The Hopeless Car Guy
The Hopeless Car Guy
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Paint On Performance
A look at the appearance package in relation to the performance package.
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Видео

Brand Fan: Rolls-Royce
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A brief history of Rolls-Royce from 1904 to 2025.
Late 70s Sports & GTs
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A look at some of the sporty coupes of the late 1970s.
Model History: Jaguar XJ
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The progression of Jaguars XJ models from 1968 to 2025.
Early Pony Cars
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A look at the early American Pony Cars.
Brand Fan: Saturn
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GMs Saturn brand from 1990 to 2010
Late 70s Touring Coupes
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A look at some of the Touring and Personal Coupes of the late 1970s.
Watching the Wheels: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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The fictional and real Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Model History: Buick Century
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The progression of the Buick Century from 1936 to 2024
How America is primed for a Chinese Invasion.
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Chinese automobiles are coming.
Brand Fan: Plymouth
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A brief history of Plymouth from 1928 to 2000
Smaller Cars of the Late 1970s
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A look at some of the relatively smaller cars offered in the late 1970s.
Model History: Ford Bronco
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The progression of the Ford Bronco from the original 1966 model, through the compact Bronco II and the 2024 Bronco and Bronco Sport.
Classic Muscle Cars Part 2
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An overview of the Ford, Chrysler and AMC Muscle Cars including the Fairlane and Torino GT/GTA and Cobra, the Mercury Cyclone, the Dodge Charger, Daytona Coronet R/T and Super Bee, the Plymouth GTX and Roadrunner, as well as AMC's Machine. Part 1; ruclips.net/video/e2hiEL6c5tM/видео.html
Classic Muscle Cars Part 1
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An overview of the GM Muscle Cars, the Pontiac GTO, Oldsmobile 442, Chevelle Super Sport and Buick Grand Sport. Part 2; ruclips.net/video/ZsqP13LUPwg/видео.html
Brand Fan: Pontiac
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Brand Fan: Pontiac
Mid Sized cars of the Late 1970s
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Mid Sized cars of the Late 1970s
Model History: Toyota Corolla
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Model History: Toyota Corolla
America's obsession with the "Crummy".
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America's obsession with the "Crummy".
Brand Fan: Packard
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Brand Fan: Packard
Large Cars of the Late 1970s
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Large Cars of the Late 1970s
Model History: Jeep CJ / Wrangler
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Model History: Jeep CJ / Wrangler
The Three P's of Prestige
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The Three P's of Prestige
Brand Fan: Oldsmobile
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Brand Fan: Oldsmobile
Sports and GTs of the Early 1970s
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Sports and GTs of the Early 1970s
Model History: Ford Victoria LTD
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Model History: Ford Victoria LTD
Why a Crossover is NOT an SUV
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Why a Crossover is NOT an SUV
Brand Fan: Nissan
Просмотров 6006 месяцев назад
Brand Fan: Nissan
Touring Cars of the Early 1970s
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Touring Cars of the Early 1970s
Model History: Chrysler/Imperial Lebaron
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Model History: Chrysler/Imperial Lebaron

Комментарии

  • @MusicRider1973
    @MusicRider1973 7 часов назад

    Very good episode!

  • @joeseeking3572
    @joeseeking3572 9 часов назад

    Heck, you could get an Impala Super Sport with a 6 1962-67 - yes, they made them and I've even seen a few.

  • @DavidHall-ge6nn
    @DavidHall-ge6nn 12 часов назад

    Oh, this one was eye-popping! I remember several of these from my misspent youth, but you included plenty of surprises. Excellent work! Thanks!

  • @averyparticularsetofskills
    @averyparticularsetofskills 13 часов назад

    I love LOve LOVE THIS CHANNEL _😗👌_

  • @Captain_Commenter
    @Captain_Commenter 17 часов назад

    Also, the AMC X & Levis editions.

  • @briansmith-l1q
    @briansmith-l1q 18 часов назад

    an episode of 'Charlies Angels' Farah was driving a cobra with the low spoiler in front, she drives it over a berm, side walk, into a draveway, she scrapes the crap out of the piece of plastic, and they kept it in ! which i thought was funny,,,,, the pieces of junk anyways

  • @kennethswain6313
    @kennethswain6313 19 часов назад

    This sure goes to show “ what you see is what you get “ we are visual people

  • @OLDS98
    @OLDS98 19 часов назад

    This was a great list. I enjoyed the photos for the many different packages.

  • @anastassiosperakis2869
    @anastassiosperakis2869 21 час назад

    Sorry, but this particular video BORES ME TO TEARS. BYE!

  • @luisvelasco316
    @luisvelasco316 22 часа назад

    Very entertaining video with a lot of nostalgia.

  • @95Sn95
    @95Sn95 22 часа назад

    People love to rip on malaise era cars because of their horsepower levels and lack of performance, but manufacturers can only do so much with uncle Sam's boot on your neck. Personally when considering buying or looking at cars the engines performance Carry's no impact on my decision, the engine platform can be important but the HP rating that's no big deal because you take any vehicle from 70s n 80s as long as it has a viable engine platform most domestic V8 gas engines from 5.0 SBC to a 500 caddy, those engines will really perform well with very little work, will a 1978 350 SBC easily hang with old 11:1 double hump headed lt1 350 no but taking a 185hp 350 and bumping it to 300hp+ is pretty easy with a few parts and some part deleats. And a 300hp passenger car or pickup is a lively cruiser. It's pretty wild how easy it is to achieve an extra 100hp on a malaise era engine they are so suffocated inhaling and exhaling thru a straw just letting it breathe again with no other mods the power just jumps up and just a mild "RV" camshaft upgrade they really wake up. Back in the 90s I had a 76 nova SS for a couple years that was an appearance and interior package and it had an old plain jane smogger 350 and the only engine mods that had been done to it was the smog equipment removed, a set of long tube headers side exit dual exhaust and a crane Energizer 268 with the factory cast iron intake and Qjet and with the 3.31 12 bolt posi that was swapped in it went pretty decent and even being a tierd smoking oil burner it would absolutely destroy the tires do effortless donuts all day long and that's a "slow" malaise era car.

  • @Primus54
    @Primus54 22 часа назад

    Thanks, HCG! Another entertaining and well-researched video. 👍👍👍

  • @danielulz1640
    @danielulz1640 22 часа назад

    But I thought that everyone knew that adding painted on or taped on racing stripes instantly upped the horsepower and top speed!

  • @jamesdaniels3699
    @jamesdaniels3699 22 часа назад

    Like when we were kids we thought if we had a new pair of gym shoes we could run faster.👟👟

    • @luisvelasco316
      @luisvelasco316 22 часа назад

      PF Flyers!

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 20 часов назад

      Sears 440s worked for me.

    • @jamesdaniels3699
      @jamesdaniels3699 17 часов назад

      @thehopelesscarguy Converse and Sears, Mom could I have converse gym shoes, Joey has them and he run really fast.okay, I'll get you some of you promise to mow the neighbor's grass all summer.The neighbor had a riding lawnmower.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 17 часов назад

      @@jamesdaniels3699 Rough.

    • @luisvelasco316
      @luisvelasco316 15 часов назад

      @@jamesdaniels3699 Sears actually sold sneakers made by Converse. I had some rebranded orange low-top All-Stars.

  • @pdennis93
    @pdennis93 23 часа назад

    1978 Mustang King Cobra: Because one of the Ford designers saw Smokey and the Bandit too many times at the drive-in.

  • @highlife0586
    @highlife0586 23 часа назад

    There was an old hot rodders' saying back in my days..."Ya know these racing stripes will make your car go faster."

  • @WAYUPDUDE1382
    @WAYUPDUDE1382 23 часа назад

  • @Cadillac61
    @Cadillac61 23 часа назад

    You do great and extensive work,I always look forward to your videos!

  • @Cadillac61
    @Cadillac61 23 часа назад

    I guess I’m the second to watch this great video! Correction first!

  • @TedBeyr
    @TedBeyr День назад

    I’ve had 2 SdVs, ‘77 & ‘89. Both were reliable and lasted a long time. Not exciting, just solid family sedans

  • @Janet71990
    @Janet71990 2 дня назад

    1950s American Model

  • @joelakers410
    @joelakers410 2 дня назад

    78-87 myyyyyyy favorite models

  • @oliverrojas3185
    @oliverrojas3185 3 дня назад

    Thanks

  • @averyparticularsetofskills
    @averyparticularsetofskills 3 дня назад

    Very well said 👏

  • @Eddie71529
    @Eddie71529 3 дня назад

    My '65 Valiant 200 was one of the best cars I ever owned, my '74 the very worst.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 2 дня назад

      It is surprising how similar cars can provide very different experiences.

  • @darthstarkiller1912
    @darthstarkiller1912 3 дня назад

    Loved this movie since I was 3. Still makes me smile 30 years later, and I STILL dream of riding in that car. 😊

  • @EdGabel-n6q
    @EdGabel-n6q 4 дня назад

    Liters?! WTF?!!

  • @kennethswain6313
    @kennethswain6313 5 дней назад

    So does VW now own RR? Or is BMW now producing RR ?

    • @LWVH81
      @LWVH81 5 дней назад

      @@kennethswain6313 Volkswagen owns the Bentley brand and BMW owns the Rolls-Royce brand.

  • @Daniel-h8l3v
    @Daniel-h8l3v 6 дней назад

    No 455 SD in Grand Prix.

  • @josephpiskac2781
    @josephpiskac2781 6 дней назад

    Rolls Royce nearly like to going to Heaven.

  • @LWVH81
    @LWVH81 6 дней назад

    I love the Rolls-Royce brand too. I have many from the first Silver Ghost to the latest Phantom VIII. Many are on my RUclips page.

    • @steelman86
      @steelman86 5 дней назад

      Thank you for using the PROPER HYPHEN between the two names!! So important, There was even a book written called "THE HYPHEN"....so many posters have no idea how IMPORTANT it is to use the HYPHEN,., congrats to you as an informed poster!!!

    • @LWVH81
      @LWVH81 5 дней назад

      @ I have 12 of them so I can definitely spell the name

  • @curtiswright6849
    @curtiswright6849 6 дней назад

    My mother had a 1959 Ambassador 4 door. I drove it a it could out run everything except a Chevy SS. It was the closest to the 1957 Rambler Rebel. It had a 327 Cid V8 and it could definitely "burn rubber".

  • @curtiswright6849
    @curtiswright6849 6 дней назад

    All I can say is fantastic and the most accurate history that I have seen online. I own several AMC autos and was too young to buy the 1957 Rambler Rebel. Would love to have that, Rebel. Only saw 3 models since 1959. I have an AMC history book of all their cars from the beginning.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 6 дней назад

      Thanks. You know those '57 Rebels were catching people off guard. A real factory sleeper.

  • @OLDS98
    @OLDS98 7 дней назад

    Thank you for the video. Rolls Royce has been through it and manages to keep on thriving. I saw some of those models I see where Lincoln got some of its styling over the years. Some of them looked like Lincoln Town Cars. The changing of the ownership impacted things as well. It is interesting to note America used to have the longest sedans. This model line definitely owns this title in 2025. We do not have the longest sedan anymore and we do not really have any American sedans other than Cadillac CT4 and CT5 and Dodge Charger. The other interesting thing was the whole BMW and VW bought this or that and it separated Rolls from Bentley and they are in the same market segment building different cars. This car line somehow has kept its status where Jaguar is struggling to keep theirs. The market has changed and I noticed over time Rolls added technology to its car. These cars are heavy and heavy like Ev's.

    • @nlpnt
      @nlpnt 7 дней назад

      The 1980s Silver Spirit and Silver Dawn came along after the Panther-platform Lincoln Town Car.

    • @OLDS98
      @OLDS98 7 дней назад

      @@nlpnt Actually It was Lee Iacocca who told Ford/Lincoln designers to put a Rolls Royce grille on the Lincolns back in the late 1960's. The cues developed over time in the 1970's and 1980's. Not only that Lincoln borrowed cues for the last Continental from Bentley recently. The long hoods of the Mark III, Mark IV, and Mark V was indeed at the suggestion of Lee Iacocca, along with the 1920-30's Rolls-Royce grille. According to Ford Motor Co. archives, Jim Farrell, who wrote the Lincoln design book and personally interviewed many of the designers, says that designer Dave Ash got a call from Ford Motor Co.’s Group Vice President Lee Iacocca late one night telling him that he wanted to see a front-end design for the new Mark that was evocative of the Rolls-Royce grill placed on a Thunderbird. When he returned to Dearborn, designers had sketches ready, and Iacocca picked the one that ended up as the design.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 6 дней назад

      I think BMW really gave it to VW in the fight over Rolls-Royce, but Bentleys since then are more appealing to me. I like big old luxury cruisers in general, but I wouldn't consider the Navigator or Escalade as such, so yeah, the segment is dead in the American market.

    • @OLDS98
      @OLDS98 6 дней назад

      @@thehopelesscarguy You are right the market has changed and the segment is dead but it should not be. The Bentley as I said are a different car from Rolls now.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 6 дней назад

      @@OLDS98 Very different.

  • @cristienea4509
    @cristienea4509 7 дней назад

    From 2010, things getting worse!! To bad!

  • @michaelb.42112
    @michaelb.42112 7 дней назад

    The Silver Seraph that came out in 1994, I think, is so sexy. I love the lines and the overall essence of it.

    • @alancrisp1582
      @alancrisp1582 7 дней назад

      Correction - The Silver Seraph came out in 1998 - 2002...

  • @pdennis93
    @pdennis93 7 дней назад

    Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?

  • @jamesonpace726
    @jamesonpace726 7 дней назад

    I remember the Beetle/Rolls kits of the 70s & 80s. They were considered ridiculous even then....

  • @courtneypuzzo2502
    @courtneypuzzo2502 7 дней назад

    my two favorite Rolls Royce models are the Silver Shadow and the Corniche Convertible

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 7 дней назад

      I'm surprised the Convertible wasn't more popular.

    • @alancrisp1582
      @alancrisp1582 7 дней назад

      ​@@thehopelesscarguyCorrection - It was a very popular model, lasting long after the sister model the Silver Shadow had ended production....

    • @steelman86
      @steelman86 5 дней назад

      @@thehopelesscarguy....how about it being a Rolls, use the term "DROP HEAD"?.?

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 4 дня назад

      @ Very British.

  • @Primus54
    @Primus54 7 дней назад

    My favorite two Rolls-Royce models, Auric Goldfinger’s 1937 Phantom III Sedanca de Ville from the James Bond film “Goldfinger”, and Amos Burke’s 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II from the TV show “Burke’s Law”. Great video, HCG. 👍👍👍

    • @DavidHall-ge6nn
      @DavidHall-ge6nn 7 дней назад

      I watched Burke's Law just to see the Rolls. Never missed an episode.

    • @DavidHall-ge6nn
      @DavidHall-ge6nn 7 дней назад

      As a kid, I was entranced by the Rolls Royce mystique. As an adult, I had a few friends who owned them. Reality was not as glamorous as I had hoped as we sat in the middle of a busy intersection like a traffic cone because her majesty failed to proceed. And she'd just come out of the dealership. Enjoyed this one enormously. Thanks!

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 7 дней назад

      I knew a Doctor that had a Rolls-Royce, but his daily driver was an Escort GT and I never quite knew how I should take that.

    • @Primus54
      @Primus54 7 дней назад

      @ 🤷‍♂️🤣

  • @dwainekahicks
    @dwainekahicks 8 дней назад

    Great Video, Very Detailed, You Just Forgot To Mention The FWD G Body Cutlass Was Offered In A Convertible

  • @TigerDominic-uh1dv
    @TigerDominic-uh1dv 10 дней назад

    That Healy Is A Beautiful Looking Vehicle 😍 👌

  • @mortimersnerd9991
    @mortimersnerd9991 11 дней назад

    In summary, your basic current Toyota Corolla, or any of its basic family sedan peers would blow the doors off of any of the GTs from the late 70s. Meanwhile safety, economy and emissions are all improved? That sounds great right up until you realize you can't buy a car now that cost less than any 2 houses from the '70s. We are all driving super-cars and complaining that they cost $50k new.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 10 дней назад

      Although true, there is also the consideration that a small amount of modifications that any shade tree mechanic could add themselves would double the output of many of these American cars. I mean the King Cobra Mustang had a 2-bbl and single exhaust. Where most people can't even buy a fraction of the tools required to do basic maintenance on a modern car, which they wouldn't be able to do on their own anyway. The reason so many modern cars are dumped as too expensive to repair for something as trivial as an airbag light.

    • @mortimersnerd9991
      @mortimersnerd9991 10 дней назад

      @@thehopelesscarguy I hear ya. You are spot on as usual. Funny thing about me and the II. (Click on my ID). I guess I should do another video since it is much farther along now.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 9 дней назад

      @@mortimersnerd9991 I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that has a tad more than the stock 135ish hp and that those rear tires are not going to be up to the task.

    • @mortimersnerd9991
      @mortimersnerd9991 9 дней назад

      @@thehopelesscarguy I couldn't give you a number, but I'm pretty sure. The goal was simply to "fix" what people complained about the II. I'm almost there.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 8 дней назад

      @@mortimersnerd9991 Pretty cool. It doesn't take much in a car of that size. Let us know how it progresses.

  • @terrypandi88
    @terrypandi88 12 дней назад

    Just bought a 83 grand prix

  • @jmjfanss
    @jmjfanss 12 дней назад

    With trump in the white house, the chrysler imperial will be making a comeback.

  • @metalmickey6314
    @metalmickey6314 13 дней назад

    We in New Zealand had assembly of 65 Valiant's usually 225 slant six, some were 273 V8's Still have my old 65 Valiant Regal AP6 since 1982

  • @Koexistence13
    @Koexistence13 13 дней назад

    The thumb of this video got me

  • @gulfstream7235
    @gulfstream7235 14 дней назад

    The gutless engine era...

  • @Kamina1703
    @Kamina1703 14 дней назад

    I see why this was re-uploaded. The accidental studio camera shot was removed. Either way, it's still a good and informative video.

    • @thehopelesscarguy
      @thehopelesscarguy 14 дней назад

      Yeah, on occasion I-Movie will loose images for some reason. Usually I catch it. Thanks.

    • @anastassiosperakis2869
      @anastassiosperakis2869 14 дней назад

      @@thehopelesscarguy Lose, not... "loose"

    • @robertstone9988
      @robertstone9988 14 дней назад

      That guy☝️

    • @rogergoodman8665
      @rogergoodman8665 14 дней назад

      ​@anastassiosperakis2869 : We don't need no edgeamacation around here.

  • @WAYUPDUDE1382
    @WAYUPDUDE1382 14 дней назад