I bought a new 74 Ford Gran Torino Sport 2 door hardtop. It had a nicer interior than the standard Elite. It was dark blue. With a blue vinyl roof, factory fender skirts, AM/FM stereo radio, 351 2V V8, air conditioning power steering and front disc brakes. Full instrumentation, dual sport mirrors and styled steel wheel covers were a part of the "Sport" trim. It's MSRP was over $4500. This was my 1st car after graduating college. Loved that car!
Especially compared to the A-pillars of the '73s. It was well known that they crumpled like an aluminum beer can when you pounded your fist on them lol
My late maternal grandfather would have said get a real car and pulled up in his green 1974 Chrysler New Yorker. He bought it new and drove it daily until a year and a half before he passed. Oldest uncle has it now. Paternal grandfather was a truck guy and preferred a 1978 Ford Custom F150, dual fuel tanks, biggest engine, helped him work on it when I was a kid. I ended up getting his 1911 and Garand when he passed but my dad's third oldest brother, my third oldest uncle got the truck. A lot of memories in that truck. Even to this day. He was hard and strict but miss him a lot. My dad other than having a 77 Trans Am not quite the Bandit version but a few options shy, is a Mopar man through and through, even today, he has a well-equipped 2017 Challenger. Growing up, other than the Trans Am, had a red 77 LeBaron. I'll drive Nissan or Subaru if I go Japanese, but American cars, Mopar here too. Been looking at a few 70s 80s and 90s Mopars as of late.
Talk about a trip down memory lane! Like others have said, my buddy had one in High School. Many years later the car was passed down to his little sister! Thanks for posting and remind me of how simpler cars (and times) were🙂👍
Christopher Conard I was thinking of it to This was in the Middle of the Oil Embargo I imagine some went to Toyota Honda and Datsun dealers am pretty sure they wouldn’t buy any of these 1974 models.
My first car in 1979. 1974 ROADRUNNER with the 440. Silver with the red stripe, blue split back front bench seat interior. Loved that car. It was one of only a few hundred with the 440 and would be the last year for it. 🐶🐶🐶
A good buddy of mine had a 73 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus. We would ride to school with him and that car was a 400 4 Barrel one wheeled Wonder excellent handling. Bright red, saddle interior and saddle vinyl top beautiful. Car was fantastic. You could floor that 400 4 Barrel and burn the tire all the way down the block😊
GOOD TO HEAR AND NICE! THE 1974 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC IS A KEEPER THAT IS WORTH HANGING ONTO FOREVER! I LIKE THE 1973-1977 CHEVELLES AND MONTE CARLOS BETTER THAN THE 1964-1972 MID-SIZED CHEVYS! THE 1964-1972 MID-SIZED CARS ARE TOO OVERRATED AND GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE NOW! WHAT ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COMBINATION DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR CAR AND IS IT A 2-DOOR MALIBU CLASSIC COUPE? I WISH I STILL HAD MY 1976 CHEVY MONTE CARLO LANDAU 350 V8 SPORT COUPE! WE HAD THAT CAR IN MY FAMILY FOR 14 YEARS WHICH WAS ORDERED BRAND NEW BY MY PARENTS IN OCTOBER 1975 AND THEY PICKED IT UP FROM OUR LOCAL HOMETOWN CHEVY/OLDS DEALER A MONTH LATER! I WAS ONLY 5 BACK THEN! I WOULD HAVE ORDERED A 1974 CHEVY CHEVELLE LAGUNA TYPE S-3 SPORT COUPE WITH THE 454 V8, TURBO HYDRAMATIC 400 TRANSMISSION, WITH DUAL EXHAUSTS, IF I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE BACK THEN! ALSO, MY OTHER CHOICE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO ORDER A 1974 CHEVY IMPALA 2-DOOR HARDTOP SPORT COUPE WITH THE 454 V8, TURBO HYDRAMATIC 400 TRANSMISSION, WITH DUAL EXHAUSTS! MOST OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBOURS BOUGHT CHEVYS LIKE THESE BACK THEN AND I LOVED THEM WITH A PASSION! I STARTED WITH A CHEVY AND I WILL END WITH A CHEVY WHEN I PASS AWAY! BOWTIE (CHEVROLET) OR NO TIE! JUST LIKE MY NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND WITH WHO BUYS ONLY HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES! HE STARTED WITH A HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND HE WILL END WITH A HARLEY-DAVIDSON WHEN HE PASSES ON! TALK ABOUT BRAND LOYALTY! I NOW OWN MY 7TH CHEVY WHICH IS MY LUCKY #7 CAR & MY 1ST CAMARO! A BRAND NEW 2015 CHEVY CAMARO 2LS SPORT COUPE WITH A 3.6 LITRE 323 HORSEPOWER V6 THAT PERFORMS JUST LIKE A V8, THE SAME 3.6 V6, THAT ARE IN CADILLACS FROM THIS SAME ERA LIKE MY CAMARO! I PURCHASED THE CAMARO BACK IN 2015! THIS ENGINE HAS MORE HORSEPOWER THAN MY LAST CAR WHICH WAS A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA SS WITH THE "327" 5.3 LITRE 303 HORSEPOWER V8! Some in My FAMILY have switched to Non GM Brands, and then after 1 or 2 Non GM Vehicles, They have Switched back to GM Vehicles because They found GMs to be Better Vehicles Overall in Reliability, Performance, and Styling/The Best Looking Vehicles when Compared To The Competition! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SATELLITE IN THE NEXT YEAR, MODEL YEAR 1975, IF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN THE CHEVELLE & TORINO WHICH WERE STILL AROUND FOR MODEL YEAR 1975?! LOL! 😍😎😄😁😊👍👌🤘✌
The Torino did not have a post in the middle. It's a two door hardtop. True the resr side windows are fixed which is stupid. The 74 Torino shares the same body as the 1972, and 1973 Torino with the exception of when Auto makers had to add 5 mph bumpers in the front in 73, and rear in 74. Ford was trying to cheapen their cars by taking things away that most people would not notice. Starting in 1974 the rear quarter windows were fixed. But in 1972 and 73 they could be rolled down. I have a 1972 Gran Torino and it looks just like the one shown but with the pre 73 bumpers. All four windows roll up and down. You could order power windows in 1972 for the Torino if you wanted. The 4 door models still retained all side glass that could be lowered. Being a 70's Ford fan, I could see subtle changes in each year where they would sneak in changes that weren't for the better for the consumer. Most people probably didn't notice. Things that were made of durable metal became plastic and looked cheap. Less expensive materials for interiors. Less decorative mouldings on the inside of the cars. Badging went from metal to plastic. Cheapened the steering wheels in 1975. Grills went from metal to plastic. But lucky for us consumers the savings were not passed down to us. The prices were going up at breakneck speeds back then.
I think the ‘74 Torino was an awesome looking car. I remember my grandmother had one - white, black top and black interior, with the opera window option.
1974 was the last year of big American cars like these, more's the pity. The gas crisis came along, with gas rationing and long lines at the pumps, and cars like these that gave 15 mpg became obsolete overnight. Toyota and Datsun took over and they never looked back.
People still drive big, full sized vehicles today, except they are called SUV's. If you consider the "modern" incarnation of the Dodge Challenger, for example, it is basically a car similar in size to the Satellite in this video. The Challenger equipped with the 305 hp 3.6 VVT V-6 and 8 speed automatic is good for about 30 mpg on the highway and 19 in the city, which is probably what a mid-70s Japanese compact got in terms of fuel economy. If one looks at the "base" powertrains in the "modern" Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers, all provide reasonable fuel economy as well as being more practical, with better handling and braking, and likely similar performance compared with the V-8 versions of the 1970s. That said, I am still a sucker for the look of almost all the early 70s American cars.
I’ve been driving on 50 year old torqueflites that haven’t been out of the cars as far as I know. Owners manual says no maintenance unless towing although I have a 1972 receipt on my Dodge for a fluid change at 47k miles. TF can’t take neutral drops, however.
I want a neighbor with a Mopar! WTF, I got shafted. Next time I buy a house, that's going to be my criteria so I don't have to hear Ed drone on and on about how great his Camaro is.
The mid 70's, the beginning of the end of the good American Cars. Dad had the 1969 Torino wagon with the wood-grain sides, great family car he kept it for 15 years. It was a midsize, not huge the the LTD was.
This is a dealer information presentation. The idea is to help the dealer sell the automobile. The automobile the dealer will be selling is the Plymouth Satellite automobile. Plymouth was a division of Chrysler Corporation and Satellite was a mid range, mid size division of Plymouth. Lamentably, the Plymouth division of the motor company has been discontinued. The more of these Plymouth Satellite automobiles the dealer sold the more money he would make.
I liked the '74 Satellite coupe ever since Daisy Duke drove one. If we're talking four-doors I'd have gone Chevy though, I just always liked the Colonnade sedan roofline.
I'd hope Satellite would be easier to get in the back since Seat belt was removed prior and since the driver side Seat belt was still connected to Seat like the other two. Also doesn't hurt to have Seat not as reclined back and moved forward a bit and filmed at an angle that tried to Disguise it.
On the upside, if you lived in an area without emission inspections, there were a fair number of after market options that would bring power back close to the levels of a few years earlier. The main thing lacking was a high compression option.
While 1974 isn't one of my favorite years for automobiles I would gladly choose the Plymouth Satellite, I thought the Gran Torino and Chevelle's of this era were ugly looking.
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The Satellite was one of my favorite cars when I was a kid
I bought a new 74 Ford Gran Torino Sport 2 door hardtop. It had a nicer interior than the standard Elite. It was dark blue. With a blue vinyl roof, factory fender skirts, AM/FM stereo radio, 351 2V V8, air conditioning power steering and front disc brakes. Full instrumentation, dual sport mirrors and styled steel wheel covers were a part of the "Sport" trim. It's MSRP was over $4500. This was my 1st car after graduating college. Loved that car!
What happened to it??
I'm amazed how hard he smacked that A-pillar, and he didn't damage it *at all!*
Especially compared to the A-pillars of the '73s. It was well known that they crumpled like an aluminum beer can when you pounded your fist on them lol
Today's cars are Walt Disney Productions!
I thought I had accidentally stumbled upon a "dark web" porno: "Smack it! Smack it harder!"
Go ahead whack it! Harder! See?
whack it
To be honest, I kinda expect an A-pillar to resist MUCH WORSE stuff than someone punching it!!
What classic narration... love that voice! All this video accomplished was convince me that I need the Ford, Chevy and the Plymouth. 😁
Dodge Durango he sounds a little tipsy 😂
Or he’s talking through a belch . No , I love these narratives and the accompanying strings .👍
My late maternal grandfather would have said get a real car and pulled up in his green 1974 Chrysler New Yorker. He bought it new and drove it daily until a year and a half before he passed. Oldest uncle has it now. Paternal grandfather was a truck guy and preferred a 1978 Ford Custom F150, dual fuel tanks, biggest engine, helped him work on it when I was a kid. I ended up getting his 1911 and Garand when he passed but my dad's third oldest brother, my third oldest uncle got the truck. A lot of memories in that truck. Even to this day. He was hard and strict but miss him a lot. My dad other than having a 77 Trans Am not quite the Bandit version but a few options shy, is a Mopar man through and through, even today, he has a well-equipped 2017 Challenger. Growing up, other than the Trans Am, had a red 77 LeBaron. I'll drive Nissan or Subaru if I go Japanese, but American cars, Mopar here too. Been looking at a few 70s 80s and 90s Mopars as of late.
Talk about a trip down memory lane! Like others have said, my buddy had one in High School. Many years later the car was passed down to his little sister! Thanks for posting and remind me of how simpler cars (and times) were🙂👍
71-74 b bodies....da best in the business
Oh the simple old days. Only 3 brands to choose from.
My grandfather bought a new Valiant that year. Wish he had gotten a last year Barracuda.
Or how about a Roadrunner??? THOSE were cool in 1974!!
Good luck to those salesmen trying to push the 440 CI option. These hit dealerships around the same time as the OPEC embargo.
Christopher Conard I was thinking of it to This was in the Middle of the Oil Embargo I imagine some went to Toyota Honda and Datsun dealers am pretty sure they wouldn’t buy any of these 1974 models.
Chrysler had a brand new gen of their biggest platform cars to try to push during the crisis. Poor salesmen.
the 440 ci option was only available on the Road Runner.
My first car in 1979. 1974 ROADRUNNER with the 440. Silver with the red stripe, blue split back front bench seat interior. Loved that car. It was one of only a few hundred with the 440 and would be the last year for it. 🐶🐶🐶
I passed my drivers test in my sisters ‘73 Satellite Sebring. Seafoam green and white landau roof.
Did anyone else watch this video hoping to see more of the Torino?
A good buddy of mine had a 73 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus. We would ride to school with him and that car was a 400 4 Barrel one wheeled Wonder excellent handling. Bright red, saddle interior and saddle vinyl top beautiful. Car was fantastic. You could floor that 400 4 Barrel and burn the tire all the way down the block😊
Main benefit: 3:43 Your hair conditioner cost less.
I really love these impartial & objective conparisons.
I still have my 1974 Chevelle Malibu Classic. And she starts first turn of the key in 2020.
GOOD TO HEAR AND NICE! THE 1974 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC IS A KEEPER THAT IS WORTH HANGING ONTO FOREVER! I LIKE THE 1973-1977 CHEVELLES AND MONTE CARLOS BETTER THAN THE 1964-1972 MID-SIZED CHEVYS! THE 1964-1972 MID-SIZED CARS ARE TOO OVERRATED AND GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE NOW! WHAT ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COMBINATION DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR CAR AND IS IT A 2-DOOR MALIBU CLASSIC COUPE? I WISH I STILL HAD MY 1976 CHEVY MONTE CARLO LANDAU 350 V8 SPORT COUPE! WE HAD THAT CAR IN MY FAMILY FOR 14 YEARS WHICH WAS ORDERED BRAND NEW BY MY PARENTS IN OCTOBER 1975 AND THEY PICKED IT UP FROM OUR LOCAL HOMETOWN CHEVY/OLDS DEALER A MONTH LATER! I WAS ONLY 5 BACK THEN! I WOULD HAVE ORDERED A 1974 CHEVY CHEVELLE LAGUNA TYPE S-3 SPORT COUPE WITH THE 454 V8, TURBO HYDRAMATIC 400 TRANSMISSION, WITH DUAL EXHAUSTS, IF I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE BACK THEN! ALSO, MY OTHER CHOICE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO ORDER A 1974 CHEVY IMPALA 2-DOOR HARDTOP SPORT COUPE WITH THE 454 V8, TURBO HYDRAMATIC 400 TRANSMISSION, WITH DUAL EXHAUSTS! MOST OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBOURS BOUGHT CHEVYS LIKE THESE BACK THEN AND I LOVED THEM WITH A PASSION! I STARTED WITH A CHEVY AND I WILL END WITH A CHEVY WHEN I PASS AWAY! BOWTIE (CHEVROLET) OR NO TIE! JUST LIKE MY NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND WITH WHO BUYS ONLY HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES! HE STARTED WITH A HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND HE WILL END WITH A HARLEY-DAVIDSON WHEN HE PASSES ON! TALK ABOUT BRAND LOYALTY! I NOW OWN MY 7TH CHEVY WHICH IS MY LUCKY #7 CAR & MY 1ST CAMARO! A BRAND NEW 2015 CHEVY CAMARO 2LS SPORT COUPE WITH A 3.6 LITRE 323 HORSEPOWER V6 THAT PERFORMS JUST LIKE A V8, THE SAME 3.6 V6, THAT ARE IN CADILLACS FROM THIS SAME ERA LIKE MY CAMARO! I PURCHASED THE CAMARO BACK IN 2015! THIS ENGINE HAS MORE HORSEPOWER THAN MY LAST CAR WHICH WAS A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA SS WITH THE "327" 5.3 LITRE 303 HORSEPOWER V8! Some in My FAMILY have switched to Non GM Brands, and then after 1 or 2 Non GM Vehicles, They have Switched back to GM Vehicles because They found GMs to be Better Vehicles Overall in Reliability, Performance, and Styling/The Best Looking Vehicles when Compared To The Competition! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SATELLITE IN THE NEXT YEAR, MODEL YEAR 1975, IF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN THE CHEVELLE & TORINO WHICH WERE STILL AROUND FOR MODEL YEAR 1975?! LOL! 😍😎😄😁😊👍👌🤘✌
‘If he still needs convincing, get him inside.’ Nice!
Oh, oh. I just might be that nosy guy next door. :)
Had A 74 roadrunner it was great.
Amazing that GM was still installing points in 1974.
My "72" Torino's rear windows retracted into the rear pillar. Very cool!
Vinyl upholstery, for that summer thigh burn! I remember it well from my 65 Barracuda!
I want all three in my driveway!
The Torino did not have a post in the middle. It's a two door hardtop. True the resr side windows are fixed which is stupid. The 74 Torino shares the same body as the 1972, and 1973 Torino with the exception of when Auto makers had to add 5 mph bumpers in the front in 73, and rear in 74. Ford was trying to cheapen their cars by taking things away that most people would not notice. Starting in 1974 the rear quarter windows were fixed. But in 1972 and 73 they could be rolled down. I have a 1972 Gran Torino and it looks just like the one shown but with the pre 73 bumpers. All four windows roll up and down. You could order power windows in 1972 for the Torino if you wanted. The 4 door models still retained all side glass that could be lowered. Being a 70's Ford fan, I could see subtle changes in each year where they would sneak in changes that weren't for the better for the consumer. Most people probably didn't notice. Things that were made of durable metal became plastic and looked cheap. Less expensive materials for interiors. Less decorative mouldings on the inside of the cars. Badging went from metal to plastic. Cheapened the steering wheels in 1975. Grills went from metal to plastic. But lucky for us consumers the savings were not passed down to us. The prices were going up at breakneck speeds back then.
Had a 72 Torino. Didn't rear windows move into the pillar when rolled back?
@@jimjohns9595 Yes they did.
These videos are awesome! I hope there are a lot more to come!
I think the ‘74 Torino was an awesome looking car. I remember my grandmother had one - white, black top and black interior, with the opera window option.
1974 was the last year of big American cars like these, more's the pity. The gas crisis came along, with gas rationing and long lines at the pumps, and cars like these that gave 15 mpg became obsolete overnight. Toyota and Datsun took over and they never looked back.
People still drive big, full sized vehicles today, except they are called SUV's.
If you consider the "modern" incarnation of the Dodge Challenger, for example, it is basically a car similar in size to the Satellite in this video. The Challenger equipped with the 305 hp 3.6 VVT V-6 and 8 speed automatic is good for about 30 mpg on the highway and 19 in the city, which is probably what a mid-70s Japanese compact got in terms of fuel economy.
If one looks at the "base" powertrains in the "modern" Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers, all provide reasonable fuel economy as well as being more practical, with better handling and braking, and likely similar performance compared with the V-8 versions of the 1970s.
That said, I am still a sucker for the look of almost all the early 70s American cars.
‘Go ahead, whack it. HARDER!’ Real nice!
How about we whack it with a sledge hammer?
No fluid/filter maintenance on a torqueflite.. bad idea!
Are you crazy? These were indestructible. They needed little to no servicing for the length of time you owned the car.
I’ve been driving on 50 year old torqueflites that haven’t been out of the cars as far as I know. Owners manual says no maintenance unless towing although I have a 1972 receipt on my Dodge for a fluid change at 47k miles.
TF can’t take neutral drops, however.
Ok, I'll take twelve of them, plus an extra four to serve as command Vehicles...
I want a neighbor with a Mopar! WTF, I got shafted. Next time I buy a house, that's going to be my criteria so I don't have to hear Ed drone on and on about how great his Camaro is.
The mid 70's, the beginning of the end of the good American Cars. Dad had the 1969 Torino wagon with the wood-grain sides, great family car he kept it for 15 years. It was a midsize, not huge the the LTD was.
Beginning of the malaise era.
‘Designed for comfort and a smooth fit.’ Nice.
Satellite still has a warning light for oil pressure. That doesn't go on until you're in trouble.
My buddy in high school had one we drove the wheels of it much fun
A tuff-wheel with a column shift?
This is a dealer information presentation. The idea is to help the dealer sell the automobile. The automobile the dealer will be selling is the Plymouth Satellite automobile. Plymouth was a division of Chrysler Corporation and Satellite was a mid range, mid size division of Plymouth. Lamentably, the Plymouth division of the motor company has been discontinued. The more of these Plymouth Satellite automobiles the dealer sold the more money he would make.
The neighbors daughter wacked my pillar in the back seat,
I liked the '74 Satellite coupe ever since Daisy Duke drove one. If we're talking four-doors I'd have gone Chevy though, I just always liked the Colonnade sedan roofline.
I'd hope Satellite would be easier to get in the back since Seat belt was removed prior and since the driver side Seat belt was still connected to Seat like the other two. Also doesn't hurt to have Seat not as reclined back and moved forward a bit and filmed at an angle that tried to Disguise it.
I think the sedan looks better than the coupe.
My dad bought mom a 1974 Gold Duster as a “surprise” birthday present. She was not impressed.
If you still have yours, hold onto it for dear life. The last thing you want to turn into is yet another girlie man!!
Last year of that b body style.75 looks like a luxury car.
1973 Oil Crisis starts the week they made this film...
Chrysler got hurt bad. They had just introduced the newest gen of their biggest cars.
All of them have spare tyres that take up space in the rear...
Torino and Chevelle didn't start rusting on the dealership floor.
"Whack it"...lol
The seventies the beginning of the end for Chrysler.
Very true. My dad was a Mopar man and this is when he changed ship to GM and Japan
Lean burn didn’t help matters.
Interesting, I have never seen the reverse indicator light on the dash with a automatic, I thought it was strictly a Manual transmission thing ?
REALLY?!
Somebody should have "checked the gate." 🤔
Emissions choked motors giant bumpers.
Dark times.
On the upside, if you lived in an area without emission inspections, there were a fair number of after market options that would bring power back close to the levels of a few years earlier. The main thing lacking was a high compression option.
1974 was the last year before cadilitic converters we're made standard in 1975 last year to use regular gas
@@robrozek9265 catalytic
The wiper well, so important. lol
A 440 was like having the virus
440 in a Satellite? I thought only Roadrunner.
I've seen a factory 72 440 satellite it had the u code and wasn't a Road Runner , gotta be very rare !
Check out the trunk and tell him how many late votes you can store in it. Or how many AR15 guns you can store in the trunk.
17mpg!
@0:26 Where is that house?! I mean, what part of L.A?
While 1974 isn't one of my favorite years for automobiles I would gladly choose the Plymouth Satellite, I thought the Gran Torino and Chevelle's of this era were ugly looking.
Right at the start, what genius decided to use white graphics against a white car?
You'd have to be a square if you bought granny church car instead of a muscle car back then.
Go ahead sport, hit the roof of your car. Lol
Nothing personal, but why didn't they hire an actor that at least had a full heard of hair. Chrysler couldn't have been that broke.
Grill standard not like the 71