My Brothers first was a '55 2 door wagon ( Multnomah coroner's meat wagon) 235 blue w 3 tree. Poor farm kids so baby moons and Firestone redlines. We were something cruising Portland in our cowboy hats and rain slickers and top 40 AM radio.

It'll be under the tail light I forget what side if not then it's under the license plate

Ooh , I know, I know .

but im only 25

under the left tail lite

a fellow owner of a blue 1969 Beetle that also got interested in Beetles because of The Love Bug!

yay go cecil

Cecil Metcalf 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I love that body style dodge truck, I’d love to own one like that some day.

I just realized that the headline for this video could still technically apply to an 18 year old who bought a '46 truck two years ago! Nice video thank you!

Solid and simple, you can keep em running forever.

Happy 94th birthday to Dan whenever it is this year ❤

Very nice. If you're not driving much, keep the truck on jack stands to keep the tires round.

Still driving my 1992 Ford Crown Victoria and it still puts in work!. Took it on the highway for over 2 hours the other day. I went to cleaned out my Grandpa's attic. That trunk was PACKED! Had stuff on the backseat too! It didnt break a sweat.

I’ve had my 1984 Mercedes Benz since I was 16 years old.

This is the kind of person I want to be even nearing 30.

When you said “East High” I knew exactly where this story took place. I grew up in West Bountiful and loved working on cars as a kid. My neighbor had a business in his backyard, restoring classic Corvettes and that really got me interested in car projects.

The truck was in a field not running for several years, yet the previous owner didn’t want you to “ruin” the truck by customizing it. Ridiculous!

I'm still driving the very same 1947 Dodge pick up my dad taught me to drive in back in the middle 1960's. A survivor.

That Tai Lopez opener though 😂 “Here in my garage!”

This is what car culture is about. It’s not always big price tags and insane performance or which brand is best. It’s about the relationship between a driver and their vehicle.

I have a 1980 Ford F100 short bed step-side that was given to me by my dad when I started driving. He bought it from the original owner in 1992. It’s rough right now and my wife gets annoyed with it taking up space. I also dated my wife driving that truck. I drove her up a mountain to look at stars lying in the truck bed while we talked and learned more about each other. I’m never getting rid of my truck and I’ll get it cleaned up working right eventually. I aspire to have a story like this when I’m older.

Very nice! You are a lucky guy.

Beautiful truck my fellow truck guy! Always wanted a 80 Chevy truck lifted black on black - But I fell in love with jdm cars so - It’s just something else when we get a car and it’s something we love and end up fixing, Eventually I’m hoping I can at least get one or a model I can build

Did he say: I got it from my cousins husband? 😲 what a breathtaking story ❤️

I like the storie of Bill . A life commitment and supported by his wife.

prime it with oil and gas? You using 2 stroke?

wow michael knowls

I love your Bill the pickup story and hope you get many more years of fun from him!😊 PS the background music all but drowns out your voice

more old inferior made, pollution causing salvage metal... we Must get our carbon footprint down.

My friend Brian for 55 years has many 1939 to 1947 Dodge trucks and a few Plymouth trucks. He got his first 1940 Dodge 1 ton truck in 1957 when he was 15 years old and only had a learners permit. In 1959 he got a 1940 Dodge 3/4 ton. In 1969 he a 1947 Dodge 5 ton. He started a wrecking yard in1953 when he was just 11 years old and still runs it 5 days a week at 81 years old. He has aquired many more 1939 to 1947 Dodges over the years. His trucks all still have flathead six engines, 6 volt electrical systems. The 1 ton 1940 flatbed has a dump bed on it. The 3/4 ton has all one ton running gear now and is his tow truck for hauling antique cars and trucks. His 5 ton flatbed is used to haul car bodies to a bigger scrap metal yard and originally had a 377 cubic inch flathead engine and now has a 1957 413 cubic inch flathead six with a 5 speed trans, a 3 speed Brownie box secondary transmission and a 2 speed rearend. All his trucks are street legal and used everyday. Go here on KZbin and type in ( Brians junk yard) , you will see two of his 1940 Dodges, the first ones I talked about. At the start of the video is his 1937 Chevy 1-1/2 ton boom truck he got in 1964 and was in much better shape when I first saw it in 1968. His crane is powered by a Chrysler flathead straight 8 cylinder engine. He likes older machines because he can keep them running himself and he has plenty of spare parts. He has several people work for him over the years, but now it's just him and his wife. I last worked for him in 1980, but we still get on the phone once a month and talk about all the stuff we did years ago. His wrecking yard is in American Canyon California about 10 mile South of Napa.

My 1941 Dodge Panel was named "Earl".

I own a 1946 Dodge Coe, his name l was told by the previous owner is Herman

Loved the video. I learned to drive in a 46 Chevy stepside that my dad bought for $50.00. Was multi colored like a Calico cat. I loved the old crank out windshield. I was 7 when he taught me to drive it. He used it to get wood for winter, and wanted me to be able to drive out for help in case he, His words "In case I drop a snag on my head." Lots of good memories. Wish I still had it. When I got married my wife didn't like Fords, and I didn't like Chevys so we bought Dodge. Her baby was a 68 Dodge that was an old Forest Service truck with a 383. The most interesting thing about that truck was they had modified the back bumper and turned it into an air take they could pressure up by hand, and inflate the tires after going out on the dunes. Glad to see your truck. Keep having fun. Mike W

Back when America built things with pride and a sense of permanence. Now we've been trained to buy whatever's new, use it up, and throw it away. We've lost something along the way through the years, I hope we can get it back.

Nice history!

Good color for the bird

I hope Bill stays around for a very long time

I miss my 1956 Ford F-100 truck. It was my first vehicle at 16 years old. I saved up for it (4 years).

Old cars built to last forever

Bout damn good for 80 year old truck

What a beautiful truck ! Great curves , lines and love the color !

my 331 hemi would look great in one of those old dodge trucks, no way id run the flat 6

I'm the only antique I have.

Beautiful truck

What a wonderful story! Great to meet Dan and Bill, definitely an inspirational duo 💙

Great video but the soundtrack almost drowned him out. I really wanted to hear his story but had to struggle to do so.

Beautiful camera work

how come one angle you r driving from the left side then another angle the steering wheel is on the right side watch your video not the same truck or u have a twin LOL