More forgotten performance trucks of the '90s!

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  • @Joyos77
    @Joyos77 9 місяців тому +29

    Bro that is the epitome of a mullet truck in all literal sense.

  • @weegeemike
    @weegeemike 9 місяців тому +33

    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.

    • @jasonnickell9420
      @jasonnickell9420 9 місяців тому +2

      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.

    • @ADHDsquirl
      @ADHDsquirl 9 місяців тому

      You mean second gen? First gen was a 72-89 square body, not a GMT 400, which would be a second Gen Sonoma S15.

    • @ADHDsquirl
      @ADHDsquirl 9 місяців тому

      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.

  • @Skittleman2341
    @Skittleman2341 9 місяців тому +18

    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
      @chrispawelczyk1931 9 місяців тому +1

      I didn't know that they were for Mexico but I seen one for sale in my area of Florida on FB Marketplace

    • @Skittleman2341
      @Skittleman2341 9 місяців тому

      @@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.

    • @jason3280
      @jason3280 7 місяців тому +1

      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

    • @Skittleman2341
      @Skittleman2341 7 місяців тому

      @@jason3280 That would be cool.

    • @jamesprice2163
      @jamesprice2163 Місяць тому

      My neighbor had one he repainted white with red stripes it was really nice but he sadly traded it for a c7 z06

  • @JCVACCARO
    @JCVACCARO 9 місяців тому +17

    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
      @ironpanther2420 9 місяців тому +2

      Most importantly, 5.2 or 3.9?

    • @JCVACCARO
      @JCVACCARO 9 місяців тому +5

      @@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.

    • @ADHDsquirl
      @ADHDsquirl 9 місяців тому

      ​@@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.

    • @ADHDsquirl
      @ADHDsquirl 9 місяців тому

      I'm not gonna lie, the 3.08 rear end is gonna gallop the Dakota in a race.

    • @ADHDsquirl
      @ADHDsquirl 9 місяців тому

      It needs cab mounts and a clutch 😂

  • @larrymacfarlane1799
    @larrymacfarlane1799 9 місяців тому +5

    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!

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

      Thank you for sharing that story man!

    • @larrymacfarlane1799
      @larrymacfarlane1799 9 місяців тому +1

      I like your videos, so I try to drop a comment to Juice the algorithm and hopefully You keep making them!

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

      That is really nice of you man, cheers!@@larrymacfarlane1799

  • @JimmydickEyman
    @JimmydickEyman 9 місяців тому +1

    Those first Gen S trucks hit me just right!

  • @cstz24
    @cstz24 6 місяців тому

    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!

  • @difficultkunt4050
    @difficultkunt4050 9 місяців тому +2

    I'm from the UK and my passion are panel vans and I lick windows..😊
    Subscribed 😊

  • @sastigermen
    @sastigermen 9 місяців тому +3

    Check out Australia’s performance utes , by the end of production they were pure 2 door sports cars

  • @Stinger430
    @Stinger430 9 місяців тому +2

    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!

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +2

      What’s up Stinger! Happy Easter to you and your family:)

    • @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE
      @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE 9 місяців тому +1

      When it comes to cars I see nothing wrong with a poor man's Anything!!

  • @nickgee7291
    @nickgee7291 9 місяців тому +5

    Right on!!! I love your videos!

  • @adamtrombino106
    @adamtrombino106 9 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @AdamaSanguine
    @AdamaSanguine 9 місяців тому +7

    Thank goodness, I was getting worried. I need my weekly Green, man! 😃👍

  • @cd5sircoupe
    @cd5sircoupe 9 місяців тому +2

    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.

  • @weskirkland5850
    @weskirkland5850 7 місяців тому

    4:08 That Cameo is a throwback to the 1955-57 Cameo Carrier Trucks. Came in white with red.

  • @Mr.CellophaneHart
    @Mr.CellophaneHart 9 місяців тому +10

    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.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +1

      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...

    • @Mr.CellophaneHart
      @Mr.CellophaneHart 9 місяців тому

      @@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!

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +2

      There’s already people taking my ideas lol. The way she goes I guess!

    • @Desecrator6
      @Desecrator6 9 місяців тому

      ​@@GreenHawkDriveway of the road bud

    • @difficultkunt4050
      @difficultkunt4050 9 місяців тому

      Ive got to admit that AI channels literally have NO soul..😮

  • @chrisdooley1184
    @chrisdooley1184 9 місяців тому +15

    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. 😊

    • @xFactoryUSA
      @xFactoryUSA 9 місяців тому +4

      A splash is just decals, that’s not really history worthy

    • @phantom0456
      @phantom0456 9 місяців тому +1

      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.

    • @pgtmr2713
      @pgtmr2713 9 місяців тому

      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

    • @savagesock3598
      @savagesock3598 9 місяців тому

      ​@@pgtmr2713the ford Thunderbird had an M90 top swap if you ever wanted.

  • @louyork8379
    @louyork8379 9 місяців тому +2

    Glad to see this video. Always great content from this dude!

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for continuing to watch man! I remember you from months back

    • @louyork8379
      @louyork8379 9 місяців тому

      @@GreenHawkDrive hell yeah! I remember you too 😂🙈
      I’ll keep watching for sure 👊🏻

  • @MyCatInABox
    @MyCatInABox 9 місяців тому

    :04 STILL have this issue of car and driver- this was my FAVORITE article for YEARS😁

  • @L_Macadona
    @L_Macadona 9 місяців тому +2

    The outtakes at the end almost took me out🤣🤣🤣. Thank you for making your content awesome!!!

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for watching man!

    • @Ecosse57
      @Ecosse57 9 місяців тому

      @@GreenHawkDriveai is getting better every day. almost had me fooled!
      😁

  • @arieljones4595
    @arieljones4595 9 місяців тому +2

    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.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +1

      I had no idea they existed as well!

    • @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE
      @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE 9 місяців тому +1

      I'll NEVER EVER EVER buy a new vehicle EVER AGAIN!!!!!

  • @Kenneth-fu3js
    @Kenneth-fu3js 9 місяців тому +3

    Another good episode!!!! Love the Bloopers too😆👍🏽👍🏽

  • @FIREPHILSPENCER
    @FIREPHILSPENCER 9 місяців тому +1

    The 92-95 4.3 CPI spider system would leak with age but was cheap and easy to replace and overall still very reliable.

    • @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE
      @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE 9 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @Waytoofattony
    @Waytoofattony 9 місяців тому +2

    This is a underrated Chanel

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

      I appreciate that man. I used to always watch Marspeed!

  • @jrjr3082
    @jrjr3082 9 місяців тому +1

    Ahhh..memory's. First car was a 94 2500 suburban 2wd with a 454

  • @Robertfluff
    @Robertfluff 9 місяців тому +1

    Would absolutely love to see a video on failed concept cars like the dome

  • @OLDS98
    @OLDS98 9 місяців тому +2

    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.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +2

      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!

    • @OLDS98
      @OLDS98 9 місяців тому

      @@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.

  • @ashiehakoto1490
    @ashiehakoto1490 Місяць тому

    I miss my 91 gmc sonoma. loved that rust bucket.

  • @MegaRetr
    @MegaRetr 8 місяців тому

    Right on) I love your videos! awesome)

  • @kc0lif
    @kc0lif 9 місяців тому +1

    nice off road trucks. cameo was chevy truck in 1950s.

  • @aaron71598
    @aaron71598 9 місяців тому +2

    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

    • @TrokaRC
      @TrokaRC 2 місяці тому

      Those were more rare for sure.

  • @pcash1864
    @pcash1864 8 місяців тому

    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.

    • @brot5246
      @brot5246 5 місяців тому

      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

  • @harrisonbuck2749
    @harrisonbuck2749 9 місяців тому +2

    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

  • @weskirkland5850
    @weskirkland5850 7 місяців тому

    4:27 I always loved those wheels. To me those are the best looking steel wheels ever made.

  • @tannershackelford186
    @tannershackelford186 9 місяців тому

    The 6.5 was also optioned in the 2 door tahoes. My first truck was a 6.5 Tahoe

  • @generaldisarray4146
    @generaldisarray4146 9 місяців тому +1

    I miss my 92 F150 Nite. It was gorgeous with the 7" of lift and 36" swampers.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

      Yeah, I have a video called "Trucks of the '90s were so unique and different..." and I talked about those Nite editions!

  • @franklind.roosevelt7416
    @franklind.roosevelt7416 9 місяців тому +2

    I can’t believe people thought you were AI, you sound perfectly human to me.

  • @c.d.scalemodels9198
    @c.d.scalemodels9198 9 місяців тому +1

    Love the bloopers!!!!!!!! Great videos as well!!!!!!!!

  • @grabasandwich
    @grabasandwich 9 місяців тому +1

    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.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +1

      Holy shi-!

    • @FIREPHILSPENCER
      @FIREPHILSPENCER 9 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @ChampionBlueRacing
    @ChampionBlueRacing 9 місяців тому +2

    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

  • @autochatter
    @autochatter 9 місяців тому +1

    Great vid as always Hawk!

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +2

      Thank you man, I appreciate that. From creator to creator, making videos takes a lot of time!

    • @autochatter
      @autochatter 9 місяців тому

      ​@GreenHawkDrive It does!

  • @weskirkland5850
    @weskirkland5850 7 місяців тому

    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.

  • @jason3280
    @jason3280 7 місяців тому

    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

  • @yungprototype
    @yungprototype 8 місяців тому

    “ all show and no go “ 😂 I think is how the colloquial saying goes

  • @kaineleeabel
    @kaineleeabel 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for the info and the bloopers make it real

  • @Warpath37x1
    @Warpath37x1 9 місяців тому

    Awesome video! Man those vehicles from the 90s and early 2000s are by far my favorite.

  • @atangaming6830
    @atangaming6830 9 місяців тому +1

    TRUCKS!??? LETS GOOOO, I’mma watch this when I wake up though, it’s late rn!! ❤

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +1

      No worries man! My apologies for such a late post.

  • @JRC99
    @JRC99 9 місяців тому +1

    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

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

      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?

    • @JRC99
      @JRC99 9 місяців тому +1

      @@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

  • @bradr3541
    @bradr3541 9 місяців тому

    The ford splash 4.0 and cyclone/typhoon I’ll never forget ❤

  • @jericbrogdon
    @jericbrogdon 9 місяців тому

    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.

  • @michaelphillips3158
    @michaelphillips3158 9 місяців тому

    Like the cyclone 😂. All that power is truck as light as a go cart. 😂

  • @venkatrain8643
    @venkatrain8643 9 місяців тому +1

    this is gonna be great

  • @coletrickle-km7cl
    @coletrickle-km7cl 9 місяців тому

    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.

  • @aminute2late
    @aminute2late 9 місяців тому +1

    I had a convertible 89 Isuzu pickup customized by a company named hot tops. This was in 96 😂

  • @AledPritchard
    @AledPritchard 9 місяців тому +1

    Yeah, I like that Ford Lightning 👌🏻
    If I had to choose any of those trucks it’d be that.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +2

      I agree! Thank you for returning back for another video man!

    • @AledPritchard
      @AledPritchard 9 місяців тому

      @@GreenHawkDrive Thank you for making them. I’ll always watch them mate, keep ‘em coming!

  • @joeysheffey6616
    @joeysheffey6616 9 місяців тому

    Can’t forget that amc jeep had a race variant of the Comanche sporting a 4.0L inline 6, 5spd, and 2wd

  • @vehicularalchemy
    @vehicularalchemy 8 місяців тому

    Hawking the loogie at the end made me laugh out loud soooo hard I was NOT expecting that hahahahahaha great video mannnnnnn

  • @sadie1095
    @sadie1095 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video and review,💪👌👍❤️

  • @reidgillingham6921
    @reidgillingham6921 9 місяців тому +1

    I hope you do the video about the cars from the 80s. Can you do one that includes the Nissan Pulsar NX SE?

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

      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!

    • @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE
      @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE 9 місяців тому

      ​​@@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!!😂😅❤

  • @Offthbadan
    @Offthbadan 9 місяців тому +2

    I wonder how many Cyclones out there up for sale are Cy-Clones.

  • @jokerzwild00
    @jokerzwild00 9 місяців тому

    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.

  • @biglongcadillac
    @biglongcadillac 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for being a real creator and not absurd AI nonsense. Much appreciated and keep up the good work

  • @monolith2001
    @monolith2001 9 місяців тому

    99 Lightning still looks fantastic even today imo.

  • @woodendoors1075
    @woodendoors1075 9 місяців тому +2

    Where is the Jeep Comanche Eliminator?

  • @edthurston1415
    @edthurston1415 9 місяців тому

    That sky ranger looks siiiiiiiiiiiiick

  • @Threepointstar
    @Threepointstar 9 місяців тому

    Great video man. Subbed💯

  • @AledPritchard
    @AledPritchard 9 місяців тому +1

    😂😂😂 “I’m not a robot”

  • @RexTyrranae
    @RexTyrranae 9 місяців тому +4

    Your channel will grow more and more considering the straight bangers you post

  • @PrestonsGarage
    @PrestonsGarage 9 місяців тому

    There’s a Ranger GT across from my parents storage unit. Other than the paint it looks awesome.

  • @12pawsinn
    @12pawsinn 9 місяців тому

    The s10 extreme was a nice little toy 205hp 245 lbs of tq if i recall.

  • @Wv8675
    @Wv8675 9 місяців тому

    SS for sure great video

  • @RoadRunnergarage8570
    @RoadRunnergarage8570 9 місяців тому

    I built the AMT 1/25 scale 94 F150 Lightning model kit a couple of years ago... A decent kit to build...

  • @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE
    @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE 9 місяців тому +1

    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. 😮😮❤

    • @RobCamp-rmc_0
      @RobCamp-rmc_0 9 місяців тому +1

      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.

    • @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE
      @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE 9 місяців тому +1

      ​​​​@@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!!!!!

  • @danielescobar7618
    @danielescobar7618 9 місяців тому

    Sick video bro

  • @darren6951
    @darren6951 5 місяців тому

    The awesome thing about the older cars, you throw 3 to 4 k at them in upgrades, you can add 100 more hp.

  • @AnyoneSeenMikeHunt
    @AnyoneSeenMikeHunt 9 місяців тому +7

    'Performance' and 'Truck' in the same sentence is pretty funny.

    • @parkerboggs2312
      @parkerboggs2312 9 місяців тому

      Interesting. I eat Prius’ in my lowered extended cab 5.3 chevy Silverado.

  • @dabish2888
    @dabish2888 9 місяців тому

    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.

  • @ml.2770
    @ml.2770 9 місяців тому

    I had never heard of the Sky Ranger. I've never seen one!

  • @erikmyers2490
    @erikmyers2490 5 місяців тому

    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

  • @kingkevkc
    @kingkevkc 9 місяців тому +1

    Give me the Lighting over the SS

  • @YS-fr6nu
    @YS-fr6nu 9 місяців тому +1

    Wonder how many syclones came up too Canada 🇨🇦

  • @AnyoneSeenMikeHunt
    @AnyoneSeenMikeHunt 9 місяців тому +1

    Curious.. What is the showroom version of these today?

  • @difficultkunt4050
    @difficultkunt4050 9 місяців тому +2

    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..😂

  • @charlesnickell7257
    @charlesnickell7257 9 місяців тому +2

    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

    • @yaboykris2118
      @yaboykris2118 9 місяців тому

      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?

  • @cars2109
    @cars2109 9 місяців тому

    Here before this channel hits 100k subscribers

  • @SadbutTrue84
    @SadbutTrue84 9 місяців тому +2

    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😷🤒..🙏 ❤🕊.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому +1

      It is pollen season for sure!!!😂😂😂

  • @GreenHawkDrive
    @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

    POLL RESULTS:
    1,600 votes
    40% Lightning
    60% 454 SS

  • @conorcuomo4283
    @conorcuomo4283 9 місяців тому +1

    Spider fuel injection was the worst GM my friends who won't touch them with 50 pole difficult to work on and headaches

  • @meikasroom851
    @meikasroom851 9 місяців тому

    5:25 they were awd too 😂

  • @TrokaRC
    @TrokaRC 2 місяці тому

    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.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  2 місяці тому

      Right on man, those are such great trucks!

  • @Haulinbassracing
    @Haulinbassracing 9 місяців тому +1

    Truck yeah

  • @johnathanwroe2148
    @johnathanwroe2148 9 місяців тому

    I'm taking the lightning for the frame rails

  • @BROdysseus713
    @BROdysseus713 4 місяці тому

    Both were very fun trucks but the lightning was much lighter and just whipped around better.

  • @weskirkland5850
    @weskirkland5850 7 місяців тому

    If I won the Lotto I'd have a Black 454SS and a matching Black Ford Lightning of the same model year.

  • @mbiker345
    @mbiker345 9 місяців тому +1

    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.

    • @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE
      @U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE 9 місяців тому

      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.

  • @ryurc3033
    @ryurc3033 9 місяців тому +1

    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

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

      Thank you for pointing that out and appreciate the positive feedback!

  • @darren6951
    @darren6951 5 місяців тому

    I miss mini trucks.

  • @jamesgeorge4874
    @jamesgeorge4874 9 місяців тому

    "Performance" is a generous term for all but the Syclone / Typhoon.

    • @GreenHawkDrive
      @GreenHawkDrive  9 місяців тому

      I agree to an extent. Was I to title the video "More forgotten somewhat performance-ish trucks of the '90s"?

  • @faddybeezwax7683
    @faddybeezwax7683 4 місяці тому

    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.

  • @cliffordplasd8239
    @cliffordplasd8239 9 місяців тому

    I am a blue oval man for me it's the lightning even though I did own a 454ss oddly enough lol