Firing up Richard Petty’s 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix and onboard ride-along (4K) | Petty's Garage

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  • @1fastford795
    @1fastford795 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    When stock cars looked like the actual street car’s beautiful 🤩

    • @SpaceHCowboy
      @SpaceHCowboy ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes'sir!

    • @baims8367
      @baims8367 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gotta love the street and hobby stock divisions at your local tracks. Hands down the best classes in the country !!

  • @TheChube25
    @TheChube25 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    So much power, and nowhere to gallup! That car was screaming to be opened up! Awesome sound!

    • @Mike-8404
      @Mike-8404 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I thought the same thing, she was begging to be let loose

    • @davidtimms9615
      @davidtimms9615 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She was cruising around looking for a race track.

    • @jawmedia7575
      @jawmedia7575 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "All this horsepower, and nowhere to gallup!" -Bruce

  • @Spacejunk63
    @Spacejunk63 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Love the sound of those older race cars.. especially the ones wit #43 on it!

    • @c10wiremantawwallace13
      @c10wiremantawwallace13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No one in NASCAR will ever win 200 races ever again. There will always be just 1 King Richard Petty.
      That tall shifter just makes me think of the old Rat Fink Ed Roth artwork.
      Memories of the old days.

    • @SOU6900
      @SOU6900 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm like you, but I prefer mine to be a Black Chevy with 3 on it. 😉

    • @anthonylaudano9435
      @anthonylaudano9435 ปีที่แล้ว

      LIKE GISSS LOL

    • @fsca72
      @fsca72 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s just a mildly built small block Chevy. Nowhere near the level race engine that would’ve been in there originally.

    • @Spacejunk63
      @Spacejunk63 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​​Right I forget you're the expert. Because that's what the King would of had in one of his race cars.

  • @shawdowsanddust5301
    @shawdowsanddust5301 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Awesome era of NASCAR. That Aerocoupe back window was a serious game changer for the Monte Carlo SS'. Never could figure out why the Pontiac's didn't see similar success.

  • @tanker335
    @tanker335 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    That's the last place on Earth I'd expect to see a speed bump.

  • @michellatour150
    @michellatour150 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'd much rather watch and listen to these cars even while at a standstill than today's cars actually racing.

  • @pennywise8182
    @pennywise8182 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm glad to see other people using those classic Craftsman "Iconic" ratchets......I still use mine all the time....And I pick up more here and there....USA made of course....If they're good enough for "The King", they're sure as Hell good enough for me.

  • @billyp333
    @billyp333 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    To see Master Craftsman at work is amazing....beautiful historic car

  • @louislepage5111
    @louislepage5111 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Dale Inman said the cars were always built around Richard Petty' 😊

  • @BSNFabricating
    @BSNFabricating ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Now THAT brings back some great memories.

    • @LasVegas68
      @LasVegas68 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn right!!😊👍

  • @elvisowens7137
    @elvisowens7137 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is awesome love it.. Thanks fer posting.. Nothing beats old school Nascar

  • @das11270110
    @das11270110 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    They might not have been good racecars but as a Pontiac fan I love the grand prix 2+2

  • @joelquinn3953
    @joelquinn3953 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How amazing it must have felt to drive that beast that went so many miles in so little time!!!! Amazing machine!!! All I can do is watch videos of him racing it but I’ll bet it was magic to see him runnin!!!!!!

  • @jamesforbes3128
    @jamesforbes3128 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish Petty would go back to this paint scheme.

  • @thedrunkendolphin-rob7958
    @thedrunkendolphin-rob7958 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My first race was in March 1987 at Darlington...so this car is one of my favorites. The King finished 3rd that day...maybe would have won if not for the rain.

    • @dannyballenger3340
      @dannyballenger3340 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      THE KING IS WRIGHT BROTHER

    • @rdsii64
      @rdsii64 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was at Darlington on throwback weekend for this years goodyear 400. It was my first race and I had so much fun I bought tickets for the upcoming cookout southern 500 as soon as I got home.

  • @user-fr5su1ob7j
    @user-fr5su1ob7j 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sounds great it would be awesome to hear it in person. One day hopefully might get to hear one thanks.

  • @Ryan-vo3rm
    @Ryan-vo3rm ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Ahh yes miss those days where the cars looked nicer and actually still looked more like the actual cars.

  • @KillerKev1961
    @KillerKev1961 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these historical films. Thank you. History is only that if its preserved.

  • @stenbergskij101
    @stenbergskij101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rick Petty and the heartbreakers

  • @ShadowFox1141
    @ShadowFox1141 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That iconic color scheme!! The one and only petty color scheme!

  • @sharksrcbash
    @sharksrcbash ปีที่แล้ว

    The sound when that thing fired up was outstanding. I was imagining myself driving. Thank you.

  • @michaelmyers3892
    @michaelmyers3892 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember all too well as a kid back in the 1970s don't really remember the racetrack but Dad took me to a race with them just the look in the style of Richard Petty and it caught my attention my dad was always a Richard Petty fan since the 1960s

  • @TaisinViper
    @TaisinViper ปีที่แล้ว

    I regularly watch Goodwood gonna be paying even more attention this year that car is a piece of art

  • @MI325A
    @MI325A ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🎉🎉🎉🎉 HAPPY 84TH BIRTHDAY, "KING" RICHARD PETTY 🎉🎉🎉
    God Bless

  • @4367plu
    @4367plu ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love the stp paint so recognizable

  • @tennesseesmoky9012
    @tennesseesmoky9012 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @richardwarfordjr.5622
    @richardwarfordjr.5622 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like Petty is a legend 😊

  • @danielrankin4906
    @danielrankin4906 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was hoping he would take it on down randleman rd there for a second.

    • @darrellkidd5177
      @darrellkidd5177 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too! At least for a little ways down Branson Mill Rd. There ain't a cop in Randolph County that would bat an eye at seeing that car going down the road 😁

  • @eddylauterback1312
    @eddylauterback1312 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Can you imagine setting up a car for Mr Petty?

    • @darrininverarity4297
      @darrininverarity4297 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The King

    • @chasethompson9826
      @chasethompson9826 ปีที่แล้ว

      I worked for Dave Hammond who built engines for both him and then Kyle. Amazing place to be in randleman. The roads show you why these guys wanted to race so bad

  • @Andyc515
    @Andyc515 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome dude wooooo love the sound of that beast

  • @marknan5352
    @marknan5352 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goosebumps....... Love the sound. Nascar muscle

  • @highflyingbird6467
    @highflyingbird6467 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a cool piece of Nascar history, Sounds and looks wonderful.

  • @ekrwy2
    @ekrwy2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish they would put the gun slinger Mike Skinner behind the wheel for Goodwood. His runs in a nascar truck was always awesome to watch.

  • @CorbinsDedah
    @CorbinsDedah ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beauty. That body style is just amazing.

  • @garageworm17
    @garageworm17 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was the car I grew up with love this car

  • @ElvinLeadfoot
    @ElvinLeadfoot หลายเดือนก่อน

    How could you not love being around that garage:)
    ???? Definitely Cool

  • @chasethompson9826
    @chasethompson9826 ปีที่แล้ว

    These guys are highly respected and trusted

  • @mikehunt9894
    @mikehunt9894 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im surprised Petty Garage doesn't have their own little race track in the backyard to let these unwind from time to time...

  • @mikep1085
    @mikep1085 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sounds great!! 😎

  • @albarman1968
    @albarman1968 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    at 7:05 reaching for the shifter where it really should be in a conventional car. Awesome!

  • @finscreenname
    @finscreenname ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Funny seeing everyday drivers sitting amongst all that history.
    How is that Holly not leaking all over the place? I leave one over the winter in my boat and they always end up leaking.

  • @rubberbandmansgarage470
    @rubberbandmansgarage470 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s cool I don’t care who you are that sounds like a beast! Love the video and him taking a few rips I would have too!!

  • @carouselofcrazychrisb
    @carouselofcrazychrisb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my all time favorite Pontiac bodies

  • @tillman40
    @tillman40 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Boys this is back when it was all about the racing…

  • @anthonyklein1608
    @anthonyklein1608 ปีที่แล้ว

    EPA is going to love you guys!

  • @mikeadams2900
    @mikeadams2900 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is awesome!!!!!!

  • @cliffthelightning
    @cliffthelightning ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great background music, very of its time

  • @shanew.williams
    @shanew.williams ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid ! It would be nice if you could get Richard to do his own steering wheel wrap in black tape like he used to. After they went to removable steering wheels, sometimes i watched Richard setting on the pit wall, carefully wrapping his steering wheel in between practices or whenever,contented as can be.

  • @HightowerLSSD
    @HightowerLSSD ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ready for a rip around N. Wilkesboro!

  • @Chef-James
    @Chef-James ปีที่แล้ว

    The King

  • @narutofanz4
    @narutofanz4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was waiting for him to dump the clutch, you can hear the eagerness of the engine

  • @jeffb243
    @jeffb243 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOVE IT!!!!

  • @darinpetty3741
    @darinpetty3741 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've met Richard and he is a awesome man. So cool to see one of his cars.

  • @andyhamilton8940
    @andyhamilton8940 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pony-yak! Hope the King will be going to drive again over at Goodwood!

  • @AmericanJohnnyBoone
    @AmericanJohnnyBoone ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 2 + 2 was competitive. That car came close to winning at North Wilkesboro and Darlington.

  • @c10wiremantawwallace13
    @c10wiremantawwallace13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched the car race at Riverside way back in 1988 when Rusty Wallace won the race. I was always a Richard Petty fan and I wanted this car so much it hurts to see it now.

  • @michaelboonphotography3014
    @michaelboonphotography3014 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that car needs to be let loose. I went the the Petty museum in 2006 and saw this car and many of his others. It's an awesome place you really have to see it.

  • @jamesayers1770
    @jamesayers1770 ปีที่แล้ว

    The legendary King 🤴

  • @jameshutchins3396
    @jameshutchins3396 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Music video!!! Thank you!

  • @bryonkidder6199
    @bryonkidder6199 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful Pony-ac!

  • @georgeesquivel8623
    @georgeesquivel8623 ปีที่แล้ว

    COOL CAR!!!!!!!FRIDAY NITE RIDE 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

  • @mchristr
    @mchristr ปีที่แล้ว

    I realize that the races were mostly ovals back in the day but there's just something so right about a road course alignment on these cars.

  • @jamesmcintire3800
    @jamesmcintire3800 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the sight and sounds of Richards old 43! Who’s going to drive this car at Goodwood?

  • @kungfuwitcher7621
    @kungfuwitcher7621 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is a British telephone box on the site 😎 Love the sound of that engine.

  • @dustinmiller8451
    @dustinmiller8451 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great place to visit as an RP fan!
    You might even bump into Dale Inman or the King himself!

  • @greer776611
    @greer776611 ปีที่แล้ว

    When a car has power- it's pulsating

  • @joelpierce3940
    @joelpierce3940 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like the plates they use for toe in. Probably check camber also.

  • @bigbline405
    @bigbline405 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool and great sounding and looking car for the king question is the carb the still full power Holley or the reduced 390 cfm in late 87 seasons after Bobby's crash in the Winston 500

  • @jimmy_olds
    @jimmy_olds ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What’s the history behind that chassis?

  • @pauljohnson7382
    @pauljohnson7382 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Carb tuning has become a lost art-form...
    Miss the days of...throttle pump...throttle pump...slide choke out just a bit...hit the ignition...(c'mon baby)...do it! 👍

  • @Daehawk
    @Daehawk ปีที่แล้ว

    Old and simple. The best way.

  • @jpedromurillo2518
    @jpedromurillo2518 ปีที่แล้ว

    I,like You channel,greetings from San José CA (408) .

  • @kennyjoiner2840
    @kennyjoiner2840 ปีที่แล้ว

    That car sound sweet

  • @jefferyrobertson7520
    @jefferyrobertson7520 ปีที่แล้ว

    Number 43 Stp Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Fastback Aero Coupe From 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Thanks For Uploading

  • @typedbyben
    @typedbyben ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'd do this all day every day for free

  • @ghost13829
    @ghost13829 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfection

  • @MATTBOMERRACING
    @MATTBOMERRACING ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What camera do use film with, quality is stunning!

  • @DaleTerry
    @DaleTerry 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My dream job!

  • @nativestacker4185
    @nativestacker4185 ปีที่แล้ว

    This generation was the end of Stock Car Racing , and Richard was The King , my favorite driver . I miss Stock Car Racing . I think 1987 was the last year I watched .

  • @charlesd.3749
    @charlesd.3749 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely gorgeous. ❤

  • @hopalongjohnny9797
    @hopalongjohnny9797 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thought you were going to take it down Branson Mill Road like the old days 😂

  • @tw88gttama
    @tw88gttama ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m ready for this on iracing , I know it got scanned !! I’ll trade in the Buick for it

  • @wdsracer
    @wdsracer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did each variant of the GM 350 cubic inch engine (Chevrolet,Buick,Pontiac, Oldsmobile) use an actual block and heads from each division or did they all use the Chevrolet block and heads?

  • @hotwheel6663
    @hotwheel6663 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love dem' slots!

  • @ransomlumberjack7838
    @ransomlumberjack7838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How many wins did Petty have in 1987. After all these years, it's good to see that the car is still struggling.

  • @ClaremontClassicGarage
    @ClaremontClassicGarage ปีที่แล้ว

    Just out cruising around in the King's car.

  • @taftamick54
    @taftamick54 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now that's cool!! Mechanics adjusting carburetors instead of punching buttons on a lap top... Nascar we want carburetors!!! How in the heck can you drive that thing with Richards steering wheel? He loved em close... Now we wanna see Richard do some donuts in the parkin' lot with that thang...😁

  • @RCFlyBy911
    @RCFlyBy911 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started watching as a young kid in 1980 this was the car I liked the best and then I saw the person get out of it 👈🏼‼️ it was that day RICHARD PETTY became my HERO ‼️‼️‼️ well fast forward to now ,,, I’m 53yrs young RICHARD PETTY is still my all time HERO AND I STILL WANT TO PUT THAT #43 race car in victory lane at DAYTONA ….WHAT ??? Who said because you age don’t mean that you still can’t have dreams ‼️I can whip a car though ..I was born with it ! Just wasn’t born with the $☹️

  • @James7796ify
    @James7796ify ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You guys are very carefully about waking her up for the first time in 6 years that car got a spa treatment!

  • @LarryVarner-zq5zd
    @LarryVarner-zq5zd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amen, Men were Men & Stockcars were Real.

  • @1MADZ
    @1MADZ ปีที่แล้ว

    Real man car

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh wow, very cool!!!!👍👍43

  • @TheBigDawgSL
    @TheBigDawgSL ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We need this on iracing

  • @blipco5
    @blipco5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What size Holley on there? It looks like a 650 or 780.

  • @montecarloss305
    @montecarloss305 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kinda forgot how much more rounded the rear windows were on those 2+2s compared to the Aerocoupes.

  • @williamkrupp4572
    @williamkrupp4572 ปีที่แล้ว

    SORRY. BUT i LOVE YOU BOYS! tHANK YOU!!

  • @Sicklajoie
    @Sicklajoie ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's the history of this chassis? Did it ever have 88 Grand Prix sheet metal on it?

  • @mikep1085
    @mikep1085 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Should have gotten Kyle to run it down the road for us! HAHA!

  • @madmanmechanic8847
    @madmanmechanic8847 ปีที่แล้ว

    A die hard Holley guy why set the idle at 2000 RPM ? That would of been happy at 1200 I would of been cranking the idle down and adjust the A/F mixture

  • @Thomas-ul3uy
    @Thomas-ul3uy 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That sounded like a standard GM starter of the day. Wonder if this is an actual nascar engine or just a built small block with headers and the race car exhaust. Just seemed to have a mild sound to it.