I was lucky enough to grow up in the area that the original 'Gone in 60 Seconds" was made. Spent 20 years in the automotive business, knew Ed Iskenderian, Honda Jim, most of the guys that owned Ascot raceway. Good time to be alive.
Yup! With all the modern electronics/engineering, it basically requires you to have thousands of dollars worth of diagnostic and specialty tools to fix anything yourself. I don't even know if newer vehicles still have OBD-2 ports or not.
Had one in the early 90’s. Believe it or not it was my grandmother’s. She drove it roughly 3 miles at a time, roughly 3-4 times a week. When she could no longer drive, she gave it to her son(my dad). It was so much fun to drive.
Oh man!! Now that is a thing of beauty! The cam and the whine of the gear to gear timing got my heart going a bit with memories of building 350s with my pops. I also remember friends getting in the trunk before we’d go in the drag strip. I absolutely love these videos that make me flash back. I’m only 47 but I grew up around old cars like this. Keep them coming good sir🇺🇸👍
Same age here my brother ! I Loved tuning wenches with my old man . He was a great mechanic even a tank mechanic . He was a corporal during Vietnam so is my uncle Jasper Alsup . Jasper was a helicopter mechanic and a door gunner and they both came home So we all know how lucky they were because so many men didn't . Unfortunately my Father , Donald Ray Stermon passed away because of medical conditions not treated correctly by the VA just 18 day after my first child came into are world. He watches over all 7 of my children from heaven now .
@@user-eb6vo1iw9j …. Awesome comment brother. I’m sorry to hear about your dad. He sounded like a great friend. At least you know he’s watching over your family. My pops is a Vietnam vet also. He’s 100% disabled now and I care for him now. We can’t do the build’s anymore but I’ll have those memories for life. God bless you and your family
@@steelpunisher6944 He was a great MAN . He never stopped serving are military like we have done for hundreds of years. He worked on Navy ship in shipyards like Swan Island for Northwest Marine as well as my mother Virginia Cheyenne Alsup Stermon . My father was a pipefitter and so many other things. Hey had a beautiful funeral and I couldn't count how many really loved him because there when hundreds. The air was filled with trumpets and drums the smell of gunpowder and our Air Force burnt a lot of jet fuel that day . I Honor my father every day because I am his only son .
@@steelpunisher6944 I take care of my uncle Jasper Alsup because his son is a rich loser that can't find a minute if his time to even call his father so his father is my father now and I see him every day .
@@user-eb6vo1iw9j … That sounds like a wonderful honor for your dad. Shows how well loved he was and still is. Thank God your uncle has you! I’m glad you are the good soul you are and take care of him like your own dad. I don’t know you but I thank you sir. And I’m sure your uncle does too. Im proud to do it and I’m sure you are too. 🇺🇸👍
Great job Brother. My 69 was white. Started life as a 2dr. 250 straight 6/auto, ended life with a 327, edlebrock dual plane intake and edlebrock carb, T-10/4 speed with 373 posi. Did all the work myself. I say "Ended life" cause like an idiot I sold it to a buddy and he horse shoed it around a tree. He's Lucky to be alive. We did save the engine. I did once own a 69 AMX/390, 4 Speed, seen any around? Keep em commin.
I had a 72 SS. Pea Green with black top. 4 speed, with interesting 327. I took the 350 block. 305 crank and rods with 327 pistons. What us old timers call the double hump heads. Other things were done to the engine to match the ports, intake and headers. Was a blast of a car to drive. Like the new channel.
In 1971 I bought a Chevrolet Nova the exact same color the color is called Placer gold. Mine car is not an SS the only factory option on my is the am radio. The engine was a 250 cubic inch 6 cylinder, 3 speed manual transmission you shift it on the column. I still have this car it has 75,450 miles on it I love the old muscle cars.......as long as they are made by General Motors yes I am extremely loyal to General Motors!!!!
Grew up in a classic Chevy family. That straight 6 was a flamethrowing power house after being modified. It’s basically a small truck engine and with a little know how could be turned into a drag engine. Much respect to the old Chevy 6 banger !
Yep! They were simple back in the day. No computer junk, wires, blown head gaskets or cracked heads. They were simple and straightforward. Wish it was still like that.
My first car was a 68 Nova. Had a 327 with a 3 speed in the floor. On the front hood it said Chevy II and on the back it said Nova. First year of that body style. Great little car. Next car was a 72 Cuda HP 340. The Nova ran good but the Cuda hauled ass. I’m still a GM guy but the Chryslers sure knew how to make HP in the late 60s and early 70s. I’m 72-73 Sunoco 260 was 70 cents a gallon. Keep the good oldies coming.
A friend of mine used to have a 73 Nova SS, red with a 4 speed manual. I had a 73 Newport Custom. Trunk space used to be measured by how many bodies could you get into it to go to the Drive In at $5 per car. 👍😎
Back in the day, I didn't used to like Novas. Now I love them. That's really nice! I like the color. I do miss those engine compartments with all that space. Changing plugs were usually super easy. Sounds fantastic! Those key and ignition are classic '70s GM. Same with the speedo, HVAC controls, and radio. How about the clips on the headliner for the shoulder harness? I remember all that stuff.
Love this old Nova. Cars didn't have to get complicated. But look where we are now. Most of us older guys don't have the extensive range of diagnostic equipment it takes to do you own repairs. A code reader will tell you there's a problem but it won't go into great detail to diagnose. If the ECM fails in my van I can't just go get a new or used one and bolt it in. It has to be installed and flashed to match the VIN no. My point is we've let the government grow and the EPA is completely out of control and this is why your car is an electronic & mechanical nightmare as it ages & needs repair.
Nothing else compares to the old classics. Tons of room under the hood and in the trunk. Love working under the hood of my 57 Bel Air, not so much under the hood of my Avalanche. Love seeing the classics, keep them coming. Nothing wrong with the newer cars. You just can't beat the classics.
I loved the 60's and early 70's muscle cars plus the room under the hood and trunk space. I had a 71 Nova SS in 1978. It would go very well. Had a 67 Chevy Caprice SS with 396 . Bought it when I was 14 and it had all the gauges factory. So much power and would get 7 mpg on a good day lol. You would not believe me but I made a race car with a 72 Ford pinto using the original 2.0 engine. Would do 137 mph in 3rd gear. Have no idea how fast it would go in 4th. Those were the good days. The 50's cars were some of the most beautiful cars. The 60's are my favorite.
@@therayven3147 I have missed mine too but I gave it to a friend when I went into the Air Force. I drove it for 9 years off and on as I had other cars and trucks. I could never get it to stay on the rack track. Rev it to about 5,000 rpms and dump the clutch and put the pedal to the metal and it was uncontrollable. But with a rolling start that thing was bad to the bone.
@@ronnydowdy7432 yeah, them old Pintos were fun... mine was so rusty when close the door, a piece of bodywork fell off, but I beat the hell out of old car... it ran like nobody's business... my second favourite was my 1981 chevy Chevette... I had a lot fun in that car too...
@@therayven3147 I had a 69 chevelle ss with the 396 and 4:11 pos . It was a beautiful car and fast 1/4 mile. Not very good gas mileage lol but gas was high. 50 cents a gallon.
I'm a huge fan of your Guns & Gadgets channel it is by far my favorite channel. Now Freedom Garage is quickly making it's way to my second favorite channel. Love the car vids. Thanks Jared, keep up the great stuff.
Keep the classic muscle cars coming, I had a '71 SS 396 Camaro, auto with a 3.73 rear gear. It was quick and handled well for that time. No spoilers or stripes, a nice sleeper !
Nice to see a car like that more or less period correct, (like an average hot rodder would have "warmed it over"), rather than the usual, over restored, trailer queens we see so frequently these days. A friend of mine had a same generation Nova back in the day, which he let me drive. Your comment "let's see how it handles" brought back memories: it understeered like CRAZY. Great car, though.
As a 20th century mechanic, I appreciate cars like this. Easy to work on, with simple systems. For years, growing up, there was a big tall tripod in my back yard. My older brother and his friends would but old junkers, and make hot rods out of them. They'd park the cars under that tripod, pull the motor out, rebuild, hop up, and put it back in the car, in just a few days. I learned so much. Cars aren't like they were in the 60's and 70's. Now they are highly computerized, and modular. If you can afford the scanners, you can do a lot to fix the new cars. I've done that too, in the last 20-25 years. Cars are so cool. And I really dig watching guys like Jared, finding some of these awesome classics, and sharing them with us.. Thank You!!
Old gear head here. Had a ‘70 and ‘71, both SS, both manual. Always built with 327 large journal cranks and all the power goodie’s. The power to weight ratio always made for stupid acceleration. Low gear ratios would twist driveshafts. Fun times back in the 80’s and plenty of loose women too !
I prefer the room, because I’d like to work on my own vehicles and I’m not going back to school to learn all this computer stuff either! I’ll take old school mechanics any day
My first car was 1957 Chevy bel air 4 door sky blue color with a 235 cubic inch straight 6 cylinder engine with a 3 speed manual transmission on the tree it was my first rebuild wish I never sold it
I love the older cars. My first car was a 55 Pontiac Chieftain. This was in 1966. I spent every Saturday morning out in the garage cleaning the plugs, setting the points, just generally tuning the engine up so I could go out that night. I could cruise the hole night on two dollars of gas.
I had a 70 Chevy ll with a 396 (402), with headers, 4.88 rear, 4-speed, traction bars, 12" ripple walls on the rear, 90/10 shocks on the front and 50/50's on the rear, plastic fan, upgraded ignition system. Not much could touch me on the street. Street I was running in the low 11's.
Always loved the old rally wheels, back then people done a lot of parking, lots of action in the back seat then , we had a place everyone from four towns use to cruise, and another place to do a little street drag racing, One thing great about older muscle cars, points , if someone set off a EMP, when no one car will start, you can hit the switch and you have the beautiful rumble coming from your duel exhaust. Had two Nova ss 70 and 76 ,had double hump heads on both, wish I would have been smarter, and held on to my old muscle cars, I would have been a wealthy man, young dumb and full of ___ ,fill in the blank. Prefer bucket seats and a 4 on the floor, that Nova ss is still a cherry 🍒 , much enjoyed post. Ahh the good Ole days . 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I have my 1975 old‘s cuttless salon sitting in the garage with 115,000 original miles and no rust and I’ve been meaning to get on it and as you know Jared back surgeries aren’t fun especially seven of them so it’s now 12 years later and I still can’t pick up my toolbox but watching this just makes me want to get out in the garage and do something! I do need some pieces and parts like that chrome bezel around the round headlights? And also the air conditioning and radio trim on the front of the dashboard? You’re building another fabulous channel Jared thank you ONE for having all these these two channels and two for being a cop and standing up for American citizens a job you still do today every day I don’t know after your back surgery if you have gone back to work irregardless I hope you were able to if you decided you wanted to I didn’t have that option but stuff like this turns my motor❤️🇺🇸
Can't beat American muscle. As far as the engine bay I remember my Dad working on his hot rod pickup and me sitting in the engine bay helping. Now I can hardly get my hands in around the engine of current cars. beautiful automobile.
I loved the Novas of that era...They were shared the 67-69 Camaro chassis..simple robust and effective. Very easy to work on every aspect of the vehicle.
Love it. Love the channel. Brings back the days of having the classics myself. Before they were classics lol. My Nova was a 73. Thanks!!! Ready for a Chevelle SS video lol. 454 LS 6 please...
My first car was a 72 Ralley Nova that my dad had bought new. 350 with a 3spd on the floor and bucket seats out of a GTO. Loved that car and it’s what made me a gear head. One day I want one again.
Man, those were the "good ol' days" bruh... the engine bay had so much room you could climb up under there and take a nap... they were very easy to work on... hell, back then, you could build a full out race car right in your own garage... nowadays, you have to have a shop or garage that resembles the bridge of the Starship Enterprise just to do a tuneup... it sucks... Man, that dashboard and those wing windows brought back some memories... Great looking and sounding car, and great video... I liked it...
I had a 72 Chevy Nova, MAN I LOVED THAT CAR! IT WAS MY BABY! I was Active Duty U.S.Army at the time and was transferred overseas. As a E-4 I was not authorized to take a POV (Privately Owned Vehicle) with me at Government expense and it was an unaccompanied Tour (means could not take my family with me) so left my car with my wife here in the States. One night the car ended up wrapped up around a tree. The Police report showed someone else was driving! Came home got a quick Divorce, collected the Insurance payment from my wrecked car and went back overseas. Still miss that car, but not her!
My Pop always told me, the more grind you see, the better it is to work on & I totally agree. As a part time wrench, I love it that way. If I could afford it, I'd buy it.
I love classic cars and I love an car that you can work on without having to take it to a dealership. I love working on MY vehicles! Very rewarding feeling.
Absolutely beautiful car.I was always partial to the 70's chevelles which novas were in that make.I always liked and had many malibus would like to see you show some of those.but novas were my 2nd favorite of the chevelles. Still a great car.
Wow, I really love the classics. I used to have a 1976 Chevy Vega. I know they were a POS, but it was my POS..LOL. Excellent sounding car in pretty great shape.
I had a 72 Nova coupe. The cheapest model my dad could afford for me to commute to college. It made me pretty good mechanic. 6c, 250, 2 speed auto trans, no AC. The engine was rebuilt twice. I could never afford to improve it. Kept it 18 years. Yes, I remember being able to crawl into the engine compartment to work on a friend's car on a roadside in the driving rain. The room in that Nova and the simplicity was a luxury.
Yeah and the trunks were big enough to sneak a couple of your friends into the drive in movies or haul extra beverages.
Nothing beats the Ole American Muscle Cars. Thank you very much. You and your family have a beautiful an blessed weekend.
Definitely, the memories. I miss my 70's cars for a lot of reasons - including being able to work on them myself.
As a mechanic I can 100% verify that we need more room under the hood
Another sweet Muscle Car. Nothing beats to the old Classic 60's & 70's Muscle Cars
I love those old Nova's. Please continue showing these old muscle cars. Thanks Jared.
I didn`t see many SS`s back in the day. Their was a lot of the regular models. That color is so correct to me memory.
Oooops there. Dummy
YES MORE CLASSICS. WAS BORN IN 1961 AND MISS MY YOUNGER YEAR'S!!
Ah, the good ole days.
I remember working on these type of cars in high school back in 69 and 70
I was lucky enough to grow up in the area that the original 'Gone in 60 Seconds" was made. Spent 20 years in the automotive business, knew Ed Iskenderian, Honda Jim, most of the guys that owned Ascot raceway. Good time to be alive.
Nothing like the sound of a V8 muscle car from the 60’s and 70’s
Clean! I love when they keep them stock. The original rally wheels etc. Nice resto!
I agree with the uncluttered engine compartment! Much easier to work on and diagnose problems.
Yup! With all the modern electronics/engineering, it basically requires you to have thousands of dollars worth of diagnostic and specialty tools to fix anything yourself. I don't even know if newer vehicles still have OBD-2 ports or not.
Vent windows bring back summer vacation memories down at Brant Rock! Great review thank you.
Yep .... the good ol’ days.
I had a ‘73 Camaro
I miss that car.
My GMA had a 70 olive green Nova. Miss all those American muscle cars. Great vid. Thx.
I've got a 1970 Plymouth duster 340. those 340 small blocks were called giant killers for a reason.
Dang I miss my old rust bucket 1980 Regal with a small block. Shook rust off every time I lit up the rear tires ;) lol
That thing standing still looks like it is hauling ass! Jared please keep them coming.
when I was in the 11th grade i bought a new 1969 dodge charger 383, same color as the general lee, man, wish i had kept it.
Had one in the early 90’s. Believe it or not it was my grandmother’s. She drove it roughly 3 miles at a time, roughly 3-4 times a week. When she could no longer drive, she gave it to her son(my dad). It was so much fun to drive.
Oh man!! Now that is a thing of beauty! The cam and the whine of the gear to gear timing got my heart going a bit with memories of building 350s with my pops. I also remember friends getting in the trunk before we’d go in the drag strip. I absolutely love these videos that make me flash back. I’m only 47 but I grew up around old cars like this. Keep them coming good sir🇺🇸👍
Same age here my brother !
I Loved tuning wenches with my old man . He was a great mechanic even a tank mechanic . He was a corporal during Vietnam so is my uncle Jasper Alsup . Jasper was a helicopter mechanic and a door gunner and they both came home So we all know how lucky they were because so many men didn't . Unfortunately my Father , Donald Ray Stermon passed away because of medical conditions not treated correctly by the VA just 18 day after my first child came into are world. He watches over all 7 of my children from heaven now .
@@user-eb6vo1iw9j …. Awesome comment brother. I’m sorry to hear about your dad. He sounded like a great friend. At least you know he’s watching over your family. My pops is a Vietnam vet also. He’s 100% disabled now and I care for him now. We can’t do the build’s anymore but I’ll have those memories for life. God bless you and your family
@@steelpunisher6944 He was a great MAN . He never stopped serving are military like we have done for hundreds of years. He worked on Navy ship in shipyards like Swan Island for Northwest Marine as well as my mother Virginia Cheyenne Alsup Stermon . My father was a pipefitter and so many other things. Hey had a beautiful funeral and I couldn't count how many really loved him because there when hundreds. The air was filled with trumpets and drums the smell of gunpowder and our Air Force burnt a lot of jet fuel that day . I Honor my father every day because I am his only son .
@@steelpunisher6944 I take care of my uncle Jasper Alsup because his son is a rich loser that can't find a minute if his time to even call his father so his father is my father now and I see him every day .
@@user-eb6vo1iw9j … That sounds like a wonderful honor for your dad. Shows how well loved he was and still is. Thank God your uncle has you! I’m glad you are the good soul you are and take care of him like your own dad. I don’t know you but I thank you sir. And I’m sure your uncle does too. Im proud to do it and I’m sure you are too. 🇺🇸👍
Yes, keep the oldies coming! Love seeing these cars still running and looking great.
Great job Brother.
My 69 was white. Started life as a 2dr. 250 straight 6/auto, ended life with a 327, edlebrock dual plane intake and edlebrock carb, T-10/4 speed with 373 posi.
Did all the work myself. I say "Ended life" cause like an idiot I sold it to a buddy and he horse shoed it around a tree.
He's Lucky to be alive. We did save the engine.
I did once own a 69 AMX/390, 4 Speed, seen any around?
Keep em commin.
I still drive a '91 Dodge Ram W350 with a 360. Love my truck and the room under the hood.
I had a 72 SS. Pea Green with black top. 4 speed, with interesting 327. I took the 350 block. 305 crank and rods with 327 pistons. What us old timers call the double hump heads. Other things were done to the engine to match the ports, intake and headers. Was a blast of a car to drive.
Like the new channel.
When I first started being a macanic it was fun.
I love these cars from my youth. Thanks
I'm glad you started this channel all the cars are awesome
In 1971 I bought a Chevrolet Nova the exact same color the color is called Placer gold. Mine car is not an SS the only factory option on my is the am radio. The engine was a 250 cubic inch 6 cylinder, 3 speed manual transmission you shift it on the column. I still have this car it has 75,450 miles on it
I love the old muscle cars.......as long as they are made by General Motors yes I am extremely loyal to General Motors!!!!
Grew up in a classic Chevy family. That straight 6 was a flamethrowing power house after being modified. It’s basically a small truck engine and with a little know how could be turned into a drag engine. Much respect to the old Chevy 6 banger !
Yep! They were simple back in the day. No computer junk, wires, blown head gaskets or cracked heads. They were simple and straightforward. Wish it was still like that.
It’s all about the sound of the engine
Jared,
My first car was a 1970 Chevy Nova! Sweet car brother!!
My first car was a 68 Nova. Had a 327 with a 3 speed in the floor. On the front hood it said Chevy II and on the back it said Nova. First year of that body style. Great little car. Next car was a 72 Cuda HP 340. The Nova ran good but the Cuda hauled ass. I’m still a GM guy but the Chryslers sure knew how to make HP in the late 60s and early 70s. I’m 72-73 Sunoco 260 was 70 cents a gallon. Keep the good oldies coming.
A friend of mine used to have a 73 Nova SS, red with a 4 speed manual. I had a 73 Newport Custom. Trunk space used to be measured by how many bodies could you get into it to go to the Drive In at $5 per car. 👍😎
Growing up my dad had a 66 Malibu with a 327 and power glide. Also had the optional shoulder harness.
Back in the day, I didn't used to like Novas. Now I love them. That's really nice! I like the color.
I do miss those engine compartments with all that space. Changing plugs were usually super easy.
Sounds fantastic!
Those key and ignition are classic '70s GM. Same with the speedo, HVAC controls, and radio. How about the clips on the headliner for the shoulder harness? I remember all that stuff.
watched this video again, this is a awesome car, it is perfect, thanks again
THANK YOU!
Love this old Nova. Cars didn't have to get complicated. But look where we are now. Most of us older guys don't have the extensive range of diagnostic equipment it takes to do you own repairs. A code reader will tell you there's a problem but it won't go into great detail to diagnose. If the ECM fails in my van I can't just go get a new or used one and bolt it in. It has to be installed and flashed to match the VIN no. My point is we've let the government grow and the EPA is completely out of control and this is why your car is an electronic & mechanical nightmare as it ages & needs repair.
Nothing else compares to the old classics. Tons of room under the hood and in the trunk. Love working under the hood of my 57 Bel Air, not so much under the hood of my Avalanche. Love seeing the classics, keep them coming. Nothing wrong with the newer cars. You just can't beat the classics.
I loved the 60's and early 70's muscle cars plus the room under the hood and trunk space. I had a 71 Nova SS in 1978. It would go very well.
Had a 67 Chevy Caprice SS with 396 . Bought it when I was 14 and it had all the gauges factory. So much power and would get 7 mpg on a good day lol.
You would not believe me but I made a race car with a 72 Ford pinto using the original 2.0 engine. Would do 137 mph in 3rd gear. Have no idea how fast it would go in 4th.
Those were the good days.
The 50's cars were some of the most beautiful cars.
The 60's are my favorite.
Those Pintos were awesome... my first car was a 1974 Ford Pinto Runabout... I miss that car...
@@therayven3147 I have missed mine too but I gave it to a friend when I went into the Air Force. I drove it for 9 years off and on as I had other cars and trucks. I could never get it to stay on the rack track. Rev it to about 5,000 rpms and dump the clutch and put the pedal to the metal and it was uncontrollable. But with a rolling start that thing was bad to the bone.
@@ronnydowdy7432 yeah, them old Pintos were fun... mine was so rusty when close the door, a piece of bodywork fell off, but I beat the hell out of old car... it ran like nobody's business... my second favourite was my 1981 chevy Chevette... I had a lot fun in that car too...
@@therayven3147 I had a 69 chevelle ss with the 396 and 4:11 pos . It was a beautiful car and fast 1/4 mile. Not very good gas mileage lol but gas was high. 50 cents a gallon.
@@ronnydowdy7432 50 cents a gallon??? That's ridiculous! Lol if only we knew then just how bad gas prices would become...
The weekend is the time I can see these videos. The country is during the week. Thank you Jared.
This is from my high school days. I still own my first car. A 1966 Dart GT 273 4 speed.
I'm a huge fan of your Guns & Gadgets channel it is by far my favorite channel. Now Freedom Garage is quickly making it's way to my second favorite channel. Love the car vids. Thanks Jared, keep up the great stuff.
Keep the classic muscle cars coming, I had a '71 SS 396 Camaro, auto with a 3.73 rear gear. It was quick and handled well for that time. No spoilers or stripes, a nice sleeper !
I miss these killer cars. I've had several cars from 1963 to1972. Chevelle's,Novas,and Camaros. Those days are gone.
Thank you sir 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Damn should have hopped in that 66 mustang convertible. That one looked sweet.
I had an old 70’s Nova. Learned to drive a manual transmission in it…. 3 on the tree. Love to see them today.
Very nice. We put a 454 in one of them back in the day. Good ole fashioned muscle.
Nice to see a car like that more or less period correct, (like an average hot rodder would have "warmed it over"), rather than the usual, over restored, trailer queens we see so frequently these days.
A friend of mine had a same generation Nova back in the day, which he let me drive. Your comment "let's see how it handles" brought back memories: it understeered like CRAZY. Great car, though.
As a 20th century mechanic, I appreciate cars like this. Easy to work on, with simple systems.
For years, growing up, there was a big tall tripod in my back yard. My older brother and his friends would but old junkers, and make hot rods out of them. They'd park the cars under that tripod, pull the motor out, rebuild, hop up, and put it back in the car, in just a few days. I learned so much. Cars aren't like they were in the 60's and 70's. Now they are highly computerized, and modular. If you can afford the scanners, you can do a lot to fix the new cars. I've done that too, in the last 20-25 years.
Cars are so cool. And I really dig watching guys like Jared, finding some of these awesome classics, and sharing them with us..
Thank You!!
I am working on my 70 Super Bee. And I love the fact that there is room in the engine bay.
I love the old and new
Old gear head here. Had a ‘70 and ‘71, both SS, both manual. Always built with 327 large journal cranks and all the power goodie’s. The power to weight ratio always made for stupid acceleration. Low gear ratios would twist driveshafts. Fun times back in the 80’s and plenty of loose women too !
Nice nova! I would like to see a 70,71 or 72 Trans Am 455 HO on your channel! Thanks for sharing
I prefer the room, because I’d like to work on my own vehicles and I’m not going back to school to learn all this computer stuff either!
I’ll take old school mechanics any day
My first car was 1957 Chevy bel air 4 door sky blue color with a 235 cubic inch straight 6 cylinder engine with a 3 speed manual transmission on the tree it was my first rebuild wish I never sold it
I love the older cars. My first car was a 55 Pontiac Chieftain. This was in 1966. I spent every Saturday morning out in the garage cleaning the plugs, setting the points, just generally tuning the engine up so I could go out that night. I could cruise the hole night on two dollars of gas.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Love the older cars and trucks,they were easy to work on because of the extra room under the hood
I wish we still had the gas filler behind the license plate. You never had to worry about pulling in the gas station the wrong direction.
You brought back memories of my youth. Can you get some square body toy on your show
Our family grew up in a 77 Nova. Those cars were built to last.
Beautiful
I had a 70 Chevy ll with a 396 (402), with headers, 4.88 rear, 4-speed, traction bars, 12" ripple walls on the rear, 90/10 shocks on the front and 50/50's on the rear, plastic fan, upgraded ignition system. Not much could touch me on the street. Street I was running in the low 11's.
She's a beauty for sure. One car in my past that to this day wish I still had, was a 1973 Ford gran Torino. Excellent video Sir, Thumbs up ~John
Right on!
Always loved the old rally wheels, back then people done a lot of parking, lots of action in the back seat then , we had a place everyone from four towns use to cruise, and another place to do a little street drag racing, One thing great about older muscle cars, points , if someone set off a EMP, when no one car will start, you can hit the switch and you have the beautiful rumble coming from your duel exhaust. Had two Nova ss 70 and 76 ,had double hump heads on both, wish I would have been smarter, and held on to my old muscle cars, I would have been a wealthy man, young dumb and full of ___ ,fill in the blank. Prefer bucket seats and a 4 on the floor, that Nova ss is still a cherry 🍒 , much enjoyed post. Ahh the good Ole days . 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I have my 1975 old‘s cuttless salon sitting in the garage with 115,000 original miles and no rust and I’ve been meaning to get on it and as you know Jared back surgeries aren’t fun especially seven of them so it’s now 12 years later and I still can’t pick up my toolbox but watching this just makes me want to get out in the garage and do something! I do need some pieces and parts like that chrome bezel around the round headlights? And also the air conditioning and radio trim on the front of the dashboard?
You’re building another fabulous channel Jared thank you ONE for having all these these two channels and two for being a cop and standing up for American citizens a job you still do today every day I don’t know after your back surgery if you have gone back to work irregardless I hope you were able to if you decided you wanted to I didn’t have that option but stuff like this turns my motor❤️🇺🇸
Can't beat American muscle. As far as the engine bay I remember my Dad working on his hot rod pickup and me sitting in the engine bay helping. Now I can hardly get my hands in around the engine of current cars. beautiful automobile.
Love the classics
I loved the Novas of that era...They were shared the 67-69 Camaro chassis..simple robust and effective. Very easy to work on every aspect of the vehicle.
My favorite car you’ve done so far
I love those classic musclecars. My first car was a '68 Pontiac Tempest with 350 and a Powerglide. Loved that car!
Super nice Nova.
That's one beautiful car
Love it. Love the channel. Brings back the days of having the classics myself. Before they were classics lol. My Nova was a 73. Thanks!!! Ready for a Chevelle SS video lol. 454 LS 6 please...
More classics! Great video!
Glad you enjoyed!
Yes, keep bringing back those beautiful old classic cars and show them off!!
My first car was a 72 Ralley Nova that my dad had bought new. 350 with a 3spd on the floor and bucket seats out of a GTO. Loved that car and it’s what made me a gear head. One day I want one again.
Very cool!
Now you're talking. A Nova was the first car I got to a 100mph in. Good stuff.
You ain't no Steve Mag Jared, but you're doing great. Keep up the good work. 😁
Man, those were the "good ol' days" bruh... the engine bay had so much room you could climb up under there and take a nap... they were very easy to work on... hell, back then, you could build a full out race car right in your own garage... nowadays, you have to have a shop or garage that resembles the bridge of the Starship Enterprise just to do a tuneup... it sucks...
Man, that dashboard and those wing windows brought back some memories...
Great looking and sounding car, and great video... I liked it...
Dream car!
I had a 72 Chevy Nova, MAN I LOVED THAT CAR! IT WAS MY BABY! I was Active Duty U.S.Army at the time and was transferred overseas. As a E-4 I was not authorized to take a POV (Privately Owned Vehicle) with me at Government expense and it was an unaccompanied Tour (means could not take my family with me) so left my car with my wife here in the States. One night the car ended up wrapped up around a tree. The Police report showed someone else was driving! Came home got a quick Divorce, collected the Insurance payment from my wrecked car and went back overseas. Still miss that car, but not her!
When 18 I had a 71 nova...straight 6 250. Yes keep up the classics.
My Pop always told me, the more grind you see, the better it is to work on & I totally agree. As a part time wrench, I love it that way. If I could afford it, I'd buy it.
Sweet ride. Makes me miss my 72' Challenger even more.
Pure nostalgia. 🙂
I love classic cars and I love an car that you can work on without having to take it to a dealership. I love working on MY vehicles! Very rewarding feeling.
This makes me miss the 1975 Nova with the half moon hub caps I had back in high school.
Man this brings back memories, had 71 SS black in color.
Love the old classic cars. The new ones may be faster and have all the luxury but they can’t compete with the style and character the old cars have.
Jared I really like this show and I hope you keep showing the older cars too. Bringing fond memories back to me.
Beautiful. My first car was a 2 door 71 Buick Skylark she purred like a kitten
Those were the days! I wish I..................................!
Absolutely beautiful car.I was always partial to the 70's chevelles which novas were in that make.I always liked and had many malibus would like to see you show some of those.but novas were my 2nd favorite of the chevelles. Still a great car.
Guns & Gadgets. Freedom Garage. 2A and F'ing A. Sure do appreciate them both.
And I Appreciate YOU!
Wow, I really love the classics. I used to have a 1976 Chevy Vega. I know they were a POS, but it was my POS..LOL. Excellent sounding car in pretty great shape.
I had a 72 Nova coupe. The cheapest model my dad could afford for me to commute to college. It made me pretty good mechanic. 6c, 250, 2 speed auto trans, no AC. The engine was rebuilt twice. I could never afford to improve it. Kept it 18 years. Yes, I remember being able to crawl into the engine compartment to work on a friend's car on a roadside in the driving rain. The room in that Nova and the simplicity was a luxury.