Lost for 45 years!, built in 1959, this Beach Boy's inspired Hot Rod is back to the original owner!

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4 ай бұрын

Built in 1959, this 1931 Dodge coupe belonged to a 16 year old and was inspired by the Beach Boys album cover, or perhaps the other way around. The story is about the battle and the perseverance to find it... and the happy ending. Enjoy!

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@kellysrestorations.7397 4 ай бұрын

That first seller was a real POS. Frustrating dealing with people like that. Glad you eventually got it back.

@thewretchedmessgarage7097 4 ай бұрын

These are the BEST stories! Built it, drove it, lost it, found it, chased it, bought it back, KEEPING IT! 😊

@BoxcarsGarage 4 ай бұрын

A plague of locust to that first guy... Great snag. Happy for you!!

@christianmccollum1028 3 ай бұрын

Love the Rambler taillights. Wish I had kept the taillights off of the 59 wagon I gave away years ago. Beautiful machine, even better father/son car story.

@Sal9499 4 ай бұрын

Nice father and son story...the whole process should be treasured.

@martinsuter3531 3 ай бұрын

What an AMAZING car with an even more AMAZING story of building it, then losing it, tracking it down finding it and then the INCREDIBLE years long and frustration filled ODYSSEY to finally .get it back! But the greed and audacity exhibited by most if not all of the previous owner-resellers was ABSOLUTELY SHAMEFUL AND DISGUSTING! Thumbs up on the video!👍👍👍

@MrCheeto7 3 ай бұрын

Super damn cool car and even cooler story!! Thanks a ton for posing this! Made my DAY!

@blackgtx 3 ай бұрын

So cool that you didn’t do it for money or admiration, you did it because of your passion for that particular car. That is the soul of hot rodding… 😎

@robertjohnston679 3 ай бұрын

What a terrific piece of Americana, very much enjoyed you and your Dads experience he's so humble and your just so proud. Thank you!

@skimboards4life865 2 ай бұрын

Nothing better than the stories behind the builds. I hope to never sell my current projects because I know I’d regret it. Awesome how you got it back after so long

@Sal9499 4 ай бұрын

Another quick comment : great to see an early Rod with a lovely finished interior,and may you and your Father have many more happy years together.

@GeoffBrown-rg7yq 4 ай бұрын

Great story , thanks for sharing.... And yes it is a Cool Car....👍👍

@ericche1983 4 ай бұрын

Great father son story and killer car.

@IowaBudgetRCBashers 4 ай бұрын

I’d love to find my 69 chevelle. I kept track of it for about 14 years then it got sold and I’ve never seen it again. It was last in Davenport Iowa. Red 69 307 powerglide car with a 396 in it and a black home made cowl hood. It’s a car I’ll never forget and always want back

@ericroang685 3 ай бұрын

You did a great job. Car looks awesome.

@liljohn1064 4 ай бұрын

Nice story. I remember Jack's Camaro when he was in Highschool. Go Manty!

@seanmcpeek7493 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! My family was friends w Norm Grabowski for the last 20 years of his life. RIP Norm we miss you. ❤

@erniemathews5085 3 ай бұрын

Love that rear end..

@toddyboy73 3 ай бұрын

What an interesting story, thankyou

@robertmetcalf2461 4 ай бұрын

Good for you two Blessing

@johnw6498 3 ай бұрын

What a GREAT story! And there's a message in it: If you have a dream (like finding your Dad's hot rod), keep working towards it and one day your dream will come true! Truly heart warming. Thanks so much for sharing.

@ScrapHeap_Garage 4 ай бұрын

It's good that you got your dad's car back to him, he looked very happy, I would've done the same thing for my dad. Now he can enjoy going to car shows together driving his old hotrod and surely you'll end up with his hotrod as much as your dad knows what you went threw to get it back for him

@radtek2 3 ай бұрын

Very nice story, great to hear a first Hot Rod retuning home. I built my first hot rod near the same time back in 1961 at 16/17 years old and like your dad said, back then then you had to make most of your own parts and modifications to make things work. I was fortunate that 3 auto wrecking yards were within a 2 mile radius from where I lived and I was constantly looking for parts I could use in those in them. Also back then all your car buddies helped each other with their cars. It was a great time back then... I wish I could find my first Rod. A 1937 Ford Delivery Sedan I found in a wrecking yard for $65 that I actually drove home.

@roccofortura2468 4 ай бұрын

Great Great story.

@joezambrano9651 3 ай бұрын

Priceless

@mikekutzner7416 3 ай бұрын

I loved the story behind the car great build guys

@gerardjanson5655 2 ай бұрын

This is a great story thanks for sharing it. It’s sad the guy knew how much you wanted it and then did that to you. I believe in karma. Enjoy it!!

@matthew9363 4 ай бұрын

FAb story! You are so lucky to get your treasure back!

@jeffreykurth2703 3 ай бұрын

Nice video and great story.

@thesquatch2493 3 ай бұрын

The Halls are incredible people and build some nice cars .

@craigtittsworth9440 3 ай бұрын

Love it ! Thanks for sharing your story!!

@matthew9363 4 ай бұрын

What a great looking and sounding car!

@xmo552 4 ай бұрын

The cars always have a story. Isn't it amazing how they're always about family and memories? But, they weren't built for that. Women support your man. Man don't treat her wrong.

@dloneyv8 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome video and interview. Lots of ingenuity to build one like this back then. Thanks for putting this video together!

@williammit1332 3 ай бұрын

I'm sitting here tearing up,my kinda father son story. Boy I miss my Dad😢

@alexanderbaskins6050 3 ай бұрын

That is so cool did a father and son can build a car and after all them years find the car and redo it again and drive down the street together that is something I don't have no more you guys did a real good job and I hope you guys get to spend many years together with it

@jeffchecchio5026 4 ай бұрын

Great story!!! You have a awesome dad. Best of luck to you guys.😊

@Ragtop_Jalopy 3 ай бұрын

I love these stories! Makes me feel emotional and humbled for an elderly man actually finding his 1st car again! Love it!!! That is a fantastic car, and boy, how lucky, you were even get it after all that drama!!!

@user-vc8my3wt3m 3 ай бұрын

this is a great story. if I built a rod it would look like it. I may build a model car that looks like it.

@r1lark 4 ай бұрын

What a beautiful car.......excellent build especially for a teenager. Great that it's back in the family. (Would have loved to hear it run with the headers uncorked.) Thanks for posting this great video!

@aneuno2 4 ай бұрын

Great Story, Glad the car ended up back in the fam. Thank You for sharing. Car looks beautiful.

@secretlee7957 3 ай бұрын

👍 so what your really trying to say is ,I love you dad".your my hero! Right?ya,a Very Cool Dad♥️

@miker7294 4 ай бұрын

Such an amazing car. Lots of history. Very cool.

@michaelguinn5736 4 ай бұрын

Great story!!

@Fozzi21 3 ай бұрын

Great story..and I certainly wouldn't walk past that at a show.

@MysterD515 4 ай бұрын

I think the car came before The Beach Boys were formed.

@drewclarke5920 3 ай бұрын

by about 3 years...

@jimpuglisi7973 4 ай бұрын

Very cool coupe love the history of the whole build

@joelstinson2886 3 ай бұрын

What a story and what a great car wow so cool

@snake_eyes_garage 3 ай бұрын

Love the Dodge and the story. That's some tenacity.

@JohnSmith-vc4yg 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Great story!

@nealsidor1323 4 ай бұрын

Glad you got her back. Sadly, lotta a-holes like that first guy in the car game...👍🏁

@cwc5531 4 ай бұрын

Great story, I lived those days up and down Hawthorne blvd from a&w to the witch stand. The early days of the beach boys.

@55gaser26 4 ай бұрын

That’s bad ass, my uncle used to see Dennis a few times at Pomona and riverside first in a split window vette than later in a ac cobra.

@55gaser26 4 ай бұрын

I think he said Brian had a cool 64 Pontiac Grand Prix thought it had a 421.

@knutbkristiansen 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video Awesome story

@THROTTLEPOWER 4 ай бұрын

Very cool!!!!!!

@TheKevy 3 ай бұрын

Best Company car ever!

@kemosabegt350geuss6 3 ай бұрын

This is the foundation of hot rodding. Kids put bits and pieces together of whatever they had available. These $250K show pieces that you cant drive , just look at, not for me. Can drive this anywhere and not get sick over a stone chip. In fact stone chips are a badge of honor. Great story.

@pilsplease7561 3 ай бұрын

I cant drive my classic car around as its so rare it is not possible to get a replacement if someone crashed into it or something. And its too historically and financially valuable.

@xelphinx 4 ай бұрын

ThaT! is RReally COOL 🏁gF☮️NM/FL

@kevinellam6710 4 ай бұрын

❤ THE KAR !!! ... .. . GRRR88T HIZSTORY 😮 ... .. .

@sandrapoyner1353 2 ай бұрын

KOOL" living History 👍👍👍👍🇦🇺😁

@V8Deuce 3 ай бұрын

Cool story. You guys should do a story on those Shifters out in California

@jamesdamron2065 3 ай бұрын

OMG what a crazy story of how you got your car back!!😂😂 lmfao,,,wow

@glenfenderman 3 ай бұрын

I swear those guys must be from Newfoundland, Canada. Nobody else has an accent like them.

@scottwhitmire6577 4 ай бұрын

Built NOT Baught.🏁

@flinch622 4 ай бұрын

Short version: 331 hemi.

@59vaughn 3 ай бұрын

Dang.....

@1BSARoadRocket 4 ай бұрын

If you decide to sell it off lemme know. This would be the perfect car for the Jag rearend that I have in my shed....

@justpassinthruonR66 3 ай бұрын

I don't think you listened to them.

@1BSARoadRocket 3 ай бұрын

If you listened to them as carefully as I did you would understand that my post was intended to be a joke! @@justpassinthruonR66

@greggturner7213 4 ай бұрын

I am currently building this car 31 3 window small block hemi

@StarlightWorkshop0z 4 ай бұрын

Gee you came across some turd burglars trying to get it back. Congrats on achieving your dreams mate

@MrJeep75 3 ай бұрын

What rearend is in it

@meanwhilesomewhereinnorway401 3 ай бұрын

I believe it's a Ford

@patrickreid2767 4 ай бұрын

Great story!