Man, those 1st gen GMC Sonomas were DAMN hansome. It literally looked like a slighly shrunken version of the full size GMT400 of the time, which is a beautiful truck as well. I love the pre-facelift GMT400 GMC front ends....these Sonomas definitely did a good job representing the GMC design language of the time.
The 1st generation S10/Sonoma were beautifully proportioned then went all curvy 2nd generation, not a fan. The Ranger did the same thing. I had a 1991 Ranger, loved the look. My brother had a 2003 Ranger, ehhh, too curvy again.
I had a 92 GMC K2500 light duty, it wasn't even close to square like the 78K30 I traded it for. Only difference in body style on the first gen was the side markers, the S10-S15 had them on the grill where the fullsize trucks had them on the fenders.
There was a Chevy 454 SS model sold in Mexico called the Chevy 350 SS. I have seen this variation before and it has a step side or flare side truck bed.
@@chrispawelczyk1931 Yep, so someone probably moved from Mexico or brought it over from Mexico and is now selling it in the US. It's a pretty rare gem, over the 454 SS models.
He should really do a video just on cool models only offered in Mexico like they had a ram charger in the 2000 but the minivan tail lights ruin it for me
In 96 I ordered a Dakota reg cab short bed 2wd with a 5spd and 3.90 sure grip. Great truck and ran a few 14.70 passes with it. Not bad for a stock 90's truck.
@@ironpanther2420 5.2 I forgot to put that. But if you want to add any power to a Magnum 318 360 first Change the beer barrel intake. It's useless and will kill any gains from typical bolt ons. It really is that bad.
The late 90's Ford Ranger Splash and S10/Sonoma were the rich kids first vehicle where i grew up in small town Alberta. I always thought the splash logo with its litte squirts dribbles looked like ......well, a teenage boy got ahold of it... and the Syclone stickers made their way onto the quarter panel of every little 4 banger chevy pick up in town. A good friend of mine bought a 93 Ranger Lowrider with shaved everything, electric pop doors, a body kit and cowl hood. Great video!
Sy\Ty was THE talk for performance in school. A truck that could beat a Vette. Would love to have one, just s10 ball joints and NEEDING to replace them gets old. Great work!
I've never heard about the Sonoma GT before. Thanks Hawk! Your bloopers are hilarious! Looking forward to the next video (as usual). Happy Easter to you and your loved ones!
I've never seen a GT, but if GM had released it with a 5 speed and rwd, 195hp 260lbft would've been fun! You could get the 5 speed in the 160hp S10 and they moved decent. Few ordered 1 as such. Neighbor had a 1st gen Lightning in blue for yrs. As I recall, it had a pretty nice exhaust note right from the factory. If 1 looks at the numbers on how close it ran with the 454 ss, obviously it made more power than advertised.
My best friend in HS back in the early 00s had a mid 90s Ranger, couldn't tell you what trim it was. That thing was sweet and oh so 90s, it was a dark purple with some super funky graphics package which we called the Dixie Cup livery. Kinda self explanatory, it looked like those disposable paper cups you used to find everywhere. Probably back about 06-07 I had a coworker who was a big Sy/Ty guy, he owned several mostly Typhoons in his life. One of those he had actually done a 5 speed swap in, and he hated it. He said it made the car slower than with the automatic, I have to assume it was because of the gearing in whatever trans he sourced.
Who ever thought we would reach a point that a person would have to announce they are a real person at the beginning of a piece of content? Seems like some 2050 shit at least.
There are so many car channels out there that are complete bogus. A lot of the time they will just copy and paste right from an article. Also, they aren't car guys or enthusiasts in the slightest. Just doing it for the money...
@@GreenHawkDriveI've seen them and I have started wondering about channels I didn't before. I never got that vibe off of yours. I imagine its a problem that will only get worse. Can you imagine someone faking you and putting out a video as you? Fing scary!
I had a Ranger Splash with the 3.0 V6 and 5spd manual which I thoroughly enjoyed! You showed a picture but never spoke about them. They did come directly from the factory too. 😊
Yeah, the Splash was just a (mostly) 90’s graphic package for the Ranger that carried into the early 2000’s and nothing more. There were no performance upgrades whatsoever, and that pretty much nixes them from any “performance” truck video, especially since the Vulcan 3.0 V6 made all of 147 hp in its highest output.
I saw a Ranger with the 3.0l and 5 speed for sale yesterday. Had no idea they made that. I think the most that's been done to a Vulcan was someone fitting a 3.8 Supercharger to it. That was in a Probe LX 1st gen, I think it had a 5 speed as well IIRC. It was someone's build. Rare combo because the turbo 4 was better than the Vulcan v6
You actually stumped me on the S10 Cameo. Never saw that. Look at the adjusted price on the 454SS and Lightning. Now check the power, MPG, and content. Yes modern trucks are expensive but you get a LOT more for your money. Pound for pound I'd say you get more for your dollar today.
This is the 1st I'm hearing Anything negative about the 4.3. Other than the fact that I know from a 1991 Olds Bravada test drive it's noisy. But it wasn't noisy in my company's 1990 GMC Safari.
Thank you for the video. It is appreciated. The gauges on the Sonoma GT and Syclone used the same instrumentation gauges as the Pontiac Sunbird GT from the same era.. That was funny what you said about the Sky Ranger. You put together a interesting list of trucks. It is interesting the Ford F150 Lightening is an electric truck in 2024. I would take the Chevrolet SS. The bloopers were funny. Hey... you got the video together.
Thank you Olds, I look forward to your weekly comment! I read up that they did share the same instrument cluster. 454 ss would be the better tow rig for sure!
@@GreenHawkDrive Thank you. It means a lot to hear this. You would be shocked where there was parts sharing on some cars. I know the Pontiac Solstice shared parts with a GMC crossover. It is the small things. The automakers use economies of scale all the time. That is a video by itsself with parts sharing.
saw a sonoma GT on the road a couple weeks ago, was disappointed it wasnyta syclone, but after looking it up i saw there was almost 4 syclones for every sonoma gt
I had a 91 S10 with the Iron Duke 4 cyl. That truck would handle the curvest roads I could go down. It stuck to the road like no other vehicle I have ever drove. It wasnt a speed demon but it was fun as hell to drive. The 5 speed transmission lost 2nd, 3rd and 5th gears. Wish I had fixed that truck but sold it instead.
To answer your question, i would drive the red ford as my daily. I would use the more torquey black chevy for hauling my imaginary 90s kawasaki dirtbike, quad, and jetski on the weekends
2:00 I did some work experience in high school back in the late 90s at a Jeep dealer. An early 90s blazer came in that seized up. They had to pull the engine *with* the torque converter still attached. I found out firsthand a 5+ years ago why these CPI models seize up. Bought a dead 94 Sonoma for $1000. Spent $700 on a new spider injector, nut kit, starter, tune-up stuff...only to find out it knocked once it warmed up. The engineer who decided to hide the fuel pressure regulator INSIDE the intake plenum was an IDIOT! They eventually leaked and diluted the oil which wiped out the bottom end.
10:06 Normally high speed limiters are based on what tires the truck came with new. It may have also been that back then pickup trucks with the tailgate up tended to get nose light at higher speeds. either way it was a liability thing.
Id love a Sonoma GT just needs a 6.0 LS and a 5 speed but that body style Sonoma and S10 are the best looking its crazy how hard it is to find a nice short bed now
There's actually a SkyRanger in my area. Rare or not, im not a huge fan. I also want a 1st gen Lightning very badly There were quite a few cool sporty conversion trucks in the early 2000s that are worth doing a video on. LA West did the Boss 5.4 F-150s, the Ram Hemi GTX (which I own) and the Silverado RSR
1992 Ford Nite (F-150 or Bronco) No performance upgrades but it was the first factory available color-keyed truck on the market. And, true to Henry Ford's origins, you can have it in any color you like so long as it's black.
5:56-yes there was. You showed a picture of the 2wd 1993-1994 ford ranger splash but you didn't discuss that model. The splash was/ is a sportstruck. It has very stiff explorer front springs/ shocks and sway bars front and rear. It sits 1-1/2 inches lower than a regular 2wd ranger. And comes with 235/R60-15 Firestone tires. And man it will zing around corners. The fastest version was the standard cab with the 4.0 V-6 and the stick shift with 3.73 rear gear. Everyone that drives or sits in the passenger seat is suprized how fast it will go around a curvey road. In 1995 ford put the splash suspension on some of the regular rangers. So the '93 to '95 splash 2wd model is the fastest ranger they made.
Next week's video will take place in the '80s. I will say, I have not dipped into any of the foreign markets yet. I do want to in the future and I wrote down that Nissan in my notes. I've never heard of them!
@@GreenHawkDriveThe Nissan Pulsar was a 2 seater, basically a poor man's 240 sx. I dated a girl who had a 5 speed stick. She Hated automatics!! Really nice looking car but didn't see too many guys driving them around. You'd blow Google up researching 80's sports cars!!😂😅❤
Man there were a shitload of Lightnings in my area, both 1st and 2nd gen. I'm honestly surprised that so few of them sold overall. My city was overrepresented lol.
Less than a year ago, there was an exotic dealership in ChicagoLand selling online the Syclone's meaner older brother, The GMC Typhoon. Basically a 2 door S-10 Blazer/S-15 Jimmy from Hell!! Showroom condition, obviously. WELL under 80,000 miles. $24,999.00 American. 😮😮❤
I worked with a guy who had a Typhoon, his pride and joy, kept in cherry shape. He had a second kid so he traded it in… for an Equinox. I don’t care about trucks but jesus man that still smarts. The Vibe he had would have been fine.
@@RobCamp-rmc_0WHAT the F+×÷ WAS HE THINKING?!?!?😮😮😢And what? He had a Pontiac Vibe, too? His wife made him lose the Typhoon, didn't she?!? Women are Good for That!!!!!
I have a '14 5.3, CC 2wd Silverado that I use as a daily driver and occasional tow vehicle, at least for a short while longer (I'm buying a GM '24 2500 as soon as I find the right deal). For towing purposes, I added an intercooled ProCharger. With a towing tune, it puts just over 450 hp and just under 500 ft lbs. to the tires. As far as performance, it blows away any of these trucks (except for the Syclone). That said, I have always been interested in those 80s/90s sport trucks. There's just something about them I like.
Its so crazy to see what these special edition high performance truck of yesterday produce for horsepower and now you can pick up a ram or a ford with a v8 and youve got about 400 horsepower from a base model
Tbh I thought the 80s and early 90's were all piss and potatoes while I Iived through them..😤 But I never realised how seriously good we had it, and how fkn good they actually were..😂 I'd do anything to go back to them times. They were great..😊 Everything was better then. Modern life is rubbish. Lol. It's too modern..😂
I have owned both the 454 and the lighting and I perferd the 454 more then the lighting for around town type stuff but the ford was alot better on the hwy
My friend in high school had the 454. It was sooo nice and felt quick (for a Junior in high school in 2013 at least) But, I’ve never been in a lightning before. Only ever seen them driving around. What felt quicker to you?
How could anybody not know you're human😂; it goes to show how modern day technology has dumbed soo many people down nowadays..AI has every body paranoid😬😱! The bloopers at the end were a nice touch though; especially at the end😂..its "pollen season"; God Bless you😷🤒..🙏 ❤🕊.
2 things. A Sonoma gt was only .2 seconds behind the 454ss in a quarter mile drag race. And the heads on first gen lighting were not from the gt40. But the gt40 casting, from the h.o. and Cobra mustang engines. Overall a very small mistake, in an otherwise well scripted video. Good job
Question is asked, which truck would I want to Ford or the GM? I believe if the Ford option was given to me, I would most likely slam the truck bring it about 3 inches off the ground. However, if I was going to have the Chevy option, I believe I would muscle the truck out raise the back big mags or for those people who don’t understand with mags are big wide rims in the back.
Bro that is the epitome of a mullet truck in all literal sense.
Man, those 1st gen GMC Sonomas were DAMN hansome. It literally looked like a slighly shrunken version of the full size GMT400 of the time, which is a beautiful truck as well. I love the pre-facelift GMT400 GMC front ends....these Sonomas definitely did a good job representing the GMC design language of the time.
The 1st generation S10/Sonoma were beautifully proportioned then went all curvy 2nd generation, not a fan. The Ranger did the same thing. I had a 1991 Ranger, loved the look. My brother had a 2003 Ranger, ehhh, too curvy again.
You mean second gen? First gen was a 72-89 square body, not a GMT 400, which would be a second Gen Sonoma S15.
I had a 92 GMC K2500 light duty, it wasn't even close to square like the 78K30 I traded it for. Only difference in body style on the first gen was the side markers, the S10-S15 had them on the grill where the fullsize trucks had them on the fenders.
There was a Chevy 454 SS model sold in Mexico called the Chevy 350 SS. I have seen this variation before and it has a step side or flare side truck bed.
I didn't know that they were for Mexico but I seen one for sale in my area of Florida on FB Marketplace
@@chrispawelczyk1931 Yep, so someone probably moved from Mexico or brought it over from Mexico and is now selling it in the US. It's a pretty rare gem, over the 454 SS models.
He should really do a video just on cool models only offered in Mexico like they had a ram charger in the 2000 but the minivan tail lights ruin it for me
@@jason3280 That would be cool.
My neighbor had one he repainted white with red stripes it was really nice but he sadly traded it for a c7 z06
In 96 I ordered a Dakota reg cab short bed 2wd with a 5spd and 3.90 sure grip. Great truck and ran a few 14.70 passes with it. Not bad for a stock 90's truck.
Most importantly, 5.2 or 3.9?
@@ironpanther2420 5.2 I forgot to put that. But if you want to add any power to a Magnum 318 360 first Change the beer barrel intake. It's useless and will kill any gains from typical bolt ons. It really is that bad.
@@JCVACCARO didn't matter, the 318V8>anything GM or Ford V6 POS. I'll trade my 82 S10 3.4v6 5spd , for your Dakota V8 5spd.
I'm not gonna lie, the 3.08 rear end is gonna gallop the Dakota in a race.
It needs cab mounts and a clutch 😂
The late 90's Ford Ranger Splash and S10/Sonoma were the rich kids first vehicle where i grew up in small town Alberta. I always thought the splash logo with its litte squirts dribbles looked like ......well, a teenage boy got ahold of it... and the Syclone stickers made their way onto the quarter panel of every little 4 banger chevy pick up in town. A good friend of mine bought a 93 Ranger Lowrider with shaved everything, electric pop doors, a body kit and cowl hood. Great video!
Thank you for sharing that story man!
I like your videos, so I try to drop a comment to Juice the algorithm and hopefully You keep making them!
That is really nice of you man, cheers!@@larrymacfarlane1799
Those first Gen S trucks hit me just right!
Sy\Ty was THE talk for performance in school. A truck that could beat a Vette.
Would love to have one, just s10 ball joints and NEEDING to replace them gets old.
Great work!
I'm from the UK and my passion are panel vans and I lick windows..😊
Subscribed 😊
Check out Australia’s performance utes , by the end of production they were pure 2 door sports cars
I've never heard about the Sonoma GT before. Thanks Hawk! Your bloopers are hilarious! Looking forward to the next video (as usual).
Happy Easter to you and your loved ones!
What’s up Stinger! Happy Easter to you and your family:)
When it comes to cars I see nothing wrong with a poor man's Anything!!
Right on!!! I love your videos!
Thank you Nick!
I've never seen a GT, but if GM had released it with a 5 speed and rwd, 195hp 260lbft would've been fun! You could get the 5 speed in the 160hp S10 and they moved decent. Few ordered 1 as such. Neighbor had a 1st gen Lightning in blue for yrs. As I recall, it had a pretty nice exhaust note right from the factory. If 1 looks at the numbers on how close it ran with the 454 ss, obviously it made more power than advertised.
Thank goodness, I was getting worried. I need my weekly Green, man! 😃👍
Me too 😅😂
Thank you man, that means a lot
@@weegeemikeAppreciate it man!
Thank you man, that means a lot
My best friend in HS back in the early 00s had a mid 90s Ranger, couldn't tell you what trim it was. That thing was sweet and oh so 90s, it was a dark purple with some super funky graphics package which we called the Dixie Cup livery. Kinda self explanatory, it looked like those disposable paper cups you used to find everywhere.
Probably back about 06-07 I had a coworker who was a big Sy/Ty guy, he owned several mostly Typhoons in his life. One of those he had actually done a 5 speed swap in, and he hated it. He said it made the car slower than with the automatic, I have to assume it was because of the gearing in whatever trans he sourced.
4:08 That Cameo is a throwback to the 1955-57 Cameo Carrier Trucks. Came in white with red.
Who ever thought we would reach a point that a person would have to announce they are a real person at the beginning of a piece of content? Seems like some 2050 shit at least.
There are so many car channels out there that are complete bogus. A lot of the time they will just copy and paste right from an article. Also, they aren't car guys or enthusiasts in the slightest. Just doing it for the money...
@@GreenHawkDriveI've seen them and I have started wondering about channels I didn't before. I never got that vibe off of yours. I imagine its a problem that will only get worse. Can you imagine someone faking you and putting out a video as you? Fing scary!
There’s already people taking my ideas lol. The way she goes I guess!
@@GreenHawkDriveway of the road bud
Ive got to admit that AI channels literally have NO soul..😮
I had a Ranger Splash with the 3.0 V6 and 5spd manual which I thoroughly enjoyed! You showed a picture but never spoke about them. They did come directly from the factory too. 😊
A splash is just decals, that’s not really history worthy
Yeah, the Splash was just a (mostly) 90’s graphic package for the Ranger that carried into the early 2000’s and nothing more. There were no performance upgrades whatsoever, and that pretty much nixes them from any “performance” truck video, especially since the Vulcan 3.0 V6 made all of 147 hp in its highest output.
I saw a Ranger with the 3.0l and 5 speed for sale yesterday. Had no idea they made that. I think the most that's been done to a Vulcan was someone fitting a 3.8 Supercharger to it. That was in a Probe LX 1st gen, I think it had a 5 speed as well IIRC. It was someone's build. Rare combo because the turbo 4 was better than the Vulcan v6
@@pgtmr2713the ford Thunderbird had an M90 top swap if you ever wanted.
Glad to see this video. Always great content from this dude!
Thank you for continuing to watch man! I remember you from months back
@@GreenHawkDrive hell yeah! I remember you too 😂🙈
I’ll keep watching for sure 👊🏻
:04 STILL have this issue of car and driver- this was my FAVORITE article for YEARS😁
The outtakes at the end almost took me out🤣🤣🤣. Thank you for making your content awesome!!!
Thank you for watching man!
@@GreenHawkDriveai is getting better every day. almost had me fooled!
😁
You actually stumped me on the S10 Cameo. Never saw that. Look at the adjusted price on the 454SS and Lightning. Now check the power, MPG, and content. Yes modern trucks are expensive but you get a LOT more for your money. Pound for pound I'd say you get more for your dollar today.
I had no idea they existed as well!
I'll NEVER EVER EVER buy a new vehicle EVER AGAIN!!!!!
Another good episode!!!! Love the Bloopers too😆👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you man, that means a lot!
The 92-95 4.3 CPI spider system would leak with age but was cheap and easy to replace and overall still very reliable.
This is the 1st I'm hearing Anything negative about the 4.3. Other than the fact that I know from a 1991 Olds Bravada test drive it's noisy. But it wasn't noisy in my company's 1990 GMC Safari.
This is a underrated Chanel
I appreciate that man. I used to always watch Marspeed!
Ahhh..memory's. First car was a 94 2500 suburban 2wd with a 454
Would absolutely love to see a video on failed concept cars like the dome
Thank you for the video. It is appreciated. The gauges on the Sonoma GT and Syclone used the same instrumentation gauges as the Pontiac Sunbird GT from the same era.. That was funny what you said about the Sky Ranger. You put together a interesting list of trucks. It is interesting the Ford F150 Lightening is an electric truck in 2024. I would take the Chevrolet SS. The bloopers were funny. Hey... you got the video together.
Thank you Olds, I look forward to your weekly comment! I read up that they did share the same instrument cluster. 454 ss would be the better tow rig for sure!
@@GreenHawkDrive Thank you. It means a lot to hear this. You would be shocked where there was parts sharing on some cars. I know the Pontiac Solstice shared parts with a GMC crossover. It is the small things. The automakers use economies of scale all the time. That is a video by itsself with parts sharing.
I miss my 91 gmc sonoma. loved that rust bucket.
Right on) I love your videos! awesome)
I appreciate that man thank you
nice off road trucks. cameo was chevy truck in 1950s.
saw a sonoma GT on the road a couple weeks ago, was disappointed it wasnyta syclone, but after looking it up i saw there was almost 4 syclones for every sonoma gt
Those were more rare for sure.
I had a 91 S10 with the Iron Duke 4 cyl. That truck would handle the curvest roads I could go down. It stuck to the road like no other vehicle I have ever drove. It wasnt a speed demon but it was fun as hell to drive. The 5 speed transmission lost 2nd, 3rd and 5th gears. Wish I had fixed that truck but sold it instead.
Hawk should make video on the 1980's s-10 with the terrible powertrain 2.8 engine and that automatic transmission...and with an 8 foot bed option
To answer your question, i would drive the red ford as my daily. I would use the more torquey black chevy for hauling my imaginary 90s kawasaki dirtbike, quad, and jetski on the weekends
I agree 100%
4:27 I always loved those wheels. To me those are the best looking steel wheels ever made.
The 6.5 was also optioned in the 2 door tahoes. My first truck was a 6.5 Tahoe
I miss my 92 F150 Nite. It was gorgeous with the 7" of lift and 36" swampers.
Yeah, I have a video called "Trucks of the '90s were so unique and different..." and I talked about those Nite editions!
I can’t believe people thought you were AI, you sound perfectly human to me.
I thought so too😂
Love the bloopers!!!!!!!! Great videos as well!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
2:00 I did some work experience in high school back in the late 90s at a Jeep dealer. An early 90s blazer came in that seized up. They had to pull the engine *with* the torque converter still attached.
I found out firsthand a 5+ years ago why these CPI models seize up. Bought a dead 94 Sonoma for $1000. Spent $700 on a new spider injector, nut kit, starter, tune-up stuff...only to find out it knocked once it warmed up. The engineer who decided to hide the fuel pressure regulator INSIDE the intake plenum was an IDIOT! They eventually leaked and diluted the oil which wiped out the bottom end.
Holy shi-!
The spider with fuel regulator cost less than 200 bucks is an easy fix and I’ve never even heard of it blowing a motor.
I'd go with the SS as I like both, but the SS just looks better to me also I'd love to have a Syclone and S10 SS as well
Great vid as always Hawk!
Thank you man, I appreciate that. From creator to creator, making videos takes a lot of time!
@GreenHawkDrive It does!
10:06 Normally high speed limiters are based on what tires the truck came with new. It may have also been that back then pickup trucks with the tailgate up tended to get nose light at higher speeds. either way it was a liability thing.
Id love a Sonoma GT just needs a 6.0 LS and a 5 speed but that body style Sonoma and S10 are the best looking its crazy how hard it is to find a nice short bed now
“ all show and no go “ 😂 I think is how the colloquial saying goes
Thanks for the info and the bloopers make it real
Right on man!
Awesome video! Man those vehicles from the 90s and early 2000s are by far my favorite.
Right on!
TRUCKS!??? LETS GOOOO, I’mma watch this when I wake up though, it’s late rn!! ❤
No worries man! My apologies for such a late post.
There's actually a SkyRanger in my area. Rare or not, im not a huge fan. I also want a 1st gen Lightning very badly
There were quite a few cool sporty conversion trucks in the early 2000s that are worth doing a video on. LA West did the Boss 5.4 F-150s, the Ram Hemi GTX (which I own) and the Silverado RSR
That's crazy there's one by you man! Definitely a possibility in the future. What do you know about the Hemi GTX's, I've never heard of them?
@@GreenHawkDrive They're a conversion truck. Not to pimp my own channel, but I have a video of mine and I put the info in the description
The ford splash 4.0 and cyclone/typhoon I’ll never forget ❤
1992 Ford Nite (F-150 or Bronco) No performance upgrades but it was the first factory available color-keyed truck on the market. And, true to Henry Ford's origins, you can have it in any color you like so long as it's black.
Like the cyclone 😂. All that power is truck as light as a go cart. 😂
this is gonna be great
5:56-yes there was. You showed a picture of the 2wd 1993-1994 ford ranger splash but you didn't discuss that model. The splash was/ is a sportstruck. It has very stiff explorer front springs/ shocks and sway bars front and rear. It sits 1-1/2 inches lower than a regular 2wd ranger. And comes with 235/R60-15 Firestone tires.
And man it will zing around corners. The fastest version was the standard cab with the 4.0 V-6 and the stick shift with 3.73 rear gear. Everyone that drives or sits in the passenger seat is suprized how fast it will go around a curvey road. In 1995 ford put the splash suspension on some of the regular rangers. So the '93 to '95 splash 2wd model is the fastest ranger they made.
I had a convertible 89 Isuzu pickup customized by a company named hot tops. This was in 96 😂
Yeah, I like that Ford Lightning 👌🏻
If I had to choose any of those trucks it’d be that.
I agree! Thank you for returning back for another video man!
@@GreenHawkDrive Thank you for making them. I’ll always watch them mate, keep ‘em coming!
Can’t forget that amc jeep had a race variant of the Comanche sporting a 4.0L inline 6, 5spd, and 2wd
Hawking the loogie at the end made me laugh out loud soooo hard I was NOT expecting that hahahahahaha great video mannnnnnn
😂😂😂😂 Thank you man!
Great video and review,💪👌👍❤️
Thank you man!
I hope you do the video about the cars from the 80s. Can you do one that includes the Nissan Pulsar NX SE?
Next week's video will take place in the '80s. I will say, I have not dipped into any of the foreign markets yet. I do want to in the future and I wrote down that Nissan in my notes. I've never heard of them!
@@GreenHawkDriveThe Nissan Pulsar was a 2 seater, basically a poor man's 240 sx. I dated a girl who had a 5 speed stick. She Hated automatics!! Really nice looking car but didn't see too many guys driving them around. You'd blow Google up researching 80's sports cars!!😂😅❤
I wonder how many Cyclones out there up for sale are Cy-Clones.
😂
Man there were a shitload of Lightnings in my area, both 1st and 2nd gen. I'm honestly surprised that so few of them sold overall. My city was overrepresented lol.
Thanks for being a real creator and not absurd AI nonsense. Much appreciated and keep up the good work
I appreciate that!
99 Lightning still looks fantastic even today imo.
Where is the Jeep Comanche Eliminator?
That sky ranger looks siiiiiiiiiiiiick
Great video man. Subbed💯
Appreciate it!
😂😂😂 “I’m not a robot”
Your channel will grow more and more considering the straight bangers you post
I appreciate that man! Thank you
There’s a Ranger GT across from my parents storage unit. Other than the paint it looks awesome.
The s10 extreme was a nice little toy 205hp 245 lbs of tq if i recall.
SS for sure great video
Thank you man!
I built the AMT 1/25 scale 94 F150 Lightning model kit a couple of years ago... A decent kit to build...
Less than a year ago, there was an exotic dealership in ChicagoLand selling online the Syclone's meaner older brother, The GMC Typhoon. Basically a 2 door S-10 Blazer/S-15 Jimmy from Hell!! Showroom condition, obviously. WELL under 80,000 miles. $24,999.00 American. 😮😮❤
I worked with a guy who had a Typhoon, his pride and joy, kept in cherry shape. He had a second kid so he traded it in… for an Equinox. I don’t care about trucks but jesus man that still smarts. The Vibe he had would have been fine.
@@RobCamp-rmc_0WHAT the F+×÷ WAS HE THINKING?!?!?😮😮😢And what? He had a Pontiac Vibe, too? His wife made him lose the Typhoon, didn't she?!? Women are Good for That!!!!!
Sick video bro
Thank you bro😎
The awesome thing about the older cars, you throw 3 to 4 k at them in upgrades, you can add 100 more hp.
'Performance' and 'Truck' in the same sentence is pretty funny.
Interesting. I eat Prius’ in my lowered extended cab 5.3 chevy Silverado.
I have a '14 5.3, CC 2wd Silverado that I use as a daily driver and occasional tow vehicle, at least for a short while longer (I'm buying a GM '24 2500 as soon as I find the right deal). For towing purposes, I added an intercooled ProCharger. With a towing tune, it puts just over 450 hp and just under 500 ft lbs. to the tires. As far as performance, it blows away any of these trucks (except for the Syclone). That said, I have always been interested in those 80s/90s sport trucks. There's just something about them I like.
I had never heard of the Sky Ranger. I've never seen one!
Its so crazy to see what these special edition high performance truck of yesterday produce for horsepower and now you can pick up a ram or a ford with a v8 and youve got about 400 horsepower from a base model
Give me the Lighting over the SS
Wonder how many syclones came up too Canada 🇨🇦
Curious.. What is the showroom version of these today?
What do you mean?
If you mean what's the Kelley Blue Book, it's A LOT!!
Tbh I thought the 80s and early 90's were all piss and potatoes while I Iived through them..😤 But I never realised how seriously good we had it, and how fkn good they actually were..😂 I'd do anything to go back to them times. They were great..😊 Everything was better then. Modern life is rubbish. Lol. It's too modern..😂
I have owned both the 454 and the lighting and I perferd the 454 more then the lighting for around town type stuff but the ford was alot better on the hwy
My friend in high school had the 454. It was sooo nice and felt quick (for a Junior in high school in 2013 at least)
But, I’ve never been in a lightning before. Only ever seen them driving around. What felt quicker to you?
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How could anybody not know you're human😂; it goes to show how modern day technology has dumbed soo many people down nowadays..AI has every body paranoid😬😱! The bloopers at the end were a nice touch though; especially at the end😂..its "pollen season"; God Bless you😷🤒..🙏 ❤🕊.
It is pollen season for sure!!!😂😂😂
POLL RESULTS:
1,600 votes
40% Lightning
60% 454 SS
Spider fuel injection was the worst GM my friends who won't touch them with 50 pole difficult to work on and headaches
5:25 they were awd too 😂
Thanks for pointing that out😂
4:28 #Syclone owner of number 0828 all stock. #SonomaGT was more rare for sure. 1993 lightning had 2 tanks, came in useful when I went to vegas.
Right on man, those are such great trucks!
Truck yeah
I'm taking the lightning for the frame rails
Both were very fun trucks but the lightning was much lighter and just whipped around better.
If I won the Lotto I'd have a Black 454SS and a matching Black Ford Lightning of the same model year.
We remember things with rose colored glasses for sure. I had a Sonoma and holy cow it was a piece of shit. Tons of motor issues.
I feel ya. People talk about how bulletproof the 2.5 iron "duck" engine was. Well I went through 3 and none of them made it to 100,000 miles.
2 things. A Sonoma gt was only .2 seconds behind the 454ss in a quarter mile drag race.
And the heads on first gen lighting were not from the gt40. But the gt40 casting, from the h.o. and Cobra mustang engines. Overall a very small mistake, in an otherwise well scripted video. Good job
Thank you for pointing that out and appreciate the positive feedback!
I miss mini trucks.
"Performance" is a generous term for all but the Syclone / Typhoon.
I agree to an extent. Was I to title the video "More forgotten somewhat performance-ish trucks of the '90s"?
Question is asked, which truck would I want to Ford or the GM? I believe if the Ford option was given to me, I would most likely slam the truck bring it about 3 inches off the ground. However, if I was going to have the Chevy option, I believe I would muscle the truck out raise the back big mags or for those people who don’t understand with mags are big wide rims in the back.
I am a blue oval man for me it's the lightning even though I did own a 454ss oddly enough lol