A Look At A 1936 Chevrolet Master Coupe

[@lukecartwright1803]

i wonder if mechanics back then complained "ahh all these new cars with all this dam new technology!"

[@SouthMainAuto]

Haha right!?

[@SmittySmithsonite]

My grandfather was looking under the hood of our '76 Torino at the spaghetti mess of vacuum emission controls, and said, "Pretty soon you won't be able to work on these damn things anymore!" He'd roll over in his grave if he knew what all the diagnostic equipment cost today ...

[@SouthMainAuto]

He was right, NO ONE can work on that old crap lol The new stuff is easy

[@SmittySmithsonite]

I don't know ... I'd rather be adjusting points & changing caps & rotors than trying to diagnose a random misfire on a mid '00 GM product, lolol!

[@SouthMainAuto]

Random miss did you say? Better watch the vid tomorrow... Oh wait did I spoil that?

[@leeh.4453]

That old felt upholstery had a very distinct smell. I remember it well from when I was a kid, and later when I had a '48 Plymouth 4-door. Suicide back doors, and the leg room was fantastic. The lights came back on when I wrapped a gum wrapper around the blown fuse. Later on that same date, I stuck the muffler back on and drove it up tight with a rock. No tools. That puppy hauled me and dates from Reno up and down from Lake Tahoe several times. Many adventures. Ran over my own hood, but that's another story....

[@rjb6327]

When I was a kid in the late 40's, my Father had an old '36 Chevy parked in the yard. It ran at one time but when I had it, it was my stage coach. I'd tie an old clothes line to the hood ornament and sit on the roof and play coy boys and Indians. As I got older, I learned to shift gears in that old '36. My father finally gave it away, just to get it off the property. Wish he had saved it for me. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories. BTW: your engine: 3.4L OHV I-6, 79-80 hp, 155-156 lb-ft.

[@mbhales]

Gotta love the old school tech. Leaf springs with grease zerks. Enclosed driveshaft. Foot starter button. Etc. Etc. You could pretty much repair any component on them with a few basic tools, too. I had a '53 GMC pickup with that drive line. A real joy to rebuild the U-joints! Also had a '59 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton with the foot starter, and vacuum wipers. And those Master cylinders; guaranteed to drop junk into every time you opened them up to check em! LOL!

[@GhettoWagon]

I love the sound of those old transmissions in low gear

[@garywhite3264]

Yep, it is music.

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

Those are straight cut gears instead of helical. They use straight cut gears for reverse too in all the manual transmissions I know about

[@5Dale65]

​@@LuckyBaldwin777 Some of the Subarus (or SAAB-s) had helical-geared reverse and I believe it was also synchronised, so you could put it in reverse without any grinding, even if the was was moving. Cool stuff.

[@brustar5152]

Yep and as Eric found out they are not synchro in first. Still rolling shifts into first are gonna put your teeth on edge.

[@richardploeser4267]

Drive shaft was called a TORQUE tube, Shocks were Knee Action, in front. Helped a kid in High School drop a 327 in a "35 back in 1960! Wow! long ago in a Galaxy Far Away!

[@secondwindmusicproductions]

This video brought back some memories. My first car was a 1940 Chevy but it was given to me with a blown engine. I found a junked 1936 and bought the engine and transmission from it. But I found there were many changes between 36 and 40. The small bell housing behind the transmission that connects to the torque tube drive shaft was a different size so I had a local machine shop cut them in half and weld the front from the 36 to the back from the 40. Also had to rework the clutch linkage, the rear engine mount and cut a hole in the floor for the shift lever as the 40 had a column shift. But for a 16 year old kid, it was a heck of a deal. $8.50 for the engine and transmission and $3.00 for the cut and weld job and a lit of work, I had my first car.

[@Vercus100]

That's really awesome. Sounds like quite a creative job. Thanks for sharing.

[@grizzlydan8]

Eric, thanks for pointing out the ABS unit. lol

[@jimbuford4147]

The gas ration sticker on the windshield was from WW2 when gas was rationed along with tires, sugar and a host of stuff.

[@vanceblosser2155]

The ironic thing is that gas wasn't what was in short supply, it was rubber. We got cut off from the sources of natural rubber and substitutes were new and in very limited supply. To make the rubber supply last longer they rationed gasoline, reasoning that if you didn't drive your car you wouldn't wear the tires down.

[@richardlewis7471]

Vance Blosser that’s interesting. I never knew nor even thought of the correlation. Thanks!

[@MrShobar]

Beef. That's why my grandparents got into the chicken business during the war.

[@tomtransport]

Yeah, they did not have to ration gas during the great depression. Nobody could afford it anyway even tho it was only .12 cents or so a gallon.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

An A sticker only got you 3-4 gallons a week

[@internetsecurity2102]

Nice to hear Eric talk nice about a CHEVROLET

[@mikechiodetti6737]

Pre WWII cars are really cool! Most pre 1953 vehicles I got to drive had 3 on the tree shifter. Occasionally the linkage under the hood would hang up. You would have to "manually" move it to get it working right. Push-on-the-floor starters moved the bendix in to the flywheel ring gear, and the switch on top of the starter was pushed by the floor lever connecting the battery to the starter motor. The generator had the voltage regulator mounted on top of the gen case. It was called the "vibrating contact voltage regulator." A maximum of 7.2 Volts and 25 Amps was the max output, until the contacts stuck and the engine was reved high. The lights would get REAL bright! That engine is a 216 cu in. Around 53 or 54 I think, they had the 235 cu in engines. In the winter cold, you left the Ign off, pulled the choke, pushed on the floor starter and when the engine was turning over quickly, you switched on the ign. Hopefully, it started right up. Vacuum wipers sucked! Even the "Double Acting " fuel pumps ( the upper diaphragm helped to "boost" the vacuum for the wiper motors) only helped a little.

[@rlbatch5193]

The “A” rationing sticker was in use during WWII. The “A” gave you the smallest quantity of gas. A “B” sticker gave you more gas.I remember it well, I was there!

[@josephconsoli4128]

A beautiful piece of rolling 1930's art-deco machinery and extraordinarily well preserved. By the way, that model is not a coupe. It's a 2-door sedan, which was the biggest selling and most common 1930's body style found today. The coupe has the small roof with the small "opera" windows and either storage or jump seats in the rear. The "A" card was from the WWII years. The heater was a genuine Chevrolet extra cost accessory, although many types could be bought from different companies. The optional radio was the same way. I'd install one in the dash if I had it. I'd give my arm to cruise a quiet country road in that!

[@josephfine3394]

Everything has a zerk fitting, everything is seeping fluids, everything's adjustable. You have your hands full here, of simple solid technology. Lots of over-engineering, and some under-engineering in the steering and safety features. That transmission and driveshaft are interesting. Thank you for sharing this forgotten technology we rarely see anymore, Mr. O!

[@Joseph1NJ]

Eric, if you ever service that car again, we'd love to see it. Would make for a fun video to watch.

[@josefresnedo7906]

What a beautiful car!

[@douglaslaramie9245]

This car was stored under what appears to be ideal conditions. I would think climate control, not some old barn where it would have been exposed to humidity and significant temperature swings and critters. Could you elaborate on how this car was stored. Pretty cool that's for sure. Thanks Eric for thinking of us. Good man.

[@mikezeestraten7000]

Yeah, a modern barn with climate control.

[@stevewebb7318]

At some point this car was restored

[@WTFIsThisGuyDoing233]

@@stevewebb7318 Has to be. The bottom of it doesn't match the rest of it.

[@mdorf61]

Thanks for an awesome ride. BEER 🍺 for you!

[@krankankor]

Really enjoyed the ride-along in the 1936 Chevy sedan. When my neighbor and I were 15 I had a 1941 Ford coupe and my neighbor had a 1932 Plymouth coupe with a Rumble Seat (chick magnate) and we both worked on those cars and a 1934 Pierce Arrow Town Sedan we eventually restored. Working on my 1941 Farmall tractor now at 82 years old (young) and watch your videos all the time. Rich

[@richardwalling9695]

I'm so glad you took us along for the walk around. My father bought a 36 Chevy 2 door in 1952 after the engine on his 37 Ford started to have a rod knock. He paid about $25 for it. The front end was pretty loose and if he hit a bump the wrong way the whole front end would shimmy and scare the day lights out of me. He had the car for about 6 months and sold it for $15 and bought a 48 Buick Super.

[@clintonandrews1538]

That "A" sticker in the front windshield is a WWII gasoline ration sticker. Gas rationing began in December 1, 1942. The "A" designation entitled the owner to no more than 3-4 gallons of gas per week. It meant that the owner was an ordinary individual who just needed their car for grocery shopping, doctors visits and the like: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_States. The goal was not to save gas but rubber (tires) because the Japanese had conquered most of the rubber producing countries in the Pacific and the military needed rubber for their vehicles.

[@paulcccc]

Clinton Andrews thats also how silly putty was invented they were trying to invent a rubber substitute and goofed then sold it as a toy

[@teapurveyor]

3 gallons, precisely.

[@clintonandrews1538]

@@teapurveyor Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@scampeezo]

Very cool. Pretty much anyone with car could get an "A" sticker. "B" stickers were issued to people who needed to drive for their job or business. My grandfather sold Snap-On tools in western Kansas and Nebraska and eastern New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. He had a '37 Chevy panel truck with a B sticker during the war, not sure how many gallons they got per week. My dad remembers that they always had plenty of gas (but nowhere to go). This was also the family car so he, his four brothers and one sister would all pile in the back and sit on crates whenever they went anywhere as a family. Since his father was on the road during the week the only family trips were on the weekends (and trips to church on Sunday).

[@wysetech2000]

I love old cars like that one. I do repairs on some old stuff from a local car club. Most everything is simple and easy but some jobs are as bad or worse than today's cars. I believe that engine is a 216 cu.in. and the enclosed driveshaft is called a torque tube. Years ago you diagnosed a lot by sound,feel,smell,scope on a rope and experience. You could repair or rebuild everything on those cars unlike today where you just replace parts. At the end of a work day you felt like you accomplished something.

[@jamesdayton9530]

Cars did not have heaters as standard equipment up through 1957. The buyer had to request and pay for a heater as an option.

[@brustar5152]

And dependant upon your location they would install a simple shut off valve in the feed line from the water pump right at the firewall in the engine compartment so you could shut off the supply to the heater during summer months. later the came with an internal fan that re-circ'd air from behind the heater through it up to ducted defrost vents etc.,. Also optional up to 58 was the oil filter install.

[@Budda1232]

The A stamp in the front window was from WWII when they rationed gas, My farther worked for Bethlehem Steel and had a A stamp meaning he could get all the gas he needed because he was essential personal.

[@CubasAutomotive]

An oldie but goodie. I've watched this a couple times, but always a pleasure to rewatch. That sound! I can even smell it! 😍😍😍

[@franknewling1139]

@ about 6:25, It's called a generator, lol. No charge @ idle. And full guages were the way all vehicles came, back in the day. The driver was the vehicle operator and expected to operate, not just drive❗ Enjoyed the ride back to when I was a kid, thanks!

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Those were the days when the people in the back seat didn't have to sit with their knees under their chins.

[@charlesg1150]

Exactly. Tons of leg room and comfortable seating.

[@kittty2005]

Buy a '67 Camaro classic and you'll see what he means,heck just try to get in the back seat,don't buy it

[@joer8854]

@@kittty2005 That would be because when you buy a '67 Camaro you can convince your wife that it's fine for taking the kids. Once you have it she will be convinced that an ok compromise will be to buy another car for that purpose and only use the Camaro now and then. That was the thinking at the time. I'm sure it worked in quite a few cases.

[@Ken6151]

But people were riding while standing on the running boards.

[@demonknight7965]

@@kittty2005 lol 6'2 i are my knees in a 67 1/2 mustang front seat lol.

[@davidremillard4181]

Owned a 1936 Chev 4-door in the 70's. Was built like a tank alrhough the brakes were a bit weak. Kept it 19 years then sold it to a good friend who kept it for another 15 years. Loved that heater box!

[@whyzee125]

This is so cool. I think the most amazing part is that it's from 1936, lives in New York and isn't rusted out!

[@MrPrepared1]

Eric, I just want to bawl when I hear you take off and roll down the road...that just an absolutely beautiful sound. No radio, no distractions, no ECM. They just worked...I dated a girl for a while, and her dad had a Model A, and a "46 Buick Straight-8. Brought a big smile as a passenger. Thanks for the ride-along!

[@sporty1701]

That engine is the very famous "stovebolt" six...produced (in various versions) for almost 70 years. In 1936, that particular engine displaced 207 cubic inches and made approx. 80 horsepower. Famous for it's durability/reliability, it was also a popular truck engine found in both Chevrolet and GMC light and medium duty trucks. With minimal care, they will run forever...there are thousands and thousands of them still in use today.

[@Ken6151]

1929-1936, the Chevy 6 engine had 3 main bearings. In 1937, the design was upgraded to 4 main bearings. Pressure oiling to the main bearings, splash lubrication to the connecting rod bearings. By 1954, the upgrades included full-pressure oiling and aluminum pistons. The basic design was used through the 1962 model year. Hydraulic brakes! 1933 had mechanical brakes, so this was very recent for the Chevy. Even in 1950, the heater was optional for Chevy trucks.

[@funonoldwheels7150]

A very respectful and reverent video, thank you. I appreciate your "speak only when necessary" style, rather than the current "if I stop talking I might die" method of video making. That car is a magnificent example, and I am eminently jealous of your friend.

[@glasseyi]

Great seeing those old cars still chugging along. You and Mrs O. Should dress up in 1930s garb and go out as Bonnie & Clyde for a movie. You won't. Thanks for the post. #tiacrew

[@ROTAXD]

J Glassey thing about that is B & C preferred fords with the V8.

[@gunsaway1]

I'll loan you my Browning BAR and Tommy Gun! LOL

[@erickieffer8440]

Love that ration sticker on the windshield.

[@erickieffer8440]

Those ration stickers were issued during the war, so even if you had the money to fill it up, one was only allowed buy so much gas depending on the letter designation. Loved this posting Eric, and very cool car, thank you.

[@jounatherton7294]

i love the car , but i can imagine you looking for a obd port lol . brillaint video made my day , cheers john London uk .

[@christopherdwyer7570]

South Main Auto Repair Llc Pretty sure I used to work on this car, glad to see it wasn't repainted. The gentleman who owned it up here in connecticut was Eric Regner, it hadn't been run for years and was covered in dust when it came into the shop. We flushed the tank, carb kit, tune. Driving that car to breakfast for our friday shop meeting is one of my favorite car memories. Great video sir!!

[@johnaclark1]

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but that looked like a generator under the hood, not an alternator so that's why you have no amperage at idle. A generator takes more RPM to generate power so at idle you will actually discharge the battery if you have any electrical draw. That was the great thing about the alternator when it came out. They would generate the power you need at lower RPM's. I've flown old piston powered airplanes from the 60's with generators and that's how they work. Years ago I flew an old Cessna 150 (Early 60's model, if I recall) where you turned on the key and then you had a pull handle with a spring loaded cable that engaged the bendix for the starter. If you had lights and radios on you had to keep the RPM up around 1200 or more, to keep the generator light off so you didn't drain your battery. Fun stuff!

[@rcchar]

You are right.

[@haywardsautomotive6156]

Yep a Delco Remy generator & starter. You could tear them down and replace every part. We used to take the armatures and turn the commutators and undercut the mica before we changed the brushes and brush springs on generators & starters. Now just about everything is just exchange.

[@87eldog59]

How about when you put the armature on the growler and it showed a shorted or burn't winding after throwing lead, time for a rewinding wave or lap winding?

[@haywardsautomotive6156]

87 eldog Now you are talking. I think we are showing our age

[@alb12345672]

An exchange built with China parts from the lowest bidder. The "new" alternators/starters are worse.

[@andylucas8262]

Driving an older vehicle is a spiritual experience. You become one with the car, you feel connected. It's an addiction that has no cure, you're constantly looking for your next fix see

[@michaelb.5345]

The car looks so good and I guess call it normal, it looks to be a well cared for and a every day driver. Lucky guy owns this car !

[@geraldwilcox2427]

In 1936 the engine was a 216 CI with babbit rod brgs , the 235 is the newer engine with insert bearing that followed later, I think it came out in 1953 or 54.

[@tecnaman9097]

And every bit of her was made in the USA!

[@lackyparker7799]

tecnaman and that’s why it’s a piece of shit. 😆

[@js4187]

@@lackyparker7799 I havent seen a lot of 82 year old toyotas,hondas, mazdas driving around here or in japan .

[@Rhaspun]

@@js4187 Companies have to get started at some point. A specious comment.

[@Nothingtoya]

Yeah, it's too bad it's not something that could be done today.

[@boboften9952]

@@js4187 28 August 1937 Toyota started Japan. Formed on Oct. 31, 1957. Known as Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A 2020-1937= 83 in Japan 2020-1957= 63 in USA So no wonder you don't see older Toyota cars in the USA . They would be worth thousands of dollars . Start collecting.

[@drbcrb]

Eric, that A sticker in the windshield was not a depression thing but from WW II. A was the most common sticker and received the smallest gasoline allocation. There were several others and I think it was X at the top for unlimited gasoline for govt officials.

[@BlindBatG34]

LOL, I bet the road draft tube helped to rust proof the undercarriage.

[@mikechiodetti6737]

It did! LOL

[@eugenesanderlin3043]

No but there was a black steak that is missing on the highways today..

[@shaneharrison4775]

Most did

[@scottclarke953]

What a cool video. Thanks for posting this. I have a 1937 street rod and in the teardown it was interesting the things that were done in the original car. The heater is a stock item, they also had aftermarket that ran off gas or kerosine. The knee action shocks on the front end was the top of the line for the master line. I found out that the shocks didn't have a limiter so the wheel would go up in the fender and you'd need a 2x4 to push it back down.

[@ice44567]

I love the first gear whine in these old gearboxes. You should get something similar of your own, so your McFarmall has a friend...lol

[@agentv3]

Now that's a classy ride, beautifully preserved and runs like a champ, even still has the WWII "A" gasoline ration. The engine is a 207 C.I./3.4L "Blue Flame" I-6, good for 80 HP. The original owners manual and dealer inspection card in the glove box was just icing on the cake, everything you needed to know fit in a roughly 10-12 page booklet. Contrast that with my 2016 Impreza, which has 3 owners manuals, one of the car, one for the infotainment system, and one for the Eyesight system.

[@Matty-Z]

0-60 time....well, let's just say it's 80 years and counting.

[@1971merlin]

0-60? Yes.

[@bartlett1389]

back when things were simple no money lights no computer run systems just a simple ignition system good old calibrators witch were a pain in the cold seasons

[@abandonedsc4261]

This was back when cars were designed more like art. That thing is in Great shape. Stunning Coupe!

[@allanhunter2328]

People don't know what this is. It is a 2dr sedan not a coupe

[@ivanolsen7966]

the shape is VERY intended ... put this in a wind tunnel and be prepared to be shocked ... and while your at it take in a VW Beatle.... reportedly the most efficient shape ever produced

[@jamesterrill1938]

My Dad and Uncle had a 37 Chev. good cars (as long as you did not drive over 50mph. My uncles car had the old Knee action front suspension..

[@AdelJeffreyJeffreysAuto]

that thing is MINT!! BEAUTIFUL!!

[@billlambert6157]

All original that is a cool car and very simple in design and construction and easy to work on

[@peterchastain8120]

I have got to say that since I found this channel I am always amazed that the content is always top notch!

[@garywhite3264]

Thanks for sharing this. I have a soft spot for thirties cars. Styling was so graceful, with simply elegant details - even on the economy models. No extra gadgets or gingerbread. Minimalism before anyone had that concept. I was born in '49 and when a kid I still saw a few thirty-something survivors. Even then they fascinated me. Again, thanks.

[@georgep.2924]

Wing windows - They were used to create “draw-through” (positive ventilation) without the draft that would come from open side windows by helping draw air from vents under the dash, the windshield (if it pivoted), or through the heater vent while the car was in motion. Obviously nothing moved hen the car was not moving! I owned several 50s/60s American cars that worked the same way. It works very, very well, and has the advantage of being “passive” - no electric motor needed. Remember that electric motors were very expensive until automatic winding machines (to fully automate the winding of the coils for, and the final assembly of, electric motors) became widespread sometime during the late 1950s (if my memory is correct). To the best of my knowledge, the relative expense of electric motors is one reason vacuum wipers lasted as long as they did. Torque-tube driveshafts - The “outer cover” - that is, the steel tube that covers the actual driveshaft - transferred torque (twisting force) from the transmission housing to the rear-end housing, saving the driveshaft from having to absorb/transfer force other than the driving torque - the torque used for forward motion. It also provided a closed environment to allow the driveshaft u-joints to run in gear oil rather than just being greased (keeping them nice and lubricated), and provided structural support to the driveshaft (kept the driveshaft lined-up). Back when u-joints were less reliable, this engineering solution was very effective in lengthening driveshaft life. Awesome auto!

[@georgep.2924]

Oops - "transferred torque" should be "transferred reactionary torque" above - I left out "reactionary" above. Torque tube drive lines also had no need for a slip joint, a good thing 60 years ago!

[@Garth2011]

Wing windows or vent windows. They should be used today. i miss them and find them more useful than the current designs.

[@TheNimshew]

As a child living in the Berkeley hills, I had a friend who's father collected many things. The house was full of player pianos and thousands of the music rolls. In the four car garage out back he had two Cords. We'd sit in the one with the pipes coming out the sides, pop up head lights, onyx suicide knob and the gear shift looked like a set of brass knuckles. It even had the owners manual. I remember the manual talked about the advantages of front wheel drive. Beautiful maroon seats. It must have been worth a small fortune. Even in 1959 or so. I think the mom was a scion of the planters peanuts fortune. First recorder I ever saw was at their house. It used a thin wire instead of a tape. It worked! And, man! They had the nicest lionel train set up I ever saw.

[@coworden]

Finally a real car.

[@CrazyPetez]

I know I’m a lot older than you are Eric O. I’ve never had the pleasure of driving a car older than I am. The earliest that I can recall was a 1947 Ford. 6 years younger than me. Good for you driving the ‘36 Stovebolt.

[@farmcentralohio]

I love the first part of this video. Thanks for taking the time with the extra editing and making it feel like 1936 :)

[@armorer94]

That's the inline, "stovebolt" 6 probably a 194 or a 216. One version or another of that motor was built from 1929 until 1980. And Toyota based its straight 6 for the land cruiser on this motor because of its durability and torque.

[@charlesmiller5078]

I bet whoever purchaced it orginally was proud as a peacock when they drove it home. Those tires are probably real old, be careful, there probably hard as rocks, and dangerous. amazing to see,Vanessa and yourself should take a nice Black and White picture setting in the front seat. Saw a picture one time of a couple, looking out the back of a 57 chevy window, great picture,

[@SouthMainAuto]

Oh man that is a cool idea. I have a friend that has some old Packards. I should tell Vanessa about that idea.

[@panzerabwerkanone]

Coker makes replicas of the original tires.

[@stevenm3141]

This is such an extraordinary look at the past. This car is all original untouched. You have Wowed me again Eric. Grampas' car. Love the floor starter?

[@redradiodog]

That is not a coupe! It's a two door sedan.

[@allanhunter2328]

you caught that also

[@robertgrisham2611]

I'll pick an old car over a new car anytime because they cool looking.

[@Krillekris]

Your channel beats tv anytime :-)

[@workingshlub8861]

back when they were built like tanks....nice video eric

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

How'd I miss this video? Awesome. Please do more "SMA Classic Cars"

[@akfarmboy49]

My father grew up driving 36 Chevy master. Yes he did smash the battery on a tree stump once. It got sold at our farm auction when he died. Thank you for the tour of the car.

[@mikef8769]

where do you plug in the Verus??

[@SouthMainAuto]

I looked all over for it!

[@rcchar]

+South Main Auto Repair You need the BC plug adapter for that year

[@robbob8050]

Obd - 52

[@grosseileracingteam]

@@SouthMainAuto It's under the dash right next to the inside hood release. Once you pull the codes, you only need a screwdriver and a pair of pliers (it wasn't stylish to wear a multi tool on your belt back then) to reprogram fuel delivery and ignition timing.

[@trevorvanbremen4718]

@@grosseileracingteam - Correct me if I am wrong... Didn't the Master have the quad overhead variable cam (the koenigsegg freevalve cam system was an added value option back then as was the satellite radio).

[@allyoop8879]

As a teenager, my 1st car was a 1935 Olds 2 door sedan. The second car was a 1936 Chevy convertible with a rumble seat and after market fog lights. What memories this video brings back. A real fun car. Nowadays I often say how I used to work on my cars while sitting on the fender with my legs inside the engine compartment. This video is proof. Thanks Eric, I'll save this one.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

If I were the owner- media blast entire undercarriage, renew those leaking gaskets, and paint it all flat black to at least protect it.

[@stanbest3743]

Then rust proof it, I use Dinitrol over here on my MGs. hat car iis so beautifully original it needs to be protected.

[@thadoggma]

But its not your car- so your opinion is irrelevant.

[@bridgetown45]

My father owned one,and back in the mid 1950's, being a small lad , he would send me underneath the car when he was topping up the gearbox and differential. Perhaps that early exposure steered me towards becoming an Auto mechanic. Two things which I remember in detail are (a) the enclosed prop shaft, of which my family still has a section of ,and (b) the Knee Action suspension, which gave a very smooth ride on our then uneven roads.

[@mannys9130]

I can tell that 1st gear is not synchronized, but are 2nd and 3rd synchronized?

[@mannys9130]

R Mack You can shift an unsynchronized trans without fancy clutch work if you match the shaft speeds well.

[@Ken6151]

Yes, 2 and 3 are synchronized. I had a 1933 which was mechanically identical. The engine was upgraded for 1937. The previous engine upgrade was 1929.

[@John_Ridley]

The farm truck I drove as a teenager was a 1936 Chevy. Just hated those vacuum wipers. The rear axle was also two speed and vacuum actuated. The engine was so clapped out there was hardly any vacuum.

[@blackbirdpie217]

That's not a Master coupe it's a Master Sport Sedan. The coupes have no back seat. All Sedans do. The coupes have a short cab behind which it would have either a trunk or a rumble seat. The Sport Sedan took the place of the older Coach models with a back seat but with the added built in trunk. Many older cars did not have a built in trunk like the previous coach models. It's confusing to people today because many of these body shapes are completely gone. The Chevy Master was the big chassis and the Standard on a smaller, cheaper chassis an idea suited for the great depression. The dash throttle was to bump up the RPM when warming. Later carburetors had a throttle cam on the choke linkage. Your music is from the 1890s.

[@haywardsautomotive6156]

Great touch with the music & B&W video! Everything was so simple back then. It's in great shape his barn must be pretty dry. The ole Delco Remy starter & generator. Everything has a grease fitting so whenever you lube one you can use 2 grease gun cartridges or more. I first learned cars from Bob Schuyler who restored 20s-50s cars. I was 12 yrs old and had a +100 customer paper route and had to be home in time for supper & loved cars so I'd run my entire route so I could spend about an hour a day helping Bob out plus he had 6 beautiful daughters and a swimming pool so sometimes my attention wasn't entirely focused on what he was saying so he'd biff me in the back of the head and say concentrate and then chuckle. He taught me so much I wish he was still alive so I could go thank him. When I took my Auto Mechanics at BOCES everything was so easy b/c of all the things he taught me. Memories especially with Jim's what were these tools used for videos. Thanks for the blast from the past!

[@wetcommando8697]

It was $500 in 1936 but do the conversion and its $8500 today

[@DaTwistedOne1]

Closer to 8,650

[@georgethezebra7496]

What do you mean conversion?

[@SmittySmithsonite]

He means what a dollar would buy then, versus today. Proof we're getting screwed. $8,500 is about all any modern car is worth, yet we pay 4-5x that ...

[@alb12345672]

Not a good comparison. Think of all things a modern car has that that lacks. The safety equipment on cars today cost a mfr thousands, if you factor in all the R and D that went into it. There are lawsuit/recall/warranty funds too. Different world.

[@echowhiskey2411]

not to be a stickler, but you are supposed to say "which this one lacks" not "that that lacks" rolls off the tongue easier.

[@MrCaneast]

My father had a 1936 Master Deluxe like this since before I was born (1950). Retired it to buy another car when I was 7, so I remember it as the family car until then. It was blue and I also remember riding on his knee so I could try to steer on the back roads. I'd love to have one today.

[@tc195912345]

The Gas Ration Stickers were from the War.

[@robstephens]

The amp meter went to zero at idle because there is a min. RPM that the generator has to spin in order for it to charge. Years later, the alternator was a vast improvement. That knee-action suspension was trouble prone and was only offered for a few years.

[@harrowtiger]

Rob Stephens I can remember they suffered in Australia and were as you said, trouble with a Capital T.

[@kalanikaau1]

There's probably enough metal in that Chevy to produce 100 Prius's and plastic to produce 1/100 of a Prius

[@jimmyaber5920]

If you look up curb weights it will surprise you. Also cars of old were notorious for hard to shut doors when parked with on wheel on a curb or jacked up. I'm not sure if 30's models had the vanadium steel but the earliest cars had some tough metal. Model Ts were not easy to shoot through and were hard to dent. That is something modern cars are lacking.

[@hotrodpegleg]

love the cars and trucks of the 30s and 40s they had their own character back then

[@derekhellam9861]

Very nice. Back when cars were made new real steel

[@arciefan]

Excellent job on the video with the black and white rustic look. I'm 59 so don't remember that car obviously , but I do remember the old floor board pedal to engage the starter in my grandpa's old truck. No power steering, no A.C. , no automatic tranny which my truck 2001 ford is still now. I remember in 86 when I was a rookie firefighter, the wipers on the old international pumper were vacuum operated. Your friend is lucky to have you doing the service. You couldn't operate the way you do now in a large city, as you would be swamped with customers all wanting you to do their work. Thanks again, Great channel !!!

[@delerium75]

Those vacuum operated wipers were awesome!!

[@lilzan83]

its amazing how much simpler engines looked back then without the miles of wiring and computer controlled components. nice and clean looking!

[@canadiantankeryanker3993]

Did you point to somthing on that cross member and call it an ABS switch?

[@LouJustlou]

The wiring in a modern bumper is more complex than that entire car. Thanks for showing this car!

[@stationaryenginesworldwide]

Back when cars had character.....today's cars all look the same square crap

[@Micko350]

Warren Kruger square? Are you referring to a Hummer?!

[@charlesg1150]

Man, isn't that the truth.

[@EM-df6mo]

Eric, I'm about 10 years younger than that car but I've spent a lot of my youth servicing vehicles of that genre. Simplistic to say the least but you never get done hitting the grease fittings, lol. Its in good hands so no problems for that old beauty young man. Thanks for sharing thas in the best shape of any I've seen in the last 40 years.

[@timgraham7851]

A GM product that wasn't junk.

[@sienile]

Before fuel injection they were all great. And the older, the better.

[@joer8854]

@@sienile Cars have become more reliable, people however less so. When someone bought a car back then they couldn't afford to not maintain it. Now half the population resent having to change the oil. They don't do any more than that. A buddy of mine bought a 2007 chevy and it still had the original air filter and the oil was black as tar. I told him he would be lucky to get 3 months out of it.

[@sienile]

@@joer8854 - Yes, part of the problem is the people driving them; but it's only a small part of the problem. A customer of mine had a 2013 Traverse and after 3 years of following the scheduled maintenance religiously had to shell out over $5k in repairs. A/C compressor blew metal into the system requiring many of the A/C parts to be changed with it, power steering pump starved the rack and pinion so both had to be swapped, every oil change caused the front engine mount to be filled with oil which killed it and the extra stress destroyed the rear mount, the accelerator pedal sensor died, and the transmission valve body had some problem that I can't remember but required a new one. That poor old lady was in tears by the end of all that. Each failure happened in the order I listed and only about a month between each one. This lady bought the truck new thinking it would be reliable and took good care of it, but in just 3 years it went to junk. She used to be a long haul trucker, she kept a meticulous maintenance record. If the truck was well built it shouldn't have had that magnitude of issues as well as she cared for it.

[@joer8854]

@@sienile Your right that one experience means an entire generation of cars is junk

[@sienile]

@@joer8854 - Nah, that's just the example that came to my mind first. I could go on for months on end about crappy GM vehicles. If it's GM and it doesn't have a carb, you won't catch me driving it.

[@Taldish]

Sweet! My dad had a 1936 Chevy when I was a kid in 1962. I used to ride on the running board. The car was not so old back then. Thanks for the tour.

[@MrMaxeemum]

I love old cars, and this one is a beauty. The owner must be V.proud. Please don't let it stop running.

[@sbrown307]

Thank you for making this video. My late father talked about his '37 Master Deluxe all his life. It was his first new car and he drove it all though the "war" ( he was stateside building B-25 bombers). He got ten trouble free years and 100,000 miles out of it before selling it to his best friend. He loved that car... and I have always wondered what it was like (it was long gone before I came on the scene). I love the styling of those old Chevy's, the '36 was very similar to the '37. I've thought about honoring his memory by adding a '37 to the stable... and still might some day. Great video, thanks again.

[@marktryer315]

Very cool car love them things they're awesome. The ration stickers from the war

[@SedatedByLife]

Woooowwwww. You don't get an opportunity to get such a look see of these oldies very often. Absolutely fantastic!

[@collardhill]

wow it still has the ration sticker on the windshield nice

[@AKADriver]

My grandfather was working as a mechanic in Canastota, NY back in this era. So cool!

[@marcmarini6365]

Just going through some of your old stuff and came across this great video. She' s a survivor, no plastic intake manifold here or any where else . Good stuff.

[@shoelesstrucker4414]

Where's the ALDL? How are we supposed to diagnose this without a scan tool? Back when you didn't need a university degree just to change the wipers. What a beauty! Thanks for the showcase Eric.