FORGOTTEN 30 YEARS! Will This 1970 Dodge Coronet RUN and DRIVE?
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
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Everyone has a love hate relationship with the 1970 Coronet. This beauty has been abandoned for 30 years, and I've made it a mission today to get it running and driving for the first time with a low budget restoration! Follow along as we make this basic four door transform into a respectable car show cruiser!
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You Two Kill me.......The tapping of the Light before hot pursuit was PRICELESS!!!!
You had me at Coronet.
Me too!
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they had me when they lowered it and then decided to paint it up like a Police cruiser
That's good😊
My '65 Valiant with a slant 6 is stored outside all winter in upstate NY's harsh winters. In the spring, I hook up the battery that was on a tender all winter and pump the gas pedal twice. It starts right up year after year. I love this engine!
Same with my '64, western MT.
Nice! I had a 65 dart, slant 6.
Definitely hard to kill the leaning 6 in a row ready to tow!!!
Not gonna lie out of all the people posting car stuff I really really like your channel because you seem to be fairly professional without even noticing 😅 like your work always looks solid when your done and I really like that about your channel
Great see old cars stock standard, love them like that
My father had its twin, a 1970 Plymouth Satellite 4dr. Same color with the 318 V8. Built like a tank. Good luck with the Dodge.
Love the old Coronet!
My first car was a 66 Coronet 440 two door hardtop 318, automatic transmission, no power anything, AM radio, and heater. Once I put a chrome air cleaner on it, dual exhaust, glass packs, and chrome tips I had the perfect car.
Yes! Good to see a Wednesday video. Seems like all the car channels have been dropping on Friday so this is nice to watch during the middle of the week. :)
That is awesome mate! even it it is short on options it's still a cool car! I've never really understood the 2 door versus 4 door thing , I would be happy with either 🙂
Dylan. I love the basic 4-door sedans of the late 60’s and 70’s. This Dodge looks pretty good considering it’s been sitting outside. Please continue to bring these awesome videos and I’ll definitely keep on watching.
31:02 YEA!!! CLINT EASTWOOD, JEFF BRIDGES, George Kennedy and Catherine Bach! Movie 1974 THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT!!!!! HITCHHIKING RABBITS IN THE TRUNK SCENE!!!!!
My uncle had one he passed down to be years ago. Still at his house. It has a 440 in it and a 4 speed. I got it when I was 15 and still have it and I'm 31. Definitely one of the nicest 4 doors made in 1970
Seems crazy how good the outside is and how ruff the interior is in comparison I was excited for you till you opened the doors..still a good looking ol car!!
My favourite part of all these roadsterations are the brakes and drum rebuilds, no matter what type of vehicle I love it when I get to see the brakes and drums.
Yep, started right up. The old Leaning Tower of Power does it again! That's a good honest car. They don't make good honest cars anymore. Glad this one's back on the road 👍
The Coronet turned out awesome cool and with one of my favorite engines, Slant 6. Loved the video Dylan and it brought a big smile on my face 😃👍
way back in the day (mid 80's) my buddy had a dodge dart swinger with the slant 6 and a 3 speed on the tree. he beat the crap out of it and it eventually lost second gear so he just wound out first until it floated the valves and then shifted it into third. he did that for years and the engine never failed. slant 6 engine will not die.
WHat I Love Seeing is you boys learning Three on the Tree what I thought would be lost....Is great to see be revived!!!!!! Dylan I know you have done it before. Still!!
Absolutely love how these beautiful old cars are restored and put back on the road. Thank you Dylan. Cheers 🇨🇦🇺🇸👍
Always loved the headlights on these!
Dylan kinda seem obsessed with police cars. Need to drop a Hemi in it. Looks impressive. That slant 6 cylinder are awsome. Thanks for sharing!
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Dylan this brings me back to 1987 and 2 firsts for me my first MOPAR and my first big block I ever owned. I bought a 69 Dodge Coronet 4door sedan for 75.00 bucks with no engine or transmission it was a 318 car. One of my buddies had a 70 383 2 barrel and 727 out of a 70 Chrysler Newport that I bought for 100 dollar bill. That I turned into what I called Grandma’s Grocery Getter. It was Turquoise with black interior white wall tires on black steel wheels dual exhaust she ran great and even turned a 9.79 in an eighth mile. I would love to have another one and build it with some modern technology like EFI And 4wheel disc brakes and 15x8 MOPAR cop rims black of course with 225 60 15’s. And for dual exhaust Borla XS pro mufflers.
Love the Tennessee State Trooper look it fits perfectly with your fleet. Eddie Patterson Silverstreet South Carolina.
Cant wait to see this thing alive!
Your clips are getting better and better man, keep it up. I really like the fact that you are super technical but can simplify the terminology a little bit, but not that much to make it too easy. I binge watch your videos quite a bit, even watching the same one a couple of times.
Love the way it came along car looks great and purrs down the road
I don’t like many 4 door cars but I have to say I really like this one!
Well done with the safety glasses! Thanks for being a solid role model!
Always loved these 1970 4 door models, especially the some what low trim manual ones like this, I hope you hang on to it, I know I sure would if I found one.
A cheap old spotlight for the A pillar would be cool. 😊🚨 I like those Coronets. 👍👍
You got that dodge looking good and running smooth keep up the good work and keep bringing them old cars and trucks back to life
Another hidden gem rescued by Dylan ❤
talk about memories! took my drivers test in a 1970 coronet 318 car my grandfather bought new.
Wasn't sure about the police car theme at first, but it turned out looking epic! I kinda want to build one now.
'70 Coronet, one of my favorite cars !!
Love the car, just hope you do something with the frame as in rust protection..
70 coronet is the front end of them all :O
Super Bees face ...horse collar bumpers are the Bees goggles rims...valance is it's mouth...grimace & all...
0:20 heck yeah. nice intro, love me a dodge! what a beauty.
We need more of this in our hobby. Budget builds, getting them back on the road and yes, saving the sedans! Great work, as always.
Wow, Dylan, I love how you made this a police car. And did some what of a car chase! Before I started watching this video, I was looking something up and saw a picture of this car sitting in your shop, and I thought you had got another police car. Then I watched this video and saw that you turned this car into a police car. I said to myself, "Wait a minute. Was that the same car that I saw on Google?" Apparently, it is the same car. Awesome job.👍
I’ve always loved the look of the cornets/super bees
Good Evening Sir , it is nice to see you again today Sunday the 11th at 9:38 pm my time here in AZ 😊 !
I got even more excited about this car once I seen that it had the slant 6!
Dylan,really enjoy your vids.I am 72 years young and have owned a few of the vehicles you have brought back to life. Would love to see you find a good 65-66 Mustang to get back on the road,had one of these also that was Ford green. My favorite of all time. Also enjoy the helper you brought on,seems like a great young man ! Wish you all good success and continued growth for the future!
Solid coronet Dylan, runs surprisingly well! I don't think I have ever seen a clutch disc just completely crumble like that and a fuel tank u can remove nearly without removing the straps 😂😂😂😂, man that tank was literally like a sheet of paper!!!! The leaning 6 in a row ready 2 tow's are hard 2 kill!!! Thanks for the entertainment Dylan n Bryer, appreciate u both tremendously!!++🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Howdy from south central Texas 🤠
I dig these kinds of videos. Thanks guys great job.
I think it is cool you are teaching a young man to drive a Three on the column car.
Dylan, cool car for your Dad! He will love it! Great job!!!
You guys made it look really good, and it is running too, ya can't beat that😊
hearing that inline 6 man, sounds great, just a bit quiet. if this ends up being made more powerful, I hope it goes well. inline 6s can make power, from the jaguar xk to the nissan rb, they just work, and they sound great when they do it. hope it revs high and sings.
Power Tour Car 2024!!!
Very cool.. I built a 66Ford Galaxie 500 4 door 390ci into a Mayberry looking police car but in Virginia I wasn’t allowed to have anything on the doors visually that claimed law enforcement of any kind.. sheriff, police, state trooper, etc.. (or blue lights/yours are red👍) hopefully Tennessee isn’t that way, I’d hate to see Dad pulled over😂..
cool build Dude!!
Back when I lived in NJ you wouldn't get 2 miles without getting pulled over for impersonating a police officer. Not sure about TN though.
Babe wake up, new Dylan McCool just dropped
Love ur videos lol. Awesome how u can take a fire trap rust bucket that hasnt been driven in 30 years and with a minimum of money turn it into a cool ride like that. Reminds me of something legendary TN sheriff Buford Pusser might drive (except for the slant six) 🚔😎
Dylan you're the best. I'd love to see the metal work and interior refresh. Ebay budget restoration!
The 225 slant 6 is one of greatest engine of all time!!!! I drove to Alaska in a 1969 Plymouth Valiant ,that engine ran like a top and purred like a kitten it started every time, and got fantastic gas mileage.
My grandpa ran a Coronet for 35 yrs before selling in about 2005. He was obsessive about maintenance, so it still looked and ran perfectly the day he sold it.
Darn you are holding out on us , I see a yellow Barracuda over on the side...
Nice job 👍
20 years ago I did the same on a 64' Impala 4 dr sedan and transform her in a Cali Highway Patrol. Real fun car.
Keep up the great content ... really like your channel.
Didnt know that could be done. Never saw a 64 chevy patrol car
Any chance you could make a video?
@@ginowagonucci it was not built according to an original. it was just for fun. As I said, it was already 20 years ago.
That 225 slant 6, with its clattering valve train and exhaust manifold leaking "ticks", bought back many memories.
As a child, already starting to get interested in cars, I did my first valve lash in 1975 on our 1968 Plymouth Valient's 225 slant 6.
With the engine hot, valve cover removed and the engine idling (splattering oil), I recall adjusting the intake valves to 0.010" and the exhaust to 0.020". I still remember the "feel" of how the valve train forcefully moves while you slip the feeler gauge above the valve tip and how, when adjusted properly, the engine would misfire. You could theoretically get a tiny increase in power by using 0.008" and 0.019, but I couldn't really feel any power increase...
We replaced that '68 with a brand new 1978 Plymouth Volare station wagon. This time with the "high performance" Super-6. The Super-6 came with a 2-barrel carburetor but actually had less power than the 1968 Valient's single barrel carburetor when stock. The Volare wagon didn't have many options but did have the "heavy duty" 8 ¼" rear end.
I replaced that with a used 1979 2-door Dodge Diplomat. The Diplomat was one of my favorite cars, and I put over 800,000 km (500,000 miles) on it, delivering pizza and packages. It also had a Super-6, but unfortunately had the weak 7 ¼" rear end that failed around 150,000 miles and I ended up replacing with the 8 ¼" that came out of the Volare wagon. Oddly, it had that small engine but was loaded with just about every available option, including power everything, like the leather seats and windows, and it had cool looking rally wheels, etc.
Those slant-6 engines were incredibly reliable and with the timing advanced and recurved, plus an adjustable vacuum advance optimized for timing advanced cruising, a free flowing exhaust and a tight valve lash, those slant-6 cars weren't fast but were peppy enough to make ideal daily drivers (and for pizza delivery). They even got impressive fuel economy for the day (close to 30mpg on the highway).
Another nice car Dylan don't know where you find all these cars but you do well with them
I love the old Marshall County tags. You should add a big ole whip antenna on the trunk lid for the look.
Nice video! Sugestion: lots of people like us that love cars like to see, above them working, them clean. So I think it would be great if after it works, you make some kind of detailing on the car, inside and outside, because it's not only nice for the car, but it's relaxing for the viwers. Congrats and thank you for share knowledge!
I had the anti-chatter springs in the clutch on my 1972 Dodge D-100 pickup come out and lock up the clutch. Same drive train as this sedan.
Repair shop said they had never seen such a failure. Worth checking.
Love the car Brody. I can't believe in all my years of wrenching on cars I still haven't driven a manual column shifted vehicle someday hopefully, but great build guys keep it up
That thing is sweet wish I could find cars like that up here in Wisconsin
Hi Dylan from west Alabama
Very interesting 🧐, I really like the new look 😀. Great 👍 content guys 👏.
I saw those as taxicabs in New York City. I also saw photos from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 from 1970 and they had them painted in black/orange, red/yellow, and orange/green. The taxi companies were Diamond Cab, Co-op Cab, and Beck's Taxi.
Great video you are a cool team 😅
That is a lovely old car, great save, a stereo and some seat covers, you have a superb daily driving classic ❤
That's a nice Coronet. At 47:50, Briar commented about the cramped area on a 225 slant 6. I had one and I agree that all the necessary items: distributor, plugs, fuer pump are jammed in the wedge side. Hardley any other items on the wide side.
What a great looking rig, nice job on the paint and effects!
Nice Dodge coronet Good.job cool show 😄👍👍👏👏👏
Beautiful car. I had a 1970 Coronet 440 as a teenager. Sadly it was rear ended and totaled.
Hey Dylan. Great video as usual.
My 9-year-old daughter has just come in the room during the part where you're lay on the engine bay trying to free the clutch and said you look like a super hero that's crashed into a car.
SuperMcCool? Bushman and Clutch-boy? Dunno.....😀
So cool love the look of it big old boat 😊
Looks like it needs a big block and a 4 speed , 15 x 8 steel wheels in the back with the full wheel covers. Sleeper city.
This was great... another neat car back on the road!
I noticed the green Polara at the beginning. Any new plans for that one? 🏁
Can’t believe how little you spent on that revival and how cool it now looks! Great job guys!
The Slant 6 was one of the best engines ever made. Reliable and durable....I knew a guy with a Dart that put over half a million miles on the original engine and it still ran great. They were practically indestructible.
this car reminds me of my childhood, my dad had a 70 coronet, going to school everyday. so awesome!!
Hey Dylan. It’s Randy in Chattanooga. Try filling that tank up with gas. Looks like it might leak a little. LOL!!!
I see the 58 Plymouth that was in front of you is that going to be your next show. Love that car
The old Cornet/Super Bees are my second favorite Dodge car. For me 3.5 Gen Charge SE is my number 1.
I love the coronet ... Beeing from europe never had the chance to see one tho ... Neat find , God bless you
The only other car I've seen you get running that easy was Rump, speaking of which will we see Rump again? Great Job Thanks 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Smokie and The bandits❤
Many years ago I had a 1962 Plymouth Savoy with a slant 6. That car was as solid as it could be, it was built like a tank !
Good to see you back bud
Its so fun to watch you guys work on these cars! That car looks so huge what just a small 6c engine 😅 under the hood
That's a Mc"Cool" old Mopar .
Oh yeah that's what I'm talking about. Old Coronet to Trooper mobile. Love it
Really cool old car! Can’t wait to see what your plans are with it!
Love the front end on that Dodge. Wow!
Dylan good looking Coronet it's first time in long time that I saw from factory with out radio car back in 70 when a car came from factory with out radio or AC I use hear people call nake cars first I a four door car with 3 on tree love your videos. I glad watch this video it's cool.
Love to own that 70 coronet just the way it is
Yes! As soon as I saw it was a 70 coronet 4 door I thought it needed to be an Adam 12 car. But this works too.
Great video, that car turned out awesome. Nice job guys. I love the coronet. l had a 74 with 318. My Dad had a 66, with super slant 6, 2 barrel Holley.
Soooo much like my '67 Coronet (440 trim package) my first car; the same setup! Man, I need this ole girl...❤