First start of 1957 AUTOCAR Truck in 15 years!!!
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2019
- The long awaited first start of my 1957 Autocar Truck that hasn't been run since 2004! If you haven't seen the first couple videos of this truck check them out here • 1957 Autocar Truck
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As a Senior Citizen and former wrench puller, I’m really pleased to see good old vehicles like this old girl being brought back to life! We don’t need to keep discarding equip that is still usable! That’s one of the things that’s wrong with this country now- we’ve become a “throw-away” culture! Good job, young man!
being a part of new generation from some different corner of globe i still find this old stuff awesome, you just can repair it with wrenches and some simple tricks, in worst case machinist shop, and look on all this new crap - if computer decides its end then you have no options other than long and painfull process of getting over computer that usually fails, and.. we know how looks electronics after 15-30 years sitting in bushes - no go... and here its other world, just some fresh consumables and its as good and as bad as new, just made to do the job
You're spot on with your comment mister! It's antiques while you wait, as well. Everyone wants it now! Fast food, fast cars, and fast girls, not necessarily in that order. 😁
Charles ball:
AMEN ON THAT!!
I too am a FELLOW GREASE MONKEY
OF LIFELONG EXPERIENCE MYSELF.
And if your comment were any more true;
YOU WOULD FIND EVERY LETTER OF EVERY WORD YOU SAID IN THE BIBLE!
All AMERICA wants to do is;
"SCRAP OR TRASH THE OLD (even if it still runs like a champ like this
OLD LEGEND) JUST BECAUSE IT'S OLD AND FOR SOMETHING NEWER!
And every time I hear that CRAP
"IT MAKES ME WANNA PUKE IN MY
CAFFEINE!! (COFFEE)
What (MOST) of the NEWER GENERATION TODAY calls "TRASH"
(unlike this smart young man),
PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME CALL;
GOLD!
I wish more of AMERICA were like
YOU, ME, and this YOUNG MAN able to appreciate
"LEGENDS OF YESTERYEAR"!!
Yesterday is gone so has this old junk truk my friend we will be going too soon so let s to morrow be for the new generation I am 73 years old and diabetic like the old truk good bye god bless
@@victorbonello7132
Like "BIG ENOS" on the
legendary movie
"SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT #1"
famously said to "LITTLE ENOS":
"SEE SON, OLD LEGENDS NEVER DIE THEY JUST LOSE WEIGHT".
Go for it Matt, as an old English trucker I love watching the way you get your hands dirty, you might be young but it's great to see you buying up old machinery and giving it a second chance to shine
The old ones are always the best ! Not a computer in sight ! Heaven
I am 563 years old and I remember getting this for my 1st birthday thank you for the nostalgia
I’m that 80 year old coot that’s your oldest cheering section, I’m the one that drove one of these in a truck junk yard, anyway doesn’t it make you feel like your on the top of world. Congratulations.
sure does! thanks for watching!
Ah Heck, I got You Bet by 7 years......Dag-Nab-it❕ I was born back in 1933 under 0l' Herbert Hoover....Dang it, that shore was along time ago.
@@DannyWalker1949 Yeah nearly 100 years ago. 6 years before the start of ol WWII
God Bless sir
@@mz4637 Thank You too. But, You don't have to c call me Sir....I'm to old to be in the Army, now-a-day's. he-he.
That linear flow when you drained the tank is 👌
Very cool!
*Laminar flow
@@johnawrey5582 I couldn't remember if it was linear or laminar
@@justinlambertoutdoors6313 Lol me neither, I got curious and had to look it up!
Are we smarter every day? Lol
Funny thing in all these videos, when the engine first pops off and Matt gets all excited, so do I!!! That feeling is the same as the ones I get when resurrecting old dirtbikes and snowmobiles. "There goes a mouse, the bastard!"......I used to think mice were cute, until I started working on old machinery.
I drove a truck over the road for close to 20 years. I really enjoy seeing you work on these old trucks. Specially Auto cars. They are a legend on the road. Keep up the good work love your videos…..Tiny Houston MS
As an old man who has brought many different pieces of equipment back to life, seeing the old truck fire up brought a big smile to my face. Good job getting her running 👍.. I'm currently working on a 1969 International Loadstar.
16:37 - The poor little mouse who had been peacefully living in the front wheel was like "I'M OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Thanks for watching!!
Hahahaha.....indeed!!
Purr kitten , purr. The mice better find a new home.
17:53
ha ha ... I did not notice the little mouse take off, thank you for the observation
I can smell everything in this video; the old diesel fuel, the musty cab smell... it's like smell-o-vision
its glorious isnt it! Thanks for watching!
The mouse leaving the house is pure gold !
I was cheering when it barked to life. old girl was ready to wake up :)
I was yeehawing lol thanks for watching!
Always loved the big Autocar Trucks!
They were classy!! Thanks for watching!
16:18 looked like you were so excited to start it up left the can leaking sideways.
Seeing that thing start up again really makes my day.
LOL. The A-Car diesel was the first truck I ever drove! It was back in my Navy days in 1976 and it was probably a 1959 just like this one but only in drab olive green. It was cool right down to the 5 speed main and 4 speed brownie transmission. Oh what fun taching out at 1500 to 2000 "R's" and grabbing two sticks to tame the fearless beast (that's what she said! LOL).
I always loved the looks of the A-Car and will always remember her for the awesome truck she was!
Though I never drove trucks for a living after Navy life, I did get to experience other great trucks too, but the A-Car holds a place in my heart and always will!
Thanks for taking me down memory lane!
-CW
Stick around I’m planning on restoring the old girl! Thanks for watching!!
@@DieselCreek I can't wait!
I’m not sure your smile was any bigger than mine when she started up, great way to start off the new year
glad to hear it! thanks for watching!
@@DieselCreek Same here... big smile after willing that diesel to start...
When you first started... Under no compression, I was smiles from ear to ear. Then you gave her a little go juice, I was going ya! So happy for ya. So very cool!
@@DieselCreek At 16.38 when you start the truck a mouse from inside awake running out from the front wheel in search for a new home..
Not sure why, but it IS satisfying to see an old diesel brought back to life!
Back in the days, things were meant to last. So they do. I love to hear that kitten pur
It ain’t about speed it’s about style
I don't think there are many more exciting moments than when Old Engines crack back into life and finally, you can start working through deciding if they are worth continuing on because I like to answer that question first before I sink a lot of time and money into projects.
We all are at the mercy of previous owners and many sold these things on because they simply did not have the skills or want to work on them which is far enough, but sometimes we buy things on Trust and they were far further along in decay than we were told or they suffered Massive mechanical failure that you cannot see, But if we buy them at the right price for only what we can see then its all good if it works or Does not work out, But Man the Adventure is what it's all about isn't it?
Cheers Matey From Australia and Love your work.
That look on your face when it first started. We should all wish to feel that good!
Boys!😳 What about us girls? It reminds me of my dad to watch you work.
Them fellers are quick to forget about the fillies. 🤷
Sorry girls but in this day and age to see you interested in such things is a rarity like that Autocar
18:20 haha "She's come alive!!" Immediately Young Frankenstein pops in my brain-----
"ITS ALIVE!!!!" Fantastic.
I am a 70 yr old that drove one of these as a yard tractor...how sweet it is!!! Woohoo...nice running...you gotta get this thing on the road again!!
I am 37 years old, and I love watching these old beasts being brought back to life :)
That engine sounds good for sitting for 15 years !!!!
thats what i thought! thanks for watching!
They sound the same if sitting since the 50s haha. When things were made to last, and everything could be rebuilt.now we just throw stuff away
It's missing on at least 1 cylinder, but it does sound very good, I'm more and more tempted to go looking for a ride that has a Diesel engine (an older Diesel without all the computerized nonsense).
Sounds like a V twin
@@andrewbartleman9169 except for predicta televisions. Those things loved to blow up
I used to haul logs with a 56 auto car. 262 Cummins, 5X4, Jake brake. At 95,000 lbs I would pull a 6% grade at 6 mph. I also had a first year (69) white western star with that same cab.
6 miles an hour and probably sounded like the gates to hell were opening behind you!! thanks for watching!
Whew 95,000 thousand!- one hefty load of sticks. Stopping that heavy load required advance planning huh. With a six wheeler to boot!!
Blade Runner It was an 18 wheeler western style log dolly. We commonly ran 90-100k back then. It did have a Jake but they weren’t real effective till the 855 CID Cummins came out. I drove it in some very steep country. I don’t remember the lack of power steering being too bad but I was young!
@@Bill-NBfarming i was driver truck in the mids 80's .. and i was drive a KW 76 with 350 BC 14spd ... and loads about 60 to 70 tns of zinc mineral in full trailer's .. and is why i trust in Cummins .. i remember a coworker and he's truck was a KW69 . 335 Cummins and 13 spd .. God ..hes very faster in the hill with 35/40 tns the steel wire .. or steel plate .. greetings from Mexico ..
@@Bill-NBfarming awesome. I like hearing about this stuff from those that have lived it. Interesting information.Thank you Cranepilot. Cool name !
As an OLD mechanic, this is exciting; hearing this old engine run. Love it !
Glad I can get your gears turning!
I’ve restored many an old Jeep, played with my share of valves, lines, and gears. Always puts a smile on the face when something kicks over after being dormant for years. But...that’s when the fun begins usually....heehee....
The GRIN on your face when she fired up was Priceless!!! CONGRATS
Not too often I hear old Slave Lake being referred to in a positive way.
lmfao. its a testament to good engines! thanks for watching!!!
Should send couple jugs up to ole peg be the cleanest nuclear horse piss old slave lake would be graced with haha
Andrew Thornbury if I thought for even one minute customs would let it through I would gladly send it lmao but we all know that dog ain’t gonna hunt!
Yea lol the canuckustan or however he says it government wouldn't like that one much.
@@andrewthornbury6058 g-dale cops won't let that happen lol
Red farmer diesel, that truck deserves a rebuild, what a beauty
That’s the plan! Stick around to see! Thanks for watching!
Hi Matt.It is really a pleasure to watch people like you getting the hands dirty restoring old trucks and mashinery.Beying an Toyota mechanic myself for over 35 years brings an sense of satisfaction when one of these proyects comes to an end and the thing starts and works properly.Thanks for posting those videos and congratullations for a job well done.
16:43 proof that old Cummins is still running even after all the years.
Hats off to you mate for making it running again
Thanks for watching!!!
Great job! Love seeing old equipment restored!
I just fell in love with that 189 cummins engine, again. Used to drive an old White Mustang, If you've ever seen one of those. Old road tractor turned BIG crane truck. It also had air steering. Not good in tight places, fur shur. Would love to see you get the trans. fixed and everything back together. I have enjoyed watching your channel for a while, so whatever you're doing today, you have a great one.
Did she ever sound great. Getting these old horses running again is something we all want if for no other reason then keeping history alive. I’d love to own one myself.
The old girl fired up really easy and sounds really good after being asleep all those years. Can't wait to see more.
Complete restoration coming eventually!
My friend......."DON'T YA JUST LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER!"
sure do!Thanks for watching!!!
Im a old country boy from Kentucky, love this kind of stuff
Regarding buying new batteries for a project.I totally agree with you.Living on a 160 dollar pension for medications,can't afford to buy one for a project.But the projects go on to keep the peanut inside my head alive.
Yep, it’s good to tinker. Even if on a right budget! Thanks for watching!
Great job! It brought a smile to my face when it finally started up.
I cannot tell you how happy I was to see someone smile over an achievement. I dont care whether its your kids first step, their first goal in a soccer game, or the first start of a seemingly dead engine. Its the pride and happiness in knowing that even more is achievable...
it brings me a lot of joy! Thanks for watching!!!
there's something exciting about older diesel trucks when you first poke them out of idle into revs. It's like getting granny mad, you know you're dealing with a force greater than yourself.
That’s a good way to put it! thanks for watching!!!
You cant beat those Old Cummins. Best motors Ever made...My Old Man had a 57 Brockway Dump with an old Detroit and He still has his 69 KW with a Old 350 Cummins turned up. Congrats on getting the old Girl Purring....Cant wait to see it all done....
Thanks for watching!!
“Well I’ll be dipped!”
-Vice Grip Garage
Yes, what a way to start 2020 than with the first start of the Autocar! I've been waiting for this one...
me too! thanks for watching!
I've just bought a mk2 jetta off a junkyard nearby.
70hp diesel. Stood for 27 yrs.
Just fueled it up with some ultimate 102 and it started right away! These old engines were built for eternity and are fkn reliable when u service them!
Cheers from 🇩🇪🤘🏻😎
I had a Jetta, mk5 tho, loved that car!
I don't want to sound pretentious but I really like that lighting contrast between the HD video from the outside and and moody phone video from inside the cab. It's like the difference between being awake and in some sort of dream. It suits the old machine. Love the video!
Great job! It brought a smile to my face as it did to your's, when it finally started up.
That cummins sounds great! 😀 finally woke it from its slumber. 😂 cant wait to see its first drive.
that will be coming soon i hope!
Reminded me of the first start of my '45 Mack EH,back in 1998. Had to drive it around,leaking coolant,fuel and some 90 wt. from the input seal of the Brown-Lipe. I felt like I owned the World! Congrats on gettin' the old gal runnin'!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!!
57 Autocad
True nostalgia gonna search your Playlist for this one
Better than anything on TV
Brings a tear to my eye. You, sir, just got a new subscriber.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
17:01 I know that grin! I absolutely know that feeling =D Congrats!!
I was excited! Thanks for watching!!!
You do know there are some girls watching your channel, I get just as excited as you do when you get them to start....OH YEAH BABY!
That smile on your face is priceless!
It's CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN! Dadgum exciting, she runs "purddy". Looking forward to "More Adventures".
Happy for you, you had a grin as wide as the Mississippi.
few thing in life bring me more joy!
beautiful, and the face of happiness when the monster starts !!!!!!!
Love that old stuff, ran one of those in my younger days, brings back good memories.
Thanks Matt; your enthusiasm is infectious!
Love stuff like this! Thank you for taking the time to share with us!
thanks for watching!!!
Fantastic job love the truck, I got chills when she started great work
Thanks for watching!!
I was smiling like a kid when that fired up Matt. As you say over there THATS AWESOME.
The Quartermaster•
Great video. Back in the good old days Autocar was king. Glad to see guys like you who appreciate these old dinosaurs and are willing to use your knowledge and expertise to bring back to life!
@Amy taylor
Thanks Amy, I appreciate the good thought and wish you the same!
The Quartermaster *
@Amy taylor
I'm retired and live in Vero Beach, Florida. It is nice to get a kind response. I'll follow you on utube!
Regards,
The Quartermaster *
This little autocar is sweet can't wait to see more videos on it just found your channel
awesome! thanks for watching!!!
Thanks DC. Found this channel today.
The Cummins 180 is indeed a claimed 180 horsepower unit, but they were often throttled back a bit by mechanics for longer endurance.. The same engine was used in British ERF trucks, among other things, and some were still in daily use in the 1980's. The vehicles were not particularly fast, topping out in the mid-40’s mph. But the engines were reliable enough, though not as reliable as Gardner 180 or Rolls Royce engines of similar power.
good info thanks for watching!
Heck yeah she Running Sounds pretty good Lots of bluish smoke nice Matt 16:41 @Diesel Creek
Old trucks never die. My buddy has a 70s Ford with a 671 detroit that's been sitting forever, it only needs a can of ether to get it running in the summer but it always starts. Its worn the hell out lol
Those Detroit’s get addicted to ether terribly bad. Thanks for watching!!
I just found your channel today, what a great start watching that lovely old truck start up!
My god !!! She lives!!!!! Beautiful old girl. Great job I can't wait to see more video's on her.
plenty more to come! thanks for watching!
Cheering squad is growing!
People much smarter than me instantly recognized the cadence of that engine. Dennis Weaver, the actor... went up against one in 1971.
Matt, your self driven dedication to hard work is the kind of personal conduct that has made this country so strong. Thanks for being a great role model for men and women 👍
16:35 You can see a mouse jump out of the truck through the rim, and desert ship when you are about to start it!
There is something satisfying about watching leaves blowing out of an old engine.
its the life flowing back to the old Iron lung!! thanks for watching!!!
I’m 21, we used to use one of these on the farm! First truck I ever learned to drive, my grandpa would take me out in it and I loved every second of it
That’s awesome! I hope you still have it!
@@DieselCreek She sits in the shop gathering dust at the moment. Blew the engine on it, so were trying to figure something out as to what were going to do.
Stevie these old Cummins aren’t that hard to find, or heck I’m sure it wouldn’t be hard to do an Inframe on
Diesel Creek that’s what we’ve been debating on it, right now financially it’s a little tight on our side projects so unfortunately it’s sat for a while. If we put any money into it we’re going to completely redo it, she was the mascot of our farm for the longest time so it’s only fair to do it up right
Hey, that is cool. My Dad used to drive these for the Australian Air Force when they were brand spanking new. He spoke highly of them as the best truck of the day. A lot of my viewers watch your channel so I thought that I had better have a look and subscribe. Cheers from the Land Down Under.
Excellent job man! Old school diesels are like a symphony to me... 👍
sounds pretty good to me too, they dont make em like this anymore! thanks for watching!
Woohoo! Nothing like firing up old metal for the first time in a longtime! Congrats!
thanks for watching!
We love old mechanical things.love to hear them run
After resting several years
My two cents, there are always going to be know-it-alls who just want to hear themselves bark. I todays world lets think positive and do what best for you. Forget the negative comments unless you wan to run up your numbers. Good luck, I enjoy your world!
I actually giggled like a kid when she finally fired up... Lol!
Good for you!
i was in the cab giving a good yeehaw! Thanks for watching!!!
I was smiling from ear to ear when it fired up! I love videos like this!!
Me too! thanks for watching!!!
Me too! thanks for watching!!!
Hey there. Been following you for almost a year now. I am a 70 year old truck driver and have enjoyed all of your videos. Keep up the good work and thank you for keeping us all involved
Always loved the old Auto Car trucks. Nice looking lines! Good luck bringing that beauty back to life!
Thank you! Stick around to see the progress!
This is my first time watching your channel. And oh my goodness how happy I was seeing this thing start up. Young part of your comment section! God bless ya!
Thank u for watching!
She's an old twin sticker. I couldn't see for sure but with a 180 she probably a 5 speed main and 3 speed brownie
That's an awesome, rugged-looking truck!
thats why i love it! thanks for watching!!!
A farmer I worked for said they would put the primary transmission in gear while the truck was warming up, to spin the input shaft on the secondary transmission to get the gear lube warmed up. Otherwise it was almost impossible to shift the secondary transmission for the first few miles on a cold day. Not only did a lot of these old trucks not have spring applied park brakes on the rear axles (usually just a mechanical band brake on the drive shaft) but many of them didn’t have any front brakes at all. That same farmer had a 1966 GMC “Crackerbox” cabover I drove that had no front brakes, and no spring applied park brakes. Scary by modern standards!
I watched the videos because I grew up in wynnewood, PA which is 2 miles from where the Autocar factory was in Ardmore. I now live still a few miles away. I know a colleague who is older than me who grew up in Ardmore a few blocks away from the factory and remembers as a child going over to the factory when the fire happened. I got a copy of a dvd documentary about the factory and the fire.
neat story! Thanks for watching!!!
This is one of the most genuine videos ever on UA-cam. Thanks man, wish you were my next door neighbor here in Jamaica.
thank you! and thanks for watching!!!
@@DieselCreek Thanks too for taking the time to upload.
Lovely truck cab looks modern for 1957 much like an early scania 110 super but the Autocar looks better in my opinion. Great to see it running. This truck will be well worth restoring. Glad i came across your channel.
thanks for watching!!!
The pure joy and bliss... yummy!! I can't wait to see more of this... all of the content is great!! Thanks again for sharing your journey in this lifetime...
Outstanding! Love the sound of this engine!!🐤
Keep them coming on the restoration. This is one I'm definitely following. Love the Autocar trucks.
warning you now its gonna be a slow process! Thanks for watching!!!
I'm new to the channel and I havent come across a sweeter sound as that truck in a long long time congratulations.
Thanks a lot!! And thanks for watching!!!
Nice to see the excitement of it starting it,you'll enjoy this now matter what your starting, never gets old,loved the video.
Thanks for watching!!!
thank you for sharing this historical moment. the woods definitively give me memories of back home wen i was a kid
plenty more to come! stick around so you dont miss it! Thanks for watching!!
The Autocar reminds me of the one that was used in Maximum Overdrive, expect it was a dual axle instead of a single axle truck. But anyway, amazing vid.👍
THAT KNOB AND SWITCH IS THE WIPER SWITCH, AIR WIPERS !!!!
Amazing how well it runs...kudos on bringing a piece of history back to life in a big ball of beautiful blue diesel smoke.
thats right! Thanks for watching!
My Dad owned a truck n tractor shop. Worked on, and rode in many old rigs w C and N series, some old JT's two. I remember when a 335, w Spicer 5&4 and SQHD's were the hottest things on the raod.