Terrific as always, but I'd have loved to see the Chevy Corvair included. The second generation, in particular, had incredible styling and was, of course, the only US-produced rear engine car.
Yes, but I wonder how many they sold. Where I lived in the Midwest even the 1st gen Corvairs were considered kinda weird, but by the late 60’s they were not popular at all. Darts and Chevy II’s were everywhere. Still, he did. Include pretty much every other small car from then, so you do have a point.
I'm sure I will get more complaints about it later, but I deemed the second generation Corvair too cool for this list and will putting it in with the sportier cars of the period. Revised suspension, sleek styling, turbo flat six. The poor mans Porsche before Porsche was using a turbo.
@@ditto1958 The complete Chevrolet Corvair line up sold over 1.8 million between 1960 thru 1969 in the U.S. alone. 1965 thru 1969 saw 387,923 automobiles sold; Not counting the 1965 Greenbrier window van or Canadian production that ran between 1965, & 1966 for a total of 16,173 automobiles, & of those 1,128 were CDK units for export.
I bought a 19000 mile '68 Falcon "Tudor" 200 six three-on-the-tree as a $100 estate sale special in 1988. Fun litte car with a lot of room and trunk space. Original owner had bypassed the leaking heater, but the AM radio worked fine. I put 5 new Techna R4000 tires on it for under $325 (it had the original Firestones on it), redid the brakes for next to nothing, drove it for five years, and sold it for more than I had put into it. Still see it doddering around from time to time.
Fantastic! When I was 7 my folks got a 63 convertible (a first) with a slant 6. It looked great when new and it was given to a down on his luck family friend with 122,000 miles. I hope you're making progress on the Plymouth seats.
Renault made inroads in some places. There were a few Dauphins, lots of R-10s which were pretty amazing, and some of the larger models. This dealer also had Peugeots. The original franchise was Rambler and then AMC. An R-10 was my first car.
Quite extensive. That was really well researched and thought out. Good footage of each car and information about the cars. I was glad to see Holden and Opel/Vauxhall mentioned. Those dodges would be fullsized today in 2024. I think that Dodge in the video is as long as a Dodge Charger in 2024. The Dart name returned briefly not to long ago. It is also interesting to note how model names changed on some these cars in other countries. The Corolla is still with us in 2024 and a little larger. Thank you so much.
Oh by the way, I think the video was pretty good except for the missing of the Corvair, the Acadian, and the South American makes, yes Mr. Picky strikes again. I still enjoyed the video.
Growing up in the 80s and surrounded by a lot of huge mid-70s midsized sedans in the high shcool parking lot, I used to marvel at how much interior room something like a 67 Dart sedan had inside. These cars were 20 inches shorter than, say, a 77 intermediate Dodge Monaco, and really only gave it up in hip room. But at 6' and 135 lbs, you could fit 6 of me in them fine. Kick it up a class - if you took a 68 Torino vs. a 76, what more really did you get for the extra 1000 pounds and 17 inches. Driven both and the answer is a net minus: door guard beams, bumpers. a suspension set up that didn't really cope with the added weight, lethargic engines and worse fuel economy. (Though you do need to put radials on the 68 - we had Michelins back in the day, and they worked just fine)
The rear view of the Studebaker was either a 1964 or 1965, the 1966 Studebaker had the taillight in the lower half of the split with vents in the upper half. I still remember a teacher in the highschool I went to from 1972-1975 had a 1966 Studebaker and I remember how those taillights were different from the 1964-65 units, and yes I definitely paid attention to that car if only because of their rarity.
In Australia Valiants and Falcons were classed as big cars, most had 6 cylinder motors. V8 were special. Chevrolets and Galaxies were huge cars for us, owned by the wealthy.
What no mention of the Chevrolet Corvair? 2nd gen. made between 1965 thru 1969; Base model 500's came with a 95 HP air cooled flat 6 standard, & 67 was the cheapest 4 door hardtop produced in America.
Ohhhh how the french lost their way! Previous beauties like the Delahaye, Talbot and Delage gave way to them ugly monstrosities of the later sixties. Very sad.
Terrific as always, but I'd have loved to see the Chevy Corvair included. The second generation, in particular, had incredible styling and was, of course, the only US-produced rear engine car.
It wasn’t really a car of the late 60’s thanks to Ralph Nader
@@ditto1958 Sure it was. The second generation came out in ‘65 and ran until ‘69. That’s about as late 60s as you can get.
Yes, but I wonder how many they sold. Where I lived in the Midwest even the 1st gen Corvairs were considered kinda weird, but by the late 60’s they were not popular at all. Darts and Chevy II’s were everywhere. Still, he did. Include pretty much every other small car from then, so you do have a point.
I'm sure I will get more complaints about it later, but I deemed the second generation Corvair too cool for this list and will putting it in with the sportier cars of the period. Revised suspension, sleek styling, turbo flat six. The poor mans Porsche before Porsche was using a turbo.
@@ditto1958 The complete Chevrolet Corvair line up sold over 1.8 million between 1960 thru 1969 in the U.S. alone. 1965 thru 1969 saw 387,923 automobiles sold; Not counting the 1965 Greenbrier window van or Canadian production that ran between 1965, & 1966 for a total of 16,173 automobiles, & of those 1,128 were CDK units for export.
I bought a 19000 mile '68 Falcon "Tudor" 200 six three-on-the-tree as a $100 estate sale special in 1988. Fun litte car with a lot of room and trunk space. Original owner had bypassed the leaking heater, but the AM radio worked fine. I put 5 new Techna R4000 tires on it for under $325 (it had the original Firestones on it), redid the brakes for next to nothing, drove it for five years, and sold it for more than I had put into it. Still see it doddering around from time to time.
Nice.
Fantastic! When I was 7 my folks got a 63 convertible (a first) with a slant 6. It looked great when new and it was given to a down on his luck family friend with 122,000 miles. I hope you're making progress on the Plymouth seats.
Thanks. A bit, maybe this weekend.
Renault made inroads in some places. There were a few Dauphins, lots of R-10s which were pretty amazing, and some of the larger models. This dealer also had Peugeots. The original franchise was Rambler and then AMC. An R-10 was my first car.
An interesting first car.
Quite extensive. That was really well researched and thought out. Good footage of each car and information about the cars. I was glad to see Holden and Opel/Vauxhall mentioned. Those dodges would be fullsized today in 2024. I think that Dodge in the video is as long as a Dodge Charger in 2024. The Dart name returned briefly not to long ago. It is also interesting to note how model names changed on some these cars in other countries. The Corolla is still with us in 2024 and a little larger. Thank you so much.
I test drove a new Dart in 2012. It was very much an Alfa.
Oh by the way, I think the video was pretty good except for the missing of the Corvair, the Acadian, and the South American makes, yes Mr. Picky strikes again. I still enjoyed the video.
Growing up in the 80s and surrounded by a lot of huge mid-70s midsized sedans in the high shcool parking lot, I used to marvel at how much interior room something like a 67 Dart sedan had inside. These cars were 20 inches shorter than, say, a 77 intermediate Dodge Monaco, and really only gave it up in hip room. But at 6' and 135 lbs, you could fit 6 of me in them fine. Kick it up a class - if you took a 68 Torino vs. a 76, what more really did you get for the extra 1000 pounds and 17 inches. Driven both and the answer is a net minus: door guard beams, bumpers. a suspension set up that didn't really cope with the added weight, lethargic engines and worse fuel economy. (Though you do need to put radials on the 68 - we had Michelins back in the day, and they worked just fine)
The rear view of the Studebaker was either a 1964 or 1965, the 1966 Studebaker had the taillight in the lower half of the split with vents in the upper half. I still remember a teacher in the highschool I went to from 1972-1975 had a 1966 Studebaker and I remember how those taillights were different from the 1964-65 units, and yes I definitely paid attention to that car if only because of their rarity.
Quite interesting, Thank you for sharing today.
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Great run down , thank you.
Great selection but I missed seeing the Chevy Corvair
In Australia Valiants and Falcons were classed as big cars, most had 6 cylinder motors. V8 were special. Chevrolets and Galaxies were huge cars for us, owned by the wealthy.
You're quite right about the claimed 38MPG on the Morris Minor 1000. I regularly get over 42MPG in mine.....
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The small cars back then are veritable giants compared to the small cars of the present!
I don't know, the new Civics will hold a lot more than 4 grocery bags.
What no mention of the Chevrolet Corvair? 2nd gen. made between 1965 thru 1969; Base model 500's came with a 95 HP air cooled flat 6 standard, & 67 was the cheapest 4 door hardtop produced in America.
Actually I included that in the sporty models video, even if it didn't belong there.
The dart. You aren’t beating Chrysler in those days - they that kitchen sink in everything they built !
The dodge dart of the early 2000s bears no resemblance to the one that was made in the 60s. It was a rebadged Fiat I believe.
Alfa.
I think the Fiat 127 at the end of the 60's was more representative than the 800, the same with the Fiat 128 or the Peugeot 504.
They were not exactly the bottom of their brans lineup.
The Fiat 127 didn't go on sale until the early 1970s
@@SandyRabagliati-wd2iu you are right, my mistake, sorry.
You forgot the 1967 Toyota Corona, !900cc engine 0-60 in 13,3 seconds. I have a 2 door which is very fun to drive
I included that in my mid-sized cars of the late 60s video.
THOSE ARE BIG CARS COMPARED TO WHAT IS ON THE ROAD NOW. TOYOTA NISAN HONDA
Perhaps in the 80s, but not really now. Check the dimensions of a new Accord or Camry.
Ohhhh how the french lost their way! Previous beauties like the Delahaye, Talbot and Delage gave way to them ugly monstrosities of the later sixties. Very sad.
I really can't argue with that.
american small car of the 60s = large car of any other continent.... and very large car of the 2020s
Actually, modern large cars are much bigger.