I had to do the math 3 times. This car is 74 years old. And it runs. I hope *I* can still be running when I'm 74! Thank you Mr. Jennings, you're doing a fantastic job. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 👍 👍
So fun to hear the old girl cough and sputter to life after so long. You’ve got mad skills bringing these old metal souls back. Great sense of humor too! Enjoying each one and rooting for you to get a pop…then a spin…then a rough idle…how fun when we could work on our cars ourselves. Thanks for the trip back in time
When I heard you say it had the "rear end delete package"I knew I"d like this video.PB blaster rules.I learned something too.I didn"t know you could check for spark without the engine turning over-great vid!
Brother, a lotta channels try to bring back old cars from the dead. But only YOU will attempt to revive a SKELETON! 😆 Bless yer heart for tryin to save em anyway.
Desoto was a separate division of Chrysler. Like Dodge and Plymouth. Same engines same trans. I think it Was a positive ground six volt system. Most Chrysler products were at the time.
There is something about seeing these old vehicles start after not having run in years. This one looked hopeless. Great job and glad you got it started even if it wasn't for long.
Jeepers sir it’s a pile rust you made it alive ,,after fifty years ,,not like some cosy car repair channel s ,,that was real !, so well done sir your a master mechanic 🤷🏼♂️👍🤗
My first car was a 1948 DeSoto. Bought it back in about 1960 when I was stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station near Oak Harbor, Washington. Rebuilt the engine myself and enjoyed driving all around the area for two years, then sold it when I got out in August of 1962.
I remember my grandpa telling me stories about his old cars before he passed away and his 2nd car was a 48 Desoto like this one except his was black. He didn’t remember much about it but he said it rode better than any other car he drove. Thank you for bringing back memories
Bro thanks for bringing these old cars back to life, not all of them make it but they sure want to try, cars have a soul I don't care what anyone says...
Keep in mind that is is only a "semi automatic", but this was said to make DeSoto have a big advantage in the taxi cab business since you can go in stop and go heavy traffic without using the clutch.
I had a 49' Dodge one ton with a similar sized flathead six. If I remember it was about a 230 cid motor. I had an oil filter cartridge on the top end as well. I always had good luck with Mopars but I often heard from my bowtie freinds that a Chrysler will either start or it won't and that starter kicking out reminds me of many cold starts on my 76' Dodge. Yup, that's just the way they are. Tough luck on that DeSoto and thanks for the upload.
Great video brother! I've used leaf blowers to clean off engine bays and I took a piece of copper tubing and taped off the wide mouth of the blower down to the opening of the pipe.
Thanks for sharing this! I love first start and junkyard rescue videos. But, using too much starter fluid can wash down the cylinders…. That would be a really cool car to get back on the road. 😊
My neighbor has a 1970 Camaro Z28 that's been sitting over 20 yrs. It has the 302 mtr n 4spd trans. It just sits there molested by time. Spider webs n dirt sitting in the drive way. I wish I could get it started up n hear that mouse roar again. He doesn't worry about the car. He's 70yrs young. I really like your video👍 ✌️
It's fun to watch you get these old cars running. I've always been fascinated with old cars in fields and woods. When I was a kid visiting my family in Pennsylvania we'd always play in those giant junkyards that were everywhere. It was a blast. I'm near DEE-troit and work at the factory where we make Mustangs. My favorites current ones are the Mach 1 and the Cobra. I'm 1972 my grandfather gave my brother his 1952 Pontiac Chieftain that I wanted! It came with enough spare parts to rebuild the car a couple times. My brother sold the dad-gum thing for $75 about 6 months later which pissed off my grandfather and me too! I've always wanted to have a '52 Pontiac since then but now I'm 64 years old and know I won't have time to do that. So if you happen to find one I'd love to see you get it running. Just make sure you change the oool, and get good spark from the dad-gum coool. Just be careful not to set it on farr! ;-)
when i was 18, a man gave me a 49 dodge for some work i did on his house. it had been sitting for quite a while under an apple tree. ANTS made a nest in the front floor, but the inside was not bad shape. the car had a transmission that was part standard and part auto. a clutch was needed for 1st to 2n or reverse. once in 2nd it would shift auto to hi. was hard to get use to. after a while, it broke down and i sold it to a guy that used it for stock car racing..
I like to use two stroke on old engines especially when they struggle at first to build compression. I'll mix it up and use that in the pony tank for a bit.
These videos make me nostalgic. Pulling some old junker out of someone's back yard, getting it running and driving. How I got most of my cars back in the late 70's-early 80's. Not that I don't like driving a newer car, one that starts every time and has working heat and a radio. But just the idea of saving something that otherwise would have gone to scrap. I miss those days.
Got a car very much like this one (wheels intact though haha) that i'm restoring. Its my first car that wasn't still making cars into the 2000s, and i find myself often wondering what DeSoto and the other cars like it would have been doing in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Hey, this is also me just my car channel. The plan for the '48 DeSoto Custom Sedan is: its 1976 and I've pulled it from out behind the gas station on the road out of town. I am a 25 year old hot rodder with a love for built muscle cars and the fancy "SuperFly" Cadillacs in New York City. These will inspire my build.
first of all thanks for the constant entertainment and knowledge. that being said more depth to why you’re doing what and how you’re doing it would be great. such as how you adjust the timing on those old motors and how/why to sand distributor caps ect.
thanks... too short - editing is great but we love what you do so keep it half an hour at least! Great fun to see an old desoto come to life :-) Too bad it's not a 44... those headlights were cool
It's amazing to see you get these old engines to kick over and create some clouds out back, time and again. This car would turn a lot of heads if it was on the road, I imagine it rumbling down Main Street in gloss black with all the chrome polished up. Do you get any of these back on the road?
I had to do the math 3 times. This car is 74 years old. And it runs. I hope *I* can still be running when I'm 74!
Thank you Mr. Jennings, you're doing a fantastic job. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 👍 👍
Just imagine the stuff blowing out your tailpipe when you are 74!
@@ukbb2632if they even have tail pipes then
Well. Try 74 and a 911SC.
Those were gorgeous cars. I love people who restore them. We need to keep them alive!
We need to keep them alive, and keep them clean and shine beautiful, We can't let automotive history die like this.
These videos never get old. Thank you! Can’t wait for the next one
I cant say it better. Awesome stuff.
These are like best car vids. No Gas Monkey garage could ever beat these, not even close. In rust we friggin trust. And mystery oil.
You are such an inspiration! A young man who can FIX things!
I love watching this, it’s a great feeling when you get them running.
So fun to hear the old girl cough and sputter to life after so long. You’ve got mad skills bringing these old metal souls back. Great sense of humor too! Enjoying each one and rooting for you to get a pop…then a spin…then a rough idle…how fun when we could work on our cars ourselves. Thanks for the trip back in time
She did pretty good all things considering. This motor could be rebuilt if somebody had a mind to do it. Thanks for sharing!!👍
When I heard you say it had the "rear end delete package"I knew I"d like this video.PB blaster rules.I learned something too.I didn"t know you could check for spark without the engine turning over-great vid!
Brother, a lotta channels try to bring back old cars from the dead. But only YOU will attempt to revive a SKELETON! 😆 Bless yer heart for tryin to save em anyway.
Well said!!!
Desoto was a separate division of Chrysler. Like Dodge and Plymouth. Same engines same trans. I think it Was a positive ground six volt system. Most Chrysler products were at the time.
Man I love your videos keep up the good work
Thank you
Its a bond car with the smokescreen package! A rare beast indeed!
There is something about seeing these old vehicles start after not having run in years. This one looked hopeless. Great job and glad you got it started even if it wasn't for long.
Binge watched every single one of your will it runs last week and was super pumped to see a new one keep up the awesome work dude
These are so cool ! That must be super fun to bring them back to life !
"Dont need alot, just enough to get things unstuck"
*Proceeds the flood the chambers with penetrant*
Jeepers sir it’s a pile rust you made it alive ,,after fifty years ,,not like some cosy car repair channel s ,,that was real !, so well done sir your a master mechanic 🤷🏼♂️👍🤗
By far and away this is THE best dude doing these!
Your content always makes my day
That's a real cool-looking car, so much more stylish than modern stuff, thanks for sharing!
Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks
Here we are again with another TREAT thanks again you lighten up my day 👍😎
Always love these. You make me believe anything will run.
I would never think you would get some of them old gals running but you do. Keep up the hard work and I’ll keep watching.🤠
My first car was a 1948 DeSoto. Bought it back in about 1960 when I was stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station near Oak Harbor, Washington. Rebuilt the engine myself and enjoyed driving all around the area for two years, then sold it when I got out in August of 1962.
I remember my grandpa telling me stories about his old cars before he passed away and his 2nd car was a 48 Desoto like this one except his was black. He didn’t remember much about it but he said it rode better than any other car he drove. Thank you for bringing back memories
You find some really cool old stuff
Thanks for upload! Man, I love these videos. I could sit through 25mins of you wrestling with a straight 6!!
Now that! Is one fine DeSoto.
I like how you politely say it's got the delete package when actually it's broken off awesome video keep up the great work Mr Jennings
Bro thanks for bringing these old cars back to life, not all of them make it but they sure want to try, cars have a soul I don't care what anyone says...
Great content ! Can't wait for the next video! Thanks for sharing !
Thank you for the great videos. Keep up the great work
Love ur vid man, watching these have inspired me to get a project car this summer
Great job as always can't believe you can get any of them running so I enjoy watching😮😊😊
Glad to see another will it run, have been waiting patiently! 👍
Keep them coming! I love your videos
Man if anyone can get these old rigs running it is you you are the Old rig pro love the Channel so keep on getting them going
As always, a well-done video, sir! And to the viewers, here’s a fun game: Every time he says, “There you go!,” do a shot.
I love they way he says oil n coil.
You sound like a degenerate drunk.
I'm sure you've heard by now, a DeSoto ain't a Dodge. It's a DeSoto. A division of Chrysler that shut down in 62.
The last 1961 DeSoto rolled off the assembly line on November 30th, 1960. They were not made-produced in 1961.
@@chrisjeffries2322 Thanx for the clarification.
they were nearly the same thing by this time
@@piergiovanni-battistabelze7532 Well, Pontiac, Olds, and Chevy were nearly the same by then too. Badge engineering is nothing new.
@@jeffrykopis5468 exactly
Keep in mind that is is only a "semi automatic", but this was said to make DeSoto have a big advantage in the taxi cab business since you can go in stop and go heavy traffic without using the clutch.
That car and I are both 1948 models. Great video. Thanks
I had a 49' Dodge one ton with a similar sized flathead six. If I remember it was about a 230 cid motor. I had an oil filter cartridge on the top end as well.
I always had good luck with Mopars but I often heard from my bowtie freinds that a Chrysler will either start or it won't and that starter kicking out reminds me of many cold starts on my 76' Dodge. Yup, that's just the way they are. Tough luck on that DeSoto and thanks for the upload.
I always loved long cold starts on old Mopars! I loved the sound of the starters when they were cranking!
I always find these types of videos so satisfying. But this is the only type of channel I watch!
Always a pleasure seeing you vids keep up the good work🛠️🪛
Super Quality and a super car doctor, too🤩
Great to see her turn over and the fan spin. Good work
Great video brother! I've used leaf blowers to clean off engine bays and I took a piece of copper tubing and taped off the wide mouth of the blower down to the opening of the pipe.
Thanks for sharing this! I love first start and junkyard rescue videos. But, using too much starter fluid can wash down the cylinders….
That would be a really cool car to get back on the road. 😊
Who doesn't love doing pistons, rings, and sleeves ? The term blow-by and DeSoto go well together.
Great to see a new video!!
Glad to see the Remote Start works for you. Hate to see old classics catch fire on ya. LOL
Man i love how you stick mainly to the really old stuff.
Cmoooon, more video's, the best Chanel on UA-cam
Awesomeness!! Another great video!!
Nice to see you using that remote start..great videos
Some of the best revival videos on UA-cam!
Good job! This one looked like a challenge for sure
"Just enough PB Blaster to get the valves unstuck." Love that dude. I'm sure he'll find a nice new home for the DeSoto.
I love how you werent botherd in the snow!
Greetings from Croatia :P
My neighbor has a 1970 Camaro Z28 that's been sitting over 20 yrs. It has the 302 mtr n 4spd trans. It just sits there molested by time. Spider webs n dirt sitting in the drive way. I wish I could get it started up n hear that mouse roar again. He doesn't worry about the car. He's 70yrs young.
I really like your video👍
✌️
New to the channel and enjoying the videos.
Love your content! My favorite thing is making old iron bark again! Cool old boat behind you too, I had one like it for my first boat back in the day.
I don't know enough to ask a good question, but I really enjoy your efforts!
I like your never give up attitude
It's fun to watch you get these old cars running. I've always been fascinated with old cars in fields and woods. When I was a kid visiting my family in Pennsylvania we'd always play in those giant junkyards that were everywhere. It was a blast.
I'm near DEE-troit and work at the factory where we make Mustangs. My favorites current ones are the Mach 1 and the Cobra.
I'm 1972 my grandfather gave my brother his 1952 Pontiac Chieftain that I wanted! It came with enough spare parts to rebuild the car a couple times. My brother sold the dad-gum thing for $75 about 6 months later which pissed off my grandfather and me too! I've always wanted to have a '52 Pontiac since then but now I'm 64 years old and know I won't have time to do that. So if you happen to find one I'd love to see you get it running. Just make sure you change the oool, and get good spark from the dad-gum coool. Just be careful not to set it on farr! ;-)
Nice to see another Jennings do well.
I enjoy the videos.
My first car was a 1954 Dodge Meadowbrook with a flat-head six that drank a quart a day. It's amazing this thing ran at all.
when i was 18, a man gave me a 49 dodge for some work i did on his house. it had been sitting for quite a while under an apple tree. ANTS made a nest in the front floor, but the inside was not bad shape. the car had a transmission that was part standard and part auto. a clutch was needed for 1st to 2n or reverse. once in 2nd it would shift auto to hi. was hard to get use to. after a while, it broke down and i sold it to a guy that used it for stock car racing..
🇻🇳👍💯😍 . Thank you những chàng trai tuyệt vời Chúc các bạn thành công trên mọi nẻo đường
I love how you resurrect these old cars. Especially them cars over 100 years old.
I always struggle trying to find this channel but I always love y'alls videos
Make a playlist (will it start or starts) on your channel and save it there. or click the bell button so you get a notification.
Sure is a miracle the engine is not stuck and the starter still works.
I showed up nice and early. Awesome!
Very early
Love the content!
Thank you
incredible! Wow you did very good on this old babe. I have never heard of a Dodge DeSoto though. DeSoto yes. Thanks!!
That's because there's no such thing as a Dodge DeSoto. This guy is a moron.
I like to use two stroke on old engines especially when they struggle at first to build compression. I'll mix it up and use that in the pony tank for a bit.
Dont junk them, restore them. I really enjoy your videos. Great stuff to watch if your a car guy.
These videos make me nostalgic. Pulling some old junker out of someone's back yard, getting it running and driving. How I got most of my cars back in the late 70's-early 80's. Not that I don't like driving a newer car, one that starts every time and has working heat and a radio. But just the idea of saving something that otherwise would have gone to scrap. I miss those days.
That's a car that's well worth the effort. Thanks for that.
Wow that was brilliant as usual lovely car
Hit 👍🏽 Press ▶️
Keep up the excellent videos young man!
Thanks & God Bless
😎
Got a car very much like this one (wheels intact though haha) that i'm restoring. Its my first car that wasn't still making cars into the 2000s, and i find myself often wondering what DeSoto and the other cars like it would have been doing in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Hey, this is also me just my car channel. The plan for the '48 DeSoto Custom Sedan is: its 1976 and I've pulled it from out behind the gas station on the road out of town. I am a 25 year old hot rodder with a love for built muscle cars and the fancy "SuperFly" Cadillacs in New York City. These will inspire my build.
This guy is a very good mechanic!!
first of all thanks for the constant entertainment and knowledge. that being said more depth to why you’re doing what and how you’re doing it would be great. such as how you adjust the timing on those old motors and how/why to sand distributor caps ect.
Great looking car. From the front
I had a boat like the one in the background. Had a 35 horse Evenrude. Paid $400 for it. Was a ton of fun on the water.
I wonder if he can get it floating?
Love videos always 💟💟💟
Got a new sub from England
thanks... too short - editing is great but we love what you do so keep it half an hour at least! Great fun to see an old desoto come to life :-) Too bad it's not a 44... those headlights were cool
I am sure that you ment 42, with the hidden headlights, as civilian cars were not built in 1944.
@@danielulz1640 yes, iPhone typo
That boat behind you get that running!
Excellent video Jennings :) also may be fix and drive in rest place !
Great video
You are"the man"
Good stuff as usual.
That would make an awesome patina rat rod allways liked the look of those desotos .
Just amazing & so fun to watch
I am not American, but I love watching barn find/restoration videos. I have noticed one thing, extremely few videos of "Studebaker" brand automobiles.
Collectors have snapped many of them up.
Amazing!
These videos are so cool
It's amazing to see you get these old engines to kick over and create some clouds out back, time and again. This car would turn a lot of heads if it was on the road, I imagine it rumbling down Main Street in gloss black with all the chrome polished up. Do you get any of these back on the road?