1979 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Start Up, Exhaust, and In Depth Tour

[Tbolt1000TForLife]

ahh the 70's, back when they made real cars!

[Ragref]

Regina from GTA IV TLAD

[DRIFTking95M]

how is the song at 6:45 called? o.o been searching it forever! please reply!

[vladarges05]

@DRIFTking95M .. the song is Bringin' on the Heartbreak by Def Leppard !

[facebag666]

me and my dad have a bonneville hot rod project, it has a 400ci smallblock with 375hp and 425 ftlb of torque estimated

[Bonsse88]

"Hey! We're smoking a joint back here! Where's the ashtray?!"

[isadorus]

gotta love those old hearse-like station wagons =)

[ryebread360]

These are the good vehicles not those shit mobiles that the chinese make

[riederernicholas95]

Did anybody else notice the two cops sitting in each of the cruisers? (ford crown vics ) next to the driver side door?

[riederernicholas95]

Lol

[Swagg409]

Your Guaranteed To Get Laid In This.

[oldsmobill64]

I would agree to putting an Olds or Chevy V8 in it because the 4.9 Litre(301) was really a piece of garbage.I had one in a 77 Grand Prix where the head gasket went and turned the coolant system into a frothy mess!

[craig1974]

I would keep the car totally original down to the hubcaps except for the engine. I would have a Chevy 350, or an Olds Rocket 350 installed.

[craig1974]

When i was growing up during the 1980's cars like this ruled the road, and had style unlike the econo shitboxes made today. I am thankful having to experience what a real car looks like! I remember my brother saying back then that the 301's were junk like other posters said. I always liked the Pontiac's styling.

[wotldthe2006]

Really Nice car for its age looks like someone really took care of it most this age are not in this good of shape.

[Annihilator1111]

the engine on the 1977-1981 Pontiac Bonneville Engine 231 cu in (3.8 L) Buick V6 265 cu in (4.3 L) Pontiac V8 301 cu in (4.9 L) Pontiac V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) Pontiac V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) Buick V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) Chevrolet V8 305 cu in (5.0 L) Chevrolet V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) Oldsmobile diesel V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) Pontiac V8 403 cu in (6.6 L) Oldsmobile V8

[peacefrog0521]

@ 6:45 "It's a Def Leppard Two-for-Tuesday on Carolina's Classic Rock that Rally Rocks, 101.3 FM...coming up next hour, we Get The Led Out..."

[Apoc897]

AWWWW SHIT BRAH CHERRY RIDE WHERE CAN I GET ONE?

[vinsetta]

I've posted a couple of times, but I've had 2 Bonnevilles and they are same only by name. I was 27 and got a black on black 2000 SSEi. Just a beautiful machine. My other Bonne was a 2004 Grey with Grey suede interior GXP with the detuned Cadillac Northstar V8. These are considered full size these days but I have to say I loved both. Every creature comfort and 10 more you want, tons of power, great looking, and room for 5. Both awesome for interstate cruising. I would like a 79 though.

[vinsetta]

ok, this is probably the nicest 79 Bonneville Safari wagons I've seen on the net. I never see them in person anymore. As far as snow performance, well I was only 7-8 years old when our family bought one. I have one question on yours, and it's beautiful. I really like the color combo and new must have been great in 1979. I am thinking the Safari, which was the top of line Bonneviile of the year, is do you have the build sheet? I am wondering if it came with wire wheel covers vs hub caps

[KhidFresh]

Embaressing

[Bebyko2008]

Dear Santa...

[toyota4runner1000]

@Bebyko2008 wait why did you do it on this car

[Bebyko2008]

@toyota4runner1000 cause it's built like a tank.

[releasetaiwan]

TODAY......:)

[bagelboi66]

My family's holiday hauler was a 1975 Buick Estate. It was a little bit more posh than the Pontiac, and had the clam shell tail gate. The rear seat was where my brother and I spend hours on long car trips. We felt like it was our own world, and best of all it was the maximum distance from the parental units. Somehow we managed well enough with just a couple of board games and a Mattel football game.

Good review. seeing these old rigs takes me back to so many family car trips from my childhood.

[SteinGermany1939]

All the bells and whistles of the 1970's

[1GTASANANDREASCJ]

how many ft/lb?

[0222803]

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[shepherdskin]

Blast from the past indeed. Thumbs up on Def Leppard :D

[vinsetta]

I also remember walking home from school one snowy day (live in SE Michigan) and, our driveway was on the slightest of angles. This RWD behemoth wouldn't even make it up that. My dad was out back of it pushing it. I was still living at home and bought a new 96 Trans Am and had to have him do the same thing when I tried to drive it in 8 inches of snow. Also some guy rear ended it. I remember hearing a huge "bam". The car didn't have a scratch on it. B-body beasts!

[solo2vette]

@vinsetta What were you Thinking?? These cars with RWD and GM Limited Slip would run rings around FWD cars nowdays with nothing more that a good set of snow tires ! MY neighbor broke the rear driveshaft on his 4WD Ford F350 plow truck and I pulled it out and UP out of our driveway..Better ground clearance than most any FWD cars...The only downer was gas mileage.especially with the 307 Oldsmobile with its constricted cross manifold exhaust...(The ultimate bottom of the Olds engine Lineage!!!)

[vinsetta]

My dad got my mom a new olive green on olive green 79 Bonneville Safari (exactly looked like Family Truckster) I was 7 at the time but I recall it had every option. In place of clock, fuel economy needle (clock above climate control) Climate control was auto with a temp wheel to adjust it, 8 track, wire wheel covers, power recline on passenger side, inside right side mirror control, full guages instead of idiot lights. No clue what motor but had to be Olds or Chevy being loaded. Loved it.

[Annihilator1111]

the 1977-1981 Pontiac Bonneville/ Parisienne (Canada) was assembled in

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

[JR1070]

@jakesaintsrow123 lol calm down. do u know what sarcasm is?

[JR1070]

No push start or navigation system? Fail.

[jakesaintsrow123]

@JR1070 Fail? LOL..This is a 79.of FUCKING Course there not gonna have anything like that, these cars are allot more unique and better looking than any of this New SHIT!!.. LMAO Yeah like a 79 Pontiac is gonna have push button start

[Perucho20ie]

...Nice Wagon! Does anyone Know the name of the song that starts at 6:51?

[jackzvid]

@Jakeman2164 im into mechanics and engineering not the queens engish. I can spell correctly i was just on a rant haha.

[waltbabyluv9493]

@jackzvid ok, first of all this car is from 1979, no oil "crysis" back then. And if you're going to dog out American cars at least know what the fuck you're talking about, and for God's sake use spell check. It's inefficient, not "un officiant" and crisis not "crysis". Dumbass.

[jackzvid]

american cars are all extremely un officiant a 4.9 litre v8 will have no more than 160 hp and has 80 mph on the dial. now look at japanese and german cars see how they can get that much hp out of a 2.0 litr 4 cyclider engine which is a lot easier on the fuel. i dont get american car makers there is an oil crysis and they are making cars like this even at the present day.

[gsmilley66]

Hehe the Ford isn't running. Typical.

[invisibletouch96]

almost had one with 266,000 miles.they junked it instead

[XAVIXguy]

how did this start up? haha

[arielatom03]

can anyone tell me the name of the song that was playing on the radio?

[tsw44]

@arielatom03 its Def Leppard bringin on the heartbreak

[Toni7859]

mine had the underpowered 307 however. 

[Toni7859]

I used to have a 1989 Pontiac Safari (essentially the same car) and I loved it. Regret selling it. I now have a 1972 Chevy Caprice Estate wagon.

[randomrazr]

i wish my car had a power rear window that would be awesome!

[johngelsomino]

I remember my mom revving up hers like that on a daily.

[trusser931]

Thanks for the memories, this was the mini van of the 70's and 80's. Thanks for sharing.

[SeberHusky]

What's with the cop cars on the right...at (2:22 ) ? LOL

[tyreez10]

this car is famous,,,every film i saw i thing there's one in it.....hahahaha

[mustang633NY]

do you know whats funny? i bet those old wagons get the same or better fuel mileage than a minivan! If the pontiac doesnt then it needs an overdrive transmission.

[mustang633NY]

301 inch pontiac vs a ford 302... id take the pontiac for durabilty and ride quality and the ford for better power and gas mileage that EFI and a 4speed transmission offer.

[jrchurch12]

Not a bad looking Bonneville Safari, With some cleaning it would look really nice. I have a 79 Bonneville also, but just a regular sedan. I Got some videos of mine..

[wizard101emily]

2:04 shwrans food service GUYS REMEMBER TO ORDER LOL

[BetterDayz19]

Lol

[ford9572]

Now THAT's a REAL station wagon!!! Tank Tough!! What GM used to make!!! I really wish GM didn't kill Pontiac, What the HELL were they thinking!!!! Olds also? My uncle on my Dad's side has an '86 Parisienne which was the Canadian version of the Bonneville when it was full-sized and that Pontiac started selling in the States in '82 when the Bonneville was downsized to the Chevy Malibu platform, It still looks, runs & drives great!! He keeps it in pristine condition also.

[IdentifiableUser]

@ford9572 Oldsmobile dissolved on its own, no matter what they did that company was going to go under anyway.

[faceclutch]

Y Kyle?...y?

[firstmusic00]

The 301 was kind of a dog. Not overly durable or strong. I would be shocked if it put out more than 130 hp or so. Though, like most V8's, it had a little bit of torque.

[firstmusic00]

Kyle...I think someone in the white Hyundai is stocking you. I see it in almost every vid....lol.

[MrJoe2412]

@firstmusic00 thats his personal car. funny if it was sarcasm though!

[firstmusic00]

@MrJoe2412 I knew it was his ;)

[highzed]

I love watching your videos, and the most interesting ones are exactly like this, where you can see in detail the classic american cars so strange and different for a European

[EDP407]

is this the car the family had in Beethoven? Brings back so many memories the sight of that car

[capriceclassic96]

@EDP407 The identical Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 77-90 was the Beethoven movie car

[landyachtfan79]

@capriceclassic96 Yep, theirs was an '83, to be exact.

[Pendragon1989]

Kyle, I absolutely love these older model vehicles you do

[MarkPalmer1000]

Nice shape, too bad it has the way underpowered Pontiac built 301, I'm surprised it still runs so well as those engines were built with very light castings and were sort of junky. The big GM B body wagons optioned with Chevy or Olds 350's or Olds 403's were better on power and the engines had a better reputation for longevity. We had a '78 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon with 403 that was sold in 1995 that was still running strong.

[CharlesDeCapua]

that is a big FUCKING station wagon! that is ALL I am going to say. lol

[counkev]

I can see where the Toyota 4runner got the automatic window from. And I can see where the Honda Ridgeline got the dual mode tailgate from.

[stwartfan123]

I think this car is so cool!! The way the seats fold/unfold is probably the coolest part! Plus the fact that there's a suicide rear seat!

[6speeddakota]

a sport gear on a land yacht wagon, that's awesome

[capriceclassic96]

In Canada, this car was called Parisienne Safari

[capriceclassic96]

If Anyone needs hubcaps just like the one on this Wagon, let me know I got all 4, shipping from Toronto, ON email me

[capriceclassic96]

Gotta Love the old buzzer, pre bell days

[dgp123abc]

old of the old

[gbnnn]

i think the container in the back probably held a jack at one time.

[eskiewolf76]

Nice! That Bonnie looks like it still has a lot of years left. As for the Squire wagon, I have a 1989 in beige.

[Illousion1]

Hey, where'd all these cars go? Practically impossible to find these days, a damn shame.

[randomhero713]

I'd take one of these over a new minivan anyday

[landyachtfan79]

Were either the key or seat belt buzzers working here?!!

[AznS0ulja]

lmao, this reminds me of that station wagon from dexter season 1

[schomminater]

I have a 1981 Bomnneville thats in about the same shape that this car is in.

[EdStockman]

Hey Kyle, if you just look to the left of the Pontiac, you'll notice two very nice Crown Vic's... *wink wink*

[thenuge88]

Reminds me of my dad's 1978 Buick Estate Wagon

[Nicdoyon88]

10 MPG Epa

[OhSoAce]

This car will get you laid.... as long as you're older than 65. Oh yeah....

[JohnUnit]

I've always wanted to take one of these fake woody wagons and have "wood" airbrushed on in place of the stick-on stuff. I think it'd look wild.

Good video, I love these old 70s and 80s boats. so idiosyncratic.

[peterlv68]

gross

[knobcheese69]

what song was playing from 6:52-7:19? i was quite enjoying that guitar.

[jcnme27]

@knobcheese69 Bringin' On the Heartbreak by Def Leppard ;)

[samozvanez72]

good job saabkyle04!!!!!

[hondafan71]

Shes a smoky old girl.

[paul128250]

can you please do a dealership start up fro your next video?

[samozvanez72]

good job saabkyle04!!!

[bengo76]

Air conditioning clutch?! not bad for a Vintage car like this..

[apctech1]

is it me or does the clock not work i dont see the second hand move at all.

and why does the dash have one light on ?

the seat belt buzzer should be on as well .

[agaen96]

Damn, those are some damn cool cars :D

[BRR]

I never liked instrument panels that had nothing but "idiot lights" for vital functions, oil pressure, voltage, temp. Only a gas gauge and spedo. You never really knew what was going on until one of those red lights came on and then it was too late. I prefer real gauges.

[Alan10018]

Thats a funny car!

[buickboy92]

That thing is a beast! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dusan151515aaa]

i think you should test drive more cars if you can

[NickypoophMarycz]

what does that red light mean?? when you first started it up?

[AlwayzBringDaChoPPa]

thumbs up if you love those old school dome lights!

[Fred924]

and btw what was the red light that was on on the dash?

[scorpioeddie84]

You find neat cars Kyle! Love this one... what a blast from the past. :o)

[Fred924]

the oil pressure light is out. Its too bad a lot of cars back then didn't come with full gauges as a standard option.

[johnet326]

Cars like this rusted away to nothing long ago in the great white north. Gas guzzler or not, great drive-in car. lol

[dakingofmw2]

Can you do any of these cars 2008-2011 ford expedition chevy tahoe mb ml350 mustang camaro 370z challenger

[mpc516]

What a piece of crap.

[gajda1984]

@mpc516 piece of crap? still starts right up after 32 years. 

[sniper2169]

Car companys need to bring back the station wagon.

[jammer96]

This was the "soccer mom" vehicle back in day. Need a red Ferrari with Christy Brinkley riding next to it. lol. The reason why hp rating were low was because this was in the early days of emissions standards for cars. Hp ratings were dropped in a attempt to improve mileage.

[4555jjns]

that thing is set up almost the exact same as my 02 mercury sable wagon

[sstqusausa]

Who is the idiot that disliked this video :@

[tikibuddy25]

prolly a bitch on gas

[cyberboy855]

a lot of people at my college drive expensive, German cars. One even has a Bentley. But honestly, this thing is more cooler. I'd love to pull up in one of these, that would make a statement.

[Illousion1]

@cyberboy855 Dude, you've just won my respect. Fucking A!

[sheemobile]

I miss station wagons. I miss seeing the 80s early 90s cars.

[shananagans5]

Genuine fake wood paneling

[peprikarox]

how many miles did that bonneville have?

[luisinhoens90]

David Rock would have said: A Cheviac wagon!!

[TeamC4BigRich]

@luisinhoens90 too bad the haters got his channel removed. :(

[VhUgGz]

Butt ugly.

[idoltyler06]

@VhUgGz Aww you don't think she's a beautiful car?

[yellowcow13]

anyone else see the BIG OLD crown vic wagon at 4:53

[asgher786]

@yellowcow13 there is no car at 4:53

[luisinhoens90]

@yellowcow13

You can appreciate the Country Squire better at the end of the video

[yamahonkawazuki]

@yellowcow13 aye the wood paneled country squire :) i had 2 of them back in the day. one was white with fake wood. other was grey had the wood thing too

[yellowcow13]

@yamahonkawazuki sweet

[yamahonkawazuki]

@yellowcow13 fun cars to drive. ended up tightening up the suspension on the white one. so it ALMOST handled like a police car lol.

[kzfive]

@JamalGibran They had power windows in the 50's.

[iGeorgeApple1]

do you have an iPhone

[hemroidalrampage]

Never did the 1992-1999 bonneville one of my favorites.

[datpimpinboy]

This car has a lot of features for being a 1979... some even that some new cars dont have!!

[bgdve123]

I love these old big cars. I have a 1977 Caprice for many years. My dad bought it brand new with 6 miles on it. I sold it with 395,000 miles on it. Great car.

[HoccyB]

I love how I always hear great songs on the radio in your videos. This car is HUGE, would love to have one, though with either lower fuel prices or an efficient diesel.

[TheAffebaffe]

I think you should mention how much the cars that you review costs. Otherwise Good job, keep it up!

[JeremyLikeCorvettes]

how much?

[nicolagreable]

i love

[91jchevy87ec1]

There's a crown victoria wagon there I hope you've made a video about that.

[91jchevy87ec1]

@TheGizmo4382 in that movie it was actually a taurus

[Ometheon]

A door AND a tailgate... now that's great innovation! Anybody ever done that since?

[7red7]

The Griswald family truckster!!!  LMAO!!!

[kr26is]

NICE!!!!!

[k0edby22]

The Horsepower is...?

[Ometheon]

@k0edby22 This is the 301 Pontiac V8, so it has either 135 or 150 hp, depending on whether this is 2BBL or 4BBL.

[landyachtfan79]

@Ometheon 2BBL.

[k0edby22]

@Ometheon Thank you :)

And damn, that's really low Hp... but have a lot of torque...?

[BlazerLT]

wth, you get into a proper sports car and barely blip the throttle and then you get into a 30+ year old station wagon and you rev the piss out of it........

[SuperSportSS]

That Safari was ahead of its time. The 1990 Ford looks just like it!

[luisinhoens90]

@SuperSportSS

Yeah but the 1990 Crown Victoria underpinnings were also from 1979 with minor changes until 1992 when the body style changed but the Panther platform remained until today. Both wagons were ahead of their time when first released

[vandalayindustries7]

Hey Kyle...a co-worker of mine has a 1988 Pontiac Safari and it looks pretty much like this one...did'nt change much over the years he heh...

[daredevil7442]

I had a few Pontiac's with the 301cu motor. Great motor for the most part.....200K was not a problem for most but, every once in awhile I would here of a 301 that blew-up with low mileage.

[coddude196]

i know what i'm getting for a first car (; haha im not kidding either, you could fit a fricken mattress in the back of the beast! (: and im not talking about that. >.> i'm actually talking about sleeping. haha

[MsMaxpro]

ОНА ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНА!!!!!!Браво,Америка­!!!!!!!!!!

[brianlugen]

this car was the shit back in the day.

[90Mrknowitall]

its CLASSIC CHEVY!!!! GM fans would know

[MrPowertorque]

@90Mrknowitall

Or as known as a a Cheviac. :)

[Sephirius]

Wow, what a beautiful example of these woodies. Mark my words, these are going to be big classics one day.

[Goldenrod636]

Does the Country Squire have the same jump seat?

[jas4925]

The 301 was a good motor.Although the emission and tunning required then lowered its hp.The 2.5 liter iron duke 4 cyl was this engine cut in half.Both cam out in 1976.The last true Pontiac motors. I grew up in a Bonneville sedan of this era.Our Bonneville was traded in on a 6000 LE wagon in 1985.

[Goldenrod636]

People used to drive these cars?

this car looks like every other car from that time period.

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