Will it Run? Episode 11: 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline (Part 2 of 2)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- In part 2 of this new full-length episode, we get the old Chev home and start seeing if, in fact, it will run. Is it even possible that we might get it to move under its own power for the first time in 45 years? Do we have some sweet rims for this one? Tune in for more thoughtful, insightful contemplation on these important issues.
Everybody was so much younger then! These old episodes are wonderful to
go back and watch again all these years later.
- Ed on the Ridge
My dad brought a 2-door version of this car back to UK from USA and it was the car of my childhood. After he died my mum traded it in for a Morris Oxford without telling me and I never recovered from the shock. Brought tears to my eyes seeing what you did getting this one going again. Brilliant! Thanks.
8 years and so much has changed, yet so much is still the same.
Seeing Stella again was both heart warming and breaking.
I'm so glad to have known the the star of CWM and the agents.
I will forever be a fan!
One of my most favorite videos on YT! Love the humor all the way through of gearheads in their glory. Cheered when she started up! :)
+Phil Parmelee Hey, thanks for saying so! Glad you liked it...
You know you're a true car lover when your mouth waters and your heart beats faster at the sight of that old '50 just the way she is. Priceless patina, vintage wheels for the hot rod look, and suddenly a car with four doors and a straight six is everybody's wet dream.
Yes, people used to work on their own cars! I learned by watching my dad; he wouldn't pay anyone to work on his cars, so he did all his own maintenance and repair.
These are the videos that brought me to this channel and I’ve been watching ever since.
Guys, I was 1 when this automobile was made. Here in the UK we don't have the quantity of old cars, they rusted away or there wasn't room so were scrapped.
Look at this fabulous shape, so old, but nothing new comes anywhere near it. It's fantastic.It's Outa sight, Man!
You are Numero Uno car-saviours. Well Done and many Congrats. Go save some more if you can.
All the Best from England.
+Bob Friendship Hey, thanks for checking it out... Always nice to hear from others who like this kind of thing. Cheers from me and Stella!
Well, thanks for watching! Glad you liked it. We have a lot of fun saving these types of cars and watching them go again. More episodes on the way soon!
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Excelent work as always. Good to see another old Chev running again. You guys are the best. Definitely my favorite YT channel.
This is one of the coolest video's I've ever seen. Good job guys!
+livondeath00 Hi! Thanks for the note; glad you liked it! Cheers!
+coldwarmotors i want it sooooo bad
Sir, are the young men helping out family or they friends also, my point is that there is nothing like seeing the team work and just being your self, no camera acting....... I too love the video, thanks,
I was completely absorbed by this 2 part video. If you guys had your own show not only would it be a huge success, but I would be a faithful viewer. Taking a junkyard gem and driving it two days later with very little cash? Brilliant!! You guys are the freakin balls! Thanks for making these videos, thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining!
Thank you so much for saving this old girl.I'm sitting here smiling ear to ear watching it go up and down the lane.
Watching ColdWarmotors from 8 yrs ago. Man how these guys have changed. Today is June 5, 2021. Still the best video on TH-cam.
Wow! Didn't know y'all went this far back. I started watching with the Fury build. Check out those pork chops. Lol!
What a happy story. I commend you guys for going out and bringing these old cars back to life.
You wouldn't need an old reprobate hanging around, would you? I drink beer and have 50 years experience with drinking, leaning against cars and lying. Only draw back is I would need a senior's home within stumbling distance. I can give references if necessary.
I can fix old cars really well also.
Just way to cool........seeing y"all bringing these old cars back to life is better than any movie, keep the Vid's going!!!
Thanks to all who entertain old folks in Texas, lol.
PEACE OUT!!!
this was the first episode i seen of you all. i cant recall how i stumbled across "will it run" but I'm glad i did. my dad built a 52 2 door chev from the ground up and left it to me when he passed a few years ago.
great and fitting name in Cold War motors. i look forward to everything else you accomplish. cheers
Adam Rodriguez Hey, thanks for the note, glad you liked it! Lots more on the way! Cheers.
this episode was my intro to CWM haven't missed an episode since. You guys rock.
Ha! Thanks for following along for all these years, Norman!
Scott I love what you've done with the place! A nice blast from the past seeing younger versions of everyone and of course Stella...You have done a GREAT job with the channel!
Very nice. Love the sound and style. Things that todays cars will never have. Who wants to hear a 1999 honda run after 60 years?
Love the show. Takes me back to the good old days of working on the junk I used to drive. One pos I had was a 53 Kaiser Manhaton? Ugliest car on the road in 1969. Some of my friends parents told me to park that thing up the street when I come visiting.
One of my favorite " Will it start" videos. Especially hearing that idle. " That is a slowwww idle..." lol Thanks again for the entertainment and inspiration!
Hey, thanks. We had fun doing this one, and it looks great in my yard! I'd like to restore this old Chev, but I have several others in line ahead of it!
And the dog is so exited, 11:21 doesn't want to miss a thing! Very nice video!
After nearly 60 years, I can finally enjoy this car. I was born in '55, and by the time I was 4 years old and able to pay attention, the NEW, late fifties cars were FAR superior! We had a '57 Chevy 210 wagon, I still love its style out of all fifties cars. Well, I was a little boy snob! 8-) We inherited one of these from an elderly relative in about '59. I now like its "fastback" shape, but not then! Fastbacks would only return 7 to 8 years later, an eon for a small kid! The colors of all those cars are dull, you can't even imagine them shiny! The paint faded fast and was replaced with a far better formulation by '55 or so. Get an unfaded color picture of this age car when it was new. Huge difference! Lastly, I love those mags! Makes me think that it could have been a cool hot rod! They say "I'm not what you think I am Sonny, I'm one HOT older Chevy!"
Great video! Reminds me of years and YEARS ago.. Some of our family projects, and trying to make them "go"!
You come a long way in your product love the show
mdogg here. Love this vid; I have a '49 Chev fastback, took me a couple years of tinkering to get her really roadworthy. BTW, I love the IV.
Note to gary foster: these chevs were negative ground. You may be thinking of MOPARs which were positive grounded.
Paula Zehentner Willys and Kaiser Frazer used positive ground trust me on this I was there when they made them.
You guys have a lot of nice vintage iron up there ,you don't find to much sitting in feilds around Pennsylvania any more..at least I'm my area keep them coming
Great job guys!......I love watching you guys breathe life into these "old girls"you find
I just love what you Cats are all about!! I have watched all of your videos I just love seeing those old rides come back to life! And you have made love old 4 door cars! Keep them wrenches flying ! ; )
I ment to say ( You have ME love old cars) And not ( you made love old 4 door cars )
great that you resqqqued it from the farm ,,goes to show been sittin for what 50 years & a little love & it started ,,,,cant beat that,,,,
Hi boys, nice job, it would be nice to see this lovely old car brought back to original speck. I know this would cost a lot of money, but it would be wonderful to see it.
+geoff Hi! Thanks for the note; I'd also like to see this car put back on the road... Just have to finish a few others first! Cheers.
Hi, nice to hear from you. Best of luck with it.
*This one popped up as a suggested vid so had to give it (another) watch, hardly recognise the place compared to now. Occasionally see Chevys like this for sale over here for not too much ££, love the sound of them*
Best episode of CWC eva! Watched it many times now.
The grille even has a smile on it!
It's wagging its tail pipe.
Great video. There is an atmosphere of great chemistry among you guys. Keep 'em coming!
Awesome video,love the old metal.Some of this stuff got parked because the owner could afford a newer car,not necessarily worn out.
Right on! I just love what you Cats are all about! I just love watching those old rides come back to life! In fact I now love old 4 door cars! So keep those wrenches flying! ; )
Mr1979capri Hey, thanks for saying so, lots more on the way! Cheers from us here at CWMC.
Love fast backs and sloppers,when I was about 5 years old we were given a 48 Ford merc slopper complete but not motor, my cousin put motor in his speedway hot rod ,geart work guys cheers
My father would have loved this, may he rest in peace. He had a '50 two-door Fleetline DeLuxe.
mine did too.. same color prolly too.. very popular cars eons ago even me Mither thought so.. that's how I came too be 'ear.. backseat Romeo an his 50' Deluxe Fastback sedan !
What fun!! You guys are the greatest!!
You changed the oil and got rid of the gunk in the pan, I gather, before trying to start it.
Great video guys,keeping them going!
This was really great to watch!! Man that car would actually look wicked all muscled out, even in 4 door!! Love the channel. :)
I wish i had a bunch of pals like you when i bought my 86 Century Buick here in France..
I'd leave it as is, coat of clear a proper tune up and rat rod life!
coldwarmotors it is awesome! At one time I had a mint 2 dr 1949 Fleetline Fast Back wish I still had it. had to sell it when My mom died to Keep the house got $5700. for it. Keep up the Good Work.
Thanks! This engine was pretty easy to get going because it wasn't seized. Most of the work was getting a complete ignition system together and getting a good spark. Carb was cleaned and seemed ok. We bypassed the wiring harness so that the 12v battery wouldn't harm the original wiring or instruments. Obviously, it would need a lot more work to be roadworthy, but it wouldn't be too difficult. Good luck with your Chevy!
You guys are my heroes. I love your videos! I wish I hung are around with a bunch of nuts like you! I've always been a greaser, ever since high school. Graduated in 1969! We all had these old shitboxes!
You guys did a good job on the 50 Chevrolet Fleet line. An impressive crew working on it. Haha. I think Stella was impressed!
How badass, I didn't realize how old the video was. Still badass. Sounds alot like the 235 in my pickup.
Hallelujah ! Raised from the Dead ! Beautiful !
Is that Ray Romano narrating? Good job guys!
Always lots of Fun to the best Mechanics. Great Show. And Stella Too.thank you.
That is just amazing that you got that old beast running, and so quickly. So it had the starter button under the clutch? The chrome looks good, glass good - awesome find by you guys, many congrats.
Great video, nice to see old cars rescued, you have a nice crew to work with looks like so much fun, if a little cold:)
I really appreciate all the stuff you guys do on big classic car fan myself I like anything that's old I don't like the new cars at all I'm right now just recently bought me a 1978 GMC Jimmy I'm trying to build it up from scratch I've been building cars has a little kid I really appreciate it
That's a good question. It would probably run for 15 minutes or so before it did real, serious damage. We only ran the car for a minute or so at a time, and let it cool right off between shots. With fresh oil, and just idling past, the engine suffered no ill effects. I certainly wouldn't risk doing damage; it is, after all, my own car and I'd like to restore it some day. Thanks for watching, and for your question.
What a great revisit today!
Really cool to see. I'd love to have the room to be doing stuff like this.
It almost brought a tear to my eye to see it drive down the lane under it's own power for the first time in years.
We changed the oil and only ran the engine for short periods at low revs so no damage was done. I started this Chev again a few weeks ago and it is running fine. It looks crazy, but I am pretty careful to not damage these old engines. Thanks for checking it out!
wow you guy's are great friend's to find a car in a yard and get it going all in a few days
What fun it must have been to get that thing going. Great job! And the road is smooth and muddy, too!;) If you get around to fully restoring it, it's going to be a real beauty of a car.
Couldn't wait to see this 2nd video where you get her running. You did it the same way I started my '49 Olds for the first time, except mine has the correct starter. I did have to run a new wire from the push button, though. Even though mine is a 257 flathead six, it sounded pretty much like your Chevy does. Started mine up without a fan, too. I have one off a '50 Olds, but it doesn't fit. My water pump shaft is larger. By the way, no turn signals on my Olds either. They were still an option in '49. Thanks guys. Another great video!
Thanks again for the kind words. You are correct; we are located near Edmonton, Alberta. Pre-war cars are all but gone, but there are still lots of 50's cars like this around here. Cheers!
Awesome job getting it running it sounds good thank you for the video
Oh my, you guys are so lucky and that old Chev is beautiful.
Hi from Australia :)
You guys are having a blast, wish I could join in the fun!
Hey, thanks for checking it out! Glad you liked it; I also enjoy seeing these old cars going under their own steam again...
This episode was from 10 years ago ( 2012??) , picture quality not great everyone is of course younger 🤣🤣 still THE BEST car show on youtube by FAR!!!!!!! In 1950 odd i would say indicators would an add on or factory extra.
My uncle street rodded a 49 fleetline. The 216 went goodbye, and a 383 stroker went in. I received a ride in it after the motor was installed, but it still had the "huck" brakes which was original to the car. Car was fast, but was an interesting time stopping. Great video!
Nice with the rims on her, great shape that, would make a great Cold Warm Oters Gasser! One of them Caddy blocks from inside may be good,,,but then you probably have a big block as a coffee table!
Wonderful. I just love the "TV- Magic" done by coldwarmotors, it's a pleasure to watch! For the last days I saw a lot of automobile stuff done by others. Watching a coldwarmotors video is truly like coming home finally !! Your's is definitely my favorite "filming crew" and technique- channel! Please go ahead with your different projects and continue shooting videos. Thanks a lot!
Hey thanks a lot for saying so. I am trying to make videos that I would watch; nice to hear that others might, too... Cheers!
New to you guys watching latest videos with great apricication nice to see how it started.❤ keep going the sick world needs you.
Thats totally awesome with the restoration, the narration is pretty kewl also makes the episodes. Your kowledge is fantastic of the cars you passed by at Coyotes. Can't wait till I move out to Regina soon.
Subscribed! Frigging love what you guys do! What fun! Thanks for giving these classics a new lease on life!
Whiskey Juliet Hey, thanks for the kind words, glad you liked it! Lots more on the way!
...or in fact, "yes", it does! (Didn't see this was a 2-parter!)
Nice rescue work, chaps!
This video has man-fun written all over it. Well done!
What a cool car !!...I had a two door fast back way back in the 60s...Loved it.
Crazy how empty your property was back then
Thanks for checking it out. It's cool that other people find this stuff fun like I do.
This reminds me of helping my dad fix stuff in his shop, although he did the "fix it for no cost" out of necessity! haha
it's amazing how these old engines fire right up after a little attention
I love Old fleetlines, this is a beuty, glad you pulled her out of that yard, my Dad had a 47 Fleetline 2 dr I loved it
My younger brother and I did the same thing to a '39 4dr master deluxe albeit in 1966. Nothing like learning on the job. Thanks.
Super good clip. Really entertaining guys. Love it.
Yes I would buy a car from"these people"! Honest work. Cool car. Why don't more of these get restored?
My dad had a 1950 Chevy as a family car, but I don't remember the soda pop gas tank. Greatfukkinstuff sez The Poet.
12 hours from field find to driving! Astonishing!
Best body on the '50 chevrolets. Old babbit pounder runs pretty sweet.
Thanks for checking it out, and good luck on your sweet Pontiac!
Love this deluxe ...same year I was born and it looks just as cool as me LOL
Survival of the stovebolts... Well done!
A great and warm video. That oldtimers are superb cars, made for last for ever if they receives enough love. And you guys are a genius!. Your work inspired me. Im will resurrect my Dodge Royal Monaco very soon. I will back from darkness to the lighth, like you did with this graet car. I congratulate you widely! =D
@00:17 "there's something wrong here." never truer words were spoken - and on SO many levels... (ha! it's great!)
I freaking love the video and the car. Love the sleek 4 door Fleetline!! I want it badly.
I'm laughing my ass off here. These guys are a riot.