Man, I've been missing this! Don't change Brotherman. Stick with what made you...jokes and racing. Love to you all out there!

As a 17 year old who’s been watching your vids for about a year I’ve learned so much keep up the great work I love every single vid ya put out

@CarsAndZebras

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thanks for watching 👍

Oldsmobile 350 w-31 is a beast and a great sleeper

On a long walk through the neighborhood several months ago, I came across a guy who'd just bought a '74 Chevelle w/ a 350. It was white, and appeared from the outside to be flawless. Probably not fast, but who cares? I complimented the car profusely, and felt a nostalgia that was almost overwhelming. I still admire it whenever I see it sitting out in the driveway.

@hydroy1

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Probably not fast, but who cares,--------- I care alot ! Got to remember that 454 is over 100 cubic inches bigger as to most people, this is a outstanding feat (unless you know what that W-31 is really made of.) Fist time I heard a real W-31 Olds running, I was totally shocked!, and then I built my own as anytime you hit the key, you KNOW something is really cookin under that hood!.

@jackfishcampbell6745

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By 74 the engines were detuned across the board . A high spec 454 car from 1970 with the big would be quicker . GM really screwed up the styling in 73 also .

I built a 67 Olds 330 motor and bored it for 350 pistons balanced & blueprinted to W-31 specks and use a W-31 factory cam .472 lift/495 Der.( but changed the centerline to a 110 degree C/L for a wider power ban) Ran a Trubo 400 trans with a 4,500rpm stall converter and installed it my plain white wrapper 66 Olds cutlass sports coup with 3:55 posi rear. Drove the car from Miami Fl. to Huston Tx. and back to brake in the Molly rings. Stopped at our local drag strip after I got back to Fl. and the car ran a 13:8 ET in the 1/4 mile at 99mphand I drove it daily for years. I still got the car and just love it. Car has over100.000 miles on the W-31speck /330 now. Car weight is 3,2028 pounds as the post cars are much lighter then the Holiday coups.

Olds Ram-Rod 350 W-31. Those things revved pretty fast for their day.

In 1991 I went to the local junkyard and bought a 455 Pontiac engine out of a low mileage '75 Bonneville. In 1975 and 76 Pontiac added a huge chamfer around the outer edge of the piston that lowered the compression from 8.1 to 7.6. That's low. But with a Comp Cams 270H, an Edelbrock Performer intake and a set of Hooker❤ headers I was running real consistent 13.8-14.0 quarter mile times in my 69 GTO with a TH400 and 3.55 rear gear. And best of all I could burn lawnmower gas stolen from my grandpa's shed with no problems what so ever!!! Those mid 70's big blocks were very docile but still capable of great performance with all that torque.

@ZeroBoostBuick

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With such a low 7.6 compression I would add boost for sure. That low compression would allow you to run pump gas and plenty of boost. Only problem is the carburetor if running a turbo. Maybe a centrifugal supercharger would be better. Lots of work regardless. But you could easily run sub 11 second 1/4 mile with boost.

As noted below, some really powerful small displacement V8 (around 350 C.I.D.) engines were produced to slip under the insurance companies radar. These cars could embarrass some overloaded big blocks as seen here. Keep the videos coming.

@hydroy1

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Yep, very true, lets never forget that little 67 Camaro Z-28 with the 302 (* small journal 283 forged crank in a Vette 327 block with Pink rods) Factory said it was 290HP, but really was around 350hp. That crazy Z had a lot of other car manufactures really scratching their heads for years.

the 454 and even the olds in 74 had pretty lame engines in 1974, still beautifull cars, i will never forget my family vacation to the west coast of America in 1973,74, every second car was a skylark or ford LTD,, i still want one at age 63, from Australia.

Its great to see you back

Cars and zebras... You magnificent bastard... Super glad your back on... Keep going..

The W-31 (Ram Rod) is a severely underrated engine. It's one rocketin' small-block, that's for sure!

i had a 200,000 mile 273 v8 2bbl extractors - beat a 30,000 351 clev 780 4bbl - up to 90 mph - revved the pick handles out of it

When will we see Pinto versus Vega?

@RabeHighPerformance

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The battle of two terrible cars of the 1970's. One exploding gas tank. Another car engine destroy it's self.

@markfrazier2575

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Probably when they can find 2 running examples without v8s.

@6StrngWzrd

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Base vs Base would be a push, but there wasn't a stock Pinto built that can run with a Cosworth Vega.

@jeffrobodine8579

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@@6StrngWzrd The optional Lima 2.8 V-6 in a Pinto might give it a little bit of a run, maybe.

@6StrngWzrd

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@@jeffrobodine8579 Years ago I had a Pinto Wagon with the 2.8 4 spd. It was a Dog. The only decent Pintos I had (and there were a few), were V-8 conversions. Of course they were all Bracket Cars.

Had a Oldsmobile Cutlass 455 with some aftermarket upgrades :) Ran strong with a 373 posi-trac

I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one to have an awkward "feeling" when watching the Golden Girls 😏

Well I have to say I was laughing pretty good at your sound FX - two very cool cars as well - thank you!

Man really missed your channel please don’t leave again.

I'm surprised the Olds didn't break into the 13's...maybe needed a little more aggressive gearing. 1973-74 was the beginning of the muscle car malaise era...with the 455SD Trans Am maybe being the one exception. Props to the Chevelle..ran hard! 👍

@Mike-jv4rz

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Looked to me he was shifting a 4 speed, automatic would do it- but not as fun, dude can drive.

@burningblue1254

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I have a 74 Charger Rallye 440-4 torqueflite, optional 3.55s ordered stripped from the factory, i.e. bench seat etc. 270hp/375ft lbs. Out of the box ran 15.0 at 92. If I duplicated the rules, i.e. a 70 overbore, and an extra 1.5 on the compression, rejetted carb, super blueprint and balance, shift kit, moderate lift front drag shocks I would run rings around that Chevelle. My point is the malaise started in 75 with the catalytics.

I love cars and zebras. You rule 2tumbs up.

Goodday C & Z, As you know I am Australia's number 1 Fan of Oldsmobile's & W 31 are my favourite so freaking awesome to see this W 31 ripping up that Heavy Chevy. You were right that Chevy was quick considering how fat it was. Great racing Your number 1 Fan in Australia ( Melbourne ). 👍 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 🙂

I had a 73 Chevelle Laguna S-3. I bought it from a Chevy dealer in 1975 and it had 14k on it. I payed 3200.00. It was a great car and got me thru college. At the time I wasn’t aware that the S-3 option didn’t start till 1974. It had the S-3 emblem in the front grill. Anyone got any info on 73 S-3’s? It was a 2 door with a vinyl roof and had the 2 smaller windows by the back seat. It had those front swivel bucket seats, those were pretty cool for the day.

That Aerosmith part.. DAMN!

0:29 That doeky voice fkn killed me cause it's so accurate of those type of people lmfao.

Absolutely love the Oldsmobile's in that body style.

I restored that same 69 olds Cutluss, for my friend chuck, You can say what you want that rocket 350 was a bad ass motor, I ported his heads, did a few other hp adders, and that car was running 11's in 1/4 Beautiful Car.

I’m here for the drag racing and fart noises.

Keep them coming please . Great to see this stuff 👍😊

4440lbs... DAAAAYUM! Thats almost as heavy as my ex wife has gotten in the 22 years since our divorce! Ya know she still complains to our kids that I bought my 1970 GTO in 1994 when she said I was not allowed to. Guess who still has that GTO... and three other GTOs.. Yeah... this guy.

@MrChevelle83

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for the few of us that have kept our classic cars trough a mess like that we appreciate them even more every time we drive em! Im still married to a great wife but my 70 chevelle made it through marriage, 2 kids and building a house. It got CLOSE to getting sold but she made it! LOL

@SweatyFatGuy

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@@MrChevelle83 despite the years I endured living on almost nothing, I never sold my cars to pay bills. Mainly because until they are painted, they aren't worth what I have invested in them. I started learning to paint them in 2006, so now they end up looking nicer. My final divorce was in 2013, I will never get married again because I would lose everything in a divorce and I am too old to rebuild gain. I don't even date anymore, I drive my muscle cars and enjoy the peace and quiet of living alone in the woods. Rebuilding old cars gives me something to do, a purpose if you prefer, really though I want to build cool stuff and drive it more than anything else.

@MrChevelle83

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@@SweatyFatGuy well hek yea! I got a shop full of tools and i work on all kinds of projects, however I have been selling off my collection of cars n trucks, mainly due to the fact I realize I cannot afford to fix or maintain any more cars and trucks on the road. and your dead on about the values, these things are tough to make a dollar on when you spend a small fortune bringing them up to road worthy and look good too. 70chevelle (solid driver as is) 85 K30 flatbed (restored work truck) lol 66 chevy 2 4door (original car 25ksmiles) 71 C10 (original paint still looks good) 66 C10 (wifes truck) good local driver thats just the old ones LOL I put a TKX in my chevelle late last year for only $4000 and a TR4050 in the K30 it was about 5k Ill never be able to get my money back but money could never buy the fun or the enjoyment.

@SweatyFatGuy

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@@MrChevelle83 since I do all the work on my vehicles, I can make money from them... if I wanted to. My labor wouldn't be paid very well, but I can get my cash back real easy. I enjoy doing the work, which is why I have so many of them. I am more concerned about if I will be able to get parts, like sheet metal, glass, tires, gaskets, and other consumables like brake pads and rotors. Its prompting me to order quarter panels, fenders, and doors this fall/winter and stock up on tires and gaskets. I have a TRX waiting to go in the 65 GTO, I brought all my manual transmission parts back from the family farm last month, so I just need some clutch linkage parts and a driveshaft to put it in. I'll repair the ST10 and M20 I have had for years, and put them in the 69 and 70 GTOs, as long as I can get the parts to do it. My cost on stuff is quite low. However what I can sell a car for without shiny paint is considerably less than if I spend the time and put a nice two stage on it. My kids can sell what they don't want to keep, its rare I sell anything other than 4x4 trucks. A list of what I have sounds like bragging.. but most of them need restored or are really rough hulks like the 64 LeMans I just dragged home. If they were all in the same condition as the Cuda, I would be sitting on a gold mine for my kids. Four GTOs (65, 69, 70, 72) Eleven Firebirds (4 TransAms, 6 Formulas one of which is a numbers matching 72 455 HO, and a 68 V8 hardtop) 64, 65, 68, 70, 71, 72 LeMans 72 Ventura, 78 Bonneville (for parts it has a W72 400 in it for some reason) and a 32 two door sedan. Two Mustangs, 71 fastback and 84 Convertible. My first car which is a 67 Cougar. 70 Cuda AAR clone. 76 and 80 C10 short boxes getting 6.0 swaps along with an 88 C1500 short box. Then a bunch of 97 to 07 4x4s and some 3800 V6 powered Grand Prixs, one is sueprcharged, used as winter beaters. The 70 and 72 GTOs along with the 72 Formula could all be drivable with less than a week's work, same with the C10s. The 64. 69, and 68 Firebird are barely able to be called cars at this point. Two weeks I could drive the Ventura with a 400 or 455 in it real easy. The 68 is currently my 'race' car, the 65 GTO and 70 Cuda are my daily drivers all summer. Im still building my house, and have to move engines and cars from the family farm in Nebraska to my home in Michigan, which is a 1000 mile drive, but I should be heavy into building hotrods next spring, with the stuff in the shop now getting finished up. Then I have to build another shed to store stuff.. lol. I have around eight LS engines to sell, I am keeping the 6.0s for now, spares for trucks. I like to do this kind of thing, its not to make money, its to build fun stuff to drive and enjoy.

@MrChevelle83

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@@SweatyFatGuy well by gawlee LOL heck of a yard there, and a nice variety too!! naw it aint bragging this is classic car talk. Ive owned about that many cars over the years but not all were old and or not worth talking about like my 77 nova (first car) sold it to a high school friend and he smashed it into a durango. the only 2 i would buy back if it were possible were my favorite trucks is my 71 c10 LWB 4 speed, it had a nice hot 350 and would haul the mail! with 2.76 gears we put in. and my rock solid 76 K10 4speed SWB it was the perfect do anything 1/2 ton truck wise. I was heavily considering doing the LS thing and even had a crashed but perfect low mile tahoe running gear. We decided to just stay with SBC or BBC engines mainly due to the cost vs the performance we were going for. (i dont race unless you want to run em on a back road LOL) As far as the old transmissions, parts are DEFINITELY a problem and the ones on facebook or craiglist or ebay they are sooooo proud to own those things youd think grandpa passed em down as a family heirloom. I bit the bullet and saved my money to go modern for those reasons. Back several years ago before I could afford a muncie or tremec, I bought me a saginaw for a couple hundred bucks and all in spent 1000 on it by the time I was rowing gears. It worked great until I pulled the mild engine and put the built roller cam 350 in, 2 busted gear units later I was saving for the TKX. none of the old transmissions will even get close to how good the Tremec is, it was worth every penny for the driveability it added to the chevelle. and the best part is NO hacking the pans up to fit it. My wife inherited a 68 mustang convertable, solid restorable car for an average guy like me, but her heart was set on a step side chevy so we sold the stang and bought the 66, I think it was a good way to do it because Im a chevy guy at heart but I still like first gen stangs. we are moving to modern parts like putting a disk brake kit on the chevy 2 just for the parts issues, it has all part store stuff on it from various late model GM products.

Very nice! But to me there's no nicer Chevelle then a 1970 SS LS6 😎

I Get a Kick Outta Your Sly Remarks and Funny Sound Effects !!! 👌😎✌️🤮

Love the W-31 350…like the Mopar 340, it’s a real giant killer

I really love a good running Olds such an underated car

This will probably sound like a lie, but I had a factory freak of a 74 Chevelle Malibu. It wasn't quick, but with a long enough road I could get that pig up to 155mph. 2bbl 350/350TH mated to 2.73 gearing and tall 275/60R15 BFGs helped get the hood shaking so hard I thought it was going to blow off, lol. Thanks for finding these rare beasts and sharing them with us.

@stevepick9527

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I think your speedometer was definitely off, for a two barrel 350 pushing that aerodynamic brick max speed would be around mid 130’s at most. Too bad they didn’t have GPS back then

@PhaQ2

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@@stevepick9527 I know you find it hard to believe. Anyone with a reasonable understanding would struggle to believe... Like I said the car was a freak. And it really isn't a brick aerodynamically. However the air piling up under the hood had it shaking and lifting off the fenders. That's when I estimated it nearing 155mph. 600 miles in 5 hours. With 3 fuel stops and tolls. Averaged 120mph. I estimate 3 hours of that trip was 140+mph.

That Chevelle surprised me. Big girl can move!

Close up to Steven Tyler’s junk. Hahahaha!!!

@CarsAndZebras

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🍆

@MidnightinSavannah

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@@CarsAndZebras Well theirs a image that will be burned into my memory of Steven Tyler I-talian eggplant.

The weight of that Chevelle😳 Walking my local GM dealer in ‘74(Canada)and saw a new Chevelle with a 454 4 speed HD everything with steelies and hubcaps. Obviously ordered as it was in a back row. Shocked the hell out of me! Should have run home and taken a picture of the sticker.

Awesome , Thanks C&Z 😊

Super duper great job on this video. Super duper entertaining!!! And the cars are cool also! Like super cool. Thanks again

Ahhh the mid 70s...the "aerodynamics of a brick" era...I had a hand-me-down 1976 Ford Granada myself in 1989 as a 16 yr old... point being, very rectangular. Great vid tho! (as always😎..ALSO..cool to see the guys going a 3rd time)

@sebbonxxsebbon6824

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I had a 1973 Plymouth Scamp, way cooler then most cars.

I'm with you on the chevelle I do like them especially with a 454 floor shift console bucket seats. And what to say about the Olds w31 really cool love both of them. Thanks for the video love them. 👊👍

@jamescon55

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My buddy had a Black 76 Malibu 350 auto (NO BB but..😏) with white on black guts with the swivels/console and big ol 50s Cragars out back with the pie cutter skinnys up front 😎. No, it wasn't fast, JUST....SLICK 😏😎🤘🔥🔥

The Chevelle was quicker than I expected, that's about as quick as a 1974 454 Corvette was too.

Good to have you back. Two excellent cars. Interesting info and goodies on the Chevelle. Very heavy car indeed. Very close races. Sometimes size (cubic inches) does matter. It did here. Cool cars. Thanks as always

Like both cars. ....can't complain..😊😊

@lornebain3831

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It would be a hard choice.....

Great to hear the poop machine working hard 😂

Great video!

This format is great. Me and my family pause to talk about the cars and make predictions. My family has always been into cars and even the little ones can make try to guess which car is faster.

@CarsAndZebras

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thanks for watching!

Excellent race

Love the 60s cars, but worked for a Chevy dealer when the '74 models were turning over to '75s. The boss drove a Laguna with a 454, but don't recall anyone ordering a police package in a Chevelle in that small town dealership. I think the cops were driving Impalas.

If we had a chance to do it all again, tell me Would we? Could we? Another great video and commentary C&Z!

Awesome!

A friend of mine had a 75 Malibu , we were at a party on the outskirts of town it was my first time on acid in a car there were no street lights and it was snowing heavy the big wet flakes , on high beams it looked like we were doing 120 mph I was telling my friend to slow down when in reality we were doing 25 mph , glad I was one of the passengers.

Wow ! reduced power on chevelle doesnt make him slower

I had that same exact '73 white/burgundy Laguna S3 you showed! I actually liked those Chevelles as well! So you were out getting milk like my dad 60 yrs ago but at least yours came back ✌💖☮

I love that generation. I was 14 when those came out, and currently own a 1974 Laguna S3. It's a small block 383, but makes more power than that 454, and weighs less. These cars are becoming extremely hard to find in decent condition. Mine is an original AZ car with zero rust. I have 275/60-15 BFG Radial T/As on the rear, on 15x8 wheels. My S3 runs in the mid THIRTEENS, though the engine is hardly stock.

More videos please 😊

Love the commentary, please keep it nasty like my 70 tempest that was rusted out so bad that it could beat the 5.0 fox bodys with a 350 2 barrel and a Saginaw 3 spd

Thanks for showing this, my first car was a 74 Chevelle with a 350, what a dog, but I loved it anyway, really want another one

An Olds clean sweep. Hot Dang!

I missed the premiere 😢

Olds has vent windows, 68 right not 69? Correction post cars all had vents.

Glad you're back, my man.👌

That's almost spot on what my uncles W31 ran when he used to race it. Awesome

Thanks for the video,both car's were awesome, but got to love the Oldsmobile 👍

My 64 Chevy II coupe with 327 Duntov and Offy Intake and headers rowing a muncie made consistent 12.3ET's. The guy I sold it to said so. After they installed a 4.10 posi out back. That car made me lose my license for six months.

Thanks for all the hard work! Two great cars. I love big block Chevies, but the W31 (Ram Rod) will always hold a special place for me. That 310 HP, insurance cheating, engine is freaking awesome! Great racing by both drivers, and props for running a 3rd round. ~ Chuck 🌮 🌮. P.S. - Hope the milk was still cold when you got home. Seriously, glad to have you back.

You are too funny man! I'm cracking up! You have a Sponge Bob-type Comic side!

The 73 to 77 chevelle and Malibu was my absolute favorite body style for these cars I miss my old 74 2 door

W31s were tops.

The w31 for 68 was called the RamRod 350. Say car ramrod!!!! Say it!!!!

In 1985 a Friend of mine had a Chevy Monza with a 375 HP & a 4 speed. You talk about Fast

MUSCLE CAR ? THIS ?? HARDLY !!!

Wow, that Chevy weighed 4,500 lbs? Even the 454 in all her glory would have its work cut out for it very quickly. That Olds w-31 , now that is a weapon. Good on them for keeping the image of Dr. Oldsmobile alive.

Very quick witted video!

THAT is cool AF 😎 being an original BB 1974 MALIBU!!! NEVER obviously seen one ..My 1st car was a maroon on maroon 77 MALIBU Classic with 305 auto. And my HS nemesis had a blue on black 75 Laguna with the 350 auto and STANDARD bench seat (NO swivels and console). BACK in 88-89 daze 😏. Sold my Malibu after almost a year to buy my 1st "hot rod" and? It's been downhill EVER since Lol. Be 50 later this year 😬. THAT IS a cool smog dog, again 🤘🔥🤘

Sooooooo glad the sarcasm is back, big time

i like these and the laguna was really cool and the olds was no slouch either i'll take both of these cars thank you

Those last era Chevelles were heavy - but they drove wonderfully. Very comfortable and spacious and they were strong sellers. The Cutlass was a style leader, I loved the Dr. Olds performance advertising.

A smog era land Yacht in the 14's, that was impressive.

I'm suprised he didn't insert any adult film actresses into this particular video.

Closest Race my 69 Boss 302 Mustang ever had was against a '69 W-31 Olds Cutlas. I won but by 6 inches.

When I was in high school friend’s grandfather had a 74 Chevelle Malibu with a 350 and a 4 speed, I bet that was rare too.

Good job, three "thumbs" UP! If you know what I mean 😏🍒🍆

@karlepaul6632

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Oh my!😳 (Ha!😆)

Was there in ‘21 I’ll b there this year !

There is no replacement for displacement... My 69 weighs 3100 depending if I ate the whole Pringles container or not is 468 CI and runs high 10s when not juicing. When juicing she's out of gear at 9.9s. I ordered mine custom in 69 with the 468 and Ac/heat delete package along with a 70 12 bolt from a Chevelle with 4:10s and Nitrous. I also did so from a cellular phone in 1984 when I was born. Still have the car til this day.... True Story 😂

Giant chevelle lost 😢

I owned at least 25 cutlasses when I was younger and my 1st one was a 71 cutlass supreme that I bought from a good friend in highschool and I paid $1000 for it and I got a 411posi rear and a crane cam and it had a B&M shift kit already in it and 455 rocket engine and I installed 202 fully heads in with a 4 barrel Holley carb and I took it to the Atco speedway in NJ and it ran high 12's in the 1/4mile and I was hooked on cuttlass's ever since 😎💪👍, the years that I had were 68 -76 and I loved all of them they were very powerful machines and had a great body style and very reliable 😎❤️👍

Went for a piss break when the lights turned green, got back and they still weren't done.

I love this channel 😂💀

Let’s see more 340 Mopars!

First time seeing your video... I would definitely chose the Oldsmobile Cutlass W-31. Great filming.

THAT CHEVELLE IS REALLY HEAVY 4490 JUST ABOUT THE SAME AS THE 71 GTX I CAN'T GET OVER HOW HEAVY THEY ARE

am i the only one that loves the 1973-1977 chevelle?

There is a man in my town who has a Luguna. White and maroon. It is his daily driver.

Where can I get a copy of that fart sound affect?

my Laguna is one of the few cars i wished i still owned, but i guess i could say the same about the T/A i traded it for......

@CarsAndZebras

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What’s the story on that T/A?

Thanks for putting this video on. I had a telephone company owned 1973 Suburban with a 4-barrel, a three speed automatic, and dual exhaust. t was a nice vehicle, but pathetically under powered.

I HAD SEVERAL PINTO'S. NON-BEING OF THE RACE VARIETY AWESOME WITH THAT HANDBRAKE FOR SNOW WET WHETHER YOU COULD STEER WITH THAT DANG THING. THEY ALSO WOULD GO ALMOST ANYWHERE, WE HAD STRIP MINES HERE IN OHIO WITH A T AND HUNDRED-FOOT CLIFFS THEY WOULD DIG BIG GOUGES IN THE GROUND MOUNDS OF DIRT AND THIS THING WOULD GO UP AND DOWN ALL OF THEM IF YOU KNEW HOW TO DRIVE.

Great channel but i believe the weights you advertise on your website are incorrect. The factory weights for the 1973-77 Chevelle's are in the 3600-3800 range even with a "Big Block they can't weigh more than the larger 1968-70 Charger or simliar classic cars like the Torino's from the 70's.-Great channel and have a great week.-

The 69 W-31 didn't have an aluminum intake, that was 1970 only.