Surprising my grandpa with restoring his 1954 International pick up truck 

Some people don't understand that this truck represents 70 years of one family's memories. He sees his grandpa his dad himself in that truck. Memories of the past come flooding back to him. The sights sounds good times laughs and cries of the lives he witnessed. All were faded memories until today. What an amazing gift you have given to your grandpa!

Son,Dad and Grandpa with that truck is a real Family Tradition, priceless.

When your kids do stuff like this, it's your proof that you raised them right. They honor and respect their elders enough to do these things with their own time and money.

With so much painful stuff going on in the world today, it was a special gift that you gave us to see something so positive. Rang my heartstrings. I'm a grandpa... and two months ago I got my brother's truck. As he was passing, he said, "...you take my truck...but remember...It's always mine". R.I.P., Mac. Thanks to you all...including Grandpa, for making me drop a few tears (of joy). I gotta get out tomorrow and polish up Mac's ride. She'll NEVER be sold.

It's brakes my hart when I see videos like this. and I know were this young man is coming from. In 1969 during the troubles in the north of Ireland. My dad brought my mum to the reuplic of Ireland in a Ford consul I came back with my dad to look after our home. I was 14 year's old. I found the car. and by the time it took to sort it out. It was to late. My dad past away. And I niver got to see his face when the car was finished. So this young man is very lucky to see the look on his grandfather's face. What a lovely thing to do. God bless you all of you.

He looked at that old truck like we look at a old friend that we haven't seen in a really long time. That's awesome.😢

When I look at grandpa’s neck I see the roadmap of a life well lived by a hard workin’ man. Enjoy your “ new” truck, Sir.

I lost me Granfather sometime ago, Just lost my father on the 3rd of Jan of 2023. THis video hit me hard! Your Grandfather is so PROUD of that truck, he may not be showing the joy, but i can see it.. Much respect from Detroit.!

Its about dad and his truck, but it is also about the people that got it running for dad. thats huge. thank you

Aww, waterworks here. Grandparents are extra special. Thank you for honoring him in the best way possible.

As a grandpa and avid truck lover, this pulled at my heart strings too. What a special and wonderful thing you all did for Grandpa! Can't wait to see it with the clear coat on it. Keep on truckin' fellas! 💪😊👍

How wholesome! I’m grandpa’s age and a woman. I learned to drive at 11 yo. But at 16, I drove a 1947 IH truck with floor shifter! Fun times!!

Good people , loving each other .....becomes rare today ...

You could tell in his eyes he was reliving the past 70 yrs ...... like another commenter said...." an old friend had returned". Beautiful family!

This is awesome. Just another grown man viewer crying happy tears for this lovely family putting memories together. So beautiful

I remember when my grandad passed away, I went with my father to clean up the place and get it ready for sale. All the times I went to my grandad’s house I never went in the garage, but we went inside to see what needed to go to the dump or could be sold. There inside was a 1958 Dodge pickup, the windows had been vandalized but we popped the hood and saw the Firedome V8 was still intact. My Dad thought about fixing it but donated it to the local trade school, wish he kept it. Glad you got this truck going again!

So moving.....love the bond between 3 generations. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome! There is nothing quite like getting an old sentimental treasure back on the road. Cars of today will be long gone when this old truck is still getting er done!

Cannot replace the memories of old cars & Trucks to a family of lovers ! My son got a 55 Chevy p.up from my dad, his granddad who passed in 2014 ! Those cannot be replaced ! 😥🙏

You guys are awesome dad and son for doing this 👏👏❤❤❤

I love this, Grandpa's are priceless.

This is awesome!!! What a beautiful thing to do. Preserving family history while you're all still here to enjoy it! Hopefully, you guys have some fun doing some cruise ins and shows together.

Thank you so much!! Grandpa is a real, honest to goodness, don't make em like that anymore man. Takes the old girl for a trip down the road, asking his grandson more than once if he can "feel that paar?". He is handling the whole show like a champ, until you lift the hood and show him the new water pump. Then he starts fricken blubbering like a baby. That was CLASSIC! Well Done Family. And thank you again! I ❤ you all.

Awesome story. My first truck, and paid for it myself, was a '53 R-130 for $150 with no motor or bed. Found a motor and bed and got it going. That was 40 years ago. I ended up letting it go for $500 to help pay for college. Since then, I got a '52 L-110 for free and spend 20 years restoring it. I understand the emotions quite well. I started driving the '52 when I was 14 on a ranch before the owner eventually gave it to me.

Loved the video. Wish I coulda fixed up my Grandpas truck b4 he passed. Enjoy the time you have with him. These time are worth more then gold

This brings great memories when my Dad bought a 1956 International. Sadly my dad, mum and brother are no longer with us but we enjoyed cruising the streets of Durban (South Africa) in the 60’s. Thanks for sharing.

To me, the thing is, that this is an American Family. God Bless America. However, many a family's fate has been tied to thousand, hundreds of thousands, even millions of trucks, like this American family. And yet they are not so fortunate to live in our County. They've live all over our most precious planet. I can see this great expression of love all over the world. Ask, your mother/father, Grandfather/grandmothers, aunts and uncles, cousins and other kin, what they remember of the trucks/cars, vehicles that secured their families future. You are fortunate to have all three generations. God be with us all. Peace.

The ole muscle memory kicked in and he was back in his youth just a little wiser 💕

This makes me tear up. All i can say is papa must be a good man for his family to do this for him. I love this video! ! ! thank you

Seeing the old guy cry really got to me. Thanks for sharing this.

Those Frantz t.p. filters are superior ! My dad had one on his '59 Chevy wagon from near new . It went 230,000 . Twice the average . Then he gave it to me . Hauled me and my buds & surfboards to all the so. cal beaches for 3 yrs . 348 p/g . Anyhoo , nice truck ❤

It’s like an old friend has come home! What a great thing you have done for Grandpa!

What an awesome thing you did for your Grandpa! A lot of people just don't grasp how a vehicle can become such an integral part of a family or how people can get so emotional over a vehicle. They can because they provide a connection to our life's memories. You obviously get it and that's awesome! Keep it up!

God Bless you Guys for Bringing Back your Grandfathers Memories. He will Never forget this.

Long live the cannon ball...... Great story line. Keep us updated on the progress.

This made me cry, to see Uncle Richard with his truck. You boys did great! Love you all so very much!!!

Well, you managed to make me cry... wow what a precious gift you have given him... Your father did a good job raising you and you did the same raising a good kid. Full circle!

That’s what it’s all about! Doesn’t get any better. Family, friends, and great memories. Great to see old iron rolling again. Can’t wait to see the next update.

I love it,I too own a L110 and grandpas is a 1 year only 1950,no external door hinges show that.GREAT VIDEO .

Well done son and grandson , beautiful thought for your father and grandpa , you could see how proud and appreciative he was whilst driving her , and now what more could a grandpa wish for than to work on a vehicle he's had since he was 13 with his son and grandson , 3 generations taking care of an old girl and bring her back to life.

My earliest mems were of Dad's 47 IH. Then his 57 IH. Loved the sound of those tough old trucks, and the wawa of the old mud n snows on the highway at a screaming 45 mph!

Back in the early seventies, my landlord had a blue one like that in an old shed. I and others tried to buy it,but he always said that he was gonna give it to his son when he got back from Vietnam. Last I saw it,the old man had passed on, and the shed had caved in on it.

Way to go Blake. Nothing quite like bringing joy to grandpa! The truck is awesome. I'm a little jealous. Great grandma, $50 and a hog. It just doesn't get any better. That's some amazing history. God bless Blake.

That’s awesome guys…. The look on his face…. Brought tears to my eyes…

My grand dad bought a brand new ford in 1948. He absolutely loved that car. He grew up very poor, and to have a new pair of shoes that was a luxury untold. He had a job in a factory and a machine cut part of his finger off. He was worried about losing his job and how he was going to pay! He was very surprised when they paid him $3000 settlement for his injury! That was almost a year at work. They didn’t even have a car the war stopped production of all motor vehicles, so when a car came up for sale, it was gone in a matter of minutes you could not find many cars to buy go when he got a chance to buy this car our family had wheels! Brand new he would sit in that car I’m tall and just drink up the luxury of a Ford four-door sedan that look like a dark blue Tylenol. The day came when he had no choice, but to sell that car to keep the family going and all through his life he lamented the fact that he fell in love with that Ford. Although later on, they all bought him a secondhand Cadillac, he still would never let go of the memories of this Ford on his 88th birthday they Found an exact model of his car, and have it restored to look, just like his! We were so excited we were so happy for him. He was finally going to get his dream. Come true we took the car over to the nursing home and parked it behind a milk truck. When the big reveal came, we have the milk truck pull forward to reveal this beautiful restored 1949 Ford! We explain to him what we did and what this car was and we were so eager for him to give a reply, or show some exuberance! He didn’t remember anything, even though we told him it was his!

What an absolutely wonderful gesture that son and grandson did for grandpa. Much respect to this family for making priceless memories for grandpa. What a great family!

It was so so cool to watch this video! I love the fact it was never sold over all the years. I hope my grandkids keep all my old stuff I have for their memory’s of me some day.

That's awesome, especially when they were talking about continuing to work on it together! Imagine 3 generations all working together in a garage on an old family vehicle, those would be some memories that money couldn't buy.

This old truck brings back a lot of good memories. Love these old trucks.

Family ❤ nothing better..... All the best grandpa

Good to see it still in the family, sheck out the front steering the way he is sawing back and forth on that wheel

you guys did good for Grandpa. stay safe.

Way to go guys and GRANDPA will NEVER forget that.

This video is pretty emotional, I wish I could have done the same thing for my father. I love every moment of it. The look on your grandfather's face was worth a million dollars

Awe Uncle Richard. This makes my heart happy ❤️❤️ papa would’ve thought that was so cool.

That look of pride on grandpas face and getting to drive with his grandson ..... memories bet he felt like he was 20 again my grandpa on my moms side had an old Chrysler or Buick the thing was huge inside he would take all five of us little kids on a Thanksgiving or Christmas drive if it wasn’t snowing in Cleveland Ohio all five of us kids could fit across the back seat I still remember the smell inside grandpa wasn’t much of a talker and the only thing he would say as we were driving was “I got a hell of a deal on this” repeated over and over during our 30 min drive

I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Good to see a family of believers who love each other. God bless them.

I just lost my father 2 weeks ago and pardon me, but I was in tears watching this and I can't wait to see this completed!!! Way to go you guys! Thinking about you "Pops!"

Your Grandad seems like a nice guy. He's had that truck since he was 13 years old! That's incredible. I wonder how many other people can say that. Well done for getting it going again for him. He looked as proud as punch driving it.

What a great memory. As a car lover, I totally get this. It's like a family member.

I loved the video. When I was 9 years old my gpa taught me how to drive his 47 IH pickup with a 4 on the floor. When I took my driver's license test I drove my dad's 57 Chevy pickup. I miss both of those special guys and miss those trucks

I'm in Corpus Christi, Texas and I just saw on ABC what you did for your grandpa. That's so amazing. May blessings to you and your family.

I LOVE, LOVE,LOVE when young people respect and appreciate what their parents and grandparent did for them. To see this warms my heart in a cold world.

Blake you just made my Christmas with this post enjoy the time spent together that's family

This is truly heart warming for me because I'm a country boy from Georgia myself. Thanks for sharing

I love the painting on the tailgate of the crosses 🙂😎

I just saw the truck story on the news and I too, cried like your grandpa! I get it-the memories attached to his truck. You are an awesome grandson with a sensitive heart and soul. Wish there were more like you-selfless!

Oh My Heart!! I had tears in the first minute. It didn't take long for me to need Kleenex. I love to surprise and help people. I especially love my elders and family. I absolutely Love this!! This gift is priceless! The look on his face and the tears in his eyes along with hearing him say "feel that power?" Thank You for sharing this.

What a great story, God Bless your family.

when you get to a certain age seeing and driving an old friend can be overwhelming. and 3 generations are in on some fun in the shed!

❤ These did a heart warming thing. It is NOT just a truck. Memories are good ones that became better.

What a great truck and a great story. Everyone knows it’s really not about the truck. It’s about the fact that his family found it for him. Got it running for him again and it honors him. Honor is something that seems to be missing a lot these days. And it’s great to see a great amazing family honor the man who made them that family. It will mean more to him then any words can say just knowing that what he did during his lifetime, working hard and pouring out his love for his family and that he knows he did the best he could in rough times good times and bad the struggle through and just take care of his wonderful family. You guys did a great job not just getting the truck going and getting his hopes up with future plans for the truck to really make it nice. He’ll be amazed, and he’ll remember this day until the day he dies.All because of an old 54 international pick up. There is a priceless video. I hope everybody gets a chance to see it and to think of their patriarch of their family and to know what they sacrifice for them and some small way, which is actually priceless can bring those memories home. 10:22

As a woman, I love old cars and trucks especially when the are restored!! 💖 Sweet!!💕

Priceless emotions from grandpa. It makes the family happy with what they did for this man.

This is fantastic! Warming the heart of a grandpa who’s done so much for his family. This is how family should be! No absentee men here! Sacrifice and respect! Major thumbs up 👍

Your video really touched a memory for me. Nice family story,a difference from aĺl the bad we see going on all over every day. Thumbs up

That is absolutely wonderful

You did and intend to do a tremendous thing for that man. I’m 78 years old and I can relate to the emotions he is feeling. What a wonderful gift for Grandpa! God bless you and your dad! ❤❤❤

Now this is a real American family that knows the importance of there family heirloom!

What a great story, and family memories for generations to come. My dad loved his internationals as well.

Well done! This is fantastic. We have had an old audi that has been in the family for decades. I sold it to my dad over 10 years ago. He still uses it as his 'snow car'. It has almost 300k miles. It used to be modded (12.1 in the 1/4 mile at 116 mph) but i returned it to almost stock when i sold it (100 dollars) to my pops. It has been reliable for him over the years. However, when he retired, he sold his corvette and he constantly talks about the "thrill of power/speed" on the open road. He has bonded with the audi (200 20v) and i am trying to save the money to make it really exciting for him. Thanks for the inspiration. Again, well done!

The truck is something… but the love of this family for generations is just putting God country and Family more than anything is something a billionaire can’t buy. sadly not the case so much anymore. These people are exactly what keeps me going after 20 plus in the military. I retired 2012 and it’s been an incredible journey trying to go forward and I am grateful to have the love of my family like you have. God Bless this family. True Amerikana!!!

It's all about family Blake! You and your dad did an awesome thing for your Grandpa and Grandma and your whole family! The memories that your grandparents remember and tell you over the years to come, will be your memories when the truck gets passed down to you!

When grandpa got emotional so did I, cars and trucks do become family members. Just this week I have owned one of my cars exactly 50 years, it was the 1st new car I ever bought, I can never sell it.😊

What a wonderful gift to give your loved one! The memories associated with it seemed overwhelming and hes sure to make more thanks to y'all.

Wow awesome…great family…great story…God bless!

I wish my dad was around to see a kid I had . Even though it suck’s sometimes , It makes me insanely happy to see multiple generations of family’s together . It makes me feel a little bit of that feeling through the screen ! Thanks for filming it

That old souther accent was priceless , ‘I’ll be dang ‘god bless him

This is the sweetest thing to do for your grandpa. Seeing him tear up made me tear up and that doesn’t happen often. You’re blessed to have your grandpa and dad to enjoy the memories that you make with this old truck. I never got to see either one of my grandpa’s and lost my dad when he was barely 55. So I kind of lived this vicariously through you all. That’s a wonderful thing y’all did.

Watching this was a great start to 2024, when we are all longing for the good times to return. Our best wishes to all of you.

Awesome job getting Grandpa’s truck working again! Many memories past and present!

Good boys look after your grandfather he is a good man all the way from UK good luck on your truck thank you for sharing your memories thank you👍👍💯

THE RESPECT you all have for Patriarch of your family is priceless,many blessing to all of you,with much respect from central California!!!

What an amazing grandson and son ❤ seeing people so selfless like this makes me have some hope left for humanity. And damn it, grandpa is so darn cute!! Love him!!

❤😂always remember the sacrifice of our forefathers and parents is the reason for where we are, respect and Honor them ❤ ♥ 💜 💖

I have great respect for those who appreciate, respect their elders for the great sacrifices they provided us and be who we are today.

That’s one happy man but the pride in his grandsons eyes made me tear up a bit. Great job!

Great to see the old truck saved and gran pops face ! ❤

Gpa crying is the highest praise to dad & son for what they did for him. 👍. ☮️💖🌻

It's so awesome seeing him hop in and start driving right away. Like riding a bike. God bless y'all.