1953 Ford Customline Flathead V8 Cold Start and Drive

[@mynameis9057]

I've always loved seeing her when you bring her by Scott's compound, she's a real treasure! I'm glad she takes care of you like you do her.

[@bonza167]

my grandfather, a first world war veteran, bought a Cussie brand new down here in Australia. old flathead v8 that rode beautifully that was his pride and joy. always garaged and well maintained. many fond memories sitting in the back as a youngster being driven around. it never saw any snow though

[@johannwilhelm1426]

Wonderful days. As a 10 yo, my chore was to go outside and clean off the snow on dad’s new 53 Customline. Love how your audio picked up the crunchy sound of breaking top crust…thanks for the memories.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Looks excellent. Love seeing those original gauges work. This shows you don't need a 12 volt system to run the car.

[@guillermoazul220]

Hey now, the BBQ music was cool intro but, thank you thank you thank you for turning the music off when you get to the action. Personally, I can't make it to the end of auto videos with someone's idea of what they think is an amazing soundtrack. Well done sir! You are certainly a shining example of what auto videos should be, yeah! Love the Ford, love the sound of the flathead, and love just the crunch of the snow!

[@garycb8592]

My first car was a 53 customline. 6cyl, 3 on the tree. Also flat black. My mom gave it too me after she purchased her new 66 Mustang as it had no trade in value. Drove it to high school. many good memories. Thanks for posting.

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

I am touched in the head that I like watching Jim clean the snow from his Ford and then start it.

[@angeloavanti2538]

My dad bought my sister a 53, tan and brown. He had a 54 Merc, red and black. Loved those flatheads for sure.

[@asteverino8569]

I like your 53 Ford. Always enjoy seeing it, especially on the winter landscape..

[@robbietriplett8708]

Love the anniversary horn ring on the 53 cars and trucks

[@billyhord4508]

Jim those flat head Fords made the best sound. Great car.

[@slurpee27]

What a cruiser , love to hear the old school v8 drone of my youth

[@loopy4517]

Jim, Scott sent me over. You should have him buy you a beer for the new subs you picked up tonight. lol That old Ford is a treat! They start right up. I'm glad Scott sent me over. Cheers!

[@James-xo4uv]

The best thing , I'm thinking you did was fill the float bowl with fuel, you didn't use starting fluid and tons of starter cranking. Nicely done.

[@yamahaguy1732]

I was taught that starting fluid should always be a last resort and even then to be light on it. That stuff is horrible for an engine. Brake clean is a much better less harsh alternative believe it or not.

[@phillipleeds296]

Takes me back to my childhood in country Australia. Dad had a 53 Chevrolet, my uncle had a 53 Customline. Both assembled here from the CKD production of their respective Canadian plants.

[@dennisthurston727]

Thanks to Scott I now know you have a channel. I had no idea you did. So now I'll be watching your channel as well as Scott's. Love the Ford my brother had one when he was just out of high school back in the mid 60's

[@amywright2243]

Reminds me of a photo from my grandfather's album. A black and white pic of a 1940s Ford and all it says on the back is "Too old to cut the mustard." This is a beauty! So excited for your channel!

[@gvet47]

Sad to see such a nice car left out in the winter weather. Low coolant level is hard on a flathead to just go drive even in the cold. The oil looked black too. Surprised the battery lasted in the cold and surprise it started so more power to you. Now add some antifreeze and change the oil and shed it out of the weather!

[@ellwoodblooz]

Started tho eh?

[@brianhdueck3372]

Nothing like a flathead. These engines were so reliable back in the day!

[@VintageTexas59]

Nothing like a old flathead, and she sure started up easy ! Thanks for the ride. Cheers ** * From Texas

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

I wish I could go back to that time‼️®™️

[@nighttrainist]

I spent the first 13 years of my life in a '53 Crestline Victoria. It almost always got from point a to b, with the exception of a vapor lock here and there in hot weather. Seeing that flathead v8 takes me back!

[@Hodado]

Coming up on 70th birthday sweet car!

[@davidwiggins3451]

Excellent cold start video. That '53 is definitely a time machine.

[@LegendsWorkshop]

"If that's not what a flat-head's supposed to do, I dunno man." Me neither! What a gem.

[@FoxeemaTV]

nice old Ford..in the early 60s my dad would take me to A@w drive in and the alot of young guys had these cars ..Hamilton Ontario

[@Jasona1976]

I had a 53 Chevy that sat outside too always started.

[@larryg.9187]

..... Glad to see your '53, as I had two '53 Customlines ...a two door and a four door... Sure miss them ... Guess I'll have to be happy with my three Studebakers !!! ;-D

[@markhagge8646]

What a nice old Ford! Thanks for taking care of her Jim.

[@penguinsfan251]

Entertaining. Wonderful old Ford. I love old Fords.

[@billyoleary8291]

Lovely burble from the Ford.Could almost smell the exhaust.Thanks Jim.

[@madamemeng884]

I didn't know much about cars in the 60's and I bought a '54 at the end of it's life. One day going around a corner both the doors on the right hand side flew open. The door post had rotted away from the sill. "Fixed" it with stove pipe wire and went on to further motoring adventures. Nice to see your '53 still doing it's thing!

[@nancydwyer4583]

Nancy's guy Frank here, while watching your channel and Scott's over the years, I have noticed that MOST of the cars featured did not have a radio. Lots of delete plates, etc. I wondered if that was a Canadian thing? Maybe Canada did not have many radio stations back when these cars were built, most of the cars I see that are this old in the states DO have radios. I remember when I bought my 55 Dodge, it did not have a radio either, BUT it was an old "company/business" car and the cheapest thing they could get. So I went to the parts yard and got an original factory radio from another car like mine that they had on the lot and installed it in my dash myself. Gosh I was in the 10th grade of high school then and wouldn't be caught dead with out a radio... needed my rock and roll. ha ha! What say you... enlighten us old "radio nut" guys in the states.

[@mrdanforth3744]

Scott lives in farm country and in those days western farmers were very tight with a buck. They usually bought the cheapest model, full size 4 door sedan with six cylinder and NO options. Add in the fact that cars and gas were 20% more expensive than in the US. Deluxe models like Impala and even V8 engines were scarce.

[@nancydwyer4583]

@@mrdanforth3744 Frank again. Understood! I'm aware of where Scott lives, and my Dad was raised on a farm in SD and ALWAYS bought the cheapest model he could get, he continued to do that when he married Mom in '45... BUT then he had to add ONE option... a HEATER... that option my Mom demanded (she never asked for much but when she did always got her way🙂). Some of those "optioned" heaters were really interesting too 🤨 ... for one 6 cyl. Studebaker that Dad bought, the dealer put it under the front seat... to be able "to heat the front and the back at the same time"... what he told Dad anyway. Fine with me, as a kid, I had to sit in the back with my brother, and we enjoyed being warm in the winter 😉 You can imagine how much dirt and junk that ended up caught up in the workings of that heater.😄

[@heikkikeranen9095]

I have also -53 customline with fordomatic. Good video

[@oliverw3646]

That is such a sweet car!

[@oldvet9668]

I had a 52 Ford Customline. I wish I had never sold it. I also wish I had this gentleman's energy.

[@captaccordion]

Thanks Jim. I just love sidevalve Customlines! They are well known in Australia and I had a couple as a youngster. I'll be watching your channel henceforth.

[@kellykonoske91]

Wat! Thats Jm? OMG, I've been watching him on CWM for a long time! Great that this channel exists too! Love his VW stuff too. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.

[@Edyth_Hedd]

What an amazing car! You're lucky to have this, and in such nice condition.

[@flyfliker]

1963 a neighborhood kid took me under his wing and got me started in a career of being a mechanic. First engine was a Ford Flathead 59B in a model a hot rod.

[@motomuso]

Lovely car and what a great sound to that engine! One of my first memories is me at a few years old walking around my folks' 54 in maroon with the cream top. Dead quiet in the garage and me alone taking it all in, bit by bit. Not tall enough to see into the car but I can still remember being fascinated by the trunk emblem.

[@johnburch6927]

I love that old flat head man. I would guess that it is still, somewhat, a daily driver. Beautiful girl there.

[@trijncoj5687]

nice driving car..my parents had one in 1960, good memories, i hope you filled up the radiator..

[@TheTubeTube2]

Another amazing find! That’s what I call a cold start…

[@TheFarmallfarmer]

I love that old beauty. I am a big fan of old fords. They look cool.

[@OscarGarcia-sk8px]

Hi Jim, Scott sent us. Glad to see you.

[@davidcox8961]

I can almost smell the moldy upholstery. I used to have a 52 Ford pickup with a flat head V-8.

[@tommynygaardjensen8398]

Rear end is so cool

[@gregholderfield6797]

Hi Jim. Been watching Scott for several years. Didn't know you had your own channel. My first car was a 53 Ford customline 2 dr. Good luck on your channel! Subscribed!

[@bluetruck53]

Hello, my first car in 1967 was a 53 Ford too, paid $50 for it, had valve job before I left Ohio for N. California to work, back to Philadelphia in 6 months, back to Ohio and school where I couldn't afford gas, sold to a football player for $115. He drove it home to Detroit and shortly after wrapped it around a phone pole! This one brings back good memories.

[@anthonyangeli256]

Nice car. I remember them well. Were a dime a dozen back in the day

[@terrywilliams667]

Another CWM fan, delighted to see you! Love that Ford!

[@JackBWatkins]

Wait, What!!!! Your Ford has one of those expensive luxury options right in the center of the dash that tells time. I don’t think Scott would approve of an agent’s car not having the clock delete option. But it sure runs nice for such a fancy car. Love your channel.

[@stanleyreynolds7800]

I, too, had a '53 Ford 4 door. Mine was power blue. I converted it to an 8 volt battery so it would start better. Had to replace a few bulbs along the way.

[@boathead22000]

I bought a few 8 volt batteries back in the day. Hester was one company i remember that made 8 volt batteries.

[@bozodog428]

Nice Ford! Use to drive my Dad's '52 Merc. Had the 255 and Merc O Matic. Loved the dash.

[@djmechwarrior]

Nice car! I daily drove my Canadian model 54 Ford customline with the flathead while I was living in Calgary. Parked outside in temps down to -40.

[@T-41]

Jim, from the Winter Beater episodes I knew you drove that sweet old Ford in the winter. None the less I cringed a little seeing it sitting outside covered in snow.

[@mrdanforth3744]

I don't like seeing it outside BUT a car will suffer less 6 months in the snow, than 6 weeks in the hot sun.

[@T-41]

Yep, hot sun is a problem too. Garages address those issues ( smile ) . I was thinking about the ‘41 Studebaker Champion I owned for 30 years, unrestored original like your very cool Ford. I fortunately had garage space for it so with just doing repairs and maintenance as needed over the years , when I finally parted with it just a few years ago, it was overall still in good shape. Aren’t good old girl unrestored “ runners “ just the coolest things?

[@roomwithapointofview]

*_Fantastic_*

[@OleGit1497]

Very nice car to bring back to its glory days.

[@darrellborland119]

Indeed!...lovely sound. 😀

[@kesleycottrell1416]

I miss the old cars. Gas, air, and spark and it's running.

[@fonhollohan2908]

Just grab yourself a leaf blower there Jim that helps getting snow off cars a whole lot easier. That's a sweet looking Ford you got that Jim I love the old flat heads. Imagine seeing a 2020 in a seventy years from now, they'll be extremely hard to find. They just won't last that long all the plastic will be no where to be seen, that's for sure.

[@Rebel9668]

Hey Jim, if I get that much snow on a vehicle I get out a push broom, LOL! (5 minutes later, the car is running and here comes the push broom, LOL!) I love the way that gauge cluster is set up. Very unique looking. :)

[@JerrysThisandThat]

Wow Jim, that fired up better then anything in my fleet. Cheers

[@donaldhalls2189]

Excellent rig they definitely don't make them like that no more looks like you had a great ride all the best to you all

[@alcrook6662]

What a beauty! born the same year as me. What's that voice when you 1st turned the key? Brilliant startup routine. Cheers!

[@ChevyBM]

I just ove the sound these old Flathead V8's make!

[@jdwht2455]

Nice one! My first car was a '53 Tudor Customline w/flattie. It absolutely hated cold weather starts with that 6 volt system, It eventually got a '57 T-Bird 312 and a 12V system. Would love to have that bcar again but Upstate NY's over salted roads equals frame rot

[@noodlesfromreddeer972]

Beautiful

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

She runs nice and sweet.

[@drr1071]

The car my dad and mom had when I was a toddler was a powder blue 53 customline. It got rusty sitting in our garage with no floor but the Flathead was so strong that my dad lierally never forgave Ford for discontinuing it.

[@jimrky6062]

I like the two-handed 'rotary' stroke on the snow brush, Jim - very efficient! And don't we all want cool-ants, vs. nerdy-ants, in our cars? Well-maintained rig: very nice start up and run. Thanks! 😎

[@stevenwithanS]

That was a blast. Sure started good.

[@motoshark9870]

Sweet car . I have a 1953 sedan also. Love it.

[@williamhelms9942]

Way To Go! Scott's ColdWarMotors is a cool channel too.

[@kapekodbob]

I was 7 in 1953, in 54 my dad came home with a used 53 just like that but gray and a 2 dr

[@j.danaclark2166]

My old auto tech teacher, R. J. Cooney, had an old Ford pickup with a flat head 8. On the coldest winter days he'd drive it to work because it would out start his new efi car. Newer isn't always better.

[@maxsinger3526]

Had some carbed cars. Was sick of flooding, gas in the oil when they'd sit. Adjusting them based on temp. Rebuilding them. Starting them in the cold and back fires if timing was off. Efi is the way to go. Simpler than a carb

[@j.danaclark2166]

@@maxsinger3526 you know, I've seen it both ways. It may be dependant on the particular cars one is comparing. I'm driving my dad's old 86 Ford pickup with the 300 6, and that thing just always starts and runs properly down to about -30 then it needs plugged in. But my wife's 08 toyota rav likes to be plugged in at -15, and it always has to crank longer. Again though not all cars are the same.

[@EdwardXD11]

What a sweet looking ride!

[@toddknox685]

Nothing sounds as good as a Flathead V8.

[@ogr7771]

Good Gawd after watching this I'm so glad I live in Southern California.

[@loboheeler]

Surprised it fired in such low temps. Common thing to do is heat around the spark plug wells with a butane torch. My uncle showed me that in the hills of W. North Carolina, where there is some snow and somewhat cold temps. Easy to flood them with too much choke. Found out later that lighter fluid makes a good starting fluid less violent than ether.

[@waregraham8335]

Over here from Cold War Motors, cool channel!

[@richaddulieu1967]

Proper cold start love it

[@richmelillo9637]

Hi Jim!..and your Bud! Scott said to take a look and subscribe-so I did. Quite the Shop so far. I watched him make a right rear quarter for your Conti--he is a metal master for sure..seems that he says you guys are also..hmm, we will see. Good luck with your uploads, you do need Scott's guitar though. Be well! Rich

[@roosty6]

Yes, typical old Holley Ford carb. They sit for a while and they lose their prime. My 52 Merc needs a prime to start too. Came over here on Scot's recommendation and I'll be subscribing. Sure do like that Customline.

[@Sherwoody]

With these old Fords, if all else fails, take a piece of chalk and mark an X on the rear bumper. Give it a good swift kick. It’ll start then.

[@chriswhite5846]

What a sweetheart of a car love the sound of flathead v8 just a little more work like the headliner would finish it off good luck with the new channel 🇦🇺🇨🇦👍

[@currentresident15666]

Not sure how that southern Ohio rated snow brush made it that far north. Glad to see you finish up with something more suited to the job. Ha ha.

[@MrsSunshine75]

Jim would you please show Scott how to fill a float bowl with gas thru the bowl vent? He gets in and out of the car 42 times to prime it to start!

[@michaelheiser861]

WHEN I WAS 16 MY DAD BOUGHT ME a 1954 2 door 3speed station wagon think it was a 272, v8 not the 292 heck that was 50+ years ago cant remember , beautiful car no dads would let me take their daughters out in that car, wounder why?, i knew why. didnt care for it much because of that..... wish i had it now for the price wagons are getting today,,,,....thanks for sharing mh tennessee

[@chasefell9960]

I love this car. If you guys want to see this car in an epic vintage drift then go to Cold War Motors and look for “Winter Beater Races 2021”. Jim’s not afraid of ANYTHING. My first view Cheers from Alabama.

[@michaelcuff3418]

she's a beauty! I keep her forever! no joke!

[@dennakarz6182]

My first car...1964.. I paid 53.53$ with new tires. Was a 1953 Meteor...traded later for a 1949 Meteor coupe. Gas was like 8$.to fill it up.

[@dougcoxon5472]

Great Work and hi from Australia

[@mangomcpoo475]

Jim debut! excellent

[@hgbarnes1584]

"Back in time"... you bet! 1st car I ever drove was a 53 Mercury. Thank Jim and please wear some gloves HA HA.

[@joseromio4247]

Very nice, starting in Idle

[@rufus3898]

Loving your vids bud!

[@TheDocrock100]

Great drift car last year

[@dancerjim]

Really cool car!!

[@redneck400m3]

I think its funny how people get so amazed these old cars start/run/drive when its cold or snowy. Like...they had snow in 1953...and it got cold too. People still drove lol