Hi guys! Just a short startup of this lovely old 1954 Ford Fairlane Convertible that my friend Agent 0826 bought last year... I hadn't heard it run, so I figured I'd ask if he would fire it up! She's a lovely old girl, and we hope to get to work on it as soon as his Toyota Land Cruiser is finished... Thanks to everyone who subscribed to our channel here, and thanks also for all of your "likes" and comments! If you would like to help keep our channel going, you can also get a sticker, or a coffee mug at: www.coldwarmotors.com Or, please feel free to check out our Patreon page at : www.Patreon.com/coldwarmotors where we have extra videos and pictures and a bunch of people hanging out and bs-ing about cars! Mailing address: 253, 22169 TWP 530 Ardrossan, Ab Canada T8E 2J1
@marygarner5249
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott 😁😁😁😁💟
@billyoleary8291
2 жыл бұрын
Spring has sprung.
@ericnull6645
2 жыл бұрын
Scott you have to do a quick patch on those panels and do a "sketchy" dust in with a "shit blend" color match. 😀
@eugenewhite6762
2 жыл бұрын
The sound of a 6-volt starter is one of life's great joys.
@lovetocrank
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it sure is!!!
@DougsterWolverineGarage
2 жыл бұрын
How on earth did they start in the winter? 😳 very nostalgic and cool!
@lovetocrank
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, very cool! I really love that sound!!
@normhowes2975
2 жыл бұрын
Still have it on my 43 2N Ford tractor. Lots of fun to start in the winter.
@RobertBrown-oe2vi
2 жыл бұрын
Wop, wop, wop, wop. The sound of the Y-Block exhaust note never gets old. Was hoping you would give us an update on this car. Thank you, Scott!
@mikeschotte9480
2 жыл бұрын
Love that underwater chug sound.
@stevemonkey6666
2 жыл бұрын
Life is good when your day consists of starting a 1954 Ford 👍😁
@terrymontgomery4419
2 жыл бұрын
The 54 Fords made in Canada were still flathead engines. They were changed to the OHV for 55 in Canada, but still were 6volt electrical until 56
@muffs55mercury61
Жыл бұрын
Yes. This was likely a US built car that was later brought to Canada.
@erichutchins2113
2 жыл бұрын
I'm lovin' the midweek videos! Thanks for the extra effort, Scott.
@CreatorCade
2 жыл бұрын
I love the mid 50s fords they look and sound so cool. Chevy gets all the attention with the bel air but people forget about all the other amazing cars at the time.
@BillB23
2 жыл бұрын
During those years Ford outsold Chevy by a considerable margin.
@charlesatwell6658
2 жыл бұрын
I guess time told the story, most people like Chevys!!!!
@dyer2cycle
2 жыл бұрын
..In 1954, Ford was ahead of Chevrolet..in the styling department(newer body design, more modern styling)...and Ford had an overhead-valve V8, Chevy did not..6 cyl. only..things flip-flopped the next year, however..Chevrolet had a new OHV V8 that would become a legend and be produced for over 40 years(not true of the Y-Block)..Ford would still have 6 volt electricals, where Chevy went to 12 volt..and Chevy had it all in the styling department(to be fair, the '55 Ford is not a bad looking car by any means-but it is no '55 Chevy!)...and I'm pretty sure Chevrolet outsold Ford in 1955...
@joshjablonicky171
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love that these little short videos you're doing seem to be really catching on I know I really enjoy it and it's not like I said time or anything which is kind of nice to all the sudden see that you posted something randomly always highlights my day. Cheers and thanks for all the hard work.
@edpoell2876
2 жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous survivor that is most worthy of a restomod, put a 12 volt system in place and patch up the body and she'll be the star of parades and car shows.
@micksterboone4517
2 жыл бұрын
You're spoiling us with these mid-week specials. Love it.
@robertshemory3541
2 жыл бұрын
Car looks like it's in amazing condition. Please show us the interior. 👍👍👍👍
@williampayne5028
2 жыл бұрын
I have only one thing to say: YES!!!!!
@rumrunner1756
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful piece of machinery! Thanks Scott. See you Saturday! ✌️👍
@elmerfudd1086
2 жыл бұрын
What a great car. I think a tiny bit of hole repair and touch up painting and that machine is ready for summer cruising.
@garyparker2969
2 жыл бұрын
What a Beautiful Car ( For a Ragtop ) Lol 😆😆, Thanks For Sharing Guys n God Bless All !!!
@jamesmisener3006
2 жыл бұрын
Sweet ragtop well worth a level 2 tidy and some bodywork dusted in! Cheers 🇨🇦
@wesleypulkka7447
2 жыл бұрын
The 1st overhead valve Ford! Right on Scott keep the Y blocks comin'!
@valuepack2
2 жыл бұрын
"Blurp, blurp, blurp" is right, what a peach!
@willshen6597
2 жыл бұрын
Great car! I like the tomato red color.
@1957kwick
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tasty tidbit Scott. Love the old Fords😍🛠🇺🇸🛠
@virtuestreams2616
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah-she’s a looker and a runner! Well done chaps👏🏻👏🏻✌🏻
@hankpugh4980
2 жыл бұрын
Im definitely enjoying these mid week quick videos. I didnt know 54 was the year the flatheads were replaced,good info.
@AndyGeesGarage
2 жыл бұрын
In the US but still flatheads in 54 in Canada
@jamesthompson8008
2 жыл бұрын
And now for the midweek dose of GCFCE! ...See man your getting the right vibe of m/w shorts going here. Cheers all!
@curtcooper9447
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful car. I thank you Doctor Scott the dose of old ford was just what I needed I can make it till Saturday thank you 😊
@TAZWD
2 жыл бұрын
We got a '54 Ford two-door sedan when I was about six years old. All of my early automotive repair education occurred on that car, alongside my dad. Great memories.
@jaygorveatte7955
2 жыл бұрын
That's going to be an awesome summer ride! Midweek bonuses are great.
@marygarner5249
2 жыл бұрын
SCOTT MADE MY WEEK LOVE YA FRANKERS LOVE THAT FORD AND LOVE Cold War Motors 😁😁😁😁💟
@gordierock4106
2 жыл бұрын
That is such a sweet car. Thanks for sharing!
@jessiejames2155
2 жыл бұрын
Whew... theres alot to work with... The car looks great !
@damnbigyank9993
2 жыл бұрын
So cool. Thank you sir. What a treat!
@johnsampson1096
2 жыл бұрын
What a classic! I once had a 1956 ford convertible with a 239 Y block. I found a 292 out of a 1957 ford installed and it had the oil port problem on the rockers. The push rods would occasionally shake loose. It was green and white with a black roof. I still dream about it to this day. I owned it from October of 1966 till May of 1967...................................
@daniellaris3772
2 жыл бұрын
Great Find!
@paulcochran1721
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Scott! You always leave us wanting more!!
@philipdecatanzaro1822
2 жыл бұрын
Although the car has a nice sleazy Quebec look to it (on the rusty side), I'd have this car completely restored in a heartbeat. Nothing wrong with a beautiful vehicle with a trashy edge to it. This is the car you add those Thrush mufflers to or put lakers out the side.
@dinodaniel2237
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite cars. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the next installment of CWM. All the best!
@markwarren7959
2 жыл бұрын
I love the midweek videos ya got goin' there eh. Gives me a fix before the Saturday shows.😁😁
@JMassengill
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car!
@KristerRehn
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an old fishingwessel...❤ Hooow neeeat is that!
@josephconsoli4128
2 жыл бұрын
So worth restoring. What a cruiser. I like how the dog-dish hubcaps were never swapped out. I like it just like that. It's sad that by 1953, the classic Ford flathead 8 was perfected, and then it was discontinued the next year. My parents wedding car was '54 Mainline 2-door. My father put skirts, spinners, whitewalls, and dual antenna's on it. It looked nice! One of the few early cars he has pictures of.
@Gerk8
2 жыл бұрын
Jim must have been working late at Strong’s Garage when that auction ended!
@bogiewheelman71
2 жыл бұрын
That cross over pipe what I seen of them always had a noise to it . A good noise though . 👌👌
@steveshoemaker6347
2 жыл бұрын
1954 Ford still going....All these years later......Cars that are made nowadays bearly last 20 years lol....Thanks Scott & Guy's...Shoe🇺🇸
@deweygill1973
2 жыл бұрын
Back when I got my DL there were lots of cars like this around for 150 - 300 bucks. This would have been on my radar in 1971
@stevenwithanS
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a treat. Such a cool car.
@tomtheplummer7322
2 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to Saturday’s production. It will be snowing in Denver. It was 92F today.
@astonsmyrh1463
2 жыл бұрын
I just got 1965 Rambler American 440 Convertible 6cyl 3 on the tree
@gwstubbs7046
2 жыл бұрын
Ah, mid week. Got to love a little update.
@mrmark-rf3nd
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks I needed that. And I'm picturing that as a brand new car, what a sexy thing. Sorry I'm a little gooned up.
@dennissmith5037
2 жыл бұрын
What a cool car. I have a 54 chevy 210 2 door that I have worked on over the years. It now has a 350 crate engine a 200 R4 transmission and a 10 bolt corvette rear end. I have also bolted a Chassis engineering front end under it with a flaming River steering column. It has 4 wheel disc brakes. I could go on but it still needs loving (paint and interior). It now has a valve cover leak as well a radiator connection leak where it connects to the intake. I have somewhat gotten burned out on it. I start it on the weekends and let it warm up then pull it back into the garage. I heard that the weather is supposed to be in the 20's there this weekend. It's been in the 90's here. We (my partner in crime) and myself work outside alot and I am about the color of a raisin. Not one of those California gold raisins but a regular dark raisin.
@dennissmith5037
2 жыл бұрын
So my partner in crime is kicking around the idea of buying an electric car. So we got to talking and I pointed out that a lot of car businesses will go by-by (out of business). Muffler shops, parts shops, machine shops, repair shops... I figure you will need to be an electrician and computer repair technician to work on your car. He said that there should be some v8 sound device in the car to make it sound like a car. Damn, how things are changing.
@dennissmith5037
2 жыл бұрын
I don't intend this to be all about me, I was just trying to show that I can relate to working on old cars.
This is what happens when a person spends all day doing deed research... It makes one nucking futs.
@areidskyraider1966
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Scott she need a compleat engine service. Still it's good see a '54 Ford Crestline running. Take care! See you on Saturday.
@billyoleary8291
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott & Agents.Potentially potent.
@pkerit308
2 жыл бұрын
1955 was the first year for the Fairlane. The 54 convertible was a Sunliner. I have the 54 Mainline my grandfather bought new.
@robertnull1644
2 жыл бұрын
Back in the 50s they made a pipe that went down the front on the driver's side then under the motor to the back Just plug the front on the other side.
@loumontcalm3500
2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Got some parts for the '54...it's a Sunliner, no Fairlane until '55
@nelsonannett5427
2 жыл бұрын
yes that sound those ford engines make. paul got him self a decent car. cheers guys.
@57Banjoman
2 жыл бұрын
My Mom bought a new red '54 Ford convertible-she said she was very proud of it-I have a black and white picture of it-when she got older, I wanted to find someone who had one that could take her for a ride, but could not find one-they are pretty rare-thanks for the video, guys!
@gordonborsboom7460
2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see this beast/beauty again. Hey you could start a new KZitem meme of will it “hot start”, seeing as you have been doing “will it start” videos from when your channel was new
@michaelblaszkiewicz7283
2 жыл бұрын
This is the car for the leader of a gang of 1950s Street toughs.
@Nunofurdambiznez
2 жыл бұрын
a Mid-week CWM gem!! Great car!
@unbalancedcrank
2 жыл бұрын
Heartily approve of these midweek extras. Thanks for making them available to the impoverished masses, and not merely the bourgeoisie of Patreon. Up with this sort of thing!
@waynelutwiniak797
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice. It seems to be a complete and mostly original car. She needs some love, but don't they all? We really like the mid week shorts, keep em coming. Stay dirty 👍
@heatherkohlwey8379
2 жыл бұрын
That is so cool. Thank you for sharing that one. Cheers!
@howardkoster4026
2 жыл бұрын
Cool Ford!!!!
@SIXPACFISH
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it wouldn't take you but around two days to beat out replacement panels for that lower rust damage. Sadly there are only so many days in the year. But I'm betting you will be glad to help a friend out. Too few men like you left in the world these days, Scott. YOU ROCK!
@glennnickerson8438
2 жыл бұрын
Just want to say thank you Scott and Company for another pick me up! The variety of automobiles and personalities makes watching a priority! Keep up the good work and leave the LTD's to Dean!
@davidfischer5945
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Scott, for putting a good schmooz job on the owner to start the ‘54. My parents had a ‘53 sedan with a flathead-very similar in appearance to Jim’s winter one-but with an automatic. My dad detested how low it sat in the engine bay when it was time to work on it.
@marcomalo02
2 жыл бұрын
Well, I ain't bored, I got this Ford. UP
@shannondewolfe350
2 жыл бұрын
I had a 54 4door sedan Y-block, 3spd with overdrive back when I was 16. Paid $75 for it. Replaced the u-joints and relined the shoes-- the replacement brake material even came with rivets. I don't recall the exact price for the liners but it was certainly less than $5 per wheel or I wouldn't have been able to buy them. I found a headlight ring on a derelict about 15 miles away to replace the only missing piece on the car. Paid the man $2 for it. It was even the same aquamarine bluish/green color. I ripped the headliner out because it looked bad hanging down in several places. It still looked bad inside the car with no headliner but you couldn't see it from the outside so I was happy. I drove that car 9 or 10 months averaging somewhere around 12 MPG of gas and 500 MPQ of oil. I sold it back to the friend I had bought it from for $100 because I had my eye on a 64 Barracuda. BTW, did you notice that the heater core sucks air from directly above the exhaust manifold?
@RCSkidMark
2 жыл бұрын
What a great ride!
@MaShcode
2 жыл бұрын
0:46 Ah yes, the unmistakeable sound of Ford door. Wait for it. 😂
@TAZWD
2 жыл бұрын
That and the hood-opening sound at 1:01.
@cmans79tr7
2 жыл бұрын
@@TAZWD - Ha ha, you are right! My '66 LTD hood made the same sound. And believe me, my 17-year-old self opened that hood a lot...even when I didn't NEED to open the hood. I would sometimes open the hood "just to take a look."😀
@roadlizardcu8664
2 жыл бұрын
You'll not see any of that crap they are building now last this long. Great ole gal you got there!
@jeffreylevin1266
2 жыл бұрын
Love it 😍. Looking forward to seeing what they do with it.
@williamstachour4019
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic old car. I could put that V8 idle on loop and run it in the background forever.
@alanmoore78
2 жыл бұрын
Oof, I could listen to that idle for hours and never get tired of it.
@rareblues78daddy
2 жыл бұрын
"She's a runner!"
@andunabu3238
2 жыл бұрын
She’s a rumbler!
@alanstackhouse2939
2 жыл бұрын
Oh No! Jim has some competition...😊
@bryduhbikeguy
2 жыл бұрын
What a Beauty ! Thank for treating us to a visit to the bud's and letting us see this.Can't wait for the Summer car reunion at 'Crusty Central'.
@8avexp
2 жыл бұрын
IINM Pontiac was supposed to introduce a V-8 in 1954, but had to push it back to '55. I remember the way smoke and steam would come out of the crankcase breather pipe on my father's '53 Chieftain.
@briantheoldjeepguy6793
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@nighttrainist
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up around Ford iron like this! Like the Crestline, I'm also a 1954 model, and I'll always find time to watch something like this.
@duncanmacrae6384
2 жыл бұрын
Reninds me of the hero's car in Steven King's 11/22/63. It was a red 54 Sunliner Conv. Killer book.
@rogergarey5002
2 жыл бұрын
Those triangular air filters are notorious for catching on fire from a backfire. I would hate to see your ford turn into a glowing ember. Love your channel.
@travislostaglia8861
2 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment .if I didn’t find one I was going to say the same thing. The only place for those things is hanging on a wall or a garbage can
@petercrowl9467
2 жыл бұрын
Living in a semi rural area myself I appreciate that all your friends seem to have a tractor or skidder close at hand :-)
@rickrice3221
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another mid week tidbit, Scott. That Ford is a time capsule - all it needs are some Lee custom tail light lenses and a hand painted nickname in white ("Lil' Devil"?). See you Saturday!
@johnmaguire8689
2 жыл бұрын
Love early ford, love all the content on the channel. I’m a huge fan.
@BeroBikes
2 жыл бұрын
What a car Scott!!
@washedupguy2759
2 жыл бұрын
It's a runner from the GCFCE!!!
@alseidel5622
2 жыл бұрын
Great to have these midweek treats. Listening to that y block idle brought to mind a new summer challenge. How low or slow can you get them To idle with out stalling or chugging? Just a thought. By the way the y block was introduced in the Lincoln series in 1952.
@nighttrainist
2 жыл бұрын
317.
@CarterAutoRestyling
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update on this one! Those old tires are fantastic!
@suprasilvia
2 жыл бұрын
Nice Ford lucky man
@highwatercircutrider
2 жыл бұрын
My dad had a 1954 Ford custom two door. It was black, had a V8 and auto trans. We owned that car until about 1968, pulled a 15’ camp trailer all over Michigan trouble free with it. My dad gave it still running to my cousin, but dad being an Army WWII mechanic insisted on doing a valve job on it first !....Gary in Michigan U.S.A.
@rogercamp6071
2 жыл бұрын
Cool,my dad was also a WWII Army mechanic stationed in the Pacific Theater, he and some buddies actually built their own Jeep in the Philippines while stationed there.
@heathersanborn4914
2 жыл бұрын
THANKS !
@johnmahoney2178
2 жыл бұрын
That’s one sweet ass ride love the old fords not the new ones 👀💯♥️💪👍
@stephengreene1856
2 жыл бұрын
I love those convertibles,my dad had one and he had the one with a glass roof,They got sold before I was old enough to drive
@unclemarksdiyauto
2 жыл бұрын
You got to get that back on the road! Love it!
@ihrescue
2 жыл бұрын
Nice. I was wondering about the transition from the flathead V8. Thanks.
@ytwhite5930
2 жыл бұрын
Er-rr-rr-rr-rr blap blap....That car is soooo cool...Red with a white interior...Priceless!
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