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Two things I could never figure out, about Riviera from '63 forward: Why was Wildcat continued, since it was just a "hot" LeSabre? And if you could afford a Wildcat..you certainly could afford a Riv. Secondly..why was there never a '63 (and forward) Riviera convertible, until the 80s??

I've said it before, and I'll say it again ... USA destroyed the HOLDEN car company in Australia. This action placed over 3,000 workers out of work. I will NEVER EVER buy a CHEVROLET car as MY CALIAS is just fine. Australian built with Australian pride! DM.

I got a 1966 Chrysler New Yorker 4 Door Hardtop and it's 18 1/2 feet long and just under 5,000 pounds.

Great video. Thanks for sharing this video about this important automotive contribution.

I married into a 1973 Pinto, with a 2 liter motor. The only way this car could do 90 mph was over a cliff. At 60 mph, the motor was screaming. On interstates, I would coast on the downgrades. On flat roads, I’d start in second and jump to fourth. Was a great city car. Back then, you could buy a used car for &300, and it would last 10 years with minor maintenance.

I drive a hybrid and really like it as a city car. I am a hard core enthusiast and like the challenge of going fast or getting better fuel economy. The big things about getting better mpg are better thermal efficiency, reducing friction and better aero. Just taking two out of the three will increase mileage. The current limitation is the available fuel. Unless you run diesel, you have to figure out how to keep your engine from detonating. As an aside, one of the best old school boats that got well into the 20 mpg range was the 60s era Oldsmobile Turnpike Cruiser. 400ci big block ( or was it a 425ci ), 2 barrel carb, special cam and 2.56 gears with a Turbo 400 transmission, it had a more than adequate 0-60 time and could cruise at high speeds with no problems at all

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I cringe when I see pre-1962 with narrow-band whitewalls; these were only introduced from1962 model year!

Very interesting. Never knew all this. Thank you. 😊😊

It’s amazing that 25 mpg from a subcompact car was considered great fuel economy at that time. Today we expect that mpg from a mid sized car. Even a full sized car can achieve that on the highway.

When we get 20+ miles per gallon in the city with a full size truck, we have moved forward a century.

not many left did like the Vega and dodge colt

What an outstanding video, those American cars were the mainstay of my high school years in the late 70's. In 1979, it was easy to find Ford Mavericks with a 6 cylinder automatic for $300 and they were rock solid dependable. The junkyards were full these cars by the time they were 7 or 8 years old, so parts were cheap and plentiful, like radiators, wiper motors, brake boosters, etc. I bought a color match door for my '73 Pinto for $5.00 in a local junkyard to replace a door I folded up backing into a pine stump. Nice job.

I was subjected to a 71 Maverick as a child. I'm still in therapy.

It's the weight that's the killer, if you put a modern engine in a classic, say an uber efficient modern 3 cylinder in a classic mini you be getting 55-65mpg

Best to remember the differences between then and now. They didn't drive as fast then; 50mph was considered to be moving quite fast on the usual 2-lane highways, and speed limits of 40- 45 were common on them. People also accelerated more slowly which is where a lot of fuel savings are. Being that wind resistance doubles at the square of speed, those non-aerodynamic cars had an easier go at it. And leaded fuel gave a bit more energy per gallon than today's unleaded blends. Most of those old cars didn't have A/C, power steering, or high-output alternators wasting engine power and fuel either. Today's testing standards include more rapid acceleration and higher highway speeds, involves stifling emission controls, and includes a few hundred pounds or mandatory safety equipment. "Hypermilers" have shown that with a minimal but aerodynamic specially tuned vehicle it's not that hard to hit 100MPG but you can't really benefit from that in real world driving, especially with the amenities and comforts today's drivers demand. I had a Honda Civic 1200 which if driven gently could do close to 50MPG highway and 35MPG city. As often as not I fueled it using pocket change being quite poor at the time. A hard crash in it would have been something like being inside a beer can somebody was stomping on, but otherwise it was a great subcompact car. Stretched out it would go 85MPH but it wasn't designed for that and the bottom end would go boom if you tried doing it much. The early Ford Festiva's also had great fuel economy and low crash safety. The VW Golf 1.7L diesel (Rabbit in the US) could do similar economy but were slow, and you really needed to re-ring the engine at 70K miles but that was a cheap and easy backyard job for a good DIY mechanic.

It's really amazing how everyone took these great American cars for granted. Now look at the crappy looking vehicles we have!!! Compliments of the EPA & Oil companies!!!

In the UK there were at least two cars in the eighties that were tested (can’t remember which magazine) at over 100mpg (admittedly imp rather than US gallon). Diahatsu charade diesel and Nova 1.5td. If there was a will, it would be very easy to do a lot better than that now.

The two highest milage cars I ever owned, a '76 VW Rabbit I bought brand new, and a '69 Austin Mini I bought as a grocery getter. Both would give better than 45 miles per gallon on the highway without a problem. The worst was a '72 Buick Electra 225 Limited. It had a 455 and gave 12 to 15 mpg.

Why do Japanese JDM cars put the side view mirrors way up front.

I own a 2003 Mercedes CLK with 2.7 liter diesel engine - 42 MPG. It is a great trouble free car, automatic, airco, airbags and all. No start/stop, no hybrid - just proven simple technology.

forgot the corona mk2

I still have my 2005 Chevy Colorado X-TREME. 5 speed manual, 3.5L dual overhead cam, inline 5 cylinder. Extended cab [ geared for “sport”. [ and no Overdrive ]. No power windows, no power locks, no power seats . Dual Airbags only. It does have A/C, and power steering. Fully loaded with all my equipment, I average 21.5 mpg in City [ Jacksonville Florida], and 24.7 Highway, at 65 mph. 🚗🙂

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❤ Maverick clássico aqui no Brasil 😊

Beautifully exhaustive. Thank you.

My 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Cabrera, had a new 1970 Maverick with the Grabber package. It was yellow with black stripes. Early Grabbers like hers did not say "Grabber" anywhere on the car. One you may wish to add. . . Ford sold the MKII Cortina in the USA during the 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 model years.

The S - curve of the Maverick's room line always looks good.

The 80s were a NIGHTMARE! My dad drove a Mark V Lincoln Continental. The front hood was so long, it was like driving an International Harvester tractor! But it was white with a white leather interior. Absolutely gorgeous. The father of a girlfriend drove a '66 Imperia, and even though it was 12 years old, it was dependable, powerful and so plush, it was like sitting in a limousine.

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Fantastic. In my neighborhood, these were the more popular cars, especially after the Fuel Crisis. Cars for “average “ Americans. 🚗🙂

Rode in the back seat in a first year Maverick as the unlucky center passenger on a trip from Austin Tx to Dallas and back felt like I rode on a bareback horse skeleton in that back seat after that trip, all I remember of that Maverick. Thanks for the memories of those cars from my high school days.

A scamp is a dodge dart with duster front sheet metal. A dodge demon is a duster with dart front sheet metal with a different tail panel and taillights. Great video as usual, love your videos.

I had friends with Pintos, Mavericks, and Gremlins, all of which I drove. I liked the Gremlins best believe it or not. Grudgingly.

Thanks for sharing today.

I noticed you didn't do the UK's Hillman Imp , is that because it started production in 1963?

What they should do is make walking/cycling/public transit better so we don’t all have to drive everywhere within 2 miles. Reduce emissions/traffic/road wear and tear, because increasing MPGs is seriously diminishing returns road!

Very usable family cars, at a time when fuel was inexpensive.

You guys look at the Dodge cult, tell me that you don’t see a smooshed Mustang the original one … look closely

Chrysler Australia had an all new in line to replace the slant six developed and in production by 1970. The story goes that it was to be exported to the US........but Detroit changed their mind at the last moment leaving Chrysler Australia with a limited volume to soak up the development cost. This engine was called the Hemi and was eventually offered in 215, 245 and 265 cubic inches. One version of the 265 was even fitted with triple Webbers and had 302 horsepower. The 265 left other sixes in the shade and embarrassed many V8's with it's performance.

The cars real people could afford.

A correction about the Holden Torana at 16:12. All those shown are the more popular LC model six cylinder versions ranging from around 2250 cc to 3048 cc. The latter version with triple carburettors and 160 hp for the purple Torana GTR XU1 shown. The XU1 would be good for 130 mph. Built mainly to win the annual Bathurst 500 race for production cars for the next LJ model it had an engine upgrade to 3300 cc with even more power and speed. That model driven by Peter Brock won the 1972 race beating the Ford Falcon GTHO phase 3 with its 351 Cleveland 4V engine with unspecified power to not cause an uproar. The smaller four cylinder models you described did exist but sold less than the preferred standard six cylinder cars but were shorter with a far more blunt nose treatment. I recall the four cylinder cars were 96 inch wheelbase as you said, but the six cylinder cars were 100 inch wheelbase.

I had a '63 Imperial LeBaron that had a dual inline 4 bbl on a 413 with 10.25:1 compression. It was a wonderful engine and topped out at 130mph :) The car was optioned out and I really wish I had it back. It was a gold color with a gold brocade cloth interior and it was a beauty! Options included an actual tire mount for the trunk lid so a tire was actually mounted in the Continental bump:) To me the last real Imperials were the '63 years and after that they were more like a Lincoln wannabe that was not a real Imperial.

i got my license recently and my dad got me a 76 skylark and we've been working on it together and i love that car to death and seeing stuff like this makes me appreciate it more because it feels like you don't here a lot about them and they are nice cars

Cars are so much worse now because of the regulation, it’s unbelievable. The regulators are fault for that.

Electric cars ARN’T good. IT’S PART OF THE ONE WORLD ORDER. NOT GOOD. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS AMERICA.🇺🇸⛪️😎⛪️🇺🇸

My car has a BMW 2litre turbo diesel 140hp din and in daily mixed urban use in summer returns a fraction overv5O mpg imperial which is 42 mpg US gallons ❤

What no mention of the Chevrolet Corvair? 2nd gen. made between 1965 thru 1969; Base model 500's came with a 95 HP air cooled flat 6 standard, & 67 was the cheapest 4 door hardtop produced in America.

using quality lubricants that are changed at regular intervals for the vehicle can also help with fuel economy as well as the quality of the fuel. but what do i know

I am 74 years old . I watched this movie first time in Lahore, Pakistan in 1968 .I still remember the House was full and i purchased the ticket in Black( over priced) three times more then the actual price .Spend all of my pocket money but no regret the movie was worth watching .