I LIKE these engines!!! Look at how SIMPLE they were!!! Cars today have so much 500 percent unnecessary “geekery” in them!!! My god, a KID could work on an engine like this!!!
Yes. I agree. Can't even change the oil without having to reset the digital dashboard. Like who cares! I know when I have to change the oil without a notification. Know what I mean?
Made me happy when it fired and ran. I had one back when I was 20 years old. 2 door business man coupe. Got busy with raising family and sold it. Damn. Great videos
theres a lot more than youd expect, just not a lot of the older generations taking the time to talk to any of us! go to your local shows and see how many 15-30 year olds there are.
@@wyattshelton2080 Gun shows, Car shows, all of it. Boomers sit back and don't talk to anybody, they think their collection speaks for itself and they don't do anything to engage with the younger folks who have to relearn so much stuff.
My Great-Uncle Gus and Great-Aunt Agnus had one of these cars. It was olive green. I remember that he had a little fan mounted on the dash (don't know if it came from the factory with it or if he had it installed). Used to drive to my Grandparents home from the farm with a gallon of strawberries from their farm in Indiana. Grandma would bake up some shortcakes. and would have them with ice cream and strawberries. Great times.
What a fantastic video!!!! Congratulations on getting it "living" again! That....THAT is what stared at me from the darkness of my grandfather's garage. As soon as I was physically strong enough, I'd roll the garage door aside to peek in on it at EVERY visit to Gram and Pa's house. Always something imposing about that nose....almost creepy, but I LOVED it. 1938 Master Deluxe sedan, it was Pa's daily driver until 1957, when it suffered a minor electrical fire. Rolled into the garage, it sat there amidst the clutter until....one summer day in 1980. I was 9 years old. Pull up to Gram and Pa's to see it sitting in the driveway. THE FIRST and ONLY time I ever saw it in daylight from every angle. My heart was racing! Aunt and uncle were inside and out washing the windows. With a million questions, things only got better from there. Push started by Pa's '69 Toronado, the car roamed the neighborhood most of the afternoon, me barely able to see over the dashboard! A SPLIT FRONT WINDSHIELD! Coolest ride I've ever gone on. Rolled back into the garage never to see light again. As the years passed, and so did grandpa, Uncle Jim inherited the house and the car. Though an expert mechanic, he never did anything with it. Up until my late 30's, I'd pester U.J. for the car. I had an old XR7 Cougar I'd restored, would sell it to start restoring Pa's '38. Uncle assured me I'd get it. Fast forward to 2010....one day, the '38 was gone. Uncle had drank himself into bankruptcy, lost the house, sold the car for $3k. I'd have paid that in a second if he'd only told me. 6 years later U.J. my childhood hero, drank himself to death at 58. Your video brought back one of the best memories of my life! THANK YOU! And good work!
Wow, thank you for sharing that! And you have no idea where the car might be, or who might own it today? Would be pretty neat for you to find and buy it from whoever owns it today. Thank you for watching!
Can you check the lights just I have a great interest in lighting on these vehicles or any vehicle whatsoever I'd like to see if the lights work it's just a curiosity thing I usually check every light that I possibly can just to see what it would look like lit up you know what I mean
Drive me crazy if I can't see the lights and I like to see the dash lights and all I am a truck driver and I always play with the lights and make sure all the lights work I like clean lights I just like the lights I'm sorry don't be upset I like lights
Runs great and the little bit of smoke keeps the Mosquitoes away. I love old small block Chevys. Had a 327 300HP in 63 Impala at one time many years ago!
You have excellent mechanical skills for such a young man. Only need a little more experience, but your humility and willingness to listen to the comments here will be your most valuable attributes. Great channel. You're going to go far.
Dark blue 1938 Chevrolet Coupe was our family car from 1938 thru 1951. As a new baby I was brought home from the hospital in this vehicle. This connection made your video very interesting to me. Thanks
You need to fill the vent tube. It's the little line that is at the top of the carb it goes right into the fuel bowl inside the the carb and it will run longer then just dumping fuel down the carb.
That seat cover is from an old aluminum camping cot. I recognize that pattern from my great uncle's basement collection of ancient camping gear. Very cool to see! They used 2 cots to recover the seat. Also, you earned my subscription today! Cool video!
First time viewer and I enjoyed your video. I had an old 1940 Master Deluxe coupe back in the 80s and I wish I had it back. Unfornately I live in South Korea now so the only joy I get from old cars is to watch videos like your. NEW SUBSCRIBER!!!
A couple of suggestions if I may, take the plugs out when your trying to prime the fuel system, it will spin faster and be easier on your start motor. Secondly if you pour the fuel down that tube on the top of the carby, it will go in the Carby bowl and not straight into the intake manifold. Nice old car
When you have a key switch that wont turn, remove the key from the switch, spray WD-40 into key slot to free up the switch, next slide the key into the switch, in & out a few times , then jiggle the key up & down while trying to turn the key. This procedure usually works so long as the key is the correct key for the switch. Hope this helps.
Enjoyed watching this very much, I have a '39 Ford but don't know how to do the work on it. I learned a lot seeing what you had to do to get this one running. Big fun! 😊
In about 1963 I bought a 38 Chevy 2 door and we put a 56 Olds motor in it and was able to drive it for about a week in Mass. without having to get an inspection sticker on it . I bought it from an old bus driver after I followed him home behind lots of smoke . He told me he would give me first chance and he did for $50.00 It might have been the orignal rat rod it had some kind of an old ford transmision with an adapter and a hearst mistery floor shifter that we hooked up wrong so the first time I put the clutch up it went backwards . The car had a split front seat and I drove it around some before we did the Olds engine that came out of a 52 Ford that I bought for $225.00 and we used a rear end from about a 54 oldsmoble and mufflers for a 57 mercury straped to the floor . Good luck with yours it might be a busniss coupe . What happened to my 38 was the moter came out and went into a 54 chevy and the body went to a friend that wanted to build a gasser . Thanks for the memories . .
just as quick tip you ya when checking for spark with the cap off you can manually snap the points either with your finger or a screw driver, that way you dont have to drain the battery my cranking and you can also find out immediately if there's spark. another tip is to be very very carful when bottle feeding the carb, you dont want to put too much fuel down the throat because it can hydro lock the engine and possibly damage something such as piston, rod, or headgasket or at the least cause a backfire and get a DIY exhaust delete. if you need to give it enough fuel to idle up you can prefill the carb through the vent tube as seen at the top of carb. will usually give you a few mintues of idling before it runs out
your doing pretty good so far....one step at a time....be careful you do not get hurt and watch what you let get on your hands ...cancer is in lots of the stuff we use...I wear hearing aids cause i screwed up my ears...protect yours...take care...
never pour coolant into a unknown condition rad you should start with tap water and if nothing leaks then drain the water and add coolant that way your not pouring coolant onto the ground.
That was awesome impressed that it fired up with little effort would like to see that car fixed up to at least be a daily driver brakes electrical interior back seat get all gauges working and replace what is missing clock glove box lid etc keep up the great work cheers from Canada.
Gentleman, that toy is on outstanding and impressive working conditions, like any old equipment once you take care of those repairs it may very well outlast us, at my 71 years of age, been there done that, consider yourself bless for having the opportunity to play with it, I haven't seen one of those in decades, most kind of you for sharing it with us, blessings to you and your love ones, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres.
Best I can read it at 46:46 the identifying number is 6HA12. If correct, AFAIK, 6 means built in Oakland California. HA means Master Deluxe, 12 means December 1938. The paint number, hard to tell, either 229 (Woodleaf Brown Metallic) or 225 (Terrance Green) ??
this is fun. While he is cranking the engine over, I'm sitting here on the edge of my chair saying, come on baby, come on baby. Brings back memories. Took my first road test on chevy 235 six.
Actually modern cars last much, much longer than "back in the day"! A car like this '38 Chevy would have needed the valves reground by 50,000 miles or so, and a ring job by around 80,000 miles. Spark plugs every 10,000 miles and points at 20,000. Before reaching 100,000 miles it would have needed at least one water pump, several sets of brake shoes, a clutch, one or more fuel pumps, a carb overhaul, wheel bearings, starter and generator rebuilds, and the list goes on. Plus the seat would be ripped and torn. There was a reason every corner gas station carried mufflers and tailpipes, fan belts, tune up parts, batteries, bulbs, tires and tubes, brake shoes, gaskets and more!
@@Cougracer67 I certainly agree with you to a point, however if you let a modern vehicle sit for even a short length of time without maintenance, it will quickly fall apart and rot. Where as the older stuff has better long term serviceability.
Thank you, the orange dodge is my brothers, I’m doing a little work on it for him, it quit on him a few years back, and while it was sitting, someone smashed a bunch of the windows in.
@@Rustwrangler That sucks, not easy windows to find. I had a 73 with a 318 and 727. I like the Dodge trucks with the birdbath hood. The 38 can be a sweet roller.
Love to see this old bird get a new lease on life on a channel like Carter Auto Restyling - absolute wiz fixing up old cars and trucks keeping it as original as possible.
Most of the 6 volt systems will work fine on 8 volts , but you should turn up the voltage regulator or they won't stay charged up my past expereance with a 37 dodge I had .I really enjoy watching your videos keep up the good work!
Great ol car brings old memories of me and friends getting a 1941 Pontiac business coup silver streak. Flat head 6 hadn't ran in 30 plus years. We got her running, drove everywhere on the country backroads, we had a ball. I have comment or suggestion that original trunk lid may still be around with original owners. They have hung up in a barn or out building. I know if was me I would check it out ?
Sounds like you guys had a blast with that Pontiac, I’ll have to check with my buddy to see if he asked about the trunk lid section. I agree, it would be nice to get that!
My brother had a 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Business Coupe he left in the garage at my Mom's house. One winter I slipped and broke my leg, so I ordered a wiring harness for it (from an ad in the paper version of Hemmings) and rewired it from stem to stern. Everything worked fine, but before I could move on to getting it running again, I got a job then met my wife, so I never got back to it.
Very good video. It was common back then (1940-1950) to cut the back out of the older cars to haul stuff around. Especially the small farms, to keep from having to buy a truck. You just can't beat that old Chevy six cylinder. Don't make cars like they used to.
Thank you! Also I did see some kind of brochure about a kit for adding a small pickup bed to the back of these, and the opening on the back looked similar to the one on this car. Would have been cool to find a bed for this one.
@@Rustwrangler no, I was I my pre-teens back then. I’m sure they probably have them now. I’m too old to do anything with them now, but I enjoy watching you younger guys working on them.
During WW2, gas was rationed. But it was easier to get if you had a farm vehicle. Pickup trucks were considered farm vehicles. So a lotta guys hacked open the back end of cars to make them into pickups! And new pickups (or cars) were unavailable from 42-45.
NICE CAR..WORTH ENJOYING..DONT MATTER WHAT ENGINGE. AS LONG AS ITS CHEVY. ..MAYBE A PONTIAC 455. THAT WOULD BE KOOL... I LIKE IT.. IT IS A KOOL .. IF U CANT FIND A WILLYS COUPE. ANY OF THEY OLD STUFF WILL DO.. motor looks good. 3. 2 n a cam.. A little rustoleium. N a roller. .Hot rod black... WHAT EVER U DO ..ITS A SUPER KOOL CAR. CLEAN..
Nice video RW!I don't have anything that old but I do own a 56 Belair hardtop and a 55big window short bed.A thought occured to me what kind of American history was going on at the time that coupe was made and unfortunately the main thing that came to mind was Hitler was ramping up for WW2.Also I wondered what life was like for the people who were running firewood in that little coupe coming out of the depression era.Being direct kin of grapes of wrath people from Oklahoma and Texas respectfully I was told as a young California born boy those were lean times.Anyway I enjoyed it and a shout out to all the gearheads out there and their projects.Thank you.
@@davidstill4321 someone else commented that back in the thirties only trucks could buy fuel, so that may have been a big reason for cutting the back up like that, as well as the truck license plates.
Those carbs are great for leaking. I wouldn’t be afraid to put a little 2 stroke oil in the gas it will help the rings out. Been messing with my 46 1 ton DS pickup lately she likes a little 2 stroke oil.
1938 Chevies are almost exactly identical to 1937, but are much more rare because 1938 was an economic recession year. This is a solid old car. I hope you can return it to stock appearance by finding a trunk lid. Looks like you will need to add some new sheet metal below the back window.
Sounds great........ I have a 38' Master Deluxe, been in the family since 38' great grandmother passed it down through my dad. Mine hasn't been started in a few years, would love to talk to you if I could. Let me know if there's a way we can connect. Thanks and appreciate it.
Thank you! I agree, it’s a shame the back was cut out, but made for some interesting history on the car, and it’s since been sold to a new owner, so hopefully it’s returned to its former glory.
That's a great car and a basic tune up should have it running smooth again, nice work 👍
I LIKE these engines!!! Look at how SIMPLE they were!!! Cars today have so much 500 percent unnecessary “geekery” in them!!! My god, a KID could work on an engine like this!!!
Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed the video.
Yes. I agree. Can't even change the oil without having to reset the digital dashboard. Like who cares! I know when I have to change the oil without a notification. Know what I mean?
Made me happy when it fired and ran. I had one back when I was 20 years old. 2 door business man coupe. Got busy with raising family and sold it. Damn. Great videos
That’s awesome, thanks for sharing! Glad you enjoyed it.
@@Rustwrangler were those 6 cylinder engines a 216? Can’t recall I remember all that trunk space
Nice job, good to see the old cars on the road again. God bless you and keep On trucking
Great to see a young guy who knows how to work on cars. Very few do nowadays.
theres a lot more than youd expect, just not a lot of the older generations taking the time to talk to any of us! go to your local shows and see how many 15-30 year olds there are.
@@wyattshelton2080 Gun shows, Car shows, all of it. Boomers sit back and don't talk to anybody, they think their collection speaks for itself and they don't do anything to engage with the younger folks who have to relearn so much stuff.
My Great-Uncle Gus and Great-Aunt Agnus had one of these cars. It was olive green. I remember that he had a little fan mounted on the dash (don't know if it came from the factory with it or if he had it installed). Used to drive to my Grandparents home from the farm with a gallon of strawberries from their farm in Indiana. Grandma would bake up some shortcakes. and would have them with ice cream and strawberries. Great times.
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!
What a nifty find !
Looks like, there's alooot to do....
What a fantastic video!!!! Congratulations on getting it "living" again! That....THAT is what stared at me from the darkness of my grandfather's garage. As soon as I was physically strong enough, I'd roll the garage door aside to peek in on it at EVERY visit to Gram and Pa's house. Always something imposing about that nose....almost creepy, but I LOVED it. 1938 Master Deluxe sedan, it was Pa's daily driver until 1957, when it suffered a minor electrical fire. Rolled into the garage, it sat there amidst the clutter until....one summer day in 1980. I was 9 years old. Pull up to Gram and Pa's to see it sitting in the driveway. THE FIRST and ONLY time I ever saw it in daylight from every angle. My heart was racing! Aunt and uncle were inside and out washing the windows. With a million questions, things only got better from there. Push started by Pa's '69 Toronado, the car roamed the neighborhood most of the afternoon, me barely able to see over the dashboard! A SPLIT FRONT WINDSHIELD! Coolest ride I've ever gone on. Rolled back into the garage never to see light again. As the years passed, and so did grandpa, Uncle Jim inherited the house and the car. Though an expert mechanic, he never did anything with it. Up until my late 30's, I'd pester U.J. for the car. I had an old XR7 Cougar I'd restored, would sell it to start restoring Pa's '38. Uncle assured me I'd get it. Fast forward to 2010....one day, the '38 was gone. Uncle had drank himself into bankruptcy, lost the house, sold the car for $3k. I'd have paid that in a second if he'd only told me. 6 years later U.J. my childhood hero, drank himself to death at 58.
Your video brought back one of the best memories of my life! THANK YOU! And good work!
Wow, thank you for sharing that! And you have no idea where the car might be, or who might own it today? Would be pretty neat for you to find and buy it from whoever owns it today.
Thank you for watching!
Rust Wrangler....as I understand it, the buyer planned to use just the shell to make a hot rod. I never inquired further.
Would love to buy it, where is it located?😊
Can you check the lights just I have a great interest in lighting on these vehicles or any vehicle whatsoever I'd like to see if the lights work it's just a curiosity thing I usually check every light that I possibly can just to see what it would look like lit up you know what I mean
Drive me crazy if I can't see the lights and I like to see the dash lights and all I am a truck driver and I always play with the lights and make sure all the lights work I like clean lights I just like the lights I'm sorry don't be upset I like lights
Runs great and the little bit of smoke keeps the Mosquitoes away. I love old small block Chevys. Had a 327 300HP in 63 Impala at one time many years ago!
I like how you try to keep everything original
Thank you, it definitely doesn’t always go that way.
WOW, most of the trim is still there. Amazing.
You have excellent mechanical skills for such a young man. Only need a little more experience, but your humility and willingness to listen to the comments here will be your most valuable attributes.
Great channel. You're going to go far.
Thank you! I appreciate that.
Dark blue 1938 Chevrolet Coupe was our family car from 1938 thru 1951. As a new baby I was brought home from the hospital in this vehicle. This connection made your video very interesting to me. Thanks
Thank you for sharing! That’s really neat!
You need to fill the vent tube. It's the little line that is at the top of the carb it goes right into the fuel bowl inside the the carb and it will run longer then just dumping fuel down the carb.
Good luck wid the Chevy.From Jörgen in Västervik Sweden. Nais saund in the motor.
Great video! Think you good that would look with a total restoration!
Good Vidio....This was cool love when car truck what ever had been sitting so many yrs! Great vid....looking forward to more...Thank You😊
Thank you!
Love your video keep up the good work. Awesome 38...
That seat cover is from an old aluminum camping cot. I recognize that pattern from my great uncle's basement collection of ancient camping gear. Very cool to see! They used 2 cots to recover the seat. Also, you earned my subscription today! Cool video!
Awesome, someone got creative at some point. Thanks for sharing, and thank you for watching!
First time viewer and I enjoyed your video. I had an old 1940 Master Deluxe coupe back in the 80s and I wish I had it back. Unfornately I live in South Korea now so the only joy I get from old cars is to watch videos like your. NEW SUBSCRIBER!!!
Oh, no kidding, thank you for sharing! And thanks for watching.
definitely restorable nice any way you go with it
Great job! I myself wouldn’t have put detergent oil in it. Sludge will come loose and plug the oil pump screen.
A couple of suggestions if I may, take the plugs out when your trying to prime the fuel system, it will spin faster and be easier on your start motor. Secondly if you pour the fuel down that tube on the top of the carby, it will go in the Carby bowl and not straight into the intake manifold. Nice old car
Thank you, I appreciate the suggestions.
I seen guys squirt a few drops of Marvel Mystery Oil into the spark plug ports to give the pistons a pre-lube.
NEAT-O!! Loved the video! Good luck with it in the future! Hope you plan on more videos with it!
Thank you! Unfortunately this one is going to be sold. So hopefully whoever buys it will continue to keep it alive.
Good job! Easy going, low pressure problem solving work success!
Im thinking, that was alot of steel for such a little Engine . . .its a streight 6 !!! How awesome ! Sooo easy to fix !!
I really like the old cars from the 30's thru the early 60's. Understanding the old school cars is a dieing are skill. Nice work; keep at it.
My grandfather was born in 1938 and still alive. Ill have to show him this. Great job here with the video
That’s awesome! Thank you!
When you have a key switch that wont turn, remove the key from the switch, spray WD-40 into key slot to free up the switch, next slide the key into the switch, in & out a few times , then jiggle the key up & down while trying to turn the key. This procedure usually works so long as the key is the correct key for the switch. Hope this helps.
Don't use wd 40 use dry lube instead
Great work! Well worth a full restoration imo👍👍
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I agree, hopefully whoever buys it will have the resources to be able to do a full restoration.
@@Rustwrangler
I'm sure someone will,I just hope they keep it original.
I just subscribed to your channel. Love the content bro..... Definitely spreading the word
Thank you!
Enjoyed watching this very much, I have a '39 Ford but don't know how to do the work on it. I learned a lot seeing what you had to do to get this one running. Big fun! 😊
Neighbors back in 1960's had a '38 Chevy they were working on... black as I recall... have to ask them what happened to it...
In about 1963 I bought a 38 Chevy 2 door and we put a 56 Olds motor in it and was able to drive it for about a week in Mass. without having to get an inspection sticker on it . I bought it from an old bus driver after I followed him home behind lots of smoke . He told me he would give me first chance and he did for $50.00 It might have been the orignal rat rod it had some kind of an old ford transmision with an adapter and a hearst mistery floor shifter that we hooked up wrong so the first time I put the clutch up it went backwards . The car had a split front seat and I drove it around some before we did the Olds engine that came out of a 52 Ford that I bought for $225.00 and we used a rear end from about a 54 oldsmoble and mufflers for a 57 mercury straped to the floor . Good luck with yours it might be a busniss coupe . What happened to my 38 was the moter came out and went into a 54 chevy and the body went to a friend that wanted to build a gasser . Thanks for the memories . .
That’s awesome, thank you for sharing. That sounds like some true hot rodding if you ask me. If only you could find things for those prices now.
Very good job I like video God bless you brother 👍❤❤❤❤
just as quick tip you ya when checking for spark with the cap off you can manually snap the points either with your finger or a screw driver, that way you dont have to drain the battery my cranking and you can also find out immediately if there's spark. another tip is to be very very carful when bottle feeding the carb, you dont want to put too much fuel down the throat because it can hydro lock the engine and possibly damage something such as piston, rod, or headgasket or at the least cause a backfire and get a DIY exhaust delete. if you need to give it enough fuel to idle up you can prefill the carb through the vent tube as seen at the top of carb. will usually give you a few mintues of idling before it runs out
The Mortstki Flick!
Thank you, I appreciate the tips.
your doing pretty good so far....one step at a time....be careful you do not get hurt and watch what you let get on your hands ...cancer is in lots of the stuff we use...I wear hearing aids cause i screwed up my ears...protect yours...take care...
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😅 0:18
never pour coolant into a unknown condition rad you should start with tap water and if nothing leaks then drain the water and add coolant that way your not pouring coolant onto the ground.
It’s obvious this guy is new to the hobby.
...Teardrop headlights are epic..!
You are headed towards a successful channel, congrats
Thank you!
That was awesome impressed that it fired up with little effort would like to see that car fixed up to at least be a daily driver brakes electrical interior back seat get all gauges working and replace what is missing clock glove box lid etc keep up the great work cheers from Canada.
Thank you, I agree, hopefully whoever ends up with this car is able to get it all back together.
You did a good job on that old chev.
Thank you!
Yeh that was fun. thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Love this old car but no time or resources to overhaul it as it needs. Just fun to watch.
Gentleman, that toy is on outstanding and impressive working conditions, like any old equipment once you take care of those repairs it may very well outlast us, at my 71 years of age, been there done that, consider yourself bless for having the opportunity to play with it, I haven't seen one of those in decades, most kind of you for sharing it with us, blessings to you and your love ones, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres.
Thank you, I definitely do feel blessed to be able to get my hands on and work on some of these old vehicles! Blessings to you as well.
@@Rustwrangler most kind of you gentleman.
My vote is the needle and seat. I have seen that problem with old sitting cars many times.
Best I can read it at 46:46 the identifying number is 6HA12. If correct, AFAIK, 6 means built in Oakland California. HA means Master Deluxe, 12 means December 1938. The paint number, hard to tell, either 229 (Woodleaf Brown Metallic) or 225 (Terrance Green) ??
Looks like Barn Paint, Red to me!🙂
@@stevemiller6766 Not original.
Looks like the original color was a dark green
Amazing car and nice to drive
It sure was, it was very satisfying to be able to drive this car.
this is fun. While he is cranking the engine over, I'm sitting here on the edge of my chair saying, come on baby, come on baby. Brings back memories. Took my first road test on chevy 235 six.
Thank you for that comment, you just made my day!
I've really grown to appreciate the 1930's Chevys. Scott from the Cold War Motors channel just put a 38 four door on the road.
They sure made things to last back in the day! Good video Guy.
Actually modern cars last much, much longer than "back in the day"! A car like this '38 Chevy would have needed the valves reground by 50,000 miles or so, and a ring job by around 80,000 miles. Spark plugs every 10,000 miles and points at 20,000. Before reaching 100,000 miles it would have needed at least one water pump, several sets of brake shoes, a clutch, one or more fuel pumps, a carb overhaul, wheel bearings, starter and generator rebuilds, and the list goes on. Plus the seat would be ripped and torn. There was a reason every corner gas station carried mufflers and tailpipes, fan belts, tune up parts, batteries, bulbs, tires and tubes, brake shoes, gaskets and more!
@@Cougracer67 I certainly agree with you to a point, however if you let a modern vehicle sit for even a short length of time without maintenance, it will quickly fall apart and rot. Where as the older stuff has better long term serviceability.
I have a 1938 Cadillac Series 65 with only 31k miles. Love driving it and seeing the similarities in the cars. please do more videos
Wow, low miles on the Cadillac, that’s awesome! I’ve got a ton of videos in the works, thanks for watching!
Nice car, I like the orange Dodge in the background too!
Thank you, the orange dodge is my brothers, I’m doing a little work on it for him, it quit on him a few years back, and while it was sitting, someone smashed a bunch of the windows in.
@@Rustwrangler That sucks, not easy windows to find. I had a 73 with a 318 and 727. I like the Dodge trucks with the birdbath hood. The 38 can be a sweet roller.
@@stoveboltlvr3798 he actually ended up ordering windows for the dodge through “classic parts” online, they fit pretty decent too.
@@Rustwrangler That's cool someone still makes them.
Nice. Good project car.
Love the way it sounds
Love the old runners like this one.
I agree, these old cars are super cool!
Sounds Great!!
Well done that Man 💯
Thank you!
I am loving this. I was born in 1938. This is as antic as me. Go ahead and drive it mate!
Idle is now set way too high. I believe it's supposed to be crazy low like 450-500 rpm on stovebolts
Yes, I believe you are correct, I was messing around with the choke toward the end there.
Love to see this old bird get a new lease on life on a channel like Carter Auto Restyling - absolute wiz fixing up old cars and trucks keeping it as original as possible.
Cool Car
Great vid, cool car!!!!!! 👍👍
Thank you!
Great video! I just found your channel. Very informative.
Thank you!
Nice to see a guy not afread to get dirty and dig right in, at 80 and did over 1000 cars i guess there is still hope for car lovers like i was...
There is still hope, and I believe there is still quite a few of us out here!
That was the most popular body for the old modified stock cars racing the oval tracks of the 60's and 70's.
Good job 👍
Thank you!
I would keep this as it is and refine the pickup bed area , new floor, stake side boards👍🎩
Sadly, the rat rod crowd will probably destroy it.
right on man, that is awesome
Thank you!
Most of the 6 volt systems will work fine on 8 volts , but you should turn up the voltage regulator or they won't stay charged up my past expereance with a 37 dodge I had .I really enjoy watching your videos keep up the good work!
Thank you! We just tried the 8 volt on the 37 Nash we just did, and it turned over way faster than the 6 volt.
Great car, great content. Work on your verbal delivery and this channel will blow up. Cheers. Ps. Loved the "Woo hoo!"
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback, and hope to continue to learn and better myself.
Great ol car brings old memories of me and friends getting a 1941 Pontiac business coup silver streak. Flat head 6 hadn't ran in 30 plus years. We got her running, drove everywhere on the country backroads, we had a ball. I have comment or suggestion that original trunk lid may still be around with original owners. They have hung up in a barn or out building. I know if was me I would check it out ?
Sounds like you guys had a blast with that Pontiac, I’ll have to check with my buddy to see if he asked about the trunk lid section. I agree, it would be nice to get that!
I remember back in the fifties and early sixties going to the local dirt track races and they all ran these.
Nice! That would have been something to see!
Fantastic cars , very good ,,,,,,
Nice one, feller. 🇬🇧👍
Thank you!
the older folks who owned it only used it for firewood on the farm. but that generation knew how to make em last and work on them. this thing shows it
My brother had a 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Business Coupe he left in the garage at my Mom's house. One winter I slipped and broke my leg, so I ordered a wiring harness for it (from an ad in the paper version of Hemmings) and rewired it from stem to stern. Everything worked fine, but before I could move on to getting it running again, I got a job then met my wife, so I never got back to it.
Nice, does he still have it?
You didn't finish the story. So, what happened to the car?
It is just hard to kill one of those '38 model Chevy Car-Trucks.
No kidding! They built them tough!
One thing which I remembered about this model is that the propellor was enclosed in a tube.
Very good video. It was common back then (1940-1950) to cut the back out of the older cars to haul stuff around. Especially the small farms, to keep from having to buy a truck. You just can't beat that old Chevy six cylinder. Don't make cars like they used to.
Thank you! Also I did see some kind of brochure about a kit for adding a small pickup bed to the back of these, and the opening on the back looked similar to the one on this car. Would have been cool to find a bed for this one.
@@Rustwrangler no, I was I my pre-teens back then. I’m sure they probably have them now. I’m too old to do anything with them now, but I enjoy watching you younger guys working on them.
Back in my hippie days I almost bought a 38 Chevy coupe. Those 216's were almost indestructible. This makes me wish I had bought that 38.
They’re still out there, buy one now, you’d probably really enjoy it!
Great content any idea where this guy is located?
Washington
Beautiful Fisher Body.
The Hoodie! Ball Cap! With Sunglasses! The Standard Look!
During WW2, gas was rationed. But it was easier to get if you had a farm vehicle. Pickup trucks were considered farm vehicles. So a lotta guys hacked open the back end of cars to make them into pickups! And new pickups (or cars) were unavailable from 42-45.
It feel good when you get one running again.
It sure does!
NICE CAR..WORTH ENJOYING..DONT MATTER WHAT ENGINGE. AS LONG AS ITS CHEVY. ..MAYBE A PONTIAC 455. THAT WOULD BE KOOL... I LIKE IT.. IT IS A KOOL .. IF U CANT FIND A WILLYS COUPE. ANY OF THEY OLD STUFF WILL DO.. motor looks good. 3. 2 n a cam.. A little rustoleium. N a roller. .Hot rod black... WHAT EVER U DO ..ITS A SUPER KOOL CAR. CLEAN..
I was impressed that the clutch wasn't seized up! I've had cars sitting for 6 months and that happened.
Yea, I was thankful that it wasn’t!
Nice video RW!I don't have anything that old but I do own a 56 Belair hardtop and a 55big window short bed.A thought occured to me what kind of American history was going on at the time that coupe was made and unfortunately the main thing that came to mind was Hitler was ramping up for WW2.Also I wondered what life was like for the people who were running firewood in that little coupe coming out of the depression era.Being direct kin of grapes of wrath people from Oklahoma and Texas respectfully I was told as a young California born boy those were lean times.Anyway I enjoyed it and a shout out to all the gearheads out there and their projects.Thank you.
@@davidstill4321 someone else commented that back in the thirties only trucks could buy fuel, so that may have been a big reason for cutting the back up like that, as well as the truck license plates.
You could sonic clean the master cylinder to clean it completely.
Those carbs are great for leaking. I wouldn’t be afraid to put a little 2 stroke oil in the gas it will help the rings out. Been messing with my 46 1 ton DS pickup lately she likes a little 2 stroke oil.
Yea I like that idea, planning on mixing a batch of 2 stroke gas just for that reason.
That's 1 awesome car
1938 Chevies are almost exactly identical to 1937, but are much more rare because 1938 was an economic recession year. This is a solid old car. I hope you can return it to stock appearance by finding a trunk lid. Looks like you will need to add some new sheet metal below the back window.
It’s not my project, but will be a solid start for whoever buys it.
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Sounds great........ I have a 38' Master Deluxe, been in the family since 38' great grandmother passed it down through my dad. Mine hasn't been started in a few years, would love to talk to you if I could. Let me know if there's a way we can connect. Thanks and appreciate it.
Wow, that’s pretty neat, kept it in the family it’s entire life!
If you’d like, feel free to email me at Therustwrangler@gmail.com
Man it's really to bad someone cut the back off that car ! That is one cool car other that that nice job getting it running!👍👌
Thank you! I agree, it’s a shame the back was cut out, but made for some interesting history on the car, and it’s since been sold to a new owner, so hopefully it’s returned to its former glory.
I am 74. This car looks just the same as I feel. Lol.
Amazing Wow ❤
Great job. Impressive.. wonder what their asking price is/was?
Thank you! It sold already, and I believe it was around $6000
Buen video bonito proyecto. Saludos
Thank you!
Does it have the knee action front suspension. We have our dad's 38 coup he stoped running it about maybe 1955. It's still solid
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I like what you are doing here. Please remember to take care of yourself. Eat clean.