Did you notice how, as far as rust goes, that she's in better shape than most of the much "newer" cars that are in that bone yard? Lol it's just a matter of time until a rat rod builder comes along and snaps it up. 😊
@@kevincoleman1226 I don't remember seeing the Dillinger letter when I was there years ago . I do know that Dillinger preferred Packards and Hudson's over Fords as they were bigger and had more room for his " associates " . The early Ford V8s of 32-33 weren't nearly as reliable as the A and B four cylinders were .
Hey Steve, I love the respect you gave to the treasured ruler your friend gave you. Just toss it into the rotting truck and let it bounce down to the ground. Love all your videos!
I’m dating myself here, but when I started doing oil changes on my own, those cardboard oil cans were the only ones available! I worked a part time job at an auto parts store and there was inevitably a occasional “leaker” that would ooze oil all over the open flats and make everything a slippery mess of everything! I remember what an improvement the new plastic containers were once they started coming out in the 80’s - especially when you learned how to pour them without the “glugging”………👍 That old Ford truck is certainly a dichotomy - on one hand, so crude and rudimentary - yet some of the mechanical details are strikingly similar and just as robust as anything you would find on a new heavy-duty truck from today!
As an 8 year old, tried my hand at driving a 31 AA in a snowy field helping my father feed cattle as we drove by feed bunkers. Technically, the first vehicle I ever put in gear, released the clutch, and put the vehicle in motion. This was in 1959 in Kansas, when Model A’s were not nearly as collectible as they are now. Farm kids got to do this kind of stuff!
Ford I heard saved on manufacturing by utilizing the dual water pumps was it meant less redesign of the cooling system since it’s the same as taking two 4 cylinder’s and incorporating an already designed tested and proved way of cooling. The flathead was truly an amazing engine when all the other manufacturers were using inline 6 or 8’s unless demanding a premium price for the use of a v8. Ford knew what they were doing and knew how to bring affordable performance into the hands of the general people for the time.
Of all the vehicles Steve and co. has shown us this is by far the most worthy and deserving of being saved. I hope a rat rod doesn’t get their hands on it, this one is not that far gone for that.
You Are Obviously EASILY Entertained... Go To A REAL Auto Show And See What The Vehicles Are ACTUALLY Suppose To Look Like, And Get The BETTER Detailed Information From The Owner. Instead Of Looking At Rusted Out Neglected JUNK That's Has Already Been Scavenged For Parts...
32 has the fire wall that bolts in , by looking at the trucks fire wall at the front 33, 34 . Also 34 has that extra belt line below the window on the cab . Nice vintage truck .
Turn Signals WERE NOT Inside The Headlights. The Smaller Bulb Inside The Headlight Was Simply A Marker Light. NOT ALL Of His Information Is Correct And Accurate. What He Gives Is What He Reads In His Magazine Articles, And Makes GUESSES A Lot Of Times...
Also for @jimgarvey5452 @seed_drill7135 and @davemckolanis4683 A few years earlier than this Model BB truck, a ring like that on the hub of a steering wheel for a Model T was to control the ignition timing, advance was one direction and retard was the other. Are you sure what we see in this video isn't a carryover of that control? A headlight switch would be a simple two-position thing: on or off. Not sure why headlights would need a sliding control.
@@xqqqme- The ring around the horn button with the handle on it is the headlight switch. It has 3 positions, off, low beam and high beam. The spark and throttle controls on Model T’s and Model A’s were the levers extending from either side of the steering column (spark left and throttle right). Also, directional signals on cars and trucks did not exist in the 20s and 30s so you won’t find any switches for that purpose.
Back in the late sixty's I worked at a Texaco service station. Havoline motor oil came in 1 quart cardboard container's used a special oil spout to pour the oil. Brings back many memories. Thanks Steve.
We used Havoline oil in those cans in the 1970s and 1980s in our 1971 LTD. The last time I used oil from cardboard cans was in the mid-1990s - a man in my neighborhood was closing up his hardware store in a small town and had fire-sale prices on everything inside (which was a time capsule), including brand-new snow tires still on the rack on the wall from the 1970s. He had a case of Penzoil in those cans and I bought it and used the oil. I still have several of the spouts for those cans too!
Steve I used to own a 1930 Model A truck and my head light buckets were brass with German silver plating, I believe those were too. The lever on the steering wheel was your headlight switch. Turn signals were still decades away. Surprised to still see that laying in a junk yard. Still lots of good parts left for a restorer.
The 1932 Ford B & BB trucks had a separate bolt in firewall and the 33 & 34's had a welded in firewall so I would say that was definitely a 33 or a 34. Got to see a 1936 Ford logging truck once and it was geared so low that I think it's top speed with the flathead V8. As I remember Ardun overhead conversions were originally designed for the trucking industry and later adopted by hotrodders.
This was a great treat today, I love seeing the older stuff. I really hope you cover that light blue cabover that was in the background, I have always wanted a Ford C series cabover and would like to hear you talk about them
Steve, I'm pretty sure that motor was 221 Cubic inches. It was upped to 239 inches later. And no turn signals on that truck. That switch in the center of the steering wheel is the light switch.
Recently bought a 1939 1.5 ton truck. It has what was described to me as as a torsion drive. This truck looks like the same but hard to tell for sure because of the weeds. Drive shaft came back from transmission in a tube. No U- joint at the rear end. The semi- elipecal springs were connected by a wishbone to the tube behind the transmission. Something similar to a CV joint connected the transmission to the drive shaft. The only pivot point in the drive line . You can see one of the torsion tubes running at an angle by the right frame. Also Ford used manual brakes up till late 38 or 39 when they came out with hydraulic brakes.
My favorite part of learning about cars , are the quirks , and corner cutting dollar saving things manufacturers did. Like how steve pointed out how a mopar had a fiberglass canopy window end cap, and how dodge trucks kept using the same cab from the 50s all the way up until the 70s.. i love that weird stuff . One of the coolest things i foind out was ford using the c-cabover body, As a top cab portion of a later model ford h-seirs semi truck, and turning the wheel wells/openings into strorage compartments. Sooo funny. Anyone have any weird stories to share id love to hear them😊👍
@@davemckolanis4683 ⚙I like being in the junkyard with the Steve and I'd like to bring my camera and go with him someday.. He always manages to make me laugh with his strategically placed magazines, models and sometimes an invented word or two. I guess not everyone feels the same..
The switch on the steering wheel is for the parking and headlights, no turn signals in the headlight buckets. Only one rear tail light. The reflectors were silver plated because it has the most reflectance on any metal. The AA (1928-1931) also had longitudinal rear leaf springs.
What a great Friday! I don't know how but Steve never disappoints he's always upping the game! And Katie let's just say she's a diva and Steve knows it! What a great channel! It's got everything and let's not forget about Shane the photographer he's amazing as well! He doesn't get enough love but he's integral
Hate to see the really old iron just sitting in the junk yard. I can see lots of potential in that old girl. The switch in the center of the steering wheel is the light switch 3 position park, low beam, high beam and horn button in the middle. I think it was Clyde Barrow that supposedly sent Henry the complimentary letter for his cars. Great video no dog today to steal your scenes.
Many years ago I rebuilt a BB 32 Ford. The emergency brake was a separate brake shoe inside the rear drum. Four cylinder with mechanical brakes made for exciting stops if needed in a hurry. Top speed maybe 35 40 MPH. Sold it because it was not safe to mix it up with modern cars near you. Also sitting on the gas tank metal molded to fit the wood seat frames was nerve wracking.
Thanks, Steve, a particularly meaningful vehicle in the grand scheme of things and just think of the thrill for those engineers back then, heading to work in Detroit to create new engines and suspensions and everything. And O my, that cab, you gotta be slim to drive that truck. :)
David Attenborough Is FAR MORE Educated Than This Guy. Who Relies On Magazine Information That He Reads About The Rusting Neglected Junk He Talks About...
WOW, You Really ARE A Young Kid Indeed. I Have Empty Metal Kendal Motor Oil Drums At Home Used As Burn Barrels, And Un-Opened Cardboard Cans Of Oil From The 1980's. It Wasn't Until The Last Decade Or So That Service Garages Had To Have Various Viscosity Cases Of Oil On Stock For These Newer Computerized Engines. With Turbo's, Dual Cam OHV Designs, And SPECIFIC Oil TYPES The Engine Requires. You Really Gotta Get Up To Speed Kiddo...
Was never a Ford fan, although my dad was. He had an oil field construction company. We had Ford trucks and pickups. The cross leaf suspension would pound out the front cross members and crystalize the metal. They would have to be replaced so often, that they were just bolted in. I asked my dad how you timed the dual distributer and he said he didn't know because they never had to.
If I remember correctly, the F series started in 1948. At that time a 1/2 ton was F 1, 3/4 ton was F 2 , on up to an F 7 I think. I had a 1950 F 2 3/4 ton 239 cubic inch flathead V8. That's a nice looking Diamond Reo in the background.
Love got a 1948 f68 which I think refers to the gvw. It's a 3/4 ton although they used to haul 100 bushels of wheat in it which weigh 10000 lbs. Rear springs quite short and 18 leafs per side. Rode a little rough. I used to drive it as a teenager.
I believe the Ford ruler was graduated in tenths rather than 16ths. My dad's 37 ford didn't have turn signals, but the same lever on the horn. He converted the bulb headlights to sealed beams.
It's sad that up here in New Brunswick the old junkyards were cleaned out and the cars crushed. It's all about the $$$ they can get for newer vehicles. I towed a car up to one of those yards in 1988 and there was a 1970 Charger lying on its side, complete except drivetrain. I hope someone saved it, the yard is long gone.
1934, larger lug pattern with floating rear axle, other cues: belt line on the back of the cab is different than 33 as is the hood with the v8 emblem on the side, 1933 did not have that on the hood side, Also early 1933s did have the single barrel Detroit Lubricator carb like the 1932, but most were changed over to the 2 barrel Stromberg later in the year. Great video!
@ ROAD NOISE Setting A Standard FOR WHAT??? Looking At Rusted Out, Wrecked, Scavenged And Neglected Junk That MOST OF IT Should Have Been Recycled LONG AGO??? Go To A Car Show And See What Those Wrecks Are REALLY Suppose To Look Like, And Get The MORE ACCURATE Information From The Vehicle Owners. It's Depressing To Look At That Stuff Piled Up, Stripped, Smashed And Rotting Away With Leaf Litter All Over Them. They're Only Homes For Little Critters And SNAKES...
Ya got your gangsters mixed up Steve. Clyde Barrows wrote ol' Henry about his love for the V8 Ford. But hey! One vicious killer isn't much different from any other. Was that a Diamond T in the background?
I remember those oil cans. You had to have a "church key" to open them. No matter how hard I tried, the oil would always run down the side of the can. Service stations usually had a spout that made the job easier.
Very cool video Steve Maggs. I own what's left of my grandfather's 31 AA truck. I enjoy learning new things about it you just don't see them anymore..Can't wait to show my father this video he will enjoy watching it..
Nearly halfway through the video, I was about to leave a comment asking if these trucks still were being made with some wooden parts (in the '30s). And low and behold, Steve gave the answer in the video before I could type the comment.😎😎
How in the hell could someone let this poor girl rot in that yard? Such a cool truck!
The cab and fenders are in pretty good shape . I think the cab is the same as a 1/2 ton ?
Time and money
So why are you letting it rot then?
That's worthy of rescue for sure, thinking old school late 40s, early 50 traditional hot rod era "shop truck" build.
Did you notice how, as far as rust goes, that she's in better shape than most of the much "newer" cars that are in that bone yard?
Lol it's just a matter of time until a rat rod builder comes along and snaps it up. 😊
Bernardston auto wrecking has no end! I love it
It was Clyde Barrow of the Bonnie and Clyde fame 👍
It was both Dillinger and Barrow who wrote Henry Ford.
@@kevincoleman1226 Dillinger was not a fan of Fords .
@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 Dillinger wrote Henry Ford two months after Clyde Barrow. Both letters are in the Ford Museum.
@@kevincoleman1226 I don't remember seeing the Dillinger letter when I was there years ago . I do know that Dillinger preferred Packards and Hudson's over Fords as they were bigger and had more room for his " associates " . The early Ford V8s of 32-33 weren't nearly as reliable as the A and B four cylinders were .
Hey Steve, I love the respect you gave to the treasured ruler your friend gave you. Just toss it into the rotting truck and let it bounce down to the ground. Love all your videos!
Time constraints, y' know 😉
Gravity did that. I cherish that ruler and have it right here on my desk! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
The rather "quick" hood removal and crash to the ground was.....interesting as well haha.
Would he throw it twice if it were a Dodge part😂
Ford will always # 1
I’m dating myself here, but when I started doing oil changes on my own, those cardboard oil cans were the only ones available! I worked a part time job at an auto parts store and there was inevitably a occasional “leaker” that would ooze oil all over the open flats and make everything a slippery mess of everything! I remember what an improvement the new plastic containers were once they started coming out in the 80’s - especially when you learned how to pour them without the “glugging”………👍
That old Ford truck is certainly a dichotomy - on one hand, so crude and rudimentary - yet some of the mechanical details are strikingly similar and just as robust as anything you would find on a new heavy-duty truck from today!
I’m so old my first truck was a Ford F1! 1950 model I got in high school in 64.
There was also a special spout which you could use with those cardboard cans.
@@99somerville - Yes, would push down into the can and make it easier to pour into the filler tube of the engine.
I Have A CASE Of UN OPENED Arco Graphite Motor Oil That I Bought In The 1980's, And Came In Those Cardboard Containers. Now Worth $25.00 PER CAN...
Me too. Had one of those spouts forever. My kids would never figure out what it was…
I love the REO that is behind You and the Ford BB!
As an 8 year old, tried my hand at driving a 31 AA in a snowy field helping my father feed cattle as we drove by feed bunkers. Technically, the first vehicle I ever put in gear, released the clutch, and put the vehicle in motion. This was in 1959 in Kansas, when Model A’s were not nearly as collectible as they are now. Farm kids got to do this kind of stuff!
Model As and AAs got used for a lot of years - long after they were relatively obsolete.
It definitely would make a good yard art. 👍Looks kool.👍
Those oil cans were still around in the late 70's
Ford I heard saved on manufacturing by utilizing the dual water pumps was it meant less redesign of the cooling system since it’s the same as taking two 4 cylinder’s and incorporating an already designed tested and proved way of cooling. The flathead was truly an amazing engine when all the other manufacturers were using inline 6 or 8’s unless demanding a premium price for the use of a v8. Ford knew what they were doing and knew how to bring affordable performance into the hands of the general people for the time.
Of all the vehicles Steve and co. has shown us this is by far the most worthy and deserving of being saved. I hope a rat rod doesn’t get their hands on it, this one is not that far gone for that.
Wow! The blue Diamond Reo in the background!
That’s an awesome video for a Friday morning cup of coffee and a chance to tune out the news and reminisce. Thanks Steve.
That junkyard is amazing.
That Diamond REO in the background looks interesting!!
Steve makes even pouring oil from a can entertaining.
You Are Obviously EASILY Entertained... Go To A REAL Auto Show And See What The Vehicles Are ACTUALLY Suppose To Look Like, And Get The BETTER Detailed Information From The Owner. Instead Of Looking At Rusted Out Neglected JUNK That's Has Already Been Scavenged For Parts...
That is a nice diamond t in the background.
Get well soon steve🙏! We all miss you and your great videos 👍🔥
32 has the fire wall that bolts in , by looking at the trucks fire wall at the front 33, 34 . Also 34 has that extra belt line below the window on the cab . Nice vintage truck .
Yes, it’s a 33/34 firewall, I didn’t see the back of the cab shown, the belt line below the rear window is the defining mark there.
@@billmiller7138 Its a 34. You can see that reveal on the inside of the cab when he shows the wood on the inside
Nice! The lever on the steering wheel is the headlight switch and horn button.
Yeah, no turn signals back then.
Turn Signals WERE NOT Inside The Headlights. The Smaller Bulb Inside The Headlight Was Simply A Marker Light. NOT ALL Of His Information Is Correct And Accurate. What He Gives Is What He Reads In His Magazine Articles, And Makes GUESSES A Lot Of Times...
Also for @jimgarvey5452 @seed_drill7135 and @davemckolanis4683 A few years earlier than this Model BB truck, a ring like that on the hub of a steering wheel for a Model T was to control the ignition timing, advance was one direction and retard was the other. Are you sure what we see in this video isn't a carryover of that control? A headlight switch would be a simple two-position thing: on or off. Not sure why headlights would need a sliding control.
@@xqqqme- The ring around the horn button with the handle on it is the headlight switch. It has 3 positions, off, low beam and high beam. The spark and throttle controls on Model T’s and Model A’s were the levers extending from either side of the steering column (spark left and throttle right). Also, directional signals on cars and trucks did not exist in the 20s and 30s so you won’t find any switches for that purpose.
@@joeromanak8797 Thanks for the informative and helpful reply, Joe!
These vehicle's were made for the ages, lasting decades when maintained.
Would like too see a segment on that blue semi truck beside it
It's amazing the quality of the steel they used back then!
I believe the truck is a 34, but to be positive, I’d have to see a better shot of the rear of the cab.
I watch your videos and often wonder…. How proud the owner was when they purchased your featured vehicle when it was new.
Thank you…
Good Morning Gents ! 🇺🇸
Good morning.
I like these videos. Cool to see them in thsir glory through pictures and literature, then back to the present day in various states of decay.
Back in the late sixty's I worked at a Texaco service station. Havoline motor oil came in 1 quart cardboard container's used a special oil spout to pour the oil. Brings back many memories. Thanks Steve.
We used Havoline oil in those cans in the 1970s and 1980s in our 1971 LTD. The last time I used oil from cardboard cans was in the mid-1990s - a man in my neighborhood was closing up his hardware store in a small town and had fire-sale prices on everything inside (which was a time capsule), including brand-new snow tires still on the rack on the wall from the 1970s. He had a case of Penzoil in those cans and I bought it and used the oil. I still have several of the spouts for those cans too!
I love how you slap stuff and hit your hands on stuff
Man I can’t believe that no one has rescued that beauty out of there!! Seems like most of it is complete! I love those old classics!
Steve I used to own a 1930 Model A truck and my head light buckets were brass with German silver plating, I believe those were too. The lever on the steering wheel was your headlight switch. Turn signals were still decades away. Surprised to still see that laying in a junk yard. Still lots of good parts left for a restorer.
Him and guys getting this stuff running would be a great show
It's amazing that that engine hasn't been harvested for a hot rod or restoration.
The 1932 Ford B & BB trucks had a separate bolt in firewall and the 33 & 34's had a welded in firewall so I would say that was definitely a 33 or a 34. Got to see a 1936 Ford logging truck once and it was geared so low that I think it's top speed with the flathead V8. As I remember Ardun overhead conversions were originally designed for the trucking industry and later adopted by hotrodders.
This was a great treat today, I love seeing the older stuff. I really hope you cover that light blue cabover that was in the background, I have always wanted a Ford C series cabover and would like to hear you talk about them
That body is ready for a hot rod Steve. Lots of good parts for something for sure.
NOW WE'RE TALKIN!!!
KEEP THE CLASSICS COMING STEVIE BOY!! ❤️☮️
Mr. B. Here ! Morning Mags ! ☕️☕️🥯 very cool to see one is still around , sad to see in the yard. Very informative Steve. Thanks 👍👍🛻🛻
Morning
☕️☕️🥐
Great style that the hot rodders kept it going.
Steve, I'm pretty sure that motor was 221 Cubic inches. It was upped to 239 inches later. And no turn signals on that truck. That switch in the center of the steering wheel is the light switch.
The lever on the steering wheel was for headlights and parking lights, not directionals.
That’s a green SHO!! 😍
That example is restore worthy.
Get well soon Steve!
Headlight switch, not directionals. The didn’t have turn signals then
Recently bought a 1939 1.5 ton truck. It has what was described to me as as a torsion drive. This truck looks like the same but hard to tell for sure because of the weeds. Drive shaft came back from transmission in a tube. No U- joint at the rear end. The semi- elipecal springs were connected by a wishbone to the tube behind the transmission. Something similar to a CV joint connected the transmission to the drive shaft. The only pivot point in the drive line . You can see one of the torsion tubes running at an angle by the right frame. Also Ford used manual brakes up till late 38 or 39 when they came out with hydraulic brakes.
Fantastic episode. My grandfather hot rodded 30s Ford flatties before wwii. Wish i could pick his brain about so many things..... been gone 30 years
that was a great discovery, loved the facts on the early trucks.
Sweet old truck! Needs to be saved!😁👍🛠️
My favorite part of learning about cars , are the quirks , and corner cutting dollar saving things manufacturers did. Like how steve pointed out how a mopar had a fiberglass canopy window end cap, and how dodge trucks kept using the same cab from the 50s all the way up until the 70s.. i love that weird stuff .
One of the coolest things i foind out was ford using the c-cabover body, As a top cab portion of a later model ford h-seirs semi truck, and turning the wheel wells/openings into strorage compartments. Sooo funny. Anyone have any weird stories to share id love to hear them😊👍
Ooo, is that blue truck a Diamond T? Can we get a video on that?
I love starting my day with coffee, cigarettes and Steve Magnante! ❤
@@davemckolanis4683 ⚙I like being in the junkyard with the Steve and I'd like to bring my camera and go with him someday.. He always manages to make me laugh with his strategically placed magazines, models and sometimes an invented word or two. I guess not everyone feels the same..
Yeah Steve, we're talking to good stuff now. Keep on crawling😊
Solid way to start my morning! Thanks Steve
The switch on the steering wheel is for the parking and headlights, no turn signals in the headlight buckets. Only one rear tail light. The reflectors were silver plated because it has the most reflectance on any metal. The AA (1928-1931) also had longitudinal rear leaf springs.
I would haul that home in a heartbeat. Would love a project like that.
Back to the basics @@!
What a great Friday! I don't know how but Steve never disappoints he's always upping the game! And Katie let's just say she's a diva and Steve knows it! What a great channel! It's got everything and let's not forget about Shane the photographer he's amazing as well! He doesn't get enough love but he's integral
Shane is Great. 🎥🎥🎥
Man that truck would make a really cool Hot Rod!!! Hey I spy a 2nd Gen SHO in front on that truck, looking forward to a video on that car!!!
The gas can on the passenger floor looks genuine.
Its amazing that that truck survives in the yard! they must have used a better quality steel back in the day!
Hate to see the really old iron just sitting in the junk yard. I can see lots of potential in that old girl. The switch in the center of the steering wheel is the light switch 3 position park, low beam, high beam and horn button in the middle. I think it was Clyde Barrow that supposedly sent Henry the complimentary letter for his cars. Great video no dog today to steal your scenes.
Many years ago I rebuilt a BB 32 Ford. The emergency brake was a separate brake shoe inside the rear drum. Four cylinder with mechanical brakes made for exciting stops if needed in a hurry. Top speed maybe 35 40 MPH. Sold it because it was not safe to mix it up with modern cars near you. Also sitting on the gas tank metal molded to fit the wood seat frames was nerve wracking.
I thought it was Bonnie and Clyde who wrote Ford about the V-8
That truck would make a cool project street rod.👍
That was Clyde Barrow !
Thanks, Steve, a particularly meaningful vehicle in the grand scheme of things and just think of the thrill for those engineers back then, heading to work in Detroit to create new engines and suspensions and everything. And O my, that cab, you gotta be slim to drive that truck. :)
Steve, your videos are tried & true GOLD, the David Attenborough of the automotive world
David Attenborough Is FAR MORE Educated Than This Guy. Who Relies On Magazine Information That He Reads About The Rusting Neglected Junk He Talks About...
That’s gotta be the best junkyard in America
Excellent video Steve! I want the Diamond T sitting there! 👍👍💯🇺🇸
I can only guess that’s a home made battery holder, I thought the original battery location was under the floor attached to the frame?
That truck needs to be on a will it run video
I can remember my dad and grandpa buying oil in those cardboard "cans"...as well as in 55 gallon steel barrels... when I was just a wee lad!!
WOW, You Really ARE A Young Kid Indeed. I Have Empty Metal Kendal Motor Oil Drums At Home Used As Burn Barrels, And Un-Opened Cardboard Cans Of Oil From The 1980's. It Wasn't Until The Last Decade Or So That Service Garages Had To Have Various Viscosity Cases Of Oil On Stock For These Newer Computerized Engines. With Turbo's, Dual Cam OHV Designs, And SPECIFIC Oil TYPES The Engine Requires. You Really Gotta Get Up To Speed Kiddo...
That turn signal switch is the spark advance.
Was never a Ford fan, although my dad was. He had an oil field construction company. We had Ford trucks and pickups. The cross leaf suspension would pound out the front cross members and crystalize the metal. They would have to be replaced so often, that they were just bolted in. I asked my dad how you timed the dual distributer and he said he didn't know because they never had to.
I have seen people fix worse for hotrod use. Them doors look like a dream for someone.
If I remember correctly, the F series started in 1948. At that time a 1/2 ton was F 1, 3/4 ton was F 2 , on up to an F 7 I think. I had a 1950 F 2 3/4 ton 239 cubic inch flathead V8.
That's a nice looking Diamond Reo in the background.
Love got a 1948 f68 which I think refers to the gvw. It's a 3/4 ton although they used to haul 100 bushels of wheat in it which weigh 10000 lbs. Rear springs quite short and 18 leafs per side. Rode a little rough. I used to drive it as a teenager.
A great communicator!
Such an amazing amount of history.
Too Bad ALL Of It WASN'T Completely Accurate...
I believe the Ford ruler was graduated in tenths rather than 16ths. My dad's 37 ford didn't have turn signals, but the same lever on the horn. He converted the bulb headlights to sealed beams.
Steve is a Gem
Love it. Incredibly it still looks in decent shape.
It's sad that up here in New Brunswick the old junkyards were cleaned out and the cars crushed. It's all about the $$$ they can get for newer vehicles. I towed a car up to one of those yards in 1988 and there was a 1970 Charger lying on its side, complete except drivetrain. I hope someone saved it, the yard is long gone.
1934, larger lug pattern with floating rear axle, other cues: belt line on the back of the cab is different than 33 as is the hood with the v8 emblem on the side, 1933 did not have that on the hood side, Also early 1933s did have the single barrel Detroit Lubricator carb like the 1932, but most were changed over to the 2 barrel Stromberg later in the year. Great video!
So awesome, you are setting the standard, Mags!!!
@ ROAD NOISE Setting A Standard FOR WHAT??? Looking At Rusted Out, Wrecked, Scavenged And Neglected Junk That MOST OF IT Should Have Been Recycled LONG AGO??? Go To A Car Show And See What Those Wrecks Are REALLY Suppose To Look Like, And Get The MORE ACCURATE Information From The Vehicle Owners. It's Depressing To Look At That Stuff Piled Up, Stripped, Smashed And Rotting Away With Leaf Litter All Over Them. They're Only Homes For Little Critters And SNAKES...
@@davemckolanis4683 I enjoyed the video
Ya got your gangsters mixed up Steve. Clyde Barrows wrote ol' Henry about his love for the V8 Ford. But hey! One vicious killer isn't much different from any other. Was that a Diamond T in the background?
Do a episode on the reo behind you I think it'd be very interesting
I remember those oil cans. You had to have a "church key" to open them. No matter how hard I tried, the oil would always run down the side of the can. Service stations usually had a spout that made the job easier.
I've always wanted one of those
Why hasn't that gem of an engine been harvested yet?
Good morning Steve, 5 years ago I sold my 33 Chevy, Pickup, Its amazing how the cabs all looked alike,
Thank you Steve get well soon
Looks like most of that truck is still there. Should be pulled out of the junkyard and restored. That would be a cool and fun project truck
Thanks for the interesting video sir. Happy Cinco De Mayo. 🇲🇽🌮
Another great detailed video. But did my eyes spy a Taurus SHO?
Clyde Barrow was the one whom wrote Henry Ford praising the Ford V8 and would take one anytime he could get away with one
Very cool video Steve Maggs. I own what's left of my grandfather's 31 AA truck. I enjoy learning new things about it you just don't see them anymore..Can't wait to show my father this video he will enjoy watching it..
Thanks Steve 🖖
Nearly halfway through the video, I was about to leave a comment asking if these trucks still were being made with some wooden parts (in the '30s).
And low and behold, Steve gave the answer in the video before I could type the comment.😎😎