Cale's win in the first 125 at Daytona in 1970 still stands as the fastest race ever at Daytona with a 183+ average. That record stood as Nascars fastest race period until Bill Elliotts come from behind at Talladega in 1985.

Cobra Jet vs. Super Cobra Jet: SCJ came with HD "LeMans" rods, and a different crank, balancer, flywheel and pistons. Block, heads & cam were the same for both. SCJ was only available as part of the "Drag Pak" option, which included an engine oil cooler and either 3.91:1( w/Traction-Lok carrier) or 4.30:1 (w/Detroit Locker) gears in a nodular-iron center section.

Built with pride from the fine folks at Fords world famous Lorain Assembly Plant located in Lorain,Ohio.Lorain,Ohio is about 30 miles west of Cleveland.This plant was supercar central in the '60s-'70s.Lorain built intermediate mid size Fords and Mercurys.Lorain built all the '69 Spoiler and Spoiler IIs.They also built various drag race special limited high performance Fairlanes,Torinos,Cyclones,Calientes,etc.Lorain built bodies in white to be shipped to all the factory Ford NASCAR teams.Lorain also built a few 1970 1/2 Torino Falcon 2 dr post coupe 429 Super Cobra Jets.Ultra rare muscle.Ford was also supposed to offer the Boss 429 in the Torino and Cyclone in '69 but decided to only put it in the Mustang instead.It was even listed in the '70 Ford brochure as an option on the Torino.But a few '69 Torinos and Cyclones were rumored to have been built at Lorain with the Boss 429 installed as development mules.And then a few of the new bodystyle 1970 Torinos and Cyclones were rumored to have been assembled with the Boss 429 as well.Super ultra rare muscle.Hush hush type stuff.They were supposedly dissasembled(Wink 😉😉😉😉Wink) when the engineers got their data on the feasibility of the Boss 429 program.Fast foward to the '80s and Lorain was pumping out turbo powered Tbirds and Cougars for the world to enjoy.Then the supercharged Tbirds and a few supercharged Cougars of the '90s were built in Lorain.Yes,Lorain was THE place to be if you loved Ford muscle.But a falling out with the corruption infected UAW led to the closure of Lorain Assembly.It closed for good in 2006,a victim of greed by people who didn't care about the people that worked there and their families.Sadly half the plant is now torn down.But only if the remaining walls could talk.They would tell you about cars that were built that you never knew existed.

Very cool! My dad bought new a Dan Gurney Special Cyclone Special in 1969. He ordered the 390 engine auto and I was with him when he picked it up from the dealership in Fremont Ohio. I recently found his car on the internet having been sold in a auction in Florida. The car still looks very nice and brings back lots of memories!

Both power plants sound fantastic-gorgeous cars with interesting stories! Bravo gentlemen!

Gotta love that exhaust note ! Music to my ears ! 🤪

Wow Thankyou Tony. I love cruising in my 69 Mercury Cyclone CJ 428 and almost everyone has no idea what it is.

Another Priceless interview with Priceless content thank you for making this happen.

When I was younger, I was always one of those guys that would "rather push a Chevy than drive anything else". I remember others using mottos such as "Mopar or no car" etc. Now that I'm in my 50s, I love them all.

I'm not a Ford guy but I love these old cars. Pretty much anything from the mid 50's to early 70's. I don't care what it is. Just the style of the times

this man is one lucky son of a gun to own these great cars! I'm looking for something thats worth about 2% of these. thanks uncle tony!

This man and his wife seem like really good people:) Thank you for sharing your wonderful collection of cars and knowledge with us:)

"So what do you guys do with your donkeys?"............ We race them.

You gotta love a true muscle car pureist that actually drives his cars. I cant stand people that retore these cars and don't even put oil in them and tow them around. Cars were built to be driven not towed

Nice!!!! Thanks for sharing. Great camera work as usual Uncle Kathy!

Awesome cars! The hood trim holes were filed on the Spoiler II and not the Taladega because it’s a Mercury. Mercs had lots of little touches that the fords didn’t get prior to 1972. Also as to the blue or red being painted before the white, which it was. Remember these are true assembly line cars. It was quicker/slash cheaper to tape off the roof than the rest of the car as the doors were already installed. If you get hands on an unpainted original (any color) there is only primer between the door hinges and the “A” pillar.

I can personally attest to the D. Guney/C. Yarborough "post-factory" decal placement. Back in the 80s, I had a Blue/White (original - but sadly very rotted *sigh*) Spoiler II. There was one decal on the car on the lower edge of the blue painted section of the trunk lid - not on the front fenders. Being blue, it should have been a "Gurney". But the decal said Cale Yarborough Special. The car was referred to as simply "Cale" by my family and friends. It still is to this day. If your seeing this Mr. Winfield, were you able to make good use of my Cyclone? I don't think the car could have been put in better hands than yours. Obviously you were was an avid enthusiast of these aero Mercs. Also... the engine in the Spoiler IIs: 351 4bbl. Windsor - not Cleveland. The Clevelands weren't produced in the '69 model year. 1970 was the first year for the 351C

Those floor mats are superb. Can't see anyone fitting such interesting mats these days.

I love seeing cars like these. I’ve only seen one in real life, it was a Cale Yarborough Spoiler II in mint condition almost 16 years ago.

Great Video Uncle Tony and all! Enjoyed the history and time the owner took explaining the details of these cars badged by the legendary drivers of the day. I liked the sound of the Gurney car, both are good! Thank You All!

You need to buy a Wood Brothers Cale car and install a NASCAR 427 Tunnel Port 4 spd .4.30 locker of coarse . it will set you back $100,000 I bet ? After owning one 1969 GT . 2- 69 Cobras and a Talladega i can tell you these cars were as much fun as the 1970 Hemi Cuda . They will never make the type of cars that we had back then from all four manufactures even AMC 's were AWSOME ,INDEED !

Damn,,,, I'm Mr.FoMoCo from way back and I learned a couple things, THANKS for the upload !!

Thanks Tony absolutely awesome presentation of two rarely seen automobiles , watcher from British Columbia

Sounds awesome. I had a Montego 390 4spd cool stuff

Thank both of you for doing these videos!

The 428 sounded great, but owner admitted it has an aftermarket cam & exhaust. What really blew me away was how viscous that little 351 Windsor sounded, especially through a stock 50 year old exhaust system. Very impressive for a survivor car.

Great video. Thanks for showing these beautiful cars.

I owned a '69 Cyclone Spoiler II for a few years. Coolest cars ever.

I'm glad this guy exists, taking care of old car history!

That Vette! My brother and I were at a show and shine a few years back and someone had a '67 Vette - 427, side pipes. He idled past us and the noise was just marvelous!

I can imagine when the cyclone was built at the factory coming down the line they had to give it extra room in the drop lifter cage . The floor mat's are cool ,very psychedelic . I remember seeing the Plymouth barracuda in 1969 with this same floral design as a option for the vinyl roof on the car. Cool car. The Doris day show at the beginning of the show had one with her driving down the street in it. Same flower pattern 😮. Groovy man .

My first car was a mercury comet GT 302 with a 3 speed stick in the floor. What a great car. Havent seen one in a long time.

Sweet big block and thank you for sharing your work and time with me and my family/friends. Tell him thanks again for sharing and you for sharing and Documenting the cars. The survivor of the car is so awesome.

Hi uncle tony beautiful cars right up my alley, I love all of these older cars 👍🏻

NASCAR also ran Mercury Montego GT and MX series I have a 72 GT 351CJ

Tony, I do like, very much, how you 1st showcase the people. Very honourable!

@1:47 - garage with raised roof is for the ultra-rare double-winged Daytona-Talladega hybrid. Stay tuned for the the post-Vette episode to see it.

Thanks Uncle Tony. Have to say, I really love all the content but these that showcase different cars are my favourites.

It amazes me the performance differences you can get from the same engines. I have done one rebuild in my entire life. I am an entirely shade tree guy and I had help with that one. But the engine was in an old cargo truck I bought for a business I used to have. It was a 351 Windsor. These cars were running 351s on race tracks.

I love his collection!

That sound takes me back to my73 mustang mach 1 351 Cleveland that thing was awesome but was unfortunately totaled nearly taking me out in the wreck ahhhhhh good times back then LOVE the cars and the sounds fords chevys mopars love them all

Absolutely amazing! Both cars look fast just sitting still and sound just as good as they look!

This upload and the Ford upload of these special NASCAR cars has really been good. I very much enjoyed seeing the structural differences that the homologated cars had done to them. A friend of mine had the Mercury Cyclone with the 428 in it and, at the time, I never realized how special the car was.....it was the car on the right. I was driving a 440 RoadRunner and really wasn't into the Mercs at the point. He is gone now......I wonder where that car ended up....? I should have suspected what he had under the hood because he was our neighbor and we both went to high school 30 miles away and sometimes we got involved in "speed contests" on the way home and he was damn difficult to catch.

Love seeing someone who can deep dive into something as specific as a Mercury Cyclone. That's awesome. Really enjoyed this one!

Always enjoy seeing the Wood brother cars at the local shows

I like his attitude. Drives the cars, shows them to people, and isn't too fussed when handling them. The moment I saw him drop the hood pins on the Cale Y. car, I had a confirmation that he's not some neurotic collector, sweating over a drop in value. I can also understand, why he likes to keep the mileage low on the survivor car, as some things just are irreplaceable.

I'm in love! Those cars are true beauties & sound suberb! Had to subscribe, watch your videos with my husband & I tell you, your videos are to die for! Would give anything to have one of those 2 cars! Thank you for your truly excellent videos with great cars!

Very nice collection and great video coverage.

Love these - learn so much. Thanks for capturing this info from these people for us all. Great the love for these cars oozes out!

That was a great video. I really enjoyed it!

There was a older gentleman in Knoxville Tennessee that had both of these,but I used to see them at Rod Run in Pigeon Forge, TN. During the late 80's.

I can't even think of the words to express my feelings about the Cyclones, being a Ford guy but the big block Vette kills me! Thanks Uncle T, thanks!

First manual transmission I ever drove; it was a 1972 f100 lifted on 37 inch mud tires. I had to use a ladder to get in. It had a 428 scj in it and would snap the rear u joint in half every time you let the clutch out at 1200 rpm or higher. It was owned by the farmer I worked for and scared the crap out of me every time I drove it lol

There was a cougar dan gurney special as well.

I love this video and content, thank you guys.

I was around cars like yours in the 70s and had no idea what a part of history I was sitting in

Awesome monsters, really interesting. Thanks for for showing these, thanks Tony for interviewing this kind of people. Cheers!!!!

I've always loved the Mercs better than the Ford counterparts. Coincidence that my first car was a Mercury? My daily for the past 6 years or so has also been (an albeit much newer) Mercury.

A mule is something I'm hung like!!!! Lol! A rented donkey is how I drive and beat on my beloved muscle cars!!!! How i miss those good old days!!!! Man what awesome muscle and he is too!!! What knowledge and cool cars!!! Thanks again guys!

Dude's got an AWESOME garage!!! Filled up really good!!!

Man I love this stuff. I could watch it all day.

My neighbor has a torino talladega that's very nice. I didn't know mercury did this as well. Great video!!

That first one....WOW! Put Puralator on the 1/4 panel and a gold #21 on the door and you got the best of times right there. Cale, A.J., David and me as a young boy. Also, the "Mercury" Race Team was called The Wood Brothers.

Cale Yarborough has one of his cars and its on display in Florence SC at his Honda dealership. I heard that Honda was not happy he has it on display, but he settled the dispute way back years ago....its in race condition..

Next episode: how to adjust the timing curve on a donkey

Rum, Uncle Tony's Garage, Saturday morning....life is good! 🤜🏻🤛🏻👍🏻🍻

Being that I own a 1968 Cyclone GT and 1970 Cyclone GT #1.....I found this video highly entertaining

I love the video keep up the good work man

Why so blurry half way through video...ohhhh..nm I drooled all over my screen

Fantastic collection, Mopar Daytona & Superbird, GM Corvette and Mercury Cyclone Muscle cars..!! and miniature donkeys

I remember going to the Ford dealership with my dad in 1969 when he bought his 69 Torino GT fastback. It had a 428 Super Cobra Jet and we got into a couple of light to light races on the way home with it and we beat a Corvette and some other car. I was only 5 years old but I still remember it very well.

19 years old and im all bout muscle cars old school especially ford XA GT ... XY GT HO PHASE 3 AUSSIE MUSCLE but love your video you speak truth and ur not like Scotty kilmer keep up the work

One of kind.Just pretty cars.The wheels on both of them knock it out of the park.👍👍👍👍👍

As an Australian I really appreciate these videos because I am totally unaware of these cars, but absolutely adore them now I get to see them and learn about them

Super cool cars! Back in the early 80's a guy that lived down the street from the gas station I worked at had a Cyclone. Not sure what year it was but it seems like maybe a 67. He built a drag car out of it. First car I ever rode in that had nitrous.

Really like the turn down exhaust exiting the rear wheel well in the Gurney car. Looks cool. Bet it sounds even more cool.

Thanks Boss and Boss lady.. really cool..

Hey Uncle Tony, he’s a real nice bloke & one very lucky bugger! Cheers😊

This guy has a great collection!

thanks guys. my second car was a 68 Cyclone in red and white. it was just a 302 4 speed car and full of rust, but it got your attention!

Awesome cars love the history of these cars

Hey, whaddya know... two cars right up my alley!

Two items for clarification. The engine in the Gurney car is an M-code 351 WINDSOR 4 Barrel. All Spoiler II's were so equipped. The Cleveland did not appear until model year 1970. Also, staggered shocks were not exclusive to the "Super" Cobra Jet. All stick shift regular Cobra Jets came staggered. Great video of great cars. But, now I have to spend the rest of my life looking for those floor mats. Argh.

wow, i love this channel... so many odd ball , quirky factory muscle cars. I dont remember seeing these cars in the magazines 40years ago. I guess they were just too rare to feature- especially those 427 cougars. Thanks youtube!

Of all the cars of that era (including the aero cars) the Spoilers and Spoiler II were the best looking. Great paint schemes. A classic 'Vette, a Daytona, a Talladega, and a Spoiler and Spoiler II. This guy has a gold mine of cars. Uncle Tony looks like he loves animals. That's why he hangs around drag strips.

Love it! Uncle Tony giving respect to fomoco is great!

once he got that carburetor all primed up with that big block vette that thing sounded badass as hell... especially with the side pipes... I like how he keeps so much stuff originally close to stock too most guys with that vette would have probably thrown an electric fuel pump on there you'd hear that kick on and all kinds of other stuff

Wow! I love those floor mats! Beautiful. I like paisley.

Beautiful pair of Mercs that should've come with buckets and four speeds IMO.

Thanks again for the education.

We just lost Cale who lived not far from Darlington. He was a spitfire behind the wheel .Back in the 60s and early 70s you could hang out in the pits there as long as you were respectful and gave plenty of room to the pit crews and drivers .It is a complete different experience now without special hot passes. The last time I went to Darlington my ex wife had somehow arranged that .I have not been back as it is disappointing to not be able to interact. I understand why completely thought.

Awesome dude!

Great stuff Tony. That fella has a nice collection. On those Spoiler II fenders, they are not actually a standard fender cut off. I assumed that too but had a N.O.S. pair a couple years ago and was surprised to see there is a flange on the back part of the fender and the two pieces that make up the front extension are overlapped and leaded. The fenders are very heavy and came in bare metal wrapped in brown padded paper. You'd assume they'd be in red primer like other fenders but they weren't built at a Ford plant.

I have a 71 mercury cyclone gt, painted red and white like the Kale yaraborough, but the 351 was swapped with a 460 that is stroked and cammed , and a c4 the last owner said came out of a thunderbird, and the drive shaft out of a ford Torino wagon. It’s nice just to see another car painted like myne

Made me do a burn out in my 70 cougar watching this video. love my 351 Cleveland

Tony said the 2 is a Cleveland, not so. The Cleveland wasn't released until 1970.

Cool video thanks you are awesome UTG

Them two Carrs or Awesome Tony thanks for sharing

It appears that the latch is slightly different due to moving the latch forward on the hood inner panel. That makes sense as the forward position will reduce movement of the front edge of hood, which will contribute to turbulence and drag.

Beautiful car's them merc's are not discounting the others but damn just gorgeous keep up the great filming uncle Kathy and keep finding them uncle Tony