I grew up in the back of an ol rusty Chevrolet. People worry about seatbelts I was worried about falling through the floor as a kid. Oh what fun it was who would have thought nearly half my life later it was some of the best memories of my life. 👌
I'm actually getting ready to restore this truck. It's not ultra rusty, but it as had a lot of bad body work done to it over the years (Lots of rivets, chicken wire, and bondo). I'm basically replacing the bedsides, fenders, hood and lower cab sheetmetal (The doors are usable).
Had a 71 K20 Chevy, body was rusty. Some one commented in amazement, "I'm not surprised how much has rusted, I'm surprised how much of it hasn't rusted YET" The upper hinge on drivers door was only point holding door on cab, when door opened,,,,, for awhile, then the door detached from that too. I could still put door onto hinge, holding with one hand while I jumped into drivers seat, , , holding upper part of window frame with left hand, slam door shut and push door lock down at same moment, kept door in place, while driving. Pulling into parking space at grocery store, pull lock up, lift a little and open door, holding by inside top of window frame, , , jump out grabbing door with both hands, pull it off the rusted out hinge, throw door into bed of pick-up. Walk away and into store, trying to not laugh at the chin-drop-wide-eyed-stares, from people. Nobody ever tried to steal the truck, with Dog, sitting in drivers seat, one paw on steering wheel. Driving down beach access road, shoving driftwood logs out of way, drops down and across small creek door flies off and cartwheels across creek, beside the pick-up,,, grinning at others on beach, laughing so hard, they can barely stand😂😂😂
I love this version! I have family and friends who had such vehicles. I have ridden in such vehicles. Even though I can relate secondhand, I can relate!
You? I still drive a 85 Chevy 3/4 ton, I can see the road by my feet some. I wish I could show pictures of it a couple of years ago, going to work at 6:30 in the morning my left back tire went flat ( was a good tire but was soft so I was going to air it up at work) well 3 miles from work it went down and no place to park so I creeped along and the tire fell off the rim. Yeah I drove the noisy beast to work on the rim. Did not hurt the rim and I still have it on my truck to this day. Can't do that with this new stuff.
@@jeffharper7579 Somewhere there is a used-car lot with the tragic collection of the vehicles we drove when we were too poor to buy anything good. Or reliable. The cops literally laughed when I drove by. Everything I owned was theft-proof; no self-respecting thief would be caught dead in it. Your tale of driving to work on the rim is perfect!
@krisaaron5771 the older the shit with good maintenance will run better and longer then things we got today with the plastic jack on all the engine today old cars are nice
True . my old truck is a 85 model and still runs good only 265,000 miles on it . back in 2016 I made a trip 450 miles one way from where I moved to put almost a ton of attachment for a skid loader in the truck plus my #4000 trailer with a #3500 skid loader and more attachments on the trailer and brought them to where I live now. Truck might be rusty,dusty but still runs😊
Yeah, I got the whole set for $130 at the Junkyard basically brand new (they dated to like 6 months in the past). They came off a wrecked jeep, and the tread was chewed up slightly on one of them, (sidewall wasn't touched) so they couldn't sell it as a full set. With a 50% off coupon, I got all 4 for the price of a brand new one would be mounted. I put the slightly damaged one on the Drivers side rear, and the damage seems to have worn out of it.
It's 2024 I'm 9 and guess what we have some old rusty square body's I'm going to help fix one it's going to be my first vehicle other than some trackers
I love it! Up north every morning you have to decide is the door frozen shut or did it some how get locked, because from outside you really can't tell.
Yeah, it's actually a very solid truck, though it has had a bunch of bad body work done to it over the years (Rivets, sheet metal screws, Bondo, and chicken wire). I'm actually getting ready to do the body right this year.
If you're talking about turn signal switch, I put that in there to replace the original which was broken (It had been butchered so bad that putting in a factory switch wasn't very easy).
They do seem like the manlier of the two brands; no frills, just made to work. Don't let the side trim fool you, (I added that) this truck is the most no frills bear bones truck I've ever seen. Inline 6, 3 speed manual transmission, no a/c, no radio, (according to the build sheet) manual steering, manual brakes, drivers side mirror only, lap belts, (shoulder belts were an option back then) and it didn't even originally ship with a rear bumper (the one on it was put on by the original dealer). This truck was truly made to be driven by a real man. It does have one option though, a 3.55 Posi
@@jodyreeder4820 Yup, but the a Posi and snow chains goes a long way with it. I actually had to drive it for 2 months las winter as my only vehicle and I'd did fine after I chained it up.
Trust me it is, it's all covered up with spray paint, bondo, and really bad metal patches. I recently got finished putting a new motor into it so it's at least solid mechanically now.
Did you see the message at the end? 2:23 Where I state "Yes, I know it's a GMC!!! Please Don't Comment About It!!!" What's sad is that someone didn't watch until the end!
Also, to be fair, a lot of the parts on this truck came off Chevrolets from the junkyard; the bed, doors, tailgate, fenders, hood, and even the engine. It is more Chevrolet than GMC, but I just love that '73-'74 GMC grille that it originally came with.
@@AlbinoFuzWolf Not the one in this truck. It's a Becker Europa Highway HiFi AM/FM unit from 1955 (I very much doubt there are any Japanese parts in there). I don't know who put 1950's German made radio in my truck, but they did a good job making the installation look factory.
Seriously? If this vehicle is in this bad of condition. Why would you get it out on the roads and endanger every one else? Are christmas spirits more important than my families lives?
My 79 has 200k on it, no rear brakes fronts barely work needs rings burns about 2 1/2 gallons of oil ever 4 days, has oil foulers on plugs, bed goes flappy flappy down the highway, people turn off because of the smoke, misqueto killer 5000😂
@@jestertech3790 I figured I'd wait until this engine self distructs, I run my drain oil in it 🤣 runs decent, has a 3 speed manual with granny low, the only solid part is the frame on it, body's completely shot except the grille and front bumper the driver door doesn't align anymore because the body mounts are shot, tailgate closes if you ratchet strap the sides in 🤣 the bed sits on the leaf spring mounts and has the ply wood special
@@brianzinuticz2709 The beauty of these trucks, is that even with a body that rotted, it's still pretty fixable since they reproduce literially every piece of the body.
I grew up in the back of an ol rusty Chevrolet. People worry about seatbelts I was worried about falling through the floor as a kid. Oh what fun it was who would have thought nearly half my life later it was some of the best memories of my life. 👌
JAMIE K DEER CAMP
I do the same thing its actually pretty fun whats not fun is when you fall off the back and get left behind😊
as the owner of a rusted out squarebody this is so accurate lol
ALCOs are the pretty much the same as this
@@F40M07 i honestly laughed way to hard at this
Another train enjoyer
@@YourLocalRailfanhi im one too
@@duckiesquad9me too
As a sqaurebody owner (restored truck) this song what it feels like to rebuild a rusty vehicle
I'm actually getting ready to restore this truck. It's not ultra rusty, but it as had a lot of bad body work done to it over the years (Lots of rivets, chicken wire, and bondo).
I'm basically replacing the bedsides, fenders, hood and lower cab sheetmetal (The doors are usable).
Stereo Dust Particles. Those three words Instantly brought me back to 1966. Great video 👍🇺🇲
www.stereodustparticles.com/
Haha!!! This was terrific!!!
Tanner looks like an old sailor that is gonna give you the crazy eye and start talking about sea monsters.
I need to meet someone that can tell me those stories. Just amazing what they(believe they)'ve seen.
Haven't heard this in 30 plus years!
I haven’t heard this in decades!
This was fantastic
Had a 71 K20 Chevy, body was rusty. Some one commented in amazement, "I'm not surprised how much has rusted, I'm surprised how much of it hasn't rusted YET"
The upper hinge on drivers door was only point holding door on cab, when door opened,,,,, for awhile, then the door detached from that too.
I could still put door onto hinge, holding with one hand while I jumped into drivers seat, , , holding upper part of window frame with left hand, slam door shut and push door lock down at same moment, kept door in place, while driving.
Pulling into parking space at grocery store, pull lock up, lift a little and open door, holding by inside top of window frame, , , jump out grabbing door with both hands, pull it off the rusted out hinge, throw door into bed of pick-up. Walk away and into store, trying to not laugh at the chin-drop-wide-eyed-stares, from people.
Nobody ever tried to steal the truck, with Dog, sitting in drivers seat, one paw on steering wheel.
Driving down beach access road, shoving driftwood logs out of way, drops down and across small creek door flies off and cartwheels across creek, beside the pick-up,,, grinning at others on beach, laughing so hard, they can barely stand😂😂😂
I love this version! I have family and friends who had such vehicles. I have ridden in such vehicles. Even though I can relate secondhand, I can relate!
I currently own a 77' GMC (or chevy, same shit) sierra 1500. its fuckin' FUN
now this is a masterpiece 😆
Love this song. Have performed it many times at Christmas
Swear to god, that was my truck!! He upgraded the chicken wire, though...
You? I still drive a 85 Chevy 3/4 ton, I can see the road by my feet some. I wish I could show pictures of it a couple of years ago, going to work at 6:30 in the morning my left back tire went flat ( was a good tire but was soft so I was going to air it up at work) well 3 miles from work it went down and no place to park so I creeped along and the tire fell off the rim. Yeah I drove the noisy beast to work on the rim. Did not hurt the rim and I still have it on my truck to this day. Can't do that with this new stuff.
@@jeffharper7579 Somewhere there is a used-car lot with the tragic collection of the vehicles we drove when we were too poor to buy anything good.
Or reliable.
The cops literally laughed when I drove by. Everything I owned was theft-proof; no self-respecting thief would be caught dead in it.
Your tale of driving to work on the rim is perfect!
@krisaaron5771 the older the shit with good maintenance will run better and longer then things we got today with the plastic jack on all the engine today old cars are nice
True . my old truck is a 85 model and still runs good only 265,000 miles on it . back in 2016 I made a trip 450 miles one way from where I moved to put almost a ton of attachment for a skid loader in the truck plus my #4000 trailer with a #3500 skid loader and more attachments on the trailer and brought them to where I live now. Truck might be rusty,dusty but still runs😊
Amazing piece of work bubba!!! Ain't nothing better than an old rusty chevy tho!!
Your old gmc looks pretty good, I have old chevy with a tire iron for gear shift the floor my box rusted off but I still love my old chevy
Great work a couple of the original yoopers actually live by my cousin these days lol
This reaminds me of my dads car it always is broken
it be great to have a one of them thank you for sharing this
Merry Christmas 2023, Y'all 🎅
From Sacramento, California USA 🇺🇸
First time watching your channel I didn't know we were going to get a Christmas song this is awesome I'm sending it out to all my truck buddies.
Glad you enjoyed it.
I always pictured like an 80’s Caprice in my mind in this song.
I was thinking of my brother's 74 Nova.
your vids are good I love them so much
That was great. Thanks
I have an F-150 of similar vintage, I plan on being buried in IT!
Awesome song
That was so cute!!
PS them grabber tires really are awesome to!
Yeah, I got the whole set for $130 at the Junkyard basically brand new (they dated to like 6 months in the past).
They came off a wrecked jeep, and the tread was chewed up slightly on one of them, (sidewall wasn't touched) so they couldn't sell it as a full set.
With a 50% off coupon, I got all 4 for the price of a brand new one would be mounted.
I put the slightly damaged one on the Drivers side rear, and the damage seems to have worn out of it.
Fantastic
Great video!
Love this it’s hilarious
How to forget it? ))))) So true story )))))
In Europe, WE have the same, it's called Volkswagen, Peugeot, Renault, etc...😂
It's 2024 I'm 9 and guess what we have some old rusty square body's I'm going to help fix one it's going to be my first vehicle other than some trackers
But it still RUNS don't it!!!
Bet your ass it does, you can't kill them straight six's.
@@jestertech3790😂😂😂
We had this truck in 1985 and everything in this video is true!
Почему у вас такие классные машины?
I like this version better! When I first heard the song, I imagined it being a pickup truck. Think you'll ever finish the song/video?
I actually was thinking about remaking it this year (the full thing).
@@jestertech3790 It's about that time
@@dionysus6892Yeah, but there's no snow on the ground right now where I live.
This is accurately described as my truck started to frost in the winter dude I got to get new tires like every 2 weeks
I love your GMC 🥰😍🥰 Awesome Video! Merry Christmas! 👌
Pure gold 😂😂
Thanks!
I love it! Up north every morning you have to decide is the door frozen shut or did it some how get locked, because from outside you really can't tell.
I've had plenty of mornings like that myself. I once broke the door key off in this truck's lock.
Everyone here in the south has one of those or a late 80s F-150
HELL, that was GEm's best built trucks yet !!!!!
I’ve had two OL’ YELLERS like yours. Now I have a red one. It’s kinda like Ricky Bobby, … “If you don’t like Big Red,.. Fuck you.” 🙂
As long as the radio works, it's good to go. You can always find some drunks to give you a push.
Love that song and where can I find it
I have a 77 chevy do some work on it they are great trucks
I ain't no yooper but this is some funny shit😂😂. We like them old rusty chebbys dahn here in Pittsburgh too.
Always hate when vehicles door freezes
Yep, on a quiet night you can hear a GM rust
This looks like its in Saskatchewan or alberta haha
It's actually Illinois, but we still get a decent amount of snow during the winter.
@@jestertech3790 oh hahaha looks similar to up here eh! Greetings from Canada eh
@@jestertech3790we really do lol
To darn funny
from a dentside owner this is true as fuck
The frame looks solid so everything is still good. Just find a stop sign to make any panel patches and you are good for another season.
Yeah, it's actually a very solid truck, though it has had a bunch of bad body work done to it over the years (Rivets, sheet metal screws, Bondo, and chicken wire).
I'm actually getting ready to do the body right this year.
Seems a lot of Chevys made in the 60s and 70s blinker lever brakes.
If you're talking about turn signal switch, I put that in there to replace the original which was broken (It had been butchered so bad that putting in a factory switch wasn't very easy).
Cute! We had a ‘73 3/4 ton lifted square body truck several years ago. One tough truck, but ugly as all get out!
The good old days lol
Good song when you have a camper from uncle Eddie that he had on the Christmas vacation
Also why would you actually send your car down a hill with no on in it ding dong
I didn't, Tanner was ducking down in the front seat.
It's a GMC but back then it's the same fuckin truck so it's no big deal
Yeah, actually, I think this particular truck is more chevy than GMC since doors, fenders, and bed all came off Chevys.
Is that a turkey at the guy's leg ? 2:14
@vicegripgarage seems up your alley or previous alley or wind driven snow gravel "highway"
Where's the rest? I had so much hope!
I was only back home for a week, so I didn't have enough time, but I think I'm going to redo it as soon as we get some snow on the ground.
Душевно!
1:34
Any ALCO built diesel:
Ever heard of pouring gas down the carb
Thas is a gmc?
That’s a gmc!
GMC is owned by Chevy so technically it's a chevy
other way around
Maybe it’s because I’m southern but I don’t understand how a car that bad on the outside and completely fine on the inside
Did you manual swap it?
No, it was always a manual. It used to be a 3 on the tree, (Hence the column shifter) but the bushings were worn out, so I put in a floor shifter.
1:02 on the wheels why does it say gmc
It's a gmc truck which is still technically Chevrolet as Chevrolet is a general motors company and gmc stands for general motors corp
2:30
Chevy and gmc are the same
Ima be honest I found this on Facebook reels
That's just the way she goes sometimes. High forms of art like this tend to attract plagerism.
Farmall engine in a crusty square body Chevy, do what you gotta do.
That would be pretty cool, we got a '42 Farmall H in our family, and I got it running for the first time in 25 years, and it runs like a dream.
What year is your truck?
It's a 1974.
Ah! Studebaker jumpscare!
@@oscarljungberg8821 I sacrificed an old VHSC Camcorder for that clip.
GMC stands for "Grown Mans Chevy" so it counts!
They do seem like the manlier of the two brands; no frills, just made to work.
Don't let the side trim fool you, (I added that) this truck is the most no frills bear bones truck I've ever seen.
Inline 6, 3 speed manual transmission, no a/c, no radio, (according to the build sheet) manual steering, manual brakes, drivers side mirror only, lap belts, (shoulder belts were an option back then) and it didn't even originally ship with a rear bumper (the one on it was put on by the original dealer). This truck was truly made to be driven by a real man.
It does have one option though, a 3.55 Posi
Love these old chevys!!! The best things about these they ran forever an you could afford them. Nowadays they are way overpriced!!!!
It's a GMC truck I know it
At 0:51 I know the problem ain’t got no gas in it
why does a chevy have gmc hubcaps?
@@tiger121372 Chevy, GMC? It doesn't really matter in the end since they're both built in the same factory.
thats a GMC!
Terveiset Suomesta 🤠😅
old truck vibes
What's the make and model?
1974 GMC C1500
@@jestertech3790 Only thing missing is 4X4
@@jodyreeder4820 Yup, but the a Posi and snow chains goes a long way with it.
I actually had to drive it for 2 months las winter as my only vehicle and I'd did fine after I chained it up.
ITS A GMC!!!
😅😂🤣
Starts at 1:12
That truck is mint WTH? Not even rusty
Trust me it is, it's all covered up with spray paint, bondo, and really bad metal patches.
I recently got finished putting a new motor into it so it's at least solid mechanically now.
It’s sad some one doesn’t know their trucks in the video the truck is a GMC.not a Chevy truck
Did you see the message at the end?
2:23
Where I state "Yes, I know it's a GMC!!! Please Don't Comment About It!!!"
What's sad is that someone didn't watch until the end!
Also, to be fair, a lot of the parts on this truck came off Chevrolets from the junkyard; the bed, doors, tailgate, fenders, hood, and even the engine. It is more Chevrolet than GMC, but I just love that '73-'74 GMC grille that it originally came with.
Is a GMC
Escanaba in da moonlight anyone?
If that was a sedan it would belong to Jimmer Magumany from Enumany
2:28 that's a gmc, not a chevy.
2:23
just messin', bud. :)
didn't see anyone else directly violate your rules, so someone had to get it out of the way. ;p
American radio's come from Japanese parts :)
@@AlbinoFuzWolf Not the one in this truck. It's a Becker Europa Highway HiFi AM/FM unit from 1955 (I very much doubt there are any Japanese parts in there). I don't know who put 1950's German made radio in my truck, but they did a good job making the installation look factory.
@@jestertech3790 Japanese resistors were pretty popular for a while, but the joke is that the only reliable part was imported :)
Seriously? If this vehicle is in this bad of condition. Why would you get it out on the roads and endanger every one else? Are christmas spirits more important than my families lives?
My 79 has 200k on it, no rear brakes fronts barely work needs rings burns about 2 1/2 gallons of oil ever 4 days, has oil foulers on plugs, bed goes flappy flappy down the highway, people turn off because of the smoke, misqueto killer 5000😂
Cool, mine also has over 200k, and I ever was running antifoulers myself up until I swapped the motor last year.
@@jestertech3790 I figured I'd wait until this engine self distructs, I run my drain oil in it 🤣 runs decent, has a 3 speed manual with granny low, the only solid part is the frame on it, body's completely shot except the grille and front bumper the driver door doesn't align anymore because the body mounts are shot, tailgate closes if you ratchet strap the sides in 🤣 the bed sits on the leaf spring mounts and has the ply wood special
@@brianzinuticz2709 The beauty of these trucks, is that even with a body that rotted, it's still pretty fixable since they reproduce literially every piece of the body.
Bro it’s a GMC not a chancy
If it wasnt for the rusty gas tank on my 76 k20, id be driving the frick outta it😂
GMC is pretty much Chevy, it's fine :P