The 69 Fairlane Cobra 428 CJ/SCJ is one of my favorite Ford's. Liked the Mercury Cyclone CJ too. Those midsize fastback Ford's were sharp looking cars. I'd definitely take it over a 69 Mach 1 428 CJ/SCJ
I'm an old car guy. I've owned and driven a lot of the cool muscle cars. I think it's funny how some feel they were the best cars ever. I got my start turning wrenches on those things. They were not better cars than we have now. We live in the best car days ever. Street cars on pump gas run 1975 Pro Stock times.
@Greg Lyle Agree,but modern cars are ugly as hell, overly complicated and soulless,in comparison. Give me the late 60's early 70's paint schemes and graphics,any day......plus the sounds.
Believe it or not, but gas prices started rising enough that people ordered 2bbl carbs around 1967 or '68. Well into the 80s, a friend's dad had a '68 Mercury Cougar he bought new. He was an electrical engineer, and his car had a 302, 2 bbl, automatic. We chalked the 'nerd' options up to his being an engineer. One day we asked him why he didn't get a 428 or even the mighty 427, and 4 speed. Or at least 4 bbl and 4 speed on his 302. He said gas prices were rising. Lol
Poor Bud, headrests were a new pain to driving enthusiasts back then. One accident with a broken neck or severe whiplash & you would probably form a new appreciation for the inevitable standard little "rests" on all cars now.
Most 2 barrel V8s were like jack rabbits off the line. Ford, Chevy, Dodge. All of them. They just ran out of power after that. But if you were just driving around town they were fun to drive
i ordered a 1969 ford ranchero with 428 motor 4 speed and posi.i ran this car for one year and won my class every week at our local track.i won stock eliminator twice at our local track.my buddy bob had the same identical car and he also won stock eliminator twice when i loaned him my tires. i had to sell the ranchero when i bought a hurst amx and received a sponsorship from amc canada.
@@patrickjerzak2685 2 barrel 351 Clevelands were some of the best running 2 barrel V8s ever especially in 1970 when the stock cams and compression ratios were still decent. Good till 3500 rpm or so until you run out of carburetor.
Several years ago my buddy had a 1969 Torino with a 351 Windsor 2 bbl, that car was an amazing runner out of the hole also I couldn’t believe how fast it was out of the gate.
@@patrickjerzak2685 Nice. 351 Windsors had much better stock exhaust manifolds too. My regular driver used to be a 1965 Olds with the 425 2 barrel Rochester 2G carb. Gobs of low end torque. It would roast the right rear bias ply tire until you let off the accelerator. Love good running 2 barrel engines.
scdevon The 2bbl motors I have had were a 78 f150 with 351M 2bbl that was a great motor it would one wheel peel pretty good for several feet, it would take a pounding and keep going and ran strong not a boat anchor like it’s reputation a tough motor with decent torque. I had a 83 F150 with 302 2bbl not a bad engine either liked to wind up a little better than the 351.
@@richardmorris7063 Did anybody ask him if ever learned how to drive? All of his stunt moves in this video makes me think he was just there to burn rubber.
The South Pasadena Police Dept. had 69 Chevys. The 69 in my opinion is a good looking car. A 2 bbl. on a 396 makes no sense. All it does is drink more gas.
So crazy how affordable these cars where them compared to what they’re worth now. I’m 35 years old so obviously before my time but man I’d love to drive any one of these... with a pocket full of cash for gas
They must have wanted an Impala SS and were p.o.'d at GM for sending them a base Impala with a 396 2-barrel. They obviously drove it excessively hard to make it look bad. The car would have performed better if they had driven within its limits. The car spinning on the 70 mph braking test was entirely due to a wooden-headed driver.
Measuring them by today's standards is unfair. If it was 1969 and you were handed the keys to any of these cars, you would have been in hog heaven...2 bbl carbs or not. Believe it or not they all had that fabulous new-car smell and character all their own when new. Nobody knew back then how good cars could handle or brake 50 years in the future so we took what the engineers handed us back then and dealt with it.
A 396 2 barrel...ugh. Nice car but way underpowered. I wouldve at least opted for the 390 horsepower 427 if not the 425 horse L72 427 in a full size 69 Chevy. I probably wouldve bought a stripper L72-4 speed Biscayne 2 door post car. Such a sleeper. Probably quicker than or just as quick as an L78 Chevelle but also cheaper and had a more roomy interior. I like sleeper cars like the 409 and 396/427 Biscaynes
I would have thought the 396 2 bbl would have had some more guts maybe the compression was quite a bit lower and or cam, and rearend setup for the highway?
At 6:37 the impala rims are carving the asphalt for extra grip, and I love those killyafast brakes
I thumb up each of these vids as soon as I start them. They're all so great to see on here!
I'd drop the 21st century in a heartbeat if I could go back to that era. I'm class of 69.
C.o.75,I feel ya!
The 69 Fairlane Cobra 428 CJ/SCJ is one of my favorite Ford's. Liked the Mercury Cyclone CJ too. Those midsize fastback Ford's were sharp looking cars. I'd definitely take it over a 69 Mach 1 428 CJ/SCJ
Sadly most cars handled like this back then, todays drivers in one of these wouldnt last a week.
I'm an old car guy. I've owned and driven a lot of the cool muscle cars. I think it's funny how some feel they were the best cars ever. I got my start turning wrenches on those things. They were not better cars than we have now. We live in the best car days ever. Street cars on pump gas run 1975 Pro Stock times.
@Greg Lyle Agree,but modern cars are ugly as hell, overly complicated and soulless,in comparison. Give me the late 60's early 70's paint schemes and graphics,any day......plus the sounds.
Damn Bud, that 396 couldn't punch it way through a Kleenex, LOL.
I heard that too , darn it a four barrel can always help.
Believe it or not, but gas prices started rising enough that people ordered 2bbl carbs around 1967 or '68. Well into the 80s, a friend's dad had a '68 Mercury Cougar he bought new. He was an electrical engineer, and his car had a 302, 2 bbl, automatic. We chalked the 'nerd' options up to his being an engineer. One day we asked him why he didn't get a 428 or even the mighty 427, and 4 speed. Or at least 4 bbl and 4 speed on his 302. He said gas prices were rising. Lol
Poor Bud, headrests were a new pain to driving enthusiasts back then. One accident with a broken neck or severe whiplash & you would probably form a new appreciation for the inevitable standard little "rests" on all cars now.
I always loved those 69-72 GM headrest.
I heard him too , "I don't like it" lol boy what balls he had 🚗💨💥.
Most 2 barrel V8s were like jack rabbits off the line. Ford, Chevy, Dodge. All of them. They just ran out of power after that. But if you were just driving around town they were fun to drive
Gearing was part of it.
i ordered a 1969 ford ranchero with 428 motor 4 speed and posi.i ran this car for one year and won my class every week at our local track.i won stock eliminator twice at our local track.my buddy bob had the same identical car and he also won stock eliminator twice when i loaned him my tires.
i had to sell the ranchero when i bought a hurst amx and received a sponsorship from amc canada.
The Mercury really digs in nice in the low end. 0-30 mph in 2.9 seconds. (!!).
scdevon that Clev had some low end punch for sure but ran out after about 50 love these 70s road tests
@@patrickjerzak2685 2 barrel 351 Clevelands were some of the best running 2 barrel V8s ever especially in 1970 when the stock cams and compression ratios were still decent. Good till 3500 rpm or so until you run out of carburetor.
Several years ago my buddy had a 1969 Torino with a 351 Windsor 2 bbl, that car was an amazing runner out of the hole also I couldn’t believe how fast it was out of the gate.
@@patrickjerzak2685 Nice. 351 Windsors had much better stock exhaust manifolds too. My regular driver used to be a 1965 Olds with the 425 2 barrel Rochester 2G carb. Gobs of low end torque. It would roast the right rear bias ply tire until you let off the accelerator. Love good running 2 barrel engines.
scdevon The 2bbl motors I have had were a 78 f150 with 351M 2bbl that was a great motor it would one wheel peel pretty good for several feet, it would take a pounding and keep going and ran strong not a boat anchor like it’s reputation a tough motor with decent torque. I had a 83 F150 with 302 2bbl not a bad engine either liked to wind up a little better than the 351.
Glad I wasn't a tire during the 70s
Test driver for R&T best job that ever existed.
The test driver for bud texted on these video's one day.He's 70.
@@richardmorris7063 Did anybody ask him if ever learned how to drive? All of his stunt moves in this video makes me think he was just there to burn rubber.
I believe shocks were optional that year.
These reviews are gold, truly, like historical documents. Most of these cars, however, were crap.
This guy sounds like a cool inebriated Joe Friday dragnet commercial promo with that pseudo cool funky 60s hipster music in the background hahaha.
Man, the alignment of trim pieces on that brand new Cyclone is atrocious
It would be wonderful to go to work and get to run the piss out of all those early 70's cars everyday.
6:00.........looks like Bud FINALLY learned his left from his right!!!!
wow that 74 Challenger was a piece of shit LOL
The 1996 Caprice (the last) is a great car (26 mpg)
Why don't he do quarter mile times on most of his tests? 86 the crappy bias ply tires and put slicks on it then see what each car does
The South Pasadena Police Dept. had 69 Chevys. The 69 in my opinion is a good looking car. A 2 bbl. on a 396 makes no sense. All it does is drink more gas.
So crazy how affordable these cars where them compared to what they’re worth now. I’m 35 years old so obviously before my time but man I’d love to drive any one of these... with a pocket full of cash for gas
Yeah but guys made like $3/hour at the time. I kid, but not by much.
And we ran these cars at the track to with slicks not just sit in car shows like guy's do today 🤣
Sweet
Make this test with a hearse, same
Notice how they had to test the Cyclone GT with the wheel covers off?
This car reminds me of a giant mustang lol
6:35 notice he was about to roll the tire off the rim?
They must have wanted an Impala SS and were p.o.'d at GM for sending them a base Impala with a 396 2-barrel. They obviously drove it excessively hard to make it look bad. The car would have performed better if they had driven within its limits. The car spinning on the 70 mph braking test was entirely due to a wooden-headed driver.
The shit missile option package 1S3
Dame un Torino cono!!!! ( :
Great cars but death machines..
Want to see me blow the tire on a 71 Challenger 340 like this? In my 96' Vhs BurnOuts and Boobs? with my 500hp Firebird...
Toilets let s be honest.Newer is so much better.In every single way.
Measuring them by today's standards is unfair. If it was 1969 and you were handed the keys to any of these cars, you would have been in hog heaven...2 bbl carbs or not. Believe it or not they all had that fabulous new-car smell and character all their own when new. Nobody knew back then how good cars could handle or brake 50 years in the future so we took what the engineers handed us back then and dealt with it.
A 396 2 barrel...ugh. Nice car but way underpowered. I wouldve at least opted for the 390 horsepower 427 if not the 425 horse L72 427 in a full size 69 Chevy. I probably wouldve bought a stripper L72-4 speed Biscayne 2 door post car. Such a sleeper. Probably quicker than or just as quick as an L78 Chevelle but also cheaper and had a more roomy interior. I like sleeper cars like the 409 and 396/427 Biscaynes
I would have thought the 396 2 bbl would have had some more guts maybe the compression was quite a bit lower and or cam, and rearend setup for the highway?
@mighty 440 we are all scratching our heads.just get a "6"