Lincolns For the Millenium and 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air V

Join Dennis Gage and the My Classic Car crew as they travel to Forest Park near St. Louis, Missouri to the site of the 1904 World's Fair for the first Lincolns for the Millennium Car Show. Plus, Dennis finds a rare and unusual treat - a 1969 GTO Judge, Ram Air V!
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[@1le_wydler559]

Pontiac was told by the GM brass to cancel this engine because it would not be sold with a warranty. Placing a warranty on a solid lifter high performance engine would only mean owners would race them and then bring them in for repairs at no charge. The Ram Air V engine would dust any LS6 Chevelle , Stage 1 or Hemi powered car. The engine was designed around the Ram Air IV even using the same camshaft specifications at 308 intake duration and 320 degrees exhaust but using solid lifters. The camshaft lift as .527. Not many car enthusiasts know that Ram Air IV engines use a special lifter called the HL-64 which worked just like a solid lifter above 2500 rpm. The Ram Air IV was a factory 450 horsepower engine and on youtube there are many videos showing this information but Pontiac rated them at 370 Horsepower and the Ram Air V rated at 375 Horsepower. The Ram Air V engine produced 500 plus factory horsepower so putting this engine in any GTO or Firebird would have put Pontiac at the top of the list. Ram Air IVs were still Pontiac's engine that put them above most of the competition in their day and even today at the Pure Stock Drags.

[@AlejandroP1980s]

So it will beat a 1970 boss 429 or a 1970 Shelby gt500 or a 1970 Buick gsx 455 stage 2

[@originalpunkSxE]

@@AlejandroP1980s That all depends on engine tune, suspension tune, and driver experience. I know what you're getting at, though. I just watched a Pure Stock drag video where a guy with a Hemi Super Bee (or was it a Roadrunner?) ran 11's against a GTO that ran low 12's. Now, we both know neither of those cars are exactly stock, but if this engine had been given the green light it would have been in ANY discussion of the baddest muscle cars of all time, along with the Boss 429, LS 454, and HemiCuda.

[@nathanpartridge3565]

@@AlejandroP1980s all those cars are one year newer than the '69. With that said, of course they would have newer tech/HP increases.

[@Route5Garage_5.0tbrd88]

I've seen that GTO in person. Awesome car and Ray is a very nice and knowledgable guy.

[@DroidIncredible-hn1zc]

2 sets of GTO RamAir V exhaust manifolds are known.
And a few guys have singles of one side or the other.
Very very very limited availability no doubt.
Purely PMD built this very unique and correctly equipped Judge in the mid 80's.
Sold it to collector Alan G. of Arizona in summer 1986 for heavy heavy coins.
How on earth it landed at a Ford Dealership up north in 91 or 92 is a pure solid unanswered mystery.
Congrats to the present owner .

[@imranabbasi7871]

I love your Pontiac gto

[@imsneeky]

like,ram air III or IV,not ram air V,which basically was a parts counter option,this kind of inaccuracy drives most of us nuts,nonetheless,gorgeous car

[@rogerharrell7327]

That ain’t no shit buddy!!

[@yafois988]

Classic!
Im surprised the comment "Small block Pontiac or Big block wasnt uttered in the video.

[@joequillun7790]

@@yafois988 LOL. I hear that on YT all the time. BB/SM corrections are bottomless these days. It was fun in the beginning, but is old now. In a "slight way" you could call the 301 a Pontiac small block. :D

[@walcoman]

That's definitely the GTO that should have had fold away headlights

[@joequillun7790]

I can't believe I've just caught this video. What a fantastic car. The "Ultimate" GTO. The inventor of this car deserves the NMTI award. Thanks to MCC for bringing us this piece of Pontiac history. :) (P.S. What's the rear gear?)

[@chrisray13]

If he says "Ram 5" one more time.....

[@jayrowe6473]

That is irritating.

[@mlp-hot-rod5824]

Damn, I want one of those RAV cars!
Imagine a 69/70 Trans Am with one of those engines. It would’ve left Hemis in the dust!
Just imagine if the RASD 455 had been everything Pontiac wanted it to be by ‘73. Or if their 640bhp 427 Hemi had been created.
Pontiac would’ve been the kings. Unreal.

[@doomman700]

You can buy ram air v heads from McCarty racing.

[@literallyshaking8019]

There’s a TH-cam channel called “Throttlehouse” that has a 1 of 1 69’ Trans Am with a Ram Air V from the factory.
It was a development car that must’ve slipped thru the cracks and managed to escape the crusher.

[@joequillun7790]

@@literallyshaking8019And here you go.
www.google.com/search?q=1969+Ram+Air+V+trans+am&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS758US758&oq=1969+Ram+Air+V+trans+am&gs_lcrp

[@imsneeky]

so how many ram air V judges did pontiac? answer-none

[@user-gq4hz7rh6k]

Dealer installed...
Go back to your crappy ford.

[@wheelhorseaddict884]

A family member of mine had an identical car to this Carousel red black interior non Hideaway headlight no thrills originally a ram air 3 4 speed car he blew the ram air 3 up and bought a ram air 5 from the Pontiac dealer he bought the car from and worked at he sold the car in 76 if anyone by chance knows of a car that had a ram air V put in it this car was in duanesburg New York when he had it and sold it

[@V8Deuce]

Ram Air V engines produce 500 horsepower , FYI. NOT 375

[@V8Deuce]

Ram AIR V , Dennis! NOT Ram V !!!!!

[@gmoney1592]

This is about as good as it gets. That car would kick your ass. Talk about a Hemi killer .

[@bill84345]

It was built for Nascar and by 69 everyone was moving away from Mopar even Petty because aerodynamics mostly to the Ford Torino(Talledaga) which won the Championship (David Person) Petty finished with 10 wins with 9 being in the Ford. No big name guys had driven a Pontiac since early 60s. Even if one did in 69 the areodynamics would not have been good enough to win or someone would have switched in 69 or 70. Pontiac never won a race in 69 or 70.

[@UmmYeahOk]

21yo Pontiac sitting in a used car lot... ...wonder what that thing is worth NOW!!!

[@bill84345]

So was the Ram Air V installed at the dealer in 69 or when was it installed?

[@deanwilliams867]

The RA V parts were only available over the parts counter at a Pontiac dealership, though they did make approximately 200 Ram Air V 428 Motors for NASCAR use !

[@rogerharrell7327]

There’s 0 that came factory with a RA5.

[@AlejandroP1980s]

@@rogerharrell7327 what about 1970 gto ram air v

[@rogerharrell7327]

@@AlejandroP1980s yes, do you know how many was made? And it wasn’t ever a factory option. That was one of those get very lucky and score one from a dealer.

[@doomman700]

Not very many factory heads out there, I have been in the shop with 2 sets of oe Pontiac ram air v heads. The price they are worth , I would run McCarty racing ram air v heads and make hemi lovers jealous

[@robertfearns6008]

A hot rod shop had a 303. Ram air v motor I tried to buy

[@casperdowlen625]

Some information you all glaringly missed. Ram air V: the heads were unique... round ports huge valves. It was a race engine. Because of the European racing restrictions; think Boss 302. Four bolt main.The valves, I believe, were Sodium filled for cooling. How could you miss this information? Seriously? I remember one in pieces years ago: 301 race engine with special heads and huge valves. Rare motor. Were the heads steel?

[@richardpohl7091]

303

[@MrJohnnyb42]

I always thought they 500 CU

[@willardarmbruster8111]

69's look infinitely better sans judge decals.

[@V8Deuce]

That car has the incorrect engine color.

[@steveespinola7652]

Which car??

[@V8Deuce]

@@steveespinola7652 The Judge

[@steveespinola7652]

What colour should it be??

[@V8Deuce]

@@steveespinola7652 Medium blue metallic. That paint is pre 1966 Pontiac engine light blue /turquoise