I love that the only option they could list for the VW Thing was AM radio!

@tomservo56954

5 ай бұрын

It was meant to be a simple fun vehicle

Thanks for this.Just great.I graduated in 1976 so remember all these wonderful cars.

The almost no applause for The Thing was hilarious…probably the only one still going today though!

@laudanum669

4 ай бұрын

The Thing is actually worth big bucks today, so few were sold that they are very rare and sought after now.

The Vega rusted out while still on the stage but the Hornet is still running. I'd take that Hornet hatchback right now!

@lukek1949

2 ай бұрын

Lol! Didn’t have to scroll too far to read a negative comment about the Vega!

They actually gave away a 350 4 bbl manual transmission Camaro! And the young lady won it! 🍻

@tholmes2169

5 ай бұрын

Was that a guest host? Definitely not Bob Barker.

@emeyer6963

5 ай бұрын

@@tholmes2169 That was Dennis James.He used to do the Saturday night primetime show back then.

@tomservo56954

5 ай бұрын

​@emeyer6963 It was syndicated, and aired at different times in different markets...sounds like you watched it on the New York or Los Angeles NBC station---that's when they aired it

@MisterMikeTexas

5 ай бұрын

@@emeyer6963 I remember the Dennis James version aired at 6:30 pm CST in Texas on NBC. Then, primetime shows starting at 7, such as "Little House On The Prairie".

@emeyer6963

5 ай бұрын

@@tomservo56954 New York on Saturday night with Emergency following it in mid 70's.May of been on during the week at night also but I only caught the Saturday version.

The boyfriend of the girl that won that Camaro was way more excited than she was...... he poached it from her and gave her his '71 Duster because she couldn't drive a manual.

Man, that young man dodged a bullet by not winning that blue Vega, guaranteed birth control, 😂!!! Awesome Video!!!❤❤love it man!!

@christophergordon6593

5 ай бұрын

Hilarious!

@christophergordon6593

5 ай бұрын

Hilarious!

@user-zi8ux6fy2n

5 ай бұрын

Dodged REAL CHEAP BULLET 🤣

Power steering and AM radio what a beauty 🤣

I was born in the 80’s and never once seen a Chevy Vega in the streets. Seen the Gremlin, El Dorado, Caprice, Comet and the cool Jeep CJ5 from that era but never a Vega.

@stvlu733

5 ай бұрын

That's because all the Vegas died before they reached the 80s.

@richfronheiser4030

5 ай бұрын

I had a 74 Vega from 1988 till 1990. Paid $800, sold it for $800.

@japanjack62

13 күн бұрын

I drove my friend's Pontiac Astra and the gear knob came off in my hand.. it was the upscaled Vega...

HODAKA was a joint Japanese and American company that manufactured motorcycles from 1964 to 1978. Close to 150,000 motorcycles were produced within that time. Prior to 1964 Hodaka made engines for the Yamaguchi motorcycle brand...

@barrycuda3769

5 ай бұрын

My pick would be the Thunderdog 250.

@six-pack1332

5 ай бұрын

I wanted the Road Toad.

@barrycuda3769

5 ай бұрын

@@six-pack1332 Not the Combat Wombat ? 🙂 strange names.

@six-pack1332

5 ай бұрын

@barrycuda3769 That was my second favorite. Although later, I did like the Thunderdog too.

I remember watching this program around this time, 1974 or 1975 and seeing the car I decided wanted one day. The car on the show was a yellow Chevrolet Monza. Fast forward to 1978 when I turned 16. My first car was used 1976 Chevy Monza 2+2 except it was maroon in color. I had that car four and a half months. That's when I was involved my first car accident and the Monza was totaled. This video was a neat look back at the past.

That Camaro LT was packing a 350 4bbl and 4-speed, plus it was loaded with other options. Nice as a Z28.

@AdamWaffen

5 ай бұрын

It also packed ONEHUNDRED horsepower and got 12 mpg! And I bet you think that’s performance and efficiency, lol.

@broeheemed32

5 ай бұрын

@@AdamWaffen - You edited your comment and you STILL have a "typo". lol

@atomsmash100

5 ай бұрын

That Camaro was loaded, big time!!

@tommylord

5 ай бұрын

​@@AdamWaffen It would outrun your WalMart scooter.

@AdamWaffen

5 ай бұрын

@@tommylord says the fkuk who drives a Mercury Capri.

I thought that lady was going to have a heart attack when the curtain opened on that lime green Caddy! 😂

My pimp used to have a sea foam green Cadillac El Dorado just like that.

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Ha!

@davidmitchell6873

5 ай бұрын

Lol.

The 4sp Camaro and the Caddy Couple (with a 500, no less) were pretty sweet.

That they'd throw in 33 cans of oil with a '74 Chevy Caprice is a bid odd. I'm thinking it was a way to 'pad' the showcase without bumping the price up much, since the Caprice was a high end car. Wouldn't it be ironic if the motor oil was thrown in with one of the Vegas that frequently showed up on the stage?

@tholmes2169

5 ай бұрын

That is interesting. You’d need the oil with the Vega, but the 350 or 454 powered Caprice would be fairly solid.

@johneckert1365

5 ай бұрын

​@@tholmes2169Or a 400

@johnjohnmcclane1818

5 ай бұрын

​@@tholmes2169 They'd all need the oil, unless you never do changes.

@tholmes2169

5 ай бұрын

@@johnjohnmcclane1818 Yeah I just mean you wouldn’t need to carry around a quart with you every time you went somewhere…

MAN!!! In the summer time everyone ran in the house when momma yelled out "The Price is RIIIIGHT"...😮

350/4 speed manual, LT trim group, AM/FM radio, power windows, air conditioning, man that 1974 Camaro was WELL OPTIONED for back in the day. Most of them were stripper type of cars, ie you wanted something a bit bigger than a Vega with a V8. Power windows, A/C, that type of stuff is what you usually found on a Monte Carlo which was a good bit more $$$.

I can't believe how cars were cheap back then. The difference between 1974 and 2024 car prices is unbelievable.🚗

@markjones1184

5 ай бұрын

Wages were less, so some of it is relative/proportional

@MisterMikeTexas

5 ай бұрын

​@@markjones1184But then, even 18 and 19 year olds at the time could swing a new car back then. And back then, a single income could pay a mortgage and two car notes. Try that today!

@leonardbrinkman4410

5 ай бұрын

As a matter of fact the cars of 2024 are more expensive than the ones back in 1974. But you have to remember the price is back in 74 versus the prices in 2024 or good only during the inflation years! And now in The Drew Carey era they're giving away cars as high as $150,000! The last time they gave away an expensive car like that was back on December 30, 2013 when a woman from Tacoma Washington 1,857.000 Audi R8! The actual price of the car itself was $157,300

@tholmes2169

5 ай бұрын

Of course most were replaced within 5 years, now people hold onto to them for 10 to 15 years. But yeah I’d rather have the more simple easy to maintain old cars.

@MrJF777

5 ай бұрын

@@tholmes2169 I agree, they were also cheap in terms of quality and durability. I've had mine for 12 years now and it works fine.

Damn that Malibu was SWEEEETT!!! Oh my gawd... Watching them win or lose made me so anxious. Love seeing these new cars, MORE MORE MORE!!!!

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

I drove a Malibu just like that in 1986. Same color. Wish i had it today.

@MisterMikeTexas

5 ай бұрын

Watching them lose made me cry. 😭

@PhaQ2

5 ай бұрын

@@MEMORYLANE218 I too had a blue Malibu in 1986 through 1994. It had over 300k miles on it before the body rotted off the frame. I loved that car.

I'll take the 74 Camaro, same color as my 77!!!

@johneckert1365

5 ай бұрын

Surprised it was that much $$$

Love the AMCs!!!!!

My dad taught me how to drive in a 74 Coupe DeVille at the age of 12,consequently, I can drive anything.

Notice they didn't have gray cars then?

The '74 Toyota 1200 -- wow -- had to be the base model!! (still a new car though)

Back then, I was a Chevy person. The 74 Caprice is still one of my all time favorite cars, although I am now a Ford person. I also liked the Impala, Monte Carlo, and Chevelle from back then. Cars back then had style, and you could tell what they were

Hodaka ! I was never into them but many were , my livelihood is vintage Mx though. Super cool 70s Americana . Thank you

@barrycuda3769

5 ай бұрын

Elsinores, early RM'S ,monoshock YZ's , Ossa Phantom, Montesa Cappra , CCM's ,HL500 ,that sort of stuff ?🙂

That green Vega looked like it was 20 years old and hadn't been cared for.

Super Wow … an AM Radio …

The Jeep with the wheel covers and whitewall tires was neat, but the Gremlin X is the one for me - with the 304 V8.

@johneckert1365

5 ай бұрын

The Jeep also had a 304

I want that Gremlin X 😊

That's right Johnny--its a CAH-pri!!

Wow those models were beautiful! They actually made those throw away AMC's, Vegas, and Comets, etc look good! No Mopars?

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Yes they do

Excellent!!!!!!!!!

I remember watching this show back then. The cars were the thing back then of course. Except today I would be more excited for the Cadillac and the Caprice. There were to many Vegas and Mavericks as prizes. (Capris & Comets are basically Mavericks)

@frankdeboer1347

5 ай бұрын

Capri had very little in common with the Maverick as it was totally a European designed and manufactured car.

@BubbaSmurft

5 ай бұрын

Only thing a Capri had that it shared with the Mavet was the Ford badge. (although it was sold at Merc' stores) The Comrick were the same car with different faces.

I'll take The 74 Chevy Caprice sedan ( even though it's long ago rusted someplace in a junkyard )

@dancline2143

5 ай бұрын

Or ended up as a demolition derby car by the time it was 10 years old

Back when white wall tries were optional. Very rare to see Good year polyglas gt white letter tires. The choices when customers bought new tires.

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

I totally agree!

@user-uv8qn3qw4e

5 ай бұрын

@@MEMORYLANE218 thank you for replying back. I spent several years installing tires at Montgomery Ward, Walmart, and remember the weekend special on tires. Also I remember going to coon rapids Chrysler Plymouth with my dad and seeing the Plymouth rapid transit system in1970. Also seeing, the brand new cars on the showroom. It' was the oil and gas shortage that caused the game shows to give away more economy cars. Especially the Vega and the AMC gremlin.lots of car memories.

I dig those AMCs, the Hornet was a good car, probably the best American built economy car during the era.

@kckettridge

5 ай бұрын

Don't forget the most important non option, option. Those AMC's all came with the AMC Buyer's Protection Plan. 😆😆

@andrewwanner6855

5 ай бұрын

Just wish those Hornets still had Hudson badging!

@tholmes2169

5 ай бұрын

@@andrewwanner6855 would have been nice if Nash/Hudson had been able to convince Studebaker/Packard to join up. They might still be around.

Everybody seemed thrilled with that Volkswagen Thing.

I remember some of these old cars at The Price is Right gave away and I can tell you from experience you never know what could happen next as a matter of fact I remember when Bob Barker gave away a Pontiac sunbird station wagon to a nice young lady and what happened next was that young lady ended up taking one of the prices right models for a ride in it. But that was back in 8884 or 85 so I really don't remember that year but it was a pretty good idea but that's what started the whole revolution back then!

They seemed to give away a lot of Hornets, Gremlins, and Vegas back then!

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

That they did! Thanks for watching.

@jimmywalters3071

5 ай бұрын

I must add the NOVA. too

@smittykins

5 ай бұрын

The very first car given away on the Barker TPIR was a Vega.

I seriously doubt if any of the Chevy Vegas exist anymore

@tholmes2169

5 ай бұрын

Mostly ones that were hot rodded. I saw a Vega GT awhile back with a 350. The 4 cylinder was gone a long time ago.

@allenkranawetter9482

5 ай бұрын

@@tholmes2169 I once test drove aV8 Vega

And the Boca Brothers still, slashing the competition..😄👍🏾💖, nice '70s video conpiliation, i just missed no MoPar cars on that show but anyway, just wonder if that show still alive today or just became in a memory like all back in the the day golden era of TV legends. Great video and thanks to keep the gold past alive!! All this bring me good memories of my local TV shows who none of them doesn't exist anymore.🙏🏾 Respect dude....RESPECT!!!!

First clip was used in a WKYC promo

that's when they had the good cars on the show.

At 14:25 you ask what’s a Hodaka, they were a joint Japanese and American company that manufactured motorcycles from 1964 to 1978. Close to 150,000 motorcycles were produced within that time. They were distributed worldwide by the Pacific Basin Trading Company or for short PABATCO. they made pretty awesome bikes with names like Road Toad and Combat Wombat. They were considered the best Trail bikes you could get in the 70’s. They also made street versions of them.

Rumor has it the Hodaka is still on the road while the Vega got eaten by the rust monster in 1978!

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Hahahaha!!! Thanks for watching. Make sure and subscribe!

... Wow, this month, Jan. '24, I bought a nice '73 AMC Hornet Sportabout Gucci X ... Looked almost identical to the '74 they showed in this clip ... 🇺🇸 ...

Where are they now? In junk yards, chop shops, auto fluff landfills or recycled into who knows what. I understand many of those automobiles were never claimed because of the tax liabilities. And face it who wants to drive home in a snot green colored Vega?

I was born in April 1974

@dancline2143

5 ай бұрын

I hope that it wasn't April 2rd or 4th. Those were the days of the deadly tornado outbreak in the US and Canada

The second chance at the weird blue vega was cool because of that sweet dirt bike

7:01..........that's called vinyl, Johnny.

@tomservo56954

5 ай бұрын

That's what VW called it, Dandy

Great videos and memories! Thank you! When I was a kid my favourite game show on air since 1972. GM, Ford, AMC, European and Japanese cars but no Chryslers?

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

We had a yellow 1974 Mercury Capri just like the one @2:40. I broke the windshield with my head when my mom slammed on the brakes to avoid an accident, my dad was not happy.

1974 Camaro $5200😢😢😢😢😢😢

you could melt down that Cadillac and make 3 Caeollas - lol - 😄

I like the caddy the caprice and the Malibu

I thought they were going to follow up and find the cars now! Like the title says.

They sure pushed those Vegas.

Wow! This guy did a good job taking over for Bob Barker.

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

He was the host for the Price is Right night version.

The woman that took the prizes in Temptation instead of going for the car, the fact that Price pretty much treated that as a loss after Bob revealed all the numbers to be correct was kinda funny to me. That's the first time I've heard the losing horns for taking the prizes when the contestant could've won the car.

I wonder if the winners still have their cars thst they won

@davidmitchell6873

5 ай бұрын

Most of them aren't even alive at this point.

@dancline2143

5 ай бұрын

I have often wondered that

Fun to watch 😊

Why say, "Where are they now"? Misleading title. Thought maybe there was a backstory to a couple winners.

Dennis James hosted the nighttime version of The Price Is Right, but for all intents and purposes Bob Barker was the quintessential host, in spite of the lawsuits he was involved in later on.

@sharksport01

5 ай бұрын

He needed his nights off to lacquer that hair.

Looking forward to 75, 76, 78, and 79, family owned many Chevrolets from those years except one, had a used 76 jeep Cherokee. Could we see more Malibu, Caprices coming?

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Right on

Hodaka was a line of Japanese dirt bikes imported by a trading company that was located in Bend, Oregon

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Ah, OK. I never heard of them. Thanks for watching, Dave!

@barrycuda3769

5 ай бұрын

Pabatco.

Which did Carole enjoy more: the Corolla or Gremlin X?

Super fun! Love these cars - they bring back great memories. Thanks for making these.

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

All the $3,000 cars.

Wonder if Carole opened up a car dealership after winning those 2 cars.

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Hahahaha! Thanks for watching. Make sure and subscribe!

@tomservo56954

5 ай бұрын

That Showcase had a "Women's Lib" theme, and included a course in kung fu and outfit, a subscription to MS. magazine, and a dishwasher

Toyota and Beetle still running 🎉

Looks like Roslyn Kind at 10mns15.

I wonder how happy the people that won those Vegas were after they owned them.

Where did you get those Dennis James episodes?

Not only do we get to see the cars, but the prices too! 😃 Of all the cars, I bet the Toyota Corolla is still on the road. 🙂 Although how can it get better than a Gremlin with an 8-track. 👍🏻

@gearmeister

5 ай бұрын

That Gremlin was sweet! Now, that was a very cool car! I never had an 8 track but my dad had one & it sounded killer

@MisterMikeTexas

5 ай бұрын

Japanese makes were rust-prone in the 1970s. So not likely.

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Very true!

@fordtruxdad5155

5 ай бұрын

A Gremlin AND a Corolla! And Carol was still rockin' her 60's pointy glasses😆

Talk about base models. Why not just list the frame as an option?!

I'd like to have the " green hornet " small block wagon .

The year when the Camaro started losing its looks .

The year I was born. All these cars are Gen X. Interesting that there was 2 hosts. Bob barker and the other guy that I don't know. Tess doesn't look like a woman that would enjoy the VW Thing. Yeah, a green Vega looks about right for her! Dang! I'd love to win the Hornet! Why are almost all the cars either green or yellow? - oh, never mind, there's a brown Comet. Never mind the Green Hornet. I'll take the red one! Keep the 1974 Caddy. I'll take the Jeep and camping package! DANG! They have a 1974 Toyota 1200. I had a 1972 Toyota 1600! I'll take that white Gremlin X as well...with 8 track!

I like the white Gremlin. They usually didn’t give a white car.

@tomservo56954

5 ай бұрын

The color could be what you wanted...

rip AMC

Manual transmission❤. Some of them were total land yahts lol.

Linda though…. 😍

1974 was an interesting year for American cars since the 1973 OPEC oil imbargo made gas guzzlers obsolete. It was interesting to see them give away a Toyota since that was really the first year that the US discovered the value of a Japanese car.

A lot of excitement about a PoS Vega, Rambler or the land yacht. And the death trap Toyota even came with a heater! I wonder how excitited they got when they got the bill from the IRS.

A $7500 Cadillac, that’s absolutely amazing! Also hearing that green CJ5 Jeep had a V8 engine? That’s awesome! Not awesome that it was the second most expensive vehicle in the whole video. 😂

@MEMORYLANE218

5 ай бұрын

Sure is!

It's a "CAP REE" 😂 Tough giving that Vega away huh!😂

That host had some well greased hair !

The “Losing Horns” but you added was unnecessary.

The thing with am radio 😂

the Toyota corolla was the best car . and probably still runs

1:55 triple green!5:01 it's a Edsel! Yes in 1961 what was called the Comet was to be the new sportier, more economical Edsel. But Ford killed the brand and what was a stand alone brand in '60 and '61 became the Mercury Comet in 1962.9:15 odd color on that Vega.

A Hornet is not a sports car, lol. I wonder how deaf Bob Barker became from ladies screaming in his ears.

The Capri is '71-2.

@h60memo

5 ай бұрын

And the Thing was a '73.

@mikemartin2957

5 ай бұрын

The only cars offered as prizes on British TV in 1972 by ITV ( the only commercial broadcaster in UK at the time ) had to cost below £1000, & had to be built in Britain such as; Austin Mini, Austin 1100, Hillman Imp & Ford Escort mk1. Eyebrows were raised in 1976 when Anglia Televisions " Sale of the Century" had on offer a Renault 5! This model was foreign made & cost over£1000! So the regulators ( IBA) had to relax the rules a bit!) Those US & Japanese cars were fairly exotic compared to what British TV had on offer!

Lol " with am radio"

14:00 .. that other lady could have won an elevator ???

What was the airdate of the shows, and what did each person bid on in order to get on stage? Just kidding!

Who is this host other than Bob Barker? All that Castro oil would be needed for the Vega!! Nobody liked the VW THING you could see it on their faces. That dark haired "model" was the villain in The New Adventures of Wonder Woman with Cathy Lee Crosby.

7:28 big V8 471 engine with 205HP and 365 LB FT of torque, can barely move, and it may make it to 70MPH in two days, down hill with the wind behind it

@johneckert1365

5 ай бұрын

I think GM rated Caddy's 472 at 220HP in 1974.

@ahoorakia

5 ай бұрын

@@johneckert1365 no, I got it from it's own site

@seatime674

5 ай бұрын

Big monster V8 at only 200 HP that gets 12mpg,, Talk about fine engineering 😅😅....

@johneckert1365

5 ай бұрын

@seatime674 That 472 made GOBBS of horsepower when it was introduced in 1968. The EPA killed thier performance with thier emission requirements starting in 1971 for GM