I'm nearly 60 years old, I started driving in 1981. Cars didn't have ant-lock brakes, traction control or anything we take for granted in today's automobiles. If you got into a skid, you either figured a way to get out of it or you crashed. I'm glad cars are safer now, but in my experience people don't know how to drive because they rely on the electronics.
Zac, I love your vids. You love ALL kinds of cars, but the real testament of your love of cars, is your reaction to this gorgeous beast of a car! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.👍
Now imagine this with no power steering or brakes, drums on all 4’s and 8in wide polycast tires. The fact that any of these survived is a testament to the driver that owned them
Add in manual drum brakes with no ABS. The Mopar power brakes of that era would throw you through the windshield if you stomped on them hard. I had to learn how to drive our 68 Plymouth in socks until I got the feel for the brakes. Way different from the "power assisted" brakes in the 76 AMC driver's ed cars we had at school.
When I was younger I brought back my grandads 69 Chevy C20 with a 307, three on the tree. Loved that truck but it was already pretty rusty when I started in on it. Your comment reminded me I used the same bias plies that it came with till I sold it in the early 2000s. It was still running and drivable just too rusted out from living by the west coast ocean for so long. Those tires seemed indestructible. I know my dad never bothered changing them.
In Australia in 1969 we had the Valiant Pacer with the hemi six pack. In 1971, there was the hemi six pack Valiant Charger, which was different to the Dodge Charger. It was an Aussie only model based on the Valiant sedan of the time, but with a two door pillarless coupe body, shorter wheelbase, and a cam tail with a built-in spoiler. The most powerful models were badged "R/T", for "Road/Track", because they were a race car first. Yes, no driver aids at all. I saw something recently that indicated that road crash fatalities had begun to increase over the last decade or so, despite the fact that cars are full of driver assistance technology and safety features. I reckon it's because people don't actually know how to drive properly anymore. In my mind the driver assistance technology is more of a distraction from the job of driving, than a help.
Nice ride. Back when you bought an engine and something to hold it going down the road. Hold on tight! I have a soft spot for the 440 Six-Pack. There's an ice-cream stand in the next city over in an old gas station building. The owner stores his car collection in the garage portion. My grandfather sweet-talked the owner into taking me and my dad for a ride in his 1971 Plymouth Barracuda with that engine. They didn't really know each other but that's just my grandfather's skill. It was the pre-smartphone era so I don't have any pictures of it but I remember that ride well. Bright green car with a white interior and a pistol-grip 4-speed.
Other than the color and no vinyl top my first new car was identical to this 69 Super Bee. Quarter panel scoops, ram air, 440 six pack, B5 bright blue metallic, MoPar's torque flight tranny, and positraction. Wish I would've hung on to it but 2 years later I got married and decided a muscle car was not a family vehicle. Surprisingly my wife wanted to keep the Bee but I traded it off for a loaded 71 Olds cutless supreme, super nice car but not a Super Bee. Sadly, one week later my Super Bee was completely totaled by the 16 year old son of the dealerships owner. He spent one month in the hospital. Daddy was so happy sonny boy lived he spoiled him with a new Plymouth Road Runner. 6 months later he totaled that one too, and yes he survived again. Moral of my story, I should have listened to my wife and kept the Bee.
Watching from the State of Rhode Island-I've owned cars like this so it was fun and interesting to see your reaction-ha!-I think I agree with your experience-I like the-"unhinged"-comment-feel like it's a fair observation-for sure. Peace bro!
Great car. So raw and real compared to today's neutered experiences.
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How is a hellcat a neutered experience?? It would blow the doors off this SuperBee. These cars were heavy and they are slow by today's standards. Even a performance Hyundai could easily beat this car these days. My brother owned a 68 Charger but ended up selling it because he was getting stomped on by all the new performance and not so performance import cars...
Those old 3 speed TorqueFlite transmissions would run up to about 50 mph in 1st gear before they would up shift to 2nd. When you were on the highway and you stomped on the gas, it would kick down and launch, so passing wasn't a problem. The newer transmissions are crap compared to these old ones. The new ones are geared for economy and spend too much time trying to figure out what gear they need to be in.
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@@RangerMan2002 You have no idea what you are talking about bud. These old obsolete 3 speed auto transmissions are a pile of junk compared to a new performance duel clutch transmission. They shift WAY faster, have more gears and are built like a tank because they need to be able to handle over 700 hp... Keep hanging onto your memories from years gone by. I've owned my fair share of classic Dodge muscle and I know from experience.
@@RangerMan2002 I would say the ZF 8-speeds found in the Challenger & Charger Scat Pack, SRT and Hellcat variants are pretty programmed and co-designed with FCA at the time. An even better example is the Ford/GM collab 10-speed found in a slew of vehicles. These are regular, torque-converter automatic transmissions that can handle 700+ lb-ft of torque stock while being faster, more fuel efficient and reliable. Transmission are one of those things you can't deny have gotten better over time.
The torqueflite's are far from junk, and you can put shift kit's in them, the advantage of modern transmissions is the much higher number of gears, 8,9,10 speeds to keep the engine in the optimal power band, while also providing plenty of overdrive. A torqueflite has no overdrive, so without a tall rear gear it's pretty much useless at modern highway speeds.
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@@riogrande163 I said they are a pile of junk compared to a new high performance transmission with a dual clutch. They were great for the time but tech has improved immensely. If you think putting a shift kit into a torqueflite is equal to a dual clutch, you've got problems.
"I don’t care if my executioner did his taxes or not..." lmao Your reactions in this video are golden. When the owner of Doyle's hit that gas, I said oh, shit out loud because that was freaking amazing!
I'm nearly 60 years old, I started driving in 1981. Cars didn't have ant-lock brakes, traction control or anything we take for granted in today's automobiles. If you got into a skid, you either figured a way to get out of it or you crashed. I'm glad cars are safer now, but in my experience people don't know how to drive because they rely on the electronics.
What was your first car?
My 2012 civic has a broken abs module and it runs fine
@@samblensdorf7384well obviously…
I could still drive better than you.
I LOVE that car, *all* muscle cars really. One of my favorite features of the old Mopars is the radios, with the vertical knobs!
Zac, I love your vids. You love ALL kinds of cars, but the real testament of your love of cars, is your reaction to this gorgeous beast of a car! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.👍
My brother had a 1968 Coronet R/T 440 with a Holley 850 carb. Factory hp was 375,it dynoed around 450 hp easily a 150 mph car. Very scary!
Driving this car is about as risky as giving a baby a grenade and just hoping that they don't pull the pin
Now imagine this with no power steering or brakes, drums on all 4’s and 8in wide polycast tires. The fact that any of these survived is a testament to the driver that owned them
my first car was like that i had no problems driving it drum brakes manual steering when people had to actually drive
Just think, they all came with good old bias ply tires. Scary as hell to turn corners or stop. Ah! Good times!
Add in manual drum brakes with no ABS. The Mopar power brakes of that era would throw you through the windshield if you stomped on them hard. I had to learn how to drive our 68 Plymouth in socks until I got the feel for the brakes. Way different from the "power assisted" brakes in the 76 AMC driver's ed cars we had at school.
When I was younger I brought back my grandads 69 Chevy C20 with a 307, three on the tree. Loved that truck but it was already pretty rusty when I started in on it.
Your comment reminded me I used the same bias plies that it came with till I sold it in the early 2000s. It was still running and drivable just too rusted out from living by the west coast ocean for so long. Those tires seemed indestructible. I know my dad never bothered changing them.
In Australia in 1969 we had the Valiant Pacer with the hemi six pack. In 1971, there was the hemi six pack Valiant Charger, which was different to the Dodge Charger. It was an Aussie only model based on the Valiant sedan of the time, but with a two door pillarless coupe body, shorter wheelbase, and a cam tail with a built-in spoiler. The most powerful models were badged "R/T", for "Road/Track", because they were a race car first. Yes, no driver aids at all. I saw something recently that indicated that road crash fatalities had begun to increase over the last decade or so, despite the fact that cars are full of driver assistance technology and safety features. I reckon it's because people don't actually know how to drive properly anymore. In my mind the driver assistance technology is more of a distraction from the job of driving, than a help.
Just the right colour for it too, great review
Nice ride. Back when you bought an engine and something to hold it going down the road. Hold on tight!
I have a soft spot for the 440 Six-Pack. There's an ice-cream stand in the next city over in an old gas station building. The owner stores his car collection in the garage portion. My grandfather sweet-talked the owner into taking me and my dad for a ride in his 1971 Plymouth Barracuda with that engine. They didn't really know each other but that's just my grandfather's skill. It was the pre-smartphone era so I don't have any pictures of it but I remember that ride well. Bright green car with a white interior and a pistol-grip 4-speed.
I’m here to see Zach’s reaction on throttle. 😃
His screams and laughter are so fantastic.
Other than the color and no vinyl top my first new car was identical to this 69 Super Bee. Quarter panel scoops, ram air, 440 six pack, B5 bright blue metallic, MoPar's torque flight tranny, and positraction. Wish I would've hung on to it but 2 years later I got married and decided a muscle car was not a family vehicle. Surprisingly my wife wanted to keep the Bee but I traded it off for a loaded 71 Olds cutless supreme, super nice car but not a Super Bee. Sadly, one week later my Super Bee was completely totaled by the 16 year old son of the dealerships owner. He spent one month in the hospital. Daddy was so happy sonny boy lived he spoiled him with a new Plymouth Road Runner. 6 months later he totaled that one too, and yes he survived again. Moral of my story, I should have listened to my wife and kept the Bee.
Imagine zach driving a hemi car
this car has a angel on the passenger side that tells you to try to drive, and a devil under the hood that tells you to just go with what you think
It's not scary - it just has attitude.
Watching from the State of Rhode Island-I've owned cars like this so it was fun and interesting to see your reaction-ha!-I think I agree with your experience-I like the-"unhinged"-comment-feel like it's a fair observation-for sure. Peace bro!
Oh man, memories of my youth...
That is a REAL car!! Weenies need not apply.
Great car. So raw and real compared to today's neutered experiences.
How is a hellcat a neutered experience?? It would blow the doors off this SuperBee. These cars were heavy and they are slow by today's standards. Even a performance Hyundai could easily beat this car these days. My brother owned a 68 Charger but ended up selling it because he was getting stomped on by all the new performance and not so performance import cars...
“Ay tell you wat man get in that dang ol hot rod floor it and you be goin, be like, vroom vroom man.”
Great review Zack. Take me back to my youth!
I live in that area and I've seen that car only once and it was so cool. Unfortunately I wasn't able to hear it but this video helped me with that
I tell ya people that were alive back then and could buy these new were so damn lucky
Called the Super Bee due to it riding on the "B" Body platform.
If it’s that scary with a 3 speed, imagine a 6,8 or 10 speed lol.
Those old 3 speed TorqueFlite transmissions would run up to about 50 mph in 1st gear before they would up shift to 2nd. When you were on the highway and you stomped on the gas, it would kick down and launch, so passing wasn't a problem. The newer transmissions are crap compared to these old ones. The new ones are geared for economy and spend too much time trying to figure out what gear they need to be in.
@@RangerMan2002 You have no idea what you are talking about bud. These old obsolete 3 speed auto transmissions are a pile of junk compared to a new performance duel clutch transmission. They shift WAY faster, have more gears and are built like a tank because they need to be able to handle over 700 hp... Keep hanging onto your memories from years gone by. I've owned my fair share of classic Dodge muscle and I know from experience.
@@RangerMan2002 I would say the ZF 8-speeds found in the Challenger & Charger Scat Pack, SRT and Hellcat variants are pretty programmed and co-designed with FCA at the time. An even better example is the Ford/GM collab 10-speed found in a slew of vehicles. These are regular, torque-converter automatic transmissions that can handle 700+ lb-ft of torque stock while being faster, more fuel efficient and reliable. Transmission are one of those things you can't deny have gotten better over time.
The torqueflite's are far from junk, and you can put shift kit's in them,
the advantage of modern transmissions is the much higher number of gears, 8,9,10 speeds to keep the engine in the optimal power band, while also providing plenty of overdrive. A torqueflite has no overdrive, so without a tall rear gear it's pretty much useless at modern highway speeds.
@@riogrande163 I said they are a pile of junk compared to a new high performance transmission with a dual clutch. They were great for the time but tech has improved immensely. If you think putting a shift kit into a torqueflite is equal to a dual clutch, you've got problems.
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Try driving this on the original bias ply tires and wheels. That would be scary if you give it the beans.
maybe it would be a less scary with a manual 4 speed. having the ability to down shift and engine brake.
excellent car
kick in the butt
And just think a lot of these came with old Bias Ply Tires, 4 drum brakes, and no power steering😂
"I don’t care if my executioner did his taxes or not..."
lmao
Your reactions in this video are golden.
When the owner of Doyle's hit that gas, I said oh, shit out loud because that was freaking amazing!
Dang cooter got that one fixed up real good
Something I wish Doug would review, but at the same time I am glad he does not...if you know what I mean.
VOLVO S40 PLZZZ
Hot take, Coronet > Charger
charger>charger
Insanity. There’s a reason they don’t make this anymore: the average person would crash in a few minutes
When men were men!
What are men now ?
@@ronniewinstonjr.9526 Exactly.
When men were so insecure they thought saying i love you or hugging there friends there friends made them gay
Drive chistine
todays cars have poor styling they most are ugly 4 door boxes cars from the 60s 70s had style