Ford’s 1932 Flathead V8 wasn’t just for bank robber getaway cars. With 75 horsepower, Ford’s new “bent eight” helped move America’s freight a little faster in trucks like this one-ton BB.
Hey Steve, I love the respect you gave to the treasured ruler your friend gave you. Just toss it into the rotting truck and let it bounce down to the ground. Love all your videos!
David Attenborough Is FAR MORE Educated Than This Guy. Who Relies On Magazine Information That He Reads About The Rusting Neglected Junk He Talks About...
Of all the vehicles Steve and co. has shown us this is by far the most worthy and deserving of being saved. I hope a rat rod doesn’t get their hands on it, this one is not that far gone for that.
Did you notice how, as far as rust goes, that she's in better shape than most of the much "newer" cars that are in that bone yard? Lol it's just a matter of time until a rat rod builder comes along and snaps it up. 😊
You Are Obviously EASILY Entertained... Go To A REAL Auto Show And See What The Vehicles Are ACTUALLY Suppose To Look Like, And Get The BETTER Detailed Information From The Owner. Instead Of Looking At Rusted Out Neglected JUNK That's Has Already Been Scavenged For Parts...
WOW, You Really ARE A Young Kid Indeed. I Have Empty Metal Kendal Motor Oil Drums At Home Used As Burn Barrels, And Un-Opened Cardboard Cans Of Oil From The 1980's. It Wasn't Until The Last Decade Or So That Service Garages Had To Have Various Viscosity Cases Of Oil On Stock For These Newer Computerized Engines. With Turbo's, Dual Cam OHV Designs, And SPECIFIC Oil TYPES The Engine Requires. You Really Gotta Get Up To Speed Kiddo...
@@kevincoleman1226 I don't remember seeing the Dillinger letter when I was there years ago . I do know that Dillinger preferred Packards and Hudson's over Fords as they were bigger and had more room for his " associates " . The early Ford V8s of 32-33 weren't nearly as reliable as the A and B four cylinders were .
I’m dating myself here, but when I started doing oil changes on my own, those cardboard oil cans were the only ones available! I worked a part time job at an auto parts store and there was inevitably a occasional “leaker” that would ooze oil all over the open flats and make everything a slippery mess of everything! I remember what an improvement the new plastic containers were once they started coming out in the 80’s - especially when you learned how to pour them without the “glugging”………👍 That old Ford truck is certainly a dichotomy - on one hand, so crude and rudimentary - yet some of the mechanical details are strikingly similar and just as robust as anything you would find on a new heavy-duty truck from today!
As an 8 year old, tried my hand at driving a 31 AA in a snowy field helping my father feed cattle as we drove by feed bunkers. Technically, the first vehicle I ever put in gear, released the clutch, and put the vehicle in motion. This was in 1959 in Kansas, when Model A’s were not nearly as collectible as they are now. Farm kids got to do this kind of stuff!
32 has the fire wall that bolts in , by looking at the trucks fire wall at the front 33, 34 . Also 34 has that extra belt line below the window on the cab . Nice vintage truck .
Nearly halfway through the video, I was about to leave a comment asking if these trucks still were being made with some wooden parts (in the '30s). And low and behold, Steve gave the answer in the video before I could type the comment.😎😎
Back in the late sixty's I worked at a Texaco service station. Havoline motor oil came in 1 quart cardboard container's used a special oil spout to pour the oil. Brings back many memories. Thanks Steve.
We used Havoline oil in those cans in the 1970s and 1980s in our 1971 LTD. The last time I used oil from cardboard cans was in the mid-1990s - a man in my neighborhood was closing up his hardware store in a small town and had fire-sale prices on everything inside (which was a time capsule), including brand-new snow tires still on the rack on the wall from the 1970s. He had a case of Penzoil in those cans and I bought it and used the oil. I still have several of the spouts for those cans too!
What a great Friday! I don't know how but Steve never disappoints he's always upping the game! And Katie let's just say she's a diva and Steve knows it! What a great channel! It's got everything and let's not forget about Shane the photographer he's amazing as well! He doesn't get enough love but he's integral
Turn Signals WERE NOT Inside The Headlights. The Smaller Bulb Inside The Headlight Was Simply A Marker Light. NOT ALL Of His Information Is Correct And Accurate. What He Gives Is What He Reads In His Magazine Articles, And Makes GUESSES A Lot Of Times...
Also for @jimgarvey5452 @seed_drill7135 and @davemckolanis4683 A few years earlier than this Model BB truck, a ring like that on the hub of a steering wheel for a Model T was to control the ignition timing, advance was one direction and retard was the other. Are you sure what we see in this video isn't a carryover of that control? A headlight switch would be a simple two-position thing: on or off. Not sure why headlights would need a sliding control.
@@xqqqme- The ring around the horn button with the handle on it is the headlight switch. It has 3 positions, off, low beam and high beam. The spark and throttle controls on Model T’s and Model A’s were the levers extending from either side of the steering column (spark left and throttle right). Also, directional signals on cars and trucks did not exist in the 20s and 30s so you won’t find any switches for that purpose.
Steve I used to own a 1930 Model A truck and my head light buckets were brass with German silver plating, I believe those were too. The lever on the steering wheel was your headlight switch. Turn signals were still decades away. Surprised to still see that laying in a junk yard. Still lots of good parts left for a restorer.
Ford I heard saved on manufacturing by utilizing the dual water pumps was it meant less redesign of the cooling system since it’s the same as taking two 4 cylinder’s and incorporating an already designed tested and proved way of cooling. The flathead was truly an amazing engine when all the other manufacturers were using inline 6 or 8’s unless demanding a premium price for the use of a v8. Ford knew what they were doing and knew how to bring affordable performance into the hands of the general people for the time.
The 1932 Ford B & BB trucks had a separate bolt in firewall and the 33 & 34's had a welded in firewall so I would say that was definitely a 33 or a 34. Got to see a 1936 Ford logging truck once and it was geared so low that I think it's top speed with the flathead V8. As I remember Ardun overhead conversions were originally designed for the trucking industry and later adopted by hotrodders.
@ ROAD NOISE Setting A Standard FOR WHAT??? Looking At Rusted Out, Wrecked, Scavenged And Neglected Junk That MOST OF IT Should Have Been Recycled LONG AGO??? Go To A Car Show And See What Those Wrecks Are REALLY Suppose To Look Like, And Get The MORE ACCURATE Information From The Vehicle Owners. It's Depressing To Look At That Stuff Piled Up, Stripped, Smashed And Rotting Away With Leaf Litter All Over Them. They're Only Homes For Little Critters And SNAKES...
It's sad that up here in New Brunswick the old junkyards were cleaned out and the cars crushed. It's all about the $$$ they can get for newer vehicles. I towed a car up to one of those yards in 1988 and there was a 1970 Charger lying on its side, complete except drivetrain. I hope someone saved it, the yard is long gone.
Recently bought a 1939 1.5 ton truck. It has what was described to me as as a torsion drive. This truck looks like the same but hard to tell for sure because of the weeds. Drive shaft came back from transmission in a tube. No U- joint at the rear end. The semi- elipecal springs were connected by a wishbone to the tube behind the transmission. Something similar to a CV joint connected the transmission to the drive shaft. The only pivot point in the drive line . You can see one of the torsion tubes running at an angle by the right frame. Also Ford used manual brakes up till late 38 or 39 when they came out with hydraulic brakes.
@@davemckolanis4683 ⚙I like being in the junkyard with the Steve and I'd like to bring my camera and go with him someday.. He always manages to make me laugh with his strategically placed magazines, models and sometimes an invented word or two. I guess not everyone feels the same..
Was never a Ford fan, although my dad was. He had an oil field construction company. We had Ford trucks and pickups. The cross leaf suspension would pound out the front cross members and crystalize the metal. They would have to be replaced so often, that they were just bolted in. I asked my dad how you timed the dual distributer and he said he didn't know because they never had to.
Steve, I'm pretty sure that motor was 221 Cubic inches. It was upped to 239 inches later. And no turn signals on that truck. That switch in the center of the steering wheel is the light switch.
Many years ago I rebuilt a BB 32 Ford. The emergency brake was a separate brake shoe inside the rear drum. Four cylinder with mechanical brakes made for exciting stops if needed in a hurry. Top speed maybe 35 40 MPH. Sold it because it was not safe to mix it up with modern cars near you. Also sitting on the gas tank metal molded to fit the wood seat frames was nerve wracking.
This was a great treat today, I love seeing the older stuff. I really hope you cover that light blue cabover that was in the background, I have always wanted a Ford C series cabover and would like to hear you talk about them
Hate to see the really old iron just sitting in the junk yard. I can see lots of potential in that old girl. The switch in the center of the steering wheel is the light switch 3 position park, low beam, high beam and horn button in the middle. I think it was Clyde Barrow that supposedly sent Henry the complimentary letter for his cars. Great video no dog today to steal your scenes.
Thanks, Steve, a particularly meaningful vehicle in the grand scheme of things and just think of the thrill for those engineers back then, heading to work in Detroit to create new engines and suspensions and everything. And O my, that cab, you gotta be slim to drive that truck. :)
An interesting thing I learned about those low horsepower numbers 100 years ago was that it wasn't totally due to a lack of technology, the gas they used back then was equivalent to 30 octane, that limited the compression ratio and horsepower that could be made
Ya got your gangsters mixed up Steve. Clyde Barrows wrote ol' Henry about his love for the V8 Ford. But hey! One vicious killer isn't much different from any other. Was that a Diamond T in the background?
The switch on the steering wheel is for the parking and headlights, no turn signals in the headlight buckets. Only one rear tail light. The reflectors were silver plated because it has the most reflectance on any metal. The AA (1928-1931) also had longitudinal rear leaf springs.
If I remember correctly, the F series started in 1948. At that time a 1/2 ton was F 1, 3/4 ton was F 2 , on up to an F 7 I think. I had a 1950 F 2 3/4 ton 239 cubic inch flathead V8. That's a nice looking Diamond Reo in the background.
Love got a 1948 f68 which I think refers to the gvw. It's a 3/4 ton although they used to haul 100 bushels of wheat in it which weigh 10000 lbs. Rear springs quite short and 18 leafs per side. Rode a little rough. I used to drive it as a teenager.
My favorite part of learning about cars , are the quirks , and corner cutting dollar saving things manufacturers did. Like how steve pointed out how a mopar had a fiberglass canopy window end cap, and how dodge trucks kept using the same cab from the 50s all the way up until the 70s.. i love that weird stuff . One of the coolest things i foind out was ford using the c-cabover body, As a top cab portion of a later model ford h-seirs semi truck, and turning the wheel wells/openings into strorage compartments. Sooo funny. Anyone have any weird stories to share id love to hear them😊👍
1934, larger lug pattern with floating rear axle, other cues: belt line on the back of the cab is different than 33 as is the hood with the v8 emblem on the side, 1933 did not have that on the hood side, Also early 1933s did have the single barrel Detroit Lubricator carb like the 1932, but most were changed over to the 2 barrel Stromberg later in the year. Great video!
