I've told my wife that I want the VGG intro music played at my funeral entrance and that the pall bearers are to swing the casket in several donut configurations...Why?...this channel has brought me so much joy, smiles and out right guffaws. That's why. Peace and love to you and your family....and all the VGG fellers and fellettes that enjoy.
@Tall RedEasel Make sure that it's written in your Will! Specify that the Pallbearers ratchet strap the box down on the collapsible Funeral Home dolly, wheel it into a large, tiled hall... And "drift" ya for AT LEAST 5 minutes. CHEERS, Slick
@@slicksnewonenow if only they could put high-speed Servo Motors on the wheels so that we could lay a proper patch and get an "Approved" from the mourners.
What a neat way to spend a week of their summer! Those boys deserve a BIG ice cream! And Mrs. Vice Grip too! And Derek? You need to stop worrying so much about things like squealing fan belts! You're gonna give yourself an ulcer! LMAO
Drive, arrive, record, set up, sign, record, wave, meet and great, record, repair, edit, post and repeat every day all the while being a dad and husband living out of a land yacht. Pretty bloody impressive dude
They have more than one fun 4 wheel toy, and if you look closely in the background of episodes you can see them wrenching away on them too, its awesome to see.
I absolutely love your enthusiasm for old school cars. My dad was a diesel mechanic for 40 years before the lord pulled him away from me in 1998. Your tactics and determination reminds me a lot of his way of doing things. Good on you for turning this into a awesome living for yo ur family. I support you 100% and always will. Keep on gong man! Raise those boys with the right mindset so they can supply for their families the way you have for them….
****WATCH THE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE OF IAN MACORMACK STUNG BY BOX JELLYFISH WHILE SPEAR FISHING 🐟AT NITE IN MAURITIUS PRONOUNCED DEAD AND AWOKE IN THE MORGUE AFTER A VISIT TO HEAVEN AND HELL. DOES LIFE EXIST AFTER DEATH? WATCH THIS THOUGHT PROVOKING STORY AND FIND OUT.*************
Drive 525 miles back home !?! Do you realise that in the UK we think driving 50 miles is a major adventure and deserves a book writing about the experience.? Can't imagine the distances you guys drive and just think they're normal. Thanks so much for including us all in your 5 (7) day family adventure. Drive safe and keep the videos flowing. East Yorkshire. England. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Really long road trips would be much less enjoyable if we paid what you do for fuel. I just checked current prices, and once you convert capacity and currency, you are paying an average of $6.96 for a gallon of gas, where our average today is $3.15. I love a good road trip, but I wish we had better public transport so we had a viable option for long distance travel.
Neill - there is an old joke goes something like this; In the UK they think 100 miles is a long way, and in the US we think 200 year old buildings are ancient.
Yep, much different in the US. For about 6 months my commute for work was 55 miles one way and I never left what is considered the greater area of Houston, Texas.
I commute 70 miles a day for work. We took 2 big road trips this year. Florida 1900 mile round trip and myrtle beach 1200 mile round trip. Racked up some miles on the old going to town rig
My dad died in June. He had 2 of those Cadillacs, one was yellow I called it the banana boat. I used to play with the power seats for hours when I was a kid pretty sure I killed the battery lol
Your caddy is an amazing machine,,, left for dead out in a swamp,, brought back to life, and the things that have gone wrong are so minor and trivial,,, Too bad American car makers do not build cars like that any more,,
When you look at the technology they had back then and those cars are stone reliable 50 years later. My 70 GMC is a trooper too. 50 years for a relay, not bad!
My whole family loves you guys. Happy I found your channel. Changing a starter yesterday, and it was a tough job. Finally got it out, and my boy said, " I'll be dipped"
Derek - thank you and your family for "keepin' it real"! You guys are an inspiration for the rest of us regular folk to just be good-minded people, love yourself, your family, and your hobby - good things will follow!!!
If I remember correctly, the bracket in question was originally i stalled on studs. Could be the studs were replaced with bolts which would bring it in about 1/4 to 5/16 of an inch. Either way a nut will work behind the bracket.
Absolutely one of the very best channels in all of TH-cam hands down Derek!! Don’t ever stop what you are doing and you will make it very far along with your beautiful family :) cannot wait until you make your way out west with the family that is something that my family of 4 is really looking forward to :) keep it up Derek and the Fam❤️
Definitely fix some of the crusties, but not to overdo it.. we don't want her to lose all of her swamp pedigree Just enough to preserve on the old boat
I love how your tossing matchbox cars at the kids. My wife’s grandmas husband always carried die cast cars with him. Every time he saw the boys. He gave them one. My daughter passed in 2016 and he did the same. Funny how cars make kids happy. He passed this year. Keep up the good work Derek, love your content
Going through Cancer treatment here and enjoying this series really makes my day. The bierie clan sure are covering those miles! Keep those wheels rolling Betty White she made the 2000 miles, looking forward to the next road trip!
THanks ! For sharing, *& enjoying ,, HOW are YOUR treatments going?.& what is your daily Solutions.? Interestingly, i went through. lung, & COLORECTAL SURGERIES about five years ago, & and Chemotherapy for ( CMV Virus, ETC)having to use Wheelchair for couple months (* severe LYMPHADENOPARIES, ETC).. Anyways, about 80% original now ( @also 74 years young )… Anyways, I used deep Studies of OPERA: esp MOZART ( esp. buffa, ) Beethoven ( 1 only Opera), Verdi, et al)….and my WAY of life in Alcoholics Anonmymous to survive, erc. ! Relocated to HELENA Va,key MT, , from WARSAW Indiana….AROUND KIDS & Grandkids
No sir, you did not replace that belt at the very beginning of the video, I’ve been watching you for a while, Mario what you doing. I have a 73 Kelly Cookeville, then I drove from Vegas to Orlando Florida, from Orlando Florida to Jackson Tennessee, and now I just moved to Houston Texas. And I drove it all the way here as well, original for Sammy tomorrow. Everything went fine, except alternator locked up on me on the way from Vegas to Orlando. Other than that the only thing I burn was gas.
That's great how your family gives Hotwheels to the kids along the way. I've watched the whole Power Tour series, and glad you guys made it except for the minor issues. Betty White did great! Take Care and keep the great videos coming
Was awesome to meet you all in Champaign. Thanks to everyone for signing my buddies hat. His wife is doing great. Much love to you all. I’ll send a pic soon
Bought my first car, a used 70 Olds Cutlass with over 70k miles on it and drove it the way a 19 year old would if you can imagine. One rebuilt transmission and one timing chain in nearly 500k miles. She still ran good and quiet even though you could see the blue exhaust from space. Finally sold her to a guy in 2012 who was going to restore it with his kids as I had no way of doing that. Lordy GM made cars to last.
I am from Argentina, I never traveled to the USA and all the videos on the channel make me know your country and enjoy it as if I were there. This family trip is the cherry on the cake. Thank you familis VVG!!!
Thanks, for taking Me on your Trip! I love seeing mom and dad together with Us kids! I Never had that. I smiled ALL the way throughout the video, because I could Only imagine the love and security that Your family had having Dad & Mom, in charge working as a Team! The kids KNEW that between the 2 of U, things would work out. And, it Did!😁😁😁 Thanks, for the adventure!❤️❤️❤️
I caught up on this and I have to say what a beauty! I kept thinking, there she was neglected and abandoned in a muddy swampy field to being a show piece everybody wanted to see. These were the cars from my era, my parents owned some tuna boats when I was a child. Theses are the classics in my opinion.
I had a 1941 Chevy and drove it from KS to St. Louis MO years ago. It made it all the way to the outskirts of town when it started cutting out on me. I had it towed the rest of the way. There was a brand new filter in the line near the carb, but in the back by the tank was the original filter, and it was in there for a long time. I bypassed it with a rubber hose and all was good.
This has been a hugely entertaining series, I've loved watching you and the family visiting all those places that I'll never get to visit and seeing everybody's cars, and they've all been fantastic, meeting new people and making new friends along the way, all the best from the UK.
I can't pinpoint what it is about your road trips. Between a Foxbody Mustang and an old ass Cadillac you make what you're doing look really really fun. Better than anyone I've seen on TH-cam.
One relay trick that I do when those old relays go bad is just convert it to the newer style Bosch 5 pin relay. They're very cheap, reliable, and readily available. You can even buy the pigtails at some part stores. Either splice it in and get rid of the old relay all together or get a small pack of 1/4" male flat terminals and you can plug it in without cutting into the factory harness
They also make a 75 amp 4 pin that might be better here. You try to roll all 4 of those monsters up at the same time, and you might burn out that 40 amp 5 pin.
@@majcrash the 40 should do it but you won't have much room left over. Id say they draw about 7-8 a per window so about 30 then have a spike of 40 when the windows go all the way up. That factory relay was probably only rated for 30a
Was a awesome tour, I loved my '70 sedan de Ville ❤♥😍💖was a great road tripping car and never let me down!! Oh and BTW it passed everything but a gas station ⛽LOL Thanks for sharing and as always "Howdy from Texas "!!
My Dad had a 1970 DeVille, I took it to my Senior Prom in 1971, My girlfriend was impressed, It was traded in on a 1974 Lincoln, Mark 4. But all my memories, are on all the Bonneville's he had, in the 60s. 1960 Pontiac Convert, 1963 Grand Prix, 1965 Bonneville, 1967 Bonneville. all with huge engines, and sharp colors and designs. Maybe when your looking, in the junk Yards, you may find one and bring back some great memories. I love your show, all thumbs up! Mark.
I gotta hand it to a feller. Your wife and kids are real troopers. Had I taken that trip with my crew, there would've been a few death threats and at least one threat of divorce. And I'd need therapy. Enjoyed taking the trip with you Derek(I'm only kidding about ALL the threats. Are you paying attention TH-cam?)
Thanks y’all. I’m not one to get too emotional but… Derek n family have my heart n mind givin thanks for what I’ve got my family our life together and for this show coming into our lives! It’s beautiful the way life should be and we all sure do need more of that! Thanks so much for what you’re doing
This Betty White series was awesome. In 1978 I went to Senior Prom in my dad's 70 Caddy. Pretty much the same car as yours except it had the 500 motor and was a light gold color. Fender skirts were present and a kinda tall fella and a fellette could almost strettttttttccccccchhhhhh out in the back seat for a "nap!" That rig would get up to 90 without even trying. The best riding car I've ever been in, seemed like you were literally floating down the road at 90+ (sorry dad!). Looks like the Hot Rod Power Tour was awesome!
Betty was the only one for the job. She worth, a little TLC, and a feller would never doubt her. I had a blast, just watching on a phone. Thanks for the ride.
VGG is my favorite TH-cam channel for sure! I bought a hat from their merch store and well, i got it hella fast. And probably the most comfortable hat I've worn in a while. (I miss the flex fit hats, you can't really find them anywhere anymore.) Definitely will support this channel all the time!! Derek, keep making the great content to where a bunch of guys and gals are most certainly entertained!!!!
The number of times my parents piled my siblings and I into a '63 Studebaker Lark Daytona ragtop for extended trips proved to me that the modern farkles take away, rather than add to the trip. Dang, a fella misses his folks and trips like that. Boys, cherish these times.
Gotta love GM. Any vehicle that you can take the wife and kids for a road trip in, after rescuing it from a farmers field, deserves praise. Of course, "Vice Grip Know How", and patience played the most vital role in in this successful tour.
Back in 82’ my friends and I took a road trip in 70’ Caddy to Kings Dominion Park West Virginia. On the the way out we caught a flat in the dark. When we got home to Upstate NY we found the tire iron on the roof, didn’t move.
A guy is amazed at how well ol Betty held up on power tour going from stone cold dead and forgotten to putting on a couple thousand miles. I hope you keep her around, I’m looking forward to seeing more videos with her. Well now that I’ve bleep blooped my thoughts, I’m gonna call it a night and spend time with the old lady before I end up camping on the couch
Love Betty White Cadillac, I ordered the t-shirt and finally arrived. It brings back memories of a 70 white 2 door convertible Cadillac my mom had in my teen years. Loved that car, fast and a luxury ride. Wish I had photos. Thank you for the memories. I truly enjoy your videos. Having a family involved in what you love and enjoy is beautiful to see.
Been awesome watching your tour, and the fact that you took time make videos throughout is a testament to how you value your viewers. Keep up the great channel 🤙🏻
Watching from Thunder bay, ontario.We have been to your neck of the woods many times.Love all those small towns,great tour and awesome family adventure
I am 50 years old and I still get excited about hot wheels. Great Video and a great little series. Thank you and your family for the fun video adventure.
I second that sentiment 100%!!!!!!! So blessed to have you and the family in my family’s lives we watch y’all every time you post new material as well as rerunning your past episodes! A&E will likely be callin a guy soon for a new reality show soon (if not already) thank god for you!!!
This is the best television ever, man. You got cable tv beat by many a mile.
I hope he gets paid well enough doing this, That hes able to say no to motor trend when they try to buy him out.
I agree!!!!!
I’ll admit to binge watching Vice Grip.
@@wolfidk123 aww, somebody must not have gotten a hot wheels toy!
@@wolfidk123
You're gonna have to step up your game if you're gonna try to troll THIS group
I've told my wife that I want the VGG intro music played at my funeral entrance and that the pall bearers are to swing the casket in several donut configurations...Why?...this channel has brought me so much joy, smiles and out right guffaws. That's why. Peace and love to you and your family....and all the VGG fellers and fellettes that enjoy.
Legendary
@Tall RedEasel
Make sure that it's written in your Will!
Specify that the Pallbearers ratchet strap the box down on the collapsible Funeral Home dolly, wheel it into a large, tiled hall... And "drift" ya for AT LEAST 5 minutes.
CHEERS,
Slick
@@slicksnewonenow if only they could put high-speed Servo Motors on the wheels so that we could lay a proper patch and get an "Approved" from the mourners.
AMEN, Brother.
Awesome idea hopefully we won't have to implement it for another 30-40 years
I just love Jessica's smile when each problem occurs. her support and adventurous spirit is awesome.
She's a keeper, for sure!
That’s woman’s version of the “That’s Fine….Probably not”
@@jaw3895 you watch vice grip garage. so do I.
@@larryl43 I agree with your original comment, she's definitely a keeper and unfortunately super rare and tough to come by these days 💜😔
My Wife Carol Is UpBeat & Positive & Has a Smile that Melts My Heart. Makes a Trip Big Time Fun ! !
Shout out to those boys for holding it together for that whole trip, incredible
Yea and no TV's on the back of the headrests lol
What a neat way to spend a week of their summer! Those boys deserve a BIG ice cream! And Mrs. Vice Grip too!
And Derek? You need to stop worrying so much about things like squealing fan belts! You're gonna give yourself an ulcer! LMAO
Was just thinking this when he said 'it's hot'
I was thinking the same thing, Derek and Jessica both have really nice rigs, I wonder if the boys ever say "why don't we take them" lol
Drive, arrive, record, set up, sign, record, wave, meet and great, record, repair, edit, post and repeat every day all the while being a dad and husband living out of a land yacht. Pretty bloody impressive dude
Those 3 boys deserve a go cart or something cool. The most well behaved and awesome kids I've ever seen.....
They already have 2 cool things.
Their mom and dad.
That's what happens when you parent your kids correctly
@@corydunaway OH HELL YEA :)
They have more than one fun 4 wheel toy, and if you look closely in the background of episodes you can see them wrenching away on them too, its awesome to see.
I agree!!!
Dang! A guy and his family are becoming a pretty big deal.
“I wonder what Derek Bieri is doing today?” 😁
He is probably resting after a long trip.
dannng I felt that😄
Thanks for taking us along. Great family! Tip of the hat. Your wife deserves something special.
This comments awesome lol I hope he sees it and gets a chuckle
I thought that very thing this morning .
We appreciate all the hard work that must go into getting content out daily while doing an event like this. We really enjoy coming along for the ride!
I absolutely love your enthusiasm for old school cars. My dad was a diesel mechanic for 40 years before the lord pulled him away from me in 1998. Your tactics and determination reminds me a lot of his way of doing things. Good on you for turning this into a awesome living for yo ur family. I support you 100% and always will. Keep on gong man! Raise those boys with the right mindset so they can supply for their families the way you have for them….
Thank you so much Jeff
****WATCH THE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE OF IAN MACORMACK STUNG BY BOX JELLYFISH WHILE SPEAR FISHING 🐟AT NITE IN MAURITIUS PRONOUNCED DEAD AND AWOKE IN THE MORGUE AFTER A VISIT TO HEAVEN AND HELL. DOES LIFE EXIST AFTER DEATH? WATCH THIS THOUGHT PROVOKING STORY AND FIND OUT.*************
Love the antenna in the windshield - man you got some good kids …
Drive 525 miles back home !?! Do you realise that in the UK we think driving 50 miles is a major adventure and deserves a book writing about the experience.? Can't imagine the distances you guys drive and just think they're normal.
Thanks so much for including us all in your 5 (7) day family adventure. Drive safe and keep the videos flowing.
East Yorkshire. England. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Really long road trips would be much less enjoyable if we paid what you do for fuel. I just checked current prices, and once you convert capacity and currency, you are paying an average of $6.96 for a gallon of gas, where our average today is $3.15.
I love a good road trip, but I wish we had better public transport so we had a viable option for long distance travel.
Neill - there is an old joke goes something like this; In the UK they think 100 miles is a long way, and in the US we think 200 year old buildings are ancient.
Yep, much different in the US. For about 6 months my commute for work was 55 miles one way and I never left what is considered the greater area of Houston, Texas.
I commute 70 miles a day for work. We took 2 big road trips this year. Florida 1900 mile round trip and myrtle beach 1200 mile round trip. Racked up some miles on the old going to town rig
My dad died in June. He had 2 of those Cadillacs, one was yellow I called it the banana boat. I used to play with the power seats for hours when I was a kid pretty sure I killed the battery lol
Condolences. Just keep sharing those good memories, and they live on.
Your caddy is an amazing machine,,, left for dead out in a swamp,, brought back to life, and the things that have gone wrong are so minor and trivial,,, Too bad American car makers do not build cars like that any more,,
When you look at the technology they had back then and those cars are stone reliable 50 years later. My 70 GMC is a trooper too. 50 years for a relay, not bad!
True that everything was built bigger and better back then. But emission standards and greed put that right in the trash can
Sometimes licorice wire is all you need to save the day.
@@jaredbeach7885 you got that right
@@happyjohn8256 My mom had a 78 with a 350 4 barrel. Amazing car! Her 73 not so much:(
What a beautiful country we live in. What a great family. God Bless you all!
Thanks Matt
It will be much better when Trump is reinstated and the guy pretending to be Biden is thrown in jail.
@@FrankIsAlwaysRight True that, brother!
My whole family loves you guys. Happy I found your channel. Changing a starter yesterday, and it was a tough job. Finally got it out, and my boy said, " I'll be dipped"
Derek - thank you and your family for "keepin' it real"! You guys are an inspiration for the rest of us regular folk to just be good-minded people, love yourself, your family, and your hobby - good things will follow!!!
CONSERVATIVES ARE REAL AMERICANS & ARE THE MAJORITY ,, THANK GOD ,,,, IN GOD WE TRUST
If I remember correctly, the bracket in question was originally i stalled on studs. Could be the studs were replaced with bolts which would bring it in about 1/4 to 5/16 of an inch. Either way a nut will work behind the bracket.
Absolutely one of the very best channels in all of TH-cam hands down Derek!! Don’t ever stop what you are doing and you will make it very far along with your beautiful family :) cannot wait until you make your way out west with the family that is something that my family of 4 is really looking forward to :) keep it up Derek and the Fam❤️
Man, ole Betty has done well.. almost brings a tear to a guys eye just how sweet that ole lady is
She's a fine old girl with a boatload of class
i think a guy should give Betty some new skirts and some body work to fix the rust.
Definitely fix some of the crusties, but not to overdo it.. we don't want her to lose all of her swamp pedigree
Just enough to preserve on the old boat
So is the actual Betty White !!
She's a boatload of classy old girl, too.
I love his funny speaking. Makes his Films always fun to watch. And his know how is a wow worth.
I love how your tossing matchbox cars at the kids. My wife’s grandmas husband always carried die cast cars with him. Every time he saw the boys. He gave them one. My daughter passed in 2016 and he did the same. Funny how cars make kids happy. He passed this year. Keep up the good work Derek, love your content
So awesome! The old school dad way of getting things done. Will forever be a fan of these videos
thank you for saying what a lot of us know is true. Family, friends and creating great memories for our kids.
Going through Cancer treatment here and enjoying this series really makes my day. The bierie clan sure are covering those miles!
Keep those wheels rolling Betty White she made the 2000 miles, looking forward to the next road trip!
THanks ! For sharing, *& enjoying ,, HOW are YOUR treatments going?.& what is your daily Solutions.? Interestingly, i went through. lung, & COLORECTAL SURGERIES about five years ago, & and Chemotherapy for ( CMV Virus, ETC)having to use Wheelchair for couple months (* severe LYMPHADENOPARIES, ETC).. Anyways, about 80% original now ( @also 74 years young )… Anyways, I used deep Studies of OPERA: esp MOZART ( esp. buffa, ) Beethoven ( 1 only Opera), Verdi, et al)….and my WAY of life in Alcoholics Anonmymous to survive, erc. ! Relocated to HELENA Va,key MT, , from WARSAW Indiana….AROUND KIDS & Grandkids
Great trip! Beautiful Wife by your side, and three well behaved boys. What a blessing!
No sir, you did not replace that belt at the very beginning of the video, I’ve been watching you for a while, Mario what you doing. I have a 73 Kelly Cookeville, then I drove from Vegas to Orlando Florida, from Orlando Florida to Jackson Tennessee, and now I just moved to Houston Texas. And I drove it all the way here as well, original for Sammy tomorrow. Everything went fine, except alternator locked up on me on the way from Vegas to Orlando. Other than that the only thing I burn was gas.
What a Awesome week! The kids don't realize how good of parents they have to show them the states Old School Style ✌💯👍🤜🤛🤙🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
That's great how your family gives Hotwheels to the kids along the way. I've watched the whole Power Tour series, and glad you guys made it except for the minor issues. Betty White did great! Take Care and keep the great videos coming
Was awesome to meet you all in Champaign. Thanks to everyone for signing my buddies hat. His wife is doing great. Much love to you all. I’ll send a pic soon
Thanks for coming out!
Bought my first car, a used 70 Olds Cutlass with over 70k miles on it and drove it the way a 19 year old would if you can imagine. One rebuilt transmission and one timing chain in nearly 500k miles. She still ran good and quiet even though you could see the blue exhaust from space. Finally sold her to a guy in 2012 who was going to restore it with his kids as I had no way of doing that. Lordy GM made cars to last.
I am from Argentina, I never traveled to the USA and all the videos on the channel make me know your country and enjoy it as if I were there.
This family trip is the cherry on the cake.
Thank you familis VVG!!!
Thanks, for taking Me on your Trip! I love seeing mom and dad together with Us kids! I Never had that. I smiled ALL the way throughout the video, because I could Only imagine the love and security that Your family had having Dad & Mom, in charge working as a Team! The kids KNEW that between the 2 of U, things would work out. And, it Did!😁😁😁 Thanks, for the adventure!❤️❤️❤️
Amazing family time! How can you not love this family! America's family!!
BASED AMERICAN FAMILY raising REAL American men!
So many people think you need a new car to make a long road trip. Ol Betty White and Derrick (and family) prove else wise.
Thanks for the trip !
What a great series, family and Cadillac. I've really enjoyed the videos.
I loved this series, what a great adventure with the family!
2052 miles very nice work Betty White and glad you made it home Derek and the family @ViceGripGarage
Thank-you for all the hard work 💪.
The wife and kids are troopers. Great content.
Much appreciated
The pleasure is all mine Derek and family, Thank you for including me in this Power Tour. Got to reserve a seat for next year 😉👍
This has been a great mini series, thanks for bringing us along
Congrats on the Caddy 2000+ mile road trip/Power tour. A guy and gal sure does know how to treat their kids!
Thanks Bill
I caught up on this and I have to say what a beauty! I kept thinking, there she was neglected and abandoned in a muddy swampy field to being a show piece everybody wanted to see. These were the cars from my era, my parents owned some tuna boats when I was a child. Theses are the classics in my opinion.
This is the most fun on a trip I never took! Thanks for taking me along.
Betty is a keeper derek ! Thank you for the great content 👌 Greetings from a feller in the netherlands
This mini series was fantastic, thank you all for sharing this with us, tale care stay safe and God bless, kind regards from Scotland
I had a 1941 Chevy and drove it from KS to St. Louis MO years ago. It made it all the way to the outskirts of town when it started cutting out on me. I had it towed the rest of the way. There was a brand new filter in the line near the carb, but in the back by the tank was the original filter, and it was in there for a long time. I bypassed it with a rubber hose and all was good.
D,
your appreciation for the longevity of the belts hoses and ignition is a testament to the craftsmanship we are capable of
Oldest looks like he's adopting your brother's chatty disposition and that bright cheerful scowl. :D
9:16 " Hey That guy's a TH-cam guy " LoL
Awesome videos Derek, I enjoy each one. Keep em rollin
Thank you Derrick n Jessica n family been fantastic coming along for the trip and taking us with you.
This has been a hugely entertaining series, I've loved watching you and the family visiting all those places that I'll never get to visit and seeing everybody's cars, and they've all been fantastic, meeting new people and making new friends along the way, all the best from the UK.
Thanks Mick
I can't pinpoint what it is about your road trips. Between a Foxbody Mustang and an old ass Cadillac you make what you're doing look really really fun. Better than anyone I've seen on TH-cam.
One relay trick that I do when those old relays go bad is just convert it to the newer style Bosch 5 pin relay. They're very cheap, reliable, and readily available. You can even buy the pigtails at some part stores. Either splice it in and get rid of the old relay all together or get a small pack of 1/4" male flat terminals and you can plug it in without cutting into the factory harness
They also make a 75 amp 4 pin that might be better here. You try to roll all 4 of those monsters up at the same time, and you might burn out that 40 amp 5 pin.
@@majcrash the 40 should do it but you won't have much room left over. Id say they draw about 7-8 a per window so about 30 then have a spike of 40 when the windows go all the way up. That factory relay was probably only rated for 30a
This past week of videos is by far best Power Tour coverage I've seen. Great job.
Was a awesome tour, I loved my '70 sedan de Ville ❤♥😍💖was a great road tripping car and never let me down!! Oh and BTW it passed everything but a gas station ⛽LOL Thanks for sharing and as always "Howdy from Texas "!!
My Dad had a 1970 DeVille, I took it to my Senior Prom in 1971, My girlfriend was impressed, It was traded in on a 1974 Lincoln, Mark 4. But all my memories, are on all the Bonneville's he had, in the 60s. 1960 Pontiac Convert, 1963 Grand Prix, 1965 Bonneville, 1967 Bonneville. all with huge engines, and sharp colors and designs. Maybe when your looking, in the junk Yards, you may find one and bring back some great memories. I love your show, all thumbs up! Mark.
Derek is the only guy in America who can mispronounce both Champagne and Illinois in the same sentence and still be universally loved. LOL
Twice.
I gotta hand it to a feller. Your wife and kids are real troopers. Had I taken that trip with my crew, there would've been a few death threats and at least one threat of divorce. And I'd need therapy. Enjoyed taking the trip with you Derek(I'm only kidding about ALL the threats. Are you paying attention TH-cam?)
He has a few words he misses quotes
HOME IS THE HEART… thank god a feller and his family made it home! Love y’all
Thanks y’all. I’m not one to get too emotional but… Derek n family have my heart n mind givin thanks for what I’ve got my family our life together and for this show coming into our lives! It’s beautiful the way life should be and we all sure do need more of that! Thanks so much for what you’re doing
The one thing I love about this whole adventure is all the cars that never see a trailer UNLESS they are broken!
This Betty White series was awesome. In 1978 I went to Senior Prom in my dad's 70 Caddy. Pretty much the same car as yours except it had the 500 motor and was a light gold color. Fender skirts were present and a kinda tall fella and a fellette could almost strettttttttccccccchhhhhh out in the back seat for a "nap!" That rig would get up to 90 without even trying. The best riding car I've ever been in, seemed like you were literally floating down the road at 90+ (sorry dad!). Looks like the Hot Rod Power Tour was awesome!
Betty was the only one for the job. She worth, a little TLC, and a feller would never doubt her.
I had a blast, just watching on a phone. Thanks for the ride.
VGG is my favorite TH-cam channel for sure! I bought a hat from their merch store and well, i got it hella fast. And probably the most comfortable hat I've worn in a while. (I miss the flex fit hats, you can't really find them anywhere anymore.) Definitely will support this channel all the time!!
Derek, keep making the great content to where a bunch of guys and gals are most certainly entertained!!!!
Congrats to Betty for doing such a trouble free trip. Glad you and the family made it home all safe and sound. I so enjoy your videos.
The number of times my parents piled my siblings and I into a '63 Studebaker Lark Daytona ragtop for extended trips proved to me that the modern farkles take away, rather than add to the trip. Dang, a fella misses his folks and trips like that. Boys, cherish these times.
@@brianleslie7388 I couldn't agree with you more. Life was so simple back then. Things were so appreciated back then.
This is been the most enjoyable trip you ever had you got to take it with your wife and your kids I'm glad you had a great time God bless
Hey I was originally from Minnesota on on the west coast Washington state
awesome loved this serries ty was worth every second ty again guys gals..made my day
Gotta love GM. Any vehicle that you can take the wife and kids for a road trip in, after rescuing it from a farmers field, deserves praise. Of course, "Vice Grip Know How", and patience played the most vital role in in this successful tour.
What a great family trip! Thanks for taking all of us along with you.
Really enjoyed being on this journey with you, and your beautiful family. Thanks.
Back in 82’ my friends and I took a road trip in 70’ Caddy to Kings Dominion Park West Virginia. On the the way out we caught a flat in the dark. When we got home to Upstate NY we found the tire iron on the roof, didn’t move.
Excellent Coverage On Betty White Dereck, I’m Glad You & Yours Had A Safe Journey, That ‘70 Cadillac’s Worth The Time Of A Restoration & Keeper!!
A guy is amazed at how well ol Betty held up on power tour going from stone cold dead and forgotten to putting on a couple thousand miles. I hope you keep her around, I’m looking forward to seeing more videos with her. Well now that I’ve bleep blooped my thoughts, I’m gonna call it a night and spend time with the old lady before I end up camping on the couch
Just more AWESOMENESS for a feller to drink up! Thanks for taking us along Derek, Jessica, and you AWESOME Boys!
Awesome Family outing Derek! Congrats on the success of the whole trip and family outing showing loads of fun for folks to enjoy
I've watched every episode that were definitely an epic road trip for you & the family loved every minute of it Betty White did you proud
This was on Carrie & my bucket list; doubtful I will ever do it without her. Thanks for letting me virtually tag along
What I really love is the sense of community, brings a tear…
As we say in England "A grand old bus" - Thanks for posting.
I've always wanted to do power tour and these videos are some great motivation to get a goin to town rig together for next year.
Me too 🤘🏼😎 and i am from Sweden 🇸🇪😉
Maybe someday this tour will be in his dad's Buick.Thanks for all u do sir.
Now that would be a brilliant road trip, I'd almost forgotten about the Buick
Totally enjoyed your Family Power Tour Trip Vblog. Your 1970 Cadillac was trooper, for not having any major problems.
Love Betty White Cadillac, I ordered the t-shirt and finally arrived. It brings back memories of a 70 white 2 door convertible Cadillac my mom had in my teen years. Loved that car, fast and a luxury ride. Wish I had photos.
Thank you for the memories. I truly enjoy your videos. Having a family involved in what you love and enjoy is beautiful to see.
Been awesome watching your tour, and the fact that you took time make videos throughout is a testament to how you value your viewers. Keep up the great channel 🤙🏻
Thank you to you and your family unit for taking us along for the ride. It is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the daily videos. I know the time spent editing can get to a fella after a while. It was great to follow you and the fam along the way
Watching from Thunder bay, ontario.We have been to your neck of the woods many times.Love all those small towns,great tour and awesome family adventure
My only friend from Canada is from Thunder Bay. She still lives there! Small world!
It was good to hear you refer to Minnesota as home! You will always be one of us!
Nice to see a good old family trip! Thank God you're so knowledgeable, or it wouldn't have been much fun at all!!
Thank you again for bringing us along on the trip. Looking forward to someday participating in it myself.
Great series Derek. I love hanging out with you and your family. Thanks for sharing with all of us!
I am 50 years old and I still get excited about hot wheels. Great Video and a great little series. Thank you and your family for the fun video adventure.
This tour right here is America. What america can really be about. Good fun and family. What a awesome family. Derek youre amazing!!!
Loooove seeing monaros (Pontiac GTO) and statesmans (Chevy Caprice) on the cruise. I think even a yellow crewman. Makes an Aussie guy proud!
Just thought I'd say hello to you and your family Derek,,from England. Love your content ✌🇬🇧✌🇺🇸
Great week on the power tour! Can’t wait to see what’s next with Betty White! So glad you and the family had a great time! See you on the next one!!
Watching these videos over the past week is why this is the best thing on TH-cam.
Glad to meet you, keep up the great work! A family man who works with his hands is an inspiration and a mirror to my own life.
Very much enjoyed this tour! Great being with you and the family!
Perfect lunch time videooo. Loving this trip!
Right, just got on lunch
I've watched this series of episodes 3 times. Something like this is definitely on my fantasy list 😮😮
Great family fun.
I’ve got my wife hooked on VGG now. She is anxious for me to get her ‘63 Corvair Spyder on the road
Thank you for the family trip. With everyone stuck at home it's great to get out, even virtually.
I second that sentiment 100%!!!!!!! So blessed to have you and the family in my family’s lives we watch y’all every time you post new material as well as rerunning your past episodes! A&E will likely be callin a guy soon for a new reality show soon (if not already) thank god for you!!!