Restoring an Endangered '67 Pontiac LeMans - MuscleCar S2, E11
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Watch automotive history unfold as Lou discovers a lost Plymouth Superbird built by the legendary NASCAR builder Ray Nichels! Designed for the Environmental Protection Agency, this Superbird chased commercial jets down the tarmac for emissions testing and was responsible for proving that leaded gas was harmful to the environment.
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
E-Muscle Shop: Restoration facility specializes in full ground up restorations for your CLASSIC/MUSCLE car.
LaDow Publishing: Conversations with a Winner... The Ray Nichels Story.
Rare Sports Films: Original vintage sports films on DVD.
YearOne: 1964-72 LEMANS /GTO CATALOG.
We'll continue to post these episodes here on UA-cam. If you can't wait for the rest of the build, visit our site to binge-watch: www.powernationtv.com/shows/musclecar
4:3!
I had a 65' GTO in high school. I've always loved the 60s GTOs. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted a 67' GTO. Wish I still had my 65'...
67 GTOs weather Lamar AR a goat where the best-looking of all GTOs
Finally a car restoration that is right up my alley! Poncho fan from WAYYY back!Drove 67 GT for almost 50 years
I remember watching these episodes at home with my dad. Love you dad.
67 LeMans sitting in my garage. My dad’s first car. GTO hood, 14 in rallies on the front, 15 in rallies on the back. SS chevelle springs in the back, th350 with a shift kit, and an almost stock (cammed, different heads from the 80’s) 326 2Barrel (huge jets). With some old cherry bombs.
And she rips.
Drive her
The Coronet Shop that’s the plan for this warm weather. I’m redoing the interior right now. new carpet, reupholstering the seats. She needs a seal for the AC, and a radiator. Strange for me driving it though, 4 wheel manual drum brake car. Gotta watch myself 😂
@@cOpEnBaCoN well I got a built FE 390 in a F100 longbed single cab 4 power drum brakes and steering. I probably got it worse so you should be fine. Haven't really put time into the brakes yet lol
The Coronet Shop it works, it just always takes twice the distance to stop 😂. I’ve got a 76 Ford f100 with manual brakes too, but discs in the front at least. Plan on a disc brake conversion and booster for the LeMans though, soon.
Thomas Daddio I’ve never actually seen one.
Love the SeaBee and the Navy flags in the shop.
I went to GM Training Center in Tigard, Oregon in 1970 and we had a 326 Pontiac in the shop to work on. The instructor told us about the issue with the 326. It was actually a 336 for the first two years as Pontiac was not allowed to badge it as such so that the Corvette would have the biggest motor for marketing purposes.
It would be nice if this was one of the early engines as it would be considerably larger than you are thinking about for cubic inches and horsepower.
By the way I loved the Pontiacs's and would have loved to have one then or even now.
One of the most informative videos I've watched on the channel.. REAL numbers on cost analysis and budget concerns.. Well done!!!! Definitely going to follow this build!!
For me, 1967 was the best year for Pontiac styling. I really appreciate you keeping this LeMans as close to original as possible.
Ain’t seen Lou in years. Use to watch him all the time
He's on motortrend tv
he's also here. GarageInsiderTV.com.
@@Ecosse57 does he still talk in gangster thug tone?
meangreen69Nova is it on tv or u tube
@@uchoward1ify which show on motortrend
That is a yes for me also. my mom gave me a 65 Lemans. with the 326. and the four speed a seriously nice little car. !!
I used to have a 67 Tempest. I loved the 326.
We've been plugging away on our '67 LeMans - having a TON of fun with it.
14:40 That's a whole lot of Valvoline paraffin! It didn't matter if you changed the oil every 5K or 500 miles. That paraffin will build up! My Grandpa used it all the time. After pulling the oil pan off of my Grandma's 1983 Lincoln Town Car and realizing the pan would only hold two quarts of oil because of the paraffin build up, he pulled the motor to rebuild it. There was so much build up in the motor, it added almost 50 pounds to the weight of the engine! Needless to say, my Grandfather stopped using Valvoline and started using Pennzoil. The United States Military used Valvoline for a very long time. The oil wasn't cheap, even in bulk. It was even more costly because of the engine damage it caused. It took a very long time, but the military got smart and started using better oils. Amazing how much longer engines lasted with the better oils.
Love the show.you can tell lou was a sailor.he loves to hear himself talk
A sailor and from the Bronx. Double whammy!
I had a ‘68 LaMans Sport that was really a GTO without the Goat badging. Being a teenage driver in ‘68, insurance was high for muscle cars. A friend at the dealership told me I could order a GTO and have it rebadged as a LaMans Sport. It saved me about $125.00 , a month in insurance, and was one hell of a sleeper.
Yes! We need more Lou.
Lou was the best
86 the 326, 455+ cubes for such a beautiful body style.
The 326 is a very under rated engine.
Yep, especially the 326 HO engine could manage 6,000 RPM in top gear (3.23) for a good top speed.
Sure is brother
Adjusting for inflation the $23,000 mentioned at the end of the LeMans restoration segment (in 2007) would be $28,694 in 2020. Hope Powernation will show the rest of the build.
Most beautiful cars in the world in my eyes. Lemans, gto, tempest. Must be a 65 for me.
My high school buddy had the exact same car . We cut the tail light panel out and cloned the GTO tail lights. That was one of the coolest cars in school..
Great car choice and the presenter seem sincere but that way he banters you can keep that please.
Awesome aspect ratio.
Pontiac baby!!!
just bought a 65' Tempest Custom with a 326
first resto!!
wooooooohoooo
You can say the same for most chevelles. You just can’t find Malibu’s anymore.
Please please post up the rest of this series.
Lou Santago in his prime.
I wonder if Power Nation will post he rest of this build.
Nmo he looks like Kim Thayil
nicols old shop is 2 miles from me.. i remember when they were auctioning off all his old speed parts back in the day.
That GN at 10:02. 😍
Absolutely love this.
The guy from the EPA looks like Walter The jeff Dunham dummy
Thank you for the brake down on the price list .
Reminds me of a 1957 265 Chevrolet V8 that my dad and I rebuilt in 1968. The carbonized Texaco Havlon oil was in the shape of the valve covers.
i grew up near that area of CT in a trailer park. had that exact same car but mine had a 455 that i rebuilt and ran out of money so i had to get rid of it. never got to drive it and it was the one and only two door car i ever owned
Ok, a lot of this stuff covered on the Le Mans is true, but, the first thing you want to do is run a line list with the manufacturer. Reason for this is simple. If you are doing a Restoration project you will need to make sure your Le Mans is actually a Le Mans and not a converted GTO. If it's a GTO then you luck out big time. If it's a Le Mans you may need to get actual Le Mans parts which will be more costly because of the rarity to find. Second thing, which they arent talking about, is after you buy it. You really need to go over it for a couple days and do a long hard parts list and not just big parts but the little ones too. Sometimes the little parts will decide if your car actually hits the road or not. Yeah, try to find a 1967 speedometer and see how that works for ya. If you have to resort to too many universal parts then maybe a restomod will have to be your choice instead of a restoration project. There is a lot to be said about the video but all in all it's pretty well put together.
I had a friend in high school that had a Tempest with the 326. This was the early 80’s. The car was showroom condition. Even the same color.
1966 front grille
I don't know who this gut is, but I like him.
I have a blue 67 Pontiac lemans 4 speed with a 400 engine
Cool car
Another good place is Ames Pontiac Performance restoration catalog.
Золотые руки у парней ,такие Автомобили в 21 веке должны быть на электродвигателях ,не какого бензина и масла , Только шум колёс и ветра ,и хорошая музыка ,
1967...back in the day when a mechanic actually had room to work on things under the hood.
Nice. Keeping it a le mans and mostly original you dont see that hardly anymore
Right on brother
Omg this took me back lol good times
Very interesting project, but Dude, stop yelling at me!
Cousin Lou is like you, he’s on meds too! Lol.😂
Lou is from the Bronx and was in the Navy. When it comes to in your face yelling, he’s a double whammy
I really hope Lou didn't break up with Jared.
No they are on motortrend tv channel
My friend tried to paint his cousins 67 lemans but his prep was poor and the paint came off when they were buffing it out. So they lost interest in the car and it sat in the garage for years getting moldy. It made me cry to see that car die there but the cousin would not sell it because it was his first new car. IF I only knew then what I know now.
My father bought a brand new 67 GTO with the HO engine. Cost 5200 bucks. Not sure where you get your figures from.
Always get busy with your calculator, before you get busy with your checkbook, OR your tools!
Every time I see a guy with a nice 30,000 car, that he's (not)selling for 36,000, and has it advertised as "over 50,000 invested", I feel a little sad inside. I know that like any hobby, there is value in the time invested in the car to just be enjoyed, but there's SO Many cars out there that have blown the budget by double or triple.
miss lou
5 min of actual lemans stuff and mostly ads and filler?
lemons*
Or Tempest parts.
I wish I could get the hood from it for my 66 GTO that is missing the hood
The accent they make them to speak it's tiring, makes me quit listening and watching the video
Who is this guy hosting this show?
He wasn't the original host. Pretty sure the orginal host was Joe Elmore, or whatever his last name was. Back in... 2001 I believe, when TNT was turned in to Spyke. It was him and this blonde dude.
Lou. I know he’s loud and in your face, but so is everyone from the Bronx.
Should have kept it EPA configured. It would have added to its uniqueness a rarity.
So you might as well buy a new car at the end
But with this car you would still have zero miles AND the style you wouldn't have with a new one.
That's a 66 nose and grills.
This epa guy looks like Walter from Jeff Dunham
I'd like to buy that GTO hood front you. Please get that with me.
wdf ? does he have scream so much for?
Fun project, but when you start with a car that needs this much work you will quickly wind up with 30 grand and 300 hours into a car that is worth 16 grand! Been there..living it today..lol!
Yeah, but if it's yours and you have no intentions on selling it, I don't see an issue.
@@b3rtne agreed - a labor of love....I get that! Just throwing .25 c worth of caution. Find a car that is in as good of condition as you can afford to start with.
@@gt-37guy6
I'd love to find a junker LeMans, fix anything that would make it dangerous and slap a nasty engine in it and roll. Outside can be ugly, don't care.
@@b3rtne I hear you...any 68 - 72 "A" body, Chevelle, Skylark, Cutlass, Lemans / Tempest are all pretty expensive....The Buick and Olds seem to be the least costly. Nothing wrong with a 455 Olds OR Buick! Heck pick your motor and bolt it into any of them...The more you don't care about the body, the better. I guess I was giving advice to for would-be restorer hobby-ist. I bought mine just to get running and tinker with - and found out how much it can bleed you! for driving fixing and having fun with - for sure any classic is better than none...
it was 1973 oil crisis that kill muscle cars, not that superbird. Gearbox, if original is not powerglide, that is chevy gearbox. Pontiac call it TempesTorque. It is allmost same but not same.
Where's this dude at just seen him now but hes smart asf
GarageInsiderTV.com.
Yawn, this is boring af. Just a dude yelling about the cost of parts
These aren't 2020 prices he's estimating.
Exactly what I was thinking. Just over 7 grand? Nah more like 10-11 grand in today's prices. Add coronavirus tax on that and it's a million bucks lol
Obviously, since this show was originally published in 2007...
That 67 has 66 front grils.
The header and grill are 1966
I’ll take the hood
Damn! Y’all make out indy money on these old episodes. No syndication? Manufacturing, commercials and now UA-cam with commercials?
Son didn't your parents ever tell you never yell indoors
Lou is from the Bronx and was in the Navy. That IS his quiet inside voice.
Man, that 326 was a real D O G in the day.
10:45 10:50 10:27
4:3 please
Trunk is like a calendar?
Colander, you know the bowl that has all the holes in it to drain the water out of the pasta. Colander!! How about Swiss cheese is that better???
@@josephgray7517 lol thank you
This isnt a restoration its a restomod infomercial
Came to watch a lemans be restored and instead they decided to talk about a epa car wtf power nation
That's a '66 nose, not a '67.
40 years old? 1967 LeMans
Jeffrey John episode aired in 2007
Not a white guy?
Not that bad the car is 60% rust
It's a 66
That guys voice is awful.
Certainly a Quaker State victim.
Why do people think Lou is yelling? Just the way he talks. He’s not soft spoken like a girl.
Right? Lou’s from the Bronx and was in the Navy. This IS his quiet inside voice.
why ya yelling so much
нету лучи Чем американа машины
Why is this guy yelling at me.
Lou is from the Bronx and was in the Navy. When it comes to someone who is in your face yelling and loves to hear themselves talk, Lou is a double whammy.
Second.
That whole Dodge segment was about as boring as they get...SMH...
Un Garza I agree
This guy is so loud. I'd rather see this as a stockish rebuild but when you can play with company money why not?