The Ultimate Pre-War Jalopy Shop Truck - Hot Rodding 101 

Great explantation. I am 76 years old. Exactly what we did 60 years ago.

You all have done such a great job building this truck. From loose pieces to a finished truck right before our eyes, I have really enjoyed watching this project.

Matt, give “Puddin’s Fab Shop,” a look up, he is going to start a Model A with a flathead, and it will be a learning process, first time he has tackled a car like this.

seeing the truck in motion is the best!

all-time Fave Dry Lakes ever - Chrisman Coupe !

I LOVE THE IDLE!!!!!

I used a triple roller to make my own megaphones for my headers. We used late flathead road draft tubes for the zoomie headers on my daughters V860. Its in her 18 T roadster.

Great job. You reminded me of something that my friends and I did back in the late '50s. My friend had a '51 Chevy and wanted turn signals. He found a column mounted switch with all the wires but no instructions. We worked all day figuring out and installing. When we started the car and gave it the big test the radio went on off, on off when we tried the left turn selection. We finally got it working about dark.

I just build what I remember the older guys were building when I was a kid. We actually had a mix of muscle cars, new then, Hit Rods, and family cars. Lots of tri five chevies, and a couple of tri five T-Birds.

LOOK`N GOOD MATT ,, Didn`t see you at Canfield , Ohio ,, You didn`t miss much except the Rain and MUD ! ! ! ! LOL 🙂

Very cool!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍

I pretty much followed this entire build, and this is one of my favorite cars you built. It's very cool and period correct. Awesome content Matt!!

I'm under the conclusion that you're the guy that puts the puzzle of a pile of different, random-found parts together and the results are spectacular...As Buster Keaton said to his team while making "The General", you "make it so real...it hurts..."

Incredible perfect amazing beautiful truck

Just beautiful 👍

The " Roadster Pickup" is an Iconic Hot Rod! My favorite Lakes era. car: 1933 3 window with no fenders and severe chop, Big & littles, Raked as it should be With a Full race Flatty!

One of my favorite ones that you built, love them all something about this old girl. Great video ty Steve

I love the builds, but I’m really digging the hotrod 101 series.I would love to find a 20’s 30’s to build!

Matt, Shop truck; NAILED IT,

Yep, the video was helpful in making me want one even more, with a flathead mill, no doubt.

cool video, thanks for the ride!

She's badass!!!! Great job matt

I have 3. 78s in my roadster. They work just fine, even on the freeway. When I occasionally use the freeway.

Arguably in the Top 5 Best Hotrod in the United States

Watched thisn from find to finish 🗿 it was like it was waiting to meet ya Matt. Nice job👍💯

Nice build.👍

This would be perfect for where I live in Australia,one day I hope

You and the rest pf the guys did an amazing job with creating the dry lakes look from back in they the day. And I must say like the Rolling Bone estic's you have my vote for nailing the look of early hot rodding looks of what the cars of that era looked like.

Is it just me but Matt simply explaining everything is very cool 😎

Fantastic outcome on this one. Awesome build! Now you need to build a belly tanker to pull behind that rig.✌️

Followed the build series of this truck. Absolutely love this little truck. You've captured the era perfectly.

Work of art. Love it. Overdrive would be awesome

Sounds soo right !! I really have to play Stick Shift with the Duals pronto on my 1959 Wurlitzer jukebox El Doc Sweden

You know I think its cool I ve told you that right after it was finished. I love it.

What a great truck!

that last shot under the pagoda should be a poster.

Very Kool Matt Looks Great

Man that is awesome! You could drive that right out of the history books. Plus, there is nothing like open headers on a Flathead.

Shop truck came out great. Auburn dash and funky turn signal /tail lamp are my favorite parts! 😮

Love this , maybe my favourite era.

I like it.

What a braw truck Matt,inspiration for my coupe - apart from the V8........and mine has 39 gearbox internals with a 32 trans case , 4 BANGERS FOREVER !!

I love that truck

Awesome little home built hot rod truck!! I love it.

Perfect!

One of my favorite projects y’all have done.

Thanks for another , Brother !!

I love it, that's about as old school as you can get. You gave an old guy a real flashback. Thanks.

GREAT VIDEO MATT. THAT TRUCK IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BUILDS!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE YOUR TRUTH.

WHAT a bucket of bolts! Love it!

I told you this on ig before but, I absolutely love that RPU. Also oddly enough, I live in a fairly small town in SC and I saw someone with one of your stickers on their truck the other day. I know you are well known in the world of traditional hot rods but I’ve never seen another traditional styled car around here other than mine.

Awesome build.

You did good. Such a great little RPU truck.

Were You at the "Lone Star Round Up"? After the LSRU I went to Pate Swapmeet and traded My Flathead powered Glass T Roadster for a Stock 31 Model A Roadster and I'm planning to build a pre-war Hotrod! I appreciate all the work you've done on this and other traditional builds!

sweet ride, great looking fresh.

That's the style I like. My A roadster was built that way but the parts list is very different.

I absolutely love this truck! My dream truck is a’29rpu

I LOVE IT!!! That is my dream car.....

You have to love the sound of those pipes on this truck... Reminds me of a neighbor's car back in the 1960s. He had a 1954 Chevy Bel Air 2-door hardtop. The old 235 6-cylinder had a 3-2 barrel log manifold and split exhaust headers, running a pair of straight pipes out the back. The pipes were fabricated from driveshafts and were about 3 inches in diameter. The sound was very distinctive. He lived on the section line behind us, which is exactly a mile away. While standing outside waiting for the school bus I could hear him fire that engine and pull out of his driveway on the way to school. Amazing sound... I guess it is the high-carbon steel that gives it that tone.

Cool!

Barrett Meets The Truck - Hot Rod Magazine

Morning Matt!! Really like the shop truck, I agree with some of the comments here, you could have a contest on the ITG logo on the doors, I definitely like the traditional style of your shop truck, as you know I'm doing the same with my 31 Ford Coupe.... y'all be safe!! God Bless!!

Nailed it! Great job achieving your desired look!

Love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The question that's burning a hole in all of us is, "What patina'd sign will you add to the doors?" Hey, let's have a contest!

Awesome video

Perfect

I have only ridden in two model A Fords. Both were 1929 roadster pickups. The one I will always remember most was in 1969 when I I met this guy named Steve. He had built his in the early 1960's while in high school. His had a model B four cylinder block with a Christie OHV conversion head, two Chandler Groves two barrel carbs, headers, Mallory dual point distributor, 39 tranny and a quick change rearend of some type. It probably had alot of other features I didn't notice. Steve also had a 1955 Ford F100 that had never had a Ford motor in it. The original owner of the Ford worked at a Ford assembly plant in California and bought the truck without a engine. He bought and installed a brand new Cadillac engine in it. When Steve got the truck the Caddy engine was worn out, so Steve installed a 394 Oldsmobile engine in it. Steve lived in Napa California as was a well known dealer in old Ford parts as well as Studebaker and Packard parts. He was killed about 10 years ago in a firearms related accident.

Love that Roadster pickup , Matt . I remember when you got it down in TX . Basically a parts wagon , with rims . As I recall , & the older folks can verify this , they used to put garden hose over the tail-gate chains to prevent the noise , & resulting damage the chains did , while driving . I believe you put some spring - locking carabiners on them as well , to prevent them from "hopping out" of the tail-gait locking tabs . As a near finished Roadster truck , it's fantastic . I only say "near" because it would look awesome with the bed re-decked in new saw-cut wood , maybe a little deck sealer on it as a preservative , stain optional . But as you said , this is a vintage "old-school" Roadster truck . Nothing flashy , so much as fast , & functional . So in that respect , it's as done as it needs to be . Just how much gas did the original tanks hold ? Less than 15 gallons ?

Great project..Dry lakes bring innovation galore.

Sounds like it runs out fairly well.

Great recap on the build. Truly amazing what can be put together with the right parts and especially the knowledge of how to use them in a total package. Love the truck. Be safe and stay well.

very interesting to me, thanks. I have most of the makings to make the same machine. Hope mine comes out that cool. Going to use your videos as a guide. Never built a hot rod before, I have a 28 roadster pk up body, fairly rough and a frame + a flat head v 8 - thanks again

Simple is always the best. Nice work

Thanks Matt that was a great build, it must be nice having all the parts to build it!

You guys have done a great job on the truck. I have really enjoyed the build up of this truck. I look forward to seeing what you are doing.

I love it.

My heart is broken, while cleaning out a 96 year old spring repair shop here in Ct, I threw away a new gauge set up similar to the Auburn one you featured, It was in a GMC box so apparently it was a truck part. We scraped over 100 tons of new and old parts, Mounts, bushings, pins, [eafs, lights etc.

I still think ya should paint the wheels red to match the super charger and they would pop and then put your garage logo in red on the doors like the flathead on the shirts . But either way it’s still cool. 👍👍

Hello from arizona,when you put the cummins in the big red truck,you should build a rod around the motor you remove.waste not want not.

I believe that there is away to take the slop out of the steering wheel . I did it on my 54 international 1/2 ton pickup ! But was 40 years ago !

1965, Always liked the blue show car '29 Roadster PU from Hanover, Pa (always touring with a '40 coupe). However your patina version answers the bill perfect.😮

man this episode is great. do you have an episode that speaks about what to look for to not buy bad old frame?

You built it just the wat I would have.

Very Nice, Matt! I have a hard time deciding between your great shop truck/dry lake racer, and a belly tank racer. Ry Cooder made an album called "Flathead" a dozen years ago, or so, with some great photos of dry lake racers. If I can find the book, after our move 6 years ago, I'll scan and send to you - if that appeals...

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Just curious whether you guys have ever been to Auburn, Indiana to the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Museum and the National Auto and Truck Museum. Well worth a visit if you've never been there. You could see where those Auburn dashes came from.

Nice! Looks like the grill shell is sitting a little too high.

First commandment, make it to fit you and make them drive well. End up keepers and collect more road dust than garage dust. I missed the big red truck engine change episode, I'd do a 90s 460 O/D 5 speed, near bolt in and would pull the truck and load.

Most of the cars built in the 60s had an SBC in them.

Love the build Matt! IT'S BITCHIN!! This came together fast, thanks to your prolific parts collecting. The only thing I would change is putting me in the drivers seat. One question, did the truck engine have a bigger cam from the factory? Thanks for all you do, and bringing us along. I am hoping to be making a road trip from Missouri to Dover this summer. I'd love to come by and pick up a couple Tee's.

SUGGESTION: OLD SKOOL RODZ MAGAZINE.

Cool shop truck, lettering ? Looks like a fun ride

We need a clutch drop launch

Nice Tips. Thanks. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

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Is that mild whirring sound in the background the supercharger? It sounds very cool. How many horsepower would you say it adds in that application?

Dude, if anyone asked me i'd say that Ed Iskenderian was your grandad or father @13:22 photo looks uncanny to yourself. What would be cool if you had some photos taken of you and the lads in front of some of the old rods and have them made to look 30/40/50s

No problems with seeing where you're going when reversing that vehicle. Super cool truck. How much would the old supercharger boost horsepower? Fifteen to twenty?

Not alot of finned aluminum heads with 21 studs.