1954 Chevrolet 210 Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 10-17-2023
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- čas přidán 23. 10. 2023
- In 1982 I purchased this 1954 Chevrolet 210 Deluxe 4-door sedan from an estate, making me the second owner. At the time it had 15,000 miles and 41-years later I've put about 100,000 additional miles making a total of 115,000 miles. At the time nobody cared about this model of Chevrolet, so it was very inexpensive at $800.00, and it became my everyday driver for the first few years of my ownership. My future wife (Diana) loved the car, and we dated in it. She once told me that the car was an attraction for her. She drove it for a time as well. The only mechanical work the car has required over the years is regular yearly maintenance, brakes rebuilt a few times, generator rebuilt once, voltage regulator replaced once, carburetor rebuilt once, exhaust system replaced once, repainted once, points changed to 6-volt Pertronix Ignitor, several sets of tires, mechanical fuel pump replaced once, oil filter lines replaced once, and 6-volt electrical fuel pump added in later years to aid in starting after weeks of sitting. This video describes this car, and we go for a drive in it too.
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That's a nice ride,I had a 55 and I installed a shoulder stap seat belt and I was very thankful that I did.🙂🇺🇲
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@@kensshowtell you're welcome 😊
Great story.! Great car..! Enjoy..
Thank you for watching and your lovely comment. We will do our best.
This one is almost exactly like my first car in 1961. Mine had 3 on the tree. It even was two tone green
You have good taste. Thank you for watching and sharing.
Love this car!!
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She is a beauty for sure, just like your bride, she knows a pretty car when she sees one. Best wishes to the happy couple. Chris from Huntington Beach California.
Thank you for watching, Chris; and for your lovely comment!
Классный автомобиль! Это уже не просто машина а целая история и эпоха. Спасибо что сохраняете её в хорошем состоянии.
Thank you for watching. I appreciate that you like that I've kept the car in good and original condition. You are also insightful stating that the car is no longer just a machine. Thank you for your kind remarks.
I really can appreciate how nice you have cared for it. My dad owned 54 ht when I was a young boy he bought it all done it was black had a 327 corvette motor with a 4speed chrome rims it was his baby for 5 or 6 yrs and sold it and bought a 65 gto that was real nice too and fast lol. Again real nice original 1954 chevy 210 deluxe
Thank you for watching and your lovely comments. Yes, they are much more difficult to find in original specifications and condition.
An amazing vehicle and a fantastic way to start off your 54 , I recently acquired a 1954 two-door sedan from Alabama. Initially, I faced several challenges with vapor lock, but I resolved the issue by installing an inline pump, and now everything runs smoothly.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes, the 6-volt, low pressure in-line pump I installed on my 1954 car solved the issue of hard starting due to the car sitting for several weeks between driving which allowed the fuel to drain back to the tank. My car has never experienced vapor lock. They are indeed fun vehicles to own from a bygone time.
I about bought a '54 150 or 210 back in '91 for $800. Still wish I had. Even though green isn't my favorite color I can't take my eyes off this color! Nice! Really nice!
Thank you for watching and I'm happy you enjoyed my video. I purchased this car in 1982 at an estate auction for around $1,000. I've always been glad I did.
Heater looks aftermarket dealer installed. Seat covers don’t look like anything a dealer would have installed but maybe? Those rusted out parking light housings I believe are reproduced. It’s a nice car!😊
Thank you for watching. Yes, the heater was dealer installed as an option. I've had the car since 1982 ant the seat covers have always been there. If not, dealer installed, then really well done by the one person who owned it before me from 1954 till 1982. Yes, I think you are correct in that reproductions of the front parking light housings are available.
The cord across the front seat back is a robe rail, a throwback to the 20's and 30's.
Thank you for watching and teaching me something new.
@@kensshowtell You're welcome. Robe rails were for hanging robes or blankets for rear seat passengers in the days when cars had no heating systems.
@@patricknesbitt4003 Well. The heater was optional.
Really nice car and video, feel like I've known you for years. I have a 54 Chevy Bel Air myself as well, but not the great story and knowledge. Than k you for the trip!
Thank you for watching and your very kind comments! Your Bel Air is most likely fancier than my 210-Deluxe. If you have not already done so, please check out my You Tube channel beyond this particular video.
Nice to see this beautiful survivor, and how well you took care of it. Glad to see that it came with optional back-up lights. So many of them didn't.....just had the clear lens but no actual bulb sockets, wiring or switch on the column. While addressing your squeaky brake pedal issue, you might also want to flip the hood emblem badge right-side up. It's upside down.
Thank you for watching and your comments. Oh! You are right about the hood emblem. How embarrassing. I'll turn it right side up immediately. It was repainted in 2003 and, therefore, has been upside down since then. I did not know that reverse lights were an option until just recently. Now you have confirmed that. I appreciate your input.
@@kensshowtell You're welcome, Sir. Yeah, I became intimately familiar with these '53s and '54s when I owned and restored two of these back in the 1970s (both Bel Air 2-door hardtops). One was a Power Glide and the other a stick-shift. The Power Glide I owned came with factory back-up lights while the stick shift car didn't. However, I found all the NOS components to install back-up lights in it. Interestingly enough, the 235 six in the stick shift came as a 115hp, while the Power Glide equipped car came with a 125hp 235 with hydraulic lifters. I guess they needed the 10 extra horsepower to compensate for the extra load of the torque converter. I have a question about the heater in your car. It doesn't appear to be a factory-installed unit, rather more dealer-installed. The Bel Airs I had both had slide lever controls for temperature control, vent direction (defrost or floor heat) and fan switch. I noticed with yours that there's a round sheet metal block-off plate on the firewall where a factory installed blower motor usually sits, and that the fan switch is located as a stand-alone on the left of the dash.
@@carlv8168 I do appreciate your information as it is a good day when I learn something new. Especially about an item I've owned for years. My understanding is that the heater is a dealer installed option for the 210. Therefore, no dash mounted slider controls. I think you are correct about that round blanking plate.
@@kensshowtell Okay, thanks for clarifying the dealer-installed heaters on 210 models. That makes sense.
She's a beauty Ken, and I'm loving that you've had it for so long, and kept it so original!!! Fantastic, and runs beautiful. I'm loving that two tone color scheme!!
Interesting that they would mount the ignition coil to the engine block, and subject it to that heat and vibration.
Thank you very much, Todd. Good observation about the ignition coil. I've never replaced it. The engine is very smooth and pretty well balanced so minimal vibration. Maybe that is the trick. These engines are long stroke, low RPM, high torque, plenty of engine compartment room with good air flow and it has never gotten "hot" on me. Perhaps another reason why the coil has survived.
@@kensshowtell Yes. Clearly it's a well tested, proven, location. It's just funny to see that that was their choice, given the amount of open grazing land on that passenger side firewall.
I had a buddy just after high school(graduated in '81) who'd restored a '56 210. Maroon on the bottom half, below the belt chrome, metallic silver above that. Tall, wide-white wall bias plies. 3 on the tree. He put a 2 speed rear axle in it, with an "in/out" lever under the dash. The engine was a 265ci V-8 with a helicopter turbo, and water injection. If he rolled down an onramp at full throttle, there would be visible "wing tip vortices" coming off the tail fins.
@@austinado16 "Open grazing land on that passenger side firewall." I like it. Everybody wants or wanted one of the "Tri-Fives."
I really like the 1954 Chevrolets. Love the taillights and grill. That car just looks really well cared for and a treat to drive. "See the USA in your Chevrolet!"
Most definitely. Thank you for watching and your lovely comment.
With Dinah Shore on the seat next to you . . . heading for tonight's . . . motel . . .
That is a beautiful set of wheels!
Thank you for watching and your lovely comment. It has been a wonderful car.
First time on this channel. This was very enjoyable to watch. It's so nice to be able experience what a person driving this car in the fifties would experience. I hope you can put another 100,000 miles on it. With this kind of care it could probably do it. Are you using any fuel additives to counteract the ethanol in today's gas as these engines weren't designed to operate on it?
Thank you for watching and your lovely comments. When I purchased it in 1982 (I was 31 years old), I was in need of inexpensive transportation. The car had very light use and had been well taken care of and I've just continued taking care of it. I've never used lead additives as it is a low compression engine and is not an issue. I've always used 87-octane pump gasoline even as 10% ethanol became the dominant formulation. However, if I know I'm not going to be driving the car enough to empty the fuel tank in 45 days or so, I fill up with ethanol-free 87-octane. In-terms-of fuel related seals that ethanol attacks, I've replaced the mechanical fuel pump once and replaced the single barreled Rochester carburetor once. Both these replacement items used ethanol resistant seals and diaphragms. I've stayed away from synthetic motor oils as the frequency I change the oil and filter do warrant the extra expense.
Well, that was REEEEEALLY enjoyable! I can't tell you how happy I am to see you touch a Chevrolet! Same year I was born.
That motor really sounds smooth! And the rear-facing camera experience was exciting !!! It goes without saying , your countryside is always a pleasure.
SUPER video Ken! Thanks for sharing it with me.
Thank you for watching and your wonderful comments.
Hey Ken, sure is a pretty car, I noticed that you have back-up lights, that would have been an option as well, dealer installed. Loved the video!
Thank you for watching and your lovely comment. Yes, it has always had these and they look factory built it the body and the split lens. It is done so well I did not know they were dealer options too. Thank you for the information. It is a good day when I learn something new.
You get get backup lights as a factory option.
@@jamesbosworth4191 Thank you for watching. Yes, I've since learned that information. It's a good day when I learn something new to me.
What a great video Ken! Your love and passion for the 210 Deluxe is very evident! I appreciate your approach to old cars, with your combination of care and respect for the original, tempered with the subtle modifications you make along the way to enhance performance and drivability. Bravo!
Thank you very much, Joe. I was thinking of you the other day and hope you two are doing well. Your lovely comment is much appreciated.
Beautiful. Great that you have kept STOCK. Fix the hood emblem. Its upside down.
I appreciate your lovely comment and information about the hood emblem. I've addressed that issue as I did not know it had been put on upside down till another viewer pointed that out. Kind of embarrassing.
@@kensshowtell This is a car you can drive every day anywhere you want to go without worrying that it will get stolen, or that it will break down on you. I truly wish the younger people would go back to liking full-size American cars instead of Japanese compacts, before our auto industry totally disappears.
@@jamesbosworth4191 Yes it is. More economical than most new cars too. The American automobile industry is all about pick-up trucks and SUV's.
@@kensshowtell Do you know why the auto industry is all about trucks and SUVs? It is because they can't produce full-size conventional passenger cars due to CAFE, and before that, when they still could, in the late 90s, the radical environmentalists convinced people to quit buying station wagons, and the pundits convinced many that their replacement, the mini van, was "uncool", so sales fell for those too. That meant they quit building them. People soon realized that they NEED a full-size vehicle, so, they started buying Suburbans, which filled in for the station wagons of yore.
@@jamesbosworth4191 It is much simpler than that. Trucks and SUVs are significantly more profitable to make and sell. No conspiracies, just good marketing and gullible customers. Just like bottled water.