ugly bunch of junk, weak transmissions oil drinkers, weak front ends, only way to make a ford ok, put a chevy motor in it, the only good thing they did was the 9 inch rear ends , good in race cars, i used them in all my drag race cars
@dLLund7 сағат бұрын
thank you for posting. the 'station wagon' model you mentioned at 2:23 looks like a precursor of ford's ranchero. other photos identify this model as 'utility' or 'ute'. looks very practical for a couple w/o kids. looks like there might have been a bit of storage space behind the seat.
@rupe538 сағат бұрын
in the USA the Y-block was either a 292 or 312 Cu In displacement. I have no idea if there werer variations for release in other countries.
@vietvet6670Күн бұрын
I had a 1954 Mainline 2 door sedan with a Y block V8 my Senior year. Had a real hard time with leaking rear crankshaft seal. I liked the car but I sold my 38 Ford Standard Coupe to get it, what a mistake. So it goes.
@raypeters4525Күн бұрын
GET THOSE DAMNED FUZZY DICE OFF THE MIRROR, VERY FEW REALLY DID THAT !
@bobbrinkerhoff35928 сағат бұрын
Just as a very , very few kids back then could afford a set of wide whitewall tires .
@larrygrant-hy8skКүн бұрын
Wow
@frankgraczyk6491Күн бұрын
My Father had a 54 Mainline two door sedan that stuck out in my then young mind as a classic POS. He traded a 49 Ford with the flathead V8 for it. The 54 was such a cheapie that it had the standard 6 and three speed and only had one sun visor, a radio (had to have that,) and a cap where the cigarette lighter (remember those?) was supposed to go. At 50 Kmiles, it was time to stick a fork in it. The old 6, which had a primitive upper end lubrication system including rocker arm shaft hold down bolts with fly cut grooves in them as the sole source of lubrication, had sludged up almost immediately causing the engine to chatter like a sewing machine almost from when new. What oil it didn't burn, it leaked. The throwout bearing was shot, making shifting a "grind me a pound" adventure, and the driver's side seat cushion was completely trashed out and down to the springs. ...And I always remembered my Father as a mechanically competent man who took care of his purchases. My aunt had a 54 Customline with the first generation V8, standard transmission, radio, and little more. The engine was a far superior and more durable engine. The interior was far classier (and even had dual sunvisors and a cigarette lighter) and held up much better.
@twistedarmКүн бұрын
Kudo's I'm 74 yrs old and I never saw a two seater Ford type El Camino vehicle before. Awesome, were these exclusive European releases?
@dennisstender1743Күн бұрын
The Ranchero was before the El Camino by a few years.
@randymack2222Күн бұрын
But they are not Rancheros, they are Australian UTE'S!
@plunkervillerr15292 күн бұрын
Me likem.
@hotpuppy12 күн бұрын
Too bad those Australian Utes weren't available in the US.
@JamesAllmondКүн бұрын
I was thinking the same!
@bruceparker93532 күн бұрын
What about 1952 - 1953 flathead V8 's?
@charlesyoung7436Күн бұрын
Did they make it to Australia? Most of the photos appear to be from there (RHD).
@sportster882 күн бұрын
Those Utes are cool!
@waynetaylor80822 күн бұрын
If only that Australian Ute, had made it to the States? We would have to wait a few years for the first Ranchero in 1957.
@johnd889223 сағат бұрын
Virtually every Australian Ford sedan from 1934 onwards had a ute version. So not just a few years wait. A few months after the first Ford ute Holden in Australia released a ute version of the Chevrolet. A bit later Pontiac and Plymouth utes too. Also some based on GM and Ford smaller cars designs originating from the UK. So many working ute models made in Australia from 1934 it is hard to keep track of then. US collectors have imported a few in recent years. I think a search for Ford 1948 ute should show one as well as Holden Chevrolet 1948 ute.
@waynetaylor808217 сағат бұрын
@@johnd8892I was referring to what was "factory available" in the States, specifically as it relates to Ford.
@thomasdearment32142 күн бұрын
the first car I can remember, dad worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and we drove all over in that car, three of us kids in the back driving through the desert to White River with dad's beer cans on the back of our necks keeping cool, a burlap water bag hung on the hood ordainment, mom called it Robins egg blue (turquoise) w/ brown interior, all metal dash, when I found the meaning of sit down when I was allowed up front great car
@bradkay2 күн бұрын
You talk about American culture, American TV, American post war prosperity, and then show multiple photos of utes that were not sold in America.
@hotpuppy12 күн бұрын
That's so we could dream of what COULD have been.
@bradkay2 күн бұрын
@@hotpuppy1 It's not about what could have been. The ute photos are included because the video creator doesn't know much about cars.
@CarStory1Күн бұрын
Your comment is not constructive, it is destructive and that is why I had not responded, but I will respond to you now, maybe you don't know it but Ford is an American brand and that is why I mention this culture, but when I show a car, I try to show all its variants no matter if these are exclusive to Europe, Australia, Brazil, etc...
@bradkayКүн бұрын
@@CarStory1 OK, then here is something directly constructive. Have the narration match the photos. Don't show unexplained photos that don't match the narration. For example, some of the photos are of the Meteor Rideau, a Canadian model that doesn't say "Mainline" on it anywhere and isn't even branded "Ford" despite it's obvious Ford origins. The Canadian models were also a good opportunity to mention the US manufacturing dominance that caused some countries to adopt local content laws so they could get some manufacturing activity. You like to tell the story of American success and trade barriers like local content laws emphasize how successful America was in the 50s. The photos of the Utes were a good opportunity to explain Ford had manufacturing operations in multiple countries and the Utes were made and sold in Oz. The Ute photos provide an opportunity to break from the discussion of American culture to explain the differences between the 50s culture and lifestyle in Oz compared with America's emerging suburb culture and life style.
@ivanhicks8873 күн бұрын
Excellent presentation thankyou
@beenbeatenbybishops58453 күн бұрын
1975 -1980, front engine, rear drive was NOT unconventional. Front wheel drive does not become really common until the early 80's. Wayne's World was the GREMLIN, not the Pacer. I drove a 1977 model for a month in 1980. Once inside the car, I did not notice how ugly it was. It is hard to describe the feel inside the car though. Looking back, I would say it was eerie. You are correct when you say the 258 I6 was tough on gas. Also very sluggish. Thing could not get out of its own way. The handling was atrocious. Kind of like a 70 Chevy C30 stake truck. A real chore to drive. I am really surprised it took AMC five model years to dump it.
@beenbeatenbybishops58453 күн бұрын
What a great review. I appreciate the work involved in finding nice examples, including some light information on engines etc. It shows an appreciation for the era, the product and for what it meant to everyday people. Keep up the great work.
@danielgardner3944 күн бұрын
Just the facts, subscribed !
@elderherrera22384 күн бұрын
Thats a luxurious Chevy.
@SteveBrant5510 күн бұрын
Thanks for this great history lesson! Someone brought a beautiful light blue Apache to the Stroud, Oklahoma Summer Festival car show today (June 8th). There were many vehicles at the show, but it was my favorite!
@okieg896013 күн бұрын
The original concept featured pop up headlights, wish it stayed happy it made its way onto newer models
@jacquesmichel923217 күн бұрын
Monsieur André Citroën, je vous offre l’ Oscar pour la création de la plus ingénieuse et magnifique automobile dans le monde : La célèbre Traction Avant . Toute ma chère famille a roulé en Traction Avant et maintenant je roule en SM. André, vous serez toujours dans les annales de l’automobile. Vive la France ❤❤🎉
@steelwhisperer24 күн бұрын
Harbor freight must be making AI's now.
@adoreslaurel24 күн бұрын
TF Engine accessibilty is not as good due to top access only, also placing the instruments in the middle was a cost cutting excercise, I read a TF manual many years ago, and one point made was DO NOT GRIND the crankshaft in a TF 1500, they must have felt they had stretched that engine to the limit. Onmder if they suffered axle hop like every othe leaf sprung BMC cars [including my MGB] ive owned, needed anti tramp rods, I used horizontal dampers modified by filling with the heaviest diff oil I could source. worked just fine.
@nanonevolАй бұрын
Is this AI?
@CarStory1Ай бұрын
Yes, the voice is AI
@RivieraByBuickАй бұрын
so, the 7,7 liter making 150 Hp and the 7,7x8 liter is making 250 Hp without the compressor? I dont get it. I guess it still 7,7 liter and not 7,7x8 liters as this film supposes.
@bizmyurt85822 ай бұрын
Not Mercedes-Benz just Mercedes!
@krzysztofwaleska2 ай бұрын
Anything with inline-8 is automatically a true jewel.
@keikokenziesirasta70862 ай бұрын
How about some shots of the engine and interior?
@assininecomment16302 ай бұрын
Ignore this video. It's an AI clickbait channel - with all the usual mispronunciation, factual errors, neglected details, unpermitted use of photo images, and lack of editing. Junk.
@user-hs8qj2fi9y2 ай бұрын
6H CAME OUT 1955 NOT 1939.
@user-zt3yr4co7v2 ай бұрын
Vai Ami Tissot auto quiz ki kore service korbo?Jodi janaten Ami upokito hotam.
@garytraynor29212 ай бұрын
Not even a shot of 1954 model nor a mention of the 1956 hardtop?
@dietemann2 ай бұрын
The first is a Lloyd Alexander 1957 19 PS.The blue is a Alexander TS 25 PS 1958 September comming.
@evaaulia3332 ай бұрын
°MissionPassed++
@MikeLoveBuns2 ай бұрын
Beautiful cars!
@Protoplasmina2 ай бұрын
Very beautiful car. Will they reproduce it?
@CarStory12 ай бұрын
I hope not, modern adaptations of classic cars are usually not good
@lowellcastro13092 ай бұрын
Promo>SM 😈
@NoosaHeads2 ай бұрын
Poor quality presentation.
@Noyota23 ай бұрын
And it is MER C DEZ not Mirsaydees. Please get an education!!
@Noyota23 ай бұрын
Go to school, learn pronunciation!! Good riddance. Grosse isn't gross! Porsche isn't Porch. 770 is seven seventy. Darn Merrikuns.
@TaiChiGhost3 ай бұрын
A bit lumpy for my taste, I'll have a Rolls Royce please.
@legalmexican3 ай бұрын
An interior shot would have been nice.
@navelriver3 ай бұрын
Der Grosser!
@PravdaSeed3 ай бұрын
❤💓❤️
@PravdaSeed3 ай бұрын
❤💓❤️
@StopForcedEVs3 ай бұрын
I have a 76 Pacer.I actually found it sitting in a field.It had been sitting since the early 80s.And I plan to bring it back to life. I know they're not worth a lot of money but I just like these cars.I'm glad to bring one back
@CarStory13 ай бұрын
It will be an interesting project, good luck doing it.
@PaulErlich-cq6kj3 ай бұрын
The twin six when introduced the factory had to hire more security as thousands wanted to see this 12 cylinder car. Made from 1915-1223 with 2 banks set at 60 deg, 85 hp @3000 rpm. Bore and stroke 3.00 x 5.00 424 ci 3 main bearing with top speed of 75 mph. with 2 wheel brakes mechanical good luck to stop and down hill with a heavy car made it harder. WB was 125" or 135" and a weight of 3910-4715 for the imperial closed limo. Starting at $2750 for touring phaeton, runabout 2 seat closed at $3700 or imperial limo almost $5000. 3 speed that can slow to 3 mph in top gear then stay in 3rd to 30 mph in 12 seconds. The engine was expensive to produce and in june 1923 released the 1st flat head 8 that is in my 1925 limo still at the same 85 hp 357.8 ci. A couple times at a red light forgot to go from 3rd to 1st and took off like in 1st. 12 or 8 cyl you can balance a nickle on edge with the engine running and it sits there. My 8 has 9 main bearings.
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ugly bunch of junk, weak transmissions oil drinkers, weak front ends, only way to make a ford ok, put a chevy motor in it, the only good thing they did was the 9 inch rear ends , good in race cars, i used them in all my drag race cars
thank you for posting. the 'station wagon' model you mentioned at 2:23 looks like a precursor of ford's ranchero. other photos identify this model as 'utility' or 'ute'. looks very practical for a couple w/o kids. looks like there might have been a bit of storage space behind the seat.
in the USA the Y-block was either a 292 or 312 Cu In displacement. I have no idea if there werer variations for release in other countries.
I had a 1954 Mainline 2 door sedan with a Y block V8 my Senior year. Had a real hard time with leaking rear crankshaft seal. I liked the car but I sold my 38 Ford Standard Coupe to get it, what a mistake. So it goes.
GET THOSE DAMNED FUZZY DICE OFF THE MIRROR, VERY FEW REALLY DID THAT !
Just as a very , very few kids back then could afford a set of wide whitewall tires .
Wow
My Father had a 54 Mainline two door sedan that stuck out in my then young mind as a classic POS. He traded a 49 Ford with the flathead V8 for it. The 54 was such a cheapie that it had the standard 6 and three speed and only had one sun visor, a radio (had to have that,) and a cap where the cigarette lighter (remember those?) was supposed to go. At 50 Kmiles, it was time to stick a fork in it. The old 6, which had a primitive upper end lubrication system including rocker arm shaft hold down bolts with fly cut grooves in them as the sole source of lubrication, had sludged up almost immediately causing the engine to chatter like a sewing machine almost from when new. What oil it didn't burn, it leaked. The throwout bearing was shot, making shifting a "grind me a pound" adventure, and the driver's side seat cushion was completely trashed out and down to the springs. ...And I always remembered my Father as a mechanically competent man who took care of his purchases. My aunt had a 54 Customline with the first generation V8, standard transmission, radio, and little more. The engine was a far superior and more durable engine. The interior was far classier (and even had dual sunvisors and a cigarette lighter) and held up much better.
Kudo's I'm 74 yrs old and I never saw a two seater Ford type El Camino vehicle before. Awesome, were these exclusive European releases?
The Ranchero was before the El Camino by a few years.
But they are not Rancheros, they are Australian UTE'S!
Me likem.
Too bad those Australian Utes weren't available in the US.
I was thinking the same!
What about 1952 - 1953 flathead V8 's?
Did they make it to Australia? Most of the photos appear to be from there (RHD).
Those Utes are cool!
If only that Australian Ute, had made it to the States? We would have to wait a few years for the first Ranchero in 1957.
Virtually every Australian Ford sedan from 1934 onwards had a ute version. So not just a few years wait. A few months after the first Ford ute Holden in Australia released a ute version of the Chevrolet. A bit later Pontiac and Plymouth utes too. Also some based on GM and Ford smaller cars designs originating from the UK. So many working ute models made in Australia from 1934 it is hard to keep track of then. US collectors have imported a few in recent years. I think a search for Ford 1948 ute should show one as well as Holden Chevrolet 1948 ute.
@@johnd8892I was referring to what was "factory available" in the States, specifically as it relates to Ford.
the first car I can remember, dad worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and we drove all over in that car, three of us kids in the back driving through the desert to White River with dad's beer cans on the back of our necks keeping cool, a burlap water bag hung on the hood ordainment, mom called it Robins egg blue (turquoise) w/ brown interior, all metal dash, when I found the meaning of sit down when I was allowed up front great car
You talk about American culture, American TV, American post war prosperity, and then show multiple photos of utes that were not sold in America.
That's so we could dream of what COULD have been.
@@hotpuppy1 It's not about what could have been. The ute photos are included because the video creator doesn't know much about cars.
Your comment is not constructive, it is destructive and that is why I had not responded, but I will respond to you now, maybe you don't know it but Ford is an American brand and that is why I mention this culture, but when I show a car, I try to show all its variants no matter if these are exclusive to Europe, Australia, Brazil, etc...
@@CarStory1 OK, then here is something directly constructive. Have the narration match the photos. Don't show unexplained photos that don't match the narration. For example, some of the photos are of the Meteor Rideau, a Canadian model that doesn't say "Mainline" on it anywhere and isn't even branded "Ford" despite it's obvious Ford origins. The Canadian models were also a good opportunity to mention the US manufacturing dominance that caused some countries to adopt local content laws so they could get some manufacturing activity. You like to tell the story of American success and trade barriers like local content laws emphasize how successful America was in the 50s. The photos of the Utes were a good opportunity to explain Ford had manufacturing operations in multiple countries and the Utes were made and sold in Oz. The Ute photos provide an opportunity to break from the discussion of American culture to explain the differences between the 50s culture and lifestyle in Oz compared with America's emerging suburb culture and life style.
Excellent presentation thankyou
1975 -1980, front engine, rear drive was NOT unconventional. Front wheel drive does not become really common until the early 80's. Wayne's World was the GREMLIN, not the Pacer. I drove a 1977 model for a month in 1980. Once inside the car, I did not notice how ugly it was. It is hard to describe the feel inside the car though. Looking back, I would say it was eerie. You are correct when you say the 258 I6 was tough on gas. Also very sluggish. Thing could not get out of its own way. The handling was atrocious. Kind of like a 70 Chevy C30 stake truck. A real chore to drive. I am really surprised it took AMC five model years to dump it.
What a great review. I appreciate the work involved in finding nice examples, including some light information on engines etc. It shows an appreciation for the era, the product and for what it meant to everyday people. Keep up the great work.
Just the facts, subscribed !
Thats a luxurious Chevy.
Thanks for this great history lesson! Someone brought a beautiful light blue Apache to the Stroud, Oklahoma Summer Festival car show today (June 8th). There were many vehicles at the show, but it was my favorite!
The original concept featured pop up headlights, wish it stayed happy it made its way onto newer models
Monsieur André Citroën, je vous offre l’ Oscar pour la création de la plus ingénieuse et magnifique automobile dans le monde : La célèbre Traction Avant . Toute ma chère famille a roulé en Traction Avant et maintenant je roule en SM. André, vous serez toujours dans les annales de l’automobile. Vive la France ❤❤🎉
Harbor freight must be making AI's now.
TF Engine accessibilty is not as good due to top access only, also placing the instruments in the middle was a cost cutting excercise, I read a TF manual many years ago, and one point made was DO NOT GRIND the crankshaft in a TF 1500, they must have felt they had stretched that engine to the limit. Onmder if they suffered axle hop like every othe leaf sprung BMC cars [including my MGB] ive owned, needed anti tramp rods, I used horizontal dampers modified by filling with the heaviest diff oil I could source. worked just fine.
Is this AI?
Yes, the voice is AI
so, the 7,7 liter making 150 Hp and the 7,7x8 liter is making 250 Hp without the compressor? I dont get it. I guess it still 7,7 liter and not 7,7x8 liters as this film supposes.
Not Mercedes-Benz just Mercedes!
Anything with inline-8 is automatically a true jewel.
How about some shots of the engine and interior?
Ignore this video. It's an AI clickbait channel - with all the usual mispronunciation, factual errors, neglected details, unpermitted use of photo images, and lack of editing. Junk.
6H CAME OUT 1955 NOT 1939.
Vai Ami Tissot auto quiz ki kore service korbo?Jodi janaten Ami upokito hotam.
Not even a shot of 1954 model nor a mention of the 1956 hardtop?
The first is a Lloyd Alexander 1957 19 PS.The blue is a Alexander TS 25 PS 1958 September comming.
°MissionPassed++
Beautiful cars!
Very beautiful car. Will they reproduce it?
I hope not, modern adaptations of classic cars are usually not good
Promo>SM 😈
Poor quality presentation.
And it is MER C DEZ not Mirsaydees. Please get an education!!
Go to school, learn pronunciation!! Good riddance. Grosse isn't gross! Porsche isn't Porch. 770 is seven seventy. Darn Merrikuns.
A bit lumpy for my taste, I'll have a Rolls Royce please.
An interior shot would have been nice.
Der Grosser!
❤💓❤️
❤💓❤️
I have a 76 Pacer.I actually found it sitting in a field.It had been sitting since the early 80s.And I plan to bring it back to life. I know they're not worth a lot of money but I just like these cars.I'm glad to bring one back
It will be an interesting project, good luck doing it.
The twin six when introduced the factory had to hire more security as thousands wanted to see this 12 cylinder car. Made from 1915-1223 with 2 banks set at 60 deg, 85 hp @3000 rpm. Bore and stroke 3.00 x 5.00 424 ci 3 main bearing with top speed of 75 mph. with 2 wheel brakes mechanical good luck to stop and down hill with a heavy car made it harder. WB was 125" or 135" and a weight of 3910-4715 for the imperial closed limo. Starting at $2750 for touring phaeton, runabout 2 seat closed at $3700 or imperial limo almost $5000. 3 speed that can slow to 3 mph in top gear then stay in 3rd to 30 mph in 12 seconds. The engine was expensive to produce and in june 1923 released the 1st flat head 8 that is in my 1925 limo still at the same 85 hp 357.8 ci. A couple times at a red light forgot to go from 3rd to 1st and took off like in 1st. 12 or 8 cyl you can balance a nickle on edge with the engine running and it sits there. My 8 has 9 main bearings.
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