Bought My Dream 1956 Chevy - We Drove It 350 Miles Back Home! 

The video got hit with a red flag for a song I used towards the end. I had to mute it so apologies for the quiet driving segment. 😅

You will get the rusted out sheet metal cut out and replaced with new sheet metal and welded in, and it will be fantastic. What a great car. Congrats.

Talk about super gutsy driving an unknown car 350 miles back to home. But, the huge never ending smile of Olivia made it worth it. Can't wait to see the resurrection of this car.

I've had 10 hot rods in the last 45 years, and every one of them was a garage Queen. That fear of bugs, birds and rocks always sucked the fun out of driving them. A hard lesson learned, but if it were me, I would leave the esthetics the way they are on this car, and just make it safe. Then you can drive it without worrying about dents, dings etc. etc.!!!! I wish I had done that with one of my cars!!!

OH THAT IS A OUTSTANDING SURVIVOR!! CONGRATS ON THE NEW CAR!!

Props to Liv for always getting her hands dirty and getting into working on these old cars.

Congratulations Olivia! It has its issues, but at least it runs, and it made it 350 miles back home! That's better than a lot of cars. Great job, both of you! Love it!

I appreciate the clean talking without use of foul language. That’s why I watch VVG. I’ll continue watching your channel. Just subscribed.

Don't you just love road tripping for a car? What an adventure. The wife and I just went 550 miles to pick up a 79 Blazer. Coming back through Montana it was -30 Windchill. Truck ran like a dream except the windshield washer pump quit and the Speedometer Adapter on the T Case broke and the cruise control quit. Good luck with your car!

That front seat is about $1000 you are lucky to get it especially since that was a old race car. People used to send them to the landfill and put buckets in. Now they are hard to find and everyone wants them.

I was born in 56 so if you could pop it in a cardboard box and post it over the the UK that would be fine 🙂Great help from the guy you got it from with the exhaust, interesting trip, looking forward to checking in on how the work gos on it. Great looking find with most of the mechanicals sorted, maybe. Good luck with it.

Great find! Sweet old 56. Nothing like driving a old tri5 Chevy. Don't get any better. Good luck with it👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for including us in this your adventure ❤🎉😊

Olivia and Danny, thanks for sharing your life.Your keeping it real.

The 56 is the best looking of all the tri fives. My absolute favorite.

AWESOME JOB OF SAVING THAT OL GAL... SHE JUST WANTED TO BE LOVED, CLEARLY BY THE FACT SHE MADE IT ALL THE WAY HOME FOR YOU, AND IS A TESTAMENT TO HER HAPPINESS..... SHE IS SO KOOOL, ALL THE CHARACTER AND A PROJECT THAT WILL BE FUN AND WORTH IT . CONGRATS AND WELL DONE. WAY TO GO DANNY, THAT WAS A BUMMER THE EXHAUST FUMES. GET WELL... PEACE YOU ALL. 👍👍🙏🙏🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

I'm so happy for the two of you. I just bought my 93 year old neighbors 72 chevy chevelle. Its been in her family since ordering it from the factory. Her son beefed it up by doing an engine swap from a 400 to a 396. Not without dropping a 3/4 cam. Its almost all original inside and out. Sounds like a beast. Took me a couple of weeks to get it running again, but well worth it. Happy restoring to you both.👍

Marketplace has some of the best things to pick up, I purchased a 70 Cuda Sight unseen and it was the best purchase I’ve ever done. Good purchase for you.👍🏼

Definitely worth the trip. The 56 doesn’t get the love like the 55 and 57 but it should and a post car. Wow I really liked this video and I LOVE the car thank you.

Finally got to see the whole video. Quite nice to see Olivia so happy with her new drive. Totally loved your video will watch mooore. Thanks guys for being real and true (as opposed to many other YTbers). Bless you, a new fan.

First time watcher, if that is the correct term. I was born in 59 But as a teenager I built model cars, and 57 was my favorite so telling my dad for first car instead of getting a newer 77 model I wanted a 57, we were not rich and I wanted to work on it more than just working all the time to pay for it I loved that car drove threw high school then had to get a truck

At first, I thought you bought Danny's 56. I have to agree on the Tri-Five post cars are so much cooler than hardtops. Congrats.

Awesome car! so happy for you Olivia i know how much you wanted one!

Holy Crap, just saw this and had to say this. In 1976 I bought my wife a 1 owner 1956 Belaire 4 door sedan with only 49K on the ODO. This was from a used car lot in Lompoc Cal. This buggy was deluxe and had belonged to the first owner who was gifted the car by his parents when he graduated. Drove it from Santa Barbara to Detroit in a 48-hour stretch. You could see the gas gauge needle drop with every mile. Sold the car for 750 bucks which is what we bought it for in order to pay tuition.

I think you've got to thank your lucky stars that you made it 350 miles w/o any major problems, i had my doubts just looking at it , but it's a cool car & you'll probably have alot of fun driving it around town.

Congratulations Liv. Look forward to the progress you guys make on it. Feel better Danny! Thanks for bringing us along. 🍻

Love your new ride Olivia, great choice!...Of course Charger is first but you'll both have fun spare-timing-it-together into a beauty and a beast, just the way you want it...Shout out to Danny on this for all the creative wrenching, tweaks, and quirks he had to do to make it almost 400-hundred-mile-drive-worthy...Give Danny a screw a nail and a piece of wood and he'll build you a shopping mall...A Tiki toast to both of you!!!

1956 is by far my favorite! Great job and love watching your videos!

Always use full strength antifreeze 80% to distilled bottled drinking water 20% instead of using 50/50 blend only in the reservoir 🤔👍👍👍

Congratulations on the 56! I was also impressed by how the trunk lid matched.

You really should have kept the "V" off of the trunk lid. Those are not just a decoration. Those indicate that this was originally a V8 car and usually have one on the hood as well. With out those, they look like a cheep 6 cylinder car.

Love that part when your testing the trunk lid. If it locks then "We Are Boned"!! I'll definitely have to use that one.

Hey you guys rock you scored I have owned my 56 since the 70,s hope to see more.Thanks

What an awesome 👌 adventure!! 😊😊😊

That's the great thing about 55,56, & 57 Chevies,parts are easier to get than most other cars!!!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder for sure on this one guys . But with a little love and some metal work along with some new wiring and updated equipment it will be a blast . Glad your satisfied with your purchase be careful and stay safe my friends God love ya both.

56 year I was born love them

That’s still my favorite car of all times. And you can buy every part brand new

Stumbled onto this video, had never seen any of your videos. Very good video, no drama or made up stuff. Will subscribe. Thanks!

Chevy Belair's are my favorite classic cars! Congratulations on your recent purchase, and good luck with it!

56 is the best year in my opinion, I got mine 12 years ago with a tree growing inside it.

I have a white rust free 56 truck lid just a little damage around the lock. Free to you just pick it up 👍🍻

We bought a new one in 1956, same color as yours, our family really liked the car, would like to have one now.

Congrats young lady! Good Job Driving the car Danny!

So great that you both are car peeps, nothing bonds a couple better than a tri-five! Very impressive "on the fly" trouble shooting.

Welcome to the TriFive club!

I'm 73. My Aunt had a 56 Belair almost identical to that one. I loved the car but never thought to speak for it. One day when I was about 16 or 17 I went to see her and it was gone. I was heartbroken. I'm glad you found that one and glad you shared it. Thanks for the memories! I'm in North Carolina so I'm reasonably certain it's not the same car.

I don’t have a 55 Chevy yet, but that hood would of been nice wall art,,,right, thanks BigAl California.❤

I was 6 years old, When My Dad drove in with, a bran new black and Yellow. It bring back good members🥰

Awesome! Luv the patina’ you saved it.. ❤️

When I was a teenager I purchased a 1956 Chevy nomad I was the second owner. It was really nice except a little rust over the headlight. It was all original had 265 V-8 in it love that car drove it for a while and then parked it to work on my dad was an alcoholic and he sold it while I was working one day still have the title somewhere he would do anything for alcohol. I hope that bill turns out great for you.❤😊

Sweet 56 Chevy good job

If you have to temporarily use rubber hose on a transmission , use EFI hose clamps. Smooth inside and don’t bite into the hose.

I've owned several 56 2-dr post Chevy's . Awesome 56 .

I love your sense of adventure. Whenever I drive a purchase home, I'm nervous the whole time! And my buys are in much better condition. I would have trailered that one. Kudos to you two!

Congrats on your new '56. Not a bad road trip home. BTW, reason you want to use a nut driver is it never slips off and won't strip out the slot. Boomer here.

Keep updated love to see how it comes out

Great video! I enjoyed every minute of it. It's the adventure that makes all of the work worth it I'm sure. Danny has a lot of guts driving that really cool '56. I like when he said he bonded with it. Whatever you do with it, you can't lose!

One easy test is pull it inside and shut the door start it up and look at the wires with the coils exposed so you can see if any sparks are flying from the coil wires or coil to the engine. Usually if it's not obvious when you step on it that's when you will see a short//Sparks will ark. With no lights on in the pure darkness. Rodger wellco trust me if anything is arking you will see it. Those cheap wires can spark right through the outside housing it's like the 4th of July under the hood.

Of a handful of cars I had that I wish I had back is a 210 '56 post. You have good taste. A Bel Air , too. Fancy. ; )

Very cool! Liv reminds me of my 25 year old daughter, she works on all her cars….she saved her money and has a 1962 Buick Skylark convertible, 1970 Skylark hard top and a 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix.

I’m happy for you liv! You will have a lot of fun making that your own! Can’t wait to see what you do with it!

One of the cool parts about a 56 is the left taillight opens for the gas cap. Buckets YUCK!!! Use a bench seat! Tuck n roll interior would be nice.

Congrats on your tri five find!! Definitely a bucket list car for me too. Can't wait to see you make it gnarly 🍻🤙

👿🔱😈..cool old ride and she fired right up.. Thats KARMA GIRL 🤘... Lov the green windows and old gassers are my favorite old hotrods.. Best of luck getting her going...and we dont need no stinkin mufflers

What an amazing car! Love it. You should call it "Time Bandit" Or 'RUSTY'

My dad had that same model and color when I was a kid. I used to lay above the rear seat and look out the rear window on trips to Grandma's house.

Love these kind of videos. Great job guys ! 🤟🏻

I really enjoyed your adventure with the 1956 Chevrolet Belair. I owned a 1965 Chevy II NOVA 327cid back in the 1980’s. Good memories.

Love the paper plates on the radiator. Put new shocks on the '56. Can't wait to see you guys fix the trunk floor.

Cool... Just stumbled here. Really liked your adventure. Looking forward to the build. 👍

Would have been nice to save that emblem on the trunk lid, but.....the mounting studs might have all broken off....good call. 👍

I love the 55/56 so much more than the 57s.

SaWeet ! You two kids be livin car life 😎exhaust poisoning 😮glad your alright Danny☮️

That car is sick! The color and patina are super cool.

That deal on the trunk of the car is the base from an old Shakespeare, CB antenna, 70s or 80s

I love this addition to the fleet 1 was born in 55 and this my favorite tri 5 BelAir still is one of my many dream cars!!

That’s a dd speed shop special

That’s a beautiful 56 ❤ I love the patina. It’s a shame you couldn’t retain the original blue plate at DMV.

Yupi !!! Success 😊 35:48

Dreams do come true! So happy for you guys!

This is the best channel ever. Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out. My bucket list car is a 59 Bonneville. One day. Keep the great content coming

That is a rare beauty well worth the time and effort. The Chevy is nice too.

Being a truck driver I always used cardboard with bungee cords to hold the cardboard in place . Nice rescue of an oldie ....

That start up was rowdy. Always glad to see people saving some old iron!

A year after high school I found a 55 Bel Air for sale. I bought it for 400 dollars, drove it home & just in front of the house, blew a front tire! Specs: 69 Camaro Z28 302, Saginaw 4 speed, the former owner had a tunnel ram with 2X4 barrels but stuck a stock intake & a 2 barrel so he could keep the drag setup. Still white smoked the tires!

One heck of an adventure!!! Thanks for sharing!

I'm looking forward seeing all the upgrades you guys put into this 56 Chevy

Oh it’s sweet!❤ I think you can send in the speedo in if it’s bad.

That was an awesome Jornal tinkering with tha car & trying to get it Home it was really Cool 😎

I always wanted a 55 I like the square back wheel wells The 56 and 57 were rounded and had a different look ! But if its what you like , thats your business

Olivia and Danny, thanks for sharing your life)))

I had 4 57’s, 1 hardtop ….1, 4 dr wagon and 2, 2dr wagons. Also 4, 2 dr 55 sedans! Never had a 56….happy for you Olivia! And I love ❤ your boots….😎

I love that car. It was my first car even to the color.. I bought it in from a neighbor in 1963 for 800 dollars. It was in great condition. I was only 17 years old. I drove it until I joined the Navy. I left it for my brother to drive while I was away for a year and when I came home planning on driving it to California I found that the transmission was shot. I wanted to find one for many years to restore but I never found one. Now I’m too old to worry about an old car.

Once you get the trunk pans and other things squared away you will have a great car that you know what you have and do what you want with it. The best part is that you have gotten one with the post! 😄 I'm going to say that if I was going to get one it would be the same thing, I think it's great that you have gotten what you want and something that everyone else doesn't have. Bravo and I am happy 😊 that you all have gotten what you wanted and not settling for something else that you didn't want. I hope that you two have a great evening and enjoy your Friday and upcoming weekend! I will now enjoy your video as always and watch what you have planned to get started with as you figure out the way you are going to get it to be exactly as you wish it to be. A dream car is like a Lego set 📐 with a erector set that you are going to be able to get every detail as you wish it to be in the end and final stage.

She is just so excited you can get see it her face , That's really good for a buyer , good find , beautiful

GSP, hey you two need to check with Derek at VGG, that's not rust it's weight reduction for racing! Throw in a couple of cans of Berrimans into the tank to help the fuel system, clean the valves etc.

Thanks for liking a 1956 Chevy (and not going for the '57 like so many others do!). Looking forward to seeing your next video on this. (By the way, this is my birth-year car, so I will be following your build closely)

Awesome car! You will make that sweet I am sure! What great taste in cars you guys have. I had two 1957 post 210"s. One was Dusk Pearl/India Ivory and one was Sea Green/India Ivory. Love the dash on those cars.

That '56 is rad af! Good luck with it!