How did I never know that a celebrity demo derby existed?? This is TV gold right here!

So glad I grew up when I did! This is when TV was worth watching! There is absolutely nothing on today that I watch except for reruns!

This was real demo derby days, all orignnal stock,, not like todays todays demos are too modified.

@mikeadcock1592

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, most of the cars today are so reinforced and modified, its like banging two hammers together

@thehighlandhomestead190

3 жыл бұрын

original*

@Racecarlock

10 ай бұрын

@@mikeadcock1592 I've had this exact problem, so, what you need to search for are limited weld and bone stock heats. Those should get you the bending you're looking for.

@alexpratt99

19 күн бұрын

No this is too stock lol early 2000’s were the best days still had 70’s cars and they were only slightly modified

Now that's quality TV!

@SailorMoonRailfan

3 жыл бұрын

The 1978 Daytona 500 should be like this quality.

I always watched Wide World of Sports, wether it's Stock Car Racing, Richard Petty was and still is my favorite, Evel Knievel jumping his Harleys over anything, and Celebrity Demolition Derby!!! I tell you, TV was really something to look at back then!!! Mopar Nate Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

i remember watching this at my Grandparents house when i was 6 or 7 years old :) , i wish they had more of these celeb demo Derbies

Some of those cars were only a few years old lol

@organrick

3 жыл бұрын

That’s sad to see. I don’t think any of those cars were more than 6 or 7 years old, and yet someone felt that the cars were not worth fixing up, and “dying” a painful death (being used in a demolition derby.) Even where I live, the vehicles at the buy here, pay here lots are a lot older than that, and it might be the age of some of the used cars at a new car dealership. My guess is that they had an issue that prevented them from being able to be sold.

@thedoc8739

2 жыл бұрын

The Malibu wagon was only 5 years old

@zzoinks

Жыл бұрын

I heard that back in the day people replaced their cars more often and used cars weren't worth much. So much so that cars a few years old went to the scrap yard.

@mypronouniswtf5559

8 ай бұрын

@@organrick ..This is a CELEBRITY demo,so they had money for newer cars and these are insurance auction cars..Meaning theft recoveries,accidents etc...Some are also used police cars that probably had some damage,either engine or body repaired for this event..

@mypronouniswtf5559

8 ай бұрын

@@zzoinks ..Not true,like today some people keep them some get new ones every few years...This is a celebrity demo so they used newer cars,bought at insurance auctions..Ex theft,accident cars repaired and used for this as big money sponsors! I come from an affluent family and they kept cars 5-10 years back then...Some bought new cars every year just to show off,others kept them.

I remember watching this back on the mid 70s every Saturday Afternoon.

Great video!! Thanks so much for posting this!

that hubcap just kept rolling, it should have won

Awesome video thanks for putting it up

This takes me back to my childhood 👍

Keith Jackson could be an auctioneer.

These are so much fun to watch. Here in the Pittsburgh Area, one of the big local events is the Big Butler Fair, right around the 4th of July. One of the crowd favorites at the fair are the demolition derbies. And the favorite of all is the 24-Car Demolition Derby featuring 12 men, driving blue cars going up against their ex-wives/ex-girlfriends, driving pink cars.

Gotta love Keith Jackson

Gave the win to the wrong driver. Muldowney won that show

@1979cl1

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, i agree with you, hooray for the Chevy wagon took on all those other cars.

@DEP717

3 жыл бұрын

Word up to that.

@guysumpthin2974

2 жыл бұрын

She (shirley)was disqualified by engine fire , plus she sandbagged for half the heat (usually also a dq)

So funny that Rick Mears is in this.

@markcheek5006

3 жыл бұрын

Back then I think Rick Mears was more into racing in off road racing

Ascot raceway, Gardena, CA. Good ol' days.

They should do a modern version of this. Which current celebrities would you like to see throw down?

The Figure 8 Demo Derbies are even better

Oh wow - bill simpson just passed too

They need to bring these back.

@rockvilleraven

3 ай бұрын

It would be shown on ESPN 8 “The Ocho”!

This would have been better with the whole starting lineup.

Damn us derby people are wishing 80’s cars still existed these days :/

all those names.

SOLID! 😊

It seems that this is a bit short I remember see one that Bobby Allison drove a Rolls Royce that was used in Lancelot Link Secret Chimp, it was a Saturday morning kids show, seems like the Rolls caught on fire. Don't remember who won though.

@RCR37

3 жыл бұрын

This wasn’t the original broadcast. It was from a highlight show that ESPN aired many years later. I’m sure it was edited down because it included a number of different events.

@markcheek5006

3 жыл бұрын

@@RCR37 I think this was the same event Evel Knievel jumped over the pile of 50 smashed cars.

Figure 8 races were just as good.

Shirley Cha,Cha Muldouney was showin' those Guys how it's supposed to be done at first, lol!!!😅 But they had to stop her!!! Great Demo Derby!!! Mopar Nate Philadelphia,Pennsylvania

4:39 GF getting out of her spot in the morning.

May the best wreckless driver Win.

Cmon shirley!

Won by a non-professional woman driver, and called to save face.

Only in America!

One of the cars had a playgirl add on it, that's odd to see

So happy to not see any awesome desiresbles of today. I mean some of them were neat cars but at least there's no 60s Satellites, fastback chargers, Novas, etc.

These cars are tanks, compared to our modern cars.

An see

Omg if we had this today The left and the snowflakes would have a cow The lawyers would be lining up

@RCR37

3 жыл бұрын

No that’s not true. If they wanted to do this today their agents would stop them and say you can’t afford to get yourself hurt doing something stupid.

@tubbs2132

2 жыл бұрын

Who would care? I'm not particularly a fan of far lefties, by any means, but you're just grumbling about nothing.

@davidbrandel1311

Жыл бұрын

This makes me nostalgic for my childhood, when such a spectacle was actually possible.