@StringerNews1 I am aware of all the Ford variants . I’ve never heard the term of using small block with only Chev engines. I worked at a machine shop back in the early eighties and small block was a term we used with small MOPARs, Ford and Chevs. This is the first time I’ve encountered someone being bothered by this use of the terminology. To each their own I guess.
So many vehicles out there have lost their soul….. this is what a vehicle with a soul sounds like and looks like. This is one of my favorite vehicle you have shot Sean!
I recently sold my classic cars to start my own business.. This truck, the sound, the patina, the fact, the fact that he with his dad at home... all that is the reason why I got into these old cars and trucks! Can't wait until business is stable enough to build something again! Props Craig!
You will just keep at it stay focused, dont let some broad kill your dreams. Youll get there. If I can do it ANYone can believe me if you knew my story youd laugh.
The best kind of guest.. Built, not bought. Beats it until it breaks, if it does. Because Fugg it, he can fix it if he has to. Love both your channels because your both down to earth.
I’m so happy you featured a guy like Craig! I’ve been following him for about 4ish years now and I just really enjoy how he speaks so mechanically without getting too complicated. He’s all about function and it’s fun to watch!
Dave's gt350 and Craig's truck was the inspiration of selling my nice driver modded 55 Bel Air three months ago. Three days later I picked up a 65 Falcon hardtop. Solid bones with a nice patina going on. All manual car with a high reving small block in the works. This is the sound I'm chasing after.
I love everything about this truck and Craig's build. I was just going to skip forward to watch the drive, but glad I watched the whole video. My Dad gave me the "Chrome Yellow" '72 F100 with a 302 that I built when I was about 15 with about $500 and some parts he had laying around the shop. Good memories and this just brought them back. Glad I discovered this channel and another awesome video!
@@Truck_person damn you might be the only person to say it sounds like garbage 😂 And BMW’s in general sound like trash so I get the comparisons. The truck sounds just like old track trucks/cars of the 80’s. High revving and loud. Might sound different in person but on video I think it sounds great. Black widow mufflers have a high db rating so it’s likely loud Af in person.
Been following Craig for awhile now, and this truck is just awesome! Not a crazy show vehicle but one you can drive the hell out of and not worry about a scratch/door ding. He has a ton of talent no doubt. Second I saw the video picture like all the other comments I knew the truck right away!
Here we go again......what I call a first... a stock truck......built by a young man with an engineering background and puts it to use right away...... all that technical info goes right over my head.....but I get bits and pieces..along the way that I understand...this truck is amazing and so is the owner....great shoot....
LOVE IT. Growing up starting with a 1973 maverick, and then 67 cougar, 69 F100, 65 F 100, 67 stang, 76 F100 and 88 stang gt, everyone had either a 289 or 302. SWEET RIDE IM JEALOUS AS HELL.
His ute is sick. Being from New Zealand I could only dream having a ute like that down here. But we both know it wouldn't last long with NZ/Aussie police around they would have a field day.
Talk about a flashback video. My first vehicle was a 69 F100 farm truck that I bought from my grandfather (original owner). Truck was a 390/C6 combo. Wish that I had never sold that one. 😢 Mad props to this young man & great vid, Shawn! 👍
There have been so many awesome cars and trucks on this channel, Craig's bumpside is hands down my favorite of all of them. I love that he drives it hard. His channel is worth following.
@gordocarbo I first heard the 67-72 referred to as bumpsides around late 70s. Not sure when it started, I always heard Bumpside (67-72) and Dentsides (73-79) when attending car shows.
@@johnwyliejr347 ok so common on the internet forums...bullnose is a new one also. Must be latest kid lingo. They were just "trucks" most my life. Stepside, fleetside short/long bed Dont matter Craigs is a fun truck to drive Im sure
I’ve had quite a few of the 67-72 F100’s and they rock. Quite light and loads of parts available. Never felt a need to put a crown Vic front suspension on. The I beam system works great and was around for 55 years. Progressive coils make them work so smooth
Well deserved attention. Craig 👍 I've been watching Craig's channel for a while now. Love this truck. Love that he's built it without a full custom chassis under it. Awsome
This is by far one of my favorite trucks featured on Autotopia LA the sound and originality of it makes it’s so perfect , my kids are huge fans on this channel, we had the pleasure of seeing another beautiful truck featured on this channel Pretty Penny as we stopped by for some gas in HB California, we had a quick convo with the owner and I mentioned to him I “knew I had seen that truck on this channel”. Hope we get to catch more of these Amazing builds on the road.
😂🤣 as a dave's gt350 fan. I thought the same. Read "small block killer" then i heard those shifts hitting the damn notes and 1 thing came to mind... Daves GT350.. Cool Truck. Respect for The Build.
It really is one of the coolest trucks on UA-cam. In a world of very entertaining but mostly unobtainable vehicles for most people, this is something a lot of regular people can achieve on their own at home. I always fall back on what a good friends dad always told me. He had 8 second drag cars. Full race cars. He always said he had more fun with his 12 and 11 second toys that the real race cars.
Congrats Craig, was so happy for you when I first saw the news this was going to happen And a big thankyou to the Autotopia team for making it happen Love it when two of my favourite channels come together 👌
Been watching Craig since middle school (im now a freshmen in college)and he inspired me to build my truck as well glad to see him getting the recognition he deserves
That thing boogies 👌 i love builds that are about the experience, not just "lemme try to make this as fast and powerful as possible for my hypothetical 1/4 mile time"
Well said!! The dyno sheet racers are clueless, most those cars suck to drive cant use the power and break often. If its fun, sounds good feels good then some stupid number doesnt matter.
When they didnt use X pipes! lol Havent watched that since the super trucks in the 90s. No longer a working mans sport. Early racers had balls of steel!
That much horsepower from a naturally aspirated small block is impressive. Shawn knows how to find the coolest wizards. I love burnouts in an old truck. For some reason they just hit different. I would love to own something like this one day.
Such an awesome sounding truck! Been following Craig for a while on UA-cam. So cool that you guys got together for this!! @thecraig909, bring back the mullet!!
This is what a true enthusiast looks like, it’s not about the flashy things or the most hp. It’s about how it works using that knowledge to build and create something. And a unique history of ownership. Thats what it’s about a bond between man and machine.
That truck is about as old school you can get without being totally stock. This truck has the perfect amount of mods, not too many, but definitely enough to be a serious street racer.
Mine was same 1947 CJ-2A learned all the basics with this one.. But I didn't upgrade anything other than the electrical, the 6 volt was the first to go.. The drive train was too weak to upgrade.. It's still parked in the shed after 40 years..
@@danmartinez9497 I know what you mean about the drive train. I just got finished changing both differentials and transfer case. Completely changed the jeep. Now I can use it on the road as well as off road.
Dude! This thing is F'ing cool, and it is rowdy!!!!!!!!! Kinda bummed you didn't show the engine bay. As always, great video Shawn! You and your team do great work! On of my favorite channels for cars!
@@AutotopiaLA Color me embarrassed! Somehow, I missed the first 4-5 minutes of this video! Sorry dude! I must have been grabbing some beers. This thing is awesome! Thanks for taking the time to reply and let me know I am a dummy LOL!
@@AutotopiaLA for some crazy reason, it started for me when he was talking about the front end suspension. So glad I went and watched it again! 1000% my bad lol.
Stoked to be apart of it guys! Thanks for giving me an excuse to beat on this thing again! Excited for what's to come!
Dude love your channel keep it up, would love to see the 67 again if you still have her
We had a blast with you Craig
Ford…cuz GM gave up!
This will make you forget about GM and remember FORD as the 1st AMERICAN car builder!
Way to go Craig!!
I'm so glad people are giving Craig the recognition he deserves.
I appreciate you man thanks !
@Thecraig909, you're welcome, man. Keep up the amazing work.
Serriously bro! Dude deserves it!
now start recognizing the accident he almost caused speeding down the road
@Truck_person womp womp, shit happens. At least he's not in an intersection doing donuts and shooting dog shit dracos in the air.
Love it!!! I bet this one didn't cost 250,000 to build and its cooler.
You know your catching the right kind of attention when autotopia features one of your builds 🤙🏼
Thanks…he got our attention
I’ve noticed a trend here…….small block Ford owners down your way love seriously high rpm! Such glorious noise!
its a ford thing, look at coyote guys! high reving v8s ftw!
Short stroke makes RPM for us 302 guys 😊
The Voodoo does 8250 RPM in my 2016 GT350. Its incredibly addicting to rev a naturally aspirated V8 to insane RPM's
@StringerNews1 I am aware of all the Ford variants . I’ve never heard the term of using small block with only Chev engines. I worked at a machine shop back in the early eighties and small block was a term we used with small MOPARs, Ford and Chevs.
This is the first time I’ve encountered someone being bothered by this use of the terminology.
To each their own I guess.
Yup. When i started attending vintage racing events i immediately noticed how the Ford V8s always screeeaaamed down the straights
So many vehicles out there have lost their soul….. this is what a vehicle with a soul sounds like and looks like. This is one of my favorite vehicle you have shot Sean!
Definitely has soul
nah the exhaust killed it, its a ford not a ricer
@@Truck_person says the truck person with a 4 cyl s10 xtreme lmao you’re too funny
@@Truck_person If you think this exh sounds bad or like a ricer Im betting you arent old enough to even have a license?
@@Michael-n3o Still playing with hotwheels and his moms special sock I bet lol
I immediately knew this was the one and only Thecraig! Love this mean FORD!!!
the moment i saw the preview already knew there can only be 1!
When I saw the 'thumbnail' I thought that was Craig's beast, what a well built machine!
Definitely a tough truck
I recently sold my classic cars to start my own business.. This truck, the sound, the patina, the fact, the fact that he with his dad at home... all that is the reason why I got into these old cars and trucks! Can't wait until business is stable enough to build something again! Props Craig!
You will just keep at it stay focused, dont let some broad kill your dreams.
Youll get there. If I can do it ANYone can believe me if you knew my story youd laugh.
The best kind of guest.. Built, not bought. Beats it until it breaks, if it does. Because Fugg it, he can fix it if he has to. Love both your channels because your both down to earth.
Oh yeah, this is the one I’ve been waiting on.
Fun time shooting with Craig!
Me 3
Probably takes the spot for my favorite vehicle on UA-cam. Everything about it is just so perfect and well thought out
I’m so happy you featured a guy like Craig! I’ve been following him for about 4ish years now and I just really enjoy how he speaks so mechanically without getting too complicated. He’s all about function and it’s fun to watch!
He talks faster than a Chinaman on meth
Now that's a truck, clean, simple and fun.
I know that truck!! Excited to see Craig. One of my favorites.
Cool guy and love the truck
then you should know he almost rear ended that poor suv because he was speeding on an active road way
@@Truck_personbros hating for no reason
@@Truck_person He had plenty of room
I've watched several videos of this truck. Awesome to see a condensed, no fluff video of it here.
Yes! I’m glad to see him on here! I love the way he drives that thing. As Vice Grip would say, he gives it the onions!
Dave's gt350 and Craig's truck was the inspiration of selling my nice driver modded 55 Bel Air three months ago. Three days later I picked up a 65 Falcon hardtop. Solid bones with a nice patina going on. All manual car with a high reving small block in the works. This is the sound I'm chasing after.
Not sure how you’re finding all these young engineers that have a passion for old school hot ridding. Well done again Sean!!!!
I love everything about this truck and Craig's build. I was just going to skip forward to watch the drive, but glad I watched the whole video. My Dad gave me the "Chrome Yellow" '72 F100 with a 302 that I built when I was about 15 with about $500 and some parts he had laying around the shop. Good memories and this just brought them back. Glad I discovered this channel and another awesome video!
Epic vehicle!
The ragged edge of mechanical function!
This is what hot roding is all about.
Thanks Shawn!
Sounds like a proper NASCAR!! High Revving Small Block. You got to Love this thing. Good Job @Thecraig909. Very Cool.
So stoked for this episode ever since I saw Craig's truck I instantly thought it should be show cased on this so excited it's actually happenig
He’s perfect for what we do
I love the sound of that truck so much I came back and watched the video a second time.
I always enjoy listening to a engineer talk about their builds, a real insight. Cool truck
I really believe this truck is the best sounding truck in the state of California. What a ripper!
ahaha it sounds like garbage its a ford not a beamer
@@Truck_person damn you might be the only person to say it sounds like garbage 😂
And BMW’s in general sound like trash so I get the comparisons. The truck sounds just like old track trucks/cars of the 80’s. High revving and loud. Might sound different in person but on video I think it sounds great. Black widow mufflers have a high db rating so it’s likely loud Af in person.
@@Fahrenheit_Motorsportsthe pipes on the truck when craig took it to school sounded way better
@@Truck_person for sure
@Truck_person
Open headers sound like death, a proper exhaust makes more power aswell.
Been following Craig for awhile now, and this truck is just awesome! Not a crazy show vehicle but one you can drive the hell out of and not worry about a scratch/door ding. He has a ton of talent no doubt. Second I saw the video picture like all the other comments I knew the truck right away!
Craig showed out
figured he would be on here eventually
Love to see it with some fresh trim, grille and wimbleton white paint.
Here we go again......what I call a first... a stock truck......built by a young man with an engineering background and puts it to use right away...... all that technical info goes right over my head.....but I get bits and pieces..along the way that I understand...this truck is amazing and so is the owner....great shoot....
LOVE IT. Growing up starting with a 1973 maverick, and then 67 cougar, 69 F100, 65 F 100, 67 stang, 76 F100 and 88 stang gt, everyone had either a 289 or 302. SWEET RIDE IM JEALOUS AS HELL.
Nice job Craig and Autotopia LA. This is one for the ages.
Thanks. Cool meeting and shooting with Craig
Dudes stash and hair match the patina of the truck perfectly! What a machine!!! ( the truck...)
Dude! Love it 1000%!
That's a true hot rod truck and the entire 1st car attitude is killer!
Mad props!
Sweet!
I still have my first car.
1965 Mustang. I’ve had it for 36 years now.
She has been completely restored and has been a great companion. 😎❤️🇺🇸
Right on! Had my 67 'El 30 yrs this sept. First one I worked, saved for, started my 1st biz out of. Used to be my pool route work truck.
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
The pinnacle of SBF exhaust tone. From idle to street pulls thing looks and sounds amazing.
Does sound rowdy for a truck! With no crossover it would sound even more wicked
It would sound even better with no crossover at all.
Been following Craig for years! Very fun channel on UA-cam. Glad to see him rocking Autotopia LA.
Yessssss my favorite truck on this planet gets an episode!!!!!
Hi from Australia. All I can say is “God Bless America”. That Ute is mad😎👍
His ute is sick. Being from New Zealand I could only dream having a ute like that down here. But we both know it wouldn't last long with NZ/Aussie police around they would have a field day.
It's still a truck chassis, though we did get an actual Coupe Utility here, the Ford Ranchero!
Talk about a flashback video. My first vehicle was a 69 F100 farm truck that I bought from my grandfather (original owner). Truck was a 390/C6 combo. Wish that I had never sold that one. 😢 Mad props to this young man & great vid, Shawn! 👍
Ive been watching Craig build this truck since the beginning, will always be one of my favorite f100s
I love the sound of the truck, and the mostly all original look of the truck. And it's awesome to see a younger man building it himself.
Craig is making it!!! This is so awesome!
There have been so many awesome cars and trucks on this channel, Craig's bumpside is hands down my favorite of all of them. I love that he drives it hard. His channel is worth following.
When did the term bumpside, bullnose start? Never heard them referred to like that been around since these trucks were new .
@gordocarbo I first heard the 67-72 referred to as bumpsides around late 70s. Not sure when it started, I always heard Bumpside (67-72) and Dentsides (73-79) when attending car shows.
@@johnwyliejr347 Dent sides? Lol
Im in Ca grew up in the 70s never heard either. They were just trucks, long, stepside or shortbed
@@gordocarbo bumpsides have the bump in the body line, dentsides have the indentation in the body lines. Pretty common names in the F100 community.
@@johnwyliejr347 ok so common on the internet forums...bullnose is a new one also.
Must be latest kid lingo. They were just "trucks" most my life. Stepside, fleetside short/long bed
Dont matter Craigs is a fun truck to drive Im sure
Started off "not a car guy" look at him now. Incredible build - very thoughtful and he did all the work himself. Hats off !!
Wish I had a Dad....and could live at home, save my money and build cars.
I’ve had quite a few of the 67-72 F100’s and they rock. Quite light and loads of parts available. Never felt a need to put a crown Vic front suspension on. The I beam system works great and was around for 55 years. Progressive coils make them work so smooth
Agree...most 60s cars dont need custom chassis. Just freshen things up small improvements in shocks, springs call it done!
Been watching both of your channels every week for years
So cool to see you guys finally collaborating!
Well deserved attention. Craig 👍 I've been watching Craig's channel for a while now. Love this truck.
Love that he's built it without a full custom chassis under it. Awsome
Glad I didn't miss this shoot. Absolute badass build
I'm not a ford truck guy at all, but for a custom ride, this is sick. Straight monster of a truck.
This is by far one of my favorite trucks featured on Autotopia LA the sound and originality of it makes it’s so perfect , my kids are huge fans on this channel, we had the pleasure of seeing another beautiful truck featured on this channel Pretty Penny as we stopped by for some gas in HB California, we had a quick convo with the owner and I mentioned to him I “knew I had seen that truck on this channel”. Hope we get to catch more of these Amazing builds on the road.
😂🤣 as a dave's gt350 fan. I thought the same. Read "small block killer" then i heard those shifts hitting the damn notes and 1 thing came to mind...
Daves GT350..
Cool Truck. Respect for The Build.
It really is one of the coolest trucks on UA-cam. In a world of very entertaining but mostly unobtainable vehicles for most people, this is something a lot of regular people can achieve on their own at home. I always fall back on what a good friends dad always told me. He had 8 second drag cars. Full race cars. He always said he had more fun with his 12 and 11 second toys that the real race cars.
2 of my favorite UA-camr channels coming together!
This is so cool. To see Craig on Autopiala with this truck is awesome. I’ve been wanting these guys to do an episode with them for so long
Glad this finally happened
DUDE! The Craig!! I love this damn truck!
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
By far my favorite vehicle done so far on the channel. That will always be my favorite body style truck ever. Badass truck.
Congrats Craig, was so happy for you when I first saw the news this was going to happen
And a big thankyou to the Autotopia team for making it happen
Love it when two of my favourite channels come together 👌
Been watching Craig since middle school
(im now a freshmen in college)and he inspired me to build my truck as well glad to see him getting the recognition he deserves
That thing boogies 👌 i love builds that are about the experience, not just "lemme try to make this as fast and powerful as possible for my hypothetical 1/4 mile time"
Agree. Cant race dyno sheets and numbers dont matter to me.
Proper rowdy engine stick low gears and hang the f on
Well said!!
The dyno sheet racers are clueless, most those cars suck to drive cant use the power and break often.
If its fun, sounds good feels good then some stupid number doesnt matter.
“When NASCAR was cool!” Couldn’t agree more.
When they didnt use X pipes! lol
Havent watched that since the super trucks in the 90s.
No longer a working mans sport. Early racers had balls of steel!
One of my favorite F100s and such a cool dude and does his own work!!
I just found this guy's channel two days ago. Easy choice to subscribe! It's a beautiful truck!
Young gun, well done man. This truck f*cks.
Cool kid that gets it
@@AutotopiaLA you and the team rock, Shawn. Thank you!
Been in love with this truck since the first time i saw it. Craig is so awesome!!
Dude that truck is an absolute beast of American bad assery. Love listening to that thing screaming through the gears
Let's freaking GO!!!!! Awsome episode love both of your guy's channel's
Thanks. Cool guy for sure
I love this Truck, what a great sound!
Hey man!!!! That's the coolest F100 I've ever seen!!! My son and I have a 1967 F100 that we stuck a 1978 Lincoln 460 in
Love the fact Craig has used his knowledge to create such an amazing build love from the uk 🇬🇧
The best truck on UA-cam. Period.
That much horsepower from a naturally aspirated small block is impressive. Shawn knows how to find the coolest wizards. I love burnouts in an old truck. For some reason they just hit different. I would love to own something like this one day.
One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen on youtube.
been watching his build for awhile, truck is absolutely rowdy. super sick
Coolest thing I have seen in a long time !!! Thanks for sharing.. awesome episode Shawn and crew !!!
We had a blast shooting this beast!
Such an awesome sounding truck! Been following Craig for a while on UA-cam. So cool that you guys got together for this!! @thecraig909, bring back the mullet!!
I have followed Craig for years and all his builds ..... he is always awesome!!
Love seeing this one here. Such a rowdy truck and impressive build by Craig.
Been following Craig for years. Great stuff!
These are my favorite videos on this channel. Old School Hot Rodding!
The intro to the video alone is fuckn badass!!!! 🔥💨🔥💨🔥
Craig 909 awesomeness
Pretty cool that he restored his first vehicle with more than enough amount of power. Great episode. Greetings
I'm not even a muscle car guy but this is one of my favorite you-tube channels. Second only to Uncle Tony 💪💪
This is 10x better, less talking more action!
This is what a true enthusiast looks like, it’s not about the flashy things or the most hp. It’s about how it works using that knowledge to build and create something. And a unique history of ownership. Thats what it’s about a bond between man and machine.
Agree. He built it the way he wanted, not following some trend online.
It will never go outta style and be chit tons of fun.
Bout time this sinister truck got recognized on autotopia! Great vid guy's!
Was just talking about this truck with my coworker yesterday and wondering when Autotopia would cover it. Epic video and collab.
I was genuinely happy watching him rip on that! Bad ass!
Man this is one beautiful truck. And that that sound is natures Viagra🤌 Well done sir.
Hell yeah,a real driver and real builder.
That truck is about as old school you can get without being totally stock. This truck has the perfect amount of mods, not too many, but definitely enough to be a serious street racer.
Agree....he built it to be fun, sound killer and nothing else.
Id say mission accomplished
So cool to see Craig on here!! Killing it!! Nice one Sean!
Oh what a truck! I freaking love that
This is great! Affordable and real. I’ve been subscribed to both of you for a long time.
Like you both, I also still have my first car, a 1960 military jeep with a small block chevy.
Mine was same 1947 CJ-2A learned all the basics with this one.. But I didn't upgrade anything other than the electrical, the 6 volt was the first to go.. The drive train was too weak to upgrade.. It's still parked in the shed after 40 years..
@@danmartinez9497 I know what you mean about the drive train. I just got finished changing both differentials and transfer case. Completely changed the jeep. Now I can use it on the road as well as off road.
I literally live around the corner from all of this so cool you're around the area! Great content!
Dude! This thing is F'ing cool, and it is rowdy!!!!!!!!! Kinda bummed you didn't show the engine bay. As always, great video Shawn! You and your team do great work! On of my favorite channels for cars!
We showed the engine…check again
@@AutotopiaLA Color me embarrassed! Somehow, I missed the first 4-5 minutes of this video! Sorry dude! I must have been grabbing some beers. This thing is awesome! Thanks for taking the time to reply and let me know I am a dummy LOL!
@@AutotopiaLA for some crazy reason, it started for me when he was talking about the front end suspension. So glad I went and watched it again! 1000% my bad lol.
@@ryanperry9472 that’s the deal with a premier. It’s like a livestream until it fully runs the first time
@@ryanperry9472 Grabbing beers and that ultra long beer piss...we get it. lol
It’s just so visceral I love it.
Been watching this guys channel for long , when i started this was his only project lol.
Sean and Craig's channels got me through covid cool to see them making this episode