My Grandfather Sold His Truck 40 Years Ago... I Bought It Back
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I love these type of revivals. You’re able to buy back a piece of family history that has a lot of sentimental valve, especially to your father. You can tell he enjoyed seeing it again, it brought back memories that I enjoyed listening to. An old truck like this can often be way more valuable than anything new.
This one deserves the full effort you are talking about. When I was a kid my Dad bought a brand new 1972 3/4 ton Chevy, it was the first new vehicle he had ever owned. I rode home from the dealer with him. The truck had power front disc brakes, and he got on them a bit when a traffic light changed quickly. Locked up the wheels, scared me and him...then he laughed.
"doesn't stop like the 61 did does it son"
Memories...you are right. This is a keeper.
Reminds me of riding home in my dad's new '83 square body also except for it was a POS, the earlier ones were a lot better.
I love the family truck stories being posted here. I have my paw paw's 76 K10 and every time I get my dad in it he has a different anecdote or story from when he was riding around with his dad in it cutting firewood or hauling scrap metal etc. It was the only truck he ever bought new and it frustrated my dad to no end that he still only got a 292, 3-speed, and rubber floors. Only option is an AM/FM radio and power brakes. He didn't understand who was paying for his college at the time.
@@BlakJak I still have my Dad's 2000 GMC he bought new...and he's been gone since 2012. It does attain some memories.
He sounded like an inspirational man. 🤙 he would be very proud of how you have inspired so many people to get out and wrench on their projects. God bless man
As a GM Fan, i´m more than happy to see a pick-up like this in the channel...even better with a great history!
Hope that truck will be nicely restored soon...
Great job! She’s a runner! Def would be cool to see it more “restored” in your Grandads honor. I’m proud of you!
I cannot imagine what emotions ran through your father while this was going on. Guys our age, (and I think I am a few years older, graduated High School in 1976), were taught to keep our emotions deeply hidden. Also young man, what in the world is a good Tennessee boy doing without a pocket knife? A good Swiss Army knife from Smoky Mt. Knife works, with a saw blade would become a constant helpful tool to you! The saw blade would have went thorough that wood as quick as the hand saw you had to get, not to mention how helpful the screwdriver blades would be!
This one also brought out some lingering emotions I did not know I still had. My late father had a Chevy truck that looked a tremendous lot like this truck. It was a 327 short bed but the outward appearance was almost the same. One of the shames of my life is that as executor of his estate I had to sell it as I had no place to store it. At least I have the satisfaction of knowing I sold it to one of his friends. PLEASE restore this to what your granddad wanted. I know he is smiling down and ticked at what his son and grandson have been able to do with his old truck. God Bless you and your Dad!
Very excited for this. I just brought my dad's '95 F-150 back into the family after 10 years this summer. He initially wasn't thrilled with the idea, but did eventually say he was kinda excited to see me restore it.
I brought my dad's 96 F150 home after he suddenly passed less than a month ago at 62 years old.
I was not letting it get away. I would make videos of the revival but I'm raunchier than Zip ties and Bias Plies when working on old junk lol
@@NLJosh83 love to see it. Id do it man
@@NLJosh83 Go for it, the memories for you and family in future years is priceless. Do the adventure now while you can, cussing is just words and are who you are.
I lost my dad more than 21 years ago. I wish I had spent much more time with him when I was younger instead of saying that there is always tomorrow. I'm so glad you got the truck back. Cherish it and your memories forever my friend
You and me both brother.
My dad died at 56 years old, I was 31. I was just starting to realize that he wasn't such a dumb old guy after all. Yeah, I carry a lot of regret. I'll never get that time back.
@@everready19373 I know what you mean. I'm 52 years old and I'm fortunate and blessed to still have both my parents. I've told my kids (23 year old son and 17 year old daughter), that when I was a teenager, my parents were the dumbest people in the world, but the older I got, the smarter they got. Now they are very smart people. Lol
The Quadrajet came out in 1965 on the 396 and would have came factory on a 1970 GMC. There’s a number on the right side of it that will tell you what year and application it’s for.
My 65 Pontiac 389 runs with it's original quadrajet. I have one in storage that I removed from an old 67 Oldsmobile that had run over 500 000 miles with the original engine in it. Maybe this carb was still the original from the factory.
Dylan, two wires feed points on GM one for crank and one for run. You need to upgrade the run wire because it's a resistance wire to keep from burning up the old points. It necks down the volts from 12 to 9 volts. Then you need to solder a jumper in or just connect the wires for positive together after you replace the resistance wire with a 12v switched source.
I did all this on my car when I swapped an HEI in.
Paint it yourself Dylan. It would be a great learning experience and in the do it yourself spirit of your grandfather. Harbor Freight has paint guns cheap as chips.
I heard people use them $15 paint guns 1 time then throw them out. Because they get jammed and stuff after 1 use
For $15 I wouldn't even worry about cleaning it I would just throw it in the trash after finishing the paint job.
The manual transmission starters have a different snout to fit inside the bellhousing. At least my 67 GMC did when it still had the SM420 granny low four speed in it. GM replaced the old Rochester WCFB 4Jets in 66 or 67 for the QJets. Many people make the mistake of adding an HEI but reuse the points coil wiring to the distributor. HEI's need full voltage. The GM has resistor wire between key switch and coil, plus they had a wire from starter to coil to power coil when the key was in start position. You can run a wire from the IGN terminal on the fuse block to the HEI for a more permanent fix. Best of luck with this.
Dylan, I am so happy that you have your grandad's truck. I have worked on my grandad's Galaxie with my Dad.. Wouldn't take anything for it!
Amen!!!!
Hey Dylan, This is so great, your dad is cool mate, he was clearly quite emotional and so nice to hear his recollection, I'm sure its sentimental for yourself too, what a great find for the family 👍 I'm in the UK and wold love to find couple of motorbikes my dad owned but I'm 99% sure they have been scrapped, I'll continue my search :)
I dunno, I'm less about number matching and more about the sentiment. My dad's '69 BSA 650 lightning bobber burned down but I'll recreate it eventually. Yes I'll lament the loss of porky the tamed porcupine's bite marks on the gauges, the studded leather seats going to be wrong, and the rear fender won't rub the right or wrong way on the oversized tire but it's better than nothing.
With the UK videos I've seen, contact Brummies Outdoors or any related magnet fishing channels here on youtube. They pull old rifles, cars, safes, and even Hitler Youth knives out of all the canals you have there in England unless you're further north. One of those UK channels might have yanked your bikes out of the water already lol.
That’s so cool to have the opportunity to buy it back! I would love to have my grandpas old farm trucks
That’s going to be a nice truck. And given it’s sentimental value, it’s definitely worth some time, energy and the dollars needed to make it nice again. Enjoy the journey!
The problem with those Quadrajet secondaries is that when you romp on the gas and they open up, you go from miles per gallon to gallons per mile. You can sit there and watch the gas gauge needle drop.
🤣🤣🤣
Your grandad is built just like mine and my father as well. My Grandad served in WW2 and my Father in Vietnam. Love seeing you get this great piece of family history back!
The pride in the cracking of your voice is awesome, truly can tell that truck means a ton to you. Can't wait to see more!!
That was sweet. We could see just how emotional you were at the end and how happy you were with your success in getting the engine running. Next up freeing the rear brakes?
I had a customer who had a fleet side Chevy truck with the wood bed. You had to special order it. He bought it that way because stuff doesn't slide much with a wood bed. His truck was 1980 2WD one ton with a 454. You'll probably never find another one.
Yeah, I remember a neighboring farmer had a wood bed in a square body of the 82-86 era that he bought new, was really surprised they still offered them that late.
I didn't know they existed...I thought only the step-sides had wood beds.
You need to fully restore that and honor of Grandpa. When I was a kid my grandpa had a 73 Lincoln Mark 4 and when I saw one come up for sale and I absolutely had to have it so that's what I am working on in honor of my grandpa
Sweet. Let’s see you take this one all the way back to new appearance. That’d be new for you! 😂
Smile on your face getting your grandpa's truck running again .......Priceless!
Quadrajet was the brand name for Rochester 4 barrel carburetor made by GM. I know they've been around since the mid 1960's but I think they had that name since GM came out with a 4 barrel carb. Sometimes they used a Carter but most GM were Quadrajet. A little tip on the ignition. On the original contact point ignition, both GM and Ford used a ballast resistor wire to get the 6-8 volts for the coil instead of the white plastic ballast resistor mounted on firewall you see on Mopar. The resistor wire was usually pink and went from ignition switch leading to positive post on coil. There was a post on the starter solenoid with a wire that led to the positive post of the coil also. This solenoid lead was designed to give the coil full 12 volts while cranking to ensure good spark on startup. As soon as you release the starter, that 12 volt lead goes dead so coil runs on resistor wire. When you convert to HEI, you're supposed to bypass the resistor wire and find a full 12 volt source powered when key is in run position. Looks like your lead to the starter was only one working on your HEI. Good luck. You are so fortunate to be able to buy back a vehicle that was in the family. I so want to track down a 1951 Dodge 1.5 ton truck my dad once owned. He sold it when I was 8 years old. I loved that thing. I especially remember the chrome ram hood ornament.
I own my grandfather's el camino. It sat for years, and I got it running again. After a serious tune up, new tires, shocks, brakes, brake lines and hoses, and other bits. My mom drove it around the neighborhood for the first time in years. She smiled and cried the whole drive.
That truck looks like the one my Grandaddy had except his was a Chevy instead of a GMC. I tried to get him to sell it to me back in the mid 1980's but he wouldn't do it because he said there was so much wrong with it he'd be concerned for my safety, lol. And here I was at the time driving around in a 1970 Chevy Nova with bias-ply tires, that liked to go through oil sending units more often than Pappy changed his socks. I used to keep a case of oil in the car and extra sending units so when I was 300 miles from home I didn't wind up stranded. Grandaddy was in WWII as well, but usually on a ship as he was Navy. Nice you were able to get that truck back. I have no idea where my Grandaddy's truck wound up. Somewhere in West Tennessee I imagine as all my family lived in Henry County back then.
My grampa had a 1964 Chevy Truck - he also served in WW2 and fixed everything out of necessity - I'm glad he raised me because he taught me how to fix things and I've been doing it ever since, cars, furniture, appliances, computers, other electronics, everything. Love it.
Second Longhorn edition I’ve seen in as many days and I’d never seen one before.
I’ve got my dad’s ‘72 Chevy K20 - he handed it down to me and I’m trying to bring it back to original. One step at a time and the current step is rebuilding the transmission after I lost third gear bringing it back from the body shop where all the rust was cut out and replaced.
Another great video young man! How wonderful to purchase back your grandfather’s truck and be working on it with your Dad. I’m very looking forward to seeing a series of videos for every step of the way with good looking truck! I really enjoy your content and your sincerity of how you look at things in life and with positivity. 💯👍
This is the day Dylan learns how nice, and easy it is to work on a Chevy! Possible switch in brand love?
Wow! It sounds great! My grandfather also fought in Germany at the Battle of the Bulge. He lost his leg there but never let that stop him! There is something amazing about their generation that many of us have lost over time. It's great to see you carry on his legacy. Keep up the good work Dylan. I'm looking forward to this build👍👍💪💪
Thats awesome! My dad gave me a 1971 GMC when i was a kid. I drove it to school, i drove it to Nashville twice. It was what i was driving when i started dating my wife. Times got real tough and i made the BAD decision to sell it and i regret it every day. An internet friend found the truck in virginia but the guy wanted 3 times what i sold it for amd i couldn't come up with the money. Now that we're doing well financially, i have bought a 69 GMC to replace it with and i hope to eventually duplicate his truck. My kids already love riding in it and sometimes i have to make up excuses to drive it. I love these trucks. They have more meaning to me than any muscle car or 4x4 rig. Love the truck!
You always gotta save family member's vehicles. I'm not much of a Ford fan, but I own my late Grandfather's 1987 LTD Crown Victoria. I remember riding around in it as a kid with my grandfather and my mom. She would borrow it whenever our crappy minivan broke down. I developed a love for big, rear wheel drive, American sedans because of that car. I saved the car from my cousins who were talking about entering it in a demo derby because it ran bad. Once I got it home, I replaced a bad idle air valve, a bad TPS sensor, and removed the melted catalytic converters. It's ran great ever since. Next big job is to paint it. I remember when Grandpa had it repainted when I was 10, he was so proud of it. Now the clear coat is peeling off like plastic wrap and a big chunk of Bondo popped off of the hood.
Hopeful to watch you give this one extra love. I know that's not your thing, but with the family ties and your intentions to keep it around maybe it's time.
Maybe do it in stages, first make it road worthy, then use it for a while..have some fun with it, work it beat it a bit. Then once that's out of your system, give it the attention it deserves......oh yeah, hope your dad gets more involved with this one too, what a story for the younguns.
Love watching your builds but to see the relationship you have with your dad and how supportive he is of his son is one of the best parts of your videos. I don't want to rush you but I'd bet he'd make a great grandad.
This was an awesome video. I love the history behind it and the stories your dad told. It’s not often someone gets to find a past family vehicle. I’d love to find my dads old 74 F100 someday
A lot of channels don't show the moving of the vehicle, but I enjoy the logistics of that just as much as the trying to get it running. Anybody else like that too?
Hi Dylan, looks like your creating your own “field of dreams”. What do you plan to do with all that old metal? Between you and the other 99% of you tubers who make similar videos you all might save everything out there. Keep up the good work, plenty more waiting.
Impressive hoarding from a younger guy
When you found your gramps pipe in the glove box it was very emotional, love this project wheels look great ,the grill looks new, great to see and hear your dad , too! Good luck with bringing her back, cant wait to watch!
It looks like it has a replacement engine. GM engines in that period were orange and it has a pvc system, but the exhaust manifolds are the original which flow better than the modern ones. The Q-jet sound pretty mean wide open, my dad had a 73 cadillac eld with a 501 with the air cleaner flipped.The howl sounded like it could suck up small children.
Your manifold comment is not true, Steve, et al. The harsh truth is that some manufacturers simply build better manifolds than others and that applies to both old-school AND new-school vehicles. Moreover, some engine manufacturers also dabble in the manifold game, like Lingenfelter, for example.
Man Dylan I just love this story and the fact that you and your Dad could work on this together. A piece of your grandfather still lives!
Really cool old truck Dylan! Those extended long beds are pretty rare! Glad you got it back in the family and I love hearing the stories behind it.
PS if you ever need any knowledge on these 67-72 chevy/gmc just let me know! 👍
Cars are rolling stories. That truck is as much a part of your family as any item that carries the memories of the past.
The emotions were obvious..and that is wonderful. Can't wait to see this generational rebuild!
You’ve got 650+ comments, I doubt you’ll see this one but I felt like I wanted to say something about the episode.
I for one, say “Thank you” for giving that truck another chance at life.
It deserves it for a lot of reasons but it being your Grandfather’s is enough.
I have a 68 C10 that was going to be a “Billboard” for a business (long story) but it ended up in my hands and now it takes me to work, camping, and anywhere else I need it to go.
The GMC had a much “cooler” front end in my opinion but the 67/68 C10 follow a close second.
Anyway, congratulations on getting it back in the family, where it needed to be. I’m sure there’s gonna be some blurry knuckles but it’ll be worth it.
Thanks again for the whole hearted video and good luck, I’ll be watching.
Now I’m going to get in my 70 Challenger and go for a ride. 😉
Nice truck, great story Dylan, please film each step with it so we can see you make her beautiful again!
Salt of the earth man. Your grandpa sounds like the kind of person we need in this world.
Hey Dylan, I have a 1970 Chevrolet C20 that my father gave me. He bought it used in 1979 or 80 and gave it to me in 1985. He has passed and I just can't get rid of it after 41 years. I still use the truck to haul things to the dump or get some gravel. I'm in the works to try and get it repainted because the paint job is 35 years old and starting to flake. When my dad purchased the truck, it was totally stock, and it still is for the most part. The original owner's manual was still in the glove box. I found the line setting ticket under the seat which gives more detail than the glove box sticker. Take the seat out and look under the springs if the mice haven't eaten it. My 1970 Chevy came stock with the LS9 255HP 350 V8 4 bolt main 4BBL Quadra-jet, Points and condenser distributor, M20 4spd manual trans, factory "no spin axle". It came with the wooden 8-foot bed which I changed out to an all-steel bed cheaper than replacing the rotten wood, it also came with split rim wheels which I changed out to stock 1-piece wheels. It also came with the rare optional dual battery tray on the driver's side probably because the truck was delivered to the Chevy dealer in Anchorage Alaska. The engine in your truck maybe original because it looked like when you took the spark plug out it was a non tapered seat plug. If it is original, according to the service manual I have for my 1970 truck, your engine would be a 307CID if it came with a 2BBL carb. All 350CID in 1970 C20 and C30 came with 4BBL carbs. That said GMC could have done something different. I hope you get the truck up and running because I know all about the sentimental value of your truck. My son has already said he wants his grandpa's truck.
I love how your dad seems real excited about gettin it back. I hope to see more of the both of you wrenchin on this thing more!
Dylan, I can’t tell you how much I relate with you about this truck. When you got choked up, I choked up, man. My grandfather also served in WWII and the car we shared in my childhood was his 1968 Mustang. It had the inline six, automatic transmission and it was a coupe. I remember when I was about 3 or 4 years old, I pulled my dad’s Buick wagon out of park and sent it rolling down the driveway into my grandma’s Buick which rolled into the back of Grandpa’s Mustang. He didn’t care about the car. He was worried about me. He passed in 2013 and he is still to this day my hero. Thank you for sharing this part of your family’s history with us. I can’t wait to see this thing going down the highway.
Less and less of us remember relatives like your grandfather. What we call "The Greatest Generation" the latest crop calls "toxic masculinity". 🤔
Thank you for helping keep the memories of your grandfather alive! 👍
I think once she's running and mobile she deserves a resto in honour of your grandfather. He'd be so proud to see all you have accomplished and done at such a young age. Keep up the great work and look forward to seeing the progress as it happens
I was born and raised on GM products. My dad bought and restored a 1984 c10 stepside when I was growing up and I’ve loved them ever since. I can’t wait to see you restore your grandfathers truck to its original glory! This is going to be awesome! Makes me wish I could find my fathers old truck and buy it back!
Young Brother, I'm not ashamed to say, 46 seconds in, already in tears. Amazing that a young guy like you would recognize the history and sacrifices of an older generation. This is probably your most emotional, heartfelt, and touching restoration you've ever done. I wish I could find my dad's old car... to sit where he sat, and wonder what he felt. I have a few personal objects, knives, clothes etc, but nothing that big. Thank you for honoring him. God Bless.
Leviticus 19:32 “Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged.
Respect is earned and it is not given, even to the aged. There can be wise young people and old people that do foolish things in the Sight of YAHWEH EL ELOHIM as well. Wisdom is not given to those of an age, rather, it is given to whom YAHWEH EL ELOHIM deems fit to be given to in their lives.
@@paxhumana2015 Amen. We dare speak the name in reverence. Blessings to you.
My grandpa served in Okinawa during WWII. I have his 66 C10. Love seeing you get it back.
I have one of my grandfather's cars, a 1975 Mustang II that he bought new. I'm the second owner. He was in the Army at the end of the war, he was stationed on Okinawa in 1946. So I understand the sentiment behind getting his truck running for you. Thanks for sharing this project with us!
! Nice to see you recover and connect with a truck that’s special to your family. Take your time and restore it. Thank you.
Dude, I feel ya. I'm getting old myself now and well I had a surgery that actually left me in worse shape than he's in and he's 73. Not knowing who will win that race our next home in the sky but I try and spend as much time as I can with him as I can these days which isn't easy because I stay so drained and my Mom had a brain tumor removed so he's constantly having to take care of her. All we can do is thank God that we are given another day to spend with the one's we love because when you hit a certain age, you begin to realize time is really limited and while we were young, we thought we'd live forever. Well when you start hitting your 40's amd 50's you begin to realize all that time you think you had is very limited. Then when the health problems begin to kick in, things do change. Sorry guys for dragging the mood down guys. Just enjoy everyday the best you can while you can. God Bless
I had a 68 Chevy long horn with the wood bed years ago!! Love stories like this. I got my uncles 59 Apache. And the sentimental value is the same as yours and so many like it. So glad you got it!
Hi Dylan, it was awesome to see you & your dad working on your grandpa’s truck. So happy you got it back. Thank you for sharing video. Cheers from Jerome in California.
You're a good man Dylan ... Your family is blessed to have you. God Bless and keep reviving those classics.
Great video Dylan! Makes me remember every vehicle my grandfather ever gave me a ride in - a 72 Chevelle 4 door sedan, a 76 Chevelle sedan, then a 78 Olds Delta 88 Brougham, then an 87 Cutlass Supreme. Yes, I'm old now.
Your grandfather would be proud Dylan getting the truck back and would be amazing to see you restore it to what it looked like brand new to honor his memory great video @Dylan McCool
Love this video. After Grandpa died I got his 1970 c10. Wouldn't trade it for the world. I understand how much that truck means to you, I'm in my 50s and remember being 5 or 6 and driving that truck in the hayfield. I'm trying to restore it now. I'm not as mechanically inclined as you but im gonna keep on keeping on and I know it will be a really emotional day when I get it running also.
My great grandfather had an early 50s chevy pickup in a town called Lexington in upstate NY in the 70s. It was painted yellow and blue when he gave it to a friend in need in the 80s. Nobody knows where it went after that. I still have some photos of it and I'd love to find it again someday. It's awesome you're gonna fix this one up, can't wait to see it done!
My first truck was a 1971 GMC half ton short bed, the engine was a 350 invader with a 4-speed. It burned 3 quarts of oil a week.
Thanks for the video it was really great
Best thing about these trucks is there is a big following and lots of parts support. Keep up the good work and have a good day.
Congratulations! Nice to see you recover and connect with a truck that’s special to your family. Take your time and restore it. Thank you.
Congrats on getting you granddad's truck back. Looking forward to seeing it getting restored!
That Chevy makes your mopar collection look waaay better - ijp I love all the old steel also 😎👌
Def get the suspension and steering/brakes upgraded for safety and comfort and Clean it up! Don't forget the little covers throughout the inside for the rust inhibitor!
Love this. My grandad was in WWII and served in Germany. I still have his Captain's Pot (Helmet) and his footlocker that went with him all through the war. That footlocker (my ammo storage box) is at the foot of my bed with that Captain's Pot sitting proudly on top. That generation was tougher than iron. Glad that you got his daily driver back. Looking forward to seeing this one. Also, greetings from Franklin, TN!
You are a Great Representative of us Alabamians, keep up the great work Dylan
It's great your building this in his honor,sentiment is great thing and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.I'm starting to build up my late father's last truck 2002 f150 supercrew(if the waterworks don't get to me first) will be following along for sure.
Wow a piece of your Grandfathers history your dad must be so proud of you! Great job keep up the great revival of that family truck. Looking forward to seeing it happen!
The good news is, all of those rusty parts are available. There are tons of parts in catalogs. Easy to work on too. Other positive: You're not a fake UA-cam celebrity. One of the few I watch. Keep up the good honest videos! PS: Resistor wire
I like to thank you and your dad for making this video,, My father in his 70s now Vietnam vat did 23 years in the navy.. I m thankful we still work on cars and trucks together.. I just got him 1967 d100 long bed hope soon we can work on it
On the HEI you take the hot wire run it through a hole in the firewall and look on your fuse panel there should be a place that says 12 volt unfused and you plug in your hot wire there and it will work with your switch as normal.
So great that you were able to get your grandfather's truck back. It's not in too bad of shape for how long it's been sitting. I have a cpl of old friends who are mopar guys and many years ago I had a racing 1000cfm thermoquad on my 69 gto, it ran good although it was a bit too much cfm. It wasn't an original thermoquad but an aftermarket racing one, it was polished and had the black bakelite center body. Ended up selling it back to my friend, I have never seen another one like it. Best of luck with the ol girl. Hopefully you will have more content on it and fix er up and get ur grandpa smiling dwn on you!!! He sounds like he was a great man, reminded me of my grandfather, he's in his 90's and is one tough old guy and has been through a lot in his years!
Great video, I have alot of respect for this truck and the history it has. That is very cool to keep it alive and I'm sure your grandpa would be proud.
Im a Ford guy, but glad to see any old truck back on the roads. Especally one with family history!
This reminds me of "Old Blue", a 1968 Chevy C20 my uncle bought new back in the day. He used it as his daily work truck until the early 1990s. After that it was used occasionally to move stuff around at his camp. I've seen the truck in person in 2016 when my uncle wanted to get rid of it. Unfortunately it was too far gone for me to save it. The lack of rockers and other bad rust plus the rotten bed would probably not have stopped me but the badly rusted frame which has been welded together before...well, after all it was too bad to ship it all the way from Thunder Bay, Ontario to Germany. I probably will regret it one day. So glad to hear you could track down your Grandfathers truck and bringt it back home.
I love that generation of GM trucks.
I had a 69 Chevy C10 had the same rocker panel rotted out.
Was perfect for eating peanuts. Throw the shells on the floor
and push them out the hole.
Good luck with your Grandpas truck.
It needs to be a daily driver.
Love the way you and your dad are working on this project together. Don't get discouraged. I had a 1980 Dodge Street Van that I dropped a 360 from a 1980 St. Regis Washington State Patrol Cop car into. That thing had a Therm-o-quad on it that sounded like it would suck you out of the driver's seat when you stepped on it. I've had two 1969 Chevy pickups, but never had a vehicle that was owned by my Grandpa. There's nothing better than that. Keep on keppin' on. Love what you're doin'.
Also, 2 years later, thank you to your grandfather for his service to our country. I will always stand in salute to you Mr. McCool.
Good Seeing You Working On This Family Heirloom Dylan, I Know Just How You Feel Man, I’ve Got A ‘68 Big-Block Corvette My Father Purchased Back In ’70, This Has Been Around Me All My Life, My Father Promised It To Me As A Toddler, Rest His Soul & Being A Man Of His Word, I Still Have It, Needing Work Now, But The Memories And Connection With My Father And I Riding In It, The Stories Are Priceless.. Looking Forward To Finishing Up The Work And Passing It On To My Daughter..
Great video! Grand Father would be proud! Awesome to keep that family history going!
Your granddad had good taste in trucks. I’d love to see you restore this truck to it’s old glory.
My dad had a 71 Chevy Longhorn with a camper shell. We took many fishing trips we never caught to many fish but my brothers and dad always had a good time. Good to see you could rescue your Pawpa truck.
Wow awesome. So glad to hear the back story, and know this was your grandfather's truck. So cool that you want to keep that memory alive,not many kids care about that sort of stuff anymore. Pex
After all those years and hardship this truck had , combined with the family history , I cincerly wish for you to finish it. Like really restoring it. It survived so much and was forgotten parked somewhere, it deserves that. Also you pa would surely want it to last and not rust away. Whatever you decide to do with it, I wish you only the best, Dylan!
Great video young man and it's nice to see someone young want to have something that belong to their grandparents or parents nice to see that and hope to see you bring that truck back to life thank you for all the great videos that you do
I had a1972 Chevy swb 1/2 ton. This video sure makes me miss that old truck. Thanks for bringing back some really good memories.
This is just so cool.....One of the reasons I love your videos so much. I could truly hear the emotion at the end....YOur Love for Fanily just makes me so Happy....God Bless...
My dad had a 1971 Chevy K10 with 350 4bbl 4 speed. Something about that old truck that I can still smell the interior in my mind years later. Had a dump cylinder under the bed and a snow plow. I know who bought it, I might just look him up one day and see if he still has it, I know the guy fixed the engine up and daily drove it for years.
I love this generation of GM trucks.
Like all your revivals but this one has so much history i love it! Really like the wheels and tires! Glad you got it running! Nice too see you smile hope you restore it!
0:02 my great grandpa was in WWII also!! In the 1940s! He helped. In South Korea. His friends were in the war. Some died. He also died on March 22, 2019 August 24, 1925 - March 22, 2019 (1925-2019). My Great Grandma died also on December 21, 2019. November 24, 1926 - December 21, 2019 (1926-2019)
I really appreciate this episode. My grandfather had a 1969 GMC pickup with the same color scheme. I really wish I knew what happened to that old truck. I would LOVE to restore it and drive it now. Congrats Dylan.
I probably missed it in the description, but looking at the bed, it looks like the GMC version of the "Camper Special", with the bed extended a few inches in the front to accommodate a cab-over camper and still be allowed to close the tailgate. Great to keep this old truck running and in the family.
My grandfather gave me a 53 Willys pickup when I was 13. My dad got it running again for me and started teaching me how to work on it. I drove it for several years and my dad drove it for several more. It finally stopped running and his health by that time wasn't good enough for wrenching anymore. It sat for about 25 years and I just got it running in September again. I know how you feel. I love your old legacy GMC. My grandpa and my dad were both tough old birds. Keep on truckin, Dylan.