Still miss the hubcap game. Amazing to think these were indeed everywhere at one time, and like phone booths, now gone. Thank you sir, please keep healing. ~ Chuck
The semi abandoned house next door to me has a 53 Chevy bread truck w/ a 327 in it sitting there looking at me for 12 years now. Its in remarkable condition. One day......
@@christimm394 He designed the IH logo which looks like a tractor as viewed from the back, with the sides of the H being the back wheels, and the dot on the i being the farmer's head.
@@nathanbarden9709 I don't mean to be crusty, I've got to take your pun with a grain of salt. But let me leaven with ya. The puns will be rising soon enough.
I was in the USAF 1959-1963, spent most of that time at Beale AFB in California, where I worked on B52 bombers. As part of supporting the base and the mission, we had to drive support vehicles on the flight line and alert area. The vehicles of choice were Metro vans. The Air Force versions had 4 speed truck transmissions, with a “granny” 1st gear, never needed on the flat flight line. To relieve the boredom, we’d practice shifting 2nd to 4th without using the clutch. No column shift, rather a long stick coming out of,the floor. I have no idea what the engines were, no need to know. To enter the Alert Area, there was a number of the day. To get by the Air Policeman at the gate, he would say a number. The driver would have to do some quick mental math, and give the answer. In other words, the actual number of the day was never spoken, just the difference. Interesting times.
These were very safe vans to a point- You could try very hard to get to 45 mph,but you would need about 10 miles of flat straight highway.In bad weather they handled like a meatball on a dish of spaghetti and sauce.You could get hit somewhere and get thrown out the van.Of course the doors were open,that little air vent did nothing on a 90-100 degree day Men were men and goyls were goyls Archie Bunker Steve,we're pulling for ya to make an appearance soon
Sad. Used up and thrown away. These were a favorite of mine as a lil kid. (Charles Chips potato chips trucks, Laundry service, diaper service, milk delivery, etc..)
Those things were all over when I was a kid in the 1960's. All the local bread companies used them along with the newspaper that delivered the bundles to the paperboy drops and of course all the local dairies and Home Juice Company. Yes I'm old enough to remember when they would deliver your milk and juice in glass bottles to your door.
Lowey designed all sorts of stuff - Mobil gas stations with the big round pumps and the hexagon canopies, he did similar work for shell, he designed the Skylab living quarters, The IH logo, the IH dealership interior, and the standardization of IH parts packaging and lots of other things that are so familiar, because of their utility, it will amaze you to know all of the design work that went into making them seem natural and effortless to use.
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Professor Steve class today is The Rolling Box, very cool these vehicles also were used as Hot Dog wagons in NY any were you when ! 🍎✏️📓🎓. 🥤🌭🌭
I drove a metro step van when I worked for a business supply as a teen. It had that toyota 4 banger, 3 speed on the floor. It was geared real low, would bark a good 2nd gear. Lol topped out at about 45 mph.
I drove bread trucks for 33 years. The bakery loads the wrapped bread on trays and the trays of bread are loaded on large steel rolling racks. It gets crowded around the trucks during loading on the bread trucks and the side rails running the length of the truck protecs
My father worked for Madison Cassella bakery in Bridgeport Ct back in the 60s and early 70's I remember riding in one of those and eating the fresh bread.
Another day closer to you coming back. I don't see my comments from the last time..... The movie the "Seven Ups" has the final scene where Buddy Mannuci (played by Roy Scheider) shoots the bad guy Moon (played by Richard Lynch) and kills him---while he's trying to ambush Mr. Mannuci in a......Metro van. I believe the director of that movie (Philip D'Antoni) was very distantly related to my family. He also did "Bullitt" and "The French Connection". Yup, the 2TC was an excellent Toyota engine and used from 1970-1979. Correct, Metro was bought by IHC in 1948 and was located at 434 Grand Street in Bridgeport and by 1937 had moved to 151 Kossuth Street also in Bridgeport, CT. The Carlson brothers, Philip and William started Metro Body company in 1908. You can still see "Carlson Brothers" on the Grand Avenue building, and they were for a time also at 1868 Main Street in Bridgeport. The Grand Street location now has a body shop and other businesses there.
Great episode Steve! I remember my dad buying one back in the day to convert into a camper, he ended up selling it and getting a pickup with a topper instead. 😊👍
Love this style van. I was born in the wrong era. I should've been of driving age in the 60s. The new vehicles were awesome. And the cheap used vehicles were from the 40s and 50s
Glad to see you are doing well. I think it’s time to do a spin-off. Maybe do a project car from one of these you find. Do a build from one of your many ideas and suggestions when you review one of these cars. Wagon with woodgrain. Pick your choice.
Hey Steve, I hope you can get to the junkyard soon because I have an idea for you. Do a series called "what's in the van" and show the engines, transmissions, seats, motorcycles, etc. etc. Take it easy, man.
Thanks Steve! Great history lesson, hopefully see you soon with new videos! Chris Farley made these famous in the skit where he lives in a van down by the river!
I remember those replacing the horse drawn milk delivery covered carts in my town in the early 60s. The pot and pan banging, knife sharpening tinker stuck with horse drawn cart which was much more fun for our b@$turd elkhound to chase. Never knew who made those Steve, thanks. BTW, believe it or not, every morning at 11:00 the river turned white as the dairy flushed their tanks into it. Think that freaks out today's environmentalists? The Domtar creosote plant and Crane chromium plants were up river of that. Second best, arguably first, pickerel river in North America 😆
I've been thinking about getting something like this for my shop truck, I own a custom motorcycle shop and I've been thinking about finding one for a parts/travel when we go to shows, plus it gives us something to sleep in when travel out of our for shows.
Loewy gets a lot of credit for designs, but he actually had a studio, Loewy and Associates, that employed lots of designers. Virgil Exner of later Chrysler fame worked for him for a time, starting in 1938.
Those are cool. There's one in half way decent shape sitting behind an empty building a couple of miles from my house with a For Sale sign. I keep thinking about buying it. No idea what is do with it though!
If a UFO landed near Steve he could tell you what model it is, what is powering it, and the options it has. The guy is an incredible font of knowledge.
I get the impression that Steve is going to retire. Unfortunately for us fans. ... Encephalitis is not a joke. Steve is lucky to be alive. Some of you should look it up. Its like Lyme disease. 🥺😳😧😞
Industrial Designer - that was a very cool catch-all that doesn't seem to get notoriety these days. Are there any famous broad spectrum Industrial Designers these days?
How could you operate the clutch and throttle while standing? You'd be jogging around on both feet while also trying to shift with the right hand and steer. Hand throttle?
I've been I'll with encephalitis since late August. If you didn't know, encephalitis is a brain disease that causes long lasting confusion. Because of this I had to skip the last 3 Barrett Jackson auctions. Hopefully I'll be better in time for the October event in Scottsdale. Fingers are crossed. Thanks for thinking of me! -Steve Magnante
>>>>Please support Steve's go fund me that he set up so he doesn't have to sell his house and cars he built. His go fund me video is on 5/28, it's not letting me post the link ----
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Still miss the hubcap game. Amazing to think these were indeed everywhere at one time, and like phone booths, now gone. Thank you sir, please keep healing. ~ Chuck
I had a 57 metro that was camperized it had 69 430 Buick engine turbo 400 and the tilt steering also out of the same Buick wish i still had it
The semi abandoned house next door to me has a 53 Chevy bread truck w/ a 327 in it sitting there looking at me for 12 years now. Its in remarkable condition. One day......
And, it was repurposed as a speed shop track truck at Silver Spring and Williams Grove Speedway in the 70s/80s, makes it even cooler
I made it!!!
The TV show, SWAT, used a Metro!
THANKS STEVE!!!!!
13th!!
No, Dan, thank YOU for ensuring I will now have the SWAT theme song in my head for the next 11 or so hours! :P
Just a somewhat related question, was Raymond also a designer for the International Farmall tractor?
@@christimm394 He designed the IH logo which looks like a tractor as viewed from the back, with the sides of the H being the back wheels, and the dot on the i being the farmer's head.
Thank you Steve!👍
Steve's not loafing around when showing us this bread van.
😂
The van is seedy though.
@@nathanbarden9709 I don't mean to be crusty, I've got to take your pun with a grain of salt. But let me leaven with ya. The puns will be rising soon enough.
I Wonder what y'all are talking about.
He kneads the dough
Get well Steve!! Heal and come back stronger!
I was in the USAF 1959-1963, spent most of that time at Beale AFB in California, where I worked on B52 bombers. As part of supporting the base and the mission, we had to drive support vehicles on the flight line and alert area. The vehicles of choice were Metro vans. The Air Force versions had 4 speed truck transmissions, with a “granny” 1st gear, never needed on the flat flight line. To relieve the boredom, we’d practice shifting 2nd to 4th without using the clutch. No column shift, rather a long stick coming out of,the floor. I have no idea what the engines were, no need to know. To enter the Alert Area, there was a number of the day. To get by the Air Policeman at the gate, he would say a number. The driver would have to do some quick mental math, and give the answer. In other words, the actual number of the day was never spoken, just the difference. Interesting times.
Funny you mention Beale. I lived somewhat nearby and did many deliveries there. Talk about security!
Its a good day when you can walk around a junk yard like that ! Thanks Steve !! Get well !
Cool van - now I have to look for one on the auction sites!!
These were very safe vans to a point- You could try very hard to get to 45 mph,but you would need about 10 miles of flat straight highway.In bad weather they handled like a meatball on a dish of spaghetti and sauce.You could get hit somewhere and get thrown out the van.Of course the doors were open,that little air vent did nothing on a 90-100 degree day
Men were men and goyls were goyls
Archie Bunker
Steve,we're pulling for ya to make an appearance soon
We had an ice cream truck exactly like that one which would come thru our neighborhood in the early/mid 70s. Good old Mr. Frosty!
I see Rick and Hoovie are at Barrett-Jackson. Steve isn't there. They miss you Mags. 🙏
Sad. Used up and thrown away. These were a favorite of mine as a lil kid.
(Charles Chips potato chips trucks, Laundry service, diaper service, milk delivery, etc..)
Along with DIVCOs they were seemingly everywhere. Taken for granted then, much missed today.
@@waynetaylor8082not missed if you were the one driving it…………..ask me how I know.
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you back in the Junkyard soon!
Those things were all over when I was a kid in the 1960's. All the local bread companies used them along with the newspaper that delivered the bundles to the paperboy drops and of course all the local dairies and Home Juice Company. Yes I'm old enough to remember when they would deliver your milk and juice in glass bottles to your door.
Lowey designed all sorts of stuff - Mobil gas stations with the big round pumps and the hexagon canopies, he did similar work for shell, he designed the Skylab living quarters, The IH logo, the IH dealership interior, and the standardization of IH parts packaging and lots of other things that are so familiar, because of their utility, it will amaze you to know all of the design work that went into making them seem natural and effortless to use.
I had a 2&1/2 ton 59 w/a58 black diamond engine in the late 70s early eighties, converted to camper, it was great! Lived in it for years!
I had one of those in the mid 70’s, good old Metro
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Professor Steve class today is The Rolling Box, very cool these vehicles also were used as Hot Dog wagons in NY any were you when ! 🍎✏️📓🎓. 🥤🌭🌭
I must be too young because I don't remember seeing these ever on the road.
Sam my dad love getting hot dogs from these vehicle when we were out at the park , great place to get lunch 🥤🌭🌭 these 1st gem ! Am 71 ; 50’s & 60’s
Charles Chips used them. Once a month we had potato chips delivered that came in in a giant can 😊
@@debbiebermudez5890 I was born in 1981...I'm still a baby 🍼 😂
@@davidkastin4240 Yup. I have a Charles Chips tin in my laundry room. My mother used it for years to store things in.
I drove a metro step van when I worked for a business supply as a teen. It had that toyota 4 banger, 3 speed on the floor. It was geared real low, would bark a good 2nd gear. Lol topped out at about 45 mph.
Thank you Steve
I drove bread trucks for 33 years. The bakery loads the wrapped bread on trays and the trays of bread are loaded on large steel rolling racks. It gets crowded around the trucks during loading on the bread trucks and the side rails running the length of the truck protecs
Nice big block platform.
Still working the algorithm Steve 👍
Cool van. glad no one did an LS swap on it... yet. Get well Steve
It looks like Aerosmiths van from back in the day!
American Pickers found the Aerosmith van, refurbished it and gave it back to them.
@@Bob132-ov6wk yes, I know! I was just saying it looks like that van or similar to it!
Think they donated it to the rock and roll hall of fame
Does anyone else thumbs up these before even watching? You know its going to be great whatever it is.
Every time.😊
I do
In the 60s we used to get daily bread deliveries from "Ross, the Bread-Man" who dove one of those in the South Bronx... Good times!
You were the 60's? Cool.
@@bad74maverick1 Mid 50s vintage:)
@@boyfrmnewyork 😅
@@bad74maverick1 Oh saw the missing "n"... My numb old fingers...lol
@@boyfrmnewyork LOL I thought it was funny sounding, I couldn't resist!
Thanks Steve. Hope the recovery is going well.
always wanted a Metro van...had a friend who put a 440 in one. It was dangerous, wonderfully so...
Excellent presentation on this one!
I owned 2 Grumman Olsen step vans when I was a breadman 😅
Great rewatching this one again! Hope you’re feeling well Steve!
Happy to see Steve back in action!
He's not. This is an old episode.
My father worked for Madison Cassella bakery in Bridgeport Ct back in the 60s and early 70's I remember riding in one of those and eating the fresh bread.
Another day closer to you coming back. I don't see my comments from the last time.....
The movie the "Seven Ups" has the final scene where Buddy Mannuci (played by Roy Scheider) shoots the bad guy Moon (played by Richard Lynch) and kills him---while he's trying to ambush Mr. Mannuci in a......Metro van. I believe the director of that movie (Philip D'Antoni) was very distantly related to my family. He also did "Bullitt" and "The French Connection".
Yup, the 2TC was an excellent Toyota engine and used from 1970-1979. Correct, Metro was bought by IHC in 1948 and was located at 434 Grand Street in Bridgeport and by 1937 had moved to 151 Kossuth Street also in Bridgeport, CT. The Carlson brothers, Philip and William started Metro Body company in 1908. You can still see "Carlson Brothers" on the Grand Avenue building, and they were for a time also at 1868 Main Street in Bridgeport. The Grand Street location now has a body shop and other businesses there.
🏆Steve 🏆 you're the man with the 🍀plan 👀✌️
Great episode Steve! I remember my dad buying one back in the day to convert into a camper, he ended up selling it and getting a pickup with a topper instead. 😊👍
This bread truck video is not stale!
Thx for the slice of history Steve but this van is toast.
My grandfather worked at Metropolitan body!
When I was a kid,our milkman had that for a delivery van,pretty cool.
Really cool to think about someone making their living running this van.
This is the perfect starting point for a totally awesome project. Just deliver it to me and I'll do the rest. 😉
Love this style van. I was born in the wrong era. I should've been of driving age in the 60s. The new vehicles were awesome. And the cheap used vehicles were from the 40s and 50s
Thanks again Steve hope to see ya soon!
Always thought those were pretty cool , id love to have one like that
All that thing needs is the name of a rock band painted on the sides and a few flowers painted on it👍😀😀
Glad to see you are doing well. I think it’s time to do a spin-off. Maybe do a project car from one of these you find. Do a build from one of your many ideas and suggestions when you review one of these cars. Wagon with woodgrain. Pick your choice.
Passenger side wiper pivot was below the window. Drivers side above.
History!
Had a 63 GMC with a 1 ton axle in the 90's and wish I still had it.
Hey Steve, I hope you can get to the junkyard soon because I have an idea for you. Do a series called "what's in the van" and show the engines, transmissions, seats, motorcycles, etc. etc.
Take it easy, man.
Thanks Steve! Great history lesson, hopefully see you soon with new videos!
Chris Farley made these famous in the skit where he lives in a van down by the river!
I remember those replacing the horse drawn milk delivery covered carts in my town in the early 60s. The pot and pan banging, knife sharpening tinker stuck with horse drawn cart which was much more fun for our b@$turd elkhound to chase. Never knew who made those Steve, thanks. BTW, believe it or not, every morning at 11:00 the river turned white as the dairy flushed their tanks into it. Think that freaks out today's environmentalists? The Domtar creosote plant and Crane chromium plants were up river of that. Second best, arguably first, pickerel river in North America 😆
My brother had one. Ex bread van. He was a sign painter but I think it was used for other things. 😉 There was always a condom within reach.
Then it was a "bred" van. 😊
Good stuff!
I've been thinking about getting something like this for my shop truck, I own a custom motorcycle shop and I've been thinking about finding one for a parts/travel when we go to shows, plus it gives us something to sleep in when travel out of our for shows.
When I was very young I drove one like that for a local department store. Very different from anything else before or since.
You're still scaring me/us Steve!!! Please let us know your all good my brother~!~~~
They make great hot rods
Loewy gets a lot of credit for designs, but he actually had a studio, Loewy and Associates, that employed lots of designers. Virgil Exner of later Chrysler fame worked for him for a time, starting in 1938.
Never knew about the Metro connection to Bridgeport CT
Before he hit it big Randy Travis converted one of these for he and his small band traveled in it. I’d love to have one.
Amazing rarity among the junk
Raymond Lowey also styled the Farmall tractors.
The Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1 and some other famous locomotives as well.....the guy had a good sense of design and style
Very. Cool. Look. Thanks
You scare me Steve when you do not upload everyday my brother.... Hope your just healing my brother!!
Those are cool. There's one in half way decent shape sitting behind an empty building a couple of miles from my house with a For Sale sign. I keep thinking about buying it. No idea what is do with it though!
Adelman dry cleaners in Milwaukee used these Metro vans.
No wonder those old trucks were seen so much. Milk, bread, ….
🎶 "The vanny-man caannnn!!!"🎶
If a UFO landed near Steve he could tell you what model it is, what is powering it, and the options it has. The guy is an incredible font of knowledge.
I get the impression that Steve is going to retire. Unfortunately for us fans. ... Encephalitis is not a joke. Steve is lucky to be alive. Some of you should look it up. Its like Lyme disease. 🥺😳😧😞
I HOPE SOMEONE FIXES THAT UP... IT WOULD MAKE A REALLY KOOL N AWESOME GASER
Industrial Designer - that was a very cool catch-all that doesn't seem to get notoriety these days. Are there any famous broad spectrum Industrial Designers these days?
My 1971 2TC had a 100 hp.😊😊😊
I cannot believe a guy put that truck on top of that metro 😢
Wagons Ho hopefully without a yeast infection 🤓❤️🇺🇲
Ironic that it came from Chicago and has bullet holes. A decent group for a hand gun not so good for a rifle. Thanks for the video.
Hello.
Those bullet holes look more like Colt 45 automatic!
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Steve, when are you releasing a book?
The toyota head was designed by yamaha and was on celicas not corrola , late corollas used that head design but not in the 70s
Wow! A mid-engined International!
Hot Wheels has a nice die cast version of this
get well
REALLY NICE VAN SORRY TO SEE IT IN THIS SHAPE.. ID OF LIKED IT FOR A SHED. WOULD OF MADE A KOOL WORK VAN OR MOBLE HOME
How could you operate the clutch and throttle while standing? You'd be jogging around on both feet while also trying to shift with the right hand and steer.
Hand throttle?
You’d of had to have been there………hard to explain.
Update on Steve?
1st what happened to spring view!?!?
Sorry your 🍀number two 👀✌️
Why didn't you do Barrett Jackson this spring?
I've been I'll with encephalitis since late August. If you didn't know, encephalitis is a brain disease that causes long lasting confusion. Because of this I had to skip the last 3 Barrett Jackson auctions. Hopefully I'll be better in time for the October event in Scottsdale. Fingers are crossed. Thanks for thinking of me! -Steve Magnante
The bots like bread three in 33 mins
>>>>Please support Steve's go fund me that he set up so he doesn't have to sell his house and cars he built. His go fund me video is on 5/28, it's not letting me post the link ----
Is this a “scooby-doo” van?
Hubcap game!
I had a corrola 2t hemi and it would loose to a fiat strada in a race and my cortola had monster tach strait pipe exhaust
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