Ford celebrated its 50th anniversary when this Crestline Victoria was shiny and new. Seven decades have taken their toll but we can still learn from this rusty relic from Ford’s Golden Jubilee.
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@charlesdalton985 Жыл бұрын
You said something that hits me every time I’m in a junkyard - everything here was once brand new. Sometimes theater of the mind will take over, and I’ll imagine the car coming home from the dealership on its maiden trip. Thank you as always ~ Chuck
@ddellwo Жыл бұрын
This one, with its freshly applied coats of blue and white paint, would have been particularly attractive as it made its way toward the end of the assembly line and was eventually driven out of the plant and into the light of day for the very first time!
@googleusergp Жыл бұрын
@@ddellwo With some cigar chomping guy named "Chaz", "Rusty" or "Earl" selling it to the original owner and saying, "Hey Mac. Ya ain't gonna get a better deal than this. I'll give you a square deal on your trade. The Mrs. is going to love these colors. Whadda say Mac? What's it going to take to get you in this car today?"
@67marlins Жыл бұрын
@@googleusergp And the local Ford mechanic, probably named, 'Buzz Bodine'
@67marlins Жыл бұрын
Charles Dalton - I really like your interpretation here. I also picture the hulks in junkyards as a solemn monument to happier past-time days, when more optimism, youth, kindness and beauty prevailed. I used to think of our departed family cars as l members of the family. For your, 'theater of the mind', I see those cars as a sad relic, a testimony and symbol of much nicer times when they were new, and their owners more youthful and happy.
@googleusergp Жыл бұрын
@@67marlins Who probably had a tote box as his "stash" of tools. LOL.
@garyspaun523710 ай бұрын
Really great to have a guy who works on cars also present automotive information.
@toddbob55 Жыл бұрын
Love those old 1950's Fords !!! they were excellent vehicles !!
@ScottDLR Жыл бұрын
Great vid Steve and that teachers kit is an amazing piece of automotive history.
@The_R-n-I_Guy11 ай бұрын
We're pulling for you Steve.
@googleusergp Жыл бұрын
Yup, back in the day, there were teaching aids like that. Also, sometimes school trips would be to actual manufacturing companies. I went to Proctor and Gamble and GM's Linden, NJ plant on school trips at least once. P&G gave you samples on the way out and I saw a 1980 Seville Elegante being assembled at Linden when I went. My grandfather's friend worked for GM at Linden and a neighbor of mine was a foreman at the local P&G plant. Yup, with the VIN, we win: B for 239 CID V8 engine, 3 for 1953 model year, S for Somerville, MA assembly, V for Victoria two door and the rest is the production sequence. The Somerville plant operated from 1926 to 1958 and was redeveloped into Assembly Square and Assembly Square Marketplace. When it closed, it was a buzz in the town because the plant contributed over $1 million in revenue to the town. There were 128,302 Victoria coupes made for the 1953 model year. With the tag, we can brag and go all the way, don't you say: 60B for Crestline Victoria, C for Glacier Blue lower exterior paint, L for Sungate Ivory upper exterior paint, M should be for Blue interior trim and the rest of the code has to do with production and scheduling time frames. Ford information of this vintage is sometimes limited, owing to the terrible layout of their parts books and parts system in general. I was never a fan of Mr. Ford II as he was very myopic and the source of the many problems that befell the Ford Motor Company in the 1970s. He made some very bad decisions (including firing Mr. Iacocca) and was a very backward thinking person.
@SteveMagnante Жыл бұрын
I didn't want to say it but much of Henry "The Deuce" Ford the Second's hassles stemmed from sipping a little too much bourbon. But he did piss Iacocca off enough to later allow Lee to revive Chrysler. And for that we can thank him, warts and all. Burp! Thanks as always for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
@ddellwo Жыл бұрын
Yup - I remember many grade school field trips to various production facilities around our area! The highlight for me was a trip to Ford’s Twin City Assembly Plant, which at the time was producing full size Ford pickups! The trip to a local bottling plant was also a particularly strong memory - especially the rapid stream of clear glass bottles rolling by and eventually filled with multiple flavors/colors of soda! The bottling line was clearly visible through a large plate glass window at the front of the building, and I remember people walking by on the sidewalk routinely stopping for a moment or two to peer in through the glass and watch the manufacturing process as they ran their errands around town!
@kenttalsma7906 Жыл бұрын
Hank the Deuce and fond memories of cancer ridden late 60s-early 70s Ford vee-hickles.
@fishgeralding9224 Жыл бұрын
They took us on a field trip in 2nd grade to the Edison NJ Ford plant. (Matuchen assembly) we watched 63 falcon's being manufactured. I remember being fascinated watching a falcon being painted by the dip tank electrostatic method. Apparently it worked, although I started out in construction in my early years, everything from roofing, plumbing, to heavy construction, roads, sidewalks, storm sewers etc. I was working in the automotive fields by my 20's and retired from teaching it, which I really enjoyed.
@googleusergp Жыл бұрын
@@SteveMagnante Not only that, he was a bigot. He once said to Mr. Iacocca, "There's no way any vehicle with my name on the hood will have a Jap engine in it" when Mr. Iacocca suggested that they go to Honda and partner with them on a small engine design/use in compact vehicles. The ignorant Mr. Ford didn't realize at that time that Ford was already importing the Ford Courier from Mazda in Japan which had "F-O-R-D" on it in many places. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
@JonDahl Жыл бұрын
I love these videos! ❤ I like to play a drinking game while watching Steve. Take a shot whenever he: Says, “As you can see” Says, “We gotta remember” Writes on a vintage magazine with a Sharpie. Somehow has a model kit of the car he’s talking about with him. Complains about one of his shows being cancelled. Snorts There’s a dog There’s a rotten animal head Says, “What’s in the box” like it wasn’t the creepiest part of the movie Se7en. I have yet to survive an episode. 😅
@samholdsworth420 Жыл бұрын
Your liver will go the way of his motor trend show 😢
@DGillyy Жыл бұрын
More on that in a minute...
@festerhairball6588 Жыл бұрын
Purchased a 53 Courier (sedan delivery) off a neighbor in 2004. 6 cyl/3 on the tree. That was my 1st "old ford" & it was VERY reliable & never had an issue. Drove it on 100+ miles trip all the time. I miss that car!
@jessieharris16769 ай бұрын
We have a half 1953-54 customline 70B production number 420 built Jan. 14, 1954, second owner, barn stored since 1967. Has king pin steering, Henry didn't waste anything, he told the factory to build cars until the parts ran out, then change over to the new design.
@davidp2888 Жыл бұрын
The lines on these old cars are so graceful and elegant.
@HotRod-wv4vm Жыл бұрын
As a teenager I remember driving my dad's friend Crestline Station Wagon. I only had a driver's permit but drove from NYC to Lisle,NY. Thanks for the memories 😂
@Mercmad Жыл бұрын
I see the Article about the flatties and 239 Y block was Written by Barney Navarro. He was one guy who knew his flatties and engines in general. He built an AMC six to run at Indy ....!
@SuperOperator4 Жыл бұрын
She must have been a lovely lady the day she rolled off the line.
@tomwesley7884 Жыл бұрын
Steve said "pretty" about a trim piece, I'd have to say a pretty car
@58raceguy Жыл бұрын
@Paul Lessard that’s what crossed my mind as well. I can imagine she was a pretty special car.
@nathangibson564 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve for reminiscing
@roberttucker805 Жыл бұрын
Morning Steve from England.
@samholdsworth420 Жыл бұрын
Morning Steve from San Diego.
@SteveMagnante Жыл бұрын
@@samholdsworth420 I've been uptown, I've been downtown. I've been all around. With a nod to Mr. Morrison, I can say I've been to London and Jack Murphy Stadium (now QualCom Stadium, right?) Thanks All for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
@samholdsworth420 Жыл бұрын
@@SteveMagnante the Murph got demo'd and is gone like junkyard gold 😭 Appreciate the classroom.
@SteveMagnante Жыл бұрын
@@samholdsworth420 Who's the Murph?
@samholdsworth420 Жыл бұрын
@@SteveMagnante jack Murphy stadium is no more. Locals called it "the Murph".
@willhorting5317 Жыл бұрын
Back in '87, my in-laws bought a partially restored '53 Crestline, supposedly for my teenage s-i-l to drive to school. I never knew that these cars were originally flathead V8 only! The one that they had bought, somewhere in it's life, someone had installed a 300cid inline six (no idea what year the engine was). My s-i-l hated driving that car. But some of the boys she knew certainly liked it.😁
@RK48frazergasser Жыл бұрын
Motor trend was stupid to cancel your show . Keep up the great videos
@Jim-ic2of Жыл бұрын
Another great educational and entertaining presentation . Thank you Steve 🙂 .
@rustyrobinson8027 Жыл бұрын
Thanks again Steve 👍
@Cool_Retro Жыл бұрын
My Father bought a '53 Ford Customline after he came back from Korea. He loved that car until a drunk driver hit while it was parked and it was not fixed correctly so he traded it in on a new '56. A nice looking car for it's time.
@vettekid3326 Жыл бұрын
I had one of those in the mid 1970's for a short while. Mine had the optional air cooled automatic transmission. One thing about the 53's is they were supposed to have had the overhead valve engine for the anniversary but it wasn't quite ready yet.
@jeffsmith846 Жыл бұрын
I had forgotten about the film strips used in classrooms. What fun that Car is Born would have been to me compared to what we actually did watch in Southern Oklahoma. Your comment about all of the junkyard cars once being new is something I always think when I look at my favorite cars, 61 Thunderbird or 61-63 Lincolns. It is easy to imagine how stunning they were when everything was still new and not faded or destroyed by weather and people.
@edfrawley4356 Жыл бұрын
When I toured River Rouge in the late 60's on a class trip we were told that they drove 1 car off the assembly line every 63 seconds. I dont know how many engine plants they had compared to assembly plants but all of those machine tools had to keep up engine production to match all of the assembly lines as well as make enough to supply replacements. Its no surprise engine machining was scaled up to what is shown here.
@mr3825bill Жыл бұрын
My first car in 1982 was a 1954 syliner. v8, three speed overdrive and pink.
@pb577810 ай бұрын
Love these videos
@THROTTLEPOWER Жыл бұрын
Another great vid, really enjoyed!!!!!
@ricksaint2000 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve
@The_R-n-I_Guy Жыл бұрын
I know flathead engines aren't as powerful. But they have a cool sound. And they look like they're easier to work on. I'd love to have something with a flathead and a manual transmission. I don't really care what kind of vehicle. Or even what size engine. I just want something old and simple to tinker with and cruise
@jimpatnode44459 ай бұрын
Not a Ford guy but those mid to late 50's are the exception
@marioncobaretti2280 Жыл бұрын
Thanx katie for allowing the dog haterman to do his crawling in the muck class in your yard.
@SteveMagnante Жыл бұрын
Woof!
@marioncobaretti2280 Жыл бұрын
Mspca is lookin for a guy named preisach
@dja1353 Жыл бұрын
My folk’s ‘53 four door had the same colors. My dad said it had a six. They had two cars prior to this but this one was the first I remember. I read that this was Ford’s first overhead valve six, so cool to have this engine too.
@pe6887 Жыл бұрын
They did make a 4-door 50th anniversary crestline model I have an Australian version factory right-hand drive they were brought to Australia in the early 50s
@heymrjazzman Жыл бұрын
Hi Steve. Great video again. I had a thought going thru my head when you said " where did all those cars go ? " My morning coffee must have had philosophical grain in it because this thought poped out. Metal is recycled all the time. So the cars of yesteryears are still among us in all the metal things that surround us. Toasters, tools and of course are newer cars. It's a bit like all of us. We recycle DNA from one generation to the other. Next time you use a metal product think of the history it can carry. Maybe your hammer was once part of your grandpa model T.
@seiph80 Жыл бұрын
Hey, Steve! Thanks so much for the videos... Dale was awesome to meet in person. Huge property!
@peterantonopoulos2572 Жыл бұрын
Morning Steve.....
@nualanet Жыл бұрын
We had a ‘51 Crestliner - Fordomatic and first year for the 100 HP flathead. Fun car!
@robbchastain3036 Жыл бұрын
Crusty Crestline sounds like a character in an animated Cars movie. And then his friend Ramon helps him out with a few bucks for a trip to Earl Scheib. 😀
@eugenepolan1750 Жыл бұрын
When, in a collision, the passenger's forehead hit the V-8 Emblem, it left a scar that was symetrical left-to-right.
@anibalbabilonia1867 Жыл бұрын
What a Beautiful car that was once! I always loved the styling from the late 40s and 50s. Just absolutely beautiful with their Chrome and space age designs! Great video Steve!
@kevincoleman1226 Жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, love your videos.😊
@angeloavanti2538 Жыл бұрын
Yup. Year I was born. Marilyn on the cover of Playboy, Corvette, H-Bomb and this car. When I was five my dad had a 54 Merc, He bought my sister a Crestline. Then he got a 58 Belvedere for himself. Fun times.
@debbiebermudez5890 Жыл бұрын
Mr. B. Here ! Morning Mags ! ☕️☕️🍩 Saw few of those as kid in NYC very cool to see it again! Very informative & interesting, thanks Steve ! That one ⚰️⚰️
@tomwesley7884 Жыл бұрын
Morning
@debbiebermudez5890 Жыл бұрын
@@tomwesley7884 Have a good day ! 👍☕️
@dwayneroth100 Жыл бұрын
I always thought the '53 Ford was the most handsome car for that year. Maybe because my folks had a dark green Customline 4-door. Several others in our district had the same cars, different colors. All V-8's by the way.
@rexcars1835 Жыл бұрын
Another great video, thanks. It's a sad nostalgia trip to when America was the king of manufacturing.
@phillipspicer5090 Жыл бұрын
Steve you need to look up "Ford Town USA" in Flora Illinois. Sept of 1960. Very interesting Ford history.
@samuraibushido7077 Жыл бұрын
Steve I really enjoyed you going through in explaining to us with the book it was very delicious for me!!! I'm just lovin it man all over and over again!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😻😻😻!!!!!!
@tony-ps4qw Жыл бұрын
Very Interesting! good work Steve!
@gregggoss2210 Жыл бұрын
Loved when you said they sent that kit to the schools to indoctrinate the kids into working in the auto industry. I'd rather it be that than what is being done in our schools today. Do they still have auto shop in high school today? I know we had wood shop,metal shop, mechanical drawing, home maintenance shop. No auto shop in my school, so I took adult continuing education courses at a vocational school. Automotive powerplants, chassis, etc. Just enough to be dangerous 😂.
@Bbbuddy Жыл бұрын
Our high school has a girls’ racing team and built a truck for a land speed record attempt last year.
@tomwesley7884 Жыл бұрын
My dad taught at Hammond Technical Vocational High School, known fondly in the Calumet Region as "Tech." One could graduate and immediately get employment.
@samholdsworth420 Жыл бұрын
They definitely don't have wood shop anymore lol
@billferris5292 Жыл бұрын
Nowadays they indoctrinate kids to be socialist fruitcakes
@Paulftate Жыл бұрын
They do not promote shop like they once did
@wreckerjonny6144 Жыл бұрын
The one salvage yard I worked at back in the 90's. Someone dragged in a 48-9 ford green 2 door . Had flathead 3 carbs and aluminum valve covers . Been out in the woods car was rotten. My boss at time did chop engine out and we stripped all useable pieces and put rest in pile with other cars to be pressed out
@sicarguy4478 Жыл бұрын
I am of the 1% ers.....mine is a Victoria old California DUKE car from LA .... lowrider... ... all flamed out and full of Fun ... Thanks Steve ... love your Channel 👍
@eddiedelacruz9321 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@TheLowerman Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video Steve. Really liked the teaching aids that you showed. Carry on, really like the junkyard and hubcap series.
@robertkarl5753 Жыл бұрын
Enjoy your videos! Still can’t believe Motor Trend canceled Junkyard Gold, what were they thinking!
@Jasona1976 Жыл бұрын
Thanks to you I learned that there were many Ford models prior to the "T".....always wondered about that, thanks!
@seed_drill7135 Жыл бұрын
The Model K was a high dollar six cylinder model that the investors pressured Ford into building against his wishes. Very impressive looking cars.
@Jasona1976 Жыл бұрын
@@seed_drill7135 This begs the question why was the Model A introduced in 1927?
@seed_drill7135 Жыл бұрын
@@Jasona1976 Because the earlier models were only around for a year or two, the Model T was built for 19 years. Would you follow that with a Model U? And the 4 cylinder Ford from 1932-1934 was a Model B.
@Jasona1976 Жыл бұрын
@@seed_drill7135 Ford could have used the letter "I", like the iPhone, the iFord. Hahahahaha. Thanks for the information I did not know about the "B".
@mraycgz Жыл бұрын
My dad had a 1954 crestline. It didn’t run much and he never got around to restoring it but I’d love to have it In just the shape it was in. It was good enough to drive.
@ddellwo Жыл бұрын
The memory of a teacher rolling the big cart with the film projector on it into my 70’s era elementary school classroom is still strong - always a big day in my book! The only problem was that if the subject matter wasn’t particularly interesting, the combination of the darkened room and the steady, distinctive sound of the projector wheel turning would sometimes lull one to sleep! Fortunately, I was usually woken by the flapping tail of film when the end of the reel was reached - no sense incurring the wrath of Sister Michelle or ending up on the “business end” of her ever-present wood ruler……..😂
@nickbruni8041 Жыл бұрын
I concur!! Those Nuns were tough Broads !! Sister AnChilla ReGina was a hitter too :/ But .. we turned out fine ..🤪
@googleusergp Жыл бұрын
I outright refused to go to private school. I told my parents at dinner the spring before, "There's no way I'm going to school where there are no women and I'm not getting dressed up for school. Save your money". My dad almost passed out from laughter (he had gone through private school) and said, "Well there you have it...." LOL.
@tomwesley7884 Жыл бұрын
How the heck were you dozing off at such a young age!? No matter the boredom, I could never find myself taking a nap
@ddellwo Жыл бұрын
@@tomwesley7884 - You should have seen me in my Family Life class in high school - the subject matter was so dull that I spent half the class with my forehead in my palms just trying to make it through the boredom! Then one day Mr. Andersen called on me to answer a question and I looked up from my slumber as if I had just come from a land far, far, away - which sent the rest of the class into an uproar of laughter! Oddly enough, I got a good grade in the class - I think Mr. Andersen knew I was one of the bright kids and he understood that when the student was already miles beyond the subject matter they had a tendency to “tune out”……….😂
@googleusergp Жыл бұрын
@@tomwesley7884 Easy. I fell asleep once at a concert (The Blessed Union of Souls). It was that boring and bad. I won tickets to see them and the Doobie Brothers on a radio station. I called in and answered the question, "Who sued their business manager on this day in 1975?" (Bruce Springsteen sued Jon Appel for the rights to the Born to Run album).
@nunnya-biz32 Жыл бұрын
I have a '53 4dr sedan in my yard with both Crestline & Fordomatic scripts on it as well as the V8 badge on the dash, the jubilee steering wheel is intact as are the jacking instructions. It was also originally Glacier Blue & the roof is faded to an odd green which may have been dark blue but I need to check the VIN. Unfortunately the flatty & automatic are gone & the previous owner was in the process of putting in a 302/AOD from an F150. I want a flathead in it again, but probably with a better & easier to source auto trans.
@christopherbero3388 Жыл бұрын
Request: will you show still images of what the car looked like when it was launched in dealerships? That would be helpful and entertaining. Thx SM!
@richdiscoveries Жыл бұрын
I always thought that same thing every time I've seen an old car on TV or in pictures, I wonder if this one of the ones we restored or rebuilt over the years. Chances are they're not, but I've seen a lot of pictures of the past from local areas and even postcards with tons of cars, just something I like to think about
@barberjeff67 Жыл бұрын
Lol, I remember filmstrips.. and that signal to change the frame! Ancient history, loo.
@kemosabegt350geuss6 Жыл бұрын
Interestingly Harley-Davidson also began the same year as Ford-1903. Unlike Ford , Harley did nothing special on their products to recognize the 50th aniversary. However after seeing what Ford to commemorate its milestone I think they decided to do the same even though they were 1 year late. In 1954 Harley put special badging and a Jubilee horn on its products despite it being the 51st year.
@garyspaun523710 ай бұрын
Steve you be da mon!
@theprinceofsnj Жыл бұрын
My Grandmother had a 53 Crestliner only it was a convertible. She had bought it new. She sold it in the late 90's. It was low mileage since it was not a daily driver. The first two digits of the production code 1F is the build date April 1. Funny thing My Grandmother's car was also built on that day. Only it was built at the Chester Pa. plant.
@Paulftate Жыл бұрын
keep em coming
@jeffclark2725 Жыл бұрын
Great video, I picked up on the mention of jubilee just like the tractor, great video,thumbs up
@raynus1160 Жыл бұрын
Even the VIN tags were classy back in the day.
@googleusergp Жыл бұрын
Stamped by hand by the workers on the line. That was probably someone's only job in the plant.
@tomwesley7884 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I loved the Mercury logo on the one last week
@GreyRockOne Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve! MISTER Automotive!
@gillesjacques1022 Жыл бұрын
I have the Ford 50th anniversary coin, has the 3 heads that are at the beginning of the book on it, very heavy coin.
@marioncobaretti2280 Жыл бұрын
Hey preisach , I like your fur lined moccasin slippers on high octane classics 76 transam edition. Like being at grandmas on Christmas morning , real cute
@garymckee8857 Жыл бұрын
Steve you need a Bell and Howell projector 🙃
@erichelmer8098 Жыл бұрын
My friend Kevin, fresh out of college, would have been working at a drafting table at Ford around the time of all of this (about 1957 or so).
@dalebaker8266 Жыл бұрын
Two door HT just might be worth saving, seems to me that I remember that book too just can’t remember where I saw it
@zekeonstormpeak4186 Жыл бұрын
The film strips had an accompanying record that had to be synced with projector. The teacher would give the film strip advance button to a kid, so they could go have a smoke break while it was playing.
@Iowa599 Жыл бұрын
Most factory workers didn't press buttons, back then, because most things were mechanical. They pulled levers. ;) The computers weren't exactly the same as now, either. No internet, no minesweeper, & no transistors until 1953. Until 1952 a computer was a person who did math.
@Jupitermustangmike Жыл бұрын
In Summerville when the weather was edsels
@kc0lif Жыл бұрын
miss those kingpins. those cars still driving ford quality.
@johngranato2673 Жыл бұрын
Now, it's a Crustline
@samholdsworth420 Жыл бұрын
Mint ferd
@SST11B Жыл бұрын
Crustine!
@roosty6 Жыл бұрын
Always seems a bit strange to see or hear of a six cylinder ohv in one of these cars. In Canada they were all V8 until 1955 when the six first became an option. Mercs got the y block in 54 but Fords kept the flathead right until the end of 54.
@daDurvis Жыл бұрын
I have an all original, other than paint, 53 with the flathead V-8 and automatic tranny, I've had her about twelve years now and love it, she's color code C, light blue, and someone painted the roof a dark blue, so she's two toned, a real chick magnet, I've had many a lady pull up at a set of lights and say these four words, "I love your car", to which the wife reply's with, "another one!", ha. Anyhoo, the automatic tranny in these are truckish, first gear is low and only used for getting out of mud or snow, and maybe a hill or two, in drive they start out in 2nd gear then slip into high at around 20 mph. Thanks Steve for getting me to look at the vin again and mine was assembled in Mahwah NJ, didn't know that yet now I do. Steve, love the crawl, reminds me as a kid my dad and I would do the same thing when bored on a Saturday.
@xlmi7021 Жыл бұрын
Steve could have additional careers as an auctioneer and or comedian...quick thoughts words and wit!
@DeadInsideButStillSmiling Жыл бұрын
Back in the day when it was ok to encourage kids to grow up and get a job. Grow up and support themselves. Rather then live off their fellow citizens. Great video Steve. Sure wish someone could have saved that old girl, but she looks to be pretty far gone now.
@samholdsworth420 Жыл бұрын
I want my, I want my, I want my MTV!
@zekeosborne9684 Жыл бұрын
Im with you Juntan. Im 20 and its sickening how many of my peers arent out working when there are so many to be had!
@joemenu2826 Жыл бұрын
My first car was a 55 Ford 4 door that needed a transmission. My first trip to the junk yard😄
@c4az57b Жыл бұрын
No Y blocks in 54 Fords in Australia. Still ran the flat head.
@nathanbarden9709 Жыл бұрын
Never mind the Y bollocks.
@SteveMagnante Жыл бұрын
@@nathanbarden9709 It's the Sex Pistols! Or...SIX PISTONS????
@richardthompson6366 Жыл бұрын
@@SteveMagnante Sex Pistons?
@kdsboosted4954 Жыл бұрын
I used to have a 53 I thought I remember it being a crestline. However it was a 2 dr sedan. It's been a while since I sold it but I could swear it said crestline on the emblems and tittle. Maybe not though
@robertnicholas1255 Жыл бұрын
You are right.Crestline was a fancy 2door sedan in 1950. Named
@DanEBoyd Жыл бұрын
Man, that horn ring was stuck to the seat upholstery!
@cmdrflake Жыл бұрын
The most important thing about Fords then was that they rusted out very quickly A ‘56 generally lasted 3 years before rust got too bad.
@tomwesley7884 Жыл бұрын
I have heard first gen T-Birds rust to bits quickly
@jamielombardo5292 Жыл бұрын
I have a running original 55 ford truck in my driveway. 272 V8
@talfacprez Жыл бұрын
Ford even named a tractor model Jubilee.
@theprinceofsnj Жыл бұрын
Power steering was first available on 53 Fords
@LongIslandMopars Жыл бұрын
That book and teaching kit were more interesting than the car...😎
@Novaman66 Жыл бұрын
I gotta know ! What does the small print say on your shirt please? It’s driving me nutsLOL Great videos I watch them all !
@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561 Жыл бұрын
Interesting, had a 41 Ford Coupe that when I bought it had a 53 Flathead. After overheating, replaced with a 312 T-bird engine.
@S44BBOI Жыл бұрын
Start her up!
@ROCKYPEAK1 Жыл бұрын
I wince every time you call a "C" pillar a "B" pillar because it's a hardtop and the "B" pillar doesn't exist. You may are right but I've not seen another description like that.
@67marlins Жыл бұрын
So was GM the first manufacturer to use pillarless door glass.......what we call, 'hardtop styling'? Steve seems to imply that for 1949.
@gulfy09 Жыл бұрын
We don't like the video we love it
@Bbbuddy Жыл бұрын
Funny to think that an “old T in the yard” in 1953 is comparable to a ‘90s Escort or Corolla today. The difference is that no one is saving Escorts.
@user-le2yl5wh6d Жыл бұрын
Props to Steve as he fights the mosquitoes to do this days presentation.
@kenttalsma7906 Жыл бұрын
Hint: don't take a bath. Soap scents attract mosquitoes 🦟.
@user-le2yl5wh6d Жыл бұрын
@@kenttalsma7906 When I don't take a bath, no one is attracted to me.
@kenttalsma7906 Жыл бұрын
@@user-le2yl5wh6d ya, it's not just exclusive to mosquitoes 😳😆