Drive-in Theater Speaker Restoration

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  • @deanokken8960
    @deanokken8960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    We were really fortunate that someone just happened to just put their movie ticket in the grill of the speaker, so we know where the speaker came from all those years later...

    • @JerryDLTN
      @JerryDLTN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He should have made a movie ticket with his name, TH-cam Channel and the date to put in it. :)

  • @sassiebrat
    @sassiebrat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I LOVED going to the drive-in in the 50s when I was a kid, then in the 70s and 80s when my kids were kids. I loved everything about it...driving into the spot, setting up the speaker in the window, playing in the playground in front of the screen,, sitting outside the car in lawn chairs, and the concession stand was the best. We didn't have a lot of money, but the drive-in was one form of entertainment that my parents could afford. The other was the roller rink. Thanks for the memories.

  • @llhministries9083
    @llhministries9083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    Microphone interference is from the magnet in the speaker.

    • @robertobruno778
      @robertobruno778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, I think the same and this defect come also into microphones. That's right, true?

    • @Sergei_kv82
      @Sergei_kv82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thought it was RFI from the amp, no ferrite block on that cable

    • @dh2032
      @dh2032 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      my bet as well, the speaker (question: was it powered at time of the noise?)

    • @Tater1337
      @Tater1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      all wrong, or you'd have interference from every speaker on the planet
      it's from the wire wrapped potentiometer, known for ages to cause interference, that is why all newer potentiometers are now carbon film types
      also the fact that those suckers were supposed to run on 70 volt amplifiers because you did not want some minor 10-12 volt ignition noise to stomp on your audio signal. the whole standard was built like a tank, and is still in use today in many areas

    • @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038
      @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well no...it’s the ground..

  • @densitypop
    @densitypop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    The Badger Outdoor Theatre (1948-1989)
    Highway 51
    Across from Truax Field
    Madison, Wisconsin

    • @GuardianWolf85
      @GuardianWolf85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hugh beat me to it 👍

    • @densitypop
      @densitypop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@GuardianWolf85 I found a couple of stories about it.
      cinematreasures.org/theaters/57581

    • @windestruct
      @windestruct 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +100 points

    • @Skylerrabbit
      @Skylerrabbit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      August 21, 1958:
      "THIEF GETS $26.40
      A thief stole $26.40 in coins early Wednesday from the concession stand at the Badger Outdoor theatre, along Highway 51 across from Truax Field, police reported. Entry was gained by prying the padlock off a door."
      Source: www.newspapers.com/clip/43649068/wisconsin_state_journal/

  • @dr.skipkazarian5556
    @dr.skipkazarian5556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Packing the trunk with beer and extra friends, a customized fold-down back seat of an old Dodge or Chevy, and watching a movie for practically free....ahhh, the good old college days. Thanks for the memories and best wishes.

    • @fionafiona1146
      @fionafiona1146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Container laws were quite a surprise when I went to America

    • @dr.skipkazarian5556
      @dr.skipkazarian5556 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fionafiona1146 I was talking about packing a car to sneak in to the outdoor (drive-in) movies for free...but your reply is inadvertently funny just the same. Cheers.

    • @fionafiona1146
      @fionafiona1146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dr.skipkazarian5556
      But you couldn't legally have had an open bottle of (movie) beverage for your passengers around either way... Greetings from Germany

    • @dr.skipkazarian5556
      @dr.skipkazarian5556 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fionafiona1146 Yes, that is correct....but we were in college, just having some fun and not doing any real harm other than sneaking into the movies....verstehst du? Best wishes from Kauai!

    • @fionafiona1146
      @fionafiona1146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dr.skipkazarian5556
      I don't Object your fun, it's just unimaginable to have spaces not dedicated to minors (14 and under) without alcohol, even high school allowed some around celebrating (not only for parents and graduates).
      I was 18/19 while traveled Canada and managed not to buy/drink illegally but wouldn't have though about it over a glass of wine 😅

  • @misoman
    @misoman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    7:10...anyone else see the face hugger in that reflection? Goodbye Restoration Station!

    • @TruckerJames82
      @TruckerJames82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Face hugger from Alien?

    • @samuelfellows6923
      @samuelfellows6923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A Joke?

    • @mr.medina4967
      @mr.medina4967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Face hugger?

    • @nimarus3118
      @nimarus3118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol, I didn't even see that the first time. Good eye!

    • @rawkusrex
      @rawkusrex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mr.medina4967 just google "facehugger alien". it's from the movie franchise Alien

  • @ordinaryk
    @ordinaryk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    One of my earliest memories was seeing the original Star Wars at a drive in when I was 4 years old. I miss drive ins...

    • @EnchantedSmellyWolf
      @EnchantedSmellyWolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where you drive in to watch the movies but also show off the ladies your sweet ride.

    • @coolbluelights
      @coolbluelights 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There are two drive ins I know of in Upstate NY. They use your car's radio for the sound now

    • @animeangel1983
      @animeangel1983 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can probably still find them around somewhere, rural America was huge so they had lots of these. Not every Smalltown, USA had cinemas with TWO whole screens.

    • @lutube8180
      @lutube8180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is still a one in Whitley bay, Newcastle in england

    • @Zuxiasunicorn
      @Zuxiasunicorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MeHenry Outdoor in McHenry, IL only one of six left between Chicago, Rockford and Kenosha, WI, to my knowledge anyway. Was on it's way out too, owners successfully asked the public to patronize and saved it.

  • @johnb7346
    @johnb7346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Grew up with those hanging on the window of my parents car. What a treat to go to the drive in and visit the concession stand and eat all that junk. Ah, great memories of a simpler time.

    • @asmodeusasteroth7137
      @asmodeusasteroth7137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Remember those hamburger and fries, the burgers only tasted like that at the drive in. I lived tge drive in burgers
      Wapped in a foil, and fries in a red striped box
      Fried onions rings too and all the junk from greasy food joint, we snuck away and smoked Pall Malls behind tge building
      I saw the thing, and prophecy, the one about mercury in the water,,,, those were the best of times, movie scared the crap out of me,,,,

    • @pyeltd.5457
      @pyeltd.5457 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dolby Atmos on the windows.

    • @sophiesteak
      @sophiesteak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you're right, i miss casual racism every day

    • @sophiesteak
      @sophiesteak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      sorry what did you say? could you repeat that please

    • @no-bp2pk
      @no-bp2pk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cool video

  • @keithmason9342
    @keithmason9342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Just a suggestion, try tinning stranded wire with solder before making your connections. Make sure you have a good mechanical connection before soldering components. Always heat your surfaces before touching solder to them and do not move wires before the solder cools. This will give you the best results. The hum is from unfiltered AC. It can be cancelled by placing a capacitor between the potentiometer and the speaker. Good luck on your restorations.

  • @ccleake1
    @ccleake1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Hey, audio engineer here! That is a ground hum for sure, possible caused by the old school potentiometer as others have mentioned. If you sure in a filtering cap post pot, it should fix it.

    • @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038
      @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Callum THANK GOD SOMEONE ELSE AGREES. Check out my comment. People keep saying it’s the magnet.😂

    • @williamhughes5135
      @williamhughes5135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Callum fellow sound engineer here and can agree with what he said. I commented the same thing before seeing your post

    • @sherpajones
      @sherpajones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thatdirtymichiganmusician1038 I'm not a sound engineer and even I was like WTF? Magnet in the speaker causes the hum? no

  • @1_of_4
    @1_of_4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome restoration and build

  • @kollerd31
    @kollerd31 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now that’s taking the drive in speaker to the next level! Awesome job!

  • @kevintedford2550
    @kevintedford2550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This so brings back fond memories from my youth when I went to the drive in with my parents. Thanks for the nostalgia.

  • @spikeworks
    @spikeworks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    don't you just love that feeling when you put so much force into a screw to get it to unscrew when its stuck, and it just pops?

    • @truckinman86
      @truckinman86 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know what you mean. If it crack loose, it’s awesome. But if it snaps and breaks? “Crap.”

  • @chuckclark9464
    @chuckclark9464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it that brings back so many memories of going to the drive-in sitting in the back of a pick up truck in a lawnchair were just loading up the car with everybody you can possibly fit inside because you get charged by the carload It just bring back a lot of memories man thank you for doing that one

  • @gregmannos
    @gregmannos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Still have a drive in near me that uses these exact speakers... also use your car stereo but the speakers work and add a nostalgic touch.. The hum sounds like AC voltage hum. Maybe a capacitor inline would remove it.

  • @petermot645
    @petermot645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job, brings me back !

  • @dfbess
    @dfbess 5 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    My father would put me and my sister in the trunk and sneak us in..lol

    • @onefatstratcat
      @onefatstratcat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      why ain't Bobby and Tammy walkin' up??

    • @EnchantedSmellyWolf
      @EnchantedSmellyWolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Classic.

    • @JDLarge
      @JDLarge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dustin Bess you too huh? My Sis did that to sneak me in and forgot me!

    • @JDLarge
      @JDLarge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Geo Thomas true, now they charge by the vehicle, not head count😉 Well actually over six is $ five a head but my fam is only five so I’ve never had to hide anyone😉
      In Mendon Ma. they revamped the snack bar with a new face too when the “phantom gourmet” brothers bought it. The food was pretty good for drive in food lol! Looking forward to the warm months to go relax and watch the big screens again✌🏼

    • @alfiew07
      @alfiew07 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s cool 😂

  • @zach2518
    @zach2518 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember those days so well the Twin Drive-In theater in Independence Missouri. Those were good days. Thanks for the Memories.

  • @dong7474
    @dong7474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was an awesome vid i didnt know i needed to watch. So satisfying. My condolences to your uncle!

  • @Newlifesobriety53
    @Newlifesobriety53 ปีที่แล้ว

    That brings me back so many years ago, You’re work is Incredible. Makes me want to go to the Drive in’s again. 😊

  • @jaybcc7581
    @jaybcc7581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Did anybody else notice in the beginning when he wiped something off the table it was Taco Bell sauce

    • @bignibba4440
      @bignibba4440 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hogans Dubs RIP toilet 2006-2020

  • @mary-jeanslaughter8
    @mary-jeanslaughter8 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my gosh what a ton of memories!!!! The first ever drive up movie we saw a double feature in Columbia Falls Montana drive up. Honey I Shrunk The Kids and Fifel Goes West! My father has since passed, but thank you for the memories sir!!!! Blessing be upon you.

  • @ralphfisch8452
    @ralphfisch8452 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved going to the drive in movies growing up late 1950s and 1960s. Running around in pj’s, broken glass strewn “playground”. Lights flash tsp back to the car. And always a few beered-up Dads pissed off heading out for an early wake up forgetting to disengage the speaker with it rattling against the window of their country squire wagon, dragging the cord. Wonderful times.

  • @victorvarsanyi6702
    @victorvarsanyi6702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    The microphone hum is from the AC current frequency, going through that wire coil potentiometer. Wire coil gives of electromagnetic interference.

    • @Khaild203
      @Khaild203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It The Dip for big smoke

    • @garyh4458
      @garyh4458 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why does it hum when the speaker is not connected to anything? Noise from the atmosphere? I would agree it is from the coil but I can't figure out an explanation for it.

    • @karm65
      @karm65 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@garyh4458 it picks up ambit AC noise with the case creating a signal that the wire resister coil picks up and amplifies it is caused by pore grounding the fix is to put a capacitor between the resister ground and the case

  • @deekrimmel7522
    @deekrimmel7522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like the wooden base, but imagine it being old movie reels. Wonderful restore!

  • @garymucher9590
    @garymucher9590 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh yes, the drive in theater speakers. I do remember them hanging in the drivers windows to hear the movie. And how many were not working because some people drove off before putting the speaker back on the stand... Thumbs Up!

    • @Chachoes
      @Chachoes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember going in a drive-in in like 2009 or 10 and we had to find the volume on the radio for the movies

    • @Sunsetdrivein
      @Sunsetdrivein 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      At the drive ins I worked at, I made the announcements on the sound system to "Be sure to put the speaker back on the post before leaving".

  • @bryanmiller6046
    @bryanmiller6046 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for bringing back the good ole days of movies we didn’t care what was playing as long we was out of the house for 6 hours

  • @mohan4949
    @mohan4949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow.......very nice job

  • @xman577
    @xman577 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, this brings back memories of my childhood and my early 20s. I lived in the Twin cities two cities separated by two bridges. Each side has its own drive-in theater. Talk about good memories.

  • @JD-gj2rj
    @JD-gj2rj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Time to get on the roof of the old panel station wagon! Badass memories! Thanks!

  • @questioneverything55
    @questioneverything55 ปีที่แล้ว

    You made it cleaner than they were when I went to the drive-ins back in the day!

  • @keithdenner9441
    @keithdenner9441 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic job! I really miss those drive in movie nights.

  • @caitlinmcquiston5185
    @caitlinmcquiston5185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow that base looks amazing as well as the final result it’s amazing what you can do with something that is rusty/old and make it look new again

  • @AwesomeShotStudios
    @AwesomeShotStudios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm old enough to witness the disappearance of these theaters...and it's a bit of a shame, since they were the best place for a date night. This restoration was a trip back in time, and the stand you made was loads better than the poles they were originally mounted on. Kudos!

  • @customerservicemanager7184
    @customerservicemanager7184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reminds me of those old corn pike days...

  • @feralcatbrothers
    @feralcatbrothers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Very well done - as for the "ugly" solder job at 19:26, remember: the bigger the blob the better the job.

  • @zr1sparky1
    @zr1sparky1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you played the concession animation it was perfect!

  • @bobbaleno4894
    @bobbaleno4894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    OMG I haven't seen one of these in years/decades

  • @kennyburkhead9080
    @kennyburkhead9080 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't seen a drive in speaker since the 70's when I went into the Army. Our Drive-In was the Old Gyspy drive-in in Bardstown, Ky. Thanks for re-doing it. But, the speakers were mounted 2 to a pole that was usually concrete, so the cars were parked side by side. I went to the drive-in quite often, but I can't remember what they played.

  • @cyberp0et
    @cyberp0et 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Neat looking speaker, all metal , Well done.

  • @joec0914
    @joec0914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good work getting the original intermission ad to play over the speaker. LOLz... I actually went to drive-ins like that as a youngster.

  • @Michigan_Tactical
    @Michigan_Tactical 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how the color turned out on the base. Very well done.

  • @Kirkland-rv5jf
    @Kirkland-rv5jf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That cable you made is fantastic!

  • @shawnlittle3091
    @shawnlittle3091 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lot of things were made cooler and better back then this is definitely one of them. Well done

  • @infadeldog13
    @infadeldog13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful restoration. Great vid to test it with at the end too.

  • @robertcallahan7061
    @robertcallahan7061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very meticulous work. Fortune in tools. Final product: A functional work of art.

  • @jasonhilton59
    @jasonhilton59 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is absolutely gorgeous. I love the look of that era and thought of my mama hanging out at the drive in back in the day. Truly amazing 👏👏👏👏

  • @barneykennett9282
    @barneykennett9282 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent restoration...👍

  • @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038
    @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    That interference is a bad ground. Either the input isn’t grounded or the speaker itself isn’t grounded. It’s the same sound you get from an instrument when it isn’t.

    • @chunkztookyafood
      @chunkztookyafood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Max Byrd it’s from the magnet interference

    • @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038
      @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      TSM_T0X1C_Kid as a musician that messes with amps, speakers, and cables all the time Ik what a bad ground sounds like. Look up bad ground and there is a Wikipedia article and it actually gives you a sample of the sound they make.

    • @musicom67
      @musicom67 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thatdirtymichiganmusician1038 You are correct, Max. You related to Robin from NYC?

    • @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038
      @thatdirtymichiganmusician1038 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MUSICOM PRODUCTIONS I wish😂

    • @jimramberg7664
      @jimramberg7664 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing connected to ground on the potentiometer. Interestingly enough there is some solder on the connection

  • @constancemiller3753
    @constancemiller3753 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The glimmer of goodness in this pandemic has been reopening some classic drive-thrus like the Van Buren in Riverside, California. My parents took us to see the re-release of Fantasia and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves there...I remember the speakers hooked to the windows and trying to watch Footloose instead.🤫 Memories.

  • @MR.B00_
    @MR.B00_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nostalgic and entertaining. Thank you!

  • @teabagNBG
    @teabagNBG 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    this dude can work with everythign... wood, metal, soldeirng, electronics and so on ... this is waht i call skills

  • @1013redoak
    @1013redoak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful restoration! Brings back a lot of fond memories from my youth!

  • @pou618
    @pou618 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You truly take items that were most certainly headed for the dump and give them new life.

  • @lathropedition
    @lathropedition 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome resto dude! You inspired me and I restored a set of Eprads and wired them up to Bluetooth. Now they’re our family outdoor theater speakers.

  • @russnurse2b807
    @russnurse2b807 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job. It brings back a lot of childhood memories.

  • @MrRja62
    @MrRja62 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    this was awesome , a perfect addition to any "man cave" touch of nostalgia !

  • @DanaConquersBoutique
    @DanaConquersBoutique 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brings back memories of going to the Drive In as a kid in the 90s. Nice restoration- very relaxing to watch 🙂

  • @frankpitochelli6786
    @frankpitochelli6786 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My goodness, back in the 60s when the drive-in was better than the theater...
    Nothing like intermission, French fries and burgers, hot dogs, coke in glass bottles....would take the pillows and blankets, lay in back of the station wagon......
    That was when life was beautiful.

  • @kristirockhold3885
    @kristirockhold3885 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank God some of these drive-in theaters are still open

  • @AnthonyScottGames
    @AnthonyScottGames 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow looks awesome! Great job!

  • @JaceD4V1S88
    @JaceD4V1S88 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    was wondering how to curl the wire, guess you learn something new every day , thanks!!

  • @julia-mi8ct
    @julia-mi8ct 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This literally brought me back to my childhood. Love this video :)

  • @birdie399
    @birdie399 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a brilliant restoration and improvement. That speaker case has an Art Deco style. Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it.

  • @JDLarge
    @JDLarge 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Luckily we still have a dual screen drive in right up the road from me in Mendon Massachusetts. Long gone are the hanging speaker days, now we just tune our car radio to whatever frequency they choose to broadcast the audio over. Lot of memories back in the day though! Nice job!

  • @ingmarfris8175
    @ingmarfris8175 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great restoration!

  • @michaelskinner896
    @michaelskinner896 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work! These really take me back.

  • @fkyew
    @fkyew 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    God, I can remember a time when you could by a "re-cone kit" for speakers (tells my age!) As usual, awesome job!

  • @davidpease207
    @davidpease207 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Our home town drive-in the American Dream Drive In still uses these speakers. They even show an half hours worth of the old concession ads before the movie, like you did. But to top it off their concession stand sells almost everything in the ads. My favorite to get is a cheeseburger, cheese fries, and a chilly dilly pickle.

  • @AiMR
    @AiMR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The cast metal base of a mic stand would probably make for a more authentic look.

    • @AiMR
      @AiMR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Larry Stevens I can't decide if I am a low functioning genius or high functioning idiot.

    • @anti_honey
      @anti_honey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AiMR your wit is amazing

  • @jaysauer7324
    @jaysauer7324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man this one was a great watch! Love the older drive in music sound and intermission cartoon. Keep these videos coming! Just subscribed after watching the hand lawnmower and this speaker resto!

  • @OmegaHellHound543
    @OmegaHellHound543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow that’s incredibly fascinating how that little speaker still had the entire cone on it. Usually with things like these, it would look completely rotted out. That thing looks like it’d still make noise if you wired it up to something.

  • @timsebastian5758
    @timsebastian5758 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good job! I worked at a drive in when i was about 16. The in car speakers never looked this nice!

  • @iseespots6014
    @iseespots6014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job love it!!!

  • @misssweetie3091
    @misssweetie3091 ปีที่แล้ว

    Our local Drive In the Twin Drive In still had some working speakers the last time we went a few years back. I remember as a kid the Drive In we went to. It closed now also had heaters as well. Just remember going to watch One Million Years B.C as a kid and my dad using the car heater.

  • @thepeternetwork
    @thepeternetwork 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never did get to experience drive-in theaters, but watching this restoration and re-purposing video is somewhat satisfying.

  • @dougblatchford8590
    @dougblatchford8590 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very very nice. What a great idea.

  • @johnwhitley2898
    @johnwhitley2898 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Way cool! I worked at the Big Sky Drive-In theater in Carlsbad, NM, over 44 years ago. I think I repaired/replaced over 500 double speaker poles! Lol! First run Movies 7 nights a week! Our manager chased a drunk family back to the highway because they were dragging out two poles on their car and didn't know! Lol!!
    Again, very cool resto!!!

  • @roccomariano7121
    @roccomariano7121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was the most Incredible RESTORATION that I have ever seen in RESTORATIONS in my life
    THANK YOU for sharing this incredible RESTORATION THANK YOU

  • @stupullenchannel3525
    @stupullenchannel3525 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    GAWD! I would love to have one of these just to sit in the room, it would not have to even work
    you did outstanding on this restoration !

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you checked Ebay? These things aren't exactly rare. As a matter of fact I think I have two of them that came from a defunct drive in.

  • @xtraflo
    @xtraflo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This made me happy .

  • @kathyk479
    @kathyk479 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    In North East Ohio growing up we had almost a dozen drive ins to choose from! It was AWESOME . Sadly we only have 3 left but they are treasured! Summer doesn't start until you go to the drive in!! Lol

  • @cheaplaughkennedy2318
    @cheaplaughkennedy2318 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    A mans only as good as his tools , great job .

  • @chuckbrown2765
    @chuckbrown2765 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny you mentioned steel wire to prevent theft. My bone head friend forgot the speaker was still hanging on the glass and took off. I think you know what happened next. Great restoration. Want more jeep reno videos please

  • @theropesofrenovation
    @theropesofrenovation 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the stand. Awesome restoration!!

  • @PaulinaPaulino
    @PaulinaPaulino 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every Friday night my parents would take me, my older brother, and younger sister to the "Johnny All-Weather Drive in Theater" on Long Island. I think it was like 3 dollars for the car no matter how many people were in it. We'd get there early and play on the playground til the movie started. I think we always fell asleep before the movie ended :)
    Good times, and ty for reminding me of them with your video.

    • @pookatim
      @pookatim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, we used to go to the drive in in our pajamas. It was so cool playing on the swings in my Roy Rodgers pajamas!

  • @hussainzada79
    @hussainzada79 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done I like the way you made the restoration for the speaker

  • @wetdedstuocm
    @wetdedstuocm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well Done Sir. I like the blue tooth addition. You have a very nice shop from the looks of it metal shear and brake alway's handy to have.. Peace

  • @vintagediecastrestoration
    @vintagediecastrestoration 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Would be neat to do one of these up with a bluetooth conversion so that it could be used as a speaker anywhere and connect to any phone.

  • @oldgeezerLV
    @oldgeezerLV 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I was in College in the early 1960's I worked at the Campus Drive-In Theater in San Diego for three and a half years. I can't tell you how many of those speakers I picked up off the ground and rehung on the double sided post. My other job was to pop popcorn in a commercial popcorn trailer behind the snack bar. I would fill as many as 25 to 30 25 pound ice bags that would be distributed to six other theaters in the owner's chain. Ahhhh, the good ole days!

  • @Solocat1
    @Solocat1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice mate! I remember using one in the 70s. I might copy that idea.

  • @mistervacation23
    @mistervacation23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is a mitzvah, honestly, and you my friend are a mensch for making it.

  • @javierolivas9671
    @javierolivas9671 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man!! you brought back a lot of memories at the drive inn, thanks!!! I think your work is awesome!!

  • @BarredCoast0
    @BarredCoast0 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was fantastic! Good job!

  • @xhag1x
    @xhag1x 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    love these videos the care love and effort showes in these restorations.

  • @cindysue5474
    @cindysue5474 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now you need to restore a Drive In to go with it lols great work there.

  • @nanfaircloth
    @nanfaircloth 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was soooooo cool. Thanks for sharing

  • @Brian-Burke
    @Brian-Burke 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job. I really enjoyed the video at the end.

  • @Barbarra63297
    @Barbarra63297 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice restoration!