Had a friend who's older brother had a new one in 69. We took it to the dragstrip, but it had so much power he couldn't get any traction, just spun the tires.
I love these Bud L videos I just wish they had the original car sounds. He must have dubbed in that same sound track on all these performance car videos.
When I was younger around 1976 one of my good friends had one just like this even same color but his had a mild cam and headers with a 3.91 gear it was one the fastest cars in town (the fastest was another friend with a 66 HP/2 Hemi Belvedere) I owned a 69 Road Runner 440 4 speed. God I miss those days they were the best of times!!!!
In 1980 when I was 19 I had a 440 Plymouth Cuda with pistol grip Hurst 4 speed that car was a beast it could smoke the tires in 3 gears and get a 4th gear scratch.
It’s amazing that I am still alive . I had a 1971 Charger with a 440 and I was 17 years old Hi testosterone out looking for races every night . Yes the 440 was a performance power house.
Its kind of sad watching these progress into the 70s and seeing performance suffer. I'm yelling at the screen, don't do it man don't lower the compression man come on😂😂
That red gtx you're watching was a Chrysler press car it got beaten up by every car magazine of its day they even raced it against a new 426 roadrunner and in one of seven runs it actually beat the street hemi with its tired super commando pretty cool for a abused pilot car.
My friend in san Francisco has a red 69 GTX, he put a 69 hemi 2x4 in his, he drives it once a year, we started it up after the car sitting 19 months and the fuel pump leak like hell, we replaced it the car ran fine with fresh gas,he is a very good mopar mechanic,has owned 10 mopars from 1967to 1970, and has his own shop
That comment, "It makes a driver feel that he's running the thing NOT A COMPUTER" was truly anachronistic for 1969. There were no computers in cars until GM put an ECU in the 1977 Toronado.
@@ferrarimexico1993 I know there were mechanical fuel injection systems in 1940s aircraft where the controllers functioned like a computer. In fact the first computers were mechanical in nature. Babbage designed one in the 1830s (but it was never built). It's possible that Lindemann's comment were directed at such a mechanical system.
Really awesome ride. I probably would've bought a 383-4 speed Roadrunner/Super Bee or a 340-4 speed Barracuda/Dart Swinger in 69 just because they were such a great performance bargain. Probably the best bargain of the muscle car era. The GTX was a bit more expensive but you got the 440, 727 automatic on the floor, and bucket seats, carpet, and a center console. The Roadrunner came with the 383 4 barrel, 4 speed manual, bench seat, and rubber floors. But a base model Roadrunner cost less than $3,000...a killer deal for what it got you. Love B-Body Mopar's...my favorite cars of the muscle car era
That's almost 25k in today's money, good deal, you can't buy no muscle car today , or just a SUV for 25 grand!! 40, 000 is the average car today, we are WAAAAY above, the cost of living is much worse today than the 60s
i think he meant understeer. it was tuned that way to prevent spin outs with John Q. Public, behind the wheel. A bit of throttle erased it, though, as shown.
Turned 16 in 1974. First car was a 1968 Cougar 428CJ Automatic. Ran low 14's all day long in the 1/4 mile. I thought it was super fast! Drove really smooth and had it many years. Fast forward to 2005. Ordered up a new Mustang GT with automatic trans. Really nice car. Right out of the box it ran low 13's in the 1/4 mile. Blew the cougar away. I must say the Cougar sure sounded great but the Mustang was a super nice ride. Oh, I paid $1,500.00 for the Cougar in 1974. The Mustang set me back $30k. Still love the driving experience of the old iron.
Excellent cars and the GTX is probably the must undervalued Mopar muscle care out there today. One point about the video though, Bud talked about the "Air Grabber" system but this car didn't have it?
In 69 pump premium fuel was 35-39 cents depending where you lived. Cokes were a dime Large supreme pizzas were $3 New houses were $16,000 Top Union wages were $ 5 Cars were 3300 + - I had a new big block Charger.
Always loved this body style and have had several like it. Had a 68 satellite a 69 sport satellite and a 69 Roadrunner... think of how much more impressive these tests would have been back then if they had the tire technology we do today
@@chadhaire1711 that may be but you're comparing apples to oranges now😜🤪 also any of the modern cars do not have the personality the old 60s muscle cars did
@@propdoctor21564 Drive a 2019 Mustang Bullit with that 480 hp V-8 and 6-speed manual or a Charger Hellcat with 707 hp and try to tell me they don't have a personality. The only personality you saw with these old rust buckets was the mechanic at the repair shop.
I Loved my 69 GTX,I owned HER for 7 years.I was an IDIOT FOR EVER SELLING HER(GOT MARRIED)!!!I ALWAYS REFERRED TO MY GTX AS HER,SHE WAS ONE BADASS/SEXY AS HELL RIDE,A HEAD TURNER!!! HIND SIGHT 20/20.These cars are worth a small fortune now!!! Mine was STILL ALL FACTORY, LOW MILEAGE,when I sold HER.SHE WAS A FINE RIDE!!!
My ride home from the hospital when I was born in 1971 was a 1968 roadrunner. My old man still has it. He always said that my mom and I would have to go before that car go's, hahaha!
@@moparone7962 Nicee! Quite the family car :D My ride home when i was born in '66, a '65 Fury III, 383, 4dr sedan. ..we live in wisc..no idea where the poor 'ol Fury went, next owner after my dad likely drove it a few years & it got rusty as heck & scrapped :( But I do have a project car/Rat Rod..a '70 Fury Gran Coupe with a de-smogged '77 440. F8 green :)
@@tomj4406 cool. I'm from Pennsylvania so we had some bad winters also. I think the carbon monoxide from the hooker headers leaked up thru floorboard pinholes and affected my brain as an infant, haha. I'm OK with that.
@@tomj4406 Sometimes when they launch you see quite a shock to the back axle , like a 4 speed car would do, it makes me wonder if they are neutral dropping it. Btw, neutral drop is an awesome channel ,check it out if you get a chance 😁
01:40 funny that he dislikes the rear seat room. I grew up around intermediate size mopars. The rear seat area is a huge step up from pony cars. And suppose the front passengers are small. After the munchkin moves the seat forward to reach the pedals, back seat accommodations feels as roomy as a full size car.
The new challengers ain’t bad either I’m 6’2 300 pounds and I can easily get in and out of the back of it and ride in it comfortably too even with a husky and a kid in the back with me too lol
does not matter.....real horsepower was not 375 as claimed, but only 305 net.....a 2020 Camaro with V-6 puts out more at 335 NET......and runs just as quick.
@@sczuylevch13 sounds right. tuning & fuel made a huge diff, back then. Clark 103 in Madison, Wi here back then seemed to rly make a Mopar BB run an extra notch stronger. something about their blend, regardless of octane of anything else.
@@sczuylevch13 Advertised but not real......rating was 375 hp and 480 torque...that was the gross rating on a bench. With belts, air cleaner, and muffler installed in the car real horsepower at the crank was only 305 net installed in the car. Torque was about 420. The V-6 engine used in the 2020 Camaro is 335 hp net....
as driven with driver & fuel, yes. empty? nope..3,700-3,800 maybe. my '70 Fury Gran Coupe w/a 440 is still a mite under 4,000 lbs. nm Mopar wise then was as heavy as a new Challenger/Charger, cept maybe a fully loaded New Yorker or Imperial, lol.
@@tomj4406 Here's a guy who's heard of one, check out his video title. th-cam.com/video/uVmMq_KTCQw/w-d-xo.html I don't remember if was the same lady or not, but they also had a "Baccarudda" commercial.
90% of all cars tested are with auto trans and luxury add ons. I've owned most of these type cars and you really have to modify them to be a road warrior. All of my cars were of standard trans and most were of police type finned non powered drum brakes which did not fade one bit. You stop quite differently with drums & standard trans than the auto trans & Pwr disc/drum setups.
@@craigpennington1251 If ABS had been around then about 90% of the cars totaled would not have crashed. The brake systems were not only bad, but dangerous. Use drum brakes soaked in water, and you were on a death wish. Add to that crappy body structures that rattled apart and rusted like crazy (which is why there are so few around today), there is little reason to miss these old turds. Even a new V-6 Camaro with 6-speed manual puts out more real horsepower, 335 net vs this 440 at 305 net and can run the 1/4 mile just as quick, and get 30 mpg on the highway instead of 11 mpg. and go 100K without a tune up, that this 440 needed every 12k miles. These old cars are all show and no go. 2020 Challenger SRT 485 hp is a REAL muscle car and better in every way....
@@chadhaire1711 To each his or her own. As far as 1/4 mile is concerned,I could care less. That's not my bag. Plus I don't drive thru standing water to soak brakes, nor should you. Why do you think drum brakes are used on Class 8 trucks? Because they stop. Drove one for 18 years. The Petes & KWs, & Freightliners all had them when I retired in o6. At least our fleet had them and most others.
@@craigpennington1251 Well if we had a magic wand and could make standing water go away...but it doesn't work that way. If you drive in the rain and on city streets, you are going to drive through standing water and the brakes are going to get soaked. Dont know about class 8 trucks but i know my cars. Car disc brakes work wet, car drum brakes DO NOT. And the newer muscle cars are better than these old rust buckets in every way.....
0-60 in 7.1 seconds. Most SUVs will easily do that. If anyone remembers any of the cars of the Muscle Car era, none of them stopped well. Only the Corvette would be more comparable to today's cars. Still, it was a special time. I am glad I was a teen back then who got to experience it in person.
Wrong - When the early disc brakes came out the rotors were too small and didn't have the stopping power of last of the drum brakes... and unless you were road racing, one stop at a time was enough...
HotRod Ray If they are wide ovals then there must have been different tread widths,I remember them being much wider , My mother ordered a new 1968 mustang convertible with a 4 speed in the console and a 302 /4barrel and it would squat and scream in 2nd gear .The tire surface on the road was much wider than this Mopar . The mustang was. J code and research claims that they didn’t come with wide ovals but moms did .
chad haire at what RPM is the Camaro v6 rated at 335? The old engines had HP rated at lower standards if I remember correctly. In my opinion the Mopar in this clip had less than desired traction and lost a lot of quarter mile quickness
Who cares about a Camry lol 😆. Old cars are more fun plus you drive them, not the other way around like new cars do, that’s why drivers are so crap 💩 behind the wheel because of all the electronics helping you..
@@charlies.5777 NO GOOBER 305 horsepower and that is right from the 1972 parts catalog. The 375 a ating was fake and your 405 hp is bullshit. Learn the difference between GROSS hp and NET hp. before you post this crap.
@@chadhaire1711 Well, douchenozzle🚿, the car was a 1969 model - when GROSS horsepower was USED - SO I was talking about GROSS horsepower, obviously!! And Why the fuc* would you use a 1972 HP rating for a 1969 engine ??!! # Comparing apples and oranges GET your facts straight!!
@@charlies.5777 Because the 1972 rating is what the REAL as installed in the car horsepower is of this 440 engine that is why....the 375 and 390 hp ratings back in 1969 were fake.........the old numbers dont mean crap. If the 2020 Dodge Charger puts out 375 net and this old 440 really puts out 305 net, then the newer car puts out 70 hp more. By using the old 375 rating you are saying it puts out the same--and it does not--in fact not even close, which is why the 2020 car is quicker--far quicker.....13.6 vs 14.1.
@@chadhaire1711 Yeah, I understand the difference between GROSS and NET horsepower. It's NOT that the gross horsepower numbers are FAKE, they're JUST measured using a different standard. It'd Be like if you compared ONE arm and TWO arm pullups; BOTH numbers ARE legitimate, they're just using different standards.
Had a friend who's older brother had a new one in 69. We took it to the dragstrip, but it had so much power he couldn't get any traction, just spun the tires.
Have to learn how to drive your car... practice before going to the strip...
It ain't no Hemi mama, but it's quick, and has a crazy set of legs!
So cool Karl.
I love these Bud L videos I just wish they had the original car sounds. He must have dubbed in that same sound track on all these performance car videos.
Great car, fun.more character than today's cars.
john harris more personality more customisable more simple more easy to work around the engine bay. i really lobe those days.
Oh agreed one hundred percent....just shame about fuel consumption....sigh...wouldn't be this way if greedy governments didnt tax so heavy
When I was younger around 1976 one of my good friends had one just like this even same color but his had a mild cam and headers with a 3.91 gear it was one the fastest cars in town (the fastest was another friend with a 66 HP/2 Hemi Belvedere) I owned a 69 Road Runner 440 4 speed. God I miss those days they were the best of times!!!!
And , you didn't tell us the quarter mile ETs your car ran
In 1980 when I was 19 I had a 440 Plymouth Cuda with pistol grip Hurst 4 speed that car was a beast it could smoke the tires in 3 gears and get a 4th gear scratch.
My uncle had a 1968 GTX with the Commando 440 4-bbl. It was very swift, and a great looking car.
It’s amazing that I am still alive . I had a 1971 Charger with a 440 and I was 17 years old Hi testosterone out looking for races every night . Yes the 440 was a performance power house.
Hell George, you sound like a real badass legend!
My dad said nothing could beat them at the time ,his was modified a bit race cam and 4 4 Barrell carbs and other things .
the real horsepower was only 305, not 375.....a dog
@@johngordon8784 4 four-barrel carburetors? I have to call you out on that nonsense.
@@chadhaire1711 haha🍴🚽..your comment holds diarrhea up to 50% more effectively than the leading brand adult diaper hospitals recommend most
Listening to those bias tires all I can think of is Jay Leno.
That's so funny, me too. I can hear him yeyeyeyeyeye
@@richmcintyre1178 Me three!
Appreciate the old school Chrysler products more watching these shows!
Its kind of sad watching these progress into the 70s and seeing performance suffer.
I'm yelling at the screen, don't do it man don't lower the compression man come on😂😂
That red gtx you're watching was a Chrysler press car it got beaten up by every car magazine of its day they even raced it against a new 426 roadrunner and in one of seven runs it actually beat the street hemi with its tired super commando pretty cool for a abused pilot car.
My friend in san Francisco has a red 69 GTX, he put a 69 hemi 2x4 in his, he drives it once a year, we started it up after the car sitting 19 months and the fuel pump leak like hell, we replaced it the car ran fine with fresh gas,he is a very good mopar mechanic,has owned 10 mopars from 1967to 1970, and has his own shop
Love the part where they're doing time trials, and they sit on the line and do burnouts.
These test are more exciting than the moon landings.
Definitely -; and not staged either!
@@orderofmagnitude-TPATP Kubrick´s best work, and he never got an Oscar for it.
You mean the slowed down jumpin around in the desert footage
1:59 thank goodness Bud didn’t have to witness the computer controlled abominations of 2020.
or the #$%#$^#$ bills when one breaks
You got that right total trash and the price tag of a new vehicle unbelievable.
That comment, "It makes a driver feel that he's running the thing NOT A COMPUTER" was truly anachronistic for 1969. There were no computers in cars until GM put an ECU in the 1977 Toronado.
@@PrivateEyeYiYi you probably didnt know about old corvettes jaguars and Mercedes had some kind of Fuel injection operated by computers Google it
@@ferrarimexico1993 I know there were mechanical fuel injection systems in 1940s aircraft where the controllers functioned like a computer. In fact the first computers were mechanical in nature. Babbage designed one in the 1830s (but it was never built). It's possible that Lindemann's comment were directed at such a mechanical system.
The "GITIX" LOL!
...ive never heard that one, lol.
im 54 & have been around these cars since birth. Gitix!
Maybe he was giddy over the gidix!!!!
Really awesome ride. I probably would've bought a 383-4 speed Roadrunner/Super Bee or a 340-4 speed Barracuda/Dart Swinger in 69 just because they were such a great performance bargain. Probably the best bargain of the muscle car era. The GTX was a bit more expensive but you got the 440, 727 automatic on the floor, and bucket seats, carpet, and a center console. The Roadrunner came with the 383 4 barrel, 4 speed manual, bench seat, and rubber floors. But a base model Roadrunner cost less than $3,000...a killer deal for what it got you. Love B-Body Mopar's...my favorite cars of the muscle car era
The 440 is great but the 383 (or 400) was actually superior in every way, except size. Pro engine builder prefer the low deck.
440 and Hemi also available in the lighter RoadRunner...
That's almost 25k in today's money, good deal, you can't buy no muscle car today , or just a SUV for 25 grand!! 40, 000 is the average car today, we are WAAAAY above, the cost of living is much worse today than the 60s
"A slight hint of oversteer".
i think he meant understeer. it was tuned that way to prevent spin outs with
John Q. Public, behind the wheel.
A bit of throttle erased it, though, as shown.
@@tomj4406 4:42 is not understeer, trust me.
My first car was a 72 Roadrunner in 79. I traded a Honda 175 motorcycle and $100 cash for it.
Turned 16 in 1974. First car was a 1968 Cougar 428CJ Automatic. Ran low 14's all day long in the 1/4 mile. I thought it was super fast! Drove really smooth and had it many years. Fast forward to 2005. Ordered up a new Mustang GT with automatic trans. Really nice car. Right out of the box it ran low 13's in the 1/4 mile. Blew the cougar away. I must say the Cougar sure sounded great but the Mustang was a super nice ride. Oh, I paid $1,500.00 for the Cougar in 1974. The Mustang set me back $30k. Still love the driving experience of the old iron.
I love the lines on her, and check the Menacing Stance.....she means Business Man! 🎸💚
Horsepower was really 305, not 375....a 2020 V6 Camaro puts out 335.
@@chadhaire1711 Chevy fan boi
this car handles very good compare to another us cars in this era..
this was as good as things got! unless you had a slightly lighter road runner.
modern tires & higher durometer bushings & they rly handle flat.
And what good is the back seat , except at the drive in . Been their , done that !
Your good friend Vinny in good old Fla.
I had a 69 Plymouth Road Runner. 383 with a 4 speed. Heavy car. No power steering...was a tank to move around.
Excellent cars and the GTX is probably the must undervalued Mopar muscle care out there today. One point about the video though, Bud talked about the "Air Grabber" system but this car didn't have it?
... Shhhhh
I always wanted the drivers job when I was a kid back then.
Ah, the days when gas was less than 30 cents a gallon.
Remember that shit? And it smelled good too!
True but minimum wage was about what 1.50?
@@fordsrule35 ...buck sixty five...if you were under 18 in high school part time a buck thirty five
@@mattf49006 So I took a good guess 🤣. Right in between.
In 69 pump premium fuel was 35-39 cents depending where you lived.
Cokes were a dime
Large supreme pizzas were $3
New houses were $16,000
Top Union wages were $ 5
Cars were 3300 + -
I had a new big block Charger.
Who dinged the fender? Visible at 4:20. :(
The camera mount
Always loved this body style and have had several like it. Had a 68 satellite a 69 sport satellite and a 69 Roadrunner... think of how much more impressive these tests would have been back then if they had the tire technology we do today
Not much....the 375 hp rating was bogus..real hp was only 305 net......20 less than a 2020 Camaro with V-6 at 335.
@@chadhaire1711 that may be but you're comparing apples to oranges now😜🤪 also any of the modern cars do not have the personality the old 60s muscle cars did
@@propdoctor21564 Drive a 2019 Mustang Bullit with that 480 hp V-8 and 6-speed manual or a Charger Hellcat with 707 hp and try to tell me they don't have a personality. The only personality you saw with these old rust buckets was the mechanic at the repair shop.
@@chadhaire1711 lol you're a joke
@@DumPhuc You are the green card loser who came over on a raft and work for $4 an hour Canadian....bet you voted for that candy ass Trudeau...
I Loved my 69 GTX,I owned HER for 7 years.I was an IDIOT FOR EVER SELLING HER(GOT MARRIED)!!!I ALWAYS REFERRED TO MY GTX AS HER,SHE WAS ONE BADASS/SEXY AS HELL RIDE,A HEAD TURNER!!! HIND SIGHT 20/20.These cars are worth a small fortune now!!! Mine was STILL ALL FACTORY, LOW MILEAGE,when I sold HER.SHE WAS A FINE RIDE!!!
My condolences on your loss
My ride home from the hospital when I was born in 1971 was a 1968 roadrunner. My old man still has it. He always said that my mom and I would have to go before that car go's, hahaha!
@@moparone7962 Nicee! Quite the family car :D My ride home when i was born in '66, a '65
Fury III, 383, 4dr sedan. ..we live in wisc..no idea where the poor 'ol Fury went, next owner after my dad likely drove it a few years & it got rusty as heck & scrapped :( But I do have a project car/Rat Rod..a '70 Fury Gran Coupe with a de-smogged '77 440. F8 green :)
@@tomj4406 cool. I'm from Pennsylvania so we had some bad winters also. I think the carbon monoxide from the hooker headers leaked up thru floorboard pinholes and affected my brain as an infant, haha. I'm OK with that.
I like the dubbed in sound effects
On the street. Better than hemi
The tripower 440" was...
Good show
one would have to compare today times with the better tires and some improved chassis parts whether the values improve!
does anyone know which site this is ? where is this track today ?
The GTX don't have air grabber system. Take at least 1 second off each timed acceleration run for excessive wheel spin.
A man’s car!!
Tire noise is dubbed in. There's no wind noise, engine noise, and the far curve sounds just as loud as the close one. appx 4:24, 4:59 for example
UR new here?
@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS this comment was 2 years ago. why do you ask?
Literally thumb #420!! See my Nashville Network Profile of a 69' Roadrunner Super-bee like this from old school VHS!
Those colors though
Too bad these old videos used fake engine noise sounds effects and not the real sound as it was.
on the pylon run the engine sounds like it's turning 8 grand; dubbed in nascar engine sounds.
And most of the automatic cars look like they neutral drop them , maybe it's the edit but if you watch enough of these you'll see it.
@@MrTheHillfolk yaa..either that or a bit of power braking at launch. not the fast way home
but more of a show for tv, i guess.
@@tomj4406
Sometimes when they launch you see quite a shock to the back axle , like a 4 speed car would do, it makes me wonder if they are neutral dropping it.
Btw, neutral drop is an awesome channel ,check it out if you get a chance 😁
01:40 funny that he dislikes the rear seat room. I grew up around intermediate size mopars. The rear seat area is a huge step up from pony cars. And suppose the front passengers are small. After the munchkin moves the seat forward to reach the pedals, back seat accommodations feels as roomy as a full size car.
The new challengers ain’t bad either I’m 6’2 300 pounds and I can easily get in and out of the back of it and ride in it comfortably too even with a husky and a kid in the back with me too lol
I need one video of the 1970 440 six pack
Wow.
14 x 6 Magnum 500s
with F70 x 14 fiberglass bias belted tires.
(215r70/14)
does not matter.....real horsepower was not 375 as claimed, but only 305 net.....a 2020 Camaro with V-6 puts out more at 335 NET......and runs just as quick.
@@chadhaire1711 I knew you were a fanboy chevy lover, go listen to some Taylor Swift. I heard the dudes good, goof.
I wonder what the torque number was for this gem.
Advertised it was 480 at the crank, so about 380 wheel.
@@sczuylevch13 sounds right. tuning & fuel made a huge diff, back then.
Clark 103 in Madison, Wi here back then seemed to rly make a Mopar BB
run an extra notch stronger. something about their blend, regardless of octane of anything else.
@@sczuylevch13 Advertised but not real......rating was 375 hp and 480 torque...that was the gross rating on a bench. With belts, air cleaner, and muffler installed in the car real horsepower at the crank was only 305 net installed in the car. Torque was about 420. The V-6 engine used in the 2020 Camaro is 335 hp net....
did ole bud ever give a bad review
With some modern brakes wheels and tires this thing could be a lot cooler.
“....the goldfish bowl on the front seat...”
Lmao
That dude narrating is cool as shit! GITIX!!!!!
I don't think those were 4,000 pounds.
With options like power steering etc., they weren't much lighter than 2 tons...
3600 lbs
Agreed but with driver, full tank of gas and a goldfish bowl on the passenger seat...
as driven with driver & fuel, yes.
empty? nope..3,700-3,800 maybe.
my '70 Fury Gran Coupe w/a 440 is still a mite under 4,000 lbs.
nm Mopar wise then was as heavy as a new Challenger/Charger, cept maybe a
fully loaded New Yorker or Imperial, lol.
@@tomj4406 My 60 Fury (full size) 383 with the cast iron T-flite is under 1.8 tons, the sales literature says 3600-3700 lbs.
Put some real tires on that beast and oh boy!!
a 2020 Camaro with 335 hp V-6 will beat it. That is because the 440 only put out 305 hp, not 375.
What the hell is a "gittix"??? It's G-T-X, Bud! Sheesh!
You're not old enough to remember the commercials. Oh, and don't forget the Backaruda.
@@Pro1er I've heard Gee-Tex, but never Gitix, lol.
@@tomj4406 Here's a guy who's heard of one, check out his video title.
th-cam.com/video/uVmMq_KTCQw/w-d-xo.html
I don't remember if was the same lady or not, but they also had a "Baccarudda" commercial.
It was Detroit Mopar slang
Single piston operation? I thought that dual piston master cylinders were required in 68, yet this is a 69.
He was speaking of the brake calipers, Dual circuit brakes were required by the NHSA in 1967.
@@sczuylevch13 Thank you
90% of all cars tested are with auto trans and luxury add ons. I've owned most of these type cars and you really have to modify them to be a road warrior. All of my cars were of standard trans and most were of police type finned non powered drum brakes which did not fade one bit. You stop quite differently with drums & standard trans than the auto trans & Pwr disc/drum setups.
LOL...drums.....stop one time after that...done!!!
@@chadhaire1711 I bet you stand behind ABS braking too.
@@craigpennington1251 If ABS had been around then about 90% of the cars totaled would not have crashed. The brake systems were not only bad, but dangerous. Use drum brakes soaked in water, and you were on a death wish. Add to that crappy body structures that rattled apart and rusted like crazy (which is why there are so few around today), there is little reason to miss these old turds. Even a new V-6 Camaro with 6-speed manual puts out more real horsepower, 335 net vs this 440 at 305 net and can run the 1/4 mile just as quick, and get 30 mpg on the highway instead of 11 mpg. and go 100K without a tune up, that this 440 needed every 12k miles.
These old cars are all show and no go. 2020 Challenger SRT 485 hp is a REAL muscle car and better in every way....
@@chadhaire1711 To each his or her own. As far as 1/4 mile is concerned,I could care less. That's not my bag. Plus I don't drive thru standing water to soak brakes, nor should you. Why do you think drum brakes are used on Class 8 trucks? Because they stop. Drove one for 18 years. The Petes & KWs, & Freightliners all had them when I retired in o6. At least our fleet had them and most others.
@@craigpennington1251 Well if we had a magic wand and could make standing water go away...but it doesn't work that way. If you drive in the rain and on city streets, you are going to drive through standing water and the brakes are going to get soaked. Dont know about class 8 trucks but i know my cars. Car disc brakes work wet, car drum brakes DO NOT. And the newer muscle cars are better than these old rust buckets in every way.....
Gee they still thought that the way to stop was to lock up???????
right? it'll stop far quicker than lockup garners, obvo.
same with making the car spin more on launch.
Not very good test drivers... but gives numbers typical owner would get...
0-60 in 7.1 still quicker than a lot of today’s cars
yeah--a Fiat...LOL
With a decent driver, it shoulda been much quicker than that!
If you look at road tests of the time, that’s about how quick they were.
@@ErikDB6 not really, it should've been about 2 seconds faster to 60 but they sat back and spun the tires way too much.
Total style B4 US car makers went into hibernation
SQUEALS VILLE !!! Sounds,like your,old lady. !!!!!
Watch some more of these , I swear some of em get neutral dropped.
You see it rev up, you see the shifter go from N to D and its peelsville baby!!!
Looks like its panther pink🏵🤣🤣
GeedeX
I could have had one for 1000 dollars ,so stupid for not buying it .
What? No quarter mile time?
Stock 14.2 quarter mile and the real HP was not 375, but 305 net.....a 2020 Camaro with V-6 puts out 335 net and does the 1/4 mile in 13.9
The 440 Magnum was a slow turning engine and sluggish with factory 'granny tune', so they didn't want the 1/4 mile number published...
0-60 in 7.1 seconds. Most SUVs will easily do that. If anyone remembers any of the cars of the Muscle Car era, none of them stopped well. Only the Corvette would be more comparable to today's cars. Still, it was a special time. I am glad I was a teen back then who got to experience it in person.
You gotta remember how crappy the tires were back then too though
Stopped this baby from 65 mph in ONLY 179 feet ... sheesh Well, lucky it didn't have front drum brakes, wouldn't have stopped at all.
Wrong - When the early disc brakes came out the rotors were too small and didn't have the stopping power of last of the drum brakes... and unless you were road racing, one stop at a time was enough...
Annoying they neglected to mention 1/4 mile times.
1/4 mile was 14.2 and real horsepower was not 375, but 305 net. A 2020 Camaro with V-6 puts out 335 net and 1/4 mile at 13.9
Well the 440 Magnum was a slow turning engine and sluggish with factory 'granny tune', so they didn't want the 1/4 mile number published...
Get a life Chad. You keep respecting the same thing
When cars were cars, before all this computer bullshit took over!
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It would have been quicker with Wide Ovals
Those are Wide Ovals.
F70x 14
(215r70/14 today)
HotRod Ray If they are wide ovals then there must have been different tread widths,I remember them being much wider , My mother ordered a new 1968 mustang convertible with a 4 speed in the console and a 302 /4barrel and it would squat and scream in 2nd gear .The tire surface on the road was much wider than this Mopar . The mustang was. J code and research claims that they didn’t come with wide ovals but moms did .
Not by much...real horsepower was really 305, not the 375 advertised. A 2020 Camaro with V-6 puts out more at 335 hp and is just as quick
chad haire at what RPM is the Camaro v6 rated at 335? The old engines had HP rated at lower standards if I remember correctly. In my opinion the Mopar in this clip had less than desired traction and lost a lot of quarter mile quickness
@@randyblackburn9765 V-6 335 at 6800
Why don't he do quarter mile times, because those tires are terrible, now cheater slicks would make the car hook for low 13 second ETs
My Camry would blow it away. Sad. 😪
THRASH METAL & FUN RIFFS - 😂
Who cares about a Camry lol 😆. Old cars are more fun plus you drive them, not the other way around like new cars do, that’s why drivers are so crap 💩 behind the wheel because of all the electronics helping you..
John Church - I know...just bustin' balls. 🍻
NOT In a head-on collision!!🙆
@@johnchurch4705 disconnect the electronics...any 2020 Dodge with 5.7 will beat them
get ex lol
where's a gto test bud.
Real horsepower was really 305, NOT 375.
NOT a chance!! More like 405 HP.
@@charlies.5777 NO GOOBER 305 horsepower and that is right from the 1972 parts catalog. The 375 a
ating was fake and your 405 hp is bullshit. Learn the difference between GROSS hp and NET hp. before you post this crap.
@@chadhaire1711
Well, douchenozzle🚿, the car was a 1969 model - when GROSS horsepower was USED - SO I was talking about GROSS horsepower, obviously!! And Why the fuc* would you use a 1972 HP rating for a 1969 engine ??!!
# Comparing apples and oranges
GET your facts straight!!
@@charlies.5777 Because the 1972 rating is what the REAL as installed in the car horsepower is of this 440 engine that is why....the 375 and 390 hp ratings back in 1969 were fake.........the old numbers dont mean crap. If the 2020 Dodge Charger puts out 375 net and this old 440 really puts out 305 net, then the newer car puts out 70 hp more. By using the old 375 rating you are saying it puts out the same--and it does not--in fact not even close, which is why the 2020 car is quicker--far quicker.....13.6 vs 14.1.
@@chadhaire1711
Yeah, I understand the difference between GROSS and NET horsepower. It's NOT that the gross horsepower numbers are FAKE, they're JUST measured using a different standard. It'd Be like if you compared ONE arm and TWO arm pullups; BOTH numbers ARE legitimate, they're just using different standards.
What a dog
Dog? I thought that was a backslider,2Peter2:20-22.
Real horsepower was only 305, not 375.
column and buckets????
.......yuk
Room for that Pioneer Super Tuner and 8-track carrying case between the seats