Ratty Muscle Cars - THoM Extra 

I love these cars. Daily driving old-school muscle is the way to go.

I absolutely LOVE that the whole ratty muscle thing took off. My 73 Charger isn't what I call ratty, but it ain't perfectly restored either. But the best thing about people like this is they simply appreciate an old muscle car being driven like a normal car, which is my goal!

“It’s all about the seat time, with the pedal down - and the paint has nothing to do with that.” Absolutely bang on 👏🏻👏🏻

Holy Cow! Now this stuff is REAL! I like! I’ve always said “If you can’t drive it through a tornado, you don’t deserve a license!”

I love this guy's attitude. I think this goes for any car really, not just old muscle cars. Cars should be driven around like they were designed to do.

You have legitimised what I have longed been doing and advocating. Long live ratty Muscle. It's alive and well in some parts of the UK.

Love this. Lost count of how many people have called by 70 Maverick with a 351W perfect when she's two toned and needs a lot of body work. I love her and apparently other people do as well. Awesome vid

I have watched this and the full episode countless times just because it explains what I love about this hobby so well! It’s not the niceties that make these cars great, it’s feelings they conjure up

I wish there were still cars like this up in the rust belt. a cuda in that shape would be over 7 grand in Iowa, if one exists.

This is where the heart of true hot ridding is

Oh yeah,... let's "Let The Good Times Roll." "And peel'em YEAH!!!!!!!"

Your car is awesome. I'm from Belgium and here we have a lot of regulations for cars. I love the look of your car. Regulations take the soul of a car away. When you drive your car and it is safe to drive, go for it. I like the look and the appearance of ratty muscle cars. Greetings from Belgium.

I'm a fan, so is my tired looking '65 Fury. Love the whole scene

What a great looking bunch of cars that actually get driven hard! I'm building a ratty muscle car on my channel.

"D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F.",......that says it all. My son's and my (our 1972 Ford MUSTANGS) are our weekend warriors claim to fame,......with BLACK SABBATH - B.T.O. - AEROSMITH - ZZ-TOP - and BOSTON - and other such greats blaring out of our radio speakers,.... "How could we ever miss a beat!?"

Man love these stories simple life man enjoying machine.

Man watching this just brightened my day!!...............

I love straightish ratty muscle. That's what most of them looked like in the 80's and 90's, and people drove them like any other car. The ratty 3rd gen Camaros you see today were ratty 1st and 2nd gens when I was growing up.

hells yeah! reminds me of me and my buddys growing up back in the 80s when you could buy these heaps running for $100.00! toss in the trunk a floor jack, toolbox and a couple of burn tires,lets go! rug it!!! ▪☆☆☆▪

Totally agree with you man, more people need to stop worrying what the Barret Jackson show has to say about perfectly restored cars, get out there and enjoy what you have. Dents, scratches, faded paint and all. It shows your car had a life, and its so much more interesting. Also like you said, the average person dosent have thousands and thousands of extra dollars for a 10 point, bottom up full restoration. just work with what you've got, do what you can, and enjoy it.

Love these old cars! I have a ratty 72 Gran Torino sport and I still drive it and run it hard

I want to do this with a 4th gen Nova. This vid has inspired me

I love this idea, gonna start looking locally.

Thank you sir, love your channel!

Correction: the paint has EVERYTHING to do with it. And that patina can’t be bought.

You get it brother. That's what it is all about. Keep up the good work !

Wonderful Style. LIKE to you !

That camaro looks beautiful!

This guy nailed it!

Older Pickup trucks are great candidates for this type of thing. Many had great V8 engines too and they are much more plentiful than Muscle cars are.

Love this dudes Ethos!

"Them horses need to run free!"

motivating!!!..

This guy's so cool maan

Yeah love the ratty hemi muscle

Excellent video.. "False reality" is exactly right.

This guy is a hero

So cool

I rather watch this car going down the road than to watch tv

I love it!

im originaly from a small town at sw wisconsin,back in the 70s and early 80s it was a muscle car town,had a 1/4 mile outside of town,every sunday evening there was races...it was just a old county road not a actual dragstrip

It's a great idea except here in Australia if your car looks ratty the cops will pull you over and go through the car looking for one fault and if something like the windshield washers or the horn doesn't work they will put you off the road with a work order and then your car has to pass a full inspection to get it back on the road!!... So we have to make them look half decent to avoid the heat!

How real old school cars should be.

much love bro may the Lord Jesus Christ bless y'all

I couldn't agree more....that's why I'm trying to buy my dream car from a family member

Now I really like this episode, if they say man put a bullet through it, and I don't laugh.......yeah it's time for that peeson to leave.

Screw restoring it, I just want to drive it!

Love it

This looks very familiar....Ep.8 HOM

Preach!

Just had a guy yesterday ask my if im going to do a resto on my 68 mustang haha i told him one day maybe when im old right now im going to fix the rear quarters (cause there really bad) and fix the brakes and injoy it and its rust and shity paint job. I love the car looking old and shity. Its a drivers car not a trailer queen kept in a garage.

I have a ratty muscle truck u would either love or hate

Real deal....

Daily drive a 67 impala!!

People still like it...

Mega

I was looking for parts for my 1986 GT Mustang I used to drive thru the snow (until I went to move the seat one day and found 2 of its four bolts no longer had floorpan to attach to) when I found my 1968 4-4-2. Its white with black vinyl top and bumble bee front stripe, so maybe that's why it doesn't get the attention on the road this yellow car gets. A few times at car shows, it gets little respect for its cracked windshield and rust...until I explain, it has a manual valve body THM400 with the switch pitch torque converter. I can leave it in 3rd and pull away from a dead stop with 3:1 rear gears because of the variable duration lifters in the 455 and enjoy 15 mpg with no overdrive. Or I can switch from the 1900 RPM stall speed to the 3600 RPM with a push of the button on the Hurst ratchet shifter and do 0-60mph as fast as a ZR1 Corvette (the 405 hp, not the 375). The steering box is converted to 2.5 turns lock to lock, and it has the old style power brakes that sent you thru the windshield in 1969. The fuel pump (which can pre-prime the carb after sitting a long time and act as anti-theft device) runs thru the oil pressure gauge, so if OP drops it stops feeding the regulated Q jet in order to save the engine. And I paid a mere $4500 for it because the first two buyers ticked off the seller, who gave me all his manuals and his G force meter he used to tune it since he was going into electric cars and just had to take me for a ride in one before we even looked at the 4-4-2. THEN people get it. At one car show, two folks were laughing at it, until I told the story...and then I was asked to stick around to the end of the show, and those two presented me with the "busted knuckle" award. As Mike always points out...the car is only half the story. the rest of the story, is the story.

I had camaro s novas cudas challenger big blocks and small blocks,, I was lucky to have a Dad that showed me how to drive,, Im still here,, Problem is I knew 4 young men that lost their lives or were disabled buy racing cars. if you want to go fast do it on the drag strip or track.

I agree! Drive old v8...nothing special...but technic is ok...most inportent ! Greetz poland

I own a ready car is a 1973 Pontiac Ventura but I put in a Pontiac 350 under the hood let's challenge each other someday I hope it'll be worth it I'm from Chicago

Come check out my Ratty 1969 Z28

Well man, that’s like, u know, ur opinion, dude.

If anyone has a decent shape 1971 Plymouth GTX that's for cheap hmu (:

The new cars are ugly appliances, no styling or soul, just function only.

I love muscle cars, but some things in america r fuckn backwards these old ass no saftey feature cars are 2 expensive I live in fla my fav car is a 70s challenger but shit too expensive on craigslist

I just love that AAR as-is. I'd daily drive it till the wheels fell off.

This guy loves muscle cars and I like him for that thank you for sharing your muscle car