First Wash in 91 Years: Ford Model A Found in Woods and Start Up!
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- This is a 1929 Ford Model A that was turned into a Doodlebug Tractor. It was left in the woods over 8 years ago to rust in Connecticut. We found it in the woods behind a barn and pulled it out of the trees, bushes, prickers, and vines that had been growing on it over the years. Ted, the owner, pulled the spark plugs and fixed the transmission, and the 91 year old Ford started right up. Once out of the woods, he performed a quick tune-up and brought it to the AMMO Studio for a full detail and first wash in 91 years! This is one of my favorite restoration or "disaster" detailing videos I've ever cleaned. Such a privilege to preserve a piece of automotive history. Hope you enjoy the story. For a full list of products visit www.ammonyc.com. Thx for watching! -L
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Contents
00:00 - Introduction
00:55 - Workshop
03:40 - Master Mechanic Ted
07:35 - Cranking Engine
09:25 - Larry Drives Doodlebug
10:40 - Extra Maintenance
13:40 - Tractor Built To Last
16:05 - Tractor Wash and Scrub
19:30 - Fluid Film Application
21:33 - Preservation Recap
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I grew up on a marine base, and my favorite people on base were the older mechanics. No one messed with them because they had seen it all, and they could fix anything! Ted is the perfect example of what they were like.
Agreed, awesome watching him work!
@@AMMO-NYC Larry, what foam cannon do you use? Of all I've seen on videos, yours is the best I've seen.
@@andrewwickes1091 the MTM pro
And you don't mess with them because they xanscrew up your car just enough to make it an annoyance. Oh and it guys theu can make your computer super slow.
Agreed
“Look like they’re closed right?”
“…idk what I’m looking at!”
Made my night😂😂
I was looking for this comment made me laugh really
😄
Ted is no less than a magician to bring this 91 year old vehicle back to life.
What a great vehicle, I have always liked doodle bugs, I’m 78 yrs old , my dad had a 1930 bug with a dump body and it would do incredible wheelies if overloaded. One of my friends had one made from a 1950’s school bus. This had double transmissions for very low speed gearing. Good to see this preserved and not overdone 👍👍😄🎩
You sound like the type of old man that are really cool
I've been working on cars my whole life and did it professionally for 30 years. It never ceases to amaze me how those 100 year old engines can still run.
Jagermeister...yessa...
Whats funny is, in another 100 years they WILL still run. Much simpler and mechanical. Whereas modern stuff will be hopeless in 100 years.
@@JRL_33 modern stuff is gone in 10-20 years.
@@JRL_33 Hopeless? We have 3D Printers now, and I know people who have one (probably a small one) at home. That doesn't make current engines any less complicated, but it's still helpful.
Like my grandparents would say, “They just don’t make ‘em like they used to.” 🤓
Larry, I just sent this video to my 83 year old dad. My mom passed in August, and I've been spending more time with him recently. He's been telling me stories about his father, a self-taught mechanic (among many other skills), tearing down and rebuilding cars in their driveway during the frigid Minnesota winters. This video is going to blow his mind. Thank you for giving us both such a tremendous gift.
please post back with an update on what he thought about this
@@Ladosligese will do!!
@@erikjohnson2889 That must be some cool stories!
In wood roof sealer
@@Ladosligese My Pop loved this video. We had a long talk about it over Thanksgiving. He’s definitely a new AMMO fan!
Thanks for not re-painting this. This grandpa-tractor looks cool and natural
I usually don't click "Like" on videos, but I did on this one. So cool to see a 100-year-old (can I call it a car?) returned to a useful state. Henry Ford wanted his cars to last forever. I'm glad some of them are still putt-putting around.
I absolutely love this. This is the stuff you don’t see anymore. So neat!
Nice to see but the steel horse needs a restauration, not a detail.
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@@TheCeki1982 Ted didn’t want that
Watch some Vice Grip Garage, this kind of revival content is his wheelhouse and its amazing
In Canada they race these oldtimers.
Other detailing pages: “watch me hose down this kinda dirty camry.”
Larry: “watch me pull a dinosaur out of the woods and give it life again”
Love it Larry! This is the kind of stuff that makes you the best detailing channel on youtube and easily top 5 automotive channels in general in my book.
yes
“Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.” Wrong Hat.
That was amazing, my grandfather was just like that, his shed was the size of a 2 story house & full of everything, literally. When I was saving for my 1st car, as a present, he just took me to his back paddock containing 50 + old cars & said pick one, we did it up together, everyone deserves a grand parent or parent like that. When he died my gran insisted he was burred in his work cloths with a can or CRC, a shifting spanner & a hammer, his requests, as she said if anyone could make it back from the after life, when he got bored, it would be your grandfather, I still miss him.
Ted is da man!! So hard to find guys like him these days. The doodlebug looks fantastic! They just don't make 'em like they used to! Imagine 50+ years from now finding a modern day car like this...would it be worth saving? Hmmm...probably not, but THIS!! Yep!
THIS is the type of content that I love. I'd rather watch this than a 5 minute video of a million dollar Ferrari being cleaned.
@T0MMYDUDE, *IT'S REALITY* It's something that we can all aspire to owning, the chances of me ever owning a $1million Ferrari are non-existent but the chance of owning, using and getting the enjoyment out of a doodlebug are a possibility. Not only that, it is going to be "personal!" Every part added over the years makes it unique and functional. Enjoyment and smiles as you use it and definitely an eye-catching ride!
Yeah
That's why I don't watch channels like Paul Dalton. He's good, don't get me wrong but he only cares about doing cars that cost so much that his viewers have never seen one in person. For example, in one video Dalton boasted that he has two Bugattis in his shop waiting to be washed and he only uses Zymol, which is hilariously overpriced "car caviar.'
Same
Yah. I watch Shmee150. He’s a great guy, but he’ll go to museums and show all of the modern cars and never stops at the older stuff. I find myself saying, “yeah, another……”
that I don’t know what Im looking at @ 6:48 had me dying
In about 1953, when I was six, a neighbor had one. It was a miracle to me.
He had jumped into Normandy with the 82nd but, at the time, that meant nothing to me.
Ted is a true OG! Not only does he have the skills to bring these things to life, he has the ability that I don't have, the knowledge and the skill to teach people to do what he does. It is rarer than people think!
This is 100x better content (for me) than the latest supercar with 3 slightly dusty panels and a small mark on the seat from a show. You looked like you had a ball too.
Loved the Doodlebug! I definitely agree with your thoughts about older, simpler cars outlasting the newer, shinier cars we have now. Ted is an absolute legend.
The engineers have got " better " about generating cars down to a price ., i think the three year life mobile phone has lead the way.
I love your philosophy on appreciating and preserving these old reliable dinosaurs.
That farm and his workshop just two thoughts, envy and every man’s dream!
I am grateful for it everyday
This dude needs his own youtube channel. I could watch this all day
Jonathan look up Mustie1. He has the same feel and same skillset
@@joshall4 I watch him too!
Agreed
Ted totally walks past the Porsche and says: “whoa look at the Doodlebug!” 😄👍 Great preservation and fun project. Now you gotta clean your floor. Hehe 😉
This takes me back to my youth (1940s). My grandpop had a model A that had been converted to a flatbed truck, which we called a 'peach flat'. Boxes of peaches were loaded on it in the orchard and hauled to a packing shed. It was also great for joyriding through the pasture. Thanks for doing this video.
that's really cool would've loved to see it in its prime
The doodlebug reminds me of my rustbucket open cab 1943 dodge weapons carrier that had a top speed between 45 and 50 mph. We drove it to S Dakota from San Diego California and numerous trips off roading in Baja California. Every young person should have access to an ancient vehicle, tear it down and rebuild it to gain valuable basic knowledge on how things work mechanically. Thank you for this wonderful video!
Park a Tesla in the woods for 8 years and try and resurrect it.
That is a beautiful rat rod tractor. Top work, Larry!
This was awesome Larry. Your passion seeps through and also your thoughts about preservation are spot on.
My grandfather bought a 1931 Ford Experimental Farm Truck only 6 made while hunting with my father next to Ford’s dairy farm in Michigan, my grandfather saw the vehicle went and asked how much Ford said $50 plus my dads shotgun. When I was young the Ford museum offered him (absurd amount of money ) for it but my dad promised his dad that it would Always keep it in the family. My dad has restored it he takes it to shows. He taught me how to drive, take care of and repair it. Know he is teaching his grandkids how to do everything.
Taking something ugly and turning it into something beautiful is the highest form of art.
This is the most insane finding so far!
I adore this sort of thing. Old stuff, still doing what it was made for almost a century later. You did exactly the right thing - gave her an honest wash and waxed her fancy likes. She looks sublime - way cooler than any supercar.
She has character. And experience. I wish I had one now at 75.
You all are real good people
Having grown up in rural South Dakota, my folks would have known about doodlebugs. What an incredible machine! Ted's a legend.
Wow..! I'm very touched with this revival !!! It's just amazing how loyal this Old Grandpa Ford is...
Hourrah!
(Points)
“Those look closed right?”
“Idk what I’m looking at”
As a child of the 90s, I appreciate this.
This is awesome, in a studio that sees multiple mega cars, this little old thing came and held its own.👌🏻
So it's a 1930's A model. Made during the great depression and at some time became a tractor because a real tractor couldn't be had. It promotes us to imagine life at that time. Great stuff !
This is the dream. I love resurrecting vehicles from the woods
"They Look Closed Right?"
"I Dunno What I'm Looking At" 😂
I love these videos! Wish they were longer. Thank you for the content man!
Gotta love when Larry posts anything
Bro when i saw that thing fire up on first try ABSOLUTELY blown my mind away since i loved cars since i was a little kid until know and its pretty cool to see something run again after being untuched for years on end and still working after 100 years its just so cool everytime i see something like that its almost like my spirit is leaving my body like no joke this was really cool!
Awesome Larry. Ted and the Doodlebug are legend.
its so good to see you detail these very old vehicles. keep up the good work bro! 🤙🏼
No..i’m first..u r second
These are my favourite projects of yours - perfect supercars are cool, but doing the best you can with what you’ve got and appreciating it as flawed is way closer to the average project. Great job!
I felt that scream in my soul when it started moving. I'm so excited I can't sit still. I love it!
I hope this guy have kids and he teach them his knowledge...i wish i had a dad or friends like that who would teach me. I would love to learn to fix engines and such...Ted is amazing!!!
One of the best videos yet!
I absolutely love this one!! Ted reminds me so much of my father. Just an old school mechanic that can keep anything going. And Larry, you look like you had a blast with this thing! Very endearing!
I am so envious of mechanics like Ted and their awe inspiring skillsets. I'm probably about his age, and never had reason to learn to get my fingers greasy (paper pusher my whole life), but as a retiree, I think it would have been a fine hobby to bring into this phase of my life. I have a room full of old computers (a few over 40 years old) kept for the purpose of tinkering (and playing golden-era video games), but digging an old Model A Doodle bug out of the overgrowth and getting it to fire up with such confident ease, just seems like magic to me.
(I didn't miss the usual rat feces and carcasses either)
Found you by accident and I must say I have a watched a few of the videos and this one is special. Keep up the great work!
Somehow your best film yet 👏🏻 Ted’s like the doodle bug …. Just goes on and on, what a great guy 🏆
I've watched you detail 20+ cars, but by far this is truly my favorite! Oh man, it has so much character you can feel how happy it is to be back into working condition. Old bugs have a soul, and this one was a gem. Great job and thanks for sharing!
Loved the joke of giving an update of showing us this 100 years from now!
I couldnt do half the stuff these guys do, why is this entertaining. I love it.
This older Gentleman repairing and restoring the Doodlebug reminds me of my Maternal Granddaddy. He was a Mechanic, even owned and worked on a Model A Ford, way back in his beginnings. Great episode!
The way that little Ford just climbed out of its scrub bed is just awesome!
my grandfather had a doodlebug that he built himself. He also made his own cultivator, snow blower, and a roller he used to compact his driveway. This guy here reminds me so much of my grandfather and his place in upstate NY.....he could build and fix anything ! As far as I know the doodlebug and cultivator are still up at the farm. I have old and new pictures of all these vehicles and a video of my dad showing us the cultivator and how he had helped my grandfather build it.....btw....my grandfather bought his first car when he was 10 years old....for $12 that he had earned picking beans for a penny a row. He took the car apart (I don't know what kind it was but probably one of those very old ones that weren't very big).....he put the parts in a wagon, brought them home and put the car back together....himself. ...true story ! Thanks for sharing....you did a great job cleaning that old dinosaur up....and thanks for stirring up old memories :-)
Cool that you did this. It still looks like it's 100 years old and is still working
Dude, Ted is the freaking man! He literally put life into a dead vehicle! 😳 BK
Everything about this video is awesome.
Very cool rescue of a vintage Ford!
Amazing video. Love the history and culture behind these home made farm instruments. So glad you are conserving this steed!
Wow. that model A is much like the one my dad converted to a snow plow when I grew up in Massachusetts during the 1950's. I learned to drive at 8 so I could get up early to plow our very long driveway so dad could get to work on time. I also used it to plow the snow off the frozen lake for a hocky rink and roads on the lake to race around with other vehicles. I vividly remember the day when I discovered the model A had a fifth gear stright down exactly in the middle. Thanks for bringing back great memories.
Completely get Larrys point here. It's like the tractor equivalent of a rat rod. The rust and the patina are all part of the charm. Remove it and completely restore it back to new and it just wouldn't be the same.
What a likable, unassuming, quiet & laid back fella, like ALL the best make do & mend mechanics always are, 'nout' to prove to nobody! as we say in Cumberland UK.
I also must say.....an enjoyable well put together video too my friend.
I have probably 25 of you episodes and this I can't explain had me smiling. Luv watching you getting it started and seeing this icon Model A moving
I've never heard the term Doodlebug before, but we do have an equivalent thing in Sweden. Ours were called EPA-tractor as a reference to an old chain of stores with low prices, called EPA. Since the 70s we have a modern equivalent called A-tractor, and these are popular among 16 year olds here, since you need to be 18 to get your driver's licence in Sweden, but you can get a tractor licence at 16, or in some cases 15. These vehicles are not allowed to go faster than 30 km/h or 18.64 mph. An EU-moped can go 45 km/h or 27.96 mph, but A-tractors are better if you wanna ride with your mates.
I purchased a doodle bug this summer in worse shape but no less charm. Learned alot about getting the transmission going again from Larry. Great Easter egg on a detailing channel. Thank you both so much!!!
How much was it?
@@pratyush4real $300. Missing rear axle and motor seized.
mate thats epic. i love seeing old cars come back to life. As a Kid who grew up with old cars in the 70's and 80's i love working with older cars. My two old girls are from 64 and 72. so great to work on and so easy. not like the modern day stuff which requires a computer to figure out whats going on.
Flatheads are the best !!! I had in my teens a flathead 6 plymouth futura, It had a vaccume leak putt putt putt. So I pulled the head off and saw that one of the valves wasn't seating. so I got me a hammer and tapped the valve to straighten it out to seat better .. ( LOL) well after I got it back together
I started it up and it ran quiet like it never had a problem. It lasted me for another 5 yrs. it was only 15 bucks to license then. as opposed to the high registration ya pay for now days.
Nice job on the tractor ...
Things like these are worth more than every hypercar out there. Thank you for sharing such a cool story !
God, this is such a welcoming gesture and change to see.
Way to go, L.
My grandfather built things like this for years and was the only mechanic in Sapulpa Oklahoma that would take on a basket case. For you mechanics basket case is just like it sounds. Parts scattered everywhere. He had his own septic tank business and he was a plumber as well as house leveler. His first pickup truck was an old station wagon with the back cut off and he made his own flatbed for the truck
I love the fact that you’re willing to create a story instead of just creating content, this video really shows how great your personality is and how willing you are to start a project from the beginning.
More shows like this would be appreciated
WoW! I found another car- hero. Great! You brought her back to life as good as possible. Allmost perfect. Great😘❤️🙏
8 years in the woods is like OVERNIGHT to a Model A !!
This THEE coolest one yet!! The Doodle Bug is so cool! I actually love the rusted patina look! I also love the fact the YOU, Larry, one the most famous detailers out there has to keep mentioning logic things like dressing the tires on this old tractor just as a joke because certain small minded people would pick on something like that, clearly people who make such comments should not be watching this in the first place, small minds can’t comprehend logic. Amazing video, facts, knowledge and logic Larry!!
Thx for the kind words! :)
Couldn’t agree anymore with preserving the condition of the car
This honestly reminds me of chitty chitty bang bang.😂😂😂
I have to add… I love how the Ford logo looks exactly the same. Many companies tweak their logos through the years. Good old Ford is classic.
I have a macan, and holycrap i am so glad i got it.right as covid hit. Such an amazing machine. Buddies gave me crap about it, then they drove it, then i put it in sportplus mode and they got it. I never thought i would love a car so much, and those that have not driven a porsche, will never understand.
What is amazing about Larry is that he has the same passion and excitement for whatever car he is detailing. From modern hypercars to antique ones, you can see that he's enjoying his job while seemingly learning despite of his vast experiences with cars and detailing. Another great content, Larry!
Really amazing story, can’t wait to hear more from this
You may not be lookin' for a "SHOW CAR" but you got one, my friend. I smiled all the way through this video. At my age watching the Doodlebug leap out of the woods was an inspiration. Reminded me of how I used to feel getting out of bed when I was young! Love this video. Thank you for making me feel spry again!
I love this. ! Back in 1960 I was a mechanic in the Army. and a guy by the name of Narum (last name) was in the motor pool with me. he was a farm boy from North or S. Dakota? and he was this type of mechanic. could fix anything. the first thing that impressed me was that he carried just about his whole tool box in his Class X fatigue Jacket. all pockets had wrenches in them big pocket, big wrenches. little pockets little wrenches etc. he could go out on the line and repair or fix anything with out having to run back to his tool box for anything. I learned a lot from him. did he make an impression on me. well figure it out, its been 62 yrs and I still remember him well and what he taught me. thanks for sharing. ECF
Thank you for sharing!
Crazy how this has less rust underneath than my 8 year old car. Gotta love the north east
I have so much respect for you Larry. You showed an extreme amount of integrity by keeping to what the client wanted done for his tractor!
That property is one of my dream styles of houses and land. It’s absolutely beautiful
I would like to see it restored... that'd be a challenge and we need to keep the history alive... kids today are amazed when anything is repaired and not just thrown away
Love this episode. Watching your face as you scrubbed rust with a scotch brite was hilarious after watching so many hours of you very meticulously and gently cleaning hyper cars.
09:42 that adrenaline at 2mph. Great old machine
So glad to see this thing saved. They sure used to build things to last.
I bet in 500 years they'll find one of these and it will start up with ease, this is what proper engineering looks like.
I really enjoyed this episode, you reached almost 100 years in history and got this Ford to run again! You detailed it, that's so cool. The story behind it is a cool I bet. They sure built vehicles very well back then. They don't make things like they used to. I often wonder about old vehicles and old homes the stories they could tell. I like history too much.
I love your support for maximizing the life out of things. The range of vehicles you work on is admirable.
As another idea apart from typical super cars, would you consider doing a video (series maybe) on detailing at a DIY car wash? Many of us live in apartments or condos without the resources but can get to a car wash. Different levels we could do with the equipment at them as well as do’s & don’ts would be great. And with winter coming up, maybe incorporate that into it too.
Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate the suggestion :)
Those cars built different. They need to make a comeback.
Now we should call Ted as The Necromancer since he revived dead old cars and make them run again. Never in my life I imagined a necromancer to be this wholesome
Thank you Larry for doing this and highlighting how preservation is even more important than restoration. They don’t make thing like they used to is very cliche, but totally true. Cars made today will not last 100 years
Wish the episode was longer, loved every minute of it! I bet Ted can fix anything.
MORE videos with this awesome old timer!
Can’t wait for the follow up video in 100 years
I love Ted, your mechanic neighbor, and the neat tractor! Thanks again for the awesome content Larry.