was $5000. That was a crazy amount of money then. An average home cost $20,000 in 1970
Shows you how greedy people are today. Heck my grandfather had a Porsche, 1973 Fleetwood, multiple Chevelle, novas, a couple roadrunners, several model T, MG, and many more. 100 acre farm was paid for. Today, people can't even afford a new car or house, and farmers going bust due to the greedy institutional banks.
And today people making 100 thousand dollars a year buy seventy thousand dollar plus pickups and a camper and boat!
@@clark7117 yep, greed- especially for the execs at the top- plus the liabilities from lawsuits, plus excessice advertisement, leads to way more overhead for the companies, plus cars are more expensive to produce because wages are higher comparitively than they used to be, plus the cars are WAY more complicated.
They dont make simple cars anymore. No money in it. I wish they did.
1995 nissan hardbody pickup had 1 fan belt that ran thw alternator- no power steering, no power anything except brakes. Just a radio. Weighted less than 3000 pounds. Got 28 mpg around town, 30+ highway. What puckup does that now?
Before I used that car as a mixing table I would have received the title then sold it.
Y’all are all babies. I grew up around all the muscle cars. What a great time.
An unrestored 440 Superbird just sold at auction this year for over $200,000, if this was a Hemi Bird it's value restored is over 5 times that right now, the market for them is climbing steadily right now.
Casey?! How about a link to Quinton’s channel? Lol
Oh damn, what a find! Being a Mopar teen, I have a soft spot for these iconic classics.
Wow!! What kind of "body shop" would do that!! You distroy a piece of history instead of just selling it! Great Video Casey!! Sounds like it has a good home now! 🤗🤗👍🏻👍🏻
That is an awesome "practice " car to restore!
You were 2 years old when I graduated from high school. Shut up about feeling old😢. Enjoyed the video.
I remember when the Eugene PD and Lane County Sheriffs department bought a bunch of Roadrunners as persuit vehicles. Every officer on the dept. was fighting for the use of that car for some reason. 😂 If I remember right, most of them were also in that lime green paint scheme.
Thanks for another great video. Please make another video when you pick it up after the restoration.
Ask Robby Layton, he has a bunch of chargers, grave yard cars has alot of info, you'll just have to figure it out and make it your own
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That is a pretty crazy story. I can’t believe they did that even out of spite.
An amazing part of car history. But lets be honest, these cars are valuable today because few people really wanted them when they were new.
Very true. In fact mopar vehicles weren’t really that high in demand.
@@patbullard9276 Yes, I really meant Mopar when I said "These cars". No one can cast shade on their drive trains, but the cars fit and finish were 3rd rate by comparison. Example, the plastic drain tile steering column enclosure of the Dodge and Plymouth pony cars. Front suspensions were not seen to be as good either.
@@oldretireddude Agreed. And many car dealers wouldn’t take a Mopar station wagon on trade because nobody would buy them used.
Buddy bought one new, powerful engine and the worst suspension you could imagine!!! These were straight line cars only😮
True story! I want a dodge aspen! 😂 total pos cars from the day they rolled out of the factory. You cant find them now anywhere except old junkyards. Theyre total shit, even still. They're freaking thousands of dollars now! Wtf over?
Buddy Baker was the first one to take one over 200mph against orders during a practice session. Those are the taillight trim pieces not the grill pieces LOL.
It wasn't against orders. They had a NASCAR official timer there to make sure his 200 mph run was officially recognized.
@@Mudpuppyjunior There are 3 different stories, I'm referring to an interview Buddy did I think with Ned Jarret at the time that the team bosses didn't want the press to see the car go over 200mph until the actual qualifying for the next race and was to keep it under 200mph, that's what he said so that's the story I'm going with.
The front fender caps on a Daytona/super bird were also reliefs for the tires to poke through. Racing tires back then were quite tall and the front ends were lowered. The tires poked through the tops of the fenders.
Hi David, great camera work and steering! Thanks for the video Casey.
Quintens dad has some absolutely cool cars! He let me look at them when I was delivering some sand for the horse arenas. Super cool guy!
Maybe the owner passed away and no one told the body shop.
I'm glad someone is saving this piece of history. Superbirds were Satellite/Road Runner/GTX bodies with fender/hood/nose extension, a rear wing, and rear window plug to make them more aerodynamic. They did the minimum amount of work for the rear window plug and then covered it with a vinyl top. Not sure what the previous body shop was doing to that top, but it still needs the vinyl top to be correct. Base model Superbirds were optioned like a GTX's drivetrain and suspension, but with a Road Runner interior and the like the GTX, the 440 bbl was standard, then the 6bbl as an option and finally the Hemi. Also the interior could only be black or white, bench seat or high back bucket seats and center console. The Superbird was built for NASCAR's high banks and speed, but Sox and Martin and a few others campaigned them in drag racing. Also of note. The wing cars, Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird are often thought of as dominating NASCAR when they raced. They might have had the speed in 1969 and 1970, but they only won 14 times total. It's rival the Ford Talladega, won 29 and the Mercury Spoiler II won 8 times matching the Superbird's number.
Im so happy i found your channel Casey, you show so much more than just towing which i like alot, but you show rock climbing, snow xcross and recovering, im really enjoying the content thank you!!!
Hey Casey,
That was almost a shock to see on your rollback.
just an automobile would be very unusual.
But that color just jumps at you.
Interesting story with the vehicle.
Work Safe, Be Well
Enjoy Life
Actually I think that there were lots of people that really wanted these cars when they were new, but didn't have the 'where-with-all' to purchase one! Loved this episode, thanks Casey for airing it!
Great video Casey, as always. just some info here. There were approximately 1935 Superbirds built with around 1000 still in existence. As for the multi carb cars Dodge called them 6 pacs, while Plymouth called them 6 bbl, (or barrel). Not sure why they did that. There were just 500 Daytonas built to satisfy NASCAR rules that a certain number of cars were factory built and available to the public. The Daytonas were built in 1969 and the 'Birds were in 1970.
Charger Daytona both 1969 and 1970. Superbird 1970 only
I've heard of people taking a car in saying to full restoration not even asking what it would possibly cost. Then they find out it's in the hundreds of thousands of dollars sometimes, can't possibly afford it and freaked out.
Or the owner died. That happens quite a lot.
The body shop not only didn't get paid for their body and paint work but they also screwed themselves out of making a profit. They could have easily taken out a mechanics lien, through the courts, gotten a title for the car, completed it to turn key and then sell or auction it for well more than they had invested.
I can't understand that either. What body shop that works on cars like that wouldn't know about mechanic's liens?
@@billsmith5166 maybe Its just speculation on my part, but I see red a few flags here. What kind of owner walks away from a numbers matching 200k car? Was the body shop even licensed, or were they operating below the radar doing cash deals?
The owner of the bird could have fell on hard times which could happen to the best of us, but he could still worked out a deal with the garage and the repair costs could have been settled.
@@IR-nq4qv Yes, there are a lot of variables that don't make sense, but I can't think of one that would keep someone that's done work on pretty much anything from taking ownership using a mechanics lien and selling it out from under even a prior lienholder, like a bank. As far as under the table cash deals are concerned, that would generally be done to avoid taxes, and the sale of an unclaimed vehicle wouldn't preclude anyone from hiding other work. The shop would be better off selling it and paying taxes on the gain than letting it sit and be used as a paint mixing table. As far as the owner was concerned, one would assume that he had a reason. Maybe he owed more than it was worth. I was just talking about my inability to understand why a body shop would paint a car and then just let it sit and be abused.
@@billsmith5166 Undeniably perplexing indeed.
But who's got time for that when you run a business? These cars were not valuable until just the last 25 years.
speaking of subscriber numbers...
youre just a few thousand subscribers away from 200k, i believe that would make you eligible for a silver play button
Those fender "scoops" were to cover holes cut in the fenders to allow clearance for the front tires. The suspension was lower and the tire diameter was larger than a stock vehicle. The styling was carried over to production because it looked cool and they had to, to make it a "stock car".
Again Casey you are a good man. Monday is my 66 birthday I graduated in 1975 This car made me smile, brings back memories 😊 My car I drove at 16 was a white 1964 Rambler station wagon push buttons to drive
One of my favorite Mopars of all time. This makes me sad seeing this, but glad seeing it get some love.
You can always count on Casey to post an interesting vid. Thanks!!!
Late 60s you guys are young compared to me. God bless you and your family and your friends. Stay safe out there. Nice video.
That's a iconic road runner
Thanx for sharing your experience
Have a Great Day 👍
The front fender bubbles were there because at speed the front tires would actually rub inside the fender and bubble the paint.
The concern was blowing a tire at speed. Racers didn't care about the paint.
Agreed. Tires rubbed the fenders. Not for air extraction.
It took some serious balls to run a car to the point that downforce caused tire rub back in the 70's. That's a very neat fact. Thanks for sharing.
My 2nd car was a granny stock 1971 Camero. 350ci, with a turbo 350 .. horse shoe shifter.
Only plastic was on the dash.
Loved that car... bought it for $1500 in 1980.. was a sophomore in high school.
Those were really cool cars!! The Super Bee and the Road Runner were some real power houses!!
Buck baker is the first one to go 200mph and great video keep up the good work God bless from GA stay safe
It was actually Buck's son Buddy Baker who broke the 200 mph in a Dodge Daytona at Talladega Speedway.
Guy down the street from me has a mint red Superbird, and another guy just as close has a mint yellow Ford Pantera. They daily drive them in the summer, so good to see and hear them. Another guy 3ish miles away has a black '65 Cobra, it's crazy. I just live in Beaverton Oregon, nothing overly pretentious. Superbird wings are huge, tied to the frame, no trunk wings happening with those. Other odd thing is the front fenders, they are raised for tire clearance. It's fun to learn things and Casey admitting he just found out is super relatable, I didn't know either.
What a beautiful car and what one messed up Body Shop. Clearly someone forgot to use the brain matter God gave him.
I’m an 85 baby too Casey. Good year!
Wow.. it's going to be a sweet car when it's done. Thanks for the video
Still beautiful. Can’t wait to see it when it’s finished. ❤
We watch almost every video on our TV that is not hooked to a account... never watch on our phones. But will subscribe just so you know we are here lol
Casey I'm curious what your impressions to view CTR is. I just read it's usual to get between 4-10%, but that seems high. Even if you're getting 1% that's means you should be seeing around 3 mil views, not bad, or on the low side maybe 1 mil, still not shabby. But I do realize you put ALOT of effort into making these videos and we appreciate it, please don't stop!
Subscribed! Let's see what happens. Been watching for a while now, you are who I first learned about LJs from (thank you even though I can't afford one) and you renewed my determination to get a jeep and get back out to the mountains, trails and lakes in my back yard. Thanks for being a straight up guy Casey.
I thought the aluminum wing was attached to the frame rail. Daytona was my favorite if it had the 426 ci. Will definitely follow this build. Thanks for sharing this one, Casey.
Those wings were actually strong enough for a girl of 100 pounds, to be able to sit up there on top of the wing. There are a couple of pictures around showing that. Do some research, and y'all just might be able to find them.
Those pics were from the early 70's. I don't think that anyone would allow that today with their cars, just for the fact that they think their cars are better than a person is.😮
13:12 I had a four door '69 Deuce and a Quarter that I rebuilt for my first car. I had it up to, I think, around 140 (the speedo ended at 120 and the needle was BURIED past the end) to see what it would do once I broke the engine in, on a five-ish mile straight stretch of interstate in the middle of the night. That was scary as shit, but fun, and I'd imagine it was about the same feeling getting one of those Mopars up over 150 back in the day.
Nice old Mopar! You're all making me feel old. Born in 1975 myself.
No , no squish car ( whistlin diesel already does that 🤦 ) . An 85 kid ? Hah ! 65 kid here 🤣
As a lifelong MOPAR guy, that trunk hurt my heart...
As a bike guy it really pissed me off.
Often, when reminded, I hit the like button. The reason I don't to begin with, is I'm rushing to see the video. Afterward, I forget to click when I leave.
Very interesting, I am a 1954 child . Love old vehicles!😊
He should name that car Revenge. You know cause of the paint on the trunk😊
That's a fantastic car Casey thank you for sharing 👍🏆 Can't wait to see the end result 😀
Sigh - I was born in '60, so you BOTH make me feel old now😂
At 74 years old, I AM old! But I can live vicariously through watching folks like Casey, Matt, Robby and others similar to them doing things I wish I could have done!
My 1st husband and I had a cherry red 69 Roadrunner. It was the best car with the least problems ever. We had it for 9 years. It was on hot car. One night on the way home from Oregon to Southern California he drove it at top speed we made the 14 hour trip in about 9 to 10 hours
I know a guy in Burlington Wyoming that has a junkyard full of Mopar stuff. His son actually has a business building stuff out of his dad's junkyard and selling em.. does super good work
Very interested in this build! Updates please and thank you!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
I went 120 mph in a 1972 4 door Impala! For a split second very interesting and yes I was only 18 years old!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
And lived to tell about it, awesome!!
The Dodge Daytona is the first 200 mile an hour car car not the roadrunner. The Roadrunner was actually slower than the Dodge Daytona.
The fender vents and holes were there because the faster the car went, the car would "squat" down and the holes were there so the tires wouldn't hit the top of the fenders.
The vents on the fender were to allow air out so the front wouldn’t lift the story you told is what dodge told nascar, team kept secrets
Buddy Baker, Talladega, 1970.
I saw 2 Superbirds at a car show in Bellville TX back in March. I was amazed as I had never seen one close up, much less 2!
The front fender scoops were added because the tires for Nascar would rub the fenders
Thank you. 🙏🙏👍💪
I'm already subscribed to you and I just subscribed to Quinton channel.
Good to see he's going to save a lost treasure...my hemi charger would peg the speedo with ease and was very comfortable at speed stopping it different story
Pretty common in the late 60's muscle cars.. fastest way to stop was downshift and open both doors hahaha
So Wise , Thank You for saving another classic .
I'm a Mopar man. When I was 19 I had a pretty good job, and my folks signed for me for a 3 year old 1969 GTX with a 440 auto. Well, I got in trouble with the law and lost my drivers lic. Folks sold the GTX. In 2005 I found a GTX in Texas looked like my first car. A matching #'s car. Paid $27,000 brought it home and to a paint and body shop in the small town I live in. And a little mechanic work, $20,000 later it sits in my garage. My wife said I was going through my second childhood, maybe so. Love Mopar.
These things are so damn cool. I'm one of those muscle car junkies that can barely say no to anything. Dodge and Chevy still stand as favorites, but the 60's and early 70's was the undeniable golden era of American muscle and damn the styling was on point. And as far as style goes, nothing after 72' can beat the cars of the past. There were a lot of absolutely stunning cars produced between the early 20's and the early 70's and we'll never see art like that on a production line again.
Love the content, I had a 68 Charger loved that car and miss it ( especially when I see what they sell for today ). I have u all beat , 1943!!
Love that car & have always loved that lime green....MOPAR🥰 & Subscribed to Quinton's channel😎
Hopefully ill have it up and running this week. Working on the video now ❤
Casey I officially feel old i am older then all three of you i was born in 1979.
I am looking forward to seeing what Quinton does with that car
what a rad project for Quinton!
Buddy Baker's crowning achievements was being the first driver to break the 200 miles per hour barrier on a closed course, which he did at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) on March 24, 1970, In a charger, not a roadrunner.
I have thousands that have watched at least one of my videos yet only 300 subscribers. I'm still learning all of this and don't talk with the audience enough. I also am lacking in equipment. But still slowly growing.
that range rover looked awesome
I would assemble and drive it with the mixing table intact. Would really mess with people.
Thanks Casey...another great video :-)
Great video to go up on my birthday Casey!
My first car was 1965 Formula S Cuda with a Hurst 4-speed shifter. It had H's on the back and G's on the front. This girl I worked with had a 65 Mustang. She never beat me out of the psrking lot at work rain, sleet, snow or hail.
Man I lost a hood for a 1973 Jensen Interceptor years ago, it was a good thing it didn't smash the windshield or hurt anyone. We recovered it but it had been run over a few times and was a total loss. Finding a replacement was not easy.
By the way those front fenders are Dodge items, because the Plymouth fenders wouldn't accommodate the nose. That item in the trunk you called a vent is the rear light insert.
This makes me miss my 69 GTO Judge 😢
My grandpa had number 88 of 1000 of these man i loved that car i dont remember who bought it but man great memories man lol
If he wants a Mopar to finish rebuilding and painting I have a '71 Satellite Sebring project. I'm south of Seattle.
D10 vs. Superbird. That would get some attention😂😂😂
14:11 Thanks Casey, I'm 1975, now I feel ancient.
Thanks!
Well this video seems out of order... You installed the hydraulic ram in the wrecker already.
Yeah, I noticed that also...
When the time comes to refinish this car, you guys should definitely reach out to Robby Layton. I am sure he would love the opportunity to make this car shine, and it would be some more great youtuber crossover.
You’ve got to show us that beast when it’s finished 😊
Chrysler made 716 Six-Pack Superbirds. Please don't crush it!
You didn't have to ask me to subscribe. Your videos are so educational AND entertaining, I had to subscribe.
Oh that's iron king inc channel 👌👌 already subbed
as a youtuber myself (other channel~~~ Outdoor adventures) and been about couple years im not worried on subs, if people want to sure but not worried. but i like the views. keep up the vids!!!
I'll make you feel better Casey...
I'm from the early 70's...
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1985,1996, 2005…….I am feeling quite dusty right now (as in ashes to ashes dust to dust)…..THANKS
When I was a teen in the '70's in Garden Grove California there was a local Superbird that was laughed at wherever it went because it was just so ridiculous and impractical. All my car loving friends thought it was ugly and I didn't disagree. Interesting looking in an oddball way, but not pretty. No one wanted to buy it when it became a used car for sale. Finally it was bought for cheap by a Hispanic family who would pile it high with boxes of stuff to sell at the swap meet. I often went to the swap meet and would see it with a large tarp strapped to the rear wing and draped back to two poles to make a shady canopy. I find the Superbird/Daytona story an interesting chapter of automotive history, and its a great example of how something no one wanted when new went on to fame in the collector car world. There were not many Mopar muscle cars in my local area, so I bought a used Acapulco Blue '69 Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet 4 speed - most of my group of friends wanted a Camaro or a Mustang.
This story makes zero sense to me. A car is brought into a body shop and gets a paint job. Body shop doesn't get paid. Stuff like that happens all the time. So the body shop decides to keep the car, in their shop, for decades and uses it as a mixing table. Were they rendered stupid from huffing paint fumes? I don't know how things work in Oregon (I mean they've just allowed people to pump their own gas like grown-ups) but I'm fairly sure they have something that exists all over called a mechanics' lien. Someone doesn't pay for a car repair? File notice with the courts, follow whatever notification are required and sell the thing to recoup costs. I cannot fathom why a business go for decades with an unpaid bill, not take the legal means available to use the collateral (the car) as payment and on top of that destroy the value of that collateral. Those guys seem like a bunch of inbred banjo players doing high end paint jobs on the side. Glad the old gal is going to get the care she deserves.
In case you forgot, people are lazy and stupid.
I worked at a shop that had a 69 charger that sat on a lift for like 7years some one had taken it apart and had the motor rebuild then the engine sat with no spark plugs for awhile it ended up being bored .60 over first start up cylinder wall cracked so I had found another stock block rebuilt it bored .40 over and finally got it back on the road original was Green guy had it painted orange and had replica DOH rally wheels I called it the "Dirty General" if you search for it should pop up
What is Quinton Page ? And the Boys @ Graveyard Carz here in Springfield are drooooooling I am sure .
youtube.com/@quintonbartolotta
How many 440 six pack cars were made?
3,384 units
Due to limitations in production, partially based on the ability for Edelbrock to manufacture the intake manifold in large enough numbers, production was limited to 3,384 units.
What cars had a 440 six pack?
When the 440 Six Pack became a stand-alone option for 1970, on models including the Charger, Challenger, Coronet, GTX and Barracuda, the specifications changed slightly, including the substitution of a Chrysler cast-iron manifold for the pricier aluminum Edelbrock unit. The option remained available through 1971.
Great car. I used to have a 69 Roadrunner. It was a great car!