My first patrol unit I was issued a 81, with a 4 on floor. Wasnt fast, burned gas and was bare bones with an AM radio for entertainment during those long graveyard shifts. Patrolled the mountains in New Mexico and it was a tank. It had no problem pushing 2 feet of snow in a blizzard and had 100k on the engine. Ran great but it was a beast to drive.
@@jerrypeacock2234 😁 I think they are probably all listed on this old and now defunct since 2017 website... web.archive.org/web/20160101054851/www.chucknorrisfacts.com/
Saw it when I was a kid, the Ramcharger scene driving out from underground reminded me of Bugs Bunny, and how he got around by tunneling underground leaving that loose dirt trail on top. The two were both equal in probability.
Heck yeah!. Anyone that's wanted to know how drinking a beer and pooring some over your head gives strenght to open a big can of whoop ice and an electric controlled supercharger can produce enough boost to climb out of a grave will love this video. Thanks!
I still have mine after 30 years. I recently installed a 440 that I acquired out of a motorhome and rebuilt. also the BB 727 TQ. I also have a 92 Ramcharger that the interior is pristine, I knew the original owner, but it needs a paint job, peeling clearcoat. Has the 5.2L MPI engine. Love my R-Chargers.
Great movie and a great vehicle I had a 83 ramcharger I bought in 00 a year after I graduated for 500 and it was one of the most memorable offroader I've owned it was definitely worthy of chuck.
What’s cool about these SUV’s is that the Ramcharger and Trail Duster names both give references to Mopar muscle cars from the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s. These comparable SUV’s were sort of like the Chevy Blazer and GMC Jimmy. Same vehicles but with different branding and trim.
@@CarStarz42I heard a funny story of a ‘93 Ramcharger owner who had difficulty getting insurance for that car because the Ramcharger was long gone and wasn’t in their database. The insurance agent never heard of it and kept asking if it was a Dodge Ram or a Dodge Charger.
heck yeah. hadn't even thought about the RamCharger. blast from the past. wife had one of the 360 V8 RWD models when we first started dating waaaay back when. that thing was steadily breaking down, something new went out on it seemed like every week. but man i loved that truck. tried like hell to talk her outta selling it before we got married. but she did, to buy a damned ol' 4 banger Mustang. almost had to call off the wedding for that mess. LoL thank you my friend.
Great video! I was 9 years old when I saw this movie on cable so I saw it a bunch of times. I loved this Truck! As an adult I loved Ramchargers in general but when I went to start looking for one in the 90’s they were extremely slow, the point you would have to beat on it to drive it with any type of normal acceleration. Needless to say I didn’t buy one and bought a Blazer. That may be one the reasons why Blazers of any generation are so popular compared to Ramchargers. Another great car facts video👍
Indeed, I had a 318 '94 Ram for a time and even with the performance cam, higher compression heads, and CAI I had on it, it was still quite gutless; then again, most trucks just were back then and the same era of Fords were even worse, except for the Lightning of course, which was one of the very few decent performance trucks of that decade.
@@DavidLLambertmobile The Army had Dodge pickup trucks when I was in it in the early 80's that looked like they were left over from the early 70's. The CUCV's when I was in were Chevy Blazers, they even went to the point of making the wheels with a different bolt pattern than any of the civilian models to keep people from stealing them for their own vehicles, I know this because the sergeant in charge of our motor pool was going to order a set for his own Blazer till he found out they wouldn't bolt up. He was a character, one time when we sent a brand new butter bar lieutenant to him for a can of radar beam grease he managed to keep his composure and played along with the gag and took it to a whole new level, he told the lieutenant that we were completely out and that he'd have to order a case of it but it was so expensive that he himself couldn't authorize the order and that it'd have to be signed by someone at battalion like the XO or the colonel himself, so he typed up a phoney requisition form for "grease, radar beam type, 1 case each" and sent that lieutenant on his merry way to battalion headquarters, he came back about an hour later with his head hung low going "That wasn't funny guy's, you got me in all kinds of trouble". Later that evening I saw a friend from headquarters battery who was laughing his ass off, he told me he'd heard this yelling going on from the colonel's office and caught "...now you get your ass back down to that motor pool and I better NEVER find out that you let those guy's make a monkey out of you like this again or I promise it'll be the end of you!!!", he told me "Yea, when I found out the lieutenant was up there with a phoney requisition form for a case of radar beam grease for the colonel to authorize I figured it was you and your crew behind it, man did he chew about 10 years off of his ass". We kinda felt bad afterwards even though it was the motor pool sergeant who'd sent him to battalion with that bogus requisition form, so we took care of him afterwards a few times and did him some solids that made him look good, it was the least we could do after the ass chewin' he took for that.
Another great and well-presented video, I look forward to every new Movie / TV car you cover! Thank you so much for making this content available and doing so well with your production value. Warmest regards my fellow enthusiast!
The film came out in 1983. 🎬 fun fact- the Lone Wolf 🐺 producers, studio sued CN & CBS over Walker Texas Ranger. In fairness, both Ranger characters had a lot of close ties! Same huge S&W revolver in a leather cross draw, both used big Dodge 4x4s, both wore 🤠. Both characters lived, worked in Texas cities.
I appreciate the inclusion of some of the Lone Wolf McQuade theme song but you didn't need to. I'd bet anyone watching this would already hear it in their head when they saw the Ramcharger.
Love this movie. I built and drive an RC just like the one in the movie (front lights, correct police lights and all) and had my glovebox door autographed by Chuck last Sunday at Collectacon in Orlando. Even have a “Mcquade” license plate that I brought to show them. Gena and Dakota were there as well. Gena had Chuck hold the plate and snapped a pic of me with Chuck, the license plate and glovebox door on her personal phone. Def an awesome day :)
I remember seeing this movie when it came out at the theatre, and then heading home with my buddy/room mate and both of us recreating all the punches and kicks towards each other! (It sure got us in the mood for kungfu!) Thanks for the memories!
I did enjoy it!!! I have seriously thought about making a real replica, haven't had the money to do so. I have a 1978 ramcharger with a 8" lift and 38" tires, it's brown n gold with 50k original miles. It's awesome, but a mcquade ramcharger would be pretty damn cool, thanks again!!
DUDE YOU ROCK!! THANK YOU!! your a man of your word. Just one question, do you know where they got that siren? That movie was so awesome growing up. The scene of Chuck driving out of the ground is beyond legendary I still get goosebumps seeing that. Again thank you for posting this. 😊
You're very welcome and yeah as unrealistic as it is; it's still great Chuck action! I'm not sure what model of police lightbar/siren they used, but maybe some police vehicle buffs will chime in on that topic 😉
Fuck yeah! I love that scene when he drives it out of the ground after being buried alive and I always loved how the Ram Charger looked always covered in dirt. I would leave it just like that and daily drive it. A classmate had told me about this movie when I was growing up and I finally caught it on TBS one night.
The coolest movie truck ever followed by the Dante's Peak rig. I know newer SUVs are more capable off road with factory locking diffs, and traction control but ill never get over the body of frame solid axle look.
I've thought about the whole on/off supercharger mechanism. And the only thing I see that would be feasible would be a clutch style pulley similar to one from an AC compressor. How exactly it would work i dont know as I'm not an engineer. But someone out there that likes to thinker and is very well mechanically inclined might be able to figure it out. But yeah movies like these are what got me into cars. Thanks for sharing info about these forgotten heroes (car stars).
At 3:27 Plymouth.... Did you know that Plymouth had a pickup truck at one time?? Saw pictures of one, though apparently it was not sold in the US. The picture I saw came from Canada....
@@CarStarz42 I have seen one of those Plymouth trail dusters locally....so I thought it was cool you mentioned that. As a side note, there was a GMC badged Chevrolet El Camino, I can't remember the badge name. There is an example running around locally, to me, that appears to be a bright orange.....just a fun fact I thought I'd add. Have a nice one day!!!!
Love this channel and such a great idea, 10 quick facts about our favourite tv and movie cars/trucks...genius, glad you've upped the sound a bit from your early vids, saves me having to reach for my headphones lol. Any chance of adding the GTO from the "Sex Drive" movie to your monster list?
Interestingly the truck driving out of the ground was inspired by the low budget british biker movie psychomania, its awesome in case you havent seen it
Awesome job thank you so much , this RamCharger is a legendary iconic piece of art inside my 80’s MTV Generation X mind heart and soul I do much appreciate it so much to see more about it. Thank you From Adelaide South Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you for making this. This made my night, this is a very special movie to me as it's the only one I know that was filmed all in my hometown. I've always loved watching this movie & it's probably the most beloved 'Low Budget Movie' of all time ..
Great coverage and info as always - thank you! Absolutely love this movie and remember having to explain to several people that superchargers don't work like that. Regardless - thanks again for all you do. ~ Chuck. PS - Joke I've told for years......Chuck Norris' real first name is Carlos, he changed it to Chuck after he met me. 😂
Great one, my man! You always bring the goods. BTW I was watching a few episodes of Married With Children earlier today and was graced with the presence of Al's Dodge a few times 😁 Enjoy your weekend, brother! 👍
This totally reminds me of another Chuck Norris movie called Breaker B😢reaker! There was a blue van in there with a giant eagle on it and it was converted to four-wheel drive and my brother and I absolutely loved it and wondered if you could do a 10 Facts on that lost gem!
forget the ram charger, theres a super gem in that movie. the blue suburban he travelled across country with was an extremely rare 3-door K20 only produced for a few years but what makes it REALLY rare is it having the large dana 60 front axle. less than 200 were produced.
Thanks for producing this video on another standout, if not iconic, movie vehicle of a favored actor! While not on the same level as the Simon & Simon Powerwagon, it certainly isn't very far behind to those of us growing up during the era. Keep 'em coming!
I'm a Chevy guy, but I did have a 77 Ramcharger at one point, it was a good rig until the wiring harness melted, I had alot of fun off-roading it in Colorado.
I had an '81 360/4-speed Trailduster (we called it the TrailRuster) with 3.91s. Great trail rig, and honestly pretty quick for the time. WAY hotter than my friends' Fords and GMs (I'm a GM guy, by the way). Maybe the Mopar guys were more adept at negating the consequences of smog-era restrictions than us, I dunno, but I never had a smog 350 that could compare. I wouldn't think mine was 'built', either, for the price (and what it did on normal 87 fuel), but maybe.
I bought a 77 Plymouth Trailduster because I saw this movie…lol. Had a very thirsty 360 that I stuck a 4 barrel on and I beat the hell out if it. Thing never broke down and pulling that roof off was so awesome in the summer. My license plate was LNWOLF…..damn I was cool, miss the 80’s.
A few things I want to point out here. You can legally mount a police style light bar onto a vehicle provided you do not use it on the road and reserve it for off highway use. Alternatively you can bag over the lights or install yellow or non police colors on them to stay legal. I have a mad max inspired Peterson 756m on a dash bracket in my truck. So long as you don’t turn it on in view of law enforcement or somewhere you’ll get in trouble you’re fine. As to the switchable blower ? That’s as simple as a magnetic clutch which you’ll find on most air conditioner compressors in cars, though you might need to do some tweaking. Most Roots blowers do however have a bypass for low throttle applications so the engine can run without having to rely on the blower for air
CarStarz i just subbed,you probably did a video of mad max black car..question,is it a movie prop engaging/disengaging the supercharger just like on the lone wolfs mcquades ramcharger?
Something in between I guess; it reminds me of that episode of Top Gear, back when it was good; when Jeremy and the guys made that "Greenhouse" electric SUV thing that had a makeshift gas motor generator powering it, lol!
fun fact for the supercharger everyone knows that the hood/bonnett got to be either install a scoop or cut a big hole to have room and supercharger actually never work by a electric switch like Mad Max Falcon Interceptor it all prop for sure.
Well actually, no and no. Superchargers do not always have to interfere with the hood line and it is possible to create a setup to engage and disengage a blower, but as mentioned in the video; it just wouldn't be easy or efficient to do so 😉
I build models and I have a couple of the Ramcharger kits and I'm thinking of making that Lone Star kit it looks nice I've always liked Chuck Norris movies and that was one of my favorites
4:50 - it´s actually really easy. You could just make an electronic clutch on the inside of the blowers pulley like an A/C Compressors clutch. There is of course no off-the-shelf a/c clutch that would be able to drive a blower like that, but in theory it´s doable. (Edit : i just remembered these engines have carbs - yeah that adds complexity. Probably still doable but not that easy anymore)
Yeah, even if succeeding with that kind of setup, it would be ridiculously inefficient and you'd just end up burning up clutches and wasting lots of power, time, and money in the process; which is why this is not a commonly seen thing.
You may be able to engage while off, but there's no way to engage while it's running with a Roots-type. The amount of parasitic drag a Roots-type has, the initial shock load would destroy any electromagnetic clutch small enough to fit in the drive pulley.
@@CarStarz42 ok here is another good one and this truck is also a multi movie carstar ....... Dean profits Dodge Power Wagon from Overboard it also it the same truck that runs Clark off the road in the Taurus station wagon if I recall correctly it is also in 2 other movies and is visually damaged from each previous movie in the last scenes If you look closely you can still see the Dean Profit on the door during the Taurus/Christmas scene
I would love to find the red and blue Gumball lights that was on that Ram supercharger and also the push bar on the front with the fog lights I always wanted to buy a used Ramcharger and Built My Own Texas Ranger SUV just like the movie full scale
Indeed they are! I had a 318 Ram truck for well over a decade and had no engine issues, any problems I had with it were just throughout the whole rest of the truck, lol.
My brother found a 2 wheel drive model might have been an 85 i think... he put a 440 from a motorhome in it and that truck was stupid sick... talk about tire smokin power.
Now for me, I like the old school, but I have also thought about making a kind of newer version from a Dodge Durango kinda up Scale version with new motor parts from the years I think that’ll be cool😎😎
If you have I haven't seen it, but you should do a video on AJ Simon's Dodge Power Wagon from the show Simon and Simon. And then another Deep dive I think would be Jim Rockford Firebird from The Rockford Files
Yep, I covered the AJ Power Wagon awhile back here... th-cam.com/video/zF_bqFin_qA/w-d-xo.html And Rockford's Firebird is already on my to do list as well, thanks 😉👍
Those "spoke wheels" where used to 1990....my dad had a 2wd dodge d150 with those wheels factory issued. Its the center caps that made those wheels unique...cuz of how they where fastened to them
@@CarStarz42 I should have said the big four because I left out the Jeep Cherokee, which was based on the J10/J20 trucks and the Wagoneer from the 1960s. The Cherokee Chief that ended production in '83 looked pretty dope.
There WAS, or maybe even still is a magnetic clutch pulley for a Roots Blower. I've seen 3 of them. One on a 71 Mustang Mach 1, one a 68 Chevelle, and one on a 70 Camaro. I know the one of the Mustang worked, I don't know if the one's on the Chevelle or Camaro worked.
'McQuade is here to take us in boss with his suv does he have a plan' well if it chuck norris then yes all bad guys are unluckily and uncomfortable in the movie as today's nicely time video my good buddy is yet another one off your list so big high five is in order anyway thanks for the video and have a great weekend bye now.
They wanted to put Chuck Norris' face on Mt. Rushmore, but the granite wasn't tough enough for his beard.
That's a good one too 😉👍
@@CarStarz42 Chuck Norris said that one was his favorite.
@@ColtonRMagby It is a great one for sure; it's also great that Chuck is even still around today; truly one tough living legend for sure!
@@CarStarz42 True, but who knows how much longer we'll have him?
@@ColtonRMagby He quite possibly may be immoral; so he'll probably out live us all 😉
My first patrol unit I was issued a 81, with a 4 on floor. Wasnt fast, burned gas and was bare bones with an AM radio for entertainment during those long graveyard shifts. Patrolled the mountains in New Mexico and it was a tank. It had no problem pushing 2 feet of snow in a blizzard and had 100k on the engine. Ran great but it was a beast to drive.
Cool 😉👍
Chuck Norris once travelled to the Virgin islands, they're now called, the islands
LOL, another great one indeed! 😉👍
@@CarStarz42 Chuck Norris once had an awkward moment, just to see what it was like
@@jerrypeacock2234 😁 I think they are probably all listed on this old and now defunct since 2017 website... web.archive.org/web/20160101054851/www.chucknorrisfacts.com/
Chuck Norris was born on May 7th, 1945. The Nazis surrendered on May 8th, 1945. Coincidence?, i think not.
Lol 😉👍
Except he was born on March 10...
@@MrCarpen7er, i know. It was meant to be a joke.
Chuck Norris beat the sun in a starring contest
LOL, another great one there! 😉👍
CN can't make online purchases because he will NEVER submit! 🥋
Ya well.., clouds are cheaters!
Joe Biden once stared down Chuck Norris and the sun in a Mexican standoff.
Love this movie!
One of the greats for sure, doesn't get more rugged that Chuck Norris manning a Ramcharger! 😉👍
Being an El Pasoan, i also love this movie. I have sought out and found several of the filming locations.
Saw it when I was a kid, the Ramcharger scene driving out from underground reminded me of Bugs Bunny, and how he got around by tunneling underground leaving that loose dirt trail on top. The two were both equal in probability.
LOL, true! 😉
Heck yeah!. Anyone that's wanted to know how drinking a beer and pooring some over your head gives strenght to open a big can of whoop ice and an electric controlled supercharger can produce enough boost to climb out of a grave will love this video. Thanks!
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I regularly pour beer on myself when I need an energy boost
@@matthewcaughey8898 Doesn't everybody? 😉
It’s based on a true story
I miss my 86 Ramcharger. That was a good truck.
They are tough and cool for sure 😉👍
I still have mine after 30 years. I recently installed a 440 that I acquired out of a motorhome and rebuilt. also the BB 727 TQ. I also have a 92 Ramcharger that the interior is pristine, I knew the original owner, but it needs a paint job, peeling clearcoat. Has the 5.2L MPI engine. Love my R-Chargers.
Thanks for posting this, I really like this movie and of course, the Ram Charger.👌👍
You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
Awesome video, my friend! I had no idea about the half Ram half Durango Ram Charger pretty wild.
Glad you enjoyed it and I didn't know about those 3rd gen ones either either until I started researching Ramchargers 😉
Great movie and a great vehicle I had a 83 ramcharger I bought in 00 a year after I graduated for 500 and it was one of the most memorable offroader I've owned it was definitely worthy of chuck.
Cool and indeed 😉👍
What’s cool about these SUV’s is that the Ramcharger and Trail Duster names both give references to Mopar muscle cars from the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s. These comparable SUV’s were sort of like the Chevy Blazer and GMC Jimmy. Same vehicles but with different branding and trim.
Indeed 😉👍
The movie showed a Trailduster briefly, it's yellow and white.
@@CarStarz42I heard a funny story of a ‘93 Ramcharger owner who had difficulty getting insurance for that car because the Ramcharger was long gone and wasn’t in their database. The insurance agent never heard of it and kept asking if it was a Dodge Ram or a Dodge Charger.
@@dave1986R Lol, I'd believe that for sure as those people are impossible to deal with sometimes.
@@CarStarz42that’s probably why some auto insurance companies specialize in policies for classic cars.
heck yeah. hadn't even thought about the RamCharger. blast from the past. wife had one of the 360 V8 RWD models when we first started dating waaaay back when. that thing was steadily breaking down, something new went out on it seemed like every week. but man i loved that truck. tried like hell to talk her outta selling it before we got married. but she did, to buy a damned ol' 4 banger Mustang. almost had to call off the wedding for that mess. LoL thank you my friend.
Lol, glad you enjoyed the video 😉👍
Hi again
The ram charger is underrated imo
Howdy, and yeah they got kinda overshadowed by Chevy's and Ford's similar models for sure.
Chuck Norris sent his picture to the IRS hasn’t paid taxes since
Yet another great one 😉👍
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Great video! I was 9 years old when I saw this movie on cable so I saw it a bunch of times. I loved this Truck! As an adult I loved Ramchargers in general but when I went to start looking for one in the 90’s they were extremely slow, the point you would have to beat on it to drive it with any type of normal acceleration. Needless to say I didn’t buy one and bought a Blazer. That may be one the reasons why Blazers of any generation are so popular compared to Ramchargers. Another great car facts video👍
Indeed, I had a 318 '94 Ram for a time and even with the performance cam, higher compression heads, and CAI I had on it, it was still quite gutless; then again, most trucks just were back then and the same era of Fords were even worse, except for the Lightning of course, which was one of the very few decent performance trucks of that decade.
In the US Army, 🪖 1990s we had Dodge CUCVs 🚙 we called them Lone Wolf Trucks!
@@DavidLLambertmobile Nice!👍 I think if you were a certain age and that movie was on HBO, you watched that movie a bunch of times! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@DavidLLambertmobile
The Army had Dodge pickup trucks when I was in it in the early 80's that looked like they were left over from the early 70's.
The CUCV's when I was in were Chevy Blazers, they even went to the point of making the wheels with a different bolt pattern than any of the civilian models to keep people from stealing them for their own vehicles, I know this because the sergeant in charge of our motor pool was going to order a set for his own Blazer till he found out they wouldn't bolt up.
He was a character, one time when we sent a brand new butter bar lieutenant to him for a can of radar beam grease he managed to keep his composure and played along with the gag and took it to a whole new level, he told the lieutenant that we were completely out and that he'd have to order a case of it but it was so expensive that he himself couldn't authorize the order and that it'd have to be signed by someone at battalion like the XO or the colonel himself, so he typed up a phoney requisition form for "grease, radar beam type, 1 case each" and sent that lieutenant on his merry way to battalion headquarters, he came back about an hour later with his head hung low going "That wasn't funny guy's, you got me in all kinds of trouble".
Later that evening I saw a friend from headquarters battery who was laughing his ass off, he told me he'd heard this yelling going on from the colonel's office and caught "...now you get your ass back down to that motor pool and I better NEVER find out that you let those guy's make a monkey out of you like this again or I promise it'll be the end of you!!!", he told me "Yea, when I found out the lieutenant was up there with a phoney requisition form for a case of radar beam grease for the colonel to authorize I figured it was you and your crew behind it, man did he chew about 10 years off of his ass".
We kinda felt bad afterwards even though it was the motor pool sergeant who'd sent him to battalion with that bogus requisition form, so we took care of him afterwards a few times and did him some solids that made him look good, it was the least we could do after the ass chewin' he took for that.
Another great and well-presented video, I look forward to every new Movie / TV car you cover! Thank you so much for making this content available and doing so well with your production value. Warmest regards my fellow enthusiast!
Thanks much for the kind words friend and I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the channel so much 😉👍
Love lone wolf mcquade 81 dodge ram charger and the movie
It is great indeed! 😉👍
The film came out in 1983. 🎬 fun fact- the Lone Wolf 🐺 producers, studio sued CN & CBS over Walker Texas Ranger. In fairness, both Ranger characters had a lot of close ties! Same huge S&W revolver in a leather cross draw, both used big Dodge 4x4s, both wore 🤠. Both characters lived, worked in Texas cities.
Got to do Walkers 2nd gen ram from Walker Texas Ranger and the gmc he had for the first season
Yep, those are both on my to do list as well, might be looking into one of those next possibly.
I appreciate the inclusion of some of the Lone Wolf McQuade theme song but you didn't need to. I'd bet anyone watching this would already hear it in their head when they saw the Ramcharger.
Lol, very true friend 😉👍
You kick mi teef out!!! 😫
Love this movie. I built and drive an RC just like the one in the movie (front lights, correct police lights and all) and had my glovebox door autographed by Chuck last Sunday at Collectacon in Orlando. Even have a “Mcquade” license plate that I brought to show them. Gena and Dakota were there as well. Gena had Chuck hold the plate and snapped a pic of me with Chuck, the license plate and glovebox door on her personal phone. Def an awesome day :)
Nice! 😉👍
Congrats!
I remember seeing this movie when it came out at the theatre, and then heading home with my buddy/room mate and both of us recreating all the punches and kicks towards each other! (It sure got us in the mood for kungfu!) Thanks for the memories!
Lol, indeed Chuck movies sure have that effect on people! 😉👍
Hey!!! Awesome video!!!! Thank you for doing it!!! You do some great research!!!
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
I did enjoy it!!! I have seriously thought about making a real replica, haven't had the money to do so. I have a 1978 ramcharger with a 8" lift and 38" tires, it's brown n gold with 50k original miles. It's awesome, but a mcquade ramcharger would be pretty damn cool, thanks again!!
@@tonysaylor2373 Very cool! 😉👍
DUDE YOU ROCK!! THANK YOU!!
your a man of your word. Just one question, do you know where they got that siren?
That movie was so awesome growing up. The scene of Chuck driving out of the ground is beyond legendary I still get goosebumps seeing that.
Again thank you for posting this. 😊
You're very welcome and yeah as unrealistic as it is; it's still great Chuck action! I'm not sure what model of police lightbar/siren they used, but maybe some police vehicle buffs will chime in on that topic 😉
Fuck yeah! I love that scene when he drives it out of the ground after being buried alive and I always loved how the Ram Charger looked always covered in dirt. I would leave it just like that and daily drive it. A classmate had told me about this movie when I was growing up and I finally caught it on TBS one night.
You did a great feature. I can’t say I’m a big Lone Wolf fan, but the movie is good to watch once in a while.
Glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
Thank you for your time and consideration for your work!
You're very welcome and glad you enjoy the channel 😉👍
The coolest movie truck ever followed by the Dante's Peak rig. I know newer SUVs are more capable off road with factory locking diffs, and traction control but ill never get over the body of frame solid axle look.
Well said friend 😉👍
@@CarStarz42Do pearse brosnans dantes peak pickup please .That's my favourite after chucks .
@@jjMcCartan9686 Indeed and that one is indeed already on my to do list as well 😉👍
Wow I'd literally was thinking about this movie, thanks
Cool 😉👍
I love this movie..
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I loved that movie!.
Loved his ram harder.
Loved his "dog".
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I like the first generation Ram pickups. The 1986 - 1990 year models are my favorite.
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You should do a video about the dodge rams they used in walker Texas ranger. Wonder how many of those 2nd gen rams they went through in that series.
Yeah, that one is already on my list and I might look into that one next possible as Chuck fever is starting to brew here 😉
I've thought about the whole on/off supercharger mechanism. And the only thing I see that would be feasible would be a clutch style pulley similar to one from an AC compressor. How exactly it would work i dont know as I'm not an engineer. But someone out there that likes to thinker and is very well mechanically inclined might be able to figure it out. But yeah movies like these are what got me into cars. Thanks for sharing info about these forgotten heroes (car stars).
Yeah, it's certainly possible to do, but wouldn't be worth it as it would eat more money and HP that it's worth to mess with.
electric clutch engagement
At 3:27
Plymouth....
Did you know that Plymouth had a pickup truck at one time?? Saw pictures of one, though apparently it was not sold in the US. The picture I saw came from Canada....
Interesting, I haven't seen any of those before, but that's cool 😉👍
@@CarStarz42
I have seen one of those Plymouth trail dusters locally....so I thought it was cool you mentioned that.
As a side note, there was a GMC badged Chevrolet El Camino, I can't remember the badge name. There is an example running around locally, to me, that appears to be a bright orange.....just a fun fact I thought I'd add.
Have a nice one day!!!!
i love Ramcharger and this movie.. I am gonna watch it again and very soon..
It is great for sure 😉👍
Yep, not too many know about the Trail Duster.
Indeed.
The ram charger pushing the gmc carryall is even more unbelievable than that ram unstuck-ing itself from the graveyard.
Hardly, lol 😉
One of my favorite movies of all time! Chuck Norris is awesome!
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Love this channel and such a great idea, 10 quick facts about our favourite tv and movie cars/trucks...genius, glad you've upped the sound a bit from your early vids, saves me having to reach for my headphones lol. Any chance of adding the GTO from the "Sex Drive" movie to your monster list?
Thanks and glad you are enjoying it. Yep, that one is also on my list already as well 😉👍
You should do 10 wild facts on the 1968 Ford F-100 truck from the movie Mr Majestyk.
I'll add that one to the list to look into as well as you are the first to suggest that one 😉👍
Aw, yeah. If anyone can give Chuck Norris a run for his money it's Bronson.
"Majestyk Melons" LOLOL never gets old.
The 1963 Jeep Gladiator in Tremors would be interesting also 🤔
@@matthewsappa5395 Yep, that one is also already on my to do list as well, thanks 😉👍
That blower was a big joke wasn't it? I thought it was funny. I don't know how many times I saw this movie but I enjoyed it every single time.
Indeed, many laughs to be had in this movie for a car guy for sure 😉👍
Just like the original mad max it had a electric motor that turned the blower
Interestingly the truck driving out of the ground was inspired by the low budget british biker movie psychomania, its awesome in case you havent seen it
I'm not a bike guy, but can only image how that would look like, lol.
@CarStarz42 oh you totally have to check it out, it was the inspiration for the famous bat out of hell cover, and the motorhead killed by death video!
Awesome job thank you so much , this RamCharger is a legendary iconic piece of art inside my 80’s MTV Generation X mind heart and soul I do much appreciate it so much to see more about it. Thank you From Adelaide South Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks much and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
Thank you for making this.
This made my night, this is a very special movie to me as it's the only one I know that was filmed all in my hometown. I've always loved watching this movie & it's probably the most beloved 'Low Budget Movie' of all time ..
Nice and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
I loved that movie. One of the first Chuck movies I remember wacthing
Yeah, they certainly is no other equivalent to the mighty Chuck Norris 😉👍
Great coverage and info as always - thank you! Absolutely love this movie and remember having to explain to several people that superchargers don't work like that. Regardless - thanks again for all you do. ~ Chuck. PS - Joke I've told for years......Chuck Norris' real first name is Carlos, he changed it to Chuck after he met me. 😂
Very welcome as always and that's great! Makes me wish that was my name too so I could say that! 😉👍
Great one, my man! You always bring the goods. BTW I was watching a few episodes of Married With Children earlier today and was graced with the presence of Al's Dodge a few times 😁 Enjoy your weekend, brother! 👍
Cool and glad you enjoyed the video 😉👍
This totally reminds me of another Chuck Norris movie called Breaker B😢reaker! There was a blue van in there with a giant eagle on it and it was converted to four-wheel drive and my brother and I absolutely loved it and wondered if you could do a 10 Facts on that lost gem!
One of the best vans I have ever seen.
I'll add it to my mega list to look into, thanks 😉👍
❤ the RAMCHARGER!!!
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Always like.thanks 🤗👍👍👍👍🤗
Always welcome 😉👍
Hey I have a request. Can you do a video on the truck from the movie Eye of the Tiger with Gary Busey? I always thought that thing was awesome.
That one indeed is already on my to do list as well, thanks 😉👍
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Or maybe do you one on the Goliath truck from the Knight Rider series?
@@davidgalaviz2004 Yep, that on is also already on my massive to do list. Thanks 😉👍
You never fail to amaze me.. This was great 👍....
Lol, glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
I have this move saved on the DVR. I'm gonna have to watch now. I haven't seen it in years.
It's a good one for sure 😉👍
forget the ram charger, theres a super gem in that movie. the blue suburban he travelled across country with was an extremely rare 3-door K20 only produced for a few years but what makes it REALLY rare is it having the large dana 60 front axle. less than 200 were produced.
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I owned an 84 with a 318, red interior, red and white exterior, incredibly fun truck.
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Thanks for producing this video on another standout, if not iconic, movie vehicle of a favored actor!
While not on the same level as the Simon & Simon Powerwagon, it certainly isn't very far behind to those of us growing up during the era.
Keep 'em coming!
You're very welcome and indeed 😉👍
God i love this movie! A great modern western.
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Fact 5 and 6 melt into one another perfectly. Well done. Chuck Norris would approve 😂
Lol, thanks; glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
Yes great trucks and a fun movie to watch
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I'm a Chevy guy, but I did have a 77 Ramcharger at one point, it was a good rig until the wiring harness melted, I had alot of fun off-roading it in Colorado.
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Good video.
Glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
I had an '81 360/4-speed Trailduster (we called it the TrailRuster) with 3.91s. Great trail rig, and honestly pretty quick for the time. WAY hotter than my friends' Fords and GMs (I'm a GM guy, by the way). Maybe the Mopar guys were more adept at negating the consequences of smog-era restrictions than us, I dunno, but I never had a smog 350 that could compare. I wouldn't think mine was 'built', either, for the price (and what it did on normal 87 fuel), but maybe.
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Yep I like Dis Movie
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I bought a 77 Plymouth Trailduster because I saw this movie…lol. Had a very thirsty 360 that I stuck a 4 barrel on and I beat the hell out if it. Thing never broke down and pulling that roof off was so awesome in the summer. My license plate was LNWOLF…..damn I was cool, miss the 80’s.
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I remember that movie too!!
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A few things I want to point out here. You can legally mount a police style light bar onto a vehicle provided you do not use it on the road and reserve it for off highway use. Alternatively you can bag over the lights or install yellow or non police colors on them to stay legal. I have a mad max inspired Peterson 756m on a dash bracket in my truck. So long as you don’t turn it on in view of law enforcement or somewhere you’ll get in trouble you’re fine. As to the switchable blower ? That’s as simple as a magnetic clutch which you’ll find on most air conditioner compressors in cars, though you might need to do some tweaking. Most Roots blowers do however have a bypass for low throttle applications so the engine can run without having to rely on the blower for air
Thanks for the input 😉
I've heard that truck is still at the bottom of canyon.
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Can you do the 10 wild car facts on the Gumball Rally vehicles?
Yep, I want to do several cars from that film and have already covered the Cobra here... th-cam.com/video/1XbQPki0UGo/w-d-xo.html
The third gen ramcharger was more specifically the front end of a second gen ram, and the rear end of the the caravan from the same time.
Yeah, it looked like a mix of fine mistakes for sure, lol!
Chuck Norris crushed all the movie chargers with his fists, and carries them in his pocket as a momento.
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CarStarz i just subbed,you probably did a video of mad max black car..question,is it a movie prop engaging/disengaging the supercharger just like on the lone wolfs mcquades ramcharger?
Welcome aboard and indeed it was; here is that video... th-cam.com/video/42bIoDr6si0/w-d-xo.html
Would the new Ramcharger be electric or hybrid since it has the V6.
Something in between I guess; it reminds me of that episode of Top Gear, back when it was good; when Jeremy and the guys made that "Greenhouse" electric SUV thing that had a makeshift gas motor generator powering it, lol!
fun fact for the supercharger everyone knows that the hood/bonnett got to be either install a scoop or cut a big hole to have room and supercharger actually never work by a electric switch like Mad Max Falcon Interceptor it all prop for sure.
Well actually, no and no. Superchargers do not always have to interfere with the hood line and it is possible to create a setup to engage and disengage a blower, but as mentioned in the video; it just wouldn't be easy or efficient to do so 😉
I build models and I have a couple of the Ramcharger kits and I'm thinking of making that Lone Star kit it looks nice I've always liked Chuck Norris movies and that was one of my favorites
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4:50 - it´s actually really easy. You could just make an electronic clutch on the inside of the blowers pulley like an A/C Compressors clutch. There is of course no off-the-shelf a/c clutch that would be able to drive a blower like that, but in theory it´s doable. (Edit : i just remembered these engines have carbs - yeah that adds complexity. Probably still doable but not that easy anymore)
Yeah, even if succeeding with that kind of setup, it would be ridiculously inefficient and you'd just end up burning up clutches and wasting lots of power, time, and money in the process; which is why this is not a commonly seen thing.
You may be able to engage while off, but there's no way to engage while it's running with a Roots-type. The amount of parasitic drag a Roots-type has, the initial shock load would destroy any electromagnetic clutch small enough to fit in the drive pulley.
Chuck Norris once heard Nothing can kill him. So, he tracked Nothing down and killed it first.
LOL, another great one indeed 😉👍
Love the content. I need Convoy specifically rubber ducks truck, Snowmans semi and romancing the stone Lil mule.
Glad to hear that, yep all of those are indeed already on my to do list. Thanks 😉👍
Chuck Norris is not afraid of the dark. The dark is afraid of Chuck Norris
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Lone Wolf McQuade was the inspiration behind Walker Texas Ranger.
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At the 3:15 that is a Frankenstein that used a combo of other Chrysler parts neat find .......another great video Sir
Lol, indeed that thing just rubs me the wrong way just looking at it. Thanks much and glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
@@CarStarz42 ok here is another good one and this truck is also a multi movie carstar ....... Dean profits Dodge Power Wagon from Overboard it also it the same truck that runs Clark off the road in the Taurus station wagon if I recall correctly it is also in 2 other movies and is visually damaged from each previous movie in the last scenes
If you look closely you can still see the Dean Profit on the door during the Taurus/Christmas scene
@@desolategrey That one is indeed already on my list as well, thanks 😉👍
I would love to find the red and blue Gumball lights that was on that Ram supercharger and also the push bar on the front with the fog lights I always wanted to buy a used Ramcharger and Built My Own Texas Ranger SUV just like the movie full scale
That would be cool for sure 😉👍
My favorite Chuck Norris I built a scale replica with a 1st gen model and modified it, is not screen accurate but for now it's close enough
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Small block Chrysler v8 engines are damn reliable I’ve had several
Indeed they are! I had a 318 Ram truck for well over a decade and had no engine issues, any problems I had with it were just throughout the whole rest of the truck, lol.
My brother found a 2 wheel drive model might have been an 85 i think... he put a 440 from a motorhome in it and that truck was stupid sick... talk about tire smokin power.
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Cool movie.👍 How about the red knight rider car from the knight rider 2000 movie?
That one is indeed already on my to do list eventually 😉👍
@@CarStarz42 cool 😎
Now for me, I like the old school, but I have also thought about making a kind of newer version from a Dodge Durango kinda up Scale version with new motor parts from the years I think that’ll be cool😎😎
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My cousin's had a 82 Ram Charger with a 383. White with Gold Trim.
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That was the knight 1000 with supercharger boost! It didn't talk yet!
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Its the warm Coors, that's why the truck was so powerful.
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what size engine was in it? where is that dodge ramcharger now?
Watch the video for the answer to those 😉👍
If you have I haven't seen it, but you should do a video on AJ Simon's Dodge Power Wagon from the show Simon and Simon. And then another Deep dive I think would be Jim Rockford Firebird from The Rockford Files
Yep, I covered the AJ Power Wagon awhile back here... th-cam.com/video/zF_bqFin_qA/w-d-xo.html
And Rockford's Firebird is already on my to do list as well, thanks 😉👍
Opens beer,supercharger lights and zoom out of the hole
That's Chuck power for sure! 😉👍
Those "spoke wheels" where used to 1990....my dad had a 2wd dodge d150 with those wheels factory issued. Its the center caps that made those wheels unique...cuz of how they where fastened to them
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I'm looking into the new Ramcharger.
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At 6.32 the boys from ET are out and about.
LOl, 😉
Out of the big three classic SUVs, the Ramcharger looked more rounded. I'd favor that more.
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@@CarStarz42 I should have said the big four because I left out the Jeep Cherokee, which was based on the J10/J20 trucks and the Wagoneer from the 1960s. The Cherokee Chief that ended production in '83 looked pretty dope.
Chuck doesn't battle he just allows to lose
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There WAS, or maybe even still is a magnetic clutch pulley for a Roots Blower. I've seen 3 of them. One on a 71 Mustang Mach 1, one a 68 Chevelle, and one on a 70 Camaro. I know the one of the Mustang worked, I don't know if the one's on the Chevelle or Camaro worked.
Yeah, as I said; not impossible to do for sure, but wouldn't end up being worth it cost or efficiency wise for sure😉
'McQuade is here to take us in boss with his suv does he have a plan' well if it chuck norris then yes all bad guys are unluckily and uncomfortable in the movie as today's nicely time video my good buddy is yet another one off your list so big high five is in order anyway thanks for the video and have a great weekend bye now.
Indeed, lol. Have a great weekend too 👍
@CarStarz42 you too buddy.