Dodge Polara 500 VS Challenger R/T: Dodges drag'n in the streets | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 104
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- After a long break, Tom is back on the road hunting for cars in Traverse City, MI, in a 1970 Dodge Challenger as his new conversation starter. One of the biggest struggles when hunting for old cars during the workweek is people are never home. This proves to be an issue as Tom strikes out several times before finding a diamond in the rough. With the taillights peeking out of the garage, Tom spots a Mopar that he has never seen in all his years of barn find hunting, A 1966 Dodge Polara 500.
P.S. - If you stick around, you may see these two Mopars go head-to-head.
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Best line: "I'm just a car junkie, Tom. I'm not the first one you've met." I absolutely love that!
Best line I've heard in a long time.
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That's the one that stood out for me as well. I like Mr. Wilson, he seems like a good guy.
How I missed this series! Tom is such a great story teller!!
this is the best episode hands down. not only because of the cars, but because Tom got a guy to uncover his toy and fire it up again and have fun in it again. who knows how long that mopar would have been sitting in that garage if Tom hadn't come along
Honestly it was really wholesome. I can guarantee the guy had a lot of fun in the car after Tom left.
Haven’t been feeling to good today, but this put a huge grin on my face, this is what car culture is all about 😁😎
Ketchup bottle with gas, “watch your eyebrows”, yep, this guy is a car junkie for sure. Great episode, thank you.
Uncle Tony would have used it to fill the float bowls too. But he uses an old Amway bottle.
Couldn’t be better restart for the series. Glad to see Tom hunting again and in '70 Challenger. What a treat. Well done. Looking forward for more.
This is why you keep your garage treasures always capable of being fired up. You just never know when Tom is gonna knock on the door.
That Polara is my kind of car, very cool.
I still have my Dad's old 1973 Dodge Polara California Highway patrol car number matching car with a 440 police Interceptor 727 transmission.
This is my new favorite episode of Barn Find Hunter. Car guys and gal hanging out talking cars and having fun. Love it.
I can't believe how much I smiled watching this episode. I love stuff like this. Just plain ole guys that love their cars.
It is great to see the A Team is back on Hagerty.
I would own that Polara. My grandparents had one and I remember sitting in the back seat one year when I was around 6 years old and a bee flew inside and I chased it around the rear window and it stung me. My finger swelled up to twice its normal size and that was the day I found out that I was allergic to bee stings. The Polara was unharmed during this incident though dad did have to clean the bee guts off of the back window. I don't know what engine that Polara had but grandpa had loud exhaust on it and liked to drive with his foot to the floor.
Yes, new barn find hunter! Shame so many people werent home, the pickup used as an advert looked really nice too!
I had a 1966 Dodge Polara, 383 two barrel carb. What a great car. At times I had it up to 95 mph, I had about a third of the gas peddle left yet. My mother had a 1970 Dodge Monaco, 383 two barrel carb. I had that up to 95 mph and had even more gas peddle left. I eventually owned a 1972 Dodge Dart, 318 two barrel carb. The Dart, not so much, after the Polara and the Monaco.
Damn that burn out put a smile on my face!!! So glad to see this series back! 🤩😎
Great episode. Always the eagle eye and Tom made Cliffs year by stopping to talk about his Polara. The Drag race was icing on the cake for Cliff. So cool.
Great video. Mr Wilson is ready made for this show, this guy loves his car and really knows his car.
Don't forget the wife, she was very knowledgeable also. rattling off specs and showing us she is a car person too.
Nice to have you back at it Tom. Glad you make it through in good health too!
That center console really ups the value of that Polara.
Tom, you had me worried there!!! You can't imagine how many times I popped over to see if there was a new BFH episode over here at the Hagerty channel. So glad to see one and a great one at that! 👊👊👊👊👊
BFH LIVES!! You have no idea how many of us thought you were finished with this gig. Sooooo happy to see Tom & crew back on the road. Well done guys! And...THANK YOU!
So cool! Love seeing people come together, Bond and make friendships over cars that’s what it’s all about! Plus you probably got him to drive the car more which is even better
Bravo Tom. Great to have you back on the road with such a wonderful video.
I love that there are great cars like this hidden right in Hagerty's back yard
Omg, so happy to see you Tom Cotter!😎
Glad your back. After a large drought of seeing American cars, its nice to see you cover an American car again. These are the only ones I am really interested in.
Had to tune in to this one. My dad had a 1966 Dodge Polara 500 Convertible. It had a 383 in it and it also had A/C which was I believe one of the first convertibles you could get with A/C. It ran on leaded gas so when they stopped selling leaded, it was parked in the garage for a few years. It was sent out to pasture (literally) on a friends farm and kinda forgotten. Never have seen another one until I saw one in a parking lot being sold about 20 years ago. Stopped immediately, jumped out of my car and talked to the guy selling it. He had the original sales title and it had my dads name on it. Couldn't believe it!
Did you buy it?
Tom; Absolutely the best clip to date. So many of us watching can relate to this gentleman. Thanks!
Yeaaaaaaaaa! You’re back! Thank goodness…..missed this show sooooooooo much. Thanks Tom. And Hagerty…..
Man , so this is what I was missing !
You ,Tom,driving back there,looking for (and finding) cool cars,and cool guys an gals !!!
Thank you!!
I love this! Love driving up to Traverse City in the summer, love '66 Polaras and Monacos, love '70 Challengers, love 440s! I'm dying to find a '66 Polara wagon, myself.
It's good to see your back Tom!!
I don't know quite what it is but, Tom Carter is a great guy. Outstanding story tell and every car guy and girls BEST FRIEND!!!! It's like when some one you know and care about and haven't seen in a long time. It's like you never missed a day and the conversation just flows naturally. You really did just make my day. It's been a tough one for me and this was something to bring a smile to my face. Thank you.
Yea yea Tom is back…
Life is good again!!!
Glad to have new episodes of Barn Find Hunter. It is my favorite TH-cam show.
That's a cool find! It's not always all about finding the very desirable cars just got to find good people who take good care of their cars.
One of my favorite shows on TH-cam. Happy to see a new episode.
When I was a kid my parents owned a 66 Dodge Monaco in dark turquoise metallic with spinner hubcaps. That car got a LOT of attention when new. Once on a trip out west a guy asked if it was a custom! So pretty rare even when new. That was our favorite family car ever.
Oh man, Uncle Tony is busy ruining his keyboard right about now watching this…
I have always loved the boxy early-mid 60s look and definitely enjoy the Polara’s look. Probably a real hoot as long as you’ve got a sugar mama to pay for the gas 😜😁🤣 🖖😎👍
Ow man, this was a really really nice episode!! Just guys on the block racing
When I was a kid , my maternal grandmother had a '66 Dodge Polara but her's was a 4 door and was copper brown with a front bench seat and a column shift automatic . I still have fond memories of that car .
Good, good times. Keep on keeping on Tom. True gentleman.
This video made my day - thanks Tom and crew for the video! A couple of cool guys with very cool cars!
Good to see you back !
I was starting to worry.
My dad had a 65 when I was in high school. He was mad as hell when I took it to auto class and tuned it up. I think it scared him !
🍻 my friend, and be safe.
FANTASTIC, Tom is on the hunt in barns again. I missed the stories of fellow car nuts and you guys are hunting powered by Mopar - got to love it.
Cliff is one of those guy I could crack a beer with and listen to his stories for hours. Great episode.
Great to see Tom and the crew back on the road again!
Hell Yeah. !!!
Welcome back , Tom and Crew ! 👊🏼
This is such a great show for us car guys ... simple, no drama / bs, real people, real cars.
Woohoo! A new Barn Find Hunter 😃
So stoked to see this today. It's been way too long between drinks. Cheers to you Tom and your crew of automotive archaeologist 👍👍
Longing for next installment already
Very cool. Same condition as my 66 Coronet 500 with patina and primer. Dad bought it new and now I take care it. Memories for a lifetime.
Wow...that car was originally sold by Carl Burger Dodge in La Mesa, Ca. They're still in business today. La Mesa is just east of San Diego. Cool video, Tom.
welcome back Tom!
Well, that was fun!
So good to have you back Tom! I loved this episode, bring us more!
I am impressed the barn find Hunter driving a Old School Dodge Challenger 👍👍👍
Love this episode! What a great piece of iron you found there, old car owners who preserve the car, not make it a trailer queen are really amazing, and love to feel the petrol in their veins, wind in their sparse hair, what an amazing time to share the hobby!
Yay, good to see you back Tom, excellent, grinned throughout this one. Bring on the next one, have really missed your shows.
Had a Polara nearly identical. Same year, color, original 383 2 barrel. It was a 4 door hardtop though. Not a 500. Column shift, bench seats, drum brakes all around on single piston master cylinder (wouldn't stop!) Floor button high beams. No air or cruise. Gas cap hidden behind rear license plate that would flip down (would leak gas when flooring it). Had something like 273 gears and would do 1 gear 0-60 pulls that werent bad for a nearly 2.5 ton car. Had a trunk you could fit another car in. Always loved the tail lights especially at night. Once hit black ice doing 50 and did a couple 360's down the middle of the road. Ran backwards into a hill and didnt do a thing to it (thankfully not even the lights). It did shove dirt up the tailpipe and my friend said rev it up! and it blew it all out. Someone said to me the 4 frameless windows were good for driveby's because they had no b pillar. My dad said as a police officer they used have these and after washing them would take them out on the freeway and dry them off 100+ mph. Fun car and I kind of miss it. The guy was right about unique but not really worth much. 😀
Back in 1969 a year before I went into the Navy I had not a 66 Polara but a white /maroon bucket seat 65 Polara 500 with a 426 wedge and a 4 speed all factory..love it as a 19 year old it was pride and joy and never saw another...sold it because I didn`t think I could still afford the $50 a month payment..what a goof huh?..oh well not untill just a few year ago did I find out just how rare it really was..like only 4 made 2 hard tops like mine and a convertable and someone even ordered the same car in a station wagon now that would have been crazy...never did find out where it went..wish I was smart enough to safe paper work on like the vin etc..thanks Tom glad your back big fan here Bob in Pgh.
Great way to re-start hunting for cars. These look like fine people. Thanks.
Wow! I've got a 1966 Dodge Polara 500 convertible with a stock 440. It's nice to see someone else with a car like mine that seems to really appreciate it. It's a great car and it deserves more love.
I just rescued a '66 Fury I 4 door sedan with a 318. A car nobody wanted but I saw the potential and got it running, driving and stopping. It had been sitting for many years with 98,000 miles. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it drives and it gives me the fix I need for something classic to drive and not worry about a ding or a scratch.
A 66 Polara vs a 70 Challenger R/T... The only metric these two cars are equal on is "Smiles per Mile"
Thank god Barn Find Hunters is back. I thought you weren’t running this any more and you almost lost a subscriber! Met Tom at Hershey a couple of years ago. Nice guy.
Now that~"WAS FUN!"
*!CHEERS!*
A MOPAR Monday, very nice.
Glad the show is back. Also refreshing to hear an owner understand the difference betweeen rare and desirable.
This episode brought a tear to my eye, incredible story and souls! True and above all real to the motor racing and cars passion, which I guess is what drives us all here for. Thank you for this channel.
Great to see you back Tom missed you from your many fans in England!!! Loved those episodes you did over here 2 years ago!!!!
Was only thinking the other day, i hope Tom is ok, and then this , a classic return. Hope you can fire a few out to make up for the break.
When she said "9-1 ratio" ... HOT, LOL
Commenting for the algorithm so that more car people might be able to watch this fantastic video.
This is literally walking distance from my house. Tom I cant believe I missed out on you being so near by. Maybe next time.
Really pleased to see you back Tom. You're the reason I started watching Hagerty. Been missing your well produced, totally enjoyable episodes.
I am glad to see a new episode! I was worried for a bit!
I always liked vw, hot rods, classic trucks and I got the coolest truck ever, a 64 Econoline gasser pu.
This episode is making me homesick for Michigan. Thanks Tom! Great guest, great show! You are the best barn finder out there!
Great to have this show back, "you have been missed" !!
Great Episode!!! So glad you are back on the road barn find hunting. Really missed it.
Got to love the old Chrysler starters..., always sounded like a cat under the hood.
That Polara is too cool! Love it! Old Mopars are iconic.
One of the Best Barn find hunters.!! Coming all the way from Vancouver Island Canada, Happy Barn find hunting.
Both mine died of frame Cancer rest in piece, Nice to see one again it was Baby Blue with dark blue interior
What a great show love the 70.dodge challenger rt 🥰👍love barn finds good show and classic cars 😎👍❤
Welcome back, Tom!! Missed you and that is an AWESOME Polara!!
Very nice. Thanks for sharing your dream team. Takes me back.
Boy have I missed this guy.
Loved the Polara dude! He sounded so much like John C Reilly
I only have 5 classics, but two are old show trucks, and 3 are cool collectors trucks, hit me up if ever in Medford OR.
What a really cool guy
YESS! Mannn.. i've missed this a lot! Thanks guys for getting back at it. 💪🏽✌
Happy to see you back on the track, Tom, keep it going!
Looking forward for Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 105!
Thank ya TOM. Godspeed my friend.
Great episode. The man was right. NOT showing perfect vehicles shows that not everyone can afford the million dollar cars. And car people love this show.
I grew up in the 60's and I remember those Dodge Polara's. 👍👍👍
very cool Tom love the old mopars my wife and I bought a brand new 69 roadrunner convertable back in the cay and to this day I still am kicking myself in the ass for ever getting rid of it glad to see you back at it
What a cracking re-start Tom. Still at the top of your game!
Dont ever stop making these videos Tom !!
great stuff...I crashed my dad's 65 Polara 2dr. coupe, 383, 2-barrell...cut it in half on snow covered highway when I went into a double pole backwards...thankfully. whole back end was gone. was very lucky to have lived...