"Built not bought" is this 1940 Chevy pickup owner's motto | Why I Drive #34

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

Curtis Vicknair is the patron saint of basketcase Craigslist project cars. Such was the case for his patina'd 1940 Chevrolet pickup which was little more than a grab bag of parts, bolts, and metal when he purchased it on Facebook Marketplace. "Building something yourself, there's a lot of pride in it," says Vicknair. "It's just that pride that you built something, and now you're driving it down the road. You can't go buy a new car and have that feeling."
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  • @penealmillion3448
    @penealmillion34483 жыл бұрын

    That's what's we are missing nowadays,that feeling you get from driving a car we need more people like this guy!!

  • @morqi545
    @morqi5453 жыл бұрын

    This is the definition of a hobby.

  • @KenanTurkiye

    @KenanTurkiye

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wish this video was longer, that is beautifull, not just the ride, the story too. 👍

  • @A.MackElroy0938

    @A.MackElroy0938

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely

  • @dresdensvo
    @dresdensvo3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Hagerty for these examples of what can be driven and insured .

  • @JohnnyAFG81
    @JohnnyAFG813 жыл бұрын

    That tire chirp when shifting gears, just amazing.

  • @Blurredman

    @Blurredman

    3 жыл бұрын

    He's not even pushing it either!

  • @dailydriven991
    @dailydriven9913 жыл бұрын

    Damn that motor sounds good.

  • @nicholasmetsavaht7663
    @nicholasmetsavaht76633 жыл бұрын

    the exhaust sound of this car feels like a punch each ignition

  • @joshuagibson2520

    @joshuagibson2520

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glass packs suck.

  • @maxheadroom224

    @maxheadroom224

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joshuagibson2520 i love them man. Sounds smoother as it ages

  • @tejasparab2389
    @tejasparab23893 жыл бұрын

    Dream to have a garage like him. A wooden garage away from city, restoring vintage/classics with friends, and preserving the original paintor keeping the rust as it is, building a hot rod with with available parts in backyard. Nowadays everyone prefer new flasshy paint and big size chrome wheels. Very few people like him. Glad, my choice is same. 😂❤️ Lovely video, hagerty.

  • @TheMarko57
    @TheMarko573 жыл бұрын

    This truck was built when trucks were real trucks, Awesome truck and video!!!

  • @user-ip5dm6jf8k

    @user-ip5dm6jf8k

    3 ай бұрын

    The truck is awesome but so is Curtis!

  • @adammiller6606
    @adammiller66063 жыл бұрын

    Your right my friend, that’s the way to go. Old school hot rod. 👍

  • @brendanm6360
    @brendanm63603 жыл бұрын

    Awesome stuff mate, what a chilled out genuine sounding car guy.

  • @foodperson8252
    @foodperson82523 жыл бұрын

    This gentleman had class

  • @MrJetlifeallday
    @MrJetlifeallday3 жыл бұрын

    He has the best voice!

  • @JazzStrat781
    @JazzStrat7813 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video and a killer Chevy truck. I love it! 👍

  • @shakespeare_hall4788
    @shakespeare_hall47882 жыл бұрын

    I have No Words? my favorit Chevy Truck! living the lifestyle we dream of! keeping it real! thanks man!

  • @road_king_dude

    @road_king_dude

    Жыл бұрын

    💯💯💯

  • @N-Scale
    @N-Scale3 жыл бұрын

    I hear you brother and I would be in your shoes had I not gotten a job with the Telephone Company. I did go to Denver Automotive and Diesel in 1971. I really have always loved cars and finally at 68 I have a 2008 Mustang Bullitt and NEVER turn on the radio. It makes me smile to drive . I am right there with you on old school and working on my cars. I have had many. 1949 Diamond T, 62 Pontiac Tempest, 65 Rambler 550, 72 Gremlin, 1955 big window Chevy Pickup. I DO LOVE PATINA !!

  • @crazeguy26

    @crazeguy26

    3 жыл бұрын

    or the howl of that engine tearing it's way to 6500 rpm.

  • @N-Scale

    @N-Scale

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@crazeguy26 With the FR500 Mufflers

  • @travwilson7827
    @travwilson78273 жыл бұрын

    I’m not a car guy much. I still follow your channel. This video was amazing. Thanks for making it.

  • @lr_s3102
    @lr_s31023 жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely wonderful. Very nicely patinated and sounds great!

  • @sporty196071
    @sporty1960713 жыл бұрын

    Love it!!! that truck has character. I got a big scare last week, I went to the auto parts store a few weeks ago and asked for some points for a 67 vette, 3 counter people didn't know what I was asking for!

  • @bbrown5887
    @bbrown58873 жыл бұрын

    Another great video and I can definitely relate. With the help of a friend, I restored a 1968 Charger R/T at the beginning of the 1980’s. It took several months but I finished and drove it to High School. Like many people, Life happened and off it went putting that dream into extreme hibernation. Fast forward a career and what seems a lifetime ago and I now have an all original 1968 Dodge Coronet (First year of the Super Bee) in my garage awaiting a new power train and several other updates. I spent all of last summer building myself a shop but it’s near completion now and I’m about to resurrect that mopar muscle dream again.

  • @melbrooks5816
    @melbrooks58163 жыл бұрын

    What a legend. More follow up videos please! Shed tour, rides in some of those other beasts....

  • @mikszekely5143
    @mikszekely51433 жыл бұрын

    Well done,Curtis your inspiration to us all

  • @poortouringhotwiregarage5617
    @poortouringhotwiregarage5617 Жыл бұрын

    Front end is off a 41-46 Chevy truck. Love how easy it is to swap parts on the old stuff

  • @brianmaynard7320
    @brianmaynard73202 жыл бұрын

    This guy....the love of the car.. His built car.. Love it. Need more guys like him.

  • @king2871
    @king28712 жыл бұрын

    Car looks and sounds great, thanks for creating this video Hagerty!

  • @ramonantoniorodriguez4826
    @ramonantoniorodriguez48262 жыл бұрын

    much respect to this man!!!

  • @303cerebral
    @303cerebral3 жыл бұрын

    Incredible sound. Incredible look. It must be a real experience driving that!

  • @michaelb.42112
    @michaelb.421123 жыл бұрын

    You are a purist, and I love it ! What a sweet truck, and philosophy regarding keeping it simple for repair sake, like using a carb, etc. I also agree about the 80 year old patina and preserving it that way.

  • @juanubinasjr6739
    @juanubinasjr67393 жыл бұрын

    The guy just made my day!

  • @HollerboyHellbilly
    @HollerboyHellbilly3 жыл бұрын

    Saw that Yamaha 650 in the shop.....good memories.

  • @colehara

    @colehara

    3 жыл бұрын

    They were nice bikes.

  • @whipsmostwanted
    @whipsmostwanted10 ай бұрын

    This truck is so raw I love it!

  • @firstgenerationgarage2803
    @firstgenerationgarage28033 жыл бұрын

    Cool truck brother I have the same love for my classic cars may God let you enjoy them for as long as you can

  • @swisshogthunderbolt1287
    @swisshogthunderbolt12873 жыл бұрын

    Looks and sound grumpy! Awesome! Exactly what I do, build it man! I bought old cars and Harleys, and they never gave me the satisfaction as the ones I put my sweat and tears in!

  • @AntonyThorburn
    @AntonyThorburn3 жыл бұрын

    Living The Dream.

  • @denali9449
    @denali94492 жыл бұрын

    Heard that voice, saw the scenery and then when you said your name - I was home. My great-grandmother was a Vicknair. Good on you cousin - keep 'em on the road.

  • @christophernoto
    @christophernoto2 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff, Curtis. Thank you!

  • @CanadianPodcast
    @CanadianPodcast Жыл бұрын

    Love this - thank you for taking care of the finer things in life

  • @vancepursley4316
    @vancepursley43163 жыл бұрын

    When I was ten years old (1960), my dad bought a barn -find 1946 Chevy pickup. I learned to drive in it and it was my first experience at wrenching. When I saw your pickup, I thought it might not be a ‘40 so I looked up pics of a 1940. I loved your video but it sure looks like a ‘46.

  • @garyglover3149

    @garyglover3149

    2 жыл бұрын

    Front end is not a 40.

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome piece of kit

  • @chrisrhodes5464
    @chrisrhodes54643 жыл бұрын

    Love your truck reminds me of my dad's truck his was a 46 we stripped it to the frame and rebuilt it with an olds 350 and turbo 400 trans

  • @junkyardkustoms
    @junkyardkustoms3 жыл бұрын

    Who the hell thumbs downs this video? Nothing to dislike.

  • @josephwiese3937

    @josephwiese3937

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thumbs down are from; Woke, Soy Latte' drinking, sjw's still living in their momma's basement after getting a diversity degree...

  • @1dirtcar

    @1dirtcar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man the video and audio guys were great. I couldn’t believe it was me

  • @0.0.0.0.1
    @0.0.0.0.12 жыл бұрын

    I like the original windshield better but everyone has there own taste. Love the truck. I have 2 pickups and 1 long box panel truck 41-46.

  • @A.MackElroy0938
    @A.MackElroy09383 жыл бұрын

    I feel him!! I love the game too just living and building is lifestyle

  • @RestorationObsession
    @RestorationObsession3 жыл бұрын

    Dang maing, that's about the sweetest lookin ol Chevy pickup I've seen. Great job!!!

  • @nicolasruiz2764
    @nicolasruiz27643 жыл бұрын

    Es lo más hermoso que vi en mi vida . Muchas gracias x mostrarla👏

  • @jgvaluch6821
    @jgvaluch68213 жыл бұрын

    Sounds good

  • @Friedbrain11
    @Friedbrain113 жыл бұрын

    I want my ol' '60 Apache10 back. Out of all the vehicles I have had...it was the one that gives me the most grins when I remember it. It wasn't fast...it wasn't prettiest, it wasn't nothing but a pickup truck and I could go just about anywhere with it and even some places a 4x4 wouldn't go...no joke. That ol' truck was the best!

  • @Transit_my-way
    @Transit_my-way2 жыл бұрын

    This what I like. All metal, every trim piece, part etc is solid and quality.

  • @stuckinthepast5537
    @stuckinthepast55373 жыл бұрын

    That truck is 🔥🔥🔥

  • @miahvicknair1963

    @miahvicknair1963

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yupp

  • @IanB22
    @IanB223 жыл бұрын

    Amazing - loved this one guys

  • @allantaylor3288
    @allantaylor32882 жыл бұрын

    Super cool truck😊👌

  • @jeffchecchio5026
    @jeffchecchio50263 жыл бұрын

    Great video..

  • @zp7126
    @zp71263 жыл бұрын

    Those hubs are gosh darn beautiful!!!!!!!!!

  • @jerryvelasco1474
    @jerryvelasco14743 жыл бұрын

    Looks real good. 👍

  • @davekingdon4743
    @davekingdon47432 жыл бұрын

    Hey Curtis I found my lost twin that's what keeps me ticking glad to be a truck and car guy you're right the feeling you get from building a rig from from the scratch up

  • @joshuagibson2520
    @joshuagibson25203 жыл бұрын

    Based on accent alone, I'd say this man also owns a pirogue.

  • @96Dak318

    @96Dak318

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely from down the bayou. Hell it was on both sides of the road lol

  • @xbear7473
    @xbear74733 жыл бұрын

    So amazing

  • @hollywoodjackful
    @hollywoodjackful3 жыл бұрын

    Perfect truck!!!

  • @lawrencefoster2120
    @lawrencefoster21203 жыл бұрын

    I seen a grill like that and it was a one off Cadillac and the headlights were in the grill and they worked fine.

  • @bradwilliams4921
    @bradwilliams49213 жыл бұрын

    Much respect to him. Unfortunately I don’t think I work with my hands well enough to complete a job like this.

  • @weskirkland5850

    @weskirkland5850

    11 ай бұрын

    Buy one and try. if you mess something up fix it and try again. that's what great about cars this old. You can't kill em, you can dent em, but dents come out easy.

  • @robvanza
    @robvanza3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Love it!!

  • @GT-43
    @GT-432 жыл бұрын

    I have built and I have bought. I'm proud of what I've built, and I'm proud of what I've bought.

  • @EvanMoon
    @EvanMoon3 жыл бұрын

    Old school exhaust sound is so good.

  • @Grandpadew
    @Grandpadew3 жыл бұрын

    Passion for what you do!1! Smookin!

  • @theriderdtm8650
    @theriderdtm86503 жыл бұрын

    Awesome ⭐👍🏻

  • @paulwilton735
    @paulwilton7352 жыл бұрын

    I agree. 100% looks just perfect.

  • @michaelkienhofer6394
    @michaelkienhofer63942 жыл бұрын

    Awesome !!!

  • @essietangle9931
    @essietangle99313 жыл бұрын

    Curtis, you need to write a book.

  • @jameshutchins3396
    @jameshutchins33963 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely perfect

  • @dannywilsher4165
    @dannywilsher41653 жыл бұрын

    My kind of guy. I been this way most of my life also!!!

  • @moisesalvarez8418
    @moisesalvarez84182 жыл бұрын

    No le entiendo pero q hermosa camioneta lo mejor de lo mejor..ese sonido del motor hermoso...lo máximo felicidades saludos desde los Altos de Chiapas..

  • @jkajje2945
    @jkajje29453 жыл бұрын

    Love it

  • @thetransporter3028
    @thetransporter30283 жыл бұрын

    Sounds good 👍

  • @gradyturner3367
    @gradyturner33673 жыл бұрын

    that second gear chirp tho lmao ..... memories that dont fade

  • @rarebreed6703
    @rarebreed67032 жыл бұрын

    I love your truck.

  • @kaseybrown5770
    @kaseybrown57702 жыл бұрын

    I feel the same way sir..that's why I have my 64 international scout 80

  • @tomclaes450
    @tomclaes450 Жыл бұрын

    Very beatifull truck 👍👍👍

  • @clydebethatway7485
    @clydebethatway7485 Жыл бұрын

    This guy must be my long, lost southern brother

  • @davidnord1979
    @davidnord19793 жыл бұрын

    Now thats the way it should be.....

  • @chrisstanstratton5351
    @chrisstanstratton53512 жыл бұрын

    Very like the petrolicious films. Naughty Hagerty!

  • @pjbird6
    @pjbird63 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, love the whole package! Hv a question about the paint, when you say u rub it with oil is that like lindseed oil?

  • @labrd41
    @labrd413 жыл бұрын

    The truck appears to be a '41 to '46 model year, or at least that's what the front clip tells me. To my knowledge no pickups were built during '43 and '44 and '45's were only built in the fall after the end of WW2. These were called the Art Deco Design and were sold into early '47 when the Advanced Design was offered. The Advanced Design lasted until mid 1955. I'm not sure if the '41-'46 fenders hood and grille were interchangeable with the '39-40. I'd be interested to know. I built a '46, similarly equipped and similar in appearance. Nice truck!

  • @1dirtcar

    @1dirtcar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes it kinda confusing, but it might of been a 3/4 ton, it had cab lights

  • @joepacheco4038

    @joepacheco4038

    2 жыл бұрын

    39 / 40 front fenders are the same 39 rear are wider ( narrower bed ) 40 rears are same as 41-46. 41- 46 fronts are same.

  • @labrd41

    @labrd41

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joepacheco4038 Good to know. Thanks

  • @astapler4808
    @astapler48083 жыл бұрын

    Everything about this truck feels RIGHT. The look, the sound, the owner. Hell even the scenery fits the vibe. Show cars and trucks are nice, but I get why other people prefer the old, rustic feel.

  • @ja553
    @ja5533 жыл бұрын

    Respect

  • @normsweet1710
    @normsweet17102 ай бұрын

    Yes Sir 😃, 2nd gear chirp, “MaMa going for test drive” “Yes I have my phone” dependable horse power and the comforts you need. Put together secure and right and the satisfaction of knowing inside it’s gonna be alright & secure

  • @jormoria
    @jormoria3 жыл бұрын

    que chingon!

  • @mrcoolshades5785
    @mrcoolshades57857 ай бұрын

    cool truck i would love to have something like this its in really good shape for what it is and it sounds mean, very awesome video, also whats the soundtrack thats used at the beginning of the video it sounds really good.

  • @gregoiropurswah472
    @gregoiropurswah472 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite Chevy truck

  • @robo4ikentag
    @robo4ikentag3 жыл бұрын

    This sound!

  • @sandman_7326
    @sandman_73263 ай бұрын

    Turned out nice , The old paint might hold up better if there is a Matt flat Or a Satin coat of clear paint over the old original paint .

  • @NedkaRokonokova
    @NedkaRokonokovaАй бұрын

    Oooh yes... the sound of that engine makes my motor hum. Gimme a ride!

  • @danielalmendarez1878
    @danielalmendarez1878 Жыл бұрын

    Nice truck man. I have a ‘46 Chevy truck with originals 16”wheels, tires, & tubes. I like your wheels & tires. What size rims & tires are you running. I want to put on wider radial tires but keep the original look. All info would be helpful. Thanks.

  • @kuruption1983
    @kuruption19833 жыл бұрын

    Mooooooore of these videos..... PLZ

  • @richardkeen5828
    @richardkeen58282 жыл бұрын

    I'm right there with ya.

  • @richardkeen5828

    @richardkeen5828

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice truck by the way.

  • @karlmawby2921
    @karlmawby29212 жыл бұрын

    Love it I drive a little newr with a 1973 Chevy C10.....

  • @andypatterson7426
    @andypatterson74263 жыл бұрын

    Love it, asking what transmission does he have

  • @ZeGermanHam

    @ZeGermanHam

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably a TH350 or TH400 behind the SBC.

  • @miahvicknair1963

    @miahvicknair1963

    3 жыл бұрын

    700R4!!

  • @remo1366
    @remo13663 жыл бұрын

    Now let's see a video on that monster with the bed mounted turbo...

  • @tricd0444

    @tricd0444

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a sunday driver, this is a video about his daily.

  • @michaelstrauss6587
    @michaelstrauss65873 жыл бұрын

    sweet

  • @Iamwolf2348
    @Iamwolf234810 ай бұрын

    I own a 1941 Chevy truck and I don't think the 1940 has that grill. The grill on my 41' is exactly like the one in the video but 41' was the first year for that grill. Even the fenders look different on that truck. Something fishy😮

  • @louisfkoorts5590
    @louisfkoorts55903 жыл бұрын

    😀 Lovely

  • @ronlynch7744
    @ronlynch77443 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that baby don’t need any paint. 😎👍🇨🇦

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