@@brandonford8092wrong they are driven by passion, passion makes you loose money so what if they balance out between salary and passion? It's a win win situation
I said this before... YOU and RK inspired a 55 yr old guy (me) to break a 10+ year burn out span of my life... to get back in the game of hotrods when i thought 25 yrs of it had passed me by. Thank you David frieburger
I usedtowatchyou on roadkill as a14 year old boy, now im 23 and i race at my local racetrack and can say you had an influence. What you do does a lot for the motorsport community @@TheDavidFreiburger
Freiburger, losing Rabbit recently made me re-evaluate who the great automotive story tellers of our time are. Have watched you with this car for so many years, especially the live swap, and just want to say thanks for all you have done for car communities.
I put a blown big block in my 68 convertible about 2002-2003. I have draglites with 275/60r15 and they have the 70-80s stance. Vw skinnys in the front. I loved when they put the blower in the crusher. Mine is still in black epoxy primer. The blown crusher and my car could be brothers.
@@jeffbaker3354 I'm finally starting to work on my 69 vinyl top car, with all my health issues it's probably getting my spare 468 6/71 for now. Blowers are addictive.
I'm not from California but I remember when all this BS was going on in California. All through the 90s and into the early 2000s nobody wanted these cars except broke young guys. I bought my running driving 71 Nova 350/4 speed for 500 in 95.
I was working at a grocery store in high school at the time. I would read the car magazines on my breaks. I remember following the story of the Crusher Camaro from the beginning.
Dude, I followed this in Jr high-school. Used to go to the library instead of study hall and read the magazines. So cool to relive the memories and even cooler to see the car run and drive on my tv!!
I've been following the Crusher Camaro since the beginning and I have to say that my favorite look was with the blown big block! If I was to pick a new look I would go with pro-touring. Thanks for what you do David! And I hope you guys continue to do Engine Masters, it's one of my favorites!
Knocked another video out of the park. My wife appreciates my hobby (obsession) but doesn’t delve too deeply. She was working in an adjoining room and ended up coming in to watch the majority of this video. Afterwards I asked her about it and she said that your passion and depth of detail reminded her of listening to me talk about the seemingly endless versions of our Mustang. Please keep em coming.
This is awesome! I’m 42 years old and had all those magazines with the Crusher. I had a pic I cut out the magazine on my wall as a teen. It’s part of the reason I have a 68 Camaro now
David, you have no idea how awesome it is to see ALL of you guys on TH-cam. I've always loved the Crusher Camaro, from owning the magazine when it first came out, to the first front cover shot. It is humbling for me to get to see the 30 year mark. Thank you so much for that! I definitely look forward to seeing more of the CRUSHER CAMARO!!! By far, the blown big block Crusher is still my favorite!! 😎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I’m a Mopar guy at heart but watching videos of the crusher with the blower and that square scoop when i was only like 12 years old will forever leave me with a soft spot for that look. So badass
seeing the early history of the Crusher Camaro brought back a LOT of memories, In 1994, I had just graduated high school, and was an avid reader of Hot Rod at the time. Between this, and the El Camaddilac (I had a 1977 Elky at the time) I had huge dreams of doing a lot of the same to my car. Sadly none of it ever materialized, but hey, an 18 year old kid can dream, cant they.... Seeing this car still out there, and still evolving gives nearly 50 year old me hope that some of those dreams can still come true
That original article for the Crusher was such a great article. I actually used it in a presentation in a journalism class in college because of the story. It was an inspirational article to me. Such a legendary car.
D/F - So glad to see you doing these videos!! When you did the first version of this in COVID lockdown, I knew you found gold when you were ad-hoc grabbing some items in that garage and sharing your personal knowledge about that item, when, who and where. Keep these coming!
I remember when this car was in Hot Rod the first time. I love the way is gets changed so often, so as to always get a fresh breath of life,,,I love the video as usual...Thanks Freiburger
Yea, they fell off real hard. I subscribed to their On Demand for a year and that was it. I couldn't stand that goofy guy, Johnny Liberman. Saw him comment in support of Ron Perlman's rant on the Don't Say Gay bill. Guess Liberman is in support of transitioning children. Made me dislike the goof even more.
@viperfritz4618 Exactly mate just like the Mustang got a little too big in 67 and wayyyyyyy too big in 71, the 65-66 Mustangs to me are the perfect sized Mustangs.
@@TheDavidFreiburgerI have 68 I bought a few months ago that has been sitting for over 18 yrs. I am trying to get it put together, but I have no idea where everything goes. I wish I had the time and knowledge to assemble it before the man I bought it from passes. He put a lot of effort to get it in the condition it is in now.
I got a bit emotional while watching this video. Much of my life has paralleled the Crusher Camaro's. I had a '68 that went through many changes over the years. Small blocks, big blocks, blowers, nitrous, 15s, 17s, etc. It's probably my favorite car I've ever owned. My Camaro was more of a good friend than a car. Thank you for the fantastic memories!
@TheDavidFreiburger Yep, about 20 years ago. It was the first car I ever drag raced (11.47@121). I drove it from my home in Ohio to Key West while on vacation... two separate times. In its final iteration, it had a 454, 700R4, 17-inch Hopsters, Hotchkis springs, and Addco sway bars. It was my attempt at Pro Touring. I bought it back once, but it went away permanently a while after that. I've moved on, but I sure did love that car. I even drove it to my grandpa's funeral years ago. He had challenged me to a race against his Mercury 2 days before he passed. I'd love to find another one, but they seem borderline unobtainable these days. The Crusher Camaro touched me. I remember discussing it with my friends, cussing about Cash For Clunkers and how awesome it was that you saved one. From 3,000 miles away, you changed our lives. I'm not sure why I let my '68 get away. I guess I was bored with it at the time. It also helped fund a Pro Street Stingray I was building. That one is gone, too.
I love the Crusher because it inspired me to realize a car doesn't have to be stuck one way once you're done building it. Typically, if you get bored of a car, you just sell it to try something else. The Crusher totally negates that thought and I love it for that. It's the never ending tinker platform. Looking forward to the next phase!
First car that ever scared the hell out of me. My uncle had a marina blue 67 with a small block 355 m22 rock crusher 4-speed and 488 gears Outback in the 12- Bolt open headers and the same Centerline Wheels. Car ran 12.90's and would yank the left wheel about 4 inches off the ground. As a 10 year old boy in 1981 feeling a 5 grand holeshot that violent m22 transmission banging gears was the greatest scariest moment ever I was hooked. 👍
I'm old enough to remember most of the camaro's story. I don't care what you do with it next just enjoy it's story and your passion for finding different looks for it. Thanks for sharing 👍
I was never a hot rod guy. I just flipped through the pages when I went to pick up my monthly 4wheel and off road mag. I remember this car. It was a dream car back in the mid 90's. I wasn't sure if this was going to interest me but David is such a prolific story teller I couldn't turn it off.
I have always had a soft spot for your Crusher Camaro since the very beginning. Not only because you've done so many cool things with it, but also because I have my own soft spot for the '67 Camaro SS/RS 396/375(L-78) 4-speed factory original that I bought when I was nineteen for $3,250. It's yellow too...but factory Butternut Yellow with the black bumblebee nose stripe, black painted taillight panel, and RS pinstripes. I'm 66 now. It is still in my garage.
I remember when the Crusher Camaro build series started. I loved this car and have always preferred the original look with the Convo Pros. It nails the perfect 90's look. I'm glad it's still around all these years later
10.07 @ 134 ! That's exactly the ET and mph I ran in my 355 sbc powered Dodge D50 pick up. We like you, were there to go 9's. Built a Datsun 280Z using the drive train out of the truck. At 400lbs lighter went 9.62@142 of the trailer. Keep bringing the great content!
Damn these videos, didn’t have any jobs for this morning and have been sitting on the edge of the bed listening to this story and can’t seem to stop long enough to put socks on.
I’ve been envious of the Crusher Camaro since the beginning & still a fan. Glad that you were able to save it. The credits program was such a farce (as is today’s carbon credits).
Dad had a huge stack of all of the motor trend magazines, we used to read them and bench race then. I very much remember dad's signature "ooo niiice" when we picked up the first issue with the crusher
I am jealous that you kept up this car for 30 years. lol. Do with this car what makes you happy and ill follow. Its iconic because of its changes. Make it do everything. Or make it a monster on the strip. Ill be here either way.
Wes Alison is also THE MAN! He paid for my plane ticket to the one and only Ohio Zip-Tie Drags. That's where I did that big Roadkill Chalk Art piece at the Summit Raceway. Remember that?
Even up to around 15 years ago? maaco offered a $500 paint job and a company called Peach offered a $250 paint job. I doubt they even used a scotch brite pad. I'm thinking they didn't even wash them, just mask and spray, dead bugs and all 😄
That would be cool as hell but can you even swap the thing? I think you'd have to take a whole oem ecu and harness over like when they did the Hellcat in General Mayhem... not worth it.
Growing up on the earlier days of youtube (im 27 now), you and mike are my heros. I always loved watching you guys wrench on the iconic cars. (Crusher, Mayhem, Rot-sun ect.). Its Bitchin man.
When the March 1994 issue of hot rod magazine came out I was much more interested in the cheap thrills dart. I do remember being amazed that $700 could buy that Camaro when I just paid $600 for my first car, a 71 Camaro that needed quarters but did great burnouts.
I have been following hotrod since I was maybe 12 years old and then watching roadkill from the very beginning and it inspiring me to build my first engine was i was 15 years old, a little small block ford. It has been a huge inspiration in not only my life but my career path in working in the aftermarket automotive and building race cars all day. Keep up the great videos
I grew up with my dad fixing old mopars and sometimes old Chevys I’m more of a mopar fan but really like David I love anything that’s very old I got 2 86’s rams 1 is a 4x4 and the other is a 2wd and my dad just recently passed me down his old basically ultra rare 1963 opel rekord sedan it’s been sitting for 25+ years they bought it early 80’s once I found out about y’all’s shows I watched almost every show I always loved road kill it makes me want to work on my projects and I learn a lot of things from y’all to much love!
Wild to me I have been following this car since you bought it out of that parking lot back in the 90's before I even had a driver's license. Glad you have stuck with it all these years as it is one of my favorites.
This was the first issue of HR Mag that I ever read as a 12 year old kid. The Crusher Camaro has always been one of my favorite series of articles - it held me in rapture, and inspired me as a teen - it's so awesome to have been able to follow it throughout the years.
I remember when you guys first got this car. I was living in Huntington Beach and would go to that Ecology yard in Wilmington or the one on Imperial in Santa Fe Springs when they were doing that $700 crushing program trying to find a deal like you got. I cruised those 2 yards so frequently that the gate guards at Sante Fe Springs would tell me if any good Mopars had come in during that week. Those were awesome times for sure. I've loved following the story of the Crusher Camaro over the years. And Centerline Auto Drag's were always my favorite wheel. That pic at 28:09 of the car with the blower and those Centerline's was the best look for that car to me. Keep up the great work.
Ok I'm 69 love these videos. In the late 60's my cousin who was 10 years older would take me too the 1/8 mile drags. There was a yellow 55 Chevy with a blown small block my favorite car. I really like the sleeper look of the Camero right now. My challeng for you. Make it run in the 9's with a blown small block.😊 Have a good one
One of those 25 year olds that starded watching since the rat rod vs lambo went and saw older episodes and I would watch them every time a new one dropped consistently for years I been out of highschool since 2k17 and we’ll coming back and watching DF channel FSM and whatever’s left of motor trend like Tony lucky dulcich it feels full circle Im glad you guys are continuing and I will continue to keep on watching and supporting thank you all for making these last 13 years and a good portion of my teens memorable and inspiring god bless
Thanks, David. I love the nostalgic memories of the crusher Camaro. I remember in high school reading that in hot Rod magazine and having those pictures up on my wall on.
As a retired 63 year-old automotive guy, I've appreciated David and Steve and the others for years, in the magazines and on the tube. So glad to see David post great content that is comprehensive and inspiring. He's an excellent story-teller with a great perspective. I'm old school, so keep the Camaro first-gen and carb equipped. Maybe go with a traditional 4 speed for the challenge and fun. I live 70 miles north of Dulcich and would love to stop by for a beer with you guys and help you pull an engine one of these days. Been driving my first gen GTO's since the late '70's and enjoying a '61 Vette for the past 9 years. Keep up the killer work!
Fantastic history hour ! The Crusher Camaro has always been a favourite of mine. I watched the whole engine swap live stream at the PRI show back a bunch of years ago.
Another AWESOME video. I have loved the Crusher for a long time and preferred the look of the blown big block with no hood. David is such a great story teller 👍👍
The Grump Lump era version of the Crusher Camaro is my favorite. It looked just perfect. Of course, I am a product of the 1970s and early '80s. I love this channel David. So much history, and as @fivestander says below, you are a great storyteller. So, thank you for what you've done all these years.
Thanks freiburger for your awesome vision and creations. Almost all of my favorite shows tv/TH-cam stem back to you.. Happy to know you'll continue making content! Love it ALL!
I remember every issue. I was always amped up because I have a 68 Camaro. Please keep this car in your collection. The best $700 deal I have ever seen.
I remember the BIG BULLET! I was a senior in high school. Still remember reading that article sitting in a walgreens poking through the magazine. Thats awesome to see that again
Hey man I just want to say your doing it right! The way you dont over push your merch but just casually mention it is perfection! I hate when people go on and on pushing there merchandise. We know its there & whats available and you present that perfectly. Im broke at the moment but knowing merch basically is now how you will be able to buy parts & pizza as soon as im not completely broke I'll be sure to grab me a t-shirt at least lol. Good job David thank you for years of information and entertainment, your the man!
The first video I ever saw with Freiburger was the Roadkill thrashing Crown Vic and Caprice episode. It was absolutely the coolest thing I had ever seen up to that time. Watching the evolution of the General Mayhem has been THE number one coolest thing ive seen on TH-cam. Thanks for all the awesome entertainment David.
Dave, I am with you 100% on the graffiti problem. My response has been this, "There are those who build, and those who destroy. And the destroyers now vastly outnumber the builders."
Earl Shieb paint was bunch of places this is awesome story so glad you saved it thank you for all you have done for the automotive industry and racing industry.
When i was getting ready for school in i think grade 6 i found the episode of roadkill with the crusher and your super b and i was hooked i have watched every roadkill episode at least 10 times im now 19 and i bought my first car at 16 which was a wrx and i swapped the motor (ya not a muscle car but im in canada so i needed to winter drive it) my dad has a 1967 cougar and im currently rebuilding a small block chevy for my grandpas boat that i have kinda inherited so long story short your videos have cost me thousands of dollars so thanks for that! You have inspired me and many others to love cars and it all started for me with the crusher
I've been reading Hot Rod since the first article of this car's inception... I LOVE the fact that it's constantly changed up with looks and drive trains. This car will live on forever. Keep it up Freiburger!!.... 👌
All of you guys now being on TH-cam and sorta building your own little system between channels is the greatest thing to happen for fans.
I think it's bullshit
It's not like they need the money,what with all the free parts he's surrounded with
Roadkills getting cancelled. I can feel it. Same thing happened with hoonigan, donut, many others.
@@brandonford8092most of them aren’t free and he’s probably had them for decades. Also. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.
Pal, that's where we hung out:in the space between
@@brandonford8092wrong they are driven by passion, passion makes you loose money so what if they balance out between salary and passion? It's a win win situation
Man, I could sit and watch this guy talk about cars and automotive history for hours. Great storyteller, glad to see his TH-cam channel coming alive!
Spread the word, thank you!
Me to.
absolutely! Dave and Steve just talking about old builds would be a blast!
I loved this ! So much and knowledge about the hot rodding world and its history. I'll definitely post this on Facebook. Thanks David you rock man !
Ya I could watch Road Kill, Road Kill Garage, DED, Engine Masters, HotRod Garage, all of the original shows for hours.
I said this before... YOU and RK inspired a 55 yr old guy (me) to break a 10+ year burn out span of my life... to get back in the game of hotrods when i thought 25 yrs of it had passed me by. Thank you David frieburger
Wow. Just wow. Thank you very much for telling me that, it makes my job seem worthwhile.
@@TheDavidFreiburger absolutely I sent you a email about my self building a 57 chevy. You have no idea how much validation your rk had to me .
Me too
@TheDavidFreiburger You?
Should do the history on the muscle truck.
I usedtowatchyou on roadkill as a14 year old boy, now im 23 and i race at my local racetrack and can say you had an influence. What you do does a lot for the motorsport community @@TheDavidFreiburger
The “grumpy look era” was the absolute best look on that car in my opinion. I think the car looks proper with the “70’s” look to it
Freiburger, losing Rabbit recently made me re-evaluate who the great automotive story tellers of our time are. Have watched you with this car for so many years, especially the live swap, and just want to say thanks for all you have done for car communities.
This car is one of the reasons I have a 1967 Camaro with a big block! Rock on Dave!
Now all you need is a BLOWER
I put a blown big block in my 68 convertible about 2002-2003. I have draglites with 275/60r15 and they have the 70-80s stance. Vw skinnys in the front. I loved when they put the blower in the crusher. Mine is still in black epoxy primer. The blown crusher and my car could be brothers.
@@kolejohnson73 I've got a Pro Street 67 with a 496 and a 8-71 blower 👍🏻
@@jeffbaker3354 I'm finally starting to work on my 69 vinyl top car, with all my health issues it's probably getting my spare 468 6/71 for now. Blowers are addictive.
@@kolejohnson73 Yes they are 👍🏻
The crusher camaro is the reason I got into old car and hot rodding. I can still remember when I got that issue of hot rod.
That’s great!
I'm not from California but I remember when all this BS was going on in California. All through the 90s and into the early 2000s nobody wanted these cars except broke young guys. I bought my running driving 71 Nova 350/4 speed for 500 in 95.
@@BruceLee-xn3nn those were the days! crazy to think most of these old cars were worthless in the 90's
@@maxwell431 that was actually a good thing for us guys back then.
@@BruceLee-xn3nn i know..too bad nobody knew 20 years later theyd be worth what they are now...
My dad subscribed to Hot Rod back then. I remember he absolutely loved the "Crusher Camaro" series.
me too! i was a teen as that car got built up in the magazines
I was working at a grocery store in high school at the time. I would read the car magazines on my breaks. I remember following the story of the Crusher Camaro from the beginning.
Dude, I followed this in Jr high-school. Used to go to the library instead of study hall and read the magazines. So cool to relive the memories and even cooler to see the car run and drive on my tv!!
I've been following the Crusher Camaro since the beginning and I have to say that my favorite look was with the blown big block!
If I was to pick a new look I would go with pro-touring.
Thanks for what you do David! And I hope you guys continue to do Engine Masters, it's one of my favorites!
Knocked another video out of the park. My wife appreciates my hobby (obsession) but doesn’t delve too deeply. She was working in an adjoining room and ended up coming in to watch the majority of this video. Afterwards I asked her about it and she said that your passion and depth of detail reminded her of listening to me talk about the seemingly endless versions of our Mustang. Please keep em coming.
Thanks for saying so!
Yes, that made me laugh out loud!
I'm old enough I remember a lot of those old issues of Hot Rod. Thank you for the detailed history, David.
Always loved this car even as a kid when reading hot rod magazine as teenager
This is awesome! I’m 42 years old and had all those magazines with the Crusher. I had a pic I cut out the magazine on my wall as a teen. It’s part of the reason I have a 68 Camaro now
David, you have no idea how awesome it is to see ALL of you guys on TH-cam.
I've always loved the Crusher Camaro, from owning the magazine when it first came out, to the first front cover shot. It is humbling for me to get to see the 30 year mark. Thank you so much for that! I definitely look forward to seeing more of the CRUSHER CAMARO!!! By far, the blown big block Crusher is still my favorite!!
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I’m a Mopar guy at heart but watching videos of the crusher with the blower and that square scoop when i was only like 12 years old will forever leave me with a soft spot for that look. So badass
I’m glad to have warped your sense of goodness
The crusher needs a 70s Trans Am race series look. Thanks for all the content, Freiburger!
seeing the early history of the Crusher Camaro brought back a LOT of memories, In 1994, I had just graduated high school, and was an avid reader of Hot Rod at the time. Between this, and the El Camaddilac (I had a 1977 Elky at the time) I had huge dreams of doing a lot of the same to my car. Sadly none of it ever materialized, but hey, an 18 year old kid can dream, cant they.... Seeing this car still out there, and still evolving gives nearly 50 year old me hope that some of those dreams can still come true
How great of you to say so! Thank you
Hey David, I think it's great that you're putting videos out on TH-cam so that those of us outside the United States can enjoy viewing them. 😎
I didn’t think that I cared about the history of the Crusher Camaro but the way David tells a story is amazing!!! Great storyteller!
That original article for the Crusher was such a great article. I actually used it in a presentation in a journalism class in college because of the story. It was an inspirational article to me. Such a legendary car.
Neat
As always, enjoy your dialog & videos, David. Keep up the good work. Keep the Cragars on & blown big block.
Love this car and thanks David for everything you’ve done for the hot rod community
Thank you!
D/F - So glad to see you doing these videos!! When you did the first version of this in COVID lockdown, I knew you found gold when you were ad-hoc grabbing some items in that garage and sharing your personal knowledge about that item, when, who and where. Keep these coming!
Thank you! Will do
The Crusher is the original Transformer 😁 I love that car and the shirt!!!
These vids are like a 100x better version of Road Kill imo…Way more in depth & no commercials 👍 DF is the man! 💯
I remember when this car was in Hot Rod the first time. I love the way is gets changed so often, so as to always get a fresh breath of life,,,I love the video as usual...Thanks Freiburger
Thank YOU
This channel is so much better than anything done on motortrend in the past 3yrs.
Yea, they fell off real hard. I subscribed to their On Demand for a year and that was it. I couldn't stand that goofy guy, Johnny Liberman. Saw him comment in support of Ron Perlman's rant on the Don't Say Gay bill. Guess Liberman is in support of transitioning children. Made me dislike the goof even more.
The 67 camaro is honestly my favorite bodystyle and the crusher is prime example
I also think ’67 is the best Camaro
The changes I didn't like in '68 were removing the vent windows and adding more lights. Then '69 got too big, in my opinion.
@viperfritz4618 Exactly mate just like the Mustang got a little too big in 67 and wayyyyyyy too big in 71, the 65-66 Mustangs to me are the perfect sized Mustangs.
@@TheDavidFreiburgerI have 68 I bought a few months ago that has been sitting for over 18 yrs. I am trying to get it put together, but I have no idea where everything goes. I wish I had the time and knowledge to assemble it before the man I bought it from passes. He put a lot of effort to get it in the condition it is in now.
@@TheDavidFreiburger
It was a very clean design. Great looks for sure.
What is your favourite Firebird/Trans Am look? 1971 Chicken for me.
I got a bit emotional while watching this video. Much of my life has paralleled the Crusher Camaro's. I had a '68 that went through many changes over the years. Small blocks, big blocks, blowers, nitrous, 15s, 17s, etc. It's probably my favorite car I've ever owned. My Camaro was more of a good friend than a car. Thank you for the fantastic memories!
And you sold it?
@TheDavidFreiburger Yep, about 20 years ago. It was the first car I ever drag raced (11.47@121). I drove it from my home in Ohio to Key West while on vacation... two separate times. In its final iteration, it had a 454, 700R4, 17-inch Hopsters, Hotchkis springs, and Addco sway bars. It was my attempt at Pro Touring. I bought it back once, but it went away permanently a while after that. I've moved on, but I sure did love that car. I even drove it to my grandpa's funeral years ago. He had challenged me to a race against his Mercury 2 days before he passed. I'd love to find another one, but they seem borderline unobtainable these days.
The Crusher Camaro touched me. I remember discussing it with my friends, cussing about Cash For Clunkers and how awesome it was that you saved one. From 3,000 miles away, you changed our lives.
I'm not sure why I let my '68 get away. I guess I was bored with it at the time. It also helped fund a Pro Street Stingray I was building. That one is gone, too.
52:12 is my favourite picture of this car. Absolutely in love with the story from beginning to present. Inspirational
I love the Crusher because it inspired me to realize a car doesn't have to be stuck one way once you're done building it. Typically, if you get bored of a car, you just sell it to try something else. The Crusher totally negates that thought and I love it for that. It's the never ending tinker platform. Looking forward to the next phase!
First car that ever scared the hell out of me. My uncle had a marina blue 67 with a small block 355 m22 rock crusher 4-speed and 488 gears Outback in the 12- Bolt open headers and the same Centerline Wheels. Car ran 12.90's and would yank the left wheel about 4 inches off the ground. As a 10 year old boy in 1981 feeling a 5 grand holeshot that violent m22 transmission banging gears was the greatest scariest moment ever I was hooked. 👍
I remember reading about the Crusher Camaro in 1994 , have followed it ever since .
I'm old enough to remember most of the camaro's story. I don't care what you do with it next just enjoy it's story and your passion for finding different looks for it. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for watching
This is the stuff that a lot of guys are into especially me driving your car to the track and driving it home!!!!! loved it!!!!
Finnegan with the "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" ... Epic.
I was never a hot rod guy. I just flipped through the pages when I went to pick up my monthly 4wheel and off road mag. I remember this car. It was a dream car back in the mid 90's.
I wasn't sure if this was going to interest me but David is such a prolific story teller I couldn't turn it off.
Great to hear! Thank you for telling me
Such a poet?
Still remember coming home from school checking the mailbox for the latest hot rod magazine and loving seeing everything crusher related 🤙🏼
I have always had a soft spot for your Crusher Camaro since the very beginning. Not only because you've done so many cool things with it, but also because I have my own soft spot for the '67 Camaro SS/RS 396/375(L-78) 4-speed factory original that I bought when I was nineteen for $3,250. It's yellow too...but factory Butternut Yellow with the black bumblebee nose stripe, black painted taillight panel, and RS pinstripes. I'm 66 now. It is still in my garage.
This video does a great job of capturing that true car guy passion, so much work went into this thing.
I remember when the Crusher Camaro build series started. I loved this car and have always preferred the original look with the Convo Pros. It nails the perfect 90's look. I'm glad it's still around all these years later
All of those high-rise intake manifolds and carburetors add superchargers that Dave is sitting around is making my mouth water.
Would love to see a garage tour and a bit of history on some of the trinkets and parts!
10.07 @ 134 ! That's exactly the ET and mph I ran in my 355 sbc powered Dodge D50 pick up. We like you, were there to go 9's. Built a Datsun 280Z using the drive train out of the truck. At 400lbs lighter went 9.62@142 of the trailer. Keep bringing the great content!
Im almost 40 an have been following this cars builds forever. Love to see this!
I love your stories David, keep them coming! Thank you.
Thank you, I will
Gone are the days of watching endless roadkill on the motortrend app. Dave we miss you!
Great history lesson. Good Job David!
I appreciate it
Damn these videos, didn’t have any jobs for this morning and have been sitting on the edge of the bed listening to this story and can’t seem to stop long enough to put socks on.
Besides his amazing car content, anyone else here appreciate how well spoken this guy is?
That’s nice, thanks
Doug Evans is THE MAN! He's the one that decided Punishstang should go to SEMA
I’ve been envious of the Crusher Camaro since the beginning & still a fan. Glad that you were able to save it. The credits program was such a farce (as is today’s carbon credits).
Dad had a huge stack of all of the motor trend magazines, we used to read them and bench race then. I very much remember dad's signature "ooo niiice" when we picked up the first issue with the crusher
I am jealous that you kept up this car for 30 years. lol. Do with this car what makes you happy and ill follow. Its iconic because of its changes. Make it do everything. Or make it a monster on the strip. Ill be here either way.
That’s appreciated
I became aware of the crusher camaro during the roadkill days. Thank you for giving the complete history of this car.
Wes Alison is also THE MAN! He paid for my plane ticket to the one and only Ohio Zip-Tie Drags. That's where I did that big Roadkill Chalk Art piece at the Summit Raceway. Remember that?
Yup!
Earl Scheib was everywhere. I almost had my Beetle painted there in 1991 for $149.
MY Dad had a 1976 F250 painted by ES. 129 bucks they even used a roller inside the bed! 😅
Even up to around 15 years ago? maaco offered a $500 paint job and a company called Peach offered a $250 paint job. I doubt they even used a scotch brite pad. I'm thinking they didn't even wash them, just mask and spray, dead bugs and all 😄
@@jeremyb4493 my 95 s10 needs Earl right now!😂
An LT7 from the new Vette would be insanely cool. The Crusher has never had a flat plane crank.
That would be cool as hell but can you even swap the thing? I think you'd have to take a whole oem ecu and harness over like when they did the Hellcat in General Mayhem... not worth it.
Growing up on the earlier days of youtube (im 27 now), you and mike are my heros. I always loved watching you guys wrench on the iconic cars. (Crusher, Mayhem, Rot-sun ect.).
Its Bitchin man.
Heck yeah!!! 🏁🏁🏁
Finally the crusher Camaro ❤❤❤❤
When the March 1994 issue of hot rod magazine came out I was much more interested in the cheap thrills dart. I do remember being amazed that $700 could buy that Camaro when I just paid $600 for my first car, a 71 Camaro that needed quarters but did great burnouts.
My Super Bee build was also around the same time
@@TheDavidFreiburger YEAH!! RUMBLE BEE!
Loved the crusher history , I remembered a lot of it , but not all ! Lol I had a 68 , I loved that car ! Great job !
I have been following hotrod since I was maybe 12 years old and then watching roadkill from the very beginning and it inspiring me to build my first engine was i was 15 years old, a little small block ford. It has been a huge inspiration in not only my life but my career path in working in the aftermarket automotive and building race cars all day. Keep up the great videos
That’s so cool to hear, thank you
RIP Roadkill Dog
Imagine complaining about something you got for free...
I grew up with my dad fixing old mopars and sometimes old Chevys I’m more of a mopar fan but really like David I love anything that’s very old I got 2 86’s rams 1 is a 4x4 and the other is a 2wd and my dad just recently passed me down his old basically ultra rare 1963 opel rekord sedan it’s been sitting for 25+ years they bought it early 80’s once I found out about y’all’s shows I watched almost every show I always loved road kill it makes me want to work on my projects and I learn a lot of things from y’all to much love!
Wild to me I have been following this car since you bought it out of that parking lot back in the 90's before I even had a driver's license. Glad you have stuck with it all these years as it is one of my favorites.
This was the first issue of HR Mag that I ever read as a 12 year old kid. The Crusher Camaro has always been one of my favorite series of articles - it held me in rapture, and inspired me as a teen - it's so awesome to have been able to follow it throughout the years.
Your story-telling is great. Love the history of the Camaro.
I remember when you guys first got this car. I was living in Huntington Beach and would go to that Ecology yard in Wilmington or the one on Imperial in Santa Fe Springs when they were doing that $700 crushing program trying to find a deal like you got. I cruised those 2 yards so frequently that the gate guards at Sante Fe Springs would tell me if any good Mopars had come in during that week. Those were awesome times for sure. I've loved following the story of the Crusher Camaro over the years. And Centerline Auto Drag's were always my favorite wheel. That pic at 28:09 of the car with the blower and those Centerline's was the best look for that car to me. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for Inviting me into your garage. I find your videos very informative.
Ok I'm 69 love these videos. In the late 60's my cousin who was 10 years older would take me too the 1/8 mile drags. There was a yellow 55 Chevy with a blown small block my favorite car. I really like the sleeper look of the Camero right now. My challeng for you. Make it run in the 9's with a blown small block.😊 Have a good one
One of those 25 year olds that starded watching since the rat rod vs lambo went and saw older episodes and I would watch them every time a new one dropped consistently for years I been out of highschool since 2k17 and we’ll coming back and watching DF channel FSM and whatever’s left of motor trend like Tony lucky dulcich it feels full circle Im glad you guys are continuing and I will continue to keep on watching and supporting thank you all for making these last 13 years and a good portion of my teens memorable and inspiring god bless
Thanks, David. I love the nostalgic memories of the crusher Camaro. I remember in high school reading that in hot Rod magazine and having those pictures up on my wall on.
Dave, thanks for giving the backstory on this car and your career. After watching your videos in the past always had questions. Thanks again.
As a retired 63 year-old automotive guy, I've appreciated David and Steve and the others for years, in the magazines and on the tube. So glad to see David post great content that is comprehensive and inspiring. He's an excellent story-teller with a great perspective. I'm old school, so keep the Camaro first-gen and carb equipped. Maybe go with a traditional 4 speed for the challenge and fun. I live 70 miles north of Dulcich and would love to stop by for a beer with you guys and help you pull an engine one of these days. Been driving my first gen GTO's since the late '70's and enjoying a '61 Vette for the past 9 years. Keep up the killer work!
Fantastic history hour ! The Crusher Camaro has always been a favourite of mine. I watched the whole engine swap live stream at the PRI show back a bunch of years ago.
I remember that first cover with the Crusher. Really enjoyed this historical look at such an iconic car, thank you!
David, this channel is so great. Please bring the stories. You're on a Mike Rowe level of story telling which makes everything more interesting.
Another AWESOME video. I have loved the Crusher for a long time and preferred the look of the blown big block with no hood.
David is such a great story teller 👍👍
The Grump Lump era version of the Crusher Camaro is my favorite. It looked just perfect. Of course, I am a product of the 1970s and early '80s. I love this channel David. So much history, and as @fivestander says below, you are a great storyteller. So, thank you for what you've done all these years.
Excellent history lesson, I love the Camaro and your way of thinking, thanks for being here on utube
thanks for the recap Dave. i so miss the "'magazine era'' of Hot Rodding.
Those shots of the car are pure art.
Thanks freiburger for your awesome vision and creations. Almost all of my favorite shows tv/TH-cam stem back to you.. Happy to know you'll continue making content! Love it ALL!
I remember every issue. I was always amped up because I have a 68 Camaro. Please keep this car in your collection. The best $700 deal I have ever seen.
I remember the BIG BULLET! I was a senior in high school. Still remember reading that article sitting in a walgreens poking through the magazine. Thats awesome to see that again
Hey man I just want to say your doing it right! The way you dont over push your merch but just casually mention it is perfection! I hate when people go on and on pushing there merchandise. We know its there & whats available and you present that perfectly. Im broke at the moment but knowing merch basically is now how you will be able to buy parts & pizza as soon as im not completely broke I'll be sure to grab me a t-shirt at least lol. Good job David thank you for years of information and entertainment, your the man!
David, thanks for taking the time to do this video on the history of the Crusher Camaro. I’d forgotten about the crusher laws ! 😀
The first video I ever saw with Freiburger was the Roadkill thrashing Crown Vic and Caprice episode. It was absolutely the coolest thing I had ever seen up to that time. Watching the evolution of the General Mayhem has been THE number one coolest thing ive seen on TH-cam. Thanks for all the awesome entertainment David.
I had no idea you had such a interesting car world back ground. Thanks for telling the storys they are true gems.
David,, Awesome show. Absolutely love the history and was happy to finally hear how you got it originally!!
Thank you!
These stories have so many twists and turns
Dave, I am with you 100% on the graffiti problem. My response has been this, "There are those who build, and those who destroy. And the destroyers now vastly outnumber the builders."
Earl Shieb paint was bunch of places this is awesome story so glad you saved it thank you for all you have done for the automotive industry and racing industry.
When i was getting ready for school in i think grade 6 i found the episode of roadkill with the crusher and your super b and i was hooked i have watched every roadkill episode at least 10 times im now 19 and i bought my first car at 16 which was a wrx and i swapped the motor (ya not a muscle car but im in canada so i needed to winter drive it) my dad has a 1967 cougar and im currently rebuilding a small block chevy for my grandpas boat that i have kinda inherited so long story short your videos have cost me thousands of dollars so thanks for that! You have inspired me and many others to love cars and it all started for me with the crusher
That’s fantastic, thanks!
This is awesome. It’s like listening to your dad tell old hot rod stories.
I've been reading Hot Rod since the first article of this car's inception... I LOVE the fact that it's constantly changed up with looks and drive trains. This car will live on forever. Keep it up Freiburger!!.... 👌
I remember seeing the Crusher in HRM and have seen all the episodes it’s featured in, but this level of detail is great! Thanks for sharing!