the 1st video is an idiot, he can do what he wants, but it's just dumb
my/our generation day 2'd these cars
very few of them were left 100% stock
many were tastefully done,
some not so much
& most were $350- $1500 cars back then too, even cherry all OE cars
they were just unwanted old cars, gas guzzlers,
some even called them junkers
many were scrapped...
I passed up on a 68 Dart with a 426 Hemi transplant done very well
because it was $5k, that was out of the world price...
I could buy 3) 68-70 RRs or 3) 68-70 Charger R/Ts for that
I was saving them, putting them back on the road, some 33-ish) 68-71 Mopars/cars
mostly 12) 68-70 Charger R/Ts & on my 13th) RRs, a few Dusters & Demons,
a 68 Barracuda (I inherited from an uncle already day 2'd)
even more GM Camaros/Fierbird-Formulas & Trans Ams/Olds 442 64 & 65
a few Early Fords/coupes hot rods/Altereds,
some 66-67 Fairlanes, 65-70 Torino GT/Galaxies
& some 15-ish (?) older W100 or W150 or W200 Power Wagons
& diesel Power Rams trucks from 1965-98, before I got my 99 Dakota 4x4
318-440s to 479-535cid stockish to full built
w/a727 hi-stall converters to 833 4 speeds, some Dana's some 8-3/4"
usually rear gears were changed too, I had a collection of them
& probably another dozen-ish GMC/Chevy pickups from 1955-94
they were cheap...
Maybe not 100% original or rarely ever 100% stock,
unless it was extremely rare, even then they were rarely ever 100% stock
or trailer queens/garage dwellers...
then I (most of US) even still did usually;
New wider wheels & tires, I pref. Crager S/S or Halibrand Polished Slots,
1st thing we ditched was the steelies/hubcaps
added headers, an alum intake & Holley carb, usually a camshaft at min.
maybe added sway bars &/or better gas shocks for a handling car,
maybe old Lakewood traction bars, like 99% of my generation all did
out here anyway
class of 77' baby
but doing it to wreck them is just stupid