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1949 Dodge Wayfarer: Gangster Style
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Temat: Samochód
MIKE MUSTO: Today on "Big
Muscle," we're going to bring
you something that we wouldn't
normally show.
You see, for the most part, we
stick to cars from the '60s
and the '70s--
muscle cars like a GTX or
a Charger or Chevelle.
But a couple of weeks ago I was
at Hot August Nights in
Reno, and I happened
upon this.
This is a 1949 Dodge Wayfarer.
And as you can see, it looks
like something out of the
Prohibition era.
I mean, it looks like
a moonshine car.
From the lacquer black paint to
the big fricking four-inch
white walls, to the poverty caps
on wheels, the car just
has a presence and a stance to
it that's not only aggressive,
but gorgeous at the same time.
Dan Zuccaro, the owner, kind
enough to let us use this
thing today to take it
out to road test it
and bring it to you.
So hang on for a good time.
It's going to be a good episode
of "Big Muscle."
DAN ZUCCARO: Right here we have
a '49 Dodge Wayfarer.
It was the business
coupe of its era.
And it was one of the cheaper
models that Dodge put out.
And you won't see very many of
them today and that's what
really got me interested
in the car.
I originally got the car
about four years ago.
I looked at it, and I knew
that I could make a nice
looking hot rod out of it.
So I put together some sketches
and I got together
with the guys at Rods R Us.
And in collaboration with them,
put together a 383/425
horsepower engine and FatMan
suspension on the front.
Modernized the whole car.
It's got disc brakes, rack and
pinion steering and it just
rides beautifully.
And it adapted to the car
perfect and it's just
been a great car.
MIKE MUSTO: So this week on "Big
Muscle" we're bringing
you something that, well, you've
never seen before.
It's a 1949 Dodge Wayfarer.
And it's a car that--
it's kind of fallen
off the radar.
Generally on this show we'll
talk about cars like Chargers,
and GTOs and things
of that nature.
I mean, it's a big muscle show
which kind of says, well,
we're going to talk about muscle
cars all the time.
But a couple of weeks ago, I
went to Hot August Nights in
Reno, Nevada.
I spent three days at
that show looking
for things to shoot.
Trying to find the perfect car
that I thought would be great
for you guys at home.
This was the first one I saw,
and it blew me away.
It's a short wheelbase car.
It was built at the time after
World War II when guys would
come home from the war.
And they wanted something that
was inexpensive that looked
great, and that could
take them anywhere
they wanted to go.
DAN ZUCCARO: Originally I called
some of my buddies over
the phone and said listen,
I found this '49 Dodge.
I think it's going to
be a cool hot rod.
And they thought did
you hit your head?
Did you lose your mind?
Because why would you buy
a Dodge like that?
I says well, be patient.
You need to wait and
see this car.
So I didn't really show any of
my buddies the car until I had
fixed it up.
And they all changed
their mind.
They all thought it was a really
nice looking hot rod
and it really grew on them.
MIKE MUSTO: Now for the hot rod
guys, we all kind of know
that Dodge has always been like
the redheaded stepchild
of the hot rod world.
So Dan, being Dan, didn't
give a [BLEEP].
He could care less.
He bought this car because
it's what he liked.
And not only that, he changed it
and made it into something
that, in my opinion, is really,
really breathtaking.
Lowered the car about three
inches, did FatMan suspension,
rack and pinion steering.
These beautiful, beautiful steel
wheels with the white
walls with the dog dish
hubcaps really
finished off the look.
But then he did something
that's going to
kill every Dodge guy.
He dropped in a 383
Chevy small block.
Now what's the reasoning
for that?
Well, I'm going to tell you.
The Chevy small block
fits in everything--
everything.
You could put it in a Fiat, you
could put it in a Mustang,
you could put it in absolutely
everything.
They're lightweight.
They don't take a lot of money
to make gobs and gobs of
power, and they're extremely
reliable.
Plus, the aftermarket
is fantastic.
You can buy anything
for these motors.
So the motor we have in here
makes about 425 horsepower,
and about 400 pound
feet of torque.
I mean, you jump on this
thing, it's not
going to blow you away.
But it's got a great exhaust
[INAUDIBLE] and it's going to
get the car moving.
And the thing that people don't
understand is, they
don't expect the
car to handle.
I mean, it handles just as good
as any new Hyundai or any
new fricking Toyota Camry that
you're going to buy.
It's actually pretty
impressive.
DAN ZUCCARO: Well, the interior
I pretty much kept
all-original the way
I purchased it.
I did add the stereo system and
speakers, front and back.
The third light in the back,
because this car only has one
tail light in the back
that's a brake light.
And that was part of the era
that made it stand out.
So it's right in the center of
the trunk, the tail light.
And that's the only
brake light, so I
kept that all original.
This car has square gauges, and
kept those and added some
other gauges for the modern
engine down below that are a
little less noticeable.
And built a little console,
because these never had coffee
cup holders, something
like that.
You couldn't go to Starbucks in
this car back in the day,
you had nowhere to
put your cup.
So I made sure that I got
that all dialed in.
And the air conditioning
is something that
these cars never had.
So it's a real enjoyable
car, comfortable.
And, matter of fact, the guys at
Rods R Us, when they put it
together, said it's one of
the nicest riding hot
rods they'd ever done.
MIKE MUSTO: Things that
you want to take
notice of this car.
The windshield has this
beautiful split glass in it.
Something that I can't even tell
you the last time I saw
that on a car.
I remember the old Volkswagen
buses had it back in the day,
but that was about it.
The gauges are these beautiful
art deco square gauges.
The dash panel, beautiful chrome
with a radio inlaid
really, really, really
nicely done.
Again, not overly ornate, but
something that you look at and
you go I don't understand why
they can't do that today.
So for instance, down here we
have a little lever that when
you push it down it pops this
vent open on the hood.
And it just lets air in and
it cools your feet.
[BLEEP]
brilliant!
What does that cost?
It costs next to nothing.
It's not electrical, it's a
simple mechanical lever that
just makes the car great.
Why ruin stuff like that
with electronics?
I don't know, I don't
get it, man.
Today, what do we get?
We get cars that are full of
plastic, full of rubber.
Full of materials that when you
touch them they just feel
cheap and manufactured.
This feels like an automobile.
And it rides, because
of the modifications
that Dan made, fantastic.
We've got air conditioning on,
we're totally comfortable,
we've got power steering,
power brakes.
And from a handling component,
it's not a heavy car.
You see this thing and
it's all steel and it
looks big and burly.
It's only 3,300 pounds.
It's lighter than most
Hyundais out there.
So from a driving perspective,
could you
drive this every day?
Absolutely.
Could you be comfortable
in it every day?
Well, with the A/C on,
yeah, you could.
As a muscle car guy, I never
really looked at cars from the
'30s, '40s and '50s.
They really weren't my thing.
But the more that I see
these cars, the more
I'm drawn to them.
The more I see cars like Dan's
Wayfarer, the more I go,
Jesus, I really like that.
And it starts to
give me ideas.
And it starts to generate
emotions about cars that I
didn't really realize
that I had.
And I'm going, I'm kind
of digging that.
I think I want that
in my garage.
So, I don't know, we might see
one of these things, or a '30s
or '40s hot rod, in my garage
in the near future.
We're going to have to wait
and see on that one.
It really is a great car, man.
So lucky to have found this, and
we can't thank Dan enough.
DAN ZUCCARO: No, I don't think
I ever would sell this car.
This is one of those cars that I
found that I think is a very
unusual car in the fact
that you just
don't see them anymore.
And I like the idea when I go to
a car show that I've never
seen another one.
And it's a great feeling to know
you have something that
people enjoy, and they like,
and it's different.
MIKE MUSTO: We spent the entire
day running around the
canyons with this awesome
'49 Wayfarer.
And when we came back, Dan
the owner said well,
did you jump on it?
Did you run it?
We said yeah, we run it.
He goes, did you do a burnout?
I said, well no, it's
not our car.
He goes, well, it's my
car, so have at it.
So with that I want to say
thanks for tuning in to "Big
Muscle." and we will
absolutely see you.
Now how is it for safety?
Well, that's a whole other
ballgame entirely.
Obviously we don't
have air bags.
If we crashed, we're finished.
I mean, my face is going to
get separated between the
slots on this steering wheel.
And then everybody's going to be
upset because "Big Muscle"
is going to be canceled.
I won't have a show.
And Dan's going to be
traumatized because he's got
to clean my face off the dash.
But otherwise, I would pimp
this thing out everyday.
I mean, look at this.
Yeah, I feel like a pimp.
This is awesome.
