ABANDONED 1957 Chevy BelAir will it run and drive after sitting for YEARS! - Farm Field Rescue
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- In today's adventure I managed to convince my old man and my buddy Mike to drive a couple hours out of town to dig out a classic 57 Chevy. This old hot rod was put together 30+ years ago and then abandoned in a farmers field.
It's got all sorts of cool old school goodies, 327 with a th400, vintage gauges, slappers bars ect.
She's a little rough around the edges but we do our best to get this old girl running and driving again! What do you think we should do with this old hot rod? Make sure to leave a comment below.
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Special thanks to my old man and buddy Mike for battle the tall grass and ticks with me.
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That’s a good looking car just like it is. Glad someone got to save it!
You mean chop it up and make it unoriginal?
I'm an older guy, not really a big fan of RatRods. I prefer something fully restored looking new. That said, I really enjoy your channel, your work, and your vehicles. You're really becoming quite the fabricator. I'm most definitely looking forward to seeing what you do with this car. Thanks for the great videos.
Yeah i hear ya. I love nice stuff too but I'm more of a quantity over quality kinda guy haha
As an Aussie, I find it difficult to comprehend the obsession with two doors. It’s perfect as it is! Fix the floors, put decent brakes and suspension and a stout motor and done!
More and more people are seeing it your way, mostly because we're running out of two doors. I like it the way it is too.
We go with 2 doors when we can just because of the weight. Lot of us are just coupe guys. Also 4 doors = 4 times the repairs. But i agree. This car is a good platform
Leave it a 4 door! It’s awesome the way it is !!
Agreed ... 👍
Agreed leave as is.
This guy knows anyone remember christine so good we need a number to Steven king I think
Sorry, but it needs 2 less doors.
@@BradSmith-jb5dr
Christine was a four door in the book, except for one passage where inexplicably she was temporarily a two door.
For the movie they turned her into a two door.
I know everyone wants a two door. But this is a surviving relic. And deserves to be enjoyed as a 4 door.
Ordinarily, I'd say chop her up, but I agree with the comment, in this case.
Agreed! One of the few 4 doors that actually looks great as a 4 door!
I was thinking about those custom door panels..
Stay 4 door, call it crew cab
i would have too agree
All I have to say is looks really clean for sitting in a field for ten years !
Sweet find 57 Chevy!! How could anyone give this video a thumbs down?? ( Probably drive a fiat ) Leave it 4 door, a family cruiser!
Poor little Greta says you should buy an “environmentally friendly” lithium battery pack based vehicle that lasts 5-10 years.
Greta isn’t old enough to even drive.
Don't need a family cruise! Different strokes!😉
@@billyfoster3223 Just a matter of opinion, like butt cracks everybody has one!
it has rear pet doors , ill take it
The grass never lies.
I saw that in 15 seconds...
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@@vicentelopes1376 You like the letter n huh...
Love it being a hotrodded 4 Door with slotmags🤘🏽
Its hard to believe what's setting in old farm fields, good find .
Yeah VERY hard to believe its been sitting there all this time fresh grass all around it and just beaten down in front of it, no detritis on the roof or anywhere really so incredibly unbelievable..........almost like it had been push backwards into the field.
Yep, very strange. The grass don't grow bend that way as we can see in the back bumper, also the front bumper is in pristine condition. Not to mention is why he filmed the towing from far away, so we can't see were it was sitting all those years, also the tires were in veery good conditions too.
Looking at the grass it looks like it was freshly pushed into place for this video....
Ol 'Nam Grunt : Yh I can’t believe this is credible too - as soon as I saw it I thought there’s no way it has sat in that position for 10 years - no debris on the car from sat under those trees for 10 years - wind shield clean, in fact all the glass looks spotless. Tyres inflated. Towed out from a distance. Full creative licence in play
yeah with no tree sap orleaves or bird droppings on it. almost as if it had been in a garage and pushed out in that grass to take the video of it. (notice the grass is flat in front of it and growing under it too not a bare spot as if it had been there the whole time.
Everything was going great until you mentioned chopping the doors . Lol she's fighting back.
The paint is actually rather cool - I like the idea of saving the 327 - they were a cool engine.
Maybe a 4 speed swap?
327 was always my favorite motor
You know you're Canadian when... Your hood prop rod is a broken hockey stick
That’s the first thing I noticed too lmao , so true EH !!
Totally. EH!
True EH
I’ll never understand how people can take completely unmodified and original classic cars and just chop them up and ruin them. I’ll never get it. If you want a two door, just get a two door.
Man im on the fence i love your 2 door conversions but those pleeted door panels are mint
I want to see the panels spliced together
Nice find again. I used to just watch your channel, but now I have to admit that I am jealous of your tenacity and talent.
Nice work again dude.
Too many doors.....for now,
But you have already shown us how to fix that.
Congratulations. There are a lot of us living vicariously through your efforts. Cheers, and continued success.
thanks so much! i really appreciate all the support
@@DDSpeedShop
I am also in Manitoba with several classic projects. Even though I replace every critical component towards obtaining a Manitoba" safety" I do not know of a shop that understands what it takes to legally register any older vehicle in mpi monopoly controlled Manitoba.
I would never attempt to drive any unsafe classic vehicle, but the certified shops are biased in denying towards our older vehicles, every time I try. Could you please provide me with the shop that understands what it takes to legally register any older vehicle in communist mpi Manitoba. I have no idea where to go other than Canadian tire centre.
Thanks. Ken.
I wanna know who in the right mind parks that in a field and forgets about it
someone who knows everything wrong with it.
"ran when parked" only means they didn't push it into its final resting place--i speak from experience, i have a few vehicles in the yard I drove into their spot. They look good, but there's enough repair work needed who's cost exceeds the value.
This four door may have been parked when a 2 door was still affordable.
Albert Gaspar ya I get that. It just seems crazy from our perspective now. There was a 62 impala rotted into the ground in the bush where we used to ride as kids. My great uncle drove it out there and left it where it got stuck way back 45+ years ago. Scrap wasn’t worth anything and to him at that point it was an old car not worth fixing
OntarioRedneXXX I was thinking the same thing. 57 chevy's have been collectible since the early 70's and even 4 doors have been desirable for years, I just don't get why people do that!!!!
I know some of us--me included--have a "I'll get to that later", and then life gets in the way. But back in the day, a 4 door was a parts car, when the only catalog for "restoration" parts was J.C Whitney :) so we're lucky this thing lasted this long. I live on the east coast, it doesn't take long for brakes to rust solid and require wheel dollies to move. Meanwhile the interior turns into a greenhouse and makes for some gross mildew/mold---you really wouldn't drive home any car you found in a field, unless you want a cough that never goes away without a trip to the ER.
OntarioRedneXXX My grandpa let a Porsche 914 literally just rot into the ground in front of his house. Everyone said oh nobody wants those model Porsche’s, it’s not worth anything... Now people are restoring them...
It's very common for valves to stick when an engine sits for a long time. The easiest way to free them up is to remove the valve covers and tap on the valves with a rubber mallet.
I find high rpm works too haha
Love a 2 door but have a soft spot for the 4 door and that one is in really good nick
Thank you for saving this 4 door hot rod 57 Chevy!!! My dream car!!!😍🙏😎👍
Always 2 door em!! I love watching the conversions and how much more knowledge you share
Thanks buddy!
@@DDSpeedShop Please make it a 2 door
Love a 57' Chevy! Love a 4 door! Love the work you do! Hate the staged crap!
sweet 57', totally mint paint,love the old school Ansen slot mags.please go retro and keep the 327. I can't wait to see you work on this one.
I’m glad you guys trying to revive this old card. It’s a beauty once it’s done.
That looks like a good one! They had some cool colors back then. I believe that I like this one better than the blue one. I’ll reserve final judgement until you finish with it. 😀
I learned to drive in one of those my older brother had in 71 or 72. It had the six and three on the tree and was a ugly green color, I still remember the sound it makes when you open the doors. In the later years my uncle got it and cut it behind the drivers seat and made a little truck out of it, he left the rear quarters on and made a wood box in it and painted that black. The rear tail fins were damaged a little from a fender bender so he squared the points of of them and put sardine cans in them for fillers. I would almost bet it is still around and some one uses it to do litlle chores on the farm or gather alittle firewood.
Just drive it, you’ll hear a ton of stories from the day.... maybe pictures too. Put the wheels back on it and go back to the same old tracks.
WAT?
Decent looking old girl! 4-doors matter.
I just hope he doesn't go through with the butchering by trying make a classic body style into a two-door. This old gal has suffered ENOUGH indignities!
@@richardcline1337 It's gonna happen anyway, bud.
@@trickyricky12147, I know but it's damned stupid to take a body so intact and butcher it.
I don't know what the big deal is with 4 door anything; they're not sporty like 2 door hardtops are; I'd search out a 2 door hardtop regardless.☺
Wow calling it butchering is harsh. If it’s not your way it’s wrong? If he’s bringing it back from the field of rot it’s a good thing.
No more LS please. 😩😨👍
Nonworries
Lq9 for the win
@@Cucvfreek Thank you all this ls bashing well some ls bashing. Is stupid when everyone knows Ls is the best motor ever. Gm in 99 6 bolt main block cm on .
You can rebuild that engine ... ( if they don't blow her up 1st and it's toast)
That's good that all the dirt and leaves never fell on the car this whole time it's been sitting there...also that's good that the grass underneath was also up kept with the rest of the field...
You found Christines sister.
Awesome rare find.
Love to have one in new Zealand as a project
In the book, Christine is a 1958, four-door, red Plymouth Fury
@@comgetme4965 her 2nd cousin
Excellent Dan! Another Tri-5! Can't go wrong! Looking forward to seeing what you do with this one! Take care man and keep up the good work!
I'm all for the 2 door swap. 4 doors are not hotrods, they're for granny church transport.
That hinged plate at the top of the carb primaries is called a choke , and it's purpose is to enrich the A/F ratio for cold start and warm up. Close it when cranking. Kids today! Brought up on fuel injection!
Something that sits that long I would have dumped oil down each cylinder so that way lubricate everything from sitting so long and it won't cause problems later on . Also would have probably took the valve covers off before actually running it since it would turn over and stop like that. Could really done some damage to the pistons or valves by maken it run when one is stuck or sticking . Main thing too i would have gotten oil pressure to it good before actually running it , she wasn't happy at all .
really nice ride tho love that interior stitching on door panels
Man! That brings back some childhood memories. My Gramps had one just like that, same color, four-door of course it didn’t have a 327 in it! Myself and three of my driving age cousins tried our best to get Gramps to sell it to one of us. He told us all no, Didn’t want any of us to get mad at each other or him for that matter. Pretty smart guy. Next thing we all knew the 57 was gone and he was driving an olds F 85😀I’m sure you’ll get it fixed up with no worries I’ll be watching
Very cool!
A two door conversion would make for awesome content, but my vote is leave it as a four-door!!
After you get it running good. 2 door it. And make a nice hot rod out of it. Fix the rust and so on at give it a nice paint job and interior
Why is the grass pushed down like that car drove recently, all the glass is clean, leather is fresh, no dirt lines on the tires, this is bullshit dude and im super disappointed
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A 57 Chevy is a 57 CHEVY , no matter how many doors it has !!! Great content !l. Thank you !!! Be safe and God bless you and yours !!!!ll. Eddy
It looks like it wasn't parked there and was pushed back into the grass for effect.
Yea i thought the same thing the grass was pushed back like it was drove there
👍😂
I too was thinking the same. It looks staged!
Same
@@adriantomlin2902 Staged and scripted! He sounds like he's reading it off of a piece of paper!
Wow, amazing that car sat in a field for 10 plus years out in the elements and the body looks that good. And it even runs. Good find for sure. Yes time for another two door conversion. Now if that was a 4 door Hardtop not many left I'd say leave it a 4 door. I'm sure what ever you do the bottom line is your rescuing another classic.
yeah i totally agree
The hockey stick, thats awesome. Only a canadian lol.
Red Green !
Good luck guys y'all's got a wonderful classic car I would leave it as a four door leave it as all original again y'all have a great classic car
4 DOOR SLEEPER!
I agree 4 door sleeper, do it up so it looks as it did new but rebuild and improve original engine and suspension/brakes.
I love the look of old chrome slot mags
It was set up smh they didn’t find that there... good try
Yup, that car was placed there
My first thoughts exactly. Some people will try anything as click bait. But see how many people have fallen for it.
You've got the 2dr conversion skills. Doesn't maean you have to. Door panels and headliner would make me leave it 4dr. Maybe even get some seats upholstered for it as is. Fix the floors, make it drive, drive it. If it were mine. Thanks for sharing
thanks for watching
That’s a cool car! Congrats on getting her. The good thing is that, whether it’s a 2- or 4-door, it’s STILL COOL! Looking forward to see where you go with this one!
No. 4 door terrible
Wile E Coyote jealous much?
Dan, another cool find, it's really great that ya'll are finding these vintage rods & bringing them back to life, you mentioned that you had that tunnel ram small block, 400? There ya go..git er done!!
haha i might have to. kinda wanna get this 327 going though
Great video Dan. I love the old school cars. 2 dr and old school racer.
2 door all the way, hell ya! sweet old ride! All the chrome looks good! Yer ready to get started 😎 enjoy!
Leave it a 4 door! It’ll give you plenty of room for the pups.
I second that!
Yepper👍
Yeah, why waste time and effort on a (seemingly) solid car? I always preferred 4 door cars over 2 doors, I don't get the big deal.
@My Pronoun is WTF Depends on the car, some look better as 2 doors, some don't, but they usually have LESS room as they use shorter chassis, only benefit is they have larger doors.
FAAAST FREDDYYYY JOHNSON!!!!! Dan, you're my hero man.
haha thanks buddy
More like a Barn find! Definitely never sat in a field ☝😁💨
😁 that music with the chevy gliding over the waves of grass..nice find, chrome looks mint.
Yeah it was a cool shot
Hay, you got it running, and it moved on it's own .good day ,right ?. It's miller time.
Agreed.
@@DDSpeedShop :gr8 find. This is one of my all time favourite cars period. They don't die, they "take a licking and keep on ticking". It's a shame the US doesn't build cars like this anymore. IMO the plastic coupler on the distributor shaft probably broke away and the oil pump stopped pumping. Which explains why you lost oil pressure. I've seen this lots of times after a SBC has sat for a long time. Its a simple fix and you'll be rock and rolling in no time. Keeping it stock I think is the way to go but after all its yours. I remember when these were a few years old. Ah the good old days ain't nothing like it. Have a gr8 day and looking forward to more vids as you put this fine piece of Americana back on the road.
@@DDSpeedShopmy name is harry i know ypur giving the car away free im a subscriber to your channel could i have it or can i buy it from you call me 5744012465
2 Door...all day long..And put a nice cam in that old school 327..looks like it has the old 461 or 462 double hump heads too...Of course an LS would work too :)
I can’t manage to find one good Tri 5 and you got three! I guess I gotta look in more fields lol
Never stop hunting haha
I know where a 57 blue 4dr bel air is look like her blue one. It’s for sale.
@@cannednolan8194 where is it?
I’m a fan of two door conversion but everything you do Dan is really cool I’m a big fan of you and watch all your videos. Keep up the great work from here in southern ohio
thanks buddy! I really appreciate the support
‘57 Gasser! Jack up the front end, straight axle, no front bumper, tunnel ram small block.
It's only original once........once cut up,you can t go back.
don't you love that feeling of sitting behind the wheel of a tri five in a field when it starts moving as it's being pulled
yeah its a cool unit for sure
That is beautiful!!
Sounded like the pistons were trying to swap holes at the first try.😱😀✌️👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
It's a straight 4 door! Fer Christ sake don't start chopping and welding it to a 2 door. See if what you've got works before you give up
Awsome find, not bad shape at all
You need a 56 for the tri five thing
This is the first time I ever got to see my baby she was just laying in a field my man came and saved it now she's a gem
More 57 Chevy videos..lovely..keep it a 4 door..👍...
Don't let no haters talk you out of knocking two.of them doors out of that car. Yeah you need another 2 door. Yep for sure. They're nice and you done a good cut on the others.
It's been sitting for ten years I've had them noisy when they first fire up and then quiet down I would not give up on it yet was there even oil pressure. something that sat like that I turn over a bunch of times and make sure it's building oil pressure before allowing to fire that way the lifters and rockers have some oil before firing them up dry
Fix the floors leave it as a four door with a nice interior. You can do whatever you want under the hood and with the drive train. Leave the old girl her dignity and clean her up as she is. Thanks for showing her.
Lova and Peace. Blessed Be. Doug.
After this one you should find a 1956 chevy to do.
Man that is awesome. Wish I could find one! Looking forward to watching this build!
Definitely make a 2 door ,put that tunnel ram sbc in it with a strait axle setup and a 4 speed. Gasser style would be killer
Hey... Im friends with Aaron & Emily...dont let the na-sayers discourage you.. they haven't done half you've done... thanks for your efforts keep the content coming! Thanks!!!
Dude, that is so killer!
I love it. Reminds me of finding mine free in a farm yard in 1972, getting it running and then driving it home 100 miles on back raods with no brakes
Wish I had the time and money to invest into something like this! Cool find... Im glad people are still keeping them alive :)
That thing is sweet but it does have too many doors and you have plenty of practice at fixing that plus the 327 with all of the old school hotrod parts is most definitely a bonus so I would say put a bigger cam in it clean up the engine and old school hotrod stuff 2 door swap floors seats all the interior whatever it needs and just clean up the outside and match back the paint after the 2 door conversion oil pump or whatever is wrong and while its blowed apart don't forget the big cam to make it sound good and add a little power to the ol girl and the cool chop chop sound cause everything needs a chop chop 🤣😂🚗💨 but yeah man super sweet score I'm digging it and that's saying a lot for a Ford guy 😁🤗👌👌👌👌
probably bent push rod and lifter popped up thats why no oil pressure had it happen
We actually had a roller rocker jump off the push rod at straight away speed, oval track racing, NASCAR / LMSC. Thought we dropped a valve.
Maybe sounds like it I actually had one go thru the rocker arm before
great find!! wow! what a car!! glad to see these so rare cars being saved, hope ya have good luck with it
Dude ... You guys need a acreage ❗️ 😎
Never a case of too many cars, just a not enough space issue. Great find.
Pour trans fluid down carb when running it quiet things
Good advise. I have done that to lots of engines that have sat for a while.
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Great idea
The four doors are now very desirable. The short block is valuable if you tune it. A huge score.
Hell yes another 4 to 2 swap. Come on Dan, throw a straight axle under it
Nice shape that car is. Wow .
2 door conversion? Love it
Gotta love the hockey stick prop rod. Canada!
why did i waste time watching this
Tunnel Ram small block, no hood, old style faded lettering on the doors and fenders. Meats out back, bucket seats and a roll bar.
i like the way all of that sounds...
She is a genuine blast from the past. Keep the doors. They just don't make them like that anymore.
Leave it a four door it will make it easier for Steve to get in an out an you probably had a collapse lifter an you pumped it up after running a while after 15yrs not running
NICE PROJECT GUYS !!!
The chrome shines, the grass under the car wasn’t dead, the glass isn’t tarnished? How long was this car actually sitting?
2 door and hopped up motor and 4 speed love your channel can't wait to see more 👍👍👍 stay safe and take care
Thanks jamie!
It's a gem great find I love the color great protect but you need to find a 56 to complete the package
Stay tuned my friend
Never would happen were I live !!!! WHAT A FIND !!! THANKS !
Always happy to see another 57 Chevy found and saved.