Ride in a Real 426 Hemi 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger? Why Not! on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Chicago on 2-19-17.
We're taking a ride in a 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger in Spring Green Paint with a Black Tail that is amazingly original. The car features the original 426 Hemi engine.
We’re talking with the Owner Tom Lembeck who shares there are only about 39 1969 Dodge Daytona’s that came with a Hemi engine still around.
What a TREAT!
ENJOY!
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I cannot understand how people could give this video a thumbs down. Props to the owner as well for driving the car rather than putting it on display full time.
Hi tdunster2011, Thank you for viewing and sharing a wonderful comment :-) Lou
They are Prius owners
tdunster2011 ....THOSE People are CRAP Import Lovers.
tdunster2011 they’re jealous
They are jealous driving their electric cars.
I have to give the owner of the Daytona big props for taking a million-dollar car out and driving it around laying rubber! at least he drives it Hallelujah for that.
Agreed - and since the video was done on Sunday, Praise be to God!
Those worth a mill...
That’s a million dollar car? I’ve seen them for 100-250k
Omega157 no no, you’ve seen 440 Daytona’s and super birds for a couple hundred thousand dollars. The cheapest 426 Hemi Daytona I’ve seen was around $800,000
@@calebemerson9317 More like $550,000.
I appreciate they way the owner drives his car. Thanks
Me too. Thank you for viewing a sharing a comment, Lou
I liked it when he lifted the hood and the HEMI was making all that glorious mechanical racket!!! Ha-ha-ha. Now-a-days, people would take their car to the dealership and say--"It's making funny noises--there's got to be something wrong with it." :- )
Most of us could only dream of a car like this, so on behalf of all us dreamers out there... thanks for the ride a long!!! And thanks for get her out on the streets where she belongs.
Hi Keith gentry, Happy to read you enjoy this ride, and here's the link to one more video you might enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/video/1cTLyPBZG9g/v-deo.html
Built in an era when the working man could buy a muscle car for $3500 and still solely support a family.
Hi Tom, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this Channel you enjoy, Lou
I was a teen in High School then, most people could not afford one then or now.....a lot of guys who did have a muscle car then lived at home with Dad&Mom, they were not affordable and took all of your money for the car note,gas and Insurance...don't kid yourself!
Yeah buy you didn’t pay payments and owe the bank tho
Ted H. Back then nobody got 5-7 year car loans on every vehicle, these days they are too expensive to buy outright new. At most a sports car should be 30k max with options. houses are just as bad these days too. Everyone wants to owe the bank
@@jake_of_the_jungle9840 Explain yourself? not sure what you're trying to say?
Man how can you not love Tom !! in a super rear HEMI in traffic spinning the tires in a parking lot you truly are a man’s man Tom .... Great job Lou!
Hi Michael, High praise for Tom :-) I agree, doing it right by enjoying and sharing his toys. His Parents should be proud too, Lou
After being bored and scrolling through the comments and corresponding threads on this video, I've come to the conclusion that many are not aware of its Nascar heritage, low manufacturer numbers and records it broke for its time, and not mention breakthrough discoveries in automotive aerodynamics. Some people are even attempting to compare it to Hondas. These cars along with their rarity are pieces of history.
Hi Captain Porkie, Clearly...you get it :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Lou Costabile
I'm a fan of the American automobile history. Parents taught me alot and made sure to show me the importance. I got a little 71 Monte Carlo that I built and attempted to recreate the infamous Chevy DZ-302. 327 block, 283 crank, 2.02-1.60 camel hump heads, .288-.298 cam etc. Mostly stock components, minus springs, retainers ignition, etc. Finally completed 1 years ago, TH400 trans, 12 bolt 3.73 with spool, put down 345hp& 356tq at the tires and spins to a fun loving 8,200rpm. Just basic, high revving fun car to drive. Can't wait to take it the track this year. May not be as fast as some cars, but that feeling of pride in ownership and actually building it yourself is by far better.
You are fortunate to have parents like that :-)
Finally someone gets it. Thank God
Mike Hegarty thank you and as we said in the Army. “ I stand to b corrected”.
Much respect to the guy who drives his hemi Daytona. She's no trailer queen. Thanks again Lou
High praise :-) You're welcome.
As a teenager I remember seeing these wing cars sitting for months on dealer lots. Sometimes several of them lined up. Nobody wanted to buy them due to the garish styling. They had to be discounted big, to get rid of them. Who knew?
Hi Ride Like a Pro Jerry Palladino, Amazing cars then and now, and you're right, who knew? Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Nice car. Little over the top in its day. But I get it. My 69 383 S B w/ 440 heads spanked em . On a cold day for about 1/8 mile. These birds go fast . And for a long way. Worth the respect.
Ride Like a Pro Jerry Palladino they are pretty fugly
The car was built to win Nascar which it did but they had to build and sell 500 to compete, that's why it has a huge wing and long front end.
I know exactly why it was built. My comment was that nobody wanted them when they were new. Most of these wing cars sat on the dealer lots for months and had to be heavily discounted to get rid of them. Who knew?
Gorgeous car ! It's so great to see super rare cars like this in the hands of people who truly appreciate them.
Hi 16fanlakers1, Glad you like the looks of this one and think it's "gorgeous" :-) Me too. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Nice, not many car collectors hammer on a million dollar car...good for him Awesome!
Hi Peter R, Agreed, some collectors might just have the car parked in a nice spot in the garage / museum. Personally, I like when you drive them, that's what the cars are made for, Lou
Hi Bee Lover, I've met many people interested in so many different cars, that I've come to realize, there really are no garbage cars, because someone somewhere can find satisfaction in the vehicle they have or enjoy. Also, I believe cars also get better looking with age, so cars people might not be interested in today, might become collectible or more valuable over time based on condition. Hope that helped answer your question. Thank you for asking, Lou
truth4wtc7 Try Priceless, real car people don't put prices on there cars, you go strictly by the way the car makes you feel. The way it makes you feel is worth more then money. I have a 2002 Z28, I love this car, makes me feel great, love everything about it, built, but garage kept in the winter, and rain, daily driver other then that, these cars aren't worth much at all, but to me, 50 grand wouldn't take this car off of me. car makes me feel better then the money, Priceless. if you talk about what a cars worth, your not a car person.
truth4wtc7 This Daytona isn't worth anymore money then what it was baught for new, honestly, but to the person that loves it, emotionally, sentimentally, the feeling that he or she gets looking at it, touching it, driving it. dreaming of it, that feeling is worth more then a million bucks. priceless
LS6 Z28 That's a dumb thing to say, when you sell your car just take $1000 bucks for it then...to say talking about The price of a car doesn't make you a car person is stupid. David spade paid $900,000. 2 years ago for a Hemi Daytona.
thanks for posting in early 1970 my father was a Buick dealership mechanic and had what he called his hobby shop in town basically he had a small after hours repair shop as a 8 year old i was required to sweep floors pick up tools ect.best thing about dads place was the cool cars from the local boys hot rods to the fresh new dealership fast ones anyway long story short one night a friend of dads showed up in 69 black on black four speed Hemi Daytona and took us on a ride one of my best childhood memories watching this video brought all that back how many Hemi Daytona have i seen your video makes my 2nd peace and thks again
Hi charles moxley, Happy to read this car brings back good memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Definitely a cool owner who enjoys his car. I would be scared to drive such a rare and beautiful car. Thanks for sharing 👍
Hi Tim, Happy to read you appreciate this car & Care Taker too :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Amazing shape for a car of this age. Sure brings back high school memories.
Hi john mcginnis, Agreed, so much fun to video this car and share with you. Glad the video brought back memories, Lou
That was nice of the owner to let you go for a rip in his Beautiful Dodge! Thanks to both of you for sharing it with us average Joes!
Hi 56pw, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Wow, I couldn't help but smile during those burnouts. Amazing.
Me neither :-)
Ooo Yeeah ! This good ol Chicago boy has one of the best Mopar collections on the planet . Love this Charger
Hi Gary, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
I've been following all the videos you have with this guy. He has one hell of a mopar collection, very nice daytona.
Hi James Myers, Thank you for following the videos, I really appreciate that. Yes, Tom has many Mopar toys which I enjoy sharing with the Viewers, Lou
james myers, I'm always curious what line of business these otherwise average joes are in to afford such a steed.
I'm sure it's the same as when I used to do amateur racing with an old BMW. Some of the guys with really nice track cars would trailer them to the track in their business trailer. The whole point of their side business was to support their "money-hole" hobby. And I don't mean that in a bad way. It just is what it is. Very addictive and very very expensive.
Oh, is the owner of this car the same guy that you featured at that Chicago garage full of cuda's? I didn't recognize him...you guys also did some driving in that video, didn't you . He's a likeable guy.
Lou,
A great video of one of my all time favorite cars. Thank you for sharing and allowing the viewers an opportunity to have the experience of 'riding' in a Nascar legend.
Hi Proud Conservative, You have great taste in cars :-) Regarding the "riding in a Nascar legand", you're welcome and it was my pleasure, Lou
Daytona's my favorite car. It looks so cool.
Hi Alek Clark, Happy to read this one is a Winner for you :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
This has got to be a half million dollar car. The level of restoration combined with the level of originality, and of course it's obvious exclusivity, it is definitely a high dollar collector car.
Hi Joey D, Thank you for viewing and sharing :-) Lou
Brings back memories of my 1970 Dart with a 340. Gorgeous car!
Hi Chris Bramblett, Those 340 Darts were probably pretty quick with the light body and V8. Sounds like fun. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
How have i not seen your channel before. Im a total gear head and besides doing this for a living i do it for fun. I dont understand people but cars have always been able to speak to me. Hopefully before I'm an old man ill get my hands on more muscle cars. You sir have another subscriber. Keep em coming
Hi lifelessdead89, Welcome to the Channel! I hope you see many more cars you'll enjoy. Lou
My wife could dry my clothes on that wing! I'm sold
That's an awesome selling feature :-)
First u should chrck again your list... :D 1.st Get a Woman and then a car.
The godfather of muscle cars. That is a fine machine.
More like the step -child of muscle cars as many as it is younger than most it and it didn't look much like it's father.
High praise :-)
Burn-out: "This is what happens when 2 adult kids get together" ... hahaha!
CORRECT ! :-)
SUPER cool car! Thanks for sharing & posting this "Legend" of Mopar Goodness!
Hi Pete, Happy to read you enjoy this "SUPER cool car!" My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou
Thank you for the nastalgic ride back in time.
My pleasure Antoni Torres.
Nice job, Lou. I criticized you on another video for not encouraging the driver to get on it (The orange Cuda with the SRT8 engine, I believe) and here you are doing the exact opposite. Even got out of the car to film the burn-outs1 Good work, my man.. I really enjoy seeing the cars being driven. Seeing the cars indoors at the shows, or wherever indoors, gives the sight and sound, but this really conveys the sensation. My mirror neurons were telling me that I was right there feeling the acceleration. Thanks for posting.
Hi Cincy Spin, Fortunately Viewers like you share what you'd like to see, and the benefit is this Channel is continually improving. Yes, in a show, you can drive them, and based on time, if I can drive them we will. If you type into UA-cam search " My Car Story with Lou Ride " you should be able to see the other rides too. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
@ 1:55, Identity tags were Never Screwed in with sheet metal screws; always Riveted....engine definitely sounds like it has Solid lifters.
I agree!!
Are you saying it's not a real Daytona?
@mark rylander really? I think I've seen a lot of riveted fender tags, on B bodies but maybe I just wasn't looking that closely.
I may be wrong, but I think the 69 hemi still had solid lifters.
Hi Is1am Is PeaceBull, Actually, they're screwed in. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Wow, beautiful car. Love the color, especially in a sea of silver, black, white, and gray cars! The colored matches wheels are great, too!
Hi ShockAndAwe417, Glad you like this one :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you find many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy too, Lou
Man that is one sweet Daytona and very rare. It kind of reminds me of the pistol gripped '68 R/T 440 with added six-pack that I once had (6brl was not available until '69). But still one beautiful and badass MoPaR
HI AZ Independent, Good times, good times :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Hello Lou, yeah I sure do miss my old cars and had a lot of good times in them for sure buddy. I wish that I had them today because they were fun and are worth the big bucks. I have been feeling bad about the losses, so recently bought an SRT Challenger to make me feel better about it. It is great and really awesome, but it still hurts damn it lol.
Your Challenger is a perfect answer for the past hurt, and wonderful modern Muscle. Enjoy the toy :-)
Lou! Thanks for taking us along for the ride! What a treat to even see one let alone out ratting around! As I understand Daytona's are fetching close to 7 figures at auction and this this guy is out doing a little street fighting. Righteous...
Happy to have you along for the ride Audie Conrad :-) You're welcome, Lou
If I had money I would get that car :D
You have great taste in cars :-)
Better have allot of money!!! That there is a million dollar car. There's a few that aren't hemi's you can get for 250
People make cars also but.. SOME people can make cars come to life as that guy did with how he treats it and loves it So cool! We need more passionate people in this world more then ever
Hi David Nabor, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy! :-) Lou
A real motor makes noise!!!! This kind of noise!!!
It's a good sound for sure :-)
Oh my..... I think I've just had a moment 😂 what an absolute beauty Lou
NICE ! I think this one is a beauty too :-)
Interesting that Dodge managed a clean roof for the Daytona, while Plymouth had to slap a vinyl roof onto the Superbird to hide the alterations.
Hi Seed_drill, that is interesting. Hmmm, wonder why, Lou
@@loucostabile They were in a hurry and too lazy to do the minor body work.
Nothing could best the Scat Pak. In 1975 my dad came home one day and my 17 yo brother and I ( I was 15 ) would trickle out different doors to greet him a lot of days
My brother was a junior in Highschool I believe and I knew he was going to buy my brother a car, used, soon after school started. This day I looked out the upstairs window and was floored. SUPER BEE. Crazy, I blasted down stairs as my brother just walked out and we greeted Dad. I can still see that grey roof. We spent all night with his new (used) car. Aw man I loved that car.
383 Magnum beast ENGINE ,
PISTOL GRIP. A customer of my dad owed him money; dad took this as a payout. We dogged out in so many street races GM and Ford's, including a Boss 302!!!! Flash forward: about 2 years later my brother was going to go off to college the next year and promised giving the car to me; it didn't happen .
NY eve I think 1976 he and a buddy went out LATE TO A PARTY ( my mom told him not to go, he convinced her: the car was demolished by a drunk driver in a broadside crash. It knocked his buddy from the front passenger seat into the driver seat into my brother.
I was glad no one was hurt, but
devasted I lost my promised car.
Scat Pak and Dodge Bros rule and Shelby's are slow garbage 😜.
1976 or so
Hi Phillip, Thank you for sharing, and I'm sorry you did not get the car. I'm feeling your Payne :-( Lou
Nice. My first car was a Cuda. Nothing like an old Mopar IMO.
Hi Lancelot Link, That's an awesome car, let alone a 1st car, nice, Lou
Thanks Lou. Yeah it was the 1970's and muscle cars were dirt cheap. It wasnt a Hemi, 440 or a 383 it was a 340 Cuda but it was fun just the same and had plenty of power for a teenager who drove it like he stole it LOL. I had a chance to buy a used purple Hemi Cuda in excellent condition for 6000 but could not afford it at as a teen lol. I also remember a winged Daytona for sale but believe it or not nobody wanted the winged cars back then. It was to much and over the top for everyday driving. The dealers could not sell them as I remember. Still kicking myself for not jumping on that car.
The 340's cool, as all Cuda'a are cool. The "winged" car are still over the top....and that's why we love them, Lou
I have a 70 supervise 440 4speed.and I drive the wheels off it, ain't much fun sitting in garage! Glad this cat drives and enjoys his mopars!
Superbee dam spellchecker!
I remember in May 1969,riding shotgun on the way home from Airport Motors,Queens,N.Y. We were on Utica Ave.,near the corner of Farragut Rd. in Brooklyn,N.Y. Brand new Hemi Roadrunner,torqueflite,shifter on the column,4.10 gears and a black bench seat. My buddy,Randy, nails the gas at approximately 25 mph to pass a bus. The transmission downshifts and catches 1st. The engine positively ROARS as it lights up the rear tires.The car changes lanes by itself. Randy lets go of the gas and screams the loudest "HOLY SHIT" I had ever heard. Two young guys. The driver is 19 the passenger (me),16, were just introduced to the world of the Street Hemi.......Life was never the same.
Hi Charlie, Great story! Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile Thank you.Lou.I certainly will.... I really miss the old days,especially THAT car.......As time went on we formed a group of Mopars. We eventually built the Hemi for B/MP in NHRA. Other guys were 2 six pack Road Runners. One was a "70"army truck" green 4 speed (A-833 of course), "vitamin C orange "69 1/2. A '67 dk blue GTX tow car. A "69 Dart black 340. We were together about 5 years, guys lost interest. Could not do it alone. I then got involved with a friend who had a 427 70 Nova TH400. Raced two more years,then became a spectator..I did stay in the car repair business as a tech then a Service Manager ..Thanks again for the videos....
chirp into 2nd is great! I bet it'll chirp into 3rd too!
You might be right :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My local Dodge dealer had one like this back in the day . . . I'd see the car every day, sitting there brand new, unsold for 18 months! They were expensive and awkward for the street, but gave the Fords & Mercurys all they could handle on the racetrack!
Hi Charlie Stuckey - Outta my MIND!, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
A "wing car" on the North side of Chicago? Indeed a rare sight-& the exhaust note alone would scare Hondas, nevermind the mild burnout. And I understand why he didn't hit it as hard as he could have: you do a hard burnout, maybe you break something, then you get a jabroni in a tow truck that doesn't know how to properly secure the car...need I say more?
Happy to share this rare sighting with you :-)
@@loucostabile The pleasure was all mine, I assure you.
That guy has an amazing collection, glad you know him to get so many of them on them and being driven. I'd be scared to death in city traffic.
Stay tuned I have one more video for you soon :-) Lou
mopar or no car.....
:-)
MOPAR
MOPAR!
MOPAR
Mopar
I was having to clean up my keyboard while typing this comment after drooling. What an amazing car that is an automotive icon.
Hi Brandon Hanson., Thank you for making me laugh as I read your comment :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile Will do, keep up the great work and thanks again for uploading gems like these to feast our eyes on.
Awesome video! I like it
Hi Shampoo Wow, Glad you felt it was awesome :-) Thank you for viewing and commenting, Lou
Nice. Very nice. You don't see too many people actually driving these rare beauties, let alone allowing you inside to get fingerprints all over the interior! Thanks for the ride.
Yes, you're right, you don't see them on the road so I was happy to share this one with you :-)
More smiles per gallon!
Just the way we like it :-)
I can Remember in 1969 my father taking the family on our Sunday drive through martinsburg wv and seeing one of these birds setting on the show room floor..so cool :::peace stay strong
Hi anthony carson, Sounds like great memories :-) Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou
Absolutely beautiful and a driver no less
You have great taste in cars :-)
That thing is awesome! Such a pretty shade of green, too. And it's nice to see he actually gets out there and enjoys it. Those burnouts made me smile.
Hi Chromer Pimpson, Glad to read you enjoy this car & the burnouts :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Museum quality beauty!
High praise :-)
Dream car, absolutely stunning
High praise :-)
Sounds like it uses solid lifters
Yeah hemis came with solid lifters. Hence the 440 was the better street engine (if you didn’t want to do tune ups as often)
Hi Mcleod0000, I believe you're right. Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Nice old school bad boy... I run a 2007 1500-4x4 on 38" with 4:56 gearing-mud tires with the Hemi on a Tuner on a 8" lift ...I love the Hemi it is sweet power!!.. I love Dodge...
Hi OU812 Boon-dang, Sounds FUN :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Don't let Jay Lenno know where you live.
Hi slaverock68, I'd love to have Jay Leno over, that would be fun :-) Lou
He'd probably bring his checkbook and make an offer while he's there lol
he would show up unannounced
He has his own
I got one question how could anyone in there right mind put thumbs down. That's a beautiful car part of American history. I give it two thumbs up 👍👍. I would love to have a car like that beautiful car man.
Hi Michael, Let's focus on the MANY more "thumbs up" who enjoy this car like you and I do :-) Lou
Beatiful car!
You have great taste in cars Alan Henrique :-)
I’m impressed that you would take this car in this city without someone slamming you
Hi Linda S, Happy to read you appreciate Tom took this car out for a City ride :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Wow that's beautiful,looks great in that green,I've never seen one in that green she looks awsum in that color,and I paint cars and collected e body's for 20 years....
Like a Big Hot Wheel :-) Thank you for sharing a "Wow" Kellie Nicole Brooks Schettino, Lou
I was a junior in high school in 1975 when I bought my first car, a 1969 Charger 383 Magnum with auto on the floor with center console just like this car. It was white with a dark green vinyl top with matching green bucket seats. It had 56,000 miles when I bought it. I paid $1,200 and owned it for 2 years and sold it for $1,000. Selling that car is the biggest regret of my life.
Hi T C., Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
its nice to see that thing on street but sens its so rare it needs be in musium very cool car
Hi truthparanormal, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you enjoy, Lou
Great video ! I enjoyed the "chirp" from the rear tyres when upshifting in to second gear. It's always a difficult task to show the true performance of these cars in city traffic but Rob did a grand job without getting in to trouble.
Hi Andrew Graham, Glad you enjoyed this one and glad everyone was safe and (tire) sound :-) Lou
God Bless that man!! I'd be shitting golden eggs I would be SOOOOOOOOO nervous driving that unicorn 🦄 on the street!! If it was mine it would be in a heat/humidity controlled garage sitting on top a memory foam mattress floor with armed guards lol !!
He must have his insurance provider following him in an armed Humvee so nobody gets close to him on the road lol 😂💦💦💦
👍🏻amazing vid THAT WOULD BE A BUCKET LIST RIDE 4me!!
Hi DiegoDad, You're blessings are received :-) Here is one I thought you'd enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/video/FJxae7IKeZY/v-deo.html
This has gotta be the Mintiest Daytona ever!!
High praise :-)
Hemi Daytona or Hemi Superbird ? I say one of each !!
Hi s go. Think you'll enjoy this video :-) Enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/video/XemBZn5aQUk/v-deo.html
Thanks Lou. It's one of the few cars I've ever been in.
I would have liked to this winged car on the highway.
It is nice!
H Gary Gibbs, You rarely see a car like this on the road so it was great of Tom to share his car with us. Agreed it would be nice to get this one on the highway or a country road, however sometimes you have to drive when and where you have the opportunity, and on this day, well that would be in Chicago. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
door hinges need a drop of oil
Hi mr grunta, Thank you for viewing and the tip, Lou
Grease for door hinges.
383 stroker in my 76 vette. it smokes the tires all day long. love these old cars. great vid.
Hi Rob Lucas, You have a fun car too. Glad you're enjoying this one and I hope you'll see many more on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Gosh this camera guy is soooo annoying!
Hi Russell, If you don't like the Channel, there are others. Lou
Hi, Did I say I did not like your channel??? I just looked over my comment and I dont see how you inferred that. All I said is your annoying. Some people think the same with me, so it has nothing to do with your channel.
Ok, Russell, usually when someone tells me I'm soooo annoying (with an exclamation point) I usually take that as an insult, however since you're ok with the Channel, I'm glad you're enjoying, Lou
Its not an insult. As I said people say the same thing about me on camera so don't take it bad. People still watch me as they do you so, your all good.
Cool :-)
#3 cracks me up "4.10 Dana factory build sheet". Man, those were the days.
:-)
This is a Daytona with a Street Hemi with skinny, seemingly original, bias-ply tires and 4.10s, and the driver either has to or chooses to power brake it to break the tires loose? What the hell??
Those were a bit cammy at idle and it seems to be loading up a bit, not uncommon for a big motor that doesn't get out and stretch its legs daily. If he just booped it, there's a 50/50 chance it would just load and die/bog. Massive engines like that took maybe 15 minutes or so to be fully warmed up, and the carbs were built for performance, not driveability. They were a pain in the ass when new, even. Don't know your age, but many people now don't understand the concept of not being able to just go apeshit bonkers with it 15 seconds after turning the key cold start. There was a process of warming up and clearing out back in the day...I'm sure if he got it out on an open road and did a 75 mph run for a couple of miles, it would be clear and ready for any kinda showing off. Plus I'm sure he doesn't really wanna utterly destroy his period-correct and not too cheap skinnies showing off for every dillhole with a camera that says "let's do some burnouts!"...and finally...those old monster block motors had a lotta reciprocating weight. That meant when you did a little burnout in a short area there was sometimes the effect that as you let off the gas, the now sticky tires would hook up, and the car would lunge unexpectedly, even as the motor was spooling down. So you could easily suddenly torpedo some twonk in a minivan that suddenly decided to cross your path. Having foot on brake keeps that at least somewhat under wraps.
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This ride looks new. Someone loves this car
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Shame its not a manual.
Hi Stephen Sometimes it's the way it goes, Lou
I thought that I knew MOPARS. I did not know that you could get a HEMI with an automatic transmission back then.
Fuck manual
I'm a manual guy all the way but these Torqeflights were beasts. Nothing to sneeze at. You hear this puppy chirp in second. If that transmission wasn't a beast it would be in pieces after that shift.
my 69 R/T 440 4sp 3.55 POSI was a straight up rocketship on Seattle's straight up hills !!!!!
automatics are faster at dragstrips. but I shift damn fast. FEEL THE POWER UNDER YOUR CLUTCH PEDAL. HAYES 3260 FOOT POUNDS NON SLIP CLUTCH
Yes. He got some wheel spin. What a legend 😅😅😅
Hi Lawrence, Happy to share this car with you :-) Lou
We're going to ride in this....but first let me show you it. Ok, let's take it for a ride....wait, there's something in the trunk. -- Alright, let's do it....but first I want to show you this. Sheesh, how irritating. LETS GO AREADY.....Finally he drives.....and it's an automatic. Bummer. Then comes the boring ride in traffic but that's a story for another day.
Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla.....
For the record, my son was watching over my shoulder and saw your comment...he thought it was pretty good :-)
Lou...just trying to help. Glad you had a laugh.
We're good, I like the dialog with the Viewers :-)
Lou & son ...these videos are a good way to see again cars I remember as a kid though to be honest I always thought the Daytona was too over the top. I understand why it was built but truth be told I would be embarrassed to be seen riding in one.
Lord, that is a fine machine.
Amen!
That car is art itself
High praise :-) I like this one too.
You sir are a very lucky and fortunate man. To be entrusted with such a car. Beautiful!
Hi Jeffrey Krause, Agreed and enjoy these links, Lou 1) ua-cam.com/video/FJxae7IKeZY/v-deo.html & 2) ua-cam.com/video/XemBZn5aQUk/v-deo.html
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Imagine in 1969 you could buy this for probably under $4,000 NOW all original probably several HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. AWESOME!👏👍☝️☝️☝️
Hi tec61, High praise :-) Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Lou Costabile SOUNDS GREAT Lou👍, I owned a ‘70’ GTX 440. HUGE MOPAR FAN. THANK for the video,lookin forward to MANY MORE👍👍👍✌️✌️✌️
I remember when a lot of hemi owners pulled the engines out when the valve springs made the cams wipe out their lobes. Switched to 440s.
Hi David Donaghy, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Just subscribed. I miss when cars didn't all look the same.
I would feel so damn lucky to be in the passenger seat as I am failure at the shifting deal but I sure do love these cars as Dodge knows POWER under the hood and STYLE on the body....
Hi Deb, We'll let me take you along for a ride, check this video out, and enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/video/CFv975B9r1A/v-deo.html
Referring to the ‘69 Dodge Charger Daytona, the owner said, “Supposedly they [Dodge] only built 73 of these cars”...
In fact, Dodge built 501 of these for sale to the general public thru their dealership network in order to meet the minimum 500 production number required by NASCAR before the make could enter and race it in the series. 501 is a few more than 73 but still very rare compared to the average production numbers of more popular (or shall we say more ‘normal’) automobile models that number in the tens of thousands.
Great vid post of a very unique, very historic automobile, Lou! I personally rank it up there in the #2 position of the TOP THREE most iconic musclecars ever built by the 4 major automobile makers (General Motors, Chrysler, Lincoln, and American Motors) and sold to the general public thru their respective dealerships...
#1 musclecar:
‘70/‘71 PLYMOUTH HEMICUDA
#2 musclecar:
‘69 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA
#3 musclecar:
‘70 PLYMOUTH ROADRUNNER SUPERBIRD
Hi Randall Todd, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I believe Tom was share 73 "Hemi Daytona's" of the cars built. Lou
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Got it. Thanks for the clarification Lou. I can’t recall if I’d ever heard how many of the Hemi Daytona’s were produced. I would have guessed much less than 73. I would have thought maybe 10 to 30 or so. No doubt the owner knows more about the Daytona’s than I do as he owns one and has surely looked at all the production figures on it. That beast is an AMERICAN LEGEND ...an ICON!
Nice ! Had a 70 Challeger- Sweet Cars and NOTHING can sound like a old Mopar!
Hi Napi Omaha kapi si, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Hope you view the MANY more Mopars on this UA-cam Channel I think you'll enjoy, Lou
Do you know the number of original daytonas alive these days? Is there a museum or something like that to watch this beauty?
Hi José, I do not know the number. Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge. Regarding this car I think you'll enjoy this video, Lou ua-cam.com/video/FJxae7IKeZY/v-deo.html
I like how he actually drives it and it’s not a garage queen
Pretty cool :-)
Special Day Today! Couple of teens in their Charger LOL. The funny thing is Lou I was in my mid 20's and scrubbed the tires of my 4spd 5.0 Mustang with my friend and the cop pulls me over and says kind of old for this aren't you? And I was in my 20's! Here you guys are in a '69 Hemi Charger little older than 20's lol.
Hi Gene978 "A Couple of Teens in their Charger" ...WELL SAID :-) Lou
What an awesome piece of Automotive History. Never seen one that color before
Glad you enjoy this one :-) Me too.
This is from a couple of years ago but still stoked to see it. Pretty cool,,,a month or so ago, the question was asked here, SuperBird or Daytona. My pick was the Daytona, not only because i once had a '69 Charger but because i had a photo layout from Hot Rod magazine of a blue one taped to the front door of my apartment i'd see everyday before driving to work. It Was THIS Car!! ok, color was changed but,,,too crazy!!!
Thank you for g mat for your pick of your magazine poster car :-) Lou
You're welcome and Thank You for the vids and Reply!!! I somehow was thinking 'he's made this up'. How or why would i do that?? Truth is, i showed the 'Wings" HRM shot to the Wife and she didn't remember it. maybe a selective memory process ? ;)
Anyways, keep up the Great work!!
A lot of people thought the Fender Vents were for air ventilation but actually were for Tire Clearance on the Race Versions.
Hi Erona Calloway, Thank you for viewing & sharing your knowledge, Lou
such an awesome car wish they could make em like that again
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Amazing color!! I don't believe I've ever seen another Dodge Daytona decked out in green, but it looks terrific that color!!!
Hi floyd loonie, Happy to read you appreciate the color of this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Really brings out tears man please put beatiful Daytona in a garage man. I couldn't live if it got wrecked
Hi MoPar's RC's, You gotta admit, you watched the whole video to see it running didn't you? We'll be careful with this one :-) Lou
Lou Costabile hell, you're right this video made my day but to see the inner city driving gets me nervous especially the drivers we have now a days
I agree with you. When you're driving it, you're super aware & watching everything, did you see this one? Enjoy, Lou ua-cam.com/video/1cTLyPBZG9g/v-deo.html
That burnout it did was beautiful
Burn outs are fun :-)
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I was 10 yrs old and the sales guys at my local Dodge dealer would let me sit in the orange one they had on the lot, as long as I made loud engine noises as I went through the gears with the pistol grip 4 speed. One day it was gone and I had to make those entertaining noises in a 340 Dart. I'm making those noises right now.
That's AWESOME!
Amazing car with amazing color, I love these videos.
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Illinois and Chicago have some of the nicest mopars around. Love living here and growing up a huge Mopar fan
Hi Dave brown, Glad you love it here, and hope you see many cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou