SURVIVOR 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne sedan! Inline 6 cylinder, 3 speed manual transmission & no A/C!
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Mr. Goodpliers walks around a 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne sedan, rare base model no option car! Check out the details and features, or lack of them! This rare survivor is equipped with an inline 6 cylinder, three speed manual transmission and no A/C!
The elderly woman must have remembered the Great Depression very well when she chose to buy it. Thanks Tim I’ve been waiting on this video.
Those old ladies only knew three on the tree. She probably passed away with a Million Bucks in the bank.
some liked no power steering or brakes , if one is in a small rural town , not need , its just state hi-ways and back roads
Love it. Love the fact its a sedan. (4 door ) with a inline 6. And no A/C Love it
I had a 1972 caprice 4 door sedan 400 smb bought it from an old lady great car
Cool Biscayne sedan!.I remember these and the Bel Airs too.Cool cars mostly used for Taxi Police and fleet cars.That six cylinder engine is amazing and bulletproof too!.Love those 70’s Chevrolet sedans!.
Thank you Mr Goodpliers, I enjoy your content, particularly the history, I find your presentation refreshing.
Two members of my family were retired, widowed school teachers who both had began their careers in the 1930s in one room schools. Both purchased basic new cars in 1971. One purchased a 1971 Bel Air that she special ordered with 3-on-the-tree with Overdrive, power steering, power brakes, and the big splurge - air conditioning - basic hub caps with black wall tires. The other purchased a leftover 1970 Ford Galaxie 500 Sport Roof Coupe with 302 cubic inch V8, power steering, AM push button radio, body side moldings, white wall tires, full wheel covers, bench seat interior with vinyl upholstery, and automatic transmission. Both cars were very low mileage when sold - the Chevrolet had only 14,000 miles in 1984 when it was sold while the Galaxie had 8,000 miles when it was sold in 1978 - it was a handful for a petite elderly lady with its cumbersome steering and manual brakes - it was replaced by a loaded 1978 Plymouth Horizon that would continue in the family until 2012 when it had 68,000 miles. The Chevrolet and Ford were both garage kept their entire lives up until sale. I saw the Ford around town for at least ten years after the sale. I only recently came to understand how valuable the Sports Roof Galaxie coups have become.
Nothing like a very reliable Turbo Thrift 250 six and a three on the tree. The 1971 Chevrolets were awesome cars.
I believe by 1971 even the Biscayne came standard with the 350 v8 as well as an automatic transmission, power steering & power brakes. The 250 L6 and 3-speed manual were both available for a credit on the sticker price.
I would love to see you do a driving video of the '71 Biscayne so we could experience the sounds and how it moves down the road.
Post are the best cars. The best full size GM car is the 1969 Biscayne/Bellaire 2 door post. Last 2 door post. Only full size post without vent windows. Great segment.
The standard transmission would be a pain in the day for a daily driver but for a summer cruiser once and a while, it would not be hard to drive. I love the car! Very nice shape and survivor. I would be proud to own and take care of this Chev. Thanks for posting this.
I live in PA and I daily drive a cranberry red 1970 chevelle 4dr and park it when they start putting salt on the roads. It has 307 sbc and 3 on tree with a r10 overdrive. If you properly dial in column shifters by replacing the bushings and adjusting them it makes them fun to drive.
@@johnmaccoy4324 I agree John. They are good if set up and not wore out. Had a few three on the tree 15 year old cars back in the 1980s. Actually had a 3 year old Kcar with the “mystery shift” 4 spd on the floor and the Hemi 2.2 litre. Now a days, the manual transmission is all but gone. There was a time that the manual trans was very common.
Back then many people drove standard transmissions for a variety of reasons. My mom wouldn't drive a automatic transmission car. I sat in traffic many years in company trucks with manual transmissions no a/c.
Back in the mid 2000's I worked on a '71 Impala 2 dr hardtop with a 350 2bbl and a three on the tree.
Learned to drive in a 74 Chevelle with the straight 6 and 3 on the tree, manual steering and brakes. It was a beast to drive in town, no need for a gym. Just drive 1/2 hour around town and your left leg and upper body got a work out. Unfortunately road salt took care of the car by the early 80's.
Those vent slots let rain into the trunk. The only '71 without them was the Vega wagon which had them on the rear fenders just under the window where they looked like rear-engine cooling slots, and the Vega/Monza wagon had those until the end of its' run in 1979.
My Aunt and Uncle had basically the same year and color Chevrolet Impala. Most likely it was a small block with automatic. I was very young then and barely remember it. They did drive it for a long time, I think replacing it with a 78 or later Impala, before turning to a succession of Chrysler minivans
Thanks for the memories.
You said it was coming and here it is! This is a sweet ride and yes, I can vouch that the six can get on down the road.
I had a 64 Biscayne 6 pack small block automatic 2 door hardtop, 64 Impala SS black with a black and orange interior original 4 speed 12 bolt posi big block dual 4's , 64 Impala convertible 6 pack small block automatic, 65 Impala 6 pack small block automatic, 64 Impala big block dual 4's 4 speed , 55 Mercury, 69 Chevelle, 71 Nova SS, 47 Chevy 2 door hardtop, 1942 Ford pickup F1 short narrow box, 40 ford 2 door hardtop only thing I have right now is the 42 Ford pickup been working on it's fairly complete has an older paint job on it with a 250cui inline 6 Chevy with a Borg Warner t5 speed just replaced all the brakes pretty much everything on it running gear wise and just stuck a new gas tank in it, wiring harness, and now I'm doing the exhaust today found the original seat for it have to redo the bed boards cab corners and the rest of the interior but have pretty much everything else done already needs new door glass drivers side a heater and a windshield wiper and motor assembly aftermarket going to order that online
Another heaven on earth. Tnx people
Those BIscaynes are really rare, My friends dad had a 69 Biscayne, it was the same color but a 2 door. He bought it from a grandma but that one had a 350 and PS, that were the only options, similar low end interior as this one. We drove that around everywhere in metro detroit in the late 80s, one night we were at a bar in Detroit and someone threw a brick threw the passenger window. Of course no internet back then it took like 2 months to find a replacement passenger glass, as the Biscaye had the frame around the door, all other full size chevrolets didn't, window not the same. HIs did finally found a replacement passenger glass for that car, but it had to come from Minnesota. I imagine it would be even harder now to find a part like that for a biscayne. Those were great cars though, ran fine and reliable.
I'd love to have that. My older brother (1&1/2 years +), learned in a drivers ed. 1969 full size chevy, with the same size 6 & 3 on tree. I doubt that it had power steering & brakes. At least it had front vent windows & floor vents. A real car, to show young kids how one could have a full size with a small motor "tractor engine"and manual transmisson. Simple, yet comfortable, good ride & lot's of space. Miss those days. With the power steering & brakes, it'd be a dream to drive. Cause it's a '71, plenty of "smog control free" power and pep. Add an H.E.I. distributor, lump port the intake and it'd get great mileage and power.
In Canada, the Biscayne lived on until the end of 1975, the same year the Bel Air was discontinued In U.S.
Darn it, you rubbed off on me! I just bought a 67 Biscayne estate car. 28K original 307 3 speed am radio. Engine is not stuck. No explanation of why it was parked in 73. Mild partying mouse action, super straight. Love the 6 cylinder action!
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Paul Niedermeyer at Curbside Classic wrote of having driven a 6-cylinder/auto (Powerglide, iirc) '71 Biscayne as a taxi. Over 100,000 miles by 1976 so sort of the opposite fate of this.
in a world of every muscle car ever made or tribute rare car give it some love
So cool! Three on the tree with a 6 cylinder, would be so fun to drive..
Gone through a lot of those big old cars only because someone else liked it more than i payed for it lol. Reliable old rods. The trunk vents made me think they were in conjunction to rear window defrost blower? Always found that cars with the rear window blower had a solid trunk compared to others from drawing out the moist air, in Canada here at least.
My Dad bought a 1971 Biscayne 4 dr with a 350 sludge box .
this car brought back lots of memories for me. thank you
That Chevy inline six is the most durable engine Chevrolet ever produced.
I'll add that it's not a total stripper, it has power steering and power brakes.
I would absolutely love to have this car!
My 1st car but it wasn't a wagon.Got it from my neighbor for 75 bucks and drove it home. Needed nothing. 78ish
The perfect car.
It would be such a throwback, a novelty, to drive it I think I want it!
Back then, my grandpa called super-basic cars like that, "the farmer's wife's"cars.
Big families, but no need for the "extras".
The 1971 Chevrolet Biscayne is my favorite, take her to the prom any day!
Don't see too many Biscaynes, especially in the later years with this body (71 & 72 only). My grand dad had a 64. Partly because he was cheap but partly because he just never made much and was 100% Depression era trained. Made enough to own a home (bought new I htink in '47) and everyone was always fed and clothed, but there weren't going to be many frills. If could save $160 over an Impala which was about the spread that year, you did it because that was just about enough for the powerglide. (Cranky old man didn't want his wife to drive much but just in case she to)
I'm going to have to get the Delta going and come up there one year. That stripper Chevy is 😍😍😍
Biscayne were mostly fleet vehicles. They were not all 6-cylinder cars. Good friend of mine had a 71 Biscayne had a 350 with automatic transmission. My neighbor had one with a 307 3 speed manual transmission. Most of these were good cars that gave many years of trouble-free service. Would love to have one now.
In '71 you could still get a six-cylinder in a Bel Air and Impala Sport Coupe or 4-door sedan as well. The narrator is incorrect.
In March of 71. GM I believe made the 3 speed automatic standard on all the full size cars in each division. Power Brakes were made standard on all 71 full size cars. I have the sales brochure on all 69 Chevrolet full size cars. My grandparents bought a new 69 Impala. 350. The engine size was above the front side marker light. 327 V 8. We're in alot of them I believe. Power steering, A/C AM radio. 3 speed automatic. And the radio antenna was on the back right fender. I believe that was an option. I'm not sure. It would move. Turbo- Fire 350. Then, the Turbo Jet 396 was available. It was a trouble-free car. Traded it for a 77 Cutlass S .
I love those old 6's with 3 on the tree they ran forever
Such a cool car :)
I have got 1970 impala ( in Turkey) strait 6 manuel transmission , 155 HP sedan , as classic second car. İt is nice to ride and relatively economic car ( when you compare with 8 cyl's it eats at least % 30 less gasoline) drum brakes , you can stop the engine in slop down traffic to slide down without any change of breaking power.
L6, 3 on the Tree and No A/C is my mating call
Never seen that combo before. My brother had the Impala just like this. Same color but with a 350 2 bbl.
Had a 63 Chevy Biscayne!! Bought it for a hundred dollars in1972 n sold it for $50 after I beat the trash outta her : six months later!!
Great video. Love the 3 speed cars
I had an Impala! 350 ci 2 bbl. It was red w/black landau roof. They look very similar to each other. Thanks
Turn up the base!😎👍
Scott, over at Coldwar Motors would love this. Thanks for sharing. Never knew there was a following for these 70’s GM’s. Especially the clamshell wagons. Thought the demo derby ruined all of them. Ugh 😑
Thats the kind of a car you bought when u needed a car toi
Transport your family and money was tight
I have a 1975 Granville convertible that I bought in 1993 from the 2nd owner it’s a barn find now sadly but still completely original
Body by Fisher. That's about 15 body trunk! Man those trunks are huge. I like the styling of that year and the years like it. But what a great survivor!
The 1975 model year marked the last year for the Biscayne on the Canadian market, and I knew someone who owned one. Just have the feeling they might have disappeared from the American market before then as I never saw them advertised. The Belair became the base model and remained in the Canadian market until the early 1980's, though think it was out of the American market before then. It would be interesting to find out what was the last year for both cars in either country.
I wonder how many of these ended up in fleet service. It reminds me of a taxi.
I hated how Chevys in the 1970's had a oil plug, it came out all right, try putting it back in.
I had ex Cop Car with 327 V8 with Automatic but it was 75 Bel-Air
I wonder if she ordered it or whether the dealer put it in stock as an "Own A Brand-New Big Chevrolet For Only $----" bait-and-switch special.
I've seen one other of these, same color. Maybe this option group only came in this color?
I have a 71 Chevy Impala
With a 3,448$ base price new, according to NADA website.
71 trunk lid was called astro ventilation ,also your trunk would leak when it rained ,all it had under those vents were cheap sponge type fillerpads ,!!!
The plainest of the plain!
Pretty sure Biscayne was available with any power train.
I think that I would had purchased this plain jane model had I been of age in 1971. It is a just get the job done point a to b vehicle
Any idea how to find out how many 71 6cyl Biscayne's there are still on the road? I have acquired one and am curious as to how rare it actually is. I cant imagine there being too many left out of the 2900 built.
It's tough to determine. Searching registrations in each state might be the only way
I heard Chevy made them with a six banger. Now I’ve seen one. It must be terribly underpowered. It’s still a cool car though. I wonder if they were made in two doors?
Interesting that it has power steering and brakes. I wonder if the lady special ordered it.
What were those vents on the trunk ....
Oh that's what they were I should have waited till the end of the video that does seem odd
Bad ass.
Canadian Pontiacs, as well.
These were used by lil ole' ladies and taxi companies. Very unique in its thriftiness.
mom and dad had a 75 impala ,350 auto,fire engine red(moms ideal ) lol
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I’d get the Biscayne and put $125,000 into it.
possibly the most trouble free car ever built.just the old reliable basics.not all that optional stuff to stop working.thats usually where GM's fail.especially electrical switches & motors.at least in my history with them.from what i hear, there still that way + constant drivetrain issues.thats what happens when you let bean counters run a company instead of engineers.
These were used by lil ole' ladies and taxi companies. Very unique in its thriftness.
Yankees are silly, he should be checking out the back seat!
C'mon....tilt columns were NEVER available w/column-shifted drivetrains, regardless, ie. an IMPOSSIBLE configuration. FYI, a column-shift manual trans. was std. across the board on ALL fullsize GMs, except Cadillac & top-of-the-line models until February of 1971.
Is this a whiskey
Chevy Biscayne were not all 6 cylinders
Dude don't get so excited I can just hear the enthusiasm in your voice. Calm down a little bit. Lol.
Farmer car
Or you were cheap.
It would be nice to put a v 8 in it
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