Cruising Camaro - The Automotive Experience - video Dailymotion

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00:00Hey guys, I'm here at Function Automotive today to test a very cool car, a car that's

00:15a piece of history, a muscle car, but not just any muscle car, a muscle car that's made

00:21to get you around the world, a muscle car that's made to drive.

00:25Today we're going to be looking at the Cruiser.

00:33Today we're going to look at a piece of history.

00:36This is a 1967 Camaro RS SS, that stands for Rally Sport Super Sport.

00:43I know it's a lot of letters, but trust me, just catch up with me, this is going to be

00:47worth every minute of it.

00:49So this vehicle has a lot of history.

00:50It dates all the way back to this first vehicle.

00:53This vehicle was made to compete against the Mustang, and it's still in production

00:57today, and it has quite the history.

01:00So this is kind of the starting point of where everything came from, and it's very exciting

01:05to kind of take this car out and cruise it, unlike some of the other cars that we've done

01:10that are made to be drag cars, or rally cars, or race cars, this car has no aspirations

01:16other than getting from point A to point B, and in the most cruising way possible.

01:22This car is an automatic, and I know a lot of people will say, automatic, and they get

01:26a little bad.

01:27A lot of cars back then, especially when they wanted to cruise, were automatic.

01:31So this car is also a show car.

01:34It's done a lot of events.

01:35It actually just won second place in its last event that it was out to.

01:39So that's the thing is, I'm really looking forward to not only having a car that just

01:42sits there and shows, but actually drives around and can get from point A to point B.

01:47What are we going to review today?

01:48First we're going to see what it's like to drive.

01:50Second, we're going to look at the cost, what's associated with getting this vehicle.

01:55And third, we're going to look at some pitfalls, some things that you may be willing to, you

02:00got to get ahead of before you purchase a vehicle like this, and what things are going

02:04to happen once you own it.

02:06But regardless of what we say, I am really looking forward to driving this car, and I'm

02:10sure a lot of you Chevy guys are too.

02:12So here we go.

02:20All right, so I'm in right now.

02:24I've checked all my mirrors.

02:26I look really good.

02:27I can see everything really clearly.

02:29My peripheral vision, I'm actually kind of shocked at how well it is to see around.

02:34I got a nice roll bar behind my head.

02:36I kind of bumped my head from time to time on it, but that's okay.

02:38I feel a lot safer in the car.

02:41One thing I noticed right off the bat was this car is solid.

02:45It feels very metal.

02:46A lot of cars today, you get into them and they feel plastic.

02:49They feel fake, like they're going to ramble around, and when I get in this, it's hard

02:53edges.

02:54The seat's stout.

02:56It's made to fit me.

02:57So when I'm ready to drive, I feel like I'm in the seat and I'm ready to go.

03:01I hope I'm in the right gear there.

03:03Oh, one more.

03:05Aha.

03:06See, I messed that up.

03:07I even got in the wrong gear.

03:09All right.

03:10That's the other thing.

03:11This is an automatic, so you're not going to be worrying much about being able to shift

03:16gears or do anything like that.

03:18When I did, like on the drag car build, I had to really worry where my gearing was.

03:22This one, not so much.

03:24I feel a lot more at ease driving like this.

03:27It's very fluid, very linear.

03:29I love that about this car, and this isn't beating me up very bad at all.

03:34The suspension is lowered as low as it can possibly get without worrying about scrapes

03:39and things of that nature.

03:41We do have a little spots where I'm kind of paying attention to the road, and since it's

03:45not a stick shift, I can pay attention more to the road.

03:53Cruising wise, top 10 ace marks on it.

03:57Comfort wise, it's in the lower marks, unfortunately, but that's just how cars like these are going

04:02to be.

04:03Usually, with the suspension, the way it's set up, it's going to be a little bit more

04:07rough.

04:08You're probably going to see me bouncing around a little bit.

04:10If you're looking for that comfortable drive, then maybe that Cadillac is the car for you.

04:14If you're not looking for something, you want something with power, then this is definitely

04:18what you want to look into.

04:20I have to say, of all the other cars, this is the first one I've ever driven that I really

04:25am not paying attention to anything but what I'm doing driving.

04:29I think the idea of focusing on that driving experience, this car is made to be driven.

04:35It's not made to drag race.

04:36It's not made to do other things.

04:38If you want to take it to a show, you can take it to a show.

04:41If you just want it for a weekend, you can do it on a weekend, and it'll do it, and it

04:45does it very proficiently.

04:47I really feel like that I could cruise with this car for long distances and get to shows.

04:53This car is actually driven to all its events, and that's what I think is really great about

04:58it.

04:59If there's one thing that I can say that excites me about a car, it's when somebody says, not

05:03only do I enjoy it, not only does it look cool, but I can drive it.

05:06I can have fun with it.

05:08This is the kind of car that you want to own.

05:11A little bit of gas.

05:15The last thing that I want to say about this car is the feel and sound of something like

05:21this.

05:22This is a 355.

05:25It's got an engine in it that is traditional for this type of vehicle.

05:30That kind of traditional feel, traditional sound, everything about it is, if you really

05:36want that piece of history, and you want to feel what it felt like to own this car

05:40if it was brand new right out of the showroom, this is probably how you're going to set it

05:45up.

05:46Having that automatic in it, it's just a great opportunity.

05:49This car has been a joy to drive.

05:52There's something about the history of Camaro that has something that I think not a lot

05:57of other cars have.

05:58It has a long and drawn out history.

06:01This is really where it got its start, is right here in this chassis, driving around,

06:07just having fun.

06:11Okay, so what is this car like to drive?

06:23It is indeed a cruiser, but it's not a cruiser in the standard sense.

06:28It's a cruiser in the muscle car sense.

06:30A lot of people are going, well what the hell does that mean?

06:32What's a cruiser in the muscle car sense?

06:35Solid.

06:36Solid driving, just something metal about the car.

06:39The kind of car that you're just going to drive and flex your muscle.

06:43It's something that muscle cars in general just really excel at, and that is it feels

06:49sure-footed on the road.

06:51It doesn't feel like it wants to waver from side to side.

06:53It feels like it's going to go straight when it wants to go straight.

06:56It doesn't feel like it's going to bend or flex.

06:59I feel very safe in the vehicle, and it definitely felt like the car I wanted to cruise in.

07:04So if you're looking for luxury level comfort, this is not the car for you.

07:08But if you need something that's raw, that will not apologize to you, that will get on

07:12the road and both give you power when you need it, or just cruise when you need it,

07:17just going down the strip at 40, 30 to 40 miles per hour, then this car will do both

07:21those jobs.

07:23One other thing that I really felt about it is I felt very proud being in the seat.

07:27I felt like I could go to a car show, show this car off, and if people liked it, they

07:31liked it, and if they didn't like it, no big deal.

07:34It was a car that makes a statement, and it's very definitive.

07:38And that's something that you can't get out of a lot of cars, even today, which I think

07:42is kind of sad actually, but that's the reason that these cars have lasted and withstood

07:48the test of time over and over, is because their ability to cover all these different

07:52things and be very solid cars.

07:55I was very happy with my drive.

07:58Okay, so what is the cost to own one of these?

08:00Well, if you were looking for one of these in the 80s and the 90s, you're probably going

08:04to have no problems whatsoever.

08:06If you're looking for one today, the prices can really vary.

08:10A car like this could easily go for $40,000 or more in the condition it sits.

08:15If you want to get a fixer-upper, I'm sure you're going to spend a little bit less, but

08:19even then, everybody today is asking big money for cars like this, especially the first year

08:24of production.

08:25So it's one of those things of just do your research, try to understand what you're getting

08:29into and make an educated decision.

08:33Don't try to land on the first car.

08:35Do not be in a rush to buy a car like this.

08:37Make sure that when you're getting into this, you know what you're getting into 100%.

08:41Now the first thing that was done to this was a high-revving engine that was rebuilt

08:46that was done to it.

08:47That was actually done by the previous owner, so I don't know the cost to it, but obviously

08:52when you're building a car like this, the engine is kind of the primary thought that

08:55goes into it.

08:57You want to build it for the job that it's doing.

09:00Cars that are drag racers are not always as good when it comes to cruising and vice versa,

09:05so a little thinking goes into what you're going to do for the engine.

09:08You could do the engine that came in it, so it makes life easier, but like I said, you

09:12may want to go up to a different engine.

09:13So I'd like to put a number on it, but it really depends on what you want to do with

09:17the car, and these cars have a lot of options.

09:20The next thing is obviously suspension.

09:23Suspension is going to be important.

09:24Again, this vehicle was lifted just enough so that it would be comfortable on the road

09:28and lower just enough so it would be fun to drive in low slung.

09:32Something like that could be $4,000 to $5,000.

09:34Other people could do air ride or different things of that nature, and the price could

09:38go up depending on how you want to do it.

09:41Next is the interior, which is going to be important.

09:44If you want to cruise, your interior better be spot on.

09:47He purchased his seats for about $400.

09:51Seats today can go upwards of $2,000.

09:53It really depends on how much you want to put in the vehicle.

09:56If you picked up a good car from the beginning and you spent the $40,000, you may be doing

10:01zero work, but if you picked up a car that's say in the cheaper range, you're definitely

10:06going to have to put some money into it because somebody somewhere didn't take care of it.

10:10That's the thing is you can inherit these cars with problems and you don't want to do

10:14that because it's going to take more time to work on unless you're the kind of guy that

10:18likes to turn wrenches.

10:20In that case, that may be the project for you.

10:22And the parts, I mean they're Camaros.

10:24There's a lot of them, so chances are you're going to have a good time finding parts.

10:28That's kind of the easy part.

10:30So what's the maintenance like?

10:31What's the pitfalls of a vehicle like this?

10:34It's easy.

10:35You've got to do all changes.

10:36You're going to do tires and you're going to do brakes, and even that's going to be

10:39dependent on what you put into the vehicle, how you drive the vehicle.

10:43On a whole, there's a reason that people love these cars.

10:47There's not a lot of electrical or mechanical things that can break on them.

10:51They're just very straightforward.

10:53These are the kind of cars that taught people to be mechanics, so why not be easy?

10:59That's the thing with the pitfalls too.

11:01There's really nothing to report on these.

11:03If you built it right from the get-go, you're probably not going to be fixing a lot of stuff

11:07on it because with the frames the way they are, they're very solid.

11:11It's a car that's just going to be reliable over and over.

11:14Now, if you're going to do it for show, there's one thing I'm going to suggest investing in,

11:19and that's a cleaning kit, and please do not go weak on these.

11:24A lot of these old paints can be very tough to upkeep, so if you kept the old paint on

11:28it, you may have problems with talc and rust and things of that nature.

11:32If you repainted it, you're still going to want it to look good, and I'm telling you,

11:35the roads out here are just crazy and nasty, so they can do very bad things to your vehicle.

11:42Other than that, just get in the driver's seat and drive.

11:44Hey guys, thanks for tuning in to What It's Like to Drive.

11:46That's it for me today.

11:47Hey Animal, did you like it?

11:50Animal loved it, and I hope you guys loved it too.

11:53If you want to see more of this car, you can see it at WaynesWorldPhotography.com.

11:58We're going to put this information below as well as in the description so you can find

12:02it easier.

12:03I want to thank them today for bringing out the vehicle and letting me enjoy a classic

12:08piece of history.

12:10It was a lot of fun.

12:11I hope that you guys out there will consider owning a vehicle like this.

12:15It is something that I don't think anybody, if they do the right research up front, can

12:20regret.

12:21Oh, and don't forget, here's some other videos over here.

12:23Thank you guys for tuning in.

12:24We're going to continue our search for the next car, and as always, don't forget to drive.

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