1971 Ford F250 Hasn't Seen the Road in Decades, Will it Run and Drive Home??
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The engine should have electronic ignition. No contact points since 1975.
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This truck is a 71'.
Pre electronic ignition .
AG1 is making a killing off of CZcams! Everyone that has a channel with success is sponsored by them. Who cares if it works, its all about the volume of sales even if its one time sell. HA
the ONLY reasonable swap for this truck is a 12 valve BUT if it were me i'd leave the 300 right where it is
I'm not going to lie, I read the title and thought this was a Vice Grip Garage video. I'm here for it though!
same
I thought it was Watch Wes Work 😅
I used to watch vgg. Tired of him very quickly. Not with Matt.
Do you find vgg videos funny still?
Same here
Sam is always a welcome addition. He strikes me as a guy you could easily have a beer with.
Agreed. And Sam's channel deserves more views and subs. He's a talented fellow.
What's his channel?
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What's his channel? @@rrp1127
Sam doesn’t strike me as an AG1 nutritional supplement drinker, so yeah I agree, a beer 🍺 suits him best I would say?
i would graciously drive an hour and a half east from my location, into and out of Pittsburgh, to have a beer with Sam or Matt. they both seem like really awesome people.
My wife thinks I'm nuts !! I'm saying "Come on, come on, fire up" and then when it DOES start running I'm jumping up and down pumping my fist, celebrating another win. Love your videos, Matt. Thanks for sharing with us !!
“Takes a little time to antiquate yourself” 😂 you weren’t wrong. Laughed out loud.
Yup, time will do that to a fella. 😅
When Ford made quality, reliable, and affordable pickups 😊
If they made them that simple and reliable again I would buy one tomorrow.
@@war7334if anyone made them like that I think I’d buy one as well.
You are right when?
And they did not cost 100K @@war7334
Sam's unwavering optimism makes it hard not to have absolute faith in any project😂
How wonderful.
That old oil should be changed cold. The new stuff changed again when it’s warm. A look down the bores with a cheap endoscope wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Please, that's not a service truck. That's a beauty!! I'm not a" Ford guy". Hell I'm not really a Chevy guy but watching this video and thinking back 30 or so years ago I'm an American truck guy. The ride back to your shop was damn near like riding with one of my best friends years ago. That truck needs some love and then be nothing but a pleasure truck, it's done it's work and earned a retirement. Thanks so much for taking me back to an incredible time in my mind!!
Thank you for this Matt. Back in the very late 70's thru to the mid 80's, my Grandad drove a Green and white one like this, with a "Whites" service body. He would come and collect to my sister and I from our schools in the afternoon. We attended different ones, and they were relatively far apart, but I never saw him complain about it once. Bouncing around on the then back roads of eastern Ontario. LOL … This was mainly due to the fact we only got school bus service in the morning, and my parents worked late into the early evening, we would go hang out with him. This happened for a few years, until we were old enough to be on our own at home. (Back then which usually happened around 10 or 11.) Anyhow, he would collect us in the afternoon, feed us dinner, help us get our homework going, and we would hang out till my folks were done work and pick us up. The thing always smelt of grease, dirt, gas, exhaust and occasionally what he had for lunch. One memory I have from when I was older is, when he finally put it out behind the house, as the salt they spread in our area ate this truck severely, he would still do the OG version of "Will it start?" with his friends that would on occasion drop over at his house, and unheard of now, "Havin a few". On these sorts of occasions, he would sometimes take out an old whiskey bottle which has a amount of gas in it, dribble a small measure in the carb, everyone would lay down a dollar or two and he would match them all and then hit the key. Never in the times I was there for this escapade, ever saw him loose. He passed away back in 2002, I miss him. Thanks for helping me remember Matt... You are a champ! Great vid!
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A hour of Diesel Creek on a Saturday morning……Awesome
A dose of Ivan and then Matt. Great morning!👍👍🇺🇸
A nose-to-nose shot of the '71 and '21 would be really cool.
It's refreshing to see someone who actually tightens battery clamps!
What a sweet old truck. You can’t beat the reliability of a 300/6, like a trusty old friend. I agree, keep it the way it is, and enjoy it.
Yeah sell as survivor for 35k😊😊😊😊
We need more Matt and Sam scrapping adventure
The proper procedure for setting the points is using a matchbook cover while adjusting the gap during a snowstorm.
100% it is
Is that per the Ford repair manual?
..........................and whilst busting for a slash (UK)and during a power cut!
Canadian cigarettes had a cardboard package that measured 0.012" thick back then.
Stuck crossheads usually respond to a Posidriv screwdriver tip. I almost never use a Phillips driver as they always chew the screw.
No alky in that, only God knows how long that 1/8-1/4 of a tank of fuel has been sitting in there still amazing runner. This was the type of tune my granddad would tell us that they could balance a nickel up on edge and wouldn’t move. Great job guys, you and Scrappy make a great team! It must be in the next video that you put the Rotella in the crankcase!
I just love to watch what you and Sam get yourselves into. This does look like a really solid truck. I worked for UPS years ago and they used this engine and they ran forever. Good Work
The purpose of the ignition coil resistor (internal or external) is to reduce the voltage going into the coils (primary and step-up secondary) to extend the life of the points. Even with the condenser/capacitor helping absorb the voltage spike from self induction when points open, the arcing across points will eventually wear them out. Most starter solenoids have an ignition bypass terminal that bypasses the resistor and sends full current to the coil to help start while cranking, as battery gets drawn down from the huge starter current draw. Once the engine starts and the solenoid is disengaged, the ignition coil receives reduced current through the resistor, which is plenty of current to get the ignition job done, while saving the components from unnecessary wear.
Right on! That’s just the way I learned it also. Great explanation. School of hard knocks is great but it’s also good to have the science / theory behind it. 👍
Ford engineering at its best. how long did it take them to learn, there is a difference between 6 V, and 12 V.
Wow Matt- I'm time traveling- my dad had a 72 F250 with utility body for his business. I drove it around town the day I got my license. I can remember standing up inside the engine compartment to change the plugs on the 300! I love this! Can't wait to see more of it.
Hours for a company years ago that had an 83 350 extended van with a 300 - 6. It did have a little bit of work I put it to the test on occasion it ran very well it just blew up I think somewhere between 175000 to 225000 miles. Our mechanic ordered a short block from forward and put it back together for another hundred and fifty thousand miles.
would be cool to see a full mechanical restore on this one, make it drive like it just came out of the factory.
grandfather that 6 banger in under the old age codicil. too cool to repower it
@@oldshad65 They are bulletproof, and make their tq fairly low. Very easy to work on. My father had one in a f150 that went 300k and was still running great when he got rid of it.
I have an industrial version in a 12" wood chipper, they have forged internals. Thing can sit for a yr and fire up like it's nothing. I'd love to turbo it just for fun. There's an episode of engine masters where they turbo one, made like double the hp lol.
Add power steering disc brakes and 16 inch tires and rims
Gorgeous 71 Ford Custom f250 Matt nice Utility Box don't see these much anymore 0:43 @Diesel Creek
What was nice about those pickup trucks was the stick shift. A girlfriend would sit next to you, and when shifting from 1st to second gear, a slight slip of your hand would land your hand into her lap. And, that alone kept us both very entertained.
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Good. To. See. U. N. Sam. Brought. The. Old. Girl. Back. To. Life. Lot,s. Of. Other,s. Would. Make. Little. Money. At. The. Scrap. Yard 😊😊will. Be waiting. For. More. Video,s. U. N. Sam. Make. A. Great. Team😊😊
Love the patina. Can even see the primer showing through where he rubbed the paint off by resting his arm on the driver door. Awesome daily driver.😊❤
Hey guys, (you and Scrappy) if you ever want to belittle the Ford 300c.i. straight six version, along with the GM 250 c.i. straight six. These two engines powered UPS vehicles from the very early 70’s at least up until I retired in the early 1990’s. It just so happened that I had the Ford for the most of my time in the saddle for almost 950k miles while I had “my” truck. I say mine because it had my name on the placard along with my years of safe driving. Between delivering 100-120 stops per day, I also had 35 businesses that I returned many tons of packages daily. I only went through 3 engines while my time in the seat was active. UPS is a huge proponent of timely oil changes, greasing and filling with fuel the night before along with getting washed daily as well. These engines were driven hard and were the backbone of the UPS fleet, at least during my time there. One thing I did notice when you changed the points. You should grease the cam that opens and closes the points ( should be done regardless of manufacturer) under the rotor…keep the videos coming I hope my UPS backstory brings some significant understanding of what these engines are capable of…thanks guys!!!
We had a Harlan aircraft tug at my job that had this engine, it ran for 30+ years being absolutely beat to hell and back being revved to valve float and overheated at least once a summer if not more. We used Phillips aviation 20W-50 and it loved it. The tug leaked every fluid in it when it finally got put out to pasture but the 300 six still ran like a sewing machine. Absolute beast of an engine of which they do not make anymore.
Nice service truck can't beat the old gems!
What a great find !! Easy to work on, no unnecessary electronic crap, pretty much 0% plastic, more reliable than a modern truck. Definitely worth fixing up a bit and using. Great video, thanks Matt !
I have a 71 F250 camper special. 390. Tip: if you can find the dash switch and the module that goes on the switch from like a Thunderbird or an LTD you can add intermittent wipers, and it looks totally stock because it is.
FWIW - replace the front caliper pistons regardless. if they stick, they really tear up the rotors. They’re very powerful brakes with the dual pistons. The gas tank in the cab is a funny thing, but mine is held up very well. I also have the auxiliary tank not sure yours does since we only see one filler, but that massive thing in the bed should take care of it. I’m curious how that is without power steering but I imagine it is good with that wheel. You’ve got plenty of leverage. Congrats on this acquisition!
Yeah. I have a 1971 Buick, which comes from a different company, admittedly, but US gas cars from the late 60s and early 70s as a group are magical. These are the best, most highly evolved and well-run cars/trucks that were ever made before fuel injection and microchips/sensors arrived, and before Japanese competition and most primitive emissions controls made everything anemic for a while. They're pure friggin' magic. Not indestructible, mind, but pretty dependable and serviceable. Parts. Ooooh the parts we have today. Great episode. Thanks.
Just add Diesel Creek decals on the doors! Classic looking truck.
PS - Too bad the previous owner took all the tools out before you had a chance to document it.
Worked for NAPA for over 20 years...fuel filter is a 3271 and oil filter is a 1515. Fuel filter was common on the Fords. You're correct about the style on the older stuff. Kind of like comparing records on a stereo turntable to modern forms of reproduction. The records had more soul than the new ways.
That’s how I describe to people why I like the older stuff more “ they just have a soul compared to modern junk”
@@Pinehollowmechanical true brother, old stuff was made with passion, with love for the things people made, looking for quality products. Now is just generic garbage made just for the profit, quality comes in second or third place, because profit is the only worry.
By more soul you mean more distortion.
@@Pinehollowmechanicalworked in auto parts store as teen tune up cap rotor air filter. GAS FILTER. Plugs F9Y. ALL GENNIE USA FOR 22 BUCKS
the greatest engine ford ever made.. those are the best starter engines for a kid, the most expensive part on that thing is the starter at $65 bucks every thing on them is rebuildable and still available at the parts store
Sounded sweet and ran so smooth - even on 5 pots, expected it to be idling rough. Great truck and great score Matt!!
Hey Matt, that little
Condenser outside of the distributor is actually a radio noise suppressor. Without that the am radio can pick up static from your ignition system. The ford resistor is actually a wire under your dash, the pink wire is a resistor wire and that drops your voltage to keep
The coil alive longer
This brings back good memories. My 69 Ford with the 240 six and utility body was one of the best trucks I ever owned. I liked that I could stand on the ground inside the engine bay for easy access to the engine. Nowadays you can't even see the engine for all the plastic.
Glad to see Sam onboard to assist you. I always worry that you may get hurt doing your stuff alone. Always good to have a buddy nearby...at least to share imput.
I'm sure the gas in it was the OG, non-oxygenated gasoline with zero ethanol in it. Awesome truck, worth putting some love into her.
I think using this as a “summer daily” is an excellent idea. Keeping these old cars and trucks running is way better for the environment than everyone getting a new one every few years.
Totally agree, my old faithful Land Cruiser HZJ80 is 27 this year, that’s the equivalent of producing and recycling (scrapping) 4 or 5 vehicles (depending on the current average vehicle lifespan) … plus the bonuses of “old-school” technology ❤️🇷🇴
She worked for 20 years and sat for 30 years. Trucks back then were truly thought of as disposable. For the love of all cars, it's so awesome to see her running again.
Nice work Matt and Sam!
Patina....
I had a 91' I recall.... with a 300 in it.. Sold it with 250k and was still running like a champ. My dad had the 302 version, same year. I currently have an 03 Tundra with 200k. Both great trucks.
Hey Matt, the flat spot is caused by the accelerator pump in the carby not operating. Either the leather pump seal is hard and leaking or the check balls are stuck, an easy fix with a carb tear down and rebuild kit. The resistor on points ignition systems (kettering ignition systems) is called a ballast resistor. Ballast system coils operate on 8 volts DC, when you crank the starter, 12 volts is supplied to the 8 volt coil giving superior starting spark and when you release the key the coil is supplied with 8 volts from the ballast resistor so as to not burn up from over voltage. I did many years as a mechanic working on old stuff like this. Cheers from Australia.
What a great addition to the fleet! Always a good time with Matt and Sam.
You are really "livin' the dream" now Matt.
We all know she is just going to love living in her new warm and dry home, and she will really appreciate all the tender loving care you'll give to her, she is absolutely deserving of it.
David in the UK.
Same
If she had been in UK, she would have been a pile of red rust by now. Our gentle climate is brutal to old metal.
Best video in a while only because I have a love for those old Fords. Everything you do I still very interesting Matt.
It would be nice to see it with a full restore and a body work. Show room is what it needs to show it's full glory.
While that would look cool I intend to work the truck so it’s not really sensible. It’s going to the body shop tomorrow to get the rust taken care of and re sprayed
I'm a Ford guy too and love seeing the old ones drive again!! Great video.
This would be a fantastic truck for hot rod power tour. You could fix other cars or your own and also enjoy the views.
Hey Matt, you should upgrade that to a dually. Then you should be able to put a crane on it and comfortably hold tools. And it would be pretty cool, I think. Especially if you do it, I would watch that video for sure.
Great find and rescue, Matt! Dad is 82 now and we have photos of him standing in the engine bays of the '71 and '72 Ford pickups he owned when I was a kid. I would love to have one of those trucks to call my own.
Matt and Sam……….the dynamic duo! Love their banter!
That brings back memories of my grandad’s f-350 dually service truck. In the summer, I would ride with him to jobs and can still remember the speedometer bobbing as he accelerated to speed. I was born in 66’ and traveling with him in the early 70’s. He used a York air conditioner compressor to fill the installed air tank he used for his air tools.
This was just what I needed to watch right now. Stuck in the hospital again!😢
That steering wheel cover brings back SO many memories...I can't wait to see what you do with this one Matt!
Replace vacuum hoses too
Letsee working at auto parts store tune up parts plugs cap air filter no wires.....22 bucks all gennie usa parts.
Try and get usa parts. Commie chi comm parts. Drek
Fun to watch two good friends working on a vehicle while giving each other a hard time. Even the 'Vitameatavegamin' commercial was good. :)
Yeah, sounds like a good time to me: working on an engine or just tuning up skis and boards, with a bud and a beer (or five).
Cheers!
The external condenser is for static suppressing in the radio. That was a problem back then. You would hear the ignition firing even if the radio was off in some cars.
Also the truck is fitted with a CB Radio which definitely would have needed a suppressor as the old HF hated ignition static.
Wow. I never even thought about that. Good to know, thanks! (NOW some previous experiences make sense! Lol.. oops.)
Probably a lot of idle time knocked out the old one. Chances are good it didn't get shut off much, particularly in the colder seasons.
Also, be mindful of the accelerator pump in that old carb- sitting that long is hard on them. If it does go out, based on how well she runs I'd say a simple rebuild would be plenty to get it back in knick.
PLEASE bring this gem back to its glory, some restoration and make it an icon of your shop❤❤❤
It’s got a 300 in-line six, AND an auxiliary fuel tank.!!! Now, I’m really jealous.
I saw the original tank behind the seat, but must have missed the aux. tank?
@@brianw8963 It’s that huge square cube in the front of the bed.
That's not an aux tank. It disconnected from the truck's fuel system and likely has only ever been used to hold diesel for fueling up other equipment.@@ErictheAmateur
I guess I should have been more clear. I guess I just assumed it was an auxiliary tank intended to fuel other equipment. I clearly didn’t refer to it as a secondary fuel tank. The secondary fuel tanks were fueled from the left side of the bed. As there’s no gas cap on the side of the service bed, I think it’s safe to assume there is no secondary fuel tank.
The service bed does it for me ! What a gem. The “Scrappy Diesel Industries” is a force to behold.
My dad had a 71 F 150 ranger with a service bed. I remember going with dad for truck inspection, and the guy telling dad to go home and unload all the tools/appliance parts as it was tipping the scales at 3 1/2 tons!
Sam’s sense of humor is freakin awesome man! lol. You two work off each other perfectly. You can tell you are the best of friends. 😂. I can’t wait to see what it looks like once you clean her up and give it a pressure washing!! Wish I could find a truck just like that. Service bed an all. Maybe a 67 instead of the 71. But still!!
I owned and ran an '87 F250 HD with the 300 for a good chunk of years. A rugged, fine truck that never let me down. It was still a reliable vehicle when I sold it and bought a fresh F250 SD in 1999.
Those old 300s were bulletproof if you didn't treat it like a race car. 1/2 million miles no problem.
I love Sam’s confidence!
Great vid. This Ol F250 is a time capsule! I grew up in a GM family, but I always liked the Fords from this era. That 300 may well be one of the most dependable gas engines ever. It will make a great service truck and I sure wouldn’t worry about the little bit of rust.
Wow its Running smooth off that 30 year old leaded gas and all it needed was the ether to help get it started Impressed Matt 35:20 @Diesel Creek
Hey Matt
Among my many exploits in the auto arena, I used to rebuild carburetors many years ago. Still do occasionly on classic cars. The tube you pulled from the center of the carb is called an emulsion tube. It's the main mettering tube to balance the air fuel Mix coming from the main jet. The mixture screw controls the volume of air fed to the emulsion tube.
Hope this helps
Great truck
Rusty
I love these trucks! I was excited for this video after the little teasers in the last one. I didn't know it would have a service body though. It looks great!
Glad you like them!
The 300 may not have been fast from the factory but could be built into a fast engine. Built to factory specs it would pull with most factory small blocks and out pull the small ones of comparable size, 283, 289, 302, 305, 307, etc. Power Nation did show on the 300. They found it at 88 HP with 180ish lb ft of torque pulling 14 lbs of vacuum. The 300 is the best small displacement gas burner for working ever built. I would keep it, but I love them.
Wow, thanks! My dad had the same truck basically when we were coming up, just the bed was white. He was a carpenter! He drove it daily with four little boys and along with a extra man at times. We hauled trash with it also from the job site, firewood in the winter, farming in the spring and summer. Oh yea, church on Sunday.
Thanks Matt and Sam! What a great sound that engine makes. I can’t believe Sam was able to stand inside the engine bay… I can barely get my hand more than a few inches into mine. 😊
It's a 71. "Antiquate yourself" is acceptable! I always enjoy a Matt and Sam video. Two of my favorite channels. Great old truck. I wish I could find one for my son, but we live in Rustachusetts.
You're right the new trucks don't have the style and personality that the older models do, like this old Ford. I love it.
I thoroughly enjoyed your video!
You and Sam make a good team, and it was great to see ya'll revive a 1971 Ford pickup truck!
Well done, Matt!
That's a truck from my generation! I learned to drive on a '72 Ford econoline van with the same engine and a 3 speed on the column! A 3 on the tree as we used to say! That truck was a plumbing truck here in Buffalo and ended up with 392,00 miles before she was put out to pasture. It got very good, regular maintenance from the local shop and the body was Swiss cheese when it got taken to the junk yard thanks to the way that WNY winters get plenty of salt on our roads. What a blast from the past! I'd buy that in a hot minute, learned how to work on that exact type of engine, that could also haul around the backhoe and trailer for doing digging jobs. You brought a smile to the face of an old fart!
Watching this reminded me of the time I helped my buddy clean up a property he bought , it was small shed after small shed , 21 in total , 18 got torn down, lots of goodies found including a 15 gallon barrel full of used sparkplugs.. keep saving the old iron.
It’s gonna be super hard to get out of the 450.I was in a similar situation and boy when those creature comforts are gone you miss them.Beautiful truck
Especially air conditioning In the summer! Power steering, a good radio, there’s probably a ton of little things you don’t think ab but until they’re not there.
Still, it would be fun to drive around, and the side boxes are a plus.
I love your friend in this video!! You should have him on the channel more often!
Those 300 six's were torque monsters and great motors!
All those old American I-6s were fantastic engines. I had a brother in law who had a '55 GMC 1 ton pick up with a straight 6 and it was unstoppable no matter what he loaded it with. The Ford 300 as you mentioned ad nauseum is a killer engine. In the mid 80s I drove a 1968 Chevy 40 passenger bus with a GM 300 inline 6 in it and it just wouldn't stop running. Then don't forget probably the most legendary and unstoppable straight 6 engine of all time, the Chrysler Slant 6; the bane of every teenage boy in the 60s and 70s that had to drive his mom's old Valiant or Dart. Great video Matt and Sam.
Chevy big straight is a 292 .
The AMC 4.0L is a rugged unit as well.
@@DeadInsideButStillSmilingyou are 💯 % correct!
Rambler built a tough engine !!
Still using them in Jeeps.
that AMC 4.0L I6 continued into the Jeep era all the way to the 2000s
@@rawr51919 I know it. My WJ has one.
Can't help but relate to wanting to look around for cool stuff in an old building like that... been working at cleaning up an abandoned farm and among all the parts still in boxes and old tools and other cool stuff, some of the coolest stuff was the manuals, books, and papers that all survived. Have advertisements and manuals for a lot of the equipment that was on the farm (most of which we now own) original manuals, registration and insurance cards for a car on the property, among other things. By far the coolest thing, though, an old time book containing stuff from 1915 to 1917, plus tucked in the front and back two typed out letters of correspondence from the New York Central railroad about the line that ran through the property, dated 1918 and 1920. Always worth having a look around in places like that especially all those drawers!
Definitely a 90s time capsule for sure so very cool Cant blame them for keeping the tools 2:30 @Diesel Creek
An engine can not be four-strokish and straight six-cylindrish enough! Kudos to the gas. Burns after more than 30 vears like you had bought it last week. Nowadays, fuel gives you a fight after two years sitting. We have the same issues here in Europe. Shoutout from Germany!
And no EV is ever gonna last that long.
I have troubles with bad gas within 6 months of sitting in a 2 stroke. It gummed up everything that the fuel touches. Cheers, Ontario Canada.
@@manuelve1998 Hmmm, not here in Québec, thankfully
Best thing that has happened of late is the availability of alcohol free fuel. Now I find I can step over to my old flat head chipper and a couple pulls and chipping away even after many months. Same with my two stroke weed eater. Even if I plan on letting my 87 F150 sit for a while I run it empty and refill with no ethanol. Especially important with old two strokes and outboards. Awesome stuff.@@manuelve1998
@@manuelve1998With two strokes you want to run the carburetor empty or the oil will gumm it up.
I had a '78 E250 with that engine. Of all the things I replaced on that van, engine parts were not among them, except a water pump late in its life. Loved the torque. Got me into and out of a lot of rough places.
Had the 1978 E-100 with the 300 I6.
Loved her. Still think about that van. Cut my teeth on automotive repair with that truck. All repairs due to rust and neglect. Engine was a gem. When Matt got this one going, that sound at idle.....
Brought back many good memories!😊
Great job once again Matt. I just hate when your videos are over..it's so fun to watch you get these rare machines running. Thanks again for the great time.
My dad had a '74 F250 with a 360 V8 when I was a kid. The sound of you shifting and grinding gears brought back memories. Amazing how a sound can be so familiar after 40 years.
The rolling shots coming through the back roads were just cinematic perfection.
Beautiful truck Matt, I love it wish you all the best with it. Congratulations on over 700k in subscribers let’s keep that number climbing people.
Thanks 👍
Nice 300 Inline Six They will live forever not the most powerful but they will get the job done for sure 4:38 @Diesel Creek
That is a sweet machine for a 53 year old. Treat her well and maybe you'll get another 503 years out of it. I do envy you. My late wife had a 67 Ford Custom 500 with the fabled 289 V8 when we got married 52 years ago. It went through the Agnes flood in 72, and when we recovered it the engine started, and ran after minimal cleanup and hosing down. The Ford engines from that era were nearly bulletproof. Nice ride, Matt. Nice ride.
The smooth rub wear from one arm out the window sure brings back memories!
Always been a GM/Mopar guy, but the 300-6 will always have an exception in my heart.
Back when ford made good trucks….. a time that we will probably never see again
Oh the days of setting the points with a matchbook and everything used SAE wrenches. 💪
300 6 cyl and a creeper 4 speed. Best combo ever made.
"Won't outrun itself" - Matt
I'm stealing that.
I love seeing the old classics coming back to life!
They will be all that’s running when all the internet connected cars are abandoned along the road.
Absolutely love this episode thanks for reviving this jewel of a old f250 nothing better thanks again Mr matt
My dad had a 74 econoline van with a 300-6 three on the tree, I had a 94 f150 with a 300-6 and a 5 speed that my son now owns. Three generations of 300-6 owners and that is a rock solid engine!
I really like the indestructible 300-6 (check the quarter mile time with a calendar instead of a stopwatch), but with all that space, a Fummins conversion would be mighty nice. -Randy-
Always a great video seeing you & Sam work together. Great communication skills.
Thanks 👍
I do like your big equipment videos, but this video hits me closest to the heart. I love old trucks, Ford in particular. Thanks for all the great work, sir!