Video

where is episode 2? Feels like you didn't get to that part about racing that 56?

A show made for nobody

The American Born Chinese laughed at my clothes. They said I smelled funny. boys beat me up. The girls gave me drugs and alcohol, then made me do sodomy with them. Their parents had prevailing wage jobs. They had the money to buy cars and motorcycles. I had to walk miles from Chinatown to Galileo, because I was too poor to afford MUNI. When Chinese were allowed to buy homes, their parents could afford to move to The Avenues. I couldn't even afford to eat school lunch.

Nice...however, hate the typeface, so stereotypical and yesterday. Would've loved a better explanation of "Paper son" which was more than sponsorship, it was bought identities as a workaround of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882-1943. Also a better explanation of the gang formation of the mid-60's, a result of the change in immigration policies that opened the doors to increased immigration from China causing rifts between the ABC (American born Chinese) and those "FOB's" (Fresh off the boat.)

I like the slapstick shift option on this car

The LAST of the best of the breed. With 5 less hp due to emissions controls on exhaust. Surevthe best looking though

Finally! Someone shows the same rear brake system I have on my 96 K1500. Every other video I have seen, and Haynes and Chilton manual shows the brake adjuster on the bottom, not on top of the axle. And this video says C-1500, this truck is a K1500.

she looks like the canadian from himym

I'm here for Riley 😍😍😍😍

Listening to people in USA complaining while living in the best country in the world is a great joke especially when they complain about racism that was everywhere and they never ask what it would be like if it was the other way around is an American person living in China in the 60

How have I just found this series? Got my creative juices flowing!!

Like others have written, really enjoying this series. And this might be the first time I ever heard someone say “I enjoyed drum brakes”.

Don't forget that Willie Mays couldn't buy a house in The Marina. Whites Only. And it wasn't any easier for Latinos to leave The Mission.

@ 13:33 Auntie summed up the issue in our community which still exists to this day. A chasm which divides us. American Born Chinese, versus newly arrived immigrants. In her generation, in my generation, in today's generation. It saddens me that we killed each other over such a difference. One of my few regrets in life, was how I treated my own people. Self loathing discrimination.

Great stuff! Looking forward to future episodes..

Informative and fun, I really enjoyed this video, keep em coming.

One of the cool threads here that we can see is that we are influenced by media. Any of us drawn to old media will be influenced by things that have become out of date. They mention in Part 1 that the second Stray Cats LP cover made them see something "new" that they had never thought of before and right away they identified with it as cool. They were drawn in by the LP cover with the A bone and its primitive features. This happens to many of us who are bored with anything we consider current. Music, cars and all types of art are completely subjective. We like what we like and no one can change it unless we say its okay do do so. For me it was the car magazines available in the late seventies. Got me started in ideas for cars. Then I got a bit older and attended my first Nor Cal car swap meet. What did I find? I found car magazines from the fifties and sixties. I bought all I could grab for a fifty cents each or sometimes a buck for a whole cardboard box full. I looked at every page. By 1985 I had Remington wide whites on my 55 Chevy and have never looked back. You guys are the best. Love these presentations. Love the conversations, stories and overall explanations of why things happen the way they do. As I heard in the recent presentation "Three Mile" the guy says "you can teach a lot of things, but you can't teach cool". Cool is in your blood or its not. Keep up the GREAT WORK! USA-1

How many of us apprenticed as kids holding the flashlight and pumping the brake pedal! I've done drum brakes a number of times... never thought to assemble the new shoes together first like you did. Never too old to learn something new. Great episode!

OUTSTANDING!

Sounds like the story of the number 1 headband in afro samurai.

You're both naturals in front of the camera!

AS a daily driver, you better have a lot of money. I have a 4wD K10, and I know what the mileage is. It is my favorite vehicle, but can't afford it as a daily driver. These trucks have a fatal flaw, you didn't mention it. RUST The cowel, the part under the wipers, sucks in a lot of air when the truck is speeding down the road. however, the cowel is more complicated than it looks. The cowel is an open duct to both the driver side and passenger side of the truck. a good amount of the air, and water goes down the left and right cowel, and some of it exits through the plastic panels behind the inner fenders. The air that is supplied to the HVAC comes from the passenger side cowel. Those panels by your feet on the walls, those panels are part of the cowel air duct. They will rust out from the debri that sits there wet. Check your floor coverings, most likely , it will be wet. The cheap fix is to clean the rust and fill with sealer. you can use fiber glass for a longer fix but unless you clean the rust out really well and use a good rust deformer, it will come back. At this point, the air, water and debri can go in some pretty important places. One never thought of is the left and right windshield posts. the air is directed up the post over the roof and down the cab corners. There is no access to these areas for rust prevention. Though it is not the main reason the cab corners rust out, it is part of the rust formula. There is an opening just before the plastic panels that lets the air, water and debri into the rockers. the area just behind the inner fenders inside this rocker area gets hit hard with debri and water. There is no place for the debri to go and you can't get it out. if you are repairing the rockers and cut the rockers out, you will find debri rust and mud in there. now you would think that GM would have make it so the muck would wash out, wouldn't you?a when you have your truck on a lift, look inside those rockers from the rear of the cab. The inner rocker panel only comes back about 3/4 of the rocker length. and at the end, they bent the metal to keep critter out but let water pass. But it blocks the debri. It also prevents applying any kind of good rust coating on the surface of the inner rockers. debri sits there, wet and rots the metal until you have to either fix it or junk it. The actual cowl unit will rust out too. This is are really intensive repair as you need to remove the fenders and doors. To replace cowel panels you have to cut them apart because they are welded as a unit at the factory. Unless you are an accomplished metal worker and welder, if your cowel rusts out, your only hope is to fiberglass what you can and hope it stops the problem. GM could have done a better job but they didn't bother. And now we who work on these great trucks are finding where GM stuck it to us in the manufacturing of the square body. some of these areas they could have inserted foam to prevent moisture from getting up the tubes. for the rockers, at least they could have put in a little screan to keep the debri out. They did nothing. So this is why you are finding many square bodies rusted out beyond repair. (if you want to see a square body that was beyond repair and brought back to life, check out POLE BARN GARAGE, you wont believe what you will see in the rescue.) Even if you find a Square Body that looks in good shape, check out the inaccessible areas, like above the rear cab corners where the door frame and body panels connect. Rust likes to get in there and destroy the metal in the seams. The very least thing you should do if you are keeping your truck, is spray it everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE with mineral oil, transmission fluid, any oil based media to get that rust under control. I'd do inside the door pinch seams day one, over the fenders, the frame, inside the hood. other than the paint, everything should look wet when you are done to stop the rust. True you can't get most of the cowel and rockers, but do the best you can. lotsa luck, you'll need it.

Great episode!! I’m learning a ton!!

This is Tanner's Truck,, he said it feels like a new truck now. (shhh, I tried to buy it off him)

Love these stories, and Stoner has a got the voice to bring it to life. Can’t wait for the next episode!

Chinese ride Harley Davidson and drive American cars. I still ride a Harley and drive a Ford.

I'm Australian and much of our car culture is based on American car culture. Ford, chrysler and gm Holden all used American small blocks. Holden did make its own small block after a while and kept it for decades but it was replaced by the ls.

The 350 did not come with a five speed only the 305 originally

Glad to see these stories being told! One part of Chinatown history many don't know and a lot of influence in car culture. My Dad worked in Chinatown at Powell Street Garage and was into hot rodding and influenced me and my brother. This brings back memories.

FANTASTIC! Between the Shifters Documentary, and this.....don't need anything else. Can't wait to see the rest!

Such a good looking Charger. 👍👍🤘

These. Do more of these. Great video, thanks!

So much of California had incredible car culture, funny how the state is trying to destroy that in the name of propaganda.

That's a 1992

E2 !!!!!?

Thanks , This The Great Car Channel & Video ! Good Work ! Hello From Finland !

What is the release dates on the remaining 3 series

Making Hemmings a goto for entertainment on CZcams. Awesome job!

I thought This was an automotive channell, turns out the purpose of this video is to make sure nobody forgets how racist the greatest country on earth is/was. Careful Hemmings here lately companies that go woke end up broke.

Nice job! I am shopping for a C4 now!

This content rules ✅💪. Dan is such a great storyteller Thanks for sharing

Very interesting story and well done.

Love this car!

I grew up in Chinatown on Jackson St. but about 10 years later than the timeline of this automobile story arc. By the time I got my drivers license, the Great Highway was already shut down from drag races. I recall the rumble of muscle cars all around the neighborhood though. And coveted a 60’s Camaro until I actually drove one. Bad example, brakes that barely stopped me from unintentionally running downhill thru the intersection of Clay and Mason Sts. By the cable car barn!

Right on!!!

growing up in the hood, you best option was to be friendly with everyone and stayed away from the gang life. you would walk around and just nod to each other when passing each other. lots of hot cars those days ..... but, gas was very cheap ($.32 cents a gallon for Chevron White Custom gas - 103 octane). if I got around 6-8 miles to a gallon, I was very happy. banging some gears was a way of life .......

Stoner, you keep killing it with this series! Fantastic story telling...of an incredible story that needed to be shared! Looking forward to the next episode. Go Motor Underground, keep moving forward!

I dig it man! 🤙

Just picked up this in hot wheels. Same color

Wish the graphic editor didn’t use the stereotype font for the people’s English names; and yet appreciate the accompaniment of their Chinese names - highlighting and distilling the duality of being an ABC: American Born Chinese