@Mark Julian if you watch the Barret Jackson auction, you see him talk about the cars off the cuff so to speak. They also did a piece a few years ago where they blindfolded Steve and he had to identify the car from feel inside the engine bay. Research sure but what he has retained in his head is second to none.
@My Pronoun is WTF Hello Pronoun WTF, I always say "fill your library before you fill your garage' and so RESEARCH and preparation are key to what I do. My memory banks are full of useless stuff so I certainly do some preparation before calling "action". We all must! THANKS for watching! -Steve Magnante
You said it. Medical doctors and Steve Magnante always impress me with the amount of information they keep in their heads. Sherlock Holmes would be envious.
Cant believe how fascinating it is to watch a guy walk around an old junk yard looking and picking at old rust buckets.I would not know a dana 60 rear end is even if i tripped over one and yet he had me fully engaged.Not only that but i then binged watched about 2 hours of other junkyard stuff.This guy just knows how to educate you about stuff you never previously had any interest in. I now want to go and find a dana rear end and stick it in my man cave just so i can show all my buddies.Thanks Steve !
Love the new series, Steve - keep it up and I will keep watching! I may be at my desk, but in my mind I’m retired and out in the garage on a sunny Friday morning turning wrenches on a lovely old piece of American iron……!!!!!!
ALL of your videos and the show “Junkyard Gold” are awesome. Steve I wish I had the vocabulary to explain how much myself and friends enjoy hearing the history of cars through your eyes. Thank you for the education!
This man is a real talking machine. He has so much knowledge about cars in general, that he really knocks me out, everytime i hear him giving out his speech. This guy knows exactly what he's truly talking about. With all that being said, thank! you, for this wonderful presentation, on the TH-cam channel and Merry Christmas, Steve. You're the best! Johnny, Montreal, Canada!
Truly a Mopar guy. Keep up the good work! Your videos are always interesting, entertaining and I can truly say I always learn something new. Thank you so much.
Well done Steve, everytime I watch a new video your Subscriber count keeps climbing rapidly. It's Awesome that you are still doing your Junkyard Crawl. Whould be great to put a few together and have a 10-+15 minute video, because it is so good to watch its over before you know it. Thanks for taking us along with You and Sharing you Automotive Encyclopaedia Type knowledge. Cheers 🍻
What I like about these clips is that Steve describes the engines as 440, 426, 383, 454, 396, etc., not the goofy liter crap. I’ll never get used to liters.
What a great find Steve, true hidden treasure. Surprising that with all the parts that have been removed off that car, exposing its bones, some enterprising person didn’t grab that Dana long before now.
Special Edition car, it may have had leather seats. I also saw a speaker hole on driver's side dash. Must have had an am. 8 track radio. Wish I could have seen the fender tag.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that Dana 60 was put in that car from the factory, dealers could order goofy odd stuff like that sometimes as dealer demo cars…
I love these junkyard crawl !!!!!!!!! The information is great, the cars he picks are always interesting. Even his delivery is perfect!!! Glad you started a TH-cam page?? Please keep everyone up to date on your Police car!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Our 68 Suburban wagon 383 2bbl had a towing package with a 3.55 rear. Don't know if it was a Dana 60. There were trailer towing packages with the intermediate bodies as well.
I was actually upset you were in my back yard and I didn't even know it... LOL, Mr. Winkel, (AKA Gary) was one of my Sons Scout Leaders and he is still very involved... I'm in the process of considering starting a TH-cam series about Cars and Car Shows myself... Love this Channel...
Ive been hearing real world MOPAR friends talking about your Channel Steve when i'm out and about at meets and shows as of late! Guess what that Means? Your doing an Amazing Job keep up the good work STEVE and Team! :)
COOL Video , reminds me back in the late eighties rode in two different chargers and both rears sounded identical ! LOUD WHINE course most of the interior in one was gone , just wondering if they normally were loud.
I would not mind that dash which had the small speakers that came with the AM 8 Track only. Not the AM/ FM mono. There was no AM/FM stereo on B bodies in 70.
Starting a vidio from inside a trunk (sort of)....interesting. Great job. I was under the impression 6pack cars got the 9 3/4 or was it just the 4 speeds?
It was just the 4 speeds as a "mandatory option" but it was a non mandatory option on an automatic 440, 440+6, and 426 Hemi. But super super rare on automatics.
Agreed, I would have went right for the fender tag to see what the axle code is. It likely came from the factory with an 8-3/4 with 3.23 gears, it's almost a certainty.
Steve - your junkyard tours are awesome! With all the time you spend rummaging around in those MA and NH junkyards, how many times have you come down with Lyme's disease?
I sold my manual transmission 1968 GTX to a young guy and he broke loose the tires and slid into a curb. The axle didn't break, but the axle flange bent. I replaced the axle shaft for him, with a new axle shaft from a dealer. The axle was the right length and had the right splines for 1968 and it was a perfect fit, but the original axle shaft was machined down in diameter, to reduce weight, along its center length. The replacement axle shaft from the dealer was not machined down and was full heavy thickness its entire length.
My neighbor Had a 60 Impala with auto transmission. I remember the indicator said Gr not low. Are you able to explain the difference or the purpose? Thank you !
I know we lose context over time, but it seems hard to believe anyone would take an 8 3/4 out for anything else. It would be interesting to know WHY they did that swap. Great find and detective work!
@@paintnamer6403 I’d say yes on the gear ratio, but I doubt they broke them or wore them out. They are older now and still handle today’s power. My guess is it was for the gear and, even more likely, the trak lok/sure grip!
While I respect the Dana 60...most Mustangs don't swap out a Ford 9" for a Dana 60, as the 9" is pretty much bullit-proof and a lot easier to swap different gears into than the 60.
I saw the special edition on the sail panel. This car could have been ordered with a tow package and came with the Dana 60. From the factory. Maybe for towing a boat? Lol! Was the rear seat interior side panels still in the poor car? I could use one of the stainless steel trim pieces front the SE panels.
I wonder about the pricing in this yard since the Charger has been there long enough for a tree to grow in the engine compartment and yet no one has snagged that Dana?
Steve, I sure hope you're purchasing all of these interesting discoveries and putting them on the market (and making a well deserved profit) so that they can find their way back on the road via some other enthusiast's project.
XP is just a Charger, starting in 1966. It's just a Charger SE with 383hp and a lot of other options. It's insane to assume an old car found in the sticks is all original. That rear axle was likely swapped in there 40-50 years ago.
Hey Steve - was that specific C-pillar mounted SE emblem used on any other year/model than the 1970 Charger? I know there are other styles of SE emblems for different years/models, but I’m asking specifically about the type shown on this car. I’ve owned my 1970 Charger R/T (440, 4 speed, 3.54 Dana, FC7, not an SE) since 1983 and back in the 80’s I harvested some parts from a B5 Charger SE…still think I have one or both emblems somewhere. Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge with the rest of us!
i had a 73 roadrunner that i needed a grill and and headlight bezels, i found a boneyard in wisconsin and went to get the parts, i ended up spending all day checking out the yard and its residents, he had several cars next to the road that were for sale and needed work, javelin sst 401 4 speed car complete minus motor, and a really solid clean 65 coronet 383 4 speed car, formula s 273 barracuda that was complete, i got my parts i needed and went to the shop to pay the guy and he had an all original hemi gtx automatic car. knowing what i know now about mopars, i wished i had bought a couple of cars off of him and squirreled them away for a later date i could restore them, now the yard no longer exists, those were the days
The tree emanating up out of the charger engine bay was surreal,to think once that car was brand new rolling down the dodge main assembly line(Hamtramck,Michigan)those cars were works of art,that why that car sits,no one can let it die,it means a lot to North American culture and history.
I had a 1970 Dodge Challenger. It was a 318 engine car with a 7 1/4 rear axle. After showing my buddy how to spin the tire in the back I destroyed the axle. I went to a local junk yard and found another Challenger and bought the entire rear axle for $40. I brought it back home and had to get larger u bolts and had to change the yoke for the drive shaft (another trip to the junkyard). It turned out to be a 8 3/4 limited slip axle. Never destroyed it. Just automatic transmissions from there. I now wonder if someone is looking at it laying in a junkyard somewhere and wondering what engine it had originally.
It now has a three-eighty-tree in it.
The amount of automotive knowledge in this man's head is astounding. Awe inspiring actually.
@Mark Julian if you watch the Barret Jackson auction, you see him talk about the cars off the cuff so to speak. They also did a piece a few years ago where they blindfolded Steve and he had to identify the car from feel inside the engine bay. Research sure but what he has retained in his head is second to none.
@My Pronoun is WTF Hello Pronoun WTF, I always say "fill your library before you fill your garage' and so RESEARCH and preparation are key to what I do. My memory banks are full of useless stuff so I certainly do some preparation before calling "action". We all must! THANKS for watching! -Steve Magnante
There is nothing worth while in this guys head except for the Black Hair Due he keeps using.
You said it. Medical doctors and Steve Magnante always impress me with the amount of information they keep in their heads. Sherlock Holmes would be envious.
I was just thinking the same thing
I own a 68 r/t 4 speed and I thought I knew a lot about chargers. I could listen to Steve all day.
I could listen to the exhaust !
Love the process of elimination narrowing the options down to check authenticity . Great information as always Steve!
Cant believe how fascinating it is to watch a guy walk around an old junk yard looking and picking at old rust buckets.I would not know a dana 60 rear end is even if i tripped over one and yet he had me fully engaged.Not only that but i then binged watched about 2 hours of other junkyard stuff.This guy just knows how to educate you about stuff you never previously had any interest in. I now want to go and find a dana rear end and stick it in my man cave just so i can show all my buddies.Thanks Steve !
Love the new series, Steve - keep it up and I will keep watching!
I may be at my desk, but in my mind I’m retired and out in the garage on a sunny Friday morning turning wrenches on a lovely old piece of American iron……!!!!!!
ALL of your videos and the show “Junkyard Gold” are awesome. Steve I wish I had the vocabulary to explain how much myself and friends enjoy hearing the history of cars through your eyes. Thank you for the education!
Steve is a walking book of automotive knowledge. Love these videos.
Quick, knowledgeable and to the point. Well done.
Sooo much random knowledge just swimming between those ears. Truly amazing….. personally, I can’t remember what I ate for dinner last night lol.
Steve's hairs messy from nightmares of his x / his head is always rolling in agony at beddy bye time🙊
This man is a real talking machine. He has so much knowledge about cars in general, that he really knocks me out, everytime i hear him giving out his speech. This guy knows exactly what he's truly talking about. With all that being said, thank! you, for this wonderful presentation, on the TH-cam channel and Merry Christmas, Steve. You're the best! Johnny, Montreal, Canada!
Truly a Mopar guy. Keep up the good work! Your videos are always interesting, entertaining and I can truly say I always learn something new. Thank you so much.
Well done Steve, everytime I watch a new video your Subscriber count keeps climbing rapidly. It's Awesome that you are still doing your Junkyard Crawl. Whould be great to put a few together and have a 10-+15 minute video, because it is so good to watch its over before you know it. Thanks for taking us along with You and Sharing you Automotive Encyclopaedia Type knowledge. Cheers 🍻
The key in the column also dictates 1970. As does the gear position display on the column.
Obviously 70 from the front.
Yep.
What I like about these clips is that Steve describes the engines as 440, 426, 383, 454, 396, etc., not the goofy liter crap. I’ll never get used to liters.
What a great find Steve, true hidden treasure. Surprising that with all the parts that have been removed off that car, exposing its bones, some enterprising person didn’t grab that Dana long before now.
How has someone not grabbed up all those good parts from this car? Maybe, Winkle's will get some calls today ;-)
“ frumpy, heavy option “
Loved your journalism for years. Thanks Steve!
Awesome video and info Steve....love the junkyard crawls!
Still some good stuff on that Old SE Charger. The grille looks mint.
Always enjoy your videos and your car knowledge. I can’t even remember what I had for dinner last night.
As long as I been looking for Dana's there's one in the woods 😆
Special Edition car, it may have had leather seats. I also saw a speaker hole on driver's side dash. Must have had an am. 8 track radio. Wish I could have seen the fender tag.
I love the detective work!
I wouldn’t be surprised if that Dana 60 was put in that car from the factory, dealers could order goofy odd stuff like that sometimes as dealer demo cars…
yep i have seen charger badges on the fender.. dealer installed makes it all even better!
Awesome video Steve
Good information Steve thank you
I like the C body wagon next door too!
I love these junkyard crawl !!!!!!!!! The information is great, the cars he picks are always interesting. Even his delivery is perfect!!! Glad you started a TH-cam page??
Please keep everyone up to date on your Police car!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great video Thanks
I learn So Much from You & Rick..Luv U guys on Barrett Jackson👍🏾
Can't Get Enough. Keep on talking!
Oh boy.... that GRILLE looks great!
Our 68 Suburban wagon 383 2bbl had a towing package with a 3.55 rear. Don't know if it was a Dana 60. There were trailer towing packages with the intermediate bodies as well.
Great presentation!
(tHanks to the person holding the camera...and...who ever is holding that mic. Teamwork!)
Thank you Steve Get well soon
Another great video
Detective Steve! Great job! Keep them coming!
Thanks steve.
Hey Steve. I put a f350 full floater Dana 60 with welded spider gears under my s10 along with a dana 44 in the front.
Awesome piece!
Does this yard sell anything? Any of the Mopar’s?
I was actually upset you were in my back yard and I didn't even know it... LOL, Mr. Winkel, (AKA Gary) was one of my Sons Scout Leaders and he is still very involved... I'm in the process of considering starting a TH-cam series about Cars and Car Shows myself... Love this Channel...
I know , If I knew if Steve was still in Milford , I would love to take him lunch and pick his brain.
Ive been hearing real world MOPAR friends talking about your Channel Steve when i'm out and about at meets and shows as of late! Guess what that Means? Your doing an Amazing Job keep up the good work STEVE and Team! :)
......YOU'RE doing an amazing job.......third grade grammar failure.......correct grammar is important - even for gear heads.......
Wow interesting information! Steve is a automotive enciclopedia!👌😎👍
Love the details Steve. You taught a long term Mopar guy some stuff today
Lots of history in these old yards.
That there is definitely a piece of JUNKYARD GOLD!
COOL Video , reminds me back in the late eighties rode in two different chargers and both rears sounded identical ! LOUD WHINE course most of the interior in one was gone , just wondering if they normally were loud.
Great work.
Great information trail. I love your detective work.
I would not mind that dash which had the small speakers that came with the AM 8 Track only. Not the AM/ FM mono. There was no AM/FM stereo on B bodies in 70.
Did I see an SE emblem on the sail panel on the right side in the video?
Starting a vidio from inside a trunk (sort of)....interesting. Great job.
I was under the impression 6pack cars got the 9 3/4 or was it just the 4 speeds?
It was just the 4 speeds as a "mandatory option" but it was a non mandatory option on an automatic 440, 440+6, and 426 Hemi. But super super rare on automatics.
@@auteurfiddler8706 Thank you
Did it have a inner fender tag. Does the Junkyard sell car's. This car has been there for at least 10yrs because of tree size
Agreed, I would have went right for the fender tag to see what the axle code is. It likely came from the factory with an 8-3/4 with 3.23 gears, it's almost a certainty.
Great detective work, Steve.
Anything you can save besides the axle and grill?
Wow, you know your details!
So, when do you think someone would have swapped the axle for the Dana?
love this channel, he has lots of knowledge
Was the fender tag still on the fender? it would've told all the options.
Steve - your junkyard tours are awesome! With all the time you spend rummaging around in those MA and NH junkyards, how many times have you come down with Lyme's disease?
I sold my manual transmission 1968 GTX to a young guy and he broke loose the tires and slid into a curb. The axle didn't break, but the axle flange bent. I replaced the axle shaft for him, with a new axle shaft from a dealer. The axle was the right length and had the right splines for 1968 and it was a perfect fit, but the original axle shaft was machined down in diameter, to reduce weight, along its center length. The replacement axle shaft from the dealer was not machined down and was full heavy thickness its entire length.
So did you grab the rear out for a future project.
Could the Dana rear end have been a factory option ?
I hope you got the Dana 60 for your Max More-Door project ! Neat find though....
My neighbor Had a 60 Impala with auto transmission. I remember the indicator said Gr not low. Are you able to explain the difference or the purpose? Thank you !
I know we lose context over time, but it seems hard to believe anyone would take an 8 3/4 out for anything else. It would be interesting to know WHY they did that swap. Great find and detective work!
ya, and put back a dana...
My thoughts are the Dana 60 had the gear ratio they wanted or a matter of convenience when the 8 3/4 axle broke/wore out.
@@paintnamer6403 I’d say yes on the gear ratio, but I doubt they broke them or wore them out. They are older now and still handle today’s power. My guess is it was for the gear and, even more likely, the trak lok/sure grip!
That's the new green energy 440 under the well..hood....bet she was something in her day..nice video
While I respect the Dana 60...most Mustangs don't swap out a Ford 9" for a Dana 60, as the 9" is pretty much bullit-proof and a lot easier to swap different gears into than the 60.
I agree if the Ford had a 9", I really doubt anyone would swap that out in favor of a Dana 60. The Dana 60 is more efficient however.
I saw the special edition on the sail panel. This car could have been ordered with a tow package and came with the Dana 60. From the factory. Maybe for towing a boat? Lol! Was the rear seat interior side panels still in the poor car? I could use one of the stainless steel trim pieces front the SE panels.
just wondering if those dash numbers match the body numbers?
Very interesting,Thanks.
Steve, did you leave that junk yard with....or without that Dana 60???
I wonder about the pricing in this yard since the Charger has been there long enough for a tree to grow in the engine compartment and yet no one has snagged that Dana?
Steve, I sure hope you're purchasing all of these interesting discoveries and putting them on the market (and making a well deserved profit) so that they can find their way back on the road via some other enthusiast's project.
Get well Steve!!
Did Steve miss the SE Special Edition badges on the roof buttress?
Most interesting, Ty.
That was a cool video!
always wondered why steve spells out VIN. Only guy I have ever heard say it that way.
Better grab it Steve!
Any chance on somebody restoring this one day?
XP is just a Charger, starting in 1966. It's just a Charger SE with 383hp and a lot of other options. It's insane to assume an old car found in the sticks is all original. That rear axle was likely swapped in there 40-50 years ago.
Hey Steve - was that specific C-pillar mounted SE emblem used on any other year/model than the 1970 Charger? I know there are other styles of SE emblems for different years/models, but I’m asking specifically about the type shown on this car. I’ve owned my 1970 Charger R/T (440, 4 speed, 3.54 Dana, FC7, not an SE) since 1983 and back in the 80’s I harvested some parts from a B5 Charger SE…still think I have one or both emblems somewhere. Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge with the rest of us!
Those SE emblems were used on Coronets in '66 and/or '67
Did you buy that D60?
It’s also got an SE badge on the roof pillar.
I love identifying a rear end by sitting where the trunk used to be. ;)
Jeez this guy knows so much
I need a 60 inch rear axle wish I could stumble on one like that
i had a 73 roadrunner that i needed a grill and and headlight bezels, i found a boneyard in wisconsin and went to get the parts, i ended up spending all day checking out the yard and its residents, he had several cars next to the road that were for sale and needed work, javelin sst 401 4 speed car complete minus motor, and a really solid clean 65 coronet 383 4 speed car, formula s 273 barracuda that was complete, i got my parts i needed and went to the shop to pay the guy and he had an all original hemi gtx automatic car. knowing what i know now about mopars, i wished i had bought a couple of cars off of him and squirreled them away for a later date i could restore them, now the yard no longer exists, those were the days
Steve, do you purchase any valuable parts you find to re sell?
The tree emanating up out of the charger engine bay was surreal,to think once that car was brand new rolling down the dodge main assembly line(Hamtramck,Michigan)those cars were works of art,that why that car sits,no one can let it die,it means a lot to North American culture and history.
Love the vids Steve but they need to be longer please.
I got a Dana 60 .354 and an 813-9B going behind a '65 383 in my '60 Fury HT should be fun.
I wonder who knows more Mopar details, Steve or Mark Worman?
I know who’s more humble about what they know ;) plus, Mark’s knowledge seems to be limited to Mopars while Steve’s extends to many more brands.
Honestly I would bet the house on the fact that Steve knows more about Mopars then Mark and I’m a fan of both of them
Try Tony DeAgostino.
I still think Steve knows more than him unless it comes to parts
Michael Adamo I’ve seen Steve screw up a few times, but that being said, he’s pretty darn good.
I had a 1970 Dodge Challenger. It was a 318 engine car with a 7 1/4 rear axle. After showing my buddy how to spin the tire in the back I destroyed the axle. I went to a local junk yard and found another Challenger and bought the entire rear axle for $40. I brought it back home and had to get larger u bolts and had to change the yoke for the drive shaft (another trip to the junkyard). It turned out to be a 8 3/4 limited slip axle. Never destroyed it. Just automatic transmissions from there. I now wonder if someone is looking at it laying in a junkyard somewhere and wondering what engine it had originally.
I see somebody swiped the wiper motor LMBO... So many of these old cars parts are running around in vehicles today :-) I'm guilty as well hahaha
I keep thinking a snake is going to pop out one day as you are crawling through these bone yards.
I love stuff like this. I love watching Mark Warman talk about mopars
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Amazing ANY 68-70 charger can be found in a junkyard at this point.