The Styles Collection - Car Show TV

Despite a lot of rain over the weekend, we got a chance to attend this months Cars and Coffee at which was held at The Styles Collection. We got a chance to catch up with Brian Styles, the caretaker, a few days before the show and got a personal tour of "The Zoo", his collection of Cougars, Road Runners, Firebirds, and Cudas. The majprity of the cars are owned by Samatha Styles but there are other owner's cars in the collection. The oldest car in the collection, comprised of muscles cars from the 60s and 70s, is the 1969 Camaro Pace Car. For those that braved the cloudy skies at Cars and Coffee we got a chance to see some other great cars at the event including a very rare Amphicar, which might have been a wise choice of rides considering the Florida weather that week.

[Camaroguy]

That is the coolest place I haver ever seen! What with a pool table, some pin ball machines, "got to keep it old school" a bar, and some of the HOTEST muscle cars of all time in the back round?? OMG, what more could anybody want! I could live there day and night. Even such a sweet arrangement where the woman pays the bills and you have all the fun lol. I have a 1969 Camaro RS for 50 years and still have it in great shape. I grew up in that time, I didn't know it then, but looking back now what a great time for a car nut be alive. My adult kids are so jealous.

[krissullivan]

Love the Plum Crazy Purple Challenger TA. Outstanding

[blownhatches]

Brian and Samantha are Great People!, with a Fantastic Classic Car Collection and Man Cave!!!!

[dannystewart]

I could not agree more ! " no favorites they are all special "

[megaviper]

Loved this video lots of info and all beautiful special cars.

[deanwilliams]

You're wrong about the GTO for 1970 the largest engine you could get was a 455 H.O which was introduced mid-year, rated at 360 horsepower and 500 foot pounds of torque which is odd because the same exact engine in a Grand Prix was 370 horsepower and 500 foot pounds of torque. And they basically had Ram Air 4 heads, but had a cast iron intake.

[melbourne-heat.-]

I remember in 1970 I was looking at the "Superbird" some of them were sitting at the dealership for years nobody wanted them because of the look they had to drop the price down from $5, 400 to around $4, 500 brand new out the door..Didn't really matter what was under the hood people cannot get over the look of the car itself and they weren't selling, now they're worth a fortune.💰 I sat in one drove one.. I could have drove it right out of the dealership brand new for that price it was a lime green and I passed it up..Great looking cars through the years I probably owned every one of them I just was never into the Superbird..Had 3 GTO'S- a lot of old Camaros and a lot of old Mustangs..Two 1963 split window Corvettes with the 427 motor, I had the 1974 Plymouth Duster 340 4 speed yellow and black my girlfriend totaled that..Most of my car's I got used paid $500 dollars, $1, 000 dollars, $3, 000 dollars Through The Years all the motor had cars I had I think the most I paid for any of them used was $5, 000 dollars them day's are long gone..lol.. great collection they all look pristine...👍

[bobsilver]

That would be a fun place to hang out at!

[yavin]

The 440 6 pack engine itself isn't the same as the 440 4 barrel the 6 barrel engine has higher compression.

[MichaelDXavier]

I got a lot from listening to Brian Styles talk about his collection. The one exception I take is with his assessment of the 1969 Camaro. Relative to the rest of the 1969's, he owns the nicest version, the Indy Pace Car replica. In my view, of the early Camaros(1967-69), the 1969 is the least desirable, with the Pace Car replica's being the only exception. The 1969 Pontiac Firebird's across all models came off better-looking, I think. I think the public must have felt similarly, because so many 1969s remained unsold that GM delayed the manufacture and introduction of the 1970 model five-six months to rid their dealers of unsold Camaros and Firebirds first. On the point that Brian made that the RS Camaros, with their hidden headlights, were better-looking, I think that holds true for the 1969, but only gives the 1967-68 Camaro models a slight edge, as the models without the RS option look pretty swell themselves. I just read a roadtest in Road&Track magazine commenting on the '67 Camaro RS, where they really disliked the hidden headlights of the test car. I disagree with R&T on that score. Certainly, the RS option is essentially about style, not function, but the overall design of both the 1967-68 Camaro and Firebird is beautiful, with or without hidden headlights.

[damxgopak]

If I could go back in time I would slap the shit out of my guidance counselor.

[deanwilliams]

Okay once again you're wrong they made 503 Dodge Daytona Chargers. I'n 1970 the rules were changed and they had to produce two cars for every Chrysler dealership in the United States which was 1935 cars now you being a Superbird owner you should know these facts and when you were speaking of them bringing the cars back around and be counted twice they were speaking of Dodge Charger 500 which state made approximately 380 some I'm not sure on the number but it was definitely less than 500.

[alvinkarpis]

why does he keep calling the Hemi bigger than the 440? weird.he does the same with the Pontiac calling the ram air 4 bigger than the ram air 3.All Pontiac blocks were the same..Guy doesn't sound too knowledgable.