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I have a trunk full of old car brochures Are you interested in buying them?
I've had a long love relationship with the Slant 6, so when my kids told me I needed to get a new car, I found a 1960 Valiant with the toilet seat faux spare tire ring on the Internet ( they said "new," but failed to mention what defines "new," it's new. Just old and new). It's black with the red interior, and I paid way too much for it, $10K, plus shipping, but it runs. It's going to swallow another $12K in bumper to bumper restoration and interior, but that still translates to its original 1960's retail price, and it is a pleasure to drive. All cars today look like melted chocolate bars that got pooped out of the same wind tunnel. The black is fiercely hot in the desert sun, so it's getting a repaint in cherry red. I'd thought about white, but white is such a common color. I was surprised, from this video, that they came with full-on white walls. I'm going to mention "Classic Car Deals" as the vendor. The way the car was appraised, it was in drivable condition with a broken speedometer and was pictured with intact upholstery. In reality, it was nearly a wreck on delivery, and the interior was completely destroyed from carpet to headliner. Fortunately, she still had the original knobs and the original tube-type radio (no transistors!), but otherwise, the appraisal was flatly dishonest. Anyone looking to buy a classic online, and there are many dealers, will be well advised to hire an independent appraiser to go over it and photograph the heck out of it. I feel that Classic Car Deals is not the only dealership exaggerating the car's condition. If they don't like me writing this and want to sue for libel, I got the receipts to prove what a wreck it is/was. But she will be looking fine once the last of it is restored.
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My Dad bought a new one in 1960. I learned to drive it in 1970 and it was mine in 1971-73. Worst POS car I ever owned! But hey, it got me to high school and work. It was a V100 with three on the floor, no radio, no A/C, no right side view mirror, rubber flooring, and the engine knocked no matter what gas you put in it. It burned oil, despite our by-the-book maintenance. Ball joints were loose by 90,000 miles. It was notoriously unreliable. Once, the wiring harness caught fire when I hit a bump. That bump broke the rusty battery-hold-down strap, which shorted out to a frayed wire. Cabin filled with smoke. Fortunately, I was going about 10 MPH and the engine died immediately. The entire harness had to be replaced. Another time, the pin holding the pinion gear to the drive shaft sheared off, disconnecting the drive shaft from the rear wheels. Imagine putting the car in gear and letting the clutch out. The speedometer goes up to 20 MPH or so, before you realize the car isn't moving at all! Yeah. I never bought another Mopar. I bought a Toyota Corolla in 1977 when I graduated from college, and have driven nothing but Toyotas ever since. They've all been great.
Best car ever built. They were bullet proof.
Owned a 67 G.T. Ford Fairlane divorce took it away.
I had a 66 GTXL a combo I haven’t seen a lot of.
I just liked and subscribed to your channel. I have a 1970 F100 Short bed with a 390 big block under the hood. My first truck payed 500 dollars for it back in the late 90s and it has been sitting since 1999 and I really want to get it back on the road.
My grandfather had a 62 Lancer I like it when I was about 15 years old my mom and dad got the car and I got to drive it in our backyard we had 5 acres I had a lot of fun with it
undoubtably the first
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My grandfather had one. I loved that car and so did he. He traded it in for a ‘’68 Satellite with a 383 and then he had a ‘72 Skylark then a ‘76 Regal then an 84 Cutlass. When I was in college in 1981 he and I went out one night on the town together when he was visiting us in town and let’s just say I was in shape to drive home when he drank me under the table so he drove us home in my’73 Duster and he said that it felt familiar. I told him it was because it was because it was pretty much the same car as his old Valiant.
I saw a Holley fuel injection in a '62 Lancer.
Chrysler also made a couple of Hyper-Packs, aluminum 225 cubic inch motors. My best at the 1/4 mile was 11.06 on a winter morning at Fremont Raceway. Biggest problem was keeping air in the tires as low pressures were needed to get traction and not break the tire to rim seal. A friend and I ran the car at Bonneville in 1970 and got a one-way speed of 132 MPH. the clutch exploded and it was a one-way run. The car did make it through the measured mile. In fact, with a damaged clutch, (no release), we drove it 300 miles home rather slowly. That was the only failure of the car for the ninety thousand miles i had the car.
My Grandma had one and it would haul A~~!
These were sold in Australia,the first called the "R" series with the fake spare in the boot lid then the "S' without. All had the 225 slant 6 with about 140 hp,and I only remember seeing push- button autos.More power than the Falcon or Holden of the time,but thirsty.
Very cool video, thank you
Lancer GT didn't have a 4-speed? Wow.
My gramps had one of these GTs. LUVed that little car.
Awesome I love 1972 I had 3 off them trashing my 328 I cov BMW for another Grand Prix I might get 1967 an 1972 !
I really wish they had put the 410 4 V with just a little better exhaust manifolds. They had the parts on the shelf. The C6AER heads and the aluminum PI intake. Torque monsters. And even the 428 T-bird with the same heads only with LR 2.09/1.63 valves and the aluminum 4 and 2x4 intakes with Holleys. 66-67 GT and GTA could have been so much better. Even the GT/CJ cam. They would have been better on the street. I never understood it. A pair of 2.25 duals to the rear with resonators and muffler delete. They were THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CARS IN 66 and 67. They could have slapped around any 383 Mopar.
The 67 convertible model was really very nice and luxury sport looking. To me, it would've competed very well against the Ford Thunderbird ragtop.
Nice video ;-) Love it or hate it? Hmmm I think that ve simply like it
Nobody else needs to mention the Canadian Pontiac Grand Prix.. It's been mentioned twice already.. Thanks for this video, @Char_Gens..
I love the video, but I hate to have to complain for the 8 millionth time, the name of the car is pronounced WILLIS, NOT WILLY'S, OR WILLIE'S. It was named after a man named John North Willys, pronounced WILLIS, who founded the company that made the car in 1908. Otherwise, wonderful video, great brochure, excellent information. Sorry for the rant, but it drives me crazy. Just saw Dave's comment below...sorry to double down...
I had a 2 door Malibu Classic. I loved it. Wish I still had it. You NEVER see one on the road anymore, guess they have all been crushed😢
We had one, more thn million miles, it turned into a rust bucket with sides flapping in the wind
Notice how today's truck advertising never mentions chassis/cabs, flatbeads, or stakebeds?
Can't take anymore, it's making me cry - despite the almost exact Monty Python's Flying Circus music....
Lol
4:47 That last part is pretty sad now in hindsight.
Dad had a 1967 metalic green ford V-8 stick shift truck. He took out the back window and made a custom camper towing a trailor and we went across the country for summer vacation in it and mom passed us kids in the camper ice tea or lemonade and sandwiches during the long trips.
Man! Prices were really cheap then if you think about it!
Koool video.
La meilleure américaine de tout les temps
My dad had a 62 GT, white with red interior. It didn’t have the hyper pack, but it did have the aluminum block 225. That made it a little peppier. In the winter, when the car was warmed up from driving and you stopped, say at the grocery store, that aluminum block would cool down and you had to start all over again with the heater.
I recommend the 351 Cobra Jet Cleveland 4 barrel.
I've always called the 60-66 Chevy trucks the "breadloaf design"... looking at the back they look like a loaf of bread.
They sure do! Never thought about that before!
This is such a great series, breaking down the brochures and the Buick is a beautiful subject.
The Cyclone and 68 Cougar are the only Fomoco cars I ever liked.
There's a '70 Spoiler SCJ 4 speed with locker rear in a barn near me. I tried to buy the car from two different owners over a 20 year period. Long story short, I gave up in 2010 and bought a new Challenger. The car remains uncovered in an old barn nearby. A local bodyshop with a North America wide reputation went to appraise it, as the most recent owners wanted to borrow money against the car, and even though it remains rust free, original paint, no aftermarket radio or alterations or missing equipment, it did not appraise enough to get the money. It's green, black interior and all straight panels. The pigeon poop topping is a free "extra".
As a 13 year old, the 1970 Mercury Cyclone was a favorite, so much so that the all-new 1972 Mercury Montego really shocked me - they turned the Montego into a Continental. The 1972 Montego GT dwarfed my dads 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88. Mercury took the Montego in the wrong direction, I wanted the slimmer, lighter weight Cyclone of 1970. America had gone "personal luxury" crazy during the 1970's and performance cars fell along the same path. Now I realize that 1970 was a performance milestone year - glad to be an aging eyewitness.
Fantastic luxo barges.
Another great video of wonderful Cadillacs. My favourite would have to be a '60 Eldorado Brougham.
Good choice!
Wonderful artwork in those brochures from the '50s. The drawings continued to the late '60s before being replaced by photographs. My favourite Cadillacs from this era would be the '58 Eldorado Brougham and the '59 Sedan de Ville 4 window flat top.
I very well remember those cars and especially the brochures. I picked up several brochures from the showroom and decorated my freshman college dorm room with the cut out pictures.
4th grade punk...... one my fav brochures ,dug the hurst shifter and the dash tach and gauges and my fav page @9:52 was the power train opts.... did any one order a 2 door Montego MX brougham . with a 429 and. a 4 speed ?
Very cool!
Would be a perfect sleeper 👍
Very rare cars in the UK. Never seen a Montego, never mind a Cyclone Spoiler!
Rare in the U.S. as well, few people know of them.
Excellent presentation using original articles, brochure and ads. I come from a car nut family too and have loved cars since I was very young. Just found your channel today and look at to your videos. They are the best.
One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on automobiles. I love you using period articles and brochures. I also like comparing the costs vs current costs. Absolutely excellent presentation.
Man I remember those days when we didn't have all the environmental psychos you could order gas guzzling monster V8s. Love the 427 2x4 425 hp V8. My folks bought a brand new Colony Park Wagon with a 390 Special 2V carb that used premium fuel. Made 2 trips back and forth to CA. from NY. Miss those days.
1966 Darlene Ruttman drove her two children from Dearborn, Michigan to Lynwood, California in a Valiant. Darlene got 3 flat tires! Darlene's Mother won that car in a raffle. Problem was, Lena didn't drive! Thusly my Mom received a Beautiful red Valiant from my Grandparents. My Goodness was that a beautiful car! By 1970 she was sold when we moved to a rental home in Long Beach, California. I get pretty excited when I see a Valiant! Not many around.
Is it for sale