Will it Run? Episode 20: 1953 Ford Customline! Part 1 of 3
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- čas přidán 17. 09. 2016
- Hey! Cold War Motors just thought we should try to get this old Ford Customline to go... It has been sitting around and hasn't been started in probably over 30 years. It's equipped with the famous flathead V8 engine, the final version for the Ford models at 239 cubes.
I picked up this nice old girl last year and I just got to it this summer... It's a pretty decent, savable car with all of its original equipment intact and still wearing its original 2-tone metallic green paint job. Let's get it to go, Stella wants a ride...
In part one we'll try to find a few critical engine parts and put a distributor together from parts and set it up on our new distributor testing machine...
Parts 2 &3 should be up soon; I just thought I'd get Part One up as soon as it was ready...
Also: There will be at least one, possibly two more installments coming in the Frazer series before we wrap that one up and start on something else old and beat up.
Thanks again to everyone who subscribed to the Coldwarmotors channel; we have a lot of fun doing this stuff and really appreciate that anyone would watch and share it with their friends.
All the best from me and Stella! - Auta a dopravní prostředky
What a great video for us old gear heads . a cup of coffee , a pointy and watching the video makes for a really nice day ! . this is what makes CZcams so enjoyable . Thanks to all of the Agents in Canada ! . Thank You neighbor . Ray in Pa U.S.A.
Hey Ray! Thanks for the note; glad you like this kind of thing... Cheers!
that distributer looks cool from an aesthetic standpoint, it's a work of art not many will see.
That distributor-testing machine is SO COOL! I've not seen one of those since the late '70s/early '80s.
I have never seen one.... never knew something like that existed. I drove a 71 bug for 11 years!
Great video! I love that vintage tester.
My grand father bought 53 ford custom line brand new but his was a light blue with a blue cloth interior. He owned his for about 2 years then traded that in for a brand new 55 Oldsmobile 88 2 door. The 53 ford and the 55 Oldsmobile were the best and prettiest cars he ever owned. He now has 2003 Chevy Silverado Diesel 2500 with only 50,000 miles that he bought new also, has never seen rain, snow, etc. I see if I can post a video of his truck so you can see it cause I know you'll really like it and so would the agents. Cheers from Michigan!!!
The high Tech Machine was just dam cool, thanks for showing.......big deal of the day!!!
I got dizzy watching the distributor spin. SCIENCE!
there really aren't many channels like this. love watching each video
Hey thanks; nice to hear from people who appreciate the junkers like we do...
I always liked that body style. Glad you guys are saving it
Dude, this is AWESOME! My old man had parked a '52 Customline at the back of our farm, sometime in the late 60s. It sat for 15 years, slowly returning to the Earth, before I came along and got it running well enough to bomb around the yard. Lawn mower gas tank resting on the hood, dumping gas directly into a very leaky carb, no brakes except the emergency brake, no muffler, loud as fuck. Yours is a minty creampuff compared to what I had-- the floors and door sills were completely gone, and neighborhood delinquents had smashed every single window, except the rear wraparound. I can still smell the rotting interior. I can't wait to see you get this thing going!
Hey, thanks for the note; glad you liked it...part 3 coming in the next few days I hope.
Dear Stella’s inquisitive expressions! Such a sign of intelligence and interest... “what’s he up to this time? No good?... I expect so”. I see it coming with Frankers too. What great dogs!
I could totally see myself driving this car.
I can't say how much We Appreciate your videos you're always the highlight of the day whenever I have one of yours videos waiting to watch. make sure you throw a Stella a doggy treat for us
Hey thanks for saying so, and yes, Stella gets all the treats she can handle... I recently discovered that she is hoarding them but I can't really say anything, given my own tendencies, haha...
she learned from the best! (worst?!)
That dwell meter is fantastic!
Love the Plymouth fastback. Had a '52 Cranbrook from '68-'87. Yes, I regret selling it.
"Can I rip the chips open?"
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"Rip the chips, buddy!!"
Man that flathead just sounds like it wants to run again. As a Ford fan myself this one looks like it's in pretty good shape. Can't wait for parts two and three!
What a cool machine! I remember garages full of this diagnostic equipment. All you see these days now is a grubby lap top, not as much fun.
That is one fine looking and operating machine. All the meters and lights are impressive. Plus it works! Fantastic. Stella looks lovely as always.
Well, Stella says thank-you...
I love that distributor machine also. Thanks for sharing.
This stuff reminds me of watching my Uncles work on their cars when I was a kid. Great stuff keep posting !
Will do, thanks!
I love it. Using your mechanical ingenuity and getting the old Ford running nicely. As always, I am pumped for the next installment. regards,Eddie
Another 5 star video, your video's are so fun to watch. Also get Stella a big box of bones,
Hey thanks; we have fun making them...and yes, Stella has a huge box of bones, she never seems to tire of them!
This is the car I've been waiting for you to get running I like the flat head Ford V8s especially when the hotrod stuff is applied, they have a cool sound all their own.Wish I was there.
Yeah, several people wanted us to get this old flatty going, including me, haha. Cheers from us here at CWMC...
I had to watch this again. I am an equal opportunity old car guy as long as it's cool and some version of a USA made car . The Pontiac Beaumont is way cool but the Citroen and Renault LeCar wa wa wa, doesn't make it. All the other s speak to me. Patiently waiting for round 2. Thanks!
That is a super cool machine, the Ford's ok too! Looking forward to part 2... Thanks CWM!
I'm on the edge of my seat. I can't wait for the next installment.
Coming Soon! I'm editing it now...
Awesome old ford, love how huge the old test equipment was. I paused it so I could read some of the directions, they made sense unlike today. I like picking up tips that I use on my fleet of classic clunkers. Stella knows shes regal. Have a great Fall.
Hey, thanks for the note; Hi from Stel!
Old Things Are great when people take the time to keep then in use... Every thing in this world is not disposable... I t has use to some one some where. NICE work ......
Hey, thanks for checking it out! Cheers from us here...
Like they would say in an other show that i like to watch, mint... Keep them coming and have a good day guys.
Thanks, will do!
LOVING this one so far. I have a REAL attachment to a 1953 Ford. My first car was a '53 Ford Ranchwagon. Dark blue two door beast which was given to me when I was 14 1/2. The thing had sat parked under an oak tree for seven or eight years. It took my dad,(with a little help from me) less than an hour to fire that old flathead up again. Maybe one of the reasons I love this channel so much?
Hey, glad you liked it... nice to hear from other fifties Ford fans! A Ranch Wagon would be a terrific car today, and pretty rare, too...
u guys are brilliant and inspiring
Another great video. Thanks for showing the distributor machine. Real cold war type stuff!! It's great to see another "will it run" video and a "classic tire" segment tucked in at the end. Stella looks very tidy with her new do!!
Hey, thanks for checking it out... I'm finishing up part 2 here pretty quick...
thanks for letting it run
always entertaining guys, your workshop pooch is a character too.
Hey thanks; Stella says hi!
been waiting to see this baby run, so glad you getting all this old iron back on the road. this customline is my favorite so far
Bravo Chaps. Well done . Can't wait for the next instalment.
Back to what makes CWM great! Thank u
Great fun had by all here...so cool to always include Stella ...so clever she is. Oh ....I thought you would see the centrifuge advancing ...unless the weights are seized or the springs too strong ...hmmm....Awesome machine ...Cheers Alberta Dave
Hi! I thought the same, but these distributors don't actually have a centrifugal advance, just the vacuum. That's one of the reasons why the conversion to a SBC or Mallory distributor is so popular. Cheers from me and my girl Stel!
Another great video thanks ! Always look forward to more
I have zero use for a dizzy machine, but I want one anyway. great vid as always agents!
What an awesome points testing device you have there.
Thanks for the note! I do love the old distributor tester; nice to put the distributor in the engine and know that it is ready to go and you won't be fiddling with it trying to figure out if it's set up correctly...Cheers from us here!
Pissin rain here,,,,have wifi in garage and green,,,great day to watch your show,
THAT is TOO cool. Nice job on the distributor! Looking forward to 2 and 3. Got to love a flat head EH?
Awesome machine ! You got that right!
One of my favorite "will it run" cars!
I like that distributor testing machine.
GREAT to see more videos out already ! Keep it Goin man. I find it fascinating to see the whole process of everything which needs to be dealt with to make these cars live again.
VRRROOOM
Hey thanks; working on part 2 as we speak...cheers!
coldwarmotors OK well Great. I'll have to celebrate that of course. I'll just load up This monster for breakfast then/Hit that gong.
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~Hi from the UK = )
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that distributor machine is awesome!! very cool... great video as always guys
Hey, thanks for checking this one out...
I've always wanted a distributor machine! You can recurve and tell exactly where all the advance comes in!
great old car..
Great to see the flathead is going to run (I hope) again. So familiar. Just like my Merc.
Hey! Thanks for the note, and for the mention in your blog! All the best with that lovely Merc... Cheers from me and Stella.
Dog cracks me up.
you blokes are cool always cheer me up. Keep it up,
Hey, thanks, will do!
the corner gas station run by my cousin Sonny had one of those machines. miss those days
That stuff used to be everywhere... it's sad that most of it got thrown away.
After watching the video twice , this Car is Bad Ass ! . hope to see it @ your Car Show in the future , Ray in Pa.
Hey thanks; I am also a fan of this old girl...
Got some star trek action going on!
Great intro.
Thats some high tech space age machinery you got there! Great video yet again.. Looking forward to the next one.
Hey, thanks! Yeah, that machine is really cool, and still works perfectly.
Another great project and a great car, I'm looking forward to this series. I'm glad you're putting out more vids now....there's a lot of interest in this channel, and with more vids, it's going to grow.
Hey, thanks for the note; glad you liked it. I'll try to put out more vids if people want to see them. Cheers!
also we've noticed extra Everett you have put your video editing content overall workmanship excellent
pretty cool that you actually daily that Frazier
I can think of a couple distributors I could run on that machine. How about that technology! Exciting.
Really great work rebuilding that distributor and finding the solenoid. That is a pretty nice machine you used to check out the distributor. I have been rebuilding VW distributors from as is ones I find on ebay take two and rebuild one good one like you did. Thanks for sharing and yeah I am a ford guy
Hey thanks; glad you liked it. Nice to hear from others who salvage this kind of thing!
very very beautiful car you've got there! I just started this new channel to document my work on my 1949 Ford Custom. Good luck!
This is one of my favorites!
COOL. Can't wait for part 2
this looks like it would make a great project to put back in the road. great job love the vids keep up the good wprk
Hey thanks! Cheers from all of us here at CWMC...
My dad had one years ago, it ran and drove, but it spent most of it's time sitting in the yard/woods, she was surface rusted, but she started with a key, we called it the mousetrap growing up due to all of the mice found in it. It was a 53 or 54 with the same color as this but she was a four door
HI THAT MACHINE IS GREAT..
Wow...never knew they even made those distributor testing machines....always timed the points it the old fashion way on the car....first static, w/ piston @ TDC with wired light on points open, then by timing light..and finally by ear adjustment, for optimal ranged of idle and speeds.....which basically undo-s the running-timing light setting.
HaHa...the last time i used one of those machines was in trade school in 1971. I used to crank it up to see how many RPMs it would take before the points started to bounce. My instructor was impressed with me...{:-( A little grease on the rubbing block helps the points last longer.
That distributor tester is amazing! Bet that thing was high dollar back in the day.
Screw sequential timing!
Also, it's eerie how human like Stel is.
Distributor Splice!
It just hit me get sounds exactly like Red Green!!!!
Hell Yes!
Pulls out ancient rusted to heck spark plug from the box "That'l tidy" heh
nothing a wire brush and a lil acetone cant fix....
very cool.
I drove one just like it for years it was doing honest 100
This was so interesting, you guys really know your stuff don't you.
Centrifugal advance not working on that distributor. Great distributor machine.
my classic ford
Ain't nothing better than a double pinner Wintergrip....and I even ran that by Snopes ...
Haha thanks for the note; glad we agree! Cheers...
I think I saw Spock using one of those machines on the enterprise in some of those Star Trek TV shows.
I think Canadians have more fun, I need to move!!!😎😂
what? youre not setting points using a matchpack cover?
CWM is going high tech! good stuff guys...
Haha, I know, right? All big-time, now... pretty fancy!
The vintage test machinery is even cooler than the car.
great video! and nice work!! if you need any 53 parts let me know, a guy in the car club I'm member of has about 9 of then he tore all apart to build one car... His barn his full of parts!!!
Well, that a very generous offer! All I really need for this 53 is the bullet in the grille... I don't know where you are though... I'd hate to find out that the shipping cost twice what the part was worth, haha! Cheers!
I'm a 1953 model as well .
Im Waiting For Episode 23 Vehicle
LOL @ Largest two bit memory stick
I have a question, what do use the Gibbs brand for to tune up the solenoid and the spark plugs? I like to learn tips from your video's because you guys seem to know some great tips, thanks.
Hi; we just use that stuff for everything! It's good to help clean rusty parts and help old parts go together easily (or come apart easily).
No mechanical advance in those distributors?? Unique sound a flathead starter makes. Love that sound!! Attractive body style on this Tudor. How solid is the body??
Weird, right? just vacuum on these; they are very often upgraded to an aftermarket or modified Chev distributor for much better performance...
I had one just like it. Mine was blue with a white top. A 1953. it burned in a garage fire. Only had 60k miles on it
Garage fires are always neat..........
i like that old ford car
Do you ever drop the oil pans on these to get the built up slug out before you run them? Hope Stella enjoys her Fix Or Repair Daily machine!
Well, we could, but these engines are only going to the mailbox and back, and in most cases they will need full rebuilds anyway, so dropping the pan would add lots of hours and not really make any difference on a car that is not anywhere near going on the road. Cars like the Frazer that are getting plated receive the whole tuneup and flush treatment with new fluids throughout. Hi from Stel!
Dump out that wheeelbarrow, 'cause of skeeters!
Does this model have the distributer that sticks out the front of the block ?
Hi, thanks for the note. This is a late model example with the distributor on top...
If you have some Ford agents who want to do the work, why not?
Hey got any Studes in your collection? I haven't seen any.
Hi! I do have a 1957 Champion sedan; there's a video of it on my channel here somewhere! Cheers.
Part 2 eta?