The Best Barn Find Muscle Cars - MCACN 2023
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- Covered in dust and cobwebs, Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals is a treasure trove of automotive history. These barn finds are a glimpse into the past, a time capsule that takes us back to a different era of automotive design. In this full walkthrough video, we'll show you some of the best barn finds and hidden gems. From high-performance cars to antique gems, if you're looking for educational Barn find Footage, then check out this full walkthrough video!
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Marty is a wealth of knowledge, AMC cars are under appreciated sadly
Do you know about the mid engine AMX's?
There was only something like 3 preproduction cars made, they were test mules to get the tooling and everything needed set up for production, the bodies were designed and built by one of the famous Italian design studios like Pinnaferina (I'm sure I butchered up the spelling on that one), one of the things about the cars was that AMC intended for them to be moderately priced putting them within reach of the Corvette market instead of it being just another high priced exotic car your average person couldn't even dream of owning.
The performance number's on them were right up there with the best in the world especially handling and braking, had they been produced they'd have completely revolutionized the performance car market in the US, no longer would supercars be out of the reach of your average Joe.
But like so many almost was cars they were killed by bad timing, they were developed right around 72 or 73, between the OPEC oil embargo and the new even stricter emissions standards AMC was faced with producing a car that the actual horsepower would have been way down on because it was an existing engine of their's that would have been grandfathered in but only would have been allowed to keep a decent amount of it's power for a couple years, power would have been down enough those couple years but then after that would have been way down after the grandfather clause expired forcing them to lower compression even more and putting an even milder cam in them leaving then with a car everyone surely would have mocked as all show and no go.
Faced with the realities of not having the kind of money to develop a suitable engine for it along with the uncertainties at that point of gasoline engine's maybe even being removed from cars due to possible future actions from the EPA, the gas crisis taking effect, the ever increasing insurance rates for big V8 engine's and the possibility of gambling everything on a car that radical that if it didn't work out would have bankrupted AMC who was on shaky ground at that point they cancled the program, put the 3 cars away and bet their future on economical and safe vehicles like the Matador and Gremlin.
I believe all 3 cars still exist with one being in Europe and the other 2 here in the states after falling into the hands of private owners over the years, I'm pretty sure the proper name for them is the AMX III, and if you Google that you should find online articles and pictures of them.
It truly is a shame they weren't built because they were fast cars in every sense not just in a straight line.
Man really enjoyed this vid, it is awesome to see all those barn finds and get there history
Big props to Marty on all his AMC knowledge !!!
I really enjoyed this video, especially with the addition of Marty. I’m usually not a fan of additional people but this guy didn’t come off as pretentious or a know it all which was appreciated.
I lived in and worked at the hospital in Carlisle years ago (Iowa atm). I truly miss that town for obvious car reasons as well as just the area and people!
Side note, I hate shorts but I’m sure I’m in the minority.
Keep up the great work!!
Hey Parker, really enjoyed doing this video with you. If you want to do more AMC and Mopar stuff in the future reach out and I can take you around to a few different AMC spots and go over a couple of my other cars.
Anytime, would love to check out NJ! You truly taught me a lot while at the show, and made the trip more enjoyable than it already was. It's an honor to learn AMC cars from the guy who has a Barn Find S/C Rambler!
Hey Martin are you on other social media
Like FB etc
I'd like to follow and learn more about AMC
Many years ago I had a Javelin sst 390 4spd with manual disc and manual steering and the GO package
@@jljones2270 no sorry I am not. This and the amc forum are the only social media I have. On the amc forum I’m LetsFNgo
Great job! And thank you Marty
Great video!, well done...
Great channel Parker and your camera guy. No music, you guys just get right into it and always have very informative, interesting videos. Keep up the awesome job!
WOW! What a video treasure trove of muscle car information! Thanks Parker and Marty!
I attended MCACN this weekend for the first time. Great show, bucket list event! Must see!
Marty was a lot of help with all of his information on all different types of cars.
Marty has a knack for sharing a wealth of knowledge needed for buying or building muscle cars.
Your channel has just begun ! See ya next year & we'll see how much of a difference there is . All hail to the Javelin Mark Donahue Special
My godfather was the top salesmen for peretti pontiac and he had a presidential model trans am i think was a 71 2:11 or 72 white with the blue stripe down the hood and on the deak lid it had the 455 H.O S.D. the car was a 4 speed and very rare he let me take it to the high school foot ball game and to the sock hop afterwords and i got busted drag racing it at 14 years old with no drivers license my dad wanted to kill booth of us . He sold it before he passed at a young age due to cancer. Rip Harry
Marty is the Man !!!
Thanks Marty and Parker...... Really enjoyed your presentation.....
This video and car show is soo cool! You have a new sub!!!
Thanks for a great video. Couldn’t turn it off.
Parker,
Great video, the barnfinds are the best !
Impressive knowledge. Pass along my admiration .
I had 2 ramblers pretty cool show thank you for your time
Another great video keep em coming
Beautiful
Can't believe mullets are back in style.
Love it, i have 2 machines, a javelin, Matador & ambassador brougham
Yea , dude(Marty) is awesome ! You guys amaze me with how much knowledge ya'll have being so young .
🏆Awesome 🍀 Show😎✌️
Yes having Marty uped the quality of programming for me. Great idea you got too there to have a guest speaker for a short part of your videos.
Another awesome video!
More Marty!
Thank you for all the AMC knowledge i always loved the scramblers and AMX's what i like is there not another mustang or camaro. Thanks for the video
Another great video Parker. Have you ever made it to Daytona for the Turkey Rod Run?
Not the Turkey Run.. but I have been to bike week. Great Time.
A family friend of ours had the Edelbrock STR cross ram on a '69 343 AMX back in the early 1990s.
Your best one yet.
Thanks Hugh! I have to agree
Jerry Heasley did a mini documentary on that 1 of 1 boss 302. That car got restored with all NOS parts. They never made the car but all the parts were in the catalogue and they even shipped some to dealerships! The man that restored it had accumulated all the parts before he even knew the car still existed! Awesome story.
👍Very cool!!!!!!!!! 👍
I really enjoyed The information about the AMC Cars
Love the AMC stuff, so rare and unique, as a former owner of 4 CJ 7’s , l am very interested in the details of these cars.
Missing my 1 of only 266 made 1979 AMX 304 / 4 on posi rearend made 1 year only have photos SHE FLEW after some tweeking
Liked the N50's, some 6 packs and rocking a Mullet comment, you know it, air shocks and rake, 8 track and cassette era, much better times IMO, my first car 73 Pinto and immediately put a 289 and C4 into it, one of my last Ford ventures and have stayed GM ever since
That 69 super bee is a one of one. It was the only 69 super bee painted in pink from the factory. Too bad there were so many people around it. Would have liked to hear a little more about it. And see it up close. Awesome video though. Feels like i was there and getting a history lessons on the cars at the same time.
Marty is great!
That mullet that kid had at 23:55 is outstanding!! 😂😂😂
The amc was like the harbor freight tools version of Chrysler. But nonetheless they're very underrated vehicles and very cool vehicles with a neat history
Cool, the AMC was always the bastard child at the track. They would be off on their own, away from other cars.
In HS only nerds drove a AMC anything, until the AMX came out and what an advertising blitz they bombarded us with to make them hip.
Good job to both of you.
Like how he said that’s really sick
You need to check out Bob Marvin's "The Shed" in Warroad MN.
I was cracking up while you were looking at the pilot GT500 and Jason Billups (the one who found it) and his right hand man are watching you guys go over it. The gentleman giving you the overview seemed very nice and relatively knowledgeable though
Started my car journey with my first car in 1977 w/a 68 Camaro, not one person I knew or ran into with street zoomies, M/T 50’s, Gabriel highjackers etc had a Mullet, six packs in the back seat yes, mullets no.
Yes you are right the boss 429 wasn’t given proper justice out of the factory they gave them a California tune as well as a soft cam but it’s the potential is what made it great but it wouldn’t be until the 80’s that the restrictions on off-road racing were lifted that people were able to go nuts with the motors and truly unlock their potential
In like 69 AMC had a commercial where this guy drives up to his house with a supercharged Javelin,very cool for it's time,actually it's 69 javelin supercharger commercial,it's on TH-cam just watched it
@43:25 Buick drop top scene stealer
Man so many awsome cars. Wonder if those marks on the red GT 500 were from wind tunnel testing ?
It’s possible. Several SAAC guys spent hours pouring over every detail of that car. I overheard at least 1 person say they flew out to the show solely to inspect it. Was really neat to see guys so passionate and knowledgeable inspect it.
Stuff like this was $1,500 in the San Jose Mercury classifieds when I was in high school…ah the good old days.
Yeah I bought a 71 Chevelle Convertible when you could find them in nice shape and running for 3300 bucks. Totaled it against a electrical pole.
Kewl show, thanks for the tour. ..Oh and Marty, no one landed on the moon buddy...js.
Obviously, Marty is much more intelligent than you are.
@@larryhorse83lol, easy ..it's a joke, just helping out with the algorithm. lol
Great video
Glad to see AMC represented when I take my AMX to shows it gets more attention than any cuda or Camaro
In 1966 the 426 was actually available in those cars, you just had to know someone on the assembly line to get them done.
GTX BODY IN CHRYSLER LINE. IS MY FAVORITE
I looked @ one of those 69 amc scamblers new, my town had a very very small amc dealership near my house
You know your talking muscle cars when a rear sway bar is a wild option lol
HEY! I REMEMBER THAT SC/RAMBLER FROM QUEENS!!
Any chance you remember anything specific about it? Stories or owners?
@@LetsFNgo I had some Mopar friends in Queens and I went to look at a road runner for sale by LaG/Shea... I saw it with big rubber and super loud... not everyday you see a SC/Rambler... even in the mid-80s...
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I knew 2 guys that had 390 amx this guy louie had a black 390 4 speed i raced with my 70 nova i blew my transmission racing him and had to drive my car home in reverse the other guy i met had a green 390 4 speed i love those cars
I have read that Shelby had nothing to do with the Shelby Mustangs after 1967 because of Ford's decision to make the car more of a luxury-oriented car. I'd love some clarification.
Growing up in the '70's and old enough understand the gas shortages and fast changing government regulations, these cars were worthless as they sat on used car lots into the early 80's! I recall passing by (as I wasn't old enough to drive - legally) a '69 Boss 429 Mustang on a lot on Ohio. It was there for weeks! The old iron is the best.
wow! 2 days, 2 videos
You missed the bottom row of the barnfinds. The section had over flown this year down onto the main floor.
You will see them as shorts on the channel, along with most cars at the show
Hilbert Wisconsin has three of those scramblers in the guy’s yard and the red white and blue
GSX 1970 was the fastest factor built car faster then the hemi
Is the SCRambler for sale?
I'm really not sure, Marty Commented on this video.. you can ask him 👍
1970 Machines
How many of each color was made?
Could that Shelby 500 have been a "Antarctica expedition” thought? Like they wanted to prove them selves in that harsh climate…. Or did it go and not get documented…. VW bug did that and the three actual cars have been lost. No actual documents saying what happened after the expeditions were over. So maybe this is kinda like that but never came full circle or something????
Wow that was rude he couldn have let you tell us about the yellow one
#Rainman
Its a 68 Camaro not a 69 daaa
I’m completely baffled why you skipped over a couple cars in the Barn Finds display, including one of the most authentic barn finds in the display, the 1968 Camaro….It was pulled out of a field and left as is just for the show. The only thing changed were the wheels and tires, to make it roll….
Sometimes the footage just doesn't turn out right
Why no 1970 1/2 firebird trans am ram air 4 cars
With all these cars coming out barns and getting restored. I would think value would start to fall off. I can see this market is going to start dying soon. Why because all the old timers are gone and know one wants these cars anymore.