Driving a 1973 Duster to the NEW shop in Tennessee! (Bought Sight Unseen) 

Glad to see her go to a new home! You’re always welcome back any time 👍🏻

“Hey you want to go swing through that car wash?” ….”Absolutely!”….“Think it’ll leak???” ….“YES!”…..the kid is wise beyond his years, LOL!

About 20 years ago my wife and I were just married, dirt poor, and livin on love. I had a 74 duster with a 225 and a 4 speed. The 225 burned about as much oil as gas. I had just got done building a 75 and a 76 with a buddy. I had plenty of left over goodies from almost a year of junkyard pillaging. I was aching to put a 340 in it. I had one with a big ol thermoquad, a k frame, a set of subframe connectors, a set of headers that were actually right for the car...the whole nine yards. Mrs didnt want me to make our duster into a go go buggy that she couldnt drive. Anyway we had the road trip from hell. 5 flats, had to put diodes in the alternator, ignition box went out, you know...regular stuff. About 20 miles from the home 20 the lower rad hose exploded. I stopped, looked under the hood, saw the mess, shut the hood and drove on. It got so hot I locked it up. Three times. I fully intended to stick a piston so hard that Id break a rod. When it finally stuck so hard that it wouldnt break loose in overdrive, we were about a mile from her uncles house who really enjoyed his sudsy beverages. We got there, and he enjoyed about another case of suds and we rounded up a chain to drag it off the highway before dark. When we got to the car it had cooled off and for the fun of it, i hit the key and it fired right off. He carried me to town, I stopped at old Reilly's and got a hose, went back and put it on and filled it with water and drove it home. We drove that car for another couple years until a drunk sideswiped it. I never smoked, never knocked, and just ran like a top. Maybe you need to get it hot enough to lock up....never know.

Sitting in a hospital bed, waiting for my sponge bath..., nope, not gunna happen.. Thoroughly enjoyed this video, Derek! Unlike some fellers who didn't enjoy their experiences with the Slant 6 engines, mine went through heck and back and never let me down! I loved all three Dart's, and all had the 225ci engines. God bless you and the old Dodge engines!

First thought, "huh, that looks like Dylan McCool's place." Next frame dylanmccool walks in.

you know a guy wasn't feeling very well today just down in the dumps then he saw VGG new post and every thing got better thank you sir

We bought a Duster in 1978 in Kentucky which had 135,000 miles on the clock, thought it would be OK because we liked the seller, a no bullshit friendly man. He chucked in a bag of dope too and invited us to dinner.. We drove to San Francisco via New Orleans, put in a new clutch in Las Vegas and sold it for S300, not much less than we paid for it, and flew back to England. Great trip, camping out for 3 months. Many fine memories.

Had a 318 3-speed manual in mine back in high school. Always wished I had the 340. 😎

"Remember that one time...." Oh the wholesome memories you've made for your kids. Priceless.

SERIOUSLY.... I'LL NEVER KNOW HOW I MADE IT THROUGH 51 YEARS WITHOUT VGG - FREAKIN' HILARIOUS!!! THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS DEREK!

Back on 95 myself and a friend found one of these in a junkyard, slant 6 with a manual three on the tree. Bought the whole car for 100 buckles, put a battery in and it fired up and ran right there. No title for it but we still had fun.

I believe the other Duster you picked up was also missing its kickdown linkage. Shouldn't be surprised when the transmission goes directly to 3rd without that vital setup in place and operating. I've always heard that driving without it will destroy a Torqueflite in short order, but at least one of your Dusters survived for at least a little while.

I’m disabled and bedridden and your videos are literally a lifesaver! THANKYOU Derrick and family

Dylan and Derek together in the same scene is a dangerous level of awesomeness

glad to see you and Dylan together. Dylan is a nice young man who has been bitten with that worst of bugs, he is a Mopar or no car man. Always enjoyed his channel and you teaming up with him is awesome.

I must say, dude, you put out some of the best videos on this stuff. And when you said something about the "animal" on the fender and the red wasps I got to thinking that eventually your gonna have a hilarious video where you get lit up by some...well...them weird animals and red bugs, 😂. Great old Duster.

Knowing Derek's wife is more than likely always with him on these revivals it just goes to show how good of a woman, wife and mother she is, supportive to the very end.

Today my vocabulary was expandulated to the ninth degree. I heard questions asked that can never be answered and learned answers to questions I never thought to ask. I feel ensparklified by the aura of a zen master. Subscribed

I have a 72 demon with the same 225 that's been sitting for 18 years now in NM, luckily rust free. It was my high school car and I Will be getting it going soon. You are a big motivator when it comes to these cars that have been sitting for a long time. I've been watching all your videos for years, first comment. Thank you

One of the things I enjoy most about your videos D is the soundtrack. You always have great original compositions. And its a nice mix of rock, easy R n B kinda groovy funk jazz, blues and pseudo country. Whoever writes and records the music kicks ass!!!

Every Dodge and Plymouth I ever owned, the starter sounded just like that but never, ever had to change one. Seriously.

Those wheels really make the car!!

I love a slant six. They are not as glamorous as some of the other Mopar mills, but there is just something comforting about them.

Thanks for including your son. Dads need to make memories with their kids. Hugs y’all.

VGG is gonna love our wonderful humidity. After several heat strokes and completely dehydrating you’ll be just fine.

Years from now that kid of yours will be so thankful for the time spent with dad. Great video and content!

There are very few channels that I can watch with my grandkids,thanks for being one of those! Love you,Buddy.

a great find! You have a knack for finding cars & trucks that need some TLC, your skill sets are diverse & although you have a great sense of humor you're a serious mechanic. I'm 73 & have been working on used cars since 1964. I wish I had your skill sets and knowledge. Enjoy the end results, just get'em running and looking OK. Keep it going

It’s always good seeing a kid hang out with his dad. It’s amazing how much a kids learns at that age. Steal trap memories.

When you said, "Twenty dollars.....could I get sixteen back, please?" I thought to myself, that's just about what I say every time I go out to eat or go to the grocery store.... Love it! 😂😂

Another Fun Adventure ! My dad ad a 71 Dart with the Slant Six and his first AC car. Nice car ! I'd take it !!!!

I had a Valiant, with all drum brakes, when brakes were soaked, the car wouldn't stop for all the beans in Boston.

"Why are these hornets red?" Welcome to the South, Derek. You're about to meet a LOT of insects here. Just wIt til you meet the moths that are as big as your face.

When I see that Duster, it just reminds me of Al Bundy's Dodge. Keep saving the classics Derek, I love it. 👍🏽👍🏽

A reman (340-cid ,6 pack would go Nice under that Hood

Love this when Derek is going to get a car to run and drive it home weather it's junk or isn't it's so funny sometimes 😅

Cop brakes, cop tires, cop suspension, cop cigarette lighter- sounds like a car from the Blues Brothers movie.

When Derek said “Ya getting hungry?” I felt that.

My dad had one of these when i was a kid. Every time i see one of these i see my dad. The old slant six seemed to run forever.

This is so cool seeing two of my favorite RU-vidrs! I seen this car on Dylan's channel and always loved it. You guys are the best!!

I'm excited to see you're sticking with the original format. Starting and driving these cars home is why I watch the show. Love it.

Going to be a lot of "remember that one time we broke down" in those little humans life.... Perfect.

What a SWEEEEET machine. Many fond memories in a "Ruster", my buddies Gramma never knew they joys that machine gave us.

Whaaaat??! Dylan McCool AND VGG on the same video? I'll be dipped!

Those old Mopar starters have a unique sound I’ll never forget

This feller has been delivering so many videos in rapid succession, I’m running out of cold snacks!

This is taking me back in time when my grandfather use to have a gold duster like this one, amazing times.

Love watching you bring things to life, you remind me of my late father who had a passion for cars. Keep doing what your doing brother

Do i see a VGG and UTG collab in the future?! Uncle Tony is the man when it comes to moper's and especially those slant six's. Fun fact, they'll run of 2 cylindro's don't ask me how i know...

Now that you have moved south, You are going to find that A/C becomes more important than working brakes!

You and Dylan are my #1 and #2 favorite channels on RU-vid right now. A guy can't believe his luck

As a Chrysler man I was pretty sure the Dustpan would make it home. Slant 6's are pretty ironclad. We like the wheels and tires also..maybe crank the torsion bars up in the front to level off the ride.....looks high in the back. I remember the Gold Dusters..mostly an appearance package. Good BASIC transportation. Can't wait to see more of the new shop.

"Cop brakes, cop tires, cop suspension, all the good stuff." It must've been a Blues Mobile.

VGG: “Why are the hornets red” Me and the rest of us southerners: You gon learn today ol’ son

"I immediately take that back" 22:13 hahaha I think I have went back and watched every vice grip garage video now! the best content! I could watch and listen to derek all day long. My dad used to always talk about a 1970 plymouth duster so that has always been my dream car! I really hope to own one some day

Hey Derrick, Thanks again to you and the family, for continuing to provide, awesome tips, and entertainment as you continue on, with what you do BEST! And here is a tip for those times when your bringing THUNDER and getting a Vehicle on the road and back home in the rain without working wipers. SKIP the RAIN-X and pull under a gas station pump shelter dry the windows down good with some of them free paper towelettes they usually provide with the windshield washer gadget tank a majigs, that they Zip tie to the support beams, and get yourself a small or regular size container of turtle wax or house brand wax, and rub it on the windsheild, side windahs and rear windah, but stay a few inches off the chrome window strips, and then wait for a good 5 mins, and then use some good Ol' elbow grease gunners you got there, to take off the wax and polish it to crystal clear shine and I swear, the rain will bounce and dance like Shirley Temple in a tap dance recital off all them windars and not a drop will stick to it, found this tip out one time on my second hand 70 Chevelle, when giving her a bath and a wax job. A big dallop flew off the rag and landed on the window so I wiped it up and polished it off the window so I decided to do the other side, Man oh Man I did not have to use my wipers for good 6 months, no lie, but did get a whole heck of a lot of honks from oncoming vehicles as their lights bounced off my windshield too like the rain and may have bright spotted them I guess, cause I did not have my high beams on as I would always check.. thinking that is why them maybe honking at me, LOL! Take Care and Keep a firm grasp of your vice grips and a steady hand on the wheel, while putting the life back in them older cars, trucks and occasional oddities you find in your vehicle hunts, and buying sight unseen adventures!!

It’s crazy how I stumbled across McCool and them that led to VGG then I found thunderHead and junkYard. Great to watch all y’all grow and save these classics. From the plain Jane to the high roller. Keep it up

Was that a Blues Brothers reference? "It's got cop suspension, cop brakes, cop tires"......Where's my DVD.

Just got off h and recovering derik youhave made a huge impact on my life showing anyone no matter what can make good life if we pursue and work hard thank u so much

That red bug you saw is called a Wasp, nasty little fella's, welcome to the South! My dad had a Coronet with that same color interior, talk about ugly! It gets worse the more you look at it. Another great video man!

When you were giving it the berryman it gave me flashbacks of the time I fed the 225 in my old Lebaron a sonic rt44 cup full of water to try and blow all the ash out of the cylinders. Then I tried driving it home from Nashville and it spun a rod bearing and caught on fire on the interstate. A 20oz of Vanilla Coke put that fire out. Good times

Yes!! This was my Mom’s car (in blue) way back when. Loved it!! It had a little duster tornado emblem I’m by the back window.

My first car was a 1972 Plymouth Valiant Scamp. Same power plant as this Duster. Got it from my granddad and something was always wrong with it. never idled right consistently, ended up formulating a knock then a rod slung and cracked the block. I was told the slant six is a hard engine to blow, but when you do, it's done and that it was. loved and hated working on that car. Wish i'd learned on it more and never blew it up, but life goes on. Maybe one day I can have another one for old times. Always love when you small humans go along for the rides. Can't wait to do that with my small human.

In the 80s, we had a Duster 360. That car was super-fast. And we had tons of fun in it. That car is nice. I would love to own one.

I see you are a "behind the ole' parts house" kinda mechanic. a true man of culture.

Dylan is a great guy and I enjoy his channel too. I hope you guys hang out a little and do some stuff. Oh, NICE DUSTER BUSTER.... Dylan is too nice to sell you complete junk. He's got a conscience. 😁👍

I road along with you today as we drove that old 1972 duster gold home. I really dig your channel vice grip garage. Thank you buddy for making these videos.....

Had a El Camino in Vermont and never got stuck in snow or mud. No wipers in it. Whenever inclement weather arrived we would be looking through the mosaic window through the duration. Gained new appreciation for little things. Like wipers!!

Hope the move and everything else continues to go smoothly

Always love to see a guy bring home a new ride. Best tuber on the air.

I loved the 225 CI Slant Six back in the day. They were pretty easy to work on, unless you needed access to the bottom side of the block. It didn't take much to keep 'em running. I never personally owned one, but all my buddies had one at some time or another so I worked on them a lot.

Well I'm just tickled pink to have the dynamic car duo of Dereck and Dylan in one video. You both are national treasures and I love every video I watch from both of you. Thank you

40 miles to Dylan McCool, sounds like a match made in heaven.

Behind O'Reilly's, the ticked off wasp is still circling Derek back and forth...loved it.

Back in the 1980s I worked for the state I was assigned a Duster that had just come from the motor pool which was quite a few miles away. They had just done and oil change and forgot to put oil in the car. The oil light was on so I put six or seven quarts in. Running it without oil didn’t damage the engine.

"Cop suspension, cop brakes, cop tires..." **Elwood Blues had entered the chat** You flip as many of these cars as your wife demands, don'tcha Derek?😂 I love that you had the owner on this one. History n' such.👍 Edit: Derek, you are so SOOOO close to Precision Transmission in Austin, TX now. A RU-vid superstar crossover in the making, man. Richard knows EVERYTHING about transmissions.💪

225 slant six is one of the iconic bulletproof engines. Friend of mine in high school had one in a dodge truck that caught unmitigated hell and it just kept purring.

When you hear your children remind you of the finer moments of their childhood, you know you are bringing them up proper. keep up the good work.

After watching a while, I think Derek knows how to do most everything when it come to 1950-1980s farm finds. Often he is funning us to encourage community response (mostly positive real Folks responding. 57 hundred of them this episodee. All Good things... keep it coming paul

Thanks, buddy! You bring back my childhood every time I view! I just wish I had 1/10 of your patience!

"I'm just gonna put money in, and see what happens" -my entire project car career

I've heard of the Arkansas Guarantee. If the car falls in two, you get to keep both halves.

Holy Cow, your new place is just up the road from us here in Huntsville. Welcome to the Area!

Nice looking Duster. Nice that a feller will take his son along once in awhile. I'm sure he really enjoyed spending time with Dad.

Since you’re in TN now, a collab with Uncle Tony’s Garage on that 225 would be fun to watch. @Uncle Tony’s Garage

This bloke makes me laugh in lockdown in Melbourne Australia, cheers

Mine also had a 225. I built a 360 for it. The 6 cylinder torsion bars squat really nice with a small block on them. They preload really nice too. They really throw the front end up when you launch.

Man does a guy sure love this progrim!!!! I recently discovered this absolute gem and brother I'm luvin it! I honestly thought I was the only one that bought new tools for every project lol!!!!!!

i had a 1972 valiant 4 door, with all drum brakes, which when wet, wouldn't stop for all the beans in boston!

Hmmmm... Derek, I'm thinking leaving it in it's current Sleeper PJ's but transplanting a 383 Magnum (w/ a 4-speed or torqueflite) in there! Oughtta be really fun!!!! Cool car!

Hello Derek, good luck with your new location,we wish you and your family the best. another great video,thank you for sharing.

Started watching your videos religiously I'm from Michigan I hang out in the upper peninsula all the time I have property up there I've been to Minnesota many times Duluth and north of all the way to the Canadian border and I hang out in Tennessee where it meets North Carolina and Georgia love Tennessee my father side of the family is all from Tennessee apparently you move from one beautiful place to anotherKeep up the great videos I love to see you saving all those old cars it is awesome keep doing what you do brother

As a native Tennesseean and a HUGE FAN OF VGG IM SO EXCITED. Excited for the stuff you have coming up!

So glad to have y'all as neighbors! Really looking forward to being able to attend an event nearby and say "Howdy"! 🇺🇸

Derek. You're a true talent really like your content. Smart and funny. I'm a TN guy 50 mls east of Nashville

Going back to some older videos. This is rapidly becoming my favourite RU-vid channel. Love what you do 👍

was so bummed out. i used to help a highschool friend with his paper route, and a lady who had a 1970 base model with no rust sold it for only $200! and it ran just fine. this was the mid 90s.

Had a 73 Dart as my first car. Wish I still had it. Oil around spark plug is because there is an aluminum tubular insert in the head surrounding the spark plug with a rubber seal (like a square cut o-ring). Few people replace the seals, so they harden and leak. The end of the insert also gets extruded out by the spark plug, so it is best to use the round end of a ball peen hammer to dress the hole where the spark plug goes through back square or slightly concave when looking down on the tapered end so that the insert squishes the seal into the head when the spark plug is tightened.

I had 70 Duster 6 - 3 sp. And three 1971 Dodge Demon's ! 318 - 3 on the floor, one 340 - 4 speed, factory Hurst, hood pins, rear spoiler , Mopar Man ! Great Video!

Neat Duster, had a '74 just like it, over time , ditched the single barrel and swapped a header and small four barrel, ran much better. upgraded the brakes, stock ones were unreliable, and restored the A/C. Drove that car for 5 years before selling it to a collector. Was cheap, reliable and decent on gas, 19 around town and 24 on the highway. Valves were tricky to keep quite and it used up a lot of valve cover gaskets , otherwise, mostly just oil changes.