Two of my favorite cars I ever owned were trashed on this video. I had a 1969 Renault 10. I felt the car was incredible. I drove Volkswagens and loved them and I got a chance to buy the Renault 10. The first thing I noticed were the VERY well-padded and comfortable seats. I have yet to find any car that had seats as comfortable especially for such a low priced car. The other thing I noticed was the good ride the 10 had, especially over the VW Beetles. It had FOUR WHEEL disc brakes. In 1969, it was hard to find any car even with front disc brakes. Power was comparable to VW Beetles but my Beetles averaged 28 MPG, and the Renault 10 averaged 35 MPG! I never could figure out why the Renault 10 didn't sell better. I think it was the bad reputation that the Dauphine built earlier that killed it. I also had a 1972 VW Squareback. It got around 32 MPG from it's fuel injected engine. It was roomy and comfortable inside, and not only could you carry cargo in the back, it had a spacious trunk in the front. The only problems I had with it in the 12 years I owned it was one of the fuel injectors leaked and a CV joint boot ripped. The fuel injector was $39 and I changed it myself, and the CV joint boot was cheap and I changed it and repacked the joint myself.
He needs to do more research. The 1967 Rambler Rogue hardtop and convertible with bucket seats, console, 280 HP 343 ci. engine with a 4 speed was a very good looking and fast car. Then there was the 1969 Rambler Scrambler. Built for drag racing, and is a very fast car.
Agree the early Ford Falcon was a cheap car, but they were near indestructible. The original 144 ci engine got fantastic fuel mileage. Don't forget, that was the chassis the Mustang was made from.
The VW Beetle in the 1950s did not have a fuel gauge on the dash. To fill it, the front hood had to be opened. There was two fuel tanks, one under the front hood and the second, under the body. Filling the tank under the hood would also fill the under body tank, as both were connected. There was a shut off valve on the connection between the two tanks. After filling, the driver would close the valve by using a handle on the car floor near the back of the dash. When driving and the under body tank ran out of gas, the driver would turn that handle and open the connection from the other tank, then start looking for a gas station.
Import cars were very popular on the West Coast in the '50 and '60s, so I saw all of these. The VW Type 3 sold well, in both Fastback and "Squareback" forms. Quirky like a Beetle, but more practical. Not many Type 3s survived compared to Beetles, so hard to find and expensive.
Then these yo-yo’s go after the bug. “A couple of bugs”, you guys otta know, everything you say is “buggy”. People loved these cars. You lost a lot of fans picking on the beetle! I sat in the back seat of one from Detroit to Michigan Tech in the dead of winter -10F, 3 gear all the way, 4 passengers, roof rack full of luggage, head wind, mackinaw bridge was all 2nd gear. At 19 years old it seemed perfectly normal to our age group so bug off!
@@jamesmustin7289 absolutely right. These guys would say a current Corvette is a piece of crap because sales are dropping. So is disposable income so middle class Americans can’t afford them any more until we figure how to get the same tax rate as Warren Buffett or lower ( at least he pays some tax). Donald Trump has not paid income tax in several years because of creative valuation of his chrome plated turds, aka Casinos. I want that deal. He’s not sharing, does not play well with others unless they are communists or facists. I’m leaving for Canada if he wins for obvious reasons! Nixon kept a list of “enemies of the state”. If it worked for him it will work for Mr T.
Today we are still putting up with bad engines, transmissions, etc. Yes we are expecting 10 times more perfomance from 1950 but why not. We are paying 10 times more for each car (at least). I'd love to buy a new 1972 design pickup today with the 3.8 v6 for around $20000 with a great braking and transmission system. Lose the electronic dashboard stuff for me...thanks. I can look out the back window myself. My dad bought a new 1972 Ford wagon for $3500. Today it's $60000 for a comparible SUV. 2024 basic.
As usual, lots of nonsense. If you know cars, do not waste time on this one..... Some people are made to sell at lower prices, "poor" people can not afford new cars, but those who can are allowed to buy cheap cars, EVEN if they happen to be wealthy.
All 50s and 60s cars base vehicles had a Hotchkiss rear end ( dual leaf spring), and an under powered base engine. My 1961 Falcon had a 144 cid producing 85hp. Could barely get to 75mph, 0 to 60 was about 19 seconds, new! Same performance for a custom 300 ford, a Chevrolet base vehicle came with a 6 cid, about 100hp for a 4000# car, 0 to 60 was about 18.5 seconds with a PowerGlide (slip and slide with power glide). See my point, saying one thing about one car that applied to most cars in the basic class of cars in the class. Doesn’t show much car knowledge, does it! You guys suck. Thin metal. Metal is thinner now than any cars in the 50’s and 60’s w/o high strength steels.
Two of my favorite cars I ever owned were trashed on this video. I had a 1969 Renault 10. I felt the car was incredible. I drove Volkswagens and loved them and I got a chance to buy the Renault 10. The first thing I noticed were the VERY well-padded and comfortable seats. I have yet to find any car that had seats as comfortable especially for such a low priced car. The other thing I noticed was the good ride the 10 had, especially over the VW Beetles. It had FOUR WHEEL disc brakes. In 1969, it was hard to find any car even with front disc brakes. Power was comparable to VW Beetles but my Beetles averaged 28 MPG, and the Renault 10 averaged 35 MPG! I never could figure out why the Renault 10 didn't sell better. I think it was the bad reputation that the Dauphine built earlier that killed it.
I also had a 1972 VW Squareback. It got around 32 MPG from it's fuel injected engine. It was roomy and comfortable inside, and not only could you carry cargo in the back, it had a spacious trunk in the front. The only problems I had with it in the 12 years I owned it was one of the fuel injectors leaked and a CV joint boot ripped. The fuel injector was $39 and I changed it myself, and the CV joint boot was cheap and I changed it and repacked the joint myself.
Well, do not bother, this guy obviously has no clue...
He needs to do more research. The 1967 Rambler Rogue hardtop and convertible with bucket seats, console, 280 HP 343 ci. engine with a 4 speed was a very good looking and fast car. Then there was the 1969 Rambler Scrambler. Built for drag racing, and is a very fast car.
Exactly. This AI Clown doesn't know crap. AMC had fast and inexpensive Cars PERIOD!
Agree the early Ford Falcon was a cheap car, but they were near indestructible. The original 144 ci engine got fantastic fuel mileage. Don't forget, that was the chassis the Mustang was made from.
The VW Beetle in the 1950s did not have a fuel gauge on the dash. To fill it, the front hood had to be opened. There was two fuel tanks, one under the front hood and the second, under the body. Filling the tank under the hood would also fill the under body tank, as both were connected. There was a shut off valve on the connection between the two tanks. After filling, the driver would close the valve by using a handle on the car floor near the back of the dash. When driving and the under body tank ran out of gas, the driver would turn that handle and open the connection from the other tank, then start looking for a gas station.
These cars all had the same bad features ; however . they were designed for EUROPEAN use and roads.
Import cars were very popular on the West Coast in the '50 and '60s, so I saw all of these. The VW Type 3 sold well, in both Fastback and "Squareback" forms. Quirky like a Beetle, but more practical. Not many Type 3s survived compared to Beetles, so hard to find and expensive.
Then these yo-yo’s go after the bug. “A couple of bugs”, you guys otta know, everything you say is “buggy”. People loved these cars. You lost a lot of fans picking on the beetle! I sat in the back seat of one from Detroit to Michigan Tech in the dead of winter -10F, 3 gear all the way, 4 passengers, roof rack full of luggage, head wind, mackinaw bridge was all 2nd gear. At 19 years old it seemed perfectly normal to our age group so bug off!
Any car can be a shit car. It depends on reliability and second taste of the viewing public.
@@jamesmustin7289 absolutely right. These guys would say a current Corvette is a piece of crap because sales are dropping. So is disposable income so middle class Americans can’t afford them any more until we figure how to get the same tax rate as Warren Buffett or lower ( at least he pays some tax). Donald Trump has not paid income tax in several years because of creative valuation of his chrome plated turds, aka Casinos. I want that deal. He’s not sharing, does not play well with others unless they are communists or facists. I’m leaving for Canada if he wins for obvious reasons! Nixon kept a list of “enemies of the state”. If it worked for him it will work for Mr T.
I like that Henry J. We could use a car like that nowadays. Better than $100,000 golfcart sh#tbox EVs we have now.
Today we are still putting up with bad engines, transmissions, etc. Yes we are expecting 10 times more perfomance from 1950 but why not. We are paying 10 times more for each car (at least). I'd love to buy a new 1972 design pickup today with the 3.8 v6 for around $20000 with a great braking and transmission system. Lose the electronic dashboard stuff for me...thanks. I can look out the back window myself. My dad bought a new 1972 Ford wagon for $3500. Today it's $60000 for a comparible SUV. 2024 basic.
As usual, lots of nonsense. If you know cars, do not waste time on this one..... Some people are made to sell at lower prices, "poor" people can not afford new cars, but those who can are allowed to buy cheap cars, EVEN if they happen to be wealthy.
All 50s and 60s cars base vehicles had a Hotchkiss rear end ( dual leaf spring), and an under powered base engine. My 1961 Falcon had a 144 cid producing 85hp. Could barely get to 75mph, 0 to 60 was about 19 seconds, new! Same performance for a custom 300 ford, a Chevrolet base vehicle came with a 6 cid, about 100hp for a 4000# car, 0 to 60 was about 18.5 seconds with a PowerGlide (slip and slide with power glide). See my point, saying one thing about one car that applied to most cars in the basic class of cars in the class. Doesn’t show much car knowledge, does it! You guys suck. Thin metal. Metal is thinner now than any cars in the 50’s and 60’s w/o high strength steels.
all ways vintage cars better
What a load of crap.