They should indicate when videos are made by AI so that we don't waste our time by clicking on them! Videos like this one are so bad, that I guess they have humor value- I cracked-up when the bot said the Omni/Horizon was based on other Dodge cars "like the Charger", and then proceeded to show a picture of a classic muscle-car Charger instead of the little 4 cyl. 80's POS that bore the same name. Dude! Just stop wasting our time already!
Back in 1975, my Mom's best friend bought a new Ford Maverick. Even when new, the car had an odd engine problem: sometimes, after turning the car off, the engine would shudder and shake for a second or two. I remember that the problem was hard for mechanics to diagnose, because the problem would never occur when my Mom's friend tried to demonstrate it for the mechanic. Still, she kept the car for 7 or 8 years, before finally trading it in for a new Toyota Camry in the early 80s.
Very poorly researched and full of assumptions and made-up facts. Among the assumptions, repeatedly it is stated that the possession of a 3- or 4-speed transmission means smooth power delivery. Some of the listed motorcycles had notoriously balky or clunky gear boxes - not smooth at all! Crockers were not made in the 1950's - the company ceased motorcycle production in 1942 and only in the late 1990s did a newer company resume motorcycle production under that name. The original machines were not, as far as I can determine customized to owners' preferences. The use of some photoshopped or perhaps new prototype Brough in the Crocker section makes no sense. I find the use of other models than those discussed in some sections is both lazy and misleading. For example, the section discussing the Buell RS 1200 Westwind shows Buell Blasts and a Buell Firebolt 900 - not the same or remotely similar bikes, and in fact not even close to the same generation.
Not well researched, with too much assumption. For example, over and over something like this is said, "Smooth shifting due to four speed transmission." Anyone who has ridden an older motorcycle knows that four (and even five) sped transmissions of themselves do not guarantee smoothness, and some of these bikers were notoriously clunky shifters. Annoying to me are the video fillers purportedly of some of the bikes under discussion. For example, video clips used during the section on the Buell RS 1200 Westwind are of the Buell Blast and Firebolt 883, which are entirely different models (and a much more recent generation) than the RS 1200. And why is a prototype (if it exists at all!) Brough Superior shown during discussion of the Crocker? Crockers were built up to 1942, not in the 1950's, and I cannot find any reference to indicate that they were custom built to owners' preferences.
My first car was a 1970 Chevrolet BelAir sedan. I bought it new with my savings from the military. It was pretty plain but it was pretty reliable for the time I had it (11 years and 99000 miles) . It was a 350 V8 and had Powerglide transmission. At first it didn’t have any power steering but after I had it for a while I had the dealership install a power steering system! 🥵 I later found out that it was just a continuation of the Chevys from the 1960s. Chevy completely replaced the full size models in 1971!
The pop-out windshield and padded dash is no longer needed as airbags prevent you from flying forward in a collision. Back in the 1960s 55,000 Americans lost their lives in auto accidents every year, last year it was 42,000, yet the population has doubled with the crash rate per 100,000 falling to it's lowest level yet. It's also interesting to note that New York with 12 million drivers in 2023 has the lowest rate per 100,000 drivers at 5.5! Some states with a third of the population have twice the rate as New York. Why? Lower use of seat belts might be one reason and less police supervision could be another reason?
The Vega was first available to the public in Sept 1970 as a 71 Model not a 70 and my buddy has=d a 73 Vega GT and put a 327 in it and it moved pretty good! So be more factual and none of these cars were made for performance!
Please pronounce car names right! Volare think Dean Martin Voooo Larrr AAA not Volair! And, I had a 78 Dodge Aspen Super coupe with a 360 Engine and it was great fun and for what it was handled good and was spunky! And it was a Florida car so very little Rust!
How screwed up, showing a chrysler cordoba, not a dodge charger. I owned a 77 and 79 cordoba, great cars, the idiot putting this together has no idea about cars.
I owned a 1970 Ford maverick, my older brother had a 74 model, they were rugged little cars, I miss that little car. They were quite roomy, drove really great and were a blast to drive. I wish they'd make those cars again, easy to repair, without all the computer garbage it has now.
The Apollo and Omega also had the four fifty five in them you skipped that,also the Maverick was just a re-badged Comet.I have owned most of these cars and really did not have any of the issues you pointed out.They were not perfect but then again no car is you can pick apart even the most note worthy of car.
Older American here. I believe the pronunciation of the Plymouth Volare was Vo lar a, like the song. We used to call the Chevrolet "Chevette" the Shove it. They were an awful little car.
``Jay, you missed the best low emission engine in the world, designed and built in Australia. All the vehicles are in your museum because that's the best place for them. I do believe the Chrysler turbine should have been in the Museum of Modern Art but as an engineer the scrap heap is the alternative. The people who turned these into show ponies instead of work horses missed the boat. I'm sorry to say those who get carried away with the metal bent in different shapes are dreamers. The world loves them. We all know the internal combustion engine was finished a lifetime ago. It was only a gutsy guy like Ted Pritchard who told the world where they were going wrong.Do it'.
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So...a vid about '70s cars starts with film of a Tucker and a Studebaker? I'm out. Just more internet "experts" running off at the mouth for clicks.
Jfc...if you're gonna make a video at least make sure you know what you're talking about. The better portion of your "facts" are hilariously incorrect.
Yes some older bikes were lacking, but they had kick starters, and did not weight half a ton and have so much unneccesary technology that you cant even service the bike yourself! I will admit from the late 1980's , Motor bike design was changing, but not for better, for the worse. Modern motor bikes suck big time: too costly, too heavy, too laden with uncessary technology, expensive to run, and maintenance can only be done in the shop! , shite styling, and trying to look retro, but just look fake as fuck. Once upon a time, the air cooled engine was the heart of a motor bike, it looked great, and gave the bike a focal point. Modern bikes, the watercooled engines are black out, because they look shit, with cooling pipes and a massive radiator stuck in front! So whilst some 70's bikes sucked, most of them are way better than anything around today, sad to say but true. If you gave me £15K and said you can buy a brand new Triumph Bonneville , or a nuts and bolts , and upgraded originalfully restored, Why would I want a fake one, one that nearly looked like the 1960's original, except for no kickstarter, twice as heavy, and a huge radiator stuck in front? Its no brainer , the fully restored original every time!
I don't know where these people dug up this "Hudson Jet." The car presented here must have been a concept car, as I've never seen this one anywhere, in a museum or in print. The genuine Hudson Jet was similar to the Metropolitan which was labeled as both a Nash or Hudson, and was similarly small. As to the Nash Healey, the original 1951 car had the headlights in the fender, not in the grille. It was Nashed in the 1952 model, which to my taste ruined the whole car. Should have left it as DHM designed it. BTW, the Isetta produced under license was what saved BMW as a company after the war.
