The guy who owns it is a legend - 'New cars are cool, supercars are amazing, but _I_ love American muscle'. Some of the dickheads on RUclips could learn from that - love what you love, but respect what other people love.
Nicholas Fisher beautiful comment man , I do have a lot respect for your thought , what the guy said is indeed something to be passed on here on RUclips
@D Wash na bro,he means this trash www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redline360.com%2Fgarage%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2Fdonk-chevy-caprice.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redline360.com%2Fgarage%2Fdonk-10-of-the-biggest-wheels-weve-seen-on-a-car-or-a-truck&docid=Z4rkfpGXZRx2fM&tbnid=fEXbWUUKISjCPM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwizr47k9YPgAhVNuVkKHVLGDnMQMwh9KAUwBQ..i&w=710&h=305&bih=626&biw=1360&q=oversized%20car%20wheels&ved=0ahUKEwizr47k9YPgAhVNuVkKHVLGDnMQMwh9KAUwBQ&iact=mrc&uact=8
When I got out of the Army my dad surprised me with a beater 68 Impala. I was just grateful to have wheels ( Uncle Sam didn't pay much) but my father (aircraft mechanic) had a big cheshire cat grin that I started to understand as I approached the junker and noticed how tight it sat and saw the dual exhaust and heard the healthy note. Long story short....he had found the perfect sleeper. An older couple had owned the car since new and though the body was rotted out the rat engine and turbo hydra matic had less than 50,000 miles. I had more fun with that "heavy Chevy" and a lot of great memories.
@@C10Robert I don't know.. I could slide a Tesla, or anything as far as that goes, with the momentum once it's already moving. But it's not the same as internal combustion. I don't see those having the same power.
After watching this, I was compelled to go out to the garage, fire up the BBC in my 68 Camino, and just sit in there.... Absorbing the reverberations of the galloping idle from a lumpy cam, occasionally cracking the throttle to clear its throat, and settle back into a glorious cackling rhythm. With all the gender identification nonsense going around lately, I might follow a similar suit. From now on, I am no longer human... I identify as a muscle car. Lol
......I think we need to see the video chucko. if your going to spring poetry on us like that you better be prepared to back it up with the full sensory experience. video bro, video. and then we can trade vids of my 70 elcamino's ''cackle''......lol.
I made the "I identify as a muscle car" joke recently and thought I was being original. It appears, Sir, that I owe you money...but since you're a muscle car,...perhaps I could interest you in a tank of premium?
go to the garage, fire up the BBC and just sit in there.. I hope to all reading if you do this make sure you open the garage door and preferably pull out onto t he driveway so you dont die of carbon monoxide poisoning.
+RamblinAround Yup, I don't know why but it instantly made me think of the bad guys Charger from Bullitt. Totally different car, very much the same attitude...
Andrew Samy why can't we all just get along...brand loyalists are just annoying...every auto maker has regular rides and a badass...cool is just cool...
i never understood that attitude - 4 doors are just better. i would NEVER drive a 2 door these days. thankfully they are kind of an dying breed anyway.
To each his own ..I did"nt mean to offend anyone but i am a muscle car guy from way back.I still own a fully documented 69 Chevelle SS numbers matching car i bought 28 years ago and the four door cars were considered a sedan(i.e. family car) and the coupes were the performance cars.That is why you will never find a 60"s era muscle car configured as a four door car.
chevelle coupe just made the backseats stupidly tight and didnt offer any advantages to the sedan (just like pretty much any coupe, ever) also it was possible to get a really fast 4 door chevelle.
A coupe was built for racing and speed first and foremost.The back seat was not a priority.If you understand the musclecar culture back then most guys who bought these cars did"nt like having people back there anyway.It was extra weight.When we would go out cruising Friday/Sat. night we were interested in some action(street racing) or if we were lucky some hot chicks.Who coincidentally fit in the back seat just fine.LOL!I don"t know of any company GM or otherwise that ever built a performance 4 door Chevelle.There just was"nt any demand for it!
A Muncey Rock Crusher 4 speed has a fantastic whine sound that you would probably like. Big block Buicks used to use the T-10 trans back in the day that was equally as tough! GM had great things to offer back then...I miss my 427 Chevelle!
I don't believe in being a Ford or GM guy, both have amazing cars, 69 mustang, 68 charger, Daytona, Impalas, and other cools cars. Both brands have amazing cars.
Dale Wildey I understand what your saying but that Camaro wheel is smaller in diameter than the original wheel, so it probably helps a little with handling (not that this particular car would be a canyon carver) but the way I look at it is atleast he kept it GM and didn't put some gaudy looking grant wheel on it
hate to burst your bubble but 2nd gen camaros have that wheel also. ive had a couple v8 monzas (the spyder had the cool spider center cap) with that wheel too but possibly in many cars.
1969 Impala was the most underrated car around Yet it is also the greatest made Big block stick Classic Chevy blue and that front bumper, Man what an amazing car
BIG MUSCLE is the only thing worth watching on DRIVE. I had high hopes for ENGINEERED but its dumbed-down to the basics, it should be called BASIC-AUTOMOTIVE-KNOWLEDGE or SENSATIONALIZED-VIDEO-WIKIPEDIA bc there is no engineering in that show. Hell, the guy Engineering Explained does a better job with just a whiteboard than that entire show.
i am sorry i can't recall the years of my Impalas. My dad bought me two. 64 n 66? i finally remembered after reading this comment, I had a Nova too. Grey Piece of crap only bc my dad or brother weren't asked to work on them. But I know when I see one, I die just a little knowing all the awesome cars I have had. My Mustang off the lot made me happy but it was junk. My brother had one he won from a casino. he ripped it apart and put a 3-d hood, and doors that raised up instead of out??? and the leather bucket seat backs were his next thing to tweak into gaming screens. Now, he restores John Deere relics from trash to cash.
pipes out in front of the back wheels.... look like shit on that car.....on a cuda...fine....but a 69 impala....not rite!!!....just my option......I love the car tho....big fan of all 60s muscle!!!
Yeah those exhaust styles should be on corvette sting rays, hot rods, or shelby cobras, not impalas, unless you turn it into a hot rod, but until then, no...not right. That's my opinion too.
My dream car is a black 69 Nova just cause that was my moms first car and as a baby i have no idea how but i remember being in the back in my car seat. Muscle brings back the good ol America days when shit was just simple and not full with bullshit and computers.
My first car was a 1958 Impala convertible with PowerGlide and a 283. I worked the summer of 1966 to get the money for that Chevy. I paid big money..$375. After all, that Chevy convertible was 8 years old, for darn sakes. Oh, my next car was a 1963 Impala..convertible. PowerGlide, again..with a 283, again. You would think I had my fill of Impala convertibles..nope. But, that is another story...
+vector6977 I think losing the inner lights for the cold air inlets adds to the general toughness of the front end, the faint aura of menace. You see that coming up fast behind you an a highway and you're going to get out of the way. But that's one of the cool things about muscle cars, you can do pretty much what you like with them and no-one is going to turn around and tell you you're wrong unless you've totally ruined it, but no car guy or gal would do that anyway...
Deleting the inner headlights for air intakes is an accepted and established mod. The BMW CSL racers from the early '70s did that and lots since have...
Couldn't agree more. I love performance, it's all about getting the most out of what you have, and that's always a fun process. But there's something in simpler cleaner builds like this, that are just right. No need to go crazy over a milisecond here or a few kilograms there. Just make a bitchin' ride, that you enjoy, and ENJOY. Couldn't be simpler.
My 2009 impala 3.5 v6 its was my first car parents suprised me with it , I wish I could have gotten a ss verison but we did a muffer delete I thought it was gonna sound bad but it suprised me sounded like a old v8
I don't drive old muscle, some would even say I don't drive muscle at all (it's a touring car apparently) but my 2010 Challenger R/T is the first V8 vehicle I've ever owned. I know what this guy is on about, I feel amazing every time I drive this thing around. It's not manual (my jeep I traded in was) but the automatic in this car is actually quite amazing (never thought I'd say that), it feels like it reads my mind with the adaptive shifting. It need some work to get to where I want it, I've only had it for a few months. But I seriously feel like a superhero driving down the street in my batmobile or something, it's crazy, I feel like I should have done this sooner. But I got really lucky finding a used Plum Crazy Purple R/T with 55 000 kms on it so who am I to say my time was not now.
+AutoJunkieMan Dont make the mistake of selling it - I miss mine every single day, and the end is near for such cars. If you get "bored" with it, rent some econbox for a couple days, you'll go back running.
Malicious SRT shes a rare colour, for this i am sure. I really wanna keep her, the only reason i sold my jeep quite literally is just because i wasn't using the 4x4 as much as i wanted to. (Pretty much no trails in my area) But this... this i can use. Only complaint is she goes way over the speed limit with very little effort, when i am doing 60km/h i press the gas a bit to get around a granny doing 55 all of a suddon i am doing 80 :-S
AutoJunkieMan I hear you, I'd pop out to pass someone on a 2-lane and by the time I was back I'd be close to 180. I had the 6.4L...awesome engine, got 8.1L/100km highway too in 4cyl mode. Just an amazing car all around.
Malicious SRT No doubt, I couldn't imagine the 6.4L. 5.7L is tons for me, but I rarely do highway driving anymore. I live 10kms away from work in town, which is nice for fuel. I find the challenger actually uses more fuel in town then my jeep (by 1 - 2L/100kms) but on the highway it's 3L/100kms better. (but I've never ran a full tank at highway speed). I feel like the guy who owned this car before me though did some modifications to the engine, or engine management, but I cannot tell to be honest. But the engine cover has Mr.Norms signature on it, so I can only guess.
+AutoJunkieMan Your Challenger is calibrated in Kilometers, you must be livingoutside of the US. I didn't know these cars were made for the export market.Purely as an American muscle car play thing for burnouts and drag strip racing.
Everything that Mike says is true with these GM fullsize cars. I run around with a "66 Biscayne 2 door post with a 468 big block and a 4 speed. Amazing power for a heavy car that seats 6. I have more fun running around in this car than my restored chevelle's and camaro's that both have big block 4 speeds. Big American Muscle..let's keep them Alive shall we..
+David I THINK it has something to do with the fact that at the start of the video they had the timecode card which usually doesn't get shown in final versions of a produced video.
I LOVE the style this guy likes. No chrome crap, no flashy crap, keep it to the soul of the car (in this case a classic muscle car). Keep on doing what you do, I love it.
Totally kudos to the owner who shows respect to the heritage behind such a beauty. An all american legend, simple, pure, fast. Just what every car-guy out there should do with the respected legends that burned rubber on their local roads. There is no muscle-car history in Europe where I was born and ride, but I can totally relate to the sayings of this fellow gear-head. Trying to show the same respect to my 36-year old Alfa Romeo.
I had a used mid 60s Impala SS, gold with black vinyl top, back in '74... lots of miles but ran ok, for a few hundred bucks. As I recall because it seemed low to the ground I felt it cornered good. It felt like a big sports car from those bucket seats.
I have a 92 Olds Custom Cruiser that I threw some Cragars on with the fatter tiers in the rear. Every word that Mike said resonates in me, and I feel the exact same way. I've already been through the turbo'd four 12's in the 1/4 mile stage- enough to know that there'll always be someone quicker and with deeper pockets. I know my wagon isn't quick in any sense of the word, but the sound, the RWD V8, the presence, the simplicity of it all makes me love it every time I turn the key. My question is... what year would you say this all really ends? Not everyone can own a 69-70 Challenger or Chevelle, so where does that leave the rest of us? I hope I'm doing right keeping the tradition alive and well represented by taking care of my early 90's GM. Long live the muscle car era.
personally i take 3.42 gear over 3.73 any day, good acceleration with great highway driveability. have had it in both limited slip and locker version and both were great.
Id say in general our overall current muscle car scene has stayed true to the form as welll, albeit Ford Australia and Holden are closing down production in 2 years. But what HSV and FPV have delivered over the past decade are incredible. Big full sized 4 door sedans with engines spinning 500+rwhp on the dyno with a mild tune and a good old fashion 6 speed manual box. Compared to a lot of the plastic mustangs and comaros getting around. or overpriced Cadillacs which have the same running gear as a 35k Holden SS.
+gureno19 littleoddme.hoo.do/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/204510991650392675/filePointer/204510991650392688/fodoid/204510991650392684/imageType/LARGE/inlineImage/true/australia%20usa.jpg pretty sure Jacob B dosnt know what hes talking about lol "little australia"
This is typical of what youd find young guys driving on the st in the 70s/80 drop just a hair rallyes, stock looking with a cammed BB. Driving a big comfy boat with some torque is too much fun. Excites all the senses...ev cant do that
My father had a 1967 2 door coupe. Two tone paint, black interior, split bench seat. That was my absolute favourite car, EVER! It would slide down the road, was quick to get going and looked the coolest. Too bad it got old too fast.
Oh hell yeah. It was the summer of 1969 when I drove a 1969 4-door over 5,000 miles round-trip with my mother and three children under seven in tow - I was all of 15 years old (permit with an adult in the front seat). It was a 396, but only had a two barrel carburetor on it. No power anything, to include AC. Black vinyl top to make matters worse in the summer. I loved the lines of that car - the motor had all of 265 HP, but a hefty 400 lb. ft. of torque. Later, my Pop put in an after market under-dash AC unit, cheapskate that he was. It's no accident his actions allowed all six of his children to earn full four year college degrees - I can vouch for that. Great car and thanks for sharing. Awesome.
Too me as a Brit, this Impala and that insane Nova from a while back are exactly what American Muscle is all about, don't go trying to make pro touring cars from them, it's just embarrassing, this is what it's all about.
I know SO many Brits who love BIG old American cars like this, because there's a longing in the UK for something bigger and sexier than what you usually see on the street
It's actually a classic car done tastefully. He's right, too many "muscle cars" these days are overdone. They end up being just another modern "kit car" with a classic shell. All the feel of a classic car is gone. The fun bits I remember about my '76 Duster (may it rust in pieces) are that when you punched the gas, it rose up on one side, the leaf springs in the back settled in, and you were off just quick enough. The car had a feel to it that you knew exactly how it would respond and where its limits were. When you went around a corner, just a slight flick of the throttle and a pull on the steering wheel would throw it into a full-on drift. Completely controllable. The car bounced, rolled, and did everything they try to stop cars from doing today. And, if I had it again, it wouldn't be any other way.
Like you said the snorkels in the lights is a old racing trick but man does it looks good done to this car. The one light on each side looks better than two lights on each side to me.
Im buying a yenko Impala clone, its a 69 with factory air and factory manual 4 speed. Engine is not original, 454ci but everything else, wheels, body, seats are all stock. Kind of like a sleeper. Im picking it up Saturday. Cant wait!
People who didn't get to drive these cars in the 60's and 70's just plain missed out on life. It's why even young gear heads who spent their first years driving turbos and foreign plastic get the biggest grins when they get a chance to mash the pedal on a 4000+lb tank with a big block howling under the hood and comfy vinyl seats to get pressed back in to.
I like a boost roots blower with 15 lbs pressure and electric cut outs at header collectors. 10/1 compression on 91 pump. Bosh 4 ways iridium plugs. Big over lap cam. Muncie rock crusher and Detroit locker. In Sea Mist green.
Let's face it the cars were designed by American white men..not Mexicans..or black pimps....the original design belongs to us and is properly appreciated by us without clown car distortions.
Just my opinion but I think this is a really nice resto-mod. I could pick that out from the get-go. If you want something realllllly no bs, there's the Biscayne 427 and only around 540 were made. Rock bottom Chevrolet with no options and a big engine. True sleeper, with absolutely no chrome . Body color rain drip moldings, no wheel well moldings, and body colored pillars and door window frames. The sleeper would also have bench seats and a column shift. On similar lines is the Yenko Camaro. This Impala is really awesome but its no sleeper. If you were a muscle car enthusiast you can pick it out as a muscle car, but its a resto-mod. This Impala is pretty snazzy with it Strato Bucket Seats. Check out the articulated windshield wipers. Shoulda kept the Rallye IIs.
I would sell my soul to own a 1969 impala like that. Old American cars are definitely what my heart desires i only had a 1989 v6 efi Plymouth voyager up to now in Germany and it was not the usual crap voyager you would see the owner before me put some work in to it that you basically could call it a muscle van it was a beast even for a mini van
Ran into a guy last week with an old Packard... sporting a 5.9 Cummins under the hood. The car had rust patches, faded chrome and cigarette burns in the seats. But you should have seen the smile on that man's face when he fired it up and drove away... who cares what the "cool kids" are doing? If a car makes YOU feel good, then that is all that matters. I feel like that is the heart of a muscle car, that feeling of steering a barely tamed beast and just knowing that somewhere in all that metal is a soul. The driver might be the only person who appreciates it... but it is his to appreciate.
+Duncan Look peeps American muscle or whatever car you like are the type that you like and that's that. No disin other cars unless it's your own because your searching for another car. NO Duncan Muscle cars are for people that love the style that these cars bring. If it's not your cup of tea then take the advice I give up top.
I thought that 1970 Chevrolet Impala was the last year for SS package. 1970, like 1969 Chevrolet Impala did came two versions of roof treatment of 2-door hardtop, but it did.
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The guy who owns it is a legend - 'New cars are cool, supercars are amazing, but _I_ love American muscle'.
Some of the dickheads on RUclips could learn from that - love what you love, but respect what other people love.
doesn't seem to have the same respect for lowriders. sooo. no props from me
Nicholas Fisher beautiful comment man , I do have a lot respect for your thought , what the guy said is indeed something to be passed on here on RUclips
Phil Jackson gave us porzingis and Frank piss off dumbass...cars are cool...stop being a bitch...
It's no secret. Everybody loves American muscle. There is no denying it.
It's perfect! Nice job ... but please don't ever paint those chrome bumpers.
I completely agree
I've seen enough idiots paint a bumper that suppose to be chrome.
I wish it had the Original steering wheel, but otherwise perfect!
Beautiful!!
when you think your bumpers chrome is pilling off but someone actually put primer on it
Finally one not ruined by oversized wheels!
@D Wash na bro,he means this trash
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Other than all the SS Emblems upside down
SOMEONE finally gets it!
Big wheels on classic and muscle cars are like tattoos on attractive women. No go!
@@saltyclay9188maybe if your dicks small and are afraid of women then sure that saying works
saving people,hunting things. Family business.
+Kenny Fe the show has a 67 impala not a 69
+Xenios9 i think the shows better but this one is nice too.
+Xenios9 Yes, and the both have that old American Muscle magic.
Hell yeah Supernatural though.
No.
+dan benner it sounds like a hot cam sbc or bbc so it sounds pretty accurate
When I got out of the Army my dad surprised me with a beater 68 Impala. I was just grateful to have wheels ( Uncle Sam didn't pay much) but my father (aircraft mechanic) had a big cheshire cat grin that I started to understand as I approached the junker and noticed how tight it sat and saw the dual exhaust and heard the healthy note. Long story short....he had found the perfect sleeper. An older couple had owned the car since new and though the body was rotted out the rat engine and turbo hydra matic had less than 50,000 miles. I had more fun with that "heavy Chevy" and a lot of great memories.
Tom Quinn i have a 69 caprice with a 427 and i love it! it is the perfect sleeper.
i want to keep hitting like...
Yeah, poor kids tomorrow are going to be handed down a Tesla!
@@MrDetroit1701 actually, they won’t, which is also sad.
@@C10Robert I don't know.. I could slide a Tesla, or anything as far as that goes, with the momentum once it's already moving. But it's not the same as internal combustion. I don't see those having the same power.
"American muscle is just heritage" - Well said sir. Very nice car! Simple. Clean. Fast.
Really heritage but none others must not be there, then you can claim the heritage
This guy did this right. One of the best looking car's I've ever seen.
After watching this, I was compelled to go out to the garage, fire up the BBC in my 68 Camino, and just sit in there.... Absorbing the reverberations of the galloping idle from a lumpy cam, occasionally cracking the throttle to clear its throat, and settle back into a glorious cackling rhythm.
With all the gender identification nonsense going around lately, I might follow a similar suit. From now on, I am no longer human...
I identify as a muscle car. Lol
......I think we need to see the video chucko. if your going to spring poetry on us like that you better be prepared to back it up with the full sensory experience. video bro, video. and then we can trade vids of my 70 elcamino's ''cackle''......lol.
StL ChuckO 😵
I made the "I identify as a muscle car" joke recently and thought I was being original. It appears, Sir, that I owe you money...but since you're a muscle car,...perhaps I could interest you in a tank of premium?
BBC
go to the garage, fire up the BBC and just sit in there.. I hope to all reading if you do this make sure you open the garage door and preferably pull out onto t he driveway so you dont die of carbon monoxide poisoning.
It really does look like the bad guy's car from a 70's movie. Not my favorite year for the Impala, but he made it look tough.
+RamblinAround Yup, I don't know why but it instantly made me think of the bad guys Charger from Bullitt. Totally different car, very much the same attitude...
ABSOLUTELY my favorite year for the Impala!! :)
+RamblinAround What are the best years in your opinion?
+Nevil Easterling I like the 66 personally
+Nevil Easterling 61 bubble top and the 64s.
That's nice clean fast and simple anyone would appreciate that car
5.7L Hemi BMW and Mercedes fanboys won't
Andrew Samy why can't we all just get along...brand loyalists are just annoying...every auto maker has regular rides and a badass...cool is just cool...
Agreed
I think he expressed why muscle cars are great perfectly
Now you can't even try to get a good Impala for cheap because of supernatural
Is'nt that car a four door?Back in the day you could"nt give them away.If it was"nt a coupe forget it!
i never understood that attitude - 4 doors are just better. i would NEVER drive a 2 door these days. thankfully they are kind of an dying breed anyway.
To each his own ..I did"nt mean to offend anyone but i am a muscle car guy from way back.I still own a fully documented 69 Chevelle SS numbers matching car i bought 28 years ago and the four door cars were considered a sedan(i.e. family car) and the coupes were the performance cars.That is why you will never find a 60"s era muscle car configured as a four door car.
chevelle coupe just made the backseats stupidly tight and didnt offer any advantages to the sedan (just like pretty much any coupe, ever) also it was possible to get a really fast 4 door chevelle.
A coupe was built for racing and speed first and foremost.The back seat was not a priority.If you understand the musclecar culture back then most guys who bought these cars did"nt like having people back there anyway.It was extra weight.When we would go out cruising Friday/Sat. night we were interested in some action(street racing) or if we were lucky some hot chicks.Who coincidentally fit in the back seat just fine.LOL!I don"t know of any company GM or otherwise that ever built a performance 4 door Chevelle.There just was"nt any demand for it!
It's hard to find a nice old school Impala that doesn't look like shit or was slammed to the ground.
Hope it doesn't smell like shit too
I love a Richmond 5-Speed behind a big block Chevy!
A Muncey Rock Crusher 4 speed has a fantastic whine sound that you would probably like. Big block Buicks used to use the T-10 trans back in the day that was equally as tough! GM had great things to offer back then...I miss my 427 Chevelle!
Muscle cars are about the visceral experience of controlling a brute of a machine, and the adrenaline rush when you stomp the pedal.
Bro. I'm framing that quote in my garage!
I admire this car. And I'm a Ford guy.
Same here.
I don't believe in being a Ford or GM guy, both have amazing cars, 69 mustang, 68 charger, Daytona, Impalas, and other cools cars. Both brands have amazing cars.
Welcome back BIG MUSCLE, best channel on DRIVE, keep them coming!
+Manuel Ornelas Thank you!
+Drive BigMuscle Sir, I think it lost a bolt at 3:04 :)
+Manuel Ornelas yup this was a great episode
+Leo Nidas Good eye, but it looks like it ran over an object on the road.
+Manuel Ornelas Best channel on drive by far.
A '67 and Dean Winchester would approve.
"If I ever rob a bank I want to be driving this car."
Movie references...lol. You are* Steve McQueen in "The Getaway, 1972", Mike. Nice vid.
+Mike McMac BOOM!
+Mike McMac Musto said the same thing about the 1973 Chevelle from a previous episode....Love these videos
had a 69 impala conv. white with 350 I cryed when my brother wrecked it
Dave H at least it was your brother and not some random jackass
At least he’s alive ?
@@M0DFATH3R probably, its an impala not a smart car
Thank God it wasn't the one with the BIG BLOCK 454 PHEW 😞
I'd wreck my brother until he cry 😅
This is the car that Mike Ehmantraut from Breaking Bad should have drove.
Yeah, really
American Cars were the only cars with Balls.
+USAGlobalVideoCorp
Grapefruit size balls! :-)
Wrecking ball sized balls
Church bell size balls...
An Austin-Healey 3000 Mk.III that I got to spend quality time with would heartily disagree with you, sir.
Uh oh, here come the buzz of the imports to cry and tell you you're wrong... lol.
looks like a badass undercover squad car
You are so right about that,it's a G-man's car
IronLordOmega nah
Looks like a moonshine runners ride to me.lol😎
What kills it for me is the stupid camaro steering wheel. Impalas have a nice wheel. That needs to be changed back
I couldn't believe it when I saw that. An old SS wood-rimmed would've been perfect.
EXACTLY!! How can you put so much thought into the build of a car and then....that?
Dale Wildey it is a Monza steering wheel.
Dale Wildey I understand what your saying but that Camaro wheel is smaller in diameter than the original wheel, so it probably helps a little with handling (not that this particular car would be a canyon carver) but the way I look at it is atleast he kept it GM and didn't put some gaudy looking grant wheel on it
hate to burst your bubble but 2nd gen camaros have that wheel also. ive had a couple v8 monzas (the spyder had the cool spider center cap) with that wheel too but possibly in many cars.
1969 Impala was the most underrated car around
Yet it is also the greatest made
Big block stick
Classic Chevy blue and that front bumper,
Man what an amazing car
The best thing about these 69s is that every bolt came out of a Detroit factory .
the video sound mixing is bad. have to turn the volume down for the blaring music, and up for the muffled voices.
+anglovirtual
That's terrible service!
Drag racing... Because if you can make a turn, you are going too slow...
BIG MUSCLE is the only thing worth watching on DRIVE. I had high hopes for ENGINEERED but its dumbed-down to the basics, it should be called BASIC-AUTOMOTIVE-KNOWLEDGE or SENSATIONALIZED-VIDEO-WIKIPEDIA bc there is no engineering in that show. Hell, the guy Engineering Explained does a better job with just a whiteboard than that entire show.
When I saw the thumbnail for this video, I thought it was a Nova. Well done all around ride.
I too thought it was a 70 Nova SS.
Me too!!!!!
+retroolschool I read the title as nova lol
i am sorry i can't recall the years of my Impalas. My dad bought me two. 64 n 66? i finally remembered after reading this comment, I had a Nova too. Grey Piece of crap only bc my dad or brother weren't asked to work on them. But I know when I see one, I die just a little knowing all the awesome cars I have had. My Mustang off the lot made me happy but it was junk. My brother had one he won from a casino. he ripped it apart and put a 3-d hood, and doors that raised up instead of out??? and the leather bucket seat backs were his next thing to tweak into gaming screens. Now, he restores John Deere relics from trash to cash.
1969 Chevy Impala blows every other car out of the water
pipes out in front of the back wheels.... look like shit on that car.....on a cuda...fine....but a 69 impala....not rite!!!....just my option......I love the car tho....big fan of all 60s muscle!!!
Yeah those exhaust styles should be on corvette sting rays, hot rods, or shelby cobras, not impalas, unless you turn it into a hot rod, but until then, no...not right. That's my opinion too.
A quarter of the people are watching this because it's Baby 😝
My dream car is a black 69 Nova just cause that was my moms first car and as a baby i have no idea how but i remember being in the back in my car seat. Muscle brings back the good ol America days when shit was just simple and not full with bullshit and computers.
i have memories of myself in a highchair but don't ask me what day it is
or if i took my pills
My first car was a 1958 Impala convertible with PowerGlide and a 283. I worked the summer of 1966 to get the money for that Chevy. I paid big money..$375. After all, that Chevy convertible was 8 years old, for darn sakes. Oh, my next car was a 1963 Impala..convertible. PowerGlide, again..with a 283, again. You would think I had my fill of Impala convertibles..nope. But, that is another story...
StellarBlue1 great story my friend
Should have kept the 4 headlights, looks odd without them.
I think its pretty nice. Man reason i clicked it lol i was like never seen that before .
+vector6977 I think losing the inner lights for the cold air inlets adds to the general toughness of the front end, the faint aura of menace. You see that coming up fast behind you an a highway and you're going to get out of the way. But that's one of the cool things about muscle cars, you can do pretty much what you like with them and no-one is going to turn around and tell you you're wrong unless you've totally ruined it, but no car guy or gal would do that anyway...
+vector6977 I agree, you don't mess with my beloved vintage Impala like that.
+vector6977: It looks a little weird at first but it grew on me. It looks better than having scoops on the hood for cold air intake.
Deleting the inner headlights for air intakes is an accepted and established mod. The BMW CSL racers from the early '70s did that and lots since have...
Couldn't agree more. I love performance, it's all about getting the most out of what you have, and that's always a fun process. But there's something in simpler cleaner builds like this, that are just right. No need to go crazy over a milisecond here or a few kilograms there. Just make a bitchin' ride, that you enjoy, and ENJOY. Couldn't be simpler.
I remember when my grandmother had a 454 chevy Kingswood station wagon with a 4 speed manual transmission center console and frt bucket seats
I wouldn't wanna see granny at a light!
@@MrDetroit1701 nothing but taillights and tire smoke
@@shane9883 uhh.. nah.. not with mine it sits. Battery's dead. But the engine smokes! If.. that.. makes any difference...😒
Nowadays impalas are the American equivalent of Honda accords
Halfboss64 Bullshit
Halfboss64 the new impalas are actually nice
It's true, unfortunately
My 2009 impala 3.5 v6 its was my first car parents suprised me with it , I wish I could have gotten a ss verison but we did a muffer delete I thought it was gonna sound bad but it suprised me sounded like a old v8
Can't stand this opinion.
Down and dirty, no flash, no bullshit. Just the way it should be.
Looks like a big Nova with the single headlights. The suspension has a nice rake - that’s what sets it off.
I never get tired of seeing this episode of big muscle
Probably saw it 5 times
Impalas, they just make you feel like the king of the road.
A truck will make you feel like an emperor
Where was this filmed? I want those roads!!!
Sorry roads are not for sale
Amal Shanthi what a stupid reply
I had a neighbor with a 427 Impala...... LOOOOOOVE big block Impalas, still want one with a manual :)
I don't drive old muscle, some would even say I don't drive muscle at all (it's a touring car apparently) but my 2010 Challenger R/T is the first V8 vehicle I've ever owned. I know what this guy is on about, I feel amazing every time I drive this thing around. It's not manual (my jeep I traded in was) but the automatic in this car is actually quite amazing (never thought I'd say that), it feels like it reads my mind with the adaptive shifting. It need some work to get to where I want it, I've only had it for a few months. But I seriously feel like a superhero driving down the street in my batmobile or something, it's crazy, I feel like I should have done this sooner. But I got really lucky finding a used Plum Crazy Purple R/T with 55 000 kms on it so who am I to say my time was not now.
+AutoJunkieMan Dont make the mistake of selling it - I miss mine every single day, and the end is near for such cars. If you get "bored" with it, rent some econbox for a couple days, you'll go back running.
Malicious SRT shes a rare colour, for this i am sure. I really wanna keep her, the only reason i sold my jeep quite literally is just because i wasn't using the 4x4 as much as i wanted to. (Pretty much no trails in my area) But this... this i can use. Only complaint is she goes way over the speed limit with very little effort, when i am doing 60km/h i press the gas a bit to get around a granny doing 55 all of a suddon i am doing 80 :-S
AutoJunkieMan
I hear you, I'd pop out to pass someone on a 2-lane and by the time I was back I'd be close to 180. I had the 6.4L...awesome engine, got 8.1L/100km highway too in 4cyl mode. Just an amazing car all around.
Malicious SRT No doubt, I couldn't imagine the 6.4L. 5.7L is tons for me, but I rarely do highway driving anymore. I live 10kms away from work in town, which is nice for fuel. I find the challenger actually uses more fuel in town then my jeep (by 1 - 2L/100kms) but on the highway it's 3L/100kms better. (but I've never ran a full tank at highway speed). I feel like the guy who owned this car before me though did some modifications to the engine, or engine management, but I cannot tell to be honest. But the engine cover has Mr.Norms signature on it, so I can only guess.
+AutoJunkieMan Your Challenger is calibrated in Kilometers, you must be livingoutside of the US. I didn't know these cars were made for the export market.Purely as an American muscle car play thing for burnouts and drag strip racing.
has anybody noticed that this car is an ORIGINAL 427 SS????
SebRodz. SebRodz yeah
SebRodz. SebRodz how do you know, I'm a noob I know.
SebRodz. SebRodz it may have been an original 427 but it was not an ss, it didn't have the ss emblem on the grill.
SebRodz. SebRodz anyone know the year?.
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When I heard Chevy Impala, I think of Supernatural.
Raúl same
Raul Why supernatural?
Because of a 1967 Chevy Impala named Baby
that Dean Winchester drives
I love that episode that was filmed mostly in Baby’s POV and Swan Song’s intro.
Completely agree simple original way better than make them lowriders
Great Impala. He said it "it's not trying to be something it's not" it is loved for what it is....American muscle!! Long live classic American Muscle!
Everything that Mike says is true with these GM fullsize cars. I run around with a "66 Biscayne 2 door post with a 468 big block and a 4 speed. Amazing power for a heavy car that seats 6. I have more fun running around in this car than my restored chevelle's and camaro's that both have big block 4 speeds. Big American Muscle..let's keep them Alive shall we..
Start a lorry business with this American bulge
reupload? why
+David Yea, I saw this yesterday
+David I THINK it has something to do with the fact that at the start of the video they had the timecode card which usually doesn't get shown in final versions of a produced video.
+WillThePlank Yeah, that was the only obvious difference of this upload to the previous one. I was kinda confused when I saw it as well.
That's how I like it, no Chrome, Plain Jane. That's how I'm doing my Roadrunner
I LOVE the style this guy likes. No chrome crap, no flashy crap, keep it to the soul of the car (in this case a classic muscle car). Keep on doing what you do, I love it.
Take that shitty steering wheel off that Classic!!
Totally kudos to the owner who shows respect to the heritage behind such a beauty. An all american legend, simple, pure, fast. Just what every car-guy out there should do with the respected legends that burned rubber on their local roads. There is no muscle-car history in Europe where I was born and ride, but I can totally relate to the sayings of this fellow gear-head. Trying to show the same respect to my 36-year old Alfa Romeo.
I had a used mid 60s Impala SS, gold with black vinyl top, back in '74... lots of miles but ran ok, for a few hundred bucks. As I recall because it seemed low to the ground I felt it cornered good. It felt like a big sports car from those bucket seats.
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!!
+Doug Kightlinger I wonder why lol
Everything good except the steering wheel
I have a 92 Olds Custom Cruiser that I threw some Cragars on with the fatter tiers in the rear. Every word that Mike said resonates in me, and I feel the exact same way. I've already been through the turbo'd four 12's in the 1/4 mile stage- enough to know that there'll always be someone quicker and with deeper pockets. I know my wagon isn't quick in any sense of the word, but the sound, the RWD V8, the presence, the simplicity of it all makes me love it every time I turn the key. My question is... what year would you say this all really ends? Not everyone can own a 69-70 Challenger or Chevelle, so where does that leave the rest of us? I hope I'm doing right keeping the tradition alive and well represented by taking care of my early 90's GM. Long live the muscle car era.
Balto D Was it white? I saw one in a Walmart parking lot one day just like you described.
Man! Rob you did a good job! So happy to call this guy fam! I’d be scared to death to be shotgun though! He’s a crazy driver!!! Hahaha
Well done. The car has presence.
personally i take 3.42 gear over 3.73 any day, good acceleration with great highway driveability. have had it in both limited slip and locker version and both were great.
id definitely say you can find the same level of "toughness" within Australian Muscle cars of the same era. Think Mad Max's Ford XB Coupe etc.
Id say in general our overall current muscle car scene has stayed true to the form as welll, albeit Ford Australia and Holden are closing down production in 2 years. But what HSV and FPV have delivered over the past decade are incredible. Big full sized 4 door sedans with engines spinning 500+rwhp on the dyno with a mild tune and a good old fashion 6 speed manual box.
Compared to a lot of the plastic mustangs and comaros getting around. or overpriced Cadillacs which have the same running gear as a 35k Holden SS.
***** lel
+gureno19 littleoddme.hoo.do/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/204510991650392675/filePointer/204510991650392688/fodoid/204510991650392684/imageType/LARGE/inlineImage/true/australia%20usa.jpg
pretty sure Jacob B dosnt know what hes talking about lol "little australia"
+gureno19 plenty of British toughness too. eg. jensen interceptor, ac cobra, lotus carlton, reliant scimitar, TVRs and triumphs etc
+Tom Rutenga The ac cobra was nothing special. Took an American by the name of Carol Shelby to make it special.
This is typical of what youd find young guys driving on the st in the 70s/80
drop just a hair rallyes, stock looking with a cammed BB.
Driving a big comfy boat with some torque is too much fun.
Excites all the senses...ev cant do that
I had a 69 327 cid
My father had a 1967 2 door coupe. Two tone paint, black interior, split bench seat. That was my absolute favourite car, EVER! It would slide down the road, was quick to get going and looked the coolest. Too bad it got old too fast.
Oh hell yeah. It was the summer of 1969 when I drove a 1969 4-door over 5,000 miles round-trip with my mother and three children under seven in tow - I was all of 15 years old (permit with an adult in the front seat). It was a 396, but only had a two barrel carburetor on it. No power anything, to include AC. Black vinyl top to make matters worse in the summer. I loved the lines of that car - the motor had all of 265 HP, but a hefty 400 lb. ft. of torque. Later, my Pop put in an after market under-dash AC unit, cheapskate that he was. It's no accident his actions allowed all six of his children to earn full four year college degrees - I can vouch for that. Great car and thanks for sharing. Awesome.
beltonian four door :(
Okay grandpa
Had a 69 Impala Custom 350ci with 255Hp. Got 23 MPG. Could sleep in the trunk. Was a great car.
You homeless?
Too me as a Brit, this Impala and that insane Nova from a while back are exactly what American Muscle is all about, don't go trying to make pro touring cars from them, it's just embarrassing, this is what it's all about.
I know SO many Brits who love BIG old American cars like this, because there's a longing in the UK for something bigger and sexier than what you usually see on the street
My favorite car, done right.
Awesome car. I just can't understand what kind of people didn't like it.
People who live in present world doesn't like it
I almost wasn't gonna watch this one because the '69 Impala certainly isn't one of my favorite body styles....But damn, this car is on point!
It's actually a classic car done tastefully. He's right, too many "muscle cars" these days are overdone. They end up being just another modern "kit car" with a classic shell. All the feel of a classic car is gone.
The fun bits I remember about my '76 Duster (may it rust in pieces) are that when you punched the gas, it rose up on one side, the leaf springs in the back settled in, and you were off just quick enough. The car had a feel to it that you knew exactly how it would respond and where its limits were. When you went around a corner, just a slight flick of the throttle and a pull on the steering wheel would throw it into a full-on drift. Completely controllable. The car bounced, rolled, and did everything they try to stop cars from doing today. And, if I had it again, it wouldn't be any other way.
Ugh such a great car! Great taste!! Impalas are one of my all time favorites hands down!
Like you said the snorkels in the lights is a old racing trick but man does it looks good done to this car. The one light on each side looks better than two lights on each side to me.
Im buying a yenko Impala clone, its a 69 with factory air and factory manual 4 speed. Engine is not original, 454ci but everything else, wheels, body, seats are all stock. Kind of like a sleeper. Im picking it up Saturday. Cant wait!
Fantastic vintage Impala SS. Well done!
these musclecars bumpers and grilles MUST BE CHROME.
I feel like sam n dean are gonna pop out of no where
People who didn't get to drive these cars in the 60's and 70's just plain missed out on life. It's why even young gear heads who spent their first years driving turbos and foreign plastic get the biggest grins when they get a chance to mash the pedal on a 4000+lb tank with a big block howling under the hood and comfy vinyl seats to get pressed back in to.
The road so far...carry on my wayward son!
wow......this awesome 1969 impala ss........the coolest car of this tv show......
That halo bumper says one bad bow tie is on your six!
I like a boost roots blower with 15 lbs pressure and electric cut outs at header collectors. 10/1 compression on 91 pump. Bosh 4 ways iridium plugs. Big over lap cam. Muncie rock crusher and Detroit locker. In Sea Mist green.
Let's face it the cars were designed by American white men..not Mexicans..or black pimps....the original design belongs to us and is properly appreciated by us without clown car distortions.
its a jewel of a muscle car.
Too all the muscle car owner's out there , you FUCKIN ROCK. one day ill get my 318 belvadere back.
Just my opinion but I think this is a really nice resto-mod. I could pick that out from the get-go.
If you want something realllllly no bs, there's the Biscayne 427 and only around 540 were made. Rock bottom Chevrolet with no options and a big engine. True sleeper, with absolutely no chrome . Body color rain drip moldings, no wheel well moldings, and body colored pillars and door window frames. The sleeper would also have bench seats and a column shift. On similar lines is the Yenko Camaro.
This Impala is really awesome but its no sleeper. If you were a muscle car enthusiast you can pick it out as a muscle car, but its a resto-mod. This Impala is pretty snazzy with it Strato Bucket Seats. Check out the articulated windshield wipers.
Shoulda kept the Rallye IIs.
I would sell my soul to own a 1969 impala like that. Old American cars are definitely what my heart desires i only had a 1989 v6 efi Plymouth voyager up to now in Germany and it was not the usual crap voyager you would see the owner before me put some work in to it that you basically could call it a muscle van it was a beast even for a mini van
BADASS!
We can fix in a local garage and turn the badass into a good ass
That car is just frickin' awesome. Perfect. The moment I saw that 5 speed I fell in love with it.💙😎
Old School, Oh Yes
Kevin Hartman I agree
Ran into a guy last week with an old Packard... sporting a 5.9 Cummins under the hood.
The car had rust patches, faded chrome and cigarette burns in the seats.
But you should have seen the smile on that man's face when he fired it up and drove away... who cares what the "cool kids" are doing? If a car makes YOU feel good, then that is all that matters.
I feel like that is the heart of a muscle car, that feeling of steering a barely tamed beast and just knowing that somewhere in all that metal is a soul.
The driver might be the only person who appreciates it... but it is his to appreciate.
So, what you need to take away from this is that muscle cars are for people with inferiority complexes.
+Duncan Says the guy with a gun man on his profile picture.
+Duncan or people who like to go fast
+Duncan the perfect car your you!
+Duncan Look peeps American muscle or whatever car you like are the type that you like and that's that. No disin other cars unless it's your own because your searching for another car. NO Duncan Muscle cars are for people that love the style that these cars bring. If it's not your cup of tea then take the advice I give up top.
+Duncan bet youre the kind of guy that wants a car that exaggerates your driving skills like a subaru or an evo.
this car is tastefully made. i love it. i like very much understated coolness,
Mike I think this is your best piece yet. Thanks for what you do, it's really getting me back into cars.
I thought that 1970 Chevrolet Impala was the last year for SS package. 1970, like 1969 Chevrolet Impala did came two versions of roof treatment of 2-door hardtop, but it did.
1969 was, no Impala SS in 1970, even though the 70 was the same sub-generation as the 69
Thats a classic, in every sense. Love this channel, and the host. Thx for posting.
"I'm very old school." Me too.
Zoomies. Chrysler exhaust idea. Looks wrong on that car.