NO,mass Hemi was pionereed by belive it or not Citroen and all Citroen engines were exclusively Hemi engines,2cv had Hemi some three of four years before any US producer. Fun fact is that Chrysler had a very close relations with Citroen back in the day beacuse Citroen was a monster of company and real innovator.They pionereed Hemi,Crumple zones,disc brakes,power steering,self collapse engines and steering,radial tyres,Hatchbacks,front wheel drive,adaptive lights,active suspension(which even Tesla uses today in variation),rain sensing wipers,aerodynamics for fuel effiencyand many more!!
Extra value is what you get when you buy a Coronet. LOL. This is either a model "D44" or "D48" and records show they were all US built, likely at Dodge Main, aka Hamtramck, MI assembly or "Factory Zero". That facility operated from 1911 to 1980 and today GM's Hamtramck, MI assembly plant sits on part of that site. Factory Zero was a city within a city and made to operate on its own, including having its own fire protection (hooked into the Hamtramck, MI fire department), several medical wards and cafeterias. The best part was "The Playpen" where employees could work on their own projects after hours. Likely code "505" Bimini Blue exterior paint.
That Dodge brochure was amazing. I paused the video to read the text. It mentions, "the engine's ability to convert heat energy into useful work". I couldn't believe they would discuss thermodynamics in a brochure written for the average person. There is no way a modern car brochure would include information like that. What a great example of how society has changed.
I remember when I was 16 years old working at a service station ( not gas station ) , I’m 73 years old now. Anyway I was assigned to change the earl and filter on the company pickup . For giggles I filled the oil bath air cleaner to the very very top. Later my boss had to go on a service call. Either way the pickup was smoking a lot all the way down the very busy street we were located on. We were all ( about 5 of us employees ) laughing our aspirins off. The boss was not happy. Regardless I didn’t get fired. When he was reading me my rights I couldn’t keep from laughing. Thanks for the memories.
Another fun/fact filled crawl! Around 1978 a local man was liquidating his collection of about 20 junkers in similar condition. One of the cars was a '53 Dodge 4 door with the hemi. "Just think, son, for $50 you can own a real hemi!" Uh, no thanks! To most 23 year- olds, like myself, we only knew of the late, great 426!!
That's cool the hemi is still in there. Day 1 of Barrett-Jackson. You and Mike Joy do a great job. I'm home sick so I got to watch the coverage all day. That worked out good. Thanks for all the info, I geek out on it all.
Steve that yard is chock full of unicorns!! What a find there!! One of the very first Hemi's, that's gotta be super rare!!! Another great video Steve!! Thank you too Shane for great videography!!!
If Steve is bucking for TV screen time he should keep the hair BLACK (suddenly the scene from Young Frankenstein came crashing through my picture window. "Now, listen to me very closely. Put the candle BACK.)
More accurate spark timing and longer coil saturation for a better (hotter) spark. This was the only way to achieve more coil saturation prior to the electronic ignition system. When properly set the first set of points would close to start the coil building back up for the next spark discharge almost immediately after the break set had opened disrupting the electricity to the coil and creating the coul discharge (spark). Had a Mallory duel point distributor back in the day in all my Mopars till the aftermarket electronics came out. Even though this isn't the 392 or 426 it's cool as hell seeing a true HEMI under the hood. Wonder if it's salvageable? Probably someone somewhere in need of one for a restoration.
Dodge sure had the “upright and dowdy” look down to a “T” in 1953! It’s hard to believe that in just 10 short years they would already be on the other side of Virgil Exner’s reign as head designer and all of the “unique” (or feel free to add the adjective of your choice) styling cues that he could come up with! How cool it must have been to be a car guy during that time period and watch as the designs from your favorite manufacturer radically evolved from 1953 to 1963……..😮
Another great video, Steve. That Hemi brochure is too cool. I'm sure you know this, but some of your viewers might not: between 1951 and 1958, MoPar built the Hemi in 12 different displacements between Chrysler, DeSoto and Dodge. It's a miracle they didn't go broke just doing the tooling far all those mills!
A rare car now days. Even with that rust I think it should be saved. I had a hubcap like that. Didn't know what it was from so I used it as a raincap on my chimney.
My first car I bought after learning to drive on a 69 VW bug was a Seashore Green 1953 Dodge Coronet 2 door sedan with the 241 Hemi and the GyroTorque seemi-automatic transmission for $250 in 1974. It proved to be a good lesson about due diligence when buying a car. I knew next to nothing about it except that it was an old Dodge with a Hemi. The Gyro-Torque was a vestigial relic from the losing side in the race to be the first with a fully automatic transmission. Still used a clutch to shift into any gear. The only thing automatic was the upshift from 1st to 2nd. You used the clutch to engage 1st and acelerate. To upshift you would momentarily let up on the accelerator long enough to allow the transmission enough time to make an unhurried shift into 2nd with a nice crisp mechanical clunk allowing you to speed away in 2nd gear at a leisurely pace. It was funky. Tex Colbert got his marching orders from Chrysler Chairman of the Board K.T. Keller who famously defended the dumpy styling of the 1950 Plymouth saying "We build cars to sit in not piss over." At that time just about every man and woman wore a hat of some kind and would expect to wear it while riding in a car.
Hi Steve, great video on this 53 Dodge hemi. I'll have to admit you got me a little choked up this morning. I wrote about Mr. Zimmerman in another video. Mr. Z was the guy in our area who knew everything about the hemi and Chrysler products of the 50s and 60s I worked with him as a teenager, and he drove a 54 Dodge Coronet with the Red Ram hemi and automatic. It had a green top and a cream coloured body. Absolutely in showroom condition in the 70s and 80s. He would come pick me up in that car before I had my license. It was his daily. I can still hear folks talk about getting the "Z man" to fix their cars. He was a tall, skinny man with round glasses and bright red hair. I nicknamed the 54 "the little Dodge." Because at his place sat big 50s 60s Chrysler, DeSoto, and Imperials, but he chose the Little Dodge. I remember we took a 200-mile trip to the Mts of NC to check out a Mopar hoard he was thinking of buying up. That little car rode as smooth as any luxury car, and that Red Ram, you never felt it running and could hardly hear it. I've always wore a hat, and yes, there's LOTS of head room in the Little Dodge(s). At about 12 or 13yrs old, my grandfather had an old Dodge. I believe it was a 47 sedan. It was pretty rusty, at least the drivers side floor was. Well, to keep me 'busy', my grandpa gave me that car so I could pretend I was driving, etc. With help with a friend, I managed to break the engine loose, and over the summer I got it running. I 'borrowed' a battery from one of my granddad's tractors. Well, the floor was rusty, and the gas pedal was dangling under the floorboard. I had the genius idea to take off the hood and sit on the fender and hand throttle it. So my friend and I would take turns sitting on the fender and drive through the tobacco fields. When I finally got it "right" ,with my friend on the fender, I drove that Dodge down the long dirt road to the main house that my grandfather lived. Well, he met us with a crazy look on his face and said "What's next you gonna tear off the hinges on the gates of hell?" My grandma was not happy at all either. Well later on the next summer something happened to the transmission and the car sat until someone told me about Mr Z. So I hiked down to Mr. Z's shop, and he took the time to listen to a couple of kids trying to describe what was wrong with "their" car. Well, in trade for another transmission and a used clutch, I worked with him for cleaning and whatnot. He also gave me a manual to show how to replace the trans and that summer I almost had it complete before school started back up in Sept..I figured out if we cut a hole though the firewall and wired up the throttle leakage so now we had a hand throttle and no more sitting on the fender. Mr.Z is still alive the little Dodge is gone, tho. He's probably pushing 100 now. He never had any kids, and at some point, people began to think I was his back then. I'll have to make my way down today and check up on him. Thanks Steve hopefully some of those cars will be sold and used to help keep another one on the road. Have a blessed day, everyone, Namaste 🙏🏼
Morning , Chris , you got the best stories ! We all had an old timer or two as influence as we grew up . I certainly did and luckily I listened to them . Now I'm the old timer but it seems kids don't want to listen much any more . They have too much in their lives and are distracted by that . I was telling G P when I was a kid we used our imaginations a lot to occupy our time . These were called THE GOOD OLD DAYS . This is why I like this channel so much , as it takes me back in time . Have a great day Chris !
Go see Mr. Z. I worked with an older man in the '80's that would tell me stories of plowing sidewalks in Rochester, NY with a horse drawn plow, him and his dad digging basements with a horse drawn shovel, stories of Africa and Italy in WW2, getting his teeth knocked out while hand cranking a tractor when he was 12 and many others. When I got a Harley in '98 I thought I would visit him with it as he had one in the '30's. I never did. He's gone now and regret is not a good feeling. Take care!
@daynadiggle8169 Hi, thanks, and yes, some of their biggest problems are right here in my hands, a handheld computer. "Let me Google that..." has become too familiar. This has taken away most of the imagination given to human beings. Don't get me wrong, we are currently living in our future. Things today are the things they told us as kids are coming in the future, and it's a beautiful thing. But there's a trade-off, life lessons. Now, most have become followers and want to be like what's on the internet, and for those that can't well they seem to think "I'm no good" or "not good enough." Ego probably the most dangerous word to a human. Most humans are only scared of the unknown, so now we have social anxiety because most don't interact with other humans regularly. So they just do what everyone else is doing so they feel excepted. They have forgotten they are here for a reason and very unique in their own way and have a purpose here on earth. Who wants a box of cayrons with the same colour? So who's right and who's leading? It reminds me of a story about a jewelry shop owner who had this huge clock in the front window, and every day, a man would stop and adjust his watch. So one day, while out sweeping off the sidewalk, the same guy came by and set his watch to the clock in the window. The shop owner asked why did he do that every morning? I can surely sell you a watch that works correctly. The fellow said I'm the foreman at the mill, and I need the exact time to blow the shift whistle. Confused, the shop keep said that's funny I set my clock by that very whistle. Who's right and what are the consequences of their actions that have affected others? As a young boy, I almost always ignored other people’s ideas about what I should be thinking or doing. I simply was indifferent to their opinions regarding what I could imagine for myself. I have carried this kind of inner discipline regarding my own imagination, refusing to allow external opinions to cancel or diminish what I considered hallowed ground. Often we use the word problem only because we have not learned that imagination and creativity can handle the situation. Teach this very thing to kids. As you can tell by my comments here if they had ADD and ADHD pills as a kid I am sure some teacher or maybe my own guardians would have had them prescribed. Another problem 🙄 take away their ambition "because we can't deal with him" I apologize for being so long-winded here. 😴 thanks again for commenting. Have a blessed day Namaste 🙏🏼
@594bolt Hi thanks for commenting Mr Zimmerman lives about an hr away so it's not to far and on occasion when I pass by he's in the yard moving around. I'll blow my horn and he knows who it is because I've always been one that had "the only one in the parking lot" if you get what I mean. Yes today it's a warm in the 60s and I'll be stopping this time not just a toot on the horn. Namaste 🙏🏼
Wow Mr. Scearce, I read the entirety of this thread and your story about Mr. Red and also the jewelry shop clock indicate that you are a VERY WELL ADJUSTED INDIVIDUAL. Really. I'm here at Barrett-Jackson / Scottsdale "slumming" but look forward to getting back to the Junkyard when I get home next week. Have a GREAT day. -Steve Magnante
Ol Steve has really been cranking em out. Thanks ,Steve. Hair looks better too now. We've all had a bad hairdo a few times in our lives, so I just wish I had some... I was bald by 40. Neat to see one of the old very heavy hemis. Wasn't the bellhousing cast as part of the block on those? Thanks again for all your time and effort. Awesome looking intake and dual points way back when, wow
There's hope for the V8. The manufacturers are seeing that EVs may not be the future. GM is developing the Gen VI small block. I bet Stalantis will continue with the Hemi long into the future as well.
... Two weeks ago, I bought a running and driving 1953 Dodge Regent four door... 230-6, three speed manual... Nearly flawless interior and exterior, no rust, no holes anywhere, and no body filler... A complete set of Firestone glass belted wide whitewalls ... Best regards...
Hi , John , this channel reminds me of a rowdy shop class . I was in several in the 60's high school years complete with skirt chasing and fist fights . It was awesome !
Best daily educational history of old and classic cars and trucks and my favorite hub caps of all makes and models presented here on this great channal.
We had a 1953 Dodge. It was a 6 cyl w/3 on the tree. By 1966 it was rusted out really bad. What I remember was that although the car was rusted out the Ram's head hood ornament shone like it was a new car.
A friend of mine is currently working on a 1953 F-100 hot rod project. The engine he's using is a Red Ram Hemi with an old Mooneyham blower. He's already done the mockup several times and is doing the final fab work now. It's going to be a cool truck when finished.
Gotta love that intake! They were clearly just as concerned about getting something into the cylinders for the spark to ignite as they were the spark itself.
I really hope that car will be saved and restored. Its got a lot of history behind it, from the gyromatic transmission to the still complete hemi under the hood, it’s a miracle that hemi hasn’t been taken out yet. Can it be restored, yes, will it happen, probably not, but you never can tell…. Great video as always!!
It's fun to dream, but did you not see the whole side of the car move when he tried to open the door on that rusted out old crew cab (4 door) I bet that Hemi would start up & could be transplanted into a hot rod ... that's what needs to be saved, Mr. FRANKFRITTER
With all of the electric vehicles coming out and worrying about the life of the legendary Hemi, I got very concerned. Hearing about the Hemi engine plant in Mexico took some weight off my shoulders. Long Live the Hemi.
Fun to see that old sales brosure. focused on the technical aspects of each model (engines, ignition, and transmission). Today the online brosure is all about the interconnectivity, screens, and quality of music. Vehicles today for most of the latest generations is focused on just
This was really cool to see, all the slight differences and many similarities between this poor dodge and my 53 Plymouth Belvedere with Hy-Drive. It’s cool to know that Dodge called it GyroMatic and Chrysler called it Fluid Drive.
Had an old friend that told me they evolved to calling them "clutch-flites"? I suppose as an evolutionary description to the eventual fully automatic "torque-flite"? Idk?
Steve my friend, WHY you aren't the voice of some fortune 500 company or a car show, something along that line. You knowledge is unmatched and the delivery is as professional as it gets. js. Hope your Finally feeling a little better.
Back when I was a kid in auto shop in the early 1970"s I remember seeing a film that was put out by Chrysler showing their new for 53' automated engine machining transfer line building the then new hemi engines. Also at the same time one of my friends had a Desoto with the semi automatic transmission and I remember how the engine would rev quite a bit when it would pull away from a standing start because there was no torque multiplication.
1953 , first year Red ram 🐏 ♥ Hemi Shocked that one is still there Functional air scoop. Semi auto , gyro matic transmission too Funny how Chrysler , Dodge , Desoto had their own Hemis . That particular car , looks mostly complete I was always impressed with the early engineering of Chrysler motors . Good to know , the Hemi gasoline ⛽ engine is sticking around , thank Steve
I normally get discouraged when I see that much rot, bit that is such a magnificent specimen of a ling gone time, i would almost trying a restoration if i had anywhere near the wherewithal
My Grandpa had a Desoto with a Fire flite Hemi and the gyro-matic. I have a Hemi on my Ram 1500. Far as I know my Dad never had a Hemi, Heck far as I know he had an straight 8 Packard and his next 8 cylinder engine was in a 1972 Ford F-350 with 1 Corvair, one 4 cylinder Tempest a couple of VWs and a lot of six cylinder Ramblers in between.
Good discussion on Hemi motor but it was KT Keller not Tex Colbert's quote about wearing a hat in Chryslers. Tex followed KT, Tex was CEO for Chrysler in early 50s to early 60s.
My first car! Bought it in 1963 for $50. The seller thought it had a bad valve. Ran like crap. I put new plug wires on it. Problem solved! I don’t remember the dual points,but I can’t remember what I had for breakfast either. I do remember the terrible transmission though. That is what made me trade it for a 53 Ford with the dependable flathead V8.
@@joshuagibson2520 it was an old track used for Drag racing and used as a Bush racing road track since the return road was nice and twisty. It had to be retired once cars started hitting 225+ mph in the 1/4 due to the track not being long enough to stop. Lakeland Tennessee just barely East of Memphis metropolitan area.
The purpose of the dual point system was to lengthen the spark. The first set of points opens, collapsing the magnetic field in the coil, then just before the first set closes the 2nd set opens. This extends the time where the high voltage is applied to the plug. When the 2nd set closes the current is restored through the coil and the cycle repeats. This was decades before CDI or MSD (multiple spark) was a thing. Anyone that has owned a traditional hemi understands that they are prone to fouling plugs. Having a longer spark helps get all the fuel ignited and burned.
Nice to see the mother of where a legend was born. Thank you Steve
NO,mass Hemi was pionereed by belive it or not Citroen and all Citroen engines were exclusively Hemi engines,2cv had Hemi some three of four years before any US producer.
Fun fact is that Chrysler had a very close relations with Citroen back in the day beacuse Citroen was a monster of company and real innovator.They pionereed Hemi,Crumple zones,disc brakes,power steering,self collapse engines and steering,radial tyres,Hatchbacks,front wheel drive,adaptive lights,active suspension(which even Tesla uses today in variation),rain sensing wipers,aerodynamics for fuel effiencyand many more!!
Extra value is what you get when you buy a Coronet. LOL.
This is either a model "D44" or "D48" and records show they were all US built, likely at Dodge Main, aka Hamtramck, MI assembly or "Factory Zero". That facility operated from 1911 to 1980 and today GM's Hamtramck, MI assembly plant sits on part of that site. Factory Zero was a city within a city and made to operate on its own, including having its own fire protection (hooked into the Hamtramck, MI fire department), several medical wards and cafeterias. The best part was "The Playpen" where employees could work on their own projects after hours. Likely code "505" Bimini Blue exterior paint.
That Dodge brochure was amazing. I paused the video to read the text. It mentions, "the engine's ability to convert heat energy into useful work". I couldn't believe they would discuss thermodynamics in a brochure written for the average person. There is no way a modern car brochure would include information like that. What a great example of how society has changed.
Love it, a unmolested Hemi. Keep digging up great cars and information like this video. Makes a great start to the day
Stay strong, Steve! We’re all pulling for your full recovery. The automotive hobby needs you!
The automotive world won't be the same without you get well Steve ❤️ everyone is praying for you 🙏
109 was alot when that car was new
I remember when I was 16 years old working at a service station ( not gas station ) , I’m 73 years old now. Anyway I was assigned to change the earl and filter on the company pickup . For giggles I filled the oil bath air cleaner to the very very top. Later my boss had to go on a service call. Either way the pickup was smoking a lot all the way down the very busy street we were located on. We were all ( about 5 of us employees ) laughing our aspirins off. The boss was not happy. Regardless I didn’t get fired. When he was reading me my rights I couldn’t keep from laughing. Thanks for the memories.
I see at least a hundred junk yard crawl videos in that yard. Hell I'd pay a few bucks just to tour that yard to see some of that rusty old nostalgia.
Another fun/fact filled crawl! Around 1978 a local man was liquidating his collection of about 20 junkers in similar condition. One of the cars was a '53 Dodge 4 door with the hemi. "Just think, son, for $50 you can own a real hemi!" Uh, no thanks! To most 23 year- olds, like myself, we only knew of the late, great 426!!
That's cool the hemi is still in there. Day 1 of Barrett-Jackson. You and Mike Joy do a great job. I'm home sick so I got to watch the coverage all day. That worked out good. Thanks for all the info, I geek out on it all.
When it comes to automobile's Steve is a walking encyclopedia,get well well my Mopar brother ❤️🙏
The intake manifold is a high-rise. Way too cool...Good Stuff!!!
Steve that yard is chock full of unicorns!! What a find there!! One of the very first Hemi's, that's gotta be super rare!!! Another great video Steve!! Thank you too Shane for great videography!!!
Wow,a hemi,that looked complete still,with the auto transmission still there 😳, thumbs up, great video
Gotta love that natural matte green paint
That would be a fun little engine to free up and do a mild build and make it the heart of a nostalgic hot rod.
First thing I thought of. The car is way far gone but that Baby Hemi could live again
Businessman's Coupe would make a fine home for one, chopped and dropped.
Holy cow that thing has a factory air gap intake. COOL!!!!!
Like the Hemi and the Corvette I was born in 53. They keep evolving and growing more modern and I just keep getting older.
Yay! Steve no longer looks like a skunk is sleeping on his head!!! 😄👍 Great vid as usual, guys!
Shows he’s reading the comments 😜👍🇨🇦
At least he has hair 😊
If Steve is bucking for TV screen time he should keep the hair BLACK (suddenly the scene from Young Frankenstein came crashing through my picture window. "Now, listen to me very closely. Put the candle BACK.)
Was given a .50 cent off coupon for JUST FOR MEN .
Check him out at Barrett Jackson, got his hair cut!
More accurate spark timing and longer coil saturation for a better (hotter) spark. This was the only way to achieve more coil saturation prior to the electronic ignition system. When properly set the first set of points would close to start the coil building back up for the next spark discharge almost immediately after the break set had opened disrupting the electricity to the coil and creating the coul discharge (spark). Had a Mallory duel point distributor back in the day in all my Mopars till the aftermarket electronics came out.
Even though this isn't the 392 or 426 it's cool as hell seeing a true HEMI under the hood. Wonder if it's salvageable? Probably someone somewhere in need of one for a restoration.
Hi Chris, please see the second part of this video. Chrysler Master Tech - 1951, Volume 4-8 FirePower Engine Facts. The second part. Dave...
My dad had a 59 Desoto with a hemi. Black with white interior and awesome fins. Beautiful car.
Dodge sure had the “upright and dowdy” look down to a “T” in 1953! It’s hard to believe that in just 10 short years they would already be on the other side of Virgil Exner’s reign as head designer and all of the “unique” (or feel free to add the adjective of your choice) styling cues that he could come up with! How cool it must have been to be a car guy during that time period and watch as the designs from your favorite manufacturer radically evolved from 1953 to 1963……..😮
Another great video, Steve. That Hemi brochure is too cool. I'm sure you know this, but some of your viewers might not: between 1951 and 1958, MoPar built the Hemi in 12 different displacements between Chrysler, DeSoto and Dodge. It's a miracle they didn't go broke just doing the tooling far all those mills!
Steve, how about an update on your police car.
In the 80’s we owned a 1954 Dodge Meadowbrook, this car reminds me of that wonderful car.
Cool I have a 54 Meadowbrook with a red ram. Really don't see them much
Long live the Hemi! Very interesting Steve!
Another awesome video. So kool to see a old hemi in the wild like that. Love all your videos. Have a great day.
Thanks Steve, always an adventure in the morning on your channel. Hope you have a great day.
Awesome video....as usual.
That baby Hemi would look awesome right in the middle of Papa's Model Car Room
I've driven a couple Chryslers with the semiautomatic trans, I'd take a 3 on the tree every time. Awfull, absolutely awfull
A rare car now days. Even with that rust I think it should be saved. I had a hubcap like that. Didn't know what it was from so I used it as a raincap on my chimney.
My first car I bought after learning to drive on a 69 VW bug was a Seashore Green 1953 Dodge Coronet 2 door sedan with the 241 Hemi and the GyroTorque seemi-automatic transmission for $250 in 1974. It proved to be a good lesson about due diligence when buying a car. I knew next to nothing about it except that it was an old Dodge with a Hemi. The Gyro-Torque was a vestigial relic from the losing side in the race to be the first with a fully automatic transmission. Still used a clutch to shift into any gear. The only thing automatic was the upshift from 1st to 2nd. You used the clutch to engage 1st and acelerate. To upshift you would momentarily let up on the accelerator long enough to allow the transmission enough time to make an unhurried shift into 2nd with a nice crisp mechanical clunk allowing you to speed away in 2nd gear at a leisurely pace. It was funky.
Tex Colbert got his marching orders from Chrysler Chairman of the Board K.T. Keller who famously defended the dumpy styling of the 1950 Plymouth saying "We build cars to sit in not piss over." At that time just about every man and woman wore a hat of some kind and would expect to wear it while riding in a car.
Hi Steve, great video on this 53 Dodge hemi. I'll have to admit you got me a little choked up this morning. I wrote about Mr. Zimmerman in another video. Mr. Z was the guy in our area who knew everything about the hemi and Chrysler products of the 50s and 60s I worked with him as a teenager, and he drove a 54 Dodge Coronet with the Red Ram hemi and automatic. It had a green top and a cream coloured body. Absolutely in showroom condition in the 70s and 80s. He would come pick me up in that car before I had my license. It was his daily. I can still hear folks talk about getting the "Z man" to fix their cars. He was a tall, skinny man with round glasses and bright red hair. I nicknamed the 54 "the little Dodge." Because at his place sat big 50s 60s Chrysler, DeSoto, and Imperials, but he chose the Little Dodge. I remember we took a 200-mile trip to the Mts of NC to check out a Mopar hoard he was thinking of buying up. That little car rode as smooth as any luxury car, and that Red Ram, you never felt it running and could hardly hear it. I've always wore a hat, and yes, there's LOTS of head room in the Little Dodge(s). At about 12 or 13yrs old, my grandfather had an old Dodge. I believe it was a 47 sedan. It was pretty rusty, at least the drivers side floor was. Well, to keep me 'busy', my grandpa gave me that car so I could pretend I was driving, etc. With help with a friend, I managed to break the engine loose, and over the summer I got it running. I 'borrowed' a battery from one of my granddad's tractors. Well, the floor was rusty, and the gas pedal was dangling under the floorboard. I had the genius idea to take off the hood and sit on the fender and hand throttle it. So my friend and I would take turns sitting on the fender and drive through the tobacco fields. When I finally got it "right" ,with my friend on the fender, I drove that Dodge down the long dirt road to the main house that my grandfather lived. Well, he met us with a crazy look on his face and said "What's next you gonna tear off the hinges on the gates of hell?" My grandma was not happy at all either. Well later on the next summer something happened to the transmission and the car sat until someone told me about Mr Z. So I hiked down to Mr. Z's shop, and he took the time to listen to a couple of kids trying to describe what was wrong with "their" car. Well, in trade for another transmission and a used clutch, I worked with him for cleaning and whatnot. He also gave me a manual to show how to replace the trans and that summer I almost had it complete before school started back up in Sept..I figured out if we cut a hole though the firewall and wired up the throttle leakage so now we had a hand throttle and no more sitting on the fender. Mr.Z is still alive the little Dodge is gone, tho. He's probably pushing 100 now. He never had any kids, and at some point, people began to think I was his back then. I'll have to make my way down today and check up on him. Thanks Steve hopefully some of those cars will be sold and used to help keep another one on the road. Have a blessed day, everyone, Namaste 🙏🏼
Morning , Chris , you got the best stories ! We all had an old timer or two as influence as we grew up . I certainly did and luckily I listened to them . Now I'm the old timer but it seems kids don't want to listen much any more . They have too much in their lives and are distracted by that . I was telling G P when I was a kid we used our imaginations a lot to occupy our time . These were called THE GOOD OLD DAYS . This is why I like this channel so much , as it takes me back in time . Have a great day Chris !
Go see Mr. Z. I worked with an older man in the '80's that would tell me stories of plowing sidewalks in Rochester, NY with a horse drawn plow, him and his dad digging basements with a horse drawn shovel, stories of Africa and Italy in WW2, getting his teeth knocked out while hand cranking a tractor when he was 12 and many others. When I got a Harley in '98 I thought I would visit him with it as he had one in the '30's. I never did. He's gone now and regret is not a good feeling. Take care!
@daynadiggle8169 Hi, thanks, and yes, some of their biggest problems are right here in my hands, a handheld computer. "Let me Google that..." has become too familiar. This has taken away most of the imagination given to human beings. Don't get me wrong, we are currently living in our future. Things today are the things they told us as kids are coming in the future, and it's a beautiful thing. But there's a trade-off, life lessons. Now, most have become followers and want to be like what's on the internet, and for those that can't well they seem to think "I'm no good" or "not good enough." Ego probably the most dangerous word to a human. Most humans are only scared of the unknown, so now we have social anxiety because most don't interact with other humans regularly. So they just do what everyone else is doing so they feel excepted. They have forgotten they are here for a reason and very unique in their own way and have a purpose here on earth. Who wants a box of cayrons with the same colour? So who's right and who's leading? It reminds me of a story about a jewelry shop owner who had this huge clock in the front window, and every day, a man would stop and adjust his watch. So one day, while out sweeping off the sidewalk, the same guy came by and set his watch to the clock in the window. The shop owner asked why did he do that every morning? I can surely sell you a watch that works correctly. The fellow said I'm the foreman at the mill, and I need the exact time to blow the shift whistle. Confused, the shop keep said that's funny I set my clock by that very whistle. Who's right and what are the consequences of their actions that have affected others? As a young boy, I almost always ignored other people’s ideas about what I should be thinking or doing. I simply was indifferent to their opinions regarding what I could imagine for myself. I have carried this kind of inner discipline regarding my own imagination, refusing to allow external opinions to cancel or diminish what I considered hallowed ground. Often we use the word problem only because we have not learned that imagination and creativity can handle the situation. Teach this very thing to kids. As you can tell by my comments here if they had ADD and ADHD pills as a kid I am sure some teacher or maybe my own guardians would have had them prescribed. Another problem 🙄 take away their ambition "because we can't deal with him" I apologize for being so long-winded here. 😴 thanks again for commenting. Have a blessed day Namaste 🙏🏼
@594bolt Hi thanks for commenting Mr Zimmerman lives about an hr away so it's not to far and on occasion when I pass by he's in the yard moving around. I'll blow my horn and he knows who it is because I've always been one that had "the only one in the parking lot" if you get what I mean. Yes today it's a warm in the 60s and I'll be stopping this time not just a toot on the horn. Namaste 🙏🏼
Wow Mr. Scearce, I read the entirety of this thread and your story about Mr. Red and also the jewelry shop clock indicate that you are a VERY WELL ADJUSTED INDIVIDUAL. Really. I'm here at Barrett-Jackson / Scottsdale "slumming" but look forward to getting back to the Junkyard when I get home next week. Have a GREAT day. -Steve Magnante
Ol Steve has really been cranking em out. Thanks ,Steve. Hair looks better too now. We've all had a bad hairdo a few times in our lives, so I just wish I had some... I was bald by 40. Neat to see one of the old very heavy hemis. Wasn't the bellhousing cast as part of the block on those? Thanks again for all your time and effort. Awesome looking intake and dual points way back when, wow
On Chrysler Firepower hemis they aren't, or Desoto hemis,we owne a 1955 fireflight.
There's hope for the V8. The manufacturers are seeing that EVs may not be the future. GM is developing the Gen VI small block. I bet Stalantis will continue with the Hemi long into the future as well.
Morning Mags !
That hemi took by breath away when you opened the hood. Looks beautiful even rusty.
... Two weeks ago, I bought a running and driving 1953 Dodge Regent four door... 230-6, three speed manual... Nearly flawless interior and exterior, no rust, no holes anywhere, and no body filler... A complete set of Firestone glass belted wide whitewalls ... Best regards...
This is my mental therapy every day.
Hi , John , this channel reminds me of a rowdy shop class . I was in several in the 60's high school years complete with skirt chasing and fist fights . It was awesome !
Best daily educational history of old and classic cars and trucks and my favorite hub caps of all makes and models presented here on this great channal.
Pretty durable registration sticker on that rear plate. My current Illinois stickers barely last through their current year.
Hey Steve I have a 1959 imperial with a 413 and dual point distributor
We had a 1953 Dodge. It was a 6 cyl w/3 on the tree. By 1966 it was rusted out really bad. What I remember was that although the car was rusted out the Ram's head hood ornament shone like it was a new car.
I'm the best Steve fan. Watching Steve on TH-cam while also watching Steve on tv at Barrett Jackson.
I have a '53 Chrysler with the 331. I can tell you, it is remarkably smooth, and quiet. It will do 75 on the freeway all day with 3.43 gears.
Thank You Steve! MR. Automotive!
A friend of mine is currently working on a 1953 F-100 hot rod project. The engine he's using is a Red Ram Hemi with an old Mooneyham blower. He's already done the mockup several times and is doing the final fab work now. It's going to be a cool truck when finished.
Great channel nothing boring with your channel always a surprise around the junk yard love it !!!!!
That Dodge was made the year I was born. That collection of cars looks like a trip down "memory lane" for me. I would love to walk around that yard.
Wish they could be restored.. so much history.
This is the kind of Hemi I want. Not one of the new electronic ones.
Gotta love that intake! They were clearly just as concerned about getting something into the cylinders for the spark to ignite as they were the spark itself.
That's an awesome piece of Mopar history.
Thanks Steve.
My dad had a '54 Coronet when I was a kid. It was a real brute!
The old ones are the best Steve!
That was a nice looking car in that brochure 😮
So many classics in the background , I want to save them all !
I really hope that car will be saved and restored. Its got a lot of history behind it, from the gyromatic transmission to the still complete hemi under the hood, it’s a miracle that hemi hasn’t been taken out yet. Can it be restored, yes, will it happen, probably not, but you never can tell…. Great video as always!!
Even if the rotten body is removed, all the frame might still be salvagable
It'll never happen. They're not worth sh!t. Possibly the engine.
Fitzee could do it!
It's fun to dream, but did you not see the whole side of the car move when he tried to open the door on that rusted out old crew cab (4 door) I bet that Hemi would start up & could be transplanted into a hot rod ... that's what needs to be saved, Mr. FRANKFRITTER
@@speedfreak8200 We
hen he opened the trnk lid the inner fenders and floor were gone, and it was a 4 door sedan
I have learned much more about Mopars, by watching these Junkyard Crawls, than I ever previously knew.
Can't believe that the hemi was still there. Another cool video.
Good job wish we had more junk yard like that one here in Wisconsin
Oh my fing gog!!!!!
Steve, you've got a definite classic
Sweet! This man knows his stuff. I am glad he addressed the elephant in the room: EVs. I hope like heck he is right!
With all of the electric vehicles coming out and worrying about the life of the legendary Hemi, I got very concerned. Hearing about the Hemi engine plant in Mexico took some weight off my shoulders. Long Live the Hemi.
Fake dog in the trunk option... very rare car, only one was ever built. Thanks Steve
Fun to see that old sales brosure. focused on the technical aspects of each model (engines, ignition, and transmission). Today the online brosure is all about the interconnectivity, screens, and quality of music. Vehicles today for most of the latest generations is focused on just
Tex was ahead of his time, today its all about crossovers. Back to the future.
I love Steve's literature collection.
This was really cool to see, all the slight differences and many similarities between this poor dodge and my 53 Plymouth Belvedere with Hy-Drive. It’s cool to know that Dodge called it GyroMatic and Chrysler called it Fluid Drive.
Had an old friend that told me they evolved to calling them "clutch-flites"? I suppose as an evolutionary description to the eventual fully automatic "torque-flite"? Idk?
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
My Uncle (r.i.p.) Richard Forse owned a '53 Dodge Coronet ("241" hemi)! This car was FAST (in the day) but TORE up camshafts and the valve train!
Steve my friend, WHY you aren't the voice of some fortune 500 company or a car show, something along that line. You knowledge is unmatched and the delivery is as professional as it gets. js. Hope your Finally feeling a little better.
Good Day Mags. Cheers 🇨🇦
Back when I was a kid in auto shop in the early 1970"s I remember seeing a film that was put out by Chrysler showing their new for 53' automated engine machining transfer line building the then new hemi engines. Also at the same time one of my friends had a Desoto with the semi automatic transmission and I remember how the engine would rev quite a bit when it would pull away from a standing start because there was no torque multiplication.
had a dual point on my 72 Chrysler Newport 440 surprised the heck out of me
1953 , first year Red ram 🐏 ♥ Hemi
Shocked that one is still there
Functional air scoop.
Semi auto , gyro matic transmission too
Funny how Chrysler , Dodge , Desoto
had their own Hemis .
That particular car ,
looks mostly complete
I was always impressed with the early engineering of Chrysler motors .
Good to know , the Hemi gasoline ⛽ engine is sticking around , thank Steve
I wonder if that jo Han model car maker has these in his line up
That's a great question 🤔 @jeffclark2725 . It would be very cool .
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@@edmelungeon2239 translate to english?
I normally get discouraged when I see that much rot, bit that is such a magnificent specimen of a ling gone time, i would almost trying a restoration if i had anywhere near the wherewithal
Love that sickle bar cutter in the first few frames. Friction drive I believe.
Ground drive through a gear box with a wooden pitman powered by Myrtle and Dobbin.
amazing story of mother hemi
You must have a bunch of these videos ready to go since there's snow on the ground now! 😄
Wow!! Thanks man
My Grandpa had a Desoto with a Fire flite Hemi and the gyro-matic. I have a Hemi on my Ram 1500. Far as I know my Dad never had a Hemi, Heck far as I know he had an straight 8 Packard and his next 8 cylinder engine was in a 1972 Ford F-350 with 1 Corvair, one 4 cylinder Tempest a couple of VWs and a lot of six cylinder Ramblers in between.
Speedy Recovery to you, Sir!!!
Man that’s a gem of an engine! I can believe it’s still there! Maybe it could be salvageable! Wow! What a beauty! Thanks for the history lesson Steve!
I want that 427 '68 Impala behind you!
I was surprised to see that the engine is still there. Probably won’t be long after this video though ❤😂
Look at all that VINTAGE!!!!!!!!!!!
I really like the body style on this, You should screen print a t-shirt with the front of that Dodge magazine too.
Good discussion on Hemi motor but it was KT Keller not Tex Colbert's quote about wearing a hat in
Chryslers. Tex followed KT, Tex was CEO for Chrysler in early 50s to early 60s.
A 15 year old vehicle in 1970 was ancient, my 22 year old truck still seems new right now.
Dual points were stock on the 1966 Formula S Barracuda.
My first car! Bought it in 1963 for $50. The seller thought it had a bad valve. Ran like crap. I put new plug wires on it. Problem solved! I don’t remember the dual points,but I can’t remember what I had for breakfast either. I do remember the terrible transmission though. That is what made me trade it for a 53 Ford with the dependable flathead V8.
Dad had one. Raced it at Lakeland Drag Strip in Tennessee a half century ago.
Where's that? I'm from Morgan Co.
@@joshuagibson2520 it was an old track used for Drag racing and used as a Bush racing road track since the return road was nice and twisty. It had to be retired once cars started hitting 225+ mph in the 1/4 due to the track not being long enough to stop.
Lakeland Tennessee just barely East of Memphis metropolitan area.
@@joshuagibson2520 also in the old movie Two Lane Blacktop.
The purpose of the dual point system was to lengthen the spark. The first set of points opens, collapsing the magnetic field in the coil, then just before the first set closes the 2nd set opens. This extends the time where the high voltage is applied to the plug. When the 2nd set closes the current is restored through the coil and the cycle repeats. This was decades before CDI or MSD (multiple spark) was a thing. Anyone that has owned a traditional hemi understands that they are prone to fouling plugs. Having a longer spark helps get all the fuel ignited and burned.
Had 53 coronet 2 door baby hemi with a carter WCFB, had a lot of fun
Enjoyed, I woulda bought one back then. Added hotter cam, dual exhausts, extra carburetors.
Great presentation on the Dodge Hemi. Thank you for all your hard work doing the Junkyard Crawl. UTG mentioned you the other week. 👍👍👍🇺🇸🙏🏽✌🏻
I enjoyed this episode very much. Thanks a Million!
Always great videos. Hey motor trend wake up, Steve should be back on your channel.
No need, I like it right here on TH-cam. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
How about a crawl on the Falcon wagon and the '63 Comet, sort of a compare/contrast.