1969 Pontiac GTO 400 Ram Air IV-Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode
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- 1969 Pontiac GTO 400 Ram Air IV-Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode #171:
What do you think of when you hear the letters GTO? If it's speed and style, you're on the right track, and this week's Muscle Car Of The Week is long on both. This 1969 GTO Convertible is loaded with options rarely seen on these cars, and also packs a Ram Air IV 400 with a 4-speed. From The Brothers Collection.
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There's just something about a Pontiac. Fabulous history. One of the most versatile V8s in history. My personal favorite.
It's a shame they got screwed by GM
@@smokin714 Restoring a 69 convertible and cannot wait to get it on the road
@@smokin714 Restoring a 69 convertible and cannot wait to get it on the road
It is worth noting that the 370hp rating is under rated. This was done to deal with a Pontiac Directive that no car exceeds one HP per 10lbs. of car weight. The reasoning behind this restriction was that insurance companies were dramatically raising the rates on "high powered cars". This under rating was acheived by "pegging" the rpm at which the HP rating was listed. They used the estimated RPM at 70mph, approximately 3900 RPM with 4.33:1 ratio rear end. At 5600 RPM the Ram Air IV actually produced 420hp and 445 lbf⋅ft of torque.
My 69 GTO has the base model 400, which is accurately rated at 350HP and 360 lbf⋅ft of torque.
Magnificent Car, thanks for sharing it with us.
I always knew that those numbers were Bogus. My '69 was solid against any car next to me at the light.
This GOAT is one tough customer.
My first car was a '69 GTO. That guy does a good accurate description of the car.
This guy does an excellent job of describing their cars.
Thank you so much Mark!
Gr8 presentation. Nice photography, authoritative data concerning specifications, performance data, factory options . You really have an in-depth knowledge of these cars and are very well prepared.
Stunning is right Kevin I'm in awe and to think they cut Pontiac?!!! I say put Jim Wangers in charge of GM and we would see them once again dominate the auto sector!!! His generation knew how to build an exciting automobile!!!
They still make the Buick but yeah I think Pontiac is for the History books now. Don't know why because they were awesome car's and still are if you have a classic now days.
If the factory paint on the ‘69 goat had looked as good as the beautiful specimen in this video, PMD might still exist.
The ram air 4 actually pumped out 430 horsepower
Saw a stock Ram Air IV dyno 436 horsepower at 6000 rpm
It’s all in the #96 cyl heads design, they are Round port and flow nearly like L88 heads do.
seen chassis dynos put out close to 390 horsepower. that's how Pontiac rolled.
absolutely love old Pontiac's. this was terrific. gorgeous car.
The Brothers are actually nearing completion of a Museum that will be semi open to the public. Their collection is the most comprehensive collection of musclecars in existence.
I've never seen another muscle car collection like it. These guys have at least one example of just about every classic muscle car ever made. They must have 5 Hemi Cuda convertibles and there were only 21 of those ever built
@@jeremythompson9122 They have 10 Hemi Cuda and Challenger converts.
where is the museum?
@@richgallagher725 Salem Oregon. Open for events like car clubs in exchange for a donation to charity.
not open to the public on a general basis?
One of the most beautiful and most powerful cars I’ve ever driven!
The Ram Air IV produces a lot more than 370 horsepower. These engines were purposely underrated for insurance reasons. True ratings are more in the 440-450 area. Pontiac was very sneaky back then.
Hell yeah 🤘
I saw a bone stock RAIV with a factory type tune make 436 horsepower at 6000 rpm on an engine dyno. You could easily get 470-480 horses out of it with just a few day 2 mods I bet like advancing the timing, a bit more aggressive cam, and headers
Love to see you guys do with them what they were supposed to be done with... roast them tires
I owned a frame off restored 1 of 14 Red on Red /white top auto RA IV for 5 years and sold it in 2004. Wish I kept mine and may have if it were a 4 speed. Yours is a Beautiful Car !
Still loving the show! You are usually very accurate and informative with the commentary. So I get a good chuckle when you sometimes say thinks like "boat loads of torque" !! haha
Had one a 68 great car . My brother still has his 66
3 dislikes???? Go away!
The dislikes are from jerk off mustang owners
@@sethsutich667 Congratulations for the stupidest fucking comment of the day!!
Sorry old hippie you still driving around thinking your cool in your volkswagon
This must be a massive collection, you never run out of cars.
It's a *massive* collection. In some of the previous videos, you can see quick shots of the building floor, and there are *well* over 100 cars, even that is an understatement
I have found 176 of episodes. With no end in sight. Some lucky brothers.
+Kyle Clement who needs a house when you could live with all those beautiful works of art love the smell of fuel and oil
I would never, ever get bored hanging around that place. Just a massive collection of the coolest cars ever built
Beautiful. First time that I have seen front corner lights on a GTO.
The Pontiac 400 Ram Air IV had one of the nastiest sounding idles of any engine from that era. The best high performance production engine Pontiac ever made.....besides the 421 Super Duty of course
Jeremy Thompson can it beat the king Buick
@@AlejandroP1980s Not too many cars of that era could beat a 70 Buick GS/GSX 455 Stage 1 in the 1/4 mile with a good driver behind the wheel and the right set of gears in the rear end. In 1970 it had the 5th quickest 1/4 mile time of any new muscle car tested by any magazine. Motor Trend said the Buick Stage 1 was the quickest muscle car they had ever tested but other magazines got quicker times out of a few 426 Hemi powered Mopars and an LS6 Chevelle. The big disadvantage the Buick had was the durability of the 455 Stage 1 engine with its 2 bolt main bearing caps, thinwall casting, and undersized oiling system. That resulted in a lot of cracked engine blocks when put under an extreme load like drag racing. However they were still really quick because the Buick 455 weighed about 150 pounds less than a Chevy 454 big block despite having 1 cubic inch more of displacement
@@jeremythompson9122 Agreed. Ram Air IV camshaft was a 308/320 advertised duration which was lopey for a street car and sounded really nice. However, I never knew the engine specs on the 421, but boy oh boy, you could hear it coming from a mile ahead. What a distinctive sound that came out of the exhaust. A guy once told me in order to beat a hemi, you better pray it was slightly out of tune at the line. It takes skill to perfectly adjust both carbs and very few guys can manage it.
Very Nice!!
I totally agree with Mark Davis he does a really good job describing cars I've commented before on this guy a lot of detail
Beautiful!
awesome car!!
a RAM air IV in a convertible, with 4.33 gearing. Someone had deep pockets when ordering this, it wasn't cheap. They didn't care also about gas cost at the time as well.
You have a perfect voice for these kind of videos. Thanks for all of these great uploads, gang. Don't forget thumbs and subscribe, my fellow gear heads.
That is a very interesting car. I've never seen some of those options.
Best looking GTO of all, 1969!
Nice 1969
I had a '69 Goat and didn't look nearly that good. From the looks under the hood, it appears to have manual Drum Brakes all around and no Power Steering. Cornering Lights & Power Windows but no P/S, P/B?
Mine had Power/ Front Discs but Manual Steering as well and it was bear to parallel park in the city.
Nice!
Best GTO ever! Burning the tires with all that torque brings back good times.
great car,good video..take care
My dream car. My dad had one when I was young.
Wow
I had a 67 firebird with the hood tach
My uncle bought a new 69 GTO and was going to trade in a 59 Eldorado convertible. The dealer offered $300 for a trade in, he asked me if I wanted it and I said no I have a car. I was 18.....whatever
OUCH. Damn, hindsight is 20/20. When I was 19, this rich couple that lived right outside town offered me a 72 Chevelle and 3k if I spent the summer (like 2 months) at their home walking their dog. Apparently they went on a cruise and European tour vacation and couldn't take their dogs with them.
I really didn't want to waste my summer bored at their place so I said no. I still cringe every time I think about it. I was a stupid kid. Lol.
that sounds angry! I love it!
The Pontiac 400 Ram Air IV had a really nasty sounding idle. One of the best sounding engines of the muscle car era in my opinion. And I'm a Mopar guy
I m a GTO guy What a GTO !
Whomever these “Brothers” are who own this amazing collection, they must have some very deep pockets. How many 69 Gto buyers sprung for the power antenna on a Ram Air 4 convertible? Not many! And how do you find the parts to restore options like the power antenna?
GORGEOUS TIGER
I would be very curious to see a side by side performance comparison with a fully loaded car such as this one, and another stripped down with no options but identical drive train. I'll bet the Brothers have the cars to do such a thing. My guess is 5 m.p.h. and 2 tenths in the 1/4
Super sweet car and just like the one I got to work on a little under a year ago. Was that specific car ever located in Oregon?
Any videos on the 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix 428 sj?
Can't believe it doesn't have a passenger side mirror. I have seen some 64s with just one mirror which was more common but even if if it didn't come with a passenger side mirror I'd put one on for balance and looks.
Who's Randy Archer, I did google him, and just found another video of this car.
My '68 Le Mans has power windows and turn signal lamps on the panels
wow, the hood tach rocks
That is truly a delicious car 😊
we'd call that a "lady-catcher" car back in the day !!!
The most homely dude got screwed consistently if he owned this beauty. “ Come in and polish my knob” or “how would you like to ride this one” we’re his common pick-up lines.
@@5inthehole Oh god :D polish my knob
Very cool! Had a 69 hardtop but no where close to this level of car!
am i the only one to notice 1.something miles on the odom?
Same color red as mine 68 GTO convertible ram air 2 car 12 bolt 355 posi. C5 brakes ride tech coil overs 12.7 fast steering
Jose Osegueda If yours is a real RAM air II you should be arrested for ruining it with those stupid mods.
MuscleCarOfTheWeek - How do I get in touch with you regarding this Ram Air IV GTO? We are organizing a prestigious Muscle Car display during next years Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, and I want to extend an invite to have this beautiful car in the display. Last weekend of January, 2018. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
*ohh myy gahhhh*
Too bad on 45 examples exist of the 72k GOATS of '69. The RAIV is the real deal for ahydraulic cam.
They had a really nasty sound for not having a solid lifter valvetrain. The Mopar 440 had an awesome sound too for having a hydraulic cam
We had a hard top just like this one….till Mom crashed . 😢
Would The Judge option be something it's missing. ??
True. Also don't have power disk brakes or remote outside mirror. Very odd
The Judge was a stripped down performance car with few options.
@bgh70, the Judge was not a stripped-down car at all - it was a deluxe GTO with the doodads that were starting to become popular at the time.
Whatever the case, both the regular GTO and the Judge were available with this engine.
The Judge was a low dollar performance car. It had many of the regular GTO options deleted, such as no trim rings on the wheels and the headlights did not close. It was built to go fast and nothing else.
@bgh70
As a rule of thumb, when someone says "Do some research on it" (as you did before you deleted it), he usually is the one who should do some research on it.
As it stands, the Judge was a performance package that gave you the GTO's first step-up engine, spoiler and stripes, Rally IIs without trim rings and, I believe, Polyglas G70x14s. It was purely an image machine that had nothing to do with being low-dollar (especially considering it was over $300 over the standard GTO, which was WAY more expensive than a Road Runner or even Fairlane Cobra).
Every GTO option was available for the Judge, including hidden headlights. Not sure where you got the idea that the Judge did not have hidden headlights.
Are you one of those guys who sees a blue Judge with hidden headlights at a show and tells the owner that they have a fake car because Judges only came in orange without hidden headlights?
I'm. Thinking 100000 plus
What's the real weight of a 69 gto with ac and a 4spd. I'm guessing 3800lbs. Anyone know the actual weight?.
Sounds about right to me.
Snake!! 😂
I'm going to find out who these "brothers" are, if its the last thing I do!! :P
I think i got their "sisters" phone number.......i'll get back to ya"!
Call them and get an address for this place; I want to see these automotive gems in the real!
+glen cyr not cool dude just appreciate them sharing the beautiful works of art
try googling up "silver kings" and see what ya get !!!
The brothers are Masons/Sons of May....Maysons
Never saw a reclining bucket seat in a A body ? 73 cutlas supreme. They even turned out 90 degrees to the outside to aid entry and exit.
73 sucks. He means '64-'72. 73 Is hardly call an A body
I'd say he's probably talking about the 1964-72 A-Bodies. Actual muscle cars
Motor doesn't sound original. Probably getting close to 500hp. The 4:33's in the rear gear. Might get in the 12's
The odometer says this car has ONE mile on it... I'm not buying that.
It is a restored car, there is no claim of 1 mile. We suspect a new gauge.
It's Red... :/
Crush it..
xD
ewww drop top judge?
Not a judge, Ram Air IV GTO. Not sure why you don't like it, but we sure did!
@Ron Strzelecki right about that. Driving was an absolute joy in those days and style was common. I'm 22 and love my '68 Le Mans. It's a GTO clone, but definitely gets alot of attention at the gas stations and work. Just waiting for summer to come back so I can hotrod and cruise in style again. I have the video on my channel here if you'd like to watch it. Later this year, I'm getting all kinds of new parts and really looking forward to getting a 4 speed.