ABANDONED for DECADES! 1961 Chevrolet Parkwood wagon rescue!
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- I've wanted this wagon for a while and its finally time to get it! It aint going to come home with us without a fight! Be sure to check out the new content on the second channel! Link below!
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It’s hard for me to hear you say some of your videos aren’t the best, you’re killing it. Some UA-cam guys spend a half hour talking about what they are going to do, ten minutes doing it, 29 minutes pitching their sponsors products, then ten minutes telling you what they did at the end. You always have consistent good content on many projects, plus the stuff you’re doing in the background. Great job this year! Merry Christmas to you and your family, next year is going to be great for you guys.
I agree
Dude I agree 100%with you puddin is killing it!!!!!
Yes! Puddins videos are some of the best. No BSery
Amen. Good quality stuff on this channel, buddy!
I don’t think I’ve ever skipped a puddin ad, he always keeps it entertaining for us!
I am so glad you respect Ray's privacy and wishes. When you earn someone's trust you don't EVER compromise that relationship for any reason. Can't wait to see this beautiful wagon come back to life!
Couldn't agree more.
I'm lucky enough to have made some good connections with old timers in my area, great source for advice and parts, but like you said, I would never want to jeopardize our relationship by infringing on their privacy.
Puddin, I initially came here just for the beautification of those gorgeous old trucks. Now, I come here for you and your wonderful personality. I don't mean to get all mushy on you, but there are some dark days where I start to lose the battle with the bad shit going on inside my head, going back and rewatching some of my favorite videos or checking out a new upload always brings me out of it.
Thank you so very much Puddin.
“Don’t come to my house and tell me what to do with my stuff.” You’re 100% right on that! Keep up the great work!
I never feel anything negative when I watch your videos. You're doing what you do and I love watching it.
You are an uplifting person. You elevate yourself by your actions and demeanor, and you elevate us through humor and inspiration. Haters can....well, let's just nevermind that.
You're where you are for a reason.
When Ray is ready to let some of his stuff go, he has the perfect person to help promote an auction. Could make a whole weekend of it, like the Lone Star Round up, bands, car show, etc. You could get the whole town involved, Taco Boy, Oklahoma speed & custom... Talk about a making legend
I'm pretty sure you have to wind the back window down before you can open the tailgate but a lot of the old wagons you could either lay the tailgate down or do the latch a different direction and swing it open to the side. You probably do need the key though
you have to drop it some yes
A locksmith can make you a key. There's actually a shockingly few key combos for those old GMs. Those doors are amazing how well they work.
You always got to love Monday when pudding shows up
I love that old wagon. If you don't already know you're gonna have to get that back window down to open the tailgate. But you need a key to engage the crank. It's possible that you can remove the interior tailgate panel to access the crank mechanism so you can remove it and get the window down then you might be able to get a key made. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this build!
I'm glad your saving the 61 its one of my favs, can't wait to see what you do with her.
Puddin, I've never worked on a vehicle before besides tires/oil change but watching your videos gave me the confidence to change my alternator in my truck this past weekend. I know it's not a big mechanical thing, but it was definitely a big first for me. Thanks for the entertainment and for what you do!👍
Good for you man. We all start somewhere.
@@DMACKustoms Absolutely, I still remember the first time I changed my oil with my dad, and rotated tires.
Nothing wrong with starting small, even Puddin picked up a wrench for the first time.
I know it hard to get content out during the holidays, but you're doing a great job.
Bill looked majestic. That Chevy wagon is sweet tho, love how the seat folds flat, and it's got a big ass tub in the trunk. I can't wait to see this thing moving!
Ray definitely seems like a cool dude. Glad you have the honor of knowing him Puddin. And thanks for sharing this experience with us.
Give the old girl the respect she deserves, now that's some cool old iron.
I don't know if anyone else has ever said it, but I love your intros man. Every time that banjo and violin get going, it gets ME going. And seeing how the intros change month after month, keeping it fresh and interesting. Thanks for all your hard work Puddin. ^u^
This 👆
i think its called the colonel
Yeah, the music grabs me too. I hear it on other channels, but only here does it seem to reach a deeper part of me. I like it here.
What a feeling to take one back from mother nature! I can't wait to see you bring her back to life 😎
The cadi at 14:40 is beautiful! I love people like Ray, he's full of knowledge and is always willing to tell a story or two. It breaks my heart that my son won't grow up going to junkyards like I did.. I take him whenever I can but there's only a few left. I'm excited to see the transformation of this wagon!
Always refreshing to see you Clean and Lube everything before you start the work. That's the way to do it.
I can finally catch an episode of Puddin when it just comes out. It's been a helluva couple weeks. I hope everyone's doin better than I've been. Happy holidays, folks. 🤙🏾
Everyday is a new day! Which also means you have the chance create opportunities to get you going with what your going through! 🤙🏻🦅🔧🇺🇸
@@pattayperformance main thing is I'm still kickin and suckin air. As long as I got air and spark, I'll keep running. I appreciate you. Happy holidays. 🤙🏾
Stay strong my wonderful friend and, Merry Christmas to you and yours 🌟✝️🌟
@@annzak4905 Merry Christmas and happy new year, Ann. Thank you for your kind words. People like you make things a whole lot nicer.
Keep that spark asparkin and that carb asuckin. Merry Xmas and happy new year
It’s even a Parkwood! Cool car, excited to see which way you go.
Can say, he's got some really cool classics out there. Can appreciate your loyalty to Ray also. Great video as always.
Bill trained up good at pressure washing. Betsy is going to be a great project. Merry Christmas to you all.
You're a legend Puddin! Keep killin it my dude!
Ray was fun to listen to, this wagon will look cool whatever you decide to do. I’m along for the ride ok. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
Puddin I'd like to thank you for all the hard work and fantastic content you put out been watching for a year and I've never seen a bad video hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year
Love watching your vids. Appreciate all the work you're putting into providing entertainment for us during Christmas week. I had a rare thought today. I know you edit your videos. If you take out any bloopers, (or even a collection of some you've shown over the years), perhaps you could create a bloopers video as a filler when you need something but don't have time. Make a collection over time, with some of your normal comments thrown in, & you'd have a ready made video in no time.
Definetely do the hotrod approach. Just love hotrodded wagons, and this is simply perfect for it with those looks. Its what that car calls for, for sure. I think airbags would be tacky for it. Also, it was clearly a hotrod of some sorts in its young life, so it would be cool to pay some kind of tribute to that.
I bet it was the tow vehicle for a hotrod.
Digging this beautiful lady out of the forest really made my morning, Puddin. Merry Christmas and God bless you and yours, young fella :)
Glad to see another rescue! Keep doing what you are doing Puddin!
I agree Mark!
Mondays are Puddin days at my house and my son's house. Now when I describe a true minitrucker I suggest some Puddin. You are the real deal in all respects.
You can't save them all, but I am glad you are saving the wagon.
Looks like a good project. Glad the frame held up, (thought it would be in decent condition since there is no grass growing on the ground where you picked up from). You know you are getting old when you remember these station wagons new on the showroom floor. Especially when my father like looking at new cars all the time and he shared passion for cars with me. Nice that Ray has all those memories with his yard. Really can understand why he dose not let too many of them go.
That’s is one sweet wagon. To roll down the back window you will need the key to unlock it the the gate will open. The rear crank spins freely when it’s locked so no one can roll down your back window. Merry Christmas to you and your entire family. Love the videos, keep up the good work
I love how you guys didn't let anything stand in your way... Kept going til that old wagon was free and ready to be saved!!
I love watching these cars come back to life.....every step of the process is entertaining
Man you picked the best car on the internet every time you pick something to work on you knock it out of the park love the car love the Chanel so keep on keeping on can't wait to see it after you get it done
Hopefully Ray can be in more future videos too! He's awesome!
Thanks to Ray for letting us see some of his collection. If he ever decides to sell some, I hope you will broker them for him. I'd like to have that T-Bird I saw sitting there. As for the wagon I'd go with the SBC and a mild cam with some Thrush mufflers.
I enjoyed this. I’ll bet it’s fun listening to Ray tell some stories. The pot county legend moved mountains to rescue this ole rig. Have a good Christmas Puddin and family. Thanks
GEEEEZ, what an awesome junkyard! Every time you turn around, another cool car!
Merry Christmas Puddin! Hope you and your family have a great fun spent Christmas! Don’t work too hard for next week’s video!
Keep rockin’ it, Puddin’…don’t let anybody get you down. That’s a sweet wagon, and Ray’s a great guy.
In the countdown to the end of the world(Christmas) a big thankyou for all your efforts this year puddin, looking forward to whatever you can come up with , regards from Australia
Love to see it with black steelies and polished caps like you suggested. AND BLACK WALLS. That would be so freakin SWEET!
It's so good to see people like Ray, still holding on to history. I live in Maine, and I had a couple handful of "junkyards". Spent alot of time digging parts out of alot of them. Unfortunately they have all sold everything off. One of the places felt like miles of automotive history. They started with busses and heavy equipment. Went by decade after that. All the way to the 20's. And not one is left.
Yeah, its much better to let these cars sit and rot then to part them out and let them be useful to others.
Of all the wagons I've seen on YT, you, Sir, have made The Find of the Year! That bad boy is one SWEET rig begging to get back on the road. You are one SBC and TH350 away from inexpensively turning that ride into the envy of the Midwest. Find a really cool, old school locksmith, and I am sure that he will have the master key number for that car - both the ignition and door keys. You do NOT need anywhere near $10K to get her back on the road. Keep the rears on drums, front disc conversion is relatively cheap, coil-overs on the back, cut some coils on the front, and you have the rake you want. I'm telling you, this is a relative quickie revival that will have your fans locked onto your channel. Family ride? You betcha. The girls will love going to practice in that ride, and going to town with the family for a sweet treat or a burrito will be even more fun. You could not have asked for a better interior - the insides are just cherry! She's an A/C car, built for comfort, so it's all there. That thing does not need a speck of paint except on the steelies - shoot, paint 'em Puddin blue, goes with the innards! Yessir, this is a find that has my attention, and I look forward to any content on her from either channel. Merry Christmas, to you, the family and the rest of the Pott County gang! Cheers!!!
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Glad to see that you went back to the scrap yard and found something new to bring to the channel
You are awesome. My husband and I watch you every Monday. Also watch your second channel. You're hilarious, entertaining, and you know your stuff. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thanks for allowing us to see the magnificent collection at Rays place. I sure appreciate all the cool old iron
Merry Christmas Everyone! Don't drink and drive. One day I would love to see some chop top action. This would make a great body off resto. Fix that x frame up and a great rear.
Cause you might spill some
“The draggin’ wagon”. I can already see the tee!!! Can’t wait to see what you do with it!!
Really like the wagon, might be #2 after the travel-all for me. This video was a good mix of stuff. Do whatever you want we’ll be fine. Hop up the engine and keep the power glide.
One of your best videos if you ask me. Thanks for taking me along. I look forward to seeing what you do with this wagon.
PUDDIN !! What a difference a year can make with hard work and killer dance moves !!!
Merry Christmas 🎅❄️🎄 to you and the family .. This coming year is going even bigger 💪
Build it, clear coat and let it live. Loves these videos, keep up the awesome work
I love Mondays just because of puddin new videos. Now with the extra content from puddin on pfs2 it makes all week better. Keep you all the hard work. Thank you for both channels p.s. puddin and his sidekick slick are two guys I would love to work on a project with.
I love it how you rescue old vehicles and give them another live. Keeping them in original condition. Make it this restoration. fun to watch and learn at the same time. Meeting new people on the channel. It’s like your are father and we are you kids.
Merry Christmas everyone
I love that everything you build is practical, even the half haul. Can't wait to see what happens next
When I saw that 61 wagon in the previous video I said YES!!! I couldn't wait for this video. In 1968 I bought my first car. It was a 61 Bel Air 4 door sedan in excellent condition with 68k miles and a complete service record in the back of owners manual. Your car is in amazing condition for 2022. So glad you're saving the patina. My 61 got parked for a piece of junk 68 Impala SS. I regret that decision to this day. 61 Chevy Bel Air, most beautiful car ever.
Awesome! I vote for an LS swap and put your classic Puddin restoration into it! I really enjoy your projects and appreciate the work you put into every video.
The world doesn't need another LS swap. I mean, they're fine, but you can't swing a dead cat without hitting one.
Nothing cooler in an old Chevy than the stock motor. And that's coming from somebody with a 350hp 350/700R swap in a 62 Chevy
You had me at, "Well $hit the bed!" Can't wait to watch this project!
Good potential there. Nice wagon. Happy holidays to you and the family. Can't wait to see what ya come up with for her.
Hey Pudds you are so fortunate to have so many great old cars to pick from it's great see you rebuilding them
As always, loving the videos! Hoping you go the hot rod route but I know what ever you end up doing it’s gonna be sweet. Hope you and the family have a Merry Christmas!
That , to me , seems like the best day ever! I had some great quality time with my dad in wrecking yards looking for parts ad some times projects. So many great memories.
Puddin, your respect for this man's collection and his privacy are admirable, Kudos to you for that. I have a local place which is pretty much the same that I have been going to since I was in middle school and I am 60 now and still go to check out the old treasures, his sons will keep it going after he is gone but it has some cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Puddin, I had a 1969 Chevrolet Brookwood station wagon when I was younger, and on the back window/tailgate, I had to unlock it them roll the window down to open the tailgate. Hope this helps you out. Can't wait to see what you do with the wagon!
Hey mate, another sweet as video! Actually one of my favorite parts was what you said about Ray and how people should respect his privacy, I have rescued a few cars myself and if you don't go in all guns blazing and respect why they do what they do, great things can happen. Kudos to you for voicing that! Merry Christmas to you and your family 😊
Great pick on that 1961 Wagon, I can't wait to see what you do with it.
You've never put out a bad episode, sir. Just keep on being who you are. This one goes on my top ten list; I rode in my grandfather's '61 Chevy wagon as a child, and this episode took me back six decades. The wash-down section really pulled at my heartstrings. Thank you for a great Monday evening. Merry Christmas!
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I feel just the way you do. Have watched many 2 or 3 times. Fun, fantastic and flipping awesome!
I really enjoyed this video, The visit out to recover the wagon out of the cedar trees, all of it! Only thing missin was a little dancin.
Hello puddin great to see you again and see what you are up to tonite love your videos and your sense of humor,and here's wishing you a very merry xmas and a happy new year to you puddin and all the best in 2023
Nice wagon!! It just so happens I won a lot at an auction that had some tail lights in it. They are yours if you want them. That will give ya two new ones anyway. Thanks for taking us along. I didn't think we all would get such a good video on a Merry Christmas week. Please hit me up on those tail lights.
Email him :)
Awesome rescue! Love the great content you ALWAYS produce. Yep, you are legendary to be for sure! Keep up the GREAT content!
Man I discovered you right around the same time you stopped drinking I think? But it was around the same time I got sober I got over 400 days now and you have definitely made some days like today a lot easier and then to find out your close to home makes it that much better thank you!
You’ve got a cool project wagon there. You got a real nice interior there.
The tailgate key lock is used to extend a tab that locks into the window crank. If you find the key to the lock, you might be able to roll the window down and unlatch the tailgate.
Right. But the window MUST come down to open that gate.
The building that once housed Lew Williams Chevrolet still stands today here in Corpus...an architectural wonder for its time! The local electric company owns it now...sweet surprise seeing a piece of home while watching the video!
Lowered looks nice. Looking forward to the rebuild of this one.
My dad had a ‘61 Chevy Brookwood wagon like that in the teal/blue Puddin likes so much. The color of the ‘62. As a kid I sat facing backwards in the third row pop-up seat. He called it his “Heavy Chevy.” It had a straight six with a three on the tree manual. Nice to see one today in such good shape.
awesome rig. cant wait to see where this goes. that interior was made for you.
Dang.. That interior is just a glowing..
That color inside is beautiful!
I must admit that I have strictly been a Ford man for 63 years, yet I am liking where you are going with this beauty. I’d drive it. Yep 👍🏼
My friend, people have been chucking Chev 350s in Jagwires down here (in NZ) for many years. The small blocks are lighter, more - or just as - economical as the twin cam straight six they come with, a lot less temperamental, easier to work on and cost less for the parts to fix them. Sure - there are some purists that don't like it, but like the bloke I know who put chromed lake pipes and big mag wheels on his Rolls Royce and then painted it a brighter yellow than a New York taxi with red and orange flames on the sides and hood, I don't care. As long as its done right and aint gonna fall out, you bet I'll do it!
Ray - the old fella driving the forklift - is a real old character. Love his sense of humour - and a "trainee" my ass! There aint many people who could manoeuvre a Lincoln through a gap half its length, let alone get a monstrous tractor and 61 Chev wagon out around all the trees and vehicles without collecting anything with it on the way! The sort of bloke you could sit for hours drinking coffee (or water) and just letting the old boy tell stories about the cars and stuff he's done (or him and his Dad). Old Bill is another character and I really enjoyed seeing him take on the Puddin' Slap during the water blasting on the wagon! You're real blessed there, brother - two old blokes who've taken a shine to you and enjoy your company as much as you do theirs.
I really enjoy sitting and listening to people much older than I am and miss talking to my Grandad for that reason. Never heard the same story twice in the 30 years I had him in my life, but we sure drank some beer, played some pool, had a lot of laughs and built some memories...and boy had he done some things in his 82 years! Like you, I now don't drink but I will always sit happily and listen to an old bloke tell his stories for as long as he wants to because it's a personal take on history and of a time that has gone forever...and I always learn something and it's always interesting to hear....and I'm now 53 so not so young as I was either. Heck, I was BORN in the August of the year that '61 wagon was last tagged!
I figured it ould be steelies and caps when you started your build on the '61, but In my view, don't go black on the steels unless you're going to put trim rings (aka dress rings / beauty rings) on them as well as the caps or go a whitewall tyre - the white ring being about the thickness of the others you have on the fleet. Looking at the picture your artwork bloke did up, he didn't put whitewalls on it and there's just too much black to make her pop, but a trim ring or a whitewall tyre would do the trick. On the rest of the build, yep - lower, a mild cam in a short block Chev with a TH400, decent stopping power and a retrimmed interior (where it needs it) and leaving the body the way she is (except where the rust needs addressing) would be my vote.
Thoroughly enjoy your builds, Puddin'. Actually, I enjoy watching the show on both channels, but builds are inspiring to me.....and help me to get off my ass and START a project, let alone finish it!
All the best to you, your family, Ray, Bill and Slick-50 for Christmas and the New Year and the hopes that 2023 brings you more joys than frustrations. (Man, just thinking, it would be funny if Slick joined the Police force, then he would be Slick 5-0!!) See you when we see you, mate.
I really love the idea of lowering the front with black Steele’s. That is a perfect look for that car!
This is a cool old yard. Your standing next to an old 55/56 4 door hard top Buick, an old jaguar from the early 50’s and a Kaiser Durham from around 1951 to 1953. That a really really cool trio of classic cars!
I am excited for some future wagon content! That thing is cool and i cant believe how nice the interior was!
Puddin you inspired me years ago to keep going with UA-cam. I’m an LEO diagnosed with PTSD and create content to keep me away from some of my realities. Your Finn to watch it’s always a good time and I may even learn something. Thanks to your inspiration we are almost at 5k. Merry Christmas.
I think your video's are excellent on 1 and 2. And as for people needing Ray's information that man would get so bombarded with B.S. You are a good man for respecting peoples privacy.
Between this and the "One-Day-Model-A", your long-term projects are getting me excited for the next few years of videos!!
Thanks for the chuckles.
Headliner and doors are super nice.
Nice chevy engine, some bags and you got a winner.
No negative comments from St. Louis.
Glad to see the old ones in the hands of someone that actually kept cars instead of crushin um. Memories can be worth much more than cash.
I doubt that you’ll scrap the wagon if you can’t use it.
I wish I still had dads 65 belair wagon with the third backward facing seat that was regulated to me and my little sister, on so many summer trips. He wouldn’t put the window down , ever.
I’m not sure if it was he didn’t trust me to not toss out my sisters dolls or the exhaust the whole family would share but it sure was hot in that un-air conditioned fish bowl. I sure miss those days.
I can’t wait to see more of this project!
Ray has some beautiful things there. I sure if Ray needed your help to move some others, you would be there as quick as you could be. You need to get that rear window down a little before you pop it trying to open the tail gate.
Never did I think I would see the pot county legend ripp a tree with it's roots straight out of the ground. Puddin your a monster! Momma didn't raise no punk! Let's go!!!!
Man I love a wagon and you have a great start to a sweet ride there.
Love the wagon, we had wagons all while I was growing up and they were fun cars. Spent most of my childhood riding in the back when they had the little folding seats back there. Look forward to seeing you fix up this wagon, it's going to be awesome no matter what you do to it.
Thanks for showing respect to your friend. I hope you get to do this wagon full on and your wife makes it her daily nothin cooler than these old wagons for family cars