I absolutely loved my 63 Buick Wildcat I also love my 63 Buick LeSabre and my 1963 Buick Riviera when I was collecting cars my favorite was my 67 Buick GS 400
2024: Good Day. I remember my dad taking me to the Buick Dealership on a Sunday in 1963 to look at the new Buicks. Back then they were closed on Sundays, so no sales people to bother us. I always loved the Wildcat. Thank You Both for sharing this stunning car.
Vern Parcell. Enough said I grew up near Flint, Mich. Used to see the nameplate from the Flint, Mich. dealership on many cars when I was a kid. I now own a 1972 Boat tail Riv in the rare vintage red iridescent color . use to see your car from time to time at local shows.Take good care of her my friend! Salute!!!!!
This is great what a find. To this day I miss my 1964 Buick Wildcat it was dark metallic blue, a med blue cloth interior, a 445 nail head under the hood. When it snowed it would still get up and go great car .I bought it used in 1970 for $500 I was 19 and just hitting the streets band In a Wildcat. Drove it to see Led Zeppelin in Baltimore. Great memories wish I had been in a position to store it ...
My father had a 63 Wildcat, maroon with black top and interior. Bucket seats, console, tach, what a cool car. He is 97 now, but still talks about that car. Said it would pass anything on the road, except a gas station.
Sweet..... I remember when as a kid growing up in 60's, those beauties were new and on the road as daily drivers..... Buick's slogan was "Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick" ? ✌🏻🇺🇸
I love looking at old cars as these in video which still watching as I write a comment. Especially as the years go on with these high tech cars of now days. I wasn't born until 1967 & I'm probably the only one in my age group who appreciates classic to vintage cars as these.
People which looks to me seeing this Buick & listening to conversation took better care of their cars than most now days. These days people rack up miles on a car or truck or SUV in short amount of time then they go buy another. This is an amazing 1963 Buick Wildcat, very nice.
Nice, clean car. Our high school mascot were the Wildcats and our football coach drove one of these, just like this gold one. He was the head coach for over 45 years and is in many record books. First team photo's showed the players with leather helmets. I graduated in 1977.
It's always nice to see old cars that survived the years intact without any modifacations like that Buick I love insturment pannel on the 59-60 Chevy's. The mother and babies.
What a pleasant video to watch! Love these old cars. I wish I could find a 63 Impala 4dr hardtop somewhere just like the one my dad had when we lived in Belgium. That car was driven all over Europe until 1969 when it was traded in for a 69 Caprice 2dr hardtop that we drove to Italy and France many times. .
Had a black 63' LeSabre, also four-door, with the 401 and three on the tree. Had the same tail lights which I always thought looked the best. Fast and cool car.
Buick's 455 came out for 1970. The standard 65 Wildcat engine was a 401 4 barrel making 325 hp and 445 foot pounds of torque, and that 445 appeared on the air cleaner. 2 optional 425s were also available, one with a 4 barrel making 340 hp and 465 torque, and the "Super Wildcat" 425 with dual quads, 360 hp and 485 torque.
This really brings back memories. We had a '59 BelAir 2 door and traded it in on a '63 LeSabre 2 door with the 401 / Dynaflow combination. Both cars were white on white with the BelAir being a beige interior and the LeSabre being maroon. That LeSabre was one of my father's favorite cars overall through the years. He did replace it with a 1970 Riviera later on, which was his favorite car, period.
Thank You Howard for showing us the Buick, my family had the same year Buick only it was a all black with bright red interior , it was a station wagon with the third row seating, I remember the green cold light, we always had to wait till it went off bnefore my mother would drive off with it. It was a beautiful car, and so smooth going down the road.
Beautiful car I used to own a 63 Buick wildcat convertible same color and it also had the Wildcat tack on the trany hump in front of the shifter that was back in about 1975 it was about the same condition wish I could have been able to keep it brings back some memories
I used to see the Vern Parsell tag a lot. I lived in Flint at the time where Buicks were built. My father worked for Buick so I grew up with them. He had a 63 wagon with a 401 and it should would burn rubber. Buicks today are nothing like they used to be. I remember visiting the Buick plant in 1953 on their 50th anniversary.
As the 401 had 10.25:1 compression it uses premium, as well as today's no-lead gas necessitating a zinc additive to protect original valves from now absent tetraethyl. BTW, 'Old Car Alley'......extremely sweet 348 Bel Air you've got there!
Beauties! Back in the day when cars were 'real'....no plastic, no tech, individual styling, big trunks, big interiors, easy to work on. Unlike today's cookie-cutter styled computerized boxes on wheels. Thanks for posting!
While in high school, my friend, Brad, had one of these, with the 401/445. Robin egg blue and white 2 tone. Most powerful car I've ever been in. It would smoke the tires for 50 yards. Got T-boned by his employer driving a '74 LTD, after suffering a heart attack. Dead before impact.
Man that is a mint Wildcat that thing looks the day it did on the dealer lot or close to it. You don't find many early 60's cars like that unless lot's of money has been spent on restoration and love the old Pontiac Bonneville that's all my Grandparents would own was Bonneville's not sure why but they always had one
Love the video. I am restoring my Grandparents 63 LeSabre. Currently looking for a affordable/reparable person to do my seats. Trying to keep close to original look.
@@OldCarAlley back in the 1960s my family drove 900 miles "each way" to visit my grand parents in the mid west. The car (64 LaSabre) was very comfortable and performed just fine. In fact one summer we were trying to get home and were racing a big storm coming from behind. All the motels were full up. My dad drove virtually non stop for 900 miles with just stops for bathroom, gas, coffee and donuts (he ate while driving). This was back when there were very high speed limits and we were traveling in the wee hours of the morning. We had the highway to ourselves. (The only thing I never liked about the car was the power drum brakes) You barely tapped the brake pedal and they would almost through you through the windshield. You needed a light touch with them.
Had a 63 buick aluminum block 300 in my 47 willys CJ2A, 240 stock horses. More than enough for that light weight. They had two 300's back then, even fire and odd fire. had the even
My mom and dad had a white over blue 59 Impala just like that one. Mom says it was their first "real" car. It had power windows, air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, automatic transmission and the 283 V8. Dad traded it on a 65 Impala Sport Coupe with the 327 250hp V8. Mom says they were 2 of her favorite cars out of all the cars they owned. Mom is 81 and still driving.
That was an interesting video on the 63 Buick Wildcat. One think I found out in this video is the front windshields on the 59 Bel Aire and 59 Impala 4 dr. hardtop are not the same height. I thought they were exactly the same. Btw, the 66 Galaxie convertible is coming along nicely.
Great Wildcat! Borrowed my girlfriends Dads to take her to my Senior H.S. prom. '64 white /white convertible with 4 on the floor. I fell in love with the car; she didn't fall in love with me. Oh well.
A friend of mine from high school's dad had one. I'm thinking it was a '64 and a FOUR door that was about the same color(gold or dark beige). I always liked that car. Sort of a gentleman's muscle car.
Have you ever heard of Ed bassmaster? He’s got a video where he endlessly says look at this look at that it’s hilarious Here’s the link to it ua-cam.com/video/EF8GhC-T_Mo/v-deo.html
Buick, Olds and Pontiac all white, original colors?? We had a 59 Olds Dynamic 88 wagon, red and white I think the 371 engine, had to love the 59 Speedo, then a 66 Toronado, what GREAT cars from the 50's and 60's
Those old cars are fun and nostalgic to look at, but you wouldn't want to drive one full time. Let's not forget how much trouble carburetors were. Or how much less responsive the steering and braking systems were. Or the fact that safety systems were not in place. A little fender bender in one of these old cars could be catastrophic or even fatal. Today, people often walk away from very serious accidents. But yes, they were beautiful.
Your 100% correct, but if the steering linkage, steering gear and control arm bushings are in good shape, the cars handle well. The older cars have huge steering gear ratios... meaning it takes more movement of the wheel to get the same response of a modern car. The power steering cars were super easy to steer, as the power assist almost took the feel of the road away, as they steer so easy. The brakes were good back then, but being drum systems, they can fade when getting hot. The BIGGEST improvement of the handling, is TIRES. Radial tires were the best thing that ever happened to cars! I still run bias ply's. They tend to wander a little bit on grooved or rutted pavement. As far as safety... there really is no safety devices back then. They don't even have collapsing steering columns. The older cars don't absorb the impact, like the newer cars, so yes it often causes major injuries, in a accident, that if you were in a modern car, you would walk away from without a scratch. As far as carburetors go, if there kept clean, set up and adjusted properly there very reliable. I have not done anything with the carburetor on the Bel Air in 30 years, other than change the fuel filter. I have had several newer fuel injected cars, with more fuel problems than the carburetor on the Bel Air. I use to enjoy having a old car for a summer beater, but now days with all the rude aggressive drivers, I rarely use the old cars, other than old car events, or cruises.
My dad had one as his first car and then he got a mustang a 67 or 69. The. We came along lol van time after but us being older with kids he’s got a Tacoma
I have two 1962 Wildcats. One is original with 82k miles. Very hard to find in this condition. If you would like to see it check out my pictures on my page. You have a awesome 63, thanks for sharing.
Firestone 500 would not have been an original tire for that car. If you will remember, Firestone had many major problems with the 500s in the early seventies: the belts would break and the radial carcass would disintegrate in less time than a single frame of the high-speed camera filming the failure in the lab.
Back in 1975 my father my mother and i went looking for a used car. We found a 68 buick wildcat custom. With the cream outside color and black interior. I fell for that 68 front end immediatelly. I told my father that i liked the car. This is when gas prices were around 80 some cents a gallon. Yes that 430 V8 with 360 horses is a power house. Ours had a cracked piston in one of the cyilinders. That's what the mechanic told my father when he had a major tune up done on it . That 430 would still get around 8 miles to the gallon. But that awesome ride in what felt i was floating in the clouds - I will never forget . Even taking the corners at around 40 miles an hour , it never failed to give you that pampered experience. I will always remember and love that 4 door 68 buick wildcat custom with wheel skirts 💪 💪
Dave originally bought the 59 Cadillac and 59 Oldsmobile out of this guys collection. He had one of every brand in the 4 door hardtop. The following year Dave bought the other three cars. I think once, he had all five of them lined up at a car show. He has since sold the 59 Chevy and the 59 Pontiac. He is going to sell the 59 Buick too. My favorite of all his cars was the unrestored 47 Pontiac. He sold it a couple weeks ago. If I had the room for it, I would have bought that car from him, as it was my favorite of all his cars. I will be making another video of his cars soon.... the cars he has added to his collection this past year.
@@624radicalham In some of my past videos, I show photos of the car, the new owner emailed me. Every one of them had a first place Blue Ribbon, or big first place Trophy sitting on it. He won eight 1st places last summer with the Catalina at shows, I do believe.
Yes they were terrible tires. I had a set on a car back in the day. Firestone replaced them at least three times, because belts kept shifting. I eventuality replaced them with Michelin.
That's funny here and you guys talk about that stuff now I'm not the age of a lot of guys into classic cars butts you know it 49 I thought it was funny when you were talking at the end about just driving down Country Roads and trying to find cars because I was doing that when I was 20 it's not in my teens and you know it just brings back memories me and my buddies driving around looking for cars. Just to look at but the purchase anyway that Wildcat I really liked that car really nice interior and you know for a driver yeah that is great you know it's hard to find wild cats my grandfather had a 60 Wildcat it was red with white interior and man I was beautiful my grandfather didn't put many miles on it I think only a little over 16,000 then my father got it and he only put maybe 6000 on it he hardly ever drove it and of course I was going to get it next and I bet you it wouldn't have had more than 35,000 miles but sadly my father was on his way to his sister's house to help her out with something on the freeway and to no fault of his own there was a multi-car pile-up we almost lost my father and we did lose the wildcat I want to say wild cats are my favorite cars I love them truly love them especially a 68 and it's not just because my grandfather and father had one everyone in my family has had classic cars muscle cars power Cruisers whatever you want to call them my uncle's myself my cousin's my brothers answer I have a list of my top favorites like the 68 GTX 69 Roadrunner 70 CJ Torino GT s the 70 Buick GS I love those cars but none of them top a 68 Wildcat and the sad thing is you can't find them I've never seen one out of car show it's nearly impossible to see a video on one I've even been so desperate I looked in the diecast car world and no one makes them I think it is truly a shame so many cars out there are valued today appreciated anyway but somehow some way the Wildcat is forgotten by so many
I would proudly own AND drive these two Cars over ANY Cars built today!💕
I absolutely loved my 63 Buick Wildcat I also love my 63 Buick LeSabre and my 1963 Buick Riviera when I was collecting cars my favorite was my 67 Buick GS 400
2024: Good Day. I remember my dad taking me to the Buick Dealership on a Sunday in 1963 to look at the new Buicks. Back then they were closed on Sundays, so no sales people to bother us. I always loved the Wildcat. Thank You Both for sharing this stunning car.
Luvin on that Wildcat. I’d make a couple of period correct modifications and 1 that isn’t but that would be my dirty little secret😳
This guy he's visiting is a trip! He has every '59 full-size GM in the same format, white 4-door sport sedan. What a guy!
Vern Parcell. Enough said I grew up near Flint, Mich. Used to see the nameplate from the Flint, Mich. dealership on many cars when I was a kid. I now own a 1972 Boat tail Riv in the rare vintage red iridescent color . use to see your car from time to time at local shows.Take good care of her my friend! Salute!!!!!
What a beautiful example of vintage Detroit Iron!
This is great what a find. To this day I miss my 1964 Buick Wildcat it was dark metallic blue, a med blue cloth interior, a 445 nail head under the hood. When it snowed it would still get up and go great car .I bought it used in 1970 for $500 I was 19 and just hitting the streets band In a Wildcat. Drove it to see Led Zeppelin in Baltimore. Great memories wish I had been in a position to store it ...
Beautiful Wildcat ! Had a four door (same color). That car was a blast, would throw you back in the seat and light up the tires no problem.
Man that is a gorgeous Buick! Love the 50s and 60s GM cars, especially Buicks and Oldsmobiles!
Inside of that trunk looks massive!! lol! Awesome! Beautiful car
My father had a 63 Wildcat, maroon with black top and interior. Bucket seats, console, tach, what a cool car. He is 97 now, but still talks about that car. Said it would pass anything on the road, except a gas station.
👍Revisiting these older videos. Love that Buick! Thx Howard!
Sweet..... I remember when as a kid growing up in 60's, those beauties were new and on the road as daily drivers..... Buick's
slogan was "Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick" ? ✌🏻🇺🇸
Another one of Buick's slogans was "When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them". This slogan appeared on a catwalk going over Leith St.
I love looking at old cars as these in video which still watching as I write a comment. Especially as the years go on with these high tech cars of now days. I wasn't born until 1967 & I'm probably the only one in my age group who appreciates classic to vintage cars as these.
"Oh, what a night
Late December back in sixty three
What a very special time for me
As I remember, what a night..."
People which looks to me seeing this Buick & listening to conversation took better care of their cars than most now days. These days people rack up miles on a car or truck or SUV in short amount of time then they go buy another. This is an amazing 1963 Buick Wildcat, very nice.
Nice, clean car. Our high school mascot were the Wildcats and our football coach drove one of these, just like this gold one. He was the head coach for over 45 years and is in many record books. First team photo's showed the players with leather helmets. I graduated in 1977.
My aunt had one same color but 4 doors. Always drove Buick’s
It's always nice to see old cars that survived the years intact without any modifacations like that Buick I love insturment pannel on the 59-60 Chevy's. The mother and babies.
What a pleasant video to watch! Love these old cars. I wish I could find a 63 Impala 4dr hardtop somewhere just like the one my dad had when we lived in Belgium. That car was driven all over Europe until 1969 when it was traded in for a 69 Caprice 2dr hardtop that we drove to Italy and France many times.
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Had a black 63' LeSabre, also four-door, with the 401 and three on the tree. Had the same tail lights which I always thought looked the best. Fast and cool car.
Mom had a 65 wildcat convertible what a great car that was I think it had the 455 in it! That is one clean Buick there sweet!👍👍
Buick's 455 came out for 1970. The standard 65 Wildcat engine was a 401 4 barrel making 325 hp and 445 foot pounds of torque, and that 445 appeared on the air cleaner. 2 optional 425s were also available, one with a 4 barrel making 340 hp and 465 torque, and the "Super Wildcat" 425 with dual quads, 360 hp and 485 torque.
My friend had a 1968 Wildcat
455 v4 big block 4 speed standard convertible blue white top great car lots of power !!!
This really brings back memories. We had a '59 BelAir 2 door and traded it in on a '63 LeSabre 2 door with the 401 / Dynaflow combination. Both cars were white on white with the BelAir being a beige interior and the LeSabre being maroon. That LeSabre was one of my father's favorite cars overall through the years. He did replace it with a 1970 Riviera later on, which was his favorite car, period.
Thank You Howard for showing us the Buick, my family had the same year Buick only it was a all black with bright red interior , it was a station wagon with the third row seating, I remember the green cold light, we always had to wait till it went off bnefore my mother would drive off with it. It was a beautiful car, and so smooth going down the road.
Beautiful car I used to own a 63 Buick wildcat convertible same color and it also had the Wildcat tack on the trany hump in front of the shifter that was back in about 1975 it was about the same condition wish I could have been able to keep it
brings back some memories
whew ! exactly the era 59-62 that I would love to collect if I could . the most stylish designed cars ever
Beautiful RIDES
I used to see the Vern Parsell tag a lot. I lived in Flint at the time where Buicks were built. My father worked for Buick so I grew up with them. He had a 63 wagon with a 401 and it should would burn rubber. Buicks today are nothing like they used to be. I remember visiting the Buick plant in 1953 on their 50th anniversary.
I think the car spent most of it's years in Fenton... thats not to far from Flint.
I like your Chevrolet Bel Air too, now can see your car in background next to the Buick. Beautiful car in black..
My oldest sister had a 1969 LeSabre with the old Vern Parsell dealer badge. Oh the memories!!!
Just beautiful !.
Beautiful looking car. I've always loved the 1963 Buick Wildcat. :)
cruising in michigan is awesome!! thanks for sharing your beautiful cars guys!!
Keep an eye on my channel, as Dave and I took the Wildcat out for a ride today. I made a video, but still need to edit it.
As the 401 had 10.25:1 compression it uses premium, as well as today's no-lead gas necessitating a zinc additive to protect original valves from now absent tetraethyl. BTW, 'Old Car Alley'......extremely sweet 348 Bel Air you've got there!
Beauties! Back in the day when cars were 'real'....no plastic, no tech, individual styling, big trunks, big interiors, easy to work on. Unlike today's cookie-cutter styled computerized boxes on wheels. Thanks for posting!
Your 100% spot on.
I love the detail, feels like I’m walking around with you guys.
Really nice Wildcat, my grandma had a'63 Electra 225 was a great car
My brother had one Love this Ride I want one
While in high school, my friend, Brad, had one of these, with the 401/445. Robin egg blue and white 2 tone. Most powerful car I've ever been in. It would smoke the tires for 50 yards. Got T-boned by his employer driving a '74 LTD, after suffering a heart attack. Dead before impact.
I owned a 62 Wildcat convertible. Great road car. It had the finned aluminum brakes -less likely to fade.
I think Dave's Wildcat has the finned aluminum drums. I know he has a 59 LeSaber parts car that has them.
@@OldCarAlley All the big Buicks had them from 59 until disk brakes took over.
My mom had one -- a bright red 2 door with white top.
Man that is a mint Wildcat that thing looks the day it did on the dealer lot or close to it. You don't find many early 60's cars like that unless lot's of money has been spent on restoration and love the old Pontiac Bonneville that's all my Grandparents would own was Bonneville's not sure why but they always had one
Awesome cars gents. Nothing like classic styling!
My grandfather had the same identical 59 pontiac bonneville
Very fast car it was my gradfather never lost a race in his 59 bonneville vista against those who challenged him.
Nice collection!
This Buick is magnificent,beautiful color combo,has a 409 and it's a survivor could it get any better!
It's a 401 engine. Buddy.
401
Don't need a 409, fucker got a 401🙄445 foot pounds of torque baby 🤐
Beautiful! My 64 Electra uses the same colors.
The white chev is a 4dr htp and the black chev is a 4dr sdn. Beautiful cars you guys have enjoy the rides.
Love the video. I am restoring my Grandparents 63 LeSabre. Currently looking for a affordable/reparable person to do my seats. Trying to keep close to original look.
I had a 2 door 63' green with the biggest engine available. BIG SLEEPER..
My Grandfather owns Buick s and i had 85 Lesabre and now i own a 93 Lesabre 3.8
That bronze Buick. You had to show it. I could just feel the knife sliding in.
my dad had one of those lesabres. It had the small V-8. Considering how big and heavy it was the gas milage was better than what you'd expect
I find the old cars with the smaller V8's weren't that bad.
@@OldCarAlley back in the 1960s my family drove 900 miles "each way" to visit my grand parents in the mid west. The car (64 LaSabre) was very comfortable and performed just fine. In fact one summer we were trying to get home and were racing a big storm coming from behind. All the motels were full up. My dad drove virtually non stop for 900 miles with just stops for bathroom, gas, coffee and donuts (he ate while driving). This was back when there were very high speed limits and we were traveling in the wee hours of the morning. We had the highway to ourselves. (The only thing I never liked about the car was the power drum brakes) You barely tapped the brake pedal and they would almost through you through the windshield. You needed a light touch with them.
Groovy car. That is a nice find!!
Beautiful Buick .
I dig your 59 chef biscayne
Had a 63 buick aluminum block 300 in my 47 willys CJ2A, 240 stock horses.
More than enough for that light weight. They had two 300's back then, even fire
and odd fire. had the even
Beautiful Buick!
My first car was a 63 Buick Wild Cat with a 425 but red with black top and black interior and all power steering power windows
Lucky guy
my friend in high school had one great car
I love wildcats
And it was the only car that scared the hell out of me and it would set you in the seat
You started out at 10 Mile and VanDyke !.... I go to the O'Rielly 'hub' there all the time and recognized the 'church'.
Yep, thats the rout I took to Romeo, and onto Dave's near Memphis.
My mom and dad had a white over blue 59 Impala just like that one. Mom says it was their first "real" car. It had power windows, air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, automatic transmission and the 283 V8. Dad traded it on a 65 Impala Sport Coupe with the 327 250hp V8. Mom says they were 2 of her favorite cars out of all the cars they owned. Mom is 81 and still driving.
That was an interesting video on the 63 Buick Wildcat. One think I found out in this video is the front windshields on the 59 Bel Aire and 59 Impala 4 dr. hardtop are not the same height. I thought they were exactly the same. Btw, the 66 Galaxie convertible is coming along nicely.
Great Wildcat! Borrowed my girlfriends Dads to take her to my Senior H.S. prom. '64 white /white convertible with 4 on the floor. I fell in love with the car; she didn't fall in love with me. Oh well.
I remember those 2 letter prefixes on local telephone numbers.
I like how they have so much space under the hood that the alternator is a 1/4 mile away from the valve cover...hehehe.
A friend of mine from high school's dad had one. I'm thinking it was a '64 and a FOUR door that was about the same color(gold or dark beige). I always liked that car. Sort of a gentleman's muscle car.
I think GM totally marketed them as a "gentleman's muscle car".
I daily a 67 430-4 love it
Dave, the wildcat's owner, use to have a 67 Electra 225 Convertible. It had the 430. I remember it had a lot of get up and go!
Old Car Alley That’s sweet 👍🏼
I love how you keep saying look at this, look at that 😆 beautiful cars though
Have you ever heard of Ed bassmaster? He’s got a video where he endlessly says look at this look at that it’s hilarious
Here’s the link to it
ua-cam.com/video/EF8GhC-T_Mo/v-deo.html
I do 110 miles every day. Would be neat to do it in a classic. At least during summer!
100 percent agree.
Classic wouldn't hold up on todays modern highways. Nice thought but not doable.
Someone would hit it.
Buick, Olds and Pontiac all white, original colors?? We had a 59 Olds Dynamic 88 wagon, red and white I think the 371 engine, had to love the 59 Speedo, then a 66 Toronado, what GREAT cars from the 50's and 60's
All were in original colors.
We had a 59 Cadillac and a tenant had a 59 Chevy.
The old grease in these old wiper motors keep them from turning on immediately.
Those old cars are fun and nostalgic to look at, but you wouldn't want to drive one full time. Let's not forget how much trouble carburetors were. Or how much less responsive the steering and braking systems were. Or the fact that safety systems were not in place. A little fender bender in one of these old cars could be catastrophic or even fatal. Today, people often walk away from very serious accidents. But yes, they were beautiful.
Your 100% correct, but if the steering linkage, steering gear and control arm bushings are in good shape, the cars handle well. The older cars have huge steering gear ratios... meaning it takes more movement of the wheel to get the same response of a modern car. The power steering cars were super easy to steer, as the power assist almost took the feel of the road away, as they steer so easy. The brakes were good back then, but being drum systems, they can fade when getting hot. The BIGGEST improvement of the handling, is TIRES. Radial tires were the best thing that ever happened to cars! I still run bias ply's. They tend to wander a little bit on grooved or rutted pavement.
As far as safety... there really is no safety devices back then. They don't even have collapsing steering columns. The older cars don't absorb the impact, like the newer cars, so yes it often causes major injuries, in a accident, that if you were in a modern car, you would walk away from without a scratch.
As far as carburetors go, if there kept clean, set up and adjusted properly there very reliable. I have not done anything with the carburetor on the Bel Air in 30 years, other than change the fuel filter. I have had several newer fuel injected cars, with more fuel problems than the carburetor on the Bel Air.
I use to enjoy having a old car for a summer beater, but now days with all the rude aggressive drivers, I rarely use the old cars, other than old car events, or cruises.
Nice car
"In the Bel Air" 🤣🤣🤣
My dad had one as his first car and then he got a mustang a 67 or 69. The. We came along lol van time after but us being older with kids he’s got a Tacoma
My buddy had one in the mid seventies, a sedan, it would scream and no top end.
Hard core mason...
Totally
Tenho um Monza tubarão 94 já gosto esse carro aí é chou de bola queria ter um desse ou um pontiaco
I have two 1962 Wildcats. One is original with 82k miles. Very hard to find in this condition. If you would like to see it check out my pictures on my page.
You have a awesome 63, thanks for sharing.
Amazing collection!... Lots of 1959 GM cars?!?!
Firestone 500 would not have been an original tire for that car.
If you will remember, Firestone had many major problems with the 500s in the early seventies: the belts would break and the radial carcass would disintegrate in less time than a single frame of the high-speed camera filming the failure in the lab.
I'm Inn-LovE !!!!
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Love this Gen of people ones that grew up with Dad working at GM hate what's going on now with China WeBuilt GM for America
My dad had a green Pontiac same car ,
Sou apaixonado por carros antigos queria um para reformar pra mim
My brother had a 67 Wildcat with the 430 engine. What a big powerful car it was.
Years back Dave had a 67 Buick Electra 225 convertible with the 430. The 430 is a real power house!
Back in 1975 my father my mother and i went looking for a used car.
We found a 68 buick wildcat custom. With the cream outside color and black interior. I fell for that 68 front end immediatelly.
I told my father that i liked the car.
This is when gas prices were around 80 some cents a gallon.
Yes that 430 V8 with 360 horses is a power house. Ours had a cracked piston in one of the cyilinders. That's what the mechanic told my father when he had a major tune up done on it . That 430 would still get around 8 miles to the gallon.
But that awesome ride in what felt i was floating in the clouds - I will never forget . Even taking the corners at around 40 miles an hour , it never failed to give you that pampered experience.
I will always remember and love that 4 door 68 buick wildcat custom with wheel skirts 💪 💪
The GM 5 in white for 59!
Dave originally bought the 59 Cadillac and 59 Oldsmobile out of this guys collection. He had one of every brand in the 4 door hardtop. The following year Dave bought the other three cars. I think once, he had all five of them lined up at a car show. He has since sold the 59 Chevy and the 59 Pontiac. He is going to sell the 59 Buick too. My favorite of all his cars was the unrestored 47 Pontiac. He sold it a couple weeks ago. If I had the room for it, I would have bought that car from him, as it was my favorite of all his cars. I will be making another video of his cars soon.... the cars he has added to his collection this past year.
@@OldCarAlley Happy hunting to you.
I miss those old cars so much today's cars all look alike no style just vinyl bumpers front wheel drive junk !!!
Wish you did a full video of the 59 Pontiac
I have video on the Pontiac in this video; ua-cam.com/video/t0jLSBR_N2g/v-deo.html
Nope. No pentagrams for me ...-
Why no drive of the Wildcat?
It was not road legal at that time... he just purchased it.
@@OldCarAlley Understood, but darn shame. Hopefully a follow up video ensues. It's a magnificent car. Thanks for the great upload
@@624radicalham In some of my past videos, I show photos of the car, the new owner emailed me. Every one of them had a first place Blue Ribbon, or big first place Trophy sitting on it. He won eight 1st places last summer with the Catalina at shows, I do believe.
@@OldCarAlley Remarkable vehicle in immaculate condition going into yet another decade of preservation. I'll check that video out
That's a nice car! Is that underdash a/c aftermarket?
Yes it is aftermarket A/C installed when the car was new. It needs a recharge. I may check it out and recharge it for Dave.
Those Firestone 500s were recalled. Take it to a Firestone store and get a refund. 😜
Yes they were terrible tires. I had a set on a car back in the day. Firestone replaced them at least three times, because belts kept shifting. I eventuality replaced them with Michelin.
With those tires rubber and steel did not mix
That's funny here and you guys talk about that stuff now I'm not the age of a lot of guys into classic cars butts you know it 49 I thought it was funny when you were talking at the end about just driving down Country Roads and trying to find cars because I was doing that when I was 20 it's not in my teens and you know it just brings back memories me and my buddies driving around looking for cars. Just to look at but the purchase anyway that Wildcat I really liked that car really nice interior and you know for a driver yeah that is great you know it's hard to find wild cats my grandfather had a 60 Wildcat it was red with white interior and man I was beautiful my grandfather didn't put many miles on it I think only a little over 16,000 then my father got it and he only put maybe 6000 on it he hardly ever drove it and of course I was going to get it next and I bet you it wouldn't have had more than 35,000 miles but sadly my father was on his way to his sister's house to help her out with something on the freeway and to no fault of his own there was a multi-car pile-up we almost lost my father and we did lose the wildcat I want to say wild cats are my favorite cars I love them truly love them especially a 68 and it's not just because my grandfather and father had one everyone in my family has had classic cars muscle cars power Cruisers whatever you want to call them my uncle's myself my cousin's my brothers answer I have a list of my top favorites like the 68 GTX 69 Roadrunner 70 CJ Torino GT s the 70 Buick GS I love those cars but none of them top a 68 Wildcat and the sad thing is you can't find them I've never seen one out of car show it's nearly impossible to see a video on one I've even been so desperate I looked in the diecast car world and no one makes them I think it is truly a shame so many cars out there are valued today appreciated anyway but somehow some way the Wildcat is forgotten by so many