Glad to see you have passion for cars. Most your age are playing games in a world they think is real. Good for you young Sir. 👍

A piece of history

I kept yelling at the computer screen, "timing", "timing", but it looks like you figured it out, LOL. Most 235 I6 engines are 4 or 5 degrees BTDC on timing. Also, Chevy straight 6 engines LOVE choke upon a cold start. I've had many, many Chevy I6 engines and they all loved to have the choke set on a cold start, even on a warm day. The 235 is a great engine, my favorite actually. Great job getting it going!! I hope you have a great time with this car. It's worth fixing it up!!

My dad had a 51,52,53,54, 56,57,63SS during my growing up years. He was always trading cars. Now I have a 38 Chev, a 41 Ford, a 53 Chev 3100V8 and a 55 Chev 2dr Belair. I am a chip off the old block, and I am 73 yrs old.

@davidleavitt3804

Жыл бұрын

Yes but it looks like you were able to keep all of yours.Good job

@rustumlarawan6707

Жыл бұрын

U sell IT?

@flahmihidi3750

Жыл бұрын

Good bless you

@almicareventos8039

Жыл бұрын

Congratulation friend, i from of Caracas Venezuela, i have a fleetmaster 48 and a Bel Air 55, preserve historia with great engines

@chadaihstsu

Жыл бұрын

Presave it to your, kids.

My Dad had a 53 when I was young, it took the family many miles on trips up and down the east coast of NSW Australia towing a caravan, memories are a gift.

@vincentconsolo5782

Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Washington state USA ! My dad also had a 53 4 door in light powder blue with a white roof in the late 60' s and early 70's as a replacement car when my parents divorced, and I was a small boy. My mom got the family car in the divorce settlement. Good little car, and , pretty peppy for a little six and three on the tree. We drove it to our cabin to an area called Crestline California in the San Bernardino Mountains where we had a cabin. I have pictures of it still.

@davidroberson8030

Жыл бұрын

So weird my dad had one of these cars too he just got it like 2 weeks it was light blue 53 Chevy three on the tree six bear he just got home from work and a lady rear-ended his car out in the where it was parked on the road total both of them he had no insurance and neither did she so much for that 53 parents sitting in the junkyard somewhere probably with the rear end all bastion somewhere by Laurel canyon boulevard and Southern California wherever there's a big junkyard that they towed it to it might still be around who knows this was like 1965.

Glad 2 see this young man giving a 4 door some love. He knows his stuff!

@DaysofCars

Ай бұрын

Thanks

You Never Gave Up With This Classic! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I love it I had one just like it mine was green and white my first car and me and my dad over hauled it it ran beautiful i would love to have another one

Wow, there's one happy, 1953, Chevy 210. Thanks for sharing!

Love the video, it was exciting seeing her get better every time you’d crank her up. I recently bought a 52 Pontiac Chieftain with the straight-8 and it feels like one of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made. Beautiful car, but that motor just does NOT want to live. Rebuilt the carburetor, all new spark plugs and wires, rebuilt the distributor, fresh oil, rebuilt the fuel pump and it just doesn’t wanna work. I got to drive it a few times since I bought it, but my most recent cruise left me stranded as I somehow lost spark. Still haven’t been able to fix it, a new condenser and ignition coil wiring job later. One of those motors that really knows how to make you feel dumb. Good luck on your build!

You're very patient! I realized very early that I didn't have that, plus trying to access seized nuts and bolts, parts that are not accessible and you just get Pissed. Well done!

I was born in 53.We both still run.I love your dedication

@Stevie671

Жыл бұрын

Same, was worried the starter motor would give up though.

Hats off to your skill and patience

Congratulations!! I admired his perseverance and determination to get the old Chevy working again. the footage taken from inside the car when you put it back on the track reminded me of my Dad when we had a 1952 Oldsmobile. I miss those times. Once again CONGRATULATIONS!!! Strong hug!!

@DaysofCars

Жыл бұрын

Very nice to read... Let`s keep the good memories alive. Thank you!

@user-yj2uz9ug2c

Жыл бұрын

สุดยอดครับ Very nice

You did everything correct. Congratulations!

Yeah, yeah , you got it.. wow wow 😳 , you are awesome 👍👍👌👍👌

Beautiful.... One of my favourite cars

What sets you apart from many who want to get 'that' car running , is that you worked on the valves, ignition and carb pretty much in advance of trying to start it. Pretty much, but not completely! Your hard work did pay off! Great job!

You have lots of patience! Also a lot of room to work on it! I just acquired a '60 Chevy Impala Sport Sedan with a 283/Power Pack. I'm 63 years-old and just learning how to do some of this myself!

Congratulations sir on a fine job.

Excellent video

One Chevy saved. Congrats!

@DaysofCars

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is! New brakes and exhaust system is the next present for this car! Thank you for watching!

@jimtomassetti8928

4 ай бұрын

I have watched several of your video's and you do a excellent job! The old car's take a licking keep's on ticking! Keep up the great job!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

GREAT WORK,,, LOVE THE OLD IRON

That was awesome. The old girl was a bit beaten up, but that sure brings back memories of my dads 53 Belair. 😊

Great find

Good jobs 👍👌

What skilled and patient! ❤ my respects

Yee haa! 😬 I smiled too when you got it started. Also, it reminded me of the film....Christine....🤪

In the late 80s, my friend and neighbor had a 53 210, restored and was his daily driver for years. Until one night driving home he passed out and ran it into a guardrail. Restored it again and still has it to this day.

Thank you. My first car!

I bought my 53 chevy 210 in 71 for 50 dollars. It smoked like heck and I had to clean the plugs weekly. Went to work in my girl frie'ends stepdads body shop and one week I was away he and his son put a 59 - 6 cyl with 12 volt starter. He painted it yellow on bottom and black on top [ nicknamed bumble bee after that]. Had one electric start a day. Carried an xtra friend to push so I could pop the clutch. Loved your videos.

Rock solid bullet pruf

Yay !!! Very cool. Congrats

This reminds me of my own 1989 " '53 Chevy 210 two door sedan " 'restoration adventure' that I embarked upon , completing it by 1991-1992. Great to see that you got yours running!

Great to see those old cars brought back to life and getting a second chance. Keep up the good work 😃

@DaysofCars

Жыл бұрын

I am glad you liked it. I will. Thanks!

I realy like this early 50s cars whit round and nice body 😎 Good Work 👍

Great job!! I hope you can fully restore it!! I had a 64' C10, fleetside for 22 years. Great vehícules!!

I love how methodically you work and it was all worth your time and effort 👌

The 1953 was a transition. The manual trans model had the old 216 splash oiling Babbitt bearing engine, and the Poweglide model had the new 235 full pressure insert bearing engine. Incredible that GM kept the old splash oiler this late!

@michaelbenardo5695

Жыл бұрын

The 53 150s might have had the old 216, but the 210 and Bel Air all had a 235, but yes, in the stick-shift cars, it was still a spasher.

Great Job!

This reminds me of our country fair. My dad bought a 54 Bel Air sedan grey and white. And my brother and I had a week to prep it for the demolition derby on Saturday night. That was over fifty years ago. I think dad to first place.Great memories.

Perserverence pays off. Reminds me of the time I started, in much the same way, a 1949 Studebaker truck that hadn't been run in 40 years with the same old rotten gas that had been in the tank! What a smell-- I'll never forget it. Such a feeling of pride running that old junker down the road for the first time.

@alexandershatzko8748

Жыл бұрын

poor starter----duty cycle too long,,,,,,, Ether works for me---had a ford sitting for 7 years----- got it going in 3 hrs

And again: a pretty good video - I enjoyed it !

My dad his first car was a 1953 Chevy Belair he owned 2 first a white one and then a light green one a solid and heavy car dependable too with chains on rear wheels in the snow

My Grandfather loved his 53 Chevy, literally his favourite car, since he'd learned to drive in the Model-T era.... He regretted selling it, in the late 60s, until the day he died (at 102), 30 years later!

I had a 1952 Chevrolet 210 as my first car. The 235ci 6 cylinder is a bullet proof engine, I wish I would have parked mine at my grandpa's farm instead of selling it.

I always loved older chevys. I loved how year after year you could see slight changes and progressions....especially from about 1946 and on. My favorites were 1950-57. My dad completely restored a 55 way before I was born. Was beautiful. Obviously the most beautiful and iconic one was the 57, but I love seeing the gradual changes to them over the years to get to that design. These new ones are crap. Lol. There's not a single new car I turn my head for. I always wonder why people stare at me while I'm driving. It aggravates me. But then I realize my daily driver is a 75 Fury and I'm like ohhhhhhh. Lol. Getting all these old cars going again makes me feel great. 😌

@mikeguthrie5432

Жыл бұрын

Good on you Mike! I've had old Chevys and Fords and Plymouths most of my life. I currently drive a '67 Chev Caprice. My "Queen". Keep up the good work Lad. And..... NEVER GIVE UP !

It's a learning experience, isn't it! Lots of lessons learned here, congrats on bringing this excellent old girl back to life! Hopefully you'll leave it in the shape it is, just mechanically safe: a Survivor. :)

Great vid👊

The old girl loves you lol 😂, I can tell by the look on its grill when you are pushing it’s a look of pure love,,

My uncle had a 53 4 door, either a 150 or a 210. All I remember is it sat for years in their driveway, became a hornets nest until one day they towed it away. It's always nice to see an old car like this back on the road, although in truth neither the 53 nor the 59 were the best looking Chevys...

Good job young man !😊

Súper engine, these 235 Chevy, the most confiable engine of the all time

OMG... that poor 6v starter cranking and cranking! I kept saying "timing, mess with the timing!!!" I found a beautiful old 52 Chevy Fleetline Deluxe in the Arizona desert, this totally brought back memories of coaxing that old gal to run. Nothing as exhilarating and stressful as that first drive under her own power! Congrats.

This car is a beautiful example, has a beautiful dashboard deserves to be restored

Nice work👍☺️ old Chevys never die.

The old girl is back! Congratulations dude!

@DaysofCars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great job. Makes me think of my first car, a 1969 falcon 2 door..

Nice job! That was fun to watch and brought back memories of a '53 210 I used to have. Love the old cars!

I did a 1/25th model of a 53 Chevy when I was a kid so I am partial to them, even though 57's are my favorite. ( 1st car and a 235 ,3 on the tree). I want a 55-56 GMC now for my retirement toy. Just a stovebolt will do, with a stick...

Great car, Alv! My first car was a 53 Chevrolet. I bought in 1966 from a high school teacher for $75.00. It was a solid car at the time, but burned a quart of oil every 50 miles. A real smoker, but fun to drive. The Beatles sounded great on that car radio. I just restored one and have it on my electronic bench. Hope yours is working. Thanks for the video!

@ronhytoff6385

Жыл бұрын

My first car also, $ 100 purchased in 1962 whilst I was in high school. Mine was a 2 door, blue original paint of course, burnt oil like crazy....I used to buy .75 cents worth of gas (about 3 gallons) and one quart of oil. My exhaust color was same color as car. No heater core or radio which I purchased at a junk yard. Straight six, shifter on the column...what a wonderful car for a couple of years.

Most excellent video production as well.

I never realized it before but the color of Bondo doesn’t fade.

Nice car , beautiful. I like it.

Well done!!!!

Any 4 stroke gas engine will start if: 1- Engine has good enough vacuum and compression. 2- Engine has good enough gas/air mixture. 3- Engine has good enough spark at right time.

My father bought a used 1954 Chevy Bel Air (same car) in 1959 for $400. or $450. from a local car lot! It ran well & I remember that the ignition had three settings,i.e. On, Neutral, Lock, so in neutral you didn't need a key to start, but could be easily stolen! Unfortunately, it only lasted until about 1964! But, in Cuba, you can probably see some of them still 'running around' after nearly 70 years! Hooray for simplicity!

Inline six. Chevys workhorse. Would’ve checked timing long time before the end. Gotta love an old car. Way too easy to work on. Lotsa fun.

You work hard, you persevere, you WILL succeed GOOD JOB, you saved a piece of automotive history!!!

@DaysofCars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, and many more cars to be saved and fixed, so i just have to continue working and make videos so you and others can enjoy!

Good luck young man..

This looks like my old 53', amazing!

Awesome to see and hear it run. Bringing back memories. Kill the music. I want to here it run...

I feel not happy.. This car is very beautiful and clean from rust..it is a royal car. It needs more intrest like polishing croom and new standard painting and replacing some stuck peices like carporator, distributer and a like. At any way I give you "like"and "share" wishing you more success. Dear..talk to us about what you're doing while working even your plannings. So thanks.....

Congratulations on getting her going! You must have been thrilled during that first drive. I hope to see more work on this Chevrolet and your Pontiac.

@DaysofCars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes! there will be more Chevrolet and Pontiac on this channel!

good job man.....from Saudi Arabia

Great video. My dad had a Chevy much like that, a 1955 I think. Brings back memories.

@rongendron8705

Жыл бұрын

The 1955 is a classic & doesn't really look much like this 1953! My Dad had a '54 Chevy, (bought in '59) which was identical to the '53 & I learned to drive in it at 13! Unfortunately, it only lasted until about 1964, so I never got to inherit it! Good memories!

"TOOK MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY..."❣️

Put himself through a lot of physical torture pushing the car in and out.

@SmittySmith-lu9bh

Жыл бұрын

Hes young - he can take it...

Love 3speed good oldies

That is a good piece, love to see it restore

Luv those 53/54 very hard to find those ! Had a 54 210 25 years ago, being young & dum I let that car get away from me ! Love to have it back ! 👍✌

Well, that was great.

A 1970s time capsule...one of the most underrated Chevy year models.

Liked it when you finally could drive the car after all the work, great video :)

Lovely old car. So much more character than the modern jelly mold designs, individual.

One heck of a battery and starter. I figured they would cook.

Awesome machines..!

Looks like the old girl was originally painted in Metallic Green. That was the color of my Dad's '53 Bel-Air, the first car we had when I was a kid. Bought new in Ontario, Canada.

The all dependable wooden hood supports. The good old days!👍

@DaysofCars

Жыл бұрын

A highly desired item on the option list at that time

I'd give my right arm for a 53 or 54, but then I wouldn't be able shift that "3 on the tree", so forget that. I had a 53', brush painted John Deere Green, sold that and took a step up....to a 54', 4 door Bel Air, with fender skirts. Good job getting it going, wish it was mine.

Bought a '54 210 4-door in '67 while stationed at Fort Carson Colorado for $200 at a Nash used car lot in Pueblo. Everything worked, the only thing I had done before my first trip home to Detroit was to have the head rebuilt. After that, I swear you could not hear it run unless the hood was open. What a great, reliable and trouble-free car. Great times & memories.

@rongendron8705

Жыл бұрын

My dad bought a '54, in good condition, from a local dealer, in 1959, for $400! They also had a '55 Chevy on the lot for $500. & as a 13 year old, begged him to buy it, but that lousy $100 more, made him choose the '54! Little did he know that the '55 would become a classic & worth far more in resales!

wow some great classic tires on that gem ........

de Colombia excelente trabajo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Glad you got it running! But I also enjoyed listening to the starter motor when you were cranking it!

@THROTTLEPOWER

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@lovetocrank

Жыл бұрын

Did you like the sound of the starter when you were cranking it?

@DaysofCars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Then you must be a real classic car enthusiast!

@lovetocrank

Жыл бұрын

I am.

@lovetocrank

Жыл бұрын

@ THROTTLE POWER Do you like listening to the starters when old cars are cranking during a hard start?

Great achievement...Quite sensitive straight 6 surprisingly, but maybe carb jet or 2 was awkward, and there timing. Very good vid

Had a '53 bel air HT in 1964, 216 eng 3 on the tree, bought it from a mate for $35.00... My GF wrecked it, we broke up & I went in the army. Those starters were more durable in those days.It was basically a truck starter.Heard my first Beatles song in it also...GF is gone now, RIP, Susie.

@michaelbenardo5695

Жыл бұрын

It had a 235, if it was the stock engine. The 52 had a 216.

Felicidades 👍por la puesta en marcha saludos desde argentina

OK... this channel has the best music and audio of any. Many good shows out there but always way too much jabbering. My new fav.

Like the old saying goes; persistence pays 👍😃

Love the Patina