F-100 Revival! Will this 4x4 1959 Ford Pickup Run and Drive After 30 Years?

Finally reviving the old 1959 f-100, thanks to
‪@BackyardAlaskan‬ for hanging out and helping with this one!
Check out Austin's channel / @backyardalaskan

[@JunkyardDigs]

I've still never found a fridge nose to revive, one of these days!

[@JohnSmith-cf4gn]

Had a Y block 292 in a 56 and a 57 Ford cars back in the 60s. Very good engine.

[@ronaldolweiler7745]

I put a 390 automatic in mine and added power brakes . Loved that truck . Downfall is a small cab . Today I would add a foot to the back of the cab . Ac and power steering . I loved that truck .

[@wes11bravo]

Something about early factory 4x4 pickups. Super cool truck, fellas.

[@masonmullen9434]

Hey man! Great vid! I've got a '60 F250 factory 4x4, pretty much the same truck, 292, no radiator, custom cab, lol, sat for 30 years, gonna have it back out on the road in a few weeks, best of luck with the ol girl!

[@spamanator666]

Runs really nice for looking like such a forgotten junker.

[@jefferypowell9885]

My 59 was a 2 wheel drive short box with a hopped up 65 289 in it

[@cwp1alpha]

Definitely one of the holy grail Ford trucks out there, when it comes to four-wheel drive. If I recall correctly, 1958 or 1959 was the first year that Ford offered a factory four-wheel drive on its F-series trucks. The fact that you've got one right there, is rare in itself. I've only seen one on craigslist and maybe AutoTrader Classics once in the last 5 years. It's ironic that America did not really go into the four-wheel drive truck industry beyond the Dodge Power Wagon after World War II until the late '60s onwards. Even the first responders never really started using four-wheel drive other than the forestry service, to provide four-wheel drive trucks and chassis cabs on their fire trucks and ambulances until even the late '80s. Law enforcement, not even until the mid or late 90s, decided to follow suit as well. Locally here, the sheriff's department had a Ford bronco full size around the late 1990s. Now they use Ford Explorer Interceptor units as well as Chevy Tahoes for 3/4 of their fleet. And just about every volunteer fire department has a four-wheel drive ambulance using the Super Duty chassis or the modified super duty Econoline chassis.

[@Andrew-uh7bv]

I’m literally drinking hamm’s while watching this haha classy for sure

[@Awsom47Merc]

* Hey Brian and Austin ! Nice 59 F100. I have a 1/18 scale diecast of the F250 I got back in the early 90's. Same color and all. I always loved that body style. Weird how they ran the exhaust crossover on the top front of those 292's so you burn your arm doing anything under the hood if it's been running. Cheers 🍻🍺🍻👈😎👍!

[@backachershomestead]

I want it!!!

[@bradanderson1627]

I got my Dad’s 60 with a flatbed 😊 the best truck ever miss it . Some SOB stole it and smashed the crap out of it back in 83 😢 thanks for share’n boy

[@1961muskrat]

classy for sure keep them coming.

[@tonyjones9715]

Thanks for another great video 👍👍

[@gregwhite7957]

Where are you at? It looks so much like the chena marina area. We had a place on the corner of skinner dr and marina dr. Left there back in 2013. I do imbibe hamms, however I was sipping on a PBR while watching. Thanks for your videos.

[@douggrunberg]

I have one just like her.

[@ronaldolweiler7745]

Run a wire from the run side of the solenoid to a ballast resister then to the coil . Or a wire from run side of ignition switch to resister to coil . Should work then .

[@justacaraddict2916]

Indeed a job for Frog Autobody and Paint

[@blitzevans4273]

great work guys.

[@bradanderson1627]

The coil being funky is the solenoid had the same prob.