Firing up Richard Petty’s 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix and onboard ride-along (4K) | Petty's Garage

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  • @1fastford795
    @1fastford795 Рік тому +55

    When stock cars looked like the actual street car’s beautiful 🤩

    • @SpaceHCowboy
      @SpaceHCowboy Рік тому

      Yes'sir!

    • @baims8367
      @baims8367 5 місяців тому

      Gotta love the street and hobby stock divisions at your local tracks. Hands down the best classes in the country !!

  • @TheChube25
    @TheChube25 Рік тому +55

    So much power, and nowhere to gallup! That car was screaming to be opened up! Awesome sound!

    • @Mike-8404
      @Mike-8404 Рік тому +7

      I thought the same thing, she was begging to be let loose

    • @davidtimms9615
      @davidtimms9615 Рік тому +4

      She was cruising around looking for a race track.

    • @jawmedia7575
      @jawmedia7575 Рік тому +1

      "All this horsepower, and nowhere to gallup!" -Bruce

  • @shawdowsanddust5301
    @shawdowsanddust5301 Рік тому +15

    Awesome era of NASCAR. That Aerocoupe back window was a serious game changer for the Monte Carlo SS'. Never could figure out why the Pontiac's didn't see similar success.

  • @Spacejunk63
    @Spacejunk63 Рік тому +66

    Love the sound of those older race cars.. especially the ones wit #43 on it!

    • @c10wiremantawwallace13
      @c10wiremantawwallace13 Рік тому +6

      No one in NASCAR will ever win 200 races ever again. There will always be just 1 King Richard Petty.
      That tall shifter just makes me think of the old Rat Fink Ed Roth artwork.
      Memories of the old days.

    • @SOU6900
      @SOU6900 Рік тому +3

      I'm like you, but I prefer mine to be a Black Chevy with 3 on it. 😉

    • @anthonylaudano9435
      @anthonylaudano9435 Рік тому

      LIKE GISSS LOL

    • @fsca72
      @fsca72 Рік тому +2

      That’s just a mildly built small block Chevy. Nowhere near the level race engine that would’ve been in there originally.

    • @Spacejunk63
      @Spacejunk63 Рік тому

      ​​​Right I forget you're the expert. Because that's what the King would of had in one of his race cars.

  • @tanker335
    @tanker335 Рік тому +32

    That's the last place on Earth I'd expect to see a speed bump.

  • @michellatour150
    @michellatour150 Рік тому +3

    I'd much rather watch and listen to these cars even while at a standstill than today's cars actually racing.

  • @louislepage5111
    @louislepage5111 Рік тому +9

    Dale Inman said the cars were always built around Richard Petty' 😊

  • @jamesforbes3128
    @jamesforbes3128 Рік тому +3

    I wish Petty would go back to this paint scheme.

  • @BSNFabricating
    @BSNFabricating Рік тому +8

    Now THAT brings back some great memories.

  • @pennywise8182
    @pennywise8182 Рік тому +8

    I'm glad to see other people using those classic Craftsman "Iconic" ratchets......I still use mine all the time....And I pick up more here and there....USA made of course....If they're good enough for "The King", they're sure as Hell good enough for me.

  • @billyp333
    @billyp333 Рік тому +15

    To see Master Craftsman at work is amazing....beautiful historic car

  • @joelquinn3953
    @joelquinn3953 Рік тому +6

    How amazing it must have felt to drive that beast that went so many miles in so little time!!!! Amazing machine!!! All I can do is watch videos of him racing it but I’ll bet it was magic to see him runnin!!!!!!

  • @elvisowens7137
    @elvisowens7137 Рік тому +8

    This is awesome love it.. Thanks fer posting.. Nothing beats old school Nascar

  • @Ryan-vo3rm
    @Ryan-vo3rm Рік тому +11

    Ahh yes miss those days where the cars looked nicer and actually still looked more like the actual cars.

  • @das11270110
    @das11270110 Рік тому +13

    They might not have been good racecars but as a Pontiac fan I love the grand prix 2+2

  • @richardwarfordjr.5622
    @richardwarfordjr.5622 Місяць тому +2

    I like Petty is a legend 😊

  • @user-fr5su1ob7j
    @user-fr5su1ob7j 6 місяців тому +1

    Sounds great it would be awesome to hear it in person. One day hopefully might get to hear one thanks.

  • @stenbergskij101
    @stenbergskij101 Рік тому +1

    Rick Petty and the heartbreakers

  • @thedrunkendolphin-rob7958
    @thedrunkendolphin-rob7958 Рік тому +16

    My first race was in March 1987 at Darlington...so this car is one of my favorites. The King finished 3rd that day...maybe would have won if not for the rain.

    • @dannyballenger3340
      @dannyballenger3340 Рік тому +2

      THE KING IS WRIGHT BROTHER

    • @rdsii64
      @rdsii64 Рік тому

      I was at Darlington on throwback weekend for this years goodyear 400. It was my first race and I had so much fun I bought tickets for the upcoming cookout southern 500 as soon as I got home.

  • @ElvinLeadfoot
    @ElvinLeadfoot Місяць тому

    How could you not love being around that garage:)
    ???? Definitely Cool

  • @ShadowFox1141
    @ShadowFox1141 Рік тому +2

    That iconic color scheme!! The one and only petty color scheme!

  • @MI325A
    @MI325A Рік тому +1

    🎉🎉🎉🎉 HAPPY 84TH BIRTHDAY, "KING" RICHARD PETTY 🎉🎉🎉
    God Bless

  • @4367plu
    @4367plu Рік тому +6

    Love the stp paint so recognizable

  • @sharksrcbash
    @sharksrcbash Рік тому

    The sound when that thing fired up was outstanding. I was imagining myself driving. Thank you.

  • @eddylauterback1312
    @eddylauterback1312 Рік тому +17

    Can you imagine setting up a car for Mr Petty?

    • @darrininverarity4297
      @darrininverarity4297 Рік тому +1

      The King

    • @chasethompson9826
      @chasethompson9826 Рік тому

      I worked for Dave Hammond who built engines for both him and then Kyle. Amazing place to be in randleman. The roads show you why these guys wanted to race so bad

  • @carouselofcrazychrisb
    @carouselofcrazychrisb 8 місяців тому

    One of my all time favorite Pontiac bodies

  • @ekrwy2
    @ekrwy2 Рік тому +1

    I wish they would put the gun slinger Mike Skinner behind the wheel for Goodwood. His runs in a nascar truck was always awesome to watch.

  • @KillerKev1961
    @KillerKev1961 Рік тому

    Love these historical films. Thank you. History is only that if its preserved.

  • @danielrankin4906
    @danielrankin4906 Рік тому +3

    I was hoping he would take it on down randleman rd there for a second.

    • @darrellkidd5177
      @darrellkidd5177 Рік тому

      Me too! At least for a little ways down Branson Mill Rd. There ain't a cop in Randolph County that would bat an eye at seeing that car going down the road 😁

  • @albarman1968
    @albarman1968 Рік тому +1

    at 7:05 reaching for the shifter where it really should be in a conventional car. Awesome!

  • @narutofanz4
    @narutofanz4 Рік тому +1

    I was waiting for him to dump the clutch, you can hear the eagerness of the engine

  • @mikehunt9894
    @mikehunt9894 Рік тому +1

    Im surprised Petty Garage doesn't have their own little race track in the backyard to let these unwind from time to time...

  • @TaisinViper
    @TaisinViper Рік тому

    I regularly watch Goodwood gonna be paying even more attention this year that car is a piece of art

  • @michaelmyers3892
    @michaelmyers3892 Рік тому

    I remember all too well as a kid back in the 1970s don't really remember the racetrack but Dad took me to a race with them just the look in the style of Richard Petty and it caught my attention my dad was always a Richard Petty fan since the 1960s

  • @finscreenname
    @finscreenname Рік тому +5

    Funny seeing everyday drivers sitting amongst all that history.
    How is that Holly not leaking all over the place? I leave one over the winter in my boat and they always end up leaking.

  • @CorbinsDedah
    @CorbinsDedah Рік тому

    What a beauty. That body style is just amazing.

  • @jameshutchins3396
    @jameshutchins3396 Рік тому +2

    Music video!!! Thank you!

  • @tillman40
    @tillman40 Рік тому +4

    Boys this is back when it was all about the racing…

  • @marknan5352
    @marknan5352 Рік тому

    Goosebumps....... Love the sound. Nascar muscle

  • @cliffthelightning
    @cliffthelightning Рік тому +1

    Great background music, very of its time

  • @highflyingbird6467
    @highflyingbird6467 Рік тому

    What a cool piece of Nascar history, Sounds and looks wonderful.

  • @AmericanJohnnyBoone
    @AmericanJohnnyBoone Рік тому +1

    The 2 + 2 was competitive. That car came close to winning at North Wilkesboro and Darlington.

  • @chasethompson9826
    @chasethompson9826 Рік тому

    These guys are highly respected and trusted

  • @jamesayers1770
    @jamesayers1770 Рік тому

    The legendary King 🤴

  • @garageworm17
    @garageworm17 Рік тому

    This was the car I grew up with love this car

  • @Andyc515
    @Andyc515 Рік тому

    Awesome dude wooooo love the sound of that beast

  • @anthonyklein1608
    @anthonyklein1608 Рік тому

    EPA is going to love you guys!

  • @tennesseesmoky9012
    @tennesseesmoky9012 Рік тому

    Great video! Thanks for sharing.

  • @pauljohnson7382
    @pauljohnson7382 Рік тому +2

    Carb tuning has become a lost art-form...
    Miss the days of...throttle pump...throttle pump...slide choke out just a bit...hit the ignition...(c'mon baby)...do it! 👍

  • @mikep1085
    @mikep1085 10 днів тому

    Sounds great!! 😎

  • @georgeesquivel8623
    @georgeesquivel8623 Рік тому

    COOL CAR!!!!!!!FRIDAY NITE RIDE 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

  • @rubberbandmansgarage470
    @rubberbandmansgarage470 Рік тому

    That’s cool I don’t care who you are that sounds like a beast! Love the video and him taking a few rips I would have too!!

  • @mikeadams2900
    @mikeadams2900 Рік тому

    That is awesome!!!!!!

  • @andyhamilton8940
    @andyhamilton8940 Рік тому

    Pony-yak! Hope the King will be going to drive again over at Goodwood!

  • @bryonkidder6199
    @bryonkidder6199 Рік тому

    Beautiful Pony-ac!

  • @HightowerLSSD
    @HightowerLSSD Рік тому +1

    Ready for a rip around N. Wilkesboro!

  • @greer776611
    @greer776611 Рік тому

    When a car has power- it's pulsating

  • @LarryVarner-zq5zd
    @LarryVarner-zq5zd 8 місяців тому

    Amen, Men were Men & Stockcars were Real.

  • @mchristr
    @mchristr Рік тому

    I realize that the races were mostly ovals back in the day but there's just something so right about a road course alignment on these cars.

  • @shanew.williams
    @shanew.williams Рік тому

    Great vid ! It would be nice if you could get Richard to do his own steering wheel wrap in black tape like he used to. After they went to removable steering wheels, sometimes i watched Richard setting on the pit wall, carefully wrapping his steering wheel in between practices or whenever,contented as can be.

  • @michaelboonphotography3014
    @michaelboonphotography3014 Рік тому

    Wow that car needs to be let loose. I went the the Petty museum in 2006 and saw this car and many of his others. It's an awesome place you really have to see it.

  • @c10wiremantawwallace13
    @c10wiremantawwallace13 Рік тому +2

    I watched the car race at Riverside way back in 1988 when Rusty Wallace won the race. I was always a Richard Petty fan and I wanted this car so much it hurts to see it now.

  • @jeffb243
    @jeffb243 Рік тому

    LOVE IT!!!!

  • @Chef-James
    @Chef-James Рік тому

    The King

  • @James7796ify
    @James7796ify Рік тому +1

    You guys are very carefully about waking her up for the first time in 6 years that car got a spa treatment!

  • @kungfuwitcher7621
    @kungfuwitcher7621 Рік тому

    There is a British telephone box on the site 😎 Love the sound of that engine.

  • @jamesmcintire3800
    @jamesmcintire3800 Рік тому

    I love the sight and sounds of Richards old 43! Who’s going to drive this car at Goodwood?

  • @dustinmiller8451
    @dustinmiller8451 Рік тому

    Great place to visit as an RP fan!
    You might even bump into Dale Inman or the King himself!

  • @joelpierce3940
    @joelpierce3940 Рік тому

    I really like the plates they use for toe in. Probably check camber also.

  • @nativestacker4185
    @nativestacker4185 Рік тому

    This generation was the end of Stock Car Racing , and Richard was The King , my favorite driver . I miss Stock Car Racing . I think 1987 was the last year I watched .

  • @kennyjoiner2840
    @kennyjoiner2840 Рік тому

    That car sound sweet

  • @Daehawk
    @Daehawk Рік тому

    Old and simple. The best way.

  • @typedbyben
    @typedbyben Рік тому +13

    I'd do this all day every day for free

  • @jimmy_olds
    @jimmy_olds Рік тому +7

    What’s the history behind that chassis?

  • @ghost13829
    @ghost13829 Рік тому

    Perfection

  • @charlesd.3749
    @charlesd.3749 Рік тому

    Absolutely gorgeous. ❤

  • @ransomlumberjack7838
    @ransomlumberjack7838 Рік тому +1

    How many wins did Petty have in 1987. After all these years, it's good to see that the car is still struggling.

  • @tw88gttama
    @tw88gttama Рік тому +1

    I’m ready for this on iracing , I know it got scanned !! I’ll trade in the Buick for it

  • @hopalongjohnny9797
    @hopalongjohnny9797 Рік тому +1

    Thought you were going to take it down Branson Mill Road like the old days 😂

  • @DaleTerry
    @DaleTerry 9 місяців тому

    My dream job!

  • @jefferyrobertson7520
    @jefferyrobertson7520 Рік тому

    Number 43 Stp Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Fastback Aero Coupe From 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Thanks For Uploading

  • @jpedromurillo2518
    @jpedromurillo2518 Рік тому

    I,like You channel,greetings from San José CA (408) .

  • @mikep1085
    @mikep1085 10 днів тому

    Should have gotten Kyle to run it down the road for us! HAHA!

  • @darinpetty3741
    @darinpetty3741 Рік тому +1

    I've met Richard and he is a awesome man. So cool to see one of his cars.

  • @ClaremontClassicGarage
    @ClaremontClassicGarage Рік тому

    Just out cruising around in the King's car.

  • @hotwheel6663
    @hotwheel6663 Рік тому

    Love dem' slots!

  • @RCFlyBy911
    @RCFlyBy911 Рік тому

    I started watching as a young kid in 1980 this was the car I liked the best and then I saw the person get out of it 👈🏼‼️ it was that day RICHARD PETTY became my HERO ‼️‼️‼️ well fast forward to now ,,, I’m 53yrs young RICHARD PETTY is still my all time HERO AND I STILL WANT TO PUT THAT #43 race car in victory lane at DAYTONA ….WHAT ??? Who said because you age don’t mean that you still can’t have dreams ‼️I can whip a car though ..I was born with it ! Just wasn’t born with the $☹️

  • @GG-pr3yo
    @GG-pr3yo Рік тому +1

    Take that car to LeMans!!!!!!

  • @TheBigDawgSL
    @TheBigDawgSL Рік тому +1

    We need this on iracing

  • @bigbline405
    @bigbline405 Рік тому

    Very cool and great sounding and looking car for the king question is the carb the still full power Holley or the reduced 390 cfm in late 87 seasons after Bobby's crash in the Winston 500

  • @taftamick54
    @taftamick54 Рік тому

    Now that's cool!! Mechanics adjusting carburetors instead of punching buttons on a lap top... Nascar we want carburetors!!! How in the heck can you drive that thing with Richards steering wheel? He loved em close... Now we wanna see Richard do some donuts in the parkin' lot with that thang...😁

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER Рік тому +1

    Oh wow, very cool!!!!👍👍43

  • @1MADZ
    @1MADZ Рік тому

    Real man car

  • @MATTBOMERRACING
    @MATTBOMERRACING Рік тому +1

    What camera do use film with, quality is stunning!

  • @Trebor-gw8lt
    @Trebor-gw8lt Рік тому +1

    The 700hp race engine is out of it folks…that’s the 400hp “show car” engine.

  • @mikemeyer7759
    @mikemeyer7759 Рік тому +1

    When you ask these men if it’ll run, they just grin.

  • @stevejarred6484
    @stevejarred6484 Рік тому +1

    To me, the Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Aero Coupe is just as an important car as the 1970 Plymouth Super Bird.

  • @williamkrupp4572
    @williamkrupp4572 Рік тому

    SORRY. BUT i LOVE YOU BOYS! tHANK YOU!!

  • @mikeslomski7063
    @mikeslomski7063 Рік тому +1

    Who else said "Gentlemen, start your engines!" when they fired it up?😊

  • @montecarloss305
    @montecarloss305 Рік тому

    Kinda forgot how much more rounded the rear windows were on those 2+2s compared to the Aerocoupes.