The story behind Woodward's legendary street racing car nicknamed the 'Black Ghost'

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  • @rickuyeda4818
    @rickuyeda4818 2 роки тому +22

    Legendary is the '67 GTX called the Silver Bullet.

  • @khalifgreen581
    @khalifgreen581 3 роки тому +62

    They should make a movie about this.

    • @daquellejones264
      @daquellejones264 2 роки тому +2

      Definitely deserves a movie

    • @2010MRSUHAIL
      @2010MRSUHAIL Рік тому +5

      Foreal dawg was paratrooper, a police officer and a street racer that’d be nice

    • @MrJerry455
      @MrJerry455 Рік тому

      @@daquellejones264 Yeah- it would be pure Science Fiction... this story is all HYPE for a big money grab. ZERO evidence to back up this street-race fantasy. Great car, but not worth the multi-million dollar Hype campaign.

    • @Fresh-tw7ev
      @Fresh-tw7ev Рік тому +1

      Unfortunately the plot line has gotten complicated since the car is now on the auction block.

    • @donsims1941
      @donsims1941 Рік тому +5

      ​@@Fresh-tw7ev WAY complicated, since the drag racing history is COMPLETELY MADE UP😂 No way a factory mid 13 second car is competitive with the modified 10 second street rods that MANY street racers were running in Detroit in the early and mid seventys 😂

  • @markmccullough9448
    @markmccullough9448 Рік тому +10

    Growing up in Detroit, I recall during the mid-late 1960s some ambitious, young Chrysler engineers used to add "unauthorized" parts to their cars and test them out on Woodward. As I recall, they were unbeatable at the time. Does anyone else remember that?

    • @NRPBrute
      @NRPBrute Рік тому +12

      Sounds like you are talking about an actual legendary street racer, The Silver Bullet. It was a 67 Satellite and a legit 10 second street car.

    • @markmccullough9448
      @markmccullough9448 Рік тому +5

      @@NRPBrute I know who you're talking about. Silver Bullet actually was a GTX. Legend. I used to take my 1963 Plymouth Fury there on weekends. They always blew my doors off, but it was fun. Exciting times back then

  • @andylopp7825
    @andylopp7825 Рік тому +18

    I grew up in the area and never heard of this car.

  • @hpjunke
    @hpjunke Рік тому +3

    Can’t believe this story is so hyped up … How on earth can a stock ass 14 second car be a “Legend”

  • @someonehasthisid
    @someonehasthisid Рік тому +33

    They hyped it up for two years then sold it. A completely stock fully optioned legendary street racer that beat everything. It was the 70's this car would have went down the first night out like all the rest of the stockers.

    • @NRPBrute
      @NRPBrute Рік тому +6

      There were tons of small block cars that would have gapped it back then.

    • @someonehasthisid
      @someonehasthisid Рік тому +2

      @@NRPBrute absolutely!

    • @timsgta
      @timsgta Рік тому +3

      WTF you talking about OP?!? A hemi with 4.10 rear is going to waste small blocks of the time, stock for stock that hemi would walk just about everything else, and you talking like its slow...gtfo DODGE with that crap. By the time the higher rpm running small block has built power, the torque of the hemi has launched it out of the hole and the 4.10 gears are sending it down the line towards around 110 to 115 top speed. Black Ghost ran with slicks also. A small block is only going to gain after the quarter mile where its higher top end will take over. You CANNOT have out of the hole torque, low end acceleration AND top end with small blocks. You EITHER get low end grunt and massive launches with low top speed OR less thrust with higher top end. END of story!

    • @W4RY3NTRY
      @W4RY3NTRY Рік тому +7

      @@timsgta the silver bullet gtx had a built 427 hemi, with a magnesium intake, big tires, and other bells and whistles and that was an actual 10 second car that raced on woodward. FACTS
      Now google that, and compare that to the black ghost thats got a bone stock 427.

    • @timsgta
      @timsgta Рік тому +1

      @@W4RY3NTRY 427 was a Ford and GM block, never has been a 427 hemi...I also never said the Black Ghost was the fastest thing on the streets, I SIMPLY said that a stock Hemi of the time, with slicks and 4.10 rear end was very fast up to around 110 to 115 max...3.73 for example would yield slower acceleration but faster top end.
      Edit:
      Lastly, if you took the TIME, to read the comment you were replying to you would have seen, where I said, STOCK VS STOCK. You're bringing up some 10 second street car into the conversation. Reading comprehension not one your skills, I see...

  • @ChristopherJackson-wq8ec
    @ChristopherJackson-wq8ec Рік тому +20

    This bone stock 14 second car owned the streets of Detroit great story but not a true story

  • @StrokedGT
    @StrokedGT Рік тому +12

    The street racing story is BS, this car is stock, fast against other stock cars, not the modified cars on Woodward

    • @leisacelestin6453
      @leisacelestin6453 Рік тому

      How do you know you don’t stop being a hater.

    • @StrokedGT
      @StrokedGT Рік тому

      @@leisacelestin6453 not a hater, but everyone has seen this car and it's stock. Tons of potential, but wouldn't beat the heavily modified cars at Woodward. That's where the factory engineers tested some of their setups!

    • @yawnald
      @yawnald Рік тому

      @@leisacelestin6453 He knows because he has a brain.

  • @captjim007
    @captjim007 Рік тому +4

    As a 80's street racer you needed to run 11.s to be one of the fast guys in Modesto Ca. Rode in a stock 1970 Hemi Cuda. I would guess it ran in the 13's

  • @nondelusional
    @nondelusional 3 роки тому +26

    That car is easily in the top (5) manufactured cars in world history .

  • @madaboutmilitaria3630
    @madaboutmilitaria3630 Рік тому +12

    So much for his son getting it😢

    • @johnnybgood5384
      @johnnybgood5384 Рік тому

      His dad passed away so his son has to be the one selling it? At least that's what it says in this video.

    • @dcfools2890
      @dcfools2890 Рік тому +1

      ​@Johnny B Good yeah he did I read somewhere his dad told him to not sell his fucking car before he passed

    • @tonyrhoton6613
      @tonyrhoton6613 Рік тому +1

      I call bs on this story

    • @markkaminski2416
      @markkaminski2416 Рік тому +1

      ​@@tonyrhoton6613I second that!

  • @dontjivewitha5559
    @dontjivewitha5559 Рік тому +10

    God get your story in order kid , one minute the black ghost got its name because no one knew the owner and the car was black and then after winning someone he wouldnt be seen in a month , other video its because he'd race someone and dissapear from them because it was so "fast" , and now its because he would race them and keep going to la la land ok.. got it .. 😂

  • @leemp337
    @leemp337 Рік тому +6

    lol, 14 second car back in its day. prolly high 14 or low 15 now. Every car has a story, it's just how you dress up the story. the buyer got suckered. son, dodge, mecum, new owner are all in on the scam for the next car movie. the son is a story teller and a film maker.

  • @gerrywood3584
    @gerrywood3584 2 роки тому +6

    RIP Godfrey

  • @davidimrie6916
    @davidimrie6916 Рік тому +1

    His dad was such a bad ass mechanic that when the car quit running he let it sit.

  • @zohaib876
    @zohaib876 Рік тому +6

    @ the 3:14 mark he said it's going down to his son in the future...yeah right! More like going to auction in Indianapolis this May. $ means more than love to some. Selling his pops' soul to the highest bidder, 🤦 .

  • @jarahmey81
    @jarahmey81 Рік тому +11

    Just seen that this car is up for sale at Mecum auction smh...I also watched a video and he promised his dad in his death bed, that he wouldn't sell it....That sucks....!

    • @zohaib876
      @zohaib876 Рік тому

      💯 I said the same thing. He broke the promise he made to his dieing father. His father told him "Don't sell my fucking car". This douche about to cash it in for 7 figures come May, smfh.

    • @andylopp7825
      @andylopp7825 Рік тому

      Dad came back as a ghost and said sell it.

  • @claytonechols4876
    @claytonechols4876 Рік тому +8

    It's a fake story.. scam. 14 second car at best

  • @ImForwardlook
    @ImForwardlook 2 роки тому +11

    I don't understand where this "legend" comes from? Detroit was full of Hemis and other fast rides. Nice car but I just don't see how a stock Challenger would be anything to rave about? A friend of mine used to live just a few miles from where this car was and he had never heard about it. He used to drive a Challenger with a Race Hemi and slicks....

    • @lilcourtny08
      @lilcourtny08 2 роки тому

      It wasn't stock jackass

    • @ImForwardlook
      @ImForwardlook 2 роки тому +1

      @@lilcourtny08 LOL, you made a funny. Compared to the fast rides in Detroit it was.

  • @techlover231
    @techlover231 2 роки тому +7

    They are making it again limited special edition one final time in 2023. The news just came out today.

  • @Mldavis1214
    @Mldavis1214 2 роки тому +6

    Driven by Detroits Finest. Respect

  • @2648498
    @2648498 Рік тому +9

    This is a fake story. That was a 14 second car that was stock.

    • @JS-lv5pn
      @JS-lv5pn Рік тому +2

      Yea he made bank tho off a story dumb as I put a 100 dollars on the dashboard if you can grab you can keep it lmao old people lied a lot when it come to cars.

  • @angeloristick6793
    @angeloristick6793 Рік тому +1

    I’m here after seeing this car previewed on the Mecum auction

    • @paulbourgeois4491
      @paulbourgeois4491 Рік тому

      It sold at auction today for $975,000.00. Just over a million with fees.

  • @bigskydude8068
    @bigskydude8068 Рік тому +6

    Come on guys..the whole "black ghost" racing pedigree is a myth..the care while highly optioned and rare is BONE STOCK and original!! No way in hell it was the beast it supposedly was back in the day unless he was racing other "stock" cars....and it takes a bit more then that to be a racing legend...just sayin..😏

  • @JackF99
    @JackF99 Рік тому +7

    The street racing glory is completely made up. Any stock car, even a Hemi Challenger wouldn't have stood a chance.

  • @peterl2017
    @peterl2017 Рік тому +1

    Came here after watching Uncle Tony’s channel. I believe there is some truth to the story. I mean there were lots of cars on the streets in a big town, and lots of nights over several years. There were lots of cars this Challenger would have beaten but no not competitive with the real fast crowd. Seems like a story where a story started out with some truth and got embellished as time went on.

    • @barrykoss9357
      @barrykoss9357 7 місяців тому

      Total bullshit story on a low 14 second hemi full optioned out car further more this car was never a threat to any low 11 second cars that were very fast in their day its a hyped up story to the max "

  • @67coronetman
    @67coronetman 2 роки тому +10

    That's a pretty car and it's a rare one for sure. But if you want to talk about Legends of Woodward or Detroit I bet that car never came up against Jimmy Addison in the silver bullet

    • @manueldarby3160
      @manueldarby3160 Рік тому

      I believe I remember the silver bullet, it's was before the black ghost time

    • @angieholmquist2372
      @angieholmquist2372 Рік тому +1

      Or even a good running stock 340 Dart

  • @justralphajerseyguystuckin3671
    @justralphajerseyguystuckin3671 3 роки тому +7

    Awesome ! Love the story and that the car is a survivor ! Too cool :-)

  • @ercost60
    @ercost60 Рік тому +2

    If you said you wanted your son to drive the car, then why did you sell it?

  • @michelbisson6645
    @michelbisson6645 3 роки тому +4

    yes i like this car i liked cuda to...

    • @360escapades
      @360escapades 3 роки тому

      I have a cuda I'm trying to discover it past ..I have a video it's the forgotten cuda.

  • @camerondouglas4162
    @camerondouglas4162 2 роки тому +1

    What are the red, black, and green emblems on the sides?

    • @kyjuan89
      @kyjuan89 2 роки тому +10

      Godfrey Qualls had those African flags put on to commemorate his time serving in the Us Army over there

    • @makofett7404
      @makofett7404 Рік тому +3

      Godfrey never served in Africa. He served in Dominican. The stickers were because he was a fan of Zulu warriors from Africa.

    • @W4RY3NTRY
      @W4RY3NTRY Рік тому

      GUCCI

    • @TheTruth-on5zx
      @TheTruth-on5zx Рік тому +1

      apparantly 200 hp per side

  • @kristoffermangila
    @kristoffermangila 2 роки тому +11

    This car should be in Forza Horizon 5 or Gran Turismo 7!

  • @paulbourgeois4491
    @paulbourgeois4491 Рік тому +3

    The Ghost sold TODAY, Friday, May 19th, 2023, at Mecum Auctions in Indianapolis, the new owner paid $975,000.00 for the keys, just over 1 million with auction fees. So much for passing it down. Hope his son got a ride. Pistol Grip 4 speed 426 HEMI car. Legend Indeed.

    • @donsims1941
      @donsims1941 Рік тому +10

      Nice heavily optioned challenger. BUT A COMPLETELY MADE UP DRAG RACING HISTORY STORY😂. It would have been a fast stock production car for its day. They could get maybe mid 13 seconds on a track with a prepped surface. But the best street racers in Detroit back then were running in the 10 second range back then. I don't know if you are familiar with drag racing but that is like almost HALF a track DISTANCE SLOWER in a quarter mile race 😂. Somebody's been telling tall tails for marketing purposes 😂

    • @W4RY3NTRY
      @W4RY3NTRY Рік тому +7

      worlds biggest scam

  • @dadams8086
    @dadams8086 2 роки тому +4

    What a cool story!

    • @dickfitzwell1557
      @dickfitzwell1557 Рік тому +1

      it's just a story

    • @davidadams405
      @davidadams405 Рік тому

      @@dickfitzwell1557, and your point is?

    • @dickfitzwell1557
      @dickfitzwell1557 Рік тому

      @@davidadams405 Ask a friend or family member to explain to to you. Just letting slow witted people like you know that this is B.S.

    • @davidadams405
      @davidadams405 Рік тому

      @@dickfitzwell1557 maybe you should take your own advice. English isn’t my second language. You tosser!

    • @yawnald
      @yawnald Рік тому

      @@davidadams405 It's a lie. That is the point.

  • @Yoduh916
    @Yoduh916 Рік тому +4

    Bro you're dad said don't sell my car when I die and you decide to sell his car that's disgusting

    • @chadhaire1711
      @chadhaire1711 Рік тому

      his dad never said that, it all parts of the scam you fool.....

  • @TravisGarnett
    @TravisGarnett 3 роки тому +3

    ❤️

  • @geraldscott4302
    @geraldscott4302 Рік тому +10

    This whole thing is a total SCAM. The car is real, but there is certainly nothing "legendary" about it. It is a beat up bone stock 1970 Hemi Challenger. It never won any street races, unless it was against something akin to a 350 Chevy Nova. It's all a complete joke. I can't believe Dodge (I mean Stellantis, Dodge is long gone), Hagerty, Mecum, MGM, and who knows who else, would get involved in something like this.

  • @bishrob345
    @bishrob345 Рік тому

    The Black Ghost just sold at MECUM for a cool $2,000,000 large...

  • @darkside7802
    @darkside7802 Рік тому

    Bad ass stories like this never happen anymore. It’s like all the amazing stories are set in stone and no new stories ever come to light.

  • @TheTruth-on5zx
    @TheTruth-on5zx Рік тому +1

    cool story but this was a fully optioned stocker that was HEAVY. Maybe with a great driver and optimum tune it could go 13.90s but that is pushing it. This car would get gapped for days by a real street race car sorry but its true

  • @jonbruce536
    @jonbruce536 Рік тому +2

    Story only and great job getting people to believe it. Complete fantasy. No stock Hemi Challenger would have come close to dominating on Woodward at that time or even being competitive. It might have beaten a few mom station wagons and dad sedans, but it would never beat any serious street cars. Many ran in the 11s at that time. The Ghost would have been high 13s on it's best day and more like low 14s. Getting beat by 2 to 3 seconds on the drag strip is an embarrassment.

  • @MikeJBlues
    @MikeJBlues 2 роки тому +1

    Awsome clip 👌 👍

  • @troypatton7290
    @troypatton7290 11 місяців тому

    steve lisk challenger, now thats a legend

  • @FernandopanamaR3d
    @FernandopanamaR3d Рік тому +2

    To bad his son won't be able to drive it he sold it

    • @chadhaire1711
      @chadhaire1711 Рік тому

      yeah poor son sold for $1 million feel sooooo sorry for him.......fool

  • @lesterjean3911
    @lesterjean3911 3 роки тому +4

    Very nice they dont make em like that anymore

  • @BreedloveDaTruth
    @BreedloveDaTruth Рік тому

    Does the family get residuals off the new black ghost that’s getting sold?

  • @thoenig2
    @thoenig2 Рік тому

    I guess a million dollars changed his mind about giving it too the grandson!

  • @gerrywood3584
    @gerrywood3584 2 роки тому +1

    So awesome love godfrey

  • @matthew_natividad
    @matthew_natividad 2 роки тому +2

    Just here after the new ghost release

  • @lekewi
    @lekewi Рік тому +1

    And that's how Fast & the Furious got inspiration for the Brian character

  • @flyingturtle3384
    @flyingturtle3384 2 роки тому

    What’s it worth?

  • @farhadkhorasanee8039
    @farhadkhorasanee8039 Рік тому

    I saw this car today at the Chrsler plant.. super kool.

  • @wymple09
    @wymple09 Рік тому +1

    The legend of the car is fake as it gets. Bone stock 14 second car.

  • @mikeharris130
    @mikeharris130 8 місяців тому

    This didn't age well. The son did an incredible job of embellishment. Biggest car con job ever. The son also took the money and ran. Sold at Mecum.

  • @alpine1600s
    @alpine1600s Рік тому +3

    Some BLM level of deception.🙈

  • @franknstein33
    @franknstein33 Рік тому

    This is such Bullsh*t. They sold a False Story. That car is a 12 to 14 second car at best.

  • @tonyrhoton6613
    @tonyrhoton6613 Рік тому +1

    Took a story and turned it in 2 a lie

  • @khelifagk9659
    @khelifagk9659 Рік тому

    and now u sell it 😢
    what a shame for u
    is the dadlegacy u should be prod with it

  • @congerthomas1812
    @congerthomas1812 Рік тому +1

    LMAO fake as CNN

  • @wilfredocaban3542
    @wilfredocaban3542 Рік тому

    Biggest lie ever they made up a story and sold it .A stock car it wasn't fast .it a nice car ,but it wasn't worth 975.000

  • @gerrywood3584
    @gerrywood3584 2 роки тому +1

    Yes down to son

  • @jimmyjames8611
    @jimmyjames8611 Рік тому

    Fuck yeah 💪

  • @billbazen9432
    @billbazen9432 Рік тому

    Lol😂😂😂😂

  • @SOC-1
    @SOC-1 Рік тому +1

    The cars backstory is a lie

  • @jerryespinoza2113
    @jerryespinoza2113 7 місяців тому

    This guy is saying lies to hype up the price. This is at BEST a 14 second car. Its all a lie. Later video shows the truth

  • @duanedragon2
    @duanedragon2 Рік тому +1

    HOAX

  • @alexanderkrzewinski2375
    @alexanderkrzewinski2375 Рік тому

    If it's TRUE it's going up for auction..

  • @leegoddard2618
    @leegoddard2618 Рік тому

    He was a black man, that won and dipped. He couldn't stick around, do to his profession.

  • @borismcfinnigan3430
    @borismcfinnigan3430 6 місяців тому

    Story is all it is.
    A bullshyt story.

  • @ronmoman8825
    @ronmoman8825 Рік тому +1

    You sold your dad along with the car, you can run out of money, but you sold your bond between you and your Dad, should be ashamed of yourself!

  • @blackeye3336
    @blackeye3336 Рік тому +1

    Badass dodge