We’ll admit it; we could watch vintage car videos until we’re ready for the big dirt nap. This one is another beauty from automotive broadcasting legend Bud Lindemann, and true to form Bud’s little catch phrases are completely littered throughout the video.
When speaking on the little Dodge he’d say things such as, “Dodge has launched another torpedo at the fickle heart of the American youth buyer, ” and “Like the Super Bee it’s aimed at the inexpensive side of the performance market. Whoever tossed this idea into the suggestion box should be much fatter and richer now.”
Our personal favorite quote though was, “With the bumblebee stripe they’re pretty to easy to spot by everyone, including the guys that give away the naughty slips.”
Lindemann and crew were able to get some nice performance out of the Swinger. With “340 cubes to happy land” as Bud called it they were able to run o to 30mph in 3.2 seconds, and 0 to 60mph in 7.3 seconds.
Times improved from that when they switched over to a 4-speed quipped car. They also ran the slalom at a nice pace of 45mph, and from the video the little Dodge really doesn’t have the massive body roll you’d expect from a 60’s era muscle car.
Good video, indeed. Hopefully we’ll have a few more of these to share with you in the future!