Nick Takes His Challengers To Race Track - Old School vs New School 

Im 58 yrs old! The look of that old TA goin down the road just warms my heart!

You have to admit though,Dodge did it right, with the new Challengers getting the new school and old school right on!Both beautiful cars!

Mopars always had a very distinctive-sounding starter motor....I grew up with all these old cars, and love `em ALL !

This is a no brainer.. The SRT is going to blow away the 70 in every aspect except one.. The 70 challenger tops the SRT in old school coolness~! I'm an old timer, and I dig the 70~!.

This is going to be interesting. The new Challenger may be faster but the Old school Challenger has the looks and the personality.

And the 1970 is sitting there becoming more valuable every minute! LOL.

As an owner of a 2014 srt 300 and a 383 1979 t top 300, there’s just something about driving the old metal that the new cars just can’t capture

I have had the pleasure of owning both, a new scat pack and the iconic 70' T/A...for a vehicle that's driven on a limited basis old school is where my heart is.

An old classic with a modern classic. Just fantastic. Thanks for sharing Nick.

This remains to be one of my favorite vids on RU-vid. The pure sound of a '70 TA doing what it was built to do

While other guys just want to buy and flip cars, nick actually races them! Props my man!

Hat's off to Nick! Not many people would take their T/A Challenger and put it on the track! Both cars are something special!

I built my 2018 392 T/A 392 6 speed manual with forged crank and pistons with 12.01 compression and I love it. It is also white and black like yours!!! Long live Mopar!!!!!

Glad to see you didnt treat the T/A like a prima Donna. That car was made to be driven. Nice to watch it get out and stretch it's legs, going up against "that young whipper snapper" Hellcat. Great video guys!

I'll take the old school Challenger any day.

The TA has my heart, but the Hellcat really does look like a dream to drive. Loved the chance to see the comparison. Thanks for another great video.

Glad to see you get out in your two cars and have some fun. YOU work hard to fix so many cars for so many people. I know as a wrench myself the last car to get fixed and enjoyed is my own. Good for you.

Love the rust surface on Challenger...an untouched icon👌

Extremely cool to see an all original 70 Challenger at the track! So awesome of you to share this Nick cheers man!

Had a friend who bought a '70 in '71, his was 440 4 barrel. Only got to go for a couple rides before I shipped out, sadly lost touch while I was gone. Love yours, rust spots and all!

New one is cool, however it is new. The 70 is a survivor and it was cool way back then, makes it super cool now.

So cool to see that old T/A driven they way it was supposed to be! Thanks Nick!

1320 video just featured a Hemi Cuda that won 2 classes at Street car takeover.The guy flat out dominated and even took out a race prepped Demon lol.Definitely worth watching even if you dont like 1320.

That old challenger looks pretty quick on the test track!

I'm a tire tech, and I know you want to be calm and patient while the tires are warming up, because cold tires slide. You really need to go 9 to 10 minutes easy, and then you can push it. And try to remember how fast you can safely take EVERY corner. When you know those numbers and when and where to break and how much, then you are a professional racecar driver. Find the limits slowly, then you will know what it can do as far as grip, it will become a 6th sense. Warms my heart to see him out there having fun.

This Was Awesome 😀!! Nick You Scared Me on That Turn in The Hellcat 💨💨😮 But It all Turned Out OK 👍🏼 Thanks Nick , Vasilis , and Camera n Production Crew And Cant Forget Narrator 😀😊😮👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Nice to see you have a fun day off! You work so hard you've earned it!

I can tell that Nick has a soft spot for Challengers. Good for him!

Nick, my Dad used to say, those 3 deuce setups were the hardest to ever keep in tune and stay in tune. You've got it mastered...

Oh my! I think I just peed a little! That T/A is about as good as it gets in Moparland in my opinion. No resto, but the patina of years of use and being well loved! Great stuff.

Drove it like he owned it.

So beautiful to see that TA run down the highway. It's awesome to see it just "as is" as it would be completely restored.

To everyone commenting on the TA's rust issues, Nick purchased this car for himself so "resale value" isn't a concern. Finally, he gets something for himself. When you have a business, customers come first. My vehicles sit whilst the customers' cars get the attention. Without the satisfied customers, your business falters. Obviously, Nick is doing something right. Lighten up guys, he'll get the rust taken care of in due course.

That was a great fun to watch. Thank you, Nick. Enjoy your time together with friends and your cars. Awesome!

That little 340 is hard to beat. T/A or AAR made a lot of big block owners cry. So glad you decided not to ruin such a rare package by putting the keeper in it. Save the elephant for something else.

The T/A looks sweet going down the highway priceless history !!

The Curse of being an In-Demand Good Mechanic, his own vehicle is full of stale gas and has a questionable clutch! Great to see you out there enjoying yourself with some quality seat time.

2015 with full computer control Vs 1970 with man control...computers stayed home👌

Great video!! While the new Challenger is a much more refined car I grew up with the old school Mopars of the 60s and 70s and it is very satisfying just to see that old 340 TA out on the road and ripping it up on the track.

My friend got a challenger just like that one, when he graduated high school. His dad had a speed shop, and ordered it from the factory.

I had a 1971 Challenger almost identical to this one, loved that car. I wish I had never sold it.

Fun Vid! Now, prep the T/A, new modern clutch, ceramic pads with semi metallic shoes, go through the stock suspension, give the mill a good tune with 100 octane gas, and watch it shine. Drive it like you stole it!

The 1970 T/A sounds so good! A 45 year difference, think about that, 1970 vs 2015, if the 1970 was up against a 45 year older car, it would be racing a 1925....? Maybe a Duesenberg? Another great video. Cheers from Tokyo!

Thanks for this, great to see old classics on the track! Looking forward to a followup. My parents had a Challenger like yours in the 80's, so much fun.

Thanks buddy brought back some sweet memories I had a 72 then a 70 R/T my dream was to own a T/A thanks for the ride

Wow! Dodge did a great job on making the challengers look like the old ones

Dodge did an incredible job with the retro styling when they reintroduced the Challenger. We are very lucky to have the big three putting out beautiful and powerful cars in the Mustang Camaro and Challenger. Heck I even like what they did with the Charger despite the four doors. It simply works.

The last time I was on a racetrack was in Michigan, at Lapeer dragstrip. I took my Kawasaki 500 three cylinder 2 stroke, I had a 4.00x18 in. wrinkle wall Avon slick, expansion chambers, turned in the mid 10s in the quarter mile, that was in 1972, long time ago. Thank's for sharing your experience at the track, Nick, I enjoyed it.

oh God I miss my racing days I can almost feel what it was like going around that track talk about bringing back some memories thanks Nick

Nick you have one hell of a collection, your mechanic must feel blessed to have the opportunity to work with you

If I lived in Canada, Nick would have to beat me out of his shop with a stick. These are by far, my favorite videos. Like many others, I've loved Challengers ever since the original Vanishing Point came out. I also have a serious 340 fetish so this is just about Nirvana for this old man.

Old school VS new school. Sure I'd love to have a 2019 SRT Demon. But I'd prefer a 1969 GTX 440 mag 4 spd. The old cars have personality's the new cars don't. The old it's the driver and the car. The new its the car and the technology. Plus you see the new all over, not the old.

just look at Vasilis having the time of his life !!! Good job Nick & the gang...

Thank You Nick, I love my Challenger! I bought mine because of yours!!!!

You can't replace the charisma and soul that the '70 brings. That's my pick for a road trip.

The SRT needs a Tasmanian Devil sticker's on its rear quarters lol. Its no road runner but with the wrong tire setup that car can spin. Both cars are beautiful.

It was fun. They kicked me out of Auto Show in Motion for spinning out their Z-06. The crowd waiting their turns applauded as I was escorted off the track.

Dude that was so fun I could tell. Little scary though bud, glad nothing was bent. I know you are likely a purist but it would be so sweet to see the '70 fitted up with some modern brakes, fuel injection, ignition, suspension, wheels and tires. Really cool moving shots of the two on the road together. Very lucky to have such a nice track in your area too.

No comparison, the new car and new technology will always come out on top. It's like Nick says, you drive the old cars, the new cars drive you. That's why you have to appreciate and respect the engineering from yesterday. Thank you for the video, it allows us to respect and enjoy both the old and the new! Thank you again!

Nice video. Looked like the Challenger needed some transmission shifter adjustment or clutch replaced. Thanks

The 340 launches pretty hard on those skinny TA's.

So nice to see the o'l Boy out of the shop and onto the track, he IS a NATURAL. Nick, you look good in there...

In the old car you do everything and feel everything, you're part of the car.

@20:50 An identity crisis: for a moment the 2015 Hellcat thought it was Mustang, but there was no big crowd of spectators to plow into. But seriously, at least Nick has the common sense to do this on the track. Great vid!

YES!!! And, Thank You for This!! BTW - we actually flew out of that Airport! tee-hee!! More, to follow... But THIS is Super Sweet!!

Of Course Nick would drive the T/A over the hellcat to the Track

The best thing about the 70 vs the Hellcat is if it breaks down on the side of the road.. The 70 can usually be fixed with a handful of common tools in the trunk... The 2015 SRT ya are gonna have to call a tow truck, cause the chances of doing a road side repair are slim to none.

Would love to have that 70 T/A sitting next to my 73 Cuda, 68 Charger and 68 Road Runner. It would round out the collection nicely! Great vid Nick. As a Mopar nut I love your channel. Keep up the good work.

Great video, I think the 2015 Challenger is a great machine, but I'd still take the 1970 T/A any day over the Hellcat. I love that 1970 Challenger!!

I think he said ," We'll do the best we can." Like 100 times lmao

ABOUT TIME you guys took some time off for some fun...jeezees !

I bought a Challenger T/A new in 1970, I wish I could have afforded to keep it and store in when it was traded in, in 1973. What a fun car to drive. I remember a trip on the Pennsylvania turnpike when it was quite new. These cars were made for the curves and speed, it just hugged the road with the two different sized tires (E60-15 front and G60-15 rear stock from Dodge. I loved this car but getting married a year after I bought it put an end to my muscle cars. I had a 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T previous to this cars. I want them both back. Mopar Forever for me.

You did well to keep it off the wall. Actually it was a good lesson for spirited road driving.

Give me old skool performance cars anyday. Give me character, individualism, uniqueness and sheer performamce any day of the week. Great cars Nick. 👍👍

In 1972, at 22 YO, my friend got a (new?) 440 6 pack Challenger. Even though I had a great great looking, great running 1969 SS Camero, I was overcome with "car envy" but in no $$ position to get one. Even 40 plus years later, when I was looking at a truckload of new ones at a dealer, including RTs. Awesome and symptoms of car envy all over again. Couldn't swing it with two kids in college though.

If you search out track day videos on RU-vid you see lots of drivers doing what Nick did in that corner, and most end up driving right into the barrier so good for Nick to avoid that. The Nurburgring tourist day vids are great to see car after car hitting a wall... Thank you Nick for going out to do this, this was a great video. And thanks to ICAR for letting you have a private track day! How cool is that...

When the outside camera is capturing Nick flying by in the 70, that 340 sounds a lot like the engine sound dubbed into a lot of the old TV shows and movies where Chryslers were used (eg Vanishing Point and Dukes Of Hazzard). That high winding scream just makes the hair on my neck stand up.

70 every time. Please restore it so we can watch.👍

I'm on my 2nd "New school" Challenger R/T. It's a lot of fun but I still can't wait to add a '70-'72 T/A to my collection and my dream car, a '71 Hemi Cuda. Don't care about race times or hp, I'll be happy just to drive it down the street lol. In my opinion, you don't have to prove anything with those old school cars- just showing up is enough. 😁

I'm now the proud owner of a brand new Nick's Garage T-shirt and decals. Next on the list of course is the coffee mug. Life is good.

Oh “paddlesticks” Nick I was thinking be careful bro 45 “gears” later I was praying for you not to hit the wall. That was scary watching the weight shift side to side knowing that’s a tough situation losing the rear end getting into the gas exiting that corner. Loved watching you take care of it, cannot express how cool it is seeing you with Vasily too. You are the envy of every man with a son who wants the best relationship he can have. You sir have my respect, truthfully. Reminds me of sitting next to my dad when he blew the exhaust of his 1976 Chevy with thrusher glass packs when tuning a new carb. Love to tell you the whole story, but you are a busy man. Yes it stood the hair up on both of our necks!

You all notice who drove the '70 T/A to the track :o). He could get another Hellcat if needed. Thanks, Nick! (*I'd still restore the T/A)

seriously, brought a tear to my eye seeing the old girl back on the track where it was born......

The new Challenger needs a T/A style stripe down the side to break up that wall of white.

Dodge ruled the 70s, and they still do! Mopar for life.

great video! really loved the comparison and virtual experience !!

Hi Nick, another great video. The old girl did well, ran and looked better then it's younger brother.Frank

The best of the old and new !! You guys are my heroes !!

Vanishing Point special! Love the old school rally wheels.

Great stuff Nick, you had me locking her up too when those street tires broke loose !! Halifax NS

As an owner of an original E Body many years ago I truly believe it was the sexiest body style ever built. 20 years ago, if someone told me that Dodge was going to start making Challengers again, that looked amazingly close to the originals, I never believe it. Now 10 years into the new run, with them being available in just about every performance level imaginable, is just incredible! Are they bigger and heavier? Yes! I don’t think you could build an affordable version that looked, weighed and was the same dimensions as the original and have it pass all modern regulations? If you could travel to the future 20 years ago, and was able to see a modern Challenger, there would be no mistake of what it was! It’s not a re-badging job, it’s the real deal in every way. Now comparing an original TA against a Hellcat performance-wise, is just not fair, but I know this was just for fun anyways. This is like comparing a P51 to an F22. Performance wise, no contest. Which looks better sitting on the tarmac? It just a matter of taste. I love the originals, but I’m just so glad they’re making them again is all.

I had a 1970 T/A Challenger and I pulled the engine and took it to a body shop with a frame jig and had the front frame rails pulled closer together, so the alignment could be set properly for radial tires. Originally when new, there is not really enough adjustment for radial tires and as the frame ages, it spreads even more.

Great video . Learned a lot thanks. big toys for the big boys.

Awesome challenger Thanks for the ride.

OLD SCHOOL makes for the breakthroughs of New School WINNING!

upstanding video, see you found what you were looking for

Great cars for sure no matter the age . Thanks for the video

I love the old E body mopars my Dad had an AAR cuda for years growing up and other challengers, cudas, darts etc. My Uncle still has a hemi cuda today. The old muscle car styling and colors were amazing! The sound of the engines and gearboxes. The simplicity in mechanics made them easy to work on. The reason I secured a 21 scatpack challenger last year is because of my love for the original e bodies. The new one gives you that old school feel but in a modern package. I absolutely love the looks of the current ones as well. The tech can be a hinderance to repair but those old carbs can be a pain too. That T/A is awesome with its special ta block and heads, brakes, exhaust, its a true collector piece but the 5.7 liter challenger new version would destroy it in every category of performance, efficiency and engine longevity. The old engines were tired at 70k miles. The steel was way better and held up but I can get in my scatpack, drive across the country with the cruise on and ac on at 140 mph if I wanted with no shutter in the wheel, I can stop on a dime and run a low 12 second 1/4 mile, get in a wreck and be safe all while experiencing incredible comfort. The old cars are fantastic and have their place and they are the reason we even have new cars like the Challenger but the old school prices are insane and if its one or the other Im going for the new one for at least 30 or 40k less…

I love the TA Challenger it sounds so good here.

I love the Hellcat, but, would still choose the ol' Challenger :) Wish i had that choice ! Cheers from Australia Nick and Vasili :)