Abandoned Truck left 40 years in the Forest, can we finally get it out?!

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @rosawilliams9145
    @rosawilliams9145 4 года назад +5

    Awe! My grandpa used to have a 49 chevy with a wooden flat bed. About 6 of the grandkids would sit in the back while he drove us to see the cows. Amazing!

  • @sharondelaney5346
    @sharondelaney5346 4 года назад +3

    I'm a truck person..so yes.. loving it....happy you rescued it Alex!!😁👏

  • @dorothyd.6506
    @dorothyd.6506 4 года назад +5

    Thank you , Alex, for finding and saving this wonderful, old truck. I'm so happy it now has a good home. It will be a great mascot for your store.

  • @lauriedunn6198
    @lauriedunn6198 4 года назад +7

    A 5 window! Great find. Would love to see it on the road, but yes, it would look good just for show.

  • @Blodgal
    @Blodgal 4 года назад +110

    Paint it to match the shop, rebuild the bed and slap a logo on the door and you got a good picking ride.

    • @janineashcraft8339
      @janineashcraft8339 4 года назад +6

      PERFECT !!! 😎

    • @Chrisb8s
      @Chrisb8s 4 года назад +20

      I say leave that patina alone. Don’t touch the paint.

    • @billiecurtis9908
      @billiecurtis9908 4 года назад +2

      Very good idea!!!!👍

    • @elsyfer
      @elsyfer 4 года назад +9

      @@Chrisb8s me too - that patina is what makes the truck!

    • @richardweaver9682
      @richardweaver9682 4 года назад +11

      Leave the patina, fix the wooden bed and, interior, running etc.

  • @maryscott_50
    @maryscott_50 4 года назад +1

    I never tire of seeing what old vehicle you drag home! Since pickup trucks filled with seasonal items (pumpkins, Christmas trees) are still really popular, this will be lots of fun! Hope you make a T shirt or throw pillow cover with this pickup on it after you "style it". thanks

  • @gregorybarr6112
    @gregorybarr6112 4 года назад +28

    We can’t explain it but your videos ALWAYS seem to catch our attention! You always seem so positive plus you are married to the right girl!😃 Your friend Dale is amazing!

  • @suerasberry1803
    @suerasberry1803 4 года назад +47

    Dale seems like a great guy and Alex’s kind of guy “it was an adventure, I enjoyed every second”.

  • @randytim512
    @randytim512 4 года назад +12

    I love these adventures where you rescue a car. Great looking truck and that grille is fantastic.

  • @kimmaddalena5493
    @kimmaddalena5493 4 года назад +3

    Wow what memories this brings! My first car was a barn find. 1954 Chevy four speed automatic 5 window pickup deluxe model. It had a clock, radio and not one but two cigarette lighters. First year without a split front windshield. Loved that thing. Wish I had it now for hauling garden plants, soil and bark dust. My dad moved it to the backyard in the city from a friends farm. It sat for a while there until he got tired of mom fussing at him about it sitting. He then gave it me to work on and get it running. Please Alex fix it up and use it for your business. It will serve as a great advertisement for your shop.

  • @SweetbearCoyote
    @SweetbearCoyote 4 года назад +133

    You should get this running and fix the deck. This would be great for lots of things like hauling, parades, advertising, hayrides, deliveries 🚚 etc

    • @BAtadCrazy
      @BAtadCrazy 4 года назад +5

      Parades. Hadn't thought of that. Great idea. Here where I live an antique shop did what he plans on doing. The truck sat there for years. Eventually the windows got broken out, the body continued to deteriorate. It became an eyesore. Such a sad end to what was really a piece of art.

  • @raggedyann4372
    @raggedyann4372 4 года назад +2

    I wish I had half of your energy😳You and your family are amazing❤️

  • @coloringwithd
    @coloringwithd 4 года назад +7

    I helped my Daddy restore one of these when I was a kid. He ended up painting it a light powder blue with a bit of metallic in it. Chromed everything else. Oh it was beautiful. Looking forward to seeing this completed. Thank you for sharing ♥♥♥

  • @Cecilia-fc3sg
    @Cecilia-fc3sg 4 года назад +4

    Great truck!! What a find.

  • @denniselgatoblanco824
    @denniselgatoblanco824 4 года назад +2

    Oh wow!! I hope you fix it up and build a beauty cargo box for the back!! The patina on the truck is amazing!

  • @merriedger882
    @merriedger882 4 года назад +8

    This made me smile! It’s so cathartic watching you rescue these poor automobiles.😉

  • @AZHITW
    @AZHITW 4 года назад +2

    My dad's first new truck was a 1949 Chevy 3/4 ton, he bought it the year I was born. He still had the truck when he died in 1985.

  • @joeywd2885
    @joeywd2885 4 года назад +11

    Yes that is a beauty for sure!! I too can't wait to see what you come up with Alex...I know it will be awesome whatever you do! That was a fun trip to the country, thanks so much for taking us with you!

  • @mcwatersd
    @mcwatersd 4 года назад +2

    If you can get it to work it would be great for picking and you also have decor for the front of your store when not in use. Cool truck. Keep Safe❤Keep well❤

  • @IcyKitty
    @IcyKitty 4 года назад +8

    three cheers for Dale. Super truck!

  • @kaizureki
    @kaizureki 4 года назад +20

    she is a keeper, what a beautiful truck!!!

  • @susanrybak7192
    @susanrybak7192 4 года назад +10

    I grew up in Edmonton and love going on trips with you to places that were a part of my childhood.

  • @d.lorenecrous9184
    @d.lorenecrous9184 4 года назад +1

    Prayers for continued safety while on your Curiousity quests!

  • @karenmilligan5597
    @karenmilligan5597 4 года назад +1

    I agree with your driver/hauler friend. This was a fun adventure. The truck is going to look so cool at your store.

  • @johnrodgers9877
    @johnrodgers9877 4 года назад +1

    Alex ! I love that old truck . Wishing you will restore it and make it far more than a flower box in front of your store . Best regards from Ontario . John

  • @hotwirea
    @hotwirea 4 года назад +20

    Nice old Chevy.Thanks for saving my American History.

  • @richardweaver9682
    @richardweaver9682 4 года назад +1

    I LIKE the wooden bed on this truck!

  • @ericwhite8062
    @ericwhite8062 4 года назад +86

    Get it running, fix the bed and interior. Put your logo on the doors. Would be something to get your larger picks back to the shop. Also when not in use park in front.

    • @BAtadCrazy
      @BAtadCrazy 4 года назад +12

      My thoughts exactly! Use it for bigger hauls, mobile advertising and could still be parked at the front of the store when not in use. Doesn't look like it would take that much to get it drivable/useable.

    • @sixpoint3
      @sixpoint3 4 года назад +7

      Don't forget the low-jack, a steering wheel club, kill switch and/or other theft deterrents.
      These things are super easy to steal

    • @TheCopperbaron
      @TheCopperbaron 4 года назад +3

      @@BAtadCrazy My thoughts exactly. Instead of just a display. It would be the most awesome painted the store colors with logo and used for picking and also when parked in front would be terrific advertising. Pretty sure could be in running condition with not too much work.

    • @jakefitzgerald828
      @jakefitzgerald828 4 года назад +4

      And if he really wants some flowers in it, he could probably make some easily removable flower boxes to set in the bed or where ever he wants them. Then if he needed flowers somewhere else, he can just grab the boxes and move them there.

    • @richardcline1337
      @richardcline1337 4 года назад +1

      I'm hoping that's what he does with the old truck. Perfect as an antique hauler.

  • @yvonnebrumbeloe6626
    @yvonnebrumbeloe6626 4 года назад +6

    Oh man what a truck!!!! She is 2 years younger than ME!! Love it!!

  • @connielipp8648
    @connielipp8648 4 года назад +3

    Cool old truck...yes, yes! great idea for the front of the store! You're so creative Alex : )

  • @donut23stewart69
    @donut23stewart69 4 года назад +1

    Great! The black and red matches the Coke sign and it's a lot less than 750,000! Can't wait to see all that chrome shining!

  • @melenaschneider7652
    @melenaschneider7652 4 года назад +15

    Well Alex, when one project gets slowed down for awhile, just start a few other projects! LOL That is a great truck. I will be watching to see how you fix this old truck up. What fun! Not only that, but this was the 2nd video of the day! WOW. I love it. Just what I needed today. Thanks Alex!

    • @jaytomson7052
      @jaytomson7052 4 года назад +3

      I just know for sure that people like you and I,will take conspicuous notice of Alex's determination to succeed.... It's a long lost thrill.

  • @scottmefford6917
    @scottmefford6917 4 года назад +8

    Thanks Dale, that was a real solid.

  • @AdamSNook.
    @AdamSNook. 4 года назад +108

    shame to waste it it dont look like it would take much to get it back on the road and it could be your shop truck for collection your items with would look great

    • @stevek6432
      @stevek6432 4 года назад +12

      I thought that's what he got it for

    • @LessThanThree76
      @LessThanThree76 4 года назад +13

      Would be tough to use in Canadian winter time though, but yeah. Definitely a coo picking truck for non-rainy summer days.

    • @charlesyoung7436
      @charlesyoung7436 4 года назад +13

      I think that may have been a pickup which was turned into a flatbed for farm use. There is a guy who specializes in old Chevy/GM trucks in Oregon who has a You Tube channel called Classic Truck Rescue. He's got lots of parts available for sale and is quite knowledgeable. You could easily use this truck for picking.

    • @AdamSNook.
      @AdamSNook. 4 года назад +3

      @@stevek6432 lol nah sadly not looks like it getting turned into a big flower pot hahahah

    • @KingOfKYA
      @KingOfKYA 4 года назад +3

      good thing musty1 dosent live near by

  • @es7614
    @es7614 4 года назад +1

    Fantastic truck.

  • @connimace258
    @connimace258 4 года назад +8

    Alex what a great find. I remember these old trucks.

  • @ChrisieCouncil
    @ChrisieCouncil 4 года назад +10

    I have a feeling, all of this is going to work in your favor.
    We had a local garden center, took a VW bug, gutted it, painted it all kinds of colors, and then planted it up! Flowers were growing all over it!
    They had it right by the road. Great eye catcher!
    I like everyone’s suggestion to restore and use the truck. It’s too purdy to be just a flower pot. But you know what you’re doing...you’re a smart businessman!

  • @mannyortiz4814
    @mannyortiz4814 4 года назад +2

    I love you and your beautiful spirit 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍🕊🕊🕊🕊😇😇😇😇❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @user-lv4kp8gt2d
    @user-lv4kp8gt2d 4 года назад +5

    . This truck is awesome. The paint has a beautiful patina. It's from the year of my birth. I would so much enjoy cruising down the road in this.
    My last pickup was a baby blue, '65 Chevy step side. A semi dump truck with no brakes totaled it. My son-in-law was borrowing it at the time, and he miraculously survived the crash.
    Looking forward to seeing it running and spicced up a bit. :-)

  • @grw1935
    @grw1935 4 года назад +4

    You need to keep that patina of the paint! That would look awesome!

    • @gibbersking6575
      @gibbersking6575 4 года назад

      Yes! I put in my own comment (before seeing yours) that it looked great out of the carwash & maybe just give it a clear-coat to protect the current patina, if not too cost-prohibitive. Colors coordinate well with the outside murals.

  • @Ken0604
    @Ken0604 4 года назад +18

    I love that old truck and hope you will get it running again. Won't run 65 on the hwy but would make for a great work truck. If I bought it I would restore it.

    • @xltranger98
      @xltranger98 4 года назад +1

      I had a 54 Chevy truck and 65 was no problem

  • @debsylvania
    @debsylvania 4 года назад +11

    That is a pretty cool "ornament" for your shop! You'll surely have fun changing out the "cargo", seasonally. I can picture it at Christmas with a tree in the back. Awesome idea to add this to your ambiance!

    • @karenmilligan5597
      @karenmilligan5597 4 года назад +3

      Put some hay bales for a hay ride looking truck and pumpkins for Halloween. Could even have a scarecrow in the driver's seat.

  • @carolesemkowich7200
    @carolesemkowich7200 4 года назад +13

    I love the nice big running boards!

  • @mr.pagesfilmsandplastics
    @mr.pagesfilmsandplastics 4 года назад +6

    Hey, buddy, you are really blessed with all the good things that you find and the positive things you encounter. There are always a few problems down the road but you are truly blessed!!!

  • @williamb6869
    @williamb6869 4 года назад +12

    a very rare find,wish i had found it first ,how ever you redo the chevy it will look good you are lucky alex great find .

  • @beverlysettle1084
    @beverlysettle1084 4 года назад +24

    She’s a beauty!

  • @Sunnyreads8
    @Sunnyreads8 4 года назад +2

    What a great idea for that truck! Can't wait to see the progress!

  • @michaelf5061
    @michaelf5061 4 года назад +1

    Awesome truck. Must restore

  • @januarioqueiroz3122
    @januarioqueiroz3122 4 года назад

    This friend of yours is truly generous and a sympathetic person ! God bless you both!

  • @conniegoldthwait1463
    @conniegoldthwait1463 4 года назад +1

    Cool truck! You should match it with your store!!! Can't beat that!!

  • @davidhorning9071
    @davidhorning9071 4 года назад +16

    5 window worth keeping

  • @peterwilliamhooper8442
    @peterwilliamhooper8442 4 года назад +2

    You guys really need your own TV show! Very entertaining 😇🙏🏻❤️

    • @sand3882
      @sand3882 4 года назад +3

      It might be cool, but it would probably drive them crazy. There are so many rules.

    • @karenmilligan5597
      @karenmilligan5597 4 года назад

      @@sand3882 yes, I'm sure I have heard them talking about it before. I think they were a actually asked to be a televised show and they turned it down for the very reason you stated. He wants to do what he wants when he wants and not tied down to other people calling the shots. He has experience in the film industry his self.

    • @sand3882
      @sand3882 4 года назад

      @@karenmilligan5597 Yep, that's what I was referring to.

  • @jeaniebowden1051
    @jeaniebowden1051 4 года назад

    Wow, Alex, this old truck brings back memories. My husband and I restored a 1954 Chevy truck many years ago. I enjoyed the hunt for "baby moon" hubcaps and other parts. I used the truck to take my kids to school. It ran perfectly! I loved the old truck and was sad that we had to sell it when my husband got sick. I am happy to see your old truck being revived! Later gator!

  • @dalegriggs5392
    @dalegriggs5392 4 года назад +5

    Alex, my vehicle in my teens in the 1960s was a 1948 Chevrolet pick up truck. I completely rebuilt the truck in shop class, did a classic black paint job. Inside however, I replaced the headliner with an angora wool type of material. The floorboards were covered in the same, long fiber material. The foot pedals were enhanced with those Crome and black feet type things including the dimmer switch. The shift knob was replaced with an Eight Ball. The exhaust was channeled through a double stack semi chrome affair. On the back window I had a couple of Playboy Bunny stickers that bracketed lettering that said:
    “U S Male”. It was a cool truck to ride around in but not really much of a date vehicle. STP stickers adorned the dash as well. STP was very popular in the sixties and those stickers were everywhere.

  • @ronbuckner8179
    @ronbuckner8179 4 года назад +2

    Alex! That Truck will Run! And has a HUGE potential for profit. GET IT RUNNING!

  • @CrowShadow
    @CrowShadow 4 года назад +13

    You are truly a man of vision, Alex.

  • @virginia7191
    @virginia7191 4 года назад +3

    Looks a lot like a '51 Chevy my father used to have. He put a cattle rack on the back and took us seven kids for rides every Sunday afternoon. A Moon Pie and Brownie Chocolate Soda each and we were in 7th heaven! Those were the days!

  • @robertjean659
    @robertjean659 4 года назад +11

    Neat truck, spent 8 years restoring one of those chevy’s. I think I have the old hood badge around somewhere.

  • @maria-californiathrifter4025
    @maria-californiathrifter4025 4 года назад +6

    I've been your subscriber for a long time.
    ❤ all of your videos, you have an amazing shop and love when you get old stuff to display, truck is so beautiful loving the patina.
    Can't wait to 👀 see it displayed.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Hugs from California

  • @martinwright9238
    @martinwright9238 4 года назад +3

    ALEX you are amazing that's why we love you

  • @aaron71
    @aaron71 4 года назад +1

    Somehow I found a channel that combines my love of cars, my love for finds, and my love for antiques. Love the content, keep it up!

  • @karenwornum
    @karenwornum 4 года назад +1

    Love watching your car restoration videos

  • @leonarddaniels6221
    @leonarddaniels6221 4 года назад

    Thanks for the memories, My Dad was the service manager for the local IH farm equipment dealer and used a similar truck with the regular steel box for service calls to the farm. Hadn't thought about that old truck for a long time.

  • @graceandglory1948
    @graceandglory1948 4 года назад +2

    I LOVE that truck!! Great find!

  • @richardbaumeister466
    @richardbaumeister466 4 года назад +1

    That truck looks to me to have a PTO control on the dashboard. Use it for either a front or rear winch or possibly a crane on the rear deck. BIG BONUS ! Nice truck cab. Keep us posted. I. Sure your carpenter could fabricate a nice side for your bed with advertising carved into it!

  • @davidmckinney6577
    @davidmckinney6577 4 года назад +2

    Good video buddy 👍

  • @haydendelena
    @haydendelena 4 года назад +2

    Ohh I can’t wait to see the restoration on this beauty

  • @justjudycrafting7401
    @justjudycrafting7401 4 года назад +1

    Love this adventure. What a sweetheart Dale is. I hope some wonderful woman is spoiling him rotten. He will remain your friend because I think he enjoys a good adventure too.

  • @sjt609
    @sjt609 4 года назад +1

    A "flower pot". HaHa!
    Actually, you're so creative and it will look fabulous at your shop. Bravo Alex.

  • @douglasbrown8175
    @douglasbrown8175 4 года назад +1

    Alex I just watched Rick at classic truck rescue attend an auction, and someone bought a bunch of those trucks that were nearly rot free just to crush. It broke my heart! You should check out that video.

  • @hamalot100
    @hamalot100 4 года назад +1

    Your best vehicle yet ! Love old trucks 👍

  • @leandabee
    @leandabee 4 года назад +11

    So looking forward to seeing the end result 💝💝💝

  • @martinhaley1083
    @martinhaley1083 4 года назад +1

    LOVE YOUR TRUCK .
    can't WAIT TO SEE THE MAKE OVER .

  • @my-mysknitsaloon
    @my-mysknitsaloon 4 года назад +1

    My son Alex. R and I just loove this Chevy -53. And of course we luuuuv you. Stay wild . Stay free. ✊🦅🇸🇪

  • @lisasspott6884
    @lisasspott6884 4 года назад +21

    that's going to be a cool delivery vehicle for your store.

    • @SwedishEmpire1700
      @SwedishEmpire1700 4 года назад +2

      its going to be a "flowerpot" he said, so not gonna roll appearently

  • @pacmanpaquette
    @pacmanpaquette 4 года назад +3

    +1 on fixing it up and getting it running.

  • @deeXswanson
    @deeXswanson 4 года назад +15

    love the 53 that is a great truck ,great advertising piece

  • @lynnew5619
    @lynnew5619 4 года назад +5

    If a truck could look happy to be rescued, that one does. It’s lovely.

  • @erikj.2066
    @erikj.2066 4 года назад +2

    It needs some TLC, but looks like it’s a solid truck.
    Get it running, get brakes, tires, electrical sorted out. Have Josh/Jakota build a tasteful bed for it, and the doors hand lettered.
    It’ll be the shop’s equivalent to Sanford And Son’s truck!

  • @lorraineeverett4111
    @lorraineeverett4111 4 года назад

    Your friend Dale was a great help, luckily you both managed to get it home. I'm glad you cleaned first. Great find! Good luck whatever you do with it. I enjoy watching escapades It's like I am there too.

  • @jdenke5873
    @jdenke5873 4 года назад +4

    ooh, it is a 5 window. good body style.

  • @nesandhiller5323
    @nesandhiller5323 4 года назад +1

    What a great find!!

  • @barbychambers
    @barbychambers 4 года назад

    Another great rescue Alex with Dale this time, what a friendly guy he is and another new friend..bonus..such a lovely old truck which so many of us are looking forward to seeing restored a little as store decor..I bet the little local kids are going to want to get inside for their pretend driving.

  • @RhettyforHistory
    @RhettyforHistory 4 года назад

    Love that old truck! Can't wait to see it displayed!

  • @michelleconway8935
    @michelleconway8935 4 года назад +1

    Love the truck Alex, great idea on how you're gonna use it.

  • @Crazyguy_123MC
    @Crazyguy_123MC 4 года назад +5

    Beautiful truck is love to own one like it one day. It looks like it's in amazing shape good find.

  • @stevek6432
    @stevek6432 4 года назад

    brilliant, go forward with new ventures is a good positive move after the let down of the new build. will be fun watching you restore this

  • @missycat5783
    @missycat5783 4 года назад +27

    Straight out of the "Grapes of Wrath"

  • @karireid4106
    @karireid4106 4 года назад +3

    UHHH! RESTORE IT, LOOKS SO COOL . YOU DO SUCH GOOD JOB ON CARS. AN IT IS STILL A GOOD HALL AN WORK TRUCK. A FLOWER POT, YOU'LL HERT THE TRUCKS FEELINGS. IT COULD BE SO MUCH MORE . NICE TRUCK . MUCH LOV

  • @cpardini
    @cpardini 4 года назад +2

    Great truck.

  • @michaelch5060
    @michaelch5060 4 года назад

    I hope you spend some time on the truck and get it running! Thanks for sharing.

  • @danu2you799
    @danu2you799 4 года назад

    A very fun adventure. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @iowalife6562
    @iowalife6562 4 года назад +8

    Get it running and use it for picking !

  • @bmoreben3340
    @bmoreben3340 4 года назад +2

    That's beautiful Chevy she should still run the roads get that girl In the wind n enjoy her

  • @kathybell7407
    @kathybell7407 4 года назад +1

    Oh Alex!! I I LOVE IT !!! It’s soooo cute And it’s perfect to have on the outside of the store! Your a genius!!!
    Thank you for all your video adventures!!! Your friend
    Kathy
    Washington State

  • @keithbriere
    @keithbriere 4 года назад +1

    I love all your outings and adventures. 🤗

  • @patti6194
    @patti6194 4 года назад +1

    Loved the hallelujah choir playing in the background, lol.

  • @vintagetinrandykehler4824
    @vintagetinrandykehler4824 4 года назад +27

    That’s a 5 window custom cab with great rat rod patina, your gonna have people offering to buy that!! 😉🙂

  • @kathylondon-anthony368
    @kathylondon-anthony368 4 года назад +13

    if it were mine, I'd leave the patina look, that old paint gives it some some character, and build a new wooden box. It deserves to be more than just a display piece.

    • @jimd2101
      @jimd2101 4 года назад

      It's got a little too much patina. It's called moss.....lol

  • @seekersofrhythm
    @seekersofrhythm 4 года назад +2

    Great idea would look amazing.