The same deal with Trigger, Willie’s beat up old Martin guitar. He has enough money to collect thousands of hand made top of line exotic guitars, but nope. He can hear something in Trigger apparently, he doesn’t hear in a sea full of perfect N-20 Martins. ❤
No electronics to fail, everything can be repaired/replaced with simple hand tools that don't get outdated every year. Oil bath aircleaner, heater controls using cables instead of modules that fail every 3 years and have to be not only replaced, but also programmed to be in sync with the other 6 modules that control temperature and floor/vent/defrost/dual zone temp control.
Love my 71 GMC C-15 Pick-up take her to work everyday has never overheated on me, refused to start or left me stranded anywhere these trucks were built last
Got my first car in 1979 when I was ten years old. A 1957 Chevy wagon. Im 55 now, drove it to work almost every day of my life, on vacation, pull a trailer with it still and put around half a million miles on it. Lots of other cars have came and went, but the 57 always stays and is what I prefer to drive.
My daily driver is a 1959 Chevy one ton panel truck that I will have had for 40 years next April. It was my dad's, and I traded him a 1971 Toyota Corolla for it in 1985. He bought it in 1971, so it's been in the family for 53 years. I wouldn't trade it for a dozen new vehicles of any make and have no intention of ever selling it.
My father's farm truck was a 1976 C-20 Chevrolet that we owned and used almost daily on the farm for everything from pulling wagons to having full-sized cows loaded in the back to move them from one farm location to another. It was restored and repainted to like-new condition twice and had the box replaced once, but the engine and clutch were always trouble-free. It always started right up. The last 10 years we owned it, it went loaded with vegetables and fruit to 4 farmers markets every week. It was admired by many people at the market, young and old. When you drive the same truck 42 years, everyone knows who owns it. We sold it in 1998 -- For $1200 to a young man who was gonna restore it yet again and be the next proud owner. Contrast that with our next door neighbor farmer who, over those same 42 years has owned I think 6 different trucks. I hope his car dealer and his banker send him Christmas cards for all the business he gave them. We still farm today with the same five farm tractors, too -- the newest being from 1982 and the oldest from 1963, most still looking great with only faded paint to indicate their age. Regular routine maintenance, smart and safe operating, and storing inside all year-round is the key to making vehicles and equipment last for years and years. Rule #1 -- check the oil EVERY DAY, and multiple times per day when being used continuously for several hours.
I watched a very similar story on TV years ago. Same year truck all rusty and he worked at a grain silo also. The guy's wife made him sell the truck when he retired and it clearly broke his heart. Hope she's happy now.
My parents neighbor has a 1970's Dodge he got, I'm guessing from the city or DOT as it's bright orange, and to this day, over 40 years since when I was a kid and remember it then (with a bit less rust). He still daily drives it unless the wife is with him and he still plows driveways for other elderly neighbors.
A majority would consider that a junker fit for the scrap yard. I would consider that a reliable work of art. Made in the 50s and still going. I'd rather have that than something new.
i wonder if it still got the original engine and and transmission, i doubt it, but still probably a lot cheaper than paying off a new car every 5 years
New cars from practically any brand are junk -everything has been designed to fail (the bodies rust out in 10 years, if they havent been totalled/stolen & stripped, or the drivetrain fails while still under warranty -look at new Toyotas with engines failing entirely with under 10k miles, the same with Chevrolet/GMC, and cvt transmissions (even with regular maintenance) fail entirely with under 100k miles.
@@Martin-og9zg😆 🤣 😂 toyota had a problem and they addressed it and are standing 💯 percent behind them. That's way more than we have seen from other manufacturers especially Chevrolet.
The simple engine can be AFTERMARKET modified to run on a fuel that doesn't produce any CO2... WATER that's split into Hydrogen and Oxygen (HHO) on-board the vehicle, at safe LOW pressure (only a couple psi, NOT 10,000 psi). It would also need an additional augmentary fuel to warm up the vehicle so the water won't freeze. Such as Propane, Methane, or Ammonia gas.
@petebaron4643 your right but they can't control you then, they want to be able to turn you off. All part of your carbon foot print 😆 🤣 😂 while they fly around in private jets and cruise around on there private yachts.
I had an old 64 Chevrolet pickup when I lived in Colorado in 1982. The best old truck I ever owned. I put a 327 in it from a 70 Nova. The original 283 had a spun rod bearing. Memories....
Can You begin to imagine his new truck ever lasting 38 years as a daily driver with all of those complicated extras with computerized everything sensors? I think not. Give me old, simple reliability any day. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.
Both my wife and I drive 39 year-old Volvo 240s. I handle all repairs and everything works, including the air conditioning. Previously I drove a 1963 camper van for 20 years. Haven't seen anything new I'd ever consider.
A company I worked for had a 1948 forklift. Smoked like crazy, but it worked! Steering wheel was made of wood. Fly wheel had a bad spot, so we sometimes had to pull it with a chain to start it. One winter we couldn't start it because the ground was icy, so the boss finally broke down and bought a slightly newer one.
This might be my most favorite video ever! Reminds me of my dad, who drove a '73 Ford F250 to work for 30 plus years.. and of course it still runs today! ❤
Love it ! I have the oldest full time tow truck in america. '48 ford f-6 2 ton.. t-9 warner spur gear 4 speed. 2 speed axle. 50 merc . Flat head v-8 . Tulsa winch. Owned 50 years, lhad black hair then ha! Its one of the family faded paint tattered seat. Starts always. Will cure ,depression, sleepless nites ,& the blues. Complete body work out! ! Drive ( TOW MATER) . HAUL SCRAP VEH. TO YARD ETC. 3 HRS. MAX! MAN PIWER STEERING double clutch shifting ! Where ever you lay down feels so good ,whatever you eat tastes great. Sleep like a log & wake up ,a little sore ,but feeling great & money in your pocket. Made $ 1050 in 3hs. Doing scrap??? What do you think ?? Ken.
I understand what your saying however if everyone stoped buying new cars every few years then there wouldn’t be lots of old cars available and the prices would go up 🤷
I'm here from 5 years since this video was put on yt. It's held up as well as that old truck. Mines a 72 GMC, BTW. Rode home with my Dad the day he bought it new from his Dad's Pontiac and GMC dealership. There's something special about old trucks from back in the day when they were bought for work. There's a feel to them you can never get from a newer one. It's not a vehicle built for business suits or soccer moms. They represent early mornings, long days and hard work. Ford, GM or Dodge. Doesn't matter. They're survivors.
Dad sold me a 57 chevy pickup and I do wish I had some sense back then to try to keep it knowing it would be something today if I could have. But like so many different vehicles I have had over the years, most would be the same if I had them today. I have lost count at the many that I have had for sure. Life with my mobility has been a treat for sure. It all started with my very first one. A 1952 Chevrolet Deluxe two door passenger car I paid $400 for from an uncle. That was in 1961.
Handy and frugal, you don't see that much anymore. When i lived in Texas i bought a 15 year old clothes dryer for $25. I used it for the 13 years i lived in the house. I replaced the heating coil and the door switch. All told, it cost me $70 and it was running great when i moved out. Now, we live in a disposable country!
Maximum respect to that guy. Reminds me of my late father (passed away in 2022 due to covid), who drove his old and reliable Gurgel jeep everywhere, simply because he liked his car and was a simple man after all. Thanks for sharing his story.
I bought a 1972 f350 for 1500. I fixed it up, put a flatbed on it. I drive it everyday and it does heavy duty work on the farm constantly. I haul cows, sheep, trash and supplies. I drive it into the woods to haul wood… and I keep it clean, comfortable and running like a top. It never lets me down. I even drove it all the way from Sacramento california to arkansas without even a hiccup.
@ haha but I didn’t mention that it was an old telephone truck with a rusty, crusty old utility bed on it. I scrapped that and built an old timey wooden flatbed for it. It’s the most useful thing I’ve ever owned - so glad I did it that way!
@@RedWingsninetyone Flatbeds are practical for a work truck and way cheaper than trying to get a new bed if the one you have is totally rusted out. I was lucky to find a decent one for my '66 F250 in a junk yard though.
@@RedWingsninetyone Depends on the application but if you have an old truck with one thats completely gone flatbed is usually the most cost effective option
I have a 65 that reminds me of this one. No radio, it was the cheap one with no radio, lighter, passenger mirror or visor. Belonged to a glass company till I got it. Prolly have it as long as I can drive.
I would be replacing the heat system. Must have the "Stovebolt" 6 in that thing. Automatic was amazing in that thing, not normally in those old trucks.
@nayooropeza2211 I noticed that in a different video. I grew up with those types of transmissions in the early 70's. Most of today's generation are clueless as to how they work.
I got a 1984 Chevy C10 with a 250 inline six and 3 speed tranny. I am going to be spending some coin to get it back on the road. Money spent on the drivetrain, not the body. RatRod style.
I have a 48 F7. Flathead has never been rebuilt to my knowledge and I've done the seals on both the engine and transmission but.... it still runs and drives. I got it 24 years ago from my grandfathers farm after it had been parked for 20-30 years. Old stuff never gives up it just keeps rolling.
My ford pickup is not that old, but it will be 22 years old next year and still going strong. It has 218,000 on it and everything works. It has has rust here n there and holes here and there. I'm afraid to get rid of it because these new trucks have too many problems. God blessed you with your Chevy truck. Old trucks run forever, they just new a little TLC. Keep On Truckin. 👍🏻
In fact, cars were made to last 100,000 miles at most. The expectation was you would be buying another in 5 years. But you could stay on top of repairs and use it much longer. Just that most don’t.
Don't know about they not breaking, but I do know they are fixed easily. Do you have fuel pressure? Pull the line off the carb. I think back then they didn't think people would keep them much past 100k, why they didn't have another digit in the odometer. Wasn't until Toyota and Honda entered the mix that 300k became the new 100k.
I kinda feel like a piker that my '04 GMC Canyon is only 20 years old with 115,000 miles. I drive it as a silent protest to the gas guzzling behemoths built now that are called pickups. I bought the Canyon 3 years old for about $7500 and could easily pay 10 times that amount for a new one with a smaller bed and payload. Something isn't right about that.
Driving an old vehicle like this loses its thrill after tens of thousands of miles. Commuting in a mid 60s single cab pickup for 500 miles a week and i will tell you it really feels nice to drive in something from after the year 2000. Improvements were made. Blade fuses, overdrive, and shoulder belts are a few worth mentioning…
1957 Chevrolet 3100 Series Truck Specifications Standard engine for the 1957 3100 was a 235 cubic inch Inline Six. Available as an option was a small block 283 V-8. The V-8 for light trucks debuted in 1955 with the Task Force models. The six delivered 123 HP and the eight put out 185 HP.
The new one will break down in the first year. There isn't a pickup made now that is dependable. The electronics just makes them more prone to break down.
True about the electronics, but unfortunately also the engines and major mechanical components. Cheap turbos, pumps, cheap engine design and parts. My son is a dealership mechanic, and now I’m afraid to buy a new car.
WE NEED more of this in America, & less of everyone thinking they have to (spend 4x more than newer vehicles are worth) in order to maintain their self-esteem
Just think most are happy to have a new one last 38 months, allowing for a lot of time spent in the shop,for various repairs, that dealers have no idea how to repair
Traded my father in law for 59 Ford F100 with 292 v8 in 84 drove it to work for fifeteen years before putting her on the back burner ! Still use it to haul stuff and tool around ! Best trade I ever made !
I mean I drove an 03 Napa ranger for 2 years that I bought from my step grandpa for $1 after he owned it as a farm truck lmao. Then the entire floor rotted out and the seats caved through the floor and the seatbelts weren’t attached anymore. Loved that pos.
A 57 chevy for $75, and drive it daily for 38 years. .... those were the days.
Yes they sure were! ❤
The same deal with Trigger, Willie’s beat up old Martin guitar. He has enough money to collect thousands of hand made top of line exotic guitars, but nope. He can hear something in Trigger apparently, he doesn’t hear in a sea full of perfect N-20 Martins. ❤
“The days” = your childhood. Be honest.
@@hamburgerhamburgerv2it would be a lot harder and more expensive to keep a modern truck runny for 70 years....be honest 😅
it would've been cooler if it was a 57 for 57 or a 75 for 75
Those straight 6s run forever.what a great story
Stovebolt six. Great engine.
They never said if this truck is on engine #6 or the original block and rings.
Bought my first car in 1995, I was 15. 1977 Ford Maverick with the 302ci. Cost me $50. Still drive it today.
Keep it, 302 is it manual or automatic.
@@Willyfred8971my guess is it’s got a C-4 behind it. Should last forever as well.
🙏🏽
Friend bought 2 yr old truck with 60k miles. Drove it to work 1 mile for 10 yrs. 10k miles in 10 yrs
No electronics to fail, everything can be repaired/replaced with simple hand tools that don't get outdated every year. Oil bath aircleaner, heater controls using cables instead of modules that fail every 3 years and have to be not only replaced, but also programmed to be in sync with the other 6 modules that control temperature and floor/vent/defrost/dual zone temp control.
THAT 6 CYL SOUND ITS SO ICONIC MY DAD HAD A 48 CHEVROLET 1\2 TON SAME SOUND, A ? 🤗
It has electronics but they're simple by todays standards
Absolutely spot on
All unnecessary crap. The cable systems can't be beat.
@@redtra236 I stand corrected -points, ignition module, coil.
I bought a 1957 studebaker champion when I was 13, fixed the rod knock freshman year in high-school auto shop, I'm still driving it 40 years later.
👍👍
Studebaker, one of my favorites the bullet nose and the '63 pickup.
I have a 59 silver hawk that gets driven regularly in the summer.
Weren't those motors internationals in them
Love my 71 GMC C-15 Pick-up take her to work everyday has never overheated on me, refused to start or left me stranded anywhere these trucks were built last
Got my first car in 1979 when I was ten years old. A 1957 Chevy wagon. Im 55 now, drove it to work almost every day of my life, on vacation, pull a trailer with it still and put around half a million miles on it. Lots of other cars have came and went, but the 57 always stays and is what I prefer to drive.
Driving since 10 years old... Wow.
@@killerdinamo08i was driving at 10 years old too. In my area that's pretty common.
@@killerdinamo08bfd, i was married with 3 children by 7
@killerdinamo08
probably a long term project or a back field driver
I love the sound of the exhaust.
It’s probably because of so many holes in the exhaust pipe
My daily driver is a 1959 Chevy one ton panel truck that I will have had for 40 years next April. It was my dad's, and I traded him a 1971 Toyota Corolla for it in 1985. He bought it in 1971, so it's been in the family for 53 years. I wouldn't trade it for a dozen new vehicles of any make and have no intention of ever selling it.
Amen! Never ever sell it, no matter what!!
brand*
@@PANZERFAUST90, Chevrolet
@@jerrybrooks870 I wasn't asking what the brand is.
This man is a legend. A simple man and his story, the truck and all the patina please keep that truck.
Simplicity at its finest I love it.
“Kinda becomes a part of you . . . .” Well said, Bob! That’s my favorite part of driving the same vehicle for a long time.
My father's farm truck was a 1976 C-20 Chevrolet that we owned and used almost daily on the farm for everything from pulling wagons to having full-sized cows loaded in the back to move them from one farm location to another. It was restored and repainted to like-new condition twice and had the box replaced once, but the engine and clutch were always trouble-free. It always started right up. The last 10 years we owned it, it went loaded with vegetables and fruit to 4 farmers markets every week. It was admired by many people at the market, young and old.
When you drive the same truck 42 years, everyone knows who owns it. We sold it in 1998 -- For $1200 to a young man who was gonna restore it yet again and be the next proud owner.
Contrast that with our next door neighbor farmer who, over those same 42 years has owned I think 6 different trucks. I hope his car dealer and his banker send him Christmas cards for all the business he gave them.
We still farm today with the same five farm tractors, too -- the newest being from 1982 and the oldest from 1963, most still looking great with only faded paint to indicate their age. Regular routine maintenance, smart and safe operating, and storing inside all year-round is the key to making vehicles and equipment last for years and years. Rule #1 -- check the oil EVERY DAY, and multiple times per day when being used continuously for several hours.
drove it for 42 years but sold it 26 years ago??? that makes no sense
I watched a very similar story on TV years ago. Same year truck all rusty and he worked at a grain silo also. The guy's wife made him sell the truck when he retired and it clearly broke his heart. Hope she's happy now.
My parents neighbor has a 1970's Dodge he got, I'm guessing from the city or DOT as it's bright orange, and to this day, over 40 years since when I was a kid and remember it then (with a bit less rust). He still daily drives it unless the wife is with him and he still plows driveways for other elderly neighbors.
I'm sure she's VERY happy, and that's all that matters...to her.
We do not sell our children!! 😮 vehicles like that have a place in our hearts ❤
After he bought his new truck, he sold the Chevrolet to the grandson of the person he bought it from. He sold it for $75.
@kirkpalmer1709 I would have divorced her and kept the truck.
Daughter and boyfriend take it to the prom. Good stuff!!
That dad has such a positive influence in his daughters life. That's great to see.
That was a great picture!
Hello from Azerbaijan. Oldtimer vehicles made by genius engineers for people, not as marketologs. These cars have soul and always will be run.....
A majority would consider that a junker fit for the scrap yard.
I would consider that a reliable work of art.
Made in the 50s and still going.
I'd rather have that than something new.
i wonder if it still got the original engine and and transmission, i doubt it, but still probably a lot cheaper than paying off a new car every 5 years
@@maximvanmelckebeke7925No chance.
And you know this how? Oh, that's right, you don't. @hamburgerhamburgerv2
@@longjohn77 Relax, it doesn't concern you.
At the end of the day it's all about character and that man's got that to spare.
Better than any new truck. Simple design. Reliable
New cars from practically any brand are junk -everything has been designed to fail (the bodies rust out in 10 years, if they havent been totalled/stolen & stripped, or the drivetrain fails while still under warranty -look at new Toyotas with engines failing entirely with under 10k miles, the same with Chevrolet/GMC, and cvt transmissions (even with regular maintenance) fail entirely with under 100k miles.
@@Martin-og9zg😆 🤣 😂 toyota had a problem and they addressed it and are standing 💯 percent behind them. That's way more than we have seen from other manufacturers especially Chevrolet.
The simple engine can be AFTERMARKET modified to run on a fuel that doesn't produce any CO2...
WATER that's split into Hydrogen and Oxygen (HHO) on-board the vehicle, at safe LOW pressure (only a couple psi, NOT 10,000 psi).
It would also need an additional augmentary fuel to warm up the vehicle so the water won't freeze.
Such as Propane, Methane, or Ammonia gas.
@petebaron4643 your right but they can't control you then, they want to be able to turn you off. All part of your carbon foot print 😆 🤣 😂 while they fly around in private jets and cruise around on there private yachts.
We need more people like Bob!
I saw an update on this. He sold it to the grandson of the original owner a few years ago. Yep. Charged him $75.
I had an old 64 Chevrolet pickup when I lived in Colorado in 1982. The best old truck I ever owned. I put a 327 in it from a 70 Nova. The original 283 had a spun rod bearing. Memories....
People think replacing things is cool. I like keeping and fixing things. It shows character.
Just bought a '95 GMC Sierra with 522,300 kms (about 325,000 miles) for 370$. Wonder if it can clear 999,999 on the Odo.
The petina on that thing is what many truck guys dream of. I'd buy that thing in a second, it looks fun
Got my 65 falcon Ranchero in 1974 still got it
Can You begin to imagine his new truck ever lasting 38 years as a daily driver with all of those complicated extras with computerized everything sensors? I think not. Give me old, simple reliability any day. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.
Both my wife and I drive 39 year-old Volvo 240s. I handle all repairs and everything works, including the air conditioning. Previously I drove a 1963 camper van for 20 years. Haven't seen anything new I'd ever consider.
Volvo!!
❤
A company I worked for had a 1948 forklift. Smoked like crazy, but it worked! Steering wheel was made of wood. Fly wheel had a bad spot, so we sometimes had to pull it with a chain to start it. One winter we couldn't start it because the ground was icy, so the boss finally broke down and bought a slightly newer one.
lol my boss would just have us keep it idling 24/7
A 1951 forklift
Gotta love him and his truck
This might be my most favorite video ever! Reminds me of my dad, who drove a '73 Ford F250 to work for 30 plus years.. and of course it still runs today! ❤
Love it ! I have the oldest full time tow truck in america. '48 ford f-6 2 ton.. t-9 warner spur gear 4 speed. 2 speed axle. 50 merc . Flat head v-8 . Tulsa winch. Owned 50 years, lhad black hair then ha! Its one of the family faded paint tattered seat. Starts always. Will cure ,depression, sleepless nites ,& the blues. Complete body work out! ! Drive ( TOW MATER) . HAUL SCRAP VEH. TO YARD ETC. 3 HRS. MAX! MAN PIWER STEERING double clutch shifting ! Where ever you lay down feels so good ,whatever you eat tastes great. Sleep like a log & wake up ,a little sore ,but feeling great & money in your pocket. Made $ 1050 in 3hs. Doing scrap??? What do you think ?? Ken.
Great pick-up, well designed and made to go the distance.
What a great positive story 👍🏼
If everyone lived like him things would be cheaper a new truck would not cost $60.000
It would cost $600,000.
I understand what your saying however if everyone stoped buying new cars every few years then there wouldn’t be lots of old cars available and the prices would go up 🤷
@@jamesbarran-scott437 yes, we’d have a fine selection of 1970’s era vehicles that cost half a million dollars each.
@@BillLaBrie your right, I suppose it would be a bit of a Cuba situation 🤔
I bet the 2015 truck doesn't even run anymore 🤣
They break down when you drive them. If you store them they break down.
I love stories like this. Reminds me of the news in the morning when getting ready for school when i was a kid.
Humble people don't need that periodic ego boost from buying a new car.
I'm here from 5 years since this video was put on yt. It's held up as well as that old truck. Mines a 72 GMC, BTW. Rode home with my Dad the day he bought it new from his Dad's Pontiac and GMC dealership.
There's something special about old trucks from back in the day when they were bought for work. There's a feel to them you can never get from a newer one. It's not a vehicle built for business suits or soccer moms. They represent early mornings, long days and hard work. Ford, GM or Dodge. Doesn't matter. They're survivors.
Dad sold me a 57 chevy pickup and I do wish I had some sense back then to try to keep it knowing it would be something today if I could have. But like so many different vehicles I have had over the years, most would be the same if I had them today. I have lost count at the many that I have had for sure. Life with my mobility has been a treat for sure. It all started with my very first one. A 1952 Chevrolet Deluxe two door passenger car I paid $400 for from an uncle. That was in 1961.
Definitely would be holdìng on to this '57 Chevy pickup. Maybe treat it to a complete restoration.
Love this story - must have needed a ton of work over the years - I’ve owned several old trucks
Now that is a story worth watching ! I Love that !
Handy and frugal, you don't see that much anymore. When i lived in Texas i bought a 15 year old clothes dryer for $25. I used it for the 13 years i lived in the house. I replaced the heating coil and the door switch. All told, it cost me $70 and it was running great when i moved out. Now, we live in a disposable country!
Maximum respect to that guy. Reminds me of my late father (passed away in 2022 due to covid), who drove his old and reliable Gurgel jeep everywhere, simply because he liked his car and was a simple man after all. Thanks for sharing his story.
I bought a 1972 f350 for 1500. I fixed it up, put a flatbed on it. I drive it everyday and it does heavy duty work on the farm constantly. I haul cows, sheep, trash and supplies. I drive it into the woods to haul wood… and I keep it clean, comfortable and running like a top. It never lets me down. I even drove it all the way from Sacramento california to arkansas without even a hiccup.
You had me until "flatbed."
@ haha but I didn’t mention that it was an old telephone truck with a rusty, crusty old utility bed on it. I scrapped that and built an old timey wooden flatbed for it. It’s the most useful thing I’ve ever owned - so glad I did it that way!
@@RedWingsninetyone Flatbeds are practical for a work truck and way cheaper than trying to get a new bed if the one you have is totally rusted out. I was lucky to find a decent one for my '66 F250 in a junk yard though.
@@redtra236 not very practical from my perspective
@@RedWingsninetyone Depends on the application but if you have an old truck with one thats completely gone flatbed is usually the most cost effective option
Love this story! Easy truck to work on.
That's a beautiful truck
I have a 65 that reminds me of this one. No radio, it was the cheap one with no radio, lighter, passenger mirror or visor. Belonged to a glass company till I got it. Prolly have it as long as I can drive.
Great old trucks .love em
I drive my. 1960s Chevy for 40 yrs and I still drive it
LIKE A ROCK
I’ve driven my 1972 Ford Courier since high school in the early 80’s….
Not having salt on you roads is such a blessing. Here in NY you're lucky if your daily doesn't rust out in 15 years 40+ is a dream
who told you MN doesn't have salt?
i'm surprised this didn't rot in half
😎 i’m right there with bob !!! i got a 1958 one ton for $100 in 1980 & YES AFTER 44 years i still own it
LUV MY OLE 58 🇺🇸
I would be replacing the heat system. Must have the "Stovebolt" 6 in that thing. Automatic was amazing in that thing, not normally in those old trucks.
Not automatic but three on the tree, it is a manual transmission three speed in this case but with the shift lever on the column.
@nayooropeza2211 I noticed that in a different video. I grew up with those types of transmissions in the early 70's. Most of today's generation are clueless as to how they work.
@@jeffreypinder9398Driving a clutch is a lost art. :3
@@jamesgizasson It really isn't I see so many WRXs which until last year were manual only
Talk about cost to benefit ratio.
I had a 57 Chevy Truck, sweet truck!
That is an amazing inspiring video!
I got a 1984 Chevy C10 with a 250 inline six and 3 speed tranny.
I am going to be spending some coin to get it back on the road.
Money spent on the drivetrain, not the body.
RatRod style.
Great story. ❤
I have a 48 F7. Flathead has never been rebuilt to my knowledge and I've done the seals on both the engine and transmission but.... it still runs and drives. I got it 24 years ago from my grandfathers farm after it had been parked for 20-30 years. Old stuff never gives up it just keeps rolling.
I drive 300,000 miles in less than 10 years... would be nice to have such a short commute/not needing to drive for work.
That is a testament to design build quality and materials used and no electronics to be seen, there is a lesson there. G UK.
My ford pickup is not that old, but it will be 22 years old next year and still going strong. It has 218,000 on it and everything works. It has has rust here n there and holes here and there. I'm afraid to get rid of it because these new trucks have too many problems. God blessed you with your Chevy truck. Old trucks run forever, they just new a little TLC. Keep On Truckin. 👍🏻
In West Georgia they would want 20 grand the way it is
They were made NOT to break back then ... modern car companies should do that now too
Motor Oil really wasn't as good back then, mind.
In fact, cars were made to last 100,000 miles at most. The expectation was you would be buying another in 5 years.
But you could stay on top of repairs and use it much longer. Just that most don’t.
Don't know about they not breaking, but I do know they are fixed easily. Do you have fuel pressure? Pull the line off the carb. I think back then they didn't think people would keep them much past 100k, why they didn't have another digit in the odometer. Wasn't until Toyota and Honda entered the mix that 300k became the new 100k.
I kinda feel like a piker that my '04 GMC Canyon is only 20 years old with 115,000 miles. I drive it as a silent protest to the gas guzzling behemoths built now that are called pickups. I bought the Canyon 3 years old for about $7500 and could easily pay 10 times that amount for a new one with a smaller bed and payload. Something isn't right about that.
That truck will be around longer than the plastic crap out now!
Driving an old vehicle like this loses its thrill after tens of thousands of miles. Commuting in a mid 60s single cab pickup for 500 miles a week and i will tell you it really feels nice to drive in something from after the year 2000. Improvements were made. Blade fuses, overdrive, and shoulder belts are a few worth mentioning…
1957 Chevrolet 3100 Series Truck Specifications
Standard engine for the 1957 3100 was a 235 cubic inch Inline Six. Available as an option was a small block 283 V-8. The V-8 for light trucks debuted in 1955 with the Task Force models. The six delivered 123 HP and the eight put out 185 HP.
Straight 6 cylinder engines LAST
IF THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY ROADWORTHY (especially including good brakes!), it's a great story.
thats a dream truck. no fancy screen and computer. love it
This is a man after my own heart. My wife doesn't understand why I keep old rust buckets around, but I'll bet he does.
That's a great truck. I'd take that over any vehicle on a new car lot, today. Modern vehicles are garbage, and will never last close to that long.
Deserves a full restoration!
I think partial. It needs to keep its character.
He could have fully restored his old truck cheaper than buying a new one anbe good for another 38 years.
The new one will break down in the first year. There isn't a pickup made now that is dependable. The electronics just makes them more prone to break down.
True about the electronics, but unfortunately also the engines and major mechanical components. Cheap turbos, pumps, cheap engine design and parts. My son is a dealership mechanic, and now I’m afraid to buy a new car.
I'm surprised he didn't restore his old truck and keep going
Loved this sweet story God bless
Old trucks are so simple a kid can work on it (and in some parts of the world many do)
damn.....I'd drive it.....3-on-the-tree.....probably a 6 cyl/235....back when america made quality....
I've got a 56 I bought off the old farmer he bought it back and something like 71 maybe 1974.
I wish i still had my first ride. 74 javelin 4 speed 401 what a ride. I got hit by drunk driver at high noon sunny August day in 79. Broke my heart
my daily is a GMC Truck, 300,000 miles now after having it 28 years......i'm keeping her going another 28 years if I can.
I bought a 1970 Chevrolet C10 in September 1985 , Labor Day weekend , I still have it , don’t drive it anymore .
Trucks and cars become part of the family with a lot of people there’s the proof if anybody needs it I hope Bob and his truck are still in good health
WE NEED more of this in America, & less of everyone thinking they have to (spend 4x more than newer vehicles are worth) in order to maintain their self-esteem
floor-starter.....YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great story. Go Bob!
Back when trucks and chevy were awesome. I hope it gets restored
GM should’ve gave him a new truck.
Very few loyal people stick to their trusted brands. And most important, he never gave up on that old truck.
Im still driving my one owner 86F150 that i bought in 05.
wayyyy past qualifying as 1 owner LOL
@parodylover999 true, as im the second
Just think most are happy to have a new one last 38 months, allowing for a lot of time spent in the shop,for various repairs, that dealers have no idea how to repair
Good ol' duck tape, fix anything! Red Green knows!
Traded my father in law for 59 Ford F100 with 292 v8 in 84 drove it to work for fifeteen years before putting her on the back burner ! Still use it to haul stuff and tool around ! Best trade I ever made !
Meanwhile I’m sitting here with a 08 Subaru that needs new piston rings
I mean I drove an 03 Napa ranger for 2 years that I bought from my step grandpa for $1 after he owned it as a farm truck lmao. Then the entire floor rotted out and the seats caved through the floor and the seatbelts weren’t attached anymore. Loved that pos.
I love my Ford F-450, but I'd drive that in heartbeat!
Imagine how much money he saved over the years by keeping it. Prolly a 100k or more!
A lot of people think you shouln't keep a car more than 10 years, and the cost of a new pickup can exceed 100 grand. This man is wise!
What a good story, real journalism.