1962 Dodge Custom 880 Time Capsule Treasure Hunt! Obsolete Automotive Archaeological Dig. MoPar

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Fresh from South Dakota this 1962 Dodge Custom 880 hasn't been driven in many decades. This is a prime candidate for an archaeological dig into the past. I will go on a "treasure hunt" looking for clues to the cars past and for interesting items. We dig in the trunk, under the back seat and front seat, ashtrays and glovebox to see what we can find!
It's always fun to see what treasures lay hidden.
There will be more videos on this car in the future. A full walkaround with history, fun facts and more as well as videos on the work to get the car roadworthy. Stay tuned!!
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Chapters:
00:00 - The '62 Dodge Custom 880
00:42 - Video Introduction
01:31 - The Trunk
07:22 - (Trunk) Spencer Gifts?
11:28 - (Trunk) Road Atlas
18:01 - (Trunk) A Bag of Rocks
23:33 - Glovebox
27:02 - Ashtray
29:13 - Under the Front Seat
29:26 - Under the Back Seat
33:54 - Back Ashtray
34:32 - Closing Statements
35:39 - End Screen/Links

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@tonychasey7990 5 ай бұрын

Austin, I have really come appreciate your channel. No gimmicks, rah rah horseplay, bashing of other makes or talking like an idiot and making up words. Just a real, honest guy putting classic mopars back on the road, in our hearts and back in a little bit of the spotlight. You seem like a great caretaker for these beauties... I have a 71 imperial four door hardtop, and a 75 imperial crown coupe going back together after paint. Thank you for your no nonsense approach without the jackass-ery like most of the rest of the idiots on KZfaq

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the feedback. I’m just trying to be myself and share cool cars with emphasis on the “everyday” cars. Stuff that most people actually owned and drove back then. I love the Imperials. I’ve had a couple over the years. I’m about due for another one!

@michaeladamo6279 4 ай бұрын

I could have not said it better! I really enjoy his content and personality! Austin keep up the great work! I’m a new subscriber also

@ObsoleteAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

@@michaeladamo6279 Thanks! I’m glad you enjoy the content. And thanks for subscribing. I hope you’ll enjoy my future videos just as much.

@L4sleeko 3 ай бұрын

My grandmother had a 1963 Dodge 330 in turquoise with a white top four door sedan. She was minty fresh but finally sold it as I ran out of room, lol. I spotted it a few months ago driving up behind it one night. Surreal experience. It’s somewhere in Wilmington NC near the State Ports, my old neighborhood. Where abouts are you in NC?

@dh2360 4 ай бұрын

I've always wanted a Dodge 880, 1963 is my favorite year. This 4 door sedan is awesome.

@johnkendrick7304 5 ай бұрын

I have to admit I was absolutely shocked when you pulled the seat up and that most nest was there. Because that vehicle is absolutely showroom brand new. Mind blowing

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

Mice always find a way!

@Yourmission9 5 ай бұрын

Sweet car! I can smell that trunk from here brother! Like being at grandmas house

@user-ip1ro6qx2b 5 ай бұрын

Austin, I don't know where you find these gems but I'm glad you do and like to share. Love them all!!!

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

I search and search. I want some of these lesser known cars to be put out there for people to appreciate.

@daverider5482 5 ай бұрын

Speaking of the N Carolina map...When I was in 4th grade in the early '80's, the teacher asked what was the capital of N Carolina. I said Mount Pilot.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

Atleast you didn’t say Mayberry!

@jmgs2614 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful gem. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from México.

@MikkoSaarenpaa-kn7jh 5 ай бұрын

This was fun video. It’s like the car was frozen in time with the 60’s kids’ toys and chewing gum wrappers still in the trash. How is that even possible? 😅 Here in Finland, I’ve seen only one of these in person, very rare here.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

That’s why I love these untouched cars! It’s literally an archaeological dig!

@haroldkuykendall9078 17 күн бұрын

In My Youth I had a 63 Custom 880 that My Dad gave Me!!!❤

@ObsoleteAutomotive 15 күн бұрын

@@haroldkuykendall9078 I had a ‘63 Custom 880 coupe for a while.

@danielulz1640 5 ай бұрын

That car is absolutely fabulous! It would be worth repairing even if it needed a new engine. I love the colors, same as your 62 Plymouth. Really looking forward to more on this one.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

I got spare big block engines kicking around if this one turns out to be bad.

@gasser66 5 ай бұрын

"What is today ?, I'll have to look that up" lol got a good laugh on that one. Lot's of neat finds in that rigs booty.

@barryburkholder4000 5 ай бұрын

The size of the font used for the city indicates the population size of the city named. What you were looking at is the legend to tell you what size city is represented by the size font on the map.

@BamaMark 4 ай бұрын

Hi Austin. Yes. Spencer Gifts has a long history. It’s the same name. Eventually they sold gag gifts and whoppee cushions. 🤣🤣 My friend was their first computer inventory manager in Atlantic City. Nice car. Love Mopars. My favorite of all the family’s cars. 66 New Yorker. First 440.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

The catalog had a lot of neat things in it. 😂

@johnbarnes6832 5 ай бұрын

One of my favorite Mopars !

@caseyhoffman228 4 ай бұрын

We have the exact same car! Yours is the same year, color, - everything I seen is the exact car as my '62 880! Bought my 880 in Boston 3 years ago during the pandemic. Absolutely love these cars. Cheers! Thanks for sharing!

@Random324-42 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the treasure hunt!

@JustMe-pc2ii 5 ай бұрын

Awesome car.

@user-gg1se7fx2b 5 ай бұрын

0:42 Чувак, у тебя даже оправа очков 60-х годов. И шапка тоже. Молодец.

@diedonner299 5 ай бұрын

Also, his shoes 😊

@504RoadTrips 5 ай бұрын

Spencer Gifts that we see in the malls today has been around since 1947. So yes, it’s the same company!

@loumontcalm3500 4 ай бұрын

"PF Flyers...you can run faster, jump higher" if I remember the TV ads right.

@garymckee8857 5 ай бұрын

I had a 64 Dodge Custom 880 four-door hardtop 361 two barrel and it was one of best vehicles l have owned I subbed because I love these old Chrysler products and I wish you luck with getting the 880 running, it looks to be in good condition.

@bigmountain7561 5 ай бұрын

Hi Austin, great videos as usual. The thing that really gets missed are the rubber gaskets around the taillights and around the other stuff. It’s really hard to get them and or harder to duplicate them yourself. Take Care

@jamespn 5 ай бұрын

Chrysler introduced the 880 to fill the void that was left when the intermediate line was made too small. This model has a Dodge front end clip with a Chrysler C body from the front doors to the rear bumper. I don’t know how you find these vintage Mopar gems.

@eugenepiurkowski5439 5 ай бұрын

and that 1962 Chrysler C body was based on the 1961 Dodge Polara.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

There’s several interesting things about this car that I’ll cover in the next video on it. The history, features, etc.

@jamespn 5 ай бұрын

@@eugenepiurkowski5439 yes the 61 Polara was a C body too, thanks.

@danielulz1640 5 ай бұрын

1961 Dodge Polara body, front clip and trunk lid with 62 Chrysler quarter panels and taillights and a 61 Desoto dashboard. A major rush job to provide Dodge with a full size 1962 car. All 62 Chrysler Corp. senior cars were major rush jobs when the intended models were abruptly canceled

@eugenepiurkowski5439 5 ай бұрын

In 1962 I went with Dad to the local Dodge dealership to look at the "new" Dodge Custom 880. Dad decided it looked too much like his 58, especially in roof line and waited for the "more normal" Plymouth Fury coming out for 1963. It was quite a car with the Commando 361, which might have been the same engine in the 880?@@jamespn

@THROTTLEPOWER 5 ай бұрын

Great vid, really enjoyed!!!! 🤜🤛

@T-41 5 ай бұрын

When enough longtime Dodge fleet car buyers rebelled, refusing to buy the new for 1962 reduced size B body models, Chrysler decided it had to do something quick. They did a pretty good job , rushed a “new” full size model , the 880 , into production - using the 1962 Chrysler Newport body , attaching the 1961 Dodge front sheet metal, installing the 1961 instrument panel .

@eugenepiurkowski5439 4 ай бұрын

Of course the 1962 Newport body was based on the 1961 Dodge Polara.:)

@johnbrooke2764 5 ай бұрын

Awesome car!

@samhicks97 5 ай бұрын

Have the 64' year custom 880, it's a blast to drive around. HUGE barge couch on wheels.

@RoadRunnergarage8570 5 ай бұрын

Excellent original condition!!

@ryanwitman8672 5 ай бұрын

Look at the size of the trunk on that thing! What a yacht

@daverider5482 5 ай бұрын

Such a sporty roofline for a 4 door post.

@anthonyangeli256 5 ай бұрын

Sporty?

@selenelacaze9883 5 ай бұрын

Wow, this car is awesome !!! And Mint ! Look that rear bench springs etc.

@holgerwittmann8419 5 ай бұрын

That was a treat! Thank you for taking us with you!

@THROTTLEPOWER 5 ай бұрын

I agree!

@RoadRunnergarage8570 5 ай бұрын

Lots of cool goodies in the trunk to boot!!

@johncaballero8013 4 ай бұрын

Great find! Congratulations Austin. 👍

@josephbonnette7877 2 ай бұрын

Dam,,, that ash tray has never been used. Wow. Beautiful,,❤❤❤❤

@johnmccann3964 4 ай бұрын

Unbelievable that the trunk junk survived that long. Sometimes you might find one or 2 things but that was quite a treat. Love that car! And I enjoyed the video 👍

@ObsoleteAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

It was amazing. Probably the most (good) things I’ve found in a trunk before!

@olikat8 5 ай бұрын

61515, its a Wix 51515... same as a Fram PH-8a or a Baldwin B-2. Fits slant six to Hemi. Fram is trash, only use one's by Wix (even under Parts Master, NAPA, et cetera labels) or Baldwin. Cool cat, btw. Youngest kid got gifted a Maine Coon kitten that is 8 months old & 12 pounds, that cat reminds me of him

@rmnixon14 5 ай бұрын

That is probably the original fuel pump.Note the machine screws.They were rebuildable.H

@travp959 3 ай бұрын

Great video, and car, I recently bought a 64 880 4 door. Great condition. Love it. Would like to find a 65 880 someday.

@FantaLaStrada 5 ай бұрын

fun video. Cool to do some investigation. In my old beetle I have some old butts of cigarettes in the rear passenger ashtray. I kept them their for fun. You should definitely keep the old wrigleys wrappers there too!

@davidstephanides2602 5 ай бұрын

Great cars and great tunes on this channel!

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in!

@jonmoore8995 5 ай бұрын

Those Exner Cars look better and better, especially yours.

@waterbourne9282 5 ай бұрын

A time capsule from a happy period in a families life. Nice.

@jeffreyrigged 4 ай бұрын

I love finding all the old vintage stuff with the car. You should see the stuff that was in my 72 buick.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

It’s one of the best parts!

@jeffreyrigged 4 ай бұрын

@@ObsoleteAutomotive I antique all the time anyway

@daviddisandro821 5 ай бұрын

newspapers are always fun. i find them in basements and crawlspaces during my home inspections

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

I love going through them. Interesting to see the various articles and such and the old ads.

@daviddisandro821 5 ай бұрын

Found a 1920s sunday wall st journal once in a house underneath in margate, nj. Gave it to the owner. Since been torn down. Sad to see that is the norm in beach towns

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

@@daviddisandro821Sad end. I wish beach towns weren’t so commercialized and populated as they are.

@robertdryburgh1457 4 ай бұрын

7:45 We didn't have these in Canada. 62 Chrysler sedan with a 61 Dodge front clip and instrument panel. Neat car

@Bama_Vintage_Iron 4 ай бұрын

Nice Cool old Mopar

@RoadRunnergarage8570 5 ай бұрын

Cool vintage newspaper too!!

@ericesterby2895 5 ай бұрын

I love these, but my favorite year is the ‘63.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

I had a ‘63 2dr hardtop. Drove it from CA to NC after getting it roadworthy in the junkyard. I’ve also had a few ‘64s.

@selenelacaze9883 5 ай бұрын

17:37 wooo ooooh, this floor mat would make a great mold for repro 😏

@OnkelPHMagee 5 ай бұрын

11:00 The owner's manual for our '64 Belvedere showed the same type of seat adjustment.

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761 21 күн бұрын

Hahaha, man I remember when I was a of about 10 years old, PF Flyers and Converse All stars were the deal , if you were caught wearing anything except one of those brands, the kids in school would ride you bad.

@haroldrogers6083 5 ай бұрын

Here in Texas in the 70s Spencer Gifts was where us teens got our Black lights and posters , fishnets in different colors to hang on our ceilings and gag gifts . My room was wallpapered in blacklight posters and the entire celling was fishnets that was filled with stuffed animals won from carnivals and empty beer cans .

@bill90405 4 ай бұрын

Spencer Gifts still exists. Headquartered in Atlantic City.

@TylersNeighborhoodGarage 5 ай бұрын

2 mandatory items to be found under the seat of any old mopar are a comb and an ice scraper.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

For me it’s normally dead mice and mice nests with gum wrappers and trash.

@BanzoSan 4 ай бұрын

Wow, I didn't know you were also a Carolina boy. I always thought you were from the mid-west. Either way I really enjoy these style of videos. Keep it up!

@ObsoleteAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

Born in Texas and ended up in N. Carolina. Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy the future vids!

@rmnixon14 5 ай бұрын

Some body might really want that for a restoration.

@markcollins457 5 ай бұрын

I've been a Chrysler product fan for 60yrs. And the early 60's was not the styling icon period for Mopar. There was a reason for slower sales and one was you had to look at the cars and I think they failed terribly.

@OleHippy 3 ай бұрын

I agree. It goes beyond issues of personal preference - these cars from 60 through, what, 64(?) - were just butt ugly outside (although kinda space agey attractive inside). What on earth were the designers thinking?

@achecase 5 ай бұрын

Is that paper stuffed/tucked inside the bottom of the back seat a build/option/manufacture sheet?

@tripp-n-drive 4 ай бұрын

Yes

@joeamos1188 5 ай бұрын

I knew Chrysler used mostly a 62 Newport for this car. I did not realize the interior is identical other than the dash, Upholstery is the same as a Newport. From the dealer ad, the price was the same as a Newport post:$2964.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

They reused a lot! Kinda crazy how they went about it.

@barrycuda3769 5 ай бұрын

There's always a comb under the rear seat.

@MichaelJustice-ng7by 4 ай бұрын

I lived in Catawba Burke county area for 35 years

@glenbo2464 5 ай бұрын

I had a 1963 Dodge Custom 880 wagon years ago. Bought it for $85 from the original owner who was very old. It ran on 7 cylinders but made it all the way from Seattle to Texas ! lol

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

What ever happened to it?

@glenbo2464 3 ай бұрын

Im not sure what he ever did with it and sadly he is gone so i cant ask . He went off the freeway near wichita falls last september while on a motorcycle and ended up in a pond where they found him.

@dcformee123 5 ай бұрын

Hey my friend I always enjoy watching your videos I do love this new 880 I sure miss having a classic car always regret selling my classic car back in the eighties I had a 63 Chrysler 300 with a 383 it had the bucket seats push button on the dash for the gear shifter I guess you'd call it it was a nice car 383 4 barrel? I'm curious would you ever consider trading an RV for one of your classic cars I have a 1997 Fleetwood bounder it only has $50,000 mi on it I never use it anymore it's in really good shape has its own bedroom and everything it's 34 ft 454 engine GMC engine if you ever consider let me know I would appreciate it thank you.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. If I had an RV it would probably sit more than anything else honestly!

@jeffreyrigged 4 ай бұрын

if its the spencers gifts thats in malls it is however the items are alot different now. I knew it was there when I was a kid but didnt realize it was that old. Edit I just wiki it and apparently it is and has been around since 47. Crazy.

@conorcuomo4283 4 ай бұрын

Those are old school nurses shoes guitar pedal probably worth money vintage guitar and pedals buyer might buy it

@daviddisandro821 5 ай бұрын

spencer gifts alive and well. corporate office just outside of atlantic city. egg harbor twp

@williamjones5468 5 ай бұрын

your camera guy showed it but you didnt mention it in the video. was that the build sheet under the back seat cushion?

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

I definitely say something along the lines of “check it out the original build sheet” and that I might take it out later for safe keeping. But to answer the question that was a build sheet stuck in the springs of the back seat. Common place to find them.

@williamjones5468 5 ай бұрын

okay the audio on my video cut out on that portion of video @@ObsoleteAutomotive

@MichaelJustice-ng7by 4 ай бұрын

I left hickory June of 2022

@speakfreeley4473 4 ай бұрын

Custom 880 bought in to fill the gap following the demise of DeSoto the previous model year.

@markchandler1130 5 ай бұрын

Probably very early 880… these didn’t come out til mid year.

@user-ys6wu5ve2x 3 ай бұрын

😀

@jonathanmorrisey5771 3 ай бұрын

WTF is with youtube interrupting a video mid-word for some bullcrap product!!!!!

@VladimirPutin-cz5zy 5 ай бұрын

Nothing about the engine?

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

There will be a full video on the car itself released soon.

@danielulz1640 5 ай бұрын

Tune in again next week, same time, same station!

@VladimirPutin-cz5zy 5 ай бұрын

right on man right on ROCK N ROLL MAN @@danielulz1640

@VladimirPutin-cz5zy 5 ай бұрын

already lost interest no engine details too late @@ObsoleteAutomotive

@ObsoleteAutomotive 5 ай бұрын

@@VladimirPutin-cz5zy Hate to see what else you lose interest in so quickly.

@giuliopedrali4794 5 ай бұрын

In my opinion Dodge and Mopar don't have the classical and beautiful style of GMs

@xaviorchelliah193 4 ай бұрын

car is good but you are not active and not suitable person to this wonderful car

@ObsoleteAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

You’re going to have to explain that one a bit better.