1958 CHEVROLET VIKING 60 FIRST START IN YEARS

[@stevecr8934]

Yes Sir. "Just cause thats what I wanna do" Perfect reason.

[@Shane-Singleton]

Best reason for anything.

[@gamecockmike175]

@Dave Savedra I was thinking the same thing. I just knew it was going to burn it up.

[@jamesstettler3191]

I learned to drive ours (2-ton dump) at 12 y/o. I had to scoot down to get the clutch pedal pushed in, put it in granny and just let the clutch out- you couldn’t stall it in first. Head down the dirt road feeling like a king! I’d pull it out of gear and stand on the brake with both feet to stop! Ours had the floor starter, too. I still remember that smell and sounds....

[@silverbullet7434]

Kool truck , almost as old as I am. We had a short bed 56 Chevy , I loved that old girl as a kid , we worked on her after getting it around 1965. New brakes , master cylinder wheel cylinders the whole nine yes. She was used hard by us for a few yrs moving sand , shoveled must have moved 20 tons in total trips and small bed. Wish my pop had saved her for me but she was wanted by another. Really enjoy your vids a lot , thanks

[@nodnostrebor4300]

I had one. When you shut the hood, that clang took me right back.

[@buckster2575]

I miss that sound.

[@Jayf1981]

Old head-turner truck is a blast, It's all the reason needed, I don't have to be driving it to appreciate the emotional response one has to old trucks!

[@tomadkins2866]

I'm here from the future to comment. I somehow missed this video until I watched the Unit 614 Crane Repairs part 5. (3-30-21) That's a fantastic truck! That 235 won't do anything for you in a hurry, but it will do it for you reliably for a long darn time., I'm a bit jealous. I know what you mean about the brakes on older MD trucks. I've got a 73 F-600 dump that's the same way. The brakes are great, then after sitting over winter there's nothing, right to the floor. Bleeding the master cylinder down at the Hydroboost unit, one pump brings the whole system right back to life. No idea why.

[@billyhellboy6138]

Someone did love that truck for a few years

[@lomgshorts3]

Just like one of the trucks we had on the farm when I was a kid. We had a Chevy dualie and a Studebacker truck, both from long ago. I don't remember the years, but both were good trucks. I learned to drive at age 12 on the Studebaker. I drove a 1956 VW to school in the 70's, having fun at full service stations telling the gas jockey to be sure to check the coolant !

[@johnschoonover9888]

The patina is unbelievable.. The truck is in good hands take care of her. Thanks to your wife for helping

[@billywhite3020]

I love it when you work on them old cars and trucks takes you back to simple times

[@teebugg66]

That’d make a sweet homemade roll back wrecker build!

[@1963-Ford-Galaxie]

Merry Christmas to you Jonathan, Mrs. Jonathan & Family!!! Thank You Jonathan for the Video as always!!!!! God Bless Ya'll......

[@davidk6271]

Thats a beauty, I love the old trucks.

[@PhaQ2]

What a great lookin' ol' girl she is! Excellent find!

[@richardwalling9695]

The original engine for a 58 Viking 60 6 cylinder was the Jobmaster 261

[@carthrasher8022]

My Uncle had a 58 & 59 on his farm. Learned how to drive them in the fields @ the ripe age of 12. Those trucks were work horses. Thanks for the memories. :)

[@jerrybrooks870]

I have a 58 Chevy fuel tank truck and a 59 Chevy 2&1/2 ton flatbed. The flatbed actually runs but needs work. I had the tank truck running several years ago but the clutch was out. My daily driver is a 59 Chevy one ton panel truck.

[@adriantomlin2902]

Darn good old Chevys for sure!!

[@roger4375]

Now that’s what I call “Cherry”. Good price, good shape, runs with no smoke, drives and stops. It’s an all around “WIN” no matter how you slice it. I can see a boom crane mounted next to the cab, and cable winches front and rear. It’s old stuff like this that makes your channel great. I can’t tell you how much I like your channel just for old cars trucks and equipment. There have been plenty of times I wished I was your neighbor just so I could come over and see what was old parked in your driveway. 👍👍

[@dougslittlediesel]

You gotta love those old Chevrolet heavy duty trucks. They maybe old work horses. But are very much capable of still doing the work a new truck can. Good score if I do say so myself.

[@robjames7845]

Man, I would love to own that truck. Beautiful!

[@scottyjones27]

Yes that is fine old truck just little TLC she be daily driver for me to enjoy

[@Shane-Singleton]

What a great old rig. Doesn't need much at all. Just a little TLC here and there. I've got a 235 in my 57 Two-Ten. It's a fantastic engine. Starts up better than any other old vehicle I own.

[@tombob671]

The engine whisperer has success again. This had the makings of a good truck...looking at it teminds me of bucking square bales of hay 1960, Creek County Ok for my grandpa

[@birdman4505]

Nice old truck love seeing old trucks comeing back to life 👍💯

[@fava7753]

Excellent keep finding the old iron Jonathan . When this truck rolled off the line , I was 12months old . classic vehicles . They're in my blood . Always have been , always will be . Top man .

[@BrodieBr0]

We a Viking on the small family farm when I was a kid we hauled grain with. Wish I had it now, gotta love old iron. You got a wonderful looking one there glad to see you bring her alive!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear B. and A. Why don't you try to buy it from great Johnathan if you like it so much? Sometimes he sells cars. ;-) :-) Best regards, luck and health.

[@BrodieBr0]

​@@Chr.U.Cas1622 haha Yeah that's a good point you make! JW has to be the best person out there to buy old iron from. Once the pandemic settles and I have the money, I'd love to look at his collection. Right now, my spare money is going into remodeling my house. Once that's done I'll be able to buy toys. lol wishing you safety, luck, and health as well!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear @@BrodieBr0 Thanks for replying. Hope you will have your dream truck some day. Sincerely yours.

[@artkaboom]

We hauled hay with a flat bed Chevy. Made me happy to hear it run. The patina on the paint is fantastic! please dont paint it! Wipe it with lindseed oil will keep it and have a nice look. Thanks for the video!

[@bmacd2112]

That's a darn nice truck. Wouldn't take but a bit of love to have her looking great. Someone did a fine job fixing her up.

[@husq450s8]

Love these trucks! And love the first starts!!!

[@lovetocrank]

I agree!

[@ericamcmillion2676]

Love the old duallys awesome!

[@rickbarger5161]

I remember riding around back in the early sixties my dad had a 1958 Vikings 60 with a boom truck on it for fixing signs I was only about 5 years old he had it for till I was about 10 that was a cool truck I wished I had it now

[@Rev.Clarence]

I absolutely love that old truck!😀

[@robames1293]

Great as usual. That sports exhaust muffler and tailpipe looks aftermarket. Stay safe and best wishes from Australia

[@tedium37]

Another beautiful addition and clay for you to work into something unique. Keep sharing and I'll keep liking. Thanks 👍

[@deeXswanson]

tune up and carb work that truck will be running strong for many years to come ,thanks for saving the old stuff

[@lateefcarrere1649]

"When all else fails, get the Mrs.!" 😃#extrapairofhands

[@tonyfriend7413]

At Lateef. Carrere. IF i had a Young Mrs. No old or Shallow Hal types ither!

[@andy1056]

My wife’s the official brake pumper when I bleed brakes. Was going to get a fancy one man brake bleeding system, but they wouldn’t take my wife in trade, so, I’ll make do with what I’ve got....

[@nikdamn2303]

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[@harveypyke4897]

I never get tired of you bringing these rigs back to life, keep up the great work.

[@zaneturner4478]

You are a lucky man to have a wife that enjoys the old iron from days gone by . Mine just looks and says unreal more junk and doesn't want to see it anywhere on the place. Great ride you have to add to your collection.

[@RatdogDRB]

Sweet ol' truck ! Go through it to make it right, and drive it for another '62 years! Better take that helper out for ice cream.

[@marygarner5249]

Love your videos Jonathan is the Best

[@farmerbill6855]

Sweet truck, almost screaming to be bright red again. It's in great shape, ought to be worth a paint job. Best regards from Indiana.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

I thought it was originally white, but I could be mistaken...

[@farmerbill6855]

@@Hjerte_Verke He said it was a firetruck. Could have been white I guess. Old trucks ought to be red.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@farmerbill6855 Well dadgum, he did say that indeed. Firetrucks are red. Maybe we’re seeing red, rust and a white primer? Or just faded out red. I better pay better attention. 😁

[@farmerbill6855]

@@Hjerte_Verke you may be right too, a town north of me has a couple white firetrucks, so you never know. I just pictured it red.

[@cyborgbudda3374]

I also loved that old truck the 60 came in on. One hellova long flat bed!

[@chuckhaynes6458]

I'm guessing it might be a 261. I have saved 3 Studebaker medium trucks. 1 1/2 ton, 2 ton and a rare 3 ton. These workhorses of America have been overlooked by restorers. I'm surprised it doesn't have the Timken-Detroit vacuum operated 2 speed rear axle. Keep up the great work saving old American iron.

[@poodn4559]

Dream truck material right here.

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

That truck looks to be in awesome shape for the age of it. That would look so good to be restored like original 👍👍. Truly MADE IN AMERICA 🇺🇸

[@haroldrichards9033]

She is a beauty, Jonathan! I hope you can keep it and make use of it.

[@kilroysmith6539]

I bought a six pack of those bottles you are using to prime with off of Amazon. Best thing I ever did. You can fill float bowls with them and if you take the dip tube off inside you can turn it upside down and use it as a fuel tank for small engines. I love those old trucks too I hope you do something cool with it.

[@donnlowe9129]

That truck seems to have found its way to the right guy to own it. The man that had it did a nice job on the things he did on it. That will make a nice driver for you with nice tires and a little exhaust and tune up.

[@scottalthiser6986]

Sitting here with a friend of mine and she said she would love to drive that old truck just like I would that's when the truck was a truck

[@DependableAutoTruck]

i am so glad i found your channel i have watched nearly every one and so relaxing to watch my father was in the auto salvage business and we built most of our wreckers would build the booms out of round tubing and then cut squares of plates and then run angle iron from the corners to build what was at one time the standard. really enjoyed the time i got to spend with him so much i see in you i saw in him please keep up the hard work you put in. we restored a old straight 8 buick twin carb. several old packards and if i remember correctly a V-16 cad one time

[@doug8525]

Nice truck Jonathan! Brings back good memories! I bet that guy is smilin down from heaven seeing that it’s good hands now! Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@johna1160]

Flogs that starter more than I would, but he got it running. Much respect.

[@jasperstroupe8873]

No starters were harmed in the making of this video 😆

[@theyetti8811]

You must be new here

[@MrOtie]

Jonathan, clear coat that baby. Nice truck and it was like the old days. First start in years. Love it!

[@lccautomotive478]

The large oil lines is a dead giveaway that it is a 261. Best engine Chevy ever made in my opinion! Nice truck btw

[@joshuawalls7102]

I love this old truck, I'd love to have one

[@lloydrobinson7081]

at least u r able to get it running. good video keep them coming

[@Hoaxer51]

Nice truck, it would be fun to put a dump bed on it. It could be be a nice mulch truck or good for a shop truck hauling engines and parts. So many ideas for this!

[@gearhead9943]

Thanks for showing the pedal view. So cool to see when cold or first starting. Please make more!

[@gryfandjane]

I love seeing these old veterans come back to life! Looks like you’ve got a good truck there.

[@garymccord4277]

With your antique cars and other machinery this truck is the ideal truck to have around, its past life as a fire truck then having a previous owner who kept it is good shape you have something that you should be able to use without spending all your time from other project and being able to use.

[@DennisMurphey]

Jonathan, back in the late 50s on the farm in Illinois, we had a 57 Chevy Grain Truck with that exact Grey metal interior, no radio, when you opened the ashtray i looked for a stick of gum. My Dad did not smoke so he would put sticks of gum in the ashtray. He also would wind a bit of bailing wire around the base the gear shift so he always had some in the truck if something needed fixing It had a 4 speed with the 1st gear we called Granny Grunt was to help launch a heavy load of grain from a dirt field. Once out on the hard road you would shift up as you head the elevator. We had stock racks we could fold up and and haul a free cattle or pigs. I drove that truck from the time i was 12 or 14 really young. Mostly fixing fix then later haul the grain. Yes 236 In LIne Six but it had the gears that allowed it to haul everything we needed. Early on Dad would let me hold the button to lift the dump when we went to the elevator. Later i did it all by myself. I miss those days and my Dad. Seeing this truck and you starting it brought back so many wonderful memories. Take Care, Dennis in Virginia

[@rogerbamatutz1927]

That truck brings back memories. Nice job. Nice body too.

[@WoodyFixit]

Very cool truck. With a little persuasion from an extended nap, that old 6 sounded willing and ready.

[@LarryDeSilva64]

The interior of that truck does look pretty nice for its age so someone did some work to it for sure. Always loved the look of those trucks. Thanks for sharing

[@danmackintosh6325]

I thought this was an old video, clicked it anyway as I need a dose of cool old start therapy about now, then I find out it's a new upload too... Bonus Nachos! Thanks for sharing JW.

[@paulwilson6421]

Great old truck! Glad to be back to some first starts again, maybe another repair and drive video again!

[@rogercamp6071]

Considering the size truck it is that could even be a 261 in that instead of a 235, anyway that's a nice old Chevy though.

[@armorer94]

The 261's came in the GMC version I think.

[@toma43]

GMC had a 270 I think 261 was right for Chev.

[@garystrong9831]

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[@MrMegapianoman2]

261.

[@rodneybrand8521]

Hey Jonathan...Another great find..not in bad shape either.motor sounds good .it has all the glass too..new brakes .. granny low.. it's going to be a great hauler..thanks Jonathan.. Looking foward to the next video on this truck..Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@gregorymotta6628]

Great score Jonathan, my uncle had an old “60” model back in day for his monument and sandblasting biz. Always reliable never let him down. Thanks for sharing and doing what you want to do.

[@oldschool6345]

That's a dandy there! It would cleanup really well. Might think about a driveway paintjob on that one. I hear you on the medium duty trucks and brakes. I bought one myself because of it's brakes, and I knew who did them. Fugly ol dump truck, but it stopped on the dime. Thanks for sharing

[@amped5234]

I don't know if you watch Classic Truck Rescue, He has a couple of complete fire trucks, Most of his trucks are 55-59 GMC

[@allendees233]

Glad to see you back! Love old trucks

[@davidjenkins1958]

Thank You Johnathan, I’ve missed your first start videos.

[@duncanfrere2656]

Killer patina on this one. Nice truck!

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Good ole truck Jonathan ! ENJOYED

[@synthpro]

Love the natural reverb your getting talking under that hood. Awesome old truck!!

[@davewhittington1368]

What a beautiful truck 😍😍. Stay safe and healthy 🇬🇧

[@hallmark2511]

Appreciate that one jonathan. Love those ole trucks.

[@slowguy66]

I’ve always wanted one of those trucks

[@jerrybrooks870]

If you're in N. Texas, I have a 59 Chevy Viking for sale.

[@rayeddy528]

Great stuff Jonathan !! Thank you !! God bless you and yours !!!!! Eddy

[@rickygs6434]

Wow i would love that truck, great video.

[@drive42]

That engine could be a 261. Look at the engine block right above there where the starter bolts on. If there are two vertical casting marks roughly an inch long and about an inch apart, you have a 261. Same stroke as a 235, siamesed cylinders for larger bore. Another tell tale sign is what appears to be a full flow oil filter, judging by the large lines going to the oil filter.. Good old truck for sure!

[@ogr7771]

I gota 59 Viking and love it! I use it all the time, geared so you can drag around Egyptian Pyramids around even with your 235, my has a 283 in it and has so much torque that even with several tons on the bed you can let out the clutch at idle and it wont stall.

[@firebreathinggarage2117]

Just because I want to is the best reason. Good looking truck.

[@jaxflfreebird]

I feel like I was there. This is one NOISY video. They call this REALISM. : )

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

That's a sweet old truck. The angle iron cutter is pretty sweet too.

[@butchgi6236]

Thanks for continuing to do your videos I love watching, they get me motivated to do some of my own projects.

[@mechanic72]

I have started a lot of engines that had sat for years.I started using 2 cycle oil in my gas to help lubricate the engine.It seemed to help.

[@markbehr88]

These trucks look great.

[@mikeobrien3744]

Those chemical bottles are about the only thing I buy from China. They work great almost like a manual TBI.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Chinese take out food is only thing left made in America.... I boycott all china crap except take out .

[@oldenslo4141]

What a nice old truck. I'm jealous you find such good cars and trucks.

[@reddog6429]

Great truck !!! Love those first starts !

[@terryfromsouthcarolina4601]

Nice! The best finds are old fire trucks as they were usually low miles but high hours as they sat running for hours fighting fires. Mostly well maintained as breakdowns were very undesirable. I would have snapped it up too! As always looking forward to your next video. Terry from South Carolina

[@dougscott8161]

Hi, Jonathan, You might even think about giving her that American LaFrance V-12 , especially if you can show the engine off. hat every you do, I'm sure it will turn out to be a winner. Merry Christmas to you and Mrs. W., God Bless and stay safe, Meow to Ninja Catscan.

[@thomasparker5208]

Now that is a cool old truck for sure! I am not a big fan of the "patina" look most if the time, but I think it works very well on this truck. Looks like the engine bay is mostly original stuff, minus the voltage regulator as Jonathan pointed out. But those battery cables look original. The oil pressure gauges looks original as well. And that radiator hose! Looks like its barely holding on.

[@howardrundle4862]

What a lovely ol truck :)

[@Goomer]

Man, you get the coolest stuff.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Anybody else thinking how cool it would be to have Mustie1 pull up and give Jonathan a hand? I love both their channels.. its like being a kid again hanging out in the shop with my dad almost 70 years ago.

[@jaycoopz2152]

Glad you're back regularly...Thanks for the content Jonathan

[@spaert]

I'd love to have that old truck. Brings back memories from my young days. But what I'd do with it.....no idea. But, wow, that thing's in great shape. Nice buy, I'd say.

[@markhensley9378]

Well it was good to hear something from you. This was a little different than what I was expecting but still a good video. That old truck was just very thirsty. Bet the steering was pretty loose. She'd make a good car hauler for the car shows. Put a custom bed on it. Maybe some red oxide primer. Thanks again for your time and videos.

[@jeffscott8323]

Love the sound of them old chivverley sixs. Heard lot of them years ago