Will an ABANDONED Buick RUN & DRIVE After 40+ YEARS!? 

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I genuinely enjoy Tom, just everything about him, his knowledge, his responses; it's always a good time when you pop over to his place, it's even better when he has a hand in the video.

When the cylinders are down on compression, always use 2-stoke fuel so that you do not get drywall and better valve seating in old engines as they hate sparks in a can. Or so I have found here in Australia. Ours is called Start-Ya-Bastard.

I have been really happy to have Angus on the channel full time. If we could also add Tom full time that would be awesome.

I have been a Buick guy since I was 19 and bought my first one in 1973. It was a 1966 Buick Special. I have had a '56 Buick for 38 years. I also have a '65 Buick Skylark. Between my wife and I we have seven Buicks since we were married in 1984. I will be 71 in June.

The thing I love most about Junkyard Digs and Kevin is the format doesn't change. A video from years ago could be watched between two of the latest and it's the same great content. So many channels try to change things up and end up losing that magic that brought the people back for that comfortable escape or vicarious experience of watching what you always wanted to try but never got around to or are just starting out and want some good inspiration and the wealth of knowledge that Kevin brings to the audience. I'm always excited when a new Junkyard Digs video drops because there aren't any bad ones. Keep up the great work! Cheers brother. Hey Mook!

I'd been missing Tom. Great to see him (and ofcourse everybody else, too) again! Excellent job with that beautiful Buick

Awesome to see it move! My wife just inherited a 60 Buick Invicta project car that hasn't run in 30 years from her father so any Buick love gets me motivated to get out moving!

The emblem falling off during the brake drum hammering 😂 😂

"If I had a dog that looked like that, I'd shave his butt and make him walk backwards" had me absolutely rolling. 😂 Dad vibes are strong in this one.

I know that Kevin is addicted to his brake clean starting of old junkers, but I can’t help but wince each time he does it. Brake clean is really good at washing away oil, the one thing you don’t want in an old engine cylinder with low compression. Maybe it would be a good move to switch to 2-stroke fuel like TruFuel you can get at any parts store??

We shall call that remnant of rubber fuel line the "forbidden slim jim". Seriously though, every video with Tom is such a treat. Another one brought back from the depths thanks to Kevin and the gang! Keep up the great work guys!

23:40 My Dad used sandpaper to abrade the points on his old Continental. Since it was a Lincoln, he had to clean and polish them with a $5 bill.

I’m 18 years old and I inherited my great grandfathers 1930 Chevy pickup. It sat for 15 years and needs a lot of work. You’re guys videos are so inspiring for me and make me want to get my truck running even more and more. Thanks for the great vids.

Oh no! It’s the three stooges come to get your old car running! It’s Kevin, Tom, and Angus! Love your content, Kevin. Keep up the good work, and I especially loved this video!

Here’s an idea for a T-shirt design : a can of brake cleaner being sprayed into a carburetor and the words “ come on ya turd !” Somewhere beneath that carburetor.

I'm 35 and my Dad just turned 80, we are restoring my grandfather's (his dad's) 1973 GMC. My Dad loves joking about how he never thought he'd be learning to do body work, let alone at 80 years old. Truth be told, he is pretty damn good at it too!

This is hands down the most interesting revival ive watched, a 1951 Family owned Buick (being 73 years old) last ran close to the same year the Bonneville was parked and Seized. Amazed at how much life all these old cars still show when you give them enough persuasion and dedication to bring them back

I wish my Dad was still alive to have been able to watch this episode. What a beautiful car. Please do a full mechanical restoration.

Whenever I work on old Buicks, I either go to Fusick's or Kanter's for parts. They always have the right parts.

I hope I move that good at 79, old dude was having a great time, you love to see it

Nice to see something a little older than usual on the channel. I hope this old Buick gets a full restoration and a happier engine for many more miles of life

this is by far the coolest save ever. Congrats to Tom on driving his families car. His dad has a cool collection too. More on the buick would be great

I'd love to see a part 2 when you get the parts, to see the car made completely road worthy. You know, to the point where it doesn't try to drown the passenger 🤣

Looks like a beauty, standard for the 50's (and 60's since they kept it for a decade) Nice to see dad here

Obviously we all love a good old v8 but there’s something so uniquely cool about an old straight 8. I don’t really know how to explain it but it’s the same feeling I get when I see an old American steam engine train.

Reminds me of a 1947 Caddy I got running once for a friend. That era of car was amazing build quality. I pulled the hydramatic and replaced every external seal, getting it out of the X-frame was a PITA. Man did it drive smooth when I was done.

Tom just makes the videos that much more entertaining. I'm sure the fun coming through the camera isn't half as much as it is in person.

Back in the late 60's early 70's we lived out in the middle of nowhere in western Pennsylvania .Dad was a Coalminer .1972 My Mom went into labor .Dad had a 1952 Buick .We had a 52 mile drive to the hospital .Mom was going into labor during the drive .She was sitting on my brother head for 52 miles .But we made it to the hospital and My Younger Brother was Born ....Seeing that 51 Buick brought back some childhood memories 😮

I had a 1953 Dynaflow . Seats like sofa and floated down the highway. Push the gas pedal half way down to start . Nothing but class.

That is the TOP 3 best videos ever. These 3 are top noth jokes, information and teamwork!

Tom is a great addition to the channel. Such a funny, yet skilled dude.

When I first started working on cars, I used a match book to do my points. Striker sanded them, drag the side through to clean them, and the cardboard was good enough to gap them. Very rarely had an issue.

5:30 - Wow, that's.. Wow. What a gem. That lady got her license at 70 because a lot of time before that there was no license to get.. Genuine history. 18:33 - This is my favorite part of this whole video, Angus is obv a fuckin' troll and I love it. 59:00 - Says it all.

I wanted to take a moment and say thank you. I sometimes have bad bouts of anxiety and your videos really help me to focus on a completely different subject and at least most of the time get my mind off of things. Also, thank you for making the videos easy to follow for somebody that can’t see the screen like me. You explain everything so well that I feel like I’m there. So thank you very much! And I hope everyone has a great night.

I absolutely LOVE the dynamics between you all. The old-school-cool sense of humor, the easy fun, and the sheer joy of what you're doing. Thanks guys, this is FUN!!!!

When i started my mechanics apprenticeship in1985 here in New Zealand, one of the first cars i worked on was a 53? Buick convertible. It had electric /hydraulic front seat with a 5 gallon oil tank and pump in the right fender. It was a (nailhead?) v8 with a dyna flow cast iron transmission. It took 12 litres to fill it up. It had the original owners name engraved in the centre steering wheel. You got a lot of work done on it in a short time. It was good to see it running even if it does need a water pump and heater core. LOL

23:05 Anyone remember when Kevin sanded points with a shingle?

Putting aside all of the mechanical foibles what's really amazing is that the headliner is still in place without any mouse hotels😋

And I used to think the '49 Caddie Series 62 was one of the most gorgeous car I've ever seen, Bless y'all for bringing this beauty back to life!

Nice to see you guys finally do a Buick; I'm an old Buick nut who's owned countless vintage Buicks over the years. When you took the brakes apart I was screaming at my monitor that you won't find the right shoes. I used to have a 46 Super, and I ended up getting the shoes relined. Same problem, parts stores are wrong. The Dynaflow is slow, but chances are it's all gummed up, the torque converter stator is staying in high pitch, it's not flattening out - the red line on those cars was only about 3800, at 60 mph that thing should be doing about 3000-3200. It'll do 80 on a good day, just once though. Those engines have slush cast Babbitt bearings and lousy top end oiling, so no excessive RPMs. As for the tranny seal, it's likely the torque ball seal, they always go, so you'll fill your rear axle with tranny fluid. Fill the shocks up with motorcycle shock fluid, they'll come back. Also; I think the rear axle tubes in that rear end are still dry, so the axles have to come out and the bearings need to be repacked, otherwise it'll howl like a banshee. And yes, Cold War Motors has a couple 1950 Buicks, one of them runs, so we're watching...oh, and mechanical parts aren't that hard to find for one of those, they still exist, you just have to know where and who has them! Hope to see more of this car, hopefully with a hood on and still stock. (Although those Buick Road wheels didn't look too bad...)

So heart touching to see Tom driving the same car his Das, grandfather, and great grandfather did. That is amazing. Awesome job Kevin

I was given a 51 Buick coupe by my uncle in the early 70’s. We pulled it out of his barn and I went through everything you guy’s did. What shut me down was the water pump!! lol. Couldn’t afford to have it sent out to rebuild. It was an amazing car. You guys just brought back some great memories. I was 17 years old when my uncle gave me that car. Wish I could’ve finished it

Good to see Ed out there doing what he loves. I'm sure he's got some crazy stories from way back when.

I love this episode, always a blast when Tom is involved, and his old man is the last of a great generation, love it. Great show as always!

The world need more people like Tom What a Character What a Legend!!! 🤘

To all yall who still have your parents and grandparents. Please enjoy them while you can and never let BS waist the time you habe together. All my are gone

I'm actually in the process of buying my first car right now! It's a 2009 Buick Lucerne with only 30,000 miles, and I'm buying it off my mom's friend. It actually belonged to said friend's late grandfather, who took great care of the car, meaning it's in excellent condition. And for $3,500, I'm not saying no!

I have a ton of subscriptions on youtube... Junkyard Digs, top 10 for sure i was born in 61 and graduated high school in '79.

Please do more with this car. Clean the rust underneath and undercoat it, fuel tank, engine radiator ect... budget interior, clean the dash/polish and paint it and clean the Chrome

That forge shop looked amazing, like a step back in time. I'd say that heater core has a massive hole in it 😂 as if the water pump wasn't leaking enough fluid. At least it was moving the coolant.

This is crazy to me how a car that's over 70 years old starts up like that and just purrs like it's 5 Amazing!!

Tom is one cool guy. He is awesome & funny. I think this is your first video with Tom in it from start to finish. Need more Tom videos.

That was a beautiful production. Mid century Buick technology and design, modern rural character, with a dash of midwestern bingo. For sure you get some contemporary views, but this will stand the test of time. Much appreciated.

Tom's attitude and skills made him an invaluable part of this video, but seeing him wearing a Mark Martin shirt made him a legend. Greetings to the Junkyard Digs crew from Batesville, Arkansas.

Tom seems like a super cool dude to hang out with.

Loving the tour of the family museum guided by the folks that lived it!!!!

This has to be my favourite JD video yet. Feels like handing out with a bunch of dads and working on cars even though im just watching. Fun humor, stories from gone days and tons of knowledge.

Tom and Angus are are friggin superheroes

Love those old cars. The ColdWarMotors channel would likely be jealous of this one.

Of course it will! Lets do this!

I was surprised that this Buick is in that good of shape. Nice to see it come back to life. Great video as usual

I am a 14 year old ranch kid who has been inspired to make the most out of the blue trucks off of the ranch run and the tips and everything you do is amazing

Well was going to bed as it's 02:25 in the uk, but sod that now.

Black pepper is great for clogging up coolant leaks. Just run the motor with coolant until warm, start dumping pepper in and it will clog whereever the hole is. (who carries black pepper in the trunk i hear you say? 🤣)

Now I need to see a "will it run" on that badass forge!

When you have a tricky engine start like this one, preheat your spark plugs by cooking them in an empty baked bean can with a teaspoon of petrol. Hot plugs burn better :)

That go cart was so frickin cool! Brought me right back to about 1990 when I was 11; built a go cart with a REO mower engine exactly like that off from a reel mower. I mated it to a 3 speed 1960s garden tractor transmission and the engines built in gear reduction was perfect. My frame was all wood with old wheelbarrow wheels, the steering a wire driven rack and pinion contraption. It went all of 15mph but "rowing" through the gears on that goody thing was life for a couple years. Dad had to help me with some of the drivetrain finer points but that was it, him and his buddies would laugh and laugh...I mowed lawns just to earn money for gas 😆

“What’d you do to this cylinder? “ “Ehah Eha haha.” 🤣 that was too funny for some reason.

It was fun seeing Tom and his dad together. My dad and I still work on stuff together. But I’m 40 and he is 60. I hope he is still around when I’m 60!

Nice to see your "applied engineering" skills are still serving you well. Good thing you found the tip of that rocker!

heck yeah JD for the win!

Let's Go! Junkyard digs back at it for more mishaps and humor. Love the videos Kevin!

This was my favourite JYD episode yet. 50's cars can be a PITA to work on, but they are SO COOL!

I bought one of those Capri brake tools because you had it in a show before it has been a game changer for brake lines

Gonna stay up for another hour long video. Keep up the great videos Kevin. I love the videos

Matchbook cover for points... match thickness for plugs... Worked every time.. :)

It was cool seeing the brake lights and back up lights come on.

I think this is my favorite episode! It’s great you guys got that old beauty running & driving again. And you had SO much fun doing it. Super enjoyable! I don’t drink beer but I think I should have a beer about it. Thanks guys!

We're getting 10, 15 dad jokes per mile at least

it's going to be 10:34 when I finish this video thanks for contributing to my sleep problems cause you know d*mn well I'ma stay up to watch it lol

Hope to see Tom more!! “Old” friends are absolutely the best!

I hope all you guys are OK after seeing all the tornado damage in Iowa yesterday.

Angus always with the important questions, "How we getting home?"

Very nice I have a 1953 buick special with the 263 straight 8 great engine.

I can't believe the transmission worked! Amazing!

52 Buick has always been my favorite year Buick. Such beautiful cars. Love these videos

I was wondering if that heater core would hold up on the drive…… before you left for bingo I was screaming at my TV “bypass the heater core!” 🤣

My first project car was a 50-60’s Buick (can’t remember the specific year). Fixed it up with my grandfather and he drove it around for a bit until he got sideswiped and it was totaled about 4 months later. My grandfather was more devastated to tell me it was totaled than he was over the fact that it was totaled😂

So I was randomly listening to the Unsubscribe Podcast today, and Fat Electrician (Nic, another Iowa boy) casually drops that Kevin from JYD is LS swapping a classic Toyota Hilux for him!

Tom needs to be a regular on the channel. What a guy. Loved this episode take care Guys

I hope you guys had fun getting that Buick back to life after so many years-your work on it paid off on hard work and patience! 😊😊😊😊😊

Where is Mook nowadays we love her and her Antics we miss her👍

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Kevin look so happy as when that Straight-8 fired, ran and idled on its own. Anyone else think Tom reminds them of Adam Savage?

Deep nostalgia on this one. Well done!

This was a cool episode. The car definitely needs a proper restoration, although it is in remarkably good shape for how old it is.

watching this episode makes me think where's the junkyard digs annual tractor video 😁

BRING BACK MOOK! Lol

Straight eights are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to make it run again! Aewsome beauty!