Every time I see a Chrysler F-body, I think about the Spitfire Orange 1977 Dodge Aspen my parents bought brand new at Music City Dodge in Nashville. It had white interior, white rub strips, the white partial vinyl roof, and the wire wheel covers. Dad thought that was the best looking car he ever saw. A guy at church was running regular gasoline (cheaper than unleaded) in his Oldsmobile, so dad thought he could too. That Aspen never ran right after he tried regular gasoline. Dad blamed the car for years, but he finally admitted that it was his fault a few years ago. Anyway, I still love these F-bodies and this survivor Petty Kit Car is amazing in its originality.
I knew about the Volare road runner and the 1980 Duster , but I never heard of one of these , love it great video. You know back in the late 70s the big 3 all had these odd balls, like Buick had the Roadhawk ,Chevy had the monza mirage, Ford had the cobra II , etc etc even Cadillac had in 79 the Deville phaeton, those were good times
I can respect this car. The Aspens and Volares were much maligned, but were actually good cars. Had decent styling, were a good size, had a nice ride and handled well for a car in it's class. Were a bit of an improvement over the Darts and Valiants.
Never heard of these - got to give Plymouth credit for the nerve to go for this. Clearly not your average Volare. The details are wild - window clips, hood pins etc. Thanks for bringing this classic survivor to us Lou!
Hi Jeff, I had not heard of these one either. Glad I took the time to look at this one a bit closer, and happy to be able to share this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
Growing up in high school, my buddy had a two-door Volare premier. It was a beautiful car with every option available, but he didn't have it long enough to see any of the ill effects of the rusting. I never heard of one of these ,what an oddball 🤔 thanks Lou!
Awesome fun cars!! there's a red Dodge Super Coupe that only has 7 miles since new still owned by the original owner, he was at the Holley Moparty . It's been featured in some Mopar mags about 10 years ago.
It's been hard for me to see the Plymouth Volare and the sister car the Dodge Aspen as race cars. My dad bought a 76 or 77 Plymouth Volare station wagon light blue color like the hood here. My Grandma bought a 78 or 79 Dodge Aspen 2 door. The Aspen was every bit a grandma's car with a slant 6. I turned 16 in 77. The Volare had a 318 in it as my dad was helping make those. I wish Chrysler had made a new instrument panel without woodgrain plus tach or slapped a tach on the dash.
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Lou l really enjoyed this. Especially when it came time for the "Trunk of treats" Petty staring you at you as he opened up the trunk" had to chuckle at that one. Always interesting interviews with the owners. Amazing find. Thank you Lou. You made my day as always. Take care.
I would never look twice @ any Volare from 78, but that kit is pretty realistic. Love the brackets on the windows, its rare ( never seen 1 & never will again) & yep, I'd look twice @ that 1!
I worked for a guy ( he owned a body shop) who bought one of these new and put in storage. I recall his had no back seat or bucket seats in the back and said it came that way.
And that's why I love this channel♥ Very interesting, rare and unusual cars like this one. I really like Volarés, Road Runner, Super Coupe and of course this super cool Petty Kit Car. Great My Car Story, Lou👍
Espectacular modelo Plymouth Volare 1978, junto con ese kit tipo carreras y color! Quién se pensaría que en su baúl te encontrarias al mismísimo Richard Petty! Jaja. ¡Excelente video, y saludos!
That’s the one Lou, but I lived in West Virginia a Mopar man had one of those it was the only one I’ve ever seen. I guarantee you there’s not many there to this state. Thank you for having the link and bringing back another good memory number one in my book Lou God bless you, sir.❤❤❤
Si, también con el 360, la cola de pato, las persianas de las ventanas traseras, adentro traían una consola central. De hecho, traían mas HP que las versiones gringas. En el 80 y 81 de vendió el Magnum, que era un Diplomat Coupe con la 360 y la torqueflite. Una bestia de carro. Se cenaba a los Mustang y Chevrolet de esa época.
@@MrElpincheaca thanks , for mentioning, etc. I had forgot these ASPEN/ Volare years, etc… Petty, &;Dodge stuff. Unknown, across southern Bordered developments:: apparently a couple made intoUSA( 25/ year exemption?). Though, I used a extra “Deluxe PLYMOUTH Volare /4 Door, every Option “ , (In the Family , ) a lot couple years.
The bain of Mopar in the late 70s...the electronic lean burn. There were 6 if I remember correctly running around town back in 82; 4 red Road Runners & 2 B5 Petty Cars (1 of which was in a family who only owned Mopars, all 13 cars from 67-78). Other than the Mopar family, the others were owned by guys that raced at Santa Fe Speedway, LaSalle Speedway, Grundy County Speedway and one drag racer from the old US30 Dragstrip.
💕👍 thanks to these strong individuals, the history of the beautiful american cars stays alive.... nowadays, almost all cars look alike..... one designer, and everybody copies. worst example: when ex-president trump visited europe and the big square front of his cars appeared..... what happened ? : almost all european brands started to imitate the front-look.. now even mercedes AND the once sooo proudly individuals, the french, for ex. peugeot !!!
If one is interested in seeing the often forgotten cars of ‘73 through the mid 80s, MCACN this year is a can’t miss. I’ve been working on a malaise era muscle invitational display and we’ve got over 25 cars lined up for it so far! I think we have a 78 Kit Car registered. We have an unrestored ‘78 Supercoupe registered too. And a couple dozen other unusual cars from all the big 3.
Yeah I would love to go to the company HQ and park my Volare Petty Kit Car, get out of it in a suit, briefcase in hand, walk past the Caddys and Mercs parked and start work every morning. A man needs his individuality in this rat-race!
Hi M Zaccagnini, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
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The Volare's and Aspens were built on the AMC assembly line in Kenosha, Wisconsin. AMC had excess capacity because their own car sales were going down the tubes.
The car looks cool BUT to us real Chrysler fans, this car is a heartbreaker. The only thing I’ll mention is the 360cid engine choked off to about 180hp. Very sad for us Mopar guys. You know how to break our hearts Lou!
This one has the E58 Police Pursuit 360 with 195 HP. Also when Lou asked hi to step on it, he barely hit the gas, should have been able to hear the Thermoquad through that air cleaner.
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Every time I see a Chrysler F-body, I think about the Spitfire Orange 1977 Dodge Aspen my parents bought brand new at Music City Dodge in Nashville. It had white interior, white rub strips, the white partial vinyl roof, and the wire wheel covers. Dad thought that was the best looking car he ever saw. A guy at church was running regular gasoline (cheaper than unleaded) in his Oldsmobile, so dad thought he could too. That Aspen never ran right after he tried regular gasoline. Dad blamed the car for years, but he finally admitted that it was his fault a few years ago. Anyway, I still love these F-bodies and this survivor Petty Kit Car is amazing in its originality.
HI GLHS592, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parents car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I had a 79 Volare police package with a 360. It was a little rocket ship, fun to drive. First time seeing a Petty Volare, whacky fun.
Hi Mark, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I knew about the Volare road runner and the 1980 Duster , but I never heard of one of these , love it great video. You know back in the late 70s the big 3 all had these odd balls, like Buick had the Roadhawk ,Chevy had the monza mirage, Ford had the cobra II , etc etc even Cadillac had in 79 the Deville phaeton, those were good times
Hi Elizabeth, I never heard of this one either. Happy to read "love it great video" :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing the cars you remember, Lou
I can respect this car. The Aspens and Volares were much maligned, but were actually good cars. Had decent styling, were a good size, had a nice ride and handled well for a car in it's class. Were a bit of an improvement over the Darts and Valiants.
Hi Sabba_Dabba, Happy to read "I can respect this car." :-) Lou
Never heard of these - got to give Plymouth credit for the nerve to go for this.
Clearly not your average Volare. The details are wild - window clips, hood pins etc.
Thanks for bringing this classic survivor to us Lou!
Hi Jeff, I had not heard of these one either. Glad I took the time to look at this one a bit closer, and happy to be able to share this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
Mr. Miller has a great attitude/ humor. Lucky to have a father and shared memories.
Hi StuckInMyGarage, Happy to read you enjoyed the fun in this video :-) Lou
Mr. Miller's Volare looks fantastic! It's in immaculate shape for a survivor and the car story is great, too. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Glad you enjoy the story too. You're welcome, Lou
💕👍 another strange bluebird 😀
Hi akulina, Thank you for sharing, Lou
Plymouth pulled no punches with this package! I really like this. First one ever for me and I appreciate this, thanks guys.
Hi Bruce H., "Plymouth pulled no punches with this package!" You're right :-) Glad to be able to share this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
Growing up in high school, my buddy had a two-door Volare premier. It was a beautiful car with every option available, but he didn't have it long enough to see any of the ill effects of the rusting. I never heard of one of these ,what an oddball 🤔 thanks Lou!
Hi Andy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Buddy in High Schools car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Hi Lou! Don’t ever change a thing on your beautiful channel. No car story from me today but. I do remember the song.
Hi Mr. Fruity Pebbles, "Don’t ever change a thing on your beautiful channel" Appreciate the kind words, and I'll do my best to keep it going :-) Lou
Awesome fun cars!! there's a red Dodge Super Coupe that only has 7 miles since new still owned by the original owner, he was at the Holley Moparty . It's been featured in some Mopar mags about 10 years ago.
Hi Raymond, Happy to read "Awesome fun cars!!" :-) Thanks for the tip, and hope to run into the Dodge Super Coupe with 7 miles, Lou
It's been hard for me to see the Plymouth Volare and the sister car the Dodge Aspen as race cars. My dad bought a 76 or 77 Plymouth Volare station wagon light blue color like the hood here. My Grandma bought a 78 or 79 Dodge Aspen 2 door. The Aspen was every bit a grandma's car with a slant 6. I turned 16 in 77. The Volare had a 318 in it as my dad was helping make those. I wish Chrysler had made a new instrument panel without woodgrain plus tach or slapped a tach on the dash.
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Nice to see these unique rare factory models, kudos to the dude for collecting it & showing us { you too Lou } :)
Hi Florida, Happy to read you enjoy the rarity of this car :-) Lou
Lou,I remember when these came out,Car and Driver had them( the Dodge and Plymouth versions) on their cover.Thanks.
Hi Keith, Happy to read this car brings back memories of Car and Drivers feature on a car like this :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
a surviver is a rare beast they are only original once as they say.i just luv nascars please show more.
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Lou l really enjoyed this. Especially when it came time for the "Trunk of treats" Petty staring you at you as he opened up the trunk" had to chuckle at that one. Always interesting interviews with the owners. Amazing find. Thank you Lou. You made my day as always. Take care.
Marcus, Glad to read you enjoy the trunk and treats section. Happy to read the video "made my day as always" :-) Lou
Had a friend here in Texas his dad bought him one for staying a good kid at 17 years old brand new Same year and color
Hi Dan, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
now the volare commercial jingle will be in my head all day.Another great story Lou!
Nice! Happy to read "Another great story" Keeff :-)
I would never look twice @ any Volare from 78, but that kit is pretty realistic. Love the brackets on the windows, its rare ( never seen 1 & never will again) & yep, I'd look twice @ that 1!
Hi Richard, Happy to read "yep, I'd look twice @ that 1!" :-) Lou
Volareee, WoahWoahwoawoah wo !
NICE !
Very very cool. I've only seen these in magazines
Hi Hal 1000, Happy to read you enjoy this "Very very cool" car :-) Lou
Nice car. I had a 79 Plymouth Volare Duster. Thanks for sharing guys.
Hi Big Charlie, Happy to read you had a 79 Plymouth Volare Duster :-) NICE! You're welcome, Lou
The kit package added over $1,000 to the base v8 coupe price tag. Rare indeed!
Hi Adam, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Lou
Thanks Lou 👍🇺🇸 ... Volare oh oh oh oh !!! They may have restricted H.P. but the looks were there. 🤠
Hi Larry, Happy to read this brings back memories of the song :-) You're welcome, Lou
I worked for a guy ( he owned a body shop) who bought one of these new and put in storage. I recall his had no back seat or bucket seats in the back and said it came that way.
i troynov1965, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the car the guy you worked for had :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Never heard on this option. Thanks.
Hi 2098elk, I never heard if it either. You're welcome. Lou
Great Community Representation JM!
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
Couple adopts a Roadrunner, then, pops out a Petty. May you never find the end of the road while you are running, Lou. 🙏 Thank you. ( That was funny!)
Hi StuckInMyGarage, Hope the road goes on for awhile :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and glad you're along for the ride. You're welcome, Lou
That's cool looking car 43 is the number of Nascar best to answer your question the z28 came back out mid year in 1977
Hi Larry, Happy to read you enjoy # 43 :-) Lou
And that's why I love this channel♥ Very interesting, rare and unusual cars like this one. I really like Volarés, Road Runner, Super Coupe and of course this super cool Petty Kit Car. Great My Car Story, Lou👍
Hi Plymouth Die-Cast Replicas, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) My pleasure sharing with you. Lou
Beautiful color!
Happy to read you enjoy the color of this car :-)
Espectacular modelo Plymouth Volare 1978, junto con ese kit tipo carreras y color! Quién se pensaría que en su baúl te encontrarias al mismísimo Richard Petty! Jaja. ¡Excelente video, y saludos!
Hi Jaime, You're right, I did not see Richard Petty promotional piece popping up :-) Lou
Richard petty will be proud
:-)
The Chrylser Lean Burn system.
(sometimes called lean surge)
Hi Steve, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
That’s the one Lou, but I lived in West Virginia a Mopar man had one of those it was the only one I’ve ever seen. I guarantee you there’s not many there to this state. Thank you for having the link and bringing back another good memory number one in my book Lou God bless you, sir.❤❤❤
Hi James, Happy to share this one with you, and a survivor too :-) Lou
What a find lucky man
Hi Alton, Happy to read you appreciate this find, Lou
Thank you for this amazing video! Great car woow
Hi LGB Gondor, Happy to read you enjoy this video :-) You're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile Thank you too lou! Great work 😀👍 happy to see your videos. I know it's a lot of work.
😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!
NICE !
Very cool!!!!!!!! 👍👍
NICE !
@@loucostabile 👍🙂
FYI these things were sold as Super Bees down in Mexico up until 1980...
¿Deveras? "Super B".
Si, también con el 360, la cola de pato, las persianas de las ventanas traseras, adentro traían una consola central. De hecho, traían mas HP que las versiones gringas. En el 80 y 81 de vendió el Magnum, que era un Diplomat Coupe con la 360 y la torqueflite. Una bestia de carro. Se cenaba a los Mustang y Chevrolet de esa época.
Thank you for sharing.
@@MrElpincheaca thanks , for mentioning, etc. I had forgot these ASPEN/ Volare years, etc… Petty, &;Dodge stuff. Unknown, across southern Bordered developments:: apparently a couple made intoUSA( 25/ year exemption?). Though, I used a extra “Deluxe PLYMOUTH Volare /4 Door, every Option “ , (In the Family , ) a lot couple years.
Nice old racer.
Hi LITTLE, Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice old racer" :-) Lou
I never knew this car existed..
I didn't either, and so glad to be able to share it with you.
Do a hellcat swap on it, make it really valuable!
Hi Dave, That's a fun idea :-) Lou
The bain of Mopar in the late 70s...the electronic lean burn. There were 6 if I remember correctly running around town back in 82; 4 red Road Runners & 2 B5 Petty Cars (1 of which was in a family who only owned Mopars, all 13 cars from 67-78). Other than the Mopar family, the others were owned by guys that raced at Santa Fe Speedway, LaSalle Speedway, Grundy County Speedway and one drag racer from the old US30 Dragstrip.
You're right.
I see a lot of inspiration for the 1980 AMX in this car.
I can see why you'd say that.
Thank you for the video👍
You're welcome Редкие автомобили.
💕👍 thanks to these strong individuals, the history of the beautiful american cars stays alive....
nowadays, almost all cars look alike.....
one designer, and everybody copies.
worst example: when ex-president trump visited europe and the big square front of his cars appeared.....
what happened ? : almost all european brands started to imitate the front-look..
now even mercedes AND the once sooo proudly individuals, the french, for ex. peugeot !!!
Hi Konrad, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
One of these with a hellcat swap would be so cool!!!!!
That's a fun idea :-)
cool😀
Hi Michael, Glad to read you think this car is "cool" :-) Lou
Cool! Never saw one of these outside if the 70s mpc model!
Hopefully you'll be doing MCACN coverage from Rosemont this year?
If one is interested in seeing the often forgotten cars of ‘73 through the mid 80s, MCACN this year is a can’t miss. I’ve been working on a malaise era muscle invitational display and we’ve got over 25 cars lined up for it so far!
I think we have a 78 Kit Car registered. We have an unrestored ‘78 Supercoupe registered too. And a couple dozen other unusual cars from all the big 3.
Hi Chris, Happy to share this one with you. Yes, I'm schedule and looking forward to being at MCACN, Lou
A car like this was featured on another classic car page recently, but in red.
Hi Cousin Strawberry, Hmmm, hope I find a Caretaker with a red one willing to share with me so I can share with you, Lou
Yeah I would love to go to the company HQ and park my Volare Petty Kit Car, get out of it in a suit, briefcase in hand, walk past the Caddys and Mercs parked and start work every morning.
A man needs his individuality in this rat-race!
Hi Kenan, This has that individuality you appreciate :-) Lou
I will do that
..great thought!
Gentelmen, you've got to appreciate such a car and the best way is to flaunt it. :)
We inherited a 76 volatile with the slant 6. It was the worst running and driving car we ever had. But that one looks pretty cool.
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My uncle had a 1976 Aspen.
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@@loucostabile Yep!
Lol, very cool.
Happy to read "very cool" :-)
The Volare's and Aspens were built on the AMC assembly line in Kenosha, Wisconsin. AMC had excess capacity because their own car sales were going down the tubes.
Hi Automated Electronics, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Nice name for a nice car reminds me of a song from gipsy kings
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
@ 5:00 - The spoiler does what it says - it spoils your gas mileage by creating unnecessary drag on a car that had 155 hp.
Hi Milford Civic, Thank you for sharing, Lou
The car looks cool BUT to us real Chrysler fans, this car is a heartbreaker. The only thing I’ll mention is the 360cid engine choked off to about 180hp. Very sad for us Mopar guys. You know how to break our hearts Lou!
Hi David, Clearly this one is not for you :-( Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou
This one has the E58 Police Pursuit 360 with 195 HP. Also when Lou asked hi to step on it, he barely hit the gas, should have been able to hear the Thermoquad through that air cleaner.
👍👍✔✔
:-)
That aint a petty kit car. A petty kit car was a race car you nought in pieves or kit form not a cosmetic package.
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S*** box I'll give you $200 so I could drive it in the winter
Sure it is but some rich b......w/ a molar collection would give him 20 k $ plus for that just based on rarity.
Mopar..typo!
Hi Cindy Lou, Clearly this one is not for you :-( Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou