@dan cussin We're in agreement, they're not common. According to Hagerty... "And so the 2000GT flopped miserably. Just 337 were built from 1967 through 1970. Only about 62 of those came to the U.S. where many sat unsold at the original price of $7,150 (for comparison, the Chevy Corvette’s base price in ’67 was $4,240)." Japanese cars have only recently come onto the radar for American collectors.
The 1965 was the coolest of the 60's Riviera. I really liked how the headlamps were hidden behind retractable pods at the end of each front fender. If I could have any of these cars, it would be either the Buick or the Mustang. Of course I would not mind that '61 Lincoln or the mid 50's Skylark. Both amazing cars. I am dating myself here, but as a youngster I have been in the Buicks, the Mustangs and the Lincoln. My friend owned a 61 Continental, another owned a '53 Skylark as well as a 65 Riviera and a guy I worked with had a GT-350 Mustang. For me, I would be happy with any of them today.
Oh dear...this comment section is full of imature people :) well , your views about the freedom of every person, the need to invalidate the experience of other people so it could match the narrow and indifferent ways you see life , and the absolute disgrace you express your opinions make this world an hostile place for unique individuals . Go educate yourself before you throw your expired thoughts on the internet 💋
Beautiful cars . To non petrol heads they are either not interested or have so much money they just want to have one to boast about. But to the real drivers that appreciate them they are works of art . Great video. 👍👍
The dream. I grew up loving these cars. I'm going to keep clearing blocked drains and building my little BLOCKED DRAIN youtube channel in hope to be able to afford one of these beauties!
I was looking at an on line tour of the Liberace car collection a week ago, he owned several of these models... so much for the title! Maybe it should be called "8 Cars for old queens"?!?
63-65 riviera is still a beautiful car. rarely see one. 325 horsepower. modify it a little and you have serious muscle car power. a true sleeper. always liked those clam shell headlight covers..
Spend 5 minutes researching the true reason the military you've devoted your life to gallivants around the world uninvited and you'll discover you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Loved the track footage from inside the Ferrari; he wasn't hanging about, even at the wheel of a few million dollars worth of machinery; I found myself bracing against the side of my armchair as he took those fast curves!
I was working in a Rolls Royce/Bentley in the 90s they had a gullwing mercedes on the ramp had a quick look underneath , patchwork quilt would be a understatement .
The first mustang looked like a smaller, cheaper imitation of the riviera. The roof line, side scoop, long hood , short trunk, the front and back bumper angles are all copied.
One of my favorites was the 1965 Pontiac GTO with the 421 HO engine. It had a light body and Pontiac lied about it's horsepower [for the racing circuit], it was higher than advertised.
Liar. The only engine options on 65 Goats were 389CI. If you saw one with a 421, that is an earlier engine from a Bonneville or Catalina. They are externally the same.
Oswald, Hey jackazz, you are one of those liberals that believe you are correct even when you are wrong and call someone a liar. I know the 421 HO was available for the 1965 GTO, I was there and had my hands on it. EDIT: My friend owned it and offered to sell it to me. I had a 1964 GTO 389 Tri-Power [3 two barrel carbs.].
WTF does politics have to do with this? The first 3 years of the Pontiac GTO, it had only one available factory engine, the 389 CID with either 4 bbl or 3 2 bbl carburetors. I'm not saying a 421 wouldn't fit. Certainly hot rodders put them in there for their power, and I've seen it done too. Factory built drag-racing NHRA cars don't count either. But that is not the same thing as what you are implying. 421's were available up to 67 in the full size Catalinas and Bonnevilles. A slight bore in 68 brought it up to 426.5 cubes, and that motor was referred to by Pontiac as 428 to avoid confusion with the number of 427s made by Ford and Chevy and Chrysler's 426 hemi. So maybe you weren't lying and you saw a 421 in a 65, but understand that the factory never offered that as an option. I grew up in that era and knew pretty much about everything going on in the muscle car era. To me, what matters is to provide the correct information for other generations not lucky enough to live with these cars when they were brand new.
Oswald Montecristo, Thank you for the information and that you grew up in that era. I was a mechanic in the 1960's. That does not mean I knew everything. I am an old man now and my memory often fails me. It is possible that my friend had the 421 HO dropped in the '65 goat and I had forgotten, and if that is the case I apologize. I do not remember his 1965 GTO having anything other than the 421 HO.
bumblebee8400 im not bothered about sounding sophisticated as thats for people with their head up their arse , i was more interested in the quality of the cars in the video . There are plenty of vintage cars out there for real men as the video title suggests but some of the cars in the video are not a great choice . For instance the lincoln continental is not a great touring car and not even a good handling car simply because of its dimensions just like the skylark . If punctuation is all that bothers you then you obviously are not a car guy !!!
Glad to see the Conti on the list. My 68' cruises like no modern car at an easy 70mph, and shes all original right down to the points in the distributor.
Cool cars but adding "For Real Men" in the title isn't necessary. They're just classic vintage cars... That's it, my two cents, I'm checking out, I'm outta here, don't forget to tip your waitress. lol
I watch this to see what they would say about the opal but they didn't have it in the video. I remember seeing one around my city park. It was like a mix of a corvette and a fiat syder.
1961-1969 Lincoln Continental. It is arguable the best American design ever. If not, then it is in the top five if not in the top three. And if Lincoln wants to use this car again, it had b etter look a lot more like this design than it did on the last version. It also BETTER be Rear-Wheel-Drive with the Company's best engine.
That jumbo text box can be read a dozen times before it disappears. Wrecks the view of these cars :( HOWEVER... I appreciate the video, and the BEAUTIFUL cars. THANKS!
Favorite classic muscle: I'm stuck between 1970 Chevelle SS 454 and 1970 Coronet Super Bee Favorite classic pony car: hmm... either 1969 Mustang 302 BOSS or 1970 Camaro Z28 Favorite retro muscle: Buick Regal GNX Favorite retro German super sedan: E34 BMW M5 Favorite retro German sports car: Audi Sport Quattro Favorite classic German sports car: M-B 300SL Favorite classic Italian sports car: Ferrari 250 GTO Favorite retro Italian sports car: Alfa Romeo GTV-6 Favorite retro Italian super car: 1997 Diablo SV Favorite classic Japanese sports car: 1973 Nissan GT-R Favorite retro Japanese sports car: 2002 Nissan GT-R Favorite classic British sports car: Lotus Elan Sprint Favorite retro British super sedan: 1990 Vauxhall Carlton Lotus The McLaren F1 and Lamborghini Miura speak for themselves.
I would have pick the BMW unless the continental from that year offers so much as car featuring : space, classic design, good interiors, powerful engine. It's a Dream on wheels
The video of the 53-4 Buick Skylark is a little bit off, wouldn't you say? On the right side of the vehile is where the front seat passenger is supposed to sit, the steering wheel belongs on the left side of the car, I don't know of any Buicks that were built for countries that required the people to drive on the left side of the road. One more thing, the Skylark being represented in convertible form didn't have four doors either. If I'm wrong please prove me wrong, I'll take the punishment. Regardless, I enjoyed the video and left a thumbs up. BTW, I grew up in Flint, Michigan and worked at Fisher Body, North and South units.
You have tremendous videos, great material, but it wouldn't kill if someone narrated the information instead of writing it with a CG. For sure! I have to pause the videos so I can read and also detail the takes, and apart from being annoying per se, sometimes RU-vid graphic interface gets over the text, so it's not possible to read it easily... Regards!!
i loved the video because of the raw sound of the engines, the Gto was the best for me, i don't care if it cost about a million $ nowadays it has always been expensive anyway, but at least "she"is still driven by someone.
Super Cool Cars! Now who do you seriously will try to type in the insanely complicated youtube channel URL's that are on the bottom of the screen??!?!?
The Mercedes 300SL Also Won the great Mexican "La Carrera Panamericana race" (1950 - 1954) in 1952 Driven by Karl Kling Co- driver Hans Klenk. His car was hit in the windshield by a flying Vulture during the first stage of the race, so he put metal bars across the windscreen and continued on. 2nd was a 300SL as well. This was a awesome road race on public roads for over 3500 KMs. It was banned due to too many deaths. (I think something like 27 dead altogether counting spectators and racers in the four years in was held
8 Old Classic Vintage Cars For RICH Real Men! With a few exceptions like the Buicks and the Continental, these classics are worth their weight in silver, if not gold. Shelby manufactured the GT350's from 1965 to 1967 and GT500's in 1967 in his own plant. Ford took over in 1968 and promptly eclipse the Shelby in 1969 with the Boss 302 & 429 - both outstanding cars. The XKE belongs on this list as well as the Aston Martin DB-5
6:11 and 6:24 My wife would love that 507, while I'll take the silver CSL in the background. But we'll both eschew that light and airy harp music in favor of 80s heavy metal.
Can Anyone tell me what the White two door coupe is on the Cover Page of the Video ??... is it the Toyota GT ?. The Model and Year would be Great Thanks !
I have looked closely at the thumb nail again, and it does look like 2000gt Toyota, albeit lowered and with bigger wider wheels and tires. Thus looking bigger and tougher. I apologize to Car news TV. I will subscribe.
The Toyota 2000GT is actually a Yamaha. Yamaha built these cars for Toyota. When Toyota built the Supra, they turned to Yamaha to design the engine. Yamaha also built the engine for the Ford SHO Taurus.
