ABANDONED Chevelle Will It RUN AND DRIVE 600 Miles Home?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- I bought this Chevrolet Chevelle site unseen and attempt to drive it 600+ miles home after being off the road for 30 years. After selling my 1970 and 1971 Chevelle's the past few months, well I just needed another one. They're not as popular right now as the Challenger, Charger, Mustang, or apparently even the Opel GT. But, I really like the history of the car. The body lines, style, and room. So, I bought this abandoned 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu with no title, site unseen that was just left to rot. The car is trashed, worse than stated in the ad, and certainly not roadworthy when I show up. From what I can tell it hasn't been on the road for 30 years. But, that doesn't stop me from attempting a 600-mile drive back home. Think it will start? Or better yet, think it will actually run good enough to drive itself from the grave? Watch and find out! PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE! There are plenty more revivals coming this summer!
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So I’ve very recently got hooked on a guy’s channel and I’ve come to the obvious conclusion that what we are all witnessing is literally a genius level master mechanic at work. I just can’t help but to be impressed that a guy can take a vehicle that most normal folks wouldn’t even consider attempting to get to running again and before you know it he’s off on a 600 mile ride home with the thing. Also to top it off he has managed to invent an entirely new dialect of the English language.
That's why it's good to have a mechanic friend. We are passionate about cars, and getting dirty fixing cars is the equivalent of making love to someone you love. Sure it ain't always fun and sometimes you might not feel like doing it but you never regret it.
Well said
"..and that's fine.."
These fellers on the tubes are better than the 100% "master techs"
New dialect??? You never heard anyone speak this way?
My husband sent that carb! He's SUPER STOKED it went on the INDEPENDANCE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
awesome! Tell him THANK YOU again!
Dang nice of a guy to sent some good parts to another guy. Heroes don't always wear capes. I heard that somewhere.
Nice fella!! 10 thumbs up
Well thank God he sent it's the only part that gave him a chance lol much respect to your hubby lol from one car guy to another thanks for helping him out
That was awesome tell hubby thanks from a fan in Tennessee
As I am German, my english not that good. So I tuned in here to learn some technical terms.
I got so far: "Power barn", "Sparkelator", "Fire Hose", "Lightning Whirler", "Needle-n-Float-Adjuster" ...
I am learning a lot of valuable stuff here.
learnin up the right way! Thanks for joinin
Don’t forget to say “I don’t knoooow.”
😂😁
Amish slang terms he hangs with the Pennsylvania Dutch group on Saturday nights
Doing just fine sir.
After many years, this is still one of your best. And the birth of a legend. Thanks.
They only made so many old cars, and if people don't start fixing basket cases, we'll run out. Save them all.
Now that people are loosing their jobs or have lost their jobs due to this virus crap . They've been dumping project cars some as parts cars and some that need some work . I mean cheap. They went from Barrett Jackson price to somewhat affordable. But yes some are in the scrap yards and local pick n pulls.
wrecker Jonny I just scooped a 80% finished restoration project on a 63 Falcon for 5000 Canadian pesos, fully rotisserie job and everything, a month ago it would have been listed for 10k
This is great advice and i include the funny little forign cars to , you know , the ones we used to laugh at because they weren't a GTO or Chevell or Camaro or some other work of art made of muscle . i have an 87 Honda civic station wagon. They called it a wagovan , i call it puddles simply because its my little puddle jumper but its still a sweet little car and i am going to be driving it from Oregon tto international falls Minnesota in almost true Derek fashion , im gonna do the rite thing and make sure the oil gets changed and most of the other fluids checked. Then baby it home
David Griffith David, you should go look at the TH-cam channel Boosted Boiz. The youngsters build and tune hot rod Honda’s including and old 80s wagovan! The thing is all wheel drive and about 700 horsepower out of a 2.4 liter Honda engine!
we agree, 100%. The whole reason this channel was started and is alive!
I appreciate that he actually got out at the end, opened the garage, and set up the camera just to catch him pulling in. I know he must have been exhausted. thumbs up for respect my dude
Heck yeah, such a small detail, but really sets this gentleman apart from the rest
A Guy does what a Guy has to do. 😉
@@kingdiamondbanger Yes, me too, and he pulled over a mile away from home for an update. A lot of work alone in just the video camera setup and editing, and he uses a professional lavalier microphone for great audio.
Maybe his wife Jessica set it up for him
Guy's got real dedication
I've been a tech for 40 years and i stumbled on your video , and have laughed till I CRIED YOUR WORDAGE IS FANTASTIC , the pg rated vocabulary , and your tech knowledge is very very enjoyable to watch , KEEP IT CLEAN AND KEEP IT UP
a guys not lying 🤣🤟🏻
Agreed! I love watching Derek with my kiddos without worrying. My son's even picked up on his vernacular.
Just had to replace on the chargen whirler on my miata, sparkolaters, lighting hoses and new digiccal lighting boxes or "coil pack."
My goodness guy can make a car person laugh XD the carbies got me though "Expertly blocked off might have worked on this one myself before I don know" talk about laugh out loud, I was bellowing
Pp
Third video into this guy, and I’m so addicted it’s almost unfair. Multiple layers of awesome hilarity and I find myself half-hazardly learning things in between crying my eyes out from laughter. This man is a genius.
I Am always Sparkolating!
An entire one man roadkill show, parts, car, and production without the 1 million dollar budget then cry to have a multimillion media business motortrend Doing it for the fans
🙏🙏🙏 thanks for watching/commenting Tom!
Well put Tom!
@@ViceGripGarage awesome man God bless
Too bad I can like this comment only once. So true!
I came here to say the same thing. This is awesome!
A guy really loves these movie length episodes during this quarantine mess. Lots of fun to watch thanks!
thanks jeremy
Just remember we're all in this shit together!
A guy really loves these movie length episodes even without the quarantine mess
👍👍👍
Jeremy Malmstead I agree
I have been a mechanic for almost 20 years and I have been in some of the most stressful situations in my life working on some jobs. I love this guy, he makes me remember how to have fun while wrenching and realize how much I have always loved doing what I do
i’m 16 I want to be a mechanic and I’m about ready to start going to school for it i’m just watching it because the 71 Chevelle SS is my dream car so I want to see the journey of him rebuild this lol
After almost 20 years in the trade, I left to work at a factory repairing military armored vehicles after they're put through QA.
I've been out about 5 years now, and I am actually starting to enjoy working on stuff again now.
My recommendation to anyone who ENJOYS working on cars, is to not work on shit for a living. After you work on everyone's junk all day, you don't want to work on your own junk. Took me 2 years to assemble a small block Chevy, just simply because that's how long it took to build up the motivation to work on it.
@@HerculesRockefellerESQ Bro..........I Echo Dat STATEMENT! Sounds like me talking.
@@Th3Mn185 Many will tell you to learn coding. But you’re right. There’ll be so few people who know how to fettle machinery that you’ll always be in demand.
He is a VERY patient man...
When a fellas really stressed out from a hard day at work I have over 300 channels at my disposal i find myself always turning to TH-cam and watching your show. In today's crazy world you're the only program on that a guy or gal could sit down and watch with Jesus and not be ashamed. PS thank you Derek and family for all your hard work
These are the kind of videos that got me watching you, Derek. Can't wait
Thanks tony see you tonight
Hood pins first thing to catch my eye... was hoping big block... those tires didn't stay up for "30 years"... hopefully it's an L46 350 HP 350"... which sound like a 'bad engine'... until you floor it...
Tony I agree it is totally original 👍🏻
Restore it would be a great car I like the flag paint theme
Love the videos keep it up
When he first walked up to the Chevelle I pictured this old beast doing a wicked burnout on the 4th of July,Budweiser in hand,sweet home Alabama blasting through the 8 track with bottle rockets and fire crackers going off,Merica!!!
Guy with a mullet gold chain wife beater and merica flag sunglasses holding the Budweiser
omfg
you can smell the cigarettes and hair spray from here...
"I dont mind wrapping myself around a telephone at high speeds.... But if this comes apart on the interstate and hurt other people. I dont know."
I felt that
🖤💛🦅
It gets a guy right in the duck tape drawer! Now it is in the deluxe non-closing position, which is great...
Much appreciated.
Chicken licken told turkey lurkey this n that also/ but the sky is still there and the guy can out drive any crybaby yuppy
It’s very rare that you get to witness the birth of a legend. I am just floored that you gave us the opportunity to witness it. As funny as this was I’ll tell you this. No other iconic car screams “‘Merica!” More than this one. Thank you Derek for letting us tag along on this journey.
Your dry sense of humor kills me. I subbed as soon as you went through the checklist on how to get an old V8 running. Great stuff.
Thank you!
@@ViceGripGarage A guy couldn't help showing your channel to his friends. Figured I'd do the right thing.
I liked his description of the car's 'race' features and modifications. At the beginning and the end. And the "firing on six... seven... six... cylinders." Hilarious.
But also true. He should do drive up comedy. Since stand up is likely gonna take a seat in front of a laptop for a while.
What is a wet sense of humor
Lightning hoses = subscribe
The way I see it, She got you home safely, you owe her some more wrench time.
Now that Independence is finished, I thought I’d come right back around to where it all started. It is great to see the car that this became and the community it brought together. Thank you Derek.
A project is never finished, bud
This guy's videos are pretty much the only ones I watch full length because every minute is pure comedy gold. It's got a red green vibe with a splash of crazy. Love it.
How could Derek have known what an absolute icon this car would become, or that it would be as universally loved like it is? It's fitting that a clapped out, severely weight reduced, CHEVELLE of all things that was SO rough it really had no business being saved would strike a nerve with SO many people the way it has, including Derek? While the Independence does have a great history and arguably the coolest paint job EVER, there has to be something more to this car that is the reason why SO many of us feel emotionally attached to this car. Thank you for saving SO many old cars over the years Derek, especially THIS car. What's left of this Chevelle needs to exist forever.
😊😊😊😢p
In my neck of the woods this cars actually in good condition for the age
Immediately subbed on personality alone.
Wow, thanks man!
Vice Grip Garage No thank you for making me laugh my ass off, and saving the Chevelles that have seen better days! You are a modern Red Green show.
Me too💯
Dude oozes sarcasm
Hard to tell when he is sarcastic, but funny
I love seeing the origin of the independence chevelle. I’ve watched this a bunch of times, and it’s still great every time!!
Try it through some sort of av system or ln my case I did a Bluetooth link through my trucks Bluetooth radio. This one, like the beast 80s drag chevelle. They literally vibrate the cab and mirrors 😂
Dippers! I love this guys laidback attitude and corny dad phrases. He lets us believe he’s clueless but secretly he’s an expert auto whisperer .
The frame fix with duck tape and a straight face is classic! "You know, just keep going til ya feel safe. ... It's already much sturdier. I can see that right away. .... Fixed."
"And don't cut corners".... LOL
Love rewatching this video favorite quote is “Everyone’s got there special tools in their toolbox but if you don’t got 10 feet of fuel line you need to do a self evaluation in life” 😂
I take a whole bucket of fuel lines and vacuum hoses, with plenty of clamps and zip ties. @ gas cans and a new battery and at least one drain pan. I never change the plugs unless I need to clean them. always check the brake and all the fluid levels. I'd used the air filter rig in the trunk with a new filter. Was nicee the fuel tank wasn't too badly gummed up.
Yeah Andrew that was my favorite moment of the video. Lol
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"Everyone's got their special tools in their toolbox but if you don't got ten feet of fuel line you need to do a self evaluation of your life. "
Out of 30 year hibernation and drive 600 miles she deserves some love and a new life.
I'm thinkin so too
Dead cold for 30 years followed by a 600 mile drive. A huge set of stones will take a man places his brain would never think of going.
Aman
Mike Classing, Testament to the good old SBC, left for dead and still gets ya home. 👍🏻
YESSSS
I've re-watched this episode at least 5 times and still find it an adventure. This really was the birth of a legend. I hope to meet in person once.
These “Will it run” videos are what I live for! Back to the ol’ Vice Grip Garage gold content. 👌✌️
Glad you like them!
You should blow everybody's minds and actually restore this. There's no such thing as too far gone. But restore it on a budget a fella can live with.
I second that.
Thumbs up for this idea. But he has fleet members more worthy of this treatment IMO, like the 57.
Less restore more rebuild.
... No such thing as a too far gone, but whatever this car is, is about as close to exactly that as you can get. :I
Thank you for not using foul language. Love the dry humor.
You'll love everything he does if you enjoy the clean stuff.
Going back 3 years later to re watch the build. Love this car and build.
I've seen so many of these videos I'm starting to talk like Derek. At dinner last night, I told my wife her steak was tougher than Dirty Harry. I may be eating alone tonight.
well atleast you didnt tell you wife her feet looked dryer than betty whites back.
I started doin' that two episodes in, but I'm bad for that. Been living all over the world for 61 years, so I catch accents within hours. I love the country folk way of speaking from the heart tho.
Im talking like him too. I choked on an m&m while i was driving and my wife got scared, and in the middle of coughing to death i said "power through it" and my wife started cracking up.
We are gonna do the right thing and just ignore that.
@@EnzoFerenczyo Hi Michael Ferenczy. Just curious if you travelled through south Louisiana? There are people who do have a language like no other.
Man I swear to god I love this channel this dude is the funniest guy I've seen on youtube
Thanks man!
You haven’t been on TH-cam long have you lol
@@wadenorgaard9988 ?
@@wadenorgaard9988 idk man I’ve watched hundreds of hours of TH-cam and this guy has the funniest like dad humor I can say on the app. Probably the most entertaining restorer
I agree 100%
17 minutes in, "spark plug's got oil on it and running rich, so we're just gonna put that back in there and pretend we didn't look at it" you sir, earned my clicking of the subscribe button
Thank you Stephen, appreciate it!
Sameee
💯🤟
I drove by this car a few years ago. It was sitting in a field in Bloomington, Indiana. I wanted to stop and look at it, but I was working and didn't have time that day. I am so glad to see that you kept the patriotic paint scheme and the work you have done on this car is amazing. I love your channel and I've learned a lot from you. Thank you for sharing.
I can only imagine the amount of complains the front desk received.
17 total 🤣🤣✔
37:27 The guy in the window was like, "Yes, he's finally leaving...... GOD DAMN IT!!"
@@psygn0sis lmao
@@andrewstevenson5155 "Hey ,is that guy OUT,yet?"
@@ViceGripGarage must be 18 hotel rooms lol
Get a new chassis, overhaul the engine, that Chevelle has heart.. it traveled 500 miles and took you home . She’s worth it ..
We'll see!
Vice Grip Garage hope so man , love your videos dude , super cool , waiting to see the next one on some muscle car u find or truck u bring bk to life .?
Lots of these type videos coming this summer
Make it do burnouts
@@ViceGripGarage I did a little on-line research and a replacement aftermarket chassis starts at $10K and can go up to $20K. There's also a lot of rot in the panels. Add in interior, paint, engine refresh, etc. and you're looking at a car that you'd have to get $60K for. But that's not the kind of guy you are. You're a fix the mechanicals, make it safe to drive, and flip it guy. Even that will run up the bucks. So when you ask us what you should do with it all I can say is: "I don't know."
this dude is the ultimate guys guy.
A Man's Man's
The fact he puts himself in these positions with like 1 vice grip is incredible
*Self Confidence🇺🇸
Suggested throwaway line for monologue: "I'm not a mechanic, I just play one on TV." after wondering why she's wandering. Love the setup for the test drive. Shot selection, music, feature film quality production. You just keep getting better.
thank you sir
Car wanders with frame only holding on one side... who wooda guessed it?
This was hilarious to watch but whatever possessed you to purchase that Chevelle in the first place? How did you get to the location in the first place, since you had all those tools, bus ? Also, how did you get to the parts store? Bus, taxi ?
Huge respect for taking on these project cars and saving them from being lost. Every bit counts.
She doesn't want to die and now you've fixed the frame, she is half way to concourse condition. ;)
Seriously, I would love to see you restore her. Would be an awesome finish to her thirty years of neglect.
I don't no...
I read this before seeing the end of the video so when he mentioned fixing the fame, I was intrigued and even more caught off guard by the duct tape. Laughed very hard.
The cars
toast honestly all the panels are half eaten at by rust and the frames rotted , if it was a car with an actual decent value or rarity, or sentimental value then I’d agree but it’s just not worth restoring
nunya no
Just rewatching this episode, for like the 20th time,right now. Love how you saved this car from the crusher and really made it into something extra special. It’s a shame that she keeps getting beat up in competition, but she would have been scrap by now anyway. Hopefully if she gets too beat up she can get like a 50% resto, just to keep her on the road.
16:45..."I'm just gonna put this back in and pretend I didn't look at it" 🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌
FIXED
37:26 person in the window is like "oh thank god is he leaving yet" and then she's like "ah shit he's just reparking"
😂😂
I saw that too
LOL was going to write the same
I thought the same thing haha
Wow! Merrillville, Indiana. Right next to my home town which is far nicer than Merrillville. I probably would have asked you why you would bother with that car like the others. I love old stuff but I like it to be in a little bit better condition than this heap. LOL
dude took me back like 40 years was like learning about cars from my old man as a kid again it was like listening to him all over again instant sub on memories of that old Nebraska farmer alone. Thanks
That is awesome! Thanks for subbin!
i love rewatching old videos. it’s like car guy white noise, i fall asleep listening to videos almost every night 👍🏼
There’s a reason we’ve all fallen in love with you.... and this is why. Just an average dope like the rest of us making the best of terrible decisions. Keep it up, man!
We have the same name. That's neat.
road trips like that, remind me of when i was younger, what's even better a trip like that in a car like that is worth the memories, a man needs this.
Yup you're right!
@@ViceGripGarage and I'll second that! !!
And I will third it. Ya gotta save the old girl, after all she made a 600 mile trip, with no breakdowns, she's tellin you she wants to live. Give her some.lovin and bring her back.
Part 2 coming soon!
@@ViceGripGarage looking forward
Pure continuous humor. "My brain just reminded me I'm six-hundred miles from home and this is my chariot" (proceeds to duct tape over rusted out frame rail). You are a natural entertainer, Derek. Thanks a bunch for the ride.
Thanks Peter!!
he made it home looks to me the tape worked he can even upgrade it to gorilla tape if he wants
@@Wolfhound. Gorilla tape. That's factree.
Had to come back and watch this video again. This car ran a 9.73 @ 140 mph a couple of weeks ago. I bet if she could talk, she would thank you. Just awesome.
That car deserves to live. Just something about the old girl. I mean she brought you home...
Yep the "Hey you, I got you back hear, the least you can do is try to fix me"
Im with these guys; that ole girl hauled you 600 miles with no breakdowns, even if her tongue was hanging out by the end.
I say fix the frame, see if you can get the engine running better, then throw a back seat in her and make some memories
I hear what you're saying for sure!
@@ViceGripGarage :O I'm....slightly surprised that a channel owner responded to a comment thread i was in :D
Seriously though, the body on that seems rotten where all Chevelle's go, so if it were me in your shoes/boots, I would do just what i said: fix the frame, see if you can revive the old 350, replace the back seat so you can bring friends/keep the exhaust out, and just make some memories. Heck i wouldn't even repaint it, its got a character all its own just for making that trip home
Sounded like old "Christine" pulling into the garage. With a little love, she'll fix herself !!
How does a guy drive a patina'd American flag paint job, 1 headlight, NO license plate, headliner hanging in your face, 600 miles across state lines and NOT get pulled over??? Awesome channel, Derek. That's fiiiiinnnne.
How does a guy not end up in prison or at least bankrupt when he would cause an accident in such a junk car?
Rural America is just that way. Hell the cops would probably give you a high five for getting a rig like this running again
@@IanThatMetalBassist what a weird country... when covid is past us and the political situation has normalized a bit again I hope to make a road trip in the States as soon as possible.
@@Blackadder75 you will probably enjoy it I would recommend picking a state a little better than indiana though maybe Tennessee
@@Blackadder75 you think theyll just let you have normal
“You don’t need a temp gauge” I could hear the inner zipties and bias plies coming out
you learn from the best!
@@ViceGripGarage treat it like how zip ties and bias plies treats slave lake it too for gone to save so have fun wit it in it last ride #rip71chevy
At least this guy doesn’t cuss thankfully.
Fuckin' MINT!
"You dont need (fill in major component)" just gotta send it and mabey give it a lil ketchup or some Cosby in a can.
Watched this the day it came out , and again about a year ago. Now today for nostalgic reasons. Independence may now be retired , but she lives on in Charolette .
I bet that dealer never thought that car would become one of the most famous cars in the world . All because you took us with you every step of the way. Genius …
When I was watching this my girlfriend saw a few minutes of it and ask's" does this guy know what he is doing?" All I could say was....I don know!! lol.
haha
Not only knows he's an expert
My wife asked the same thing.. It's all part of the "act", which we really like. Very entertaining
dude! funny sh*t!
Well I'll be dipped! We're French can'ehdians so she doesn't understand the guy. I know for sure that she hearing me laughin'
If you don’t like Derek or don’t understand his sense of humor then, just go watch one of the other millions of channels out there & let the rest of us who actually get it & laugh, enjoy it!!! Go complain somewhere else!!!
Someone's complaining about Derek? Where are they I just wanna have a "conversation" with em. This is one of the best automotive channels on TH-cam.
I think he's hilarious.
If you watch this channel, you gotta like Derek. He's the heart of the show, it's certainly not the cars. Although, I did like that early Hemi Dodge.
So funny, oops, I just peed a little!
This guy is great!!!
After that trip, She has obviously shown she wants to live again!! Fix the old girl!! And whatever you do, KEEP THAT PAINT JOB!!! #letindependencelive 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I'll definitely keep the paint
Love your personality in this, I have a 68 impala same condition make more videos on how you keep her going.👍
I'm with Joe fix it up !! Such a cool video :)
1:02:01 the MOST EPIC b roll of all time!!! I normally skip/hate most b roll in vids but this…THIS is what it is all about!!! 🇺🇸🦅💥🤘
Not only is this man a god among men when it comes to cars but his jokes are also on point. I OWED a sub for this
He is, VERY entertaining!!!
@steve cork no one forcing you to watch....
@steve cork your attempts to troll are kinda sad. At least form a cohesive sentence lol
No man is a GOD
@steve cork why don't you just go play with the rest of the kids at the playground
The Bob Ross of automobiles.. no mistakes here, just happy accidents
LOL the guy at 37:27 looks out the blinds and is thinking "when is this nucklehead going to get that pile of tetnis and and mold outta here"
haha, yeah
@@ViceGripGarage How much did the seller sting you for this rusty chicken coop.
2k
@@ViceGripGarage Holy Moley..that's 1,950$ too much, he saw you coming.
@@allenschmitz9644 Not if he wore his camouflaged condom!
I love what you’re doing with these rescues! And especially love the trips back home. Thank You for saving these old girls. They deserve a second chance!!! Now I have to see about getting a ‘71 back from my past!!!
"Diesel oil's got more dinosaurs and vitamins in it" 😆🤣😂🤣😆
😎
Technically fossil fuel is 100% organic and gluten free so...
@@theconcretecowboy9561 i been saying that for years. Im glad im not the only one!
That's why slave lake will live forever
Caught that too, great stuff man, civilians will never get it!😷😷
"Drier than Betty White's back" made me LOL. A guy is going to borrow that one.
Yeah..but not as dry as Betty Whites'.......(ya know)
Same here . . . Epic !
@@markg.2501 Dont..........just dont........ a guy is eatin here
@@ATSNorthernMI 👵👀💀
@@jeffreymurdock8366 🙋♂️👍
Love when you do these kinds of vidjas, it reminded me of old school roadkill, keep up the great work man!!
Thank you
Old school roadkill but even more legit haha
Thank you
I'd have to say.... THIS specific vehicle (independence) is what made your channel go viral!! Doing what you do...ur humorous personality and nature has always been perfect and enjoyable for everyone and all age groups.....but what I believe started after this revival and took shape for a long couple years just blew up VGG forever keep her shinning forever....I've watched everything y'all have put out for content (but a guy realized that I didn't like n commented on all episodes) and I'm doing a review of everything again (making sure to like n comment to boost anything I can) n I gotta say it ol independence is VGG!!!! Now she's retired when can we respectfully see some updates on her...? Fellers n fellets might enjoy that 🤏👌😎
Wow, where has this channel been all my life. I've been drifting around watching those soul less overproduced "PowerNation" shows. Finding you standing there on the side of a back road looking at a rotted out Chevelle was a breath of fresh air. You won me over right there. I'm hooked.
check out car trek series on youtube it’s cool & different also
Me too!
bring her back to life and paint the stars and stripes back on her! she's obviously not a quitter!
YES DO WHAT HE SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe!!
If yall want this one brought back to life, you better throw some cash in the kitty, cause it aint gonna be cheap!
@@ViceGripGarage +1 for keeping the stars and stripes!!! one of my favorite channels on youtube, keep it up man!!
@@ViceGripGarage maybe your big ass, get her done with the stars and stripes !! LOL
When you duct taped the frame I lost it. Lol great stuff man.
Ya gotta go Gorilla Tape in for moments like theses.
Safety first!
Many years of automotive mechanic experience were demonstrated with his expert application of that duct tape!
Structural engineering at its finest... top quality.
If it's good enough for the space shuttle, it can keep the frame together. LOL
I've never cared anything about cars, in fact, I felt agitated because my dad seemed meticulous about them when I was a child. He loves your channel and started using youtube after accidentally getting your suggestion on my mom's account, he even got a tv in his garage now and ditched cable with velocity tv or something. I sat down this Christmas to watch it with him cause he wanted me to laugh with him while he watched an episode. Long short, I ended up watching a lot of episodes since I have been in town. I've been able to enjoy cars with my dad for once and actually find what you do interesting as a project and your sense of humor. You were made for this. Thanks mate, repairing cars and families.
I almost spit my food out laughing when you started duct taping that frame. The buildup was masterful
Had a ruff day at work and when I came home I by chanced on this vid of "Indepence". I laughed my way through the entire thing and work was quickly behind me.
I'm red seal mechanic and I deeply appreciate the mastermind process so cleverly disguised in "getter done" shenanigans. Made my day and I am hooked on show!!!
You have a awesome show. You know your cars. My dad used to own a full service Marathon gas station. You are a awesome mechanic. Great show on American ingenuity, made in America. Thank you and God Bless.
Poking around back and forth throughout all the VGG videos. It was nice to watch the birth of the legend called "INDEPENDENCE"
that one of those drives home where every mile driven is one less you have to walk.
My favorite “The independence model is a level above the SS” Brilliant, Derek! I think this is your BEST video yet!!!!
Thank you Doug!!
Not a model above the ss silly
When he took out that roll of duck tape to tape the frame I was dying 😂😂
Me to
carchannel Me Too!! 🤣😂
That's how you fix stuff...
I thought he was going to pull out a welder or something after he said it isn’t going to be easy I was dying hahaha
I thought he was going to get some spray foam after that duct tape.
I just watched this episode *again* after watching the final burnout at the freedom factory. Great circle closure. Round as a flat dry rotted cracked tire, but you brought it full circle - just like the donughts in the burnout pit there. Now time to make some more circles with her, bring her on tours around the U.S. I'm waiting to see her in California. Great videos Derek,Mrs Derek & the little Dereks. Thank you for the years of enjoyment.
I'm not sure why I was genuinely expecting a pro tip when you decided to address the frame, but ya got me...these videos are where it's at, Derek. Great stuff, glad it worked out.
Same! Lol!
Same
Me 2 lol!
Agree. I'd have liked to see one more bit of duct tape round that corner on top of the loose ends.
I was expecting JB Weld!
I think I've watched this episode 10 or 15 times. Still one of my all time favorites
"Jigglier than John Goodman's neck" lmao classic.
"What kind of animal is that?!" "Oh it's some kind of flying creature" lmao
thanks for watching!
Thanks for the videos bud! The laughs are appreciated in this crazy time!
😎😎👍
"These lightning hoses are dryer than Betty White's back." I died right there! 😆
Derek Turned Over My Tickle Box with that One for Certain @Raheem O'Neal ! My Dad Had a Few of them that I'm sure were Borrowed from SomeOne else like Colder than A Witches Bosom in a Brass Brassiere !
That joke just aged like milk
Seeing a car in that shape, you would have to be insane to drive it home like that. That frame rail repair was an A+ job.
thanks for watching
Danny Joe oh hell no 🤟🏻😂😂😂😂 Welcome to Terra Haute!
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"If you don't have 10 feet of fuel line in there, you need to do a self evaluation of where you are in life"
The ”will it run and drive x00 miles home” are the best videos. A guy really loves them.
Only found this man in the last month and I can't stop watching him. It's so refreshing seeing someone who properly understands engines and learning from him. I can't thank you enough Derek for what you give to us. Thank you.
Fix her up I would love to see the old Chevelle live again
mad dog97 it has no title it wouldn’t be worth it.
@@Jobro_Ya_Know that has never stopped anyone lol
There is some people out there that love to restore classic cars with or without a title classic cars classic cars are a rare breed these days
CAN YOU TELL ME ONE ,,JUST ONE THING THAT WAS GOOD ABOUT THAT POS
@@sethcarley1446 what I mean is there is some people out there that love to restore classic car and there's others the hate restoring old cars a wise person told me once you keep the car you have until the day you die you've got to respect the classic cars cuz one day they will be worth a lot of money
This is far and away my favorite automotive channel on youtube.
Thank you, appreciate you watching!
Derek, your entertainment and humor genes are very dominant and pristine.
I find myself enjoying all your content, although these "Will it run and drive x miles" are clearly my favorite.
Your ability to keep one hooked through the entire video is a skill VERY few posses.
Thank you!
Greetings from Denmark
"A guy prefers the diesel oil because its got more dinosaurs and vitamins in it"
But its actually true
I love it !!!
I agree!!!
Rotella 15w-40 for me.
Ravenol 5w30
Told a friend at work about your channel, and how you bring back to life cars that have been resting a long time. “Does he have AAA?” he asked.
“He is AAA” I answered.
A guy thinks that's profundity . Right there
Maybe that guy needs to go to AA🤦♂️
excellent answer 😂🐱👤
You’re a brave man taking that thing on the highway.... But... the old girl made it.... My old man used to say that the only tools you needed to carry with an old Chevy was a 1/2 inch , a 9/16 ,a pair of vice grips and a roll of tie wire and you could fix pretty much anything that went wrong on the road.... I still have those items in my trunk..A feller never knows when you might need them.... great video!!!
Smart man!
This guy is simply hysterical. Such dry, understated humor. And he's just great with cars. Entertaining and enlightening at the same time. Hollywood should take a clue.
You sir are a bloody legend, Im over in the UK and im addicted to your channel,
How the hell are you going to top that one?. Keep the vids coming, buddy i cant think of a better way to get through this lock down than watching your adventures so thank you for that.
Keep safe.
Steve
He couldn't have done this in the UK no Mot tax insurance that car was a death trap
Absolutely love your humour and persistence from Australia
boomerhgt I don’t know about insurance but vehicles made before 1980 are MOT and tax exempt.
Well spoken sir, I do agree. Good to see others learning to have fun and live. Keep it going and help others enjoy things.
Here in the UK he would have been evicted from the motel and had the police called after the first night of it sat out front lol, and as for driving it on the road home, i would give that idea about 20mins tops before he gets pulled over and the book thrown at him lol.
"That'll bring the value up about $26 bucks"....... I about died laughing.
Same
18:00 Just imagine being a resident in that motel watching this man smell and taste the oil out of your window lol
Absolutely hilarious 😂.
Seeing a man smell, taste or otherwise ingest ANY substance that comes from home deport or Napa is just another dull Saturday
@@MRtwoTricks home deport? LMAO
...... looking for a “ spectral” interceptor.....
I would have gone had helped, had some cold snacks for him.
I remember when this episode came out. I NEVER woulda fathomed what that car is today. Your a true legend brotha
"Why are you trying to get this thing running?"
"I just say 'AMERICA'!"
That had me laughing out loud.
Indeed!