1929 Chevrolet International first drive after restoration

Betty Bluebell, a 1929 Chevy International truck has been lovingly restored and today we put fluids in and started her for the first time in a long time.

[@Denis-tu1pd]

I am repairing a 1926 Oldsmobile. It has never been restored only repaired . No front brakes only rear mechanical rear brakes. I a have been driving this car for 9 years .I would take it to work 3 days a week . I injoy this old girl more than driving my new truck. If it wasn't for that old iron we would still be using a horse and buggy. Denis from Santa Rosa CA. That old truck put a smile on my face.

[@JesusTorres-qr1gz]

What a very neat job you guys have done, would've been a great pleasure to me to be part of that restoration, CONGRATULATIONS guys, enjoy that outstanding, impressive and impecable work of art, blessings to all of you gentleman, most kind of you for sharing it with us, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres

[@TheDieselbutterfly]

Awesome...love the joy on your face

[@zelphx]

I am sure your husband would agree: you are the dream wife! Restoring that truck was quite the achievement.

[@user-pg8zo2lq5u]

Well done Joan and crew!

[@bartolomeudias2631]

we see a lot of fords from that era. but Not Chevrolets. Sincerely Thank You for this.

[@wolfman515]

The best never rest. Very nice Chevy, and may it now survive another 100 years.

[@vvg916happyengineer]

Memories of Courage the Cowardly Dog and Eustace came back watching this. Now wonder he loved his truck to the moon and back.

[@Elsie64]

So beautifully done. Now your son will have a piece of history ❤

[@davidpruyne7340]

Dam awsome ,,,, so nice to see the lady so excited to see it run , and drive it ,,, there both beautiful

[@26ydtibbs39]

NICE SAVE. What a beautiful truck and back story. 🇨🇦

[@zonie1953]

Thanks for showing your truck . Should be a 194 ci and 46 hp when new ! I love all the old trucks. But Fords are very common , The Chev is a special treat to see 🌵

[@georgehilton1439]

Wow! Love it!! My Grandfather had a 27 Chevy 2 door it was same color blue! My Mom use to take us to the creek to swim and we had to ride back to grandads on the running boards cause we were wet!

[@whalesong999]

I remember that blue color on the old trucks and cars still serving for folks in the mid 1940s and how that blue had faded to almost gray. We had a neighbor who still drove a model A Ford, mid '40s.

[@bobm5500]

I learnt to drive in that very same model Chev truck . In 1963 and I was twelve years . My feet would barely reach the pedals . This has bot some memurys back .

[@grubby1975]

I had the good fortune to help restore a '29 Chevrolet just like yours, this one had a dump bed on it with an old hand crank setup to lift the bed. Now I bleed Chevy orange and what I thought was so neat about them is that almost every major component on the truck had a Bowtie cast into it. Great looking truck y'all have!

[@notyou6950]

I lived long enough to see people rediscovered the clutch pedal and it's secrets.

[@NickManCuso59]

Glad you were able to get the truck back where it belongs !

[@user-ni1ig7un1e]

Beautiful

[@Antiquetractorsetc]

Very cool truck. It’s so easy and fun to work on old stuff and keep the history alive.

[@JamesHorn-dr5hr]

Got to learn the dance of it

[@williamhanson1350]

thank you for the info. My dad had a 1930 Chevy truck. He sold it before us kids would drive. He did not want us to drive it. Wished I had it today, just like his 1949 ford 4dr 3speed with over drive.

[@jasone3166]

Thanks for sharing. I'm restoring a 1928 Pontiac 4-door sedan (Canadian built, and Canadian restored) with the split six that it came with. It made my heart flutter to see the view out of the windscreen as you were driving it. I only drove my car a few times before completely disassembling it, so its been a while since I've enjoyed that view. I can't wait to see it again, there's nothing better!

[@dougsilva8603]

My family has a Chevrolet truck 1929 very nice trucks

[@willythewave]

Good job Ma`am. Never let anyone tell you you can`t do something.

[@williamhanson1350]

what a beautiful looking truck.

[@UkemanCad]

double clutch it? Great job, what a story, what a truck. Congrats !

[@Offthbadan]

Like A Rock 😊

[@maelkiha]

Great video! Fun to see it all come together.

[@cratecruncher4974]

Nice Chev. Very rare due to the amount of wood in the cab. Many got parked under a tree where they quickly rotted away to a pile of scrap metal within a few years. I'm amazed at the stories these old vehicles have had to survive in any form to present day. I have to say that fuel tank looks pretty dirty based on my brief glimpse (7:14). There is likely a thick layer of sludge inside that will continue to find it's way into the passages of the carb causing poor running and endless dismantling/cleaning of the fuel system. To stop this you can drain the tank and let it dry out for a month or two with the cap off to give the sludge a chance to dry to a brittle crust. Once dry it will break up by pounding on the removed tank with the flesh of your hand. I got nearly 3 pounds of crud out of one this year. Follow up with fresh gasoline and a stiff brush to loosen the remainder and rinse everything clean. Good luck with her.

[@carlv8168]

FYI.....unless you're pulling out a stubborn tree stump or have the truck loaded to maximum capacity, you don't need to start out in "compound low" every time you drive this truck. Lots of people unfamiliar with these truck 4-speeds think they drive like a conventional car 4-speed. That's not the case, so next time, just start in 2nd gear, and treat it like a 3-speed transmission.

[@marciasantos4180]

estes modelos antigos sao bonitos charmosos sao mais bonitos e melhor que os atuais

[@coburnlowman]

Not sure that I've heard the original Stove Bolt running , since I was a kid. Even with the updraft carburetor , it sounds just like the 216 CID engine.

[@genehart261]

A bicycle was more complicated than a Chevy 6, nice truck!

[@Brownbear77777]

The Chevrolet Series AC International is an American vehicle manufactured by Chevrolet in 1929 to replace the 1928 Series AB National. In all, 1,328,605 Series ACs were manufactured in a range of ten body styles, with 73,918 from Oshawa. [1] The Series AC was distinguished from the AB by the introduction of a new six-cylinder engine, the first ..Posted in response to Tom Gunn's question below.

[@joanhebb]

Thanks!

[@quagmiredavis4117]

Add marvel mystery oil to fuel it helps lubricant everything

[@MustangMach1696.0]

Sweeeeeeet😊

[@user-yj6cv4mq5w]

Для 1929 года, шикарная приборная панель.

[@miltonmacedo9885]

Meu pai em 1930 dirigiu um caminhão Chevrolet e dizia que a marcha era no pedal , todo apertado ( primeira marcha , no meio do curso , segunda marcha , todo solto " pris direta " terceira marcha ). A marcha a ré , eu não me lembro .

[@jayo3865]

I have a 1929 ford model a roadster pickup truck

[@JamesHorn-dr5hr]

Must need a 717 dodge power intake for air flow

[@marguskiis7711]

Soviet ZIS 5 was made after it

[@dougsilva8603]

They came with a 216 engine

[@carlv8168]

Not in 1929. It was a smaller-displacement six....a 194 CID.

[@ronaldfazekas6492]

Beautiful job--but there never was a Chevy International truck--unless that was the name they used when sold in Canada as Dodges were called Fargos

[@joanhebb]

Yes Canada

[@ronaldfazekas6492]

Guessed it from your voice

[@tomgunn8004]

''International''?

[@joanhebb]

The Canadian model was called International

[@robj2704]

Gotta say, she drives that truck like a girl. Was this engine the 206.7 or the 216?

[@larryhullinger4141]

Last time I checked Chevrolet and international were two completely different manufacturers

[@joanhebb]

Canada…..