I owned a '48 and had the 216 replaced with a 261 six worked over by Kay Sissel. Got rid of the toque tube and went to a early Power Glide. Repaint by a old pro too. Nice work! Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate the work involved. Don't understand all the negative comments. Restoration is fine for some people and cars but so is modifying for cars that are not rare and worth "restoring". His car, he can do what he wants. Just appreciate the labor. Those who criticise probably never did a build in their lifetime or maybe they just paid someone else to do it.
I’ve seen them built just like this. He is doing a supreme job. I’ve done upholstery on these old Chevys. The Aero sedan in my favorite. I would do the upholstery for him if I was near him. No charge. I love the the way cars were made back in the 1940’s. I dream of owning one. Nice job. You did real good.
His car his project his money! Who cares if the handlebar mustache society approves! He's proud of the work he put in. Unlike most he is actually revamping a car most would just let sit in a cow pasture and rot away! Hats off to you brother for not letting this car die!
A friend of mine had one of these , back in the late 60s . Straight 6 , 3 on the column with vacuum assisted shifting . It was super easy to change gears . Went right in . lol
I see the guy has money to put in this car to support the after market business company's . But I would of kept it totally original. Than turning it into something it's not . ( not a fan ) and the color sucks .( sorry ) but true
Beautiful car in 1947. I was looking forward to a restoration of the original which would have made a great show car. It is so sad to see this end result.
I have seen pictures of this year Chevy with wood on the body behind the engine compartment, the passenger compartment and trunk area,I do not recall if the car could be ordered from the factory with the paneling as a factory extra or if it was a after market item .
If I recall these were called a Sportsman, similar to the Chrysler Town and Country of the same era, I remember reading about all the different manufacturers doing same things but too long ago to put names to, Sportsman could've been the Ford version instead.
I had a 47 Chev Fleetline when I was a teenager and loved that car. It felt very fats to a 13 year old kid in South Dakota and I was very sad to have to let it go when my dad took a job with Boeing and moved us to Washington. I would say that having had a custom shop later in my life, I would have gone back to original. That being said, I would also just love to see the car in whatever new life it took on. I am over speed and slow and steady is my way. this car has been saved from being rusted to the earth and I am ok with that.
I saw a TH-cam video where the dad had sold his car back in the 60s or whatever and his son went online and found it, brought it back, restored it and gave it to him- so don't give up it might be out there somewhere.
Wow this car is beautiful 1947 flatline all clasics are beautiful but this and 1959 I'm pala the greatest ...I know you wife was very mad but wait to see restored she going to be very happy.
FleetlineDave you must live a really boring life then- if you want every since thing to return to factory. Don't get me wrong, restorations are amazing. But Fleetline Kustoms, are badass. How can you not like traditional hot rodding?
Did you know that there was either a factory wood trim kit for the exterior of the passenger compartment or an after market kit? I remember seeing pictures of this model car with on and read of it about 25 years ago.
Como recuerdo ese Chevrolet de joven un vecino que era mecánico se compró uno hay por 1975 le tuvieron que cambiar el motor porque se cuarteo el mono blok y el maestro mecánico comento fue ese tipo de motor era de cucharita le puso uno maas moderno pero como era mas revolucionado le daño la transmisión también me acuerdo que en el piso tenia un pequeño pedal que era la marcha pero tenia que tener una goma si no o lo tenia se te hacia un hoyo en la suela era un carro muy amplio muy bonito yo con lo que me quede fue con el emblema que ca en el cofre
They had me going until they stuffed that big V8 in it! Then that tacky aftermarket steering wheel. I can understand the disc brakes for safety, but the rest is rubbish! "restore" means to return to original condition". They think they made it "awesome" but they really just destroyed a potential 10 point car. What a pity!
I run drum brakes on mine and they work just fine. No need for discs if your not driving too fast, also you have to brake before you would on a modern car. Another thing, that straight six was not correct for a 47, it looked like a 292 perhaps. Still, going V8 in one of these is not pretty, but, to each his own. I'm very happy with mine. Greetings.
I’d like to restore one of these and I’d put a big v8 in it. Not the steering wheel. There are a couple things I’d do that weren’t factory. It’s just what he wants🤷🏻♂️
I have a 1947 Chevy coupe, I want to drive it all over so that means power steering power breaks, maybe air ride for comfert but try to keep the original look to it as possible.
Well a steering wheel can house an airbag as to the brakes there are advantages to front disc and rear drum seating improvements can include improved seat belts the 57 chevey parts department for body can give you a whole body with improved glass as to things that work with it are things like an improved frame that includes impoved handling as well as a digigital stereo there are menes of making single speaker instalments work to a sterio sound as well likely the latest generation of factory fit model has wifi capabilities with the v-8 there is a standardized 12 volt electric system adapting to devices off the shelf led headlights that can be done of a retro fit as well as ...
No sooner had I focused on the picture, than the next one came along. Hurt my eyes so I skipped to the end. Sorry to see many of the original features gone
That's NOT a restoration, that's a rebuild. Restoration is when you keep everything exactly like it was when it came out the factory. Good car gone to waste with all these added mods.
That engine that came out of the car, the 6 cylinder is not rhe original motor. That is the 1963 onwards, someones changed it some time in its life they had a stovebolt six then from 1953 the blueflame motor.that motor in the car that i saw is chevrolets turbothrift motor that was manufactured between 1963 till 1988 and is almost identical to the Australian holden 6 motor wich the easiest way to identify the holden red motor has an external oil pump and chevs turbothrift has an internal oil pump and the block is a scaled up version our aussie red motor is basically chevs little brother. I would of restored that car back to factoty specs and tossed out the later 6 and put back the stovebolt motor. I was spewing when i saw that they were going to put that ls v8 in no way things like that can devalue the car . The only mod i would do to that car is put a disc break kit on the front to stop a little quicker.
Bruce Springsteen: I grew up driving these "old cars" without any problems (of course you had to use more common sense, due to the vehicle's limitations). But one needs to ask oneself WHAT they would be using the car for? Cruising and parades maybe (original is fine)? Or racing slalom against modern cars?
Should have kept it stock, but either way, is this a car that deserves the time, labor, and expense to restore? Seems to me there are alot more desirable/ collectible cars much more worth the effort.
I owned a '48 and had the 216 replaced with a 261 six worked over by Kay Sissel. Got rid of the toque tube and went to a early Power Glide. Repaint by a old pro too. Nice work! Thanks for sharing.
You're doing a great service to America preserving these great American cars what ever brand name keep up the good work
I appreciate the work involved. Don't understand all the negative comments. Restoration is fine for some people and cars but so is modifying for cars that are not rare and worth "restoring". His car, he can do what he wants. Just appreciate the labor. Those who criticise probably never did a build in their lifetime or maybe they just paid someone else to do it.
I’ve seen them built just like this. He is doing a supreme job. I’ve done upholstery on these old Chevys. The Aero sedan in my favorite. I would do the upholstery for him if I was near him. No charge. I love the the way cars were made back in the 1940’s. I dream of owning one. Nice job. You did real good.
I love how you worded all this - you think like I do!
Man, you have to be a genius to take a whole car apart like that and put it back together, wires and everything! That just blows my mind.
They did everything- right down to the cloth cording that went around the windows inside I think and the rubber gasket in the trunk.
His car his project his money! Who cares if the handlebar mustache society approves! He's proud of the work he put in. Unlike most he is actually revamping a car most would just let sit in a cow pasture and rot away! Hats off to you brother for not letting this car die!
It would have been a far better fate than the hack job this car suffered. It would be better now to take this piece of crap out and crush it!
A friend of mine had one of these , back in the late 60s . Straight 6 , 3 on the column with vacuum assisted shifting . It was super easy to change gears . Went right in . lol
I liked it better before they started.. I like them original .
Same here:/
Что то среднее между зим и м-20 победа и кусочек опель- адмирал.
@@Slava.Ukraine.24 речь не об этом.
That's what I was thinking. The entropy of time makes it all the more interesting.
I see the guy has money to put in this car to support the after market business company's . But I would of kept it totally original. Than turning it into something it's not . ( not a fan ) and the color sucks .( sorry ) but true
Beautiful car in 1947. I was looking forward to a restoration of the original which would have made a great show car. It is so sad to see this end result.
They butchered it
So glad i Saw this comment so I skipped ahead and won’t bother watching 😢
The video deserves commendation for the groovy background track too. Well done.
Built the way the owner wanted, not the way the viewers want. Perfect, great job.
Nice responce i aggree that is what pays ...
They were fun to drive compared to today, like driving a big bathtub with a couch in it.
I have seen pictures of this year Chevy with wood on the body behind the engine compartment, the passenger compartment and trunk area,I do not recall if the car could be ordered from the factory with the paneling as a factory extra or if it was a after market item .
If I recall these were called a Sportsman, similar to the Chrysler Town and Country of the same era, I remember reading about all the different manufacturers doing same things but too long ago to put names to, Sportsman could've been the Ford version instead.
I had a 47 Chev Fleetline when I was a teenager and loved that car. It felt very fats to a 13 year old kid in South Dakota and I was very sad to have to let it go when my dad took a job with Boeing and moved us to Washington. I would say that having had a custom shop later in my life, I would have gone back to original. That being said, I would also just love to see the car in whatever new life it took on. I am over speed and slow and steady is my way. this car has been saved from being rusted to the earth and I am ok with that.
I saw a TH-cam video where the dad had sold his car back in the 60s or whatever and his son went online and found it, brought it back, restored it and gave it to him- so don't give up it might be out there somewhere.
Wow this car is beautiful 1947 flatline all clasics are beautiful but this and 1959 I'm pala the greatest ...I know you wife was very mad but wait to see restored she going to be very happy.
This is like build car from scratch, no easy
What a shame. Another excellent candidate for restoration destroyed.
dan andy won’t be worth crap when he goes to sell it
Richard Thomas yep he destroyed the true value.
You'll be the guy who'll find a rare complete. Hudson cool running
The Year I was born hope it turns out great for you!
It managed to survive for 70 years and ended up like this , very sad.
I thought the same it went from a real car to a after market =from China parts to a disgrace of a icon
Job well done it's going to be a beautiful car
Love these old Fleetlines!
That's a lot of work!
Great coverage of this restomod.. Can't wait to see more. Oh by the way I just became your 365th subscriber
No good
Man, with this ride the daddy-o's and hep cats would make the scene with the gangster lean!
Dang it. I just watch a beauty get destroyed in under 13 minutes. What a shame.
I thought the same 🤮
Thank You for saving Americana
Wow very nice needs alot of work on it but beautiful..two years after the war.. incredable..love the jazz with video👍👍👍👍
Very good. Original fábrica.
Automóvel bonito,6 cilindros,a gasolina,câmbio na coluna,3 marchas a frente,e uma marcha re, duas portas.
I cant believe i watch this video for 11 minutes only to be disappointed by that engine. The car is ruined in my eyes anyhow. Keep em stock.
+millstar562 I bailed at the airbags. Not my thing.
FleetlineDave you must live a really boring life then- if you want every since thing to return to factory. Don't get me wrong, restorations are amazing. But Fleetline Kustoms, are badass. How can you not like traditional hot rodding?
I'm glad to see others who still respect the original aspect of these old cars!
Beautiful! Even on day 1
I saw brake rotors and got concerned. Then the V8 came up and I shut it off.
There is an inline 5 that gm produces it has capabilities in disel too as to 12volt and brake meeting capabilities...
¿Ese que toca el piano es Claude Bolling?
Did you know that there was either a factory wood trim kit for the exterior of the passenger compartment or an after market kit?
I remember seeing pictures of this model car with on and read of it about 25 years ago.
how's it looking today?
If you still got that inline 6 I’ll buy it good money out here in California for those motors.... those 5.3s a dime a dozen out here.
And that original steering wheel
It is only this engine that is approved in Norway for road use
I know this was 6 years ago but I have the same car and I can't find the break kit anywhere 😫 I can only find for a 49 truck and up
the bluring made this vid hard to watch
+jamie cottam-howarth Agreed..should have just gone from one pic to the next.
That's "art."
Bra jobbat :-)
I had a mint condition one back in 77
this is no restoration! , sad for this beautiful old car, it never com back.
They made em big back then, even 2 door coupes.
Oh darn,looks like some shoot throughs from a 30 caliber.
It's a beautiful car on my God
Not sure you guys know what restoration means.
I have a 1947 Pontiac that needs complete restoration
I have a 53 Pontiac Chieftain but unfortunately it's got a cracked block. Did you see the guys comment that said he would do the interior for free?!
Restore is to bring back to life! How many were the same after joining the military?
Camaro axle, do you have aney photo of your car?
Is a California car orginal, but now it lives in Norway
how long did it take you to rebuild this all?
Good work 👍
Como recuerdo ese Chevrolet de joven un vecino que era mecánico se compró uno hay por 1975 le tuvieron que cambiar el motor porque se cuarteo el mono blok y el maestro mecánico comento fue ese tipo de motor era de cucharita le puso uno maas moderno pero como era mas revolucionado le daño la transmisión también me acuerdo que en el piso tenia un pequeño pedal que era la marcha pero tenia que tener una goma si no o lo tenia se te hacia un hoyo en la suela era un carro muy amplio muy bonito yo con lo que me quede fue con el emblema que ca en el cofre
They had me going until they stuffed that big V8 in it! Then that tacky aftermarket steering wheel. I can understand the disc brakes for safety, but the rest is rubbish!
"restore" means to return to original condition".
They think they made it "awesome" but they really just destroyed a potential 10 point car. What a pity!
I run drum brakes on mine and they work just fine. No need for discs if your not driving too fast, also you have to brake before you would on a modern car. Another thing, that straight six was not correct for a 47, it looked like a 292 perhaps. Still, going V8 in one of these is not pretty, but, to each his own. I'm very happy with mine. Greetings.
I totally agree! If you start with a real basket-case, I can understand. But this car had a LOT of restoration potential!
I’d like to restore one of these and I’d put a big v8 in it. Not the steering wheel. There are a couple things I’d do that weren’t factory. It’s just what he wants🤷🏻♂️
I have a 1947 Chevy coupe, I want to drive it all over so that means power steering power breaks, maybe air ride for comfert but try to keep the original look to it as possible.
Well a steering wheel can house an airbag as to the brakes there are advantages to front disc and rear drum seating improvements can include improved seat belts the 57 chevey parts department for body can give you a whole body with improved glass as to things that work with it are things like an improved frame that includes impoved handling as well as a digigital stereo there are menes of making single speaker instalments work to a sterio sound as well likely the latest generation of factory fit model has wifi capabilities with the v-8 there is a standardized 12 volt electric system adapting to devices off the shelf led headlights that can be done of a retro fit as well as ...
Where did you find that beauty? Love it!
No sooner had I focused on the picture, than the next one came along. Hurt my eyes so I skipped to the end. Sorry to see many of the original features gone
here is life this car
Ouaouhhh superbe 👍👍👍♥️♥️😉😉🙋♀️🙋♀️
The word restoration means something different than what you think it does. This isn't a restoration.
Meu amigo,tinha um só que era,1948,comprou usado em 1963,era cor preta, muito bonito.
Great build.
Show de bola esse modelo eu tenho uma miniatura desse modelo na escala 1/24
I was really hoping that you weren't going to put all of the bullshit on that poor car but. . .
I got a 48 I'm building right now I wonder what car that rear end came out of and what gears he's running
¿y?¿se quedó alli?
i had that same car minus the bullet holes
Nice work ! Were sandblasted all parts to remove rust?
That's NOT a restoration, that's a rebuild. Restoration is when you keep everything exactly like it was when it came out the factory. Good car gone to waste with all these added mods.
Lost me with the putrid colour combination.
That engine that came out of the car, the 6 cylinder is not rhe original motor. That is the 1963 onwards, someones changed it some time in its life they had a stovebolt six then from 1953 the blueflame motor.that motor in the car that i saw is chevrolets turbothrift motor that was manufactured between 1963 till 1988 and is almost identical to the Australian holden 6 motor wich the easiest way to identify the holden red motor has an external oil pump and chevs turbothrift has an internal oil pump and the block is a scaled up version our aussie red motor is basically chevs little brother. I would of restored that car back to factoty specs and tossed out the later 6 and put back the stovebolt motor. I was spewing when i saw that they were going to put that ls v8 in no way things like that can devalue the car . The only mod i would do to that car is put a disc break kit on the front to stop a little quicker.
the blur-out between picks? after the first few dozen? i said fuck it
Myself,I liked that 70's era 230 or 250 six banger and automatic that it had in it, but I'm in a minority there,I know.
Wow you lucky Guy! No rust at all on this 1947.All you had to do is prime and Paint. Wish I was That Lucky..to find it.
It's Halloween!!
how you dare to call this restoration?
Too bad about the blurred fade-in and fade-out on the pix.
Very bad change of the original suspension,cars must be restored as it was born,this is called "respect" with old times american engineering memory!
If you know anything about old cars, you would know they drove like shit. Modern cars are better in every aspect relating to driving.
Bruce Springsteen. If you know anything about music; you know Bruce Springsteen's music sounds like shit!
Bruce Springsteen: I grew up driving these "old cars" without any problems (of course you had to use more common sense, due to the vehicle's limitations). But one needs to ask oneself WHAT they would be using the car for? Cruising and parades maybe (original is fine)? Or racing slalom against modern cars?
where do you get your parts?
Looks like two bullet holes in the passenger-side door.
It was after the neighbors saw he was turning it into a ghetto ride they shot it to end the cars humiliating
There should be a law with severe penalties for morons who ruin original cars. Keep 'em stock original. Once modified they can never go back!
Lock them up ... because that was a crime. No turning back on the one
Sorry the blurring transition turned me off quickly.
Real shame it was destroyed.
You needed to say totally destroyed.....
Very nicely done resto-mod; there's something to be said for bringing cars back from the brink. I personally prefer original restorations, though.
I would hardly call this a restoration. More like a mutation!
A bastardization
Should have kept it stock, but either way, is this a car that deserves the time, labor, and expense to restore?
Seems to me there are alot more desirable/ collectible cars much more worth the effort.
This is hardly a restoration...more like a transformation. Beautifully done, but not what was advertised.
how do you call this a "restoration "
This car survived original during 70+ years and in a few months someone destroy it.
You said it before I did
El reto no es armarlo aquí en México es conseguir las refacciones o mandarlas hacer.
Had one just like it in the 70s traded it for a brigestone motorcycle .What an idiot I was then.
El formato del video, marea
these comments omg... thats a boss car...
👍👍👍🙂
Noooooo all messed up
I want this one
Победа похожа на этот автомобиль
Oh the time hours and money .
Keep it original. The fuzz-out and fuzz-in almost gave me a seizure!
Agreed on the fuzz. was giving me a headache. And yes keep it original.
Como se arruina un auto, se llama el video?
Eeee dej no sam dźwiękofonii nie być żyła co?
I was really liking this transformation...until I saw that LS engine.
Now it looks like countless other cars seen at any Good Guys show...yecch !
Fuck cutom crappy restored my car is as og as possible and I love it when I cruise it !