He's a complete hack , ruined salvageable parts , kept parts then didn't post the video until the day after it was sold to a unsuspecting buyer who I know personally !
I seriously hope this channel blows up!! Very VERY talented young guy, not just on getting old hot piles running, but the quality of filming and editing is on another level!! Good job Simon 👏🏼👍🏼
Two things catch my attention: first, he makes the most of what he has and only buys something new as a last resort. Second, his resilience in assembling, disassembling, and then putting everything back together again. Really impressive!
The first vehicle I ever drove was an M151A2 1/4 ton TRK /4x4. TM 2220- 218-2010 if memory serves. I was a 17 year old new recruit in the 82nd Airborne Division. Sergeant John Turner (truck Turner) was my platoon sergeant. Every time I missed a gear he would hit me in my helmet with a stick he carried for that purpose. It sounds rough but these guys just came back from Vietnam and the war was still going on. Great memories of Truck and that Jeep. To this day I own and drive standard shift vehicles minus my wife’s LR2. Great work on that Jeep. Your perseverance and skills. Are unmatched by the majority of young men your age.
When I was in Basic, I had the opportunity to drive Gen Perez’s parade jeep. Every week I would take it for a spin, buff the Brass, wash the jeep if needed. I also drove a 1 1/2 truck. When I was deployed I drove a 1938 Lancia Aprilia. Loved it.
It’s like a 90 year old war veteran sitting in a wheelchair in an old veterans home waiting for his time to come, then someone takes him to the battlefield where he goes out in battle like the warrior he was meant to be! Great revival, I enjoyed that immensely, and your editing is amazing. Great content! Liked and followed for sure!
..and He said to Lazarus, "Get up, Lazarus!" and Lazarus arose. Such is Simon. He is like a messiah for the forgotten in the fields of ruin and the past. A boy blessed with the gift and skills to give new life to the abandoned. Only such a kind and patient person can have this gift. We see that in his heart there is love, both for the machines left to fate, and for the animals, and undoubtedly also for the neighbor. Thanks, Simon! Keep loving what you do!🍀
First time I’ve heard him speak and it’s just a simple “Perfect” for the worst looking most bent outta shape wheel I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂 I’m glad it worked and I had a smile the whole video.
His mechanical skills, especially with jerry-rigging skills that could make a Russian envious, was what got that hopeless, hapless, helpless lost cause a runn-in'. And his cinematography is what made it worth watching all the way through. Also, he did a "perfect" voice reveal for the first time that I know of.
Such an intriguing video! 🤔 I love the suspense and the determination to make it work. It's amazing to see how persistence and creativity come together to make things happen. Can't wait to see the end result! 🔧💡 Keep it up, you’ve got this! 👏🔥
Probably the best video, start to finish, I've seen on the internet. If a novice watches this video he/she will gain years of knowledge in an hour or so...excellent!!!
Built like a brick shithouse with the reliability of 4 wheels and a hole in the bottom to push it Flintstones style. Can't get any better than that when it comes to bulletproof quality.
My father and his family worked on so many Willy's. The US left a lot of Willy's here in the Philippines, we did some work to it and made it our national public transport mode, the Jeepney. Loved this video so cinematic and relaxing
I don't know anything about cars, I don't know why YT sent me here, but I've watched the whole thing anyway. I'm just in awe of people that know how to fix things, whatever they are. Kudos to you, sir.
Someone got discouraged at the broken sparkplugs which pretty much destroyed that engine would have been better off to not do anything at that point but anyways such is Life
No music, no words, all classes of the world you understand in the clips. Many thanks for the great effort. You are a great man and a good role model for young people. My greetings from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 🫡🇸🇦
Also without music. I think his silence, near invisibility, camera angles, his editing, occasional subtitled explanations, creative jerryrigging, his descriptions, and perseverance resulting in his final success are what make people watch them all the way through. He gave up on it only because the motor is about to drop a connecting rod (explains the noise) and also all that rust.
Спасибо тебе Саймон, нет таких профессионалов с такой умной головой и с такими руками , которые добиваются успехов , а самое главной какая же решимость завести и поехать, но не из автосервиса , а в чистом Поле, никто никогда это не сделает , Брава Саймон, смотрел с таким удивлением , что хотел сам тебе помогать , но ты такой Мастер , спасибо, спасибо. Жду твоего ответа. Россия город Киров.
Да не хочу я в эту Америку , просто парень удивляет таким мастерством, пускай на хвалиаают раз это правда , а то болтунов очень много , и не стараюсь я просто отличное видео.
@@Leonid-59 Приработается. Это же не реставрация, а оживление. Есть такой москвич-Станислав, он оживил 401 Москвич, который простоял на улице 25 лет и довольно много уже на нём проехал.
Everything, the title, the way it was filmed and edited and the tenacious, talented hard work that went into it. My favourite bit was him getting the gas axe out and making those wheels fit. Yeah!
@@dustinlewald2804 I don't think so, it runs and drives and hasn't folded in half from frame rot. I wouldn't restore it but it would be a great firewood hauler.
@@MrHVTelesz69 Yeah the engine is done for sure. Sounds like the main bearing or connecting rod. The entire engine needs to be replaced or rebuild with oversized pistons if the block and crankshaft are ok. People are talking about restoring it like it was easy or cheap. By the looks of it almost everything needs to be replaced. It's just not worth the effort for most people.
I wish other RUclipsrs could understand that talking and playing music isn't what most of us are looking for but Simon gets it and has become my favorite channel to watch. I'm almost 60 and have worked on my fair share of vehicles in my life and know that feeling of satisfaction of making something right again and it's very entertaining to watch Simon do it as well. Keep up the good work I look forward to seeing what else you bring back to life. 👍🏻
This felt like a documentary yet not a SINGLE word was uttered. The Academy Award level videography was so satisfying until the very end. AMAZING job well done.
At your age, your problem-solving skills are next-level. I know men three times your age that wouldn't have any idea how to solve some of the issues that I've watched you tackle! Also, when you "massaged" those rims to fit the Jeep and then uttered "perfect," I could hear the pedants screaming! Masterful, my man! 😂
This young man really knows what he's doing, both as a mechanic and as a filmmaker. I like his tenacity and willpower, and of course, his editing has potential for winning short films. I just hope someone can offer a few essential tools to make it much easier. Keep it up, Simon. I'm watching here in Manila Philippines 🇵🇭.
I just found this video and immediately subscribed for two reasons. 1. You know what you're doing. 2. You don't fill the video with mindless chatter, music, or splice in dumbass cut scenes from shows\movies. Wish you all the best with your channel!
I spent this hour and a half of my life with great interest, watching how a young guy brings back the legendary CJ-3A from the dead, it was comparable to watching a movie, thank you 👍🏻
I have this same vehicle and the vin tag says DJ3A for delivery (like mail jeep). Just finished full restoration never seen another that is 4x4! 1960 model
Huge respect for Simon he gets it done with no negative vibe. All willpower and fortitude with strong leadership on the jobs win loose or draw this is the channel to see. I've got more that 5000 videos I've watched on RUclips and right now Simon is top shelf.
This brings back good memories, 50 years my father bought a Jeep just like this one. At first site I thought he bought a mail truck. Got it out of the barn at a deer camp net to ours in Uvalde TX. It needed a lot of work but not this much. We had a lot of father and son projects over the years and fixing and painting the Jeep was great! I’m glad I saw your video.
Certainly would build character . Kinda pulling off the impossible. I want to also comment on your closing. The poor little willys watches as you drive away, it’s sad little grill and headlight face so forlorn. That’s Oscar grade cinema dude.
Will also comment before watching 👍 I’ll say it again- most underrated channel on the inner webs, camera angles, editing, no talking nonsense and tops every video off with a cat/dog. Thank you Mr Fordman and fam/team
This video was a random youtube recommendation, but a good one! First of all: unbelievable you made not only the engine run bit also the wreck move! Most other videos of that kind stopped after the engine was running. Secondly, I love the style. The different cameras are a hell of a lot work to do, but they make the video so much more interesting. Also, “talking” through the subtitles is a pretty unique and effective way. No word wasted, yet perfectly clear to follow! Excellent work!
I used one of those for security night hours key round in a large pipe yard for several months. The one I used was physically identical but was a 1960s version with the ford 223 six engine. To me transportation is a blessing, so never scoff at anything that runs and has wheels. My dad drove those as a postal letter carrier from 1958 all the way to 1982, but after around 1966 they issued them ambassador cars
Just did the same thing.1962 cj5 setting over 10 yrs.Soaked the cylinders for a week with seafoam and turned it over by hand with a wrench.Then brought it back from the dead.
It was fun to watch that jeep go from a stationary junk pile to a functioning vehicle. I drove Willies Jeeps in the Army in the 70s, and they are nearly indestructible! They were made so you really could fill them up with lake water and stuff like that. They were designed to be extremely serviceable by just about anyone just about anywhere even in the field. The Jeeps we were driving were from the 50s and I'm going to guess that one was from the 40s or 50s so it's getting on towards 100 years old. Not quite there yet but probably 75 anyway! Glad to see you brought it back and hopefully you'll keep working on it and get it back to 100%.
I was a basic RTO who drove the S3 officer around FRG from 77-79 in the Ford Courier built jeep with the horizontal front grill instead of the vertical. Because of who I drove, mine had a heater and side curtains during winter. I was constantly working on it but for the usual problems. For the most part, it was indestructible. And the radio was built like a sh!t brickhouse. It sat over the rear wheel on a mount behind me. All the banging around and shaking those two went through off road never killed them. It always started and the radio always transmitted and received, which was good because the artillery unit we were attached to was really there to deliver an 8" nuclear round in the Fulda Gap. Wouldn't want to miss a call back because once we went there we were using one. God, the world...
This is the content I want to watch on RUclips,No unnecessary yapping just one man's dogged determined efforts to get a old soldier running again after a very long sleep!That last shot of the old girl being taken back by the darkness was unexpectedly poetic. l take my hat off to you good Sir 🙏👍
An update: just applied another trick from you. I used the way you re-flange the engine oil pan and get my transmission oil pan fixed nice, flat, and sealed on my transmission. Saved me a big amount of money! Will keep thumbs up for your hard work!
I'm lying sick in bed not knowing how to repair a car at all, I'm watching this gentleman do it with a reasonable look. I'm very interested, thanks for the content
never commented on a youtube video before. I'm not a car guy and never will be. Mr. Fordman you are a special talent. Never stop doing what you were born to do. "Perfect." Thank you.
This guy is hysterical! Love the subtle comedic touches with the cinematic storytelling. Putting the water cans back with disappointment after grabbing them with excitement, only to discover there isn't any water! LOL.! And the reverse threading incident. Absolutely been there!!
I always love videos seeing these old beasts get a (often final) ride, getting to relive their glory days before they're finally put to bed. Great work, keep doing what you do!
Tip-Trick, when putting gas into carburetor take throttle and go wide open, then pour it. When you do this it opens butterflies and allows gas to go straight into the intake. Much quicker results this way I really love this channel, such awesome work
I mean the jeep was far beyond what I would consider salvageable, it is a jeep that was left for dead in a field for “likely 40-50 years. Great work young man. Look every thing does not need to look or operate like a show room floor, sometimes you get more satisfaction by just getting it to run and drive again. Thank you for your time Mr ford man
Gotta say, I really admire your determination to get this thing running considering the circumstances of the weather, and the condition of the vehicle itself. Using simply what you have, and not being in a garage with a "clean and sanitary" environment makes it even more impressive. Now I really want to get my free Volvo 740 Turbo Diesel running.
Watched a few of your videos, First comment here. Outstanding!!! I love this kind of content, VGG, NNKH etc. The content, the camera placement, your know how and some of the absolute miracles you perform on in my opinion would be lost causes. The way you tell a story without words is awesome. I'm a gearhead too, mostly Mopar and Oldsmobile before. Love seeing these old Fords come back to life. Keep doing what your doing Simon, great channel bud, Cheers.
The day this video dropped (day after Thanksgiving), my family and I sat and watched it together in the living room of our childhood home before we all had to split up to go back to where we each call home now. It was a tender silence, intermittently broken by my dad, my brother, and I laughing while you beat the crap out of this tank and also explaining to the rest of the family what you were doing (my dad taught us how to work on cars, his dad was an old Chevy mechanic). All this to say, thank you for the sweet hour and a half my family and I got to sit together. My whole family enjoyed the video. But my brother, his wife, and their one year old son also really enjoyed it!
I had to wait till I had enough free time to comfortably sit and watch. Your cinematography is so good that I could feel the penetrating oil spatter onto my arms, and I flinched at the sight of the sparks from the torch. Mr. Roos' fabulous Go-Devil Engine. He took a mediocre flathead, upgraded and modernized the internals, and got 60 horsepower and a ton of torque out of it. And then they put it in their experimental Army quarter-ton truck and went out and helped to win the war. German troops prized their captured Jeeps for their pulling power, while complaining about the mileage. But we had plenty of oil and gas, we didn't care. While watching I could imagine Willie and Joe, stuck behind enemy lines in the Ardennes in the winter of '44, using similar hand tools to try and get their beloved Jeep started and running in order to try to make it back to our lines. Thanks!
12/4/24....Excellent video. You are either professionally trained in cinematography or just damned naturally skilled. The angles, shots, pans, jump shots, etc, every scene was expertly filmed and edited. I liked that there wasn't any dialog, just action. And only natural sounds. Congrats on saving that old beast. I have a good friend, who resurrected an abandoned 1945, split front window Jeep, way back in 1973. It had been used for years as service vehicle for his town's road crews. They just abandoned it in field, and left it to rot. My friend got it for free, worked on it, got it running and put it good use on his land. He lived off the grid,....preferred to charge car batteries up, during the day and ran his lights and stove and TV, off of a 12volt car batteries. He lived in a cabin he built by himself from trees he felled on his property.
When I was a boy a teenage natural mechanic in my neighborhood allowed me to help work on similar projects on well worn farm equipment ❤ I delight in videos that allow me to relive those experiences
Этот канал должен собирать миллионы!!!! Парень просто волшебник! Отличный контент! Талантливый оператор! Интересные проекты!! Пора уже рекламировать химию и запчасти, чувак!!!
In My Opinion : This Video A Testament To A Positive Attitude, Basic Automotive Knowledge And A Willingness To Get Your Hands Dirty Will Result In The Impossible Being Achieved. This Youngman Obviously Has These Qualities And Will Surely Be Rewarded Many Times Over In Life. As An Older Guy Who Has Surpassed The Ability Physically Engage In This Activity Anymore I Find your Videos Most Entertaining & Impressive. And Just wanted To Say Thank You Sir ~
in the first 5 minutes,he broke a whrench, his back,broke the pistons free and set the whole engine on FIRE...that definitely deserves a like...
Yep 👍👍
He broke two wrenches.😁
That's when I paused it to share with my old man. Knew it was a good one
He's a complete hack , ruined salvageable parts , kept parts then didn't post the video until the day after it was sold to a unsuspecting buyer who I know personally !
@@Bob-tn5xn Its not his though? He never bought it
I seriously hope this channel blows up!! Very VERY talented young guy, not just on getting old hot piles running, but the quality of filming and editing is on another level!! Good job Simon 👏🏼👍🏼
Agree with you about that
He's on a roll mate, I think he's in or about to hit exponential growth.
Couldn't agree more!!
be careful what you wish for, blowing up leads to quality drop and eventual automation.
Нет не будет падения , он простой парень Добрый и порядочный.
There isn't another tuber that I want one to reach 10mil subs as much as Simon. He is a gem.
Same, my dad told me about this guy. I've been telling everyone I know to watch him!
في اي بلاد انت
There is not much need for a narrator and I appreciate the fact this person obviously understands that.
That is because we undetand what is he doing, those who don't, will not see these videos
No entiendo sin embargo lo ví todo🤩
Por qué hay tantos coches abandonados en ese lugar?
Two things catch my attention: first, he makes the most of what he has and only buys something new as a last resort. Second, his resilience in assembling, disassembling, and then putting everything back together again. Really impressive!
Another movie night provided by Mr. Fordman, cheers!
I see it as a real movie too. Im 68 experienced mechanic and I would rather watch that, than going to a movie
The first vehicle I ever drove was an M151A2 1/4 ton TRK /4x4. TM 2220- 218-2010 if memory serves. I was a 17 year old new recruit in the 82nd Airborne Division. Sergeant John Turner (truck Turner) was my platoon sergeant. Every time I missed a gear he would hit me in my helmet with a stick he carried for that purpose. It sounds rough but these guys just came back from Vietnam and the war was still going on. Great memories of Truck and that Jeep. To this day I own and drive standard shift vehicles minus my wife’s LR2. Great work on that Jeep. Your perseverance and skills. Are unmatched by the majority of young men your age.
Great story. Thank you for your service.
Can't match that kinda life experience, awesome story and if no one has said it yet, welcome home and thank you for your service.
Excellent movie. Good job
My first vehicle was a model MB Ford...1943.
When I was in Basic, I had the opportunity to drive Gen Perez’s parade jeep. Every week I would take it for a spin, buff the Brass, wash the jeep if needed. I also drove a 1 1/2 truck. When I was deployed I drove a 1938 Lancia Aprilia. Loved it.
The first word I ever hear you say is “perfect” in that situation has to be the funniest thing I’ve seen in forever
I was thinking the same thing. Lol
SEMA quality job on those hubs.
It’s like a 90 year old war veteran sitting in a wheelchair in an old veterans home waiting for his time to come, then someone takes him to the battlefield where he goes out in battle like the warrior he was meant to be! Great revival, I enjoyed that immensely, and your editing is amazing. Great content! Liked and followed for sure!
Thanks so much. Great analogy
Parece ser normal aí, carros abandonados 😢 brasileiro falando
Simon reminds me of a teenage natural mechanic who allowed me to help work on similar projects on well worn farm equipment ❤
..and He said to Lazarus, "Get up, Lazarus!" and Lazarus arose.
Such is Simon. He is like a messiah for the forgotten in the fields of ruin and the past.
A boy blessed with the gift and skills to give new life to the abandoned. Only such a kind and patient person can have this gift. We see that in his heart there is love, both for the machines left to fate, and for the animals, and undoubtedly also for the neighbor.
Thanks, Simon!
Keep loving what you do!🍀
First time I’ve heard him speak and it’s just a simple “Perfect” for the worst looking most bent outta shape wheel I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂 I’m glad it worked and I had a smile the whole video.
Do you have the time stamp?
1:13:49
I thought he was mute at all😅
The only time it deserved a word 😂 Torching new wheel bolt pattern, Perfect 👌
Bending a valve back into alignment. I've never even heard that being suggested but you made it even work. Impressed me there.
He really seems professional.
I can't decide what's more impressive-the mechanic skills or the cinematography! Absolute masterpiece on both fronts! 👍🏻
His mechanical skills, especially with jerry-rigging skills that could make a Russian envious, was what got that hopeless, hapless, helpless lost cause a runn-in'. And his cinematography is what made it worth watching all the way through. Also, he did a "perfect" voice reveal for the first time that I know of.
Such an intriguing video! 🤔 I love the suspense and the determination to make it work. It's amazing to see how persistence and creativity come together to make things happen. Can't wait to see the end result! 🔧💡 Keep it up, you’ve got this! 👏🔥
Probably the best video, start to finish, I've seen on the internet. If a novice watches this video he/she will gain years of knowledge in an hour or so...excellent!!!
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite automotive channels to watch.
и не только :)
@@dobry_bobrikты увлекаешься машинами ? Я тут старую Тойоту не могу починить , интересно как это ему удаётся ..
@@ilnurmazitov9076 всё приходит с опытом. Тем более он тоже тратить на починку несколько дней если не месяц. Удачи Вам в починке вашей Тойоты.
This just proves the toughness of the old flat head Willy’s engines. This video was so good, you are a gift to the automotive world my friend.
Built like a brick shithouse with the reliability of 4 wheels and a hole in the bottom to push it Flintstones style. Can't get any better than that when it comes to bulletproof quality.
My father and his family worked on so many Willy's. The US left a lot of Willy's here in the Philippines, we did some work to it and made it our national public transport mode, the Jeepney. Loved this video so cinematic and relaxing
Hello guys lm Ukraine
@@serhiitaranchuk7348 пофиг
Philippines Jeep culture is awesome and little known in the US
@@somedudeRyan Don't they even continue to make the Willy's in the Philippines?
@airplanemaniacgaming7877 not sure but there's lots of custom new ones made from scratch in country, often out of all stainless steel.
had to watch to the end...he made an old willys run and im proud of his accomplishment....God Bless This Man....
I don't know anything about cars, I don't know why YT sent me here, but I've watched the whole thing anyway. I'm just in awe of people that know how to fix things, whatever they are. Kudos to you, sir.
Knowledgeable, indomitable, resourceful, artful, with just a hint of wicked funny and zero b.s. Perfect!
There isn't any better way to describe him.
There's nothing like vintage machinery- simplicity and ruggedness,good job young man.
true genius from old timmers ... i can't imagine a 2024 jeep being fired up by a 19 year old in 2064
@@quetshupfa yep. was thinking the same thing a minute ago. will kids of the future care to revive the cars of today?
It’s hard to believe someone would let such a cool old vehicle be set to the side and just rust to pieces! Thank you for bringing it back to life!!!
I don’t understand why people do that 🤷 I would very much like to have an opportunity to find one of these old treasures.
Based on the dismantled engine, it seems someone was working on it when it was better looking and gave up halfway.
Someone got discouraged at the broken sparkplugs which pretty much destroyed that engine would have been better off to not do anything at that point but anyways such is Life
One word describes this video, “perfect”.
this man is one determined human being...these are the best videos on RUclips.
No music, no words, all classes of the world you understand in the clips. Many thanks for the great effort. You are a great man and a good role model for young people. My greetings from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 🫡🇸🇦
حيك 😂
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
هههههههه
Probably one of the best open field will it run revivals I have ever seen....and without any useless chatter. THANK YOU!
Also without music. I think his silence, near invisibility, camera angles, his editing, occasional subtitled explanations, creative jerryrigging, his descriptions, and perseverance resulting in his final success are what make people watch them all the way through. He gave up on it only because the motor is about to drop a connecting rod (explains the noise) and also all that rust.
Seeing the old boy running through the field made me think of an animal confined too long that was free to run at last. Thank you sir for what you do.
Спасибо тебе Саймон, нет таких профессионалов с такой умной головой и с такими руками , которые добиваются успехов , а самое главной какая же решимость завести и поехать, но не из автосервиса , а в чистом Поле, никто никогда это не сделает , Брава Саймон, смотрел с таким удивлением , что хотел сам тебе помогать , но ты такой Мастер , спасибо, спасибо. Жду твоего ответа. Россия город Киров.
Зря стараешся братан, не пришлëт он тебе вызов в америку, таких как ты тысячи по всему миру, - и все его хвалят взахлëб.
Да не хочу я в эту Америку , просто парень удивляет таким мастерством, пускай на хвалиаают раз это правда , а то болтунов очень много , и не стараюсь я просто отличное видео.
Да немало таких специалистов. Я так же как то Виллис в огороде оживлял. Это тебе не современное ведро-не оживить.
Зачем ржавое насильно прокручивать? Если оживлять то лучше разобрать и смазать и вычистить все
@@Leonid-59 Приработается. Это же не реставрация, а оживление. Есть такой москвич-Станислав, он оживил 401 Москвич, который простоял на улице 25 лет и довольно много уже на нём проехал.
I have one word to say: "perfect". I didn't learn anything, and I enjoyed everything. Thanks for a great video!
Everything, the title, the way it was filmed and edited and the tenacious, talented hard work that went into it. My favourite bit was him getting the gas axe out and making those wheels fit. Yeah!
Seeing that thing go around the field put the biggest grin on my face. Great video Simon!
Please adopt this car.
I would love to see how you bring this back to life.
She's far too gone he did the decency of letting her have one last jolt of life She done. Let her rest
Most definitely !!!! They sell just about every patch panel you can think of for these . The bones are there would be cool for sure !
@@dustinlewald2804 I don't think so, it runs and drives and hasn't folded in half from frame rot. I wouldn't restore it but it would be a great firewood hauler.
@@ElijahMiniBikessounds like it has a knock of some sort
@@MrHVTelesz69 Yeah the engine is done for sure. Sounds like the main bearing or connecting rod. The entire engine needs to be replaced or rebuild with oversized pistons if the block and crankshaft are ok. People are talking about restoring it like it was easy or cheap. By the looks of it almost everything needs to be replaced. It's just not worth the effort for most people.
I wish other RUclipsrs could understand that talking and playing music isn't what most of us are looking for but Simon gets it and has become my favorite channel to watch. I'm almost 60 and have worked on my fair share of vehicles in my life and know that feeling of satisfaction of making something right again and it's very entertaining to watch Simon do it as well. Keep up the good work I look forward to seeing what else you bring back to life. 👍🏻
This felt like a documentary yet not a SINGLE word was uttered. The Academy Award level videography was so satisfying until the very end. AMAZING job well done.
Even in the rain, your perseverance in getting the old jeep running paid off Simon. Great job. 👍
At your age, your problem-solving skills are next-level. I know men three times your age that wouldn't have any idea how to solve some of the issues that I've watched you tackle! Also, when you "massaged" those rims to fit the Jeep and then uttered "perfect," I could hear the pedants screaming! Masterful, my man! 😂
Flat out impressive farm yard repairs. I can't believe you got that thing running. Nice work and very entertaining.
This young man really knows what he's doing, both as a mechanic and as a filmmaker. I like his tenacity and willpower, and of course, his editing has potential for winning short films. I just hope someone can offer a few essential tools to make it much easier. Keep it up, Simon. I'm watching here in Manila Philippines 🇵🇭.
I just found this video and immediately subscribed for two reasons.
1. You know what you're doing.
2. You don't fill the video with mindless chatter, music, or splice in dumbass cut scenes from shows\movies.
Wish you all the best with your channel!
Thank you
Ride of honor. R.I.P. sweet Jeep. Simon, thanks to give us opportunity to watch
I spent this hour and a half of my life with great interest, watching how a young guy brings back the legendary CJ-3A from the dead, it was comparable to watching a movie, thank you 👍🏻
I have this same vehicle and the vin tag says DJ3A for delivery (like mail jeep). Just finished full restoration never seen another that is 4x4! 1960 model
Huge respect for Simon he gets it done with no negative vibe. All willpower and fortitude with strong leadership on the jobs win loose or draw this is the channel to see. I've got more that 5000 videos I've watched on RUclips and right now Simon is top shelf.
As young as you are, and having to work with the tools you have is absolutely amazing! Keep up the awesome work!!
To nechápeš!Chlapi,vy jste borci úžasný,dokonalý,perfektní.Jednim slovem obdivuju,obdivuju,obdivuju!!!Greeting from Czech republic.
What a little post holiday treat! Thanks Simon
This brings back good memories, 50 years my father bought a Jeep just like this one. At first site I thought he bought a mail truck. Got it out of the barn at a deer camp net to ours in Uvalde TX. It needed a lot of work but not this much. We had a lot of father and son projects over the years and fixing and painting the Jeep was great! I’m glad I saw your video.
I don’t know why you do these hopeless wrecks but I’m glad you do. The rims modifications were the best piece of hillbilly engineering I’ve ever seen!
I find it fun, maybe it could be considered a character building activity.
Certainly would build character . Kinda pulling off the impossible. I want to also comment on your closing. The poor little willys watches as you drive away, it’s sad little grill and headlight face so forlorn. That’s Oscar grade cinema dude.
Thank you
@@SimonFordman Ar fi frumos sa îl aduci la tine în garaj😊❤ In România, unul restaurat este peste 50000 de dolari😂
We had 3 Jeeps growing up that we hunted in, a CJ2 - 1947, CJ3 -1953, and a CJ5 - 1965. This brought back a lot of memories. Excellent work.
Will also comment before watching 👍
I’ll say it again- most underrated channel on the inner webs, camera angles, editing, no talking nonsense and tops every video off with a cat/dog. Thank you Mr Fordman and fam/team
Much appreciated
You are a very knowledgeable mechanic I love watching you come up with these ideas keep up the good work
For the first time hearing Simon say something, simply a "Perfect"...congratulations on the creativity and the genuine and excellent content!
This video was a random youtube recommendation, but a good one!
First of all: unbelievable you made not only the engine run bit also the wreck move! Most other videos of that kind stopped after the engine was running.
Secondly, I love the style. The different cameras are a hell of a lot work to do, but they make the video so much more interesting.
Also, “talking” through the subtitles is a pretty unique and effective way. No word wasted, yet perfectly clear to follow!
Excellent work!
Dear Simon, congratulations on your perseverance.
To me, one of the best channels on RUclips for sure.
I watch your videos with my father, and it's the only time we share together, watching you. Thank you very much, man, greetings from Argentina.
I used one of those for security night hours key round in a large pipe yard for several months. The one I used was physically identical but was a 1960s version with the ford 223 six engine. To me transportation is a blessing, so never scoff at anything that runs and has wheels. My dad drove those as a postal letter carrier from 1958 all the way to 1982, but after around 1966 they issued them ambassador cars
Persistence rewarded! Despite the terrible knocking on the engine, the old girl ran and drove. You deserve a medal, Simon.
I think I’ve just found my new obsession. Thanks for making such great, compelling content
Just did the same thing.1962 cj5 setting over 10 yrs.Soaked the cylinders for a week with seafoam and turned it over by hand with a wrench.Then brought it back from the dead.
The most awesome crusty rusty Jeep rescue I've ever seen! McGiver would have been jealous.
It was fun to watch that jeep go from a stationary junk pile to a functioning vehicle. I drove Willies Jeeps in the Army in the 70s, and they are nearly indestructible! They were made so you really could fill them up with lake water and stuff like that. They were designed to be extremely serviceable by just about anyone just about anywhere even in the field. The Jeeps we were driving were from the 50s and I'm going to guess that one was from the 40s or 50s so it's getting on towards 100 years old. Not quite there yet but probably 75 anyway! Glad to see you brought it back and hopefully you'll keep working on it and get it back to 100%.
I was a basic RTO who drove the S3 officer around FRG from 77-79 in the Ford Courier built jeep with the horizontal front grill instead of the vertical. Because of who I drove, mine had a heater and side curtains during winter. I was constantly working on it but for the usual problems. For the most part, it was indestructible. And the radio was built like a sh!t brickhouse. It sat over the rear wheel on a mount behind me. All the banging around and shaking those two went through off road never killed them. It always started and the radio always transmitted and received, which was good because the artillery unit we were attached to was really there to deliver an 8" nuclear round in the Fulda Gap. Wouldn't want to miss a call back because once we went there we were using one. God, the world...
Best ever use of the word “perfect” when Simon finished “customizing” the new wheel
This is the content I want to watch on RUclips,No unnecessary yapping just one man's dogged determined efforts to get a old soldier running again after a very long sleep!That last shot of the old girl being taken back by the darkness was unexpectedly poetic. l take my hat off to you good Sir 🙏👍
An update: just applied another trick from you. I used the way you re-flange the engine oil pan and get my transmission oil pan fixed nice, flat, and sealed on my transmission. Saved me a big amount of money! Will keep thumbs up for your hard work!
The things that can be fixed by applying very hot fast fire is seemingly endless. Fully approved ✔
You’re very talented with the camera mate. Seriously, I’m very impressed.❤
I'm lying sick in bed not knowing how to repair a car at all, I'm watching this gentleman do it with a reasonable look. I'm very interested, thanks for the content
A very talented young man with high perseverance and strong self-confidence, I hope you will continue to be at the top in your old age
never commented on a youtube video before. I'm not a car guy and never will be. Mr. Fordman you are a special talent. Never stop doing what you were born to do. "Perfect." Thank you.
Glad to hear that, thanks for the support.
It`s amazing how you bring the dead back to life not to mention your fabricating and patience on the work you do and your editing. Well done Simon👍
You are FANTASTIC sir!
I'm hooked!..
When i heard the first word ever uttered "perfect", it was GREAT!.....love the silence too
This guy is hysterical! Love the subtle comedic touches with the cinematic storytelling. Putting the water cans back with disappointment after grabbing them with excitement, only to discover there isn't any water! LOL.! And the reverse threading incident. Absolutely been there!!
The absolute genius of shooting and repairing. Just a master with golden hands. It's a masterpiece.
Thank you
Travail de degeullase
Segmentation cassée
En France on l'auret foutu à la porte !!!
The time and effort you put to capture really nice videos, different cams and angles is commendable. Great job!
I always love videos seeing these old beasts get a (often final) ride, getting to relive their glory days before they're finally put to bed. Great work, keep doing what you do!
Tip-Trick, when putting gas into carburetor take throttle and go wide open, then pour it. When you do this it opens butterflies and allows gas to go straight into the intake. Much quicker results this way
I really love this channel, such awesome work
Bro that was the most authentic first start I've ever seen on RUclips, plus you she really old when the float in thar carb is made of brass
I mean the jeep was far beyond what I would consider salvageable, it is a jeep that was left for dead in a field for “likely 40-50 years. Great work young man. Look every thing does not need to look or operate like a show room floor, sometimes you get more satisfaction by just getting it to run and drive again. Thank you for your time Mr ford man
Gotta say, I really admire your determination to get this thing running considering the circumstances of the weather, and the condition of the vehicle itself. Using simply what you have, and not being in a garage with a "clean and sanitary" environment makes it even more impressive. Now I really want to get my free Volvo 740 Turbo Diesel running.
That is the most stuck, crusty ICE I've ever seen a revivalists tackle. Bravo!
I started following you like two weeks ago and you’ve gained like 30-40k followers since. You’re doing something people love!
It's difficult to describe a feeling when I saw her pistons moving the first time in this video, returning to life. Magnificent work.
Watched a few of your videos, First comment here. Outstanding!!! I love this kind of content, VGG, NNKH etc. The content, the camera placement, your know how and some of the absolute miracles you perform on in my opinion would be lost causes.
The way you tell a story without words is awesome. I'm a gearhead too, mostly Mopar and Oldsmobile before. Love seeing these old Fords come back to life. Keep doing what your doing Simon, great channel bud, Cheers.
I have no words, amazing skills Simon. Thats a robust jeep.😻
The day this video dropped (day after Thanksgiving), my family and I sat and watched it together in the living room of our childhood home before we all had to split up to go back to where we each call home now. It was a tender silence, intermittently broken by my dad, my brother, and I laughing while you beat the crap out of this tank and also explaining to the rest of the family what you were doing (my dad taught us how to work on cars, his dad was an old Chevy mechanic).
All this to say, thank you for the sweet hour and a half my family and I got to sit together. My whole family enjoyed the video. But my brother, his wife, and their one year old son also really enjoyed it!
That's really wonderful, thanks for having me as part of your post-Thanksgiving.
the Primitive Technology channel but with cars. this is the best content on youtube right now, no kidding
I had to wait till I had enough free time to comfortably sit and watch. Your cinematography is so good that I could feel the penetrating oil spatter onto my arms, and I flinched at the sight of the sparks from the torch.
Mr. Roos' fabulous Go-Devil Engine. He took a mediocre flathead, upgraded and modernized the internals, and got 60 horsepower and a ton of torque out of it. And then they put it in their experimental Army quarter-ton truck and went out and helped to win the war. German troops prized their captured Jeeps for their pulling power, while complaining about the mileage. But we had plenty of oil and gas, we didn't care.
While watching I could imagine Willie and Joe, stuck behind enemy lines in the Ardennes in the winter of '44, using similar hand tools to try and get their beloved Jeep started and running in order to try to make it back to our lines.
Thanks!
12/4/24....Excellent video. You are either professionally trained in cinematography or just damned naturally skilled. The angles, shots, pans, jump shots, etc, every scene was expertly filmed and edited. I liked that there wasn't any dialog, just action. And only natural sounds. Congrats on saving that old beast. I have a good friend, who resurrected an abandoned 1945, split front window Jeep, way back in 1973. It had been used for years as service vehicle for his town's road crews. They just abandoned it in field, and left it to rot. My friend got it for free, worked on it, got it running and put it good use on his land. He lived off the grid,....preferred to charge car batteries up, during the day and ran his lights and stove and TV, off of a 12volt car batteries. He lived in a cabin he built by himself from trees he felled on his property.
That's really cool. Thanks for the kind words.
A very talented mechanic. Excellent craftsmanship and phenomenal memory👍👏
Это здорово, видеть как на твоих глазах оживает то что много лет было мертвым! Молодец парень.
Anh chàng đẹp trai đã giúp hoàn thành công việc còn dang dở trên cỏi đời của người chủ xe!
тоже заторчал от его видосов
Hello From Aurora, Ohio USA
@@bluestreak3864 Из России с любовью! Смоленская крепость!
Смотрю и радуюсь
This Willys is like: I was in the war, but even there I didn’t see this level of cruelty!
When I was a boy a teenage natural mechanic in my neighborhood allowed me to help work on similar projects on well worn farm equipment ❤ I delight in videos that allow me to relive those experiences
This is the most relaxing and educational video I've had the pleasure of watching in years.
Этот канал должен собирать миллионы!!!! Парень просто волшебник! Отличный контент! Талантливый оператор! Интересные проекты!!
Пора уже рекламировать химию и запчасти, чувак!!!
🤡🤡🤡
@@Владимир-г8т5ыprofessional hater
Man! Excellent!! Felt like i was in the adventure with you! I admire someone who adapts and overcomes problems!👍
I'm so impressed with your perseverance
In My Opinion : This Video A Testament To A Positive Attitude, Basic Automotive Knowledge And A Willingness To Get Your Hands Dirty Will Result In The Impossible Being Achieved. This Youngman Obviously Has These Qualities And Will Surely Be Rewarded Many Times Over In Life. As An Older Guy Who Has Surpassed The Ability Physically Engage In This Activity Anymore I Find your Videos Most Entertaining & Impressive. And Just wanted To Say Thank You Sir ~
Man the hard work and dedication you have invested in making this video as well as running this Jeep is applauding. 👏 much love from India 🇮🇳🙂
I’m in love with this kid. Keep up the well crafted work and being genuine. Really refreshing to watch.