Nick Meets The First Hemi - The Origins of MOPAR Muscle
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Nick has had his hands on many muscle car engines over his career but this one is special, even for him. The first 241 hemi was released in 1953, and the following year, a hemi powered pace car lead the pack at the 1954 Indianapolis 500. Today, we will get a close look at this page out of the automotive history books. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Nick..the most humble legend on YT...
I just picked up 2 of these old hemi's, so I'll be watching closely
The cameraman does a great job Nick. Excellent video. Keep it up guys.
Love that the owner kept every single piece of that historic motor!
This car is real old school. An Original 1954 Dodge Royal with a 241 Red Ram Hemi ~ so cool. Can't wait to see this car brought back to original condition with its Hemi motor. This is why I watch Nick's Garage. He jumps straight into these really challenging projects that most guys would turn away. Good luck guys! I will be watching this project with intense interest.
The world is a better place because people like Nick make it better. Keep on going Nick. !!!!
Super Red Ram is the Dodge Hemi in 56
Only if we could clown a bunch of Nick's then the world would be a better place until then we appreciate you NICK
I second that!!!
I disagree.....I should think the world is a more dangerous place. What about the CO2 emissions!!
love this guy...he knows his hockey.
At the 4:15 mark of the chronometer my heart was warmed to hear Nick say ; "make the best with what you've got" .....
......that's in good compliment to Count Basie , and that is to say ; take a little bit, and get a lot out of it.
This is honestly the greatest TH-cam channel I’ve ever seen. So glad I stumbled upon Nick’s Garage.
It’s incredible to see all these old Mopars that I’ve dreamt about driving and wrenching on since I was a kid.
You’re truly living the dream Nick.. thank you so much for sharing it with ordinary cats like myself!
Thank you, Danny.
Always a treat when a new episode of Nick's Garage is released. Love the Kowalski project. Love the customer projects. LOVE the dyno room projects. (and often crank up the volume for dyno pulls) It seems Nick understands that if you focus too much on the cars, and forget that it's all about the people, then there will always be a very important ingredient missing to the recipe.
I could watch Nick and gang's videos all day long. Your crew really does an amazing job with video production!
Thank you for sharing so much of your automotive knowledge with us, Nick! Simple things like telling people to save old gaskets might not seem like much, but I can guarantee you someone will thank you for it later.
/waves from St. Louis, Missouri
love the way you sort and keep the screws on the carton board. That‘s the way we like it. Good luck building the first gen hemi again👍
There's engineering and design and assembly but it takes COMMON SENSE to make the build great.
This is where engines go to live not die.....
Way to go Nick you keep the dream of owning a muscle car alive.
What a champion Nick is. I hope to visit his shop one day.
Nothing like grabbing a cup of coffee on the weekend and binge watching Nick's Garage to get up to date with the projects.
Man, watching that 54 Hemi come back together and then listen to it run, will be a joy! Don't see many of those. Thanks, Nick.
Old School, what a gem. Fantastic channel.
Mr. Nick Mopar man you are and absolute pleasure to watch l love mopars to see your accomplishments its like being a little kids drooling in front of a candy store your very humble thank you for your experiences and knowledge your awesome Mopar!!!!!!!!!!
I totally enjoy this channel - especially Nick. He describes with clarity, teaches with compassion... and is, over all, a totally nice bloke.
You know your in the presence of an automotive master mechanic when he hears the engine on the dyno in the next room start detonating while performing a pull, And there's a wall between him and the engine. Nick's attention to detail is some of the best I've ever seen. Salute to you Nick!
Danny Rumbles. Thanks Danny. I try to pay attention to all the surroundings. Thanks for watching.
Can't wait to see the Kowalski when it's finished. I bet Barry Newman would be proud.
Wow the OG Hemi. Can't be many of those still around I'm guessing.
Keep up the great work Nick.
Doctor Nick does it again.👑The king of Mopar!
@6:57 I can clearly see the pair of movie posters I sent you hanging exactly where I suggested in the control room !!! and @13:32 the Challenger is directly over your head! BRAVO! Thank you Nick !
Glad you spotted the posters. Thanks for watching. 👍
Nick greetings from Australia . You can't help but admire a man that doesn't stick it to people . Good man !
It's good to be Nick~!
Nick, a living Legend, nice of you to welcome fans into the shop, Challenger looking great, that old Hemi looks like it needs a good bath, before you know it, Nick will have it built, thanks for the great video, stay warm, looks awfully cold up there,
that is a great ole engine , Sure wanna see it run again ! .. ENJOYED ..
Yet again Nick a true passion in what you do! Thank you for making these videos, I cant wait to see more on the Red Ram hemi!
But again I will say at 443 BHP 518 TORQUE that is a seriously healthy engine!!
Nick...You are a GREAT AMERICAN and A BLESSING for our community .......
THANK YOU SO MUCH........
Uh, isn't Nick Canadian?
The little baby Hemi is cool. Company called Hotheads did parts for them. They have alot of casting sand still in them so wash n clean well. You can punch them out to +150. Chevy water pump conversation Hotheads did was good on the street. Great videos Nick. Watching from here in the UK.
All this and donuts too...Nick you are the 'man'
Still wondering what he sprinkled on them...
when I finally did my heads on my 241 i found out BOTH of the heads were cracked..... got a pair out of MO all done up for DIRT cheap.... Stoked.
Nice that you allow fans to watch how an engine gets dyno’d Nick. I’m sure those two guys will cherish the time you took out of your day to do that. 👍👍I had never heard of the 241 Hemi engine. You never stop learning.
I'm sorry Nick but you made me laugh, it doesn't matter if it's a 241, 352, 413 or any other engine, you are far to humble to recognize your own mastery, and that's why you have the love and respect of people around the world.
Really looking forward to watching the progress on that Gen1 hemi. We'll have to start calling you "The Archeologist" lol.
When I was a kid my dad bought a 1956 Dodge station wagon in 1960 that had the 270 ci Red Ram Hemi in it. It moved the car pretty well but my dad always complained that it used too much gas with that four barrel carb on it so he traded it in on a new 1962 Plymouth with a slant six.
good luck on the hemi build guys hope it goes well i know u guys can make nice again for sure cheers.
Hi Nick! One of the many reasons I love watching your channel is because I learn something new every time. A 1954 Hemi, Wow! I did not know it had flattop pistons!
P.S. Way to beat that Mule! It would do Kowalski proud! 📈🏁👍
Nick your a gentleman and a scholar the mopar world is lucky to have you brother
Very cool opening shot through the cab of the car. Clever camera work!
Thanks Lars!
Best Automotive Channel On TH-cam 😀😊😊👍🏼 Nicks Garage
Right on. Thanks for watching, Chris.
By far, where real work gets done, and real engines get run.
Hell Yes. He makes you feel like family.
Thank you nick! And crew, i love watching been going through alot of things but your videos really make me feel better! You all bring more to TH-cam than just cars bring alot of happiness to people like me ! Keep up the awsome work
Cranked up my feed Got a Nicks Garage session He's a Mopar professor Here endeth the lesson
It's nice to see some one actually likes to work on Chryslers and Dodges also Plymouths. as well as other makes. I miss My Father's 1955 Crown Imperial that was a great car with lots of Horse power It had a Chrysler Fire Power Hemi The car was owned by a Montana Sheriff It had a 6 volt system Fun to see people scratch their heads wondering how it had enough power to turn over that beast.
Thank you Nick and crew! So much cool stuff to see in your vids! 😎👍
hi Dr Nick,it very cool that you let mopar People drop by the shop to see what is going on,anyway,I can not wait to see that nice old hemi run,we all know that ONLY you can do it,stay warm.
A 440 with 440Hp just sounds right. All I'm going to say is good luck with that Dodge 241 parts are kinda scarce for it. For those who don't know every Chrysler division, except Plymouth, made a HEMI engine in the '50s. Dodge was the RedRam in 241, 270, 315 and 325 cubic inches, Desoto was the FireDome in 276, 291, 330, 341, and 345 cubic inches. Both the Chrysler and Imperial FirePower in 331, 354 and 392 cubic inches. And basically, nothing interchanges!!! I forgot what year but Dodge used the Chrysler 354 HEMI in its trucks and Desoto used a Plymouth polyhead engine in 1954 and 55. You really have to know the numbers if you get into these old HEMIs. Like I said not much interchanges sometimes the water pump is unique to the engine and some the generator, do your research before you dive in.
Really looking forward to that little Hemi build, keep up the good work guys.
very cool Nick I have never seen this old of a hemi, can't wait for the build please keep us updated.
Ahh! I was close but no cigar. It is 241c.i.,Dodge, red ram, early Hemi.
I'll remember that one.
Now that's what I call a real trivia contest.
Congratulations Nick...
Did anyone get that right?
The Kowalski "street engine" 440 sounds like fun.
And the "matching numbers" 440 will give the "correct" show car appeal to it.
As usual your one of the only shops left standing when it comes to cars.
The way of the muscle car will never die.
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1st Mopar Hemi was the 331 Hemi used in the 1951 Chrysler !
Dodge and DeSoto used smaller cubic inch Hemi's as Chrysler was the top dog and performance leader in the 1950's !
Steve Drake the Fireflite was the 4bbl engine same cubes a couple of more HP.
I THINK the red ram was a poly sphere not a Hemi
Sorry; but I owned a 1953 DeSoto with the first Gen. Hemi
@@tallen4520 that FireDome in your 53 was not the first gen hemi. The 51 Chrysler had a hemi way before DeSoto fielded theirs. I had a beautiful blue and white 53 DeSoto Custom with the FIreDome Hemi. Drove it for years all over the west coast. It was a great car. I suppose in that the FIreDome was based on the Chrysler Hemi released in 51 you could call it a first gen. In a the piece by Nick's Garage, when they refer to the first gen hemi, they are referring to the first 426's that came out mid 60's. As noted in one of my other posts, those Dodge hemi's were fraught with lubrication problems. The later 426 Plymouth Hemi was the best of the bunch.
When I was in the 10thgrade.I Had a 1952 Desoto. 4 Dr sedan. It Had a Chrysler Hemi FIredome. I think it was a 352?? It had a fluid drive with a clutch pedle. In South Texas there is a road across the Kings Ranch. There is a 76mile straight stretch on it. My father got clocked by the law from the air. They wrote him a ticket for 152mph in a 60mph zone. We didn't believe it, but, they insisted on it. It had a towing package which gave it a low stance front end. I gotta tell you it was surprising fast. The ultimate sleeper that looked like ur grandma's car. Appliance white black side wall tires n black steel rims. I embarrassed a lot of guys with fast cars with it. Haha. It was ony 12yrs old and showroom perfect. I remember it had been bought to pull an air stream trailer by an elderly couple. They parked it in an rv park. He died n she never drove it. I think it had about 1800 miles on it. Like new. I paid $500.00 cash for it n drove it home. It was a very plain looking car. But what a sleeper.
I'm "gassed" for the Hemi build. How awesome.
That Hemi will start collecting Social Security this year.
I'm guessing it was already on medicare. USA stuff, sorry folks. heh
Guess it beat me by two ! lol
😂😂😂😂 if it's not on (crack) it gets a 2nd life...
me too in 10 days. Taking the early option 😄
Grandaddy of em all
Great video ! Thanks to all that make them possible Never a dull moment @ Nicks Garage .
If you want to talk about hard to find hemi parts how about a 331 chrysler marine hemi. The heads and rockers are the only thing that swap from a car motor. The motor is totally gear driven and the transmission is driven off of the "front" of motor because it is mounted backwards in the boat.
Wow - I'd sure like to see that 241 Hemi come back to life.
Now thats a rare hemi .
Very few still exist, most have been melted down already.
I can't wait to hear that old hemi roar back to life!
Awesome! Iv got a 241 to rebuild, can’t wait to seeing this one come back to life!!
A few years back I had to pick up some parts and this engine was sitting on wooden blocks ... I instantly said, "Oh' a RED RAM!" The guy there asked, "You know this thing?" I said yeah it's an early hemi ... the guy yelled out to his buddy... HEY Joey! This guy knows about you engine... Evidently the owner bought it but wasn't sure what he had .... ah, memories..
first engine i ever rebuilt, when i was in high school, was a 331 Hemi in a 55' Chrysler C-300 . it had dual Carter four barrels and was around 300 hp stock, but a little more after the rebuild. Engine sure have came a long way since then.
james corvett. Your avatar gives me amblyopia.
@@victordjinn632 , luckily, thats treatable.
That 241 is going to make some awesome content can't wait !
What a cute little half-pint hemi! I hope the block and heads are still ok, so that we can see the baby heffalump on the dyno one day 👍
I want to hear that old original Hemi purr!!!!!!!!
Very cool to see the Gen 1. I have a 331 firepower still in the car (54 NewYorker Deluxe) It was my late uncle's car, he bought it in Germany in 1956 from a USAF Colonel, while he was serving in the RCAF.
He brought it back and drove it until 1961, when he got a job in the US. He left the car with my grandparents and said he'd be back for it next year..... He never came back for it. Grandpa passed away in 1978, my grandmother kept it in an old garage, my brother and I pulled it out in 1999 so she could sell the property.
It has been sitting since, probably hasn't run since the 60's.... car is rusty, it had been vandalized, I want to someday pull the heart and do a rebuilt on it and have it live on in another Mopar (1988 Ramcharger maybe??)
I'll be watching the progress on this Nick, thanks again.
(great time lapse video on youtube from Hagerty of a rebuilt of a 331 worth checking out)
Thanks for the great comment. Here’s hoping that you get to rebuilding that car soon.
Great vid nick..good to see kowalski slowly comin together..thanks for the hard work!
Those hemi engines powered alot of air sirens horns for military. Cool stuff!!
Fancy that aye Nick that first Gen Hemi will be like new and better once you've worked your Magic, can't wait to see it finished though!
The 440 sounds real sweet and a goer for the Kowalski Project!
WOW! that 241 is gonna be an awesome project and have a cool outcome im sure!!.
Such a TRUE gentleman Nick is !
can't wait for the 241 build gets started. Love that mule, it has a nasty sound to it too.
NIck, these videos make me smile! Can't get enough of em!
Great video again Nick, as always !! Never knew they made so small V8 Hemi :) Great stuff !!
cant wait to see the 1954 hemi build....it is going to be a sweet engine...
I have a 1949 Flathead V8 I’m building and it looked just like the hemi when I first got it. Good luck to you sir, Lot of time involved cleaning that block/parts up
Hmm...I guess due to the large head design but Fords whopping 100 hp vs the Hemi's of 1950-(modeled a 1951 but sold in early 1950) 180 hp Chrysler 331 Hemi !
My dads 1st car was a 51 Ford 2 door sedan (not the swoopy 2 door design ) It was the factory 4 door with rear doors welded shut lol,thats what they did..We bought another in 1994 but the flathead was toast and we put a built Ford 289 300 hp 4 speed with 4.30 rear axle,quick little car..He still owns it along with his 70 440 6bbl Cuda he bought new in 1970 ! Ran low 12's 2weeks later,after 1 month he ran 11's !! 440 6bbl,3.54 !
01trsmar I’d still choose the ford over the first gen hemi any day in my opinion. The first gen Chrysler Hemi was deisgned from a Flathead with ARDUN cylinder heads. If Chrylser did the same thing theye did in today’s standards, they wouldve been sued.
Thank you, Nick.
Thank you Nick for great info.
Another great video Nick - awesome performance from the 440 Demon mule too :)!
As always great video, thanks Nick
How is it possible that Nick only has 57k subscribers? With all the great auto related channels and viewers he should have a million easy. Conspiracy? Haa Haa. Share and like this channel people!
Thanks Lawrence. We’re actually just over 69k subs, and growing every day. Thanks for watching. ☀️
Nick is always dropping solid information 24/7!!
Got to love early Hemis!
Just as you've got to love Nick's Garage and all the videos!
I hope that all is well with you guys! 🤜🏻🤛🏻😎
You know what Nick, back in 69-71 I worked at a gas station. There was this man that bought used up CHP cars. They were Mopars. He had this old one about a 60 or 61. The thing is it was so freakin fast I have never forgotten it. I’m wondering if it had an early Hemi in it. I know you would know.
My dad said that he had a car with Red Ram hemi in it and he loved that engine. Not sure what model it was but I believe it was a Dodge and it was before I was born so I never saw it. He said it would smoke the tires when he punched it. I can't wait to see this motor get rebuilt and I hope that you can put it on the dyno Nick.
Deacon Blue. I hope it fits the customers budget. And yes, I would love to see it on the Dyno.
While I understand everyone's on a budget, still would go with roller rockers if I was getting my engine done, as the overall longer performance just makes it worth it.
Another good episode though, and watching even more parts get mounted on the Kowalski body just gets us excited to see more, film guy, if you can catch them putting up axles or any other parts on it, even a time lapse perhaps, please do, even if some shots get blocked by the workers. That 1st gen Hemi is a find, and will be interesting to see that engine up and running again.
Problem with Mopars is that everything is expensive in the valve train. A tin rockers lives just ok but the cast steel rockers are actually a decent piece IF in serviceable condition. What 440s have I cannot remember but PolyA and early LA engines have the good factory rocker. Not really a race rocker but many LA projects have used them at over 7000rpm
awesome job on the demon440!!!!!!!!!!!The old school hemi well it speaks for itself. Thanks for another great video:)
🤓 We can feel you really like the HEMI !...good show a gain Godfather Mopar 👍
Smart move magnafluxing the first gen hemi. I know some guys who restored a Chris Craft Barrel Back Speedster. They rebuilt the Hercules six but didn't check for cracks. The block was cracked and we had to go fetch it. I got to go along and bring it back from Alabama to Minnesota
we'll have to start calling Nick,his name is Dr Jones!!!!!!!I raced one of those old hemis once,and I got beat,couldn't hit second gear in my old 55 Ford with three on the tree!!!!!!
Thanks for another great and informative video!! Did I hear 241 ci? Talk about little brother!!
LUV your channel Nick! Great job!!!
The first Chrysler Hemi, though, is sometimes considered to be the XIV-2220. This being a 2220-ci V-16, which was not only mounted upside down, but had the power taken from a gear drive at the center of the crankshaft - that hugely long crank being considered at the risk of breaking if it came off one end. The resulting jackshaft then ran forward between the cylinder banks to the propeller.
We had 2 of these one in a55 coronet,and one in 56 Royal Lancer with the D500 kit .The Coronet was 3 on the tree,the Lancer was a Powerflite,that was converted to a 3 spd on the floor.The Coronet quite at a a hundred thousand miles ,the local garage rebuilt it for 500 dollors that was reasonable in 58,and that was pistons ,rings, valve job etc i would love to put one in a 64 dart.
I have only had one of these 241 Hemi w/two-barrel witch came from a Dodge Coronet Royal station-wagon but squeezed it into a 1954 Hillman Two door hardtop sedan with its four-speed manual trans, and I worked where I had to dismantle a 1953 Chrysler Imperial also had a Hemi it was parted out fully I did most of the work at the dismantling.
great video, always looking forward to Monday's..............nice job on the 440
You got a new subscriber. Love your humbleness and passion for quality work.
Thanks for joining us, Kevin.
Nick & the boyz! Cool 1st gen relic HEMI! Hope it can be salvaged.
Great show! Love seeing the dyno!
We would love to visit...
That old Hemi couldn't have gone to a better man to rebuild it when Nick is done with this engine, she'll be just like brand new, except a lot better.
Thank you.