I watch his vids quite a bit. Adam seems knowledgeable. he worked for GM he said, he seems fair/accurate in his comments. I also like his "Porch chats" about engines and such.
He's generally pretty fair, tho his video on 'rebadging' was significantly off on a number of points.
I’ll post the link in a bit, but he was equating ‘badge engineering’ of the ‘80’s with a claimed badge engineering of the ‘50s, but the latter doesn’t exist.
That's pretty funny right there. Riding @WOT for miles (the thought of it). I think in a half mile stretch if it ain't there it probably ain't gonna get there.
I don't agree. My 1962 Chrysler 300 H took a measured mile to reach 142 MPH with about a 65 MPH start. The speedometer was still climbing slowly, but knowing what the tire age was, I decided that it was time to slow down.
At the 2.00 mark there's an under hood shot. Engine is still there. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=537858801307932
That doesn't sound right. In a long discussion on B-59 weights, someone had internal BMD documents showing the numbers. Each model was slightly different, but my Invicta 2-dr hardtop's shipping was 4274 and curb without options was 4394 - 120 lb gain. I think the range of differences of all models was between 100 and 160 lbs (I only recorded my model). As built originally, AM radio/antenna adds 12 lbs, dual exhaust adds 35, PS adds 34 and the Safety Group adds 5. As it sat (originally) my car was 4480. Since then, changing the powertrain and some other stuff, I'm down (on paper) to 4088.
Never seen this video and explanation. I was thinking a V8 but yup it had a engine. Seems alot of people were curious of this crash test, not all about the engine but everything. The 59 also didn't seem rusted like others mentioned but wow even the passenger side took a beating..
Yup, it doesn't seem right. More like 4500 lbs i'm guessing. Wondering if it was a power to weight ratio thing or another reason GM might of fibbed?
With all that sheetmetal folding like an accordion, any significant rust would have been very apparent. It my opinion it was mostly sixty years of accumulated dirt flying.
There's 7 Wildcat models in '66 (including the Wildcat Custom), but they're close in weight. I see a '66 Wildcat Custom coupe shipping weight is 4018. I'd figure add 150-175 lbs to get true curb weight (before options). My theory is GM had some motivation to under-report shipping weights for freight reasons. I would like to learn the 'agreement' that allowed a reported 'shipping' weight vs. what any car actually weighed.
This a source I saw the info on. I can't give a direct link but if you haven't seen this source they give alot info from 1/4 mile times etc. on all engine options and models.. By the way, the safety group ads 5 lbs?? I thought it was just a extra dash light?
In '59 its : backup lamps, glare-proof rearview, parking brake warning lamp, map light, and the 'speed minder' buzzer.
And when you are adding all this up, don’t forget to add 140 lbs. for the 28 lbs. of air in each of the five tires!
