The MoPar "B" platform sure carried an impressive variety of models during it's long run. I really love this generations hardtop coupes, I was impressed with their styling as a kid, Still am!
Richard Petty did really good with the Plymouth Satellite body in the early to mid 70's he was a force battling David Pearson in those Mercury's. I was watching him win races while racing his Petty 43 Plymouth against Pearson's # 21 Mercury on my AFX slot track. They were awesome days to be a kid pretending to be your hero. Back when NASCAR's actually were more close to a car you could actually buy from your local dealer.
Ford Torino was a good looking car that year, but Plymouth Satellite beat everything else in it's class for styling and features. When you go to car shows now, nobody glaces twice at the Torinos from this era but everyone still stares long and hard at the unbelievably great styling of the Satellite. Everything Chrysler was designing during the fuselage/'coke bottle' inspired years has really stood the test of time as some of the most beautiful of all car styling.
I've owned Fords, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Dodges and Plymouths since getting my License in 1973. MOPAR's have proven by far to be the best when it comes to engines and drivetrains. Hands down, THEE BEST by far. That said, GM and Ford interiors and other accoutrements beat MOPAR across the board. There will always be "Chevy Guys", "Ford Guys" and MOPAR Guys. It is all personal preference. Other statistics don't really matter. If you like it, it is best for YOU. That's true of art, music AND cars and trucks. If you don't like the way it drives you could watch sales pitches all day long and it won't change your mind... I love watching these nostalgic videos!
Having owned a lot of cars from the Big 3 myself I think GM made the most reliable and long lasting cars. Chrysler had the best styling overall, and Ford, well, they were just there. It is funny that I am most loyal to Ford because of their great racing history.
@@Jay-vr9ir Mercedes and Lexus are money pits when they age. I put a starter on a V8 Lexus and had to charge the man 1700 because of the location of it which was under the intake. The car had 118k which isn't that great for today.
And at least you knew what each car was today they all look the same, just another BUMP in the road, except for the new muscle cars but they are of the retro styling of the 1970's
The Satellite grill is hands-down the best for 71' In 72' Ford's Gran Torino rocked! I remember a ride I had in a 70' Torino wagon that was fun cause it had the 351 Cleveland engine fun times. 😎
Man I just love the look of these old mopars. The late 60's and early 70's were the times when men had large sideburns, women wore turtle neck sweaters,and everyone was driving big giant American land yachts.
Those 74-77 Gran Fury Pursuits were great, but unfortunately in those days un appreciated because two door hard top was 'the thing'. Unity model 225 spot lights were the icing on the cake.
Say what you want about the Torino. My parents bought a brand new one in 1972 and drove it for years. It was a gas hog at a time when the Arab oil embargo sent gas prices skyrocketing. But it certainly proved itself years later when we were T-boned in a car accident when some knot head ran a red light and punched us in the side about 30 mph. We all walked out of it, having worn only the lap seat belts. The driver in the Monte Carlo, and his passenger, both left the accident in an ambulance. If I remember correctly my Dad was able to drive the Torino home after the crash.
My first car was a 1971 Road Runner with a 383, my folks had the 1971 Satellite Sebring with a 318, and it handled better then my car on mountain roads but my car had the Air Grabber hood and talk about night and day with it opened to closed, I traded it for a 1973 340 'cuda and talk about a great handling car, had power and maneuverability over the boat anchored 383 Runner, but I'd give my eye teeth to get another 71 Runner!
I bought a Grand Torino fastback new in 1973, but if i was to buy a car in 1971 i would have bought the Plymouth in a heartbeat over the torino ///////////////// I did not like the front of the 73 Plymouth so i got the Torino. But now after all these years the front of the Plymouth is growing on me but i still like the 1971 more.
I know I am in the minority, but I always thought "daisy dukes" 71 road-runner, with the looped bumper, and swoopy lines looked better than the General lee.
Yessir! You're not the first to say that,and I'm happy that there are fans out there that loves her car more than the 69. Also,you can check out the videos on my page of her lookalike. Thanks for commenting that friend. You made my day.
I bought a '71 Torino 500 with 70K miles on it for $375 in 1979; senior year of high school. I thought it looked good but it was SLOW with the 302 and got horrible gas mileage. I always had electrical problems like not starting. Since it was heavy in the front and light in the rear i beat the hell out of it when it was running and laid rubber everywhere. BT's, neutral slaps, even throwing the car in reverse at 55 mph making big "W"'s in the street with rubber. Doing doughnuts was a blast. I always bought used snow tires and would go thru 1-2 sets a week. I can't believe the motor and especially the trans took all that abuse. I sold it for $200 a year later to another kid but it only lasted him a few weeks. Been into Mopar's ever since but have lost count on how many electrical components and ballast resistors i have replaced over the years. Most trouble free old car i ever owned was a '70 Cutlass Supreme. Sold that in 2003 after 13 years and the frame rusted thru. Wish i had a '71 Satellite now. I'd make it into a GTX or Roadrunner clone on the outside even if it had the slant 6 under the hood.
I just guessed Dyno Don; I may have only been going 50 or 60 when i held the accelerator to the floor and slammed the trans from R to D. I did it hundreds of times.
garth locklin You know the Ford 302 Windsor V8 is a very reliable engine. I have a 96 Ford F150 with 5.0L (302) Windsor V8 with 204,400 miles on it and it's still going strong. The only thing I replaced on my truck was the starter but other than that mostly was just simple maintenance and cleaned out the transmission fluid just to get rid of the shuttering it was making and it hasn't had a problem ever since.
3:13 What the fuck was that noise? That aside, you'd never see commercials nowadays that list all the options (let alone would they have new options anyways) and compare each car on its strengths and weaknesses for buyer choice.
I got so I carried those stupid ceramic things (ballasts) in my glove box for my 66 and 68 Dodge pickups. For my 73 Galaxie it was a extra starter relay; if you left the lights on and ran the battery down it would ruin Ford's relays. They all had their faults and failings I guess.
mine did the same thing would cause it to under charge at idle and over charge off idle and I took one out of a wrecking yard car when I was buying something else I needed and wouldn't normally buy a wrecking yard voltage regulator but this was a original part from Chrysler and the two before that were new it worked exactly like it was supposed to meaning the parts house ones were defective I thought I was missing something in my diagnosis
1971 Satellite Sebring Plus: Strong V8 engines, bulletproof TorqueFlite transmission and beautiful styling. However, stalling due to carburetor problems, indifferent build quality, squeaks/rattles and susceptibility to rust override the positives.
Seems like they should have compared sportsroof torino to satellite - they also fail to mention sportsroof body style was significantly different than sedan.
The '71-78 Charger-Magnum-Coronet, '77-78 Monaco, the '77-78 Fury, and the first-generation Chrysler Cordoba, but who's counting? Styling details and axle ratio options changed, but the underpinnings stayed the same.
@@5610winston And the 1979-81 R-Bodies are effectively just these B-bodies with squared up styling in a futile attempt to take on the downsized new for 1977 GM full sizers and the downsized new for 1979 Ford Panthers while only having a tenth of the budget. They actually did a pretty good job with them and I think they were killed way too soon. The first model year was kind of a mess from a reliability standpoint; but, they were fundamentally the same thing Chrysler had been building for almost twenty years by that point so they probably would've gotten good just in time for the large car market to recover. Instead while Ford and GM were making bank in the mid-late 80s with LTDs, Caprices, and tarted up versions thereof; Mopar had to shill a guzzied up Volare, the M-Body, as a full size police cruiser, family car for traditionalists, and/or luxury barge.
Those side marker lights and the genuine imitation "wood grain" plastic is enough for me to "pull the trigger" for that Plymouth Satellite. Where do I sign?
My first new car was the 1971 Ford Torino 500 Spring Promotion Edition. Brown with racing strips and inside color coded interior gold with color coded striped hubcaps. 20 years old at the time and people thought I was rich and really gave me many compliments about it. Wonder what happened to it. It could really squeal with not really trying. Put Michelin tires on it and was perfect. I wonder what happened to it. Would love to have another driven by a little old lady.
Foco I bought my first new car at age 20 also ///// It was a 1973 Grand Torino Sport Fastback. I paid $ 3,600. It had ps, pb, am-fm, 351c, automatic, bench seat with armrest, no ac, no power windows. That was a great price (my wifes uncle had a Ford dealership )
Did anyone notice at 5.41 the finish inside the doors on both cars? I saw an interview with Lee Iaccoca and he was saying that yes the cars they made in the 70's were crap and they got punished for it. I'd still have one though:}
+67marlins I wouldn't doubt that at all mate. Here in Australia in the 70's Chrysler, Ford and General Motors Holden made cars that had drive trains based on US designs that went forever. General assembly standards were a bit ordinary at times but they never quit. Things have changed but. I bought a new American made Jeep, now I have the best of both worlds. Reliable drive train and a very high standard of finish.
+area51isreal Thanks for the respect. What I meant was that cheap Japanese cars were not then up to the tough longevity we had, you can be sure I wasn't taking a cheap shot at Australia....
geez can't get away from politics,even when its something about old cars,and talking about cars I wish somebody would takeover Ford what bunch of troublesome junk they are building
An alternator gauge could be compared to an engine's temperature gauge, where the driver can monitor the operation of the alternator and voltage regulator. If the alternator, or voltage regulator, is failing, the needle on the gauge would show that. But, on most cars for the past 50 years, they were, instead, equipped with an "idiot light" that would glow red when the alternator or voltage regulator was failing.
I had a1974 Plymouth Satellite Custom back in 1991. I was handed down to me. It packed a 318. And drove like a dream. Miss it dearly. Ben looking at one tucked behind a factory in a lot covered in weeds. Thinking about trying to get it. But trying to rationalize the purchase of a not desired car that I could dump money and time into so for what??? So can fill my Nostalgia craving. Other people probably like the car is much is I did still think why didn’t you do it to a road runner are such what. So that’s why I hesitate
I highly approve and like this video. mopar or nocar. ow a little note to the ford: you might be First On Race Day but Move Over People Are Racing. ahahaha
RCH45ACP I bet you're proud of your Found On Road Dead piece of crap aren't you. And I'll give you the benefit of the doubt,the anti chemical dip didn't work but fords rusted out as well. Yep that was pretty darn creative but its still: MOPAR or NO CAR haha.
I like Mopars, but the Torino was just a better looking car that year. Most of the rest of that stuff is pretty piddling. Door latches? Really? And they didn't mention the other Torino hardtop body style, or the convertible. The Satellite wagon, however, was a better looking car that the Torino wagon.
I liked the seats in the Torinos and the leg room in the front seats but the back seats had very little leg room. I never been in a Satelite but I know several people who have owned them and a couple that still own them. They seem to be very reliable cars. I had a 72 and a 76 Torino and 76 Mercury Cougar XR7. I love the way they drove and handled but my big bicker about all three were getting them started in the winter time and keeping them running. I literally had a starter explode while trying to start my 76 Cougar.
It’s funny how much they cherry picked what to compare, they clearly were filmed by a Plymouth dealer, I didn’t think the Torino was a bad looking car honestly
5:48 mins. This is just beyond funny, and very sad given this was the year the ball of fire Pinto was introduced. Of course, Ford didn't care how many died.
Ed F booboo Shoo Shoo. You can't lay back on some bullshit numbers all day long if you want to. The better car was the Satellite. The video states that. And its a Fact.
scdevon Yep, i was expecting this. I don't give a dry crap blowing in the wind about no stinking ford still selling nowadays. I also don't give a crap about these new pos calling themselves mopars. All these car carrying the good names of real cars from the good ol days are nothing more than pieces of shit.
Ford had the advertising dollars as well as the plants to pump them out. It's pretty hard to break out of third place, even when you have cutting edge technology.
1970 was a turning point for Chrysler. They peaked in 1969 in terms of styling, with the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda probably being the only standouts. This Satellite, for instance, is ugly as hell. I don’t know why they were so gung ho on loop bumpers. Downright ugly.
The MoPar "B" platform sure carried an impressive variety of models during it's long run. I really love this generations hardtop coupes, I was impressed with their styling as a kid, Still am!
Union Blacksmith ..... IKR
And the 4 doors looked good too.
@@1voiceofstl Yes for a 4 door they looked pretty good ///
To be honest the Torino 500 styling is actually pretty nice
I'd like to buy the 1971 Ford Torino Cobra with the 375 HP 429 BBF V8 and C6 automatic transmission! That's a pretty cool combo for Torino for sure.
@@thunderray1987 Every horsepower figure from those days should come with quotation marks. They all fudged by a long shot. Funny to look back on today
I love my 70 torino with the 351c. 300k miles still chirps second. Grew up in it been in the family since day one.
Jules schoenefuhs The 1970 Torino with the 428 cobra jet was a bad ass car . Looked just like the 1971.
Agreed
Richard Petty did really good with the Plymouth Satellite body in the early to mid 70's he was a force battling David Pearson in those Mercury's. I was watching him win races while racing his Petty 43 Plymouth against Pearson's # 21 Mercury on my AFX slot track. They were awesome days to be a kid pretending to be your hero. Back when NASCAR's actually were more close to a car you could actually buy from your local dealer.
Ford Torino was a good looking car that year, but Plymouth Satellite beat everything else in it's class for styling and features. When you go to car shows now, nobody glaces twice at the Torinos from this era but everyone still stares long and hard at the unbelievably great styling of the Satellite. Everything Chrysler was designing during the fuselage/'coke bottle' inspired years has really stood the test of time as some of the most beautiful of all car styling.
I've owned Fords, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Dodges and Plymouths since getting my License in 1973. MOPAR's have proven by far to be the best when it comes to engines and drivetrains. Hands down, THEE BEST by far. That said, GM and Ford interiors and other accoutrements beat MOPAR across the board. There will always be "Chevy Guys", "Ford Guys" and MOPAR Guys. It is all personal preference. Other statistics don't really matter. If you like it, it is best for YOU. That's true of art, music AND cars and trucks. If you don't like the way it drives you could watch sales pitches all day long and it won't change your mind... I love watching these nostalgic videos!
Toyota ,Mercedes, Lexus beat them all.
Having owned a lot of cars from the Big 3 myself I think GM made the most reliable and long lasting cars. Chrysler had the best styling overall, and Ford, well, they were just there. It is funny that I am most loyal to Ford because of their great racing history.
I have owned Dodge, Ford, and Buick. I now own Nissan.
@@5610winston Nissans used to be good but since Renault bought them they lost their overall reliability.
@@Jay-vr9ir Mercedes and Lexus are money pits when they age. I put a starter on a V8 Lexus and had to charge the man 1700 because of the location of it which was under the intake. The car had 118k which isn't that great for today.
At least these 2 cars looks a million times better than anything you see on the road today.
And at least you knew what each car was today they all look the same, just another BUMP in the road, except for the new muscle cars but they are of the retro styling of the 1970's
I miss these old Mopar station wagons.
425 HP and the stopping power of a shoe! Go HEMI!
I still love my Torino 500 lmao.
OhMrZack Just as much as I love my 96 Ford F150.
The Satellite grill is hands-down the best for 71' In 72' Ford's Gran Torino rocked! I remember a ride I had in a 70' Torino wagon that was fun cause it had the 351 Cleveland engine fun times. 😎
Man I just love the look of these old mopars. The late 60's and early 70's were the times when men had large sideburns, women wore turtle neck sweaters,and everyone was driving big giant American land yachts.
+Union Blacksmith That's cool man my teacher Mr.B would love to drive around in the old big giant American land yachs.
+Union Blacksmith Awww man I'm so sorry to hear that. Do you still miss it.
+Union Blacksmith Back then a lot Americans weren't overweight either.
Those 74-77 Gran Fury Pursuits were great, but unfortunately in those days un appreciated because two door hard top was 'the thing'. Unity model 225 spot lights were the icing on the cake.
And women had hairy kitty's.
Ive had 3 different torinos. And they werr some great cars!! Wish i had one today!!
Zo W. Me too 1972,73 ,74. Loved the 72 the best
Say what you want about the Torino. My parents bought a brand new one in 1972 and drove it for years. It was a gas hog at a time when the Arab oil embargo sent gas prices skyrocketing.
But it certainly proved itself years later when we were T-boned in a car accident when some knot head ran a red light and punched us in the side about 30 mph. We all walked out of it, having worn only the lap seat belts. The driver in the Monte Carlo, and his passenger, both left the accident in an ambulance. If I remember correctly my Dad was able to drive the Torino home after the crash.
U just gotta love that Satellite :)
Amen.
Mopar!
Both cool but the Torino was sharp looking.
Those cheerleaders look cute by the way.
scdevon Smoking what cigarettes.
scdevon Gotta thanks man. I would love to go back in time and love on one of these girls as well as take em for a ride in some old school muscle cars.
scdevon Also take them for a ride in my 96 F150 with 5.0L Windsor V8.
scdevon Really.
wonder where they are now.
My first car was a 1971 Road Runner with a 383, my folks had the 1971 Satellite Sebring with a 318, and it handled better then my car on mountain roads but my car had the Air Grabber hood and talk about night and day with it opened to closed, I traded it for a 1973 340 'cuda and talk about a great handling car, had power and maneuverability over the boat anchored 383 Runner, but I'd give my eye teeth to get another 71 Runner!
I bought a Grand Torino fastback new in 1973, but if i was to buy a car in 1971 i would have bought the Plymouth in a heartbeat over the torino ///////////////// I did not like the front of the 73 Plymouth so i got the Torino. But now after all these years the front of the Plymouth is growing on me but i still like the 1971 more.
made great all purpose police cars for many years
This is when Chrysler was part of the Big Three and was still American. These days it's own by Fiat.
I know and that really makes me sad.
You can in large part thank Barrack Obama for that.
That's why Toyota sux now.
I know I am in the minority, but I always thought "daisy dukes" 71 road-runner, with the looped bumper, and swoopy lines looked better than the General lee.
Yessir! You're not the first to say that,and I'm happy that there are fans out there that loves her car more than the 69. Also,you can check out the videos on my page of her lookalike. Thanks for commenting that friend. You made my day.
That's why they eliminated it from the show
Teresa67 Factoid me to i love that look
The much better looking Torino GT is not shown. It had a sleek fastback roofline and engines up to 429.
I miss the "Miniskirt Girls" damn they smelled so damn good back in the day...
Like VO5 and Chapstick
I bought a '71 Torino 500 with 70K miles on it for $375 in 1979; senior year of high school. I thought it looked good but it was SLOW with the 302 and got horrible gas mileage. I always had electrical problems like not starting. Since it was heavy in the front and light in the rear i beat the hell out of it when it was running and laid rubber everywhere. BT's, neutral slaps, even throwing the car in reverse at 55 mph making big "W"'s in the street with rubber. Doing doughnuts was a blast. I always bought used snow tires and would go thru 1-2 sets a week. I can't believe the motor and especially the trans took all that abuse. I sold it for $200 a year later to another kid but it only lasted him a few weeks. Been into Mopar's ever since but have lost count on how many electrical components and ballast resistors i have replaced over the years. Most trouble free old car i ever owned was a '70 Cutlass Supreme. Sold that in 2003 after 13 years and the frame rusted thru. Wish i had a '71 Satellite now. I'd make it into a GTX or Roadrunner clone on the outside even if it had the slant 6 under the hood.
How did you know you were going 55 in reverse? Speedos back in the day did register in reverse.
I just guessed Dyno Don; I may have only been going 50 or 60 when i held the accelerator to the floor and slammed the trans from R to D. I did it hundreds of times.
garth locklin You know the Ford 302 Windsor V8 is a very reliable engine. I have a 96 Ford F150 with 5.0L (302) Windsor V8 with 204,400 miles on it and it's still going strong. The only thing I replaced on my truck was the starter but other than that mostly was just simple maintenance and cleaned out the transmission fluid just to get rid of the shuttering it was making and it hasn't had a problem ever since.
garth locklin Oh okay, sounds like fun.
Me gustan los dos carros
3:13 What the fuck was that noise?
That aside, you'd never see commercials nowadays that list all the options (let alone would they have new options anyways) and compare each car on its strengths and weaknesses for buyer choice.
Buddy Hackett pulling his pork!
Nice video , Thumbs up.
I love how 'formal' television/radio announcers used to sound back then; somehow they all sounded like Cary Grant!
Love the Satellite.
Definitely take either one.
I lost count how many electronic voltage regulators I had to replace in my Dodge Coronet which was almost identical to the Satellite.
Couldn't have been any more than I replaced on my Dart. Never mind all those stupid ceramic things.
never replaced a one.... still have a 69 Dodge truck....
I got so I carried those stupid ceramic things (ballasts) in my glove box for my 66 and 68 Dodge pickups. For my 73 Galaxie it was a extra starter relay; if you left the lights on and ran the battery down it would ruin Ford's relays. They all had their faults and failings I guess.
Funny you could replace an electronic voltage regulator in a '71.
mine did the same thing would cause it to under charge at idle and over charge off idle and I took one out of a wrecking yard car when I was buying something else I needed and wouldn't normally buy a wrecking yard voltage regulator but this was a original part from Chrysler and the two before that were new it worked exactly like it was supposed to meaning the parts house ones were defective I thought I was missing something in my diagnosis
The Plymouth has an all new round steering wheel, where as the Ford has an unsightly circular steering wheel from the previous year.
i want the torino!
...She drove a Plymouth Satellite, must have been the speed of light! Don't remember any song with a Torino mentioned...
See the movie Gran Torino and listen to song at the end. Can't think of a movie named after a Satellite. lol
Yeah, but those Cobra Jet engines made more than the "rated" 370 HP.
mopar engineering is second to none - but the Torino styling blows the Satellite in the weeds imho.
The cars are elegant, functionally beautiful and classy.
So are the women.....period.
Women's periods are elegant? No. Functional yes. Classy, no!
I like em both...
After watching this sales training slide show I'm convinced! Torino all the way!
FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily ! ! !
Shift Are you blind ???????????????? Did you ride the short bus to school ?????????????????????
1971 Satellite Sebring Plus:
Strong V8 engines, bulletproof TorqueFlite transmission and beautiful styling.
However, stalling due to carburetor problems, indifferent build quality, squeaks/rattles and susceptibility to rust override the positives.
Seems like they should have compared sportsroof torino to satellite - they also fail to mention sportsroof body style was significantly different than sedan.
My preference in cars can be summed up in only one word: Detroit.
Cornell Green for real they all were great cars
I looked at Detroit, but I always buy Smyrna.
Can't find South bend any more.
The Torino looks much cooler.
You're just saying that cause you've got one. The Satellite looks better.
The Torino GT not shown is a better match up to the Satalite.
one of car magazines of that time called the Torino a wind sucking tuna fish,they didn't like the car or it's styling
This car also was the platform for the 71 - 73 Charger
All 2 dr B bodies 71-79 used this 115 inch platform. And all 4 dr B bodies 71-78 used the 117.
The '71-78 Charger-Magnum-Coronet, '77-78 Monaco, the '77-78 Fury, and the first-generation Chrysler Cordoba, but who's counting?
Styling details and axle ratio options changed, but the underpinnings stayed the same.
@@5610winston And the 1979-81 R-Bodies are effectively just these B-bodies with squared up styling in a futile attempt to take on the downsized new for 1977 GM full sizers and the downsized new for 1979 Ford Panthers while only having a tenth of the budget. They actually did a pretty good job with them and I think they were killed way too soon. The first model year was kind of a mess from a reliability standpoint; but, they were fundamentally the same thing Chrysler had been building for almost twenty years by that point so they probably would've gotten good just in time for the large car market to recover. Instead while Ford and GM were making bank in the mid-late 80s with LTDs, Caprices, and tarted up versions thereof; Mopar had to shill a guzzied up Volare, the M-Body, as a full size police cruiser, family car for traditionalists, and/or luxury barge.
Those side marker lights and the genuine imitation "wood grain" plastic is enough for me to "pull the trigger" for that Plymouth Satellite. Where do I sign?
The #FordTorino is the best option !
My first new car was the 1971 Ford Torino 500 Spring Promotion Edition. Brown with racing strips and inside color coded interior gold with color coded striped hubcaps. 20 years old at the time and people thought I was rich and really gave me many compliments about it. Wonder what happened to it. It could really squeal with not really trying. Put Michelin tires on it and was perfect.
I wonder what happened to it. Would love to have another driven by a little old lady.
Foco I bought my first new car at age 20 also ///// It was a 1973 Grand Torino Sport Fastback. I paid $ 3,600. It had ps, pb, am-fm, 351c, automatic, bench seat with armrest, no ac, no power windows. That was a great price (my wifes uncle had a Ford dealership )
It'l be fun to see in 40 years which car will be more desirable . Oh Wait
the satellite is also way more collectible today.. ..very expensive
I don't agree with that at all.
FOCUS!
I would take either one .
I want one so bad!!
Torino hands down
I still love the women in torino
Torino? I didn't see a car...
Did anyone notice at 5.41 the finish inside the doors on both cars? I saw an interview with Lee Iaccoca and he was saying that yes the cars they made in the 70's were crap and they got punished for it. I'd still have one though:}
Yet, my Dad drove his 1977 Ford LTD II wagon over 500,000 documented miles. We always built better lasting cars here in the US.
+67marlins I wouldn't doubt that at all mate. Here in Australia in the 70's Chrysler, Ford and General Motors Holden made cars that had drive trains based on US designs that went forever. General assembly standards were a bit ordinary at times but they never quit. Things have changed but. I bought a new American made Jeep, now I have the best of both worlds. Reliable drive train and a very high standard of finish.
+area51isreal Thanks for the respect. What I meant was that cheap Japanese cars were not then up to the tough longevity we had, you can be sure I wasn't taking a cheap shot at Australia....
It was the mid 70's with all the pollution stuff they became crap.
Not totally, Parker. My Dad got over 500,000 documented miles from our 77 Ford, and I drove my '70 over 250,000, to be honest.
Why did I watch this video? My life will never be the same because I didn’t by a Plymouth.
If both cars were the size of a Stang or Camaro, they would have been perfect and likely sold many more!
They didn't compare prices?
Clearly the Satellite has it all over the Torino on the engineering. I would imagine the quality is a little better on the Ford.
That settles it for me, I'm heading to the dealership to buy a Fiat Satellite asap. Does anyone else know that an Italian company now owns Dodge?
Luckily we have trumptard now so you low wage idiots can pay more taxes and lose your dental insurance which you clearly have no need for.
OK, back to cars. For Islamic facts about Obama's "great religion of Islam" see Acts 17 Apologetics and Bill Warner Phd on You Tube.
geez can't get away from politics,even when its something about old cars,and talking about cars I wish somebody would takeover Ford what bunch of troublesome junk they are building
@@rcrhinehart66 headass
@@justenough730 And in the four years since you posted this comment Ford's quality somehow got worse.
An alternator gauge?
An alternator gauge could be compared to an engine's temperature gauge, where the driver can monitor the operation of the alternator and voltage regulator. If the alternator, or voltage regulator, is failing, the needle on the gauge would show that. But, on most cars for the past 50 years, they were, instead, equipped with an "idiot light" that would glow red when the alternator or voltage regulator was failing.
I like the blond myself.
Car? What car?
I had a1974 Plymouth Satellite Custom back in 1991. I was handed down to me. It packed a 318. And drove like a dream. Miss it dearly. Ben looking at one tucked behind a factory in a lot covered in weeds. Thinking about trying to get it. But trying to rationalize the purchase of a not desired car that I could dump money and time into so for what??? So can fill my Nostalgia craving. Other people probably like the car is much is I did still think why didn’t you do it to a road runner are such what. So that’s why I hesitate
I highly approve and like this video. mopar or nocar. ow a little note to the ford: you might be First On Race Day but Move Over People Are Racing. ahahaha
RCH45ACP I bet you're proud of your Found On Road Dead piece of crap aren't you. And I'll give you the benefit of the doubt,the anti chemical dip didn't work but fords rusted out as well. Yep that was pretty darn creative but its still: MOPAR or NO CAR haha.
RCH45ACP note the ''haha'' at the end. It was a joke and I know it was a joke and I took it, now you move on. Nice satellite in your thumbnail.
RCH45ACP GTX huh,ahahaha hey that's a good Chevy joke.
+Aziz Lamar My Dad always got over 200 000 miles out of his Plymouths, but then 500,000 out of his 1977 Ford. Documented & official.
67marlins Fords are crap.
Oh, please Hahahaha, I'll take the Ford!
I know that woman in the thumbnail! She's from Planet Claire.
I like Mopars, but the Torino was just a better looking car that year. Most of the rest of that stuff is pretty piddling. Door latches? Really? And they didn't mention the other Torino hardtop body style, or the convertible. The Satellite wagon, however, was a better looking car that the Torino wagon.
What a lame comparison. Was that the best mopar could come up with? Lol. Torinos were much nicer.
WY O what’s lame about it? I have a Satellite Sebring Plus that was a daily driver for 12 years. I still have that car and it still runs great!
I liked the seats in the Torinos and the leg room in the front seats but the back seats had very little leg room. I never been in a Satelite but I know several people who have owned them and a couple that still own them. They seem to be very reliable cars. I had a 72 and a 76 Torino and 76 Mercury Cougar XR7. I love the way they drove and handled but my big bicker about all three were getting them started in the winter time and keeping them running. I literally had a starter explode while trying to start my 76 Cougar.
It’s funny how much they cherry picked what to compare, they clearly were filmed by a Plymouth dealer, I didn’t think the Torino was a bad looking car honestly
the satellite never came as a convertible to torino wins in my book
I'd go with whoever offered a tilt steering wheel.
rm brooklyn lmfao. You know i don’t remember anyone of them doing it. As short and fat as i am now. Id need it lol
I prefer the Torino's body style.
I just hate those protruding knobs as in the cigarette lighter,🤣🤣🤣🤣
But I bet you liked the knobs on the cheerleaders?
Chrysler had some great cars and engineering... what happened?
Bought by Germans, Italians and now the French.
That Torino looks a lot better than the Satellite.
And your momma looked pretty good naked. Ask me how I know.....
@@billiebobbienorton2556
How much money do you make a night sucking off mentally ill homeless transvestite crack addicts? A LOT I bet.
Uh, no.
Satellite looks exactly like a gtx
Those are the LA Rams.
Go RAMS! NFC west champions!
5:48 mins. This is just beyond funny, and very sad given this was the year the ball of fire Pinto was introduced. Of course, Ford didn't care how many died.
Too bad 1972 came around and the Gran Torino bitch slapped the Satellite to the junk heap
What. Does that comment supposed to mean.
It means there is no comparison to the 72 torino it is awesome
mopar body rust
440/6 and 426 was not offered in 71 on Satellite.......that chart is not accurate....... Roadrunner and GTX only that I have ever seen
Good good. G o o .g o o boots mmmm
torino gt haters!
The Torino GT looks way better than the Satellite and the Satellite in a 4 door is really ugly.
So I take it GM was superior than both cars?
Torino. Don't like the styling on this generation Mopar
Satellite is butt ugly. Give me the Torino
Torino sucks. The video shows that. The satellite is beautiful and has the performance in the very least detail to back it up. Mopar or no car.
DevilsNachoz Hahaha,yep. Now who in their *right* mind would want that car...
scdevon Bull. Shoo Shoo.
Ed F booboo Shoo Shoo. You can't lay back on some bullshit numbers all day long if you want to. The better car was the Satellite. The video states that. And its a Fact.
scdevon Yep, i was expecting this. I don't give a dry crap blowing in the wind about no stinking ford still selling nowadays. I also don't give a crap about these new pos calling themselves mopars. All these car carrying the good names of real cars from the good ol days are nothing more than pieces of shit.
Satellite was superior to Torino. Why Torino had more sales than superior Satellite in 1971?
People are stupid.
Talk is cheap, which one out sold the other? One hint, it wasn't a Plymouth.
Ford had the advertising dollars as well as the plants to pump them out. It's pretty hard to break out of third place, even when you have cutting edge technology.
@@boardskins still in third place after all these years. Why? Poor quality.
"Wood trim" lol.
I'm sorry but I like the Torino better.
Keep your fake wood. Part of the malaise era.
Torino is sharper.
So was your girlfriends compared to you!
71 Mopar got ugly on that vehicle Hate it
1970 was a turning point for Chrysler. They peaked in 1969 in terms of styling, with the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda probably being the only standouts. This Satellite, for instance, is ugly as hell. I don’t know why they were so gung ho on loop bumpers. Downright ugly.
Plain is better
Anything but a Chrysler The quality just isnt there....and it was sorta embarrasing to be seen in a Chrysler..... Ill Take The Ford.
Todd - as in re-todd?
Big deal 👽
Hey narrator , my dog's better than your dog !