$900 Richard Petty 426 Wedge Engine and a whole bunch of Ford Galaxies | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 44

[@joshsmith4488]

Old men like that are and automotive treasure. Thanks for shining a light on him.

[@nancyschisler2940]

This show was meant for me. I'm 64 yrs old and have had two 64 Galaxies and one of them was my first car. I'm a 64 Ford man. Thanks for a great show

[@aaaaatttttt7383]

Nancy Schisler stay solid brother ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽👌🏽🤘🏽

[@finnblu3002]

Snowball needs another 3-5 part video series by a cottage film maker / car enthusiast / racer What a unique resource! Thanks Tom!

[@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER]

Love this channel . Some truly amazing finds but the people and stories behind them is what makes it more interesting . Snowball made this one of the best !

[@Relaxiknowarchie]

That Richard Petty story.... gawdamn classic. thank you for sharing that with us.

[@McAVITYourWay.]

I liked Snowball the minute you introduced him and the smile spread across his face :)

[@markallen3293]

I could listen to Snowball rain or shine, all day. :)

[@mavsfabshop]

Snowball bishop is like no other, i lived near him, my friends and i bought many parts off of him for 73-79 ford trucks. I wish y'all could only sit down with this man for at least a day and hear some of the stories.

[@josephjohnston8255]

One of my best episodes. I would love to pick this old guys brain. Awsome petty story to

[@kaseysantistevan2479]

Absolutely love your episodes Tom, I hope to see them for years to come...

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

This kind of stuff is awesome...if the episode had been 8 hours of Snowball and Tom talking cars I think I'd have watched it in one sitting.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

The rain makes better cinematography!! It's beautiful to look at all the old card covered in wet moss! Thanks for the awesome video!

[@Raining_Brass]

Best BFH yet! I could listen to Snowball all afternoon.

[@georgephillips1185]

Thank you for this amazing video. Love these 60s and older fords

[@adamweston4152]

I just love this channel, always something interesting and the host is a good, down to earth guy who has facts and knowledge of what he comes across. Thanks for the show, it's so so enjoyable.

[@skitz37chiltz21]

What a legend of a man I'd love to spend the day listening to this guys stories 👍👏😁🙌

[@steveadams5190]

I would LOVE to buy the 2 63 convertibles! My older brother had one decades ago and I was just crazy about it. Wish he was still around. He taught me how to work on cars because our father wasn't around when we were growing up. I'd love to build a 63 in his memory.

[@Christian-wj7dk]

I smiled through the entire video! '64 Fords are my favorite, and Snowball made this video very special.

[@48northphotography5]

Awesome find, plenty of good ol' folks out there.

[@t-tread9655]

We have a garage less that 10 miles away from his place. The 4 pictures of his wrecked car actual hang on our “racing wall of fame”. Great guy and always a new story to here no matter where you see him.

[@vw4x4]

Great to meet people like this! Done it myself, and it a part of life you will not forget!

[@tmseh]

Snowball Bishop!?! Best name ever.

[@tmseh]

@simon lloyd A sloppy wanker like yourself, hmmmmmm?

[@flyjarrett]

Reminds me of Buckshot Jones.

[@johnmaggs769]

tecums3h nu.

[@vicedpowers1750]

coke dealer

[@tomahoks]

Great name for a band too.

[@mindeloman]

When i was a boy i used to go around with my dad visiting old junkyards and such. My dad always had car projects going on. Seems like every junkyard had a guy like Snowball. And they liked seeing kids coming around. ALWAYS super friendly. I was too young to appreciate it but i remember one old boy had a 427 SOHC cammer engine. He was trying to sell it to my dad but dad passed on it because he had a 429 SCJ to go in a mustang. We stopped there because the guy had a set of Le Mans nodular iron rods dad needed. I remembered one old boy we used to frequent a lot (he had everything) was extremely hard of hearing. My dad had to talk like he was yelling at the man. Dad told me years later the man was mostly deaf because he was an artilleryman in wwii. He saw action at the Bulge and they laid-on counter fire for so long his hearing never recovered. I could go on and on. I loved listening to those men talk. They were from a different era. Most people would look at them as if they just old country boys, but they are an encyclopedia of knowledge, especially in automotive. Those days are all but gone.

[@dobermanpac1064]

I've been racing, building and owning for 50 years and the Petty story is priceless...

[@willtrautman6243]

"Well I need some gas money to get home" love this guy

[@darrentelfair9685]

Will Trautman I agree. I could listen to this guy ALL day and never be bored. I felt as if I was there when he said that Old man Lee hollered for Richard to come out there. By the way, it's "Moparts" (5:22). I was in tears from laughter. "There is no school like the old school".

[@codydilmore325]

I will go halves on gas money!!! That looks like heaven.

[@dsshowerpan]

Should do more in depth sit downs with guys like him. Would be worth the watch for sure. Loved this guy, 100% car guy through & through.

[@joebrown1382]

I could listen to him all day. Couple nice Galaxys.

[@falconater68]

Galaxies.

[@joebrown1382]

@@falconater68 Thank you spelling Policeman.

[@dogismyco-pirate]

Haha small world Joe! Old car lover too I see! It's like a dream all that old steel in one place!!!! Sooooo cool!!! Cheers nathan

[@joebrown1382]

@@dogismyco-pirate Ha ha yes small world Nathan. Blues & cars who'da thought it. I owned 3 muscle cars 66,68 & 69 bought all new.

[@dogismyco-pirate]

Joe Brown ya I built old hot rods for years as I get older I have slowed down but I do have a 46 Chevy truck under way. A bit of sacrilege but a 68 390 4 speed is going in it haha. Setting it on an early wagon frame this winter! Hope to lay a patch this spring!!

[@6412mars]

i love listening to these old timers tell stories!

[@davidallum6841]

What a lovely story, I love those 60s Ford's, I had two unusual Galaxies back in the 70s. My first was a 66 convertible with a straight 6 and three on a tree. There was no badges on it so I've just assumed it was a Galaxie. I think it may have been imported from Belgium, it was resprayed lime green. My second Galaxie was a 63 RHD convertible with a 352 and a two barrel. Both unusual cars in England. Keep hunting Tom.

[@Sebastian_Dinwiddie]

THIS is why KZbin was created!

[@danmartin5504]

Your camera person does an excellent job.

[@styldsteel1]

The Cameraman, along with the editing and producing all working together, you get an end result like this.

[@branon6565]

Cameraman

[@rallycrosscraig]

Great video and really nice to see guys like this and what cars they have been working away on, look forward to more episodes!

[@paultucker1272]

What a wonderful old man! And another fantastic episode :)

[@Dimino519]

I wish men like Richard Petty would be around forever. These stories are incredible and will be someday lost. Thank you Tom and Hagerty for capturing these stories while we still can.

[@Hagerty]

Our pleasure Josh. Thanks for being a fan!

[@VinnyMartello]

My grandfather recently passed away and he was an old school racer. I miss him so much. I love seeing old men talk about their car exploits.

[@superchargedadventures]

Nice!! Great story!! Great man!! Reminds me of my neighbor I grew up with as a child. His name was Jim! He fought on Okinawa, when the other kids around the neighborhood were off playing!! I was in the garage working with him!! R.I.P JIM!!!

[@bernardsummers9050]

Loved the video. He would be a great bloke to talk to over a beer.

[@chucktx5957]

IDK about all these complaints. This video is awesome! Thank you!!

[@_Peremalfait]

Those two 64 Fords are beauties, but at least half the joy in doing Barn Finds has to be the people that you meet along the way. What a great character Snowball seems to be.

[@cattywampusjake2994]

Junk more like gold diamond and platinum. What a great ole timer he is! Thank you Snowball.

[@stwhite5135]

Snowball is the real deal and so are you. There are some people on KZbin who try to do what you do and they just don't know cars like you do. It is painful the number of mistakes they make. I saw one guy look at a model A sedan with the soft part of the top off and he says, "Is this a convertable?". I know the people who own the cars snicker up their sleeves at bozos like that. Your videos can't be beat.

[@victoriataff8198]

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[@marcslayer9444]

This the lost art in life !! I appricate this very much

[@doctoredable]

Great video. From where in Long Island are you from. I grew up in Huntington. My father loved fords.He had a gorgeous 63 Galaxie 500 2 door. He then traded "up" for a 65 Galaxie 500 2 door. He regretted the change. Thanks for posting this walk down memory lane.My first car was a 54 Ford Custom Liner. My great uncle have it to me when I was 23.

[@yosam5184]

Oh man, talk about great history, us 327 guys had many a good race against friends with the 390s. 1962 63 64 65 some bad ass times for sure.

[@robertlloyd7167]

Just unbelievable! What a great video! I need a 900 sq. ft. house and a 100,000 sq. ft. shop! Lol.

[@greggarson9085]

No problem understanding his accent. Very interesting fellow. I bet he could keep a guy interested all day

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Old car guys like that need to be the focus of their own show. All their stories need to be documented before it's too late

[@roncampbell6377]

I'LL TELL U WHAT , Tom i love watching your show you make it so interesting to watch and your knowledge of cars blows me away there is so many of these cars i would love to buy and just drive the way they are Thanx so much for being the type of person you are & please keep it coming...

[@johnstark4723]

I remember hearing about Snowball Bishop back when he was racing. Amazing collection he has there.

[@Houndini]

Drove by this guys house about million times never know the history. What nice lot of people are very nice in that area. I live not far away.

[@dumdumdumbest834]

How far is not far!?riddle me that!

[@ReboottoysEllis]

wv171 i’m in Bristol versus Scott

[@stevevarholy2011]

The Wythe county/plateau area is really beautiful. It's always stunning coming up the mountains from Roanoke/Salem and then all of a sudden things level off and open up. Really breath-taking.

[@brodyschmidt4302]

Were is it located i think i might drive by that place just wanna make sure its actually the place kinda wanna talk with the guy and maybe buy some cars

[@ssullivan210]

Where is this guy located?

[@jacobm1001]

Thank you for sharing this. What a treasure to our automotive and U.S history .

[@moyadapne968]

I'm a Kiwi and had no difficulty with his accent. 7:00 I love the 19 and 72.

[@artmchugh5644]

moyadapne a kiwi ? Hmmm I am having a hard time understanding you , could you please text slower ?😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@moyadapne968]

@@artmchugh5644 I ' m a K i w i a n d h a d .... ah hell, I can't do it.

[@motoring9056]

I love the Gas money part. All car guys will know the struggle. LOL

[@rodneypratt4324]

Those galaxies are Beyond reproach just magnificent magnificent!!!!!

[@marknelson5929]

Priceless show, just love it - I'm here in Australia and would love to hit the back roads of the US. I did so last year on west coast Canada and the amazing cars I found - priceless experience!

[@keithhooper5965]

Fantastic ....this my favourite car show ,! Keep up the good work Tom

[@randomdude433]

I Just bought a 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 matching number 289 3 on the tree. I’m the second owner. It was sitting in a yard for 10 years . I put gas in the carb, changed the solenoid, put in a new battery, bleed the brakes, and put fresh gas in it and drove it home for 3800 dollars. The interior is excellent and just needs body work. Doing the restoration myself. Btw I’m 22 years old and always loved car shows and now I finally have a few classic cars.

[@glennstraughan1851]

Your video guy is awesome. The shot of the dripping water on the barrel with you in background is outstanding. I could watch a million episodes of you lurking around old buildings and fields talking to the coolest people and being such a cool knowledgeable guy. If you ever film in ontario canada I would love to hangout for the day.....or a week! Cheers!

[@Hagerty]

Thank you Glenn!

[@michaeldoster4847]

Thank you Hagarty! You made my day! Would LOVE to have that 390 T-Bird engine to go in my black 91 Ford Ranger XLT!😛 Dunno why it had to go and blow a head gasket with 338,336 miles on it. You need MY Ranger to do a restore; replaced cooling system, electrical (new not rebuilt), brakes have been done once, NEW 14 x 225 B R GOODRICH T/A's, Rough Country Baha shocks all round, Alpine, needs love. I'm on Social Security & don't have the money to tell time! Body in great shape! Sliding rear window perfect. Needs wax & touching up. 2.3 L 4 cyl., Iron block, aluminum head, 8 plugs 5 spd! BLOWN head gasket between cylinder & outside wall; no oil in water, no water in oil. Sitting about 2 yrs. Move occasionally to prevent flatspots on tires. Used to get 23-25 round town, 32 on road with a.c. On. AC went about 10 years ago, read window cooling since. Michael A. Doster, 770-467-0036 if you would be interested. I loved the body, thought it the best looking of all the Rangers. I bought in 1999, and drove it almost 20 years. I put over 220K miles on it. Thought it would be my last vehicle. I will miss it. Handled like a slot car! Have most of repair records somewhere around here. More money than I care to recall. But, I will miss it. My cousin still drives his 94 F-250 FWD up in the hills of North Georgia. He won't part with it! Great program, great guy with his history and Fords, really liked this one, Hagarty. Thank you!

[@Guardducks]

Thanks Tom loved this road trip the best . Imagine the racing stories that were probably being traded between the 3

[@randyc8406]

Wow! The memories this reminds me of. My grandparents owned a 63-4 Galaxy. I lived with them from age 8-11, and every week we’d take a Sunday drive through the SW Missouri area, as well as to Shell Knob, where we had relatives & a lake house.

[@randyc8406]

I wish I had $, cause I’d snatch those 63 convertibles up in a second, fix both up & keep the man 3 speed car. The other would probably pay back all your investment!

[@bredlo]

I'd like to buy the camera person a beer for that great transition shot of the rain hitting the barrel. That kind of stuff adds so much charm to these videos.

[@bilrod6054]

Always a fan but this is one of the best episodes I've seen, Thanks!

[@Hagerty]

Thanks Bill. It is one of our favorites as well.

[@MAC-ws8fz]

...and great camera work too! Beautiful scenery!

[@lonniem9728]

Love the petty story & the blue 64 galaxy,awesome video

[@kevinrains957]

Always heard the stories my dad would tell me about the great cars he wishes he still had. Now I'm that person. In 1989, my first year out of high school, I got a 1963 Falcon that had the body restored but the motor was original and barely ran. I painted a house for the people who had the car and they gave it to me as payment. I traded that car and $200 for a 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Starliner with a perfect body and a good running 390(after a tune up). After a freeze plug rusted out I sold the Galaxie for $400 to buy a 1979 Jeep golden eagle. The person only wanted the motor and had the body crushed. Broke my heart.

[@shaunclifton5281]

LOVE and look forward to each and every one of your new videos, Tom ! Always Always Great ! Thank you for pumping them out . Stellar work 👍👍👍👍

[@snappy452]

I came for Richard Petty, but I stayed for Snowball Bishop.

[@dcsmitty50]

He's a cool guy. I've got parts from him before and it's hard to leave. He's a talker and it's so interesting to hear his old stories.

[@susanboylefanable]

Me, too!

[@blpadge2]

ditto

[@zinkracer]

I was thrilled to meet Tom and his son at a vintage race at Road Atlanta just a few weeks ago. I asked him if he remembered the '63 Ranchero up in Michigan from a past episode and how much I liked it and Tom not only remembered the car but also the price and said it was still available. Quite a treat. Hope I run into him again.

[@gregduncan3273]

ive come back here at least 3 times to listen to his stories, great stuff

[@peterhodges6684]

As an owner of a 63 Galaxie 500 xl convertable, that place is a gold mine !

[@derekbryant1303]

Thank you Tom! I really enjoy your shows!

[@donaldheitger6731]

Meeting these people is just so real so cool.

[@302hobronco]

I could listen to that guy talk all day lol.

[@fransiscoh9450]

Old people are the best they have so much stories to tel, all you have to do is just ask out of curiosity and they will tell you everything

[@moparracer76]

This guy lives about 2 towns over from where i grew up in Virginia. Take some time to watch this. Hearing stories about these old cars and meeting the men who put them together was a childhood id never give up.

[@pontiacgrandprix733]

Very interesting stories, great cars, cheap prices, wish he had a yard full of Pontiacs

[@thesunreport]

that Galaxy engine sounded really quite good when it started up :)

[@patrickmcleod111]

Wow. I was blown away! I didn't expect it would ever start when he first opened the hood and looked in. When he first started to do the screwdriver-coil startup, I still didn't expect it to start. I figured it would either not start, or start but sound really rough at best. Nope. It sounds really smooth and healthy!

[@seedlessgrapes2605]

Perfect

[@kevdonew1412]

love the old guys and their stories sure they may be old cars but they can be saved but dam they are the rock stars of the day

[@MrPappysCobra]

Awesome video Tom! I really enjoy your books and now we can watch these great videos! Thanks! Mark

[@adventure2073]

It’s a damn shame the guys like Snowball are passing away every year. I hate that some day there will be none left. But I feel very fortunate to know such a guy myself. In high school I bought a 75 Dodge pickup and there is an older gent in my hometown that has quite a fleet of them, and a barn full of old parts. He was very helpful and valuable to me as a source of knowledge and hard to find parts while I was daily driving that old girl and just trying to keep her on the road.

[@ralph-wrecked-it]

what an amazing person with some epic stories can cars. great vid

[@MrButtonpresser]

One of the best episodes yet, and they're all good.

[@62beetledude]

I recognized the view from I77 going up the mountain towards Flat Top, my favorite view travelling back & forth to FL. And I have noticed Snowball's "collection" several times and thought it would be cool to stop & look. The family? Not so much...lol.

[@TheDutyPaid]

Please don't use premiere, it kills your views. If you look on here a lot of big channels have even pulled the video and uploaded it again. If the video is ready, post it.

[@Kentdotk]

TheDutyPaid I agree. This is the worst.

[@mobiledevto]

@@Kentdotk you bet. WTF is all this 'coming soon' stuff. its either ready or it aint.

[@willtrautman6243]

Well they are trying to reach people in different time zones and more importantly different lunch breaks

[@calebthezombie8457]

Remember the days of cable television. "Tonight at 10 pm Overhaulin only on TLC" Were you people saying "its either ready or it aint" then haha. Talk about self entitlement

[@mobiledevto]

@@calebthezombie8457 TV is dead. get with the times grandpa. Also, if you don't pay for the product then chances are you are the product.

[@boltonky]

awesome episode and that's a steal for those cars, hope they go to a good home when they move on if they do

[@Maddie-Girl]

I use to own a 64 ford galaxy would love to have one again that was 35 yrs ago

[@andrethepolock2569]

awesome ole school people luv to hear stories of him raceing in the day

[@oscarsanchez8601]

Best show on YT ever. Just to dang short. This one shoulda been a two parter at least.

[@vic-ff9du]

I could listen to the older guy all day ..

[@dangarrity7449]

What a great storyteller I love the way he pronounces tobacco Barnmy wife's grandmother had to Mercury with a retractable rear window I begged her to sell it to me she would not she said I didn't want that old junk she traded it for $200 towards a Chevy around 1978. Thank you for another great video

[@The.Real.Timmii]

I live not far from here as someone else said. He and my dad were friends. Both had a racing background and both knew Richard Petty. Good to see and hear him. I have been to this place a number of times over the years. That old Ranchero at 1:09 was mine, I wrecked it when I was younger :)

[@Hagerty]

Timmi - Care to share the Ranchero story?

[@The.Real.Timmii]

@@Hagerty ...Got it from my dad, he always had cars setting around. 400 ci auto trans, decent car until I smashed the front :) that was early '80's sometime. No clue how it ended up there.

[@drewpierce2273]

At Hershey at couple of years ago I asked Tom if he ever buys any of his "Barn Finds"? He emphatically answered "No!". I guess that stock car may be the exception. LOL. I don't blame him for asking. Cool interview all around. Thanks.

[@Mercmad]

The Coupe is a 39 Shell and the chassis has all the old tricks such as corner jacking .In my youth I had a 39 Std Coupe which had also been a stock car and had been returned to the street. i have a pic of it being hill climbed somewhere. There was something about the cart spring geometry which made them very stable on a loose surface and easy to drive sideways,bootleg fashion.

[@patrickmcleod111]

I had a 36. I bought it new. I guess I was about 54 then. I raced it til 64, when I switched to more modern foundation. I raced a lot of cars b4 finally retiring in 1980 at 98. I tried to reenlist for the army during operation desert storm, but they said I was too old. I told them about my service in the Boer war, but that didn't seem to matter. Oh well.

[@nautn]

I love that old coupe. I'd ;ike to hear more about the way that car would have been set up for racing.

[@robertlee9395]

@@patrickmcleod111, The Boer War was in 1899, just how old are you?

[@patrickmcleod111]

@@robertlee9395 Yeah I lied about my age to enlist to fight in the Boer war. I was a Boer btw. But I was only 15. I did look older than 15. It's funny, I looked older than I was at 15, but now at 137, I don't look a day older than 125!

[@lenkowalyshen9571]

Pretty great Fords, I had a 390 1964 XL 3x2 barrel , factory spec. order with Borg W 4spd , Buckets reverb , that car was fast for a big car beat a 750 motorbike off the line , very nice to see this takes me back to the 60s when I had mine . you know some of those early muscle cars Dodge , Ford , GM had way loads of power

[@danbeau9404]

A little credit to a fellow named Gene who had a junk yard right outside of Ft. Hood Texas when I was there in 71. Large yard with maybe a thousand cars and Gene knew every one of those cars. No computers, just brains. Gene was a phony gruff with a heart bigger than his head and a soft spot for GI's. I hung around that yard every night and learned more in 5 months than you could learn in 3 years in Auto school. He gave a couple of GIs credit on $200 worth of parts and when they left I told him he never gave them a bill or receipt for the parts and I was glad he knew them guys. Gene looked at me and said, "I have no idea who those 2 were". After I got off the floor I said, "how do know they will pay?" He said "most do, some don't". And it didn't seem to phase him at all. We had a friend who had a 63 327 Chevy and he left to go home to Maryland on a cold winter night. Gene called me and said Skipper broke down about in the middle of no where with his girl friend and probably need a new 4 barrel. We took the 4 barrel out of the box, jumped into the wrecker and went out into the cold Texas night. On the side of the road, about 15 degrees, with 2 flashlights, Gene put that carb on and it started on the first try and Skip and girlfriend left to Maryland and a life of wedded bliss. On the way back to Ft. Hood, I told Gene I didn't see him collecting any money and he said that's because he didn't. When I left Ft. Hood I gave Gene a few cases of Beer, he was very fond of beer, and told him I would miss him and never forget him. It is know 2018 and I still miss him. Sometimes he would ask me to take off a part and I wasn't sure I knew how and maybe he should help me. He would look at me and say, "you'll figure it out and if you don't, yell".

[@danbeau9404]

An after thought. Skip was a car nut and might read something like this. So I will say now what I said then. Skip, that girl was far to good for you.

[@stephenriley9084]

Tom, Diamond geezer, cars and stories. Loving quality over quantity. Tonight, I'm loading my Ford Ka in the supermarket car park ( Peebles in the Scottish Borders. ) it's dark and raining... growl. 1970s? Chevrolet truck, dark blue with white lines. Square double headlights. It growls. Long wheelebase. I look at it. It dies! Flashing lights. Re-ignition, lights and gas... ROARING. Want one of those. 😀😀😀. Regards Stephen.

[@BILLYBOBSTUNES]

So Cool to listen to Snowball and see his cars Love this stuff Love your show and could listen to you all day as well my friend !!

[@valdachef]

I could listen to that man all day

[@grasshoppercrews1296]

first Ford guy I ever heard say the Ford's couldn't keep up with the Chevy,s bless his heart for truth , great video thank you