In all, 15 Giocattolos were made. The first 4 were prototypes with 3 built with Alfa V6s and one with a Holden V8 racing engine. The problem with the Giocattolo was that insanely expensive and yet looked too much like the car who's body shell it used, the Alfa Romeo Sprint. The new body panels make the car look fantastic but it still looked like an Alfa. All the prototypes were rebuilt with the 5 litre Holden V8 Group A engine.
@alexrobertson987514 күн бұрын
I love the Valiant Charger. I used to walk past one every day on the way to school. It was love at first sight. My mum forbade me from buying one as my first car as she thought I'd wrap it around a tree. She was probably right lol
@jasonmorahan745014 күн бұрын
The Valiant (Chrysler) Charger coupe had 3 muscle car variations the initial VH series E38 R/T for touring car racing with 280hp 245 hemi six 3spd manual, superseded when available by the E49 R/T with a 300hp 265 hemi six 4spd and the V8 E55 GT coupe with a mild 340 engine also offered as a luxury option in the upmarket SE 770 Charger when an R/T touring race version didn't pan out and they had surplus 340 engines. The regular "luxury" V8 option for the Charger was the lethargic 318. Later series GT V8 option imported the 360 instead of the 340 as the V8 R/T was no longer on the books and it was now just a GT engine option, which had a lot less power than the 340. Where a lot of those went was the police force for use as highway interceptors. At the time it was probably the fastest cop car in Australia. If you manage to actually find a rare 340 VJ Charger, odds are it's an ex cop car. Everybody loved the big hemi sixes on the street scene, they were just as fast as any GT V8 at the time and on the track the R/T sixes were quicker than the 340 Charger R/T test vehicle so that's why they cancelled the V8 R/T here and only sold it as a GT to offload the engines, then imported the 360 as a lazy GT. It was the same deal with imported Shelby Mustangs, the GT350 was quicker on the track than the GT500 so the big block didn't really pan out in local racing as an import desire. Big engines still had a luxury GT market but in Australia the small block was always quicker for handling and braking and crazy modded sixes were often about as quick as the small blocks on track for the same reason. Tight tracks designed to keep speeds down I guess. It's no joke, I've driven on a couple and it's like driving on a bike track in a park except it's supposed to be touring car racing. Despite local media claiming otherwise with ban performance cars alarmism, nobody was ever doing 170mph here in the 60s-70s, with about 370-380hp the 351 GTs could manage a top speed of less than 140mph on the fastest straight in 1969 and it took until now, with modern 650-700hp EFI "supercar" tourers to crack 180mph the media said GT cars were capable of in 1972 when parliament made new laws restricting them. You know how they bullshit.
@calebsmith307116 күн бұрын
say on skibiti😮
@king_ofdogeii26816 күн бұрын
I'm not Australian but I feel like Aussies don't get enough credit for their cars, they've got some pretty interesting stuff down there.
@awesomeautos246016 күн бұрын
Yes I agree!
@dangatto2088Ай бұрын
Really great information on the history of this American Classic! 👍
@YeeYee03Ай бұрын
My uncle has a quadrasteer Silverado, I've always found it interesting and I'm not sure why not many vehicles have it
@conmanthewildmanАй бұрын
Awesome video incredibly informative!
@daroachdoggjr188Ай бұрын
Excellent and informative video, keep up the outstanding work
@Who_is_HAISEAАй бұрын
10 Obscure African Cars
@aidanmanson9007Ай бұрын
do 10 obscure cars from australia next
@captainswagaliciousАй бұрын
Walter White mobile, also I owned a 2005 Buick Rendezvous and it’s the worst car I’ve owned. It drove fine but it had so many issues that piled up to be more than I’d bought the car for🤷🏻♂️. First car though.
@daroachdoggjr188Ай бұрын
Great and informative video
@king_ofdogeii268Ай бұрын
I really love your videos man
@captainswagalicious2 ай бұрын
This video is very well researched. Would love more videos like it.
@somdusazerate2 ай бұрын
Why did you leave out the BOFA?
@RDEnduro2 ай бұрын
I liked all the option wheels these packages came with, i think the Daytona is the only one I see around anymore edit: no i see some other appearance package i didnt see the wing
@trevorshark162 ай бұрын
Fun fact: there was also a supercharged Shelby Durango made in the early 2000s. Fun fact 2: There was a Ramcharger sold in Mexico only during the early 2000s. It looked exactly like a 2nd gen Dodge with a bed cover.
@DanBrando3 ай бұрын
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@tenminutemiler3 ай бұрын
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@Mean_16z3 ай бұрын
Nice vid!!! Love herring about these vehicles I didn’t even know about!
Wouldn't the C3 be the c Cubed? Or else it would be the C2
@alanhoover113 ай бұрын
This was cool, I like hearing about any obscure cars
@bob87763 ай бұрын
Does anyone know the production numbers for 88-98 single cab K1500s with a 350 and manual transmission? I’ve seen two out in the wild in my life and I would really like to get one for the collection
@RDEnduro3 ай бұрын
Ranger EV would be sweet to run to store and back
@chriskeller37053 ай бұрын
the weirdest to me was the 3/4 ton avalanche with an 8.1 L
@gang-yc4je3 ай бұрын
i agree, what an incredibly dumb truck.
@B1FFCO3 ай бұрын
Ur pretty good at reading wikipedia articles bud
@donaveningram8263 ай бұрын
Back in the good old days were you only make $40,000 a year but still can afford a decent brand new vehicle especially a truck. With out having to sacrifice rent.
@JanWaszczuk943 ай бұрын
QUADRASTEER
@JanWaszczuk943 ай бұрын
LUV!
@jeffhunter693 ай бұрын
Actually the quadrasteer was only available on the Denali GMC pickup
@awesomeautos24603 ай бұрын
Every source says all the ones I listed had quadrasteer
@wyattgardner35523 ай бұрын
Chevys had quadrasteer. Had to be LT models.
@samuraikam3 ай бұрын
I just seen a 454ss
@brandoncrimmins62963 ай бұрын
That Quadrasteer was no joke! Years ago I damn near bought one. But I really needed a diesel. Unfortunately in typical GM fashion. They didn’t ever offer it on vehicles that it would actually have sold well… and on top of that they never advertised it in anything other than a 30 minute long infomercial in the overnight hours of television. They never offered it with an Duramax. But I can tell you… If they had made a crew cab long bed 3500 with a Duramax and Q-Steer. I’d have bought it and I’d still have it to this day.
@judasgomez2543 ай бұрын
Good content maybe do ford trucks next ?!
@awesomeautos24603 ай бұрын
That’s the plan!
@PeterB.-sf6pu3 ай бұрын
gm is bringing back the “quadrasteer”..whenever they do something and its low production number’s, and not really pushed for sales, its because they are using it as a test bed to gain knowledge on the system, then they go back and refine it more.
@itznoel95073 ай бұрын
With how big GM trucks and SUVs have become, the quad steer system should be brought back. It’s being used now by luxury cars like the S-Class and the 7-Series, I don’t why the new SUVs that are bigger than some houses shouldn’t have that.
@Keggan3 ай бұрын
Don't forget the ducks unlimited seris3s
@DaewooFestiva233 ай бұрын
id love another special edition vid. this was very interesting!
@dangatto20883 ай бұрын
Great Job!
@davidreddington43813 ай бұрын
Awesome content bro! keep it up.....New sub!
@apimpnamedslickback27483 ай бұрын
C3 would be C Cubed, not C Squared.
@awesomeautos24603 ай бұрын
Sorry about that, I pinned a comment a few days ago correcting it
@donaldsalkovick3963 ай бұрын
I commented the same before seeing this
@toka1003 ай бұрын
The LUV is normally called the love.
@TheSleepingonit3 ай бұрын
Nice job
@RDEnduro3 ай бұрын
I'm in! Good luck with your channel. Steve Magnante has a video on the Snow Chaser but its in a junk yard of course
@awesomeautos24603 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@elirenigar93573 ай бұрын
I like these vids
@SKy-in5bc3 ай бұрын
Cool video, I'll definitely check out some more, and I subscribed.
@StationroadRatrods3 ай бұрын
If I ever get the chance to go back in time, I’m going to convince the engineers to build an RCSB Silverado SS. Only being available in extended cab is nonsense.
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In all, 15 Giocattolos were made. The first 4 were prototypes with 3 built with Alfa V6s and one with a Holden V8 racing engine. The problem with the Giocattolo was that insanely expensive and yet looked too much like the car who's body shell it used, the Alfa Romeo Sprint. The new body panels make the car look fantastic but it still looked like an Alfa. All the prototypes were rebuilt with the 5 litre Holden V8 Group A engine.
I love the Valiant Charger. I used to walk past one every day on the way to school. It was love at first sight. My mum forbade me from buying one as my first car as she thought I'd wrap it around a tree. She was probably right lol
The Valiant (Chrysler) Charger coupe had 3 muscle car variations the initial VH series E38 R/T for touring car racing with 280hp 245 hemi six 3spd manual, superseded when available by the E49 R/T with a 300hp 265 hemi six 4spd and the V8 E55 GT coupe with a mild 340 engine also offered as a luxury option in the upmarket SE 770 Charger when an R/T touring race version didn't pan out and they had surplus 340 engines. The regular "luxury" V8 option for the Charger was the lethargic 318. Later series GT V8 option imported the 360 instead of the 340 as the V8 R/T was no longer on the books and it was now just a GT engine option, which had a lot less power than the 340. Where a lot of those went was the police force for use as highway interceptors. At the time it was probably the fastest cop car in Australia. If you manage to actually find a rare 340 VJ Charger, odds are it's an ex cop car. Everybody loved the big hemi sixes on the street scene, they were just as fast as any GT V8 at the time and on the track the R/T sixes were quicker than the 340 Charger R/T test vehicle so that's why they cancelled the V8 R/T here and only sold it as a GT to offload the engines, then imported the 360 as a lazy GT. It was the same deal with imported Shelby Mustangs, the GT350 was quicker on the track than the GT500 so the big block didn't really pan out in local racing as an import desire. Big engines still had a luxury GT market but in Australia the small block was always quicker for handling and braking and crazy modded sixes were often about as quick as the small blocks on track for the same reason. Tight tracks designed to keep speeds down I guess. It's no joke, I've driven on a couple and it's like driving on a bike track in a park except it's supposed to be touring car racing. Despite local media claiming otherwise with ban performance cars alarmism, nobody was ever doing 170mph here in the 60s-70s, with about 370-380hp the 351 GTs could manage a top speed of less than 140mph on the fastest straight in 1969 and it took until now, with modern 650-700hp EFI "supercar" tourers to crack 180mph the media said GT cars were capable of in 1972 when parliament made new laws restricting them. You know how they bullshit.
say on skibiti😮
I'm not Australian but I feel like Aussies don't get enough credit for their cars, they've got some pretty interesting stuff down there.
Yes I agree!
Really great information on the history of this American Classic! 👍
My uncle has a quadrasteer Silverado, I've always found it interesting and I'm not sure why not many vehicles have it
Awesome video incredibly informative!
Excellent and informative video, keep up the outstanding work
10 Obscure African Cars
do 10 obscure cars from australia next
Walter White mobile, also I owned a 2005 Buick Rendezvous and it’s the worst car I’ve owned. It drove fine but it had so many issues that piled up to be more than I’d bought the car for🤷🏻♂️. First car though.
Great and informative video
I really love your videos man
This video is very well researched. Would love more videos like it.
Why did you leave out the BOFA?
I liked all the option wheels these packages came with, i think the Daytona is the only one I see around anymore edit: no i see some other appearance package i didnt see the wing
Fun fact: there was also a supercharged Shelby Durango made in the early 2000s. Fun fact 2: There was a Ramcharger sold in Mexico only during the early 2000s. It looked exactly like a 2nd gen Dodge with a bed cover.
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Nice vid!!! Love herring about these vehicles I didn’t even know about!
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Wouldn't the C3 be the c Cubed? Or else it would be the C2
This was cool, I like hearing about any obscure cars
Does anyone know the production numbers for 88-98 single cab K1500s with a 350 and manual transmission? I’ve seen two out in the wild in my life and I would really like to get one for the collection
Ranger EV would be sweet to run to store and back
the weirdest to me was the 3/4 ton avalanche with an 8.1 L
i agree, what an incredibly dumb truck.
Ur pretty good at reading wikipedia articles bud
Back in the good old days were you only make $40,000 a year but still can afford a decent brand new vehicle especially a truck. With out having to sacrifice rent.
QUADRASTEER
LUV!
Actually the quadrasteer was only available on the Denali GMC pickup
Every source says all the ones I listed had quadrasteer
Chevys had quadrasteer. Had to be LT models.
I just seen a 454ss
That Quadrasteer was no joke! Years ago I damn near bought one. But I really needed a diesel. Unfortunately in typical GM fashion. They didn’t ever offer it on vehicles that it would actually have sold well… and on top of that they never advertised it in anything other than a 30 minute long infomercial in the overnight hours of television. They never offered it with an Duramax. But I can tell you… If they had made a crew cab long bed 3500 with a Duramax and Q-Steer. I’d have bought it and I’d still have it to this day.
Good content maybe do ford trucks next ?!
That’s the plan!
gm is bringing back the “quadrasteer”..whenever they do something and its low production number’s, and not really pushed for sales, its because they are using it as a test bed to gain knowledge on the system, then they go back and refine it more.
With how big GM trucks and SUVs have become, the quad steer system should be brought back. It’s being used now by luxury cars like the S-Class and the 7-Series, I don’t why the new SUVs that are bigger than some houses shouldn’t have that.
Don't forget the ducks unlimited seris3s
id love another special edition vid. this was very interesting!
Great Job!
Awesome content bro! keep it up.....New sub!
C3 would be C Cubed, not C Squared.
Sorry about that, I pinned a comment a few days ago correcting it
I commented the same before seeing this
The LUV is normally called the love.
Nice job
I'm in! Good luck with your channel. Steve Magnante has a video on the Snow Chaser but its in a junk yard of course
Thanks man!
I like these vids
Cool video, I'll definitely check out some more, and I subscribed.
If I ever get the chance to go back in time, I’m going to convince the engineers to build an RCSB Silverado SS. Only being available in extended cab is nonsense.