Amazing video! So cool to see so many Motorheads yaggin and having the time of their lives. Would ha loved to see all these Super rare Muscle cars i action, being used for what they where built fore... Ive got a 76' Formula 400 my self 😎
Old fart saliva isn't bad if you can get past the taste and smell. Racing starts @36:00 mark. Plenty of young people there racing are well. Many are second generation participants racing along with their parents. I think there were nearly a dozen younger people racing that were under 21, three or four of which were females. The long walk through the staging lanes is an attempt to show every car that ran on race day and include a little detail about them for context. Thanks for watching and commenting.
In my opinion everyone that brings a car to race is a winner because they are using it as it was intended to be used. But to answer your question, there is not a single winner. The cars are paired for a best-of-three mini-shootout. so half of the cars win their shootouts but there is no prize, no trophy, no award. Just a good time and a few bragging rights. On the first day of the two-day event, drivers test and tune their cars and conduct qualifying times. The mini-shootouts happen on day 2. full rules and event details: www.psmcdr.com
Lots of GM and Mopar.American motors had as many cars there as Ford or so it seemed.Wanted to see more 69 Boss and early 70 Boss Mustangs with 429 Boss and 351 Cleveland.But maybe they are not good for drag racing.
Thank you for the compliment. I try to document this event in a way that represents what it's like to be there in person. The 2024 PSMCDR in less than two weeks away and I plan to be there again.
@@robertmceuen3630 I do remember seeing a '67 442 racing at the event many years ago. It was the 2-door post/sedan body (my favorite). It was painted the dark pewter color which I think is called Antique Pewter. It is the darker of the two pewter colors offered in '67. Hopefully it returns or maybe some other '67 442. I really like the '66-'67 442s and I actually prefer the '67 because I like an automatic transmission and the '66 has a 2-speed while the '67s used the 3-speed automatic (big improvement in performance due to the improved 1st gear ratio).
@@robertmceuen3630 sounds like it was either Saffron (paint code Y) or Cameo Ivory (paint code T). Either would look fantastic with the red pinstripe. The beauty of the 400 transmission in the '67 442 (and '67 Buick GS400) is that it used a variable pitch (VP) torque convertor. The '67 GTO and Chevelle SS396 used a regular torque convertor. Unfortunately, GM drop the VP convertor entirely in 1968. My '67 GS400 has the VP convertor and it's great. Basically, it has 2 stall speeds depending on the throttle position. A great design and it works very well.
The rules for this event do allow for some modifications that improve performance. www.psmcdr.com/rules If the cars were required be 100% stock in every way there wouldn't be enough legal cars to have an event. :) It's all for fun with no prizes or awards and on race day they pair the cars based on e.t. to make the racing as close as possible. Thanks for watching.
LOL can you imagine 50 years later a Sales represenetive lighting a cigarette for an airflow cabin exhaust system in todays health conscience smoke free enviroment not to mention it being a fire safety hazard too !!
@@254967conwell the rules of the event allow some modifications and performance improvements. If they allowed zero modifications, the event would be tiny since very few cars are 100% original in every way. They pair the cars on Saturday based on their e.t. in order to make the racing close. There are no prizes, trophies, or cash to win, it’s just for fun. The complete rules can be found here: www.psmcdr.com/rules
It's a shame they didn't copy the bore/stroke changes the Brazilians made to the Nova 4 and spend a couple million putting an aluminum crossflow head on it for the Vega rather than launch the not-yet-fully-developed aluminum block/iron head engine.
I saw a really nice, low-mileage, unrestored example at the Nova Nationals. It was the first one I had ever seen in person. The production totals were relatively low and most have probably been swapped to a V8 by now.
Basically it was a Powerglide without the valve body and solenoids and did not shift automatically between the two forward gears. The driver had to manually move the shifter from Low to High. It was a cheap alternative to the fully automatic Powerglide. A couple of good summary articles: www.chevyhardcore.com/news/the-torque-drive-transmission-chevys-manually-shifted-automatic/ www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automotive-history-chevrolets-torque-drive-a-dumber-powerglide/
@@TheSteeleGarage Read the article, very interesting indeed! I wonder if this was more reliable than a conventional powerglide. I'm guessing probably not, because most folks did not use it properly. Wonder what would happen if you tried to take off from a stop in high gear? I know what would happen if you pulled it down into low at 55mph! Thanks for the info! Don
If the driver started in Hi the acceleration would be very slow until the car reached a speed of about 25-30 mph. Many drivers of Torque-Drive cars did just that with no ill effects.
@@NickTwisp80 Very cool. You wouldn't burn out the clutches, kind of like trying to start a manual shift car off in high gear by riding the clutch? Thanks for all this info, never knew about this transmission...
1970 was indeed the final year of the 4-cylinder in the Nova. There were 2,062 produced. Full production figures can be found here: www.novaresource.org/production.htm
I didn't know about torque drive until this video. I figured powerglide was far enough behind the times for them. Hanging on to those transmissions so long might have signaled the beginning of GM arrogance of we are GM we can sell anything. When a company cashes in its brand name value it is hard to put any back in the bank.
Knew a guy who had a regular Chevelle Malibu. Nothing special about that car. Wasn't a SS big block car. Bench seat car and automatic on the column. But someone ordered it with the the 350/300hp engine with power steering, power brake, and A/C. A really nice car. It had a really high rear gear ratio. Like 2.90:1. Consequently, it was a freeway flyer. It had long legs. Really nicely optioned car. I find those regular more appealing than all the big block cars that seem to be the only chevy cars that show.up to a car show.
Thanks. I’ve not been able to make new videos because the scanner I use to get digital images from the filmstrip broke. I now have another film scanner so I’m back up and running. If you have a favorite year of Chevrolet from ‘61-‘72 let me know so I can keep my eyes open for the filmstrip in my collection.
I still have a lot more Chevrolet films from ‘61-‘72 to convert and upload (plus some Buick, AMC, and Ford films). I need to pick up the pace or else I’ll never get them all done.
Correct, the new 1970 Camaro was introduced a few months later in this film with the Corvette: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wiOMzvt3vzk.htmlsi=vCqZZ6IgrqEtU_uu
Because of the production issues delaying the introduction of the 2nd gen Camaro, they continued manufacturing and selling 1969 Camaros all the way until the very end of '69. On January 1, 1970 they started manufacturing the '70 Camaro with an official introduction date of February 26.
“The can be key can be removed only when turned into the off position” they just happened to say that as I stuff my key in my pocket while l let the car warm up
I also have a 1970 GS Stage 1in this somewhat rare color. So I had to check this short video out. It was a 1-owner car but had high miles so I decided to just rebuild the stock engine and cam it a bit. Rich Lasseter of the GSCA picked a cam for me and boy did he nail it! I also have a '70 LS6 Chevelle with 4.10 gears, old 2" Jardine headers and a Crower Monarch cam, and the GS is just as fast if not faster.
I don't know if anyone else caught this but the 1966 Chevelle SS396 came with a 325hp, a 360hp and the 375hp. This individual stated that the 66 came with the 350hp, the 360hp was only available in 1966, the 1967 came with the 350hp option. I know this because my Uncle bought a new Chevelle in Danville,VA, got shipped off to Vietnam and never saw it again because his wife totaled the car while he was gone. That was the fast car I ever sat in.
As I've been uploading these old training films I've noted lots of errors and omissions in the information presented. I think it's usually because these videos were produced before the cars went into full production.
My grandmother drove a Sierra Fawn 1967 Impala sedan for many years. The Caprice Custom wagon was certainly one of the most awesome-looking wagons ever. Why, we had one win Best of Show at the International Station Wagon Club convention in 2019. Thanks for sharing!
I miss both my '66s. I had a 2 door hardtop from '82-'06 and a wagon from '90-'00. Both were Sandalwood Tan with Fawn interiors. The hardtop was a two-tone with a Cameo Beige roof. Both were 195 hp 283/'Glide cars with factory air.