ABANDONED 1974 Ford Courier! | Introduction to the Budget Mini Truck! | Trucks, Chicken, and Taxes
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2023
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I got restless while waiting for Edsel parts, so I bought a Mini Truck! This one sat for over 10 years and we will attempt to revive it and get it cruising around town once again.
In this video is an introduction to the truck. I would like to hear what you guys would want to see done to this Courier.
Please let me know what you have heard or remember about Ford couriers or other "American" mini trucks in the comments! Did I get something wrong? Probably! Let me know!
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HI SIR,, GREAT VIDEO AND FIXER UP TRUCK,, MY SON MAX SAYS LOOK AT FIRST,, A DATSUN HES 7YR.S OLD AND HE LOVES DRIVING HIS TRUCK WE BOUGHT FOR HIM TO PRATACTS TO DRIVE IN THE OPEN FEILD AND WOODS ONLY WHEN WE ARE WITH HIM... THESES ARE GREAT LITTLE TRUCKS,, AND ITS RED LIKE YOUR EDSEL... WHAT A GREAT BUY,, LETS HAVE FUN WATCHING YOU FIX THEM UP.. PEACE!!!!!!!!
Thanks! Hope it’ll be up and Running soon!
It was great getting a chance to meet you and talk about your truck at cars and coffee, Saturday, July 1st. I cannot wait to see the transformation of your 1974 Ford Courier. Take care.
Thanks! I try to be there every month. But it isn’t always possible
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW WORK TRUCK!!!! GREAT BUDGET BUILD PROJECT. GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
Cool !! I'm not a Ford fan but I'll definitely watch the series of videos on this truck. Make sure the emergency flashers are working because these trucks are known to be absolutely gutless up hills. If memory serves me right, I think that engine has less than 90 hp. I remember when these trucks first came out so it's a little bit of nostalgia for me. The early 70's fuel crisis changed EVERYTHING!!
THE FORD COURIER LOOKS BADASS LAYIN RAIL!!!! NO JOKE !!!!
Great video! Never heard of the chicken tax before this!
That makes two of us!
I've heard of it and it was totaly ridiculous, totally stupid. They to my knowledge was supose to ship these smaller trucks from Japan to this country without the beds on them then put the beds on them once they got into this country in order to avoid the tax. Totally stupid. He's another assingn ideal thes dumb politicians came up with. Here in Western Pennsylvania a steel mill will make the steel, send it up to Lake Erie, put that steel on a boat or barge, send it out to the Lake for a few house to a few days, then bring it back onto the shores of this country. That steel in now considered foreign steel in order to avoid another ridiculous tax. Try and figure that one out will ya.
Cool truck. Look forward to seeing what you do with it , and the edsel
Thanks Tony!
The tool you put on roof is a spark plug wrench
I’ve never seen one like that before, thanks!
I wish I could have gotten a little truck like this when I was living in Murfreesboro Tennessee, I could have used it as I needed a little truck for going to work with aling with doing some personal hauling when I need it to haul things needed to haul with.
It was a sweet little truck!
Nice I bought a new one when they came out 😜
Very cool! Be sure to check out the little series I did on this truck! I created a playlist for it!
I had 4 of those Couriers,1 Chevy LUV 4wd,2 Datsuns and 2 Toyotas.Haven't seen any of those little old trucks in years.Up here in the midwest they rust away pretty fast.
I was pretty pumped to find this one!
Nice Ben. I've never seen one before. Had a ranger for over 17 years,98 model. The old fords we're tough trucks. Look forward to the,will it run video.
Thanks for the kind words Dean!
This is unfourtionally true, however if you take steps to prevent these little trucks from rusting out, you can keep them for a good long time. What you would need to do is get black rust olem paint and spray paint the whole underside of the truck, frame, chassis, floor boards, underside of the bed, everything, and do this at least every two to three year intervals to keep road salt and chemicals from eating away from the trucks body. Second, wouldn't hurt to take the fenders off and coat them with paint underneath them to. This will help in a large way and manner to help keep this little truck from getting chewed up from road salts and chemicals. These days, they do make a paint on bed liner that you can coat the bed with to protect the bed from getting scratched up when hauling things around, which is important to do. And lastly, a good washing once a week along with a paste wax also goes a long time just the same to. Stay away from that liquid windex spray on wipe garbage as it's not wax, it's just windex in a bottle. You need a can of good car wax to use to matain the outside of the truck so it will last a great deal of time and good use forevermore.
Nice truck,man that tool is glow plugs tool
Thanks! I’ve had a couple diesels, but they were VWs under the warranty from the buyback
Nice video mate. 👍 The Chevrolet SS and Pontiac G8 is a Australian Holden SS Commodore. Watching from Australia 🇦🇺 Watch Puddin's Fab Shop and see his Ford Courier's or Datsuns. All the best for 2024.
Thanks for watching! I love Puddins Fab Shop!
Wishing you and everyone else the best for the New Year!
@@itgarageben there's another little Ford Courier 2 young guys got going on UA-cam. Its a red one else well l thought it was the same one, well don't think it is. Lol
@secretsquirrel75 yeah I saw that! It was a good video! That mentioned theirs was a 75. This one is a 74.
Red t handle is a spark plug remover.
Thanks! Learn something everyday!
I bought a new 1975 Ford Courier. It was really tough to have sex in. It rusted right off the frame in 2 years
spark plug wrench
Thanks! I’ve never seen one like that!
screw the new F150, i want a new Ford Courier!
I think a maverick is the closest we’ll get!