A12 Road Runner 440 Shake Down - Don't Miss This!
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The 1969 Road Runner was a special muscle car, and the A12 package took it to another level. This week, ride along with Nick as he takes Tim's gorgeous car for a shakedown drive. And this time, Nick will be trying something he has never done before. Don't miss this!
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Nick what a awesome video of the car! I cant thank you enough for all the work you have done on it. I couldn't be happier and your passion and attention to detail proves that I sent the Roadrunner to the right man/shop! I never for one minute was worried about the car being in your capable hands. Please don't say your sorry on how long you have had it I understand as I too have been waiting for parts on other cars and its frustrating beyond belief but these are the times. Cant wait to receive it and go for a long drive. Again thank you and please thank everyone who worked on the car too. George you put together one hell of a video! thank you!
Tim you are one lucky man! I hope you enjoy your NEW car.
Congrats Tim! Wonderful car that brings back a lot of memories for a lot of us.
I know you'll be the best of stewards with her. Cheers from Tennessee!
-Ed on the Ridge
Nick is the best
Tim. It drives great, I enjoyed it. I hope I did not miss anything.
Thank you Tim for having this beauty brought back to life! Fans of American Muscle Cars will remember her 😎
"Ladies and get gentlemen and the award for best content, best camera work and best presenter goes to.... Nick's Garage!!"
great stuff but you need to see SRC garage..
NOT BEST CAMERA WORK.. SORRY.
A hot cup of coffee, Nick's Garage, and an A12 Road Runner, A great way to start a Monday.
Sounds like the breakfast of champions!
Goodday Eugene,
You are the man of the moment.
Enjoy the coffee & the A12.
Cheers
Louis 👍
@@louiskats5116 G'Day Louis, I know that you are in bed already, but I enjoyed my coffee even more this morning, watching Nick put Tim's Road Runner through it's road test. I hope all is well with you in Melbourne. It's very hot here in Texas, but very typical for this time of year. Take care and stay safe. Cheers.
It was when you went with the six in third gear
@@eugenecastles7475
Good morning Eugene,
Freezing cold fresh morning here in Melbourne today.
Just finished delivering my 1st container out of the wharf.
All is well here in Melbourne, beautiful time of the year.
One thing about Melbourne is that you can have 4 seasons in 1 day, so you get to give your wardrobe a work out.
Tomorrow is the end of the tax year so it is a very busy time for businesses, hence the early start.
Take care, stay cool & God Bless
Cheers
Louis 👍
The thing I like about nick is you never see him get rude with anybody always good attitude..a true gentleman...i wish my uncle was still around to be able to watch show..he was a true mopar guy...
Nick has gotten a little unnerved when it comes to Ford engines. Especially the BOSS 302. 😀
Finally a man that knows how to drive a muscle car!!
A good friend that I have not seen in 50 years taught me to drive a standard shift auto in 1968. The vehicle was a 1968 Road runner with a 383 and a 4 speed. We spent about an hour practicing in the parking lot of Simi Valley High school in Ventura County CA. I though I had it down, time to go home. We get about half the way home, stop at a red light, a Ventura County Sheriff pulls up behind me at the red light. No problem I had my learner's permit my buddy had his license. I did get nervous though. I stalled the car twice, I was determined to make the third time a charm. I laid rubber all the way through the intersection, right in front of the cop. I did get pulled over. My buddy says to the cop "he is just learning" and the cop says "that's obvious" and lets me go, no ticket.
There are two aircraft. Both carry the A12 designation. One was a attack aircraft that never made it out of the mock up stage before it was canceled. The second became the SR-21 Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft. Seems fitting.
Chrysler got everything right when they built Muscle cars no one else had a lift off hood option. Such an awesome car thank you Nick, George and the crew for taking on a awesome build of a true A12 Mopar
If it was so great it would make 1 horse power per cubic inch lol even with tri power it only made 390 horse power lol
@@darrellsomers5427 I guess you got something to Beat It
Hi Nick, I am a Mopar man. I drove a 2000 Dodge Dakota R/T 59L for years but always had issues with fuel delivery. I never got around to fixing the problem due to health issues. I have since moved to Thailand and gave my R/T to my daughter. Anyway, Nick, love your vlogs. Once a Mopar Man always a Mopar Man. I hope one day you will have a Dodge R/T in your shop, they are an awesome truck.
Now you need to deliver it to BC... like a certain movie I've been hearing about on your channel. Great series. I enjoyed watching. Thank you, Nick!
Hands down, this is the best car channel on UA-cam ❗❗
Beautiful car!!! I can relate to the smile on Nick’s face driving that bird…. nothing better!!
Nick, the 69 1/2 A12 Roadrunner has been the car of my dreams since I first saw one as a child. I can never have one, but still I'm thankful to see you bringing this one back to life so beautifully. Thank you Mr. Nick.
I had a70 Challenger R/T 440 six pack back 4 speed in high school (1984). Never could get it to run good . Nobody knew how to set up carbs. Ran a Holley double pump 4 barrel set up and it ran great ! Fastest car in school then , ran 13.64 @ 105. All stock !
Dave Miller
2 days ago
"Ladies and get gentlemen and the award for best content, best camera work and best presenter goes to.... Nick's Garage!!"
This is the best content on the web!!!!
Your cameraman does excellent work filming and editing
Love seeing the British Columbia Collector Plate on that Road Runner, Nick will make it right to retain those plates!
Nothing like seeing the grin on Nicks face and that little chuckle after he puts that 440 thru it's paces! Love the roar of that raw horsepower 👍
You can tell that engine is healthy, not an ounce of blow-by from the breather. Great time, Thanks Nick.
I'm died-in-the-wool, 100% GM all the way, but Nick has opened my eyes to what I've ignored in my 59 years behind the wheel! Right up there w/so many of my GM cravings, are MoPar's '68 Charger & '69 1/2 A12 Roadrunner! W/what Chrysler offered in performance from the factory in the peak muscle car era, it's continuing to surprise me how GM was able to hold its head above water in the industry-wide quest for street dominance.
GM had a whopping 52% of the market in those days and development money the other car companies couldn't even dream of! All the other companies put together shared the other 48%. Govt. told GM to sell fewer cars or get broken up as a monopoly. Buyers simply preferred GM products...
Coming from a 440+6 owner, I remember the Hemicuda vs. GSX Stage 1 "shoot-out" at Napierville back in the summer of 1993. I was rooting for the 'Cuda, but even though Nick and his brother''s beautiful green Hemicuda lost that shootout, Nick was still ever the gentleman about it.
LR. I brought a stone stock Hemicuda, while the Buick was a fixed up sleeper. That is the reason why we did not run for best of 3. We only ran it once only. Many told me that the Buick was a racer, not stone stock like my Cuda.
@@nickpanaritis4122 Larry here. Wow! Thanks, Nick! I happened to be there that day with a friend and we heard that Buick GSX idle and it was very smooth. Even an old Q-jet carb and cast iron intake. I didn't know that a Buick "sleeper" could even be built to outrun one of your fine Hemis. Maybe it was a Nick's Garage built Buick!
@@LR-my2di LOL. In the Buick, had head work, cam higher CR. My Hemi was a virgin UN-touched, stone stock..
@@nickpanaritis4122 It was crazy, Nick! We were eating at Lafleur's Restaurant and the 1993 Editor of that old magazine Muscle Car Review was at the next table. He said that his name was Barry Kluczyk (sp?). We heard him talking about coming up here to cover some Hemi vs. GSX race the next day at Napierville, so we asked him all about it. He said that he'd carefully inspected the GSX that morning and it looked and sounded "bone stock" (his words). When we asked him about the Hemi, he laughed and said that the street talk was that it was a Ray Barton engine and it would probably blow that Buick into the weeds. HaHa. Sounded pretty serious. Of course, we know it was really a famous Nick's Garage Hemi instead!
I used to teach martial arts seminars in Canada years ago, some of the finest people in the world! We used to say, their not "acting" nice, they really ARE NICE!!!! I love your show Nick! You are top shelf even in Canada, and that means the world!!! Keep the Mopars running strong!!!!!
Awesome car.
Amazing video.
Great camera work too.
I was happily reminded of the time I had a road runner.
Mine was the 383 version and it turned out be pretty special.
Every once in awhile you hear a story about a car that came from the factory but it was just better than the average. When I worked at a Chrysler assembly plant I was near where cars were placed on rollers to run them through the gears and make sure everything worked. We built 55-60 cars/hour so that came to 440-480 per eight hour shift. About every three or four months there would be one on the rollers that just plain sounded so much more powerful than the average. It would scream up to the 60 mph mark where the tester was supposed to verify the speedometer. One time a sport fury with the 440 did that and it was an employee car that would become a legend. After he got it broke in gently, he learned it was definitely quicker than the average Fury. Even though it was heavier it could beat a 440 GTX. Unheard of.
Well, my road runner must have had something special about it. On recommendation by a friend, I took it to a guy who had raced cars. Drag cars, circuit racers, so he had an ear for engines. He took my distributor out of the engine and put it on a Sun machine. We found out it had dual points! He changed the weights, the springs and put it back in the engine. Then he rejetted the carburetor and installed a high flow filter. He told me to take it for a ride and let him know how it felt. I swear that engine felt like it had another 35 HP!
It had the four speed trans and a 3.23 sure grip axle. It was so quick I was beating other road runners by 8-10 car lengths on our 1/4 mile road outside of town.
Some GTX cars showed up and thought they would beat me. I had gotten really good at getting a good start off the line. None of the GTX could beat me at the 1/4 mile mark. One was gaining but he was about 4 car lengths behind. Don't know what would have happened if we could keep running we had to shut down where the road ended. After I learned how to safely power shift into second gear, I was beating them by an even greater margin. They accused me of having a higher lift cam, LOL.
If I remember correctly, shifting at 5,000 rpm it would do 40 in first, 70 in second, 95 in third and I don't know in fourth. The speedo was down below the end where I couldn't read it. On cement, if I held the gas pedal to the floor, run it up to 5,000, and do a power shift by pushing the clutch in, shift to second, and slide foot off the clutch it would make a noise like a car hitting me from behind and throw down ten feet of rubber with both tires.
That car was wickedly fast for its engine size. never should have let it go, but I loved that 1968 Charger body style so I traded the runner in for bright red charger with black vinyl roof and interior. Loved that car. It was not as fast as the runner but it was a lot more comfortable.
Those were the great old days. Thank you for this great story Mike.
My dad had a 69 383 4 speed and he said the same thing; he’d take people out for a ride and they came back just terrified
Sensory overload… from the B/RB engine harmonics to the 1350 cfm induction noise to the first gear whine. What a machine!
This is a wonderful, personal close up of an American icon - thanks Nick and George, I’ll be back to rewatch this one many times! Great camera views that show off that 6 barrel, wonderful content!
So very cool being able to watch these motors run, that I've only seen pictures of. RIDE SAFE OUT THERE NICK!
Just love watching Nick drive these things the way they were intended to be driven!!!
Thanks Nick, this video brings back some good memories.
I loved my '70 RR. I screwed up and sold it during the '79 gas crisis. It came with a 383 and a 727, bright orange. I had freshened it up with a beefed up and balanced bottom end, torker manifold, crane fireball cam, unilight dist, holley 650 double pumper, 3 angle valve job and a set of headers. I'm sure there were faster cars on the street but not by much, how I didn't kill myself still makes me wonder. Of all the cars I have owned, this is the one I wish I still had. You guys that owned one of the early RRs know what I mean.
383 sucks a 650 double pumper thats a mild small block car
I’d rather have this car than all the current made super cars on Earth. I love the Roadrunners from this era.
This car has a huge gas guzzling engine, crappy brakes. lousy suspension & wayward steering & skinny tires in other words it looks good but it's junk. LOL
@@autodidact537 look in the mirror , and see you just described yourself , what a jerk you are
@@autodidact537 My first car was a 69 Roadrunner, I was pretty happy with it. What was your first car?
@@autodidact537 Clueless must be a plastic lover. You'll never again feel power like that, Ever! G forces maybe but that rumble. Car still had better lines than any of that foreign crap you're huggin all over today, look more like rolling Bubbles.
@@animalyze7120😆😄😄😄👏👏👏👍
Bestiale je crois qu'il n' y a pas d'autre mot ! Ce son incroyable, le rupteur, puis la dépression autour des carbus et enfin le pont au rétrogradage , les pneus qui couinent.... une bête, rien qu'en la regardant on a compris. Sublime un grand merci jim
Merci!
God, what is that thing worth? 100K ? 120k? More. When I was a kid, 17 in 1985 ... you would see these old muscle cars sitting around rusting, parked in a backyard somewhere. I partially grew up in Topeka Kansas and a guy off of Fairlawn and 21st had a dark green A12 Roadrunner in his driveway ... for years. You would see it there year after year just sitting .. a good decade then, it was suddenly gone sometime in the 90's I noticed. It honesty may have not been an A12 but I do remember the car was original and marked as a 6 Pack on the hood. Also, in 1989 I went to Sacramento California off and on with a friend of mine who was dating a girl there and near her apartments was a 1970 Roadrunner, lime green. I asked the owner about the car a few times and he said he wanted $7500 ... I was going on 21 and didn't have any where near that kind of money. It was rust free, and an automatic 383 which I think was a base model.
Nick, I have a 70 V-code Roadrunner and I bought it from a "muscle car dealer" but the outboard carbs weren't opening on the test drive or for the first few days I drove it around home. Can you imagine my happy surprise the first time I experienced the additional 1,000 cfm!! You are a great man Nick. Much appreciated!
Another excellent episode of Nick's Garage. Thank you so very much Nick, George and (in this episode) Tim for sharing with us all. 1969 and a half Plymouth Road Runner A12 package road test was great. Nick starts with his S.O.P. (standard operating procedure) and puts half a tank of fresh fuel in it. Petro-Canda 94. Period correct Firestone "skinnies" all around are nice for the car-show, however real rubber would have been nice to see. Especially on I-440. Camera work was very cool George. SIX-BARREL W.O.T. cam was pure awesomeness. Brought back many good memories. So did the sound of the 4-speed and the gear. Keep up the good work gentlemen.
Paul. Thank you.
The 440 6barrel Road Runner is my all time FAVORITE car! Beautiful work Nick.
such a beautiful car, I love seeing that Mopar design rear suspension work and push that rear end downward every time you nail the throttle
no traction bars needed!
Damn Nick it's not even my car and you gave me goose bumps with that 6-pack. George what a great job you are doing with the narrating and the music selection. Thx guys. Fantastic. 🏆
Nick - I had 1969 440 GTX with a 750 holly on it . Shame you didn't get to open the six pack from 2nd gear to third gear for a bit . This is when the real Mopar power peaked . Everyone I used the drag race said they never saw a car fly past them so fast in third gear ! RAW POWER MAN !!
When nick belts up you know it’s a ripper
Beautiful RR. I am going on 27 yrs with my '69 RR, same engine, same colors. I have a '71 340 Duster as well. Enjoy you show Nick, I am the class of 1974 also !
Hi nick your like a god to me.
This video reminded me of a ride I had in a work mates R/T CHARGER and when he floord it those tripple carbs.
It wheel spun in top gear.what a beast they are.
You definitely need one of those route 440 signs to hang up on the wall of your shop!!!!! Putting the cameras on the engine is great, you can really hear the atmosphere being gulped in when the 6 bbls open up! Awesome! thanks again guys!
That is one awesome car Tim is going to be a happy man when he gets his car back
When the cop stops me I’ll say, “You see Officer, these cars are designed to be driven the way I was driving it!” 😄😂👍🏼
I like that! 👍🏼
If I was the cop I’d let you go.
She’s ready to roll now! Nice work Nick+Crew!
Idea for future dyno test on six-pack 440: Run the 440 on the middle carb only, then compare that dyno figure to running all three carbs.
Good one!
I like that idea.
It'll go asthmatic by 3500 RPMs on just two barrel...
thank you for putting a big smile on my face, miss my '78 Camaro
That side shot of the 6 barrel flying down the road may be the coolest thing I ever seen nice camera work.
Thank you!
@@NicksGarage yeah nick love the shot of the secondaries. But I noticed something I see the secondary rods flexing. My question is if they are replaced with a stiffer rod linkage you think it would improve throttle response?
@@Jon-O. - Both outer carb.s are opened by two vacuum pots... the linkage rod is just to keep them synchronized with each other and make sure they close when he lets off...
@@BuzzLOLOL right but that linkage is still bowing.
@@Jon-O. - It's connected in the middle...
That is a masterpiece.
I think Nick’s in love with the A12 Roadrunner. I loved my new 1968 Roadrunner back in May of ‘68. Tried trading mine for a ‘69 A12 in late ‘69, but the A12 was too much $$. I only paid $2,900 for my new ‘68. Loved the muscle car wars back in the 60’s.
Thanks for this I owned the identical A12 in Ottawa back in the 70’s same colour except mine was automatic.Couldn’t keep the torqueflites in it until I installed a shift plate.
thanks for the memories Tim’s car is gorgeous!
At 17 years old I parted out my first car a yellow 73 Cuda and purchased a 1969 GTX red / white interior 4 speed Dana car..Traded that for a red 1971 GTX..that started it all..I owned all the rest of the Mopars over the years.Cudas challengers Chargers.I am building a 67 big tire twin turbo 67 camaro now i'm in my 50's..Wouldnt change a thing...
So glad to see it running perfectly
This car was designed to go to town Now it's fully built Nick is taking her out for a shakedown He tests the limits of adhesion to make sure there's no breakdown That's why you'll never see a Nick's Garage patron wearing a frown This A12 Road Runner has some serious kit It's truly lit Now Nick is going to demonstrate it's legitimate An amazing muscle car that will take Tim far Nick's Garage every Monday is always a fun day
Thanks for the rhymes, Roberto!
@@NicksGarage Thanks for all the awesome content Always worth the time spent A lovely car without so much as a single dent Classics like these there's no need to reinvent Just like it was from the factory is how I'd want it actually
THE 440 is cool. you going to the sign made me laugh. 😂👍✌
' Home of the 440 '
Some how ..... I "think" there could be an A12 car in Nicks future ??? LOL !! It's going to take a loooooong time to get that smile off his face !! Great job AGAIN by all the guys and Nick !!
What a BEAUTIFUL Road Runner !!! Absolutely AWESOME !!
Nick is such a wonderful and special man. He is a Mopar guru and his great personality spills over through the camera. 👍
Finally got to watch this today. I really believe this to be the best video ever from you. No PS/PB. 440 6BBL. I can see why Nick wanted to just keep driving it. Love the way the whole car stands up when you drop the clutch. Excellent, excellent work all around!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
A master at his craft, job well done
Another 440 breathing healthy again!!
Thanks for the great vids, at a time when our country is sad/depressed with covid
And the residential schools, you clearly show what being Canadian truly is ..thanks Nick and the guys at the garage, and the owner for keeping this old girl going
Thanks for your comment, and for mentioning the residential schools. In life, as in car repair, hiding a problem can never fix it.
Great video as always and hats off to your camera man, (thank you George!) for making these awesome videos
Man, I love that thing! reminds me of my youth :) have fun, Nick.
Excellent, excellent, excellent!! Tim, what a car you have now. George, your camera work and placement was exceptional! This job is an example of professionalism and attention to detail.
I have always believed that the ultimate example of a factory musclecar is the 1969 1/2 A12 cars. No compromises with these things.
Don’t forget the hemi dart!
In 1986 I could have had one of these for 12K. 100% correct, low miles. I walked away, BRILLIANT, sheeeesh.
What an incredibly beautiful ride! I think Nick was ready to just drive it back home to Vancouver :-)
Incredible footage, love the carbs shots. Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Will do!
Awesome car and a great lesson. Didn’t know how the 6pack worked love it
"These cars were designed to be driven like I'm going to drive it." Yes, I remember it well. Drive the fckng wheels off it. I'm still alive man, fifty five years later, and i would sell my soul for ever, just to rattle that ting down the highway for just one day.
That was spectacular, I've never seen a six barrel in operation. I do know about power shifts, I turned my 71 Firebird from a four speed into a three speed on a Sunday morning many years ago. I didn't even have to leave the car to do it. That was a costly drive, but worth it.
NICK'S GARAGE - TURN LEFT, THEN FOLLOW THE BLACK TIRE MARKS ON THE STREET - 2 MILES !
Nick you’re so right. These cars we meant to be driven hard. I owned a ‘68 RR that I purchased for $800 in ‘73, 383 with a 4-speed trans. No power steering no power brakes. I power shifted that car unmercifully! Busted several shifting forks and went through many clutches. Ha a ton of fun with it. Just like you had fun driving that gorgeous’69. Sold it for a ‘71 Challenger 440 six pack and had even more fun!
Great video Nick, always worth watching! Thanks for keeping the old school alive!
Bitchin' Ride, love the "Carb Cam" !
Giasou Nikola,
What an awesome video, no other words to describe it.
The length & breath you will goto is a true testament to the man you are.
To put camera's in the engine bay to double check everything is working okay who would of thought of that back in the day.
What a Roadrunner, the noise, the sound, the beautiful body lines & I love the fact it is basically a bare bone brawler of a muscle car.
They were built to be run hard.
I was hoping you were going to take it to the strip for abit of quarter mile action.
Hi regards to George for great camera work what he does behind the scenes is fantastic keeping it all together.
You have done Ma Mopar proud & Tim is sure I lucky guy to have such a beautiful ride. You can see that you thoroughly enjoyed yourself.
I hope you are taking Kowalski out in that beautiful sunny weather.
Great video thoroughly enjoyed it.
Your number 1 Fan in Australia
Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤
Louis. Loved the way Tim's car drove. Driving it hard or easy, was a pleasure. I have taken my Challenger out of storage and still have not driven it. Hoping to go to Carlisle with it on July 9 th, if the US-CANADA border would open soon.
Fantastic all around! Video and editing, car and the work done all awesome. Definitely got a nice feel for the car and what it’s like. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks a ton! We appreciate that.
My childhood friends dad had a dealership,,, he took me for a ride in a rusted out coronet then opened the hood,,, 440 six-pack,,, fastest car out of the hole I've been in
Nick, You might want to let viewers know that Holley made spring kits for the 6 packs to allow the outboard carbs to open faster or slower depending on your needs. I still have one from when I had my 1971 'Cuda 440+6.
Beautiful car Nick enjoyed watching this video and the six pack outstanding.
love the sound of motor
Nick, the smile on your face when you open up that Six Barrel is PRICELESS! Bill from Linglestown Pennsylvania
Tim that's a Helluva car and it couldn't be in better hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Killer car Top vid George ! Nick you can see the passion in your face when you resurrect one of these back on the road . Need to setup shop down under mate . Too hard to ship my ride across the water. Cheers to you all.
That’s probably the most I’ve ever seen nick drive a customers car.
It’s cool to see this cause I’m building a 69 Roadrunner as a A12 car but mine is gonna be hemi orange with keystone klassics and I have a lunati voodoo cam .513/.533 lift adv duration 279/287 @ 50 234/242 lobe separation 110/106 and I’m gonna have purple hornie mufflers so mines not gonna sound stock at all I just got the floor in it only metal work left is the quarters, rear body panels, package tray and patch the trunk lid.
Awesome video I’d like to see more of the A12 car and of the 70 Roadrunner as well.
Thank you Nick for this video. This by far is the BEST video I've watched of yours. George did a great job on video and camera placements.
I loved following this car during its build up.
I loved the way you drove this MOPAR
Drove her hard but with extreme care and caution.
I'm really looking fwd to many more like videos.
Thank you for reading this.
Sincerely Christian Shaffer
From: Arizona near California and Nevada
Chris. Thanks for watching.
Ohhhhh awesome, memories of days gone
Nick the RR has arrived! Took it out for a run this afternoon and it ran sooooooo nice! I honestly can’t thank you enough!
Sorry for the late reply. Way to many comments on my channel to catch up. Enjoy and thanks.
Mornin Mr Nick! Have a Great Week!! p.s. Love the A-12!!
Morning! Thanks for being with us!
Like it (: 6 pack sounds awesome with all 6 open. Good to see you smile like a teen again (: be safe all !
I've got to say, this is my favourite Nick's video to date.
the road runner and the GTX are my favorites.
Nick that was simply awesome and then some as was George's filming and I'm so glad everything went as it should after a few tweaks. We must thank Tim for allowing Nick the privilege if driving the car the way he did. That Roadrunner sure is a sweet ride and sure sounds as sweet as it looks going down the road Tim, you should be one happy man upon delivery from Nick, enjoy! Beep Beep!
that car is awesome , and like you the whine of the gearbox really makes it for me . I have a tremec 5 spd in my mustang gt and would rather listen to the mechanicals than the radio.
Same way with the A833 4-speed in my sport fury...who needs a radio...
Props to George for bringing us these great videos
Thank you Sir!
Thank you!
Nick I could feel the atmosphere change over here in Wisconsin when you opened up those secondaries! What a great video George! You caught the secondaries not opening after the first WOT. A very enjoyable ride along. Thank you for sharing this.
Hi Nick, great video but I did notice while you were shaking it down the first time that the motor was floating just before you shifted it and at the same time in the video you can see some vapor coming out of the front carb and the rear carb. I thought at first it was the valves floating but it wasn't. Good catch by the camera guy for sure!!! Keep up the good work guys!!!!
jd. It hit the REV limiter when it past 5800 RPM's. Not valve spring floating. Thanks for watching.
@@nickpanaritis4122 Hi again Nick, I did not know you had one hooked up on the A12 that explains it! Thanks for replying back love your show!!!
Chevy guy from the git-go, but I must say that this machine is gorgeous and I'd love to own it.
I just purchased a 1968 Road Runner and being a BOP guy I just had to have one of these baby’s for my collection, mine has the 440 also and the guy I purchased it from built it and raced it. If I told you what I pd for it I’d be arrested for grand larceny. I understand why Mopar guys are so crazy for these cars.
I can always tell when a four barrel kicks in the throaty sounds changes drastically
I’m a Chevy guy but I do like Mopar’s too, The Roadrunner is my dream Mopar!
I am a die hard Chevy and Pontiac guy, but after finding Nick's... I now love ALL old iron! Love the sign too Nick!
Anybody that says they dont like mopars , is usually just sombody that had been beaten by them time and time again out on the street!!!
What it should boil down to, is everyone that is a true american should love all goddamn domestic rides.
@@aarongrabowski3775 I agree.
@@aarongrabowski3775 My dad was a GM guy when I was a kid...guess that's how I got stuck on just GM cars, but now...I like all American cars of the 50's - 70's.
nice looking engine compartment and cool lift off hood. on the other hand it takes 2 people to check the oil.
Thanks for letting us all see your car in action Tim. I hope you enjoy it when you get it back soon!
Yes! Thanks to Tim.
@@NicksGarage Thank you Nick!!
That's my favorite car so far. From all the episodes I have watched.
Looks good, sounds good, plenty fast and not a bunch of fluff. Over 50 years old and still one of the toughest, best looking cars ever built.