Petty will always be the godfather of NASCAR. Petty was country when country wasn't cool. They should make a statue of him and his car. Put it out front at the Daytona beach speedway. Long live petty
His home phone number used to be listed in the local phone book. The shop does top notch work. When my car was there Richard gave it a good looking over. He is a great guy.
One of the nicest people you will ever meet...Mr Richard Petty......I had the extreme pleasure of meeting him, and being involved in taking pictures at an interview with him and some of the crew at the shop.If you ever get a chance to shake his hand, be careful,He has a 200 MPH handshake. He will greet you with a country boy...Hey how ya'll doin, one of the best.
Too late. The stands aren't filled. Didn't help when "junior" Earnhardt turned his back on the Saint Andrews Cross (battle flag for those who don't understand). Same happened to Indy when the George family ruined things.
I went to his house when I was very, very young but remember it still. That was almost 50 years ago now. He wasn't famous world wide then like he is now but it was still amazing getting to go see him sitting on the front porch talking to fans like they were his family. He's a big part of why NASCAR became as big as it did. He was there at the beginning.
Richard Petty is an absolute living legend. He always amazes me with his sharpness and great personality. I've talked to people who have met him in real life situations and he is every bit as cordule as he is on camera.
This guy is class act. I met him and he was humble, friendly and even stayed to take pictures and sign autographs. He was class act 100 percent. That says a ton because, I mean, how many times do you think he has done this in his life time? He made our experience feel like it was his first interaction with fans.
Great guy meet him many times at Atlanta Motor Speedway when my dad worked there a class act and great person who knows how to give back to the community
This guy is an extremely upgraded average antique collecter. Richard Petty is a true inspiration!!!! I loved those gun racks and that belt buckle of his is aqesome!
What an absolute legend of a bloke. He should be Knighted or something. THAT IS HOW YOU TURN OUT WHEN YOU'RE RAISED PROPERLY. You become Richard Petty. Complete legend. That was awesome.
@@MyClassicCarTV Could he be the next US president please. You guys would have some one that can actually grow hair and doesn't look like a human Muppet
I met Richard petty in 1999 super cool dude! They don’t make them like that anymore! What a dream it must have been to spend a few hours and take a ride with the king!
I remember watching one of the first races with the Daytona Charger with the Hemi! Cars down in the "groove" and Big Blue comes around the outside like "Excuse me gentlemen" .....🚀 At one point Richard had two laps on the crowd and the announcers were joking about him stopping for lunch........🍔🍟☕
That demo/prototype Pontiac 2+2 Aerocoupe was pretty sweet. Very cool that he was able to snag it from the crusher. I hate when companies crush custom/demo cars they build. They should be preserved somehow if they end up being notable cars.
I'm a young guy I never seen Petty race but one thing I knew was that Earnhardt was the Intimadater and Petty is the King so when I went to this museum and he happened to be there I about fainted and he is such a nice and down to earth guy
Can you imagine a cop, on any given day, pulling over a black Challenger for speeding. And when approaching the car, yells at the driver: "Who do you think you are driving that fast?!" The the window rolls down and is the king Richard Petty at the wheel, I guess the cop would say: "Well, carry on, your majesty!"
I worked a Chrysler development and Richard and I have dynoed engines together and we drove door handle to handle at Chelsea proving grounds and did lots of superbird together. I miss the good old days.
I love the orange and purple truck and the great pinstriping on the front nose, under the Plexiglass in the back you could see rat Fink painted on the gas tank. Big daddy Ed Roth rat Fink Artist 🤪👍🏻✨💖
I think those 80s aero coupes-both the Pontiac and chevys are so cool. Lots of people think they're ugly or weird looking but man it would be so badass to put a nascar spec drivetrain and go have some fun...king Petty is the BOSS👍👍👍
My dad and mom went to the 1988 and 1989 Daytona firecracker 400. Back then you could knock on driver's trailers. My dad knocked on Kyle's and Kyle answered the door. And my dad said "where's the King 👑" Kyle just smiled at him and shook his hand. Richard Petty is the best racer ever. It's going to be a horrible day when he passes away. Please Don't take him for granted people.
Great job Richard Petty , always loved this guy, got some models of his race cars, never ever met him in person maybe 1 day, as id love 2, never been to this place in the USA, but what id love to say the KIDS CAMP thats so fantastic made me cry, and im 57, If i had the money id be right there helping out, im on the other side of the world, the power of social media, keep up the great work, love ya man, the answers are there for Nascar come back, go back to your grass roots, stop racing cars you cant buy? Richard Petty motorsports would have what it needs to come back bigger and better, but will they let him do it?? Thats question, all the best from Australia love to see more, 10/10 👍❤
Great stuff grew up idolizing The King especially in the 70s. Can’t imagine how much one of those customs will set you back. I’m sure the wait list will set you to the back of a long long line.
I Had The Privilege Of Meeting Richard Petty at The 2011 Barrett Jackson Auction In Scottsdale Arizona, When I was very Young I Would Watch All The Races I could That Richard Petty Was In
Many MANY years ago I called Petty Enterprises and bugged them to death until I got to talk to Richard Petty it took about 15 phone calls LOL anyway I had a 70 440 Roadrunner and I needed to lose half a second in the quarter mile I could not seem to do it. He said send us your intake and cylinder heads so I did got them back in about three weeks. And what do you know I went from 11.30s in the quarter mile to 10.70s! They did some porting and raised the floor of the exhaust ports in the heads all for just a few hundred dollars man they knew their stuff but of course they are professionals and truly good people.
Whats the deal with people who wear seat belts with the should strap under the arm, don't they realize they would break every rib, crush their lungs and then shatter every bone in their face before they get KO'd on the dash? You guys are legends, safety first!
Beautiful collection, I hope provisions are made keep the collection together. When the Reno car collection was broken up the shops shut down it was a very sad day. I love those brakes on the Petty Mustang. My brother had a perfect ''64 Mustang, he kept it in pristine condition but the jackass smelled a new F -250 smell and traded it in. I'm sure an hour later when the truck got a scape, flat tire, or the new truck smell faded away, he raced to the Ford dealer to be told that the owner bought his Mustang, 10 minutes after he sold it. I was 2 or 3 at the time, or I would have tackled him had he tried to pull the stunt. Our brother in law's dad owned a storage locker place and collected classic fire engines. He told my brother that he could have it wrapped, oil and gas drained, tires off and store it for as long as he wanted when it was clear that a '64 was going to be a collectible, but he stalled and stalled until on impulse he sold it. Today the price of a cherry '64 that is original is off the charts, you can't find one. The Petty Mustang looks more than an early Dodge muscle car that you couldn't give away in the mid-70's will gas shortages and 55 mph limits. I like it, but simple elegance has made Apple the biggest tech company n the world. Simple elegance is another name for the early Mustang.
MyClassicCarTV I also grew up watching Dennis, fueled my love for cars. Back in the Speedvision days, and I believe TNN, but I may be mistaken on that.
You're right on both counts. The show started out on TNN back in Jan 1996 and moved to Speedvision in 2000. That became SPEED a few years later, and we were there till it went away in 2014. We're now on Velocity, NBC Sports Network, MAVTV, and Rev'n in the US and WildTV in Canada. We reach over 100 million households. What a long strange trip it's been! Thanks for watching!!
MyClassicCarTV Thanks for always being there to help add to my knowledge and list of cars that I want. Hopefully see you all in the Detroit area sometime.
Petty was my child hood hero when it came to cars. I would force my dad to get to the store and buy the electric slot cars that had the Petty cars. Even a brown boy like me all the way up in Canada. Petty influenced us all. He is the King.
That’s actually where I came to know of him as a 5 year old back in 2006. I had a thing for Petty blue back then (and still do lol) and I paid more attention to Strip Weathers (yes that’s his name in the movie) and growing older I learned a bit more about the history he made and since then he and his late wife have both been an inspiration to me. The way they loved eachother until the very end makes me believe in true undying love. What he does to give back to the community especially with victory junction makes me so happy. I can go on and on about how much he inspires me but it’s pretty clear I’ve written a huge comment here and no one will probably read the whole thing :P but anyways. TL;DR: 6 year old me grew obsessed with him as a car, growing up he became my biggest human inspiration
It's crazy to think that the Petty's were the first four generation American sports family. It seems like yesterday when Richard's grandson was killed in New Hampshire. I pray for his soul and the entire Petty family.
I play baseball in level cross NC and me and Richard petty have met before it’s really cool to live in an area where one of the best race car driver lives
TC C i met Bill Elliott and Chase Elliott at a late model even at the track in kingston (Chase was still racing ARCA it was around 2014) but both of them were so nice
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Richard is a true southern gentleman: work hard, do your best , stay humble, honor the Lord, and give back.
Mark R very true!
Mark R and tell brown people where they can stick it
Fuck you
@@Arnseto88 Why would you say that friend?
Brian Belgard why assume all southerners are racist?
Police officer: Pulls Black challenger
Petty: Rolls down window
Officer: Never mind have a good day
Not if the officer is Jackie Gleason.
LOL
ROTF..great comment and replies 👍👍
😂😂😂🤘
The greatest Nascar racer ever lived and he is a humble man. Incredible collection. The G.O.A.T.!
His wife passed away in 2014 rip Lynda Petty. Almost 60 years of marriage
Last dance steve jane tim Oswald see greenland hey Beatty
Petty will always be the godfather of NASCAR.
Petty was country when country wasn't cool.
They should make a statue of him and his car. Put it out front at the Daytona beach speedway. Long live petty
David Findley They already got a statue of a driver in front of Daytona...
kelloggs yea Dale Earhndhart
News flash...country isn't cool.
@@Johnnywhamo county music, and rock and roll are in close competition for being the most popular music genres... so you obviously don't know shit.
@@VAHOSS Put on some Hoyt Axton and try to forgive Johnnywhamo for being a little closed minded. Who can stay angry after a good old album?
His home phone number used to be listed in the local phone book. The shop does top notch work. When my car was there Richard gave it a good looking over. He is a great guy.
One of the nicest people you will ever meet...Mr Richard Petty......I had the extreme pleasure of meeting him, and being involved in taking pictures at an interview with him and some of the crew at the shop.If you ever get a chance to shake his hand, be careful,He has a 200 MPH handshake. He will greet you with a country boy...Hey how ya'll doin, one of the best.
I've met him once and you are spot on. Such a gentleman.
I agree. I met him and he was class act. What you see is what you get with that guy.
He's got very big hands!
What a honor to be given a tour with Richard Petty
The Petty's are a class act, on and off the track
the real king
Yes Sir! I've met Richard and Kyle both. Class acts!
@@Loulovesspeed he was right!
And so am I!!
@@Loulovesspeed But it was true.
They should hand over the keys of NASCAR to Petty. Maybe he could revive it from the dead.
Petty Enterprises went under and RPM is on it's way out, so I highly doubt that he would do much help for the sport
@@joshuapittman4663 it's because of financial problems with only having one car and if you crash it you are kinda screwed
that has to be the best idea i herd in a very long time. A+ Hawk
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Too late. The stands aren't filled. Didn't help when "junior" Earnhardt turned his back on the Saint Andrews Cross (battle flag for those who don't understand). Same happened to Indy when the George family ruined things.
When you realize Petty made a hellcat alternative before the hellcat
He made the hellcat before the hellcat
just a little light on the horsepower
He also made a clown car for Bubbles
I went to his house when I was very, very young but remember it still. That was almost 50 years ago now. He wasn't famous world wide then like he is now but it was still amazing getting to go see him sitting on the front porch talking to fans like they were his family. He's a big part of why NASCAR became as big as it did. He was there at the beginning.
what a great man richard petty truly is
Richard Petty is an absolute living legend. He always amazes me with his sharpness and great personality. I've talked to people who have met him in real life situations and he is every bit as cordule as he is on camera.
This guy is class act. I met him and he was humble, friendly and even stayed to take pictures and sign autographs. He was class act 100 percent. That says a ton because, I mean, how many times do you think he has done this in his life time? He made our experience feel like it was his first interaction with fans.
I've been building race cars for 45 years Richard Petty is the king he was a great driver and a great person that's what it's all about
Tommy St John really tommy
Great guy meet him many times at Atlanta Motor Speedway when my dad worked there a class act and great person who knows how to give back to the community
Bugatti driver : going 1mph over the speed limit gets ticket
The king : going 100 over gets pulled over cop sees the king and walks away
This guy is an extremely upgraded average antique collecter. Richard Petty is a true inspiration!!!! I loved those gun racks and that belt buckle of his is aqesome!
What an absolute legend of a bloke. He should be Knighted or something. THAT IS HOW YOU TURN OUT WHEN YOU'RE RAISED PROPERLY. You become Richard Petty. Complete legend. That was awesome.
Truly a good human being!
@@MyClassicCarTV Could he be the next US president please. You guys would have some one that can actually grow hair and doesn't look like a human Muppet
He one of them laid back, real cool grandpa’s that you just sit n listen to tell stories and ride around with.
the "King" and "Big Daddy" two of my racing hero's
Not a NASCAR fan, but King Richard is an old school guy that I admire. A National treasure!
Truly!
Petty is like the coolest guy ever. Genuine, nice guy
his museum, is crazy !!! I like that
The King is 83 now and still as humble and in excellent shape as he's always been!
Richard is a rare, nice, humble guy. He can get along with anyone.
One of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet
I wanna go here someday . Love the history of nascar and love the Petty's I wanna walk through ❤❤❤take it all in
How can you not love and respect the King, Richard Petty?
love richard such a hood dude and so humble on my bucket list to go here and one day meet him
I met Richard petty in 1999 super cool dude! They don’t make them like that anymore! What a dream it must have been to spend a few hours and take a ride with the king!
I remember watching one of the first races with the Daytona Charger with the Hemi!
Cars down in the "groove" and Big Blue comes around the outside like "Excuse me gentlemen" .....🚀
At one point Richard had two laps on the crowd and the announcers were joking about him stopping for lunch........🍔🍟☕
He is called King Richard for good reason, nobody will ever touch his 200 wins. Still looks good.
Richard Petty will always be the King of Nascar!
But Kyle Busch will be the GOD of nascar
@@jonhawker6834 what?!🤣🤣🤣
Yeah I'll take Petty, Earnhardt SR, Yarborough, The Silver Fox, Gordon, the list goes on......
@@jonhawker6834 More like the crybaby of NASCAR 🤣🤣🤣
The more I learn of this man, the more I respect him.
Dennis I love your show but this is the best. I love Richard Petty. He is my long time hero. Thanks.
Hudson Hornets were pretty good race cars back in the day.
Richard Petty is a National Treasure.
Truer words have never been spoken bandit
Bubbles the “RACE” clown was the final nail in the coffin of nascar . Thanks Richie
That demo/prototype Pontiac 2+2 Aerocoupe was pretty sweet. Very cool that he was able to snag it from the crusher. I hate when companies crush custom/demo cars they build. They should be preserved somehow if they end up being notable cars.
What a true gentleman and a humble man, King Richard is so appropriate!
He paved the way for many to follow. Great time capsule and stories of the awesome car collection. Thanks for sharing
Mad respect to the real OG KING.
I was fortunate to meet MR. Petty about a year ago at Midway Airport, a regular guy who was generous with his time.
I love that he's not partial to one manufacturer, he's got something from everyone
kyle petty may have only won 8 races ( ive won 0) but hes won the prize of life , helping others , a legend in that right
I have never seen Richard Petty not smile! He’s an amazing guy.
Truly!
Rochard Petty, Dennis wow I know your hero is my hero thank you brother.. that was pure joy...
I'm a young guy I never seen Petty race but one thing I knew was that Earnhardt was the Intimadater and Petty is the King so when I went to this museum and he happened to be there I about fainted and he is such a nice and down to earth guy
The back window of that Pontiac looks like a 68 barracuda 😳
got the privilege to meet that man - 1st class individual - thanks Dad for letting me tag along..........
The good ol' country boy is whats missing from nascar today.
Watching this video shows you first hand what a great guy Richard Petty is.
That camp part almost made me cry such a fantastic human that’s why he’s the king
You speak the truth.
Mr Petty is awesome. Very cool guy.
Can you imagine a cop, on any given day, pulling over a black Challenger for speeding.
And when approaching the car, yells at the driver: "Who do you think you are driving that fast?!"
The the window rolls down and is the king Richard Petty at the wheel, I guess the cop would say: "Well, carry on, your majesty!"
Awesome man Richard Petty thank you for being you and helping others just awesome
Well said Joseph Thank You. 🇨🇦😎
I worked a Chrysler development and Richard and I have dynoed engines together and we drove door handle to handle at Chelsea proving grounds and did lots of superbird together. I miss the good old days.
My cousin Jim Ritz was a driver at the proving grounds for many years. I did the pest control there (mostly birds in the milage accumulator building).
I love the orange and purple truck and the great pinstriping on the front nose, under the Plexiglass in the back you could see rat Fink painted on the gas tank. Big daddy Ed Roth rat Fink Artist 🤪👍🏻✨💖
Richard Petty was one of the most coolest respectful person of all NASCAR always have mad respect for this person after all he is the king
I think those 80s aero coupes-both the Pontiac and chevys are so cool. Lots of people think they're ugly or weird looking but man it would be so badass to put a nascar spec drivetrain and go have some fun...king Petty is the BOSS👍👍👍
I've looked up to Richard my entire career, were both very southern, although I may not seem like it. I live on a farm and still live there today.
My dad and mom went to the 1988 and 1989 Daytona firecracker 400. Back then you could knock on driver's trailers. My dad knocked on Kyle's and Kyle answered the door. And my dad said "where's the King 👑" Kyle just smiled at him and shook his hand. Richard Petty is the best racer ever. It's going to be a horrible day when he passes away. Please Don't take him for granted people.
An amazing man and a true gentleman.
Great job Richard Petty , always loved this guy, got some models of his race cars, never ever met him in person maybe 1 day, as id love 2, never been to this place in the USA, but what id love to say the KIDS CAMP thats so fantastic made me cry, and im 57, If i had the money id be right there helping out, im on the other side of the world, the power of social media, keep up the great work, love ya man, the answers are there for Nascar come back, go back to your grass roots, stop racing cars you cant buy? Richard Petty motorsports would have what it needs to come back bigger and better, but will they let him do it?? Thats question, all the best from Australia love to see more, 10/10 👍❤
I was never a big Petty fan, but I always had respect for him. He's a good guy and a helluva driver
I live about two hours from Level Cross. Went to his cruise in this past December and the place is amazing and so is he
Great stuff grew up idolizing The King especially in the 70s. Can’t imagine how much one of those customs will set you back. I’m sure the wait list will set you to the back of a long long line.
matty d
it’s all about the Petty name and the rarity of coming out of the Petty garage. I’m guessing
It's great to see such a famous guy and realize that he's also such a good guy!
hi richard petty, im one of your fan...from malaysia
Richard needs to get Dodge back in NASCAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes and take does Toyota out they don't belong there
Manny Martinez Toyota is here to stay, they are awesome. You're just mad they're not American. I'm sorry, NASCAR is international believe it or not
Why stop there. Bring back the Rocket Oldsmobile.
Plymouth too. R.I.P. Plymouth
They outlawed Mopar because they couldn't beat Mopar...that's a fact.
I Had The Privilege Of Meeting Richard Petty at The 2011 Barrett Jackson Auction In Scottsdale Arizona, When I was very Young I Would Watch All The Races I could That Richard Petty Was In
Many MANY years ago I called Petty Enterprises and bugged them to death until I got to talk to Richard Petty it took about 15 phone calls LOL anyway I had a 70 440 Roadrunner and I needed to lose half a second in the quarter mile I could not seem to do it. He said send us your intake and cylinder heads so I did got them back in about three weeks. And what do you know I went from 11.30s in the quarter mile to 10.70s!
They did some porting and raised the floor of the exhaust ports in the heads all for just a few hundred dollars man they knew their stuff but of course they are professionals and truly good people.
Whats the deal with people who wear seat belts with the should strap under the arm, don't they realize they would break every rib, crush their lungs and then shatter every bone in their face before they get KO'd on the dash? You guys are legends, safety first!
Thank you for the great video loved visiting Petty and his museum and shop
Beautiful collection, I hope provisions are made keep the collection together. When the Reno car collection was broken up the shops shut down it was a very sad day. I love those brakes on the Petty Mustang. My brother had a perfect ''64 Mustang, he kept it in pristine condition but the jackass smelled a new F -250 smell and traded it in. I'm sure an hour later when the truck got a scape, flat tire, or the new truck smell faded away, he raced to the Ford dealer to be told that the owner bought his Mustang, 10 minutes after he sold it. I was 2 or 3 at the time, or I would have tackled him had he tried to pull the stunt. Our brother in law's dad owned a storage locker place and collected classic fire engines. He told my brother that he could have it wrapped, oil and gas drained, tires off and store it for as long as he wanted when it was clear that a '64 was going to be a collectible, but he stalled and stalled until on impulse he sold it. Today the price of a cherry '64 that is original is off the charts, you can't find one. The Petty Mustang looks more than an early Dodge muscle car that you couldn't give away in the mid-70's will gas shortages and 55 mph limits. I like it, but simple elegance has made Apple the biggest tech company n the world. Simple elegance is another name for the early Mustang.
he is my favorite driver i grew up when he was kickin butt and taken names,
Meeting King Richard is on my bucket list. My Parents named me after him.
Richard Petty is the personification of class. Hes an amazing human being
Yes he is!
MyClassicCarTV I also grew up watching Dennis, fueled my love for cars. Back in the Speedvision days, and I believe TNN, but I may be mistaken on that.
You're right on both counts. The show started out on TNN back in Jan 1996 and moved to Speedvision in 2000. That became SPEED a few years later, and we were there till it went away in 2014. We're now on Velocity, NBC Sports Network, MAVTV, and Rev'n in the US and WildTV in Canada. We reach over 100 million households. What a long strange trip it's been! Thanks for watching!!
MyClassicCarTV Thanks for always being there to help add to my knowledge and list of cars that I want. Hopefully see you all in the Detroit area sometime.
@@MyClassicCarTV 🚘🚘🚘🚘
I don't think I've ever seen such a clean garage.
My favorite driver and car show host! Great video guys!
Thanks for showing the Petty Museum
What a great guy. Special cars and guns. Love the big hat.
Talk about life goals.... I hate riding shotgun but that's one man I would love to have a long ride with.
Man that collection is beautiful!! Love the show!
My favorite car in the collection is that stock looking Hudson Hornet with the 426 Hemi. That's one of the coolest hot rods I've ever seen actually
Petty was my child hood hero when it came to cars. I would force my dad to get to the store and buy the electric slot cars that had the Petty cars. Even a brown boy like me all the way up in Canada. Petty influenced us all. He is the King.
SS
Same here I believe the set had Petty and Buddy Baker
Never woud'a'thought. Richard really is an awesome dude!
Totally!
Richard Petty sounds like the king in cars 1
He was!
That’s actually where I came to know of him as a 5 year old back in 2006. I had a thing for Petty blue back then (and still do lol) and I paid more attention to Strip Weathers (yes that’s his name in the movie) and growing older I learned a bit more about the history he made and since then he and his late wife have both been an inspiration to me. The way they loved eachother until the very end makes me believe in true undying love. What he does to give back to the community especially with victory junction makes me so happy. I can go on and on about how much he inspires me but it’s pretty clear I’ve written a huge comment here and no one will probably read the whole thing :P but anyways.
TL;DR: 6 year old me grew obsessed with him as a car, growing up he became my biggest human inspiration
Richard Petty now there's a guy who enjoys life
Those Superbirds are fucking amazing....
Just amazing would sound better Subway. 🇨🇦😎
I still his ho slot car set I got as a kid. Loved it
It's crazy to think that the Petty's were the first four generation American sports family. It seems like yesterday when Richard's grandson was killed in New Hampshire. I pray for his soul and the entire Petty family.
8:51 Oh god, I actually know the guy that made that replica car. It's interesting to see it featured on this show.
Happy 83rd birthday Richard Petty
Richard Petty is a real class act.
I play baseball in level cross NC and me and Richard petty have met before it’s really cool to live in an area where one of the best race car driver lives
Richard Petty is the big daddy of NASCAR
my favorite driver was Cale Yarborough and also met Bill Elliott and Richard Petty and David Pearson they were all gentlemen awesome guys.
TC C i met Bill Elliott and Chase Elliott at a late model even at the track in kingston (Chase was still racing ARCA it was around 2014) but both of them were so nice
Richard Petty, The King, will always be number ONE !
I remember watching my classic car when I was a kid now I'm 36 years old and I'm still watching it
And I appreciate it! Thanks!!