Well done. Here in the UK it’s not common to have cars from yesteryear in our yard. Not many yards either. Shame as I do find your videos interesting, inspire me to encourage owners to get them motors running. Some modern cars don’t start if left for a couple days so amazes me at times. Keep em’ coming! ✌🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
As an Australian, this model never came to my country as a coupe unless you include the Mainline ute, the Australian version of the Ranchero for the same era. It's a definite surprise to see one of these old workhorses wake up so easily from a 35 year coma, but deep down, something told me it would, and I hadn't seen your previous video on it. If you want to see an interesting comparison, Look up the Ford Customline and Ford Mainline from Australia. To save money, Ford Australia used the previous year's tooling of its American counterpart with each new model until they started building the Australian Falcon in 1960. Every model of Australian Falcon after that evolved further and further away from their American namesake until the very last one, having the option of a 4 litre inline 6 cylinder, good for 1000 reliable horsepower without major mods.
I've watched this one before and felt like it again. I would like to leave you a couple tips on getting one started.... For one, you have the cap off and flick the points an for most part get a spark but its weak or intermittent. Take points out all the way and sand underneath to insure a good ground for them. Also it its kinda nasty, sand that as well as the spark depends on grounds totally and the screws that hold the breaker base in... loosen and then retighten to get the grounds going. In the manual for repairs to the electrical are the words grounds, grounds grounds! They really emphasize that
I'm a Brit and I think your southern accent is one of the best US accents, if not the best. The engine sounds full of life. Good job getting her going again.
I always loved these 1955-56 Ford Mercs, My Dad had a 1956 Mercury Monarch here in Alberta Canada for more than 20 years then he sold it still in very good running condition. It had a 312 t-bird engine with a 4 barrel Holley carb, lots of power for that time.
The first things my father taught me, when I was 6 or 7 years old, was to check the oil, and then if the car won't start to check the battery and clean the terminals. And we weren't going nationwide on video.
The first thing my dad taught me was to pull the six cylinder and drop in a V8…nice work getting her running. I love old Fords and they are pretty hard to kill.
Cody,, That's one of the drawbacks of our love of classic old autos, working with Decades and Decades of old parts and the pieces on them...Something is bound to be Seized up, Rotten, Broken, or we Break it trying to fix it....lol Glad she wasn't stuck, and you could get her fired up, my friend....
Mate accent or not you’re a real person down to earth and easy to listen to Absolutely love this 56 2 door Ford Ah yes brakes and old cars and trucks. Always a challenge Love your videos Keep em comin Cheers from Australia
If I was starting a car that had sat for 35 years, I would buy new points and condenser, wires, plugs, new cap and rotor and rebuild the carb first before I tried to start it and have new wires and a coil and check and change the oil. Also have some water for the radiator and new hoses. After all, if you want to do a job, do it right or not at all.
Thanks for sharing it with us, remains me when I was playing with an identical car like that in 1978, with 2500 original miles on it, respectfully a point of view from one professional to another, with a small propane torch you heat up the frozen lines, let them cool down and you will be laughing wall the way home when you se how easy they break loose, from Puerto Rico Jesús Torres
That sounds pretty dang good. The 223 on a '58 Panel Truck that I rescued after 40 years sitting had some more noise in the rockers. Some adjusting to the valve lash and it quieted right down. Also, I have a '56 Ford Customline Gasser, same car as yours, a two door post. Those are great little cars.
In order to crank the engine you may want to connect the ground to the engine block and better yet, the starter. And as mentioned by Mike Johnson always check for oil and spray WD-40 in all the cylinders. I also like to build up oil pressure by driving the oil pump with a drill prior to attempting a start up.
I have a 1956 Ford Custom that belonged to my parents, excellent car. 223. I’ve been searching for an original 1948 Pontiac Silver Streak straight 8 automatic. If you find one and get it drivable, I’d be interested. Love that you are 22 and like cars from 40’s and 50’s! Just found your channel and subscribed! I’m pretty close to you, North Georgia.
here is a little tip for ya brutha.....instead of trying to use a screw driver to jumper the engine and feed it fuel at the same time...if you take a piece of wire and jam it under the post marked [S] on your starter relay, [ONE OF THE 2 SMALLER WIRES ON THE RELAY ] ,then the other end of the wire all you have to do is touch the positive battery post and the motor will crank ....you can also put a feed wire to the [I]terminal of the starter relay [ AND JAM THE ORIGINAL WIRE OVER TOP OF IT[ and run it to the positive battery post...this will allow you to make it a bit easier on you with less wire ......you can also add a switch to each jumper wire and then all you have to do is throw a switch or to and that will make it easier on you
When my ‘56 Ford 223 solenoid went out I took a pair of old metal pliers, put one handle on left post and one on right of the solenoid. Starter turned over immediately. No wires needed.
when trying to start old cars always pour and eggcup of fuel in carb to run down into manifold and vapourise as starter turns. carbs can only vapourise fuel through jets at fast speed starter motor.
Great to see you got it running again. Those 223 mileage maker sixes are great engines. That Holley carburetor was referred to as Visi- flow. Quite cool to see the fuel and float .
I have a 55 ford 2 dr ranch wagon. The 223 was junk so I installed a 262 from a 61 truck. same size externally just more cubic inches. I even used the truck flywheel and 11 inch clutch.
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@Harlem Eugene I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and I'm trying it out atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
You might as well go ahead and fix you an auxiliary gas tank to use on all the start ups, it will save you lots of time, most all brake parts from'49 to '64 are the same on Fords. Keep at it buddy I'm doing about the same thing you are doing with these old relicks, in fact I've got to run across the line Saturday and pick one up in Fairplay , S C , we might cross paths one day.
I'm a Ford guy so lovin' the Ford content. First time watchin. Saw you on BW's livestream lasrt week and thought I'd check you out. I'll be back. Stay safe.
I hear you southern accent. Boy you’re southern as a bowl of grits for breakfast and banana pudding’ at Sunday dinner. Lol. You’re doing great. We enjoy the videos.
Hey there nice job getting it running, I really hate doing brakes also, try this trick get yourself a spray bottle of water heat up the fitting with a butane torch for a couple of minutes then spray it with water this will break fitting loose from the line so it don't twist off usually
Yes it is amazing! I love the old school engines, straight forward, too the point and easy to work on haha. Thank you for watching, feel free to subscribe and check out my latest will it run videos!
Glad it fired up with the "Neverstart" battery, and I assume you changed the oil and Filter, Yes ? 35 year oil with bottom scum in the oil pan doesn't flow well
Well you got it running,Brakes are always gone it’s the fluid and the rain and the mud for the wheel cylinders. Then along comes winter and add a little ice and snow and salt instant rust . Keep up the good work
Our 54 F100 223 valves were stuck after sitting 35 years in a car port, had to rebuild the head, rebuild brakes/lines, gas tank etc. running decent now.
When you're cranking on an old engine or any engine that hasn't ran don't expect it to sit there and idle always be ready to give it a little bit of throttle to keep it going
On the Canadian market these cars were also sold as Meteors. My father owned a 1956 Meteor Rideau 4 door sedan which he purchased new, then in 1960 he replaced it with another Meteor. The Meteor had always shared its sheet metal with the Ford Fairlane.
Too bad it didn't have a Y - Block in it..i like those..fix the oil line if possible it would be nice to see if it has good oil pressure Greetings from stockbridge Georgia..see ya'll on the next one Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
My first car was a 1947 Plymouth 4 door sedan that I bought from a doctor for $60. I drove it for one year and traded it in for a 1956 Ford convertible. I bought that car at John Short Motors in Houston, Texas for $250 (he gave me $100 for the Plymouth and I gave him $150) it had a 3 speed standard trans, a 312 V8, and a 4 barrel Holly High Top carb. I put a Fenton floor shift in it, glass pack mufflers, and a chrome dress-up kit on the motor. I graduated from high school in 1965, they were drafting us for military duty right out of high school to serve in Vietnam, we were so young then. I joined up not knowing if I would make it back or not so I gave my car to my cousin who had just started high school and he drove it until he graduated. It was a great car.
New Subscriber from Brookline Massachusetts 😀 I lived in Swansboro NC for a little while. Love & miss it down there and the friends I made. I'm still in contact with them 😀
My 55 Ford had a 1957 292 Y-block with 312 heads with the T-bird single adjust rockers and a 4 barrel carb. Out ran the state Patrol one day. Really pissed the cop off too.
Mom's dad, our grandpa, had one of those, about the same year, maybe a little newer, with the in line six, but four doors. He was crusty old, retired farmer who could roll tobacco with one hand. I remember every time he took us out on that car he use to rev the motor way up and ease the clutch out, which seem to take him a century. It had the infamous three on the tree. He liked to go fishing, but we never did catch nothing.
Many of those 55-56 Fords raced in Stock car classes back from the 1960s to around 68... the Ford 6cyl. was the engine no V8s and this also was for the Chevy's they ran 6s......... there was some pretty cool raced up sixes and the races were always entraining......Hot Rodding at it's finest..........sad thing is many of these cars ended up as race cars...Cody like the down home Blues ...........tunes...........Always look forward to your videos and the old Fords and Poncho's ......If you find a good 289 or 302 to slip into these 55-56 Fords grab them lot easier shoe in than the 429........but a big block is always brutal force.....LoLs
I watched your video on the 50 Mercury and now this video. Both were interesting. When it comes to buying these old cars, what do you plan to do with them? I know guys spend tons of money and thousands of man hours restoring an old car to factory new condition. It would be nice to have a solid driver. One that the engine was decent and the paint & interior clean. If you have any sort of garage or breezeway to put these under it might make a better video. You could show the underside, the interior and highlight the steps you took to get the engine started and have it stay running. You are a very lucky guy to have the 56 Ford and the 50 Merc. I hope you take care of them, they are worth saving.
Thank you so much for watching! I normally buy, sell trade, I try to rescue old cars from abandonment, get running and driving and sell or trade and replace with another. I have a few that are just personal cars that I dont sell. And thats a great idea!
I would love to find An old Pontiac like yours. I live here in northern Tennessee and can’t find a damn one! Holler at me if you find another one please? Thanks and keep up your style of videos?
New subscriber here with one suggestion, I watch many will it start videos and it amazes me that most don't have jumper wires with alligator clips, when I was wrenching every mechanic had a bunch of them in their toolbox.
How could anybody abandon such a beautiful car like this one? Sad, very, very sad.
At one time it was just a worn out used car, with a six cylinder engine in it. It could have been yours for $50.
Well done. Here in the UK it’s not common to have cars from yesteryear in our yard. Not many yards either. Shame as I do find your videos interesting, inspire me to encourage owners to get them motors running. Some modern cars don’t start if left for a couple days so amazes me at times. Keep em’ coming! ✌🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
Great Car!!
Needs to be brought to life.
Clean, paint, 390 w/ 4sp.
It will live another 50 years.
As an Australian, this model never came to my country as a coupe unless you include the Mainline ute, the Australian version of the Ranchero for the same era. It's a definite surprise to see one of these old workhorses wake up so easily from a 35 year coma, but deep down, something told me it would, and I hadn't seen your previous video on it.
If you want to see an interesting comparison, Look up the Ford Customline and Ford Mainline from Australia. To save money, Ford Australia used the previous year's tooling of its American counterpart with each new model until they started building the Australian Falcon in 1960. Every model of Australian Falcon after that evolved further and further away from their American namesake until the very last one, having the option of a 4 litre inline 6 cylinder, good for 1000 reliable horsepower without major mods.
Those old 50s cars are so cool
I agree, I love them. Thanks for watching!
Best sounding 223 I ever heard
Great Vidio.....My dad had a car like this. Like when you get a car sitting 40 yrs and you try to it going. Car's in good shape
Nice ride, right there! Keep the vids coming!💯
Amazing! Just amazing! That engine was purring!
I've watched this one before and felt like it again. I would like to leave you a couple tips on getting one started.... For one, you have the cap off and flick the points an for most part get a spark but its weak or intermittent. Take points out all the way and sand underneath to insure a good ground for them. Also it its kinda nasty, sand that as well as the spark depends on grounds totally and the screws that hold the breaker base in... loosen and then retighten to get the grounds going. In the manual for repairs to the electrical are the words grounds, grounds grounds! They really emphasize that
Lucky Dog.great find.
love the accent ... runs good concidering how long it has sat with a little work this could make a good driver
That's a beautiful car
I'm a Brit and I think your southern accent is one of the best US accents, if not the best. The engine sounds full of life. Good job getting her going again.
I wish I could find a single gay man who liked to do this. A car guy like me.
I always loved these 1955-56 Ford Mercs, My Dad had a 1956 Mercury Monarch here in Alberta Canada for more than 20 years then he sold it still in very good running condition. It had a 312 t-bird engine with a 4 barrel Holley carb, lots of power for that time.
Wow that is awesome! Thanks for watching!
Our family car was a 56 Merc wagon 4 dr. with a 312 V/8 and Holley hi-stacker 4 brl. It was a pretty turquois and white tutone.
The first things my father taught me, when I was 6 or 7 years old, was to check the oil, and then if the car won't start to check the battery and clean the terminals. And we weren't going nationwide on video.
The first thing my dad taught me was to pull the six cylinder and drop in a V8…nice work getting her running. I love old Fords and they are pretty hard to kill.
Cody,, That's one of the drawbacks of our love of classic old autos, working with Decades and Decades of old parts and the pieces on them...Something is bound to be Seized up, Rotten, Broken, or we Break it trying to fix it....lol
Glad she wasn't stuck, and you could get her fired up, my friend....
Thank you so much and yeah that is a major drawback of the hobby lol but worth it
Mate accent or not you’re a real person down to earth and easy to listen to
Absolutely love this 56 2 door Ford
Ah yes brakes and old cars and trucks. Always a challenge
Love your videos
Keep em comin
Cheers from Australia
Thank you so much, glad to have you as part of the TH-cam family!
Great job. Keep it running. Like those 50s cars
If I was starting a car that had sat for 35 years, I would buy new points and condenser, wires, plugs, new cap and rotor and rebuild the carb first before I tried to start it and have new wires and a coil and check and change the oil. Also have some water for the radiator and new hoses. After all, if you want to do a job, do it right or not at all.
Nice to see you got the old Ford going be a fun project.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching!
Hey buddy. First time viewer and now subscribed. Enjoyed your video sir. Looking forward to seeing more. From Connecticut, Big Al.
Thank you so much!
Sorry late so do love OLD Cars almost as much as I Love your Videos five thumbs up 😁😁😁😁
Thank you so much Mary, you're the best!
I hope you spray those hood hinges down with some PB Blaster. Stiff hinges + old rusty hood = creased hood. Ask me how I know.
I really love the video keep up the good work
Thank you so much!
Dude you are the best. I love videos like this with old american cars.
Glad you got it running, but I enjoyed the sound of that Ford starter when you were cranking it!
My favorite Ford is the 56 and the 55 looks good a friend of mine had a 55 Ford called the Blue Goose
Excellent video also keep going these old classic running and have lots ton work plus have lots vechiles to drive too!
Awesome! you got yourself another driver!!
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing it with us, remains me when I was playing with an identical car like that in 1978, with 2500 original miles on it, respectfully a point of view from one professional to another, with a small propane torch you heat up the frozen lines, let them cool down and you will be laughing wall the way home when you se how easy they break loose, from Puerto Rico Jesús Torres
That sounds pretty dang good. The 223 on a '58 Panel Truck that I rescued after 40 years sitting had some more noise in the rockers. Some adjusting to the valve lash and it quieted right down. Also, I have a '56 Ford Customline Gasser, same car as yours, a two door post. Those are great little cars.
This isn’t a hardtop. 🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@sludge8506 ya. I meant post. Not hardtop. I have a 53 hardtop. Too many cars. Haha.
@@SpeedandChromeTV 👍👍👍👍
That was awesome man. Those old cars just never want to die. Good job.
Thank you so much!
Man, nice I was two year's old when that car was made !
My favorite year of Ford , I think they have a great look . Never could afford one when ever I found one .
Very cool find!
In order to crank the engine you may want to connect the ground to the engine block and better yet, the starter. And as mentioned by Mike Johnson always check for oil and spray WD-40 in all the cylinders. I also like to build up oil pressure by driving the oil pump with a drill prior to attempting a start up.
You should poop yo pants
love it . God Bless u and yours.
Thank you so much! God bless you and yours too!
Sweet pal
I have a 1956 Ford Custom that belonged to my parents, excellent car. 223. I’ve been searching for an original 1948 Pontiac Silver Streak straight 8 automatic. If you find one and get it drivable, I’d be interested. Love that you are 22 and like cars from 40’s and 50’s! Just found your channel and subscribed! I’m pretty close to you, North Georgia.
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing!
After 35 years I'd be itching to go. Too.
I was digging the rockabilly intro and acoustic blues later on in the video. Like that ol’ vintage Ford too!
Thanks for watching!
Same here!!💯
here is a little tip for ya brutha.....instead of trying to use a screw driver to jumper the engine and feed it fuel at the same time...if you take a piece of wire and jam it under the post marked [S] on your starter relay, [ONE OF THE 2 SMALLER WIRES ON THE RELAY ] ,then the other end of the wire all you have to do is touch the positive battery post and the motor will crank ....you can also put a feed wire to the [I]terminal of the starter relay [ AND JAM THE ORIGINAL WIRE OVER TOP OF IT[ and run it to the positive battery post...this will allow you to make it a bit easier on you with less wire ......you can also add a switch to each jumper wire and then all you have to do is throw a switch or to and that will make it easier on you
Wow thats a great tip! Thank you so much!
When my ‘56 Ford 223 solenoid went out I took a pair of old metal pliers, put one handle on left post and one on right of the solenoid. Starter turned over immediately. No wires needed.
Good stuff
Thank you BW!!
This looks like she's ready to haul a load of shine and dodge them revenooers.
😂😂😂👍
Might be a future video lol
Used to take a match book. And fold it to get the right gauge for points and pluggs.
Man. I always used a match book for the points on my VW bug !
That is a badass car!! I have a 57 custom 300 that I'm going to restore!!
when trying to start old cars always pour and eggcup of fuel in carb to run down into manifold and vapourise as starter turns.
carbs can only vapourise fuel through jets at fast speed starter motor.
That is awesome!!
Great to see you got it running again. Those 223 mileage maker sixes are great engines. That Holley carburetor was referred to as Visi- flow. Quite cool to see the fuel and float .
I have a 55 ford 2 dr ranch wagon. The 223 was junk so I installed a 262 from a 61 truck. same size externally just more cubic inches. I even used the truck flywheel and 11 inch clutch.
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Great stuff!
Great job....Jim
Hey I just found your channel I really like it... new subscriber here keep it up
Thank you so much!
Greetings from Louisiana, ya yankee! 😁 Very good video!
Haha thank you for watching!!
You might as well go ahead and fix you an auxiliary gas tank to use on all the start ups, it will save you lots of time, most all brake parts from'49 to '64 are the same on Fords. Keep at it buddy I'm doing about the same thing you are doing with these old relicks, in fact I've got to run across the line Saturday and pick one up in Fairplay , S C , we might cross paths one day.
Thank you so much! And we may! Ever down near Aiken give me a holler!
I'm a Ford guy so lovin' the Ford content. First time watchin. Saw you on BW's livestream lasrt week and thought I'd check you out. I'll be back. Stay safe.
Wow thank you so much, glad to have you aboard!
Same here, a big Ford guy. Working on my 67 Mustang Fastback right now.
I hear you southern accent. Boy you’re southern as a bowl of grits for breakfast and banana pudding’ at Sunday dinner. Lol. You’re doing great. We enjoy the videos.
Haha thank you! That makes my night, thanks for watching!
Have contract 54 - 56 crown association club sell cars & parts
Worthy some money
Southern accent? What accent? (I’m from Georgia!)
Another awesome video! I'll definitely be purchasing some stickers to help support this great channel!! Keep up the great work!!
That would be great!
That's a nice old find. Restoring that. Should be fun.
Hey there nice job getting it running, I really hate doing brakes also, try this trick get yourself a spray bottle of water heat up the fitting with a butane torch for a couple of minutes then spray it with water this will break fitting loose from the line so it don't twist off usually
I love post war cars mid 50s to mid 60s. Tri 5s and 6 tail light Impalas. I don’t see a lot Ford’s as restomods. Looking forward to this.
Think this was the same style car they were driving in the classic movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from 1956.
It totally amazes me how simple to work on those old motors and they probably got decent mileage also!
Yes it is amazing! I love the old school engines, straight forward, too the point and easy to work on haha. Thank you for watching, feel free to subscribe and check out my latest will it run videos!
My ‘56 Ford 223 always got 17-18 MPG, considered economical in it’s time.
New subscriber from Greenville SC
Not terribly far! Thanks for subscribing!
Glad it fired up with the "Neverstart" battery, and I assume you changed the oil and Filter, Yes ? 35 year oil with bottom scum in the oil pan doesn't flow well
Well you got it running,Brakes are always gone it’s the fluid and the rain and the mud for the wheel cylinders. Then along comes winter and add a little ice and snow and salt instant rust . Keep up the good work
I just caught this vid with no time to watch am going to work but will watch when I get home .
Great video I was born in 1956 good luck buddy take care
Our 54 F100 223 valves were stuck after sitting 35 years in a car port, had to rebuild the head, rebuild brakes/lines, gas tank etc. running decent now.
When you're cranking on an old engine or any engine that hasn't ran don't expect it to sit there and idle always be ready to give it a little bit of throttle to keep it going
On the Canadian market these cars were also sold as Meteors. My father owned a 1956 Meteor Rideau 4 door sedan which he purchased new, then in 1960 he replaced it with another Meteor. The Meteor had always shared its sheet metal with the Ford Fairlane.
Very cool!! Thanks for watching!
Sounded great. It's not a great idea to tap the battery cable on. It can break the contact in the battery.
At 10:20? That's not going to break the battery unless the battery was absolutely ancient with brittle plastic.
I wouldn't be so worried about the battery, I just would not hit it with a ratchet.
You can tell if the points work by rotating them and watch for spark after you gap and clean them. If they don't spark the coil is bad.
Too bad it didn't have a Y - Block in it..i like those..fix the oil line if possible it would be nice to see if it has good oil pressure Greetings from stockbridge Georgia..see ya'll on the next one Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I agree, wish it did too and I have it ordered hopefully it will be here soon, thank you so much for watching!
Man, when I was in highschool I had a 1958 F100 with a 312 Y-block 4bl, oh what fun !
My first car was a 1947 Plymouth 4 door sedan that I bought from a doctor for $60. I drove it for one year and traded it in for a 1956 Ford convertible. I bought that car at John Short Motors in Houston, Texas for $250 (he gave me $100 for the Plymouth and I gave him $150) it had a 3 speed standard trans, a 312 V8, and a 4 barrel Holly High Top carb. I put a Fenton floor shift in it, glass pack mufflers, and a chrome dress-up kit on the motor. I graduated from high school in 1965, they were drafting us for military duty right out of high school to serve in Vietnam, we were so young then. I joined up not knowing if I would make it back or not so I gave my car to my cousin who had just started high school and he drove it until he graduated. It was a great car.
Wow that is so cool, thank you so much for your service sir, GOD BLESS!
Great to see this well done i love these vehicllesgreetings from australia 😊
Thank you very much!
If you can get some cheap line wrenches and a small torch it might help with those old brake lines.
New Subscriber from Brookline Massachusetts 😀 I lived in Swansboro NC for a little while. Love & miss it down there and the friends I made. I'm still in contact with them 😀
Thanks for the sub!
That's some good guitar in there when you were working on the distributor
Thank you!
Excellent
My 55 Ford had a 1957 292 Y-block with 312 heads with the T-bird single adjust rockers and a 4 barrel carb. Out ran the state Patrol one day. Really pissed the cop off too.
Haha I bet that was fun!
Just subscribed. Good stuff!
Mom's dad, our grandpa, had one of those, about the same year, maybe a little newer, with the in line six, but four doors. He was crusty old, retired farmer who could roll tobacco with one hand. I remember every time he took us out on that car he use to rev the motor way up and ease the clutch out, which seem to take him a century. It had the infamous three on the tree. He liked to go fishing, but we never did catch nothing.
Very cool, those memories are worth every trip!
Gasoline works better than starting fluid!
Not for diesels!
Nothing wrong with a Southern accent. New subscriber says Howdy from Texas.
I like the music who is it go's with the restoration good work from the 🇬🇧
give a squirt of oil to each cyl ,boost compression and avoid a dry start
Many of those 55-56 Fords raced in Stock car classes back from the 1960s to around 68...
the Ford 6cyl. was the engine no V8s and this also was for the Chevy's they ran 6s.........
there was some pretty cool raced up sixes and the races were always entraining......Hot Rodding at it's finest..........sad thing is many of these cars ended up as race cars...Cody like the down home Blues ...........tunes...........Always look forward to your videos and the old Fords
and Poncho's ......If you find a good 289 or 302 to slip into these 55-56 Fords grab them lot easier shoe in than the 429........but a big block is always brutal force.....LoLs
Wow thats awesome! Thanks for watching!
I watched your video on the 50 Mercury and now this video. Both were interesting. When it comes to buying these old cars, what do you plan to do with them? I know guys spend tons of money and thousands of man hours restoring an old car to factory new condition. It would be nice to have a solid driver. One that the engine was decent and the paint & interior clean. If you have any sort of garage or breezeway to put these under it might make a better video. You could show the underside, the interior and highlight the steps you took to get the engine started and have it stay running. You are a very lucky guy to have the 56 Ford and the 50 Merc. I hope you take care of them, they are worth saving.
Thank you so much for watching! I normally buy, sell trade, I try to rescue old cars from abandonment, get running and driving and sell or trade and replace with another. I have a few that are just personal cars that I dont sell. And thats a great idea!
I hate brakes, they only slow you down 😂
RIGHTTT! Lol
great i lyke that whiss from the netherlands
10:45 SHE'S ALIVEEEEEEE!!!!! 💪
Thank you so much for watching!
I would love to find An old Pontiac like yours. I live here in northern Tennessee and can’t find a damn one! Holler at me if you find another one please? Thanks and keep up your style of videos?
Dat tower of power sho is turning over slo
on ford starter selinoides the small wires are marked s,,and i...that stands for starter and ignition
The Ford and that Chevy you're sitting in competed against each other in the market back in the day.
I agree! Brakes suck! But ya gotta do 'em!
Sad but true lol thanks for watching!
Did you ever check the oil?
New subscriber here with one suggestion, I watch many will it start videos and it amazes me that most don't have jumper wires with alligator clips, when I was wrenching every mechanic had a bunch of them in their toolbox.
Thank you so much for subscribing! I do need to invest in some, just lazy lol
Can I ask what the song is at 7:27? My father used to pick like that and it brought back memories. Good job on the car!