Classic cars from the ’60s and early ’70s make our brains go haywire. We assume you are the same way.

This Firebird is sporting the best of the Trans Am and Firebird lines — twin snorkels and a Shaker. Check out the scoop on that ’67 Camaro.
So what do you do when you can’t get your fill of classic cars from the ’60s, etc. in real life? We go to YouTube and other streaming services and watch old cop shows, like Dragnet, Adam 12, and CHiPs.
There are vintage vehicles and muscle cars galore, and because they were just new or well-worn used machines back then, there’s also sorts of automotive abuse to keep you entertained.
Take this chase above, for example. The guy who played Andy Travis in WKRP in Cincinnati is challenged to a race by his friend in a brown Firebird Trans Am. All sorts of bedlam ensues, and the screen is alive with tire smoke, screaming engines, and Ponch and John are in hot pursuit.
When old cars get wrecked in new shows, like HBO Max’s “Duster,” we get ticked because the supply of old iron is getting smaller by the day. But when shows like CHiPs were first airing, not only were the cars cheap and plentiful, but the ones on screen were often showcasing Day 2 mods like slotted wheels, sidepipes, and outlandish fiberglass hoods. It’s like taking a step back in time.
Did you have parts like these on your muscle car back in the day?
Then there’s the chase shown here, where an unmarked ’69 Mustang goes after this wild second-gen. Maybe I’m a juvenile car nut wrapped in a supposedly mature person, but I can’t stop watching it.
There is basically an unlimited amount of street machines of the ’70s, classic cars of the ’60s, and even stock, unmodified beauties on shows like Dragnet. The latter tend to be more pedestrian vehicles, but to see them in their unmolested state makes us smile.