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Big Green had a three blade cooling fan because it did not originally come with air conditioning. Models with factory A/C have a five blade cooling fan.

Hell yeah my brother 🔥💪🏾🤠🕸️

Don't sit on the Hood 😮

This was a well done series. Almost like Faith Granger's the Deuce of Spades movie.

Check the updated description: we added a link to the behind-the-scenes story of Dave Tanimura's "Underdog" that ran in Hemmings Muscle Machines magazine back in 2018! Find out Dave's history with the original Underdog, Mike Bingham's legendary custom paint and what the car originally looked like just after Dave finished it...

Good work!

Riley - always remember - with "dad strength" comes "dad vision". Next time he can't see something.....😉. Seriously, thank you both, well done and great info on the belts! ~ Chuck

Wow! All the hundreds of shows I've watched, never saw that top adjustment plate over the shock.

That was good info on the belt numbers... never knew that.

What would a car like this set ya back? Seriously thinking about going this route.

This story is epic and an absolutely compelling watch! Stoner, you and your crew have done an amazing story justice! Please keep more of these coming! I am truly humbled and awed but such luminaries of hot rodding culture, and the way you preserve and share their story's. These often overlooked quiet legends should be revered! If Rickman had a movie camera and a mic, I'd like to imagine he would have put something like this together (he got it because he lived it). Go Stoner and Motor Underground, keep moving forward, documenting and sharing!

"Today you would do a ls with twin turbos...." no you would not, you would do a gen 3 coyote?!? the AOD!? back in the day they were swapping in T5s right away so they could do clutchdrops, Keeping it the way it would have been back in the day, lets drop in a modern $5000 rear end....but we did not have enough cash to paint a hoodscoop.....Sir you and I remember "back in the day with no money" very differently!!

So many unanswered questions, Hemmings. Why were the cars sold ? Why did some of the guys move away from the "hot rod culture " , or did they all stick with it ? Did any of their children follow in their footsteps ? Why do so few young people embrace muscle cars, hot rods, and gassers, but are drawn to imports instead ? There's enough material for another episode.

Never realized how much chinatown contributed. Cool story

what an amazing way to honor your friends memory

I would have raced Underdog for pink slips in a 3 block race. My car was set up to race in 3 blocks only anybody would bet me in a quarter mile race. I put hydraulic lifters, not solid lifters like everybody had that is for top end., 283cu in --60 over with 327 heads with large valves and 327cu in intake ,300 hp and Carter AFB. 4:56 rear end and a 3 speed on the floor and never burn out on take off. When I raced that SF guy ( record holder at Fremont Drags ) if we went any longer he would have surely beat me. Twice he burned out on his take off. When he did that i was 20 feet ahead of him.

Ha Dan - I fixed the problem. I made my own video - Chinatown Confidential Episode 5 Dave's Underdog 55. I don't make videos but I think I can learn - Enjoy

This Car Put Out Like 400 Hp and Thats A Fact

This is so fucking cool.

4R70W update or the AODE if you want the same gearing.

What a crock of shite ! I watched all four episodes and ended up with a 55 replica.. ?

❤ Toyota GR Corolla ❤️

Just wanted to say, on top of this being about awesome cars, Dan seems like such a wonderfully nice guy, so respectful and reflective, especially after going for a ride in the new underdog. That was beautiful to watch, thank you.

It is not a GN and/or Turbo Regal anymore. I remember Hoonigans raced a GN against a modern SUV, but did not change the old valve springs in the heads, which critical for boost to enter the intake valves. They failed to mention the LC2 V6 stats would wipe the floor with the majority of today's V6s. *Please let real Buick Turbo gurus work on this car.* These motors (LC2) can handle 8s/9s when fully built along with a girdle.

Ian! Not to nitpick (but I am), while it’s not as easy on the Kaiser, the M998 HMMWV is indeed capable of folding the windshield flat. No practical or military reason to do so, by it can be done.

Amazing story bro 💯.... enjoyed it Alot...keep up the great work ....🤙🙂🙏

What a fantastic snapshot in time! I went to Galileo high school from 1968_1970, I was lucky enough to see the Underdog make more than one pass by the open doors of our high schools auto sho. I've never forgotten seeing those cool cars! Great memories watching this!

Please don't stop making videos like this. This is wonderful history.

TESLA BEATER! UNDERDOG 😀

This needs to be a movie ❤ the best thing I’ve seen this year.

Been great to watch, especially from across the pond. Gotta love the history. Dave's 55 is a cracker, I'd be happy to be the caretaker.

Dan- thank you for honoring our friend Dave "The Mayor" 🙏❤️

Excellent series and story! Drives like this make the years melt away. Thank you for taking us along.

Terrific series Dan! Back in the 70's there was a tri-five Chevy that used to race on Carol. It had a hig Mickey Mouse decal on the trunk. I believe he was from the Excelsior district. Very fast car, I wonder if anyone else remembered it.

I'm really happy stumbled across this!! What a GREAT series! I've always been in to cars. I don't know why, but I have. Back in the day the Boy Scouts of America awarded a merit badge to Cub Scouts who could identify something like 25 different cars (it had to be witnessed). I accomplished that in maybe two weeks. I bugged my parents to just drive me around so I could look for different cars:). The first car I ever saw at the dragstrip was a green '54 Chevy gasser at what I think was a test and tune night at the dragstrip outside of Seattle. I was in love! I'm 68 now and into muscle cars (I'm lucky enough to own the twin to my 68 GTO from high school) but the gassers have always been special to me. Thanks so much for this series!!!

Great story. Awesome Artwork. I like the 55, good inspiration to rework my 55

Omg i loved this series, 10/10 for everything especially the passion and the story telling.. I hope there's one more story to tell us

Oh WOW, My Favorite Car is a 55 Chevy, sense I was a kid. I had my chance to get a 56 from my land lord years ago, BUT he screwed the pooch on Getting it back from a Tow Yard. They were getting a title on it, and he pissed them off and I Lost my chance.. Yes YES I WAS SO PISSED!!! I heard about this CAR long ago.. But lost the trail.. AWESOME!!!

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This series was well presented. Job well done.

What a great story about a cool car, and the people and the scene around it at the time. I wonder if its still around after its last sighting in the 90s.

Awesome episode buddy

Oh at a Berkeley dance the San Francisco guys came over to race me. They brought over a 1961 Chevy record holder from the Fremont Drag strip (in their class )to beat me in front of the whole bay area. Everybody came out of the dance and we lined up in front of the dance, His girlfriend was in the car ( Peggy Shu ) It was a 3 block race. I won by a half a fender. Everybody was jumping up and down yelling Randy won Randy won. One hour later the SF guys came back again and wanted to race again, this time it was 3 blocks away on Sacramento Street Berkeley. Line up and off we went about 4 blocks at a higher speed. I won again by half a fender. Never raced at the drag strip. I still race on the streets in Hawaii. People from 1962 to 1965 All know me in the Bay Area.

Great job kiddo

I raced everybody in San Francisco and never lost a race. The SF guys always came over to race me in Oakland. I had a yellow 57 Chevy 2 door fiber glass front end. I'm Randell Kim raced from 1962 to 1966. I'm also the inventor of the BMX bicycle 1972 to 1998. You can see me on youtube Randell Kim Panda BMX bicycles. I'm still around at 80 years old.

I have one, in a 4.6 and it has 5 speed I really wish I took better care of it, still running strong at 198,000 miles.

😈🔱👿... Where the heck are you finding one gallon jars of pickles 😳..because a 4 pack of 1 gal jars is 40$ on ebay

im in loving it dan thanks yum cha gassers china girls oh yeeear

Hi - I am Gary Griffiths. I built the original 'UNDERDOG' '56 Chevy. I sold it to Dan Louie back in ''69 after I had it in the Oakland Roadster Show. It was my 1st car and purchased just before graduating H.S. '63. It was totally stock back then, 265/3speed. I put in the 327 / 4-speed / Olds rear end / fiberglass front end as a street car. Plexiglass windows and interior and frame lightening happened in mid-60's. Back then I decided to just use it for Drags. I use to race mainly at night drags at Vacaville Dragstrip. The car was painted 'Sea Sand' beige - a VW color I picked because the pit areas at the drags were dusty back then. I always got a kick out of the Underdog cartoon and thought that was a great name for the car. Fun to hear that so many people remember the car. I did see the car again in the Santa Rosa in the mid 90's. My Mom spotted it up there in a rural area house driveway. I was visiting my folks and we went over and i talked with the guy in the house. He told the engine needed repair - like a rod or piston problem. He said he was going to fix it and sell of the car. I believe he's purchased car just to flip it and make some money. He mentioned maybe trying Modesto area for a sale.

Awesome 👍keep them coming Stoner