This Will be Called The Grocery Getter
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- Опубликовано: 22 апр 2023
- Merlin and Jetski Jimmy pick up a 1993 Cushman mini truck in Yucca, Arizona from Richard Knowles with Yucca Truck Service. You don't want to miss this adventure! This will be a really cool piece when it is fixed up and finished!
@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage @FabRats @jetskijim007
I’m sure I’m not the first one to say it but I think Merlin is a trip!!!
Wish he was my neighbor!!
Glad he isn't my neighbor, too much noise😂
Merlin's style of photography and talking to you like you're right there is why I subscribe.
Me too ! Each one is like a little movie.
@Cancer Journey I'm sending good vibes & hugs.
Success is measured in different ways so I applaud you with your bravery & acceptance so cup half full if you can ✌️
Merlin’s neighbors either hate living near him or love it. I’d love living next door! He seems like such a genuinely nice guy, and he is so knowledgeable about stuff most people will never know.
See I'd be the one that would love living next to #FabRats..lol
I believe the area that Merlin lives in is one of the car capitals in the US, heavy car culture in the town, so would probably be encouraged I could be wrong however ……..you never know
@@182Warren Of course you could be right, but there are also people who buy a house near an airport and then complain about the noise.
The ones that hate living near him probably change their attitude quickly when their car breaks down and they need his help.
@@mivact True.
Of all the things I never thought I’d see Merlin driving
That was sooo awesome Merlin, thanks for the great footage. You should do more videos, all of your projects are so interesting.
Merlin is living the life we wish we could. If I had a garage, I’d be in heaven.
This will be a cool project. Looking forward to see the progress.
We still have these on the roads in the U.K.. They are getting collectable and expensive here. Can't wait to see what Merlin does to it. Great fun, good luck with it. Love from North Wales 👍👍
Haven't seen one since the 90's the school district where i was growing up used these as their maintenance vehicles & landscapers.
Dad! Look what Merlin's buying,what you always wanted,we sit down and watch! Does it get any better than that besides being there
awesome
When you were walking to see the grocery getter for the first time,the truck you passed by with the military look which you didn't know what it was,is a Dodge M37. It is from the 1950s,very similar to a Dodge Power Wagon and the WWII Dodge WC series trucks. A very capable off road truck and a good project for you. A cummins 4bt drops right in and is a great fit! You would be impressed and enjoy such a truck in the desert!
I believe one also won KOH in its class..
@merlonJohnson............... sure when's a good time?
Appreciate you having us along Merlin & Good to see you Jimmy, Hot Damned that’s a Cool Rig, can’t wait for the next one. Until then, Keep it Safe Out There Gentlemen
There's quite a cult following of these little trucks here in Australia and I watched a few video's of guys in the US with them. Most sought after here are the turbo 4x4 versions. Looking forwards to what you do with it.
Get yourselves a couple of those Eastern rice picking hats and squint your eyes and you 2 will fit the part. lol
Oh Man! That is COOL! Can't wait to see it running right. I know after you start on it, it will be Something Else.
Decades ago the private university I worked at had lots of these little things for the maintenance crew. We had flat beds like this one, some with slide in boxes, some had factory enclosed boxes, I recall one that had a factory dump box. None of them were street legal. The university was decent size, inner city, which had a couple public streets that ran through it. Every year the city would come up with some requirement for the University to run these little work trucks. At first, the city said they could run them on the city streets within the Campus boundary's. Next year, they all had to have passenger car license plates, the next year, the plates were all revoked, and they had to run them on the city sidewalks, and cross the streets at the crosswalks with all the students. Then the city said you cannot run them on the city sidewalks and you have to drive them on the private sidewalks or out in the street, with no license plates. It was an annual joke. Once the city changed their mind, we all started discussing what they would make us do next year.
They were great little trucks! Super reliable. Have fun with it.
We love Merlin and friends. 🎉🎉
Interesting , Thank You . A fine start to Something special . Happy building
660 cc is the max for a vehicle here in Japan to be titled as a "Kei-jidosha" or kei-car, with a yellow license plate. The taxes, bi-annual inspection, and insurance are cheaper. Many of these little white trucks, almost always white, are white plate 1.0L to 1.5L trucks.
Gonna be a fun little truck no matter what you do to it ! Thanks for sharing your a adventures and bringing us along with ú ✌️❤️🙏
I am looking forward to watching this one getting done. Merlin could turn a turd into gold, that's a talent very few possess!!!
We had a Ford custom 500 with a 429 interceptor engine with duel 4 barrel carburetors, Posi traction rear end, sway bars. crash plates speedometer went to 145 and you could bury it. This was our family car in Montana 1973. (only state it was sold).
Cool little unit there all the best sir Merlin well done
MERLIN IVE BEEN WANTING ONE OF THESE FOREVER
If its empty and you break to hard the tall comes up in the air and you'll have to get out before it will come back down. Lol 😊
Way to roll Merlin. Cute ass truck especially when you fold down the sides. You got a flat bed to haul all the stuff and you don't have to lift over the sides when loading.
Good score.
My brother used to have one he is in South Africa, we drive that thing everywhere, very good little truck.
AWESOME! Beer Chariot.
Buddy had a blue Honda it was 4x4. He put bigger tires and rims. It was a hoot to drive.😊
nice nothing you do surprises me. nice going you are the master
Hi merlin i was waiting for the cummins to be mounted at the back to make a wheel stander drag truck with it for fun build . Cheers mate🇦🇺
I've always liked these trucks that they're here in Tennessee running around I think they make it awesome cool truck own
I used to drive a right drive at a wildlife conservation park where I worked in Texas. They are a lot of fun.
In 1970, I was stationed in Japan. I had a Suzuki and a Honda truck just like the Cushman. Wish I still had them today.
that thing is bad ass!!!
Great little hot-rod ya got there!!!!
Merline all those snowbird retirees in the hood must just love you!
Actually they really do!! Most of them have hot rods - they retire here so they can drive them most of the year. Always stopping by to see what’s new going on at MOSG! It’s old school like when they were younger 😊
@@Imavalentine I was being facetious. I'm a retired old wrencher and love the sound of combustion too.
Lmao! The Grocery getter part made me rolling over laughing! Cool little rig yas got there! Thanks! Now I want one!🤦♂️
That is the perfect Wheelie truck project. Rear bed mounted LS engine with tubbed rear-end like a dragster. COME ON YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO BUILD IT. Grind Hard Plumbing just did a build on one of these and put a 6x6 chassis under it
Love to see you our Paul build that military truck there as a crawler.
I was hoping to meet you at the Havasu Renaissance Fair when we where up from yuma. Wanted to challenge you to a game of Jenga with swords.. lol
The underside of that truck looks mint.
Hey Merlin that’s Awesome can’t wait to see it done 👍💪🏻🙏🏻✌️
One of those in Kuna,Idaho. Its a 4x4 factory built. See it around town sometimes. Lovya channel Mr Merlin..
That lil truck sounds awesome with the cut pipes love it!
Love watching your videos keep up the good work
The Cushman looks like a good candidate for a 4BT Cummins
You know, I have no earthly need, but gosh I want one of these! 😂 It's a real go getter.... as fast as it can go get😂 Sure enjoy seeing what you guys get into. Stay safe and GOD bless
Dude! That is neat as hell!!!
as long as they are 25 yrs old or maybe it's 30yrs old, they are street legal here in North Carolina. They come in various makers, 2wd, 4wd, lockers, turbos you name it. Payload 800-1000 pounds
I really think this would make an amazing off road recovery rig for sxs, quads and dirtbikes on tight trails that a full size could not get to. here on the east coast you would be busy
drove a piaggio version of this with a 1300cc engine it did over 80mph .got a bit sketchy after that, it would wheelspin up to 3rd gear in the wet on any sort of an incline , great bit of fun
A little 4 cylinder Kubota diesel would be pretty cool in that little truck
Thanks for listing the Yucca truck repair. You never know, once I get done with a '74 Alfa Spider I might need a new project.
This looks like a fun build, I’m watching
That looks like a jet ski hauler!!!
Hey Merlin, CMC stands for Cushman Motor Company Lincoln Nebraska. I think you knew that. I have restored a 65 Turf Truckster, 76 Turf Truckster Dump Truck both with 18 HP OMC Engines. Ocean Marine Corporation. That’s what engine should have been the Mailster you restored! Cushman was bought from Ransom Ryan and they started using the Dahatsu Engine! Restored one of those later on. Water cooled vs the OMC Air Cooled. I enjoy your show. Loved watching you on Welderup too! I miss that show! Thanks Brent
We want either longer videos or more during the week!!!!
Merlin wants a film crew and editors....guess we all want stuff 😎👽🤣
Left hand drive too! Cushman! what a find!
Looks like a fun project. I'll be watchin' to see what you come up with when it is finished. Maybe you can put a Daihatsu CL series in it (1000cc diesel). I'd love to see you put 4WD in it, but probably some sort of LSD in the rear would be more sensible. I live in Indonesia, and there is a huge Daihatsu presence here. Toyota bought Daihatsu partly because of their toehold in Indonesia. We don't have any Kei trucks or cars here, but there are Daihatsu pickups everywhere. My wife drives a Daihatsu Sigra.
Morning from Tucson. This is a great project. I can't wait to see what you do with this gem. I've always wanted one of those.
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys.
Great video and great job with the mini truck keep up the good work God bless from GA
That is sweet can't wait for the next video to come out so I can watch it Merlin you do some awesome work love it buddy I got to email you some time I got some questions to ask you on a build I and my wife are doing if that is alright.
So great...remember the Cushman as a youngster; have fun:))
I use to import these from Japan to Atlanta back in the mid 2000’s for a client in North Ga. We would put them in our Foreign Trade Zone and he would weld a little piece of metal at the shifter so they would only have 1st, 2nd and reverse. This was what EPA allowed him to do in order to release the shipments. We would have 5-6 in a 40 ft container. He would then take them to his shop in North Ga and add lifts, bigger tires and sell to farmers in the area. Had a few vans come in that were cool, but mostly just the trucks. Always had fun driving them around the warehouse.
jimmy is a kool guy a good friend
@merlonJohnson... love to but there is no such thing as a telegram text so how about a plan o text
Dang that going to be a cool build
That is a sexy little truck. I'd drive it.
Great video , these little trucks are a blast and the Daihatsu 1 litre 4 cylinder engines are easy to rebuild and parts aren't bad and might have to come from Japan, you'll have a blast with it and I look forward seeing the next video 👍
Another build that should be a barrel of chuckles! Thanx !
Over here in Europe this is known as the CMC Veryca Pick Up (MK 3) which packs a mighty 1100cc engine and pumps out Huge 58bhp. You can still buy a brand new one for $15000 also know as a Mitsubishi Varica
There is a mud truck called Texas Toot that is built out of one of those little mini trucks it's definitely a unique truck.
The owner / builder also has a Cummins swamped square body he hauls it with
I'm so jealous. Those little K trucks are so cool!
😂"sounds like it's got a big cam"
Was smoking like a 2 stroke. Love it.
Cool little truck as a "Grocery Getter" will get a lot of lots in your town. Will be fun.
Your business, but if it was mine it would have dual stacks up the back of the cab. Cool truck!
It will be badass!
You're awesome. ❤👍🤙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Dinosaur Colorado USA saying hello and stay safe out there brother 👍🤙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Kool little truck. Grocery runner! 🤙😎
All those mini trucks around Houston are all right-hand drive and 4x4.
I'm not sure if Paul has a bad influence on you, or the other way around! ;-) Couldn't find the drill, so sawsall it was... I'm sure all your neighbors love you. Clean it up, de-restrict it, plate it and have a great tool for all kinds of things. If you can plate a side by side, that should be no problem in AZ.
I bought a 1959 Cushman Super Eagle in 1964 and had it thru 1968. Sure wish I would have kept it!!!
I used to drive one of these full of air tanks for recreational diving while I was stationed in Japan in the 90s they are very good trucks cheap to drive and great little work trucks. I would say these are the precursor of the side-by-side we know today. Can't wait to see what you do with this one.
A left hand drive Kei truck. Most are right hand drive and imported from Japan under the 25 year rule. A friend at work has a Mitsubishi Kei truck which looks the same as that, other than not being beat to hell. They also do vans.
LOL I bet Merlins neighbors love him :O)
Cool little truck and it being a Cushman, I thought they were USA
what is the deal
Can't wait to see you build it up
Have a Great Day 👍
God Bless America 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
That's a Military Weapons Carrier !
your channel is so down to earth. and fun.. much better than the others. please never get commercialized like the others..they start with a M
Matts off road recovery is lame, I just can't understand the appeal...
*unless your 12
If not for Matt, we would likely not have Fabrats channel, and likewise, would not have Merlins channel. Like it or not, the exposure, and the money and sponsorships that comes with the exposure is what makes these channels and their projects happen.
@@kg4gav - Nor would we have Rory Irish's "Trail Mater!"
@@kg4gav maybe we would maybe we would not.. the M has fallen just like all the others..start getting free stuff, money from so called sponsors and then the attitude changes.. its Called the ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS SYNDROME LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.. my opinion your opinion... just a different view..
That thing sounds like a Drag Car.
dang i was a half mile from merlin’s house while i was in havasu for 5 days!
I like the jeep or Suzuki samurai axle swap idea 33x12.50s 😎
Call it the golf truck!!!
That's a cool little truck. There is a Farming RUclips channel where they picked up a pair of those. 2 diff makes b ut they use them around the farm. Cool stuff Merlin!
Always wanted one of those....
I want one merlin !
Can't wait to see this done lol
That’s so cool 😎 make sure to add race stripes!
Cool.
Grind Hard Plumbing just turned one of these into a 6x6.