"I've had my 1946 Dodge Half-Ton Truck since I was 16 YEARS OLD" - The story of Bill
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"I was taking an auto mechanics class [in] high school."
This country will start to get back on track when students can utter those words again...
They still can. High schoolers can take classes for just about any trade you can think of with practical hands-on lessons (at least in my area they can).
@@NoName-ik2dua lot of them don’t take the initiative to try though. Thats the sad thing. If it’s not for you, it’s not for you. But give it a try! 🙂
Oh there still is why do you think main stream garages have lack of new workers because most of the younger mechanics are going to vintage garages the appeal is there especially since older cars are beginning to look more appealing to those with less money honestly it is a butterfly like effect just look up most restoration garages and channels those guys and girls are very young about 26 to 30.@@sjanzeir
there are also plenty of dedicated vocational/technical school, i should know, im a graduate from one
I graduated high school in 2019. I am sad to report that was the last year of our auto shop class. We had 4 lifts, about 4 shop cars. I really learned a lot and its sad that we are losing these valuable skills. Gone also from my high school: metal shop, wood shop. Replaced with: fashion studio
"Bill" has positively demonstrated how our ancestors knew how to build items that last, given half a chance. It does a body good to view Bill's legacy and heritage. Thank You Dan for sharing some of Bill's colorful history. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.
Sure does Sir, excellent story.
EU is trying to make it so car over 15 years old will be limited in what they can fix. They say it’s cause of pollution but that bs. It’s about limiting the amount of cars on the road and place others in debt. This will eventually come over here if the same people who buy their politicians keep buying ours.
It's not that they don't know how to build things that lasts these days, it's that they don't want to because if things break they can sell you more shit. Capitalism.
When my Dodge pickup was new...Bill was 41 years old...now my Dodge truck is 37 years old!
This is what car culture is about. It’s not always big price tags and insane performance or which brand is best. It’s about the relationship between a driver and their vehicle.
Couldn't say better.
When I think of old reliable trucks, when trucks were made for their intended use. This is the model, year, and make I picture. I admire you for taking such good care of it. It is something to be proud of.
Very nice. If you're not driving much, keep the truck on jack stands to keep the tires round.
I have had my 1964 Harley-Davidson panhead for 43 years and a 1952 Citroen 2cv for 49 years, a lot of people don't understand why or how anyone can have a vehicle for so long😊
That's incredible - you've got to have a ton of memories in that vehicle! Love it, thanks for sharing.
@@TheAltitudeMedia hundreds of thousands of miles on the bike, had it since I was 19
Still driving my 1992 Ford Crown Victoria and it still puts in work!. Took it on the highway for over 2 hours the other day. I went to cleaned out my Grandpa's attic. That trunk was PACKED! Had stuff on the backseat too! It didnt break a sweat.
Very nice! You are a lucky guy.
I gave my only son my 1992 Ford it’s been with me for the longest.
He is 17 right now and I hope he can pass it on to his son one day
Wow what a great story! I had a 1946 IHC that drove to high school, took my girlfriend on many dates in it. Drove to local college in it also. Sold it when got married and had kids, mortgage etc, miss it all of the time. Thanks for the memories.
So fun - we love to hear those stories. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful truck my fellow truck guy!
Always wanted a 80 Chevy truck lifted black on black -
But I fell in love with jdm cars so -
It’s just something else when we get a car and it’s something we love and end up fixing,
Eventually I’m hoping I can at least get one or a model I can build
I was 14 when i bought my jeep 10 years later doing a full frame off restoration im keeping this thi g for life
Solid and simple, you can keep em running forever.
I have an almost identical story, with a very similar truck! My older brother bought a '39 Plymouth P.U.. Essentially a Dodge with a different tailgate, hubcaps and hood ornament. Pre and post WWII trucks were the same in every way.My brother taught me to shift gears on that truck.eventually
my brother sold the truck to our neighbor. When I was 16, I bought it from the neighbor. I also took auto shop and worked on it for many years. I had the truck about 70% redone, including putting in a '46 Dodge motor when I moved to Montana at age 26 (in1980). I owned the truck till about 1988,sold it to a guy who had it finished over the course of a few years. I kept in touch with him till he died around 1995? He wanted to give me the truck prior to his death ,but I couldn't really take it at the time nor would I just take it with all the work he had done on it. Lost track of the P.U. but would love to see it again some day. I drive through Salt Lake City a couple of times a year. Reach out to me, I would love to see Bill.
Thanks for sharing your stories with your '39 Plymouth, that's incredible! We'll tell Dan (Bill's owner).
When you said “East High” I knew exactly where this story took place. I grew up in West Bountiful and loved working on cars as a kid. My neighbor had a business in his backyard, restoring classic Corvettes and that really got me interested in car projects.
Great to hear from a fellow Bountiful-ite! Both our founders grew up in Bountiful and Centerville.
My friend Brian for 55 years has many 1939 to 1947 Dodge trucks and a few Plymouth trucks. He got his first 1940 Dodge 1 ton truck in 1957 when he was 15 years old and only had a learners permit. In 1959 he got a 1940 Dodge 3/4 ton. In 1969 he a 1947 Dodge 5 ton. He started a wrecking yard in1953 when he was just 11 years old and still runs it 5 days a week at 81 years old. He has aquired many more 1939 to 1947 Dodges over the years. His trucks all still have flathead six engines, 6 volt electrical systems. The 1 ton 1940 flatbed has a dump bed on it. The 3/4 ton has all one ton running gear now and is his tow truck for hauling antique cars and trucks. His 5 ton flatbed is used to haul car bodies to a bigger scrap metal yard and originally had a 377 cubic inch flathead engine and now has a 1957 413 cubic inch flathead six with a 5 speed trans, a 3 speed Brownie box secondary transmission and a 2 speed rearend. All his trucks are street legal and used everyday. Go here on RUclips and type in ( Brians junk yard) , you will see two of his 1940 Dodges, the first ones I talked about. At the start of the video is his 1937 Chevy 1-1/2 ton boom truck he got in 1964 and was in much better shape when I first saw it in 1968. His crane is powered by a Chrysler flathead straight 8 cylinder engine. He likes older machines because he can keep them running himself and he has plenty of spare parts. He has several people work for him over the years, but now it's just him and his wife. I last worked for him in 1980, but we still get on the phone once a month and talk about all the stuff we did years ago. His wrecking yard is in American Canyon California about 10 mile South of Napa.
Great video and awesome history on your '46. My love affair with old pickups started in 1972 as a 20 year old college student when I bought a '59 Chev Apache 31 half-ton step-side. I restored it and owned two others afterwards. My last project was a '64 C/10 Chev shortbed fleetside that I bought 25 years ago, and still have it today. Thanks for sharing your great memories!
Very kool story, I've got one too when I was 14 in 1977, I saw a '51 F-1 for sale in the next town over from mine. I knew I had to have that truck! So I asked my dad if he'd help my to buy it! I didn't ask him to buy for me!!! So I worked for a fence Co. After school and on the weekends. So he offered to Co-sign a lone for me if I Qualify! I was ecstatic!!! So I got approved and I could tell he was like damb that son of a buck did it! So he kept his word and I was the Proud owner of a '51 F-1 Ford Truck I paid it off and I drove it in high school, and like you I dated my now Wife in this truck and I still have it and her! All tho I've hotroded it a bit, the wife still rides with me and gives me a blowie in it now n then.......😮
Incredible. So many great stories, thanks for sharing!! ☺
Beautiful truck
This is real good put a tear in my eye. Long live your Dodge 🏆and a tip of the old 🎩to you and your living memories .
Great story and a great truck! The older Dodge Power Wagons were the absolute best 4 wheel drive trucks ever.
I really liked seeing Bill thought the years with his family!
Great job! My Grandpa’s similar pickup was in way worse shape when I was 16 (and I think we are about the same age). Thanks for preserving this.
What a beautiful truck ! Great curves , lines and love the color !
I love that body style dodge truck, I’d love to own one like that some day.
Back in the day ... '50s had one of these on the farm in MN. It was one of those in red and black.
Had a lot of fun with it.
Happy 94th birthday to Dan whenever it is this year ❤
I like the storie of Bill . A life commitment and supported by his wife.
I'm still driving the very same 1947 Dodge pick up my dad taught me to drive in back in the middle 1960's. A survivor.
Let's do a film about your 1947 Dodge! :)
I just realized that the headline for this video could still technically apply to an 18 year old who bought a '46 truck two years ago! Nice video thank you!
I can relate. My daily driver is a 1959 Chevy one ton panel truck that I got from my dad in April of 1985. My dad bought it in 1971 when I was 5 years old. I grew up with the old truck and learned to drive in it. I've kept my truck stock also. Mine isn't as pretty as yours is, though.
Love to hear it. There are so many memories with these cars, it's one of our favorite things to capture on film!
This is wonderful, at 37 years old I own my families 1978 Chevy c10. not as old as that dodge but was bought new off a lot in 78 and passed down and now I got it. Was the truck with the bench seat that i was brought home from hospital when born in. Now i plan to get it up and running again( simple headgasket 350 small block) and take my 4 year old on a trip. In high school that bench seat sat some pretty girls but the prettiest was the yellow and white bonanza short bed! kudos to the people that love and know the power and history of a old truck! Take care fellow old truck lovers!
Thank you for sharing! There are so many stories surrounding these cars--like this one, some of them have been in the family for decades! I hope your 4-year-old enjoys the trip. Let us know if you ever want to make a mini-doc like this one about your car!
Love the story of the truck!i have 3 1946 Dodge.. it is wife's favorite. She named our first 1946 Dodge Ralph!
Wow, 3 of them! Incredible. Ralph (and his bros) needs a film like Bill's :)
What an amazing truck and an amazing story! I am blessed to own a 1949 Chevy 3100, so I too share the joy of owning and driving a piece of history, keeping them stock is a rare thing, I can tell how proud you are of him! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Let's do a film about your beautiful 1949 Chevy 3100! Lots of stories there, I'm sure.
Cool story, You keep on rolling bill thanks for sharing
Wonderful storey, wish I had such an interesting storey too. 😊
Thank you, we are sure that you do have a wonderful story!!
Keep on trucking Bill!🎉
What a great story! Thank you for sharing. I was born and raised in Bountiful graduated from Viewmont high in 1977. I joined the Bountiful City Fire Department in 1978 when they opened the Maple hills Fire Station. I wonder if our paths ever crossed?
I also have a 46 Dodge truck mine is a 3/4 tone long bead but got to love these trucks
The photos of you as a young man made this awesome
Loved the video. I learned to drive in a 46 Chevy stepside that my dad bought for $50.00. Was multi colored like a Calico cat. I loved the old crank out windshield. I was 7 when he taught me to drive it. He used it to get wood for winter, and wanted me to be able to drive out for help in case he, His words "In case I drop a snag on my head." Lots of good memories. Wish I still had it. When I got married my wife didn't like Fords, and I didn't like Chevys so we bought Dodge. Her baby was a 68 Dodge that was an old Forest Service truck with a 383. The most interesting thing about that truck was they had modified the back bumper and turned it into an air take they could pressure up by hand, and inflate the tires after going out on the dunes. Glad to see your truck. Keep having fun. Mike W
Pressurized metal bumper.
Your own personal rear mounted flack grenade
Classic trucks are the best and still climbing in value.
Beautiful
Great story! My first vehicle was a 46 Chevy 1/2 ton named Fred I bought in the early 70s. It was running but had a lot of issues. Straight 6 non syncro 3 sp transmission. Top speed of 45 mph soft brakes loose steering. I owned it for a couple years and sold it for a $100 more than I paid. I would like to have something like it now that I'm retired.
I wish you still had it too! I love that you named it Fred just like Dan named his truck Bill. Lots of memories!
This is a wonderful story.
I have a 1980 Ford F100 short bed step-side that was given to me by my dad when I started driving. He bought it from the original owner in 1992. It’s rough right now and my wife gets annoyed with it taking up space. I also dated my wife driving that truck. I drove her up a mountain to look at stars lying in the truck bed while we talked and learned more about each other. I’m never getting rid of my truck and I’ll get it cleaned up working right eventually. I aspire to have a story like this when I’m older.
Thanks for sharing. When you're ready, come to us and we'll make a documentary film about your story too.
So glad to see you kept it as original as possible I have a 1947 WF 32 1 1/2 ton Dodge I hope to some day get totally restored it has a grain dump bed green with black fenders, not many people can drive those old clash box transmissions these days. Enjoyed your story.
It takes a lot of work to get it restored, so we commend you. Once you're done with it, let's get it featured in a film like this as well! :)
Did he say: I got it from my cousins husband? 😲 what a breathtaking story ❤️
I love your Bill the pickup story and hope you get many more years of fun from him!😊
PS the background music all but drowns out your voice
What a wonderful story! Great to meet Dan and Bill, definitely an inspirational duo 💙
This is the kind of person I want to be even nearing 30.
I miss my 1956 Ford F-100 truck. It was my first vehicle at 16 years old. I saved up for it (4 years).
Thank you.
I have also a Chevy 54 Patina truck i own it for 34 years greetings from Belgium europe 👍💪👍
Great story, thank you
What a lovely tale, I liked the way it went from LHD to RHD @ 5:22
Nice history!
Very nice truck, great story, so glad you kept it stock!
Right? Thank you, appreciate you watching!
Great story!!! Similar to the ones with my cars.
I hope Bill stays around for a very long time
That Tai Lopez opener though 😂 “Here in my garage!”
Back when America built things with pride and a sense of permanence.
Now we've been trained to buy whatever's new, use it up, and throw it away.
We've lost something along the way through the years, I hope we can get it back.
Bout damn good for 80 year old truck
Nice story❤
Beautiful camera work
Great video but the soundtrack almost drowned him out.
I really wanted to hear his story but had to struggle to do so.
Thank you for a great story and videography. Music over the owner’s words isn’t needed. A Dodge flathead truck engine makes it’s own music.
Awesome ..love old dodges..Ford and Chevy get all the kudos..but old dodges look great almost like a work of art. And more rare than the fords and Chevys
The truck was in a field not running for several years, yet the previous owner didn’t want you to “ruin” the truck by customizing it. Ridiculous!
Makes me sad most of my generation doesn’t work on vehicles anymore. It’s such a useful skill. I’m 22 and do all my own mechanical and body work. Why pay someone else if I know how?
Go Bill Go !!!!
My dodge , '49 w/ flathead 6, took me to ' induction office ' in Omaha, Nebraska, back in 1974.😢
1957 chevy cameo pick had it
For over 50 years
Know just a old trk with a 🔥 motor
Hey any chance yall can shoot the music up any higher? A couple times I was able to catch a few words he said.
Old trucks are the best! Do you know what the original factory color was? I love the blue that’s on it now.
I have the 1947 Mercury that I bought in 1967
Great to hear it, I'm sure you've got a lot of stories you could tell about it!
Old cars built to last forever
My 1941 Dodge Panel was named "Earl".
good pickup truck
I’ve had my 1984 Mercedes Benz since I was 16 years old.
prime it with oil and gas? You using 2 stroke?
I own a 1946 Dodge Coe, his name l was told by the previous owner is Herman
Хороший человек
That music is almost loud enough to drown out everything else.
Love them Dodges🎉❤🎉❤ f j b 😊
my 331 hemi would look great in one of those old dodge trucks, no way id run the flat 6
Music is too loud it was hard to hear him half the time.
Great story and cool truck, but the banjo made it hard to hear you.
I thought this video was great. Music and all. I’m 62 and also still have my first car. It’s a 65 Dodge Coronet. Let’s keep those old ones on the road.
I think the truck would be great with a stock, 331 or 354 Hemi
I'm the only antique I have.
From. Canada. /. Nice. truck. glad. you kept. it. stock. , hopefully. you”ll. have. in. your family. for. year’s. to come , And. your. not. up your. ass. in. FIBERGLASS. good. metal. in that. vehicle. /. Have. a. good. day. and. get. many. more. miles. from. that. 1946. Dodge. pick- up /. Bill. S. Canada
Turn down the music!
Let the guy talk or play music! But not at the same time, please.
Nice video, no need for the music
wow michael knowls
Redo it without that bloody music
Any recommendations? :)
@@TheAltitudeMedia no music , that would be better , I'd rather hear the truck
@@bigears4014 good to know, thank you!
Beautiful truck nice story I have a 1953 ford all original which I acquired from my neighbor for mowing her grass I never charged her and she gave it to me its been painted and restored so fun to drive by the way the music is great !!!!
This was 40 years ago😊
how come one angle you r driving from the left side then another angle the steering wheel is on the right side watch your video not the same truck or u have a twin LOL
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