STRANDED! Will This Old Truck Bought Sight Unseen RUN AND DRIVE 250 Miles Home?
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- Опубликовано: 28 дек 2023
- My Lumberghini blew up on me, leaving me stranded in North Eastern TN. I bought an old truck off the line sight unseen that was last registered for the road 37 years ago, and plan on driving it home 250 miles!
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Shout out to all the fellas that helped him with getting tires, a trailer, and helping him get the Lumborghini off the side of the road. It's so nice to hear about strangers helping strangers like that!
Amen ^ ❤
It's called. Love thy neighbor. ❤
You were all over home for me good video fixing to check that lake out you crossed going home see you the next time you post
One of the main reasons I miss living in Tennessee.
Amen 🙏🏻. Thank you wonderful people. God is working fellers.
We must protect this man at all costs, he is a national treasure. The genius and positivity this man has is mind boggling and when the going gets tuff he finds a solution. A country boy can survive and Derek proves it in every video. Happy New Years to the VGG family and to anyone else who reads this.
I second the motion. Derek is a fantastic example of the best of human beings.
How has this comment not got more likes??!!
100%
no no! He is a Global treasure! Much love from the UK
@@eric-.I 3rd that
Much respect to all the guys that helped out, and especially to that trusty old straight six truck.
@@Ryan-jc7qh why so bitter?
Not much to say except Derek is a fantastic role-model and an excellent teacher in the virtues of patience and optimism. Really appreciate it, Mr. B. Cheers.
We could all learn a lot from this man. Not only mechanical ability but the aptitude to find the silver lining in every bad situation. We've seen him in
I gotta agree, a feller seems to have an upbeat attitude no matter what is happening. The world is a much better place with Derek in it.
@@stinkasscatI think most gearheads would be pretty upbeat to do what he does for a living..most of us can only make a hobby out of it.
@@davidgalea6113 I agree for the most part but he's an average kind of guy from all the videos I've seen, so it's possible for anyone to do it. I'm sure at one time he was holding down a job and spending all his off time doing it before it became successful.
For us old guys who cant do the big adventures anymore, a big thank you. You bring lots of fun
If we can't do it anymore at least we can watch someone else have adventures..we had our time now it's time to watch someone else have theirs
Amen brother!
RIP Lumberghini, we barely knew you.
This old truck is one of my favorites you've ever had on the channel. I love it when a rig shows how hard folks have worked to keep it going, and this one is hodge podged together so much it's almost comical. That said, I'd keep it around just because it's a long bed stepside. I also love that it's basically a continuation of the Lumborghini saga! Makes a fitting end, and brings some much needed positivity to that trainwreck.
I’m not a gear-head, I’m not a Chevy guy, but this truck is almost perfect in its imperfection.
they definitely worked to keep it going for as long as possible thats for sure.
That's a good way to put it.
No ones perfect Bud... it's ok ! 😊👍
I loved the color. The frame, from what little i could see in the video, seemed to be in very good shape
@@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus Yes, that is a very useful comment under a truck video, Jesus Bot.
Well well, feller happens to be the early bird and catch this worm. Hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
And Merry Christmas to you too.
You too bud
I worked at a plumbing company in the 1990's that had a 26,000 mile old 1976 1 ton GMC dually -complete with service bed with a 292 Straight six - with automatic. Some older plumber had purchased when he retired and didn't drive it much to say the least. I found out why, to say it was slow would be an understatement. I still remember merging onto I-465 in Indianapolis, you would hit the gas as soon as I turned, hoping by the end of the merge lane I was within - 20 to traffic speed.
Gotta admit we are bless to have Derek and the whole VGG family. When Derek explained how loose the wheel bearings were I died laughing haha.
Keep this as a goin' to town rig. Fix small things that need done to keep it running. Don't bother fixing rust or anything big. Tires, wheel bearing, etc. The largest thing to do to it is change the rear main seal. Other than that enjoy it's aged glory and drive on.
A proper shifter (better yet, a 5 spd) would really help her.
Thank you Derek and all the fellers who worked on this truck along the way and the filmers. You bring me such joy this holiday pre New Years day. God bless you all.
Happy holidays!
The connecting force within the car community and within the Tennessee community are strong! Props, engine blocks and whatnots to all of you who rallied and came to Derek's aid. 👍
We hardly knew you, Lumberghini. RIP.
Derek spitting out high quality videos on the weekly! We fans enjoy what you do - toss the Lumbo in the burn pile!
Just watching it burn would make a great video. Especially for those that don't know it's wood.
I don't know that thing is pretty unique, bound to be some spare engine to go in it, not too many Lumberghinis.
Turn it into a burn out rig 😂
@@joemalikowski8961 burnt out inside and out!! Could do some of that cool burnt wood grain effect on the outside!
Yep. Burn it. What was he thinking, making a Lamborghini out of ply wood?
There's a thin line between genius and crazy.
Step side long bed? I didn't even know those existed until this. Plus with the other factory deletes this is pretty cool. The man knew exactly what he wanted and he would accept no substitutes.
Same here, don’t think I’ve ever seen one.
And he was probably a Scotsman! 😂 "Thrifty", ya know.
Offered all the way to 1987. We swapped one onto my grandfathers 77c10 a few years back
heck yea in tech school the state of CT would dropp one at every trade shool and put a plow on it for winter parking lot duty
I've got a '70 step-side long bed C10, inline 6 with Sniper EFI, lump port kit, 1.95/1.60 valves, long tube headers, three on the tree, and not a speck of rust on it. The exhaust is turned out in front of the left rear wheel, and it's LOUD. It's not cool loud, it's obnoxious loud. Sounds nice when it's idling, but you get it up to 2000 RPM and it drones and you need earplugs. I really need to get around to fixing that. It needs a new speaker for the AM radio to make it complete, and a bit more aggressive cam to take advantage of the lump kit and oversize valves.
I have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and I have to say that you have motivated me to get my 67 Dodge Dart back on the road, she was rear-ended a few months ago and I was devastated, I put her up for sale..but watching you bring all those beautiful classic cars back to life I decided to keep her and get her back on the road where she belongs..thank you
When I was kid I thought square bodies were ugly, but the more I see them the more I like them. This one might be my favorite
As a guy who sometimes spends $5,000-$10,000 a month at O'Reilly's maintaining and repairing box trucks, vans, excavators, skid steers, trailers, etc, for the company I work for, I appreciate a guy's O'Reilly tips, tricks, gadgets, gimmicks, infos, do's, don'ts 👍. It's amazing what you can fix with an O'Reilly's down the road lol.
I wish they had shops like O’Reilly’s in the uk.
Always a good day when VGG takes us on a roadtrip
Man you make me lol
Of my favourite things about Chevys most of their cheaper parts are totally interchangeable makes models and years mostly for trucks
I love watching you bring those old trucks back to life
My brother owned this exact truck, a 1979 he got in 1982, except a 305 and automatic, and had a paint-matching topper on it. First vehicle I ever drove. He took me to get my permit, and on the way home, he pulled over and said "you drive." So, I drove the last few miles home. We had some great adventures in that truck. The long bed was perfect, too, for full 4x8 sheets of plywood and drywall.
What a nice find! I love that truck! I would definitely keep the original configuration, even find another column with the correct shifter on it. Keep the straight 6 alive!
It's good to see nice people still helping a feller. I'd love to have that old Chevy 3/4 ton. My dad had one with a six cylinder back in the 70s. The top speed was 55, also. Ha ha, keep videos coming. Love your channel.
Yikes.... there's something wrong there. All the 250c.i. I-6 trucks that I've had went much faster than 55...😬
In all reality, it only takes roughly 30 or so horsepower for one of these trucks to be able to maintain 55mph on the highway.
My Buick Lacrosse takes 35h.p. to maintain 75mph... 🤷
These were called “pig haulers” by a lot of old timers. Farmers liked the step side. But needed the long box. Super cool find.
I just got an O'Reilly autoparts commercial with VGG after the sponsorship
My new favorite video is the wooden lambo video. I could watch hours and hours of vids of Derek trying to drive hopeless rigs long distances. His sense of humor is awesome. When he left it with the keys in it and said “I hope someone steals it” I died laughing 😆
Definitely fix this truck up, that's a nice old rig for sure. We'd love to see more of it
Another awesome video Derek. It warms a fellas heart to see there's still people in this world who help another Fella out.
Gotta say it’s a guys FAVORITE TRUCK since the beginning of VVG
Very unique truck can’t say as I’ve ever seen a long box step-side square body before.
I wasn't a square body guy but, I had a couple friends that would buy them cheap and part them out. There were alot of government agencies that bought these in the NW and so they had alot of 6 cylinders. It suprises me how regional car and motorcycle sales were.
You want a cookie? Damn boy
You're so sweet that you remind me of ice cream...pralines and diiiiiccckkk...party on Garth...@@KA-om9oz
Love that style of truck. That is a hidden gem.
I love that truck! I know exactly that "two stick" shifting. We had a '71 International truck, 258 6 cyl/ 3 on the tree. The column shifter broke, so we put a length of oilfield sucker rod on each shift lever, ran them through the floor, and put a fooseball on the end of each of them - for safety, and ran like that for ever. Exhaust fumes came up through the floor, though, and we never fixed that. A poor man has poor ways!
Derek, I know the man that did the floor work on that truck. My best friend used to own it before Jason. Me and my buddy got it running again before he owned it. I could tell you the history of that truck of you wanna know? We also replaced quite a few front end parts. The truck used to be a flat bed before Jason bought it from my buddy.
Would be pretty neat to see it get some wood in the bed and a cheap down and dirty clean up/ tune up so people that got rigs like it can do the same on a budget and learn a thing or three.
Damn, brings back great memories of my dad's first work truck. 74 stepside with a 6 and 3spd on the tree. Thanks for this Derek. Some of the best times of my life.
I've still got my dad's 74 stepside with the 250 straight six and three on a tree, just keeps on rolling, and practically every day, somebody asks me about buying it !
Absolutely keeper!!! Original step side long box. No brainer.
This the quite guy. This guy will fuck you up in a heart beat. You can tell. He is a straight beast with his hands. Big teddy bear otherwise. Much love brother.
To all the fella's who helped Derek, good on ya! In spite of all the craziness we see in America, country folks are the best, friendly and helpful. Bless you all!
Seen my share of floor shift conversions, even done 20 or so over the last 60 years but this one takes the cake! How did he even figure out how to hook up the most complicated 3 speed shifter I've ever seen? Ingenuity I guess. Good luck getting it home Derek!
Folk in the Crossville/Sparta/Cookeville area are always kind :)
Did a few road-trips in my younger days but now that I’m almost 73 I have to do it vicariously through you Derek! Been watching you for a number of years & always look forward to live the next drive with you. Keep it up brother, I need the next fix!
Me, also being 73 years old was lucky enough to make a trip last year with my son across country in a "63" Ford Falcon Convertible. I knew at the time that it would most likely be our last adventure like that. But I wouldn't have missed it for the world. God bless and have a healthy and Happy New Year. 👍
Hey General Motors, take note. Start building simple great trucks like this again
Derek certainly does things his own way.
I remember seeing that truck on FB market place. I was thinking about going to look at it. Cool to see you end up with it.
Right On 😊
great episode. i know its been said before, but the car community, VGG nation included, are some of the best folks around. it was neat to see derek get recognized on the road, and Im sure it happens more times than we see. thanks, derek, for another backroad tour of rural Tennessee, and what a dusie of a sunset!!! wow that was beautiful
Yep... he drove thru my lil town of Crossville Tn,, which is about 30ish miles from Cookeville where he had the truck exhaust put on... great bunch of guys that work there too... ole Derik must go to cookeville fairly often,, several of my friends that work down there have saw him several times
@@timhouston2408maybe passes through on 70 taking the family to pigeon forge.
@@tjnucnuc on this video he came from Knoxville area and went thru here in my town... he stopped at the Crossville Buckees store off genesis rd,, then on into cookeville,,, but yes I'm sure he's probly taken his family on up to Gatlinburg area
The "lambo" is unusual.. Can't say I'm liking it but give the builder 100% credit, takes a lot of work & dedication. The pickup that's a gem that just needs a little polish and shine juice The owner was on the right track EFI and Craigslist rebuild. It's a keeper..even if you already have a small fleet :)
The inline 6, gets you home,every time!!
Thank you so much Happy New Year The commitment you have to your channel and your fans always amazes me! Literally can't wait to watch this and I'm watching it now Happy Friday Happy New Year's to everyone what a great way to start the New Year's weekend thank you so much Derek and the family
Thanks for the kind words, happy holidays!
@@ViceGripGarage Happy holidays and Happy 2024 @ VGG&Roadworthy-Rescues! Absolutely love the channel on both platforms !
@ViceGripGarage let a feller know if you want to sell the truck
That square body is an absolute unit! Love that it's a long bed stepside. I'm friends with a feller in Kuwait, and he says those are all the rage over there. They find fleetside trucks and pay big money to have stepside beds swapped onto them. Definitely a cool addition to the fleet!
Man, it truly is an adventure every time! But that was some gorgeous countryside you took us through, and it's so good to see you made it home safe and sound! I'd say definitely keep that old rig around for a while, and of course, a very Happy New Year to you and your family! 😄
The advantage of owning a long bed stepside is that the stepside step is wide enough for two butts, so you won't be lonely waiting for the tow truck or the parts to be delivered... You were right skimping on tires is always a slippery slope.
OMG, Derek! You were so close to our house! My hubs and I would have totally come and helped you if we had known!!!!! Loved the adventure!!!! Thanks for taking us along again, it's always a blast! P.S., we've got a huge garage, wildfire lift, and lots of tools off I-40 if you ever need help!
LEAVE THE A - HOLE TO HIS OWN DEMISE !!!!!!!!
You can tell a truck is old when it has a cataract. Not sure why they offered a long bed stepside. Is that a prototype Hurst shifter? Pretty sure I saw it in a JC Whitney a few years back. Happy New Year.
Everyday is adventure. Thanks Derek for taking me along for the ride... I GOT SHOTGUN!!!! Thanks Jessica for being on board with all this. HAPPY NEW YEAR.. TO ALL
Love that truck. New floors. Fix the column shifter. New lumber. Redo interior. Drive it
How do one find time to put out this much quality content this fast! Best car channel on youtube by far!
@willydavid this is his job
When the first car broke down, the trip turned into two videos. Having someone else edit the videos doesn't hurt either.
Ylou know, we just got done getting ready for the busiest holiday of the year, and when the kids and grands went home, we were exhausted. It occurred to me that Derek lives that kind of pace year around. Mad respect for the man and his family, and we are all grateful for this amazing content and entertainment. Happy new year to the Bieri family and wishing you safe travels and continued success!
One of my favorite Square Bodies of all time..
Those trucks are pure Gold! One thing that I praise you for in your moving on videos is that you never menace other drivers by tailgating them.
There's all sorts of stuff this truck needs. It'll make for a good series of videos.
Old Chevy truck is a vast improvement over the crapborghini. You channel just keeps getting better and better. You have given me many hours of entertainment and enjoyment. Thank you.
One thing I always love about this guy is that you can tell loves America. The opening story about a bunch of fellas palling up just to help is exactly what rural America is like.
It's such a breath of fresh air. On the internet everyone is so damn negative even though we have it way better than 99% of our ancestors ever did.
You getting passed by everyone, a guy has never seen that before!!!! New subscriber, Michigander!!!
The homemade floor shifter reminds of operating industrial equipment.
Happy Early New Year’s Derek and family.
Those two-lane off-the-beaten-path highways are always a pleasure to travel down. If you have the extra time to go that route, I highly recommend it.
I’m from Cookeville it’s awesome to hear our town called out in one of your videos.
Let me tell you what Derek, you definitely are a man who will not back away from a challenge. This has got to be the most wonkiest backwood engineered pickup truck I have seen.
WOW !!!
Money well spent for membership!
Thanks Derek ❤
Yes!
Beats the stuffing out of cable in my opinion!
Ohhh picking up at the cliffhanger from last time!
In my opinion, this is the coolest truck in your fleet!
Grew up in southwest Iowa. Farmer’s at that time( 1960s) liked a workhorse truck that was a plain Jane. Like that Chevy. Old Gentleman told once. The more stuff on them the more there is to go wrong. Simple, don’t see that today. Fancy Rigs. Big Bucks. Thanks Derek, great stuff!
I love this channel because of how real it is. If a rig like the Lumberghini fails, then that's the episode and we'll face it next time. Get another old rig and drive it home - awesome! As always, I'm looking forward to the next episode.
I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed or the biggest gear head in my family, but watching your videos has really inspired me to fix some of my grandpas old cars. Matter of fact just 2 days ago I got my grandmas 57' Chevy bel air on the road after sitting 5+ years! And as of today I've put 60 miles on it. Just wanted to say your vids are great and thank you for the inspiration VGG!
That's awesome to hear, keep up the momentum
So cool just imagine her memories in that car.... Grandmas are the best..RIP grandma
I've been waiting to hear him call it the " LUMBERGINI" Like on that video thumbnail and I haven't heard him say it once. And I think it's the best name he ever came up with!
Great video, nothing beats your original style keep it up.
I think this truck wpuld be a great candidate for that super charged 400 sbc a guy has floating around a barn.
This pickup is a total keeper!!!!!! Rare, and super cool!!!!!
Derek I would love to see you at the off-road games that Matt's off-road recovery is holding this spring it's off-road RUclipsrs against non off-road RUclipsrs and I've nominated you hopefully you will do it it would be great 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I felt bad for you when you broke down . This truck looks great . A guy that lived up the road from me had a truck like this . After he got killed in a mining accident it sat across from his dads house in a field for many years . Finally after his dad died it was sold . That truck was probably about the same condition as yours . Before Clair was killed it was in very good condition .
VGG, it's always good to see your videos stir up memories for folks. So many comments like, "My grandpa had one of those" or "Dad taught me how to shift a 4 speed in one of those. The videos refresh my memories of our old farm trucks. Still have the 1966 F100 that Dad bought new. Thanks for helping us relive the good old days !
Your comment is so true most of us have owned so many nice vehicles over the years especially us older guys there's many to mention. I would love to mention lol but no body really cares other than yourself. Peace my friend
That's a great truck with a lot of potential. Hopefully, you'll find the time to do a bit of a reliability rebuild on it and put it to good use on your property. I'm not a Chevy guy but that's the perfect beat-around truck to have around for whatever dirty jobs need doing.
You know its a good day when vgg has a new video 🎉🎉
It's hard to kill those old work trucks. Love the step side.
After the week
I’ve had was hoping for a 2 hour episode but I’m thankful either way to get a new VGG episode 🍻
A square body and a stepside long body. A very nice and unique truck, I say keep it for the next million miles. They are getting more and more valuable these days, would love one myself. Thanks for the entertainment this evening, and have yourself a happy new year!
So cool seeing an O'Reilly sponsorship - you've certainly promoted them enough already! Great video as always.
At least you bought one of the most dependable trucks ever. Those models and the old Fords produced during those years with inline 300 6 seemed to always get you home.
You can lock that transmission into 1st and 3rd gear at the same time for added security when you park! Works even better when you have the original three in the tree shifter and the linkage is loose.
1+3=p 👍
Congrats, you finally broke the streak---you made it home in a rig! It was starting to seem like you had a curse on you lol I've owned two C10's with the 250/3 speed manual combo---the reliability of both of those trucks was mind-blowing. They just never broke. But what to do with it? She's pretty rotted....I think I'd flip this one
I have had a couple of those rigs myself. You are absolutely right. They just go and go with very few issues. Don't make em like that no more.
every time I think my daily is cooked, I always remember just how far a fella can get on so little (and with such a whacked out alignment), like the video-makifyer here.
Good Lord Willin' ... we will all be seein' this high quality grain farm-raised and highly valued American Brother and His Family, for many many years to come. Every video is like a Christmas morning with little-ones opening presents with little-ones ... just pure precious magic and joy to see what Santa brings to purest chaos!! God Bless all who support and help brother D on his adventures, and especially those who step up and bring him safe home. God Bless Jess and the boys who support him, each and every time he's on the road. And ... God Bless all who along the troubled path support his work and frankly, his Ministry, which enriches us all. From ... a broken old screw jack ... 42-Jack, to be precise ... I pray the Good Lord is with all in these less than perfect times.
Honest reply? Hope so, but I got scammed before on a note I sent, so just being cautious. 42-Jack
Clearly the POS who replied to my initial note was not our VGG Brother D. So to all Fellas, Fellettes, and Good Plain Ordinary Folks who appreciate the content, goodness, kindness and help of Brother D and the strangers who step up to help him when he is in need ... well ... just please be warned that gutter snipes and trolls are out there trying to take advantage of all of us. Please be safe!
Happy new year VGG! Hope this year starts well and ends amazing. Keep up the great work man. Love your revivals. Only ones i watch.
Thanks! Appreciate it!
I'd see about fixing up a column shifter, some other rust "fix" or stiffening up. Make it a user / driver and either use it or pass it on to someone who will.
Neat old rig.
Bingo PAL 😊
Derrick always finds the coolest old rigs!
Shout out to all the good people left in this country that will help a feller out trying to get home to his family yet another great video from VGG
I'd say this truck is a keeper! Some rare options too. Fix some rust and freshen up the straight six and enjoy!
I would keep the 6 cylinder myself. Only thing I would do to it is find a conventional head before the rebuild. The integrated head is nictorius for cracking when taking them off of the block.
Big Kudos to the folks who helped out, loaded and hauled the Lumberghini back to the shop and also to Volunteer for lending their talents in making the exhaust safer for Derek to make it home, the truck was a lucky find, had a Chevy Nova once with the 250 engine, ran all right, not a tire burner, but decently reliable, eventually traded it for a retired cop car, good upgrade. Wanna see more of that truck though, tires, engine swap, another budget build, Thanks again to Derek for the new content and looking forward to many more shows.
That sunset view was to die for 🥰 absolutely breathtaking ❤️
Thx for a Friday night video Derek!! It’s been a rough week and just seeing it posted made me feel better
I agree BIGTIME. I really appreciated the Friday night post. Here in Santa Cruz we have giant waves smashing into some of our businesses and road today and this will continue through New Year's Day.