- For the first D-List that we ever made, we covered a bunch of
cars that are awesome, but we never got in America, and it hurt. But what hurts even more is
that there are awesome cars made by American car companies that were never sold in America? Today, I'm gonna be talking
about Mexican Jeeps, Chinese Buicks, and a whole lot of Fords. So hire a dog sitter and try to remember where
you put your passport. This is the D-List. Ford is the daddy of some
of the best American cars to ever be made. But Ford also makes some
of the best British cars of all time. Sacrebleu, mate. And starting off this list is... (dramatic music) - [Narrator] Le Ford Escort. - Now, I know what you're saying? Yeah, we got the Escort,
but here's the thing. We didn't get any of the cool ones. Cool Escorts? Yeah. Ford started making
the MK1 Escort in 1968, 12 years before the first American Escort. And there've been a ton
of super sick versions along the way. But if you ask me and
by clicking that title, you did ask me in a way, the Escort that tops all other Escorts came in 1984 with the RS Turbo. Ford made 5,000 of these
turbo charged baby boys. They came with Recaro seats and LSDs. Of the 5,000 ever produced,
4,999 were painted white and only one RS turbo being
painted a different color. Black. It was a special order
for her Royal Highness, the Princess Diana. Rest in peace, GOAT. Great taste in cars and
the originator of normcore. Shia LaBeouf would not
have his signature swag if it weren't for Princess Di. Swag. What are you lookin'... What do you look for in a car? Do you want a car that's reliable? Fast perhaps? Maybe bulletproof? Well then, look no further, my friend than the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Armored. Jeep launched this rolling
panic room with tow hitch, exclusively in Mexico earlier this year to offer a solution to the ongoing threat of kidnapping and violence in certain areas of that country. The car has Bulletproof
glass and body paneling. It's capable of stopping
anything up to a .44 Magnum round in case you ever get cut
off by Clint Eastwood on the freeway. Underneath this Jeep is a
grenade proof belly pan, run-flat tires and reinforced suspension. Making sure that you
have the means to escape if you ever find yourself
in a tricky spot. What are you? Brad Pitt? Who needs this? Other than that it's business as usual. Napa leather seats, Apple CarPlay. It's got a Hemi. Every bit, the refined ride. But then again, it should be. With a price tag of 1,850,900 pesos. That's like $80,000. That's really not bad for
a car that is bomb proof. We've talked about it before. The US ain't the only
muscle car-loving nation on this fat, green earth. Down Under, they're about
that life too, mate. Australia loves muscle cars. And then in the '70s, when American cars were
losing muscle mass, Australia cars were getting
ripped, like that big... Picture, that big, old buff kangaroo. And one of the coolest-looking
Australian muscle boys is- - [Narrator] Chrysler Valiant Charger. - Now, let me tell you guys,
this thing is a looker. I'm a big fan of that rear window. Imagine pulling into a Cars & Coffee in your right-hand drive, Australian market '70s Mopar. Speaking of Australia, I
wanna give a quick update on Nolan II. As a symbol of my humility, I have adopted this kangaroo. He is hopping. It's very cute. And I got my official
card that says I own him. Now, the one you're gonna wanna get is the Charger 770 SE E55, which really, really is a poetic name for a car. This one came with a 340 cubic inch V8 with 295 kangaroo power. And it came in a bunch of
really, really cool colors, like fuchsia and two
different colors of pee. - [Narrator] Dodge Ramcharger. - The Dodge Ramcharger
was an American legend. And sadly, this thuggish
brute was taken away from us far too soon just like Andre the Giant. Production here in America ended in 1993. However, you might be surprised to know, that between 1999 and 2001, a third generation Ramcharger was built, only this one was hecho in Mexico. The name alone conjures
images of an outlaw. A "Mad Max" desert grad,
a weapon on wheels. Can you picture it? Can you see its muscular body, its harsh lines, its
unforgiving bad-ass style? Okay, now, forget
everything you just imagined and look at this guy. Yeah. The third generation Dodge Ramcharger also called the Plymouth Trailduster, was essentially a Dodge Ram upfront and a Chrysler town and
country minivan out back. Could be had with a 5.9 liter Magnum V8 and rear wheel drive. It's basically a two-door,
two-wheel drive Durango. But even with only two doors, it still had third row seating. And the third row was side facing. So you and your little sister can kick each other on road trips. I'm not touching you. Don't touch me. I'm not touching you. Don't touch me. I'm not touching you. Don't touch me. I'm not touching you. If you kids don't calm down,
I will turn this car around, drive back home, duct
tape you to the banister and burn the house down. Americans love nothing more than cramming huge old V8s into dainty,
little British cars. I'm talking about Jensen
Interceptor, the Sunbeam Tiger, the Shelby fricking
Cobra, ever heard of it? All these cars perfectly
married European looks and handling with
American HRSPR and noises. However, one of the lesser known yet most excellent examples of this marriage of style and substance is rarely ever talked about. I'm talking about the awesomely named... - [Narrator] Chevy Chev Firenza Can-Am. - This is one of the
cutest looking muscle cars. Period! And we got South African
touring car legend, Basil van Rooyen, to
thank for its creation. He was eager to put an end to
the Ford Capri's domination of the South African
production car championship. So he took two regular Chevy Firenzas and dropped big block
Holden V8s under the hood. Chevy executives loved what they saw and decided to build 100 of the cars as homologation specials in 1973 so that Basil could go out and race them. But, the little Chev never
got to achieve racing glory. As the 1973 season
eventually got called off due to our old friend,
the 1973 oil crisis. If you wanna show your friends
how deeply knowledgeable you are on this subject, head to our store donutmedia.com and get yourself an
official oil crisis T-shirt. - [Narrator] Buick Park Avenue. - You may actually have
seen the Buick Park Avenue on American Streets. Since way back in 1975,
Buick has used the name for their most executive trim levels across their entire range. In the '90s, it became its own model built on the C platform,
which was the sister car to the effortlessly cool Buick Roadmaster, but don't get it twisted. The Park Avenue was Buick's
most luxurious flagship car. A second-generation ran from '97 to 2005 when Buick retired the name
everywhere except China. Because in 2007, along came this. The third gen Park Avenue. But spoiler alert, it's
really just an Australian-made Holden Caprice with Buick badges. That's right. American car named after a
famous New York City street, sold only in China and
built by Australians. It's like a Peking duck,
hot dog with Vegemite on it. Now, despite the somewhat
underwhelming LY7 motor, the Park Avenue sold
relatively well in China, a country where style and class outweighs out and out performance. The reason? Buick Park Avenue
looked and sounded expensive. It was an American luxury car. The interior was covered
in leather and wood. And most importantly,
it was 204 inches long. That's almost as long
as nine German shepherds sniffing each other's butts end to end. We're talking S-Class levels
of longitudinal opulence. And it's funny to me
that Americans were sick of the Park Avenue, but
to the Chinese market, it was a real slice of luxury. Just goes to show you one man's trash is another man's Buick Park Avenue. - [Narrator] Chevy Calibra. - If you're of the European persuasion, the very mention of the word Calibra might cause your heart rate to skyrocket, and for your mouth to begin
uncontrollably drooling. If you're from America, you won't know what the
heck I'm talking about. What is that? Is that a place where
you do your gap year? The Opel Colibra was a car built on an unspectacular chassis, but with rather spectacular looks. In fact, at one point, it was the most aerodynamic
production car in the world. GM, who owned Opel, loved the look. So they decided to rebadge it as a Chevy and sell it in South Africa. And it sold so well that for a brief time, GM
were generally considering putting a bigger engine in it and selling it here in the US. Now, obviously this never happened, but can you imagine this beaut with a V8? Talk about a genuine Mustang rival. - [Narrator] Chevy Montana. - I think it's fair to
say that trucks today are ridiculously big. I mean, bigger is better. That is obvious. But do you ever find yourself
lying awake at night, staring up at your ceiling fan, wanting to confide in someone, anyone? Speak your truth and admit that you actually miss small trucks. I know I do. Well, take a look at this one and you might begin to
think again about that because it's ugly. This is the Chevy Montana. This truck is sold exclusively
in Latin and Central America, and is based on the Chevrolet Agile? Agile? The hatchback roughly the same
size as a Volkswagen Golf. This isn't a truck, it's a truckito. It's like a Bill Maher joke. This thing is only 177 inches long. Compare that with a double cab
F-150, which is 251 inches. And yet this plucky little Montana has a payload capacity of 1,671 pounds. That's not half bad for a truck that's literally half
the size of other trucks. To any Australians watching, one, please check in on Nolan II. Two, is this thing a ute? Let me know in the comments. - [Narrator] Ford Sierra Cosworth. - Probably the ultimate
economy performance car to come out of Ford of Great
Britain is in at number two. The Sierra Cosworth. Introduced in 1985, it was as I'm sure you've already guessed, a regular Ford Sierra, given a little boost from
the good folks at Cosworth. This hot hatch has one
of the weirdest-looking, most sickest spoilers of all time. It's like one of those biplanes from the '30s or '20s or '10s. I don't know. We didn't google it. Max won't let me use Google,
'cause I get in trouble. As soon as I figure out my location, I will tell you guys my coordinates, and please come break me out. Fun fact. With its notoriously weak door locks and enviable performance figures, the Sierra Cosworth became
one of the most stolen cars in British history. And as a result, after a couple years, it became over four times
as expensive to insure as it was when the car was first launched. So like the Acura Integra GS-R of England. ♪ If we've met ♪ ♪ We've finally reached
the end of the list ♪ ♪ What is the best car ♪ ♪ That we didn't get in America ♪ It's the Ford Falcon. Now, you might be saying,
"James, we got the Falcon. You did a dang Bumper 2 Bumper back when you hosted that
show, you freaking dingus. It's the daddy of the Mustang, you said. Remember that?" I do. But, the Ford Falcon you all love and know is nothing like the
one that we didn't get. 'cause we're talking about an
American spec family hauler. We're talking about the most famous Aussie muscle car of all time. The Ford Falcon GTHO 351. GTHO? G-T-H-O. Stands for get the heck outta here. Don't you know how to knock? What Ford managed to do so successfully with the Australian spec Falcon
was give a four-door sedan genuine muscle car
performance credentials. Came with Ford's 351 V8, plucked beneath the gnarly shaker hood. It also had big ol' brakes
and good ol' suspension. In stock form, it produced
a tasty 300 HRSPRS, but Ford was smart and offered
the power-loving Aussies engine upgrades right out of the showroom. Up to 350 horsepower to zero
to 60 in like six seconds. This is the original. It's like BMW M5 or some crap. And this isn't even the only cool Falcon that Ford Australia produced during its... Wait for it. 56-year run. There was the Mustang-bred Falcon XR, the '80s nostalgia bomb. There was the Falcon EA, get in the game. They even made a Falcon Ute, in case you gotta carry some lumber while you're doing a burnout. The Falcon GT really was a family car with psycho levels of
pony power performance, not unlike the Dodge Charger Hellcat that sells so well today. Only this thing came a long
time before the Hellcat. So not only is the Falcon GT the coolest American car
never sold in America, but it might just be one of
the coolest American cars ever. Thank you guys so much for spending the last 15, 20 minutes with me. Make sure you hit that
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